Chapter 448: I can be your King Wei with peace of mind
The royal family's battle seems to be fought by only a few people.
But in fact, it is related to the general trend of the world.
When Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng fought, the people in the world suffered, and so did the soldiers who worked for the Tang Dynasty.
In the battle between Xue Ju and Li Shimin, Li Shimin suffered a big loss.
Therefore, he is well aware of the harm that royal battles bring to the world.
If not, he would not have been able to train Li Chengqian vigorously.
However, he forgot one thing.
The more vigorously he cultivates Li Chengqian, the more he will arouse the jealousy of others.
Although, to a certain extent, Li Tai was deliberately connived by him to serve as a whetstone for Li Chengqian.
But he never thought that one day, his son would be like Li Jiancheng, willing to ignore the overall situation and the future of the Tang Dynasty for his own selfish desires.
After a long time, he slowly turned around and said, "Eunuch Zhou!"
Following his call, Eunuch Zhou came out from a corner, cupped his hands and said, "I'm here, old slave."
Li Shimin raised his head slightly and said, "Let's put out the things we collected."
"yes……"
Eunuch Zhou nodded, then he hesitated for a moment and said, "Then what about His Royal Highness King Wei also needs to be released?"
To be honest, Li Shimin was a little hesitant about how to deal with Li Tai.
After all, the palms and backs of his hands are all flesh. No matter how good Li Chengqian is, he can't hide the fact that Li Tai is his son.
Li Shimin pursed his lips and said, "I will go and talk to him personally about him. You just need to release the Zheng family first."
"yes……"
Eunuch Zhou responded with his hands, then turned and left.
Li Shimin, on the other hand, walked slowly towards Heyu Hall.
When Li Shimin came to Heyu Hall.
Li Tai is practicing calligraphy.
Seeing his father coming, Li Tai quickly knelt down and saluted: "My son, please bow to your father."
"Get up."
Li Shimin waved his hand casually.
Then, he walked straight to the desk and sat down.
He just looked at Li Tai without saying a word. Li Taili was on the spot. At first he dared to raise his head, but later he was so frightened by the imperial power that naturally emanated from Li Shimin that he didn't even dare to raise his head.
He swallowed his saliva, raised his head and looked at Li Shimin with a guilty conscience: "Father... I wonder what the matter is when father comes here?"
"Of course I came to see you."
Li Shimin tilted his head slightly and said, "I want to ask you a few words by the way."
Hearing this, Li Tai bowed and said, "Father, please tell me."
"Father, I would like to ask you, how have you been these past few years?"
Li Shimin looked at Li Tai and said, "In other words, how does your father treat you?"
Li Tai was stunned for a moment.
He didn't understand why Li Shimin would tell him this.
After thinking for a moment, Li Tai finally said: "My father treats his children very well."
"right."
Li Shimin smiled, and then said: "How does your father treat your brother?"
"this……"
Li Tai hesitated about this matter.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Just tell me."
Li Tai pursed his lips and said, "My father treats his brothers very well."
"What if I compare it to you?"
Li Shimin tilted his head and looked at Li Tai.
Seeing this scene, Li Tai suddenly realized something.
He suddenly knelt down, his body shaking violently.
"My son dare not compare with his elder brother."
"Don't you dare?"
Li Shimin sneered and said, "I think you are very brave."
"Your brother has two maids, you want them."
"Your brother has a personal eunuch, you should have one."
"Your brother has a slave he brought back from the Northern Desert, and you should have one too."
He roared straight at Li Tai: "Tell me, is it because you don't dare to compare, or because you blame me for giving you too little?"
The angry rebuke almost scared Li Tai to the point of pissing his pants.
Although this guy has deep thoughts, he is not as courageous as Li Chengqian.
At this moment, his body was shaking like chaff: "I don't dare, I don't dare..."
Seeing his appearance, Li Shimin took a deep breath to calm his mind.
To be honest, he is really disappointed with the son in front of him now.
This kind of disappointment is no less than when Li Yuan deceived him.
His education for Li Chengqian has always been a tiger-father style education, relying on beatings and scoldings to get to where he is today.
Li Chengqian once asked him if he had ever beaten Li Tai the way he beat Li Chengqian.
At that time, Li Shimin didn't even know how to answer.
Because he has always been doting on Li Tai and even gave him the share that should have belonged to Li Chengqian.
The ministers around him asked him more than once not to indulge Li Tai so much.
But he really didn't expect that one day he would be able to indulge Li Tai to this extent.
So much so that he didn't even care about the kingdom and the world, and only thought about the throne.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin clenched the tea cup in his hand.
"Today, as a father, I only give you two choices."
"One, continue your plan, continue to fight and rob your brother, but whatever the final outcome is, you will be responsible for it yourself."
"Second, I can be your King Wei with peace of mind. It should be yours, and I will never lose anything to you."
Li Shimin stood up and said, "I have already said what needs to be said, and you can choose the rest."
After saying that, Li Shimin walked away directly.
Inside the Heyu Hall.
Only Li Tai knelt on the ground and did not move for a long time.
His head was pressed tightly against the ground, and his body could not stop shaking.
…
In the end, Li Shimin did not punish Li Tai.
Just like last time, he made him shut up and think about his mistakes, and once again changed the people around him from top to bottom. .
Doing this simply means that Li Shimin has forgiven Li Tai.
Forgave him for everything he did to Li Chengqian.
Of course, this was all within Li Chengqian's expectation.
When he told Li Shimin, he had no intention of punishing Li Tai severely.
He was just telling Li Shimin that if Li Tai stabbed him again, he would fight back.
There are two reasons why Li Shimin forgave Li Tai.
First, he is his own son.
Secondly, there is a part of his fault in this.
As a king, it is certainly impossible for him to admit his mistakes.
If Li Tai is punished, it means that he is guilty of connivance.
So no matter what, he couldn't punish Li Tai at this moment.
As for the Zheng family, he was not so polite.
After Changsun Wuji brought the evidence, he waved his hand and said: "Zheng Jiaji, who plotted to murder the prince, committed the following crime, and even betrayed secrets to the enemy. His crime is unpardonable."
At this point, he looked directly at Changsun Wuji and said: "I order you to arrest him immediately and bring him to justice. If there is any obstruction, he will be executed without mercy!"
"My lord, I obey!"
Changsun Wuji saluted Li Shimin and walked straight down the hall.
Afterwards, Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling again and said: "Fang Xuanling, I order you to immediately start a thorough investigation of all officials related to Zheng Jiaji."
"Once it is found out, no matter who it is, he will be immediately dismissed from his official position and sent to prison to await my fate!"
"My lord, I obey."
Fang Xuanling also stepped in to respond, and then walked out of the hall.
Only then did Li Shimin set his sights on Li Chengqian.
"Qian'er, do you think my solution is feasible?"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
So what if it’s not enough?
He can't yell at Li Shimin anymore, right?
Li Chengqian raised his hands to Li Shimin and said: "My son, I sacrificed my life for the soldiers on the front line. I thank my father."