Da Tang: Father, can I resign?

Chapter 60 Li Shimin’s…Death?

Li Ming was dragged into the Lizheng Hall by the Turkic general and stood helplessly at the door of the study.

Li Shimin sat high on the dragon couch with a ruddy complexion.

Yang's face also flushed. She carefully wiped the sweat off her husband's face and applied realgar wine to his forehead, back of the head, wrists and other parts to drive away insects and soothe the nerves.

Everyone else was sent away, leaving only the family of three in the study.

While his parents were playing some romantic games, they looked at Li Ming with a smile, and two feather dusters were casually placed on the table.

"Um..." Li Ming quietly moved towards the door:
"I'm just passing by. I don't mean to disturb you. I have to go and do my work first..."

"Busy inciting the ignorant people to slander the imperial court?"

Li Shimin and Yang smiled and reached for the feather duster at the same time.

clap clap.

After an in-depth exchange among the family of three, Li Shimin half-lying on his seat in a happy mood.

But for some reason, as soon as he lay down he felt anxious and his chest felt tight, so he sat up again.

"What's wrong with you?" Li Ming wondered.

"Mind your own business." Li Shimin knocked on the table:

“I asked you naughty kids to write self-criticisms, but you started writing impeachment memorials and discussing state affairs.

"You guys really care about the country and the people. I have to reward you!"

Li Ming touched his stinging buttocks with grievance:
"Why do you reward other kids but only beat me?"

When the Turkic general Ashina Jieshe came to find Li Ming and his gang, he was followed by cartloads of silk.

His Majesty was very satisfied with these sons of the aristocratic families who criticized the shortcomings of the aristocratic families and distanced themselves from the justice of their own families. He encouraged them to continue to have a global vision and study hard.

Everyone was rewarded with silk and satin, except Li Ming, the instigator, who received a meal of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots.

Oh, there is one exception.

Little Li Xiaoyi also received an extraordinary "reward" -

A complete set of the Four Books and Five Classics.

The entire text is required to be memorized.

When will I be able to recite it by heart, and when will I be able to inherit the title of my father Li Shentong.

Li Xiaoyi: ???

"You, you robbed other people's workshops, incited the people to attack the government, and even wrote articles to insult the officials of the court!"

When Li Shimin got excited, he felt a dull pain in his heart and his face turned red.

He took a deep breath, pointed at Li Ming and scolded:

"You still want a reward?"

"I know I was wrong." Li Ming lowered his head sincerely:

I dare you next time.

"Wait a minute, there is something else." Li Shimin stopped the little monkey who was smuggling things.

Yang said gently:

"Your sister Li Ling is getting married, and your future brother-in-law is Cui Yi."

Li Ming raised his eyebrows, knowing that his little trick had worked.

Li Shimin adopted all his opinions.

And he also successfully took advantage of the opportunity to solve Junyou's problem and achieved his own private goods.

He became related to the Hebei gentry.

A teacher once said that politics is about making more friends and fewer enemies.

In the future, Hebei may really be a way out...

"Your mother and sister will be granted titles or marriages." Li Shimin looked at Li Ming:

"Now all I need is you."

Li Ming was shocked: "You want to marry me a wife?"

"Cough, cough, cough!" Li Shimin almost couldn't catch his breath:

"Yes, I'm going to crown you king! I'm going to crown you king!"

No, if the whole world knows that it was me who came up with your bad idea to win over Hebei and alienate Longxi, how can I survive in the palace in the future...

Li Ming looked reluctant.

"Didn't you say that if you made me the King of Cao, I would take your last name?"

"Don't you and your father both have the surname Li? I can also transfer you to the title of King of Lu, which is next to Cao State and governs Qufu. I want you, a wild child, to be influenced by the saints."

"No, there was a Duke of Lu who was killed by his own followers because he did not want to rebel. It's unlucky."

"If you want to seek good fortune, why don't you become the King of Qin, grant you the Qin territory, and make you the governor of Qinzhou, commanding the troops in Guanzhong?"

"Yeah."

"You are such a fool! Neither Li Tai nor Li Zhi had such an important fiefdom, and you are a toad who wants to eat swan meat!"

The father and son started to pull each other.

Finally, Yang couldn't help but interrupt to smooth things over:
"Ming'er is still young, and he is reluctant to leave His Majesty and go to his fiefdom."

"Yes, yes." Li Ming took this opportunity to spread his hands aggrievedly:
"If Grandpa must reward me no matter what, I will feel bad if he doesn't.

