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Chapter 759: Learning from History (IV)

At this point, a little man seemed to pop out from above Li Yan's head and vomited wildly, despising, spitting, and denouncing Li Yan's shamelessness. He had no idea what shame was. You didn't sleep at night and dragged the little maid Wenjun to study the mysteries of the body.

They played mahjong and had two beautiful maids on the bed. Whoever lost had to take off a piece of clothing. It was lewd and the scene was extremely disgusting. It was too late, so they made a hot pot in the bedroom, drank and danced, and had fun until dawn.

He loved to sleep in, saying that sleeping until he woke up naturally was in accordance with the laws of nature. He also had to eat a nutritious breakfast after waking up, so much so that an extra meal was added to the kitchen of the Eastern Palace.

If the Grand Tutor Zhang Xuansu knew the inside details, he would be so angry that his beard would stand on end and he would never be the Grand Tutor again.

If Li Shimin knew about this, he would decisively depose the crown prince and select another virtuous one.

Li Shimin nodded with great satisfaction: "The most important thing is that you also know the truth that a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Unlike the King of Shu, the King of Wei and the King of Qi, they only know how to show off. If they have 30% talent, they should show 80%."

"They are afraid that the world will not see how capable they are."

"But you are different. At such a young age, you know how to hide your identity and bide your time. In order not to arouse the jealousy and hatred of others, you seem to be idle all day long, not striving for progress, playing around everywhere, and even deliberately studying at night and sleeping during the day, making people think that you are extremely lazy and undisciplined."

"To show a cowardly image of incompetence to the outside world, while to work hard, study diligently and study hard at home, which is more difficult!"

"Just based on this point, I am far better than your brothers."

Li Yan's expression froze and his face felt numb. "Father, your explanation is quite reasonable!"
I returned to my bedroom and closed the door. Who would know what I was doing?
As for those pretty maids, they had just grown up and were beginning to fall in love. They were more interested in this game than himself. They blushed and wanted to steal his genes in order to succeed one day, climb up the social ladder and become the superior person.

Every time the show ended, I was reluctant to leave and felt like I hadn't had enough. If I hadn't been able to control myself, I would have been eaten by them countless times.

"Father, father, your son. I am your subject."

Li Yan didn't know how to respond at this moment. His brain was a little confused and his rhythm was completely distracted by Li Shimin. He mumbled tremblingly and hesitated for a long time without uttering a complete word.

Li Shimin looked at Li Yan, who was ashamed, and smiled generously: "I know that the East Palace is a place that attracts storms. You are in this position, and you are always trembling with fear as if you are covered with thin ice."

"It's not much more comfortable than my life in Taiji Palace. You have no choice but to hide yourself in order to survive. I understand your difficulties."

"From your diligent study of history and your outstanding insights, I know that you have put in so much hard work behind the scenes that ordinary people cannot imagine. Therefore, I will not blame you. As long as I know how hard you work, it is enough. I will not take other people's opinions and comments to heart."

Li Yan cupped his hands, and said word by word as heavy as a mountain: "Father, you are wise, as clear as seeing through fire, and can see thousands of miles away. It turns out that you can hide nothing from you. I admire you wholeheartedly and sincerely!"

Li Yan sighed again in his heart, it is true that the way of gentlemen is fading while the way of villains is growing, the ancients were right, it is better to be a villain!

Even though I have done nothing, others think I have done everything; even though I have done everything, others think I have done nothing.

He enjoyed wealth and glory, and was still understood by others.

Life is so beautiful.
As for the truth!

What truth?
It doesn’t matter what the truth is, it doesn’t matter at all, what others think is the most important!

Li Shimin was obviously very pleased with Li Yan's flattery, but he didn't care and waved his hand: "Okay, forget about these flattering words for outsiders. You and I are father and son, and we are blood relatives, so there is no need for this."

"Tell me, what are your thoughts on the issue of the emperor passing down his throne for three generations? Today, we, father and son, will talk openly and make it clear. I am the current emperor, and you are the future emperor. These are the issues we need to consider."

Seeing that it was getting dark, Li Shimin frowned and pulled Li Yan into the hall: "Let's go, I'm hungry too, let's eat and talk."

When they arrived in the hall, there were already several plates on the table, and a pot of wine on the side. Li Shimin was in high spirits and ordered, "Wang De, Ma Xuanliang!"

The eunuch and the big man stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty."

"Wang De, go tell Concubine Yang that I have military matters to attend to tonight, so I won't be coming over."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang De smiled and looked at Li Yan kindly, sighing in his heart, the prince always gets special treatment from the emperor, this honor is far beyond what other princes can compare!
Before Wang De finished his sigh, Li Shimin thought for a moment and said, "Tonight I want to teach the prince the principles of governing a country, so it may be very late. So, make a bed for the prince in Chengqing Palace. If the conversation is late, let the prince rest here and leave the palace tomorrow."

