Chapter 126 Farewell (2)
Li Er was so moved by Li Chengqian's words that he burst into tears.
Li Er naturally could not let Li Chengqian go on the Eastern Expedition on his behalf. After all, even he himself did not dare to say that this Eastern Expedition would be a sure success.
The battlefield was full of dangers, and one mistake could result in the loss of one's life.
Moreover, Li Chengqian had been raised in the deep palace and had never been on the battlefield, unlike him, who had experienced countless battles of all sizes. What if
Li Chengqian was unlucky and was hit by a stray arrow and died! He would regret it to death, because this was the crown prince he had cultivated with great difficulty.
"Chengqian, I am very pleased that you have such filial piety! As the crown prince, you should take good care of the country for me, which is the best filial piety to me!" Li Er said.
"I will remember your father's teachings!" Li Chengqian bowed to the ground and was unwilling to get up for a long time.
Li Er gently stroked Li Chengqian's back, showing his affection for him!
"Okay, little slave! Don't cry, let's go! Don't waste time!" Li Er said with tears in his eyes.
Among his two sons, he was most reluctant to let Li Zhi leave his side.
"Father! I beg you to grant me one thing, otherwise, I would rather cry to death here than never get out!" Li Zhi hugged Li Er's thighs tightly, with no intention of letting go.
"As long as it's not an rude request! Or if you want to follow me, no matter what it is, I will agree to it." Li Er said.
If it was any other son who dared to make such a request to him, Li Er would have turned against him long ago! But only Li Zhi did something that made him feel relieved.
Li Er really has a deep affection for him!
"Father, I request that you can use the post station to deliver to me the memorials about my assistance to the prince, handling government affairs, and daily life."
"I also hope that you can send back to Chang'an the reports on daily life and diet, as well as the border situation, so that I and the prince
can rest assured!" "Let me and the prince listen to your teachings at all times!" Li Zhi said.
"Okay! I promise you all this! I will definitely use the post station to deliver the correspondence between you and me every day."
"Being able to know your situation at all times, I can march and fight with peace of mind!" Li Er said.
"I remember this! But I still can't bear to leave you, father! Woo~woo~woo~" Li Zhi couldn't stop crying again and burst into tears.
The father and son hugged their heads and cried again!
It was really heartbreaking to hear them cry. Li Chengqian's nose was sore and tears couldn't help but burst out.
Yes, the prince really cried this time, and he was infected by the father and son!
So, it changed from two people hugging their heads and crying, to three people crying.
After crying, Li Chengqian stood up, limped to the guard, stretched out his hand and pulled out the guard's sword.
Next, it was the prince's performance time, and he would show the audience what the deep love between father and son is.
It is really impossible for a straight man like the prince to cry and shout to deliver a letter like Li Zhi did.
He wants to use his own way to win applause and make everyone look at him with new eyes.
"Your Highness!" Li Chengqian suddenly did this, and the guards were frightened, thinking that the prince was too sad and was going to do something stupid, so they hurried forward to stop him.
Zhangsun Wuji and others were all stunned!
Li Chengqian grabbed a strand of hair with one hand and raised a knife with the other hand, and swung the knife to cut off the strand of hair.
Then he returned the sword to the stunned guards, turned around and returned to Li Er.
Seeing that Li Chengqian had casually cut off a strand of black hair, Chu Suiliang wanted to go forward and have a good talk with Li Chengqian.
What does "body hair, received from parents, dare not damage, is the beginning of filial piety."
Cutting off hair so casually is unfilial to parents!
As a counselor, Chu Suiliang saw that the prince was "mutilating himself" and felt it was his duty and obligation to persuade him to "turn over a new leaf".
In ancient times, people attached great importance to the skin of the body. For example, Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms period cut off his hair instead of his head because his warhorse trampled on the farm. This was called "cutting hair instead of head".
This is enough to prove the importance that the ancients attached to the skin of the body. Among the five ancient punishments, there was a punishment called "toning", which was an insult to the prisoner.
People who could not bear this kind of punishment would even choose to commit suicide.
It was really that the harm and pressure brought by such humiliation were too great, and those who could not bear it would choose to commit suicide.
As a time traveler, Li Chengqian had no such concerns and pressure.
Changsun Wuji stretched out his hand to stop Chu Suiliang.
"Changsun Situ, why are you stopping me?" Chu Suiliang said dissatisfiedly.
Changsun Wuji said nothing, but shook his head, signaling Chu Suiliang not to speak and to watch.
The movement just now naturally startled Li Er and Li Zhi, who were crying with their heads in their hands. They looked up and saw Li Chengqian walking towards them with a strand of black hair in his hand.
Before Li Er asked what was going on, Li Chengqian spoke first.
"Father, I cannot follow you. Please keep this strand of black hair with you, just like I am accompanying you." Li Chengqian handed the cut strand of hair to Li Er.
Li Er was stunned! He took the hair from Li Chengqian, and was very touched. They were all good sons!
"I will always keep him by my side, just like the prince is by my side." Li Er said.
Although Li Er was a little dissatisfied with Li Chengqian's "reckless" behavior, no matter what, this was the child's filial piety, and he would naturally not be too harsh!
Li Zhi's eyes flashed a gleam, but he quickly covered it up, and no one noticed Li Zhi's abnormality.
"Father! Please allow me to follow the example of the prince and cut my hair to accompany you instead of me. Please grant me your permission!" Li Zhi saluted.
He would not be as reckless as Li Chengqian and cut off his hair directly, but asked Li Er for help! After all, the hair on your body is from your parents.
How can children cut off their hair without their parents' permission?
In this regard, Li Zhi undoubtedly performed better than Li Chengqian.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Li Chengqian. He and Li Zhi have different understandings of hair, so naturally their ways of dealing with it will also be different.
"Okay!" Li Er nodded in agreement! Anyway, if one hair is cut off, then two hairs are cut off, so what if Li Zhi cuts off a strand of hair? They are all sons, and we are all flesh and blood. We cannot favor one over the other.
Li Zhi was overjoyed and saluted hurriedly, saying, "Thank you, father!"
The guards came up attentively, drew out their sabres, and handed them to Li Zhi, the Prince of Jin. They could hear the conversation between Li Zhi and Li Er clearly.
Li Zhi took the sabre, grabbed a strand of hair directly, and cut it off with a swing of the sabre.
He handed the sabre back to the guard, who took it and sheathed it.
Li Zhi held his head with both hands, bent down, and handed the black hair in his hand to His Majesty Li Er.
Li Er reached out to take the hair and helped Li Zhi up.