This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 800 Volume : The Unrestrainedness of Empress Changsun

Rumors about Li Ke and Li Tai were endless in Chang'an.

The most sinister theory is that Li Ke poisoned his mother and put the blame on Li Chengqian, and Li Tai took advantage of Li Yin's dissatisfaction with his mother and besieged the Eastern Palace to rebel against Empress Zhangsun in order to win sympathy.

In contrast, Li Yin's image is much more positive, and countless people praise him for his innocent heart.

It should be said that in this way, Li Yan's image instantly became much more positive.

He was previously a nobody among the many princes, but in an instant he became a popular figure in the eyes of young scholars.

At this moment, in the Prince of Shu's Mansion, Li Ke was also in a state of panic.

Things were already not going well in Taohe County, and now there were a lot of troubles in Chang'an. How could he not be anxious?

"Your Highness, does Prince Liang also have an interest in that position..."

"No." Li Ke interrupted Yang Huaizhi before he could finish his words and said, "Li Yan, that guy, means well but does bad things. He wants to help me, but he doesn't know how to do it.

He came to my house yesterday and told me with tears in his eyes that he never expected things to turn out like this.

But it's not his fault. He did start the rumor, but people just follow his lead, and it's beyond his control."

He felt somewhat helpless towards his younger brother. Of course, he had doubts before, but at this critical juncture, he could not have this attitude.

After all, those who support him are not necessarily unable to support Li Yin.

In other words, Li Yin has now posed a threat to him.

"Should we issue an order to ban such words and deeds?" Yang Huaizhi thought for a moment and continued, "Your Highness is now the regent and has the power to do so. Moreover, if you allow such rumors to spread, it will damage your reputation."

As far as he is concerned, Li Ke’s power has almost reached its peak, but with the end of the southern expedition and the return of His Majesty, the power will inevitably be taken back.

To sum it up in one sentence, use it when you have the power, otherwise it will become invalid after it expires.

However, Li Ke still shook his head and said, "This kind of rumor cannot be suppressed. On the contrary, the more you suppress it, the more exaggerated it will become. There may even be new rumors saying that this king is guilty. Then our situation will only get worse.

So, let them spread it. At this point, it is just a rumor after all. If we do nothing, we will feel that we are innocent.

Besides, rumors are only spread by wise people, and explanations are inferior.”

Li Ke's learning over the years was not in vain, he really learned a lot.

Even in this situation, he can still remain so calm. It can be said that he has grown a lot over the years.

"But if we do nothing, not only others but also we ourselves will be criticized." Yang Huaizhi said, feeling a headache.

The reason why he said this was naturally because he had really heard a lot of rumors. Relatively speaking, he was actually more anxious than Li Ke.

"If they don't have absolute trust in me, what's the point of keeping such people?" Li Ke didn't care and asked, "Do we really have to wait until we are completely defeated and let them take credit for our crimes?"

At this point, Li Ke even laughed, "In that case, Li Yan really helped me a lot this time. I should take this opportunity to test who are the treacherous people."

Since he said so, Yang Huaizhi said no more and smiled, "Your Highness is more broad-minded than me. If this happened to me..."

"Mr. Huaizhi, you are too kind." Before Yang Huaizhi finished his flattery, Li Ke smiled and said, "Speaking of which, it's just that I know that nothing I do now is of any use. To be honest, it has nothing to do with being broad-minded. If there is a practical solution, I would also like to take revenge and settle grievances."

He was quite calm about it. After suffering many setbacks over the years, he was actually used to it.

Setbacks can really make people grow, this truth has never been missed.

At the same time, in Prince Liang’s Mansion.

Li Yin has been in high spirits recently. After being a prince for so many years, this is the first time he feels the glory that being a prince brings him.

In the past, he always felt that the status of a prince was not as good as that of an ordinary citizen. At that time, everyone seemed to only know his royal brother.

And these princes are really not much stronger than invisible people.

"Your Highness, the current situation is extremely powerful for my Liang Palace." The chief secretary of Liang Palace said with a smile, "Should we..."

