The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Second brother!" Li Fu strode into the hall.

"Come on, sit down." Li Shimin put down the bamboo scroll in his hand: "How about taking the children out to play today?"

"Very good, the children are also very happy, asking me when we can go out together." Li Fu smiled and said, "I said, half a month later."

"Did you agree to them just like that?" Li Shimin found it a little funny: "You are so sure that I can let them go out with you in half a month."

"Of course." Li Fu smiled and said, "I agreed to them not without conditions. Let them study hard in the palace. Only when you nod can they go out with me. Anyway, if you don't agree, it's your problem as a father, and it has nothing to do with me, the uncle. I will tell them that I, your uncle, have tried my best."

Li Shimin choked when he heard this, and then smiled helplessly.

"You, let me take the blame, I can't not agree." Li Shimin smiled.

"The children are still young, so they should combine work and rest, combine work and rest." Li Fu said, "We can't expect them to study hard. Go out more and do more work. It's better than studying hard. Second brother, you have achieved so much now, but it's not all because of studying hard."

"But reading is still useful." Li Shimin said, "I didn't like reading much before, but since the Tang Dynasty settled in the Central Plains, I became the King of Qin. In the King of Qin's mansion, I worked hard and made up for what I lacked in reading before. I have to say that the words of the saints are still very reasonable. Reading is necessary to understand the truth."

"Reading is definitely necessary, but what I'm talking about is the difference between learning and studying hard." Li Fu smiled and said, "Just this time when your Majesty came to my farm, we discussed Qingjiang's speech. Your Majesty spoke eloquently and quoted classics, as if he knew everything."

"That's natural. Your Majesty has also been studying since childhood, so he is knowledgeable and talented." Li Shimin said.

"But when it comes to making new soy sauce, hehe, Your Majesty is not as good as me." Li Fu laughed and said, "I can research it, but on the other hand, I can't be as knowledgeable and eloquent as Your Majesty."

"Oh? So you mean that Your Majesty is a bookworm?" Li Shimin asked with a teasing look in his eyes.

"Ah? Second brother, don't put that hat on me, I never said that." Li Fu said, "Your Majesty is Your Majesty, can he be a craftsman to research things? I am different, I will not lose my status in anything I do."

Li Shimin laughed.

Then shook his head.

"You are not right to say that." Li Shimin said, "You are a prince now, how can you not lose your status?"

"I am a prince, I am not so famous, who is staring at me all day long." Li Fu laughed and said, "Walking in Chang'an, how many people know that I am the prince of Jingyang?"

"You have only lived in Chang'an for a few days? Moreover, you are not in the court, so the officials in the court are naturally not familiar with you." Li Shimin said, "Why, do you mind what happened today?"

What happened in Keyue Tower during the day has reached Li Shimin's ears.

Pei Ji entered the palace and went to find His Majesty to talk about this matter, but His Majesty said that the matter was a child playing and did not know the limit, so he made a big deal out of it.

"No, no, I just said that others are not familiar with me, so I can concentrate on my own business." Li Fu said: "At the beginning, your majesty said that doing business was beneath one's dignity. I said that looking at all the noble officials in Chang'an City, who doesn't have industry?

Does this count as doing business?"

Li Shimin nodded in agreement.

"The Jingyang Palace can also have industry. As long as I don't personally get involved, then I am not doing business, right or not?" Li Fu said.

"You are standing here, trying to find loopholes with me." Li Shimin laughed dumbly: "But what you said is also true. I want to see you today, or I want to talk about the Pei family.

I know that you have some conflicts with the Pei family farm.

In addition to today's events... However, the current Pei family cannot be touched. I know that Pei Ji has many problems, but the current situation in the court does not allow drastic changes to the people who originally belonged to Your Majesty."

"I know this." Li Fu responded: "I understand it too."

"This afternoon, the people below found the former counselor of the Qi Wang Mansion and asked about Ashina She'er's southward journey." Li Shimin said: "As you expected, there is a mystery in it.

The Qi Wang gave Ashina She'er a lot of things, and the two had private contacts. Ashina She'er's southward journey was related to the Qi Wang."

"So, this matter was planned by the Qi Wang, and the purpose was to get the soldiers.power." Li Fu said: "And you, second brother, are fighting with the former crown prince, and the King of Qi wants to reap the benefits?"

After all, at that time, the King of Qi had military power in his hands, and all the troops of the Eastern Palace and the Qin Palace combined were not as good as the King of Qi.

"The person is gone, and it doesn't matter what he thinks." Li Shimin said: "Now this matter can be used to warn some of the people in the former Qi Palace. They are still talented. It's a pity to abandon them. After all, the court needs talents now, and it needs talents to govern the world. "

Li Shimin said this, and he completely brought the former crown prince and the King of Qi under his command.

"Second brother is broad-minded, which is admirable." Li Fu said with a bow.

Li Shimin waved his hand.

"It's really fate that forces people to do so. "Li Shimin said: "What I want is for the Tang Dynasty to be stable and the people to be prosperous. Only in this way can the Tang Dynasty last for generations. I am not looking at the present, but the long term."

Li Shimin is indeed a natural emperor.

"When I went to inquire about this matter, I got some unexpected gains." Li Shimin smiled and said: "About Pei Ji."

"Huh?" Li Fu was stunned.

Why, did you dig up the black material of this old Deng?

"When discussing the relocation of the capital, didn't your majesty let the former prince and Pei Ji handle this matter together? At that time, the nobles in Chang'an City were panicked and heard the news in advance. If they wanted to withdraw from Chang'an City at that time, they would have to be divided into order, so these people found Pei Ji and gave him gifts. "

"As a result, Pei Ji, the old fox, confiscated the gifts from others and asked them to write him an IOU. "Li Shimin was somewhat amused and said, "Now, he still has a lot of IOUs from noble families in his hands. Later, the relocation of the capital failed, and the matter was left unresolved."

"But the former crown prince knew about this matter, and he also went to Pei Ji because of it." Li Shimin said.