"Dad, do you call this discussion? You have already made a decision, and you still talk to me about discussion." Li Ke said immediately, but he curled his lips in his heart. By saying this, Li Shimin was actually ready for him to talk back. I'm ready, otherwise, it would be a waste to ask him to discuss it.
To prevent this marriage, Li Ke did not want to use any reason that close relatives could not get married, which would not work in the Tang Dynasty. Since ancient times, close relatives have only been cousins, not cousins.
Secondly, why can you change thousands of years of tradition with just one sentence? Who do you think you are? Emperors Yan and Huang?
Prejudices in people's hearts are like a mountain. In the later generations, if a propaganda media as big as the country promotes one thing, there are still a lot of people who think that the country wants to harm them. In this era, you are a prince who has not yet reached the crown and is only 17 years old. Just say, close relative. Is it okay if you can't get married?
Are close relatives specified by you, Li Ke? Who are you, Li Ke? It didn't matter what Li Shimin said, the five surnames and Qi Wang would marry each other and not marry outsiders, which forced Li Zhi later to order a ban on intermarriage within a certain family. For the sake of political gain and family continuation, what does it mean to marry a close relative?
Too taken for granted.
As for investigating the disadvantages of marriage between close relatives, Li Ke doesn't even want to deal with it. If he doesn't meet the conditions and belongs to a wealthy family, he will investigate and won't beat you? My child died in infancy and you asked me why? Are you rubbing salt into the wound? The ancients paid most attention to face, and this was to offend others to death.
As for investigating the people? Stop making trouble, what about the future generations? In this era of war and chaos, adults had insufficient food to eat, and the child mortality rate was so high that future generations would not dare to imagine. These mortality rates are many times greater than the probability of deformities caused by incest marriages.
Moreover, the ancients were ignorant, and deformities were sometimes regarded as auspicious. Can you tell me the disadvantages? So, do it his way.
"Chang Sun Chong is also here today. If you have any requests, tell him that after Li Zhi marries him, you can't hit him casually." Li Shimin frowned.
"Dad, it's not me. He has nothing to do with this matter. His father has to do it anyway. He has no room to speak when his parents order a matchmaker." Li Ke glanced at Changsun Chong and said directly.
It's okay if Li Ke didn't say anything. But when Li Ke said it, Li Shimin's blood pressure couldn't help but surge again. Why do you still let me know what his parents ordered him to do? What the hell did you say when you were involved in this matter a few years ago? Life is precious, but love is more valuable, is that what you said? !Why didn't you say anything about your parents' orders or the matchmaker's words at that time?
"Stop talking nonsense, I'm talking about your request to him. I will naturally discuss it with his family. I'm telling you, if you make a request to him, if he does it, you are not allowed to cause trouble to him again!" Li Shimin glared. I glanced at Li Ke and got used to talking to Li Ke, and he also started to use me.
"Then I don't have high demands, as long as you can beat me in a fight." Li Ke immediately said confidently.
Changsun Chong: "..."
Damn it...forget it, hold it back, I have said too much in my heart, if I blurt it out, I will die. If I could beat you, I would beat you long ago. How can I endure it for so many years? !
Li Shimin's face is already dark. If he can beat you, how about being beaten by you once a month?
"Speak carefully!" Li Shimin took a deep breath.
"Then he can be better than me in martial arts or corner fighting!" Li Ke said loudly without changing his expression.
Li Shimin: "..."
If Changsun Chong hadn't been here to maintain his dignity, Li Shimin would have started to curse. Tell me, what's the difference between the two? But this time he couldn't say that Li Ke was not doing his job properly.
"Dad, please don't glare at me! Confucius said: A gentleman has the six arts! Etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and arithmetic! Everyone says that I, Li Ke, am a reckless man. I ask him to be no worse than me in the six arts. Is there no problem!" Li Ke said with a smile on his face.
Li Shimin: "..."
Queen Changsun: "..."
Changsun Chong: "..."
One thing to say, the expressions of the three people at this moment are somewhat strange, the six arts of the gentleman, how many scholars in the Tang Dynasty can meet this requirement? But if you are serious... Li Ke actually fits the bill!
At this time, Li Shimin suddenly realized that although his third son's personality was... a little bit ordinary, he still had real materials in his hands!
Changsun Chong could barely produce only rituals, music, and books. And he may not be better than Li Ke in these three things. As for the remaining three things, he is definitely not better than Li Ke, especially in arithmetic. Li Shimin knows that Li Ke is unmatched in arithmetic.
