I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

"Of course, if you don't want to, just pretend it never happened. How do you live in the future? What do you think? Do you want to go through it?"

Several dragon descendants and grandchildren looked at each other, nodded almost in unison, and then Li Ke, as the representative, said directly,

"Empress Mother, Erchen and the others are willing to take the plunge and explain to Father Emperor face to face that Erchen is really unwilling to give up this opportunity, even if the chance is slim, Erchen is willing to give it a try!"

Empress Changsun nodded, she neither supported nor objected, but agreed to the matter. After all, as a queen, since she has no way to decide this matter, she will naturally not talk too much.

Chapter 886 Zhang Nuo Starts Watching a Movie

Li Shimin frowned and looked at the kids in front of him, and said angrily,

"So, you just got the waist card from your mother's queen so that you can leave the palace, and then asked Cheng Qian for a transfer order and came along the airship of the air force?"

Don't look at the little brats who were taught a lesson by the eldest grandson a few days ago, they seem to have seen the world, but when they really stood in front of Li Shimin and looked at this unsmiling old face, the little brats still only trembled in their calves again.

Li Ke was pushed to be the collective spokesperson again, so he bit the bullet and stood at the front.

"Returning to the father, the son-in-law was indeed released by the queen mother and the eldest brother, but the son-in-law really wanted to talk to the father about the feudal clan. The son-in-law really didn't want to be a boss and could only mess around in the fief. Eat fat pigs waiting to die!"

"So, my son really would rather give up the throne and promise never to participate in the fight for the crown, just hoping to live a wonderful life!"

"I also ask my father for permission!"

After Li Ke finished speaking, he knelt down with a plop, and the other princes who had been standing beside them tremblingly had nothing to say at this time. The spokespersons all knelt down. Could they still stand?

Everyone knelt down together, and then they all knelt down, and said in unison,

"Please give me your permission!"

Zhang Nuo is a heartless person who likes to watch theater the most. He has a black belly like him. How could he let go of this kind of family ethics drama, so he just watched happily from the sidelines.

Now seeing that these children really wanted to pursue freedom as they said in the telegram sent a few days ago, Zhang Nuo looked at Lao Li on the side very playfully, his eyes were very good, just one mean,

"Your son, you can handle it yourself, come on, Ollie!"

In fact, when the telegram arrived a few days ago, Li Shimin had already gone to Zhang Nuo to discuss it with him for a long time, but regarding this kind of matter, Zhang Nuo really thought the same as Empress Changsun, and didn't want to touch it at all.

Just kidding, this kind of thing involves all the family affairs of Lao Li's family, or the kind that has a huge influence and involves a lot of people. If he wants to get involved, how many people will be offended.

This is different from cultivating Chengqian in the past. After all, Li Chengqian is not only his serious student, but the friendship alone is different. It is that the old Li and his wife are really in his hands, and he is both a teacher and an uncle. from.

Moreover, his title of master prince is not comparable to that given by the court, although Li Shimin and his wife have been looking for teachers for him since Li Chengqian was young, especially after he became the prince. , let alone.

But those are all official positions, they are not only serving as Li Chengqian's teachers, but also serving as officials.

But Zhang Nuo is different, he is a student who has really performed the apprenticeship ceremony and wants to inherit Zhang Nuo's mantle.

To put it bluntly, Zhang Nuo and Li Chengqian are the real master-student relationship in the traditional sense that needs to provide for the master's retirement. It's like when Li Chengqian saw Hongyu, he could call him aunt, but he still behaved well. It's called Shi Niang.

But apart from Li Chengqian, Zhang Nuo was indifferent to the other princes and princesses!

To teach Li Chengqian is because he has a good relationship with Lao Li, and at the same time, he also hopes that the Tang Dynasty can be passed on in an orderly and smooth transition. This is what everyone hopes to see.

But if Zhang Nuo accepts more prince students, everyone will be uneasy.

After all, Zhang Nuo's influence is too great!

He clearly supports the prince, it doesn't matter, everyone supports it, because this is also what the emperor meant, but what if he still stands behind the other princes?

Then will everyone be worried, what if he gets confused for a while, or if other princes use his name to make trouble.

