Chapter 15: The Suppressed Fire

"No! How can the king of a country go back on his word? You can't make me promise you to take back the beautiful marriage, but you can make me promise you one thing! Li Er put the things away, and then said to Li Kuan. At this time, on Li Er's face, Li Kuan found the faces of politicians who were often seen in the news in later generations, although they were dressed differently, but the faces hidden deep in the epidermis were the same.

This made Li Kuan feel very disappointed, he didn't expect that Li Er, the first emperor of the ages, had stayed at the peak of power for a long time and was also corrupted by the pleasure of controlling boundless power. Li Kuan seemed to see that Li Er, who was climbing the mountain on Leyouyuan with his back on his back, disappeared, only this emperor with an infinitely majestic mask, only the emperor who looked at the world with a smile and regarded the common people as a bargaining chip.

The heavenly family has no relatives, and it is called a lonely widow. Could it be that the throne can really change a person? Why is the father who loved his children gone? Could it be that his children have become a bargaining chip in his heart to maintain the stability of the country? Li Kuan felt a chill for a while: "Father, the sons will only use it in exchange for the happiness of beauty, and nothing else!" Li Kuan said it categorically. There is a kind of spirit that would rather be broken than broken.

"Really? Do you know that all the qiē in this world is mine? Under the whole world, is it not the king's land? On the shore of the land, is it not the king's minister? Do you really think you'll be able to take it with you? Li Er was no longer gentle, his face turned cold, and a pair of narrow eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, as if Li Kuan couldn't help but agree.

"Father! Do you really want to do that? Heavenly family has no relatives, heavenly family is selfless? Is this world really that heavy? Li Kuan didn't understand the mentality of those in power, and he didn't want to. He only knew that Li Er was really determined to marry Li Lizhen to the eldest grandson Chong.

"Kuan'er. You can say what you want now, even if you want to be the king first, I will promise you! "Li Er doesn't care about Li Kuan. Said to himself.

"No, the son-in-law wants to get that thing back, unless you promise not to marry Lizhen to the eldest grandson Chong!" Li Kuan was unmoved, and the two fathers and sons confronted each other in the highest hall of power in the Tang Empire.

"Li Kuan, you have to think clearly!" Li Er called Li Kuan's name for the first time in so many years. In the past, he always called him 'Kuan'er', just like Li Er likes to call Li Tai 'Qingque', which is a nickname.

"Father, please also change the Holy Will. Che Mo did something that made Erchen feel cold. Li Kuan was-for-tat, not giving in at all, he knew that he would give in. will only push Li Lizhen into the strange circle of history, the feeling that he knows that there will be no good results but is powerless to change, Li Kuan really feels helpless. He didn't like it, not at all. But now he is still too weak. Like a weak sapling. Before it grows into a towering tree, how can it withstand the raging storm?

"Really not changing your mind?" Li Er asked again, this time full of endless majesty, like a god above the Nine Heavens looking down on all living beings in the world.

"Father, change the holy will! Lizhen marrying the eldest grandson Chong will not end well! Li Kuan screamed, knelt on one knee, lowered his head and said to Li Er.

"How do you know that Lizin will not be happy if she marries her cousin? Do you know the weight of the eldest grandson's family to the Tang Dynasty? You don't know anything, you only know that you care about your little circle, you only know the selfish happiness of the people around you! Do you know that this Tang Dynasty is in turmoil. The prosperity of this world lies in the unity of my Tang noble family! Li Er said heavily, he didn't want to talk to his son about these things so early. It's just that these bastards really don't know what to do, Li Chengqian and the eldest grandson Wuji mention it from time to time, but this time Li Kuan has always been wild, and he doesn't have these concepts. Now Li Ercai feels that he was really too indulgent to this kid before, but now this kid is ambitious, and he can't take it back if he wants to.

"Father, the country is beaten down by our men with knives and guns, why do you still play women to maintain it?" Li Kuan was really speechless to Li Er. Why did Li Er, who had fought on the battlefield in the bloody battle, rolled in the bloody wind and rain, and drank wine in the middle of the sword and sword, now become like this? Is this still the commanding Qin King Li Shimin? If you want to rely on marrying a princess to maintain the rule of the system, how can such a country become the prosperous Tang Dynasty that countless Chinese sons and daughters will be proud of in later generations!

"Conquer the country immediately, can you still govern the country right away?" Li Er didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his thoughts, although the world was said to be generally stable, but the people who were about to move were still peeping and watching the opportunity, these days have been stormy, and Li Er has already sniffed out some bad breath from it. First of all, at this delicate moment, the eldest grandson family will be Li Tang's best ally, so marrying Li Lizhen into the eldest grandson's family is the most direct and appropriate way to win over, although it is not Li Lizhen who marries him, the eldest grandson Wuji will not say anything.

"Father, is the eldest grandson going to be on our side no matter what? So why this unnecessary marriage? Li Kuan asked puzzledly, the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Er have always been close and good friends, coupled with the relationship between the eldest grandson and the queen, they spared no effort to win over Mao and Li Er. Besides, isn't it okay to marry any princess, why is it still Li Lizhi who is still married?

