dress down
The saint pretended to be indulgent, but Prince Fu was truly unbridled.
In Lizheng Hall, people held their breath and Li San, sweating profusely, expressed his dissatisfaction over the past few days.
"My literary talent far surpasses even the descendants of the imperial family. In terms of virtue, I possess the virtue of the Five Star Gods, surpassing all the other princes. Speaking of courage and insight, my son is a man of chivalry, the only one in the Li family who is truly virtuous. Speaking of virtuousness, no one in the court fails to praise Prince Fu as virtuous. My son is obedient and content, and I, your minister, fulfill my duties day and night. Speaking of filial piety, no other prince is as truly devoted to my father and mother as I am. They flatter the saints and fawn over the empresses, but I am different. I am the only one who is sincere. What is it about me that my father, the emperor, and my mother, do not like? Crane slave... raccoon slave... raccoon slave... Crane slave... It's either a crane slave or a raccoon slave. One crane slave is not enough, so another raccoon slave comes. Taiji Palace, Chang'an City, my father, the emperor, and my mother, who else can they look upon besides these two slaves?"
Li San said a lot of nonsense.
The queen was tired, the prince threw away his whip and turned his back, and the princess held my hand tightly.
The King of Yue, Baodai, and I, we didn't move at all. We didn't dare to move, and we couldn't move.
Li San criticized the Saint Queen.
If the Crown Prince or the King of Qi had behaved in such a rebellious manner, the King's order would have been terminated long ago.
After Prince Fu finished speaking, the sage smiled leisurely.
The sage said, "In literary talent, you are not as good as Liyang. In virtue, Sanlang is not as good as Yuyang. In courage and insight, Prince Fu is not as good as Puyang. In wisdom and intelligence, you are not as good as Qinyang. In terms of being well-behaved and polite, Danyang, Anyang, Shouyang, and Leyang are all better than you. In filial piety, Sanlang cannot match Ningyang and Jinyang... As a minister and a son, you cannot surpass Ernu in every aspect..."
"Your Majesty, please do not compare me with those daughters of the royal family who cannot inherit the throne!"
Prince Fu interrupted the words of the sage.
"No matter how useless, unbearable, or bad my son is, he is still a son of the Li family, a prince of the royal family. He is not a princess or county lady who only knows how to compete for beauty, win favor, and act cute to marry out. Even if your Majesty wants to humiliate me, you should have some leniency!"
Is the saint intentionally humiliating?
I guess, of course not.
An emperor who values the world more than his own life, a saint who only wants to make brilliant achievements and go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, may have some pity and true feelings for his daughter, but if the sons of the royal family are useless, the monarch of the royal family will not have any pity or true feelings for them.
"I refuse to accept this. I and the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace were both born to the Empress. We are clearly siblings and legitimate sons, yet our treatment is worlds apart. Henu, how noble he is! He is the Crown Prince of a country. He was canonized by the Emperor. His father, the Emperor, and the Empress granted amnesty to the people and distributed wealth widely, wishing they could make all the nine states and ten roads bow down to the crown prince. I am just a small prince, who was married off at night and exiled to Chang'an City in a panic. Not only am I inferior to Henu, but even those illegitimate brothers are inferior to me. The King of Qi married the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family. Prince Ning married the young daughter of Minister Dou. The Xiao and Dou families are either royal or royal families. Prince Wei married the granddaughter of the Prime Minister. Prince Yue married Prince Shu married the daughter of the Cui family. The daughter of the Wang family. The Cui and Wang families are something I dare not even dream of… Even the most insignificant Balang, when it comes to marriage, is a descendant of the previous royal family, the daughter of the Yuwen family. The Crown Princess, the future Empress, is from the Yan family. The Yan family, descendants of Linyi, are loyal and righteous, and are the new nobles of a prominent family. All my brothers are good, but what about me?”
Li San pointed at Shen Baodai with a vicious look on his face, "The Shen family is the daughter of a merchant. She is not a royal family, not a royal relative, not a noble family. Her family background is thinner than the soles of my shoes. Father is the emperor, mother is the queen, and Sanlang is also your legitimate son!"
When it comes to the marriages of princes and princesses, the Emperor’s word is final and no one in the palace dares to disobey.
"Does Prince Fu know that the Shen family is richer than the entire state?" The saint told Prince Fu in a calm tone.