Because of this, Zhang Nuo wisely maintained the current situation, and had a very good relationship with the emperor and empress. The prince was his student and nephew, and the emperor lived next door to his house for the elderly, but the entire royal family except these few people, other princes and princesses Waiting for the royal family, he basically doesn't deal with them very much, at most they are nodding acquaintances.

This point, he has maintained very well, and he does not intend to change.

So when Li Shimin found Zhang Nuo with the telegram, Zhang Nuo's attitude was the same as usual, I just watched and didn't speak, just watch the show honestly, you can figure it out.

Li Shimin actually knew Zhang Nuo's taboo, but he was depressed, he really didn't know how to deal with this matter properly.

A careless word will either break the hearts of the children, or touch the interests of the entire royal family, and break the rules that the royal family has always had. Even if it is far-reaching, it will be a reform of the entire noble system!

This topic is too big and complicated, no wonder he has a headache.

But Zhang Nuo didn't care, he made a very clear position for himself this time, Lao Tzu just watched dramas, and they were court dramas that were more beautiful than TV dramas.

The fierce collision between the prince who yearns for freedom and pursues a colorful world and the shrewd and capable father, the repeated intertwining of secular concepts and emerging thinking, and even some dramas that oppose arranged marriages and pursue freedom in love may appear in the future.

Although Zhang Nuo was very dissatisfied with this kind of bloody historical drama in his previous life, especially the greasy vigor of the whip drama, and even felt a little disgusted.

But when all this happened in front of his eyes and he was able to witness all this with his own eyes, Zhang Nuo immediately became interested. He even wondered if he wanted to record this incident and process it into a Novel or something.

After all, no one knows the details better than him, and no one except him can go to the scene to interview the psychological activities of the parties, and guarantee that most of what the other party says is the truth.

Therefore, with such a mentality of watching a movie and collecting materials, Zhang Nuo just rushed to Li Shimin's tent when Cao Xing told him that the princes had disembarked from the airship. After saying hello, I cheerfully made a cup of tea, then squatted aside with a smile and prepared to watch a play.

Now that the big drama has finally started, how could he still take the initiative to join in? This is all old Li's drama, their family is the protagonist, and I am just a spectator. up!

Li Shimin looked at Zhang Nuo's smiling face, and felt very depressed. Although he knew that Zhang Nuo must avoid suspicion and not say anything, but seeing Zhang Nuo's expression, he always felt that he had been tricked!

Chapter 887 Li Shimin Can't Handle It

When Li Shimin found out that Zhang Nuo really didn't intend to stand out, the expression on his face became more and more ugly, but he was inexplicably relieved in his heart.

As an emperor, especially one with a suspicious personality, it is absolutely impossible for him to say that he has no fear of Zhang Nuo.

This kind of thing is not just a matter of good relationship and good relationship. This is the quality that a qualified emperor should have. The kind of temperament that is not to say anything, I am afraid that he will not be able to stay on the throne for a few years. It will make life difficult for the people of the world.

However, Li Shimin's suspicion of Zhang Nuo has always been kept to a very low limit, mainly because of Lao Li's character. On the one hand, he is suspicious, but on the other hand, he is really tolerant and pays more attention to feelings.

The same is true in history, Hou Junji's rebellion, that is a matter of conclusive evidence, this is the capital crime of copying and beheading, there is no reason to say, but Li Shimin still raised his hand for the sake of friendship, just put Hou Junji was killed.

Not to mention the founding heroes, none of them were killed by Li Shimin on his own initiative. It is already very good to be able to do this.

It can be said that Li Shimin has all the necessary means and psychological qualities, but he also has a tolerance and generosity that are different from ordinary emperors, which distinguishes him from ordinary emperors.

Therefore, for Zhang Nuo to take the initiative to avoid these topics, Li Shimin is actually very comfortable in his heart. He went to Zhang Nuo to ask, that's okay, but if Zhang Nuo took the initiative to intervene in these matters, it would undoubtedly be a big deal for Li Shimin. A very disappointing and worrying one.

This is not a joke. It is very clear that if Zhang Nuo really intervenes in this matter, there is no need to explicitly support a certain prince. As long as he comes out to say a word, say which princes he likes, the direction of the wind will change in an instant .

