Chapter 53: Father and Son
Standing in the study of the Lizheng Palace, Li Chengqian looked at Li Er, who was staring at him in embarrassment, and couldn't help but feel that his whole body was naked. The father's eyes were too sloppy, like a bottomless pool that wanted to pull his soul into it. There was not the slightest expression on his face, and he just looked at his eldest son who was kneeling on the ground and trying to raise his head to look up at him. The atmosphere in the hall solidified at this moment, and the oppressive air seemed to suffocate people.
"Father!" Li Chengqian still didn't hold it up after all, in this oppressive atmosphere, he felt more and more difficult to breathe, and even every breath had to take all his strength, so he had to speak out first to break the silence.
"Humph!" Li Er snorted coldly and answered Li Chengqian's call!
"Why are you dressed like that? What kind of drama is this going to play? Li Er reprimanded loudly, in his opinion, although Li Chengqian's doing this seemed very grand, and even very sincere, it was an extremely undesirable means, although it would make Li Er see his remorse, but it made this qiē no longer able to be solved secretly and privately, although the ministers were almost all subdued by Li Er, but a group of officials led by Wei Zheng were the kind of people who would rather die than say' Tell the truth's group of direct ministers, how could Li Chengqian's actions be hidden from these people's eyes, and even Li Er raised a thrush last year, but Wei Zheng suddenly broke in when he was enjoying the game, so that Li Er had to pinch the beak of the thrush, and finally suffocated this beautiful bird alive, and then Wei Zheng also used this matter as a reason to admonish, and boldly said it in the court. Li Er couldn't get off the stage, so he had to apologize before he stopped.
How could such a person not seize such an opportunity to show his sense of existence? How could such a person let go of the opportunity to speak out in this way? So this time, the royal face will be stripped alive by this Wei Heizi. This is where Li Er is angry in his heart, and even the eldest grandson Wuji, who gave Li Chengqian this idea, was complained by Li Er for a while. But at this point, he had to clean up the mess.
"Father, son, this is here to ask for sin! Erchen knows that he is wrong! Li Chengqian said with trepidation.
"As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, it is indeed a crime to do such a thing! Tell me what you've done. Don't try to hide it! Li Er's face was as pale as if it was going to rain, his whole face had a stern expression, and even the two sword eyebrows were upside down. This son, who he had high hopes for, was really disappointed by what he had done during this time, and he was even ready to cultivate a successor in his heart, even if the thoughts of passing on the long line that he had always wanted in his heart could not stop Li Chengqian's mistakes. He won't wake up Li Chengqian. Because he wants to become the prince and grandson of the future master of the Tang Dynasty. How can you not have such a little self-awareness? If you can't wake up, then rotten wood can't be carved, and can only be discarded like a piece of dust. The battle of royalty is so cruel that you may have come to an end before you know it, and you have quietly been abandoned.
"Erchen should not be deceived by others and do things that destroy the foundation of my Tang Dynasty, but fortunately he repented, and he was ashamed in his heart. I have come to ask my father for his guilt! Li Chengqian raised his head and looked up at Li Er, hoping to see something in his expression. But he was disappointed. After being a master for so many years, Li Er was already moody, and it would only be revealed in front of Empress Changsun, and Li Chengqian obviously couldn't see the clues from his face.
"Really? Not really! Tell me about your trip to Kuan'er's barracks! I don't want to hear about the dirty things you did, but of course I want you to know what to do in the future! Li Er didn't want to mention that Li Chengqian and his entourage stole cattle and slaughtered meat together, and he was filled with righteous indignation in his heart, how could this be his son, the prince of the Tang Dynasty? In which direction will such a person take Datang? Is it a blessing or a curse for the people of the world to let such a person take charge of the entire social artifact? The balance in Li Er's heart was constantly adjusted, and he kept thinking about it, he left Li Kuan and Li Tai in Chang'an City, this was to put pressure on Li Chengqian, let him know that in fact, his position was not so stable, and there were many people in his heart who were no worse than him, the prince.
In the past half a year, Li Chengqian has indeed converged a lot, and the frequency of doing those things has decreased a lot, but it is still for a complete cure, and Li Er's evaluation of him has dropped another notch in his heart. The mature, steady, and scheming prince seems to have disappeared, and has become more like a Xianbei or Turkic man in the skin of Li Chengqian. The day before yesterday, Li Chengqian took people out of the palace again, and Li Er completely set the trail for this eldest son in his heart. But just when Li Er was deciding to beat him, he suddenly found that this time Li Chengqian went out with a group of people, but when he came back, there were a few fewer people, and then Li Chengqian seemed to be very uneasy when he returned to the East Palace, and soon after, a soldier wearing wolf riding armor came to the East Palace to summon the news, Li Er knew that this time the second son who was specially left in Beijing by him made a move.