Shen Baodai bowed hurriedly.
He is richer than a whole state. Which minister dares to accept such false praise?
"Get up!" the saint said angrily.
Li Sanlang straightened one foot and slowly stood up. I left the princess for a moment and quickly helped Baodai up. Mrs. Shen was inevitably a little flustered, so I comforted her, "Grandpa, I don't like big gifts."
Le Yang followed me everywhere.
Under the sage's angry gaze, Li Sanlang immediately knelt back down.
Li San argued fiercely, "Father, all the people in the world are the subjects of our Li family. All the Tongbao in the 360 states of the world are the money of the Li family."
"The eldest princess will also marry into the Shen family." said the sage.
"How can Princess Huayang... be compared with me?" Prince Fu replied.
Li San looks down on Huayang, and I will tell the princess every word for it.
"If it weren't for the Shen family risking their lives to make armor and hide weapons, your father would have died at the hands of the Guo family. How could you have had a father? If it weren't for the Shen family, you would have been beheaded by King Xiang and thrown into the city, buried in the southern suburbs and made into fertile soil. How could you have sat on the throne of a prince?" The sage added, "The Shen family is a meritorious official, just like the Yan family. The lineage of the Duke of Wei is a great meritorious official!"
"Since the Shen family is a meritorious official and has the same military merit as the Yan family, then please ask the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace to marry the daughter of the Duke of Wei, let my son marry Li Nu, and let me marry the sister of the general! The Shen family has made great contributions, so the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace should be rewarded for his hard work. If the daughter of the Yan family does not become a crown princess, does not become a queen, does not marry into the Eastern Palace, and marries into Prince Fu's house, does the Yan family mean that they are unfaithful to the Li family?" Li San nodded again and again and proposed.
King Li fought for power, and women suffered.
With just one sentence, Li San played with the Yan and Shen families, and even threw Baodai and me onto a hot stove. Prince Fu was stepping on our weak bones and wanted to kill the entire Yan and Chen families.
Fortunately, Baodai and I are not made of mud.
In Chang'an City, the sound of drums continued every day without interruption. Even when it was cloudy and rainy, or the sun and moon did not rise, there would still be delays.
The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, until the moment he actually succeeds to the throne, will be the saint's slave forever, just like everyone else in the world.
There are always people who try to usurp the throne in the Li family. There are palace coups in Taiji Palace and military mutinies in Taichu Palace. These are as common as clothing and food in the family.
A sage must not only choose a person with outstanding ability to succeed him, but also be wary of the crown prince of the Eastern Palace who may seek power and usurp the throne.
His Majesty the Emperor constantly pressures His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and chooses powerful wives for various princes, which is a disguised way of putting pressure on the Crown Prince. The saint travels all over the world, governs the court, and balances all directions.
The crown prince may be wise for a while, but that doesn't mean he will be wise for the rest of his life. If the crown prince doesn't diligently cultivate virtue day and night, the thing the Li family lacks the least is sons.
In Taiji Palace, a mother is honored by her son; in Taichu Palace, a son is honored by his mother.
If the prince is not the prince, then the queen may not be the queen.
If the queen is not the queen, then the prince may not be the prince either.
The Queen and the Crown Prince share honor and disgrace and are inseparable.
The Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi were competing with each other. Before Li Erlang could start a rebellion, Li Sanlang took the initiative to try to dethrone his brother the Crown Prince, without any regard for the Queen Mother in Lizheng Palace.
From the moment Li Sanlang made his suggestion to the sage, the Queen completely abandoned Prince Fu.
The prince is watching closely, how can the crown prince not be afraid?
There can only be one king in Taiji Palace.
The saint's visit to Lizheng Hall was thanks to the eunuch Zhu who served the prince.
Before Prince Fu ignored his brothers, the prince abandoned him first.
The sage, unable to discern his features, slowly walked out, circling and circling. "Prince Fu's words make sense. The Yan family is loyal and will never have second thoughts. It would be a beautiful thing for Li Nu to marry into Prince Fu's house. Prince, why don't you just follow Sanlang's advice?"
Prince Fu looks down on my background, but is unwilling to give up the support of the Yan family. The same is true for His Highness the Eastern Palace.
The prince looked at me for a long time without saying a word.
The sage spoke, but the Eastern Palace turned a deaf ear.
I saw that he was panicking and his stern face was full of rebellion.
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