Chapter Three Six Seven Arrangements
After the royal family agreed on everything, they called the younger generation in. In front of everyone, Li Mingxun told him that either the two eldest sons would be hostages or the youngest son Zhaoming would be hostages. Finally, the lottery was decided, and the person who drew the lottery was Princess Yu.
The princess made the sign with tears in her eyes. In fact, everything was as follows: No matter which one he drew, the one who went to the end would be Li Zhaoming.
Finally, the princess asked to go with her youngest son, and the emperor chose to agree after asking for advice from her father and younger brother.
Li Mingxun chose to stay in Prince Yu's Mansion, while Li Junwei sent the emperor back to the palace. On the way, Li Junhua asked: "You have already decided the lottery."
"Yes, the princess will choose Zhao Ming in the end," said Li Junwei, and he said: "The princess actually made two signs, not all of them Zhao Ming, but the fate of heaven is like this, and the one she draws is Zhao Ming. Perhaps Zhao Ming should have had such a fate."
"This is a disaster? There should be such a disaster." Li Junhua said.
"Who knows whether it is a blessing or a disaster?" Li Junwei replied lightly.
Lin Junhong said: "You like Zhaoming so much, why did you let him go? That day, the old man wanted to adopt Zhaoming to the emperor, and you also said that you wanted Zhaoming to inherit your throne."
In fact, Lin Junhong and even the emperor once believed that the last person who went there would be Li Zhaocheng. Although he was about the same age as Li Zhaoyu and was also included in the consideration of the crown prince, he was not as good as Li Zhaoyu in the end. Li Zhaocheng was valuable because of his mind, but his wisdom was not as good as his elder brother. Sometimes, he thought it was a little simpler.
If they could only choose one of them, Li Zhaocheng would be more likely. But they also knew that if they really chose this, it would be the most ruthless way. The two brothers Zhaocheng and Zhaoyu would also completely break up, and the father-son relationship between Li Zhaocheng and Li Junwei would end.
Speaking of which, before Li Zhaoming, Li Junwei liked Zhao Cheng more than Zhao Yu.
"If Zhaoming wants to be King Yu, there must be such a disaster." Li Junwei murmured. Seeing the two brothers looking at him in surprise, he quickly changed the topic and said, "Second brother, why not let Zhaoming adopt you, so that his status is more valuable, and the possibility of Li Zhaoyi agreeing is greater."
"Okay, I'll ask my father and your princess again. If they agree, then agree." Li Junhua said.
Li Junwei insisted on letting Li Zhaoming go to India as a hostage, but in fact he wanted to raise this young son.
What Li Zhaoming wants to inherit is not the throne, but Li Mingxun's ideal, the secret that has been passed down for two generations.
It can be said that in this inheritance, both Li Mingxun and his son believed that it was successful. A prince who did not want to be an emperor played a full role in imperial politics and could better the advantages of time travelers. However, Li Junwei had so many sons, but he could not find someone who could inherit this ideal, which was more important than the empire's failure to establish a crown prince.
The empire can have a mediocre emperor, but this ideal cannot be handed over to a mediocre person.
Li Zhaoming was very young and did not show enough talent, but the problem was that Li Junwei had to prepare in advance. Assuming that this child showed enough talent, the space for display was another thing, and this was the real inheritance of King Yu.
Li Junwei believes that in his generation, there is no other person who is more suitable to inherit this inheritance than himself. He does not want to be an emperor, but he has gained the trust of the emperor, has enough power to exert and has enough space to guide him.
Why can Li Junwei do this? It is not just an outstanding ability and sincere brotherly relationship. In his opinion, the important reason why the emperor trusts him so much is that the emperor feels guilty towards him.
The imperial throne inheritance was decided by the emperor. Li Mingxun passed the throne to Li Junhua because of his physical discomfort. However, for more than 30 years, the Supreme Emperor was still in good spirits. Obviously, this is a reason.
The real reason was that the eldest son Jundu and the second son Junhua competed for the throne. Li Mingxun did not want the Xuanwu Gate change in the empire. Since the title of the crown prince cannot be guaranteed, then the title of the emperor should be guaranteed.
This creates a problem, that is, King Yu Li Junwei was automatically rejected without considering the position of the crown prince. Therefore, after Li Junhua ascended the throne, the longer the Supreme Emperor lived and the better King Yu performed, the more guilt Li Junhua felt.
