"Huh? Does he value you? ”

Tao Zhu was taken aback, sat up straight and asked, "What's going on?" ”

Li Qiao also sat up straight and told him the content of today's speech of the six princes.

Tao Zhu looked stunned after hearing this: "So, he is still qualified to compete for the throne?" ”

"Yes." Li Qiao nodded.

“…… Does he really value you or does he have another purpose? ”

Tao Zhu is more concerned about this.

"I can't see it at the moment."

Although he didn't feel malice in the six princes, when the five princes rebelled, who reported to the seven princes and Zhou Zhengye?

Who injured the Seven Princes?

There is still no answer to these two questions.

At this time, in the Longevity Palace, Sheng Hongzheng and Sheng Jun and Sheng Jun's two guards played mahjong.

After Sheng Jun's abdication, he likes to travel in the mountains and rivers, so that he can watch the great rivers and mountains he fought down up close, but because of Sheng Hong's sudden fainting before, he has not left Beijing for a long time.

Staying in Shengjing was really boring, so after the advent of mahjong and cards, he often used these two objects to pass the time.

However, at this time, Sheng Hong usually either stayed in his own dormitory, or went to the harem, and rarely came to the Longevity Palace.

So, after rubbing a few games of mahjong, Sheng Jun waved his hand to let everyone in the hall go down, and when only their father and son were left, he opened his mouth to Sheng Hong: "But what happened?" ”

"It's still a matter of Xu'er."

Sheng Hong grabbed two mahjong tiles in his hand, and dialed them back and forth like walnuts, with a sad face.

"Today, Xu'er came to me and said that he should not be disqualified from competing for the throne, and I relented for a moment and agreed. He was only in his early thirties, and it would be cruel to let him quit the court. ”

"However, his attitude towards Li Aiqing has changed greatly today......"

He roughly repeated the words of the six princes today.

Sheng Jun listened, while holding mahjong to build the Great Wall, and when Sheng Hong finished speaking, the mahjong on the table became a high and low, winding and solemn Great Wall.

He yawned, stood up and stretched, and then spoke: "You want to deprive Xu'er of the qualification to seize the throne for the sake of Li Qiao?" ”

Sheng Hong was silent for a moment, his face full of confusion.

"He said today that his trip to Xishan Province and Li Aiqing's trip to the border city were miserable, and he knew the importance of Li Aiqing at this time, but if he ascended the throne, would he be unhappy when he recalled it?"

"At that time, there was no one to dissuade him, and it was too easy to kill a courtier in this position."

He also thought of this during dinner, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became, so he went to the Longevity Palace after the meal and wanted to discuss it with Sheng Jun.

"From my observation, if Xu'er ascends the throne, she shouldn't kill Li Qiao, at most, she will break Li Qiao's arm or a leg or something."

"Li Qiao, this kid is too capable, and most emperors are reluctant to kill him."

Sheng Jun walked around the mahjong table, stretching his arms and lifting his legs by the way, a peaceful picture of the elderly exercising.

But the words that came out of his mouth made Sheng Hong's brows frown, and they could kill mosquitoes.

"Father, isn't it?"

"Since you came to ask me, it means that you think the same thing in your heart, but you refuse to admit it."

“……”

Sheng Hong clenched the mahjong in his hand, and felt very uncomfortable: "Xu'er is actually very good, although he can't get used to Li Aiqing's actions, but every time he says it in front of Li Aiqing, he doesn't do anything else." ”

"Emperor." Sheng Jun happened to come behind Sheng Hong at this moment, he raised his hand and patted Sheng Hong's shoulder, repeating what he just said: "You came to look for me on purpose, which shows that you actually thought in your heart that he would do this, but you refused to admit it." ”

"You can't accept that you cut off your child's royal road because of an outsider."

Sheng Hong: "......"

His entanglement, his discomfort rushed to the top in an instant, yes, he just couldn't accept this.

In the past, he felt that when he chose an heir, he had to consider Li Qiao's future.

This kind of "consideration" at that time was only one point.

But with the passage of time, especially this time when Li Qiao was trapped in the border city, his one point has become five points.

Because he heard the six princes say that he envied Li Qiao's good luck today, he was actually alert.

Be alert at the first moment.

This is not normal.

At that time, he didn't think much about it, but just sighed that his sixth son was really mature when he went out, but when the sixth prince and Li Qiao were out of the palace, he had dinner alone, and the more he thought about it, the more wrong it became.

He's on pins and needles.

As a father, he really didn't want to speculate about his son about what didn't happen, but he was in this position, and he knew too well the horror of this position.

