"Zhi 'er?"
"He is the third Emperor of the Great Tang Empire?”
Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, looked at the names of the emperors in the inventory of the eighth emperor and fell into a daze. He was stunned on the spot.
"Why?" Li Shi Min was completely unable to understand," Why is it Zhi 'er? Why not Chengqian?"
Li Chengqian was the eldest son of Emperor Taizong, Li Shimin. He was born in the Chengqian Hall of Taiji Palace in the second year of Wude.
From the name of the palace, it was obvious how much Li Shiming loved his eldest son.
On the other hand, Li Zhi was only one of Li Shi Min's many sons, the ninth son.
In Li Shi Min's heart, Li Zhi was no different from the other princes!
"Even if it isn't my eldest son Chengqian, it should be Li Tai. No matter what, it shouldn't be Li Zhi's turn!”
"Could it be that something unexpected has happened?”
"With my own experience before me, I have long been prepared. I am determined to prevent such a disastrous incident like the Black Tortoise Gate incident from happening again!”
"When Chengqian was young, I taught him very strictly, afraid that he would take the wrong path. I taught him the path of an emperor!”
"Even so, why did Chengqian not become the emperor in the end?”
Li Shiming paced back and forth in the Eastern Palace. His face was dark and his brows were tightly furrowed. The veins on his forehead were bulging, and his face looked terrifying.
"Could it be that Zhi 'er has taken the path that I have taken before?”
Li Shi Min looked at the Eastern Palace. Li Zhi had just been born, less than a hundred days old.
The baby's pure cries entered Li Shi Min's ears. The sound that he used to find pleasant to the ears suddenly became very ear-piercing.
His heart, which was originally clear and calm, seemed to have fallen into a towering boulder. It surged and was difficult to calm down.
Empress Zhangsun raised her head and looked at Li Shiming's strange state. She frowned slightly and stood up, walking to Li Shiming's side.
"Your Majesty, your heart is in a mess!" Empress Zhangsun's voice was like an oriole's." Calm down. Zhi 'er is still young!”
"Don't be affected by the content of Mr. Lu's video!”
"This is not Mr. Lu's original intention!”
Empress Zhangsun exuded a gentle and virtuous aura, which quickly calmed Li Shimin down.
"Whoosh!"
Li Shiming let out a long breath, took the tea from Zhangsun Wugou, and drank it in one gulp.
"Guanyin maid, you're right, zhen's heart is in a mess!”
"Although the Emperor of the Wu Zhou Sheng Deity is also worthy of attention, We are more concerned about the third Emperor of the Great Tang!”
"What exactly happened to Chengqian, zhen can't help but think!”
Empress Zhangsun smiled gently.
She understood her husband's thoughts.
After all, the Black Tortoise Sect incident had just passed.
She also knew that the bloody incident in the 9th year of Wude would haunt Li Shiming for the rest of his life. It was a nightmare that he would never be able to get rid of.
On the fourth day of the sixth month of the ninth year of Wude, it was destined to become a wound that would never heal in Li Shimin's life, and it was also destined to become a hidden pain that would never be dispelled in the memories of the Li Tang Dynasty.
Zhangsun Wugou understood that his husband, Li Shimin, was most worried about the tragedy of his own children being torn apart by each other.
He had personally experienced that kind of pain. Even now, Li Shiming still couldn't shake off the influence of the incident at Xuanwu Sect.
As a father, how could he bear to see his child go through such torment?
"Chengqian!"
"Zhi 'er!"
The current Li Shimin was no longer the emperor who had great talent and strategy, and had all kinds of martial arts.
The current Emperor Taizong was just an ordinary father.
Li Chengqian was smart and agile since he was young, and he had always been loved by Li Shimin.
His love for her was beyond imagination.
Li Shiming had just ascended the throne less than a month ago, and the eight-year-old Li Chengqian was already the Crown Prince.
In history, throughout the early Zhenguan period, Li Shimin was quite satisfied with Li Chengqian, the crown prince.
