As for why the throne was not given to the eldest prince Li Jian, but directly to the eldest prince Li An?
Because the eldest prince, Li Jian, was soft-hearted and could not suppress his younger brother. If he were allowed to inherit this position, Emperor Mingguang was sure that his entire family would be wiped out with just one eldest prince.
As for the second child, his heart is too cold. None of his younger brothers can play with him. If he is allowed to rise to the top, I don't know how many of Emperor Mingguang's sons will be left.
After picking and choosing, I could only focus on the third generation.
It happened that the great emperor Li An fell into his eyes.
He has the means and the mind to be ruthless, but he is not as ruthless as his second uncle.
Emperor Mingguang chose him.
Having just abdicated, Li Wenchong was afraid that Emperor Mingguang would be unaccustomed to suddenly being idle, so after discussing with Gu Qingling, he invited Emperor Mingguang out of the palace and took him to have a good time around the capital.
It just so happened that he and Gu Qingling had traveled around the area and knew exactly where there was good food and fun.
Li Wenchong arranged a full schedule to prevent Emperor Mingguang from taking any time off.
For a time, Gu Qingling, who was inseparable from him, was "left out".
The eldest maid Chun Chun back then, who is now Aunt Chun, was afraid that Gu Qingling would feel uncomfortable, so she deliberately joked in private: "Master, the prince is 'returning to his old place'. He just didn't take you there. When the prince comes back, please be patient."
Talk about him."
After so many years, the master and servant have developed a strong relationship, and it is estimated that only Aunt Chun dared to tease Gu Qingling like this.
As for Gu Qingling, he really doted on her and almost raised her as his own daughter.
Gu Qingling rolled her eyes at Aunt Chun: "Those two brothers, why should I go? They are like light bulbs, I won't go. If I have that time, I might as well watch two more stage plays."
She didn't want to go.
He is busy taking care of his brother now, and he doesn't have time to talk to her when he takes her with him. Why should she be so affectionate and accept that neglect?
Not going.
He and Emperor Mingguang went out alone to have fun, and she herself could have fun too.
"Light bulb? Master, are you jealous?" Aunt Chun looked surprised, "Usually when you go out with the prince, the servants follow so many people and follow others, and you have been a light bulb so many times. Now it is finally Master's turn.
Let’s have a taste of this too.”
"What? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you miss a man?" Gu Qingling glanced at her, "When I asked you to get married, you were not happy, so you had to comb yourself and become a nanny. Now you regret it? It's too late to regret now, even if you get married.
Man, you can only be a grandmother to others."
"Puch... I don't regret it. It's so comfortable for me to follow my master. As long as I serve the master well and make him happy, even the prince has to give me some respect. But if I get married, I have to serve everyone."
You, being a cow or a horse for others, without any wages, only a fool can do it."
"According to you, all those who marry are stupid women? I have married twice. It seems that in your eyes, I am the biggest fool in the world!"
"That's different. The master married a good man. There are not many men like the prince who don't take concubines, don't get into trouble with women, live with the master wholeheartedly, and are all about the master." Not to mention, there are not many men like him.
Among the maids she served with Gu Qingling, out of ten who got married, three were unhappy.
Even if things go well for the remaining seven, each has its own difficulties.
This woman, there is a difference between being married and not being married.
Before getting married, one person had enough to eat and the whole family was not hungry. They could be as happy as they wanted.
But when you get married, you have to consider the whole family, and pay special attention to what your other partner thinks.
A little trivial matter can cause two people to argue for a few words.
"Even a slave has done a lot of justice to others in recent years." Aunt Chun felt very happy when she thought of the justice she had done in recent years. Fortunately, her master doted on her. She said she would not marry, but her master really refused to let her marry.
Yes, leave yourself by your side to serve you.
Yao Jiuye even said that he would support her in her old age in the future.
Aunt Chun understood that Yao Jiuye said this because he wanted her to accompany his master on his last journey. After all, his master was already old and his hair would turn gray in the blink of an eye.
Sometimes when I see Aunt Chun, I feel a sense of unreality - how on earth did she come here after so many years? I feel like I haven't lived much, so why is time gone? Is her life so easy?
Gu Qingling didn't really want to persuade Aunt Chun to get married. When she was young, Aunt Chun didn't want to get married and she didn't push her. Now that she's so old, marrying again will just be a "step-mother" for others. Gu Qingling can't bear to do it.
Aunt Chun has suffered like this for so many years.
Seeing that Aunt Chun was determined and still didn't want to get married, she was happy, but she was also afraid that she would be ahead of the curve and Aunt Chun's life would be difficult.
So be it, she will try to stay behind everyone.
Elf Butler Lele clenched her fists: [Don’t worry, Master, you will definitely be the last!]
With Li Wenchong accompanying him, Emperor Mingguang did not feel any discomfort after retiring. Instead, he was glad that he had retired early, otherwise he would not have been able to enjoy such a leisurely and comfortable life.
"Tell me, what did I think back then?" Emperor Mingguang even put down the word "I" and lay on the recliner, muttering to Li Wenchong.
"How do I know this? I am not a roundworm in the belly of the emperor." Li Wenchong shook an old man's fan and said with a smile, "Anyway, I only know that even if you are an emperor, your life will not be easy. You have to get up earlier than a chicken.
He goes to bed later than a dog, doesn't do anything well, and gets scolded, and is called the scapegoat in the world."
"The scapegoat?"
Li Wenchong chuckled: "Brother, think about it, if any of the officials below did not do anything well or were lazy, it would not be the emperor who would be blamed in the end? Look at history, even the most shrewd and capable emperor, he
Have you written any letter of repentance?"
"That's not called a letter of repentance, it's called..."
"Oh, you don't care what the book is, that's what it means anyway. So what did the emperor do wrong? Is it because of his corruption of the officials below? Is it because of him that the officials below him didn't do good things? Even if it causes a natural disaster, that's not the emperor's fault.
Wu De, God is angry?"
Emperor Mingguang was speechless.
Because of the development of science and technology in recent years, everyone has figured out how droughts, floods, and earthquakes occur. No one in the younger generation thinks that this is a punishment from God for the emperor's lack of virtue.
They will only think of ways to invent and create to prevent droughts, floods, and earthquakes, and how to rescue them afterwards.
In short, it is "self-rescue".
If you continue to place your hopes on the gods and Buddhas all over the sky, you are a fool.
"That's right." Li Wenchong nodded and spoke eloquently, "Since ancient times, we in China have not been so easy to be gods. If everything goes well, that's because you, the gods, have done a good job. I will worship you, but if there is a natural disaster,
, that means your gods don’t work, and the Dragon King also screwed you up..."
Emperor Mingguang's mouth twitched.
Li Wenchong didn't care, but kept asking: "Is this true?"
If Emperor Mingguang dared to say otherwise, Li Wenchong would dare to have countless stories of destroying temples waiting behind him.
"Why didn't I realize before that you love to argue so much?"
Li Wenchong looked innocent: "Is there any?"
Isn't he afraid that Emperor Mingguang will be too idle and think about things randomly, so he wants to find something for Emperor Mingguang to do?
That's what he said, but Emperor Mingguang also really admitted that when he was the emperor, he seemed to have unlimited glory, but those days were indeed not easy.
The emperor was surrounded by people no matter what he did. Even when he changed his clothes or slept, no one was watching him. It was as if he couldn't take care of himself and would harm himself if he wasn't careful.
But you can't blame the people below for following too closely. After all, they are just doing their duty to prevent accidents from happening to you, the emperor.
If something happens to you, the emperor, and you, the emperor, are the ones who will be punished in the end, it won’t be them who are waiting in front of you?
