The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

However, Pei Ji didn't know.

Even last time Li Shimin played a trick on Pei Ji in front of Li Yuan, Pei Ji didn't know.

So now Li Yuan's attitude towards Pei Ji is no longer the same as before.

In this room, before Li Fu came, the emperor and the prime minister sat and talked about things.

But Li Yuan is no longer a "real" emperor. He is the emperor emeritus. How can he talk about things with the prime minister of the current dynasty?

Li Yuan recognized the reality, but Pei Ji didn't. He still stubbornly wanted to find a breakthrough from Li Yuan and wanted to use Li Yuan to maintain the interests of the Pei family.

Because Li Fu was there, Pei Ji didn't say anything about the topic of the court. The three of them sat together and chatted about nothing. The most embarrassed one was Pei Ji.

After all, Pei Ji was also on guard against Li Fu.

In the evening, Li Fu came out of Da'an Palace, and Pei Ji also said goodbye and left Da'an Palace. The two walked to the gate of Da'an Palace together.

"Did the King of Jingyang come to visit your Majesty today?" Pei Ji asked expressionlessly.

"Yes." Li Fu responded, "I had been at the farm before. After the Lantern Festival, I hurried back. I came to Chang'an for the celebration of the Farming Festival. Now that I am here, I have to visit my elders."

"The King of Jingyang is really a filial nephew to your Majesty. Others don't come to Da'an Palace often, and even your Majesty's sons can't often set foot here." Pei Ji said.

"That's their business. It has nothing to do with me. It's not that I took people to guard the gate of Da'an Palace to prevent them from coming in." Li Fu spread his hands and said, "Those who are interested don't need to be taught, and those who are not interested can't be taught. That's the truth."

"For other princes, it's not as easy as the King of Jingyang to come to Da'an Palace to see your Majesty." Pei Ji forced an ugly smile on his face.

This old Deng really dares to say anything.

Li Fu glanced at Pei Ji who was walking beside him without leaving any trace.

"Prime Minister Pei, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want." Li Fu said, "Prime Minister Pei and the Emperor are uncle and nephew. Prime Minister Pei knows that without the Emperor, I wouldn't be where I am today. I am grateful to the Emperor, and I must be filial to him. I often come to visit him and accompany him. This is what I should do, and it is also the traditional virtue of the Central Plains."

"In all dynasties, filial piety was used to govern the world, and the Tang Dynasty was the same. As a member of the royal family, I must set an example. Filial piety is an important part of the entire national civilization. It is natural to be filial to parents and respect the elderly and love the young. Why, Prime Minister Pei thinks that my filial piety to the Emperor is for ulterior motives or what?"

"Or, Prime Minister Pei thinks that the Emperor's other sons are not filial because they don't come to visit the Emperor? Then you shouldn't look for me for this matter, you should look for other princes. Whoever doesn't come, you should look for him."

"That's not what I mean." Pei Ji quickly retorted.

That's not what he meant.

What he meant was that the Da'an Palace was heavily guarded, and other people could not enter just because they wanted to. Li Fu, even the eunuchs did not need to report to the palace, and he could drive straight into the palace of the retired emperor. The difference and treatment between them were not even comparable to those of the retired emperor's own sons.

Originally, he wanted to make Li Fu hate him while implying that Li Shimin guarded the Da'an Palace.

But after Li Fu's nonsense, the topic was diverted from Chang'an City.

This hot potato-like topic was thrown to his side again.

"Oh, Prime Minister Pei didn't mean that. I thought that after Prime Minister Pei saw me visiting His Majesty today, he felt that His Majesty's other sons should also visit Da'an Palace frequently." Li Fu smiled.

If this word spread, the other sons of the retired emperor would curse behind his back, scolding Pei Ji.

"Da'an Palace is where the emperor is spending his old age. How can anyone..." Pei Ji stopped talking halfway.

He glanced at Li Fu angrily.

Li Fu didn't even look at him and walked out on his own.

People with different paths cannot work together.

Now after walking for such a long time, the two of them have to go their separate ways.

Li Fu didn't go home directly, but went to Li Shimin first.

What a good opportunity to complain.

It's not that Li Fu went to complain specifically, but just processed Pei Ji's affairs with the emperor and told Li Shimin.

As for where Li Shimin wanted to find Pei Ji, he had no control over it.

It was obvious that Li Yuan didn't want to care about Pei Ji now, so he quickly distanced himself from him. If Li Shimin wanted to deal with Pei Ji later, the emperor wouldn't care.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have said those words in Da'an Palace to imply Pei Ji..

Doesn't that mean Pei Ji disturbed his peace?

The current Da'an Palace is a place where the emperor eats, drinks and has fun, which is completely different from the Liangyi Palace.

When he was in the Liangyi Palace, there was nothing to play, and even if there was, he needed someone to accompany him. Pei Ji could still accompany the emperor, and the two of them were still as good brothers as before.

But after arriving at the Da'an Palace, away from the court, Li Yuan and Li Shimin, father and son, also had an agreement, and Pei Ji came to make trouble again.

How could Li Yuan not hate him?

"He's quick, but it's not just today." Li Shimin said with a smile: "Whenever there is something in the court, he will run to the emperor more frequently, but he doesn't know that the emperor has made it clear that he doesn't want to care about the affairs of the court."

"So he made a trip in vain, and now the emperor is annoyed with him." Li Fu said: "By the way, I also discussed with the emperor that when the weather gets warmer in a few days and the spring plowing is over in the farm, let the emperor go to the farm in Jingyang County to walk around and relax. He can't always stay in Da'an Palace. No matter how big Da'an Palace is, it's just a palace."

Li Shimin nodded.

"That's fine." Li Shimin said, "The emperor is old and can't go too far. Your farm is a good place. You can take him out for a walk. If you have any plans, tell me. I need to bring more people to serve to avoid mistakes."

"Okay, if my second brother is free, we can go together." Li Fu smiled.

"In the past year, except for a trip to your place, I haven't left the palace again. After a while, I will take people to the suburbs on horseback to hunt and relax." Li Shimin said.

After becoming an emperor, he didn't have much freedom. He was bored in the palace all day, and even riding and hunting became a luxury.