Chapter 969: Monarch, Minister, Father and Son (Part 2)
His Majesty Li Er was not displeased at all and kept listening quietly, listening to the best son confiding his never-before-disclosed feelings to his father.
Then he asked: "What now? What do you think now?"
The depressed resentment in Li Ke's heart was poured out with these words, as if a big stone that had been pressed on his chest for many years was suddenly lifted away, feeling refreshed and happy!
Looking directly at His Majesty Li Er with bright eyes, Li Ke couldn't help but smile: "Now, I don't complain, not at all."
His Majesty Li Er raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you complain? Is it because you feel that your father's determination will not be easy to save, so you are desperate and relieved?"
"no."
Li Ke shook his head, waved his hand to drive the maid away, and personally held the pot to pour wine for His Majesty Li Er.
He was kind-hearted and did not want this maid to end up with an "accidental death" after hearing too much. He gave her family some money as compensation and a coffin.
His Majesty Li Er glanced at the graceful back of the maid who disappeared at the door, and thought in his heart that not only was this son similar in talent and ability to his father, but he also had the same romantic temperament.
It has to be said that he understood Li Ke's intention to save this maid, but he obviously misunderstood Li Ke's motive of wanting to save her.
Not everyone has the dirty idea of bringing all brothers and sisters-in-law into the harem...
After the maid walked away, Li Ke continued: "It's because I heard something."
His Majesty Li Er asked: "What are you talking about?"
Li Ke said: "I have always felt that my father treated his sons unfairly. Is it my fault that he is not the legitimate son? Is it my fault that I have the blood of the former Sui Dynasty? Why can't I get a fair opportunity to meet the prince?
Fair competition with Qingque? Until someone told Erchen, 'There has never been true fairness in this world!' So Erchen suddenly thought about it."
"There has never been true fairness in this world?"
His Majesty Li Er murmured and repeated it, sighing: "This is so well said. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was at war, and the Eighteenth Route Army rebelled against the king. They fought for their lives and vowed to compete for the throne.
Dabao. What's the result? Dou Jiande, Liu Heitai, Yu Wenji, Baiyu Wang Gaotansheng, Song Yi Wang Meng Jiigong, Shatuoluo Wang Luo Tiehan, Huai'an Wang Tiemuping, Mingzhou Wang Zhang Dejin, Nanyang Wang Zhucan, Northern Han Dynasty Wang Xiao Xian
...One after another, they were defeated and died, and in the end, our Li family won the country. In terms of momentum, the Li family was not as good as Yu Wenji, and in terms of strength, the Li family was not as good as Dou Jiande... Is it fair that the Sui Dynasty lost its deer? The Li family won the country.
, is it fair? This world has really never been fair! How could a great scholar from Hongxue, who has not been tempered for a long time and has seen through the world, say such a truth about the world? Ke'er, who can say such incisive remarks?
He must be the sage of the country, who is this person?"
Li Ke opened his mouth with a constipated expression on his face...
His Majesty Li Er was displeased: "I'm asking you a question. Why are you so stunned?"
Li Kexin said, "I'm not in a daze, Dad, I'm thinking about how to answer your question."
After years of hard work, you can see through the world?
Huan Hongxue, a great Confucian, a sage of the country?
Li Ke was sweating a little. Seeing his father's burning eyes, he could only say: "Well, Fang Jun said this to his son."
"Ah...huh?"
His Majesty Li Er was so shocked that his eyes almost dropped.
This time the expressions of father and son were reversed, and it was Li Er's turn to look constipated...
How could that little bastard say such philosophical words?
But I feel relieved when I think that that guy can casually compose poetry classics that will be sung through the ages.
But thinking about the tone and wording of his praise just now, His Majesty Li Er felt as disgusted as if he had swallowed Xiang...
"Why haven't you talked to me so openly before?"
His Majesty Li Er decisively changed the subject.
Li Ke was a little embarrassed: "Because... I am a little afraid of my father."
His Majesty Li Er was a little surprised: "Why is this? Although my father is sometimes stricter, he never punishes you...except for that bastard Li You, what do you have to fear?"
He has always paid attention to the relationship between father and son, showing his kind side as much as possible, and will never criticize his son easily. Moreover, Li Ke's consistent performance has always satisfied him, and sometimes he even thinks about Li Ke being his own.
My legitimate son, what else is there to worry about as the crown prince?
So he was a little surprised that Li Ke was afraid of him.
However, Li Ke's answer surprised him even more.
Li Ke's handsome face is very similar to His Majesty Li Er. Even the shallow nasolabial folds on both sides of his nose when he smiles are very similar. He said with a smile: "Because I want to get it, I am afraid of losing it. I worry about gains and losses, so I am naturally afraid."
His Majesty Li Er was stunned: "Why are you not afraid now?"
