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Text Chapter 405 What a sentence to kill one¡¯s son to pass on the younger brother!

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    In the Manna Hall of Tai Chi Palace, this is Li Shimin's bedroom. Occasionally, some banquets are held, but usually unless they are particularly close people, they will never be called into the Manna Hall.

    Now in the Manlu Palace, Li Shimin and Li Tai are sitting opposite each other, and the two are talking about a game.  Li Shimin's chess skills were extremely high, and very few ministers in the DPRK were his opponents. Li Tai was not only very knowledgeable in literature, but also very proficient in Go. He usually played chess with his father Li Shimin, although he lost more than he won.  But if one day his thinking is clear, he can also kill Li Shimin and defeat him one after another.

    Today Li Shimin is obviously not in his best condition. He has lost three games in a row. Moreover, the current chess game he is playing has also shown signs of decline and he is about to lose again.  However, Li Shimin didn't seem to care. He made a move absently, then looked up at the fat Li Tai, and suddenly said: "Qingque, I heard that when your eldest brother left Chang'an some time ago, you brothers  Were you going to see him off?"

    Since Li Chengqian was convicted, Li Shimin has never seen his son again. When Li Chengqian left Chang'an, he begged to see him again, but Li Shimin refused. He even forbade Queen Changsun to see Li Chengqian off.  In the eyes of others, this is a manifestation of Li Shimin's extreme disappointment in his son.

    Li Tai originally thought as above, thinking that his father would never mention his eldest brother Li Chengqian again, but unexpectedly, his father now took the initiative to ask about the farewell. This made Li Tai, who was concentrating on playing chess, stunned for a moment before speaking.  He replied: "Father, my brothers and I did go to see off my eldest brother that day, but the third brother and the fifth brother were not in Chang'an, so I was in charge of everything."

    Li Shimin nodded after hearing this and said: "Qingque, among your younger brothers in the city, you are the oldest, so you have to pay more attention to everything. You should also take care of your younger brothers and sisters!"

    When Li Tai heard his father asking him to take care of his younger siblings, his eyes immediately lit up. He had already heard something meaningful in it.  Immediately he said excitedly: "Father, don't worry, the eldest brother has left Chang'an, and the third brother is not here, so my son is equivalent to the eldest brother of the younger brothers and sisters, and he will definitely take good care of them!"

    "Well!" Li Shimin nodded seemingly casually, and then asked casually, "By the way. Did your elder brother say anything when he left?"

    After hearing this, Li Tai's face froze, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face, but then he immediately said: "To inform my father, when the eldest brother left Chang'an that day, he was feeling a little depressed, so I and my younger brothers came to relieve themselves.  I said a few words to the eldest brother, but for some reason, the eldest brother got angry at his son, which made people very angry!"

    Li Tai¡¯s words were not entirely true. When he, Li Zhen, Li Zhi and other brothers went to see Li Chengqian off that day, Li Tai made a proud expression of a winner from the beginning.  The result made Li Chengqian even more angry. In the end, he broke the jar and threw it. Not only did he point at Li Tai and curse, he even prepared to take action.  Fortunately, he was pulled away by the person next to him.

    Originally, Li Tai did not want to tell Li Shimin about the conflict between him and his eldest brother, but he also knew that there were so many people around him that day, and several of his younger brothers were also there.  So he couldn't hide it from his father, so he told the general story.  But in some details, they spared no effort, trying to make things sound like they were all Li Chengqian's fault.

    After hearing Li Tai¡¯s report, Li Shimin nodded calmly, but said nothing. He just held a chess piece and stared at the chessboard, as if thinking about where to place the piece.

    In fact, Li Shimin knew better than anyone else about what happened that day, and he even knew every word that each son said.  The reason why he asked Li Tai was actually to test the other party. Although Li Tai's answer was not entirely true, he also told the general story and did not dare to hide it. Although he put all the blame on his elder brother Li Chengqian,  But this is human nature, and Li Shimin doesn't care too much, so he is quite satisfied with Li Tai's answer, but if there is a discerning person next to him, he will definitely be able to see Li Shimin's preference for Li Tai.

    After playing a few more pieces, Li Shimin put down the pieces and admitted defeat, but he seemed very happy. After all, as a father, he always hopes to see his son be stronger than himself.  Li Tai understands this, so he will go all out every time he plays chess.

    After playing a few games of chess, Li Shimin also felt a little tired and asked the palace servants to serve him two cups of tea.  After Li Shimin took a sip of tea, he glanced at Li Tai and suddenly asked: "Qingque, your eldest brother has been deposed, and now the position of prince is vacant. My father wanted to appoint one of your brothers to be the prince, but he couldn't.  I am worried that after being a father for a hundred years, the new crown prince will take action against his other brothers, so I am very hesitant."