Looking back from the front, if the Supreme Emperor is an emperor for ten to fifteen years, he will give Li Junwei plenty of time to grow up. With his achievements in the Western Expedition, his talents and the Supreme Emperor's favor for his youngest son, Li Junwei's possibility of becoming an emperor is greater than that of Li Junhua.
Li Junhua often thinks this way, so he always thinks that his throne was given to him by his younger brother, and at least in this matter, he owe him a lot.
And there is another elder brother who refuses to hand over something that is a little bit to his. Compared with this younger brother who is the Western Expedition, foreign war, and defeats the world, but adds glory to his wise lord, Li Junhua feels even more guilty because King Yu has a bad reputation in the upper class in China. It is obviously his foundation that he has built, and the limelight is stolen by the emperor.
Li Junhua felt even more guilty after all this.
Because of this guilt, Li Junhua was as tolerant and trustworthy as possible to Li Junwei, but Li Junwei, as his younger brother, rarely did things that embarrass and make things difficult for the emperor.
So this creates a strange phenomenon. The empire has no great achievements in this dynasty. The greater the contribution of Li Junwei, the more trust the emperor is. Li Junwei believes that this kind of trust arises from guilt is very important for him to inherit that ideal and perform the revenge of time travelers.
Wouldn't it be better if the next generation of heirs also had this convenience?
And today, the opportunity arose. Li Zhaoming took over his two brothers to be hostages in India. No matter which brother becomes the emperor in the future, he will feel guilty towards him.
However, Li Junwei knew that he could not express such words, so he chose to shut up in the carriage.
The three of them sat in the carriage and walked on the way back to the palace. The Prince Yu's Mansion was not far from the palace, and the carriage could only be reached in more than ten minutes. The main thing was to circumference around the palace. The sound of the slings on the road was very loud, making the carriage more silent.
After being silent for a while, Lin Junhong said, "Third brother, I really can't help but want to ask you, what is the matter of selling the Qatar Peninsula to Zhaogui as a kingdom and leaving us a way out. Is it because you are so imaginative or is the old man really confused?"
"What do you think?" Li Junwei asked.
Li Junhua said, "I want to have both."
"This is my last wish in my life. You should regard this as a far-sighted vision." Li Junwei said.
Lin Junhong nodded, and saw that Li Junwei was unwilling to say more, he didn't want to ask again. Who knew that the emperor couldn't hold it in his heart today and asked the questions he had kept in his heart for many years. He asked, "Is it related to the secret between you and your father for many years?"
Li Junwei didn't expect the emperor to ask so bluntly. He nodded slightly. Li Junhua didn't ask again, but nodded slightly. After a while, he said: "If I abdicate the throne to one of your sons in ten or eight years, will I know this secret?"
Lin Junhong also asked, "I will know when the time comes."
"Do you want to know that much?" Li Junwei was surprised.
Lin Junhong said: "Do you remember what the old man told us when he was a child? I was curious to kill the cat. Now we are old and can still suppress it. I couldn't do it when I was young. Do you still remember Galdan back then? It was because we wanted to know that that guy escaped and caused trouble."
Li Junwei thought for a while: "I want to abdicate, I can't tell you even if I abdicate."
"When can I tell me?" Lin Junhong asked urgently.
Li Junwei said: "Brother actually knows this. Before he died, he asked his father, but his father didn't tell him."
"Okay...Okay." Li Junhua and Lin Junhong were obviously helpless, but they were just helpless. In the early years, these two were worried that this secret would affect their status and were also worried that this secret would affect the interests of the empire. However, decades have passed, and they are left with the threshold of satisfying curiosity.
When I arrived at the palace, Lin Junhong got off the car and said, "Third brother, when I die, you must be in front of me. I must ask, what is that secret? Maybe you will tell me when you are moved."
"Then don't play tricks on me." Li Junwei patted Lin Junhong on the shoulder.
Li Junwei sent two people into the palace and went back himself. For a long time, it has become a habit for Lin Junhong to handle state affairs with the emperor. The imperial study room is almost Lin Junhong's office, but Li Junwei is not used to this, and he doesn't want to get used to it. The imperial study room is just his conference room.
Back at the imperial study room, Lin Junhong took a sip of tea and said uneasy: "Damn, I shouldn't have asked. I'm even more curious when he said that."