There is no shortage of gamblers who are daring and want to take a chance. Now that Li Chengqian's position as crown prince is as stable as Mount Tai, naturally no one will jump out and make trouble.

But if there is Zhang Nuo, a big backer and giant, there will definitely be a large number of people who will come out to follow suit. After all, from the Dragon Lord, the risk is high but the reward is amazing.

However, fortunately, Zhang Nuo's cautious style and Xianyu's personality allowed him to avoid this big point very well, so that Li Shimin didn't have to worry about this kind of thing.

As for the matter that he supports Li Chengqian, hehe, that is his own student and nephew, so it's no wonder he doesn't support it.

Li Shimin almost broke himself in the past few days. After all, there are too many things involved in it, and the most terrible thing is that his family is actually the first to bear the brunt.

After all, it was his son who made the trouble!

But this kind of practice of picking up a knife and stabbing oneself will make anyone feel uncomfortable when encountering it!

Although as an emperor, he naturally hoped that the empire he ruled would preferably be civilians, and the one without a single nobleman would be the best.

But in fact, how could such a thing happen?

It is the basic quality of an emperor to be rewarded for meritorious service and punished for crimes. If you can't do this, your hearts will be lost.

But as a father, now he is faced with the fact that his children would rather not be the throne but also run freely, so what should we do?

To satisfy the child's dream, one has to give up the throne. This is for sure. Li Shimin will never dare to break the iron law that the prince should not be involved in politics.

Once this iron law is broken, even if there are no problems for the time being, there will definitely be endless troubles in the future.

Because anyone who can become a prince, except for Zhang Nuo, is of royal blood, that is to say, to some extent, these people can be emperors.

Then allowing these people to get involved in the court while being princes, wouldn't that just allow these people to cultivate power, and then how much trouble would there be?

Li Shimin rubbed his temples now, looked at the bastards in front of him angrily and asked,

"Are you really planning to give up the throne? You have to know that there is no medicine for regret in this kind of thing. Even in order to convince others, I might only give you a title of county prince or even a prince. Are you willing to do that?"

People who are not in this era cannot understand people's enthusiasm for titles. It is not only about glory but also about status, income and other very practical things.

After Li Shimin asked this question, logically speaking, Li Ke should be the one to answer. After all, he has always been answering on behalf of the brothers, but this time Li Tai took the lead.

"Father, emperor and ministers are willing, not to mention the princes of the country, even the princes of the county!"

The little fat man's words can be said firmly, without the slightest hesitation like he usually does!

Li Shimin was happy when he heard this. In fact, he really likes this little fat man.

"Qingque, even the county lords are willing? Then why are you planning to give up the throne?"

Li Tai didn't seem to be so nervous at the moment. After sneaking a glance at Li Shimin who was sitting in front of him and Zhang Nuo who was smiling beside him, he said slowly,

"Father, this son-in-law has studied at school, and from the books, son-in-law gradually realized a truth, that is, if the children of the royal family can't make a career or achieve something, if they hang around in the fief like that, That's just a rice bug!"

"It's of no benefit to the country or the people. It's just lying on the empire to suck blood. This is really not what my blood of the Tian family should do!"

"So after a few discussions with the Erchen brothers, they all felt that instead of being rice bugs in the fief, it would be better to shine in the field of interest, so that the people of Datang can see that even if my Tian family blood is not the emperor, If you don't become a prince, you can make a career in other fields!"

After Li Shimin heard Li Tai's words, he nodded slightly in relief. The words were really blunt, but the momentum was there.

But these things alone can't impress Li Shimin. After all, if he nods in agreement this time, there are too many things involved.

On the contrary, after listening to Li Tai's speech, Li Ke turned to throw out a very interesting point of view,

"Father, my son feels that when I give up the title, there is another benefit to Datang, that is, to forcibly lower the title system of Datang!"

"After all, we are the descendants of the royal family of the Tian family blood, and we can only be county princes and princes, so the rewards of other people can also be suppressed!"

"Besides, although there are only so many nobles and relatives of the emperor in the Tang Dynasty for the time being, if you don't want to suppress it, then this kind of people who lie on the empire and suck blood will definitely flood!"

