Chapter 70

After Li Cha and Li Chengqian finished a glass of wine, Li Cha said to Li Chengqian while eating:
"Chengqian. You can think so thoroughly about a military training that is simple on the surface but not simple in depth. This shows that you are not unexpected, but that you are used to relying on the counselors of the Eastern Palace, and you are just too lazy to use your brain."

"Then let me ask you, your Eastern Palace has many counselors, but do you have as many counselors as your father's? Are your counselors as good as your father's counselors? No! But how did your father do it?" ?”

"Your father always asks those counselors after he has thought carefully. See if there is anything he didn't think of, instead of listening to those people completely."

"You have been staying by your father's side all these years. You should know that your father has already made a decision on most of the matters discussed in the court. The so-called discussion in the court is just to let the courtiers know about the matter. It’s just passing by. Didn’t your father teach you these things?”

Li Cha said a lot in one breath, and Li Chengqian listened respectfully.

It wasn't until Li Cha asked him at last that he answered: "That's why Chengqian poured wine for the third uncle to thank him just now. Father is too busy. Father has never been as patient as third uncle. To guide Chengqian to think about the problem."

After Li Chengqian took a sip of wine, he continued: "Father's way of education is to bring me by his side and let me watch him do things. Then let me handle all kinds of things by myself. If I don't handle them well, I will be blamed. Won't tell me where it exists. Handled it, no approval. Just a simple nod."

"Until later, after the third uncle came back, my father's attitude towards Chengqian completely changed. When things were not done well, my father didn't just scold me, but pointed out to me what I did wrong. Excellent job, He will also praise and encourage me. I heard from my mother that the change of my father is entirely due to a story that my third uncle told my father."

After finishing speaking, Cheng Qian poured a full glass of wine, stood up, and said to Li Cha: "For this glass of wine, Cheng Qian respects Third Uncle, thank Third Uncle for taking care of Cheng Qian. If there is no Third Uncle to persuade Father, Chengqian really doesn't know how long he can last."

After speaking, Li Chengqian drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, not leaving a drop.Li Cha also smiled and took a cup.

After Li Chengqian sat down after drinking the wine of Northern Chinese Medicine, Li Cha said with a smile: "You boy, you are all my nephews, how can Third Uncle watch you go to the abyss?"

"Leaving aside Li You, his grandfather Yin Shishi killed my Li family's prince and dug my Li family's ancestral grave. And your grandpa killed his grandfather's whole family. The conflict between the Yin family and our Li family will always be unsolved. A knife on his head. So the third uncle accepted him as a disciple, and he also made the decision for him to withdraw from the battle for the throne in the future, and gave him a life-saving talisman."

"Now let's just talk about you, do you know how much harm it will bring to Datang if you go the wrong way?"

"I am the prince, and my father is still alive. The most I did wrong was to be dismissed as the prince and become an idle prince. Li Ke and Li Tai are both intelligent and capable. Even Li You's ability is not inferior to me. He will not lose to me, although he concealed it very well, but can he hide it from my father and me, who is the eldest brother? My father just needs to appoint another prince. What harm will it do to my Tang Dynasty?"

Li Chengqian curled his lips and said, from his answer, it can be seen that he has never taken himself seriously, and his crown prince position is entirely a matter of Emperor Li Shimin's words.

"Chengqian, you really don't take your position as the prince seriously. I just taught you to use your own brain to think about things. Is that how you think?" Li Cha said while drinking.

"I don't know what Chengqian said wrong this time. Could it be that Chengqian didn't want to be a prince, but only wanted to be an idle prince, and he committed an unforgivable crime?"

Li Chengqian was very puzzled, as if with his third uncle, his brain was not enough.Everything you do and say is wrong.Although the third uncle never scolded himself, the feeling of being corrected by the third uncle is really uncomfortable.

What about that feeling?It's just that I always thought I was excellent, but in fact, it was only because no one pointed it out. Now after someone dissects it bloody for you, you realize that you are actually nothing, and your life is a mess.

