ATPnovel Chapter 2058 The Queen's Teaching
Chapter 2058 The Queen's Teaching
"Mother, drink some water." Li Tai thoughtfully poured a glass of water and handed it to Empress Changsun, persuading her again:
"Mother, calm down. Zhinu didn't mean that. Zhinu was just concerned about Aye's condition. Aye hasn't seen us, so he is just a little anxious."
Li Tai said this and winked at Li Zhi repeatedly.
"Mother, I was wrong." Li Zhi knelt down in front of Empress Changsun, "I shouldn't have made you angry. I was just talking nonsense. I hope you will punish me."
Looking at her youngest son whom she once loved the most, Empress Changsun was filled with mixed feelings.
"Alas, Chi Nu, mother is doing this for your own good. You and Shen Er are brothers, and you should love each other.
Although mother doesn't understand many things, she has gotten to know Shen'er better over the years.
Although he liked to act naughty, as a royal child, it was understandable that he was a little dissolute, and he did not oppress the common people.
Shen'er has a kind character and doesn't like intrigue, so he has never entered the court and has never cared about political affairs.
He loves to enjoy himself and wants to be a leisurely prince.
You said your father doted on him too much, do you know why?"
When Empress Changsun said this, she looked at Li Zhi. Li Zhi shook his head. In fact, he wanted to say, "It's just for Li Shen's money."
But he was afraid that if he said it, it would make Empress Changsun angry, so he didn't dare to say it out loud.
"Mother, it must be that the tenth brother has something extraordinary about him." Li Tai on the side smiled and acted as a supporting role.
"In fact, the reason is very simple, because Shen'er will protect the interests of the royal family, and even exchange her own interests for this. Who among you can do this?"
Empress Changsun glanced at her two sons and questioned them with a serious expression.
"Protecting the interests of the royal family? Mother, although we are not talented, we have not done anything to harm the interests of our Li family."
Li Zhi said with some dissatisfaction.
"Yes, mother. We have also been protecting the interests of the royal family. The only thing we cannot compare to the Tenth Prince is that he gives tens of millions of guan to the court every year."
Li Tai was also somewhat unconvinced. They were both princes, and Li Shen only gave some money to the court. What else was there?
Looking at her two sons, Empress Changsun was a little disappointed. Even she, a woman, could see this truth clearly, but these two men couldn't see it.
These two people have been arguing about the money Li Shen gave to the court, but is this just about money?
"You two just saw the money. Your eldest brother knows everything about it." Empress Changsun was a little helpless.
"Please teach me, mother." The two of them bowed quickly and asked for advice. They felt that there might be something they didn't know.
Empress Chang Sun sighed:
"Well, although mother is the queen, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. There are many things I don't understand very well, so I will just tell you a few things superficially.
Qingque, do you remember your mentor Wang Gui?"
"Of course I remember it, but it's a pity that my teacher passed away young and I can no longer listen to his teachings." Li Tai's face showed sadness.
“Back then, your grandfather asked you to worship him as his master, and he regarded himself as a teacher and accepted your worship calmly.
And you didn't care at all.
But you should have heard that when Nanping married Wang Gui's second son Wang Jingzhi, Wang Gui wanted Nanping to kneel down and worship her parents-in-law, saying that it was a show of etiquette, and even your father agreed with it.
But only your tenth brother stood up and suppressed Wang Gui, saying that this was turning the world upside down and that it was impossible for a king to bow to his subjects in this world.
Afterwards, your father also felt that Shen'er was right. The royal family should have the dignity of the royal family. How could they be like ordinary people?
There was also the fact that Wei Zheng, Wang Gui and others strongly advised that officials of the third rank and above did not have to bow when they met the king on the road. They said that although the king was of low status, he was ranked above the princes.
They also wanted to rank before the prince, but Wei Zheng was so confident at that time that you, Aye, could not do anything about it.
If Shen Er hadn't stepped forward again and engaged in a heated debate with Wei Zheng, how could you still be a prince? Would you still be able to stand at the forefront of the court like you are now?
If it weren't for Shen'er, all princesses would have to kneel down and kowtow to their parents-in-law when they get married.
At that time, His Majesty said that the ministers wanted to weaken the imperial power. This was a game between the royal family and the ministers, and in the end Shen'er won on behalf of the royal family.
There are many more that you need to understand on your own, so I won’t tell you about them.
Mother tells you all this because she wants to tell you that your grandfather is not after Shen'er's money, but because Shen'er will fight for the royal family at the critical moment.
You said, how can His Majesty not indulge Shen Er?"
Although Empress Changsun did not interfere in government affairs, Li Shimin would often tell her about some of his troubles in the court.
Li Shen has done a lot for the benefit of the royal family over the years, and even her, his non-biological mother, has seen it and kept it in mind.
But his two sons turned a blind eye and a deaf ear.
Empress Changsun's words left Li Tai and Li Zhi speechless. They naturally knew these two things, but they didn't think too much about it.
Li Tai became a disciple at the order of the emperor. He did not think there was anything wrong with the emperor's parents being his teachers.
They also heard about Nanping's marriage, and they also knew that Li Shen was in the wedding procession and had caused a big scene at Wang's house, embarrassing the Wang family.
Wang Gui was speechless and frightened half to death.
But they all thought that what Li Shen did was wrong, because at that time the emperor thought what Wang Gui said was reasonable and agreed.
In their hearts, she is just a princess and has nothing to do with them, so they just pay homage to her.
As for the incident of a third-rank official refusing to bow to the king when he met him on the road, it caused a lot of uproar in the court at that time, and the cause was still Li Tai himself.
At that time, Li Shen argued with Wei Zheng in the court and never lost the upper hand. In the end, he won. Otherwise, why did Wei Zheng keep impeaching Li Shen afterwards?
They all knew these things, but they never expected that the things they thought were ordinary could have such profound meanings.
If it is true as my mother said, then I really wrongly blame Li Shen.
"Mother, please forgive me. I am stupid and didn't see the deep meaning of this. I didn't expect that Old Ten had done so many things silently, which made me ashamed."
Li Tai was the first to bow.
Li Zhi didn't say anything. Although he understood that what his mother said made sense, he would not acknowledge Li Shen.
"Mother has told you so much because she wants you to stop getting into trouble with Shen'er. You are brothers, and you should stick together.
We are of the same origin, why are we so anxious to fight each other? "
Empress Chang Sun was filled with emotion. She couldn't just tell them directly, "Don't mess with Li Shen anymore. You can't beat him. Don't let Li Shen take revenge on you."
Now that His Majesty and he are still alive, Li Shen naturally doesn't dare to do so. But what about later? Li Shen is only 21 years old, and he can outlive Li Chengqian.
What's more, her two sons were no match for Li Shen. Empress Changsun still remembered Li Shimin's evaluation of Li Shen over the years.
Evaluations like resourceful, insidious, smart as a demon, cruel and ruthless etc. are chilling.
(I found that sometimes the typos have nothing to do with me, it is the system's typo query that changes the correct one into the wrong one.
I won’t take the blame for this.)