"At least he admits that Qatar's incident to Zhaogui is related to that. Because of this, I don't really want to know," said Li Junhua.
"Why?"
"One generation does things for each generation. Look at me, and be an emperor, just take care of the present moment and at most consider the reputation behind you. Look at the old man, he doesn't care about government affairs on weekdays, but today he suddenly proposed to find a way out for the whole family. It can be seen that the secret is related to the affairs that have lasted for generations.
The emperors of this generation have made me anxious, and I still care about the future generations?" Li Junhua said half-jokingly.
"Yes, it seems that I can't make trouble for myself." Lin Junhong felt that it made a lot of sense.
Because of the National Games, the government affairs in the Imperial Study Room have accumulated a large number of young people, and Lin Junhong also used lunch here. In the afternoon, the attendant came to report to Princess Anhua for a visit.
Anhua was the first child of the third generation of the Li family. He was named the eldest princess as early as the Emperor's time. His husband, the benefactor of the empress, was also a loyal minister of the empire, so he had a transcendent position in the empire.
"You are here for Zhao Ming's trip to India. If you want to ask me not to let him go, then go back. This matter has been decided and no one can change it." Li Junhua said.
An Hua said: "I know, this was decided by grandpa and third uncle."
Li Junhua didn't want to focus on this. He was a person who dared to take responsibility. This was for the benefit of the empire, and he was willing to take responsibility as an emperor in everything that was beneficial to the empire but hurt some people.
"Then why are you coming?" Li Junhua signaled the female official to help her up and let her sit down.
"The boy wants to go to India with Zhao Ming."
"With Princess Yu following you, you don't have to take care of me. I think you can't let Princess Yu go, right?" Li Junhua said.
An Hua said: "What the boy means is to go to India with Zhao Ming until he comes back."
Li Junhua really didn't expect this. He put down his pen and said, "What about the benefactor in the future?"
"Yun Feng is also willing to grow up with Zhaoming."
"No!" Li Junhua's face changed slightly: "Yun Feng is the general affairs director of the General Office of the General Office. This time, because it is related to the royal secrets, you uncle Wang cannot go in person, so you ordered his general and let him go abroad. If you let him go to India, staying for ten years will not ruin his future. As a wife, how could you think so?
Even if King Yu has kindness to you and Cheng’s benefactor, he can’t do this.”
An Hua said, "The child is willing to go by himself. Emperor Zhaoming is too young, he is only five years old. When the child is eight, his father went to the river. The child knows how hard it is to be taken care of without anyone to take care of. The child is lucky, with the emperor and the third uncle, but Zhaoming, he went to India and changed his eldest brother to him. Who will take care of him? Is that beast Li Zhaoyi?
You can’t let the princess live in India for a long time. What should I do if there are so many children in Prince Yu’s mansion? What should I do if Zhao Yu and Zhao Cheng do?”
"Have you said this to King Yu?"
"Not yet, the child wants to ask the emperor for grace first. Uncle San loves me and must not want me to go there. I want to hide it from him first, so I just said that I would just accompany the princess to send Zhaoming to India. When everything is settled, I will come back with the princess." An Hua said his thoughts.
"What should you do with your children?"
"Jun'er is old and you don't have to worry about joining the imperial guards. The rest of the children are young. It's nothing to think about bringing them to India. Where to grow up is not something," An Hua said.
Li Junhua nodded: "It's good that you have this heart..." He was silent for a while, as if thinking carefully. He said: "Zhaoming went to India, and it's not okay if he doesn't have a familiar person around him. If the arrangement is inappropriate, the princess may not come back. It's okay if you go... But it won't take ten years. You can go, and stay for a few months to take care of Zhaoming. In a few years, I will arrange for someone to come back."
An Hua asked: "Who does the emperor want to arrange?"
Li Junhua said: "There is no suitable candidate for the time being, but I think since you are all like this, Zhao Ying will definitely be willing to share the worries of King Yu. If he knows, he will be willing to do so."
"Okay, Zhao Yan is very good." An Hua was also very satisfied when he heard that it was King Li Zhao Yan of England.
Li Junhua said again: "Actually, you don't have to hide it from King Yu. Don't you know him yet? If you have too much thought, you may not be able to hide it from him. Why don't you tell the truth?"
"But what if Uncle San disagrees?"
Chapter completed!