The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 153 Li Shimin is envious of Cheng Yaojin!
As the sun set, Cheng Yaojin and Cui Xian left Lijia Village. When they left, Li Duoduo, Cheng Yaojin and Cui Xian were reluctant to leave. After a day of getting along, Li Duoduo knew how good they were. Children are like this, as long as you are nice to her, she will like you.

The Cheng family gained quite a lot today, but Cheng Yaojin didn't know that what happened to him in Lijia Village today was reported in detail to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty when he left Lijia Village.

In the Manlu Hall, Li Shimin was sitting on a chair, listening to Huang Bao's detailed report on the side. His face was cloudy and clear for a while, which made Huang Bao feel a little drum in his heart.

When he heard that Cheng Yaojin went to Lijiacun, Li Shimin smiled. He told Huang Bao that Cheng Yaojin went to Lijiacun to apologize to Li An. However, after a while, Li Shimin heard that Cheng Yaojin actually recognized Li An. After giving birth to Li An as his adopted son, he also asked Li An to call him daddy.

At this time, Li Shimin felt a little offended. His son hadn't even called him father yet, so he called you Cheng Yaojin. What does Cheng Yaojin mean? However, Li Shimin soon sighed again and said: "Huang Bao, those who don't know are not guilty. Cheng Yaojin and I are brothers. He probably just wanted to help Li An, so he asked Li An to call him daddy. After all, Cheng Yaojin doesn't know Li An's identity. , and as long as Li An calls Cheng Yaojin daddy, this can help Li An get some help."

Huang Bao listened to Li Shimin's words without saying a word. This was Huang Bao's professional ethics. It was enough to be Li Shimin's listener. There was no need to speak out on other matters.

And at this time, Li Shimin's emotions, Huang Bao also expected, although it is indeed unbearable for his son to call someone else a father, but the relationship between Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin is very close. Cheng Yaojin has great trust, and this trust is not temporary, but has been with Li Shimin until his death.

For example, in the 17th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin directly deposed the crown prince Li Chengqian and made Jin Wang Li Zhi the crown prince.

At that time, Li Shimin loved his son very much. He felt that Li Zhi was too weak, so Li Shimin wanted to solve the Liaodong issue for future generations in his own lifetime.

Afterwards, Li Shimin fought against all opinions and dispatched 15 troops to attack Liaodong.

But at this time, a minister came up with a problem: "Your Majesty is marching in person, and the prince is going to Hebei to supervise the transportation of supplies. Chang'an and Luoyang are empty. If there is a Yang Xuangan-style rebellion, I'm afraid it will be troublesome. Liaodong is a small place. There is no need for your Majesty to go on a personal expedition. I suggest that your Majesty select a general to lead the army and go out to fight, so that the rebellion in Liaodong can be eliminated."

This makes sense. Li Shimin led the expedition in person, while Li Zhi was supervising the transportation of supplies in Hebei. Chang'an and Luoyang would be empty. If there was a Yang Xuangan-style rebellion at this time, I'm afraid the entire Tang Dynasty would be in trouble. .

Li Shimin also had a solution to this problem, which was to entrust Cheng Zhijie with the important task of "staying in Taiwan". "Left to Taiwan" is the original text of the ancient book. Translated into vernacular, it means: "Let Cheng Yaojin stay in the capital and entrust the rear to Cheng Yaojin."

Li Shimin dared to bet his wealth and life on Cheng Yaojin's body, which was enough to witness Cheng Yaojin's holy family is upright.There are four main reasons why Li Shimin trusts Cheng Yaojin so much.

The first reason is that Cheng Yaojin is absolutely loyal to Li Shimin.On the eve of the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Jiancheng spent huge sums of money to bribe Cheng Yaojin in an attempt to poach the Qin Palace, but failed.Li Yuan issued an edict for Cheng Yaojin to leave Tiance Mansion and go to Kangzhou to serve as governor.Cheng Yaojin vowed not to leave King Qin until he died and did not go to Kangzhou to take up his post.

Loyalty is the most important thing for the generals who stay behind in the capital.If he rebelled, he would be the second Sima Yi.Cheng Yaojin followed Li Shimin and experienced a series of life and death tests.Li Shimin was absolutely at ease with Cheng Yaojin, so he put his wealth and life on Cheng Yaojin.

