Chapter 1568: Brothers on the left and right, imperial power on the right
Li Tai was completely angry!
He was not a deep-minded person to begin with. This trip of thousands of miles to the Western Regions allowed him, a flower that grew up in Chang'an City and was raised by the emperor's side, to withstand the baptism of wind, frost and war, and lose a little of his youthfulness and frivolity.
, but still not mentally tough.
As soon as he returned to Chang'an and heard that His Majesty Li Er had ruled out the possibility of being crown prince, his ideals and smug hopes were completely shattered, and he suddenly burst out regardless...
Li Chengqian was stunned, looking at Li Tai who was furious and collapsed, and was speechless for a moment.
He is a kind man, he does not have any amazing talents, but he cares about brotherhood and friendship. At this moment, when Li Tai reprimanded him in person, his first reaction was not to retort and scold Li Tai for being ignorant of his elder brother and for being coveted.
But I feel a little uncomfortable.
For a moment, he really wanted to give up the position of the crown prince. Whoever wants to be the crown prince should be crowned. Faced with conspiracies and plots all day long, he has to guard against brothers turning against each other and looking at the wall. Qingque is trying hard to fight for the crown prince.
Zhinu secretly has extravagant hopes for the position, and even Li Ke may not be willing to accept it... He has had enough, what's so strange about it?
But when he thought about the chain reaction that would be caused by giving up the position of prince, no matter which younger brother took the throne, he had to remain silent...
The supreme power in the world has always represented bloodiness and cruelty.
He is the eldest son of his father and the natural successor. Only by having him serve as the crown prince and inherit the throne in the future can the stability be maintained to the greatest extent. If any younger brother takes over, the nature of it may not be as bad as that of his father who "seized it against you".
"No matter how much stronger, all the legitimate sons of the father will be a threat to the throne. If they want to sit on the throne safely, they will have to brutally kill their siblings.
This is not a question of who is kind and who is vicious, but is determined by the attributes represented by power. Even if you don't want to be so decisive, power will force you to get there step by step...
No matter whether it is a green bird or a child slave, even Li Ke is the same, no one is an exception.
Following Li Tai's angry and heartbreaking roar, the flower hall fell into silence.
Fang Jun took a deep breath, waved his hand to repel all the guards in the hall, then stared at Li Tai and said calmly: "I understand your mood today, so I don't want to be the same as you."
After saying that, he returned to the table, poured a glass of grape wine, and started drinking it himself.
Li Zhi quickly got up from the ground, his handsome face flushed slightly. The posture just now was really unbecoming of a prince...
Li Tai snorted angrily and glared at Fang Jun fiercely: "Even if I never have the possibility of competing for the throne, I am still the son of my father and the prince of the Tang Dynasty! I am just a consort and a small minister, even if I have a marquis
With your title, what qualifications do you have to show mercy in front of me? I don’t need your sympathy!"
"Ha! After traveling to the Western Regions, maybe you have become so courageous after seeing the blood and killings?"
Fang Jun sneered.
Li Tai was furious: "Fart! Come on, come on, today I will show you my fists. I will not give up until you are beaten with teeth all over the floor!"
"Brother Qingque, calm down, calm down!"
Li Zhi was sweating profusely. He quickly stepped forward to hug the furious Li Tai and dissuaded him: "You have just returned from the Western Regions. My brother will order someone to prepare a banquet to welcome you and wash away the dust..."
He was really afraid that if Li Tai continued to make trouble like this, what would he do if he really pissed off Fang Jun? This mallet didn't care whether he was a prince or not, so in a real fight, Li Tai was no match for him...
Li Tai still refused to give up. Li Chengqian sighed, patted Li Tai on the shoulder and said: "Let's go sit in the East Palace and let us brothers have a good chat."
Li Tai looked into Li Chengqian's eyes, his expression changed, and finally flicked his sleeves and said, "Why go to the East Palace? If you have anything to say, just say it here!"
He strode to sit across from Fang Jun, looked at the table, and said angrily: "All the dog slaves are dead?"
The silent maid waiting at the door hurriedly gave Li Tai bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses, and then tiptoed away, fearing that he would get angry...
Li Tai poured a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.
Li Chengqian nodded: "That's fine, let's talk here and make it clear."
Sit down at the table.
Li Zhi quickly drove all the maids away, sat next to Li Tai, and personally poured wine and dishes for him.
Li Tai looked gloomy and drank one cup after another without saying a word.
Fang Jun ignored him and drank slowly.
