The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 234 Don’t want to be the king

Li An doesn't want to be Li Shimin's eldest son, because Li An is too aware of the troubles involved. If his eldest son really succeeds, he will definitely become the target of public criticism. Think about the future struggle between Li Tai and Li Chengqian.

Li An knows that these two guys are not good people. Maybe they are still fighting each other now, but when Li Tai's ambitions expand to the maximum, Li Chengqian becomes the rebellious young man again, and the relationship between the two The struggle will become fierce.

Ang Lee didn't want to get involved.

About half an hour later, a young eunuch came to invite Li An, saying that Queen Changsun was much better and could now walk around, and asked Li An to take a look.

Li An nodded and followed the little eunuch to the Li Zheng Hall. As soon as he entered the Li Zheng Hall, Li An saw Li Shimin and Empress Changsun accompanying Li Duoduo, playing with a pug. This pug was all white and very cute. , the little dog knows a lot of tricks, Duoduo likes it very much.

In the seventh year of Wude, King Quwentai of Gaochang presented a dog, a male and a female, six inches high and more than a foot long, with very intelligent temperaments.In China, there have been pugs since then.

Speaking of which, the status of dogs was raised by the royal family of the Tang Dynasty during the Tang Dynasty. Today’s dog lovers actually have to thank the royal family of the Tang Dynasty. During the pre-Qin period, most dogs were used for burials or sacrifices. The preparation does sound a bit cruel now, but in the feudal society at that time, it was considered an honor to be buried with the emperor, but on the other hand, the cruelty of feudal society can be seen.

It was not until the Tang Dynasty that pet dogs became available. After being promoted, everyone from the princes and nobles to the people of Li couldn't put it down!

"Doudou, Doudou, come here, come quickly, I'll give you something delicious." Li Duoduo happily played with the puppy, while Li Shimin also said over and over again: "Doudou, go to Duoduo's place quickly. Delicious food for you. '

This scene was really a joyful scene for grandparents and grandchildren, and Li An walked in step by step. At this moment, Empress Changsun raised her head, and their eyes met. Empress Changsun, who was still smiling, looked slightly startled.

Li An saw the various emotions in the woman in front of him at this time, hesitation, worry, fear, Li An felt a slight pain in her heart. This was a mother who had lost her eldest son for many years, and she had endless longing for her eldest son in her heart. , and felt infinite guilt for his eldest son, and Li An knew very well that the woman opposite was a good woman and she should not die young.

Li An also knew that her premature death made many people sigh, so Li An did not want to hurt such a woman. Even though Li An still had a strong sense of strangeness towards her, this time Li An suddenly showed a smile to her. Empress Zhangsun bowed and said, "Empress, are you feeling better?"

The words "mother" made Empress Changsun immediately elated. She quickly stood up and said happily and somewhat at a loss: "I, I am much better. An'er, you bastard, have you forgiven my mother?"

Li An smiled slightly: "My uncle and Your Majesty have already told the situation to the child. The situation at that time, the child also knew that it was for the child's good, so there is nothing to forgive or not.

Everything is fate. Queen Mother has worked hard for so many years. The child should have come to you earlier, Queen Mother, so that you would not have to suffer for so many years now. "

"It's okay. It's okay if you can forgive my mother. You don't know An'er, and my mother really misses you." After saying that, Queen Changsun walked towards Li An, hugged Li An in her arms, and kept saying sobbing loudly.

"Grandma is crying..." Li Duoduo looked at the scene in front of him with some surprise. He even forgot to feed Doudou, but Li Shimin's face was very complicated, because Li An called Queen Changsun as his mother, and shouted Changsun Wuji is his uncle, but as his father, Li An always calls him His Majesty.

Li An comforted the crying Queen Changsun, and then checked on Queen Changsun. He found that although Queen Changsun was somewhat energetic, the toxins in Queen Changsun's body were still there, so Li An had to stay in the palace for a while. .

To Li An's surprise, Li Shimin actually wanted to give Wude Hall to Li An and Li Duoduo to live temporarily. From now on, whenever Li An and Li Duoduo come to the palace, Wude Hall will be their palace, "Pfft!" Ang Lee refused directly.

Wude Hall is not a simple palace. First of all, Wude Hall is located to the east of Taiji Palace where the emperor lived, and further east is the East Palace where the prince lives. The direction east of the palace has a symbol that represents the prince in the Tang Dynasty. meaning.

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, deposed Prince Yang Yong in the Wude Hall, and Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty allowed Li Yuanji to move into the Wude Palace to check and balance Li Shimin, who moved into the Chengqian Palace.

It can be said that Wude Hall was the palace with the greatest political significance in the Tang Dynasty at that time, besides the Imperial Palace and the East Palace. It was tantamount to the "Second East Palace".

Li An would never live in such a palace, so Li An sternly refused, and he and Duo Duo only wanted a side room, preferably a servant's residence. He told Li Shimin that if this was not the case, he would He won't live in the palace.

Li Shimin looked at the determined Li An and had no choice but to compromise. Li An and Li Duoduo were finally arranged to live in Huang Bao's residence, a small wooden attic in the palace.

About evening, Li An and Li Shimin sat together in the garden of the small wooden attic. The two talked. Huang Bao was always waiting beside them, and they both added tea.

"Your Majesty, my identity!"

"I may not be able to disclose your identity to the public." Li Shimin said apologetically first. He did not want to give his eldest son some unrealistic ideas. He hoped that his eldest son could understand the true situation now.

"Really, that's great."

What Li Shimin didn't expect was that Li An actually showed a happy expression: "What I want to tell you is that I don't want to reveal my identity. From now on, I will still be Li An, Li An from Li Family Village, and I will be the eldest son of Li. , it’s best never to be exposed.

Duoduo and I just want to live a peaceful life. "

"You don't want your eldest son's position, you don't want to be a king, a prince, or even an emperor?" Li Shimin looked at Li An with some confusion. He didn't believe what Li An said just now.

But Li An smiled faintly: "Being the emperor may be other people's dreams, but it is not mine. I am a very kind-hearted person. When I become the emperor, I will definitely think about the people of the world. I will be like you day and night every day. Looking at the above table of various places, the territory of the Tang Dynasty is too big. Even if I continue to manage it, there will still be places where disasters occur. At that time, I will only work hard.

This would be too hard. I can't do such hard things. I just want to take good care of my Lijia Village. This is enough. If I can take care of the people in the world, I will take care of it. If I can't, I will take care of myself. life.

This is what I want, and I hope your Majesty can make it happen. "

Li An spoke sincerely, but Li Shimin felt slightly regretful. However, it was clear that it was worth being happy that his eldest son did not want his birthright, so why he felt regretful, Li Shimin himself did not understand.

(End of this chapter)