Chapter 13: I Have a Request (Part II)
"Dad, what do you call a consultation? You've made a decision, and you're still talking to me about something. Li Ke immediately spoke, but he pouted in his heart, Li Shimin said this, in fact, he was ready to let him talk back, otherwise, call him to discuss a fart.
To prevent this marriage, Li Ke didn't want to use any reason why close relatives couldn't get married, it wouldn't work in Datang. Since ancient times, close relatives are limited to cousins, and cousins are not counted.
Secondly, why do you change thousands of years of tradition with a single sentence, who do you think you are? The Second Emperor of Yan and Huang?
The prejudice in people's hearts is a big mountain, and the propaganda media of the country in later generations is so big that they still feel that the country wants to harm them a lot of people, in this era, you are a prince who has not yet reached the crown and is only 17 years old, just say, close relatives can't get married?
Is it your Li Ke who stipulates close relatives? You Li Ke is the oldest. Li Shimin didn't count what he said, the five surnames and seven wangs intermarried with each other and did not marry outsiders, forcing Li Zhi to order a ban on intermarriage of a certain family. For the sake of political interests, the continuation of the family, what is the marriage of close relatives?
Too much to take for granted.
As for what is the investigation of the disadvantages of close relatives marrying, Li Ke doesn't want to rectify it, he doesn't have the conditions, the gate valve family, go and investigate, don't beat you? My child died, and you asked me why? Are you sprinkling salt on your wounds? The ancients paid the most attention to face, which was to offend people in death.
As for investigating the people? Don't make a fuss, think the afterlife? In this era of war and chaos, adults are not enough to eat, and the infant mortality rate is so high that future generations dare not imagine, and these premature mortality rates are many times greater than the probability of deformities caused by the marriage of close relatives.
And the ancients were ignorant, and deformities were sometimes regarded as auspicious, you tell me about the drawbacks? So, go his way.
"Today, Changsun Chong is also here, what do you want, you tell him, in the future, Lizhen marries him, you can't beat him casually." Li Shimin frowned.
"Dad, it's not me who said, I can't talk to him about this, why don't you have to come to his father, his parents' orders are matchmakers, how can he have room to speak." Li Ke glanced at Changsun Chong and said directly.
Li Ke didn't say it was okay, Li Ke said that Li Shimin's blood pressure couldn't help but soar again, do you still know Lao Tzu's parents' words of matchmaking? What did you say when you stirred up this a few years ago? Life is precious, love is more expensive, did you say it?! Why didn't you say the life of your parents and the words of the matchmaker at that time?
"You don't talk nonsense, I mean what you ask of him, and I will naturally talk to him about it. I tell you, if you ask him, if he does, you are not allowed to trouble him again! Li Shimin glared at Li Ke, he was used to talking to Li Ke, and he began to use me.
"Then I don't ask for anything, just beat me in a fight." Li Ke immediately said confidently.
Eldest Sun Chong: "......"
What the am I ...... Forget it, hold back, I have too many words in my heart, if I blurt it out, I will find death, if I could have beaten you, I would have beaten you a long time ago, can I endure it for so many years?!
Li Shimin's face is already black, if he can beat you, as for being beaten by you once a month?
"Say it well!" Li Shimin took a deep breath.
"Then he is better than me in martial arts or wrestling fights!" Li Ke's face did not change and said loudly.
Li Shimin: "......"
If it weren't for the eldest grandson Chong here, he would have to maintain his majesty, Li Shimin has already started to scold, you tell me, what's the difference between the two? But this time, he couldn't say that Li Ke was not doing his job.
"Dad, don't stare at me! Zi said: A gentleman knows the six arts! Etiquette, music, shooting, royalty, calligraphy, and counting! Everyone says that I, Li Ke, am a reckless man, and I ask him that his six arts are no worse than me, no problem! Li Ke said with a smile on his face.
Li Shimin: "......"
Empress Eldest Sun: "......"
Eldest Sun Chong: "......"
There is one thing to say, the expressions of the three people are somewhat weird at this moment, the six arts of the gentleman, how many readers in Datang can meet this requirement? But if you're serious...... Li Ke is really in line!
At this time, Li Shimin suddenly realized that his third son, although his personality was ...... That's a little bit of a thing, but people also have real materials in their hands!
The only things that Changsun Chong could barely take out were etiquette, music, and books. And he may not be better than Li Ke in these three things, as for the remaining three, he is definitely not better than Li Ke, especially in numbers, Li Shimin knows that Li Ke is unmatched in arithmetic.
