"Do you have a way to make them willingly accept the annulment?!”
Just now, Chu Qiu's indifferent smile had caused an unusually shocked expression to appear on Empress Zhangsun's face.
Empress Zhangsun was shocked because this matter was not easy to handle.
This matter had a special background.
Chu Qiu might not even know the ins and outs of it.
Back then, in order to get Zhangsun Wuji's help, Li Shiming had already made a promise to Zhangsun Wuji before Li Lizhi was born.
At that time, Li Shimin had not become the emperor yet.
Li Shiming's actions had bound him to Zhangsun Wuji.
One glory is one glory, one loss is one loss.
From this, he also obtained Zhangsun Wuji's absolute loyalty.
This promise was still valid after Li Shiming became the emperor.
That was why Li Shiming decided to marry Princess Changle to Zhangsun Chong.
If he were to break off the engagement now, it would not only be a slap to the Zhangsun Clan's face, but it would also bring shame to the Zhangsun Clan and the Emperor.
Empress Zhangsun was very troubled by the matter of breaking off the engagement.
……
" I know that this matter is not easy to handle," Chu Qiu said to Empress Zhangsun." But I have a way to make them accept this fact."”
"What is it?" Empress Zhangsun hurriedly asked.”
Chu Qiu pretended to think for a while before saying to Empress Zhangsun,"
"I have an idea. This idea was also thought of after careful consideration.”
Empress Zhangsun looked at Chu Qiu with great interest, eager to know his thoughts.
"Chu Qing, tell me quickly." Empress Zhangsun hurriedly said.
Chu Qiu said slowly,"
"Currently, His Majesty's princes are still very young. However, they had already obtained their fiefs long ago. Now, the King of Wu, Li Ke, is in Yizhou, the King of Chu, Li Kuan, is in Yongliang, and the King of Qi, Li You, is in the east of the river. Although it is said that they are training in their fiefs, don't you think that His Majesty's decision is too hasty? They hadn't even learned anything from His Majesty before they were sent out. This was extremely detrimental to their growth.”
"Your Majesty's actions are pulling up seedlings to help them grow!”
Chu Qiu sighed." Right now, the world isn't at peace. The people everywhere are living in desolation. With the intelligence and ability of these princes, they're completely incapable of being the officials of a territory.”
Empress Zhangsun rolled her eyes and asked hurriedly,"
"What do you mean?"
"Reforge," Chu Qiu said generously.”
"What do you mean by remelting?"
Chu Qiu smiled and said," It's to gather all these princes to the Imperial Palace and establish an Imperial Academy. Let them enter the academy together. This is called 'returning to the furnace and reformation'. When they have learned something, it won't be too late to send them to the fief again.”
Empress Zhangsun frowned, as if she was thinking.
Chu Qiu quietly leaned closer to her and whispered,"
"Empress, think about it. They are still young, but they are already in a place far away from the emperor. Some of the princes are even leading troops. When their wings grow in the future, what kind of situation will the Crown Prince face?”
"Empress, do you know the source of the Rebellion of the Seven Princes of the Han Dynasty and the Rebellion of the Eight Princes of the Jin Dynasty? At present, His Majesty was still around and could still be controlled, but what if the Crown Prince did not have His Majesty's protection? How could he control it?”
Chu Qiu did not mention the emperor but the crown prince.
As expected, Empress Zhangsun was shocked when she heard this.
She took a deep breath.
Suddenly, he felt a thorn in his back.
Empress Zhangsun's brows furrowed even more tightly.
As a virtuous empress, Empress Zhangsun's greatest wish was for Crown Prince Li Chengqian to ascend the throne and inherit the throne.
However, Crown Prince Li Chengqian's talent could be considered an extremely mediocre existence among the princes.
Now that His Majesty was still around, he could still protect her.
If the Emperor was not around, she was extremely worried about Li Chengqian's future.
At this moment, she seemed to understand Chu Qiu's painstaking efforts.