Li Ke's expression was very relaxed, and he poured wine for His Majesty Li Er diligently. Then he raised his glass with both hands and stretched out his hands, wanting to clink glasses with His Majesty Li Er. He was very relaxed and happy.
"Because when the delusion that I dared not have in my heart was completely cut off, I suddenly realized that my father is still the same father. He is both an emperor and a father. The relationship between my son and my father is not only a monarch but also a father and son..."
His Majesty Li Er also laughed, a smile that came from the heart. He raised the wine glass with one hand and bumped it hard with his son, causing the wine in the glass to splash out. The father and son looked at each other and smiled.
Raise your glass and drink.
"Happy, happy! In the past fifteen years, my father has never been so happy!"
His Majesty Li Er wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth and looked very happy.
Li Ke poured wine, but his mind was touched for a while.
fifteen years?
Fifteen years ago, it was the day when brothers and sisters were fighting each other with swords and shadows at Xuanwu Gate, right?
It seems that even though that day laid the foundation for my father's great ambition to rule the world, the worldly infamy and inner suffering also made my father feel like he was facing an abyss, and his heart was extremely depressed.
Li Ke still clearly remembers the morning after Xuanwu Gate, when his father, covered in armor and covered in blood, returned to Prince Qin's palace and cried with his mother and queen in front of his brothers and sisters. In any case, the scene was not as joyful as returning from victory, let alone reversal.
The joy of becoming the emperor is mixed with deep helplessness and deep sadness...
Unconsciously, Li Ke's face was covered with tears.
With a smile on his face and tears in his eyes, he looked at his father, who had frost on his temples, and said softly: "In the past, my sons and ministers were ignorant and always complained about the unfair fate and unfair father. They were full of talents but had no room to display them. Now, I
I finally figured it out. Not only can I not complain, but I must also thank my father."
His Majesty Li Er was very happy to untie the knot with his son today and asked: "Why should I be grateful to my father?"
Li Ke and His Majesty Li Er looked at each other and said softly: "If it weren't for my father, how could there be Li Ke in the world? If it weren't for my father, how could I have such talent and economics? If it weren't for my father, how would my brothers and sisters get this wealth and glory, my son?
How do I get the qualifications to covet the throne?"
If His Majesty Li Er hadn't succeeded in the first battle of Xuanwu Sect, how would their brothers have any chance to compete for the throne now?
Think about what happened to the brothers from the eldest uncle's family and the third uncle's family.
Li Ke knew that if it were not for the Xuanwu Sect back then, His Highness the King of Qin, who had great achievements and conquered the lord, would have met a tragic end.
This is the price of power…
His Majesty Li Er was shocked all over. The veins in his big hand holding the wine glass were bulging, and the wine glass was almost crushed!
For fifteen years, Xuanwu Sect has been a Achilles heel and a taboo for everyone in the world. No one dares to mention it in front of His Majesty Li Er, because it is a thorn in His Majesty's heart that will never be removed. Who can tease it?
It will hurt him so much that he wants to live!
Whoever dares to make him unhappy will be hurt for the rest of his life!
But every time he dreamed back at midnight, how could he not lament the changes in the world and the ruthlessness of power?
After all, he is his eldest brother, his brother, connected by blood, how could he be ignored like a pig or a dog?
But when things got to that point, the ending of fratricide was already doomed.
If the prince does not get rid of the King of Qin, he will surely be attacked by the King of Qin;
If the King of Qin does not get rid of the prince, he will definitely be eradicated by the prince.
In the process of pacifying the world and conquering cities and territories, King Qin's strength continued to expand, and he had already reached the point where he could compete with the prince. At this time, his position would no longer be changed by the will of the commander. As the commander-in-chief, he must take into account the future and future of his subordinates.
safety.
Besides, His Majesty Li Er is not alone. If he dies, his wife, concubines and children will have no way to survive.
If it were just a life, perhaps His Majesty Li Er would really kill himself in front of his brother, out of the love of brotherhood.
But if the lives of his wife, concubines, and children are at stake, His Majesty Li Er will not do it!
Of course he wants to fight!
Fight for the world for yourself!
Fight for the lives of your wives, concubines, and children!
He won the battle and was enthroned in the 95th, and his descendants were prosperous.
Li Jiancheng lost the fight and died on the spot, destroying his entire family...
It's so cruel!
His Majesty Li Er fought once, and although he won, he didn't want his son to follow his own path and fight with each other again.
Rubbing his red and sour eyes, His Majesty Li Er raised his glass, touched it with his son, and shouted: "Drink Holy!"
Drink it all in one gulp.
Li Ke took off his burden and felt happy both physically and mentally. He also shouted: "Drink the Holy Spirit!"
Drink it all in one gulp as well.
The father and son were chatting in low voices for a while, laughing loudly for a while, drinking glasses of strong wine down their throats, and they were both very drunk.
King and minister, father and son, who says there is no kindness in the heavenly family?