Clearly.
The smooth sailing of the past few years had already made Li Shimin arrogant, convincing him that the great clans and aristocratic houses were nothing special.
So now, naturally, he was growing restless. Though only a few short years had passed, Li Shimin was already preparing to take the next step.
Uh...
Hearing this, Li Chengqian said nothing, but Li Haoran was instantly dumbfounded.
He clearly had not expected Li Shimin to be so impatient.
Only a few years had passed, yet he already could not resist making his move.
"Well... isn't that a little unwise?" Li Haoran could not help asking.
Though he left his words unfinished, even a fool could hear that Li Haoran meant more than he said.
However.
By now, his earlier successes had long since made Li Shimin conceited and proud, so he completely missed the undertone in Li Haoran's words.
Li Chengqian, on the other hand, noticed something was wrong and hurriedly told Li Shimin, "Father, please wait a moment. My disciple seems to have something to say. Shall we let him finish first?"
Li Shimin was no fool either. Though he was a little conceited now, he could still listen to sound advice from people on his own side, such as Li Haoran and Li Chengqian.
Naturally, he reconsidered and realized that Li Haoran's tone had indeed been a little off.
Remembering that Li Haoran had proposed this approach in the first place, he asked with complete sincerity, "May I ask, sir, is my thinking mistaken?"
"It's not mistaken. You're simply too impatient," Li Haoran said bluntly.
Ah!
He gave a helpless sigh before slowly continuing, "Your Majesty, you've forgotten one thing: your opponents are a whole collection of great clans and aristocratic houses."
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