Chapter 293: The Crown Prince and the King of Wei
made a fortune, Cheng Biting Jin was in a good mood, and when he walked out of the warehouse, he instructed the housekeeper that Cheng Mansion would have a banquet today, and all the delicious food and drink would be served, anyway, Cheng Biting Jin was going to break the fortune tonight.
The housekeeper hurriedly left to prepare for the dinner, and Chen Fei was pulled by Cheng Yanjin and sat in the hall to drink.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Cheng family's few little demon kings had not returned, Chen Fei asked Cheng Yanjin about the prince's struggle for the crown.
Judging from the performance of Li Tai, the king of Wei, it seems that the king of Wei has already intended to take the position of the crown prince.
Chen Fei only remembered that in history, it was Li Zhi's little kid who had the last laugh, but how he won the throne, and how Li Chengqian and Li Tai fought each other, Chen Fei didn't know anything, so he had to ask Cheng Yanjin for advice.
It is not a trivial matter for the prince to compete for the crown, and if it is not done well, it will be impossible to recover, so Chen Fei must prepare early. Li Tai has already thrown an olive branch to him, and he must be cautious. Maybe it's not just King Wei, maybe the crown prince is also thinking about how to pull him into the camp
"That's a good question!" Cheng Yanjin poured a sip of soju into his mouth, his expression painful and enjoyable. Putting down the wine glass, wiping his mouth indiscriminately, staring at Chen Fei, and suddenly smiled: "Your kid reacted very quickly last night, and he was in a hurry, but it was a bit deliberate, I'm afraid everyone present could see it, but everyone didn't deliberately break it." β
Chen Fei smiled dryly: "Isn't there no way, if that family affair is really done, I'm not the one on King Wei's side, it's too inexplicable, isn't it?" β
Cheng Yanjin smiled, suddenly pointed to himself, and said, "You have to thank me last night, it was Lao Tzu who helped you round." β
Chen Fei hurriedly raised his glass to express his gratitude.
"Alright, alright." Cheng Yanjin waved his hand indifferently, looking extremely disgusted. "Don't come out to make a fool of yourself with the amount of alcohol your three-legged cat, so let's get down to business."
In the gap between Cheng Biting Jin's silence, a person walked into the hall, and when he looked at it, it was Yin Ping. Yin Ping seemed to know what they were talking about, so he just sat on the sidelines, didn't say a word, and waited for the meal to start.
"Brother Yin's own people." Chen Fei said with a smile.
Cheng Yanjin nodded: "I didn't treat this kid as an outsider." β
Cheng Yanjin squinted, thought for a while, and told Chen Fei about the beginning and end of the competition between the prince and the king of Wei.
The crown prince Li Chengqian, when he was young, probably inherited the common advantages of Li Shimin and the eldest grandson empress, since he was a child, he was smart and clever, and he was generous, quite likable, and won unanimous praise from the ministers.
Li Shimin even wrote in the holy decree of canonizing the crown prince: "I have heard of the wise philosopher early, and I have watched the "poems" and "rites" at an early age" is enough to see how smart and likable Li Chengqian was when he was a child. Over the years, Li Shimin has praised Li Chengqian many times, and this prince also knows how to cater to his father and is quite favored.
No one had any objections to Li Chengqian's title as the crown prince, and no other princes had any dissatisfaction, and the brothers were in harmony before, and the Manchu Dynasty was also quite gratified.
After the Xuanwumen incident, the battle for the throne did not intensify, and everyone regarded that incident as a beautiful accident.
However, just last year, the crown prince Li Chengqian suddenly suffered from a foot disease, which was not serious at that time, but it was a little inconvenient to walk, and he no longer took it seriously after prescribing a few prescriptions.
What is unthinkable is that Li Chengqian's footprints have not improved, but have become more and more serious, and now it has greatly affected his walking.
seems to be annoyed that he is suffering from foot disease, and some of Li Chengqian's behaviors are gradually out of line, and he acts arbitrarily in the East Palace, so that his subordinates collect Internet beauties for his enjoyment, and spend extravagantly on singing and dancing every night, which has aroused the dissatisfaction of some ministers in the court.
Some ministers complained about Li Chengqian's approach, so they dismissed Li Shimin. Of course, Li Shimin knew what his son had done, but he believed that the essence of the prince was still good, so he sent Kong Yingda, Yu Zhining, Zhang Xuansu and dozens of other Confucian scholars to the East Palace to teach the prince.
Li Shimin may be an outstanding emperor in political affairs, but in terms of education, he is not a qualified father.
He had no idea why his son had become rebellious, and only thought about giving him the best education possible, and these ministers may be very knowledgeable, but how to teach a rebellious teenager seems very naΓ―ve.
They took the trouble to admonish Li Chengqian in front of him, this is not good, that is not right, and even Li Chengqian's clothes are not in a correct position, and they have to be reprimanded in person for a long time. A little fart matter will be reported to Li Shimin.
What's more, these ministers have a tendency to compare! Compare whose words are more fierce and whose teachings are more ruthless.
So, Li Chengqian was fed up with the nagging of this group of ministers in front of him, and he couldn't attack in front of the ministers, so he was still a good baby on the surface, but behind his back, it became more and more intense, and when the ministers who supervised him were not there, they were eating, drinking, and having fun, and the palace had a tendency to become his exclusive Qinglou, and Li Shimin became more and more disappointed in what this son did.
In March of this year, Li Tai, the king of Wei, requested the compilation of the Chronicles of the Ancient Lands, which Li Shimin gladly granted, and asked many Confucian scholars in the court to assist Li Tai, and Li Tai also took this opportunity to begin to develop his own power.
Li Shimin's kindness to King Wei was a bit too much, and the reward was mentioned again and again, almost on a par with the prince's use.
Maybe Li Shimin just wanted to warn Li Chengqian through Li Tai, hoping that he could set things right, but unfortunately, Li Chengqian didn't seem to understand what Li Shimin meant, and began to intensify his efforts, not only in the East Palace, but also began to compete with Li Tai.
Li Tai did not admit defeat, he knew that his father was dissatisfied with the crown prince, if the prince was deposed, he was the person with the best chance to sit in the position of the prince, so he also began to compete with the prince, and the two fought happily, and also divided the court into several factions.
Chen Fei was amazed to know these things, he couldn't imagine that Li Chengqian became like this because of the rebellious psychology of adolescence, if he had the opportunity, he wouldn't mind giving Li Shimin a lesson, the name of the class was "Surprise!" Parents have to know what to do when their children are rebellious in adolescence! β
Okay, just kidding, in short, whether Li Chengqian and Li Tai are inseparable, whether you live or die, it's none of Chen Fei's business, he just needs to take care of himself and hug Li Zhi's thigh.
It's just "Uncle Cheng, I'm very curious, what do you veteran heroes think about the matter of the crown prince and the king of Wei competing for succession." β
Cheng Yanjin poured a big sip of wine into his mouth again, and said with a smile: "Boy, your words can be regarded as asking the point, you want to refer to our method and get rid of the entanglement between the two, right?" β
Chen Fei nodded fiercely.
Cheng Bingjin laughed, grabbed the roast chicken leg that had just been delivered, and took a big bite. "Boy, let me tell you!"
Cheng bit the golden bull and pointed at his nose coaxingly, and said with a smile: "Lao Tzu is Lu Guogong, Lu Guogong of the Tang Dynasty, not Lu Guogong of his crown prince!" So, you get the idea? β