Li Chengqian was praised, but he was not too happy, and his expression was still full of gloom.
Things are always fair in the world. When you are born and get something that others dream of, then there will also be some things that others are born with that you can only dream of...
The two drank tea in silence, looking at each other without saying a word.
After a long while, Li Chengqian sighed and whispered: "Maybe my father is right. Gu is not a qualified prince at all, and he may not be able to be an emperor in the future."
As an emperor, he should be courteous to the whole world and treat all the people as stupid dogs. He should not only love the people universally, but also be heartless and ruthless. In his heart, there is only the country and the country, and there is no tenderness at all.
This makes Li Chengqian, who has a gentle and gentle personality, feel particularly difficult...
Fang Jun put down the tea cup and said softly: "Your Highness is naturally benevolent and filial, and is generous and kind to others. As long as you can restrain yourself and not let the supreme imperial power inflate your own thoughts, you will definitely be able to inherit your Majesty's legacy and create many splendid achievements. At that time, the world was at peace and the people were living and working in peace and contentment. It did not necessarily require His Highness's drastic governing program. As long as we could be "tolerant, courteous and thrifty, out of nature, loyal and forgiving, sincere and consistent from beginning to end", we could endure the peaceful years. If it happens again, If you can 'know people and do their jobs well', why worry about not being able to take a step further and make the world prosperous?"
Being an emperor is indeed difficult. But if it is easy, it is also extremely simple. It only requires "having a heart of forgiveness, knowing people and being kind to them".
Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty had a pure nature and was good at traveling in a silent manner. The ministers and people said that he "cannot do everything but only be an official". As a result, Xia La was treacherous and deceitful, and he was dismissed after he failed to fulfill his mission. Lu Yijian changed his past and changed his mind. If you strive for after-effects, you should tolerate them; if Du Yan, Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan, and Fu Bi have high hopes for their talents, they should not be ignored.
Therefore, he was able to control the Khitans in the north, and served Yuan Hao in the west. The people did not know the military and were rich but taught them.
On the day of the Ascension, the whole world mourns, like mourning an heir. When the news reached Luoyang, the people voluntarily stopped the market to mourn, and the smoke from burning paper money filled the sky of Luoyang City, so that "the sky was dark." At that time, an official was on a business trip to Sichuan and passed by Jiange, which was considered an extremely remote mountainous area at the time. He saw women in the valley wearing paper filial hats to mourn the death of the emperor.
After the obituary of Zhao Zhen's death was sent to the Liao Kingdom, "people in the Yan Kingdom cried, both far and near." Yelu Hongji, the Taoist Emperor of the Liao Dynasty, was also shocked. He rushed up to grab the hand of the Song envoy and cried bitterly, saying: "Forty-two years He doesn’t know how to fight.” He even said, “I want to build a tomb for him to express my condolences.”
Since then, the emperors of the Liao Dynasty "regarded him as their ancestors".
A benevolent monarch through the ages, a masterpiece in history, who dares not to be called a Mingjun in the Ming Dynasty?
On the contrary, Song Huizong was intelligent by nature and good at everything, but he could not be the emperor...
Li Chengqian felt a little relieved, but he shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Erlang, please don't use such words to please Yu Gu. Although Gu has limited talent, he also has self-awareness. Being able to be a 'King of Sustainability' is enough for your wishes, and you don't dare to ask for extravagant things." .”
Fang Jun then smiled and said: "The most difficult thing in the world is to have self-awareness. Your Highness can recognize your own shortcomings and has surpassed many predecessors. If you clearly have limited talents and are not good at running a country, but you choose to have great talents and focus on high goals, that will be the disaster of the empire. It is a disaster for the people. Those who are not self-righteous are knowledgeable, and those who are not complacent will benefit. If you work hard and be humble, many people will follow you; if you are arrogant and arrogant, many people will leave. Your Highness can be neither arrogant nor impetuous, and be humble and disciplined. This is the blessing of the common people. "
As an emperor, you don't actually need to know too much. It's enough to be able to "know people well and assign them well." Professional matters are left to professionals, and the emperor only needs to control the direction. The most important thing is to be able to maintain a humble state of mind at all times, not to be proud or complacent, to treat officials well, and to care for the people. This is a qualified emperor. If you happen to meet one or two famous ministers with outstanding talents, it will be natural to achieve a brilliant career.
If Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was not a talented and strategist, claiming to be superior to the emperors of the past dynasties, so he was so complacent and wanted to create a lasting foundation, how could he have played his good cards to pieces, and ended up with the people betraying their relatives and the country falling into decline?
