Li Shimin chose a good and auspicious day to crown Li Chengqian in the ancestral temple.
Although the crowning ceremony is not as grand as the one announced to the world, it is still extraordinary.
On this day, almost all the important ministers in the court were invited to the scene to see Li Chengqian crowned with their own eyes.
The crowning ceremony, to put it bluntly, is the coming-of-age ceremony for men in ancient times.
After the ceremony is over, it means that the man has reached adulthood.
You can marry a wife, and you can also serve as an official in the court.
Compared with the issue of him marrying a wife, the matter of joining the court as an official is what people care about.
Almost everyone watched with eager eyes whether the King of Qin Li Chengqian would become an official in the court and take over some rights from Li Shimin.
You know, Li Chengqian only had an empty title of King of Qin on his head before, which caused a lot of trouble for the family.
If one day he gains power, will those aristocratic families still have a good life?
Of course, some people don't want Li Chengqian to gain power, and there will naturally be others who do.
For example, Li Shimin.
He never stopped thinking about letting Li Chengqian succeed him and sit on the throne.
Maybe when he was young, Li Shimin just wanted to save face for his mistakes, let his eldest son inherit the throne, and shut up the family.
But as he grew older, Li Shimin became more able to see his specialness and his abilities.
And Li Shimin's mentality also changed from just for the sake of face at first, to sincerely later.
After the crowning ceremony was over, Li Chengqian, who had been busy all day, felt sore in his back.
But as the protagonist of the crowning ceremony, he couldn't leave early.
I had no choice but to find a corner and huddle in there, squatting and lazing around.
But before he could hide for a while, Li Shimin walked towards him.
Li Shimin raised his head and said, "Let's go, I'll take you somewhere."
Li Chengqian glanced at him with a bitter look on his face: "Father, I've been standing all day, please let me take a break."
"No."
Li Shimin calmly uttered two words and gave them to Li Chengqian gave a meaningful look.
This look was all too familiar to Li Chengqian.
It was obviously a precursor to spanking him.
Li Chengqian didn't dare to say anything more. He quickly jumped up and said with a silly smile: "Wherever my father says we should go, we will go and walk around. I can't wait any longer."
Seeing this guy's unpredictable face, Li Shimin felt both angry and funny, but he didn't say much.
Li Shimin took Li Chengqian and left the Ancestral Temple, walked straight to an inconspicuous two-story building and stood there.
Li Shimin took out the key from his sleeve, unlocked the door, and then led Li Chengqian inside.
In the hall on the first floor, there are all kinds of weapons everywhere you look.
These weapons were all displayed one by one, and incense was even placed in front of some of the weapon racks where the weapons were displayed.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows. He seemed to know where this place was...
I saw the look of realization on his face.
Li Shimin chuckled and said, "Do you see where this place is?"
"Sure..."
Li Chengqian smiled bitterly and raised his finger to point to the enshrined horse tree beside him and said: "I recognize this horse tree, it belongs to my third uncle..."
After hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Shimin's expression did not change much.
He just nodded and said: "You can even remember this. I should really praise you for your good memory."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile bitterly. He looked up at Li Shimin and asked, "Father, why did you bring me here..."
"Of course I'm going to show you something good."
Li Shimin led Li Chengqian straight down the stairs to the second floor.
In the huge hall, there are dozens of weapon racks.
A well-made bow is placed on each weapon rack.
Li Shiminmai
He walked up to the first bow, gently touched the bow, and looked into the distance.
At this moment, he seemed to have returned to the time when he was charging into the battle regardless of his own safety.
These bows were either purchased by him for a large sum of money or handed over from enemy generals.
But each of these ten bows has a hidden story.
Li Shimin picked up the first bow, turned around and asked, "Do you recognize this bow?"
"This is Father's Jingyan Bow..."
Li Chengqian answered meticulously: "The Jingyan Bow is a five-stone powerful bow with a range of up to five hundred steps. It is stronger than ordinary short crossbows and is specially designed for the Tiance Mansion's divine arrows that are more than five feet long."
"In the beginning, my father used this bow to kill the first Turkic warrior with one arrow."
Li Shimin handed the Jingyan Bow to Li Chengqian and said softly: "Since you have reached adulthood, this bow will be given to you from today on."
Looking at Jingyan Bow, Li Chengqian didn't dare to stretch out his hand at all.
He said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Father, this is your beloved bow. Are you really willing to give it to me?"
"I am willing to give you the throne, so why wouldn't I give you a bow?"
Li Shimin looked up and smiled: "Besides, with your archery skills, you won't disgrace the reputation of this bow."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile bitterly.
It seems that I haven’t given up on my ideal of succeeding to the throne...
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The ceremony is over.
Li Chengqian bid farewell to Li Shimin and left the Ancestral Temple.
Looking at his back, Li Shimin, who was standing in the Ancestral Temple, narrowed his eyes and said as if talking to himself: "When will this kid change his character..."
Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and couldn't help but shake their heads.
In the eyes of these two people, Li Chengqian was good at everything.
You need to be capable, you need to be broad-minded, and you need to have a city with a city.
If compared, it may be better than Li's at the same age. Shimin still needs to step up to the front line.
But this guy has a very bad shortcoming, that is, he is as afraid of power as a tiger.
Fang Xuanling whispered behind Li Shimin: "If you want His Highness to change his character, I'm afraid it will take several years."
"Why?"
Li Shimin looked puzzled.
Fang Xuanling chuckled: "The first time I came into contact with His Highness was when he was eight years old, and His Majesty ordered me to be his teacher."
"At that time, everyone in the world was saying that His Highness was ignorant and unskilled."
"Everyone is saying that His Highness has no regal appearance at all, and is not even worthy of being His Majesty's son."
"I heard these rumors. Although I didn't believe them all, I believed them to some extent."
"That's why I got into trouble later when I became His Highness's teacher."
Fang Xuanling sighed and said: "Over the years, I have watched His Highness grow from a submissive child at the beginning to a young hero who dares to face the entire world of Yangzhou alone in Yangzhou City."
"Your Majesty also knows very well what His Highness has experienced in these years."
"If Your Majesty wants to know why you have to wait a few more years, you only need to think about His Highness's experience in the past few years, and you will understand..."
Li Shimin turned to look at Fang Xuanling and said with some dissatisfaction: "Speak like a human being."
Hearing this, Fang Xuanling laughed dryly and said: "Judging from the past events, His Highness's character is not unchangeable, but His Majesty needs to set an example..."
Before Li Shimin could speak, Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the scene when you took your Highness to the Northern Desert for the first time?"
"At that time, Your Highness was having fun and having fun along the way, but he never wanted to listen to your lectures."
"But later, he entered the wounded barracks. At that time, he did not need to speak to His Majesty, but he personally treated the wounds of the soldiers."
"Since then, His Highness has become more and more sensible. Not only can he understand His Majesty's depression and suffering, but he can even help His Majesty solve his problems."
"Don't your Majesty still understand how to educate His Highness..."