Volume 10 The Controversy of Buddhism and Taoism Chapter 26 Covenant
The cold morning breeze blew across the land of Datang, and the rising morning sun jumped out of the horizon, sprinkling the first rays of sunshine of the day. In this boxy city, the glorious imperial city is bathed in the sun, and the shining glazed tiles shine in the sun.
In the Lizheng Palace, there was a heavy atmosphere, on this night, countless carriages and horses rumbled through Chang'an City, and one by one the ministers who held the power of the Tang Dynasty were called into the palace by Li Er, and then there was a long talk all night, and the fierce debate resounded throughout the Lizheng Palace. But it seems that a consensus has never been reached, because what happened this night is so shocking that no one dares to believe what they have heard. This kind of labor is only for one person, this person has an incredible ability, so that everyone can see the glorious future of the Tang Dynasty, but this person is also an unstable factor, because he is always so reckless, once because he is unwilling to cooperate with the officials appointed by the imperial court, he directly hung the seal and left, which made the entire court in an uproar.
But the protagonist they talked about endlessly was having fun with a few little girls in the harem, and he didn't worry about what was about to happen. In the morning sun, Li Kuan stood in the imperial garden, it was the season when the flowers were in full bloom, and the delicate flowers were all over the imperial garden, making people dizzy. The flowers with the dew of the early morning are particularly delicate. In the pavilion in the imperial garden, Li Kuan sat on a stone bench, telling stories to a few little girls, and there was a small stove in the pavilion, which was specially added to resist the slight cold of the spring morning. A few little girls were listening with relish at this time. The small arms support the head, and it looks extraordinarily serious.
Not far outside the gazebo. Two teenagers in python robes were whispering at this time, one slender and well-proportioned. The other one is a little obese. The two of them had already arrived here, but they did not enter the gazebo, but waited quietly on the side. It's not that they don't want to go in, it's that they don't know how to face the brother inside when they get in.
"Qingque, what do you say Lone should do? The second brother's status is now extraordinary, and his father is afraid that he will be the crown prince. The well-proportioned young man was a little confused at this time, and he had been trembling all these years, suspicious of everyone, lest his position would be threatened. But I didn't expect it to be the current situation, although I don't know why Li Kuan did this guy in this night, but some news from his uncle and eldest grandson Wuji made him feel extremely threatened.
"Big brother, is the crown prince so important? I still think it's a good day like this! "The obsessive boy Li Tai did not give birth to that kind of power at this time, and he was still a simple teenager.
"Qingque, you are the brother of a lonely mother, and some words will be said directly, maybe you think this is just a change of status, but in fact, it is not just a little status. There's so much more! For that supreme position, there are people to do everything, and this is a puddle of mud, and it is extremely dirty. As soon as you fall in, it will be difficult to get out cleanly! Maybe you don't care now, but there are countless people around you. They will make you have to go step by step, to the very center of the mire. Then ask out in the hard to get out! Li Chengqian, a well-proportioned young man, said this, he is also in a difficult situation now. At the beginning, under the bewitchment of his uncle, he embarked on the current path, and now it is too late to return, and a large group of people who hope to profit in the future have gathered around him, and they will not let him quit like this.
"Then let's make it clear to the second brother, everyone is a brother, and some things are actually clear! The second brother once told me that in fact, many things are speculated by everyone in their hearts, and then the more they think about it, the more they feel that the other party is a threat, so they start to guard against it, and then they start to think that the other party will be unfavorable to them, and they become enemies! But it's just my own thoughts! Li Tai said a little naively, he is still young, but a thirteen-year-old boy, although he is sensible early, but he still can't understand how politics is a thing.
"I want to be alone, but how can some words be said in person!" Li Chengqian let out a long sigh, why didn't he want to confess directly, but how could the group of people behind him tolerate such a thing? Once you tell your bottom line, then it is equivalent to exposing all your weaknesses to the enemy, and it will be difficult to say everything in the future, who knows what the other party thinks.
"Then that's okay, I'll talk to the second brother on your behalf!" Li Tai said directly.
"In that case, then...... That's good! Li Chengqian thought about it for a long time and agreed, after all, the current situation is already extremely bad, so a direct showdown is also a strategy.
