Chapter 413: Disheartened
Li Chengqian's heart sensitively interpreted every word the emperor said, he was used to carefully considering every word of the emperor, he mustered up the courage to come, asked the words that he had been holding in his heart to ask, the courage in his heart has been exhausted, at this moment his heart is more afraid and worried, if he is deprived of the crown prince, he can't imagine what he will end up with, since ancient times, none of the abolished princes can end up well, if the queen mother has been alive, he can still enjoy wealth after being deposed, But once the queen mother dies, then he is not far from death, no, it's not as simple as death, if he is deposed, who will be the crown prince? It must be Li Tai, he and Li Tai are now incompatible, no matter who succeeds to the throne, the other person will undoubtedly die, and may even die very miserably, Li Chengqian finally woke up from the deep affection and honey of Hexingxin, felt a chill to the bone, he felt the crisis, if his crown prince was abolished, not only would his life be threatened, but he and Chengxin would no longer be able to stay together, Li Chengqian bowed down and said sincerely.
"Father, the son is wrong, the son knows that he is wrong!"
After saying that, Li Chengqian turned around again and bowed towards Kong Yingda and said.
"Master Confucius, I was wrong, I was confused for a while, I violated the teachings of the saints, and I hope that Master Confucius can teach me!"
The prince of the country bowed down and admitted his mistake, and the breath in Kong Yingda's heart was also smooth, after all, the prince has always respected teachers and studied diligently, and his performance was indeed very good, Kong Yingda sighed.
"I hope Your Highness doesn't blame the old minister for being strict, the old minister is also for the good of His Highness, for the good of the Tang Dynasty, and for the good of the people of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Er also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, his face eased a lot, and he nodded.
"Kong Qing is right, it is not easy to fight the country, it is even more difficult to defend the country, the burden on your body is very heavy, so the requirements of Master and Confucius are also very high, you are the prince, and you will ascend the throne as the emperor in the future, how can you indulge in pleasure? To be an emperor is to endure loneliness, to be responsible, and to endure fatigue. ”
"Yes, the son will follow his father's teachings and will definitely live up to his father's expectations!"
Li Chengqian's face was sincere, and Li Er turned his head to look at Kong Yingda and said with relief.
"Don't be angry with Kong Qing, young man, it is inevitable that sometimes you will drill the horns of the bull, just come over, and ask Kong Qing to continue to teach him."
The prince bowed down and admitted his mistake, and the emperor sincerely retained him, what else could Kong Yingda say? Kong Yingda bowed and said.
"Sage, in fact, the old minister is too reckless, and the old minister is also at fault."
The expression on Li Er's face completely eased and nodded.
"No matter whose fault it is, it would be good if the problem was solved in the end."
The depressing atmosphere in the entire hall was swept away, and the little eunuchs didn't have to worry about it, and finally they didn't have to worry about the fire at the city gate and the pond fish.
"Queen Mother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince admitted his mistake, the saint is very pleased, and Master Kong no longer insists on resigning."
Empress Eldest Sun breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good, then Hongu will rest assured."
After that, Empress Changsun stood up, now that the matter has been resolved, she is going to go to the Ganlu Hall to see, such a big thing suddenly happened in the palace, the news is spreading secretly, Wei Wangfu, the little eunuch is whispering something, there is a look of panic on his face, but Li Tai has no panic on his face, but the more he listens, the more excited he is, Li Chengqian dotes on a male pet called Chengxin, he has known this for a long time, he even knew it earlier than the queen, and he responded to the sentence, the person who knows you best is your enemy, At first, Li Tai didn't think there was anything when he knew, liking the habit of male pets can even be regarded as a kind of elegance, of course, appearing on the prince, it will inevitably cause more discussions, but it is harmless, but later, Li Tai gradually became pleasantly surprised, because Li Chengqian was very spoiled, spoiled to the point that he went a little too far, and even pretended to be sick in order to be satisfied, and not once or twice, and even pretended to be sick and did not go to learn history from Kong Yingda, he was overjoyed when he heard it, Is Kong Yingda's old man so easy to fool? Although the old man is a great Confucian in the world, his temper is as fierce as fire, once he knows, it is strange not to go to his father to sue him! When the time comes, not only will the father and emperor be disappointed, but even the courtiers will definitely be disappointed. So Li Tai has been looking forward to it, looking forward to it, and now that this day has finally come, before the little eunuch finished speaking, Li Tai has already stood up excitedly.
