Tang Sufan shook his head, looked at the snow outside the hall, and drank tea lazily.
"It's not that we don't need to be taught, it's that we can't teach him. When the Supreme Emperor founded Li Tang, this was his first time as emperor. Who taught him?"
"Your Majesty was not a prince or an emperor before, but he is doing well now. Who taught you?"
"Even if I teach you a lot of beautiful articles, what else can you do? The emperor needs to write articles? No matter how good the poems are, can they be worth the great merit of opening up the territory and making the country prosperous and the people safe?"
Li Shimin still wanted to say something harsh: "But those great scholars can teach the prince the principles of life!"
Tang Sufan glanced at Li Shimin, who insisted on speaking harshly, and raised the corner of his mouth.
"In the final analysis, no matter how high the prince's status is, he is still a child. The so-called learning of children is actually imitation, and the more they respect, admire, and like, the more they will imitate~"
"And in the eyes of the prince, the ones he respects, admires and likes the most are undoubtedly the emperor and the queen!"
"But Li Er just left him aside and let a bunch of sarcastic doctors teach him. Think about it for yourself, how can a child understand his thoughts? How can he feel that everything his parents do is good for him? He will study hard. ?"
"Of course you know that going too far is not equal. If your child makes progress today, that is very good and worthy of praise. If you don't study hard tomorrow, you will naturally be punished."
"And I'm afraid that the little prince in the East Palace, haha, has been forced to study since he was a child~"
"But such high-pressure teaching day after day, not to mention that the prince is still a child, even Lao Li, tell me, you can't stand it even for an adult like you! If this goes on, you will go crazy even if you don't let it go!"
"As for the rest, haha..."
According to Tang Sufan's own conjecture, Li Chengqian's poor play in the history books was probably due to the backlog of his thoughts in his childhood.
Although it is not ruled out that other treacherous ministers and traitors will interfere with it, the starting point is still here.
Be an obedient child, otherwise why would you develop the habit of cutting off your sleeves? It’s exciting to think about it~
Li Shimin was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that the several great Confucian teachers he had brought to Cheng Qian to study would actually have such a big drawback!
The reason is indeed this——
But when he turned around and put himself in his shoes, if he was forced to endorse and write by a few great scholars every day, it seemed like they wouldn't be able to hold on for long.
I can't help but think of the time when I was studying and studying in Hongwen Hall. I was not the prince at that time.
Isn’t that the daily struggle and restlessness?
Li Shimin looked at Tang Sufan and said with a deep eyebrow, "But then again, shouldn't an emperor study Confucian classics?"
Tang Sufan raised his eyebrows. We had already talked about it, so let's talk. Anyway, there was nothing much to do in the afternoon.
"It's not that you don't want to learn Confucianism, but Confucianism alone is actually useless for being an emperor. Look at the famous emperors in history. Which of the Emperors of Qin and Han Dynasty were not ruthless and clever people who did everything they could?"
"Why? Because between countries, between emperors and ministers, everything is done to the best of their ability. The so-called uprightness and good things taught by Confucianism are nonsense when applied between countries."
"There is only a naked interest relationship between countries, just like the Turks. If the Tang Dynasty is strong, they will naturally kneel down. If the Tang Dynasty is weak, they will burn, kill and loot."
"You talk to him about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but he goes to war with you. So what's the use of Confucianism?"
Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji unconsciously frowned and nodded...
Indeed, there is no morality at all between countries, it is just naked annexation and oppression.
"If you want to be an emperor, you must be upright and upright, otherwise you won't be able to show the majesty and magnanimity of our heavenly kingdom!"
"But in fact, it is precisely those sneaky methods that Confucians look down upon that can take advantage of the exchanges between countries!"
"When you are an emperor, you have to learn to be shameless and do evil things. As the saying goes, attacking the heart is the top priority, and attacking the city is the bottom priority."
"Whether it is the emperor's mind, whether it is miscellaneous talks, knowing what the people need, understanding what the people hear, even traveling around to increase his knowledge, that is very important to an emperor. Which one is not more important than specializing in Confucianism?"
Li Shimin also looked at the door in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
However, this guy really hit the nail on the head.
Suddenly, Li Shimin, who was very alert, suddenly trembled as he thought about Tang Sufan's words.
Suddenly it occurred to me...
His imperial brother, Li Jiancheng.
Looking back now, didn't his brother always pay attention to being a master and being upright in everything he did?
And unlike him who roamed the battlefield, Li Jiancheng was the one who just opened his mouth and wrote beautiful articles, but in the end, he was the winner.
Even if he killed his own brother and younger brother, he had to admit...
It is true that Li Jiancheng never killed him before and gave him the opportunity to mature. Otherwise, there would indeed be no Xuanwu Sect change.
If he defeated one Li Jiancheng, he taught his own child to become another copy of Li Jiancheng!
That ending——
hiss……
For a moment, Li Shimin suddenly realized through Tang Sufan's words, and was horrified...
This shocked him and made him panic and he didn't know where to go.
But at the same time, he was also very happy and very scared——
I am glad that Cheng Qian can become Tang Sufan's disciple, but I am afraid that if his successor is a gentleman like his elder brother, will he cause the same trouble to Xiao Qiang in the future?
Tang Sufan's seemingly simple chat today made Li Shimin understand so much...
"And, Lao Li, there's one more thing -"
In order to give Lao Li a heads up, Tang Sufan was still going to say something.
Li Shimin said with a serious look: "Just tell me -"
From Tang Sufan's words of "hehe" just now, he knew that this boy might not have finished speaking yet.
"Just think about it, Li Er is in his prime this year. If he wants to abdicate, it will take at least twenty or thirty years. Think about it, by that time, our prince will already be in his thirties or forties..."
Then Tang Sufan glanced at Li Shimin meaningfully.
Li Shimin's eyes suddenly widened, and he was confused for a moment——
Tang Sufan's words were very straightforward.
The accumulation of time is also the accumulation of ambition of a high-ranking person.
If that time comes, no matter who you are, you will speculate out of selfish motives.
When Li Shimin put himself in that position and thought about it, he was still terrified...
And the three old men, Changsun Wuji, also woke up from a dream!
I have been thinking about Tang Sufan’s half-hidden and half-revealed words for a long time...
I couldn't help but sweat dripping down my back...
It’s so exciting to chat with this kid——
"So Lao Li, when you enter the officialdom in the future, don't think about so many crooked ideas. It's useless!"
Finally, Tang Sufan sat down calmly and gave a sincere instruction.
When he saw the shocked expressions of the old men and Old Li, Tang Sufan pursed his lips and smiled.
Changsun Wuji was still sweating a little, and he secretly thought that after returning, he would have to rethink some of his ideas.
In addition to what Tang Sufan said before, Changsun Wuji didn't dare not believe it.
Every word is so precious!
Li Shimin frowned, but he quickly relaxed so as not to let this kid see any flaws.
Then he thought about it and asked again...
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