Later, although he noticed some bad habits of Crown Prince Li Chengqian, Li Shimin still had high hopes for him.
At that time, Li Shimin repeatedly said to the auxiliary officials of the Eastern Palace,
"The Crown Prince grew up in the depths of the palace. The commoners are in a difficult situation and have never seen or heard of him. You must remonstrate with me!"
These were Li Shimin's original words, recorded in Zizhi Tongjian Volume 194.
However, Crown Prince Li Chengqian did not understand Li Shimin's good intentions.
Almost from the 10th year of Zhenguan, Crown Prince Li Chengqian's debauchee habits became more and more serious.
Li Chengqian even began to indulge in sensuality, shooting arrows and hunting all day long, playing and banquets, lingering between beauties without restraint.
However, these things were done behind Li Shiming's back and those strict Crown Prince's auxiliary ministers.
In front of Li Shimin, Li Chengqian acted very well.
After all, he had received the education of an emperor since he was young. Even if he was a good-for-nothing, as long as his brain was fine, he could learn a lot of things under the influence of his ears and eyes.
Whenever he was in public, Li Chengqian would always sit upright and talk about the teachings of Confucius and Mencius and the way of loyalty and filial piety.
Li Chengqian would even put on an impassioned and tearful look.
The assistant ministers were all shocked and amazed, and Li Shimin was also very satisfied.
However, once he returned to the Eastern Palace, Li Chengqian would reveal his true colors. Once he took off his court clothes and kicked his boots, he would immediately become a different person.
As long as it was a palace maid who appeared in front of him, it was inevitable that she would be pushed down by Li Chengqian in court.
He could play however he wanted, however happy and refreshing he was, and he threw all the knowledge of sages to the back of his mind.
Moreover, Li Chengqian was an old gay man who often slept with handsome young men. Sometimes, he slept with the palace maid on the left and the young man on the other.
How could those weak palace maids and youths resist the Crown Prince?
Li Chengqian's chaotic and absurd life had always been with him. It was unbearable and ridiculous!
However, Li Chengqian was well versed in face-changing techniques, so in the early days of his reign as Crown Prince, the government and the people unanimously believed that he would be a wise monarch.
Li Chengqian also thought that the throne was for him, so he became more and more unscrupulous, and the games he played became more and more unreliable.
He didn't know when he had become infatuated with Turkic women, but he had also fallen in love with Turkic customs.
The crown prince of the Great Tang Empire began to speak Turkic, wear Turkic clothing, and specially select Turkic attendants. He even organized these attendants into groups of five into various tribes.
He let these people wear sheepskin clothes and graze sheep and horses on the grasslands of the Eastern Palace.
Every day, he would personally slaughter cattle and sheep, roast them, and share them with his "tribe".
It was unknown if it was because he had been acting for too long, but Li Chengqian even started to act as the Jie Li Khan himself, letting his subordinates cry for him.
He even said arrogantly,
"One day, when I become the emperor and inherit the world, I will lead hundreds of thousands of troops to hunt in Jincheng (now north of Gansu Province). Then, I will untie my hair and become a Turkic and join the Turkic tribes. As long as I become a Turkic general, I will definitely be able to lead the Turkic tribes to attack Chang 'an!”
These words were recorded in the history books. They were all Li Chengqian's original words at that time!
The crown prince of the Tang Empire was going to abandon his country and his people to become a general in the Turks and lead his troops to attack Chang 'an!
This was simply the biggest joke in the world!
Of course, Li Shiming did not know what kind of strange son he had given birth to. He was still thinking hard about why Li Chengqian did not inherit the throne.
If he knew what Li Chengqian would do in the future, he would definitely immediately abolish his position as the Crown Prince and imprison him in the Cold Palace.
Of course, Li Chengqian's actions were merely a drop in the ocean in his brainless life.
The video about Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi was still ongoing. Li Shimin collected his emotions and continued to watch.
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