Seeing that Li Chengqian was stunned, Changsun Wuji continued quietly: "Although what you just said is reasonable, everything is not according to His Majesty's will. What if Your Majesty insists on making Li Ke the prince? At least I know that Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng may object, but the intensity of the opposition will not be very strong. Xiao Yu will support it. Don’t forget that some ministers in the court are former Sui ministers.”
Li Chengqian was silent for a long time before he raised his head and looked at Changsun Wuji and asked, "What do you mean by what my uncle said? How should I deal with it?"
"I'm not asking you to deal with anything. I'm asking you to pay attention and stop ignoring Li Ke. Look at Li Ke's reputation among the people of Chang'an now. Don't just focus on Li Tai. To some extent, "We all underestimated Li Ke before." Changsun Wuji said calmly.
"What uncle said is true." Li Chengqian took a deep breath and nodded, "It seems that the third child is indeed a threat."
"Well, if you have anything in the future, you can tell me directly." Changsun Wuji added, "I will help you in the court."
"I understand." Li Chengqian nodded quickly, then bent down and said, "Thank you, uncle."
Changsun Wuji did not return the gift, but accepted it calmly, "Don't worry, you and I are nephews and uncles. Your becoming emperor is the greatest benefit to me. I will help you no matter what."
After chatting with Li Chengqian for a while and helping Li Chengqian analyze the situation, Changsun Wuji left.
Li Chengqian didn't send it off, and Changsun Wuji didn't make a big fanfare when he came, so Li Chengqian didn't need to send it off with a big fanfare to avoid some news being leaked.
Looking at Changsun Wuji's back, Li Chengqian sighed silently, Uncle, uncle, do you think that I, Li Chengqian, have no chance to resist when I become emperor, and can only be at the mercy of you people?
It was true that Changsun Wuji was his uncle, and Changsun Wuji definitely wanted him to ascend the throne.
But he just said that he should not keep an eye on Li Tai, but keep an eye on Li Ke. Is it really because the third child is a big threat? Oh, whether this threat threatens his eldest grandson's family, our Li family, or my Li Chengqian's throne, we need to carefully consider this.
After all, to Changsun Wuji, Li Chengqian is his nephew, so Li Tai is not his nephew? Even Li Zhi is not a nephew?
They are all nephews!
Who among the three will be the emperor? Is there any difference between them? No.
But there is a difference between him and Li Chengqian!
As for the matter of being granted the title of King of Qin, Li Chengqian was indeed stunned for a moment, a little surprised, but it was different from what Changsun Wuji thought. Although Changsun Wuji knew his father, he didn't know him that well.
Li Chengqian felt that Li Shimin, who he knew, might not have thought of making Li Ke the crown prince at all, because according to his father's character, he would either not make him the crown prince, or he would find the right opportunity to cut through the mess with a quick knife, and find the right one in one go. Opportunity, when the ministers could not object, the prince was established at once!
This is what his father wanted to do.
Like this, first make him the King of Qin, then show your attitude, gradually remove his crown prince, and finally make Li Ke the crown prince? This is not his father's character. He knew very well that his father did not want chaos in the Tang Dynasty, nor did he want chaos among their brothers. Therefore, if you really want to change things, it is best to cut through the mess with a quick knife. This kind of procrastination is the most likely to cause trouble.
As for Li Ke, a picture appeared in Li Chengqian's mind. Two figures were standing by the lake. One had some discomfort in his foot, and the other had some discomfort in his foot, but the other one was beaten.
At that time, the guy with an unruly face said to him with a high face: "Brother, don't worry, I will help you in future fights. Now I have defeated the second generation of invincible opponents in the Tang Dynasty. Although our brothers are not born from the same mother, we are written in one stroke." No matter what, you are better than those who seem to be close to you but actually have their own interests."