If it is really the sixth prince who ascends the throne in the future, if his six sons can't get used to Li Qiao, then he only needs to pass a look, he doesn't need to speak, he only needs a look, and someone will clean up Li Qiao.

Li Qiao didn't have any power to resist.

Now that the six princes are emotionally stable, they still have to deal with Li Qiao a lot, but what about after they ascend the throne?

Who can guarantee that an emperor with a dead right arm will always be emotionally stable?

Who can guarantee that?

Who can restrain it?

Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case!

He didn't believe that his six sons could have this self-control of not getting angry and not losing his temper.

……

He leaned back in his chair weakly, with a look of disgrace: "Father, Li Aiqing is very important to Dasheng. ”

Outsiders don't know what Li Aiqing helped him with, but he knows it.

Before Li Aiqing appeared, he often had to inquire about the expenses of the state treasury and his private treasury.

At the same time, the British Duke, the Peng family and other noble families have secretly collected evidence and quietly sharpened their knives.

No way, his financial pressure is really great.

But after Li Aiqing appeared, the commercial tax paid to the treasury every year alone was a lot of silver.

Gambling houses and royal dim sum shops are also making money every day, this is a real money, not an exaggeration.

For example, he thought about raising donations publicly in the court a year ago to solve a series of expenses in Tuntian.

But now it's almost March, and he hasn't put it on the agenda yet.

If there was no Li Aiqing, would he be so calm?

and Xie Yin, who gave 120,000 soldiers to the border city this time, Li Aiqing directly took out 1.2 million taels of silver.

With Li Aiqing's million taels of silver, the silver and reward silver he issued can be reduced by 1.2 million taels.

That's a lot of money!

Outsiders don't know how much money they earn from gambling houses and royal dim sum shops, but he does!

In addition to giving him plenty of money and the affection of the king, there is also the great invention of the stucco road.

Whenever he thought of the flat and spacious stucco roads outside Shengjing City, he thought about it quietly, thinking about going out of the palace, escaping the summer, traveling in autumn, and enjoying the winter snow.

In addition, Li Aiqing also has a lot of behaviors that share his worries, just like his sixth son said today, Dasheng needs Li Aiqing too much.

"That's right, Li Qiao, this kid is quite capable of living, and he always has novel ideas. There is no substitute for Li Qiao, but there are several sons in you. ”

"Don't be uncomfortable, as the king of a country, you made the right decision. It is better to kill by mistake than to let go. You are responsible for the country and the people. ”

Sheng Junting agreed with Sheng Hong's decision.

Compared with Sheng Hong's soft heart, he was much more decisive back then, and only picked one key training, and the rest of his sons all became rich and idlers.

He treats his sons like this, and treats his grandsons who are separated by a lifetime, he is even more decisive and calm, not mixed with personal emotions.

Sheng Hong smiled bitterly when he heard this, he didn't speak, his head drooped, and the whole person was depressed.

Seeing this, Sheng Jun raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "I advised you to only pick one key point to cultivate, but you refused, look, it is you who are uncomfortable now." ”

"The third, fifth, plus today's Xu'er, you are uncomfortable three times."

“…… Ang'er and Yan'er are their own iniquities, and they deserve it. Although I was uncomfortable, I was more sad. But Xu'er, it was I who accused him of a crime he did not commit, and then quietly deprived him of his qualification to seize the throne. ”

"It's not fair to him."

"What makes me even more uncomfortable is that he doesn't know about it, and he is still actively defending Dasheng and giving advice to the people."

"I'm a father, I'm so sorry for him."

Sheng Hong couldn't help but raise his hand and rub his heart as he spoke.

He felt really uncomfortable.

He played his good son like a monkey, and it was already miserable for Xu'er to break an arm......

He couldn't imagine how Xu'er would question him when she learned the truth.

His painful appearance, Sheng Jun couldn't help but sigh when he saw it.

Sheng Jun dragged a chair, sat down beside him, and patiently enlightened him: "Look back, you sons, there are a lot of secrets hidden, maybe what will happen in the end." ”

“……”

After hearing this, Sheng Hong's face became even worse, and he turned his head to look at him helplessly: "Father, can you say something happy to make me smile?" ”

"No problem. The Grand Canal is about to be put on trial voyage, and if there is no accident, it will be navigable this summer, and by then the transportation of grain from the south to the north will save a lot of manpower and financial resources. ”

"But have you figured out who you're going to be the Governor of Caoyun?"

Sheng Jun really said something that could make Sheng Hong's mood better.

"I haven't thought about it yet."

Sheng Hong shook his head slowly.