"Second brother......" Li Tai shouted directly, and let Li Kuan, who was still telling stories to Li Lizhen and Yuzhang in the pavilion, turn his head, this Journey to the West has been serialized for more than ten years, and it is finally finished. Of course, because of Yuzhang, when I talked about it for nearly half of the time, I started again.
"It turned out to be the eldest brother and the green finch, come in!" Li Kuan didn't have the slightest surprise, he had already known that he was coming, but he just kept pretending not to know. Now that Li Tai greeted him directly, he also had to respond. Although he is telling stories to his two younger sisters, he also has his own considerations in mind. Exposing half of his biggest secret, Li Kuan wants to say that there is no other thought in his heart, it is impossible, because in this era, the monarchy is supreme. If Li Er really had any other thoughts about him, how should he face it? So while learning the story of Tang Seng Xitian's scriptures, he was also thinking about how to deal with it if Li Erzhen took a tough action. Is it to kill it directly, or how to do it.
"Second brother, the younger brother has something to say to you, can you come over! Sister Changle, you take Yu Zhang to rest by yourself for a while, and the two of you have stayed up all night! Li Tai thought of an excuse and was ready to take Li Lizhen and Yu Zhang. After all, the next thing they want to discuss between them is probably not known to others, even if it is Li Lizhen and Yu Zhang. Because this kind of dialogue between brothers for power is too sensitive. This is also something that Li Er has been worried about, as Li Er's son, the three of them are very clear, so Li Kuan also signaled Li Lizhen to take Yuzhang to rest first.
"What, is there something going on?" Li Kuan walked out of the pavilion, his body was still the same armor as last night, and the whole person came to Li Chengqian and Li Tai, compared to these two brothers, he was now half a head taller than them.
"Second brother, what do you think of the throne?" Li Tai spoke directly, he didn't know that this topic was sensitive, but now only this is the most correct way to directly pick it out, because if some words are not explained as soon as possible, I am afraid that they will break up unhappily. And this sentence made Li Li's delicate body, who was walking out, tremble, and then the pace became faster and faster.
"What do you think? How else can you look at it, it's just a thankless position, what's so beautiful, I'm not going to be an emperor anyway! Li Kuan said directly.
"Really?" Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, and he seemed to see hope again. Although he had heard such words in Li Kuan's mouth before, but at that time, he listened to and considered these words with a skeptical attitude, so he always felt that this was Li Kuan's prevarication, but now Li Kuan seems to have an absolute advantage, but he still says so. Coupled with Li Tai's words just now, it made him feel different.
"Of course, do you know that the emperor is actually the most pitiful person in the world!" Li Kuan said bluntly, he is not pretending to be a B, but his real feelings, in his eyes, the emperor is really a thankless thing, if he wants to be a Ming Jun, then he has to work sixteen hours a day, and he has no salary. If you want to take it easy, then you are incompetent. As long as there is an out-of-the-ordinary action, then he is a tyrant, written into the history books, and reviled by future generations.
"I want to hear it, why is the emperor who sits on the world the most pitiful person?" Li Er's voice came, and I don't know when the discussion in the court came to an end temporarily, Li Er went to this imperial garden to take a breath, but heard Li Kuan's words.
"Father!" All three saluted.
"Okay, Li Kuan, tell me, how pitiful I am?" Li Er stared at Li Kuan and asked.
"Father, dare to ask how many caring people are there around you? How much love do you have for your children? How many times in a year do you laugh? Li Kuan is also out of the way, since he has overturned the hole cards, then the worst situation will not be so bad, so just make it clear.
"This ......" Li Er groaned a little.
"Father, are you always having a headache about natural and man-made disasters in various parts of the Tang Dynasty? Troubled by the emptiness of the treasury? Worried about the aliens around you? He even wanted to expand his territory and become the first emperor of the ages, but he couldn't do what he wanted to do for various reasons? Can you laugh happily? Can your children be spoiled by your side like ordinary children? Such a family relationship that the most ordinary people can have cannot be consummated, is the emperor really good? Li Kuan continued to question.
These words made it even more difficult for Li Er to answer, he really hadn't laughed for a long time, the whole country was thriving, but the whole empire was too big, there were always disasters in places, let him deal with them, no matter how good the mood was, it was always difficult to be happy when he heard these bad news. (To be continued......)