Why. Ignoring Li Chengqian's self-talk, the eldest grandson asked in a loud voice, she wanted to know what was the reason why she could let her son, who had always been lenient and kind, go to her benefactor to stretch out her poisonous hand.

"Why? Queen Mother, why do you ask your sons? Hehehehe" Li Chengqian heard this, turned his head to look at his mother, and laughed a little crazy: "Why? Queen Mother, if you are the crown prince, you can tolerate a brilliant talent who repeatedly refuses his kindness and solicitation. Do you even want to make friends with your opponent? ”

"Yes, he once saved the life of his son, and also healed his son's foot disease, and he has the grace of reinvention for his son," Li Chengqian said: "But, don't forget the queen mother, your son is the prince." is the crown prince, and he is my Tang people, a subject, a doctor, as he himself said, saving the dead and helping the wounded is his duty as a doctor, and I am a king, he is a minister, and saving me is also his duty as a small subject."

"Moreover, since he saved the life of his son-in-law and cured his mother's illness, his son-in-law has given him enough remuneration, gold and silver treasures, Liangtian Mansion, not only him, but also Liu Ertiao, Zhang Chuwen, if there is no son-in-law in the middle, with their two little scholars, how can they successfully pass the imperial examination and be valued by their father?"

"Erchen gave him glory and wealth, and gave him the opportunity for the Liu family to glorify their ancestors, these are enough to be worthy of his life-saving grace to Erchen" After saying this, Li Chengqian looked at Empress Changsun calmly: "So, from this aspect. Erchen felt that he no longer owed him anything. ”

"Qian'er, you," Empress Changsun looked at her son in disappointment, opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything, shook her head lightly, took a long breath, and only said out loud after her mind calmed down a little: "Okay." It's that you really don't owe Mr. Liu anything anymore, but these are not enough to make him a reason for you to murder Mr. Liu. ”

"Mr. Liu is a great talent, not to mention you, even your father has more than once wanted to let him become an official, you want to recruit him to the East Palace, it is not surprising, this palace can also understand" Empress Changsun said: "However, you can't think about getting rid of him because he doesn't agree." What is the difference between this and straw management of human life? ”

"You said that Mr. Liu rejected your solicitation and befriended your opponent, which is even more nonsense!" Empress Changsun said: "The whole court, who doesn't know that Mr. Liu has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, has been unintentional, since he came out of the mountain from the three plains, has been pursuing the golden mean, one is not an official, the other is not a party, and the various forces in Chang'an City are also if they are not far away, not far away. There is no transgression, in the final analysis, he is just a businessman with a little ability, planting flowers and grass on weekdays, and by the way, he earns some money to supplement the family, how can he ever have a grudge against you? ”

"Queen Mother, you also said just now, Mr. Liu is a great talent. With surplus money and a wealth in his belly, such a person, if he is used by me, is undoubtedly a great help, but if he cannot be used by me, who can guarantee that he will not become a great scourge? Li Chengqian looked up at the eldest grandson and said helplessly and unwillingly: "Queen Mother, Erchen is the crown prince, and he sits in the East Palace on weekdays, and he seems to have a high status and unlimited scenery, but do you know how bitter Erchen is in his heart?" ”

"My father doesn't like it, my brothers are fighting, do you know how many people in this small Chang'an City are looking forward to Erchen being driven out of the East Palace, and how many people are looking at Erchen's position as the crown prince and want to replace him?" Li Chengqian's expression looked a little crazy: "Don't you know when you are a minister?" In the past, the minister's performance was mediocre, and he accidentally fell into politics. My father had more than once been in the mood for abolition. ”

"The third, fourth, and the fifth brother who is far away in Yandi, these brothers, have you ever thought of helping me, the eldest brother? No!! Li Chengqian almost shouted: "No! Not only did they not say a good word for Erchen, but they fell into the well everywhere and secretly, and the traps that wanted to see Erchen's jokes one after another, especially the fourth child, he and Erchen are brothers of the same mother, what did he do? He was so ruthless that he sent assassins to assassinate me more than once! ”

"Fellow brothers are still like this, and the third and fifth half-brothers don't have to think about it" Li Chengqian said: "Forming a party for personal gain, the son is the crown prince, to put it mildly, after a hundred years of the father, the entire Tang Dynasty is the son of the minister, why should the son of the son take the risk of not liking his father to form a party for personal gain?" ”

"Why?! It's not because,,Ahem, cough!! Under the agitation of the mood, the wound on Li Chengqian's chest was torn again, and the red blood stained the white silk cloth wrapped around the wound, and under the piercing pain, Li Chengqian had to lie down again, trying to breathe to stabilize the injury on his chest.

