How good Li Chengqian is is known to everyone in the civil and military dynasties, and also to the whole world.
And Li Shimin naturally knew it too.
However, what he didn't know was how much of a shadow Li Chengqian showed on his sons.
Of course, you can't blame him.
Speaking of which, Li Shimin's training for each child is similar.
Maybe he was a little harsher on Li Chengqian.
When other children make mistakes, they may just be punished.
But when it comes to Li Chengqian, even the slightest mistake may result in a lesson with a stick.
But Li Shimin never thought that Li Ke would be jealous because of this.
Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengqian, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You said you envied your brother, but your brother probably doesn't know how much he envies you."
"When you were a child, if you copied a word wrong, at most you would get a few words from me."
"But ask your brother, what is the cost if he copies a wrong word?"
Li Shimin pointed at Li Chengqian and said, "Tell him, you copied a word wrong when you were a child. How did I punish you?"
"If you copy a wrong word, you will be punished with a hand."
"If you make another mistake, the penalty will be doubled. If you make two mistakes, you will get four hands. If you make three mistakes, you will get eight hands."
Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of the time he spent copying copybooks in the royal study during the day and going to the medical office to apply medicine at night.
He looked directly at Li Ke and said: "The most severe punishment I received was thirty-two slaps in one day..."
Hearing this, Li Ke couldn't help but be stunned.
To be honest, he really didn't know that Li Chengqian had such a history.
And Li Shimin continued: "When you were a child, didn't you also do things like sneaking around with your brother?"
"But has your father ever punished you?"
"Didn't you scold your elder brother bloody and beat him to pieces that time?"
"Have you ever received a beating because of this?"
Indeed, whenever any of his younger brothers made mistakes when they were young, Li Chengqian would be the first to be punished.
No matter why, just because he is the eldest brother and younger brother If the younger brother makes a mistake, the older brother has to bear the responsibility.
After hearing this, Li Ke was completely speechless.
However, Li Shimin didn't want to stop.
Now that Li Ke has said this today, he has to say a few words.
There are some things that I just keep in my heart and make myself uncomfortable.
He also wanted to have a good time, especially in front of his sons, to express the grievances he had suffered over the years.
"You may have only heard your father's various praises for your eldest brother."
"But I didn't see how harsh your father was to your eldest brother..."
In fact, when they were children, Li Shimin never treated anyone more favorably.
And because Li Chengqian is the eldest son, he doesn't treat him very well.
Not to mention that Li Tai, Li Ke and others were treated badly because they were concubines or second sons.
Originally, Li Shimin thought that he could make his children live in harmony by balancing everyone.
But in the end he discovered that this was completely impossible.
My own children will inevitably follow their own path.
After all, not everyone is a child like Li Zhi. As long as his elder brother buys him delicious food, he will be satisfied.
Be it Li Tai or Li Ke, they all want more.
And under the influence of Li Chengqian, they became more greedy.
In fact, this is also Li Shimin’s fault.
Whenever Li Chengqian made meritorious deeds, Li Shimin would always go to the harem to show off these things.
And what would Li Tai think about showing off like this? What would Li Ke think?
Li Shimin had never thought about these things.
Li Tai may be okay.
At least he is a compatriot with Li Chengqian.
As long as the bond of Queen Changsun exists, the two of them will not
It will get to the point of having a fight over open fire.
At most, it's just some conspiracy and calculation behind the scenes.
But Li Ke is not like that.
He was born to a concubine, so even if Concubine Yang was favored again, he would still be a concubine.
Since he is a concubine prince, he is naturally a little worse than a legitimate prince.
Of course, no one else cares about the so-called difference.
Li Shimin also treated and cultivated him as a legitimate prince.
But if others don't care, it doesn't mean he doesn't care.
Just like when several brothers played together when they were young, Li Ke was always the most restrained and humble one.
While others are sitting, he stands; while others are eating, he watches.
Even later, Empress Changsun saw the clues and took him to her side to train him for two years, but she still did not change his humble character.
It doesn’t matter whether he is mentally distorted or it is his psychological shadow.
Anyway, he already had psychological problems when he was a child.
When he grew up, these problems not only did not diminish with age, but made him more fragile, more sensitive, more impatient, and more eager to prove himself.
Later, even if Li Shimin just said something good about Li Chengqian unintentionally, Li Ke felt that his father was scolding him for being worthless.
He believed that he was living in the shadow of Li Chengqian.
But he didn't know that the so-called shadow was all caused by himself.
At this time, Li Chengqian couldn't help but sigh.
He said: "Brother Ke, you don't know how much I envied you back then."
"I envy Qingque that he can walk around and play with dogs all day long, and then he can rest while writing copybooks."
"I also envy you for being able to read military books and listen to small songs, and the day will pass."
Li Chengqian raised his hand and patted Li Ke's shoulder, saying: "These are not pretentious, but come from the bottom of my heart."
Hearing this, Li Ke chuckled. He said: "Whether it's a pretense or whether it's from the bottom of your heart, after all, you are the winner now, and you can say whatever you want."
"You still don't believe me."
"I can only tell you one thing, I envy you from the beginning to the end."
Li Chengqian said: "Including when you grow up, you can go to the fiefdom to live happily, far away from the court..."
"hehe."
Li Ke sneered again: "Brother, please stop mocking me here. As a prince, you have no need to envy us princes."
Now, Li Ke is also willing to fight.
In front of Li Shimin, he could even say such words.
But before Li Shimin could get angry, Li Chengqian on the side said: "I have said before that if you want to sit on the throne, I will give it to you."
"I also want you to experience what it is like to be a prince."
Li Chengqian looked up and smiled bitterly: "You can hide behind your father with peace of mind. No matter what you do wrong, your father will help you bear it."
"But what about me?"
"I have always lived under the spotlight. Even if I make a small mistake, it will be magnified infinitely and even be reviled by the whole people."
"If you think about it carefully, has your brother ever done anything harmful to nature?"
"If you think about it carefully, are the scoldings your brother has received directly proportional to what your brother has done?"
Li Chengqian shook his head and sighed: "Li Ke, Li Ke, I really didn't expect that you would still have such a prejudice against me today."
"But it doesn't matter, I believe you will understand me one day."
Speaking of this, Li Chengqian raised his head and glanced at Li Shimin and said: "You will also understand my father..."
"Um……"
Although Li Ke nodded, he was obviously still a little unconvinced.
However, he also said: "This time, the reason why I said I don't regret it is actually because of my father."
"This time my father finally looks at me, and I no longer need to live in your shadow..."