Chapter 888 Finally settled

Li Ke and Li Tai are both in their teens. According to the previous rules, they can actually be fathers at this age. Even if they don't become fathers, they are still at an age where they can take on the burden of a family.

Therefore, neither Li Shimin nor Zhang Nuo was surprised at their maturity.

What they care about is actually what Li Tai just said!

The royal family and the aristocratic system have always been a double-edged sword. Without this thing, it is impossible to inspire everyone to move forward courageously, but with this thing, it is easy to breed a large group of parasites lying on the empire suck blood.

Especially on the royal side, the vassal kings can't do anything, basically they can only harm the girl, and the expansion speed of the children and grandchildren is really fast.

While these people are not engaged in production, they cannot participate in other work. There is no other way except for the state to pay for them.

For the time being, it's okay, but after dozens or hundreds of years, I'm afraid this burden alone will be an astronomical sum.

It's not that Li Shimin didn't think about doing this, but what he envisioned was that the water would flow slowly, and there would be a wave in the later stage, but how to play with melee and sudden faces as soon as it comes up, the most terrible thing is that this group is still his own son It was on, the pot was almost stuck to him and he couldn't take it off.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin also felt sad when he saw the cheating things in front of him, and waved his hand feebly,

"You guys go down and rest first, there are some things I can't tell you in detail, but I will consider your thoughts, go down first!"

The boys didn't know what was going on right now, but Li Shimin spoke up, so they couldn't stay here any longer, so they quickly saluted and slipped away.

Li Shimin turned to look at Zhang Nuo and asked after they went out.

"Brother, you have to help me with this matter. I can't really lower the status of the royal family just because of these bastards. It's okay for me to say, it's nothing more than my own son and daughter, but the old man Those brothers and sisters who licked me are not so easy to fool!"

Perhaps because he remembered the absurd appearance of his cheap siblings, Li Shimin's face was not very good-looking, and he gritted his teeth and said,

"Those people have long since become a bunch of trash who eat and wait to die and spend their days in ignorance. They are even worse than trash. At least the trash knows to hide at home, but these bastards are always causing trouble. If it weren't for For the sake of the old man, I wish I could kill them immediately."

Zhang Nuo also sighed softly when he heard this, he knew the reason of Li Shimin's anger, it was because his brothers and sisters did too much.

All the money spent was from internal funds, which means that the money was earned by Li Shimin and the eldest grandson empress. rice bug.

But the point is that these people have become more and more unscrupulous in the past few years. The princesses wantonly raise their faces to show their lust, while the princes bully the city and run rampant in the village. Basically, they almost become characters that even dogs hate.

It can be said that how well Li Shimin and his wife made the name of the royal family, how much this group of people ruined the name of the royal family. , Li Shimin killed them long ago.

Zhang Nuo naturally knew about these things, not only because these princesses and princes had caused many unimaginable things in history, but because Zhang Nuo himself is the top nobleman in the Tang Dynasty, so about the honorable He naturally knew some news in the group.

As for Zhang Nuo's attitude towards these people, he knew from the fact that he didn't put these people in the Lantian clubhouse from the very beginning.

Li Shimin's son is not here at the moment, so he doesn't need to maintain the image of a strict father and an expert. He pulled the skirt of his clothes and fanned the wind before saying angrily,

"Brother, it's useless for you to shy away from this matter. You can't escape it. You have to help me out. Otherwise, brother, I will definitely be annoyed to death by these brats!"

"And this matter is too big, these little bastards will definitely not be able to handle it, and I can only handle it, so you have to help brother think of a way for my brother's sake, this matter is really not small !"

Zhang Nuo nodded. If he said that, it proved that Lao Li really wanted to ask him for help, rather than just being polite.

After thinking about it for a while, I seriously talked about my thoughts,

"Lao Li, it's really inappropriate to start a full-scale attack on this matter. The best way is to find an opportunity and use this opportunity as a fulcrum to leverage the whole situation!"

"In my opinion, we can advance the matter that we have agreed to let Cheng Qian come here. You go back to Chang'an and start to sit in the center, and I will hold the line here!"