"Quick, change the clothes of this king, this king wants to enter the palace!"
Li Tai walked towards the palace full of longing, guessing in his heart what was going on in the Ganlu Palace, and in the Ganlu Palace, the atmosphere had calmed down.
"I know, there must be a treacherous villain who bewitches the prince, otherwise how could the prince abandon his studies and not know how to forge ahead?"
Li Er said with a smile.
"That satisfaction can't be kept, come here, expel that satisfaction from the East Palace, so that he can't step into the East Palace again."
Li Chengqian, who had already breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, was stunned when he heard it, what? Do you want to drive away the satisfaction? Wouldn't he be unsatisfactory in his life? Satisfied's life experience is so pitiful, he has experienced so many ups and downs, and now he can finally live a good life by his side, but he is going to be driven away? No way! This is absolutely not a no-go! Li Chengqian said urgently.
"Father and the emperor are slow, this is not a matter of satisfaction, please don't expel the emperor from the East Palace, and the son promises not to waste his studies in the future!"
Li Er's face sank, is the prince still obsessed?
"Gao Ming, this heart bewitched you, so that you even abandoned your studies, how can you stay by your side? Someone has taught you more than once, to be far from the villain's relatives and virtuous ministers, have you forgotten? ”
Li Er scolded.
"Father, it's not like this, the heart did not bewitch the son, it was the son who was confused for a while before he abandoned his studies, this is not a satisfactory thing, and please ask the father to spare the heart, the son will obediently follow Confucius to learn the scriptures and history in the future, and will never pretend to be sick and skip class again, and ask the father to spare the heart."
Li Chengqian bowed and said eagerly, Kong Yingda glanced at him and sighed.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, have you forgotten the scriptures and history of the old minister's teaching? Just a male pet, how can His Highness not be able to distinguish the severity? ”
At this time, the anger in Li Er's heart has burned again, the more Li Chengqian pleaded for satisfaction, the more angry Li Er's heart became, if Li Chengqian spoiled a palace maid, he could still accept some, but Li Chengqian actually spoiled a male pet, spoiled a palace maid can still have children, what is the use of spoiling a male pet? Li Chengqian bowed down and pleaded.
"Father, the son really knows that he is wrong, the son will really change his life, please let the father go! Master Confucius, I have always kept in mind your teachings, I will not delay the right thing in the future because of my satisfaction, I can guarantee that I will not pursue it again! ”
Li Er shouted.
"For the sake of a male pet, you even contradicted so-and-so? This satisfaction will really deceive people's hearts, come and exile that demon to Lingnan immediately! ”
Although Li Chengqian pleaded hard, Li Er was unmoved, and even strengthened his determination to drive away the satisfaction, in a short period of time, this satisfaction actually confused the prince like this, how could he stay? Exile in Lingnan? Li Chengqian was shocked when he heard this, and he couldn't help but think of how his weak body could bear the pain of exile in Lingnan? This is no longer a question of whether you can see your heart again, your heart will die, Li Chengqian begged bitterly.
"Father, I can't! If he is exiled to Lingnan, he will die! I beg my father, let him go! He really didn't bewitch his sons, he was innocent, if his father wanted to punish him, then punish his sons! ”
Would you rather be punished than expelled from the East Palace? After Li Er heard this, the anger in his heart rose, if Li Chengqian was just playful for a while, then it didn't matter if he let go of a male pet, but he didn't expect Li Chengqian to spoil this male pet so much, then this male pet must not stay, not because the heart is a male pet, even if the heart is a woman, then it can't be stayed, because the heart doesn't know the general situation, the prince has abandoned his studies for him, and he doesn't even know how to persuade him, and Li Chengqian just spoils him so much, keeping him will sooner or later cause trouble in the East Palace, and even in the palace, Li Er shouted angrily.
