"That rebellious son is quite powerful. The elders in the clan are angry but dare not speak out. Most of the officials have been bribed by him. All the power in the family is in his hands. There is nothing I can do..."
Thinking of what he had experienced in the past few years, Li Yuan could not help but feel a hint of unspeakable bitterness on his face.
Hey--
There is such a bastard son in this world!
"Brother, don't be sad——"
Wang Zi'an stopped and patted Li Yuan's shoulder gently.
"I'll go back with you later. If he doesn't repent, see if I don't break that bastard's legs!"
Pei Ji:......
Li Yuan smiled bitterly and patted Wang Zi'an on the shoulder.
"Thank you for speaking up, brother, but my rebellious son is not an ordinary person. He is quite powerful in Chang'an. Even some officials in the court dare not provoke him - I accept your wishes, brother..."
Is this still lawless?
Are you so arrogant to be a bastard son?
"It's okay, brother, just say it - I do know some official friends here, not to mention how many officials he knows. Even if he is an important member of the court, I will drag him down for you. Just say Well, no matter what, I have to give you this tone today——"
A little powerful, knowing a few officials of the imperial court and being lawless?
Can we put dad under house arrest?
I even know the emperor!
"Although I don't want to be troublesome, I just can't see such a bastard thing - brother, don't worry, I also have people in the officialdom. I still don't believe it. I can't deal with him as a traitor..."
To be honest, you really can't deal with him.
Pei Ji couldn't help but complain in his heart.
In so many years, he is still the first person to say in front of himself that he will stand up for himself.
Seeing Wang Zi'an filled with anger and wanting to stand up for himself, Li Yuan couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. Although I knew this was because Wang Zi'an didn't know his true identity yet, he was still a little moved.
"Little brother, thank you for your kindness, but now that everything has passed, I don't want to start a big fight - not to mention, even if I deal with him, what can I do? Now I only have such a good son left... …”
Wang Zi’an:……
Fine--
You, the father, have no objection. What can you say as an outsider?
"Okay, if that's the case, brother, please be more open-minded - life is like this, every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite, not to mention ordinary people like you, brother, even that old fool like the Supreme Emperor. It’s not like he has to be locked up by his son..."
At this point, Wang Zi'an seemed to suddenly understand why this old man was so supportive of Li Yuan. The feeling was that he shared the same destiny.
Li Yuan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and almost choked out a mouthful of blood.
Little brother, it hurts your heart to say that.
Pei Ji, who was eating steamed buns, almost choked on Wang Zi'an's sudden words.
Seeing Li Yuan's ugly face, Wang Zi'an felt that as a little brother, he had to comfort this funny old man.
"It's a good thing for you. Now that my son is letting you out to roam around, the Emperor will be even more unlucky. I guess you'll have to stay in Tai Chi Palace for the rest of your life. Tsk, tut, it's so miserable -"
Li Yuan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and agreed with a wry smile.
"Yeah, it's quite miserable -"
"That's true, but he brought this misfortune upon himself. No wonder..."
Wang Zi'an waved his hand casually.
I brought this upon myself, who can blame me?
Li Yuan felt congested in his heart and could no longer eat the delicious steamed buns.
"Brother, why do you say this? Is it possible that the rebellious son killed his brother, killed his brother, and forced his father to abdicate?"
Sure enough, it's true, Li Yuan's old fan.
He dared to call Li Er by the name "Natzi".
Well, we are in the same boat, and this struck a chord in his heart.
But sometimes it's like this when you're trying to comfort someone. You have to find someone who is worse off than him, and he feels like I'm not the worst offender after all, and then he feels much better.
"It's not that killing brothers and forcing fathers to abdicate is justified, but that the Supreme Emperor is an old fool who brought it upon himself. If it weren't for his connivance, how could there have been human tragedies such as brothers killing each other and fathers and sons falling out? Brothers are not in harmony. Most of them It’s all because I didn’t do a good job as a father…”
Wang Zian shook his head with some emotion.
Although he has a good impression of Li Shimin and is about to become his father-in-law, he knows that this Li Shimin has a bad moral character.
However, whether the emperor is good or bad does not matter his personal ethics.
It depends on how much effort he has made for this country and this country, and what good things he has done for these people.
A good emperor is not necessarily a good son, a good brother, a good friend, or even a good father or a good husband. But on the other hand, a good son, a good brother, a good father, and a good husband are nine times out of ten. He is not a good emperor.
Paying too much attention to personal relationships will harm national affairs.
Li Shimin killed his brother, killed his brother, and forced his father to abdicate. No one can wash away this. It is useless to tamper with history books and make excuses for his brother. But Li Shimin was a good emperor, and no one can hack this.
Official history cannot be trusted, so can unofficial history based on hearsay be trusted?
Therefore, Wang Zi'an did not clear Li Shimin's name, he just felt a little emotional about the tragedy that year.
"The so-called pitiable people must be hateful. If it weren't for Li Yuan's original balancing act, on the one hand, he made his eldest son Li Jiancheng the crown prince to build his own power in the court, and on the other hand, he let Li Shimin continue to gather strength in the army ——Brother, do you think Li Yuan is confused? This is not playing with fire..."
Li Yuan:......
When did I play balance?
I didn't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense!
But I don't know why, but I suddenly felt an inexplicable guilty conscience. He didn't know whether he was talking to himself or defending himself, his voice was low, almost whispering.
"When brothers fight, father and son go into battle. His father relies on the two brothers and lets them perform their duties. Is it wrong? Is this the reason why he can kill his brother and his brother--"
Li Yuan couldn't help but feel upset when old things from the past were brought up again.
"No, but it's a very important introduction——"
Wang Zi'an gently patted Li Yuan's shoulder.
"Think about it, Li Yuan gave him the power to proclaim himself emperor, but did not give him the opportunity to proclaim himself emperor. How is this different from putting a rotten rope on a strong horse? He has a large number of elite soldiers and generals, capable ministers. Officer, if he can't get to that position in the end, then what are you trying to do all these years with your head in your hands and charging into battle? Wouldn't their future and their achievements become a joke?"
Listening to Wang Zi'an's words, Li Yuan could not help but tremble in his heart. He stood there blankly as if struck by lightning, with a look of regret and regret appearing on his face unconsciously.
Could it be that I really did something wrong back then?
ps: There are two more chapters today, and the third chapter will be about half an hour.
