After listening to Qin Ming's words, Li Yuan fell into deep thought. Over the years, no one had ever mentioned those events in front of him, and no one had ever said that it was because of him.
At this time, he couldn't help but fall into memories, and remembered many things from the Takeru years.
Memory pictures flashed through Li Yuan's mind like a fleeting glance.
There is a scene where Pei Ji in the Hall of Wude admonishes himself not to reward the King of Qin too much;
There is a scene where the eldest son Li Jiancheng cried to himself after learning that he had promised the second son Li Shimin the post of minister;
Also, after the Renzhi Palace Incident, in order to stabilize his position, he adopted a check and balance approach. He only imprisoned the prince for a while, but did not abolish his position as prince, nor did he find a way to ease the relationship between the two brothers.
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Various scenes flashed by, and at this moment, Li Yuan slowly realized that he had indeed made many mistakes.
Li Yuan felt even more unhappy when he thought of this. He sighed longly and drank glass after glass of wine in silence.
Qin Ming saw that Li Yuan had been drinking, and he was a little worried that Li Yuan would get drunk if he continued like this. After all, this was distilled alcohol.
So Qin Ming turned around and told Qingwan in a low voice to go to the warehouse to get a jar of low-alcohol wine. Upon hearing this, Qingwan got up and went out.
Seeing Qingwan go out, Qin Ming carefully patted Li Yuan on the back and said:
"Grandpa, are you okay?"
Li Yuan put down his wine glass after hearing this. At this time, his mood had calmed down, and he seemed to have less complaints about his second son over the years. He turned to look at Qin Ming and said:
"Grandpa is fine, he just remembered some past events."
Taking another sip of wine, Li Yuan suddenly thought of today's Tengu Sun Eclipse. Since the traitor ascended the throne, Tengu Sun Eclipse has occurred once. Today is the second time. It should be noted that "Sun" represents the Emperor of Heaven, and the Emperor is the son of Heaven. If a tengu eclipses the sun, it is a bad omen for evildoers to invade the emperor's rule.
In the past, Li Yuan would never have worried about this. After all, in his opinion, the traitorous son who killed his brother and imprisoned his father was inherently treasonous. The strange phenomena in heaven were also caused by the traitorous son's improper access to the throne.
But Qin Ming's words made him a little worried about the situation of the rebellious son, so he said:
"Grandson, did you see the Tengu eclipse today?"
Qin Ming laughed and said:
"I saw it. It's a rare spectacle. Some people may never see it once in their lives. Did my grandfather see it too? Do you think it's spectacular?"
Li Yuan had a dark look on his face when he heard this. He really didn't expect Qin Ming, a boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, to say such a thing. He slammed the table, pointed at Qin Ming and said angrily:
"Asshole, what did you say? Tengu's eclipse of the sun is an ominous sign, and the people will inevitably suffer for it. Why are you so excited? Do you want to rebel?"
Qin Ming couldn't help but smile when he heard this, but thinking about the superstitions of the ancients, he somewhat understood why his grandfather acted like this. So he smiled and stretched out his hand to pat Li Yuan's hand and said:
"Grandpa, you are overthinking this. The dog eating the sun today is just a natural phenomenon and has nothing to do with His Majesty."
Li Yuan was a little confused when he heard this and said:
"What do you mean by natural phenomenon? Why doesn't it matter?"
Qin Ming thought for a while and then perfected the words he just used to deal with Princess Danyang, then took it out and said it again.
Li Yuan fell into deep thought after hearing this. At this moment, Qingwan walked in carrying a jar of wine.
"Sir, the wine has been brought."
Qin Ming took the wine jar with a smile, and then poured himself and Li Yuan a glass each.
At this time, Li Yuan also recovered from his meditation. He combined Qin Ming's words and carefully recalled the scene of the Tengu eating the sun just now. It was indeed as Qin Ming said. He felt relieved and continued:
"In that case, it has nothing to do with which emperor is in power?"
Hearing this, Qin Ming took a sip of the rice wine Qingwan had just sent and said:
"Well, those who associate the Tengu Sun Eclipse with the Holy One are just people with ulterior motives. Now that the world is at peace, I think there will be at least ten more years of peace."
Li Yuan frowned. After all, he was also the founding emperor, so he naturally understood the meaning of Qin Ming's words. He put down his wine glass, stared at Qin Ming and said:
"Grandson, why do you say there are still more than ten years of peace, rather than a few years or decades?"
Qin Ming woke up after hearing this. It was originally a casual comment by himself, but he didn't expect his grandfather to be so sensitive. But how to explain this? It cannot be said that the Zhenguan Dynasty only lasted for more than 20 years.
Thinking of this, Qin Ming gradually broke out into a cold sweat on his forehead. It seemed that he had to change his habit of speaking freely after drinking.
When Li Yuan saw Qin Ming lowering his head and said nothing, he knew that Qin Ming's words were not casual, so he patted Qin Ming's shoulder and whispered:
"Don't worry, grandson, we are just chatting. Besides, there are only you, me and Wan'er here. Is there anything we can't say?"
Qingwan glanced at Qin Ming worriedly when she heard this. She guessed that what Qin Ming wanted to say could not be heard by others, so she stood up and said:
"Sir, let me go to the door and have a look."
When Qin Ming saw Qingwan leaving the room, he checked that there was no one else in the room. He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said:
"Grandfather, I believe you also know how the current man got into that position. Think about how much impact this move has on the world. If you don't like to hear something, even my second uncle who is not a son of a man has. If you can imitate him, let alone his sons more than ten years later, do you think they will imitate him? And this is very likely just the beginning, and it is impossible to say that all future generations will rush to imitate him."
At this point, Li Yuan fully understood what Qin Ming meant. He couldn't help but think of the secret guard's report that night. To be honest, he occasionally thought about it these days, but he found that there seemed to be no solution to the matter. Later, He slowly let go of the matter.
When he heard Qin Ming mention it again, he suddenly thought that the secret guard seemed to have said that night that Qin Ming had a way to solve this problem.
Li Yuan nervously took Qin Ming's hand and said:
"Isn't there a way to solve this problem?"
Qin Ming looked at Li Yuan suspiciously and asked:
"Grandpa, why are you so concerned about this matter?"
When Li Yuan heard this, an idea flashed in his mind, and he sighed and said:
"I just thought of that unfilial son. It doesn't matter whether he dies or not, but my grandchildren are all of my Li family's blood. I can't just watch them kill each other, right?"
Qin Ming sighed inwardly when he heard this. It seemed that his grandfather still had feelings for his second uncle who was not a son of a man. He kept talking about being a traitor and hating him, because he was worried that his son would follow in his footsteps.
Qin Ming thought for a while before saying:
"Grandpa, this matter is difficult to say and easy to say.
First, Grandpa, you have to find a way to ease the relationship with your second uncle and create a scene of fatherly kindness and filial piety for my cousins. It is best to make them believe that you gave up the position of head of the family because you think your second uncle is outstanding. for him;
The second is to cultivate more brotherhood among children, and within the family, give outstanding children opportunities to show their talents, and select the best person as the next candidate for the head of the family.
Third, in the future, if the talented children in the family are unwilling to be inferior to others, they can be given a sum of money to let them leave the family and build a new family on their own. But before leaving the family, one must swear an oath. After leaving the family, unless the family encounters major changes, they are not allowed to return to the family without authorization.
Fourth, if the second uncle can be allowed to follow the example of his grandfather in the future and give up his position as the head of the family during his lifetime, he can help the next head of the family stabilize the family business. "
Li Yuan fell into silence after hearing this. He silently considered the feasibility of Qin Ming's words in his heart.
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