Depressed emotions kept rising in Li Chengqian's heart, and he drank the wine one cup after another.

Looking at Li Chengqian who was drinking constantly, Li Cha held down his wine glass and said, "Chengqian, drink slowly. It's normal for you to have unexpected things. You have been loved and cared for by your grandpa and father since you were born. You even sat on the crown prince directly without any struggle, if you go on in this environment, after you successfully ascend the throne, you must be a generation of benevolent monarchs."

"Unfortunately, things will never be as good as you imagined. Now your younger brothers respect you very much and get along very harmoniously. But all of this is on the premise that your position as the prince is unbreakable and they have no chance Next. Once your crown prince's status is unstable, it will definitely be a disaster for the Tang Dynasty." Li Cha sighed and said earnestly.

"I..." Li Chengqian was about to speak, but was interrupted by Li Cha.

"You don't need to explain, your experience may really be unexpected, what kind of disaster will be brought to Datang if the crown prince is unstable. Now I will analyze it for you."

"Just as you said just now, if you don't want to be the prince, let your father choose another prince. You also said that your three younger brothers are equally good, so who will your father choose to be the new prince?" What about it?" Li Cha asked.

"I can't guess what the father is thinking, but judging from how much the father favors all the children, he will probably choose the fourth brother Li Tai."

Alcoholic and cowardly, Li Chengqian, who had drunk a lot, dared to say anything in front of Li Cha.

"Maybe, then I'm asking you, is it easy to abolish an old prince and establish a new one?"

"Is it possible to abolish an old prince and establish a new prince in a short period of time?"

"The power behind your crown prince, the power of your East Palace, they have been operating for so many years, just for the day you ascend the throne, will they allow your father to easily abolish the crown prince?"

"Once the news of your crown prince's instability comes out, the forces behind Li Tai, mainly your uncle's grandson's family, and the forces of the former Sui officials behind Li Ke, will let the other party take the position of crown prince so easily?"

"Not only that, but those people behind you will also get involved when they see no hope, and those forces who see the wind will also get involved. If they win the bet at this time, they will be the ministers of the dragon in the future. want?"

"Do you really think that your father alone has the final say on this Tang Dynasty? Don't underestimate the forces behind you princes. The changes in the Xuanwu Gate back then were all forced by them."

"The last one, after the competition for the position of the crown prince is over, and finally, when the person who wins becomes the throne, what will happen to those who have competed with him for the position of crown prince by all means?"

Li Cha asked rhetorical questions one after another, and Li Chengqian had standard answers, so Li Chengqian's face became paler the more he listened.Finally slumped in a chair.

"Third Uncle, I..." Li Chengqian was about to say something, but was interrupted by Li Cha again.

"You don't need to talk about it. I have guessed a little bit about your thoughts. Since you can still persist, you can persist for a few more years. People are often so helpless."

"Put away those thoughts of yours, and secure your position as the crown prince now, to avoid the situations I just mentioned. After you sit on the throne, you will be the one to decide."

In fact, this was just what Li Cha said to comfort Li Chengqian. When he sits on the throne, he will not just do what he says, and there will be greater responsibilities and rules to restrain him.

"Chengqian, my uncle and nephew won't talk about this topic today. Since your father is still young and strong, you don't need a prince to supervise the country. After a while, third uncle will take you out to relax completely and do something for you." something I've always wanted to do."

For more than half a year, Li Chengqian has been by Li Cha's side, and Li Cha actually knows Li Chengqian's thoughts very well.

Li Chengqian didn't want to be a peaceful prince, he didn't even want to be this prince, he just wanted to lead troops to fight.

So he just wanted to wake up Li Chengqian.Let him get rid of the unrealistic thoughts in his heart.

As compensation, he planned to take Li Chengqian to relax completely after a while, and let him do something he wanted to do.

(End of this chapter)

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