Hearing Li Kuan's words, Li Er felt a burst of slander in his heart, this is not for you boys. That's right, when Li Er and the eldest grandson Wuji are there, they can cooperate closely. But these two are already past their years, how many years are left? After the death of these two people, will the two families be able to maintain their current situation? For the sake of his children and grandchildren, Li Er agreed to marry, and there was another reason because of Li Kuan. Li Er is wiping his buttocks, the last time Li Kuan used the steel frying method to ruthlessly pit the eldest grandson's family, so that the eldest grandson Wuji almost sold out his old face, and owed a lot of favors everywhere before he got through the difficulties. This time, there are also some elements of guilt in it, Li Er felt sorry for the eldest grandson Wuji in this matter, so there was this incident, which Li Kuan didn't know.

Li Er didn't want to say much about these, because Li Er could obviously remind the eldest grandson Wuji of this matter. But he didn't, and he hid the guilt in his heart during the period, and he felt that in this matter, he had made a mistake, and as the king of a country, he could not bow to his courtiers, and could only make amends elsewhere.

At this time, Li Er had not yet reached the Cheng dù of the first emperor of the ages, and he couldn't do what was recorded in the history books, he still cared about the majesty and loftiness of the emperor, and he couldn't be the expression of humility. That's why he is now using the highest power in the world with high spirits, and he is unwilling to bow his arrogant head.

The atmosphere in the Lizheng Hall seemed to be frozen, and the father and son stood and knelt, not giving an inch. The two pairs of eyes face each other, and they see their own shadows in the depths of each other's pupils. The candles around them were flickering and flickering, illuminating their figures, and on the shadow wall of the main hall, they looked like hideous ghosts.

The hourglass gradually became empty, the time for the court meeting came, Li Er and Li Kuan were still silent, Li Er waved his hand, signaled to the little yellow door behind him, and the little yellow door retreated willingly.

"Squeak ......" With the sound of opening the door, the door of the Lizheng Hall burst open, and the ministers waiting outside immediately looked inside, and the fat neck of the eldest grandson Wuji was also stretched out. He also heard the sound of disputes in the Lizheng Hall before, although he couldn't really hear it, how could he not guess it with his old scheming? But speculation is speculation after all, and you have to see it with your own eyes to be confirmed. So he was much more nervous than others, in the cold and windy morning, the snow was piling up, and the temperature was very low, but the eldest grandson Wuji was sweating on his forehead.

The situation in the Lizheng Hall was revealed in front of everyone's eyes, and Li Ergao was on the dragon chair with an expressionless face. Li Kuan knelt on one knee under the high steps, hanging his head, and this game between father and son seemed to be divided into high and low.

"Erchen will not give up. That thing was originally dedicated to the emperor, but the retainer suddenly felt tired and retired first! Li Kuan said in a low voice, got up and walked outside the hall, the cold wind mixed with wind and snow blew into the highest hall of the Tang Dynasty. makes the departed figure even more desolate,

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, please stay!" Li Er didn't speak, but the eldest grandson Wuji stopped Li Kuan's movements, in his opinion, this His Royal Highness the King of Chu is the biggest stumbling block that hinders his family Chong'er from marrying Princess Changle, as long as he is convinced, then he will be unhindered. So he stopped Li Kuan, and took advantage of the opportunity that Li Kuan was now shocked by Li Er, and conquered it in one fell swoop.

"What does the eldest grandson have to say?" Li Kuan turned his head coldly and looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, with a stubbornness and a little sadness and indignation in his eyes. It was this person, because of his weight, that Li Er decided to marry Li Lizhen to his son, if it weren't for the fact that the relationship between him and Li Er and Empress Changsun was too special, how could such a thing happen! Maybe you can use the daughter of the clan to complete this marriage, which will allow Li Er to marry his most beloved daughter.

From the perspective of an emperor, Li Er did this, which was a very common choice, but as a father, he did it too coldly, Li Kuan resented in understanding, compromised in grief and indignation, and in the face of Li Er, he couldn't disobey, because his body was Li Er's son, so whether it was from the sick ghost Li Kuan in his predecessor, or the blacksmith Li Kuan in later generations, the word filial piety in their nature was engraved in their bones, so he could only beg bitterly and leave in despair. But now the eldest grandson Wuji actually tried to step on it in vain, which completely made Li Kuan explode. He looked at the fat man in front of him coldly, these years of rich life have made the originally elegant and handsome eldest grandson Wuji blessed, and he has completely become a fat man with a fat head and big ears.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Xiao'er is about to marry His Royal Highness's favorite sister, and I hope His Royal Highness will appreciate the light then! Come and have a drink! The eldest grandson Wuji smiled brightly, and it seemed a little difficult to speak. Because Li Kuan really makes this old fox of officialdom, known as resourceful, a little unbearable, Li Kuan has always been mysterious among the princes, and he has always been low-key, but he has amazing actions from time to time.

And Li Kuan has been close to Li Lizhen since he was a child, and he has always been the two with the best relationship among all Li Er's children, and his feelings for Li Lizhen are not much better than that of the eldest grandson. The eldest grandson Wuji has been secretly instigating Li Chengqian and Li Kuan to oppose each other since the sixth year of Wude, which made him unconsciously push Li Kuan to the opposite side, feeling that Li Kuan would definitely oppose this marriage. (To be continued......)