"To be honest with Lu Xianhou, although Gu came here to announce the decree, he actually came for three things. First, Gu has already explained to the county Marquis that what he wants to talk about now is the second thing, which is About the marriage of the county prince!" Li Jiancheng took a sip of tea and looked at Lu Chen with a smile.
"Princess Pingyang told you, right?" After hearing Li Jiancheng's words, Lu Chen finally understood why Princess Langya Li Yanjun appeared in his mansion today. Although Lu Chen had already guessed the clues just now, he also suddenly He guessed the "mastermind" of this matter. After all, Li Xiuning discussed this matter with him when he was in the Women's Army.
"That's not entirely true. After all, Lu County Marquis has also reached the age to talk about marriage. In fact, Lu County Marquis is now a little late to talk about marriage. When I was as old as you, I had two children. !" Li Jiancheng said with a smile.
"I'm not rejecting marriage. I just think that marriage is better when both parties are happy. Your Highness, are you right? So this kind of thing depends on fate!" Lu Chen picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. , looked at Li Jiancheng with a smile, and his expression clearly said, "I know what you want to do, but don't use the marriage trick to deal with me, it's useless!"
"What Lu County Marquis said makes sense!" Don't let Li Jiancheng understand what Lu Chen said. Li Jiancheng and Zheng Guanyin got married because of their love. Although their parents' orders were involved, they were also based on feelings.
"In that case, it depends on fate!" Li Jiancheng did not continue this topic, "However, I still want to ask, what does Lu Xianhou think of Yan Jun?" Li Jiancheng looked at Lu Chen, Li Jiancheng's expression was very serious at this time.
"I think the song "Qing Ping Tiao" is the best explanation!" Lu Chen looked at Li Jiancheng and said calmly, to be honest, isn't Lu Chen moved? How is it possible? As long as a normal man is such a beautiful girl, he will feel excited when he first sees her. However, Lu Chen feels that his feeling is more of "amazing" than "admiration".
Lu Chen never believed in "love at first sight". According to Lu Chen, the so-called "love at first sight" is "love at first sight". Feelings need to be cultivated and love needs to be nourished. The kind of love that falls in love with a girl at the first sight. Saying: "I'm attracted to you! I'm willing to do anything for you!" That's Chi Guoguo's hooliganism, coveting other people's bodies, and it has nothing to do with feelings.
"Okay!" Li Jiancheng was convinced by Lu Chen's answer, but he also expressed understanding of Lu Chen's statement. Moreover, Lu Chen did not say anything to death, not to mention that Lu Chen also had a song "Qing Ping Diao" dedicated to him. Girl, it means that Lu Chen obviously doesn't hate Li Yanjun. This is a good start!
"Your Highness's third matter, do you think it has something to do with the aristocratic family?" Lu Chen looked at Li Jiancheng with a slight smile, looking confident.
"What Lu County Marquis said is true. The third thing is indeed related to the aristocratic family!" Li Jiancheng nodded.
"Actually, it's easy for me to deal with the Aristocratic Family!" Lu Chen made a gesture of turning his palms over, "But judging from the current situation, although the Aristocratic Family is too big to lose, there are still areas where they can be used and suppressed. , but it cannot be eradicated!" Lu Chen reminded Li Jiancheng.
"Why?" Li Jiancheng looked at Lu Chen doubtfully.
"Your Highness and His Majesty want to get rid of the family because the family is too powerful and they are afraid of affecting the stability of the Li family. But have you ever thought about why Yang Guang was defeated in the first place?" Lu Chen did not continue after saying this. As he continued speaking, he picked up the copper kettle on the stove and added some tea to Li Jiancheng's and his own teacups.
Li Jiancheng frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly looked at Lu Chen with a sense of understanding and said: "The Li family was able to conquer the world because of the help of the aristocratic family, and the disintegration of the Sui Dynasty was fueled by the aristocratic family!"
"Your Highness only saw one part, but not the other part!" Lu Chen was very satisfied that Li Jiancheng could figure this out. After all, people in this era always have limitations when looking at things. In fact, no matter which era it is No matter how strong a person is, his vision will have limitations. This is caused by the times and has no direct relationship with intelligence and knowledge.
"Is Yang Guang a tyrant?" Seeing that Li Jiancheng had no intention of talking to him and was just waiting quietly for Lu Chen to speak, Lu Chen continued, "It's hard to say. Your Highness is someone who has experienced it. Everyone in the world knows that Emperor Sui Yang Patricide kills brother, domineering sister-in-law, does His Highness really agree with this statement?"
Hearing Lu Chen's question, Li Jiancheng shook his head.
"Since Emperor Sui Yang did not behave like a tyrant, why would the world know that Emperor Sui Yang was such a person? You must know that Emperor Sui Yang had an imperial examination system during his reign. He built the Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty, built the Eastern Capital, and moved the capital to Luoyang. Every time All items are major projects, all of which have historical significance, especially the imperial examination system and the construction of the Grand Canal. The imperial examination system is a method of selecting talents through the development of subject-specific examinations and the addition of Jinshi subjects. In the first year of Yang Guang's accession to the throne, he He wrote: 'To build a country with the people, teaching comes first, and changing customs must start from here.' Your Highness, this edict is nothing less than a bomb! Your Highness, do you understand?" After Lu Chen said this, he asked Li Jiancheng again.
