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Chapter 1085 Father and Son (Part )

Li Yan found that as long as he calmed down, he could see different scenes in different parts of the Tang Dynasty from those boring memorials. The emperor could know what was going on in the world without leaving home. He could know the military situation in the north, the people's livelihood in the south, the caravans in the west, and the sea trade in the east.
Even if you are experienced, you can see the living conditions of different classes, the current situation of officials in various places fighting for power, and the human hearts and desires hidden deep inside.

This is a different life experience, and Li Yan is trying his best to incorporate this perspective.

Li Yan took a sip of hot tea, stretched himself, looked at the small pile of memorials left, and breathed a sigh of relief. He only needed half an hour to complete today's task. Without further delay, Li Yan continued to work hard.

Wang De returned to the outer room. After a while, he heard the obvious footsteps outside the hall and frowned.

Normally no one would come this late, and the footsteps were heavy and hesitant, not like there was any emergency. The guards outside did not stop him, and he thought it was someone from the palace. Thinking of this, Wang De opened the door and walked out.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a handsome young man with a hesitant and conflicted expression wandering at the door of the hall, holding a food box in his hand.

Wang De hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, then whispered, "This old servant pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Your Highness, you came so late, do you have something to ask His Majesty?"

"Yes, Eunuch Wang, I'm here to pay my respects to my father. Is my father still in there?" Seeing Wang De coming out, Li Xiang looked panicked and said hurriedly.

'Well'

Wang De was stunned, and looked at the helpless Li Xiang with a strange expression, and then glanced at the dark sky outside. The meaning was obvious. If it was a greeting today, this time was a little late; if it was a greeting tomorrow, it was a little too early now, right?

Seeing Wang De's surprise, Li Xiang seemed to realize that his condition was not good. He took a deep breath, calmed down and said, "Father is busy with all kinds of affairs and forgets to eat and sleep. As a son, I can't bear to rest in the East Palace. This is not the way of a son."

"So I asked someone to prepare some midnight snacks and came to see Father to see if I can help in any way."

Wang De immediately understood that the prince wanted to show his filial piety. As a close attendant who had served Li Shimin all his life, he naturally knew the thoughts of these princes very well.

Think about it, when the current emperor was the crown prince, he was only eleven or twelve years old, and he was already very familiar with these things of seeking favor and currying favor. In terms of intelligence, inner beauty, and sophistication in human relations, the current crown prince is indeed not as good as the current emperor.

Although the emperor was evaluated as kind and righteous, dull and honest, with more virtue and filial piety than intelligence when he was a child, later facts proved that he was just a foolish and clever person. In fact, the emperor's talent far exceeded that of other princes.

The current Crown Prince Li Xiang truly lives up to these sixteen-word description.

However, the emperor now has only two sons. Li Xiang is not only the legitimate son, but also the legitimate son. He is unmatched by Li Jue and is recognized by everyone in the court. In Wang De's opinion, no one can threaten Li Xiang's position for at least ten years.

As for ten years later, the emperor will take in many concubines and naturally give birth to countless children. If Li Xiang is not a good minister to the country, I am afraid the mistakes of the previous dynasty will be repeated.

Wang De's mind was full of thoughts, but his hands did not stop. He quickly took the food box from Li Xiang and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you still have half an hour to finish reviewing today's memorials."

"Your Highness, you are here just in time to help His Majesty tidy up the imperial desk. But please walk lightly so as not to disturb the Emperor's thoughts!"

Li Xiang looked at Wang De gratefully and bowed: "Thank you, Eunuch Wang."

"Your Highness, there is no need to be polite with this old servant. Please come in!" Wang De called a eunuch to lead Li Xiang into the imperial study.

He was in the outer room, personally handling the food box brought by the prince.

Although it was presented by the prince, any foreign food had to undergo strict inspection, detection with silver needles, and tasting by eunuchs themselves. These were all necessary procedures.

Li Xiang walked towards the imperial study with trepidation. He immediately saw the familiar yet unfamiliar figure. He quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. I wish you the best of luck and happiness."

"Ok!"

Li Yan seemed to know the purpose of Li Xiang's coming here. He didn't even raise his head. He snorted and continued to review the memorials without any other expression.

Li Xiang stood there in a daze for a moment, not knowing how to deal with the situation.

Since he was born, Li Yan left Chang'an. To be exact, in the eyes of everyone in Chang'an, Li Yan had died on the grassland. In order to balance various forces, Li Shimin did not appoint a new prince.

But it is obvious that there is no intention to bypass his son and establish his grandson as the heir.

Because Li Shimin did not bring Li Xiang, the eldest grandson, to the palace for training, nor did he show any special favor or care to him. The emperor's attitude was naturally seen by all the civil and military officials in the court, who knew that the emperor's bottom line for the huge old forces of the Eastern Palace was not to appoint a new crown prince.

