"Your Majesty, please Rong Chen!"

Li Mu suddenly shouted loudly.

Although it did not reach the level of sound vibrating the roof tiles, it was almost missing, and the hall was empty, and there was an echo. Suppressed Li Shimin, what do you mean, you provoked it, and you still dare to speak?

Li Mu got up from his kneeling posture, saluted Li Shimin very formally, and said, "Your Majesty, let the minister say a word, if Your Majesty feels that what the minister says is rude, the minister is willing to accept the punishment." ”

Li Shimin was quite surprised to see Li Mu so formal. Usually Li Mu is the one who makes serious anger not serious, if he is serious, nine times out of ten he is acting, but this time, Li Shimin doesn't feel like it.

Li Shimin hesitated, nodded, and said, "Li Mu, you should know what you're talking about." In the past, when you spoke wrong, I didn't care, but after you think about it, you will talk about it. ”

"The minister has already thought about it."

"You say."

"Wait a minute." Li Mu spoke, squatted down and swallowed the meat in the bowl. This operation is too surprising, the green tendons on Li Shimin's forehead began to jump again, what kind of demon is this kid doing?

Li Mu finished eating quickly, wiped the oil on his mouth, smiled embarrassedly, and said, "The minister is indeed hungry, he didn't eat enough in the morning, and the minister is still sick-"

"Okay, no need to explain, let's talk about it quickly!"

"Good!" Li Mu got serious again and said, "Your Majesty, what the minister originally wanted to talk about today is actually the word 'ambition' to put it bluntly. It's just that I heard Lao Kong teach benevolence, and I couldn't help but refute it, and there were other students, so I didn't talk about it. ”

"Why do ministers talk about ambition? Because the minister found that whether it is from the life of Confucius, or the life of the Emperor and His Majesty, or the life of the minister, and the lives of countless heroes and heroes in history, ambition is a very important, and it can even be said to be the most important thing. ”

"If Confucius hadn't been 'five out of ten and learned', how could he have attained the status of a saint? Emperor Taishang and His Majesty, if they do not set up the ambition of quelling the war and saving the common people, they will be loyal and tyrannical, and the people will inevitably suffer from the war today. Besides, if the minister hadn't been thrown by His Majesty to the Ministry of Works, where no one went, and he happened to have a good mentality, he didn't give up on himself and rose up to reform, I'm afraid the minister would be lost to everyone. ”

Li Shimin frowned and said, "Do you kid have to add something I don't like to hear?" What's the matter, I just don't treat you well, and I wronged you everywhere? ”

"I didn't say it." Li Mu muttered quickly, and continued: "Let's talk about the ancients, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, set his ambition at the age of forty-eight, and then in just a few years, he destroyed Qin Chu and established the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had the ambition to defeat the Xiongnu since he was a child, so he had the great achievement of 'chasing the Xiongnu from Saibei'. There are so many such examples. This can also answer another question from His Majesty, just now His Majesty asked the minister, Lao Kong can't teach benevolence, so can the minister teach? The minister said that the minister could not teach, but he did not tell His Majesty who could. Now the minister can tell His Majesty that the history books can. All dynasties, the founding and destruction of the country, are recorded in detail in a history book, and we can learn from history to understand the gains and losses. ”

"The same history, such as the previous dynasty. A virtuous monarch will see the merits and strengths of Emperor Wen of Sui, while a tyrannical monarch will learn from Emperor Yang of Sui's pleasures and arrogance. The sage is self-virtuous, and the violent is self-violent. This is also what the minister has always said, the reason why Rao Shun is Yao Shun is because they themselves are Yao Shun, not who Zhijun and Rao Shun. If you don't learn from tyrannical monarchs, you can be virtuous yourself. This is the monarch's own cultivation, and no one can teach it. ”

"Back to the question of the ambitions of the crown prince and the king of Yue. The minister deliberately said shocking words, just to ask the true thoughts of the crown prince and the king of Yue. Looking at its color, at least the minister thought that the prince and the king of Yue were not lying, and what they said was the truth. Your Majesty ponders whether a man is willing to live for his own ambitions, or for the aspirations imposed on him by others. ”

"For example, the prince wants to be a general, and the general is a martial artist. You asked the prince to study the scriptures every day, can he learn them? Even if you are forced to learn, you are forced to be helpless, not sincere. ”

Li Chengqian burst into tears when he heard this, and he couldn't wait to shout, big brother, you know me! Li Tai also nodded beside him, although he did not reject learning, but he also felt a little bored and bored with Kong Yingda's class.

