Li Chengqian knew the meaning of Li Shimin's words.
It was nothing more than telling Li Chengqian that if anything like this happened in the future, he would just slap him back without worrying about face.
Because in the Tang Dynasty and in Chang'an City, no one could bully Li Chengqian.
After hearing what Li Shimin said, Li Chengqian pursed his lips.
But in the end, he didn't say anything more. He bowed to Li Shimin and said, "My son, I obey."
"okay."
"Go down."
Li Shimin waved his hands indiscriminately and then grabbed a memorial and said, "I feel upset when I see you. Don't delay your father from reading the memorial."
"My son, please retire."
Li Chengqian saluted Li Shimin again, and then slowly exited the Manna Hall.
And looking at Li Chengqian's leaving figure, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh.
He put down the memorial casually and said quietly: "When will this kid let me have some peace of mind?"
"Actually, Your Highness has enough to ease your worries now."
Eunuch Zhou on the side suddenly interrupted and said with a smile: "If it were a few years ago, you would be so angry that you would have a headache."
"This is the truth."
Li Shimin highly agreed with Eunuch Zhou's words, and added: "To be honest, a few years ago, I really wanted to beat this kid to death."
"Three days are a small disaster, five days are a big disaster, and I can't even sleep at night."
"You don't know when this kid will pop up and give you a big surprise."
Hearing Li Shimin's complaints, Eunuch Zhou shook his head and chuckled.
"But while His Highness is causing you trouble, isn't he also really taking care of your worries?"
"In the past few years, whether it is the war outside or the internal affairs in our court, it has been basically resolved by His Highness."
"Speaking of which, Your Highness really saved you a lot of effort."
"And today's matter actually has little to do with His Highness."
"If there is a relationship, it's just that His Highness doesn't want these nobles to go too far."
Having been with Li Shimin for many years, Eunuch Zhou knew very well what Li Shimin wanted to hear.
He said directly to Li Shimin: "But this can be regarded as giving your Majesty some personality."
"It's really time for Your Majesty to give those people a beating."
"Otherwise, they will just get more and more outrageous."
"Maybe in a bad time, the tail will be so big that it will be difficult for His Majesty to handle it."
Hearing this, Li Shimin also shook his head and sighed softly.
"Actually, I know that too."
"But those are my old brothers, and they have been with me through life and death."
"What can I do?"
How to treat the founding heroes is an eternal problem.
If you deal with it too aggressively, you will definitely get a reputation of being unsympathetic and unjust, and you will be punished immediately for eternity.
If it is not dealt with, it will definitely be a huge trouble in the future, and maybe the whole world will be ruined over this matter.
From here, it is not difficult to see why Li Shimin was so angry just now.
He didn't blame Li Chengqian for being meddlesome, nor did he blame Wei Zheng for being meddlesome, or maybe it was Zhang Shan and his son who caused the trouble.
Instead, he was blaming himself.
He blamed himself for leaving too much trouble in the future, and also leaving too much trouble for Li Chengqian.
Let’s not talk about other things, let’s talk about people like Cheng Yaojin.
If they cause any trouble in the future, what should Li Chengqian do?
Deal with them, Li Chengqian is not qualified.
After all, he is the one who contributed to the founding of the country, and you, Li Chengqian, only ascended to the throne of emperor by relying on his swords and guns, regardless of life and death.
But if you don't deal with them.
That is equivalent to drinking poison to quench thirst and causing slow death.
Sooner or later, the country, the country, and the country will be destroyed in the hands of these nobles.
When thinking of this, Li Shimin also felt a little headache.
He rubbed his forehead and pursed his lips and said, "Is it possible that I, like Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, can kill all these heroes?"
Hearing this, Eunuch Zhou was also shocked.
This is an extremely scary thought.
At that moment, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible."
"The nobility is the foundation of my great Tang Dynasty."
Eunuch Zhou said: "Without them, our Tang Dynasty would be a lonely boat in the wind and rain. Sooner or later it would be capsized by the wind and rain."
"You think I don't know?"
"But what do you want me to do?"
Li Shimin glanced at Zhou Gonggong and said, "You don't know what those people are like."
"Before, he was Yuchi Jingde's son, then he was Wei Zheng's nephew, and then today, Zhang Liang's adopted son appeared."
"To be honest, I do believe in these old brothers of mine."
"But who can guarantee that their children and grandchildren will be like them?"
Li Shimin rubbed his forehead and said: "Now I really want to remove all their titles..."
As soon as these words came out, Eunuch Zhou did not dare to speak.
After all, this matter is not a trivial matter. If the founding contributions of the whole country are not ten thousand, then they must be eight thousand.
If all the titles of these founding heroes were removed, it would basically be the same as killing them.
Not to mention that people all over the world will despise Li Shimin's ruthlessness, I am afraid that many people will jump out to confront Li Shimin.
Regardless of others, those in Beijing must be the first to go on strike.
Of course, Li Shimin had no intention of actually laying them off.
After all, humans are animals with emotions, and he is no exception.
He also couldn't bear to part with these old brothers who had been with him through life and death.
If not, where would he be entangled, lost in thought, and trapped in endless annoyance?
And I don't know how long it took, but Eunuch Zhou suddenly said: "Your Majesty, what do you think will happen if this matter is left to His Highness?"
"Leave it to him?"
Li Shimin frowned and looked at Eunuch Zhou: "How could those people be convinced?"
"Take a look."
"Isn't this the problem?"
Eunuch Zhou said: "If they don't even accept His Majesty the Crown Prince, will it be justified for His Majesty to deal with them?"
"Even if His Majesty cannot solve all the troubles."
"But at least it can achieve the same effect as His Highness the Crown Prince today."
"If anyone wants to be disrespectful to His Highness the Crown Prince again in the future, they have to think carefully before doing anything."
After hearing what Eunuch Zhou said, Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up.
Don't say it, that's really the truth.
The prince is the heir to the emperor and can also be said to be a symbol of imperial power.
If there are people who are dissatisfied with the crown prince, then as the emperor, he naturally has the right and the need to deal with these people.
And when that time comes, at least the infamy will not fall on him.
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Well, if this can be done, it will be the best thing."
"While training him, you can also beat those who are disobedient."
As he spoke, Li Shimin asked directly: "Where are the nobles fighting the most seriously nowadays?"
Hearing this, Eunuch Zhou shook his head.
"This old slave doesn't know about this."
"But according to reports, the situation in Qinzhou should be the most serious."
Eunuch Zhou is the biggest intelligence chief under Li Shimin, and the intelligence he holds is generally more accurate than the memorials.
After hearing what he said, Li Shimin also nodded and said: "In that case, let him go to Qinzhou."
"I want to see how these old guys in Qinzhou will treat my son."
