Became a prodigy in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 222 What to do if you don't want to be a prince

In the court hall, everyone also looked at Cheng Chuli with strange eyes.

Cheng Chuli's expression was ugly, he looked at Li Shimin weakly and said: "Your Majesty, what does this have to do with me?"

Li Shimin said angrily: "What's none of your business? Every prince who went to your Chengjia Village refused to be a prince in the end. How dare you say that this matter has nothing to do with you?"

Oh my god, Cheng Chuli is really speechless.

This is not a small matter, if it is implemented.It's hard for him to think about not dying.

Cheng Chuli stared at Li Ke and the others, and said angrily: "I've heard of people cheating fathers and sons, but I've never seen anyone cheating teachers like you. Tell yourself, prince, when did I tell you not to be a prince?" ? Today, you must speak clearly, or you will kill me."

At this moment, Li Chengqian also knew that the matter was serious.Quickly knelt down and said loudly: "Father, this really has nothing to do with Zhong Guogong. It is the son himself who doesn't want to be the prince. Father, please don't blame Zhong Guogong."

Li Shimin didn't want to embarrass Cheng Chuli too much, he could only stare at Li Chengqian and said angrily: "Okay, then tell me, why don't you want to be the prince?"

Li Chengqian said: "Father, my son and minister are not capable enough, so I dare not take on this great task!"

Li Shimin swears directly: "Bullshit, why didn't you say it before? Why didn't you say it when Qingque wanted to replace you?"

"And you, Qingque, didn't you expect to be the prince all day long? Now that I'm making it to you, why don't you become it again? Are you playing with me?"

"this?"

How do you say this?

But if this matter is not explained clearly, it will definitely not be good today.

Li Chengqian bite the bullet and said: "Father, if I tell the truth, can you forgive me for my innocence?"

"Okay, I forgive you for your innocence, just say it."

Not only Li Shimin was curious about this question, but even those officials were very curious.

Once you go to Chengjia Village, you don't want to be an emperor anymore?

"it is good."

Li Chengqian said: "My son found out that this prince is too aggrieved. You have to follow the rules every day even when you sleep, and there are people around you who want to harm you all the time. My son is tired. I really don't want to be. My son Too incompetent. Please ask the father to appoint another prince."

Li Shimin said angrily: "Does this prince really make you feel so uncomfortable?"

Li Chengqian went all out, and said: "Yes. Every day when I wake up, I am fixed on what clothes to wear and what to eat. Even if I am walking, I am stipulated which leg to step on first. Opening your mouth is the only way to know people. , pretending to be polite."

"My daily activities are in the East Palace and the Imperial City. I can't just go to the streets to play and eat what I want like other kids."

"After studying every day, I just discuss with the ministers around me, who will harm me? Who should I curry favor with? Which brother covets the position of my prince? How should I guard against him? Even how to kill him."

"They are all my brothers. Why should I hurt them? Why should I listen to them? I don't think I am a prince, but a tool in their hands."

"Father, I used to be obsessed with ghosts. I just wanted to be the crown prince and become the emperor in the future. But after I went to Chengjia Village, I realized that I was wrong?"

"In Chengjia Village, they live so carefree. They don't have to think about who to kill or which brother to kill every day. I want to be like them, live happily in Chengjia Village, and be with my brothers. , to live happily. May the emperor please fulfill your request?"

Quiet.

Once again, the Tai Chi Hall fell into a deathly tranquility.

Li Tai, on the other hand, was already in a cold sweat.

Is this prince so aggrieved?Is this what I've been after?
Fortunately, it didn't work!

Looking back now, being a crown prince is really not as good as he is now.

Now he is really afraid that Li Shimin will suddenly name him and let him be the prince, that would be too fucked up.

Li Shimin was stunned for a long time, wanted to get angry but didn't dare.

Li Chengqian's cleverness was that he didn't simply tell how aggrieved he was as a prince.

If this is the case, Li Shimin will definitely scold him for not seeking to make progress.

He focused on discussing how to kill his brother every day.

This directly poked Li Shimin's soul.

Back then, when he was not emperor, didn't the group headed by Changsun Wuji discuss with him every day how to kill his brother?