Li Chengqian stared at Li Tai and asked: "Gu knows that you are bent on competing for the throne, and he has always thought that Gu is inferior to you. To be honest, even Gu himself feels that he is inferior to you in many places. If you become the emperor in the future, you
It must be better than being alone."
Talking about such words between princes is simply tantamount to treason. The emperor is still alive, how can he talk about becoming emperor in such an unabashed way?
Obviously Li Chengqian felt that if he didn't speak up today, he would be in countless troubles in the future, and he couldn't care less.
Li Tai snorted coldly and remained silent, looking as embarrassed as if someone owed him money...
Of course, when it comes to the position of crown prince, no amount of money can be measured.
Li Chengqian continued: "Sometimes, I really want to give up the position of the prince to you. Wouldn't it be nice to just be a wealthy and idle king with peace of mind, with the bells ringing, the food on the table, and the food leisurely traveling in the mountains and forests?"
"Haha..." Li Tai sneered: "Then you should give in?"
Extremely hypocritical!
Now that the crown prince's position is secure, why are you talking about such cheap things?
Li Chengqian was not angry, and asked calmly: "If I give up, can you guarantee that Gu will be a wealthy and leisure king with peace of mind? Can you guarantee that Gu will be allowed to ring the bells and eat, and travel in the mountains and forests, instead of being imprisoned until death?
Or even three feet of white silk and a glass of poisonous wine?"
Li Tai's hand holding the wine glass stopped near his mouth.
Before he could speak, Li Chengqian sighed and shook his head: "You can't guarantee it, and no one can guarantee it... By that time, not only will the orphans die, but even the child slaves will be forced to do it because of their status as the father's legitimate son.
A dead end. Although the third child is not the legitimate son, he is wise and courageous. He has the blood of the previous dynasty and has countless supporters in the court. His fate is the same..."
Power is a double-edged sword. It allows the emperor to control the life and death of hundreds of millions of subjects in the world, and it can also push the emperor into the abyss of despair.
Such is the nature of power…
People in the arena involuntarily.
As an emperor, you can't help yourself...
Li Zhi was stunned for a moment and fell into deep thought.
Li Tai gritted his teeth and said: "If I, as an emperor, dominate the world with the universe in my hand, what else can't I control? Naturally, I can guarantee that my brothers will be rich and prosperous for a long time!"
"laugh……"
Fang Jun sneered.
Li Tai glared angrily: "Why are you laughing so much? I keep my word! It's you, a treacherous sycophant, who bewitched the prince and father, and set up some kind of revitalization meeting, trying to cut off the king's fight for the throne in one fell swoop.
Our father-son love and brotherhood are simply worthy of death!"
In fact, it's not that he doesn't understand the prince's words, in terms of political talent, he is much better than the prince.
It was precisely because he understood that he was entangled with the position of emperor on one side and the love of brotherhood on the other, unable to choose between them.
However, he was able to express his "fighting for the crown prince" openly and openly. In fact, he already agreed with Li Chengqian's words in his heart, but he was just unwilling to admit that he finally had no hope of becoming the crown prince...
But for Fang Jun, he was really annoyed!
If this guy hadn't interfered, first trying his best to protect the prince, and then bewitching his father, how could he have been cut off from the throne by his father himself?
Li Tai could not wait to peel off Fang Jun's skin and fry it until it was crispy, so he could chew it bite by bite!
Fang Jun dismissed Li Tai's anger: "His Royal Highness keeps guaranteeing that our brothers will be rich and prosperous for a long time. In fact, you know in your heart that you simply can't do it! As soon as you ascend the throne, the first thing you do is to eliminate the biggest hidden danger of the prince.
, and then eliminate the potential threat of the King of Jin, or even the King of Wu, King of Shu, King of Qi, King of Yue... Don't get angry, and don't deny it, because your throne is not destined by heaven, nor is the king's power given by heaven, but you fought for it.
Yes! Since you can fight for the throne, you are naturally afraid that others will fight for the throne from you. If you don’t eradicate all those who are qualified to fight for the throne, how can you sleep peacefully? So, you are the god.
The most hypocritical person down there, the relationship between father and son, the relationship between brother and sister, are all incomparable to the supreme position in the world in your eyes! For such a ruthless, meaningless and hypocritical person, what do you have the nerve to call out in front of someone?"
Li Tai's face turned pale with anger, and the hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly.
Fang Jun's words were equivalent to tearing him apart bloody and exposing everything...