Chapter 65 The Ten Great Scumbags in History
"Brother, are we really not going home in the future?" Qi Niang hugged in Li Xiu's arms, and said with a little worried look on her fair little face.
"I won't go back. Where my brother is there in the future, it will be Qi Niang's home!" Li Xiu said with a smile, and at the same time tried hard to protect Qi Niang in her arms. Her fever had just subsided. Li Xiu was worried that she would be exposed to the wind again, so he rode his horse very slowly. Fortunately, the weather was also good today, and the sun shining on people was warm.
"Yes!" Qi Niang's little head was tightly pressed against Li Xiu's chest. In her heart, her brother's arms were the safest place in the world.
Qi Niang just subsided, but her illness had not yet recovered and her body was very weak. She had taken medicine to calm the mind before. She was about to sleep but was woken up by Li Jing. In addition, she was riding on the horse and fell asleep easily. So after saying a few words to Li Xiu, Qi Niang dozed off again, and finally fell asleep in Li Xiu's arms.
Looking at Qi Niang's sleeping little face, Li Xiu slowed down his horse again, to avoid waking her up, and to worry that she would walk too fast and the wind would be too strong, which would cause Qi Niang to catch a cold again in her sleep.
However, just as Qi Niang fell asleep, a sudden sound of a carriage came from behind. Then a carriage caught up with Li Xiu and walked with him. Then the window was opened, revealing Li Shimin's smiling face inside.
"Li..." Li Shimin wanted to speak, but when he saw Qi Niang who was already asleep in Li Xiu's arms, he immediately smiled and did not continue talking, but made a gesture to let Li Xiu get in the car.
When he was in the clinic, Li Shimin helped Li Xiu take care of Qi Niang. Although the favors are invisible and intangible, it will be very troublesome once he owes them. In addition, Qi Niang is still sick, so sitting in a carriage is better than riding on a horse and blowing the air.
It was precisely because of this that Li Xiu hesitated and got off the horse, then hugged Qi Niang into the carriage. He saw that the carriage was quite wide and there was a soft couch inside. Li Xiu was not polite to Li Shimin. He immediately put Qi Niang on the soft couch and carefully covered her with a blanket.
Seeing Li Xiu's careful appearance, Li Shimin also smiled slightly. He took the initiative to get out of the car with Li Xiu, and then got on the horse. Only then did Li Shimin speak: "Person Li, are you too impulsive just now? Although General Li wronged you, you went out of the house again. This may have some impact on your reputation."
"Thank you for your reminder, but this is a matter of time. I have too strong personality and can't be the good son of General Li. Since that's the case, it's better to leave early, so it's good for everyone!" Li Xiu said calmly. He did not regret the rebellion of leaving the house at all. He even felt very relaxed now, as if the things that had originally bound him disappeared suddenly.
Hearing that Li Xiu stopped calling the title of "father", he changed his words to Li Jing as General Li, Li Shimin couldn't help but smile helplessly. After thinking about it, he spoke again: "General Ma had told us the truth about the matter just now. I think General Li was also a little regretful. If Li Zhengwei went back now, he might be able to resolve the misunderstanding."
When he said this, Li Shimin was probably afraid that Li Xiu would misunderstand that he was Li Jing's lobbyist, so he paused for a moment and continued: "Of course, General Li was wrong this time. He shouted at Li Zhengwei without knowing the reason. He usually ignored you brothers and sisters too much. In the eyes of this outsider, General Li was indeed not a good father, but..."
"Wait a minute, Your Highness also thinks he is not a good father?" Li Xiu stared at Li Shimin with a strange expression and asked.
"Of course, I am also a father. Although I am very busy, I am still very concerned about my children. At this point, I asked myself that I would be better than General Li!" Li Shimin said confidently at this time.
"Uh~" At this time, Li Xiu's eyes at Li Shimin became even more strange, and even the muscles on his face kept twitching, as if he wanted to laugh, but he tried to hold back his laughter. But in the end, Li Xiu couldn't hold it back. He suddenly burst into laughter, even laughing so hard that he couldn't straighten his waist. Tears burst out, and he lay on the horse's back and thrust.
"You...why are you laughing at?" Li Shimin was also confused by Li Xiu's laughter. It seemed that there was nothing ridiculous about what he said just now. Could it be that Li Xiu was so excited that he was crazy about getting and losing his mind?
"No... it's okay, Your Highness, don't get me wrong. My laughter has nothing to do with you, I just thought about...thinking of something very funny, hahahaha~" Li Xiu explained angrily while covering his stomach and laughing wildly.
