The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"But, Chengqian, you are the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and your uncle is a relative by marriage. When you grow up, your uncle will have a very important position in the court."

"Don't worry, mother, he is my son's uncle." Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Uncle has this ability, so what he has in the Zhenguan Dynasty and what Aye gave him is what he deserves."

"But, if one day you become the emperor and your uncle has a high position in the court, what if he has different opinions from you, or even suppresses your opinions?" Empress Changsun asked worriedly.

Li Chengqian thought for a while.

"It depends on whether your uncle wants to be a minister or something else." Li Chengqian said.

Empress Changsun was stunned.

She didn't expect her son to answer like this.

She looked straight at Li Chengqian.

Two years ago, her son was still an ignorant child, and he became the prince of the Tang Dynasty in his ignorance.

Now two years have passed......

Is this how you raise people as a crown prince?

As a crown prince, do you have to be urged to grow up?

For some reason, Empress Changsun felt a little disappointed.

It was obviously she who constantly taught her son and made him grow up. When she really found that her son was growing up very fast, she felt a little disappointed and sad.

"Mother, when I grow up, it will be time for me to protect you. Before that, I will work hard to grow up." Li Chengqian said firmly, "My son wants to be a good crown prince. In the future, I will learn from my father and be a good emperor. Mother is worried about my uncle. If my uncle's opinion is correct and my son can govern the country better according to what he says, then it's not a bad idea to listen to my uncle."

"What if my uncle's opinion is wrong?" Empress Changsun asked again.

"Of course I won't listen." Li Chengqian said, "The court is not the court of a certain official. If you want to be a good emperor, then the court is not the court where the emperor alone has everything he says."

Empress Changsun was surprised and looked at Li Chengqian seriously and asked, "Who told you these words?"

"My father said this." Li Chengqian smiled and said, "When my son was with my father and there was no one around, my father taught me this way."

Empress Changsun felt a little relieved.

Her Chengqian might not be unable to suppress his relatives in the future.

At present, it seems that her son also has the potential to become a wise ruler.

"My father can't say what he wants." Li Chengqian smiled, "My father has Doctor Wei Zheng by his side."

Li Chengqian saw several times that his father was speechless by Wei Zheng.

Isn't it also impossible to do whatever you want?

If people do whatever they want without anyone to control them, it should be a terrible thing, right?

I thought that if no one supervised me and my brothers, I would not even want to read books every day...

But then again, it depends on why you supervise.

Recently, the court has dismissed officials. Some officials tried their best to smooth their connections before coming to Chang'an, hoping to keep their positions. Those officials who received benefits opposed the assessment and dismissal in the court. This is using public power for personal gain.

Using the power in their hands to seek benefits for themselves, to put it nicely, it is using public power for personal gain, and to put it more seriously, it is called forming a clique for personal gain.

Such a situation is absolutely intolerable.

Will my uncle be like this in the future?

After hearing what Li Chengqian said, Empress Changsun's face was no longer tense, and she smiled a little.

My brother's talent has been revealed in the court. With his ambition, it is definitely impossible for him to be an ordinary relative.

Originally, I was worried that His Majesty could suppress it, but the future monarchs would think it was a trouble, and the Changsun family would be doomed.

But now I look at my son in front of me.

The future Chengqian may be able to suppress his uncle.

As long as he can suppress it, his brother will be a capable and important minister of two dynasties.

There is ambition, but it can be a good thing within the scope allowed by the emperor.

But everything beyond a limited scope can bring disaster to oneself and the family.

"Your father can endure what ordinary people can't endure, Chengqian, and you should learn from your father." Empress Changsun said.

Li Chengqian shook his head.

"Mother, I will learn from my father how to be a useful person to the people of the world, but I will not be like my father, and I will not make my mother sad." Li Chengqian said.

Empress Changsun was stunned, her eyes were kind, and she patted her with her hand.Li Chengqian's shoulder.

"Mother is not sad." Empress Changsun smiled and said, "As long as you brothers are all well, mother will not be sad."

"But before, mother was sad, when Princess Yang entered the palace."

"That's all in the past." Empress Changsun said, "Don't think about it anymore. Besides, Princess Yang has done a favor to your father."

Li Chengqian shut up tactfully.

Empress Changsun sighed, and it still affected the child.

However, she has seen it through. When His Majesty was the King of Qin, he was not her husband alone, not to mention that now that he is the emperor, he is even less her husband alone.

Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, each family began to busy themselves with gifts.

For these etiquettes between the high-ranking families in Chang'an City, Lao Zhao is already familiar with them. He brought him back to Chang'an City just to get these trivial matters done.

The more gifts, the less blame.

During festivals, when it comes to gift giving, you may not remember who gave gifts, but you will definitely remember who didn't.

Even Zhao Deyan sent gifts to the palace.

He also sent gifts to the palace of the Minister of the Central Secretariat Fang Xuanling.

This was to thank Fang Xuanling for his advice.

"Xiao Tao, tell Lao Zhao that the things in the Duke of Ying's mansion should be special and distinguished from the others." Li Fu said.

"Don't worry, my dear, Uncle Zhao has already arranged it. The things given to the Duke of Ying's mansion are more than those of other families." Xiao Tao said, "He is your future father-in-law. Take advantage of the festival to give more things, and no one can say anything."

"In addition, a document was sent from the palace. Uncle Zhao asked me to put it on your desk. Take a look." Xiao Tao said, "The people from the kilometer specially reminded me, it seems to be an important matter."

Li Fu hurriedly found the document on the desk when he heard it.

"Moon Festival?" Li Fu looked puzzled.

I didn’t participate last year, so how come my name is on the list this year?