"Why does the aristocratic family help me so wholeheartedly? I know that the aristocratic family rarely participates in such things." Li Tai said with bright eyes.
Li Tai was born into a royal family, so he knew a lot about many things.
Historical records record that Li Tai was talented and intelligent, otherwise he would not have been so favored by Li Shimin. After Li Chengqian rebelled and was demoted, Li Shimin even considered making Li Tai the crown prince.
Naturally, he would not be so naive as to think that the family helped him because of how loyal they were to him.
"Your Highness should be very clear about what happened back then. The family initially supported Prince Yin, and later turned to support His Majesty, but failed to help His Majesty at the critical moment, so that Your Majesty is now suppressing the family in many ways. The family has learned the lessons from before and now supports
Your Highness, I will naturally do my best to support His Highness. I just hope that Your Highness will not forget the contribution of the family when he comes to Dabao." Han Wen explained.
What he said can be described as seven truths and three falsehoods.
The family supported Li Jiancheng at first, but later turned to support Li Shimin.
All I wanted in my heart was to hope that Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin would fight and have both sides.
If the two brothers fight fiercely, the power of the Tang Dynasty will be greatly damaged, and the power that the aristocratic family can control will also be greatly increased.
Li Shimin naturally knew this, but the situation at the time did not allow him to think too much, so he could only pretend to be a snake.
It was also that time that Li Shimin truly saw the face of the family. The family will always be the only family in the family's heart.
In addition, the aristocratic family was too powerful and posed a great threat to the centralization of power. Li Shimin's character naturally wanted to suppress the aristocratic family.
It's just that Li Tai is not very clear about these things.
It is this kind of half-truth that can make people trust you.
If Han Wen said that Li Taixiong was a wise man and that the family was so dedicated to helping him, I am afraid that Li Tai himself would not believe it.
Li Tai pondered for a while and said without comment: "Let's find a way to stay in Chang'an first. If we can't stay in Chang'an, there is no point in talking about it."
Han Wen was delighted. Although Li Tai didn't express his position, he didn't refuse either, which meant that Li Tai was moved.
There are some things that I'm afraid you won't be tempted by. As long as you are tempted, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.
"Next, it depends on His Highness." Han Wen said.
"I understand, please go down first." Li Tai said.
"Yes, I'm resigning." Han Wen bowed and left.
Li Tai sat in the main hall, thinking for a long time, and shouted: "Here comes someone."
The confidant eunuch Fang Zhong walked in and saluted: "I'm here, old slave."
"If I want to take a bath, please have someone prepare cold water and bring it to the bathroom." Li Tai ordered.
"Yes, old slave, let me prepare for the heat..."
At this point, Fang Zhong was stunned and asked: "Did His Highness just say cold water?"
"That's right, it's cold water. Just ask someone to prepare it now. You've served me for many years, so you should know what to do, right?" Li Tai looked at Fang Zhong and said.
"Yes, I will make arrangements now. Don't worry, Your Highness, no one will talk too much." Fang Zhong said quickly.
It's only March now, and although the weather is warming up, it's still relatively cold.
Not to mention a pampered prince like Li Tai, even if the soldiers bathed in cold water, they might not be able to bear it.
However, Fang Zhong worked as an errand in the palace in his early years and understood a truth: just do what the master orders and don't ask any questions.
I don’t know how many eunuchs and maids die in the palace every year. Are all of them executed because of their mistakes?
No, there are many people who knew things they shouldn’t have known and were silenced.
If you want to execute a eunuch and a palace maid, don't be too simple. You can execute them just by finding a reason, and no one will even ask questions.
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In the evening, Li Shimin came to the Lizheng Hall and had dinner with Queen Changsun.
Although he often stayed at Rizhengden, most of the time he came here in the middle of the night.
After all, he had to deal with so many things every day and had no time to eat with Queen Changsun.
Although the emperors in ancient times were supreme, they were not as good as people thought. Gu Yi
I got up first before the ministers got up; before the ministers got up, I went to bed before I went to bed.
Why is it that the rich man in the south of the Yangtze River is three feet high with the sun still wearing a quilt?
This is a poem written by Zhu Yuanzhang, which describes the hardships of the emperor.
Of course, the prerequisite for all this is a wise king.
If you are like those emperors who like to study calligraphy, work as a carpenter, or do not go to court for decades, being an emperor is indeed very satisfying.
But if you want to be a wise king, you are destined to endure these things.
Even so, not many people can do it.
Many wise kings in history began to enjoy it in the later stages.
The most famous among them is Li Longji.
Li Longji created the famous "Kaiyuan Dynasty".
The prosperity of the prosperous age of Kaiyuan was far greater than that of Zhenguan. Of course, it cannot be said that Li Longji was better than Li Shimin, it can only be said that the situation was different.
After creating a prosperous age, Li Longji gradually became satisfied and indulged in pleasure. He no longer had the previous spirit of hard work and frugality during the reform.
Later, she favored Concubine Yang and tried her best to please Concubine Yang.
Later, the Anshi Rebellion occurred, which turned the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline.
It can be said that although the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty brought the Tang Dynasty to its peak, it also laid the foundation for the demise of the Tang Dynasty.
In fact, can you blame Li Longji?
If you understand the emperor's life, you will know that he has to get up before dawn to go to court. After the morning court is over, the ministers can go back to sleep, but the emperor has to review the memorials.
There were so many beauties in the harem waiting for the emperor to pamper them, so it was very busy.
Think about it for a moment, if you were the emperor, would you be able to persevere?
But now Li Shimin is still insisting that he can be called a good emperor in every aspect.
Empress Changsun was serving Li Shimin some dishes absent-mindedly, but she was thinking about Li Tai in her heart.
"Guanyin Maid, are you worried about something?" Li Shimin asked.
Empress Changsun put down her chopsticks and said with a wry smile: "I still can't hide it from Your Majesty."
"You and I have been cowards for many years. Why do you want to hide something from me?" Li Shimin put down his chopsticks. He no longer had the appetite to eat.
"Qingque has come to see my concubine." Queen Changsun said.
Li Shimin was not surprised that Li Tai came to see Empress Changsun. If Li Tai did not come, he would be surprised.
Li Shimin waved his hand, and Li Mu understood and quickly called the other maids and eunuchs to retreat.
"Do you think I'm a little cruel?" Li Shimin asked in a deep voice.
Empress Changsun shook her head and said: "Erlang's approach is right. I naturally know Qingque's thoughts, and I am also worried that if this continues, the brothers will kill each other. But Your Majesty has not made a decision, and I can't say much."
"It's just that Qing Que has been in poor health since he was a child. If he goes to the fiefdom and something happens to him, he will be in trouble."
Rationally, Empress Changsun understood that it was the best way for Li Tai to leave the feudal clan.
But as a mother, she naturally wants her son to stay with her.
If this were the case, Queen Changsun would not show it even if she was reluctant to give up.
The other concubines' sons will join the vassal when they reach adulthood. As the master of the harem, she must set an example.
However, Li Tai had been obese since he was a child. Although Yangzhou is not particularly far from Chang'an, it is already very far away based on ancient transportation.
Once something happens, everyone may be dead before the news can reach Chang'an.