A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 693 Prince
Li Chengqian's road to becoming a prince was not smooth, it could even be said to be bumpy.

Although Li Chengqian was established as the prince after Li Shimin ascended the throne, this does not mean that Li Shimin is satisfied with him.

In fact, Li Chengqian was just a middle-aged man, but he was sincere and filial. Compared with his younger brother, he was not outstanding.

And his father was Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He was extremely talented and brilliant, and his literary skills and martial arts were among the best among the emperors of the past dynasties. With such an excellent father, but such a mediocre son, Li Shimin naturally felt a little bit in his heart. do not like.

You must know that it is the wish of every parent to have a successful child.

What's more, as the prince, he will inherit the throne of Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the future. Li Shimin couldn't help but measure the prince according to his own standards.

It’s just that he has forgotten that he is astonishingly talented and beautiful, with the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, and the beauty of the sky. How many people in this world can compare with him? What's more, the prince is nothing more than a middle-aged man.

At this time, his other son, King Wei, was extremely smart, which naturally made Li Shimin like King Wei more. But Li Shimin knew that the prince was the crown prince of the country and could not be replaced at will, and he had no intention of replacing the prince.

But some of his preferences made King Wei have thoughts that he shouldn't have. In his mind, his brother was inferior to him in everything, just because he was born two years earlier and became the prince, and he refused to accept it. The crown prince should be his father's smartest son.

What's more serious is that Prince Li Chengqian contracted an illness a few years ago. Although he recovered, he had problems with his legs. Even if Wang's doctor came to diagnose and treat him, there was no way to recover his legs, and he eventually became a lame.

When Li Gang was the prince's grand master, he had taught the prince Yang Yong in the previous Sui Dynasty and knew how to educate students, so Li Gang got along very well with the prince.

Being knowledgeable and prestigious can only mean that he is smart, studies seriously, and his teachers teach well, but it does not mean that he can educate students.

Li Shimin was not dissatisfied with the prince because of his lame leg. As a father, he was very affectionate towards his son and never thought of giving up on the prince. In order to train the prince, Li Shimin even prepared a team of teachers for him.

The Tang Dynasty is a celestial kingdom, and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is the common Heavenly Khan of the Western Prairies. He is so majestic. However, the crown prince is a cripple. This will make those barbarians laugh at me. There is no one in the Tang Dynasty. King Wei thought so in his heart that he even felt that he was the most suitable prince.

But although Li Shimin had a good idea, he didn't understand that being knowledgeable and famous had nothing to do with whether he could be a good teacher.

Li Shimin wanted these people to teach the prince carefully and make him outstanding.

And these people Li Shimin chose were precisely the ones who didn't know how to teach students.

The Crown Prince, Grand Master, Grand Tutor, Taibao, Young Master, Young Master, and Young Protector are all men of great reputation and profound knowledge in the world.

Li Gang could only enter the palace in a sedan due to a foot disease, so Li Chengqian personally brought his teacher to the palace and saluted him respectfully. He also asked for advice humbly and with great respect. After Li Gang died of illness, Cheng Qian personally erected a monument for his teacher.

The master and apprentice got along extremely harmoniously, and the prince's performance also satisfied Li Shimin.

But after Li Gang died of illness, the ministers who took over were completely different from Li Gang. Although Wang Xuanjing is the prince's tutor, because of the heavy state affairs, he will only spare an hour in three days to teach the prince. More often, other people will teach the prince.

Wang Xuanjing discovered this sign because his son told him that the King of Wei invited him to banquets many times. Wang Chengyue, as the prince's attendant, was the son of Wang Xuanjing, the prime minister of the dynasty. What was the purpose of the King of Wei inviting him to banquets many times?
Wang Chengyue was not a fool, not to mention he was extremely smart and could see through King Wei's little plan at a glance.

As a feudal king, it was taboo to interact with the current prime minister, so he wanted to take a roundabout route. Wang Chengyue did not attend the banquet of King Wei, and did not even see the people sent by King Wei.

When he learned that his son had been invited by King Wei, Wang Xuanjing immediately became wary. In his opinion, although Li Chengqian was not smart enough and far inferior to Li Shimin, he was just an average person.

But how many people in the world can compare with Li Shimin? Not to mention the emperor?
As for establishing a virtuous person, in Wang Xuanjing’s opinion, what is a virtuous person? How to judge the wise? Who is qualified to judge the wise?
At that time, Yang Jian was talented and intelligent. It can be said that among the emperors in the past, there were few smarter than him. Is this a virtuous thing? But what did he do after he ascended the throne?

What's more, he knows this so-called 'virtuous' very well. Isn't this the way those aristocratic families used to promote filial piety and integrity?
Therefore, the so-called Xian is too variable. Wang Xuanjing was more willing to make Li Chengqian, whom he was familiar with, the crown prince.

After hearing what his son said, Wang Xuanjing put down his official duties and went to the East Palace in person to meet the prince.

The atmosphere in the East Palace was very depressing. The ministers who taught the Crown Prince were vying to advise him, and their words were more intense than the other. It had even reached a pathological level.

When Wang Xuanjing walked into the East Palace, he heard Yu Zhining say loudly: "Your Royal Highness, the East Palace is already luxurious enough, why do you need to build a palace with a lot of construction work? You must know that the Sui Dynasty fell because it was not considerate of the people's strength."

"Moreover, you are obsessed with singing and dancing in the palace. Do you want to imitate Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty?"

On the other side, Kong Yingda also said sternly: "Your Highness doesn't want to study, doesn't care about government affairs, indulges in singing and dancing all day long, and associates with those flattering and sycophantic people. Do you want to imitate King Zhou's wine pool and meat forest?"

"Your Majesty's envoy has come to teach His Highness. I cannot sit back and watch His Highness neglect his studies and indulge in pleasure. I also ask Your Highness to get rid of these sycophants, study hard, and care about the government!"

The voices of Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda were so fierce that Wang Xuanjing frowned, especially when he heard about the so-called wine pond and meat forest of King Zhou, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he immediately said rudely: "Kong Yingda, Yu Zhining, you guys Is this how you teach the prince?"

When Kong Yingda and Yu Zhining heard Wang Xuanjing's voice, their expressions changed slightly, and they turned around and said, "It turns out to be the Prime Minister. His Majesty asked me to wait to teach the prince. Does the Prime Minister think there is something wrong?"

"Your Majesty asked you to teach the prince, and this is how you teach him? If the prince has something wrong, you can explain to him or argue with him, but what are you doing?"

"Building houses is disrespectful to the people, and watching singing and dancing is indulging in pleasure? It is also Emperor Xin's fault that he lost his country, but why don't I know about the so-called wine pool and meat forest? How did you know about it?"

Wang Xuanjing's voice was loud and angry, and Yu Zhining and Kong Yingda were intimidated by his momentum and didn't know how to speak for a while.

He immediately waved his hand and said: "Since the king is dissatisfied, please come and make a decision!" After that, he turned and left.

(End of this chapter)