"Can I not be an official?"
Fang Jun said with a grimace.
Hearing this, everyone was dumbfounded!
After all, this is an opportunity to be a matchmaker.
Fang Jun actually refused, how dare you believe it?
Especially Li Tai, he couldn't help but secretly curse, this guy is really a stick.
But in order to show his presence, Li Tai said angrily: "Fang Jun, you are so bold, you dare to reject my father?"
"..."
Fang Jun didn't want to pay attention, just rolled his eyes and looked at Li Er.
At this time, Li Er also gritted his teeth and asked: "Why?"
"Because I don't want to go to court!" Fang Jun choked.
Li Er was speechless. Just as he was about to get angry, one handsome young man interrupted and said, "Father, don't be angry!"
"Li Ke, what are you talking about?"
Fang Jun couldn't help but be stunned.
He was intrigued by the name "Li Ke".
Why?
Anyone who is familiar with the history of Zhenguan or is interested in the history of the early Tang Dynasty knows that in the early Tang Dynasty, there was a person who was called "the wronged person in the world" by historians. He was the third son of His Majesty Li Er, King Wu Li Ke!
His Majesty Li Er had fourteen sons, and the most outstanding among them was neither the eldest son Li Chengqian who was smart, quick-witted and courageous in making decisions, nor the fourth son Li Tai who was outstanding in literary talent and good at writing good articles, nor the eighth son Li Zhenhe who was exceptionally brave and honest in his official duties. Of course, the tenth son Li Shen will not be the timid and cowardly ninth son Li Zhi, but the third son Li Ke.
Li Ke was not only good at riding and shooting, and well versed in literature and history, but he also had a "high reputation and was attracted by material sentiments." To put it bluntly, he had both civil and military skills, a high reputation, and great personal charm. Faced with such a son, how could Taizong not appreciate or love him? He once praised Li Ke more than once in front of all the ministers, "English fruit is like me."
But for such an outstanding prince, his final outcome was that he was wronged, humiliated, and died in a palace infighting.
When Li Ke died, it shocked the government and the public. History books said: "There is injustice in the world." People all over the world defended Li Ke.
Objectively speaking, Li Ke's life was full of tragedy. He was talented and loved by Taizong, but he could not inherit the throne because of his noble birth. This in itself is a "paradox" that is difficult to establish.
Moreover, judging from historical data, Li Ke is not as ambitious and unscrupulous as some TV dramas depict. Historically, Li Ke kept his father's teachings in mind and was very cautious. However, even in this way, he could not escape frame-up and conspiracy.
Li Er, a wise monarch in his lifetime, made a fatal mistake in choosing his successor, so that the Tang Dynasty experienced a crisis of "interruption and destruction of the country" after his death.
If His Majesty Li Er knew something secretly, what would he think?
Was Li Ke's death unjust?
The unwarranted frame-up, the grief and anger that had nowhere to express themselves, the desolation of being a prince but having a lifeless life...it was indeed injustice.
But in Fang Jun's view, it's not necessarily unfair.
Wealth makes people lost, power makes people crazy. When people get involved with these two things, they lose their sense. Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, family affection and integrity all fall by the wayside.
Even in an ordinary wealthy family, father and son would turn against each other and brothers would fall in love because of the struggle for wealth and rights, let alone the family of the Son of Heaven?
When you are born into an emperor's family and enjoy the benefits brought by the supreme power, you should realize that the sword has two edges, which can bring great benefits as well as great harm. We should have long been prepared for unpredictable consequences if we get involved in the vortex of power struggle.
Whether it is psychological preparation or strategic preparation.
There is no doubt that Li Ke was neither mentally prepared nor strategically prepared.
Just like the fish on the chopping board, if it jumps around again, is it still being slaughtered?
Li Ke is the third son of His Majesty Li Er. He is nineteen years old this year. He is tall and tall, with a face like a crown jewel, red lips and white teeth. He is delicate but not weak, handsome but not powdery, which makes Fang Jun feel a little inferior...
Wearing a sapphire blue brocade robe embroidered with a dark pattern of longevity, and a white jade belt studded with pearls, she is extremely luxurious. She is handsome, charming, and full of energy.
Li Ke had just been renamed King of Wu from King of Shu last year, and was granted the title of Governor of Anzhou. Governor An followed Wen Miao to restore the military forces of the five states and the governor of Anzhou, and went to Hubei to take up his post.
At the end of last year, Liu Fan, the censor, was accused of excessive hunting and damage to crops, so he was dismissed from office, removed as the governor of Anzhou, and reduced the number of closed households by 300.
There is also a good anecdote about Li Ke's dismissal.
His Majesty Li Er favored Li Ke and said to Liu Fan who complained: "Quan Wanji assists my son and cannot correct his mistakes. The fault is his and he deserves to die."
Liu Fanjin remonstrated: "Fang Xuanling and his Majesty were not able to stop His Majesty from hunting. How can we blame Quan Wanji alone?"
His Majesty Li Er was furious and entered the inner hall with his sleeves fluttering. After a long time, Liu Fan was summoned alone and said: "Why do you want to accuse me?"
Liu Fan replied: "I heard that the lord is wise and his ministers are upright. Your majesty is benevolent and wise, but I dare not ignore my stupid uprightness."
His Majesty Li Er finally gave up his anger.
Looking at the rich and handsome third prince in front of him, Fang Jun felt very emotional.
In fact, it was not that Li Ke had no chance to get involved in the supreme imperial power. He had also been infinitely close to that seat.
"Zhenguan Politicians" records that in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan (643), due to the backlash of He Qian Chengji, the culprit of Qi Wang Li You's rebellion, the prince Li Chengqian was found to have rebelled, and the prince Li Chengqian was deposed. Taizong promised Wei King Li Tai to make him the prince, but because Changsun Wuji insisted on making Jin Wang Li Zhi the crown prince. Taizong personally interrogated Li Chengqian, and Li Chengqian accused Li Tai of plotting for the throne. Taizong then imprisoned Li Tai as a general in prison, and made Jin Wang Li Zhi the crown prince.
Soon after, Taizong suspected that King Li Zhiren of Jin was weak, so he said to Changsun Wuji: "You advise me to make the young slave the prince. The young slave is cowardly and may not be able to defend the country. What should I do? King Li Keying of Wu is very brave and brave like me. I want to make him the prince, what do you think?"
Changsun Wuji insisted on fighting and thought it was impossible.
Taizong said: "Are you opposed because King Wu is not your nephew?"
Changsun Wuji said: "The prince is kind and kind, and he is a monarch who can be maintained. The prince's position is so important, how can he change it casually? I hope your majesty will think carefully about it."
Taizong then gave up the idea.
It can be seen that if there was no obstruction from Changsun Wuji, Li Er might actually have made Li Ke the crown prince.
If history holds true, His Majesty Li Er's Tang Dynasty may have embarked on a completely different path...
Fang Jun saluted Li Ke and said, "I don't know that His Highness's arrival in person would be disrespectful, disrespectful, and disrespectful."
Li Siwen also hurriedly came over to greet her. As for Li Yulong, that girl slipped away in the blink of an eye.
Li Ke raised his hand from a distance to stop him from saluting, and a half-smile appeared on his handsome face: "Er Lang is exempt from the ceremony. Two of the dignified 'Four Young Masters of Chang'an' are visiting Xin|Feng County. How dare I not pay a visit?" If you lose your etiquette, you might get a black punch from Erlang one day."
