hsntnovel Chapter 2718 Essential Chapters
Chapter 2718 Essential Chapters
No one spoke in the entire central command tent; everyone stared at Li Shen, who lay on the ground groaning in agony.
Li Shen curled up on the ground, grimacing, sometimes touching his thigh, sometimes his buttocks, sometimes his chest, and sometimes rubbing his head.
"Ouch... my butt hurts, my head hurts, my chest feels tight, I feel nauseous, and I'm dizzy."
"You worthless scoundrel, get up right now!" Li Shimin was furious when he saw Li Shen's behavior.
That unfilial son of mine actually tried to act like an old man, behaving inappropriately in front of everyone. He was utterly disgraceful.
"Ouch, my head hurts. It definitely won't be cured without 100,000 strings of cash."
Li Shen just lay there and started acting like a scoundrel, trying to stage an accident or extort money from people—anyone knows how to do that.
"What did you say? You unfilial son, if you don't get up, don't blame me for using family discipline on you."
Li Shimin was so angry he almost had a brain hemorrhage. This scoundrel had started blatantly extorting money from him without even putting on an act.
In the past, at least they used a scheme or an excuse; now it's outright robbery.
If it were anyone else, they would have been dragged out and chopped into mincemeat long ago, but this rebellious son cannot be killed.
"I won't get up. Even if I don't have 100,000 strings of cash, 50,000 strings will do. I just can't take a kick for no reason."
Li Shen just wouldn't get up. He gets kicked every now and then. Is there no justice in this world?
If he doesn't fight back, things will only get worse. Domestic violence is wrong, and Li Shen has to clean up the bad habits in his family.
"You...you unfilial son, today I'll show you that I'm not old yet."
Li Shimin was so angry at Li Shen that his chest heaved, and he suddenly stood up.
With a clang, Li Shimin drew his sword from Li An's waist and slashed at Li Shen.
"Oh my god!!" Li Shen was shocked to see this. He rolled over like a lazy donkey and dove to avoid his father's knife.
Then, with a somersault, he stood up. Li Shimin had already moved over and was slashing with his sword again.
"Oh my god!!!" Li Shen shouted and turned to run out of the tent, fleeing for his life. Li Shimin followed closely behind, drawing his sword and giving chase.
The two completed their movements in the blink of an eye, their movements fluid and graceful. After they left, the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.
The question on my mind was: what just happened?
"Your Highness, this..." Ma Zhou looked at Li Chengqian in astonishment.
Li Chengqian's face showed no surprise, no astonishment, and no worry whatsoever.
Some just looked helpless.
"Sigh~~~~" Li Chengqian sighed deeply, stood up, and walked out of the tent.
He had seen this scene many times before; it was played out several times in the palace almost every year. This year, perhaps because Li Shen had gone to the Anxi Protectorate, it hadn't happened yet.
He had completely overlooked this matter, but unexpectedly, he still couldn't avoid it in the end, so this makes up for it.
This has almost become a must-do activity between fathers and sons.
Seeing this, the others also stood up. The group walked out of the tent and stood at the entrance, when they heard a scream like a pig being slaughtered coming from afar:
"Help! Murder! Stop His Majesty! His Majesty's mental illness has flared up!"
Looking around, everyone saw a figure running desperately in the distance, with their emperor chasing after him, sword in hand.
The two ran and chased each other along the shore, having a great time.
"Your Highness, this...should we try to dissuade him?" Ma Zhou had never seen such a scene before, and he was worried that Prince Ji might actually be beheaded by His Majesty.
“Don’t worry, Ma’an, this isn’t the first time. I had the honor of meeting with Fang Xiang and the others once before. His Majesty chased after us all the way from Ganlu Hall to Liangyi Hall.”
Changsun Wuji shook his head. He had heard Li Lizhi and the Empress mention that His Majesty often chased after Prince Ji in the inner palace.
Others might think that this was the Emperor punishing Prince Ji, but only they knew how much the Emperor favored Prince Ji; it was an immense and boundless favor.
When does the emperor need to take action himself if he wants to beat someone? It's just a matter of saying a word, isn't it?
The fact that the emperor can chase after you to play is a form of pampering.
"Oh? Is that so? It seems His Majesty and Prince Ji truly have a deep father-son bond." Some newly appointed ministers, unaware of the situation, exclaimed in surprise.
"I wonder, did His Majesty also chase with a knife in the past?" Ma Zhou asked curiously, not expecting that His Majesty and his son would like to play like this, and play it quite elaborately.
"It seems not." Changsun Wuji thought for a moment and shook his head.
Last time it seemed like he was chasing his son with a ruler, but this is the first time he's used a knife. Looks like the way father and son play together has gotten a bit more creative.
Chasing someone with a ruler wasn't enough, so they switched to a knife?
"Fourth Brother, do you think Father will really kill Li Shen?" Li Zhi asked Li Tai in a low voice, his eyes filled with longing.
If only his father could really kill Li Shen, then the Ji Prince's estate would be his.
"Hehe, Zhinu, you must be joking. How could Father possibly kill the Tenth Prince? Just based on what the Tenth Prince said about the inheritance, Father has to let the Tenth Prince live."
Li Tai laughed. This Ninth Prince's intelligence vanishes the moment he encounters Li Shen.
Even those old fogies on the side could see that Li Shen wouldn't die, so why are you still having such wishful thinking?
"Alas, that's a pity." Li Zhi actually knew this, but he was just thinking of "what if."
“Zhi Nu, listen carefully, watch carefully, and learn carefully, so that we can understand why we are not as good as the Tenth Prince.”
Regarding the principles he just mentioned, I have read extensively and have never encountered such remarks. Everyone is only thinking of themselves, including those sages of the past.
Li Tai looked at Li Shen in the distance, who was running away like a rabbit, and spoke slowly.
"He's just talking nonsense," Li Zhi refused to admit.
"Empty talk? Zhinu, you are also well-read, don't you understand the meaning behind Lao Shi's words?"
That wasn't empty talk; it was an aspiration, a...way. I don't know how else to describe it, so I can only use "way" to describe it.
After turning his head to look at Li Zhi, Li Tai spoke his mind: Li Shen was truly extraordinary.
Li Zhi was silent.
In the distance, Li Shimin was still circling around Li Shen.
"Your Highness, when will His Majesty stop?"
Looking into the distance, Ma Zhou asked, "We can't keep chasing like this forever."
"Master Ma, there's no need to rush. It should be soon. When it will stop depends not on His Majesty, but on how long Prince Ji can run."
"At most, Prince Ji will be too tired to run any longer and will have to stop. Then His Majesty will catch up with him, give him a good scolding, and that will be the end of it."
Li Chengqian's explanation, delivered in a calm tone, truly seemed like he was just going through the motions.
(I ran for 8 minutes today, and I felt like I was going to throw up my lungs.)