I, the crown prince, resign [Transmigration Book]

On the day of the appointment with Zhan Chong, Li Jinghuan left the palace early in the morning and came to the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion that Zhan Chong said. Although the courtiers and princes were in a tense atmosphere due to the upcoming war, Li Jinghuan himself He doesn't care much, the war will definitely not start for a while, because the management of the deficit is over, and he even has a little leisure.

When Li Jinghuan came to Longfeng Pavilion, there happened to be a storyteller who was telling a story.

Leisure such as storytelling is rare in the 21st century, so Li Jinghuan likes to listen to this storyteller's lectures very much. He thinks that when he speaks, his cadence is ups and downs, his expression is flying, and the plot is also ups and downs, fascinating. It is easy for people to indulge with him Go to the plot in the book.

However, when he sat down excitedly, the storyteller opened his voice, and he was talking about the heroic deeds of the major general Zhan Chong of Fuyuan General's Mansion on the border battlefield. Li Jinghuan was stunned after hearing a few sentences. What's the situation, Zhan Chong is already so famous in a place he doesn't know?

When Li Jinghuan was still in a daze, a servant suddenly came over to his ear and told him that the major general invited him to the private room of Tianzihao for a while.

Although he didn't understand what was going on, Li Jinghuan followed the boy upstairs, and when he entered the room, he met Shang Zhanchong's smiling face, "Your Highness, please sit down."

Li Jinghuan looked at him suspiciously, then looked down at himself, what's wrong with this guy?What happened?Why are you so happy to see yourself?

Zhan Chong seemed to think that the shock to Li Jinghuan was not enough, so he got up and welcomed Li Jinghuan into the private room to sit down, and even stood up and poured tea for him himself, "Your Highness is listening to the book just now, but His Highness is very interested in the story of my minister. interest?"

Li Jinghuan really wanted to complain, big brother, do you dare to be a little more shameless?But he didn't dare, so he had to sip his tea and nodded with a smile: "Yes, General Zhan Chong is a young talent, Gu has always admired him very much."

"Since His Highness likes to listen, let's continue listening after we finish eating." Zhan Chong pursed his lips and smiled.

Li Jinghuan was silent. In fact, he really has no interest in Zhan Chong's heroic deeds on the border!And how did this guy come to listen to his heroic deeds so calmly and invite others to listen to it with the cheek!

Maybe it was because Li Jinghuan's contemptuous eyes were too obvious, Zhan Chong turned his head to look at Li Jinghuan, "Your Highness, I invite you here today. Apart from reminiscing about the past, I have another important matter to discuss with you."

Li Jinghuan hurriedly put away his contemptuous look, lowered his eyes and drank tea in a concealed manner, "General Zhan Chong, please tell me."

Zhan Chong leaned back with a relaxed posture, and said to Li Jinghuan as if chatting with Li Jinghuan: "I also heard that there seems to be some turmoil in northern Xinjiang recently, so I want to ask His Majesty's attitude towards this matter."

"It's okay," Li Jinghuan said calmly, "This battle won't be fought for a while."

"Oh? What do you mean by His Highness?" Zhan Chong's lips curled slightly, his voice was extremely soft, "I also went to the northern border before, and the border was indeed in turmoil, and some time ago Alhun and Qincha seemed to be fighting again..."

Every time Zhan Chong said a word, Li Jinghuan frowned a little more, not only because of what Zhan Chong said, but also because he found that Zhan Chong was unconsciously tapping his fingers while talking to him. Although the movements and voices on the table were very light, judging from Li Jinghuan's long time with him, as long as Zhan Chong made a movement, there must be something bad in his heart.

Li Jinghuan really wanted to interrupt him, at least not to talk to him about the war. He didn't know if Zhan Chong would make more trouble if he was really involved in the war. "General Zhan Chong don't worry, Father said Now, it is not the best time to go to war, the most important thing right now is to stabilize the society and people's livelihood."

As soon as Li Jinghuan's words fell, Zhan Chong raised his eyes and looked at him with a half-smile, "I'm not in a hurry, I'm just worried about His Highness."

"for me?"

"Yes," Zhan Chong said logically: "I heard that the eldest prince has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and his martial arts are superb. If there is a war with the northern border, I am afraid that the eldest prince will be the best choice for the general. At that time, the Eldest Prince will have military achievements, but your Highness, you will have no achievements, I am afraid that the Eldest Prince will be a strong contender for your throne."

Li Jinghuan couldn't help but raise his forehead, what kind of calculations is this Zhan Chong planning? Why does he keep talking about the throne every time he sees him? The key is that he spares no effort to provoke the relationship between himself and other princes.

Seeing Li Jinghuan's dazed look, Zhan Chong couldn't help raising his eyebrows, "Why doesn't Your Highness speak?"

"What did you say?" Li Jinghuan came back to his senses, feeling that he couldn't explain it clearly, and he couldn't explain it clearly to Zhan Chong. Zhan Chong was determined to understand others according to his understanding, and he couldn't convince him.