The second biggest reason is that Cheng Yaojin has strong fighting ability.It is not enough for the generals who stay in the capital to be loyal, they must also be capable.If he encounters the Tang Dynasty version of Yang Xuangan, the general who stayed in the capital must be able to defeat him.Cheng Yaojin is a veteran general who has been on the battlefield for a long time, and ordinary people really can't defeat him.

The third major reason is that Cheng Yaojin is a good person and has very good relations with scholar-bureaucrats.After his first wife died of illness, Cheng Yaojin married Cui, a girl with the fifth surname.This marriage allowed Cheng Yaojin to get involved with the nobles represented by Wu Xing Qi Wang.The fourth major reason is that Cheng Yaojin and Li Shimin are sons and daughters.In Ouyang Xiu's words, it is: "Zi Chuliang, Princess Shang Qinghe."

Cheng Yaojin's son Cheng Chuliang married Li Shimin's daughter Princess Qinghe.The Cheng family and the Li family are relatives of "honor and disgrace, prosperity and decline".If someone wants to seize the Li family's power, the Cheng family, as in-laws, will definitely fight to the death.

With these four reasons, Li Shimin's trust in Cheng Yaojin is unparalleled. Huang Bao knows it very well, so Huang Bao dared to tell Li An about calling Cheng Yaojin his father, otherwise Huang Bao would not have Dare to say, he would be afraid that Li Shimin would be angry and kill Cheng Yaojin directly.

Li Shimin then said again: "Huang Bao, don't tell the queen about Li An calling Cui Xian's mother, if the queen finds out, she will die of grief. She is not in good health, but fortunately she has Li An's special The medicine has made my body feel better. If she knew that Li An called someone else's mother, I think the queen would definitely demand that Li An be recognized immediately.

But you also know that the current situation is that Datang has just started, and there cannot be any other changes. "

"Old slave, I obey." Huang Bao bowed.

But at this time, Li Shimin frowned tightly and asked: "Huang Bao, why do you think Li An recognizes Cheng Yaojin and Cui Xian? Doesn't Li An know his identity? Do you accept his revenge?"

Huang Bao groaned and remained silent after all, but Li Shimin became even more bitter. In order to alleviate Li Shimin's frown, Huang Bao reported again: "Your Majesty, Cheng Guogong and Mrs. Cui also like the little princess very much. It's interesting. Yes, the little white horse, the descendant of His Majesty the White-tied Crow, has now been given to the little princess by Cheng Yaojin, and Cheng Yaojin played with the little princess all day long, which is very pampering."

"what?"

What Huang Bao didn't expect was that Li Shimin suddenly exploded and shouted directly at Huang Bao: "Cheng Yaojin, you have gone too far. You asked my son to call you daddy. I tolerated it, but you still want to It is absolutely impossible to take away the family relationship between me and my granddaughter, and they actually use my pony to please my granddaughter.

Huang Bao, tell me, Duoduo doesn't like him, not at all. "

Seeing Li Shimin's sudden outburst, Huang Bao also said in a hurry: "Your Majesty, the little princess didn't like Cheng Guogong at first, and was very afraid of Cheng Guogong, but Cheng Guogong directly impressed the little princess with your little white horse, and then the little princess I am no longer afraid of Duke Cheng Guo, and I affectionately call Duke Cheng Guo Grandpa Black."

"Grandpa Hei." Li Shimin lamented and sat on the chair with a sad expression: "Cheng Laohei, you old fox, if you dare to take away the relationship between me and my granddaughter, I will definitely, definitely...defeat your three sons. It’s not easy either. I want your eldest son, Minbu, to measure the land every day, and let your second son go to work in the fields for me. Your third son, I want to punish him to serve as a prisoner and build a house for others. house."

Li Shimin gritted his teeth tightly. For Li Shimin at this time, his granddaughter Li Duoduo was his bottom line and could never be taken away. Of course, Li Shimin was just talking about venting his depression, not really. What do you want to do to Cheng Yaojin's family?

But the matter was not over yet. Soon, Huang Bao said another thing that made Li Shimin unhappy.

(End of this chapter)