For the imperial prince, Li Er has his own way of teaching, and what kind of prince is a qualified prince, Li Er also has his own standards.

This criterion is simply nine words: ruthless, self-aware.

As for the rest of the stuff, it's all sideways and doesn't matter.

However, the nine-word standard is easy to say, but it is very difficult to really do.

is ruthless, and he doesn't kill people when he sees them.

Like Li Er, he has not killed many people, but the act of slaughtering his own brother's family has made the world understand that there is no one in this world that he does not dare to kill and cannot kill, which is enough to show his ruthlessness and spiciness.

This is enough as a warning to those who follow him to fight the world, and the rest is to show his kindness, his generosity, in exchange for a good name. But no matter how good the reputation is, it can't hide the facts, and through those superficial realities, we can see Li Er's ruthlessness.

Everyone knows about killing their own brothers, so I won't talk about it. can deceive the "Lanting Collection Preface" in the hands of the monk Zhicai, and let Zhicai die in vain a year later, what's the matter? Is it a benevolent emperor to do?

Man is a creature that is difficult to fathom, a wicked person, he forces himself to do good things all his life, then he is a good person?

A pineapple, its core has begun to rot, but the appearance is still good, which indicates that the pineapple is good or bad? No one knows if you don't cut it, right?

A tree that has been hollowed out by moths on the inside, but is still good on the outside, is the tree good or bad? If we don't cut it down, we don't know.

So what Li Er wants to cultivate Li Chengqian is this kind of ruthlessness, a kind of ruthlessness in his heart, when someone threatens the interests of the Tang Empire, even if this person is Li Chengqian's own brother, he must dare to wield a butcher's knife.

But when this kind of threat is not big, Li Er needs Li Chengqian to have a tolerant attitude, be able to tolerate some provocations, and forgive some people and things he doesn't like.

These things seem like Li Er is cultivating a schizophrenic patient, but this is the case, after all, what he needs is the future heir of the Tang Empire, not a good old man who only knows how to complain with virtue.

Of course, some people here will say that if Li Er has such a mentality, then after Li Chengqian plots to rebel and reform, he should choose Li Tai as his heir.

But as far as the situation at that time is concerned, Li Tai's essence is still a scholar, he is too straightforward, his thinking is too idealistic, and he can say the words that make people disgusted when they hear it, which shows that Li Tai is missing the other five words in the nine-character standard: self-knowledge and knowledge.

I don't know what to say and what not to say, can such a person inherit the throne? Li Er did not object to the heir's ruthlessness, and he could accept such a thing as killing all his brothers.

But he could not accept that the heir to the throne did not know the current affairs and did not know himself.

Even his own children can be killed, and he still cares about his younger brother? and deception is not such a deception.

knows that what Li Er shows is to govern the country with filial piety, but he wants to show his ruthlessness, which is a manifestation of Li Tai's ignorance of current affairs, and it is also a manifestation of not knowing himself.

And for the emperor of an empire, once he does not know himself, then the empire is in danger.

Ignoring the actual situation in the country, Yang Guang made three expeditions to Goguryeo, which finally led to the entire Central Plains region being full of smoke and the people were struggling to make a living. In the final analysis, the rule of the Sui Dynasty was overthrown, and it was not because Yang Guang did not know himself and was arrogant.

Isn't Yang Guang smart enough? Doesn't Yang Guang have great ambitions? Isn't Yang Guang ruthless enough? Yang Guang has all these conditions.

However, why did Yang Guang end up dying and the country was destroyed? It was not because he did not know himself, regardless of the actual situation in the country at that time, he must act according to his own wishes, and finally caused public resentment and overthrew the rule of the Great Sui Dynasty.

Li Er didn't want his heir to be like this, an emperor who didn't know himself and only lived in his own ideals would only become a disaster for the Tang Dynasty, but would not lead the Tang Dynasty to the light.

So Li Er didn't mind that Li Chengqian would rebel, if Li Chengqian really succeeded in his rebellion, Li Er might gladly accept it intellectually, but whether he could accept it emotionally was another matter.

But in the same way, if Li Chengqian's rebellion fails, then he must bear the consequences, as a punishment for his lack of self-knowledge and daring to challenge the power, and the price of this punishment is to lose the throne forever, or even die.

Therefore, the nine words 'ruthless, self-aware and clear' seem simple, but they actually contain a lot of things, even Li Er himself doesn't know if he can do the last five words.

However, this did not delay him from wanting to train Li Chengqian to be such a person, so he did not stop some of Li Chengqian's small actions, and even connived at it intentionally or unintentionally.

Li Er wanted to see if Li Chengqian could withstand the temptation of endless power and restrain his desires.

Withholding Li Chengqian's money is a provocation by Li Er against Li Chengqian, who has a certain strength, and it is also a temptation to see if he will rebel because of some money.

As a result, Li Er was disappointed to find that Li Chengqian's ability to make money seemed to be surprisingly big, and a hundred hundred thousand yuan of money was not a big problem in his eyes, just like a rich man worth ten thousand yuan lost a few copper plates, even if he complained a few words, there was no special expression at all.

Li Er was disappointed and a little relieved, at least his son would not be lost because of money in the future, and he should have nothing to do with him if he wanted to come to such a thing as rampant expropriation.

Then Li Er gradually withdrew the rights in Li Chengqian's hands, and used this to test whether Li Chengqian's desire for power was strong.

As a result, Li Er was disappointed again, because he soon discovered that in fact, the identity of the prince was the greatest right. As for whether or not to go to court or not, whether it is 'appropriate to order a lawsuit' seems to be a matter of face, and it is not so important to Li Chengqian, who has the status of a prince.

Taking away these rights that were originally given to him seems to have made this guy easier.

The emperor's mental technique, is it as simple as Wang Jue's old man thinks, if you really want to talk about spoiling, Li Er is only true if he spoils Changle, everything else is just appearance.

The butt decides the head, and those who have not been emperors will never know what is really in the heart of an emperor.

Just like if Li Er didn't say it, no one would ever guess what his perfect prince cultivation plan was, and what kind of trap he laid for Li Chengqian in Jiucheng Palace.

(End of chapter)