Chapter 1051: Take the initiative to take the blame
Li Chengqian also didn’t expect that Li Shimin would take the initiative to take the blame.
After all, the person he wanted to fire on was an aristocratic family that controlled the pen.
If he really goes too far, it will definitely leave a stain on his political resume.
As I said before, how powerful this pole is.
It is completely possible to write black as white and white as black.
Maybe hundreds of years from now, some articles will be handed down about how Li Shimin achieved hegemony.
Because of this, he rarely did this kind of thing before.
He even didn't hesitate to let his son take the blame for him.
But this time, Li Shimin didn't want to hide.
He just wanted to see what the intentions of these people were.
He just wanted to see how far these people could go.
He just wanted to see who was calling the shots in this world.
Is it him, Li Shimin, the emperor, or those so-called aristocratic families...
Seeing his appearance, Li Chengqian shook his head helplessly.
He said: "My father, why are you doing this?"
"They can say whatever they want."
"And compared to you, my son is really far behind."
"Your political resume is complete. There cannot be a single black spot in your history."
"Because you are the Khan of Heaven, you are the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and you will also be the model and template for the monarchs of the Tang Dynasty in the future..."
Li Chengqian looked straight at Li Shimin and said, "So, let me handle this matter."
Hearing what Li Chengqian said, Li Shimin didn't know what he felt in his heart.
He said that he felt that his son had grown up and knew how to take responsibility, but he still felt a little bit of self-blame.
After all, the man in front of me is his son.
Why should you keep the best for yourself when good things happen?
And when something bad happens and someone is blamed, why should you give it to your own son?
As a father, who doesn’t want to give his children the best? r> Li Shimin is no exception.
But he also knew that what Li Chengqian said was right.
Whether it is the founding monarchs of the past dynasties or the second or third monarchs, they all set an example for future generations.
If you have too many black spots on your body, your influence will be greatly reduced.
It will even make future generations of monarchs distrustful of themselves.
And if you want to replace it, obviously it won't work.
Because Li Shimin's historical status has already been placed here.
Whether it is the expansion of territory or internal politics, he is destined to be remembered by history.
It was only this aspect of black history that he had to control.
And this is what Li Chengqian said, there must be no black spots in Li Shimin's political resume.
Li Shimin looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "But if you do this, you are doomed to have a difficult future."
"If it's not easy to walk, then it's hard to walk."
"If I can't be a wise king, how can I be a tyrant?"
"Of course, that's not what I meant."
"I mean, if I can't become as enlightened a king as my father, then I will help my father safeguard his legacy."
"At the very least, this inheritance cannot be taken away by others, right?"
Li Chengqian smiled and said: "As for how future generations of history books will judge me, that is their business."
Hearing this, Li Shimin was extremely moved.
At this moment, he really wanted to take his son into his arms and express his true feelings.
But in the end, he suppressed this thought.
After thinking for a long time, Li Shimin said: "Then what do you need me to do for you?"
"Two things."
"First, my father wants to announce Xue Li's results in front of the civil and military officials of the court."
"Second, my father must also send a general to compete with Xue Li as promised. If Xue Li wins, he will be named a fourth-grade general."
Li Chengqian said: "After that, my father only needs to transfer him to Youzhou."
"In this way, my father has fulfilled his promise."
"And sending Xue Li to guard the border is equivalent to expelling him from the capital."
"To a certain extent, it also blocked the mouths of the aristocratic family."
"As for the rest, just leave it to your ministers."
Li Chengqian chuckled and said, "Anyway, I'm pretty good at this."
"Um……"
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Okay, I will do as you say, and I also hope that you can choose a compromise and escape intact."
“Don’t worry, don’t worry.”
Li Chengqian patted his chest and said: "On the battlefield, swords, guns, swords and halberds can't do anything to your son. How can your son be afraid of these literati?"
…
A few days later.
The results of the martial arts examination were announced.
Xue Li did his part to win the top two prizes in general.
Overnight, Xue Li's name spread throughout the Tang Dynasty, becoming almost a household name.
In the same way, his experience also gave many people the idea of turning to martial arts if they failed at writing.
Perhaps even Li Chengqian and Li Shimin, the planners of the martial arts, had never thought of it.
Their actions will actually trigger a new round of martial arts craze.
Almost every village has its own martial arts arena, and almost every city and prefecture has a military attaché responsible for teaching children martial arts.
While these impacts are all positive, of course there are also negative ones.
For example, the impact on aristocratic families.
You must know that before the emergence of the imperial examination, all officials were recommended by aristocratic families, which was the so-called promotion of filial piety and integrity.
After the emergence of the imperial examination, the imperial court greatly reduced the influence of aristocratic families in this regard. But this only affects those literary families.
Some families that specialize in producing generals have not been affected at all, and have actually benefited a lot from it.
After all, if someone exits the market, someone else will occupy the market.
The literary family has withdrawn from the market, and the martial arts family will naturally step onto the stage.
But now that the martial arts examination is announced, it is equivalent to blocking the family's way out from both the civil and military aspects.
In this case, it would be strange if those aristocratic families were not crazy.
At this time, all the aristocratic families were almost twisted into a rope, and they just wanted to drive Xue Li out of Chang'an City at one go.
They even wanted the imperial court to abolish martial arts.
However, this is obviously impossible.
Others don't do anything, just because Li Chengqian is here.
He's not afraid of people from a literary family, so he's afraid of you, a family of martial arts people?
Above the court hall.
A series of civil servants and generals spoke out one after another, imploring Li Shimin to take back his life.
"Your Majesty, the response from aristocratic families everywhere is great now."
"Some aristocratic families even said that if His Majesty does not cancel the military examination, he will never serve in the official position."
"The influence of these aristocratic families is very huge. If they don't become officials, many people will definitely follow their example."
One of the ministers said: "In this way, the gains outweigh the losses..."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Nowadays, the target of all the aristocratic families is Xue Li."
"Come to think of it, even if His Majesty doesn't want to cancel the military examination, he must depose Xue Li and not give him any reward."
Some ministers also said: "Otherwise, I am afraid it will cause very serious consequences..."
And just when everyone was waiting for Li Shimin's reply.
Suddenly a voice sounded from the front of the crowd.
"It's like this every time, and it's all this nonsense every time."
Li Chengqian picked his ears and said, "Can you come up with some new tricks?"