"General Zhan Chong, I don't know what you want to do, but I can tell you clearly that the relationship between Gu and elder brother is very good, and there is no need to be wary. The general doesn't have to talk to Gu anymore. If the general has nothing else Things, I will go first."

"Your Highness," Zhan Chong looked at Li Jinghuan with a smile in his eyes, sipped his tea and said, "To be honest, I really don't believe that Your Highness trusts your brothers so much..."

"General Zhan Chong," Li Jinghuan sighed, and felt that it was necessary for him to clarify this matter with him, otherwise it would not be a problem to let him pester him so much all the time. , Walking on thin ice, for fear of disappointing my father's expectations. At the same time, Gu has been weighing his own situation, for this reason, Gu has searched through the history books and made a survey."

"Oh?" Zhan Chong raised his eyebrows and asked, "What investigation?"

"Gu investigated. From ancient times to the present, are there more princes who have successfully climbed to the top, or more who have been abolished halfway?"

"This one……"

"I've done some statistics. I only consider the first crown prince who the emperor voluntarily established. Let's start from the beginning. First of all, in the Han Dynasty, about nine princes succeeded in reaching the top, and the remaining five were either deposed or killed; then Down came the Western Han Dynasty, six of whom became emperors successfully, and two others were abolished or killed; after that came the New Dynasty, with only one crown prince in total, who was also killed. Then came the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jin Dynasty, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty and so on, these orphans will not be listed one by one, only the final conclusion:

Among the princes of all dynasties, a total of 90 people successfully sat on the throne, and the remaining 65 were either deposed, killed or disappeared.So we can see that being a prince is a very risky profession. Although there are slightly more princes who succeeded in reaching the top than those who were killed, the danger of this profession cannot be ignored. "

After finishing speaking, Li Jinghuan concluded earnestly: "To sum up, Gu's position is really an extremely dangerous position. There is no way for Gu to be the prince. After all, the father requested it, but other brothers who are lonely Those with brains will never come to compete with Gu for this thankless job."

"..."

Zhan Chong was so shocked by Li Jinghuan's words that he was speechless for a long time, and it took him a while to find his own voice, "But... Although His Highness's crown prince position is very dangerous, once he succeeds, he will be the Ninth Five Supreme..."

"General Zhan Chong's words are wrong," Li Jinghuan interrupted him, "Since the general mentioned the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, unfortunately, Gu also counted the death methods of the emperors of the past dynasties.

The so-called greater the return, the greater the risk.Look at Tang Zhaozong Li Ye, who was killed by his close minister Zhu Wen; look at Qin Ershi Hu Hai, who was actually killed by eunuch Zhao Gao; when it comes to Zhu Wen, let’s talk about him, kill him Li Ye himself was killed by his third son Zhu Yougui; not to mention Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunqi, Northern Wei Suzong Yuanxu, Tang Zhongzong Li Xian and so on.

All in all, among the hundreds of emperors from ancient times to the present, 40.00% of the emperors died abnormally, that is to say, basically one of every two emperors died unexpectedly, and more than one third of the emperors did not live past 40 years. age.

Although the average life expectancy in ancient times was not long, the emperor lived such a short life with the best medical and dietary conditions. General Zhan Chong is so smart, he must not know what this means. "

Li Jinghuan said so much in one breath, and there are data, analysis, and reasons, which made Zhan Chong unable to refute. He stared at Li Jinghuan with wide eyes, moved his lips, and seemed to be struggling to say something. After a long time , he lowered his head dejectedly, "What Your Highness said is true, the minister is being abrupt."

"No problem, no problem," Li Jinghuan waved his hand generously, "I won't mind."

Zhan Chong was choked by him, and a nameless fire rose in his heart. He raised his head and looked at Li Jinghuan bitterly, "Your Highness, please take care of your worries, and don't do these useless... statistics all day long."

Seeing that the other party has been completely convinced by him, Li Jinghuan didn't bother to care about his attitude, so he got up immediately and said, "If the general has nothing to do, Gu will leave first."

"Congratulations, Your Highness."

He said respectfully, but Zhan Chong's tone was gnashing his teeth, and he couldn't see the meaning of respect at all. It seemed that he wanted to drive Li Jinghuan away quickly, and even forgot that he was invited to listen to his glorious deeds in the frontier with him just now.

Li Jinghuan turned around and walked out of the private room, heaving a sigh of relief, but he couldn't help but feel complacent. He didn't expect that there would be a day when he could be speechless about what Zhan Chong said. What a joy!

"Your Highness—"

Before Li Jinghuan took a few steps, he heard Zhan Chong's deep and slightly hoarse voice.

He turned around suddenly, and saw Zhan Chong standing behind him with raised brows, smiled, and handed him a jade pendant in his hand, "This is the jade pendant that His Royal Highness gave to Sister She, and Sister She returned home before." I forgot it at home, please ask Your Highness to help her take it back."

Li Jinghuan took the jade pendant, looked at it carefully for a while, and then remembered which jade pendant Zhan Chong was talking about, nodded and said: "Okay, I will take it back for her."

Zhan Chong also nodded slightly to him, watched him leave, smiled to himself after a while, and returned to the private room with his hands behind his back.