Chapter 75: The Problem: Gratitude and Abuse
Pei Min returned to the mansion with great worries. The conversation between Li Longji and himself appeared in his mind. He always felt that Li Longji was explaining his funeral.
Could it be that Li Longji really became short-lived because of his appearance?
What made him most confused was that Li Longji really intended to make Li Heng the crown prince.
Perhaps in Li Longji's eyes, Li Heng's talent and scheming are the best among his sons. But Pei Min knew that Li Heng was a pit, a pit that had Yan Zhenqing, Li Mi, Guo Ziyi, and Li Guangbi, and had no use.
"I don't know if your Majesty can listen!"
Pei Min thought that if things went against their wishes and really let Li Heng take office, what should he make a decision.
These companies are happy and sad, and Pei Min has a headache here.
Li Heng was naturally extremely happy.
Although he had learned from Li Jingzhong that Li Longji wanted to change him to become the crown prince, this was completely different from that of Li Longji's personal statement.
After going tonight, Li Heng already felt that the position of the crown prince was only one step away from him. He walked with a drifty feeling, and he felt like he was dancing in the night wind.
When Li Heng returned to his palace, the first thing he did was to call his confidant Huangfu Weiming and Li Jingzhong closer to tell them this fact and let them share this joy with him.
But he was cautious and cautious, quickly dispelled this crazy idea.
Now is the most critical time, and no mistakes are allowed.
Although it is night now, I can call Huangfu Weiming and Li Jingzhong to the front, and the goal is too big.
It’s better to write than to call it!
Li Heng couldn't control his feelings and wrote tonight's events on paper. When he thought of his conversation with Li Longji tonight, he felt that his answer was perfect.
Li Heng knew very well that his father was very fond of merit, so he fully catered to his appetite when answering questions.
Xiao Gui Cao Sui!
On the one hand, he flattered Li Longji, and on the other hand, he also expressed his admiration for Pei Min.
Li Heng thought he knew Li Longji very well, and saw through Li Longji's intention to make Pei Min the regent minister. He praised Pei Min very much and did not express his intention to weaken the power of the border commander as soon as he took office.
After sending the two letters, Li Heng was so excited that he had no intention of sleeping. Instead, he walked back and forth in the study, fantasizing about what happened after he ascended the throne, thinking that after he ascended the throne, he successfully weakened Bian Shuai's power and held the military and political power of the entire country tightly in his hands.
Then, with his outstanding talent, he cultivated civil governance internally and expanded his martial arts externally, and became an emperor who could be even more outstanding with Qin Shihuang, Han Wu of Han, and Tang Taizong.
As for Li Longji, Li Heng never felt that his father was qualified to be compared with wise rulers like Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, and Emperor Taizong of Tang.
The more Li Heng thought so, the more he felt Pei Min was annoying.
You are the lord of the world, and the king of a country should be superior and unparalleled. How can a minister steal his limelight?
Using him to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, on the one hand, it can shock the generals of the border and also promote their own reputation.
Thinking of the happy place, Li Heng couldn't help laughing.
on the other hand!
Li Longji sent Li Yan away, lying on the bed tiredly, thinking about the performance of Li Heng and Li Yan...
Li Longji was not satisfied with Li Heng's performance at all.
Li Longji was even more dissatisfied with Li Yan's performance.
"I think Li Longji is smart for a lifetime and has won a foundation that is even better than Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong, but no one follows him. Why should God treat me like this..."
Li Longji was too confident, so confident that he was unconscious.
The main reason why there is no successor is not that his sons are really stupid, but that he doesn't care or discipline at all, and even raises them like pigs to prevent them from causing trouble.
How great can you expect a group of people trapped in the Tenth Prince’s Mansion to achieve?
But Li Longji will never admit this himself.
After thinking about it for about a quarter of an hour, Gao Lishi walked in quickly and said, "Your Majesty, you have worked hard for a night. Let's take a break soon."
Li Longji shook his head and said, "I can't sleep a little, alas... one by one, none of them can relieve me. I originally meant that Saburo has ambitions and ambitions, and can be entrusted with great responsibilities. When I asked today, my true colors were revealed! He really thought he could hide it from me when he was fooled? I was sick, but I couldn't fool me at will..."
He said angrily, feeling extremely disappointed.
Li Heng just thought he knew Li Longji.
As a person who launched two coups and defeated Wei, Zong Chuke and Princess Taiping, he is not an easy person.
His biggest weakness is his nature, not his intelligence. When it comes to talent and power, Li Heng and Li Longji are not the same level.
Li Longji decided to skip Li Heng and make Li Yan the crown prince because Li Heng is ambitious and talented, and can bend and stretch, and know how to endure.