Kong Yingda couldn't help it, and said unconvinced: "But he is the crown prince, the prince should learn this, this has been the case in all dynasties, why is it a problem when he comes to you?" ”

Li Mu was not in a hurry, and asked with a smile: "Lao Kong, can you give me an example, the founder of a generation, or the master of Zhongxing, who founded the country or Zhongxing, was taught by the teacher?" ”

Kong Yingda was speechless, and Li Shimin was thoughtful.

Li Mu continued: "Your Majesty, please forgive your sins. The crown prince and the king of Yue are both queens, and if there is a dispute for the throne in the future, it will be between the two. The result of today's minister's question is very good, and King Yue has no such thoughts. But even if he had a thought, he thought it was okay. If King Yue has this thought, the prince needs to work harder. He is the crown prince and is blessed. His Majesty's will belong, and the will of all officials and the people will belong, which is logical. If he was really taken away from the throne by King Yue, it could only mean one thing, the crown prince was not as good as King Yue. If the crown prince is really not as much as the king of Yue, he is not qualified to be the crown prince. Li Tang's country can't be handed over to a prince who is not good enough! ”

This remark was deafening, Kong Yingda was drenched in cold sweat when he heard it, but he didn't dare to speak, because if he objected, it would be tantamount to slapping Li Shimin's face, and Li Shimin's throne was not snatched up?

But he was the prince's teacher, and he had to speak, gritting his back molars and saying: "Your Majesty, please stop chasing the deer marquis, he is rebellious!" ”

Li Shimin had a cold face and said, "Let him continue." ”

"Your Majesty—"

"Li Mu, you say!"

Li Mu looked at Kong Yingda and said, "Old Kong, I know what I'm talking about. Let me ask you, if the prince is not as good as the king of Yue. If you keep it, you can keep it? A waste, no matter how it is protected, is a waste, not by the brother to snatch the throne, but also by others, this is a destined thing, throughout the ages. So what I mean is to tell the prince that being a prince is not the so-called destiny of heaven. The emperor is the destiny of heaven, and the crown prince is more of a responsibility. Your father will grow old, and you will be crowned emperor. What ability do you have, worthy of the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains given to you by your father, what ability do you have, worthy of the love of hundreds of officials and people, and what ability do you have to make all nations respect the coming dynasty and expand their territory? ”

"Rely on clear talk? By the United States? Relying on poetry and songs to endow splendid articles? ”

"If there is a general in the country, and as the crown prince, can you, the future emperor, suppress the general to serve you? If you can't, General Anzhi won't cavalry rebel and be covered in yellow robes? Can you control the courtiers left to you by your father? If you can't control it, the power will be in the hands of Zaifu's relatives, and you can only be an emperor in the palace, is this the fate of Li Tang Jiangshan? ”

Li Chengqian was drenched in cold sweat, he was only a twelve-year-old child after all, these words were indeed a bit early for him.

Li Mu looked at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty just said that now there is no shortage of generals like the crown prince in the court. Yes, the minister also admits that I, the Tang Dynasty civil and military ministers, are all outstanding people. But the minister wants to ask His Majesty, these people are convinced by Your Majesty, and the prince is convinced? They serve His Majesty wholeheartedly, and if they are driven, they will be able to be driven by the prince in the future. ”

"Why is Your Majesty silent? Because you know, the answer must be no. ”

"The minister can assert that if the prince's ability is not enough, even if he is an uncle in the future, he is not a person who can be trusted!"

Li Shimin's lips trembled slightly, and he muttered: "Auxiliary, auxiliary, he-shouldn't be,"

Li Mu smiled and said: "The minister is not framing the uncle, he just said casually, believe it or not, Your Majesty has his own judgment." Then he continued: "I have both civil and military skills, and I yearn for it, but it is too difficult. The crown prince has average talents, so he can only choose one of the two. He is good at martial arts, if he lets the minister decide, the minister will choose to support the prince from the martial arts. And in the minister's opinion, the prince is just right from martial arts. ”

"If the prince rebels and the military generals rebel, the prince does not know how to use it, or there are no generals in the court, there will be nothing to do. And if the prince follows the text, he will get too close to the Wenchen and alienate the relationship with the generals. Since ancient times, Wenchen rebelled nine times out of ten, and the military generals rebelled, or they could still succeed. It is because soldiers are the sharp weapons of the country, and if the sharp weapons are in the hands of people, they will not be a long-term solution. If Your Majesty is not a general who gallops on the battlefield, will it be Your Majesty's turn to take the throne today? ”

This remark was heart-wrenching, Kong Yingda didn't dare to speak, and Li Shimin was stunned and couldn't speak. Looking at Li Chengqian and Li Tai again, they are completely stunned.