    When Li Shimin said this, he kept staring at Li Tai. When he saw the excitement on the face of his favorite son, he sighed secretly and said: "But you are the most favorite as a father."One of ?¡¯s sons, now my father asks you, if you were the prince, how would you avoid the tragedy of brothers fighting each other?  "

    The reason why Li Shimin asked this question was mainly affected by the Xuanwu Sect Incident. In order to protect himself, he had to embark on the path of killing his brothers and brothers. Although he succeeded in the end, he was burdened with heavy moral shackles in his heart.  It can be said that he has been brooding on this matter for decades.  Precisely because of this, he didn't want his sons to follow his own path, so before deciding whether to make Li Tai the crown prince, he asked him this question to test him.

    Li Tai heard that his father finally officially mentioned that he would be crown prince. Although it was not confirmed yet, as long as he answered well, the crown prince position would be his.  Thinking of this, Li Tai couldn't help but get excited, but then he forced himself to calm down, and after thinking for a while, he said: "To my father, I have learned the ways of Confucius and Mencius since I was a child, and I know benevolence, love, filial piety, and brotherhood.  I usually have a deep affection for all my brothers, so if I were the prince, there would never be any brother-in-law killings!"

    Li Shimin's heart sank when he heard this. He was not satisfied with Li Tai's answer. After all, he knew that in the face of power, all benevolence and emotion were empty.  However, although he was dissatisfied, Li Shimin's face did not show it. Instead, he asked again: "Okay, even if you can avoid fighting with your brothers for the rest of your life, but assuming that after your death, your son takes the throne, what should you do?"  How to avoid conflicts between him and his uncles?"

    Hearing his father¡¯s questioning, Li Tai felt a little unprepared and didn¡¯t know how to answer?  I saw him frowning and lowering his head. After thinking hard for a while, he finally raised his head and said something nonsense: "I would like to inform my father, if my son ascends the throne, he should kill his son to pass on his younger brother, and appoint the ninth brother Li Zhi as his successor."  Prince!"

    "Suppose Li Min heard Li Tai's answer, his eyes would probably go dark, and then he would feel like ten thousand grass and mud horses galloping past.  The purpose of Li Shimin asking this kind of question was to test Li Tai's attitude towards his brothers, but now he is doing well and actually said that he will kill his son to pass on his younger brother.  To put it bluntly, even if Li Tai said this sincerely, a man who dares to kill his own son, do you still expect him to be kind to a few brothers?

    It¡¯s a pity that Li Shimin was from the Tang Dynasty and didn¡¯t know what a grass-mud horse was, otherwise he would have had the same reaction as Li Min.  But even so, after Li Shimin heard his son's answer, he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, and his eyes when he looked at his son became very complicated, because he really didn't expect that his son, who he always loved very much, would actually say  Coming from such nonsense, did he really think that he would believe such nonsense?

    However, Li Tai didn't understand his father's expression. He just saw his father's face change and thought that his shocking answer satisfied his father. This made him more confident about getting the crown prince's position.  Chuuya couldn't help but look proud.

    Li Shimin, who saw Li Tai's reaction, was extremely disappointed and felt as if all the strength in his body had been drained away.  After all, emotionally, he really hoped to make Li Tai the new crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, but today this hope was finally dashed. No wonder both the civil and military officials in the court and the Chinese government opposed Li Tai becoming the crown prince. It turned out that he was really not a qualified successor to the throne.

    Thinking of this, Li Shimin reluctantly smiled at Li Tai, and then asked him to retreat.  But Li Tai hasn't figured out the situation yet and doesn't know what his father means?  Are you satisfied with your answer?  If he is satisfied, should the edict establishing himself as prince be issued now?

    Full of questions, Li Tai left the Manna Hall, but the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. He always felt that his father's attitude seemed strange, but he couldn't find what was strange about it?  Being able to feel this means that Li Tai is not hopelessly stupid.  But with his emotional intelligence, he could only feel this, and finally shook his head and left.

    Li Shimin stayed in the Manlu Palace for a long time, and finally sent someone to call Changsun Wuji over. Although Changsun Wuji had been deliberately suppressed by Li Shimin, he was still the person Li Shimin trusted most, especially when it came to Li Chu.  In this matter, no one has as much say as Changsun Wuji, his uncle.

    Regarding Changsun Wuji, Li Shimin had nothing to hide. He told all the things he had said to test Li Tai before. As a result, when Changsun Wuji heard Li Tai's words about killing his son to pass on his younger brother, he was almost angry at his nephew.  Although he didn't think highly of Li Tai on the matter of establishing a prince, he never thought that his sister would give birth to such a living treasure and even use such words to fool His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.  If Li Shimin really believed it, then he would not be the decisive and wise Li Shimin.

    However, Li Tai, who was returning to Prince Wei's Mansion, probably never imagined that it was his stupid words that pushed the throne away from him!  (To be continued)
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