Here's what's next. Li Er wanted to know, he only knew that Li Chengqian went to Li Kuan's barracks on the edge of the water when the sun was setting yesterday, and what happened in the barracks after that was unknown, Li Kuan's soldiers were indeed brought up by him, and none of them made a public announcement, and even the few people who were caught by Li Kuan before, in addition to the few scapegoats handed over, whether there were others who were detained in the barracks Li Er is not very clear
Of course, this is also Li Er's failure to do his best to infiltrate and investigate, otherwise there is no wind and grass momentum to hide from him in the hundreds of miles above the edge of Chang'an City, and without such ability, wouldn't the hundred cavalry divisions under his command all be waste materials? Moreover, those remnants of the previous dynasty and the remnants of King Xi had already infiltrated the capital and assassinated him. He can't sit in the Lizheng Hall like this and guide the country comfortably. Maybe when he first took the throne, these aspects were still a little inadequate, but after so many years, whether it was Li Yuan's henchmen before or Li Jiancheng's hardcore, there is only one choice now, that is, to be taken by him Li Er for his own use, even if he doesn't pay all his loyalty, he doesn't have two hearts.
For an emperor, he doesn't want you to be wholeheartedly loyal, he wants you to do your best when he wants you to do something. Selfish officials abound in the court, but no one dares to disobey Li Er's holy decree, as a founding monarch, the decisiveness of killing is absolute, and that kind of powerful minister will never appear in his court, because that is something that only a dead monarch will have.
"Back to my father, the second brother took care of the face of the son this time, and the son can repent is also the second brother's guidance!" Li Chengqian was talking about Li Kuan's good words at this time, this is what he said in his heart at this time, maybe without Li Kuan's beating, he would never admit his mistakes so frankly, because he and his uncle who held great power could definitely cover up these things seamlessly, even if Li Er knew the truth of the matter, even if he had absolute evidence, but as long as he still cared about the relationship between father and son, he could not ruthlessly bring his eldest son to justice with Sun Wuji, the first hero of Zhao Guogong, then he could only compromise with them.
But after listening to Li Kuan's words, Li Chengqian realized that in fact, everything he did was not out of date, he was doing superficial work, and even ruined his image in his father's heart, and buried himself by digging a pit and burying himself. How could Li Chengqian, as a smart person, do such a thing again? Therefore, confessing this qiē is the real solution, and only by obtaining the understanding of his father is the best choice to stabilize his position.
"Tell me, how did he wake you up, as a person who is addicted to it, some words are also chased by the breeze in your ears, and even if I question you, you will only be afraid in your heart, and you will not be as happy and sincere as now, how did your brother persuade you?" Li Er's gaze swept over the screen on the side of the study, and then asked.
"Second brother, he beat his son!" Li Chengqian didn't hide it, it was really not a glorious thing to be beaten by his brother, but what he said at this time was very frank, if it weren't for this beating, I am afraid that he would really have to go all the way to the dark, and he would not think that he was wrong when he buried himself, Li Chengqian himself thought very clearly last night, if Li Er questioned and even beat him with a board, he would only be convinced in his mouth, but in his heart it would inspire a rebellious psychology, but Li Kuan was different, First of all, he is his younger brother, and he is a concubine, his status is not as respected as himself, and he was beaten by him, which is a kind of shame, but coupled with his sharp reprimands, he wanted to refute Li Kuan's statement in his heart, and he had to think about these things, and then he realized how inferior these things were and how despicable they were. Then there will be such a consequence of repentance, and only then will you really realize that this is a road to hell. Even he blushes to himself as he recalls the experiences of these days.
"Oh! Kuan'er actually dared to beat you? This kid really dares to do anything, between playing with the plague and applauding in Tuyuhun, and now beating you up again, what a daring boy! So have you thought about remedies for what you've done before? Li Er asked again.
"Erchen is ashamed, there are too many things that have been blinded by these days, and Erchen himself can't remember clearly, but Erchen will do his best to compensate those people, if there is anything missing, Erchen will compensate the entire Tang people, and use Erchen's life to atone for these sins!" Li Chengqian's answer was sincere, he discussed with his eldest grandson Wuji for half the night last night, and finally decided to treat each other with sincerity and treat each other with sincerity. Only the most sincere repentance can get Li Er's forgiveness, and an emperor's mind is not so easy to change, so Li Chengqian will do the previous self-imprisonment and walk on his feet.
"In this case, then I will allow you to make atonement for your sins, some time ago the Huai River burst its banks, and now the Guanzhong Hetao area is being affected, you will go to the disaster relief on behalf of me!" Li Er said.
"Sons obey orders!" Li Chengqian was overjoyed, he thought that he would not be forgiven by Li Er so lightly, but now it is so simple, which is really unexpected. (To be continued......)