He never wanted his son to repeat his mistakes.So what Li Chengqian said today made him very satisfied.

The prince went to Chengjia Village, and he was very pleased to have such a realization.

But then again, for such a reason alone, it is definitely not acceptable to think of not being a prince.

Li Shimin said in a slow tone: "I can agree with you to worship Cheng Chuli as your teacher, or you can live in Chengjia Village. However, the crown prince cannot be withdrawn."

That's all right, let's all take a step back.

This is Li Shimin's idea.

But Li Chengqian didn't think so. Since he had made a decision today, it was absolutely impossible for him to be the prince again.

I saw him continue to say: "Father, it's not that I don't want to be the prince, but I can't."

"My son doesn't have the ability of your father, so I can't handle these things well at all."

"For example, what happened this time, if it wasn't because of Duke Zhong, the minister would have been fooled by those aristocratic families."

"Father, do you really want to see that when I ascended the throne, I was treated like a dog by the big families?"

"Father, my son really doesn't have such ability! Please think twice, Father."

Oh my god!

Li Chengqian's words were too harsh.

Can this kind of thing be put on the surface?
But Li Chengqian just said it, which is too embarrassing.

But Li Shimin was even more embarrassed. Everyone said that he was not capable enough to do the job, so how could he force him to do it?

Others don't know, but he, Li Shimin, really knows it very well.In his position, if an incompetent person is allowed to sit.It really will be defeated.

Li Shimin looked at Li Tai, and Li Tai quickly knelt down and said loudly, "Father, my son's ability is not good either! The prince's elder brother is much stronger than me. Don't look far away!"

Li Chengqian immediately cast a fierce look on Li Tai.

I've been going all out and talking here for a long time, but you still insist on pushing it on me.

Li Shimin looked at Li Ke, then at Li You, and said with a big head, "Okay, then tell me, who should I entrust to be the crown prince?"

this?

Everyone didn't know what to say.

Four people who can be princes are here, but none of them are willing to be princes.

Li Chengqian hurriedly said: "Father, you are only 30 years old this year, and you have five or sixty years left in your reign? Why are we in such a hurry to appoint a crown prince? Wait a few years, won't the pheasant grow up?"

Of course the pheasant slave is Li Zhi.

Cheng Chuli was speechless, messing around, the general trend of history is still following the original track!
Li Shimin was also speechless, but it was very comfortable to hear.However, how could the Tang Dynasty do without a prince?
The prince didn't just play around standing up, but he was prepared to take over if the emperor had any accidents.

Without a prince, if something unexpected happens to the emperor, the country may be in chaos.

Li Shimin said helplessly: "Okay! Gan'er, for the position of crown prince, after the father and the emperor have discussed it with all the ministers, we can make plans!"

How can this work?Li Chengqian was about to fight again.

At this time, Li Junxian came to the hall to report: "Your Majesty, the heads of the various families have been brought here. They are asking to see you outside the door."

Soon, more than a dozen old guys came to the hall.

After they saluted, Li Shimin slapped the table and said, "Lu Lei, tell me! How do you plan to explain the corn in Chengjia Village?"

The reason why Li Shimin directly named him was because he was among these people.Only he, Luray, was an elder.

The most important thing is that according to Li Shimin's information, this Lu Lei started the whole thing.

Lu Lei was neither humble nor overbearing, and said with a very bachelor hand: "Your Majesty, the whole thing was planned by the old man. I don't know how Your Majesty wants to deal with it?"

When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately became angry.

"You want to carry this matter alone? This is colluding with foreigners, and it should be outside cooperation, burning the young crops. Each of these is a serious crime of copying the house. Can you bear it?"

"Ha ha……"

Lu Lei chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, don't trick me. I did this for the sole purpose of not wanting to lose money. As for the collusion with foreigners you mentioned, it's a criminal offense."

Li Shimin said angrily: "Lu Lei, last time I let your Lu family go, it's not that I dare not touch your Lu family. Don't force me."

"Ha ha……"

Lu Lei sneered and said, "Although I ordered this incident, it was the prince who set the fire on fire. Your Majesty, you can figure it out!"

There is nothing wrong with this statement, and there is nothing wrong with the logic.