After Lu Chen analyzed this, could Li Jiancheng still not understand what Lu Chen meant? With the decline of gentry clans and the rise of common people landlords, the nine-rank Zhongzheng system that focused on family status in selecting officials since the Wei and Jin Dynasties could no longer continue. The establishment of the imperial examination system emphasized talent and academic quality rather than family status, which directly weakened the hereditary privileges of powerful families.
This was a direct overthrow of the "nine-grade Zhongzheng system" that had been in use in the court. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty directly cut off the privileges of the powerful families, but Yang Guang was powerful at the time. The imperial examination system directly brought up poor families and became the opposite of the wealthy families. There were many students from poor families in the world, and Yang Guang held military power. These wealthy families could only dare to be angry but dare not speak out.
"In other words, the decline of the Sui Dynasty was most likely caused by aristocratic families?" Li Jiancheng said with a speculative tone.
"It's not possible, there must be some aristocratic families that are obstructing it!" Lu Chen said very firmly, "There were some aristocratic families that were obstructing the chaos in the Sui Dynasty, but the main reason was Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty's three expeditions to Goguryeo. If Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty Without the Three Conquests of Goguryeo, those aristocratic families would not be able to interfere, let alone cause the Sui Dynasty to be in turmoil and the world to fall apart!"
"So what you're saying is that we can't uproot the family now?" Li Jiancheng tapped the armrest of his chair and sighed.
"Aristocratic families are bound to be uprooted, but it is necessary to boil the frog in warm water. After all, the aristocratic family has many officials in the court. If strong medicine is really used, it will cause instability in the court. When the Tang Dynasty was first established, the court will be empty at this time. Then it will be again The world is in chaos!" Lu Chen continued to analyze Li Jiancheng.
"Then according to the wishes of the Marquis of Lu County, my Li family's plan has to be shelved?" Li Jiancheng said with some reluctance. After all, he proposed this plan and arranged it for many years. If he gave up once, he would inevitably be a little unwilling. , however, this plan will sacrifice many people of the Li family. Thinking that if the plan is abandoned, many lives of the Li family can be saved, Li Jiancheng feels a sense of relief in his heart. At this time, Li Jiancheng's heart is full of these two kinds of things. emotion.
"Why are you shelving it?" Looking at Li Jiancheng's expression, Lu Chen knew that the Crown Prince had obviously lost his mind, "How should the plan be carried out? The people who will die will be people from the aristocratic family, not the Li family. Why should Your Highness be troubled?" Lu Chen looked at Li Jiancheng with a smile.
"What does Lu Xianhou mean, Gu and his third brother will continue to contact the family?" Li Jiancheng's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard Lu Chen's words, and he looked at Lu Chen with some excitement, and he also heard it. Lu Chen obviously had a way. If he could save the Li family who needed to be sacrificed in the plan, even if Lu Chen couldn't save them all, it would be fine as long as he could save part of them.
"Do what you have to do! But I have something to explain to His Highness first. If you want to clear up the trouble, some people involved in the plan must disappear, and they cannot return to the Tang Dynasty until the family no longer causes trouble. I don't know. Can His Highness accept it?" Lu Chen put away his smile and turned to look at Li Jiancheng with a serious expression, "In other words, His Highness and King Qi will disappear by then, and His Highness will no longer have any chance of being in that position. Can His Highness accept it? If His Highness wants that position, I’m afraid His Highness will give up the plan!"
Lu Chen has now made it clear to Li Jiancheng directly. If the gentle, polite and handsome prince in front of him wants to succeed to the throne, Lu Chen can also help, but the Li family's plan will have to be cancelled; and if the plan continues, Li Jiancheng Li Yuanji and I will disappear for a while.
"Gu has decided to give it to his second brother!" Li Jiancheng naturally understood what Lu Chen meant. He shook his head slightly at Lu Chen and said calmly, "Besides, Gu's life is not long, so what's the use of coveting that position? ?" Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly at Lu Chen.
"I think I am more than capable, so I go in and do nothing. My second brother is more talented and strategic than me and Aye. I thought that when the Tang Dynasty was just established, I naturally need a monarch like my second brother to control me!" Before Lu Chen could say anything, Li Jiancheng He directly stated the reason why he gave up his position to Li Shimin.
"His Highness is sick at this time, so he said this. What if I help His Highness heal his body?" Lu Chen said the most heartbreaking words directly, and then looked at Li Jiancheng calmly.
"To be honest, Lu County Marquis, Gu actually doesn't care about the position of prince. Even if Gu is not sick, he doesn't like the intrigues in the court. If I can find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters in this life, let me This life is enough to live and sleep with Guanyin!" Li Jiancheng looked at the study door and said as if he had some realization.
