733, the prince has no play (II)
"But, they are father and son!" Cheng Lin asked.
Cheng Lin couldn't imagine that father and son actually suspected each other of Cheng Dù. Although Cheng Lin grew up in the Cui family, the Cui family's battle was not so strict. Moreover, the Cui family is not suspicious of father and son. But now the Tang Emperor and the crown prince, although they seem to be very harmonious, but now they are wary of each other, which is too surprising. If people outside knew, they would probably be disappointed in the Tang Dynasty. And Cheng Lin never expected that Li Shimin would be wary of his son.
But Jingwen was not so surprised, because in the original history, Li Shimin had actually planted a lot of hands around Li Chengqian. And as soon as Li Chengqian wanted to rebel, he was immediately cleaned up by Li Shimin. Therefore, it can be said that Li Chengqian's methods are still much worse than his father's. And now Li Chengqian actually wants to get involved in military power, which is very difficult for Li Shimin to accept, and I am afraid that it will not be long before Li Shimin will express something. Of course, in the original history, maybe Li Chengqian was not so suspicious of Li Shimin so early, but now because Jingwen reorganized the Tang army into a standing army, a certain number of people can control the military power for a long time. Although it is more difficult to rebel, it is still completely possible to use it as a pawn for your own political game.
Li Chengqian's behavior of planting his cronies in the army this time may have been carefully guarded by Emperor Li Shimin. Perhaps, now that Li Shimin has taken precautions against Li Chengqian, this is very fatal. Therefore, it is not easy to be a prince, and now Li Chengqian is about to be unlucky.
And Jingwen knows that it is not easy to be a prince, but it is even more difficult to be a prince of a Ming monarch. From ancient times to the present, being a prince is actually the most dangerous profession, even more dangerous than the emperor. When the crown prince, there are many brothers below who are ready to grab your place. And there is a father emperor above who is also watching you, always on the lookout for whether you will form your own small group and then threaten your father's rights. And the profession of the prince, if you do it well, you should do it well, and if you don't do it well, you will be angry at both ends, and you will not be pleasing at both ends. Even, he had to face his father's endless temptations, which was simply not done by people.
And being the prince of a Ming monarch is even more difficult! As a Ming Jun, first of all they have a desire for power. The hope is very great. No one will be allowed to threaten their rights. And as a Ming Jun, they are often suspicious of someone, and they will often be suspicious of someone for no reason, even if that person is their son. And Mingjun is often a very courageous person, once there is any trouble, they will immediately be ruthless.
And when the crown prince of a Ming monarch is too capable, then maybe the emperor will worry about whether the prince will turn around and empty himself. And if the crown prince's ability is too poor. Maybe the emperor will also distrust you and plan to change the crown prince. And you have to master it very well, if you don't master it well, then you will be unlucky. But. What's even more deceptive is that there is no standard for this standard, and it all depends on the acceptance of the reigning emperor. Perhaps, sometimes the same sentence will have different effects in different situations.
It's hard to be a prince. Being a prince under Mingjun is not an easy task. Now, I am afraid that Li Shimin has developed a very serious suspicion of Li Chengqian. So of course Jingwen knew what to do. And once this suspicion is planted, it will soon take root and sprout, and then grow into a towering tree, and finally both father and son can become enemies. According to historical experience, Li Chengqian is definitely not Li Shimin's opponent, so Jingwen naturally will not send himself to Li Chengqian's broken ship.
"Lin'er, there are no relatives in heaven! Don't look at the current emperor who looks like a bright monarch, but if you think about how he came to the throne at that time, you can know who he is. The emperor may be very tolerant of foreign ministers. But for the royal family, on the contrary, it is very careful. As emperors, the first thing to suspect was their own relatives. Moreover, the emperor is a Ming monarch, whether it is a crown prince. The party is still the prince's party, and it is useless. Don't look at those princes. The party may seem arrogant, but they have entered the emperor's blacklist. If I help the crown prince this time, I may really enter the emperor's blacklist. Jingwen said.
And Cheng Lin immediately said: "What will we do after that?" No matter who becomes the emperor in the future, what should we do? ”
But Jingwen said: "As for the future, I will talk about it later." However, those official positions that rely on the favor of others are all empty. The real strength still depends on yourself. As long as we are strong enough, then why should we be afraid of what others think? Therefore, the key is to see whether we are strong enough, so that we can keep our family business. For example, we want to develop in business, so that we can control the financial resources of the world, and then the emperor will take care of us. Moreover, we must go through the guò bank and support the merchants, so that the merchants can really rise, so that we can be safe. As long as the merchants can deal fairly with the nobles, then we can also be safeguarded. ”
Jingwen doesn't think that he must take refuge in a certain prince at that time, although there are great benefits in succeeding in joining the prince, but the risks involved are also very huge. Once you don't play well, I'm afraid it's the result of losing your head. Therefore, instead of doing this, it is better to work hard to accumulate your own strength, and then you can protect yourself. And those who defected to the prince were not strong enough in their own power, so they wanted to obtain an official position from the dragon's skill through guò. And this kind of person has a deep foundation at all. And why can those scholars prosper for a long time, and even the emperor looks down on them, isn't this because they have accumulated enough heritage?
As long as Jingwen can become the leader of the world's business community, then I am afraid that no emperor will dare to take Jingwen lightly. Not to mention the low status of businessmen, but once the power of businessmen is really twisted into a rope, it can turn the world upside down and change the world. And Jingwen already has a plan, that is, through guò's own bank, which can support many businessmen to gather. In the future, it is the power of capital that will develop, so that the country can become more and more inseparable from capital, so that Jingwen will become more and more secure, and will not be affected by a change of dynasty or a change of throne. (To be continued......)