13. Poor King Jianning
Seeing that Li Mi did not respond, the emperor paced back and forth several steps awkwardly, "King Pu is already an adult, gentle and kind-hearted, and has a decisive skill. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty has previously summoned Zhang Yanshang and Ma Sui. This question has been asked by them, who is the King of Pu, and why should I ask Benshan again?"
The emperor was immediately unhappy and said to Li Mi, "What are you thinking about?"
Only then did Li Mi slightly open his eyes, "I just remembered His Majesty's uncle, King Jianning."
When talking about the three words "King Jianning", Li Shi's face changed drastically.
King Jianning Li Yan, the third son of Emperor Suzong, was Yingyi since he was a child and was good at riding and shooting. During the Anshi Rebellion, King Jianning and Li Shi's father, Li Yu, the King of Guangping, at that time, guarded Suzong's saddles and horses. In times of danger, bloody battles were in front of him. It can be said that he made indelible contributions to support the shaky world of the Tang Dynasty at that time.
However, before the Tang army could restore the two capitals Chang'an and Luoyang, the foolish Emperor Suzong believed Zhang Liangdi and Li Fuguo's false slander, thinking that King Jianning had a strange ambition and was sentenced to death.
King Guangping, who later Emperor Daizong, was deeply in love with King Jianning. Every time he talked about King Jianning in front of Emperor Suzong, he cried bitterly, without any concern for Li Fuguo and Zhang Liangdi on the spot.
Before the emperor could answer anything, Li Mi said softly: "The King of Qi, who inherited the glory of the heavenly throne, protected the glory of the great name, surrendered the ambition and respected the wise, was highly talented and studious, had a broad art and culture, had a broad wisdom, and knew that he would come first, and he knew everything about his plan, and he knew everything about his knowledge, and his principles were even more exquisite. Then the enemy was robbed and robbed, and the emperor was lucky to the south. The sages were the love of the emperor and the emperor. However, the king sweared to be willing to be at home and country with the importance of the ancestral temple, and sweared to the family and the country. He defeated my ambitions and carried the heavenly times. He decided to distinguish the wrongs of the people and offered the plan of the Wuyuan. The prosperity of the rejuvenation was actually a great achievement. The fate of the scenery was not harmonious, and he had long been generous. The love of the heavenly family was shocked and the secrets were deep, and he was chased and sealed in the East China Sea. He was once decorated with decorations, but he was not very sad and honored..."
Unexpectedly, I didn’t expect that this was the “Issue of King Qi (i.e. Li Yan) as Emperor Chengtian” written by Emperor Daizong himself. After so many years, the teacher can still remember every sentence in it so clearly.
The emperor sighed and said, "Uncle Jianning is really unfair. It is because Emperor Suzong is impatient, so the slander can succeed."
Who would have thought that as soon as he finished speaking, Li Mi stood up and sang another poem:
"I believe in slander and kill his son, and I am the one who comes from the emperor.
Suzong was willing to bear his father and felt sorry for King Jianning.
If you don’t remember it in the Eastern Palace, you may suffer disasters at any time.
What is the old way to follow the old ways and let the slander be opened?
A gentleman is not smart, and a good man is destroyed.
I regret that woman’s temple, and it’s enough to pay for it!”
This poem made the emperor's face suddenly burn, as if he had been slapped continuously for a long time.
"When Emperor Suzong was the crown prince, he was forced by various slander and did not learn from the lessons. After ascending the throne, he wrongly killed King Jianning. Now that Your Majesty knows that King Jianning is wronged, I am glad that I am only worried that Your Majesty will repeat the mistakes of Emperor Suzong." Although Li Mi's tone was plain, the cleverness inside immediately made the emperor restless.
This was for him to hear, because when the emperor was the crown prince in the past, he was also targeted by Empress Dugu and King Han's party in various ways.
This also ridiculed Emperor Suzong and even Emperor Xuanzong who moved forward. Didn’t these two emperors experience various persecution and hardships when they were young? But after becoming emperors, they attacked their sons more ruthlessly than those of their previous generations.
"I, I don't want to harm the prince, but Prince Pu is better. If you establish Prince Pu, I guarantee that the prince can live in the palace with a safe old age."