Ma Xuanliang, a warrior, was fine. He did whatever the emperor said. In Ma Xuanliang's view, the prince was the emperor's son. It was normal for the son to sleep with his father.

But Wang De was shocked. The emperor was not an ordinary father. Except for the concubines, no outsiders had ever stayed in the emperor's bedroom. Even the concubines who slept with him had to leave when the emperor was awake after plowing the fields.

The emperor is the true dragon emperor, and the safety of the world is related to him. After the emperor falls asleep and loses consciousness, no one is allowed to be around him. This is the rule.

As a personal eunuch, Wang De knew that even Empress Changsun only slept with the emperor when he was still the prince of Qin in the palace of the prince of Qin. After becoming the emperor, except for the initial period when the emperor was haunted by the nightmares of the prince Yin and the prince of Hailing, Empress Changsun served him without sleep for a period of time.

After the emperor recovered, they slept separately.

After that, even the princes did not receive such treatment. Among Li Shimin's more than ten sons, Wang De had never seen any of them sleep with Li Shimin.

Even newborn babies and young children are no exception, but today, the emperor actually let the crown prince, an adult prince,
"Father, this is inappropriate."

Li Yan also knew the importance of this, so he said it in a different way: "I am not sleeping well and snoring, which may affect your father's rest."

As soon as Li Yan's words came out, Wang De naturally withdrew his dissuasion and looked at Li Shimin with a questioning look?
"Wufang, you are my flesh and blood. You will inherit the Tang Dynasty in the future. If I can't even trust my own son, who else can I trust?"

Li Shimin waved his hand and said decisively: "When I was at war, I slept with the soldiers in my clothes. Even after I became the emperor, Jingde and Shubao still guarded my bedroom with their weapons."

"It's settled. Wang De, go and make the arrangements."

"Ma Xuanliang is guarding outside. The conversation between me and the prince cannot be told to outsiders. Remove the eunuchs, palace maids and guards. No one is allowed to listen."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Ma Xuanliang was a straightforward man and didn't think too much about it. He would just do whatever the emperor told him to do.

Seeing this, Wang De had no choice but to retreat.

The emperor got emotional and blurted out what he meant on impulse, but after being reminded, he remained the same. That was the emperor's original intention.

No one can violate
Li Shimin led Li Yan to sit down at the table. Li Yan quickly picked up the wine jug and poured it for Li Shimin. Then the two of them started drinking with the food on the table.

No matter whether they were ministers or royal relatives, those who sat at the same table and drank with the emperor were all trembling with fear and caution. Even if they were not frightened in their hearts, they had to act as if they were flattered. They could not eat or drink well, and had to keep their eyes on the emperor's face the whole time.

I was afraid of doing anything that would offend or displease the emperor.

No one would not care when facing the emperor. Under the fear of gain and loss, it is easy to make mistakes and be concerned about the appearance.

But Li Yan was an exception. Firstly, his status as crown prince and eldest son meant he didn't need to be too cautious.

Secondly, his mentality of being as strong as a thousand-foot-high wall, being without desires and being detached from the world made him not care too much about gains and losses when facing Li Shimin, because his fate was not in the hands of Li Shimin, but in his own hands.

In terms of identity, he had also been the monarch of a great country; in terms of age, he had been a human being for three generations and was far older than Li Shimin; in terms of life experience and knowledge, he was not inferior to the other, but his life height and understanding of this society were slightly lacking.

However, Li Shimin was only in his early thirties and had just ascended the throne. He was not yet the Khan of the vast empire that would dominate the world.

Li Yan can still be protected.

Moreover, although he was the emperor of the Qing Dynasty for only ten days, Li Yan still had a deep understanding of the feeling of being lonely at the top. When he reached that position, he was truly alone. Apart from the high and mighty majesty, the only thing left was the loneliness engraved in his bones.

It is really what Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang once said, "You are free to venture into the sky and tread on the earth." But Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang did not say the second half of the sentence, which is, "You are required to support this country and be responsible for the world."

When you climb to the top of power and gain the highest authority, what is left are endless responsibilities and burdens.

Wei Dongting once asked the young Xuanye why the emperor liked killing people?
After thinking for a few days, Xuanye replied to Wei Dongting that the emperor killed people because everyone wanted to kill him.

Li Yan didn't quite understand this sentence at the time, but after he really ascended to the throne of the Qing Dynasty, Li Yan did not feel the slightest joy of ruling the world. All that was left was worry and fear, and even a kind of fear that came from the bottom of his heart.

(End of this chapter)