"What? You can't do this?" Li Ke turned to Chang Sun Chong with squinting eyes and said with a slightly mocking tone.
To be honest, Li Shimin didn't know what to say at this time. You said Li Ke's request at the beginning was outrageous. Fighting is indeed outrageous, but to put it another way, a martial arts contest or a duel seems a bit better, but Changsun Chong is not a military commander. These two things Even if you don't know it, you can get away with it.
But when Li Ke mentioned the Six Arts of a Gentleman, what else could Li Shimin say about this? Because Changsun Chong is a scholar! As a scholar, can he say that what Confucius said is wrong? Because the Six Arts of the Gentleman were proposed by Confucius!
Changsun Chong took a deep breath. He couldn't be a tortoise now. If he didn't say anything, the marriage would probably be ruined. In fact, Changsun Chong didn't want to marry the princess, because marrying the princess would mean that he was in politics. The upward path was completely cut off, but as the eldest son, he couldn't just think about himself.
Some people may say Chai Prince Consort, but Chai Prince Consort is an exception! Because Chai Shao was the prince-in-law who founded the Tang Dynasty, he married the princess before the Tang Dynasty was established. At that time, he could not be called a prince-in-law.
"Your Majesty, I am not good at academics. Your Highness, the King of Shu, is a dragon and a phoenix among people. I am beyond my reach. Therefore, I sincerely ask His Highness, the King of Shu, to give me a chance to marry His Highness the Princess!" The eldest grandson rushed to Li Ke and saluted with a long bow!
"You're not sure how to scold me. You don't need to be so polite. I'm a very talkative person. I don't like you, so you don't have to like me. You can scold me, but only at me!" Li Ke said lightly! 's mouth said.
"I don't dare! Please give me a chance, Your Highness." Changsun didn't even raise his head.
Li Shimin and Queen Changsun next to them did not interrupt, because they knew that their purpose today was to resolve the conflict between Li Ke and Changsun Chong. If they wanted to marry Li Lizhi, Li Ke could not avoid it.
It is impossible to beat him to death. As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, he is not satisfied with your brother-in-law. It is fair to say! Li Kehun was a little confused, but what he did was not too outrageous. Although what he did was ridiculous, in fact, compared to many princes, what he did was not outrageous.
The Tang Dynasty had just been founded, and the current atmosphere was still very open.
But the agreed engagement cannot be dissolved just like that. This matter must be resolved sooner or later.
Looking at Changsun Chong who was bending down to bow, Li Ke took a deep breath. As expected of Changsun's family, he had the Yin gene, which was forbearing enough.
Li Ke also knew that just messing with this matter would not be enough. If Li Shimin really wanted to make an order, Li Ke would not be able to do anything about it, so if he wanted to mess with this matter, he had to get the approval of both parties.
"Okay! My father, emperor, and mother are all here today. I won't embarrass you." Li Ke took a deep breath.
Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were shocked when they heard what Li Ke said. Li Ke's use of such a formal title showed that he was serious. Although this kid was a bastard, he always kept his word.
"Your Highness, please speak!"
"Maybe my requirements for you were too high! But there is one thing. If my sister marries you, she will have to have a lot of food and clothing. I can't let my sister live a bad life! So, I I have a request. If you can't do it, you can terminate the engagement with my sister. Do you dare to agree?!" Li Ke asked with a sneer.
Li Shimin paused for a moment. He felt that Li Ke was digging a hole, but he couldn't guarantee it until Li Ke said the conditions.
"This...there are some things I can't decide." Changsun Chong hesitated. He couldn't decide such a big thing.
"Father, Queen and Mother!" Li Ke turned to Li Shimin and Queen Changsun, bowed first, and then continued: "The conditions I proposed are definitely not excessive. If Changsun Chong, or the Changsun family, can't do it, they will terminate their engagement. , I wonder if the father, the emperor, and the queen can agree? Of course, I don’t ask Changsun Chong to agree now, he can go back to discuss with the Duke of Qi."
"Tell me your conditions first!" Li Shimin hesitated and said.
"My conditions are very simple. I, Li Ke, have grown so old. Apart from giving me a monthly allowance, my father has not given me any other rewards, and you have also fined me a lot of money. So I only have one request: one year. , I will give you or the eldest grandson's family one year. After one year, the betrothal gift from your eldest grandson's family cannot be lower than the dowry I gave my sister! If it is less than the dowry I gave my sister, let this matter be dropped!" Li Ke said calmly He held out a finger.
"Remember, it is the dowry given by me, Li Ke, and has nothing to do with my father."