"It's too early." Li Yan heard this and waved his hand, "None of my brothers are easy to deal with. They haven't taken action yet, either because they haven't found a good solution or because they don't see the essence of the matter.

Do you really think that if I go to my royal brother and cry a little, he will really believe me?
Too naive. The reason why my royal brother has remained silent until now is only because of the brotherhood. And this is because our mother just passed away. If it were any other time, what do you think he would do?
Do you really think that I, your royal brother, cannot defeat the crown prince and cannot control us?

At this time, creating momentum is more important than anything else.

In terms of strength, we in the Liang Palace are no match for anyone, but sometimes, it's not just the one with the stronger strength who wins the final laugh.

Do you remember our prince?

When he entered Tuyuhun, could he be more powerful than Murong Shun at that time?

But why did he have the last laugh?
People’s will!

Over the years, I have done nothing but study the history of the Ming Dynasty. Finally, I discovered a huge secret! "

After Li Yin finished saying this, even the Chief Secretary was stunned.

Although he had assisted Li Yin for many years, Li Yin had never told him so much in the past, so he became interested at once.

"I wonder what secret your highness has discovered?"

Li Yin smiled and said, "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world!

Whether it was Li replacing Yang of Sui or Sui conquering Northern Zhou, it was actually the gentry that fought for the world and had little to do with ordinary people.

But my royal brother's strong founding of the country has made me truly realize the power of the people.

The emperor's brother at the time had only about twenty people. To have achieved what he has today, it was, after all, the people of Tuyuhun who pushed him up!

But why did they choose the emperor?

Even though the emperor's brother had Xianbei blood, his identity at the time was ultimately just a Han Chinese. Ultimately, it was Murong Shun who forced him into this.

It was Murong Shun who forced these people into a situation where they had no way to retreat, which enabled my brother to achieve what he has today.

In the final analysis, the people of Tuyuhun are the key to my brother's ultimate success!"

Some of Li Er's sons may be licentious and immoral, or addicted to alcohol and sex, but it should be said that they all received a good education.

Not to mention being influenced by his surroundings since childhood, even those who taught him the Four Books and Five Classics since childhood, who among them is not a great scholar of the time?
When the Chief Clerk heard Li Yin's remarks, he kept muttering, "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world?" After thinking for a while, the Chief Clerk immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness is a great talent!"

"You are joking, Mr. Changshi." Li Yin waved his hand and said, "I am not a great talent at all. The real talent is my brother who is thousands of miles away.

He was a true talent. In just a few years, he established the vast Ming Empire. Looking through history books, how many people could match him?
If it weren't for my brother's encouragement, I would probably be just like everyone else, a playboy."

He was not lying. At first, he really didn't have much idea about the throne. But in those years, whenever Li Chengqian's heroic deeds were reported back to Chang'an, he could not suppress his excitement. Over time, he wanted to emulate him.

But his identity was so awkward. He was neither the eldest son nor the eldest son of a concubine, so he had been waiting for an opportunity all these years.

Now that the opportunity has come, how could he let it go easily?
"Don't do anything for now, and don't try to win over anyone." Li Yin thought for a moment and said, "Since everyone says that I have a pure heart, I will stick to this pure heart.

As time goes by, everyone will understand how pure my innocent heart is.

Rather than fighting for it myself, it is better to follow the will of the people.

Sometimes, not fighting is fighting. "

"Your Highness is very wise." The Chief Secretary smiled upon hearing this, "Indeed, Your Highness has understood the saying that whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world. There is great potential for you in the future!

I, Li Yifu, am willing to follow Your Highness till death."

Li Yin nodded and said no more.

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Li Yifu thought for a while before saying, "Should we continue..."

What he meant was that he should continue to spread rumors about Li Chengqian and his brothers among the people.

Li Yin smiled and said, "Of course, but at this point, we can't just keep telling lies. Mix the truth with the lies. If it's all lies, it will be exposed in the end. Seven parts truth and three parts lies are the essence of rumors."

"I understand." Li Yifu smiled when he heard it.

He naturally understood this.

Of course, for him, it doesn’t really matter who he follows; he just wants to go higher himself.

