The tea bowls of the emperor and King Yong were both empty, but with Li Yun's eyes, he brought new tea along with the prescription.
Drinking tea is the most common way to hide inner excitement, so Li Zhi drank the second cup of tea not long after. The emperor is not exempt from such behavior.
After drinking another cup of tea and declining the tea offered by Li Xian, Li Zhi waved his hand.
The next moment, the guards and eunuchs in the lobby hurriedly left, and the door was closed, leaving the entire space to the emperor and the prince.
Seeing this posture, Li Xian couldn't help but sit upright.
Obviously, the emperor had something to say that he didn't want outsiders to hear.
Sure enough, after Li Zhi closed his eyes and meditated for a while, he spoke: "Xian'er, there are only two of us, father and son, here. We only talk about common things, so there is no need to be so guarded."
Although the emperor said so, Li Xian still did not dare to return to his previous appearance.
Seeing Li Xian's serious look, Li Zhi spoke: "I intend to adopt the Guangshun child to your imperial brother as his heir. In this way, whether I want to bury him with the emperor's ceremony or let him accompany him In my imperial mausoleum, no one will talk about having no heirs. Of course, I will not take away your child for nothing. If you are willing, I can make you the prince, how about it?"
how?
Although Li Xian was shocked on the surface, he was actually smiling bitterly on the inside.
Although the emperor started with "common words", he still said these words calmly, but he knew very well how big the trap was.
When exploring treasures, the difficulties ahead are not worth mentioning. When the treasure appears in front of you, that is the moment when you should be most careful.
Is it worth exchanging the title of prince for a child named Li Guangshun who is actually a concubine?
If you ask this question to the princes of all generations, it is no different than exchanging a pinch of dung for a hundred pounds of gold.
But, does such a bargain actually exist?
After the daze ended, Li Xian resumed his kneeling position, straightened his upper body, cupped his hands and said, "What did your father say? My son and I are very sad when my brother leaves. If he dies, he will not even accompany you to the imperial mausoleum." No, it would be so miserable.
Li Guangshun was Erchen's child. He was given away to be adopted as the heir to the emperor's brother. It was difficult to let go of Erchen as his father. However, when I thought that the emperor's brother was alone in his tomb because he had no descendants, and that he could not even enjoy the blood and food of his descendants, his son felt even more sad.
As for the position of the prince, I know that my own virtue is incomparable to that of my elder brother. How can I shamelessly use my son's adoption to blackmail you into granting me this position? If the son agrees, how will he tell the emperor when he faces his brother underground in the future? Could it be that the friendship between us as brothers can only be compared to the position of a prince?
Guangshun adopted his brother as his heir, and his son naturally agreed. However, in exchange for the position of prince, his son firmly opposed it. He also asked his father to take back the order. My son, I am so grateful! "
After speaking, Li Xian lowered his head.
Sitting on your knees, standing up straight, and lowering your head, this is the etiquette second only to kneeling and kowtow.
Before the Yuan Dynasty, there was no such etiquette as kneeling and kowtowing. Even if it existed, it only existed between the superior and the humble. Nowadays, when kneeling has not yet been defined, straightening the upper body while kneeling is just a sign of serious etiquette.
Based on the relationship between Li Xian and Li Zhi, the etiquette of kneeling and kowtowing is only applicable when celebrating a birthday, but if you use it now, you will be able to pass it.
Seeing that Li Xian used the highest etiquette, his face was extremely serious, and he did not show any secret joy because of his "position as prince", Li Zhi knew that his temptation this time was probably to treat a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Belly.
Stretching out his arms to support himself to stand up, Li Zhi walked up to Li Xian, helped him personally, and said with a choked voice: "Xian'er, please don't use this gift. I already said it was just commonplace words, so why do you do this?" Alas! Get up quickly, I will take back my life."
Hearing this, Li Xiancai finally secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The old bastard's words came so fast that he almost didn't respond quickly and correctly. He could only use daze as a delay to think clearly about the pros and cons.
When he thought that he would always encounter such a situation in the court in the future, Li Xian felt that the future was bleak.
No wonder Bigan has a delicate heart with seven orifices, but he doesn’t have a few tricks, so how can he be so messy!
Being helped by Li Zhi to stand up, Li Xian frowned and held his hands again: "Father, I have a condition, please agree to it."
He was always called "Aye" before, but now he has become the father. Li Zhi also felt that Li Xian's next words would be very important and very formal, so he returned to the case and knelt down, then nodded and signaled him It can be said.
Compared with the heir's affairs, Li Zhi didn't mind if his son put forward more conditions.
After all, with the addition of an heir, Li Hong's next arrangements will be much smoother.
There are three kinds of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is to have no descendants. In ordinary people's families, men in the clan have no descendants and are not qualified to enter the ancestral graves, let alone the royal family, a large family with strict rules.
There is no small matter in the royal family, it is about ancestral rules. Even the emperor Li Zhi cannot really make a decision in the court. Whether he wanted to pursue Li Hong as emperor or settle for the second best and let him accompany the imperial mausoleum, he would always attract fierce opposition.
But having an heir is different. Although he is an adopted child, he can still maintain his incense. At least the courtiers couldn't find any reason to object to the matter of accompanying the imperial mausoleum.
As an emperor, Li Zhi needs to do too many things, and taking precautions is one of them.
Seeing that the emperor also became serious, Li Xiancai said: "Father, although I promised to let Guangshun adopt the child to his brother to inherit the incense, but after all, this child also left his biological father at a young age. Can he even remember me? They are all problems. I don’t care for myself, I just want to plead for this child, ask my father to give him preferential treatment on the throne and fiefdom, and ask my father to give him a chance to avoid death. No matter what bad things he does in the future, He should not be sentenced to death, but he should be protected from wealth for the rest of his life."
After listening to Li Xian's words, Li Zhi's expression gradually softened from serious to a smile.
It wasn't until Li Xian finished speaking that Li Zhi said: "Although there is no precedent for such a thing, I can still allow it. The child Guangshun's fiefdom will not be too much at first, but I will gradually increase it to the prince's fiefdom. level. As for the bastard thing you mentioned, I can guarantee that even if he commits a serious crime such as treason in the future, I will spare him death, or even sentence him to imprisonment. You see, I am a grandfather Yes, have you given enough?"
Li Xian then put down his hand and said with a relieved smile: "Aye's reward, I thank you on behalf of this child."
