to be honest.
Wei Zheng's constant opposition to Li Chengqian was not actually because he took sides with other princes.
It was simply because Wei Zheng looked down on Li Chengqian.
And if we talk about this matter, it really has something to do with Li Shimin.
Earlier, for Li Chengqian’s studies.
Li Shimin once risked his life to find a teacher for Li Chengqian.
Among them were not only Li Gang, but also Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, and later Li Ji.
But what's the result?
Changsun Wuji refused directly.
Li Gang and Fang Xuanling were both angered by Li Chengqian and ran away.
Especially Fang Xuanling, who was later retaliated by Li Chengqian in court, which made it very difficult to get off the stage.
Of course, this is also what outsiders see.
Anyone who knows the inside story knows what is going on.
Let’s say that Changsun Wuji refused to be Li Chengqian’s teacher.
This is not because Changsun Wuji is unwilling to teach Li Chengqian.
This is simply because of Li Chengqian's special status, and the relationship between the eldest son's family and the imperial court is in an extremely delicate position.
After all, the emperor is his brother-in-law, and the prince is still his apprentice.
Then wouldn’t this country fall into the hands of the Changsun family in the end?
Changsun Wuji also rejected Li Shimin in order to avoid these rumors.
But later, he also recommended Li Gang to Li Shimin.
However, this Li Gang is even more unreliable.
Especially since this guy had a glorious record of three kills against the prince, Li Chengqian didn't dare to let him be his teacher.
So at that time, if Li Chengqian had the chance, he would stand up and confront Li Gang.
The final result was also very obvious. Li Gang was angry and ran away, and complained bitterly to Li Shimin in court.
And Li Chengqian was severely beaten by Li Shimin because of this incident.
Then to Fang Xuanling later, it was even simpler.
No matter what Fang Xuanling takes the exam, Li Chengqian can do it.
So much so that Fang Xuanling herself had no face to be Li Chengqian's teacher.
But because of this lack of regret, Li Chengqian and Fang Xuanling had some minor misunderstandings.
But these things are relatively obscure after all.
Only a few people who know the inside story know what is going on inside.
But in the eyes of outsiders, it's a completely different story.
Let’s not talk about it, let’s just talk about Li Chengqian’s image in Wei Zheng’s eyes.
That is a completely ignorant, disrespectful, and disrespectful little bastard.
How can such a person deserve to be a prince?
How can he be worthy of being a model for a country and a monarch of a country?
In addition to this, there is another reason, which is because Li Chengqian has always been at odds with the family.
If modern people look at this, they can basically see at a glance why Li Chengqian did this.
But this is ancient times after all, and Wei Zheng is not a modern person.
So in his eyes, this was another major mistake of Li Chengqian.
That is, disrespecting ancient laws and trying to provoke disputes between the imperial court and aristocratic families.
You must know that the relationship between the imperial court and the aristocratic family has been very subtle since the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties.
If the relationship between the imperial court and the aristocratic family is not handled well, at least he will become the tyrant Shi Huangdi, or at worst he will become the emperor Yangdi who will subjugate his country.
And it was also because of this that Wei Zhengcai opposed Li Chengqian one after another, and made repeated suggestions to persuade Li Shimin to give up the idea of establishing Li Chengqian as his heir apparent.
But today in the court, Li Chengqian's remarks really made him see everything clearly.
How could an ignorant guy invent so many things that are beneficial to the country and the people?
How can a guy with no knowledge or skill lead his troops to victory in consecutive battles?
If we say it started, it was because he had all kinds of famous generals around him to help him.
Of the subsequent battles, which one was not led by him?
And this is his talent in warfare.
Let’s talk about the aristocratic family.
At the beginning, almost everyone believed that the result of Li Chengqian's confrontation with the family would definitely lead to turmoil in the imperial power.
But what now?
Those aristocratic families that could call the shots and even challenge the imperial court fell one after another.
The influence of imperial power is growing in the hearts of the people.
From the beginning, the situation of co-ruling the world with the aristocratic family has turned into the current situation where the imperial court is the supreme and unique ruler.
And none of this is important.
What matters is the people's livelihood.
Since Li Chengqian began to participate in government affairs, everyone has seen how much the people's lives have improved.
Wei Zheng also saw it with his own eyes, but at that time he was still blinded by his own stubbornness.
But today, Li Chengqian's painful rebuke really made him wake up.
But Li Chengqian knew how important Wei Zheng was to the court, and Li Shimin also knew it.
When Wei Zheng said that he had no face to be an official.
Before Li Shimin could speak, Li Chengqian spoke first: "Uncle Wei, you shouldn't have said the words "I have no face to be an official" from your mouth."
"You know, there are many people in the world waiting for you, Uncle Wei, to make the decision for them."
Li Chengqian chuckled and said: "After all, among the civil and military officials of this dynasty, there are not many people who dare to remonstrate directly without fear of Tianyan like Uncle Wei."
Hearing this, Wei Zheng smiled awkwardly.
He said: "In the final analysis, this is just His Majesty's favor and the veteran's thick skin. There is nothing to say."
"If Your Majesty is not the wise master, then how can the old minister have the opportunity to offend Yan Zhijian?"
"Maybe if you say the wrong thing, your head will be chopped off."
Wei Zheng looked at Li Chengqian and said, "Uh... Your Highness... I have done a lot of things that I'm sorry for you. Don't you blame me?"
"Strange."
"Of course it's weird."
Li Chengqian deliberately made a serious face and said, "Uncle Wei, you have made me suffer a lot."
"Especially when Dai Zhou stepped forward to join me, your Uncle Wei was also there to join in."
Li Chengqian touched his back and said, "Those thirty lashes were enough to make me lie in bed for half a month."
Thinking of what happened back then, Wei Zheng felt even more embarrassed.
And I feel ashamed for my original behavior.
Now that I think about it, what happened to Li Chengqian killing a few Shiwei people?
Isn't that all for the sake of your own soldiers?
If those Shiwei people were like those guys who betrayed Li Chengqian before, how many men of the Tang Dynasty would be buried in foreign lands.
Now that I think about it, what Li Chengqian did was really the right thing.
Especially for a general who leads a war.
Wei Zheng shook his head and sighed, and immediately wanted to apologize to Li Chengqian.
But Li Chengqian supported him.
He said: "Uncle Wei, what are you doing?"
"Those thirty lashes made me lie in bed for half a month."
"But it also made our Datang wake up and become stronger."
"If it weren't for those thirty lashes, how could there be those soldiers who would be willing to fight for the Tang Dynasty?"
This is true.
Because they all know that if something goes wrong, His Highness will be responsible for it, and it has nothing to do with them.
Having said this, Li Shimin also stood up at the right time and said: "Okay, okay, let's end this matter."
"What are you talking about? It's not poisonous."
"None of us are petty people. From now on, we can just pretend that this never happened."
Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengqian, with indescribable satisfaction in his eyes.