"What's more, take your uncle Changsun Wuji as an example. Even if he treats you well and supports you now, if you have a slight problem, for example, your foot disease is more serious, what will your father do to Li Tai? If it's better, his attitude towards you will become colder, and he will definitely get closer to Li Tai again, betting on both sides, because to him, there is no difference."
That year, he and Li Ke were both twelve years old. At that time, he had a good relationship with Li Ke, but he didn't take Li Ke's words seriously. But what happened in the future made Li Ke right! How many years in advance did Li Ke see through the true nature of his grandson Wuji?
And in his memory, Li Chengqian remembered at least two times when Li Ke secretly told his father that his eldest brother was very good and asked his father not to think of changing the prince. He overheard that, and no one noticed his arrival at all.
The most recent one was in the seventh year of Zhenguan, two years ago!
Li Ke said this in private, would he care about the throne now? Then again, if you care about the throne, will you cause trouble in front of Li Shimin? How many times has he been beaten since he was a child? Which person vying for the throne would fight like this?
However, Li Chengqian wouldn't reveal anything. Why did Changsun Wuji come? Is it just that he couldn't figure out his younger brother? Aren't you looking for help? He is willing to help him in the court, and Li Chengqian will not refuse. As for asking him to target Li Ke, he, Li Chengqian, does not have the skills of the court officials, how can he target him? This makes sense, right?
Li Chengqian is meditating here, and Li Ke is also meditating.
But he was struggling, who came up with this thing? He remembered learning about it in the text, it seemed to be Lian Po? It's too grassy. How many animals must be able to do such a crazy thing? Li Ke looked at the thorns in front of him and was dumbfounded. The dense spikes on it were no different from a cactus.
If Lao Li gets angry and does it casually, won't he lose a lot?
No, just change to wooden sticks. Li Ke shuddered and decisively asked people to throw away these wattle sticks. Li Ke asked people to fold some tender wicker sticks, wrap them in cloth and go directly to the palace. Hey, take the initiative. Take the initiative and avoid getting beaten, otherwise if you offend Li Shimin next time, Lao Li might take advantage of it and give you 20 instead of 10 sticks.
Entering the palace and outside the Liangyi Hall, he confirmed that his father was inside, and then asked someone to go in and report. When the person who reported the report came in, Li Ke quickly took off his upper body clothes, wrapped them around his waist, and then Several prepared wicker sticks tied with cloth strips were carried directly behind his back.
The guards next to him were dumbfounded when they saw Li Ke taking off his clothes. What was His Majesty the King of Shu doing? When they saw the wicker being carried by His Highness the King of Shu, everyone realized what he was going to do.
Good guy! His Highness, King of Shu, is keeping pace with the times and has begun to take the initiative to seek beatings? Will the skills they have developed to beat people with military sticks be lost in the future? !
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Shu is outside asking for an audience." Chang Lin, who received the report from the young eunuch, said in a low voice in front of Li Shimin.
"Huh? Li Ke wants to see you? Are you right?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.
"Yes." Chang Lin whispered.
Li Shimin immediately snorted coldly, "Let him get out of here, and he still has the nerve to come over to me. I think he is getting bolder and bolder."
While talking, Li Shimin put down the brush in his hand, leaned back on the chair, and picked up the tea cup. He wanted to see what Li Ke was doing.
With Li Shimin's permission, Chang Lin naturally shouted for Li Ke to come in.
"Pfft" Li Shimin, who had just taken a sip of tea, looked at Li Ke's appearance and sprayed a sip of tea on the ground.
"What are you doing?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke dumbfounded and asked.
"My son is here to plead guilty." Li Ke chuckled twice, took two steps, knelt down in front of Li Shimin and said.
Looking at the wicker behind Li Ke, Li Shimin was speechless: "I apologize for bearing the thorn, where is your thorn?"
"I couldn't find it!" Li Ke said confidently, "My son was anxious to apologize, so he used a wicker instead."
"Forget it, get up and put on your clothes. Sooner or later I will be pissed off by you." Li Shimin laughed out of anger and spanked him.