"Chu Qing's intention is to use this excuse to gather these princes together and strictly control them to prevent them from becoming powerful in the local area…"
"The Empress is a sensible person." Chu Qiu nodded. Think about how His Majesty made his fortune back then. As long as they arrived in Chang 'an, they would be within the Crown Prince's sphere of influence. As long as they did not return to their fiefs or lead troops, they would not have any military merits and would never be able to threaten the Crown Prince.”
Empress Zhangsun's head shook as if she suddenly realized something."
"BenGong understands that although Imperial Academy is called a place of learning, in reality, it is to trap the princes in the capital and prevent them from going to their fiefs to develop and grow. In the future, when my son ChengQian ascends the throne, there will be no worries.”
Empress Zhangsun took a deep breath and said slowly after a long time,"
"Thank you for your guidance, Chu Qing. I didn't expect Chu Qing to be thinking about my son Chengqian's future. If my son Chengqian can obtain Chu Qing's assistance in the future, he will definitely become a qualified and wise emperor.”
Empress Zhangsun actually knew that although Li Shimin's condition seemed to be fine, the weather was unpredictable.
If Li Shiming passed away, she and Li Chengqian would be an orphan and widowed mother. Li Chengqian's aptitude was relatively mediocre, and it was still a big problem whether he could stabilize the throne.
He did not expect Chu Qiu to think of this before him.
This was far beyond her expectations.
He began to trust Chu Qiu more and more.
At this moment, Chu Qiu saw the change in Empress Zhangsun's expression and thought to herself, Women are easier to deceive.
It was no joke for a loving mother to spoil her son.
Chu Qiu's true intention in summoning these princes to the capital was naturally to keep them under the surveillance of the Embroidered Uniform Guards and the West Branch. It would be convenient for him to quickly catch them all in one fell swoop when he fought with Li Shiming in the future. He would not leave any future troubles for himself.
Chu Qiu chuckled and said,"
"When the Imperial Academy is established, this lowly subject will have Zhangsun Chong follow the princes to 'return to the furnace and reforge' them. At that time, we will set a test standard for the Great Tang's son-in-law. The marriage of all the princesses and the son-in-law recruited by His Majesty must meet this standard in terms of both civil and military aspects before they can become son-in-law. No matter who it was, no one could disobey this law. Even Princess Li Lizhi's son-in-law was no exception.”
Chu Qiu said slowly,"
"If Zhangsun Chong's results are not up to standard, he will not be qualified to be the Emperor's son-in-law of the Great Tang. Therefore, there was no mention of breaking off the engagement.”
Empress Zhangsun took a deep breath.
He was suddenly convinced by Chu Qiu's seemingly understated talent, which was actually very sharp.
In such a simple sentence.
Chu Qiu had not only resolved the future trouble of Crown Prince Li Chengqian inheriting the throne.
He even helped her think of a wonderful reason to break off the engagement.
That Zhangsun Chong was similar to Crown Prince Li Chengqian, they were both relatively average people.
If the threshold for the examination of the Great Tang's Prince Consort was set higher, he would feel that he would not be able to pass the Imperial College examination and become the Prince Consort of the Great Tang. As for marrying the princess, he would have no choice but to retreat.
Empress Zhangsun looked extremely happy and said excitedly,""Thank you for your plan, Chu Qing. BenGong is extremely grateful!”
Chu Qiu hurriedly said,"
"Empress, there is no need to be like this. This is what this lowly official should do. In order to repair the stiff and cold relationship between the Emperor and the Eldest Princess caused by this lowly official's grip, this lowly official wanted to bring the Eldest Princess out for a walk today. This lowly official wanted to communicate with her and smooth out the relationship between us 'father and father', so that she could tell her about this plan and not casually announce that she wanted to commit suicide in the future.”
"Haha, Chu Qing is too thoughtful. BenGong will tell Zhi 'er our decision now.”Empress Zhangsun was as excited as a child as she quickly went to find Li Lizhi.
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