And his purpose in coming to Li Shimin, just as Li Chengqian said, was to hand over all his properties to the imperial court.
It was also because he was chatting with Changsun Wuji about this matter that he disappeared from the palace for a whole afternoon.
So much so that Xiao Chuzi sent people to look for him but could not find any trace of him.
Seeing Li Shimin's surprised expression, Li Chengqian smiled slightly.
"Father, you don't have to worry about how your son knows."
"You just need to tell me, yes or no."
Li Chengqian said: "Or tell me what you think, whether you want to accept it or reject it."
"this……"
Li Shimin was silent for a long time without saying a word.
Seeing this scene, Li Chengqian probably guessed what he was thinking.
After all, they had been father and son for so many years. He couldn't hide his thoughts from Li Shimin, and Li Shimin couldn't hide his thoughts from him either.
"So, my father intends to agree."
"But I felt ashamed to deal with the eldest grandson's family, so I set my sights on these two daughters."
A hint of shame flashed in Li Shimin's eyes.
Obviously, Li Chengqian had touched his mind.
Li Chengqian shook his head helplessly.
"In that case."
"Father, why do you have to beat around the bush like this?"
"You can tell me directly."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Chengqian: "Can you agree to what I say?"
"cannot!"
Li Chengqian said without thinking.
Li Shimin's expression darkened: "What else can you say if you don't agree?"
"Father should know his son well."
"My son, what I have disliked the most over the years is marriage."
"The prerequisite for a man and a woman to get married is at least the most basic relationship."
"Otherwise, this marriage will have no meaning at all."
Li Chengqian lowered his head and looked at the little one in Li Shimin's arms and said: "Do you hope that this little one in your arms will marry someone who he doesn't like at all and has no feelings for? Because she was unhappy, she died of depression at a young age.
What?"
"How can it be?"
Li Shimin raised his head and said, "I have seen that boy from the Changsun family. He is definitely the best person, and he will definitely be one of the best in the future."
"But what I told my father was not about whether that boy could do it."
Li Chengqian glared and said, "It's my daughter. Does your granddaughter like it?"
If others don’t know, how can Li Chengqian not know?
How many daughters of noble families have ruined themselves because of these interest entanglements throughout the ages?
Don't talk about others, let's talk about Li Lizhi.
If it weren't for the various trainings Li Chengqian gave Changsun Chong when he was a child, he would have seen his true intentions clearly at an early age.
Will Li Lizhi live such a good life?
To know.
In another timeline, Li Lizhi passed away in her early twenties.
There may be some physical reasons for this.
But is that all?
If she really lived a happy life, if she could really be the apple of the royal family like Li Lizhi in this timeline, and still be loved as a golden pimple in the eldest grandson's family, would she have passed away so early?
The answer is yes.
Even if she doesn't live to be seventy or eighty, at least she can reach her prime.
And the example is right in front of us, how could Li Chengqian push his daughter into the pit of fire with his own hands?
"Father."
"My son, I have never asked you for anything since I was a child."
"Only once, I won't let you marry your sister to Bei Mo."
"Now, my son, my son, I beg my father, my father, once again."
"Don't let your daughter go down the same old path."
When he said this, Li Chengqian suddenly approached Li Shimin and said, "And there is something that I have never told you."
"My uncle's decision to hand over his property to the imperial court is not for your sake."
Li Shimin frowned, as if he had thought of something, and looked at Li Chengqian suspiciously: "Could this be your fault?"
"yes!"
Li Chengqian admitted it generously.
And he had no need to hide anything from Li Shimin...??.
Li Shimin's frown deepened: "If I remember correctly, you were the one who said at that time that you would drive away tigers and devour wolves, and use the eldest grandson family to suppress the family. What happened now? Why did you suddenly force them to give up their property?"
"Father has misunderstood."
"My son did not force them."
"My son just reminded my uncle secretly."
Li Chengqian said quietly: "But no matter what, this is for the sake of the people in the world and for the sake of our Tang Dynasty."
"My son and his uncle have been in business together for ten years."
"In the past ten years, with the help of my sons and ministers, the Changsun family's industry has covered all aspects of the people's clothing, food, housing and transportation."
"If the Changsun family's property is closed for one day, many people will have no food to eat, no clothes to wear, and no money to earn."
"If the court cannot effectively supervise this industry, it will be a huge hidden danger."
Li Chengqian got closer to Li Shimin and said in his ear: "Your son has been secretly running around for a long time before he came up with such a plan."
"If you stumble and hinder your son at this time, then..."
Li Chengqian did not continue speaking.
And with Li Shimin's intelligence, how could he not guess what Li Chengqian wanted to say?
At this moment.
Li Shimin's eyes were always on Li Chengqian's face.
After a long time, Li Shimin finally looked back, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"You, you."
"You took advantage of the Changsun family, and now you kick them away."
"If others find out about this, who will dare to do anything for you in the future?"
"Aren't you afraid that you will become completely alone in the future?"
Li Shimin said earnestly: "That's not how power is used, and that's not how the emperor is supposed to be..."
When Li Chengqian heard this, he just smiled slightly.
"Father has misunderstood."
"My son, I didn't say that I wanted to kick the eldest son's family away completely."
"What's the meaning?"
Li Shimin frowned and said, "Don't you want the imperial court to take over the Changsun family's property?"
"A takeover indeed."
"But it's not what my father meant."
Li Chengqian said: "What I want to say is that I don't want the property, I just want the land deed."
"What's the meaning?"
"Why am I getting more and more confused the more I listen?"
Li Shimin said: "If you don't want property, what's the use of having land deeds?"
"The imperial court paid for the title deeds to these properties."
"For example, in the east of Chang'an City, the Changsun family has eighty shops."
"The imperial court funded the purchase of all these shops, but the future use rights still belong to the Changsun family."
"From now on, in addition to paying 20% of the tax, the Changsun family also needs to pay 20% of the rent and dividends to the court."
"In a nutshell, our court will become the largest partner of the Changsun family. The Changsun family has the final say in business operations, but whether the store can continue to open and how much it can be opened is our court's final say."
"If I say this, my father should be able to understand it, right?"
If it is placed in future generations.
It's easy to understand in this way.
To put it bluntly, this is a joint-stock system.
The imperial court and the Changsun family each hold half of the shares in the property.
They do not participate in industrial operations, but they have the right to lead the direction of industrial operations.