The first free king of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 236 The Prince Is Under Pressure

Tang Sufan shook his head, looked at the snow outside the hall, and drank tea lazily.

"It's not that there is no need to teach, but that there is no way to teach. The Supreme Emperor created Li Tang in the first place, and this is the first time he became emperor. Who taught him?"

"Your Majesty was not a prince or an emperor before, and he is doing a good job now. Who taught you?"

"Even if you teach me a lot of beautiful articles, what else can I do? The emperor needs to write articles? No matter how well written poems are, can they be worth the great merit of opening up the territory and making the country rich and the people safe?"

Li Shimin still wanted to say something stubborn: "But those great Confucians can teach the prince the principles of life!"

Tang Sufan glanced at Li Shimin, who insisted on being stubborn, and raised the corner of his mouth.

"In the final analysis, no matter how high the prince's status is, but now he is still a child, the so-called learning of a child is actually imitation, and the more he respects, admires, and likes, the more he will imitate who~"

"In the eyes of the prince, the most respected, admired, and liked are undoubtedly the emperor and empress!"

"But Li Er just left him aside and let a bunch of ruthless doctors teach him. Think about it for yourself, how can a child recognize his mind clearly? How does he feel that everything his parents do is for his own good? He will study hard. ?"

"Of course you know the truth that too much is too late. If a child makes progress today, it's good and worthy of praise. If he doesn't study hard tomorrow, he will naturally be punished."

"And I'm afraid the little prince in the East Palace, hehe, has been forced to study since he was a child~"

"But this kind of high-pressure teaching day after day, let alone the prince is still a child, just Lao Li, you say, you can't stand an adult like you! If this continues, you will go crazy if you don't give up!"

"As for the others, hehe..."

According to Tang Sufan's own conjecture, Li Chengqian's poor playing of good cards in the history books is probably due to the backlog of thoughts in his childhood.

Although it does not rule out the interference of other treacherous officials and thieves behind, the starting point is still here.

Be an obedient child, otherwise why would you have a habit of breaking sleeves? Thinking about it is exciting~
Li Shimin was stunned when he heard the words, he didn't expect that he usually found several great Confucianism teachers for Chengqian, and there were such serious problems in it!
The reason for this is indeed——

But turning his head and putting himself in his shoes, if he himself was forced to endorse and write by a few great Confucians every day, it seemed that they would not be able to hold on for long.

I can't help but think of when I was studying in Hongwen Hall, when I was not a prince.

Isn't that the daily toss and restlessness?
Li Shimin looked at Tang Sufan, raised eyebrows and said, "But then again, shouldn't the emperor study Confucian classics?"

Tang Sufan frowned, and the conversation was over, so let's chat, anyway, there is nothing to do this afternoon.

"It's not that you don't want to learn Confucianism, but that Confucianism alone is actually useless for being an emperor. Take a look at the famous emperors in history, Qin Huang, Han Wu, which one is not a ruthless person who is smart and omnipotent?"

"Why? Because between countries, between the emperor and ministers, everything is used to the extreme. The so-called uprightness taught by Confucianism is good or bad, but it is nonsense when it is placed between countries."

"There are only naked interests between countries. Just like the Turks, if the Tang Dynasty is strong, he will naturally kneel down, and if the Tang Dynasty is weak, he will burn, kill and loot."

"You talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality with him, and he confronts you directly, so what's the use of Confucianism?"

Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji unconsciously frowned and nodded...

Indeed, there is no morality to speak of between countries, it is naked annexation and oppression.

"If you want to be an emperor, you must be upright, otherwise you won't be able to show the majesty and bearing of my kingdom!"

"But in fact, it is precisely those ghostly methods that Confucianism despises that can take advantage of the exchanges between countries!"

"Being an emperor has to learn to be shameless and play tricks. The so-called attacking the heart is the top priority, and attacking the city is the bottom."

"It doesn't matter whether the emperor's mind is good, or he can talk about it, understand the needs of the people, understand what the people hear, even if he travels far and wide to increase his knowledge, it is very important for an emperor. Which one is not more important than studying Confucianism?"

Li Shimin also looked at the door in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.

However, this kid really hit the nail on the head.

Suddenly, thinking about Tang Sufan's words, Li Shimin, who was very alert, suddenly trembled.

Suddenly thought of...

His imperial brother, Li Jiancheng.

Now that I think about it, didn't his elder brother pay attention to being famous in everything he did back then, and in everything he did he wanted to be upright?
And unlike him who is on the battlefield, Li Jiancheng is talking about what he is talking about, and his brushstrokes are beautiful articles, but in the end, he is the one who wins.

Even if he killed his own brother and brother, he has to admit...

Li Jiancheng did not kill him before, and gave him a chance to be full-fledged, otherwise, there would be no Xuanwumen change.

If it is said that he defeated a Li Jiancheng, but taught his own children to become another copy of Li Jiancheng!
That ending—

hiss……

For a moment, Li Shimin suddenly realized through Tang Sufan's words, and he was terrified...

This shocked him, and he didn't know where to go.

But at the same time, he was also very happy, and very scared——

I'm glad that Chengqian can worship Tang Sufan as his teacher, but I'm afraid that if his heir is a gentleman like his elder brother, will he cause Xiao Qiang the same disaster as he did in the past?
Tang Sufan's seemingly simple chatter today made Li Shimin understand too much...

"And, Lao Li, there is one more thing—"

In order to remind Lao Li, Tang Sufan was still going to ramble.

Li Shimin said with a serious expression: "You just say—"

From Tang Sufan's words just now, he knew that this kid might not have finished speaking.

"Just think about it, Li Er is in his prime this year, and if he wants to abdicate, there are at least 30 years left. Think about it, at that time, our prince will already be 40 years old..."

Then Tang Sufan glanced at Li Shimin meaningfully.

Li Shimin's eyes widened suddenly, and he was in a state of confusion for a moment——

Tang Sufan's words were very straightforward.

The accumulation of time is also the accumulation of the ambition of a high-ranking person.

If it comes to that time, no matter who it is, they will speculate based on their own selfishness.

When Li Shimin put himself in that position and thought about it, he was still horrified...

And the three old men, Changsun Wuji, woke up like a dream!

For Tang Sufan's half hidden and half revealed words, I have been thinking for a long time...

I can't help but sweat dripping down my back...

It's so exciting to chat with this kid—

"So, Lao Li, when you enter the officialdom, don't think so much about crooked ideas, it's useless!"

In the end, Tang Sufan sat down calmly, and gave some earnest advice.

Seeing the shocked expressions of the old men and Lao Li, Tang Sufan pursed his lips and smiled.

Changsun Wuji was still dripping with cold sweat, thinking secretly in his heart that after returning home, he had to recalculate some of his thoughts.

Adding to what Tang Sufan said earlier, Changsun Wuji couldn't believe it.

It's literally every word!

Li Shimin's brows were tightly furrowed, but he quickly calmed down, not letting this kid see any flaws.

Then I thought about it and asked again...

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