"What? You can't do that too? Li Ke squinted his eyes and turned to the eldest grandson Chong next to him, and said in a slightly mocking tone.
To be honest, Li Shimin didn't know what to say at this time, you said that Li Ke's request at the beginning was outrageous, the fight was really outrageous, but in other words, the competition or the corner seems to sound better, but Changsun Chong is not a general, and these two things will not be able to be said in the past.
But when Li Ke mentioned the six arts of a gentleman, what else did Li Shimin say about this thing? Because the eldest grandson Chong is a scholar! As a scholar, can he say that what Sage Kong said is not right? Because the six arts of the gentleman were proposed by Sage Kong!
Changsun Chong took a deep breath, he can't be a turtle at this time, if he doesn't speak again, it is estimated that this marriage will really blow, in fact, Changsun Chong doesn't want to marry a princess, because marrying a princess means that he has completely cut off the upward channel in politics, but he is the son of the eldest grandson, he can't just think about himself.
Some people may say that there is a firewood horse, but the firewood horse is an example! Because Chai Shao is the founding horse of the Tang Dynasty, people married the princess when the Tang Dynasty was not established, and at that time, people could not be called concubines.
"Your Majesty, it is the minister who is not good at learning and art, His Royal Highness the King of Shu is the dragon and phoenix among the people, and he is beyond the reach of the minister, so the minister implores His Royal Highness the King of Shu to give the minister a chance to marry His Royal Highness the princess!" The eldest grandson rushed to Li Ke and saluted for a long time!
"You don't know how to scold me in your heart, you don't have to be so literate, I'm a very talkative person, I don't look down on you, you don't have to look down on me, you can scold me, but it's limited to scolding me!" Li Ke said lightly.
"Don't dare! I beg Your Highness to give your minister a chance. The eldest grandson didn't even raise his head.
Li Shimin and Empress Changsun next to him didn't interject, because the two of them knew that their purpose today was to solve the contradiction between Li Ke and Changsun Chong, and if they wanted to marry Li Liqing, Li Ke couldn't get around it.
It's impossible to really beat to death, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, I'm not satisfied with your sister-in-law, it's the past! Li Kehun is a little confused, but what he does is not too out of line, don't look at what he does is ridiculous, but in fact, compared to many princes, what he does is really not out of line.
Datang has just opened the country, and the current atmosphere is still very open.
But the negotiated marriage contract cannot be resolved like this, and this matter will have to be resolved sooner or later.
Looking at the eldest grandson Chong who was bent over, Li Ke took a deep breath, it is worthy of the old yin gene of the eldest grandson's family, this is enough to forbear.
Li Ke also knows that this matter is not complete just by stirring up, Li Shimin really has to give an order with an iron heart, and Li Ke has no choice, so if you want to stir up this matter, you must get the approval of both parties.
"Good! Today, my father, queen and queen are all here, and I don't embarrass you. Li Ke took a deep breath.
Hearing Li Ke say this, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were shocked, Li Ke used this formal title, which shows that he is serious, although this kid is a bastard, but he has always been good at talking.
"Your Highness, please speak!"
"What I asked of you in front of me may be that I am too demanding! But there is one thing, if my sister marries you, she will naturally not be low in terms of food and clothing, and I can't let my sister have a bad life! So, I have a request, if you can't do it, take the initiative to break the marriage contract with my sister, do you dare to agree?! Li Ke asked with a sneer.
Li Shimin paused, he always felt that Li Ke, this kid, seemed to be digging a pit, but before Li Ke said the conditions, he couldn't guarantee it.
"This ...... There are some things I can't decide. Eldest Sun Chong hesitated, he couldn't decide on such a big matter.
"Father, Queen Mother!" Li Ke turned to Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, saluted first, and then continued: "The conditions I proposed are definitely not excessive, if Changsun Chong, or the eldest grandson's family can't do it, they will dissolve their marriage contract, I don't know if the father and queen mother can agree?" Of course, I don't ask Changsun Chong to agree now, he can go back and discuss with the Duke of Qi. ”
"Tell me about your conditions first!" Li Shimin hesitated and said.
"My conditions are very simple, I Li Ke is so old, father, you didn't give me any other rewards except for giving me every month's money, and you also fined me a lot of money, so I just made a request, one year, I will give you or the eldest grandson's family a year's time, and after a year, your eldest grandson's dowry cannot be lower than the dowry I gave my sister! If it's less than the dowry I gave, it's over!" Li Ke lightly stretched out a finger.
"Remember, it's my Li Ke's dowry, and it has nothing to do with my father."