Li Shimin was greatly pleased by the praise of the grassland tribes and the submission of Khagan Yi Nan. He immediately set up a banquet in the palace to entertain the Turkic envoys.
For a moment, the host and guest were in a good mood.
At this point, Ashina's diplomatic mission had come to a successful end.
Of course, this was the case for Li Chengqian and the others. But for Ashina, he didn't know.
After the banquet ended, Li Chengqian was left behind.
Li Shi Min stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the huge map in front of him. He asked slowly," What the hell are you doing?!"
"Ah?"
"What the hell? Father, I don't understand."
"Stop pretending!"
Li Shi Min turned around and stared at Li Chengqian with a cold smile, as if he wanted to see through Li Chengqian.
"Ever since you said that you would abdicate and give up your position, your actions have been absurd and bizarre. I forbid you from entering the place of fireworks, but you brought Ashina with you!”
"You just want to use the name of inviting envoys to shut your mouth and make it convenient for you to do things. How can I not see through it?”
"Zhen allowed you to rest, but you brought people to do business, and thus almost met with danger! Don't you know that officials don't compete with the people for benefits?!”
"Just now, the court was full of civil and military officials, and there were also Turkic envoys, so I spared you some face. Now that there are only the two of us here, can you tell me what you want to do?”
How should he explain this?
Li Chengqian fell silent.
Tell Li Shi Min the truth, I don't want to be the Crown Prince?
He had said it before, but he didn't believe it.
Until now, Li Chengqian's position as Crown Prince was still as stable as an old dog.
Since that was the case, he could only change his train of thought.
He would be a fatuous ruler, but this was based on the premise that he successfully ascended the throne and that Li Zhi did not make any unexpected moves…
If he said this, would Li Shiming let him go in advance and cause another incident in the Black Tortoise Sect? Or would he feel that he was mocking him?
Li Chengqian thought about it and felt that Li Shiming was most likely the latter.
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"Actually…"
"I just want to be a quiet handsome man.”
“……？”
Facing Li Chengqian, who was standing with his hands behind his back and looking up at the sky with a 45-degree smile on his face, a question mark slowly appeared on Li Shiming's head as he rubbed his ears.
Did I hear wrongly?
That's right.
I must have heard wrongly!
Li Shi Min took a few deep breaths, but he still couldn't control his anger.
"Bastard!"
" Be a handsome man?!"
"To think you could think of that!"
"You are the Crown Prince of the Great Tang, the future ruler of the country…You don't need to conquer the four seas and expand your territory, but at least you have enough power to protect the people, right?？”
"You want to be a handsome man? What are you thinking?"
Isn't it good to be a quiet handsome man?
Li Chengqian had a look of dissatisfaction on his face. You were the one who asked me to say it, but now you're roaring like a jpg. Is there a need to do this?
After Li Shi Min shouted at the same time, he suddenly felt much better. He took a deep breath and said,"I have suppressed the four seas and the world is loyal. How did I give birth to a son like you?”
"Go back and reflect on yourself!"
"The dignified Crown Prince of the Great Tang is actually so useless!”
Li Chengqian was silent as he stared at Li Shiming. He clenched his fists and wanted to hit him.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Li Chengqian standing still and staring at him coldly, Li Shiming sneered," Are you not convinced?”
"I'm not convinced!"
“？？？”
"I don't want to fight, but that doesn't mean I don't have a temper!" Li Chengqian said coldly.”
Li Shi Min raised his eyebrows in a strange manner and heard Li Chengqian say,"What's wrong with me being a quiet handsome man? Just because I'm the Crown Prince?"
"What a joke!"
"You are the Crown Prince of the Tang Empire, and your status is obvious. Do you dare to indulge in debauchery without fighting spirit? As the Emperor of the Great Tang, I dare not! How dare you?"
"There were so many foolish emperors in the previous dynasty. Why can't it be me?”
"Are you willing to be cursed for ten thousand years? Even if you are willing, I am not! I am the Son of Heaven, the Heavenly Khan! Tell me, as the Crown Prince, my son, you…"
"I said you were ridiculous!"
"Say that again?"
"You only captured Jie Li alive and were called Heavenly Khan by the Turkic tribes. Do you really think you can look down on the heroes?!”
"You! How dare you!"
Li Shimin was furious and grabbed the inkstone on the table.
The eunuch at the side panicked and hurriedly tried to dissuade him."Your Majesty, you can't do that!"
"Do you really think I care about the position of Crown Prince? No, you're wrong! To me, the Crown Prince is just an empty title!”
"Only a short-sighted person like you would think that you're right!”
"You're staring at the map because you want to show off that the Turks have surrendered and taken down a powerful enemy. I can't wait for the people of the Great Tang and all the officials to praise you!”
"But…"
Li Chengqian walked in front of the map and tore it into pieces."Do you think that the world is only a corner of the Great Tang?”
"Do you think that the Great Tang can subdue the four seas? Invincible in the world? Do you think that you are ordered by the heavens to live forever?”
"Huihe, Shiwei, Goguryeo…let's not talk about these for now.”
"Tubo, Persia, Arabia…these incomparably powerful empires are far above the Great Tang!”
"Aren't you ambitious?"
"Go ahead."
"Shoot them down!"
"Otherwise, what right do you have to make me reflect?”
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