No matter what the purpose is, the prince is always the one who makes people set fire.

It cannot be said that he is not dealt with if he betrays.No matter how you say, you are also an accomplice, so if you want to deal with it, let's deal with it together.

Lu Lei just ate Li Erlang to death, and he was not willing to part with the prince.

Not to mention, Li Shimin was really under his control.

How to deal with this?

Accepting bribes is accepting bribes. It is impossible for you to take other people's money and turn it in later and say that it is just a matter of tricks. They will not treat you as accepting bribes?

This old guy is really not covered.

In other words, before carrying out this matter, people have already thought of a way out.

Cheng Chuli stepped forward resolutely and said: "Old man with white eyebrows, Eagle King, let's meet again."

Seeing Cheng Chuli, Lu Lei became a little uneasy. He looked at Cheng Chuli vigilantly and said, "Duke Zhong, what advice do you have?"

Cheng Chuli said: "Since you have admitted it, let's not bend over. Tell me, how much do you plan to pay me for destroying a total of [-] acres of corn?"

Asking for money again?

Li Er was speechless.

This Lu family has gone too far. This time, Li Er is really going to give him a little ruthlessness.

But this dead old man is too difficult to deal with. He only admits to instigating Li Chengqian to burn the corn, and he doesn't admit to colluding with foreigners at all.

In this way, Li Shimin really has nothing to do with him.

"Ha ha……"

Lu Lei sneered again, and said, "Mr. Zhong, don't cheat the old man. As far as I know, the burned corn is less than ten acres. You want me to pay fifty acres, which is a bit deceitful." ?”

Cheng Chuli approached and whispered to him: "Old man with white eyebrows, Eagle King, to be honest, I don't want to get you killed either. However, if you don't pay the money, I'm going to be a witness."

"All those foreigners were arrested by me. If they go to court and say that they conspired with you, then it will not be as simple as losing money."

Luray was speechless for a moment.

He did not collude with those foreigners, let alone discuss any agreement with them.It's just pure intention to disclose the news to them.

Strictly speaking, this is not collusion.

However, if you meet Cheng Chuli, that's not necessarily the case.

Those people are in his hands.What did he ask them to say, but what should they say obediently?

Thinking of this, Lu Lei said, "Tell me! How much do you want to pay?"

Cheng Chuli: "It's easy to say, then you can give 50 guan!"

Luley: "What? 50 pennies? Why don't you grab it?"

Cheng Chuli: "I'm not stupid, can I get so much money by robbing? Come on, in a word, will you give it?"

Luray is so angry!
Ten thousand dollars per mu of land, do you think your corn is made of gold?
Even if you have an average yield of [-] jin per mu, it is already expensive to sell it for [-] to [-] Wen per jin.That's just a few hundred coins.

This guy actually dared to ask for [-] guan.

But this guy is so shameless, what do you do with him?
If you don't give it to him, he will immediately let Ashina and the others go to court to bite people.

At that time, it is really not something that money can solve.

Lu Lei said in a low voice: "Cheng Chuli, you are too cruel, can you cut it in half?"

"OK, deal."

"Eh? This is the deal, did I overpay?"

Is Luray really not used to it?
Cheng Chuli: "Please arrange someone to go back and send the money right now! If you don't see the money before you leave, then I don't want the money."

"All right!"

Luray felt so aggrieved.

Even against the emperor, he can handle it freely.

But when they met this little guy, they were slapped to death.Not even a place to reason.You can only arrange for someone to go back and get the money.

Cheng Chuli blinked at Li Er, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the matter has been settled. As the saying goes, if the people don't pursue officials, let's leave this matter as it is!"

Li Shimin said angrily: "Murder and arson are a violation of national law, how can you deal with it so hastily?"

Cheng Chuli was speechless, and said, "Half and half, right?"

Oh, this is the meaning of splitting me in half.

Li Shimin said decisively: "Take Ichiro Yamamoto, Ashina, and Yang Wanchun."

Soon, Ichiro Yamamoto, Ashina, and Yang Wanchun were brought up.

Li Shimin said: "My envoys, how can you commit such murder, arson and theft in our Tang Dynasty? You have disappointed me so much. Tell me, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"

(End of this chapter)