Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Jianshen asked directly: "Boy, are you ready to take charge of yourself?"
"Why did your father say this?"
"Father...is getting old."
Zhu Youtang shook his head: "My father is in his prime, how can he grow old again?"
Zhu Jian was silent for a moment, "My heart is getting old."
At this time, Zhu Youtang didn't know what to say.
After being silent for a while, he said: "I know that my father has worked hard. He has been in the imperial court for more than 20 years. He has been working hard all the time. It is indeed hard work. I am willing to share my father's worries until my father's dragon body recovers."
Zhu Jianshen felt helpless and said with a wry smile: "What are you afraid of?"
"You have nothing to fear," Zhu Youtang said. "It is your duty to share your father's worries."
"That's not what I'm talking about," Zhu Jianshen snorted, "I'm asking why you don't dare to take over the throne. You are the prince and have the qualifications. You can rest assured that I am not testing you."
"My son understands." Zhu Youtang nodded, "However, there has never been such a saying. If my father abdicates in the spring and Autumn period, I am afraid that people in the world will only think that my son united with hundreds of officials to force my father to abdicate."
"Haha..." Li Qing sneered, "Then according to what you said, you will only take over the throne after your father dies, right?"
Zhu Youtang hesitated for a moment, then became furious, "Bold!"
"You are brave!" Zhu Jianshen was even angrier than him, "You cowardly bastard, I was not willing to make you the crown prince in the first place. You have no sense of responsibility at all."
"My son..." Zhu Youtang's fat face flushed, "My son is not that kind of person."
"Then why don't you dare to take over?"
"Father, the Emperor is at his peak in the Spring and Autumn Period..."
"Fuck your mother's Spring and Autumn Festival, I'm almost dead..." Zhu Jianshen cursed loudly.
"Father, calm down..." Zhu Youtang hurriedly stepped forward to caress his chest, but was pushed away by Zhu Jianshen.
Zhu Youtang had no choice but to kneel down and admit his mistake, "Father, I don't want to shoulder the burden unless I am a son. It's really..."
He said with a grimace, "If I do that, I will be an unfaithful and unfilial person!"
Li Qing said calmly: "Your loyalty and filial piety are more important than your father's life. For your loyalty and filial piety, your father is implicated. What kind of loyalty and filial piety is this?"
"You..." Zhu Youtang was furious: "When I'm talking to my father, when will it be your turn to interrupt?"
Li Qing curled his lips, he was not interested in arguing with the prince.
Zhu Jianshen waved and said with a smile: "Zhu Youtang, come on, come on, come on."
"Father..." Zhu Youtang was quite upright, and he greeted him with a shy face.
"Snapped--!"
Crisp and loud, it echoed in the hall.
Zhu Jianshen slapped him hard. He was really angry, not only because his son refused to let him retire, but more importantly, because his son did not dare to take the lead.
He cannot have the attitude to be an emperor, and he lacks the courage.
Zhu Youtang was stunned. He turned around in a circle and squatted on the ground with a confused look on his face.
After all, Zhu Jianshen's physical strength was weak. With this slap, he would injure his enemy by one thousand and lose eight hundred to himself. He himself was panting, half from anger, and half from exhaustion due to excessive exertion.
Zhu Youtang, a man with rough skin and thick flesh, shook his big head, ignoring the burning pain on his face, and quickly stepped forward and asked with concern: "Father, are you okay?"
True filial piety, but...
Zhu Jianshen closed his eyes in pain and lamented: "What evil did I do in my last life to give birth to such a bastard son like you?"
"My son is unfilial. Father, please don't get angry." Zhu Youtang said with red eyes, "My son knows that my father is not in good health. I really don't mean to be angry with my father, it's just..."
"Father, my son is not afraid of hardship, so be it..." Zhu Youtang said sadly, "You can rest assured and recuperate for as long as you want. The government property will be left to my son. When you recover, I will work for as long as you want." Is this okay?"óΠъ.oяＧ
"Are you still aggrieved?"
"My son... I don't dare." Zhu Youtang really felt aggrieved, very aggrieved.
Zhu Jianshen sighed slightly and asked, "Do you dare to act arbitrarily?"
"My son...don't dare."
"Yeah, you don't dare." Zhu Jianshen smiled bitterly, "So, don't be the prince, be the emperor. Sooner or later, this country will be handed over to you. Be bold, cowardly people will never become great!"
Zhu Youtang twisted his fat face and begged: "Father, I'm not ready yet. Can you give me some more time?"
"You will never be ready," Zhu Jianshen said, "You will not be ready in one year, five years, or ten years. I really give up now, what should you do?
You have been a prince for more than ten years, are you still not ready? "
"My son..." Zhu Youtang was speechless and sighed bitterly: "Father, this kind of thing... Even if my son agrees, all the officials will not agree."
"I'm asking you."
"...My son, listen to your father." Zhu Youtang nodded with difficulty.
Zhu Jianshen finally had a smile on his face, and there was joy in his eyes, "It's not easy, I finally got something."
"Father, you must take good care of your health."
"Well," Zhu Jianshen waved his hand, "Please step aside first and don't make any announcements for the time being. I will personally announce it to you tomorrow."
"Yes, I obey the order." Zhu Youtang saluted, glared at Li Qing bitterly, and then withdrew.
