Let alone the concubine, Lin Xuan felt that even if the Lu family was given the position of the main concubine, the Lu family would not be able to agree.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for Li Shimin's harem not to have a person with the five surnames.
"It doesn't matter whether you agree or not, I'm just forcing them to stand." Li Shimin said calmly.
"Your Majesty, the prince has not yet married. Is it inappropriate to test the Lu family at this time? What if the Lu family asks for the position of concubine?" Lin Xuan said.
The Lu family are not fools. If Li Chengqian is already married, they will naturally not be able to make this request.
But now that Li Chengqian is not married, the Lu family's request will put Li Shimin in a dilemma.
Li Shimin smiled and said: "This matter is not urgent. The most important thing now is the grassland. I don't have time to pay attention to the family now."
"Your Majesty, what do you think about the Cui family's intention to rebel?"
Lin Xuan actually said this because he wanted to test Li Shimin's attitude towards Li Tai.
He had just told the story about Qi Wang, the fifth surname, supporting Li Tai, but Li Shimin had no reaction.
"For the benefit of the family, there is nothing the family can't do. Do you know why I was at odds with Prince Yin back then?" Li Shimin said.
Lin Xuan lowered his head and said nothing. For the sake of the throne, father and son fought against each other, and brothers turned against each other. There are countless times in history.
If he dared to say that, his life would probably be lost.
Li Shimin didn't expect Lin Xuan to answer, so he said to himself: "Back then, **** promised to make me the prince after the founding of the country. The aristocratic family showed favor to me, but I saw the chaos in the world at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the aristocratic family wanted to protect themselves.
Bao, what you did, plus the aristocratic family’s monopoly on the court, how could I accept their overtures?”
"The aristocratic family saw that I was not able to make money, so they turned to support Prince Yin. The Tang Dynasty was newly established. If the court wants to be stable, it must have the support of the aristocratic family. The Supreme Emperor was hindered by the aristocratic family, and Prince Yin was the eldest son, so the Supreme Emperor established Prince Yin as his eldest son.
Prince."
"Because my power is too great, the Supreme Emperor began to weaken my power for the sake of the stability of the Tang Dynasty."
"Prince Yin is also afraid of me, and there are people who are instigating him, so he is pressing hard on me everywhere."
"I have no intention of fighting with him, but I cannot ignore the lives of those loyal and brave men who follow me. I have no choice but to rise up and resist."
"Later I promised the family a lot of benefits, but in exchange for the critical moment, the family stood by and watched."
"It can be said that the aristocratic family is the cancer of the Tang Dynasty and the great rat of the country. It is not surprising that the aristocratic family will do anything for their rights and inheritance."
Li Shimin felt a little depressed when he mentioned the past.
Lin Xuan neither believed nor believed Li Shimin's words.
Most of what Li Shimin said is believable.
But he didn't believe it at all that Li Shimin didn't want to compete with Li Jiancheng.
If Fan Fan had hesitated a little, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji would not have died on the spot during the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
Even if it was because it was very chaotic at the time, what about their descendants?
Li Shimin killed without mercy.
Seriously speaking, what Li Shimin did was right.
Both Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji must die. Only in this way can the illusions of those who support Li Jiancheng be eradicated.
And if their heirs are used by someone with intentions, they will only bring disaster to the Tang Dynasty.
But this is rationality, and if Li Shimin really doesn't want to fight with Li Jiancheng, he should be a perceptual person and cannot be so decisive at all.
"I have long been aware of the family's support for Qingque," Li Shimin said.
"Since Your Majesty knows, then..."
"Then why didn't you stop it? You also showed great affection for Qingque, which made Gao Ming worried, right?" Li Shimin said.
Lin Xuan nodded. He had always thought that Li Shimin didn't know about blessings.
Only now do I know that Li Shimin has known it for a long time. No wonder when he said that the family supports Li Tai, Li Shimin didn't have any trouble at all.
"If I stop the family, I will support other princes, and I will do it more secretly and difficult to detect. In this case, it is better to pretend not to know."
"As for my love for Qingque, I am not pretending. Qingque was born fat, and the imperial doctor said he would not live long. I felt pity for him, so naturally I doted on him a little."
"As for Gaoming..." Li Shimin pondered for a while and said, "As a prince, he must have his own decisions and judgments. He must also have an extraordinary mind. This should be regarded as a test for him."
Lin Xuan almost yelled.
test?
How can you test people like this?
The prince does not necessarily mean that he will be the future emperor.
Li Shimin dotes on Li Tai, but reprimands Li Chengqian too much. As time goes by, everyone will think too much about it.
"Do you think I've passed?"
"I don't dare."
"I know that your advice is much better, but I don't want you to mention him again in the future. The growth of an emperor is destined to be lonely and bumpy. Only in this way can he become a qualified emperor. Others need to give advice on everything, as long as
You will slowly become someone else's puppet." Li Shimin said calmly.
Lin Xuan's heart froze. He thought that Li Shimin didn't know that he helped Li Chengqian. Now it seems that Li Shimin knew about it all along, but he just didn't say anything.
At the same time, Lin Xuan was a little confused. When Li Shimin told him this, did he think that Lin Xuan helped Li Chengqian because he wanted to turn Li Chengqian into a puppet?
I say this just to beat him up.
Various thoughts flashed through Lin Xuan's mind, and for a moment he didn't know what Li Shimin's intention was.
"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that the prince will not be able to withstand this test?"
"If he can't bear it, he is not a qualified prince." Li Shimin said indifferently.
Lin Xuan's eyes flashed with horror. Later generations said that Li Shimin failed very much in educating his son.
Now it seems that Li Shimin doesn't know how to teach his son, he is raising a poison.
Thinking about it, with Li Shimin's mind, several of his sons rebelled but failed to succeed. It can be seen that Li Shimin was not ignorant of what those sons did.
Since I know what those sons did, I naturally know their little thoughts.
With Li Shimin's methods, it is not difficult to understand their thoughts and solve them.
The only explanation is that Li Shimin knew about it but had no intention of taking care of it.
"I understand." Lin Xuan said solemnly.
Although he wanted to avoid the bloody succession of the Tang Dynasty, he was not stupid enough to change his fate.
Li Shimin said: "By the way, I have decided that in half a month, Xue Rengui will lead his troops to the border. You and Li Zhi will get married. I will give you half a month, and then you will go to the border and become the commander-in-chief of this army."
"Your Majesty, I am an only son in the family, but if Your Majesty is in need, I am willing to serve Your Majesty even if my family inheritance is cut off. It's just a pity that the princess has just been married and may become a widow." Lin Xuan said it with awe-inspiring righteousness.
Sincere love.
However, Li Shimin did not accept his trick and said calmly: "After you marry Li Zhi, you will become the Prince Consort. Do you know what the Prince Consort needs to do?"
"The Prince Consort needs to be in charge of the chariot when His Majesty travels." Lin Xuan said.
When the emperor traveled, in order to prevent assassins from assassinating him, he would prepare many identical carriages, and the Prince Consort would sit in those carriages when the emperor traveled.
"That's right, but apart from that, you have to go to the palace and stand guard every day," Li Shimin said.
"Your Majesty, I am a lord, not an ordinary consort. How can I not do this?"
Of course Lin Xuan knew this, he had been thinking about how to tell Li Shimin before.
He only wants the benefits of marrying a princess, but he doesn't want to bear the corresponding responsibilities.
"The prince consort and the princess will be knighted after they get married. Is it possible that they don't have to do all this?"