Chapter 255: Cannot Agree
"Get up! I don't mean to blame you. I won't be fooled by others who want to alienate the relationship between you and me as father and son." Li Er said with a smile.
"Thank you, father! I wonder how you plan to deal with Duan Zhichong?" Li Chengqian stood up and asked.
"The Five Mountains tower into the sky, the four seas stretch across the earth, they harbor filth and dirt, and they do not damage the height and depth of the mountains and rivers. Zhichong wants to deprive me of my position as the emperor with his courage
." "If I am guilty, it proves his integrity. If I am not guilty, it proves his arrogance. This is like a one-foot cloud trying to cover the sky."
"It does not detract from the vastness of the sky. An inch of cloud does not detract from the sun's brilliance. Why bother with such a person?" Li Er said.
Li Er did not take Duan Zhichong's arrogant words seriously, and there was no need for him to get angry because of it.
"Father, your majesty is wise, and I am not as good as him!" Li Chengqian flattered him a little.
"I plan to confer the title of Cao Wang on Ming'er, with a fief of 800 households, and then let him go to the fiefdom as soon as possible." Li Er said.
Li Chengqian had no opinion on conferring the title of prince as a vassal king, and Li Er just said it casually without asking for his opinion.
Li Ming was Li Er's fourteenth son, and his mother was Li Yuanji's princess Yang. Long before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Er and Yang had been having an affair.
Li Yuanji, this idiot, leaked the plan to kill Li Er to Yang, and Yang informed Li Er, so that Li Er could launch the Xuanwu Gate Incident in advance.
Li Yuanji would never know until his death that his beloved concubine had already transplanted a Hulunbuir grassland on his head.
After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Er and Yang no longer had to hide their relationship, and Li Er directly took Yang into the harem.
Later, after the death of Empress Changsun Wende, Li Er once planned to make Yang the empress, but was dissuaded by Wei Zheng.
When Li Yuanji was alive, you had an affair with Yang, and everyone pretended to know nothing, and even took him into the harem, and no one said anything.
Empress Changsun Wende's body is still warm, and you actually want to make your mistress the empress, how can everyone tolerate it.
So everyone recommended Wei Zheng, a straightforward man, to come forward to persuade Li Er, and only he dared to confront Li Er head-on.
If it were someone else, they really wouldn't dare to provoke the emperor.
After Wei Zheng's persuasion, Li Er finally gave up the idea. Later, for some unknown reason, he let Li Ming pass on the throne to Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji would never have thought that after his death, the son of his enemy would become his adopted son.
After a while, Li Er continued, "Now that Ming Er is crowned king, I can't help but think of the time when Qingque was crowned king."
What does this mean? Li Chengqian was highly alert. He didn't want Li Tai to have a chance to turn things around. Li Chengqian said nothing and waited quietly for Li Er's next words.
"Although Qingque was wrong! But he has received the punishment he deserves. I want to crown him king again. What do you think?" Li Er asked.
At the beginning, Li Tai and Li Chengqian were competing for the throne, but Li Tai failed and was deposed. However, Li Er still loved his son and could not bear to see him wandering outside. He hoped that Li Tai would have a good home in the future.
After all, Li Chengqian was the person involved, and he felt a little sorry for him if he did not tell him.
"I think it is inappropriate, and I cannot agree to this!" Li Chengqian said, hoping that Li Tai would revive, but there was no way.
"Why? Can't you tolerate your brother?" Li Er did not expect Li Chengqian to have such a big reaction.
Can he not tolerate his brother? They are his flesh and blood relatives, Li Er could not understand.
"Father, it's not that I can't tolerate Qingque. You know the rift between Qingque and me. If I make Qingque a king again, will the whole court agree to it?"
"Can Qingque forget the grudge of the past? Even if I can let it go, can he let it go?" Li Chengqian said.
The implication is that he, Li Chengqian, will not forget the incident of seizing the throne, and will not forget anyone who competed with him for the position of crown prince.
No matter who it is, they will not worry about Li Tai's comeback.
Li Er remained silent. He was not sure that Li Tai would not hate Li Chengqian. If that was the case, it would be hard to say whether it was good or bad to make Li Tai a king.
"Even if I agree to let you re-proclaim Qingque as the king, if Qingque wants to seize the throne again, how many people will be involved? When the bloodshed is over, the court and the public are shocked. How should you deal with it?" Li Chengqian said.
No matter what, we must stop Li Er's behavior. This is the safest way. All crises must be nipped in the bud.
The reason why Li Chengqian can let Li Tai live is that Li Tai is not a threat to him.
Only in this way can Li Chengqian leave Li Tai a way out and instantly gain a good reputation for benevolence.
After all, people want to persecute you and seize your position as the crown prince, but you can let go of the past and let them live. If this is not benevolence, what is it?
But if Li Tai poses a threat to him, even if there is a slight possibility, Li Chengqian will not hesitate to raise the butcher knife and kill him without any regard for his reputation.
Therefore, it is absolutely not allowed for Li Tai to be crowned as a king. Li Chengqian is helping him, not harming him.
Once Li Tai is crowned as a king again, many villains will jump out and try to figure out Li Er's thoughts. Some people may even collude with Li Tai secretly with the intention of doing something bad.
"I have also considered these. This time I just crown him as a king and let him go to other places, far away from Chang'an. It will definitely not endanger your position as the crown prince." Li Er was still unwilling to give up.
It would be so easy to re-ennoble a deposed criminal. Who would believe that Li Tai and others would have other ideas? It is not that they can be solved by just staying away from Chang'an.
It's not that Li Er has not thought about this problem, but he just doesn't want to think about it!
"Your son must not agree to it. Doing so will do more harm than good. Not only will it not help Qingque, but it will hurt Qingque."
"Does your father want to see us brothers killing each other and fighting against each other? Please take back your order!" Li Chengqian knelt down and kowtowed.
"You really can't tolerate your brother! He and you are brothers from the same mother. Why are you so cruel!" Li Er roared.
What a joke. In front of the throne, brothers are nothing. Anyone who dares to stand in his way will die. Especially if it is a brother who deliberately wants to drag him, Li Chengqian, into the water, he must not let him go.
Besides, from the perspective of the soul, Li Chengqian and Li Tai are not really brothers, so there is no need to consider any brotherly love.
"Your Majesty, please calm down! It's not that I can't tolerate Qingque. It's all for Qingque's safety that I can't agree to it." Li Chengqian said.