The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

When Li Yuan heard this, the drunkenness dissipated for the most part. His eyes sparkled and he stared at Li Shimin intently.

"Appoint the crown prince?" Li Yuan repeated again.

Li Shimin nodded slowly.

"Why? Aren't you going to make Chengqian the crown prince?" Li Yuan asked curiously.

In terms of status, Li Chengqian is Li Shimin's eldest son, and it is reasonable to make him the crown prince.

"Yes, I want to make Chengqian the crown prince, but I have a lot of thoughts about this matter in my heart. There are some things that outsiders dare not say. Today, I sat with the Prince of Jingyang and talked about the appointment of the crown prince, and also talked about my worries. Now, I understand the difficulties in my father's heart."

"Understand? How do you understand it?" Li Yuan said with emotion: "Chengqian is still young, Qingque is still young, what are your difficulties?"

Li Yuan did not understand.

"I am thinking about whether to establish a crown prince, the eldest son, or a virtuous one." Li Shimin said, "This matter concerns the country, so I should be cautious. However, the ministers said that Cheng Qian is still young, and it is unknown whether he is virtuous or stupid. I think that if he is, he will definitely become a qualified crown prince and a qualified emperor in the future if he is taught by a famous teacher."

Li Yuan nodded as he listened.

"Isn't that wrong?" Li Yuan spread his hands.

Li Shimin knelt on the ground.

His actions made Li Yuan unable to understand.

"Erlang, what are you doing?" Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin in confusion.

"The next words, I will still kneel down to say, please father, don't blame me." Li Shimin said with his head down.

Li Yuan frowned.

What else is there to blame? He has done it.

"You say it." Li Yuan said.

He really didn't understand what his son was going to do.

Or, what did that kid Li Fu say to him that fooled him?

"The two emperors of the Tang Dynasty, you and I, changed the throne. My son has set a bad precedent for the Tang Dynasty." Li Shimin said: "Although my son was forced to fight back at the beginning, he always..."

Li Yuan nodded silently.

"Go on." Li Yuan said.

It seems that Li Fu said this to him. After all, except for that kid, who else has the courage to say this in front of the emperor.

That kid dares to say anything.

However, this is also the truth.

The incident at Xuanwu Gate had a huge impact. In the long run, history books will record it. From the current perspective, it led to a series of changes, including the Turks moving south again, and even now, it has affected Erlang's mentality of establishing the prince.

"Because of my son's own affairs, I am worried about the brothers Chengqian in the future..."

"How old are they now? Your worries are too early." Li Yuan said: "However, since you came here today and mentioned this topic, it's okay to chat for a while."

"I have thought about the matter between you and Jiancheng Yuanji many times. The responsibility lies with me." Li Yuan said: "I know this very well, but even if it happens again, I don't know how to choose. Erlang, Jiancheng is the eldest son and you are the second son. At the beginning, he was the prince, but you, the King of Qin, have made great contributions. I have already given you a title without a limit. You can be conferred a title, but there is nothing to reward you.

But if I had not given you anything at that time, I would have felt bad, and I would have let you down, and it would have chilled your heart.

Whether it was the founding of the Tang Dynasty or the many wars after the founding of the country, you have contributed too much, and you have great prestige in the army, which is something that Jiancheng cannot compare with you.

Therefore, the two of you have reached the point where neither of you can tolerate the other. "

Today, Li Shimin took the initiative to talk about the establishment of the crown prince. Whether it was the establishment of Li Jiancheng as the crown prince at the beginning, or now, Li Shimin established Li Chengqian as the crown prince, in fact, there is a common point in many things.

Today, Erlang came here, and it was clear that he wanted to make the problem clear. He wanted to avoid such a problem from happening again.

For the sake of the Li family's world, Li Yuan was also willing to discuss this matter with Li Shimin.

After all, a son is a son, and a father is a father after all.

No matter how powerful a son is, his father has the experience of being a person who has been through it, and he can still teach him some things.

This is all the loss we have suffered before.

Why should we let our children and grandchildren suffer this loss again?

"Under the circumstances at that time, no matter which of you two was the crown prince, the other one would not accept it in his heart." Li Yuan sighed, looking at the door of the palace and the endless night.

"Yes, I have thought of this." Li Shimin said: "Even if I wanted to give up at that time, my eldest brother would not believe that I really gave in, and vice versa.""Erlang, do you blame me?" Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin with a slightly cloudy look in his eyes: "I promised you privately that I would make you the crown prince, but later, I didn't do it."

"Father, to be honest, I have resented you in my heart, but I have never hated you. Now that I am in your position, I don't even resent you anymore." Li Shimin said.

Li Yuan nodded.

"I have mentioned to the court officials about changing you to the crown prince." Li Yuan said: "But now that you are in charge of the court, you should understand that sometimes, when a proposal is made, there will be people who oppose it."

How could those who supported the crown prince let Li Yuan easily change the crown prince?

Then what is the meaning of their standing?

But later, because of the relocation of the capital, Li Jiancheng's reputation in the court was greatly reduced, and later, Li Shimin's thundering means caught everyone off guard.

Who among the court officials would have thought that Li Shimin would decisively take action at Xuanwu Gate and kill his own brother?

"Tell me, what else did Li Fu tell you?" Li Yuan asked the question directly.

"How does father know that it was the Prince of Jingyang who told his son?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment.

Did Li Fu come to the emperor after leaving him and mention it to the emperor?

If so, he is quite frank.

"Besides him, who else has such a big courage to say that I am not right in front of you." Li Yuan said with a smile: "But, thinking about it carefully, he is right."

"Did he mention it to you?" Li Shimin asked.

"We chatted for a few words, and mentioned that you made Cheng Qian the prince in the court today." Li Yuan's words stopped there.

"So that's it." Li Shimin responded.

And tonight he came over and talked frankly with Li Yuan about this topic. Although this topic is a taboo, the relationship between father and son has eased a little because of this.