?Two days later, Prince Rong Li Chengwen asked himself to leave Beijing and took his mother and concubine to Shu to guard the country.
??Li Hao was stunned for a moment, then agreed, "Sichuan is indeed a good place, and no one has been managing it. It would be appropriate for you to go. I''m sure."
After all, it was a father-son battle. If Li Chengwen was willing to withdraw from the palace fight, he would also be willing to let him live.
After Li Chengwen left, Xiang Nan took a bow and came to the house of King Yun Li Chengyuan.
“Fourth brother~” He gave a respectful salute.
“Fifth brother, please sit down.” Li Chengyuan smiled.
Xiang Nan nodded, and after sitting down, he pretended to casually lift up the chessboard covered by Li Chengyuan.
?The chess game on the chessboard was exactly the one that Li Zuo and his three brothers played that day.
?? Now Li Chengyuan is replaying the game, obviously trying to figure out the emperor''s thoughts.
?This also shows that his qualifications are dull. Xiang Nan won the chess game at that time, but he has not cracked it yet.
“Sure enough, I guessed it right. Fourth brother is playing chess with me!” He said with a smile.
“I just practice blindly by myself. Why did fifth brother come here today?” Li Chengyuan quickly covered it up.
Xiang Nan smiled and did not ask any more questions, "Fourth brother, I am here this time to give you a gift!"
“Giving a gift?” Li Chengyuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled, “The fifth brother sent it, it must be a treasure!”
Xiang Nan smiled and said, "It''s not a treasure. I think there is no shortage of rare treasures in Fourth Brother''s house, so I brought a special gift today."
As he said that, he opened the gift box and saw a bow inside.
Li Chengyuan was a little surprised when he saw it, "This is..."
"Have you forgotten, fourth brother? When we were young, our father taught our brothers how to make a bow before teaching them archery." Xiang Nan explained, "The back of this bow was polished by the eldest brother, and the bow surface was made by the second brother. This bow string is the best bow string that my third brother has chosen.
I still remember that fourth brother, you had to rush to practice with a heavy bow, and unfortunately you injured yourself. So my brothers gave me this bow, and I have always taken good care of it.
?Now, the eldest brother has been buried, the second brother was granted death by his father, and the third brother has also left for Shu. Now among the brothers, you and I are the only ones left. "
??Li Chengyuan couldn''t help but smile when he heard Xiang Nan mention the embarrassing things he did when he was a child. But when he heard him mention what happened to his three brothers, his smile suddenly froze.
??Li Ji raised five princes. Now the eldest, second and third sons are all dead and alive. He and the fifth son are the only ones who can compete for the position of prince.
“I will give this bow back to my fourth brother. I hope that our brothers will be respectful and support each other in the future.” Xiang Nan handed the bow to Li Chengyuan and said.
?Li Chengyuan took it thoughtfully, "Thank you, fifth brother, I know how to do it."
…
On the same day, Li Chengyuan came to the palace to meet the Holy Emperor and said, "Father, my son has been weak and sick since childhood, so he is willing to go to the south of the Yangtze River to recuperate. I wish my father the best."
Li Hao was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Jiangnan is indeed a good place. You have a gentle personality and love literature. That place is very suitable for you. I''m sure."
“Thank you, Father.” Li Chengyuan kowtowed quickly.
After Li Hao left, he broke out in a cold sweat, leaned over and fell to the ground.
?From Li Shi''s response, he knew that he had never been valued by his father as a candidate for the crown prince.
Otherwise, he would not have agreed so simply.
For this reason, if he did not recognize the situation clearly and came to resign, he would instead compete with Xiang Nan for the position of prince. I am afraid that the eldest brother and second brother lying outside the city at this moment are his best role models.
?Therefore, after coming to his senses, Li Chengyuan was very glad that he had thought clearly and did not blindly get involved in the fight for the legitimate son, so he could still go to Jiangnan and become a wealthy prince.
Otherwise, you will die in a matter of minutes without a burial place.
Li Xu then invited Xiang Nan to taste tea.
“Cheng Yin, have you tried any herbs added to the tea?” Li Su asked.
Xiang Nan sniffed it with his nose and replied with a smile, "It''s hibiscus flower."
"Yes. This is a medicine for severe cold and cold, used to remove fire. I often use this flower as medicine when the fire is strong." Li Fu nodded.
He knew that his son knew medical skills. Princess Mingyuan was very ill and was about to die last year, and it was only Xiang Nan who applied medicine to cure her.
"Father, I think that when there is strong fire, you should not use cold medicine immediately, but must use warm medicine." Xiang Nan immediately replied.
"Then I ask you, if there are treacherous ministers in the country who cause heat and stasis in the country, shouldn''t we use cold medicine to reduce them immediately? Get rid of them?" Li Fu asked immediately after hearing this.
"Father, if there are really sycophants that cause the country''s body to stagnate, which shows that its vitality has been damaged, we should use traditional Chinese medicine, slowly and gradually, and not to irritate the opponent all at once, so as not to use too much and damage the muscles and bones." Xiang Nan replied.
Li Hao pondered for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "Okay!"
Xiang Nan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, knowing that he had successfully passed this level.
…
Sure enough, two days later, it will be an auspicious day.
Xiang Nan was officially canonized as the crown prince.
"The Holy One has an edict, and the fifth prince will obey the decree!" Cao Ji, the close servant, unfolded the edict and read it.
"Under the sect, Shun defeated the four evils and conquered the heaven and the earth. He had seven virtues in martial arts and determined the Li people. Therefore, it is known that those who have great merits will be blessed by the gods, and those who stand for high righteousness will be the masters of the universe. Now the fifth prince has been granted the title of Cheng Yin, and he has unified the rule. The glory of the Dragon Tower is a sign of Zhao Xuan Jia Guan. It is appropriate to respond to Maodian and be appointed as the crown prince.
“Bye!” Cao Ji presided over the ceremony again.
Xiang Nan immediately bowed to the ground as a salute to the aloof Emperor Li Xi.
“Awarded!” Cao Ji shouted again.
Subsequently, the crown prince''s jade book was awarded to Xiang Nan.
“Give me the treasure!” Cao Ji continued to shout.
Subsequently, the prince''s treasure, the prince''s seal, also came into Xiang Nan''s hands.
“Thank you again for your grace!” Cao Ji shouted.
Xiang Nan bowed to the ground again!
“Get up!” Cao Ji shouted, “Congratulations!”
Xiang Nan stood up and turned to look at everyone.
Then all the ministers lifted their robes and knelt down, shouting, "Long live the Holy Lord, thousands live the Prince."
Xiang Nan looked at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, but knew that his sin had just begun.
Because the East Palace is more dangerous than the Imperial Palace, and the Prince is more difficult to be than the Emperor. To the emperor, the prince is treason!
He not only had to fight in the palace with Gao Ming, Zhang Meiniang, Li Zhen, etc. to keep his position as crown prince. Even if he sits on the throne in the future, he will not have many blessings.
It is well said in "Journey to the West" that if you are an emperor, you will not sleep at dusk or play drums, listen to side reports and feel uneasy; see disasters and famines, and feel sad and helpless.
After all, the livelihood of tens of millions of people depends on one person, so it is not as easy as imagined.
?Furthermore, although the Toyo Dynasty was founded only more than fifty years ago, it has already suffered from numerous shortcomings that are difficult to recover from.
??If we want to reform, we don’t know how much energy and efforts will be wasted, and we don’t know how many people will be lost... In short, it will be difficult to be free from now on.
I just hope to be a good emperor who is loved by everyone, and don’t come to this world in vain.