"Then let him die! A male pet bewitched you abandoned your studies, don't you deserve to die? Gao Ming, are you still so obsessed? ”
Li Chengqian didn't know why he begged bitterly, but it made his father so angry, he was born as the eldest son, and later became the prince, what he wanted since he was a child, so he almost never begged his father, this is the first time he opened his mouth to beg, but he didn't expect it to be useless, as the prince, but he can't even keep his most beloved person? To watch your beloved being expelled, or even suffer and finally lose your life? Li Chengqian's heart was extremely unwilling and agitated, he slowly bent down, and finally fell to his knees with a pop.
"Father, my son has never begged my father in my life, this is the first and last time! The son only asks the father to spare the heart, the heart is the most loved person in the life of the son, the father loves the mother the most in his life, and the same heart is the same as the son of the minister, can't the father be considerate of the son? ”
Li Chengqian knelt on the ground and begged, Li Er couldn't help but be moved when he saw his son kneeling on the ground, on the one hand, he was even more angry, on the other hand, he was also a little distressed, but after hearing it, Li Er's eyes were red and he shouted angrily.
"Li Chengqian! What did you say? Do you compare a male pet to your mother? ”
He never expected Li Chengqian to say such a thing, what is his satisfaction? A lowly male pet, Li Chengqian is so satisfied with the queen? That's his Guanyin! His most beloved woman! He is the first emperor of the ages, and his Guanyin maid is the queen of the ages! Li Chengqian actually compared his satisfaction with the queen? This is an insult to the queen, and such insulting words still came from Li Chengqian's mouth, which made him particularly angry.
"Li Chengqian, are you blinded by lard? You are insulting your mother, do you still have something in your heart? And your queen mother? ”
Li Er jumped like thunder, bang~ The angry Li Er directly kicked the imperial case overturned, and the little eunuchs in the hall were almost scared, this is terrible, when has the saint ever been so angry? The last time the saint was furious, Li Yong, the Marquis of Huating, went to the palace and scolded, took off his crown and left, but that time was not as terrible as this time, and the little eunuchs outside the hall were also taken aback, but then they calmed down a lot, because they saw that the queen was coming with the palace maid, and the eldest grandson queen walked slowly, and suddenly heard a roar from the hall, and that Li Chengqian made the eldest grandson queen startled, how was the emperor angry to call the prince's name, the eldest grandson's steps were slightly paused, insulting your mother? Why is that? Didn't the prince admit his mistake? Hasn't the emperor already forgiven? What did the prince say or do? How did you make the emperor so angry? The roar behind the emperor made her even more frightened, and she even asked the prince if he still had a father and a queen mother in his heart, how was this disappointment with the prince to make such a question? Even if she was as calm as the eldest grandson, Empress couldn't help but feel confused, things seemed to have exceeded her expectations, what happened? She suddenly regretted that she didn't come earlier, something must have happened on the way she came, if she came earlier, things would never have come to this point, after a slight pause, the anxious Empress Changsun could no longer take care of her queen's Fengyi, and walked quickly towards the main hall, and the little eunuch hurriedly went in to pass the ceremony.
"Enlightened saint, queen mother......"
Before the little eunuch finished trembling, the eldest grandson queen had already walked in, and the eldest grandson queen who entered the main hall saw the prince kneeling on the ground at a glance, her heart sank again, the prince actually knelt on the ground, and even the imperial case was kicked over, Li Er was not surprised by the arrival of the queen, after all, the movement of the Ganlu Hall was so big, but he didn't want the queen to come at this moment, he didn't want the queen to know what the prince had just said, he didn't want the queen to know these sad words, he felt that the prince was stunned, Empress Eldest Sun said softly.
"Don't be angry, the saint is always sensible, even if he says the wrong thing, it is an unintentional mistake."
Li Chengqian also knew that he had said the wrong thing at this moment, although he didn't think there was anything wrong with it in his heart, because Chengxin was the person he loved the most, but he also knew how important his mother was in his father's heart, and maybe even more important than their children, Li Chengqian knocked to the ground.
"The father is angry, it is the son who said the wrong thing, the son should not compare the heart to the queen mother, it is the son of the son who is blinded by lard, it is the son who is panicked, it is definitely not the son's intention!"
Empress Changsun only knew what happened when she heard this, it turned out that it was the prince who compared her to her, and Empress Changsun couldn't help but feel cold in her heart when she heard it, is she like a male pet in her son's heart? The eldest grandson queen has some feelings of discouragement.