He did not want to establish a prince who might threaten his status.
This does not mean that Li Longji is afraid of Li Heng, but rather disdain for such boring infighting.
Compared to boring internal fighting, he prefers to instruct Bian Shuai to fight, and uses his great martial arts skills to enjoy himself happily with Liyuan. He prefers to find a truly caring beauty and live a shameless life.
The situation is now changing, and the other way around.
The reason why Li Longji wanted to change Li Heng was also because Li Heng was ambitious and talented, and could bend and stretch, and knew how to endure...
But today Li Heng showed too much enthusiasm for Pei Min...
Li Heng really respects Pei Min, why didn’t he make friends with him before?
Would you rather win over Wang Zhongsi than interact with Pei Min? It would be fine if you don’t interact with him, but you have said bad things about Pei Min in secret more than once?
Now, Li Longji doesn't believe a single word of respect for Pei Min.
"General Gao..." Li Longji said: "Sanlang showed a lot of respect for Jingyuan, and he felt so much fear in his heart... He didn't even dare to say a bad word to Jingyuan in front of me. It can be seen that he will really win a great treasure in the future, and he will definitely regard Jingyuan as a thorn in his eyes. He really doesn't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick... A talent like Jingyuan, either kill him while he is not rich or treat him with sincerity... Now that he is full, he is by Sanlang? This Sanlang is not a Sanlang."
"But……"
Li Longji thought of Li Yan again, and was also very angry. "But Silang is honest, soft-hearted, and has no ambitions. He is really not the reason for a prince. Even the prince is not good, so how can he become the king of a country? Accept half of the country I have built with hardships? What do you think I should choose?"
No matter how decisive Li Longji is, he will still have two bad choices when facing such a relationship with the future of the Tang Dynasty, and he is powerless...
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Hangzhou, Jiangnan, is a well-known place.
As a famous scenic spot in later generations, Hangzhou is now just a small town built along the mountains with 36 miles and 90 steps.
However, because Yang Su digs through the Jiangnan Canal, Hangzhou becomes the starting and ending point of the Grand Canal. He jumps into the throat of Wu and Yue, and empowers the rivers and seas, establishing its status as a transportation hub in the entire lower reaches of Qiantang River.
But at this moment, the economic center of the Tang Dynasty was Guanzhong, Central Plains, and Longyou, Hexi. The development trend was also to explore the Western Regions, and the value and significance of Jiangnan was far from being discovered.
Kaiyuan Ten, there are two more papers."
Chen's father was stunned and suddenly jumped up, and was excitedly incoherent, saying, "That's great, six articles, I sold all the rice in our family. Dalang has the money for studying, we have the money for meals, and we can save some, so there is no need to rush to marry the girl out, you can find one."
A simple pricing saves the fate of the family.
Chen Minzhang said worriedly: "But my father has already agreed with the Huang Dong family that he has resigned. What should he do if he pursues the matter?"
Chen's father smiled terrified: "Don't worry, Dad was careful and didn't tell them the truth. They didn't know where Dad lives. He saw Dad being honest and thought I dare not lie to him!"
He said, pulling his children with a serious look on his face, and said, "No matter which prime minister is, he must live in Chang'an, and we will bow to Chang'an together. We can't do anything big or help him, so just pray for him in our hearts!"
Of course, some people are sincerely grateful to Pei Min, and some are also scolding Pei Min to the point of being bloody.
It's in Weizhou thousands of miles away.
The two neighbors gathered together.
One is called Chang'an and the other is called Wang Wei.
Chang'an's family was rich, and Wang Wei often came to ask for wine.
Chang An didn't care about his neighbors and always welcomed him warmly.
Today, Wang Wei shouted: "Old Chang is not kind, what kind of wine is this? How much water has it been mixed?"
Chang An scolded, "Just drink it, I don't know which bastard has changed the price of grain. Now Yiqingqi Valley costs a full six cents, and a month's money for wine is not enough. I'm so angry that I'm not that I'm a stingy, so we two can only drink this kind of wine in the future. It's too good to drink."
He said and cursed, and the common people in the city didn't care about the king of heaven. Anyway, he scolded Pei Min was so bloody.
But no matter how he scolds him, he will not do anything illegal or taboo, that is, his own interests are damaged and he will be satisfied with his mouth.
The price increase in rice and grain affected his interests, but it did not bring much change to his life.
As food prices changed, more than 20 million people in the middle and lower classes of the Tang Dynasty were affected.
Who can tell whether there are many scoldings or grateful people?
At least Pei Min, who set the price, has a clear conscience.
Chapter completed!