But in this situation, he actually has no better choice.

On the surface, the King of Yue did not get involved in this matter.

As for the King of Shu, haha, he actually knows better than anyone that the King of Shu doesn't stand much chance.

Don't forget that the reason he was appointed as the Chief Clerk of the Prince of Liang's Palace was because he was recommended by Ma Zhou.

He often corresponded with Ma Zhou.

In fact, Ma Zhou thought highly of him and told him clearly in a letter not to get involved in the dispute between the King of Shu and the Crown Prince.

Although he was not told the reason, with Li Yifu's intelligence, how could he not understand it?

This was also the reason why Ma Zhou recommended him to be the Chief Clerk of the Prince of Liang's Palace.

You know, at the beginning, Li Er planned to arrange him in the Prince of Shu's Mansion.

Therefore, the only person he can rely on now is Li Yin.

Of course, if there was a possibility that Li Yin's boat capsized, he would naturally be the first to jump off the boat.

The promises of politicians, especially those like Li Yifu who want to be second only to the emperor, are the least valuable!

……

On the other side, in the Eastern Palace, Empress Changsun has been exercising day after day for ten years.

Even though she didn't do anything all day, for her, there was really nothing in Chang'an City that could be hidden from her.

In contrast, she knew it even better than Li Er.

There was no way around it. The secret services of the Tang and Ming countries would not hide anything from her as long as she wanted to ask.

After finishing his exercise, Chang Sun stretched out his body and asked, "Are you sure that the recent disturbance in Chang'an was caused by that kid Li Yin?"

"Your Majesty, this has been confirmed." The eunuch who had been serving beside her bowed and said immediately.

"This kid has really made progress. Your Majesty's sons have really produced some outstanding people."

As she spoke, Empress Chang Sun herself laughed.

For her, although Li Yin's little tricks were not presentable, they were worthy of recognition.

From the perspective of an elder, she was still somewhat relieved.

Even though he was competing with his own son, so what?
If Gao Ming is afraid of even Li Yin, he has no right to covet the throne.

But the reason why she acted like this was, after all, because Li Chengqian was now fully grown.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, apart from Li Er, no one could cause too much trouble to Li Chengqian. In this way, she was not as worried as before.

For her, as long as Li Tai and Li Zhi don't get involved, she doesn't care if other princes compete with Li Chengqian.

In her opinion, it doesn't matter who competes with Li Chengqian.

On the contrary, this will also allow all officials of the Tang Dynasty to clearly understand who is qualified to sit in that position.

"I heard that King Liang has come to a conclusion." The eunuch laughed when he heard this.

"Hmm?" Empress Changsun smiled, "What conclusion?"

"He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world." The eunuch also said with a smile.

However, when Changsun heard this, he was silent for a moment, and then he said: "It's true, this guy has really improved. He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. If this word gets to your majesty, I'm afraid he will be very pleased."

Not only Li Er, if Li Chengqian heard this, he would probably be stunned where he is.

"But it's not hard to say it, and it's easy to say it, but it's not so easy to do it if you really say it."

Empress Chang Sun laughed and said, "So, everything he does now is to win the hearts of the people?

Haha, if you really want to win the hearts of the people in this way, their hearts will be like porcelain, which will break at the first blow. "

Empress Changsun's political wisdom was outstanding among women. If she were a man, she could have become a prime minister.

"Your Majesty is right." The eunuch smiled and said, "When I first heard this, I felt like I was reflecting the moon in the mirror and the flower in the water.

These words are obviously directed at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but the reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince won the hearts of the people in the first place was that he wholeheartedly considered, weighed, and acted for the people.

This is how the Ming Dynasty came to be a prosperous era that the people desired.

As for King Liang, he is just deceiving the people. Although the people are just people, they are not fools after all. Lies will be exposed sooner or later. By then, the people's support that King Liang expects will be like bubbles, which will burst with a poke. "

"Yes." Chang Sun nodded, then immediately shook his head and said, "Forget it, let them do whatever they want. After all, it is their brother's business. Although I am Gao Ming's mother, I am also the empress of the Tang Dynasty, so I will not get involved."