hsntnovel Chapter 1686: All Conflicted
Chapter 1686: All Conflicted
Li Chengqian left.
He still had to go back to deal with state affairs, and he came here to know the result of Li Shen's trial.
Li Shen was not convicted in the initial trial, so we have to wait and see what happens next.
However, when Li Chengqian returned to Liangyi Palace, his face did not look very good.
Thinking back to what Li Shimin had just said, Li Chengqian felt very uncomfortable.
When Li Shimin asked him if he had done anything wrong, Li Chengqian really wanted to say yes.
Li Chengqian always thought that his father had done something wrong.
Li Tai and Li Zhi should not have been allowed to stay in Chang'an. They should have been sent to the vassal states like other princes.
There was no way to keep Li Shen. The original purpose was to guard against Li Shen, so he had to be kept under control.
Judging from the results now, it was right to keep Li Shen in Chang'an.
If he put tens of millions of strings of cash a year in other places, he could support an army of more than a million.
But Li Tai and Li Zhi have caused so much trouble over the years.
Li Chengqian pondered for a long time and had no intention of reviewing memorials.
"Your Highness, why don't you have your meal first?" Wang Zhong hurriedly stepped forward and said when he saw Li Chengqian's expression.
"I don't want to eat anymore." Li Chengqian shook his head.
"Your Highness, your health is important. You cannot skip meals. There is a solution to every problem."
Wang Zhong consoled him in a low voice.
"Solution? What do you know? Some things are very complicated." Li Chengqian glanced at Wang Zhong.
“Your Highness, I don’t understand the truth, but I have been in this palace for several years and was bullied at first.
Later, Ganye did not abandon me and adopted me as his son, which led to my current life.
Over the years, I have come to a conclusion that no matter what the situation is, you cannot just look at the surface. If you want to solve the problem,
The best approach is to find the root cause of the problem, and everything else is just to alleviate the problem.”
"Hmm?" After Wang Zhong said this, Li Chengqian really looked at him with new eyes.
He didn't expect that a small eunuch could say such sensible words.
"Wang Zhong, you are right. We need to find the root of the problem, the root of the problem."
At this point, Li Chengqian began to ponder, and after a moment, Li Chengqian slammed the table.
"That's right, the root of the problem is not with Your Majesty, but with Mother.
Let’s go to Lizheng Palace.”
He thought of what his father had just said to him, that the root of his mother's problem was his mother.
Their father had deep feelings for their mother, and that was why he kept those two troublemakers in Chang'an.
Li Tai was a man of good literary talent and sweet tongue, while Li Zhi was his mother's youngest son and was much loved.
Their father could not bear to see their mother fall ill due to missing her son, and because of her frail health, the imperial physician had said that the empress should not be troubled.
Li Chengqian stood up and walked out. He wanted to go to Lizheng Hall to tell their mother to send the two bastards back to their fiefdom.
But when he reached the entrance of the hall, Li Chengqian hesitated again.
If I tell my mother, she will be very sad and will think that I can't tolerate two younger brothers.
If my mother gets sick because of this, wouldn't I be unfilial?
After thinking it over, Li Chengqian hesitated at the door for a long time, but still couldn't make up his mind.
"Your Highness, why don't you make a decision after dinner? The meal is ready."
Seeing that Li Chengqian was hesitant, Wang Zhong tried to persuade him again.
The meal was just a pretext, mainly to allow the prince to sit down and calm down.
"Well, have them bring the meals to the study."
In the end, Li Chengqian nodded, without the impulse to go find his mother immediately.
What Li Chengqian didn't know was that at this moment his father was also struggling and hesitating in Ganlu Palace.
"Wang De, do you think I did something wrong?"
"What has your Majesty done wrong?" Wang De asked as he poured a cup of tea for Li Shimin.
"I can see that Gao Ming also thinks that I am biased.
I should have made the decision earlier." Li Shimin felt a little regretful.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing we can do about this. We didn't make a decision because the Queen was ill.
Later, the Queen Mother recovered, but her body was weak, and Doctor Sun warned her not to let her be too happy or too sad.
That's why there's a delay.
At that time, I thought that having her children by her side would make the Queen feel more relaxed and recover soon.
But this has been delayed for more than ten years, and the Queen's health has not recovered yet. This has nothing to do with Your Majesty."
Wang De followed Li Shimin and saw everything.
Your Majesty's affection for the Queen Mother far exceeds that for his children, and his love for his children is also because of the Queen Mother.
In your Majesty's opinion, nothing is more important than the Queen.
"Huh, they accompany her? It should be the Tenth Prince who has accompanied the Queen the most over the years, how can they accompany her!
How could I not know their little thoughts? The fourth brother seemed to be concentrating on studying and cultivating his character in the palace in recent years, but in fact he has become scheming.
But Lao Jiu's heart has never died. I strike him again and again, and he rekindles his heart again and again.
I shouldn’t have given him a chance.”
It would be fine if I didn't mention the joke, but as soon as I mentioned Li Shimin, I couldn't help but get angry.
Two biological children are not as filial as one illegitimate son. Don’t they feel ashamed?
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The two princes may not be able to accompany the Queen all the time because of the strict palace restrictions."
Wang De comforted.
"The palace rules are too strict? Are the palace rules strict on them? Aren't the Tenth Master's rules strict too?
Although the Tenth Brother is unreliable and likes the Heat, he is the best filial son among them.
Why can I visit my biological mother in the palace from time to time, but those two bastards can't?"
The more Li Shimin thought about it, the angrier he became. He was not only angry at his two rebellious sons, but also angry at himself for having done something wrong.
"Your Majesty, now is not the time to talk to the Queen about this.
The Queen has only been recuperating for less than two months and has not yet recovered. If she gets sick again because of this incident, it would be more trouble than it’s worth.”
Wang De knew that His Majesty was struggling over whether or not to tell the Queen. Wang De felt that if he told her at this time, wouldn’t the Queen be so angry that she died?
“I am a little hesitant because of this consideration.
But the Tenth Brother must not be in any danger. The aristocratic families obviously want to make a comeback. Without the suppression of the Tenth Brother, they will rise again quickly.
It is unknown whether Gao Ming will be able to cope with it by then."
Li Shimin was a little worried. Now Li Shen was suppressing the development of the aristocratic families in the outside world and further restraining the aristocratic families.
Power and profit have been tied together since ancient times. It is precisely because the thousand-year-old aristocratic families have possessed all the wealth in the world that they have been able to cultivate talents and gain power.
Once you have power, it is easy to gain benefits, and the cycle will continue over and over again.
No matter who is in trouble, Li Shen must not be in trouble. As long as he can suppress the aristocratic family for fifty or sixty years, by then things will have changed and the aristocratic family will gradually decline.
Isn’t that how those poor families came about?
(The end of the year is quite busy, I believe everyone should have a holiday.
When you have nothing to do, go shopping and visit relatives more often, and don’t be harmed by the toxic chicken soup on the Internet.
I have no other intention in writing these, I just want to make up the word count, bye)