Chapter 570: Checks and Balances

"Prince! The minister thought that in the future, the princes of all dynasties should take over the post of mountain chief at the right time, and reading makes people wise and polite, and the academy is even more outstanding. ”

Cai Cong looked at Li Shimin with a firm gaze, he knows better than anyone what Li Shimin's nature is, if it weren't for the eldest grandson who has appeased him over the years, he doesn't know how many people will die in his character, if the academy is handed over to Li Shimin again, then this Li Lao Er will not be able to go to heaven?

"Shouldn't such an important place be in the hands of a monarch? Why should it be placed in the hands of the prince? Li Shimin asked lightly, but the dissatisfaction in his eyes was so obvious, this is no longer the academy that fights petty, but the first academy in the world, nearly 10,000 students in the academy, is not the best among the thousands of students in Datang?

"The monarch sits on the world, isn't the head of the academy also the monarch's people?"

Cai Cong said with a smile, and Li Shimin said unhappily: "I want to listen to the truth!" ”

"Please forgive your innocence."

"Press, you say."

"Checks and balances! Too much concentration of power is prone to dictators, and checks and balances are needed. Cai Cong said worriedly, saying in front of the emperor that he wanted to divide the emperor's power, which was a tired feeling.

"You mean I'm a dictator now, and someone needs to check and balance me, right?"

Li Shimin said without emotion, Cai Cong's scalp was numb for a while, he was afraid that people like Li Shimin would be so suspicious, and his mother's guess would be so accurate.

"Do you think I'm going it alone? Do you want the prince to stand on the opposite side of me? ”

Li Shimin suddenly asked, Cai Cong hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "The so-called holy monarch denies his selfish desires, but the holy monarch is also a human being after all, so a holy monarch will be assisted by a group of virtuous ministers, these courtiers will not only assist the emperor in managing a country, but also assist the emperor in subduing the heart ape, so that Lord Wei Zheng makes His Majesty love and hate."

And the crown prince was established by His Majesty, if he didn't go to a dead end, how could he stand on the opposite side of His Majesty? Your Majesty is afraid that the prince will control the scholars and become dissent? ”

Cai Cong had a mocking smile on his face, the emperor was really a person with complicated minds to the extreme. On the one hand, he was afraid that the prince's reputation would not be obvious and let him lead the troops to the battle, but he turned his head and was afraid that the prince would get too much fame, and when the time came, he would have thoughts that he shouldn't have.

Li Shimin kicked it over, he endured this kick for a long time and thought that he could not stop today, but he didn't expect it to be unbearable.

Cai Cong fell to the ground and shouted miserably and aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, didn't you press it just now? Why are you still moving! ”

"The sound just now was uncomfortable, and it didn't mean anything else, so I didn't promise you anything." Li Shimin twisted his ankle and said calmly, Cai Cong wailed, he was too careless.

"I only listened to what you just said in a bad word, but you have been delayed too much on the way back, and I will clean you up. Do you know how panicked I am? The queen had an attack of anger for no reason a few days ago, and I ......"

"The queen is here~"

Li Shimin was talking to Cai Cong about the panic in his heart, when he heard the sound of the waiter outside the door, he could only hold back the words stiffly, and his face turned red.

After a while, the eldest grandson walked in with noble steps, and after just one glance, he laughed: "Your Majesty, what kind of trouble are you two doing, this stinky boy has grown up now, if you make a mistake, you should be closed, and the court staff will be the court staff, it's not good for you to pick up and beat like this!" ”

"Hmph, this bastard thing, if you don't hit him, I won't be angry." Li Shimin hummed, but he didn't do it anymore, the eldest grandson specially rushed to protect Cai Cong, he couldn't help but give face.

Cai Cong flattered the eldest grandson, pointed to the shoe prints on his stomach, and secretly complained to the eldest grandson.

The eldest grandson laughed out loud and asked the maid to put on Cai Cong's clothes, now that he is the eldest marquis, he can't be treated as casually as he did when he was a child.

"You stinky boy, don't think that you can be presumptuous if you have the queen to support you, and I will kick you again."

Li Shimin said angrily, and the eldest grandson hurriedly stopped between the two of them, and said with a smile: "Brother Cai'er rarely comes back once, so don't be needle-pointed." Your Majesty, would you like to have dinner together? The concubine asked the imperial chef to make your favorite ginger, onion crab, and you, as well as your favorite charcoal-grilled tenderloin. ”

The eldest grandson was good at dancing and grabbed the two of them at once, Li Shimin nodded with a smile, but Cai Cong asked deadly: "Niangniang, didn't the imperial doctor say that Your Majesty can't eat seafood?" ”

"Death to the erector!"

Li Shimin immediately jumped to his feet, he would suffer a lot if he had gout and eat seafood, usually the eldest grandson would never let him eat it, but today he saw that Cai Cong was in a good mood, so he made an exception to let Li Shimin eat a little, but it is estimated that this is also one and a half.

If Cai Cong loses this crab, Li Shimin estimates that he will not be able to eat it until his birthday.

"This stinky boy doesn't open any pot and mentions it, he deserves to be beaten." The eldest grandson said and pointed his finger at Cai Cong's head, and Cai Cong didn't take it seriously when he smiled. The three of them had a meal with singing and laughing, but the relationship between Cai Cong and Li Shimin eased a lot.

The relationship between these two people is very delicate, there are times when they are relaxed and happy, but as they get older, their conflicts become more and more, and the relationship is not stiff, but the conflict is becoming more and more obvious.

Cai Cong and Li Shimin are more like father and son than Li Chengqian, so when the eldest grandson was there, the two were still talking and laughing, as soon as the eldest grandson left, Li Shimin walked in front with a straight face, and Cai Cong walked behind with an expressionless face.

When he arrived in the study, Li Shimin asked Cai Cong to sit down, Li Shimin personally made tea, and Cai Cong watched quietly, waiting for Li Shimin to speak first.

Li Shimin washed all the tea utensils before he slowly spoke: "The main reason for calling you back is that I am afraid that the queen will have an accident, how terrible the curse of that year was, I still remember it vividly, you have to be more attentive when you come back, otherwise I will not be able to spare you." ”

This is an understatement, but Cai Cong can feel Li Shimin's suppressed fear and powerlessness. The dignified Ninety-Five Supreme can't even shelter the woman he loves, how painful this should be for him.

"The minister understands that the food used by the mother must be carefully used, and the minister will go back and let people make some cork furniture, and replace all the furniture and utensils in the mother's palace."

Cai Cong said solemnly, the person who died that year also made him palpitate, choked to death, choked to death, fell to death, slept to death, all kinds of bizarre ways of death appeared, how could Cai Cong not be frightened?

"Well, this matter is over, now talk about what happens when you come back, what are your plans? Li Jing said that he wanted to abdicate and make way for Xian, and you would be the secretary of the military department. ”

"The minister thought that the matter of the academy should be settled first." Cai Cong looked at Li Shimin stubbornly, and Li Shimin never mentioned the matter of the academy after he changed the topic before dinner, which clearly wanted to be included in his own hands.

(End of chapter)