The two drank tea and talked softly. Li Chengqian gradually relaxed and no longer dwelled on the previous difficulties.
After all, he is also the crown prince whom His Majesty Li Er has trained for many years. Once his mood is relieved, he will not be over the top, and his ability level will naturally be high.
As they talked, the topic turned to Princess Changle again.
Li Chengqian looked at Fang Jun with a suspicious look on his face and asked: "What on earth is going on between you and Li Zhi? Since Li Zhi returned from Jiangnan, in the past few days, the female relatives of Xun relatives have entered the palace and talked about Li Zhi in front of Concubine Yang and even her father. For the marriage, the candidates were all the best among the children of the aristocratic families in Chang'an City, but Li Zhi refused to accept any of them, and her attitude was firm, which made her father very angry. Li Zhi is not young now, and she will be fine if she delays it any longer. You have reached the best age for marriage, and you don’t have a son or a half, how can you delay this indefinitely?”
When it comes to this topic, what can Fang Jun say? All he can say is: "Wei Chen and His Highness Changle have absolutely nothing to do with each other."
Li Chengqian stared at Fang Jun's eyes for a long time, shook his head, and sighed: "Even if you are serious, you have a good personal relationship with Chang Le and can talk to her. You might as well try to persuade her in your free time. This After all, a woman has to find a man to live with. Is it possible that the ancient Buddha Qingdeng will live alone for the rest of his life? Not to mention that the father will not allow it, the emperor brother will also definitely refuse it. "
These words have almost made it clear: No matter what happens between you, Changle will never be able to enter your Fang family. But as a woman in Changle, her best years are just these few years. What if she continues to delay and grow old?
Of course Fang Jun understands this truth, but the question is, which man can be willing to let the woman he covets find a man to marry, then give birth to a baby, and then call himself uncle?
Just think about a little kid holding Princess Changle's hand and calling him "uncle" in the future. It feels so heartbreaking...
He could only say vaguely: "His Royal Highness Changle has always been a decisive person. How can she listen to the words of a humble minister? Besides, everyone has their own destiny. Even if they are as close as father and brother, they should respect her choice. Give her the freedom to choose her life. She is a noble person anyway, what can you, brothers and sisters, do even if you raise her for the rest of her life?"
Li Chengqian sneered: "Even if we, the father, brothers and sisters, are not willing to raise her, we can still go to Fang's family to beg for a meal. You, Fang Erlang, can also raise a princess, right?"
Fang Jun was choked so much that he put his short mustache on his lips in embarrassment and said, "Look at what Your Highness said, hehe."
Li Chengqian didn't want to pay attention to him. This guy supported him in every way. He accepted this affection. Even if he made any big mistakes, he boasted that he could treat him leniently, but Changle was the only one who was extremely dissatisfied with him.
He is not a corrupt Confucian in Taoism. The Li and Tang royal family were deeply influenced by Guan Long and did not care too much about Confucianism. If Changle had found out that Fang Jun had an affair, he would not have acted like beating mandarin ducks. But you, Fang Jun, know that there will be no result between the two of you, but you keep dragging it on like this, which will make him, the elder brother, unhappy.
He glared at Fang Jun and said: "Don't say I didn't warn you. My father's temperament is no longer what it used to be. He is much more violent. If one day I get caught up in this matter, don't try to fool me like before. Father I will never give up."
Fang Jun was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say and was suffering from it. When he saw the Crown Princess Su entering the hall with a smile, she said that dinner was ready and invited the two of them to sit down and have a meal.
Fang Jun was pardoned.
During the dinner, Princess Su was accompanying her, and Li Chengqian never mentioned the matter again. When dinner was over, Fang Jun apologized and hurriedly left...
Princess Su looked at Fang Jun's hurried back and asked suspiciously: "Why is Fang Erlang so anxious, as if his butt is burning?"
Li Chengqian sneered, thinking that this guy had a guilty conscience, how could he not run away?
Immediately, he began to worry again. If this guy really had an affair with Changle, how should he deal with it? Although I didn't care about this, could Changle be dragged down in such a shameful status without even having any heirs?
Changle is now in its prime years, so it doesn’t matter, but it’s been a few years since I got older. I have no children around me, and I have no one to rely on. How can fathers, brothers and sisters take the place of their children and fulfill their filial piety...
It seemed that he, the evil man, had settled down, otherwise he would be ashamed of his elder brother's status.
Then he said to Crown Princess Su, "I heard you mentioned some time ago that a descendant from a noble family wants to propose marriage to Changle?"
