hsntnovel Chapter 1921 The Noble Li Shimin
Chapter 1921 The Noble Li Shimin
Hmm? Li Shen didn't expect his father to agree so readily and give the credit to the prince.
This inevitably surprised Li Shen a little.
"What? Do you think I will be greedy for credit?" Seeing Li Shen's puzzled look, Li Shimin asked with a smile.
"No, no, my father is a man of great integrity, how could he be greedy for credit?" Li Shen quickly shook his head.
"Humph, just as you said just now, giving me this little credit is just icing on the cake.
But Gao Ming is different. He has too few achievements, and it is time for him to accumulate prestige. I hope he can stand as high as me.
No, I hope he stands higher than me.
In this way, I can live up to my ancestors after I pass away. No matter what, he is the prince I trained.
I am not as utilitarian as you think."
Li Shimin snorted, dissatisfied with Li Shen's looking at him.
As a father, he certainly hopes that his son will surpass himself and that each generation will be stronger than the previous one. Otherwise, how can the Tang Dynasty be passed down?
If everyone was as lazy as this rebellious son, neglecting state affairs and only knowing how to eat, drink and have fun, the Tang Dynasty would have perished long ago.
"Father, you are indifferent to fame and wealth. I really admire you very much." Li Shen quickly flattered him.
"Haha, that's enough, you can talk to Gao Ming about this matter, I won't interfere, but you should also know the difficulty involved.
Whether it can succeed or not depends on you. "Li Shimin was very pleased with Li Shen's flattery and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, Aye. I have a plan. It will definitely succeed, but it will take a little longer."
Li Shen promised immediately.
"You're not going to use your tactics of coercion and inducement again, are you?" Li Shimin picked up the teacup and glanced at Li Shen.
His son's methods are nothing more than coercion and inducement, and he doesn't know any other conspiracies or tricks.
Focus all your energy on profit.
"Aye, you are joking. How could I use such a despicable method? It would bring shame to my royal family.
I will definitely talk to them by using benefits, reason, emotion and threats.”
Li Shen hurriedly explained.
I am a good young man in the Tang Dynasty, how could I do such a despicable thing.
However, what he said made Li Shimin sneer at him, but he didn't think about it too deeply and just wanted to accomplish this thing.
We really need people like Li Shen who have no bottom line, otherwise we will not be able to defeat those medical families.
"I heard today that you were gathering those playboys in Chang'an City. What's the reason?"
Li Shimin began to ask again.
Li Shen was stunned after hearing this. How did his father know about what happened yesterday?
He was in Cuiwei Palace, dozens of miles away from Chang'an City, but he knew everything about Chang'an City. How amazing.
But he also seemed to feel that his father said it to him on purpose.
"Replying to Father Ye, I heard that these evildoers are a little bit outrageous and have returned to their old ways, so I want to teach them a lesson."
Li Shen answered truthfully.
"Well, I have heard about this as well. Most of the dudes are pretty good, and many of them have entered the imperial court.
Some were appointed as officials in the court, some were sent to local areas, and some went to the border for training.
Only those remaining people were neither good at literature nor martial arts, so they did not enter officialdom.
We cannot allow them to disrupt the order of Chang'an City anymore. You have to keep an eye on them for me. They have been quiet for a few years now."
To put it bluntly, for these children of noble families, even if you have a little ability, Li Shimin will not be stingy in giving you an official position.
But those who are left now are all useless. Otherwise, their families would have arranged for them to stay in.
Just like Fang Yiai and Yuchi Baoqi, although they have official positions, they are all sinecures, similar to Li Shen's position as Shaoqing of Zongzheng Temple.
The only difference is that Li Shen does not need to report for duty, but they do, and they can do some small things every now and then.
"Father, they are not bad people by nature. I guess they are a little self-destructive because they see their elder brother working for the court while they are idle at home.
I will educate them properly later, and then send them to the academy for further study. After they graduate, they should be able to be employed by the court."
Li Shen has also studied the psychology of this group of people. This time, Li Shen plans to retrain them.
Let these people suffer a little and temper their tempers.
"Well, you can decide on your own about such trivial matters, as long as you don't gather them together to cause trouble."
Li Shimin nodded after hearing this.
After finishing the business, Li Shen accompanied his father to drink tea for a while. After chatting for a few words, Li Shen stood up and left.
He also tactfully rejected Empress Changsun's idea of inviting him to have lunch.
After leaving Cuiwei Palace, Li Shen stood not far from Cuiwei Palace and started to urinate.
I drank a lot of water and was feeling very suffocated just now.
"Shitou, will you go to court tomorrow?"
Li Shen asked while peeing.
"This...I don't know either." Shi Tou shook his head.
"Hmph, so useless. I don't even know if he will go to court or not. I'll go back and ask him later."
After tidying up his clothes, Li Shen cursed and got on the carriage.
"Go back to the palace, Wang Xuance should know."
Li Shen gave an order and got into the carriage.
After returning to Prince Ji's Mansion, Li Shen got off the carriage. As soon as he entered the mansion, he felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.
Did someone rob Prince Ji’s mansion?
Full of doubts along the way, Li Shen took Lu Dingniang and others back to the back house.
From far away I could hear a child crying.
Li Shen frowned, he could tell it was the voice of his precious daughter Xixi.
Following the sound, Li Shen took a few quick steps and soon arrived at a garden.
"Li Yuji, do you know you are wrong?"
As soon as he entered, Li Shen heard Wu Meiniang's very stern voice.
When I walked over, I saw Wu Meiniang standing in front of Xixi with a ruler in her hand, her face full of anger.
Xixi covered her butt with her little hands and stood there crying loudly.
She cried so sadly that she was out of breath.
"What's going on?" Li Shen hurried forward and asked.
"Ah...Aye." Seeing Li Shen, Xixi seemed to have found a backer. She ran over past Wu Meiniang, hugged Li Shen's thighs and cried so aggrievedly.
"Oh, my dear daughter, don't cry, don't cry." Li Shen's heart melted, and he quickly hugged her to comfort her.
After this comfort, Xixi cried even louder, filled with endless grievances.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." Wu Meiniang walked over.
"Mei Niang, what's going on? Why are you punishing Xixi?"
Lu Dingniang also came over and asked.
"Hello, sister." Seeing Lu Dingniang, Wu Meiniang bowed to her again.
"Yes, Mei Niang, why did you hit Xixi? Even if she did something wrong, just scold her."
Li Shen rubbed Xixi's butt with some heartache.
Seeing that Li Shen was unhappy, Wu Meiniang could only say helplessly:
"Your Highness, you don't know that Xixi is too arrogant. Not to mention that she usually does this, today she even let a dog bite a servant.
If we don’t educate them, they may cause disasters in the future.”
"What? Let the dog bite people?"
(I've been dealing with things these past two days, so if I don't update, it'll give me a headache. I'll try not to have a headache.)