A sentence flashed through Duan Hong's mind and he couldn't help but say it out: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with a prince if he is not a prince."
Li Shimin turned around and looked at Duan Hong: "Duan Hong, what do you mean?"
Duan Hong really wanted to give himself a slap in the face, but why did he tell the truth? Looking at Li Shimin's questioning eyes, Duan Hong had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue: "Your Highness, although she is a princess, she is also your majesty and empress." His flesh and blood are logically the same as those of the Prince's Palace."
Li Shimin nodded: "That's true."
"Moreover, why can't princesses inherit the throne? The main reason is that princesses usually get married. Once married, they become someone else's daughter-in-law. It seems that this is not the case for our little princess."
Li Shimin nodded: "I'm very surprised by this."
Duan Hong thought to himself, can it not be a surprise? The little princess has several concubines in her family, especially Murong Xue, who is taking the lead. She is also a princess of the Tang Dynasty, and she can also summon a hundred thousand Tuyuhun cavalry.
Watching Duan Hong shut up, Li Shimin said, "Keep talking, don't stop."
"Um, to be disrespectful, Your Majesty, don't blame the old slave."
Li Shimin nodded: "I forgive you."
"As Her Royal Highness the Princess said, throughout the thousands of years of countless dynasties, there are many princes who cannot successfully inherit the status of unification. There are many reasons that I will not go into. Your Majesty, you know that it is not the most appropriate to temporarily select new princes. selection, so that the dynasty declined."
"Old slave, I think, as long as the child of your majesty and your empress has enough ability to inherit the throne, it doesn't matter if her highness is Princess Jinyang. A hundred years ago, her highness could inherit a prince from several princes to teach, and the Tang royal family It is still the continuation of His Majesty’s bloodline, and the Tang Dynasty’s surname is still Li.”
Li Shimin asked Duan Hong: "What if Xiao Sizi gets married?"
Duan Hong: "Your Majesty, to put it bluntly, you are decreeing a marriage right now. I think that most of the time the princess will lead her troops to beat up the other party's whole family, even if they tear down their house, nothing will happen."
Li Shimin was instantly embarrassed. It seemed that what Duan Hong said was true. Li Mingda had beaten Li Zhi several times for his beloved concubine Murong Xue.
This little Sizi
Seems real
Maybe try it?
Li Shimin drove this idea out of his mind: "Forget it, this is completely nonsense. Cheng Qian's performance is very good. I am not confused and will definitely not do anything like the mixed use of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when he was old."
"His Majesty is wise and mighty, and he will definitely surpass Han Wu and become a great emperor who is wise, wise and mighty."
Flattery
On the surface, Lao Li seems to be very comfortable. In fact, he is already a little suspicious. He is naturally considering the feasibility of Duan Hong's words just now, because he is also worried that he will become like Han Wu when he is old.
People always do some strange things when they get old. His father is still like this. In order to make him sick, he gave himself a lot of useless younger brothers and sisters. The younger sister is okay, but the younger brother is disgusting, such as Han A fool like the county king, if he gets into trouble when the time comes.
call
Lao Li took a long breath to calm down: No, Li Shimin, the greatest Khan of the Tang Dynasty, will never become like this.
Maybe
But when he thought of the words Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he kept thinking of the witchcraft disaster caused by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in his later years, Wei Zifu and Prince Liu Shi.
The expression on Li Shimin's face kept changing. Duan Hong on the side couldn't help but ask Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"
"I....."
"Your Majesty has known the old slave for many years, what can't you say?"
"Well, after I just recalled what Xiao Sizi said, my mind is now full of the disaster caused by witchcraft when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was old."
Duan Hong took a breath. This matter is really hard to explain. There are many causes of the witchcraft disaster. In addition to the competition for favor in the harem, the new eunuch accompanying Han Wu is not a good thing. Choosing the wrong successor is a serious problem.
Duan Hong was silent for a long time: "Your Majesty, this disaster has many origins. It is not just the old age of Emperor Wu. The old slave feels that the eunuch Su Wen is also a wake-up call for the old slave. It seems that the old slave needs to find a suitable successor."
Li Shimin looked at Duan Hong, who had some gray hair around his face: "Duan Hong, you are not that old yet."
Duan Hong smiled and shook his head: "Your Majesty, I know the bones of this old slave. I may not be able to accompany your Majesty for ten years."
"You can definitely stay with me for ten or twenty years. You can rest more in the future. I don't have to stand in this imperial study."
Duan Hong did not reject Li Shimin's kindness, and the two of them lamented that time is not forgiving.
After sighing, Li Shimin also accepted Li Mingda's suggestion and prepared to draft the matter of Qin Qiong's return to take charge of the new army. The specific content would have to be discussed in detail with his daughter.
Suddenly Li Shimin remembered that it seemed that he and his daughter had been busy with major national affairs in recent years. Could it be that this little Sizi was really the next heir to the throne?
If you think about it carefully, it's really possible
I'll look into this matter carefully later.
............
After coming out of the palace in the morning, Li Chengqian had a disappointed look on his face. Could it be that his father really planned to let him inherit the throne?
The second brother and Li Ke are not his touchstones but the successors of the second echelon?
Didn't your father even listen to the excuses you and Li Moyun prepared?
Why
Did you say something wrong somewhere?
Li Chengqian returned to his prince's residence with doubts and disappointment. He was restless, got up and led people to Li Moyun's residence.
Seeing Li Moyun and Li Chengqian, he couldn't wait to tell what happened today. Li Moyun sounded worried, Li Chengqian was too anxious, and he had to stand up for this matter first.
Yesterday, he was also in a heated conversation with Li Chengqian and forgot to tell Li Chengqian. Looking at the disappointed Li Chengqian, Li Moyun enlightened him: "My lord, this is not because your Majesty has any objections to you, but because of General Qin Qiong's special status. In addition, his health is not very good, so His Majesty cannot bear to work hard for him."
Li Chengqian asked Li Moyun with a suspicious look on his face: "Seriously? Why do I feel that my father has rejected me?" Li Chengqian still knows himself very well in some aspects. There are always unscrupulous people who want to harm my model father.
Other rights are easy to talk about, but military rights near Chang'an City are not even allowed to be considered or even dreamed of.
Li Moyun smiled and continued to persuade Li Chengqian: "Your Majesty did not refuse, so you need to think carefully. If your Majesty directly agreed to this matter as soon as the Lord said it, Mo Yun would be surprised."
"Why?"
"My lord, haven't you realized the emperor's character?"
"...?"
Looking at his master's ignorant look, Li Moyun began to explain something to him.
A long time passed with the two of them talking and listening.
After listening to Li Moyun's narration, Li Chengqian suddenly realized that there were so many twists and turns in it.
"The military advisor said that the reason why my father did not agree directly was to consider the issues of the courtiers, my younger brothers, and military deployment."
"Ran Ye"
With Li Moyun's comfort, Li Chengqian returned to the Prince's Mansion with satisfaction and happily prepared for the next New Year's banquet.
To be continued
