Chapter 58: The Skill of Persuasion (I)
Datang has just stabilized, and various etiquette systems have not really formed customization, so everything is simple. And this banquet is no exception, although it is a large-scale banquet, officials above the ninth grade of Chang'an have to come, but this is still relatively simple, mainly after seeing the emperor and the prince, you can sit down.
"The minister has seen the emperor, the prince!" Everyone saluted together.
"Flat!" Li Yuan took the initiative to say.
Now Li Yuan is still the titular emperor of the Tang Dynasty, although fools know that Li Shimin is ready to ascend the throne as emperor, but as long as Li Yuan is still in the day, then he is the emperor. Even if he abdicates, he is still the emperor's father, and he must maintain the necessary respect.
Everyone achieved the position, but immediately someone took the initiative to come out, and then immediately said excitedly: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, the minister thinks that you have pacified the world, and this time you have repelled the invasion of the Turks, which is really a merit in rebuilding the Tang Dynasty." And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the emperor's concubine, and he should take advantage of the situation to ascend the throne and become the emperor in order to set the record straight. And the emperor is old, I am afraid that he will not be able to handle government affairs, and he also asks the emperor to meditate on the prince to enjoy the blessings! β
When they heard this, they immediately fell silent, as if a needle had fallen to the ground. This guy actually wanted to persuade Li Yuan to abdicate, and then let Li Shimin ascend the throne and become emperor. And now, although everyone knows that Li Shimin will be the emperor sooner or later, and this day is not too late. But now someone immediately couldn't bear to persuade him, and directly persuaded Li Yuan to abdicate.
"Shameless!" Chen Fei thought to himself.
This guy doesn't take Li Yuan seriously at all, and directly wants him to abdicate, and then get a persuasion. Anyway, Li Yuan is already in the past tense, where does it matter what Li Yuan's feelings are. Anyway, as the old saying goes, it is better to bear the white beard than to bully the poor youth. And even if Li Yuan is the emperor, he is already in the past tense, and he belongs to the White Beard Gong. And Li Shimin is about to become the emperor, compared to not saying that he is poor as a young man, he is already one step closer to becoming the peak. So there is nothing wrong with offending Li Yuan to curry favor with Li Shimin.
Now there was silence, but Li Shimin said expressionlessly: "My father has only just passed fifty years, and he can live for another twenty years, how can you persuade his father to abdicate so rebelliously?" You're going to trap the lonely king in unfilial piety! β
Li Shimin was so expressionless, everyone immediately knew what was going on. After all, Li Shimin's throne is already about to arrive, and he is one step away, and he can't fly away, so what is Li Shimin anxious about? You can't be persuaded by others to be the emperor, you can't wait to be the emperor! Since ancient times, emperors have to ask for three resignations, and now that the show has just begun, how can you directly agree? If you agree directly, is there a suspicion of unfilial piety? At that time, people will be discussing, did you want to be the emperor for a long time and force your father to abdicate? Although many people understand what this is all about, the ancient people were so hypocritical that they had to do enough things before they were forced to become emperors.
"Prince, the emperor is now working all day long, he can't eat, he can't sleep, he can't sleep, and he is busy every day until his son! As a courtier, how can the minister bear the emperor's hard work? The emperor is very old, and he also asked the prince to share the emperor's worries, so that the emperor will not be burdened by heavy government affairs. And the so-called name is not right, and the emperor is invited to meditate on the prince, so that the emperor can recuperate physically and mentally, and recuperate for the rest of his life! Your Majesty, this minister is a brave and loyal! β
Chen Fei immediately scolded in his heart: "What a shameless person! I want to throw up! β
This Zhang Liang seems to be for the good of Emperor Li Yuan, what is it to make Li Yuan let go of heavy government affairs, and then retire for the rest of his life, and be loyal. But fools know that the ancient emperor would rather seize the power until the day he died, and would not let it go easily. Since ancient times, how can you be a tired person as an emperor? I'm afraid there are very few such people, and Li Yuan is obviously not this kind of person. Although the government affairs are heavy, Li Yuan now wishes that he was more tired, after all, being tired means that the power is still in his hands. In fact, Li Yuan has nothing to do now, but now there are still people who come to persuade him to abdicate.
Sure enough, Li Yuan saw this Zhang Liang's appearance, and the corners of his mouth twitched, obviously very disdainful. But what can Li Yuan say, he is already an emperor who does not hold real power, and saying it is tantamount to saying it in vain. Is it possible to pull this Zhang Liang down and cut it down? If Li Yuan really does this, it will be tantamount to tearing his face with everyone, and the most disadvantageous thing is Li Yuan himself.
As soon as Zhang Liang finished speaking, seeing that Li Yuan had not taken the initiative to abdicate, he immediately came to Li Yuan's side, immediately hugged Li Yuan's thigh, and said; "Your Majesty, please take a zen seat! Looking at the emperor's increasingly haggard body, Weichen really can't bear it! Your Majesty, the crown prince is very capable, and he will definitely take care of the Tang Dynasty to become more and more prosperous, please rest assured. Your Majesty, you can promise us! We will all obey and will obey His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please rest assured. We will definitely assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to create a prosperous Tang Dynasty! β
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is invited to ascend the throne!" "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is invited to ascend the throne!" "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is invited to ascend the throne!"
Everyone shouted three times in a row, obviously wanting Li Shimin to ascend the throne quickly.
"Damn, this is the lower limit of the show!" Chen Fei complained in his heart.
These guys were not too embarrassed to panic, and everyone actually forced a fifty-year-old man together, Chen Fei was a little helpless. However, Chen Fei also knows that just as officialdom is as deep as the sea, he is a passerby from now on. These guys don't have discipline, Chen Fei can understand, if they all have discipline, then Chen Fei feels abnormal.
"Damn, how did I take advantage of this opportunity?" Chen Fei also regretted it in his heart.
This is a good opportunity, if you can come forward and persuade you at this time, then you can leave a good impression in Li Shimin's eyes, so do you need to talk about it in the future? At this moment of persuasion, if you can leave a good impression, then when the emperor gives you something, it will be of infinite use for a lifetime.
However, if Chen Fei follows the general trend to persuade him now, then I am afraid there is nothing special. After all, everyone is like this, if you can't play any "new tricks", then you're probably going to fall into the clichΓ©. At this time, the competition is who is more shameless and whose lower limit of discipline is lower. And Chen Fei is also immediately trying to figure out how to make his lower limit of discipline lower, so as to obtain greater benefits.