The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Whether a person is useful or not is also very important to our Li family." Li Fu said.

To persuade someone, you have to start from the other party's standpoint.

Why can Pei Ji use the name of the emperor to talk about things? Because every word he said in front of the emperor seemed to be for the emperor's dignity, face, and quality of life.

He persuaded the emperor, and even persuaded the concubines around the emperor who wanted to enjoy life.

In addition, those concubines were whispering in the emperor's ear.

Then how could Li Yuan not be confused?

He didn't worry much now, and he didn't care about the government. He was just worried about how he would live in his later years.

But can he ignore some things?

He couldn't get rid of it.

He was also mixed with the interests of the old ministers of Wude.

If he wanted to ignore things, those old ministers would not let him live the way he wanted.

Li Yuan nodded in agreement.

In fact, after abdicating, he didn't want to care about so many things, as long as it didn't affect his later life, it was fine.

But in the past two days, many old ministers said in front of him that the palace was going to lay off palace maids, which made him think a lot.

Now thinking carefully, what the old ministers said was not entirely true.

"I abdicated and became the emperor, so I won't care too much about some things. It's hard to be the emperor." Li Yuan said with emotion.

"This idea doesn't seem like yours." Li Fu smiled and said, "You are tolerant and sentimental, and you are a man of temperament. Moreover, you have been the emperor for so many years, and you have your own considerations on state affairs and family affairs. You don't seem to be someone who would be troubled by such a small matter." Li Fu said, "If my second brother didn't consider your future life, he wouldn't have spent so much money to renovate Da'an Palace. Think about it, everything in Da'an Palace is the best. Of course, there will be no shortage of people serving you in the future.

Why are you so entangled because of the dismissal of palace maids?"

"At first, when I heard about this, I felt that the emperor had to live a Life, to live, there must be someone to serve, right? "Li Yuan directly expressed his thoughts: "If no one serves, this title will be gone, and I will be a lonely man."

"Wine needs to be aged, and people need to be rich and noble. At my age, what can I do? Otherwise, what is the difference between winning the world and not winning the world?"

"Wealth and honor must be enjoyed. After the Da'an Palace is built, my uncle's life will definitely be more comfortable than now. As for winning the world, the status is more noble than before, but the responsibility is also greater. I think that your majesty's life now is the best."

"What do you mean?" Li Yuan asked.

"You just enjoy wealth and honor, and let the second brother take the responsibility. Let him do everything. If he does it well, it's what he should do. If he doesn't do it well, you can scold him. "Li Fu smiled and said, "But he dare not do it badly, otherwise, not only you will scold him, but everyone in the world will scold him."

Li Yuan laughed.

Then he stroked his beard and thought.

If some things are not handled well, people will scold him as the emperor...

"My nephew also wants to enjoy himself, but if the Tang Dynasty is not prosperous, he can't even enjoy the good things. Look at the former Sui Dynasty. If the country is not prosperous, can Emperor Yang of Sui enjoy it like that? The country is unstable. As the second son of the Li family, my nephew is worried even if he enjoys himself."

"Why is the country unstable?" Li Yuan said, "Your problem is serious."

"It's serious. There are many people in the court who only care about their own interests and not the interests of the Tang Dynasty. Damaging the interests of the Tang Dynasty is damaging the interests of our Li family." Li Fu said, "That won't do. The world is in the hands of our Li family. Whether it's money or power, isn't it better if we have more in our hands?"

The problem comes down to the ruling party, who wants to collect money and power.

The aristocratic families are unwilling to give in, and they will definitely fight for it.

You can ignore the emperor, but you can't help outsiders.

This is Li Fu's subtext.

Understand it, and one will keep silent after understanding it.

Li Fu feels that Li Yuan's mentality now is that of a landlord. He just enjoys with his old buddies. He doesn't care how difficult his son's previous dynasty was.

When he was the emperor, this situation was not obvious, but he also enjoyed a lot. Li Jiancheng was in charge of government affairs, and Li Shimin was in charge of wars. He just listened to suggestions, made a decision, and that was it.

After abdicating, people became selfish.

It may also be because of old age.

"If my family has money, we can live a good life. Other families have money, but they will not give money to our family to let us live a good life." Li Fu smiled and said, "You said, this is the truth."

Li Yuan nodded.He was persuaded by Li Fu.

But he was still a little reluctant to dismiss the palace maids.

The emperor should also act like an emperor.

However, Li Fu had never intended to let Li Yuan agree to this matter all at once.

As long as Li Yuan was not forced by the old ministers of Wude to participate in these things, he would just watch from the sidelines, that would be enough.

In the future, at most, other places would be dismissed and Da'an Palace would be retained.

The treatment of the emperor was sufficient, and he was happy to enjoy it, so let him enjoy it.

How much can an old man spend in a hurry?

Even if the inner court wanted to set an example for the world and cut Li Yuan's expenses, didn't Li Fu, his nephew, still exist?

"Uncle, there is no father in the world who doesn't care about his son." Li Fu said, "My second brother is in the previous dynasty now, and it's difficult. Think about the difficulties you encountered at the beginning. Now it's in his hands, it's even more difficult."

"He chose it himself, is he afraid?"

"He is not afraid, but he is afraid of the dilemma." Li Fu said, "He is afraid of neglecting the heavy responsibility you gave him, and he is even more afraid of neglecting you.

Uncle, let's take a step back. If the abolition of the inner court really affects you, you still have your nephew."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Li Yuan asked.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today. I told you at the beginning that when I didn't have an identity, I didn't dare to let my subordinates do any business. Now it's different. I'm a prince of the Tang Dynasty. You gave me the identity. I have a workshop and I'm making money. If it's inconvenient for my second brother, I have no taboos. No one can say anything about it, whether it's inside or outside. This is our Li family's business."

Li Yuan was happy with Li Fu's words.

He didn't love his nephew in vain.

He was filial.

"They can manage the money of the treasury and the inner court as they please, but no one can control how you use the profits from your side. It has nothing to do with the inner court. It's all Da'an Palace." Li Fu said.