If you want him to bypass his son and establish his grandson as the emperor, it is basically impossible.

Allowing Haitang and her son to live in the East Palace without any status was his biggest concession. Under such circumstances, Li Xiang was no different from an ordinary grandson of the emperor, even because his father was not there.

Compared with the descendants of Li Ke and Li Tai, he was even less favored. He was not the crown prince, but lived in the East Palace in a dignified manner, which aroused the jealousy, dissatisfaction and hostility of many people.

Haitang was afraid that her son would be bullied, so she usually kept Li Xiang in the East Palace in the name of teaching, which made Li Xiang honest, introverted and taciturn. Of course, to put it nicely, he was kind and benevolent.

To put it bluntly, he is honest, timid and cowardly.

Now that Li Yan has returned and become the emperor, Li Xiang has also risen with the tide and returned to the position that everyone expected. However, the character and abilities that he developed during his growth period cannot be improved in a short period of time.

If it were any other prince, he would have understood the emperor's intention in an instant, and would have sat in front of the imperial desk with nimble hands and feet, grinding and adding incense, serving tea and water, fanning and shooing away mosquitoes, tidying up the desk, delivering memorials, and doing whatever he was supposed to do.

But Li Xiang stood there stupidly, not knowing what to do. There was no one else in the room, and Li Yan was looking down at the memorial. Li Xiang looked left and right, feeling extremely embarrassed, and sweat was pouring down his forehead.

Li Yan naturally saw through this and sighed inwardly, thinking that his son's aptitude was really not good, much worse than he thought.

However, such an honest prince is very suitable for the situation of the Tang Dynasty.

I have a long life span. I am not even thirty this year. Even if I live to the limit of what people can accept, a hundred years old, I will still have to sit on the throne for seventy years. My son is fifteen this year, and he may not be able to live to eighty-five.

Besides, even if he could live that long, he’s already eighty years old. What’s the point of succeeding to the throne?
Thinking of this, Li Yan's heart was also sun. In later generations, Yinreng once looked up to the sky and asked, how could there be a prince who sat on the throne for forty years in this world? But in fact, Yinreng was born as a prince and knew nothing before he was ten years old.

Before the age of 20, when one is in the prime of life and still growing up, it is impossible for him to shoulder the heavy responsibility of a country.

If you really count it, after he came of age, Yinreng was only the crown prince for twenty years at most, which was not particularly long. The twenty years before he was twenty years old cannot be counted.

And Li Xiang in front of him might be the crown prince for seventy years. When Li Yan thought of this, he felt sympathy and pity for him.

If the other person always has this honest and kind character, it would be a blessing rather than a curse.

Without inheriting the throne, you don't need to shoulder the burden of the rise and fall of the world, and naturally you don't need to go through the hardships of growth to be the best second generation in the world. Under one person, above ten thousand people, you will enjoy endless wealth and glory for the rest of your life.

The affairs of the country were handled by the emperor above and the ministers below. All he had to do was occupy this position. A hundred years later, both he and his father passed away, and his son or grandson succeeded to the throne.

He was posthumously conferred the title of emperor, and had a place for himself on the altar of the ancestral temple, so that he could be worshipped forever by future generations.

If this is the case, Li Xiang is indeed the happiest person in history.

Without expectations, Li Yan no longer had any requirements for his son. He seemed particularly tolerant. He raised his head and pointed to the memorials he had reviewed: "If you have nothing to do, come and take a look. I have reviewed all of these. You are the crown prince, and you also need to understand some national affairs."

"Yes, Father~!"

Li Xiang's expression relaxed. He tiptoed to the other side of the imperial desk, sat down on the ground, and began to tidy up.

Li Yan smiled slightly and continued to deal with the remaining papers.

An hour later, Li Yan's memorial was processed, and Wang De appeared in front of him and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince brought some midnight snacks. I have heated them up. Do you think you can have them now?"

"Okay, bring it up!"

Li Yan stood up and went to the washroom. He washed the tiredness off his face with cold water and immediately felt relaxed. He stretched his body and moved his muscles. The heavy atmosphere in the room was instantly broken and the air began to flow.

Too lazy to change the place, Li Yan directly asked Wang De to place the food on the imperial table.

One portion of stewed lamb, one portion of roast chicken, two seasonal vegetables, and a few flatbreads. The portions were quite large, and the aroma was bubbling hot. In the quiet night, it was particularly tempting. Li Yan was immediately tempted and became very excited.

He ordered: "Wang De, bring a pot of Jiannanchun, Xiang'er and I will have a couple of drinks tonight."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang De hurriedly brought the wine pot and set the table. After a busy period, Li Yan and Li Xiang sat down beside the imperial desk.

After traveling through three worlds, Li Yan had always been striving for the throne and had never trained a prince. He suddenly became interested and started chatting with Li Xiang while eating, asking how Li Xiang and his mother had lived for the past ten years.

(End of this chapter)