Having said that, it is impossible to stop. Li Mu took a deep breath and continued: "The prince learns martial arts, and he needs to pay attention to his virtue. With virtue, restrain the tyrannical heart brought about by martial arts. Just like Your Majesty, you can make some achievements if you have a high mind and can tolerate people. As for the final outcome, it is still up to fate. Because how much ability the prince has depends on himself! ”

"Let's talk about King Yue, King Yue's body is fat. With all due respect, if King Yue continues to be so fat, even if he wants to rebel, he will not succeed. As the old saying goes, those who succeed in things are in the right place and in the right place, and none of the three are occupied, how can it be done? So King Yue didn't have this idea, which means that this child is still a smart child. The ambition he chose for himself was Congwen, which was also the best direction for King Yue. ”

"Looking back on history, if the prince is not a prince and a martial artist, it must be a hidden danger. Whether it is martial arts practice or conquest, as long as it is martial arts, this road will breed tyranny and ambition. It is not a problem for others to have ambitions, but it is said that the prince has ambitions, and his ambitions are nine times out of ten to go to the throne. Whether it succeeds or fails, the fortunes of the country will be greatly damaged. Therefore, the king of Yue Congwen and the ministers were very supportive. If His Majesty agrees, the minister is willing to accept King Yue as a disciple, and it just so happens that the miscellaneous studies he yearns for are exactly what the minister is good at. ”

Li Tai was already completely stunned, but suddenly heard that Li Mu was willing to take him as an apprentice, and immediately 'lived', the little fat leg jumped up suddenly, ran to Li Shimin's side and hugged his thigh: "Father! Erchen wants to worship the eldest brother as a teacher! Ask your father for permission! ”

Li Shimin was still digesting Li Mu's words, and when he heard Li Tai say apprenticeship, he subconsciously said, "Wait, let me think about it-"

"Father—"

Li Shimin said irritably: "Okay, Xu, Xu!" ”

Li Shimin gently pulled Li Tai up and said to Li Mu: "If you think so, how should the prince and the king of Yue be educated?" ”

"Your Majesty should allow the prince to practice martial arts, choose a good teacher to teach him martial arts, and choose a general to teach him Tao strategy, and at the same time, ask Lao Kong to teach him the eight-character mantra of Confucius every day. Benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, build its character. Others, it is not very important, let the prince choose to learn or not according to his heart, there is no need to force it. ”

"King Yue, just let him follow the minister, the minister will guide him a little casually, and he will be busy."

Li Chengqian said unwillingly: "Big brother, why are you so partial to Qingque, why do I have to learn so much?" It's so easy! ”

"Because you're the crown prince."

"I can not be the prince!"

"You are the prince, you can't say that you don't want to be the prince, the prince can't be the prince himself, only he is not virtuous and is abolished. You don't have a choice, this is the meaning of your birth, this is the value of your existence, this is the responsibility of the crown prince is the crown prince, otherwise why would your father hand over thousands of miles of rivers and mountains to you, why do you enjoy everything you have now? Is it your own ability? ”

"I can also tell you, the deposed prince doesn't even have a way to live, it's the prince who can live, not the prince you have to die!"

Li Mu said sharply: "Prince, do you know that in this Chang'an City, how many children of the same age as you are hungry and begging for less than a steamed bun a day?" I can't understand, what are you complaining about! ”

Li Chengqian was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, he suddenly found that Li Mu, who was smiling and grinning on weekdays, suddenly became serious, it was really scary, and no one could say anything about him.

Li Shimin saw that Li Chengqian was reprimanded, and he was not half angry, he took a deep breath and said: "Chengqian, Li Mu is right, the prince doesn't want to be or not, your father is the emperor, you were born to be the prince, and you can't say this kind of thing again in the future." If you want to be a general, your father will support you. After today, finish your homework in the morning, and you can go to practice martial arts in the afternoon, and I will inform Li Jing and teach you the art of war, are you satisfied with this arrangement? ”

Li Jing overthrew the Turks, and the government and the opposition already had the reputation of 'God of the Army', Li Chengqian had already longed for it, how could he be dissatisfied, and he was overjoyed: "Father, son-"

"Ahem!"

Li Mu coughed suddenly, Li Chengqian glanced back strangely, didn't understand what it meant, and turned back excitedly: "Erchen is very full-"

"Ahem, ahem!!"

Li Mu coughed three more times, scolding in his heart, no wonder the rebellion in history has been a mess, this bear child lacks a string in his brain!

Sure enough, Li Chengqian was stunned, and turned around directly and asked, "Big brother, what are you coughing about?" You don't know the art of war, of course I have to learn from General Li Jing! ”

"Oops!" Li Mu secretly pointed at Li Shimin, and said helplessly: "Prince, Admiral Tiance is your father!" ”