"The Prince Pu is just your nephew, and the crown prince is your majesty's parent-child. I have never heard of the saying that abolishes his parent-child and establishes a nephew. Even the village gangsters in the country know this truth, but Your Majesty is as impatient as Emperor Suzong, which makes slander everywhere. When the matter reaches this point, your Majesty is really unforgivable." Li Mi shook his feather fan and said coldly.
The emperor was also angry, "Sir, are you so rude? I and King Pu have long been the same as the real father and son."
Who would have thought Li Mi had a tit-for-tat response: "How will King Pu treat His Majesty's eldest grandson in a hundred years?"
As soon as he said this, the emperor was like a thunder strike. Then his eyes moved back and forth, thinking to himself: "Yes, my good grandson..."
At this time, Li Mi held his sleeves and said, "If Your Majesty wants to abolish the crown prince, I will ask you to abolish the Prince and kill him, and then use Your Majesty's eldest grandson as the crown prince."
"Li Mi! You dare to say such a ruthless word, and you actually want to kill Prince Pu!" The emperor was so angry that his face turned blue, "Do you ignore your family?"
Li Mi said seriously: "If Your Majesty issued an edict to ask my nephew to inherit my family temple, then I would rather Your Majesty kill all my parents and children. When King Jianning was wrongly killed, I was in Pengyuan but could not save King Jianning. After that, I swear that I would never serve the emperor. However, now I have entered the court as prime minister and violated my original oath, and it should be dying. But before my death, I will also give you a loyal advice to Your Majesty, please remember that since ancient times, there have been no one who has been killed by the emperor's father and son who have been killed by the emperor's family."
Seeing that Li Mi refused to give in at all, the emperor had no choice but to change the subject: "Sir, this is wrong. The prince was all abolished and replaced in the first year of Zhenguan and Kaiyuan. Why didn't he die?"
"During the Zhenguan period, the deposed crown prince Li Chengqian raised armored soldiers in the Eastern Palace and gathered with Hou Jun to plot against him. The crime was obvious. Emperor Taizong still summoned his uncle Changsun Wuji and other dozens of ministers to ask the crown prince. After the evidence was complete, he gathered hundreds of officials to discuss the matter. The speaker at that time said, I hope that Your Majesty will be a kind father and let the crown prince be in his last year. Emperor Taizong followed him, and finally deposed the crown prince Li Chengqian. In addition, when Emperor Taizong deposed Li Chengqian, he also deposed the King of Wei Li Tai. Therefore, Your Majesty now wants to abolish the crown prince. I requested to follow Taizong's old laws and deposed the King of Pu, and be reborn in Changsun."
"..." The emperor was silent and said after a long time, "Puwang..."
"Your Majesty!" Li Mi interrupted the emperor, "Wai King Li Tai once swore to Emperor Taizong that if he is made the crown prince, he will kill his son and pass the throne to his younger brother King Jin (i.e. Li Zhi). Your Majesty believes that if King Wei really needs to be the emperor, will he fulfill this promise?"
The emperor smiled awkwardly.
The answer is obvious. Emperor Taizong did not believe Li Tai's nonsense. Even if Li Tai was his favorite "Qing Bird", Emperor Taizong sighed when he deposed Li Tai, that I was telling the world that the position of the crown prince cannot be obtained by pursuing the camp. In addition, if the throne was passed to King Tai of Wei, a hundred years later, the crown prince and King of Jin could not survive. Only by deposing Li Tai and passing it to Li Zhi, these three brothers (Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Li Zhi) could survive at the same time.
Later, the gentlest King of Jin, Li Zhi, became the emperor and indeed treated Li Tai preferentially until his death.
"The current situation of King Pu is Li Tai, the King of Wei at that time!" Li Mi said that, Your Majesty, you give the throne to King Pu. After King Pu inherits the throne, he will definitely kill the prince and grandson. "As for the Kaiyuan year, Emperor Xuanzong listened to the slander of Concubine Wu Hui and killed Prince Li Ying, King E, and King Guang within one day. Everyone in the world is unfairly angry. This behavior can only be deeply wary. Should it be better to follow the example?"
"But the prince was trapped in the case of Princess Gao Guo and Guanghong Monk." The emperor was obviously shaken at this time, but his mouth had not completely let go.
Chapter completed!