Li Shimin was speechless. He had never thought that there would be such a reason. For a moment, he looked at Empress Changsun with some guilt.
Empress Zhangsun looked at him and smiled, "Second brother, I am willing."
"Quick, call the imperial physician, go!"
Like Li Shimin, there were many emperors, such as those of the Zhu family, who were frightened and immediately went to see the imperial physician.
"Let's get back to the point. 638 years after Empress Zhangsun's death, Li Chengqian's eldest son was born. Li Shimin and the Crown Prince were very happy. However, this joy did not last long. Now comes the key point!"
Zhou Jia snapped his fingers.
"Li Chengqian became rebellious because of his foot disease. Don't ask me why he had the foot disease. I don't know either. There is no clear record in history books.
However, we have several speculations. One is that Li Chengqian's foot disease may have been caused by external factors such as falling from a horse. Another is that it was caused by Li Chengqian's own illness.
Didn't I say earlier that the Tang Dynasty had a genetic disease? Some people say that the Li Tang people had three highs: high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high blood lipids. One of these three highs is diabetes. If diabetes worsens, it can cause diabetic foot, which can cause leg disability.
I'm not sure which type it is, so I'll let you check it out later. But if it's diabetes, we still don't have a cure, we can only control it."
As she spoke, she displayed the diabetes-related content she had found on the screen.
Li Shimin and Empress Changsun looked carefully at the content related to diabetes. Li Chengqian listened to Zhou Jia's words and silently hugged Empress Changsun.
Doctors such as Li Shizhen, Hua Tuo, and Sun Simiao were all writing furiously to record the events.
"The problem came at this time. Li Shimin's tricks began. The prince suddenly became so rebellious. No, my old father wanted to hand over the Tang Dynasty to him. How could he let his prince be like this?
So, Li Shimin carefully selected more than ten veteran and famous officials to go to the Eastern Palace to teach Li Chengqian. They had all sorts of high-sounding discussions with Li Chengqian, pouring all their own thoughts and ideas into Li Chengqian's head, regardless of whether they were appropriate or not. They made all kinds of remonstrations and remonstrations, trying to put this prince, who had begun to go off the track, back on track.
Zhou Jia took a deep breath and patted his chest. He was so angry that he couldn't continue talking.
Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che: [Is there anything wrong with this? Isn't calling them over just to teach the Crown Prince a lesson? What else can they do if they don't make a remonstration?]
"Heh." Zhou Jia sneered, "You, Liu Che, a failure in education, have no right to say that."
Liu Che was angry.
Give Zhou Jia face.
The officials below were trembling.
In his heart, he begged Zhou Jia to stop talking, otherwise they would be the ones to bear all the wrath.
Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin: [If this action is inappropriate, what should I do?]
Zhou Jia was silent for a long time, then took a moment to speak. "Before that, I want to ask Li Shimin a question. Wei Zheng is constantly criticizing and opposing you in the court. How do you feel about that?"
Li Shimin didn't know why she suddenly mentioned Wei Zheng, but to be honest, he had wanted to kill Wei Zheng many times because of his frank advice, but this obviously could not be said directly on the screen.
Zhou Jia didn't wait for his answer and continued talking to herself.
"When I was in school, I read a story about how one day Li Shimin went to Empress Changsun's palace and, upon entering, he declared that Wei Zheng had disgraced him and threatened to kill him. Empress Changsun was startled and asked why. After Li Shimin explained, Empress Changsun changed into her own court robes and knelt before Li Shimin, pleading for Wei Zheng's life. Only then did Li Shimin's anger subside."
Li Shimin: ...
He really didn't expect that Zhou Jia would be exposed directly.
Wei Zheng, who was still in his own house at the time, touched his nose when he heard this.
As a censor, one naturally needs the courage and determination to move forward.
"You, Li Shimin, achieved fame at a young age, possessing both civil and military prowess. You even orchestrated the Xuanwu Gate Incident to ascend to the throne. Even with such a strong mental endurance, you couldn't handle the censors' harsh words. So, what do you think of Li Chengqian, a child you and Empress Zhangsun have loved since childhood? What will become of him under the censors' sharp-tongued accusations?"
Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat and he suddenly had a bad feeling.
In 640, Li Chengqian built a house, and Yu Zhining criticized him for being too extravagant. He also criticized Li Chengqian for his entertainment with eunuchs, and Yu Zhining wrote another memorial criticizing him, comparing him to the Second Emperor of Qin. Kong Yingda would speak out against Li Chengqian whenever he felt he was doing something wrong, and Zhang Xuansu was even more relentless, his words so urgent that he almost wanted Li Chengqian to listen.
If you look through the history books, you will find that these teachers only blamed Li Chengqian, the child, without a trace of praise or appreciation. The whole book talks about how naughty Li Chengqian was. But is Li Chengqian really that bad?
Don't forget that Li Chengqian was very smart when he was young and learned things very quickly. How could such a child become useless in the eyes of these censors?
Interestingly, the prince's wet nurse, Lady Suian, once advised Kong Yingda that the prince was old and it was not appropriate to criticize and blame him in person all the time. However, Kong Yingda said that if he did so, "he would have no regrets even if he died." As a result, "his advice was too earnest and Cheng Qian could not accept it."
What’s even more interesting is that whenever those censors criticized and advised Li Chengqian, Li Shimin would reward them. So in Li Chengqian’s eyes, did this mean that his father also thought that he was a naughty child like these people?
A child who lost his mother due to a foot disease and began to change psychologically, not only did not get any recognition from his father, but even had to listen to those people's criticism and accusations against him every day, his father gave various rewards to his teacher, and watched his father pamper his younger brother. With all these things coming at the same time, how could Li Chengqian bear it?
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