"Why don't you just reward me alone?"

Li Shimin's eyes became serious:
"Hou Junji?"

Li Ming was startled and smiled bitterly:
"So you know everything."

Hou Junji? Why did this name appear? Yang suddenly found that she could not keep up with the pace of these two men.

Li Shimin glanced at Yang and said softly:
"You go back first. I have something to discuss with this guy."

Yang looked at Li Ming worriedly and left in a depressed mood.

There were only father and son left in the study, and Li Shimin suddenly felt suffocated and chest tightness.

General Tian Ce, who has been in the military for half his life, is only in his early forties this year, which is the prime time for a man.

Not wanting to appear weak in front of a child, he stood up and walked to the window.

Pretending to look at the scenery of the Imperial Garden, breathing heavily.

For some reason, ever since Yang started accompanying him, he had been feeling a slight discomfort in his chest, and his pulse was a little disordered.

Probably because I stayed up all night thinking about how to provoke the nobles, so I feel a little tired...

"Grandpa, Grandpa, please release Hou Junji from prison and make him my palace's Sima."

Li Ming pleaded shamelessly.

He has been busy with scientific research these days and has no time to talk with Lao Hou.

Let’s not talk about it, but licking too often every day is not good.

Lick the dog is not good to die.

You have to maintain a certain sense of distance, being close yet not too close, which is the key to making the other person never forget you.

Why is it more difficult to find a mediocre person than to find a girlfriend...

Li Shimin took a deep breath and said slowly:

"What do you want him to help you with?"

Li Ming was stunned and made up a random excuse:
"Of course, you will teach me the art of war. I will be a vassal king guarding the four directions and protecting my brother the crown prince."

If any other prince had said this, Li Shimin would have been very moved.

But for Li Ming, he just wanted to say:

"Come on, just calm down and don't be restless.

"Hou Junji is too difficult to control. You can't control him."

Li Ming listened to the advice:
"Okay. But Hou Junji expanded the country's territory and plundered cities, which is also a system problem. The blame cannot be put on him alone.

"For my sake, let him go."

Li Shimin burst into laughter and coughed involuntarily:
“How much face do you have?

"But...it's true..."

It’s time to release Hou Junji.

The longer he is locked up, the more resentful that unruly guy will be.

Hou's case is being investigated by the Censorate. He has just warned Wei Ting, so he should be able to understand the spirit...

“It is not your turn to make decisions at the court, I, Hou Junji, will handle it properly.

"Don't you want someone?

"Since you came up with such a bad idea, I will give you a more suitable person to assist the king."

Li Ming's little eyes suddenly sparkled.

If Hou Junji isn't suitable, then you can replace him with someone else as the reward!

Zhenguan Macho Band, it doesn’t matter who they replace.

It's so cool to put private goods in public affairs. My own small goal is achieved, and the public salary is still not reduced. It's like killing two birds with one stone...

Li Shimin looked at Li Ming's happy expression and couldn't help but smile:

"King Jiangxia Li Dao Zong, your distant cousin.

"Let him be your prince tutor and take full charge of your conduct."

Huh? Li Daozong?!

Li Ming immediately frowned like a kitten:
"You...you are so cruel..."

His cousin was the Minister of Rites, and he was both old-fashioned and strict.

But this Minister of Rites is a man who can convince people with (physics) logic and is a great fighter.

He was once evaluated by Li Shimin as an outstanding general on par with Li Shiji and Xue Wanche.

Once during the Chinese New Year, I acted like a spoiled brat and was spanked in public by this cousin.

If he joins forces with his son-in-law Wei Daijia, his carefree life will be over...

"Yes, I am so cruel." Li Shimin was too lazy to talk nonsense with him:
“Also, don’t worry about Hou Junji’s affairs. It’s time to stop handing out flyers and stop letting those kids do it.

"How can we allow you kids to mess around with this important matter?"

Being criticized by the people every day, do you still have any face left?

Li Ming immediately said seriously:
"Your Majesty, do you want to control public opinion? Do you want to be King Li of Zhou?"

Looking at this little guy playing with the bear, Li Shimin was both angry and amused:

"Why are you saying the same thing as that country bumpkin Wei Zheng..."

Suddenly, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.

It felt as if a huge rock weighing a thousand pounds was pressing down on his chest, making it impossible for him to breathe no matter how hard he tried.

The heartbeat was like the beating of a war drum, deafening.

Li Shimin's eyes went dark and he fell down.

(End of this chapter)