Zhu Jian looked deeply at the top of the beam for a long time and asked: "Sir, can you take me out?"
"Okay," Li Qing nodded, "But you must not leave without saying goodbye, otherwise there will be trouble, and someone must know the details."
Zhu Jianshen smiled bitterly: "You have also seen how bad the prince is. Letting him take over the throne is like killing him. If I tell him to go out for a trip, I am afraid that I will... beat this traitor to death, and he will not agree."
"You don't have to tell him." Li Qing said with a smile, "She can also be the prince's biological mother."
"Xiao Ji..." Zhu Jian pondered deeply, and after a while, he nodded and said, "That's a good idea."
When Li Qing saw him like this, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and he said: "Then it's settled, you take good care of yourself and leave the other things to me."
"Um…."
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Early the next morning, Li Qing examined and treated Zhu Jianshen and then returned to Lianjia Village.
You don't need to think about it to know the situation. It must be that Zhu Jianshen passed the throne to the prince. The prince asked to resign, but hundreds of officials tried to dissuade him. In this case, the three cases were half-rejected and half-complied, and it was implemented.
After all...that group of people really didn't like Zhu Jianshen, the emperor.
However, the real situation is still different from what Li Qing imagined. After all, Li Qing regards these people as too unbearable.
Especially the civil servants, they psychologically hated Zhu Jianshen, but they could not accept what Zhu Jianshen did.
These literati who have read poetry and books are still somewhat literati, and they attach great importance to etiquette.
The emperor is still energetic and vigorous, but he doesn't look like his end is approaching. How can he pass on the throne to the crown prince?
To take a step back, even if the emperor's destiny is really about to end, he will have to wait until his destiny ends before the prince can succeed to the throne.
The father dies and the son succeeds!
If the father is still alive, how can the son inherit?
Of course, this kind of situation is not impossible, for example... the orthodox Northern Hunting, King Tan succeeded to the throne.
But that is based on the fact that a country cannot live without a king for a day, and the country is shaken.
If you really want to talk about it, there were precedents in the Tang Dynasty: Li Yuan and Li Shimin.
The problem is that Li Yuan was forced to abdicate.
Even though Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was a sage for all eternity, this matter was truly shameful. In the minds of literati, this was a treasonous act.
The Ming Dynasty governed the country with filial piety and attached great importance to filial piety. How could they agree?
The real situation is that after three concessions, the prince agreed, but the officials did not agree, and even... openly scolded the prince in the court for being unfilial.
Zhu Youtang felt bitter in his heart, but Zhu Youtang couldn't explain it.
In the end, Zhu Jianshen made the imperial edict.
But even so, the ministers still resisted. They couldn't disobey, so they all knelt at the palace gate...
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"Dang Dang Dang..."
"Enter."
Wang Shouren pushed the door open and came in. He saw Li Qing lazily leaning on the recliner, squinting his eyes and dozing off. He cupped his hands and said, "Please excuse me, sir."
"It's okay," Li Qing stood up slightly and knocked on the table, "Come and sit."
Wang Shouren came up and sat down and asked, "I haven't seen you for a long time. I haven't seen you back for a long time. I replied that your husband has gone away again."
Li Qing smiled and said, "I've been quite busy lately, but I have to go on a long trip."
"Oh?" Wang Shouren's eyes lit up and he said, "Take me with you!"
"Why do I take you with me?" Li Qing rolled his eyes, "I'm not your father, and I don't want to be regarded as a human trafficker."
"...My father allows me to travel far away." Wang Shouren said, and then said boldly: "In this way, I will cover all the expenses along the way."
Li Qing curled his lips: "Shall I send you three melons and two dates?"
After a pause, he asked curiously: "By the way, how did you convince your father to let you travel far away?"
He has only had few contacts with Wang Hua, but he has a certain understanding of his character. He is humble, well-educated, and polite... he is a pure scholar.
Such a person attaches great importance to rules and will never indulge his son like this.
Li Qing couldn't figure out how Wang Shouren persuaded Wang Hua.
"Well..." Wang Shouren said with a sneer, "My father agreed, but there are conditions. I'm not even sixteen this year, and I've reached the age where I should start a family. Uh-huh..."
"I see." Li Qing suddenly understood, and then said with a smile, "However, your parents are not far away, so you are not a filial son."
"Huh? You can't say that. Isn't there a saying behind it, 'There must be a way to travel'." Wang Shouren said, "Besides, this trip is not only for myself, but also to obey my father's orders."
He scratched his head and said sheepishly, "My fiancée is in Nanchang, and I'm going to... get married to her."
"Good guy..." Li Qing scolded with a smile, "I bet you are going to get a wife?"
"That's right." Wang Shouren said sarcastically, "But I also want to take a trip along the way."
His face was full of joy and high spirits: "I not only want to read thousands of books, but also walk thousands of miles."
"You are so interesting..." Li Qing laughed, and then he thought about it. He and Zhu Jianshen were boring, but it would be nice to have this young man by his side...
They don’t have a fixed place to go anyway.
Seeing that Li Qing was silent, Wang Shouren patted his chest and said, "I have a lot of money. You take me with you, and we will eat the best food, drink the best wine, and stay in the best inn."
"Hmm... okay." Li Qing nodded, "But, I still have to wait for someone."
Wang Shouren was stunned: "Who are you waiting for?"