Li Shimin even had the face to say that others were not good fathers, and even more confident than Li Jing. But looking at his sons in later generations, fighting for the throne, rebellion, and even Li Shimin killed one of them himself. Almost no good ended up with more than a dozen sons, and his daughter was also worried. The reason for such a tragedy was that Li Shimin, the failed father, almost took half of the responsibility.
Of course, it is undeniable that Li Shimin is a great emperor. If the emperors in history are ranked in terms of their merits, Li Shimin can definitely enter the top three. But a good emperor does not mean a good father. This is just like Li Jing is known as the God of the Tang Dynasty, he is still not a good father. Li Xiu even believes that if he ranks one of the top ten scumbag fathers in history, Li Shimin can definitely be listed. Being his son will be in trouble for eight lifetimes.
In addition, Li Shimin was not only a scumbag, but also set a bad example for the descendants of the Li family later. He seized the throne from the Xuanwu Gate Incident. After that, the inheritance of the throne of the Tang Dynasty did not go smoothly. Almost every emperor took the throne to the throne by stepping on other people's corpses, and many of these corpses were their closest relatives.
Thinking of the above, Li Xiu couldn't help laughing louder. No matter how wise and powerful Li Shimin was, he probably didn't realize that he was actually a bad father, and even proudly thought he was stronger than Li Jing. It was probably only when he recalled the past in his later years that he would realize how ridiculous his current thought was.
Li Xiu almost fell off the horse's back, and finally finally stopped laughing. However, whenever he looked at Li Shimin, he had the urge to laugh violently. Li Shimin was not stupid either. Although Li Xiu said it had nothing to do with him, he always felt that Li Xiu seemed to be laughing because of him, but he couldn't think of something funny about him? As a result, this made him a little annoyed.
"Your Highness, I've lost my compulsion just now!" Li Xiu saw that Li Shimin's expression was wrong and immediately apologized, but at the end of the story, he almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
Li Shimin is not a good father, but his temperament is very comparable. Therefore, he quickly controlled his emotions. After thinking for a while, he changed the topic and said: "Person Li, you are so young and have a genius. Do you have any plans in the future?"
There was something in Li Shimin's words, and even showed a little bit of recruitment again, but Li Xiu deliberately answered as if he didn't understand: "Your Highness is too high. I don't have any genius. I'm just a mediocre person with no ambitions. After leaving Li's mansion, I plan to take my younger sister to live with her, teach her to read and write, and find her a reliable husband in the future. I have so many plans for the time being. Let's take the rest one step at a time!"
With Li Shimin's shrewdness, it was naturally obvious that Li Xiu was deliberately staggering his words, which made him feel angry. After a while, he said helplessly: "Prince Li, I treat him with sincerity, why don't you treat me with sincerity?"
Li Shimin was also tired of going around in circles at this time, and almost directly pointed out the attitude of asking Li Xiu, which made Li Xiu unable to avoid it and could only answer Li Shimin's questions positively.
Li Xiu didn't expect Li Shimin to be so direct. He rode on the horse and was silent for a moment, and finally sighed and said, "Your Highness, the Qin King's Mansion is full of talents, Fang Xuanling is resourceful, Du Ruhui is good at decisive, Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong are even bravest in the three armies, and there are Changsun Wuji, both civil and military, who can help you control the overall situation. With so many talents, isn't your Highness enough?"
Faced with Li Shimin's several recruits, Li Xiu actually wanted to ask in person: What do you think of me by your Highness, King of Qin? Can't I change it?
"Of course not enough. My Tang Dynasty is not stable, and talents are needed everywhere. Li Zhengwei is a talented person in governing the world. Why is he unwilling to become an official and help me with the help of the king?" Li Shimin stared at Li Xiu with a bright look at him. The previous words were nothing, but the last sentence exposed Li Shimin's ambition without reservation, and even such words were said, which was obviously forcing Li Xiu to express his attitude.
Li Xiu was also in a dilemma at this time. From his own heart, he did not want to intervene in the fight between Li Shimin's brothers, but if he did not agree to him now, he would definitely offend the other party. Even if Li Shimin had no choice but to take the throne now, he would definitely not have the best result when he seized the throne in the future.
But at this moment, a sudden sound of horse hooves came from behind, and then two horses were rushing towards him. One of them in front was Ma Master, which made Li Xiu so excited that he almost cried. Ma Master came so quickly. But what surprised Li Xiu was that the person behind Ma Master was actually Pei Ju. Although he was old, riding on the horse was very relaxed, and it was obviously much better than Li Xiu's riding skills.
Chapter completed!