"It's not because of these good brothers of Erchen?!!" Stretching out his hand to stop Empress Changsun from getting up to check, Li Chengqian took a long breath, and then insisted on continuing Fang Mao's words: "The old four classics are compiled on the grounds of admiring the "Chronicles of the Earth". Nearly half of the ministers worked for him, and the third relied on his identity as an orphan of the previous dynasty, and was supported by many generals in the army and some of the remnants of the former dynasty.

"My father is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and there is no twenty or thirty years when it is not the turn of his son to preside over state affairs," Li Chengqian said: "Twenty or thirty years. If the sons and daughters don't learn from them to accumulate some of their own power to protect themselves, does the queen mother think that the sons can stay in the position of the prince for so long? ”

"What Qian'er said, the queen mother understands in her heart, and the pain in Qian'er's heart can also be understood in the queen mother's heart, so the queen mother doesn't blame you, and she has never said anything about your past actions, and even shirked it for you in front of your father more than once." Empress Eldest Sun glanced at her eldest son pitifully, reached out and gently stroked Li Chengqian's forehead, and her tone was much softer: "It's just these, what does it have to do with Mr. Liu?" He saved your life, not to mention, Lee Tae-nasuke. The reason why the rebel was corrected in advance is also thanks to his credit, but how could you"? ”

"Yes, the fourth child accidentally surrendered to the law, and Liu Yiyi did make a great contribution, but it was not only the sons and daughters who benefited from this matter." Li Chengqian smiled bitterly and said: "The fourth brother is dead, but it is impossible for all the forces and connections that he has gathered before to be attributed to the account of his sons, so let the third child pick up a ready-made bargain."

"Therefore, in the matter of the fourth child, the one who benefited the most should be the third child, although the son is grateful for Liu Yiyi's actions, but when it comes to human favors, the son does not owe him much...... In a word, pushing the credit of Liu Yiyi, Li Chengqian continued: "Also, after the incident, the third child has been to Sanyuan Liufu more than once, and Liu Yiyi has also been to the third child's house, although there has been no message from outside that Liu Yiyi has returned to the third child, and Liu Yiyi is also honest and honest, but the son can't afford to gamble." ”

"Such a talented Wang Fuzhi who can collect wealth and has a strategy, since he can't be subdued, Erchen can't and dare not let it go, he took a long breath, Li Chengqian said lightly: "People will always change, Liu Yiyi is not as old as a weak crown now, Erchen doesn't believe that he can be willing to be ordinary all his life, if he leaves me in the future and votes for any other prince, Erchen is afraid that he will not be able to afford it, so Erchen does not dare to gamble, so, Liu Yiyi He "must die." ”

A few words explained the reason and determination to kill Liu Yiyi, Li Chengqian looked at the eldest grandson empress calmly, now at this time, the assassination failed, the killing machine was leaked, and his identity and status were about to be lost, and he had no need to hide it in front of the woman closest to him in this world.

Li Chengqian knew that even if all the people in this world betrayed him, even if he committed a great sin, his queen mother would not give up on him, and would try her best to support and save him, so by his mother's side, Li Chengqian was very relaxed and frank.

"Alas!" Stretched out his hand and pointed to his son, and finally the eldest grandson queen finally sighed, I don't know what to say, as the crown prince, standing on his own personal consideration, I can't say that he did something wrong, such as treating Liu Yiyi as a great talent, if you can't take it for your own use, remove it as soon as possible to prevent future harm, this is the usual trick used by many superiors, although it is slightly vicious, but right and wrong are really difficult to judge, after all, there have been many heroic overlords in history who have done similar things.

"Regardless of whether Mr. Liu will become a threat to you in the future, from now on, you don't have to look for trouble with him anymore, knowing that it is useless to persuade anything now, Empress Changsun directly warned Li Chengqian: "Your father is very angry about this matter, although the royal face has not been made public for the time being, but if you make any more transgressive moves, the queen mother does not dare to guarantee whether she can keep you."

Listening to Empress Changsun's admonition, Li Chengqian's heart couldn't help but tremble, knowing that this matter was even more tricky and serious than he imagined, so serious that even the queen mother used a "bao." words, it can be seen that the father and the emperor should have the idea of abolishing the establishment again.

"Also" Empress Changsun glanced at Li Chengqian lightly, and then said, "Do you know what amazing things Mr. Liu has done in the past few days?" ”

Seeing his son's dazed face, Changsun County said softly: "He has officially begun to accept apprentices in Chang'an City." ”

"Putting aside Li Zhen, an apprentice who is straightforward and difficult to argue. Among the seven apprentices he received this time, only your eighth brother was the first prince After speaking, Empress Eldest Sun turned her head to look at Li Chengqian and asked softly, "Do you know what this means?" ”

"Is he courting his son?" Li Chengqian looked up at the eldest grandson and the little queen in disbelief.