hsntnovel Chapter 1784: Filial Piety in the Hall
Chapter 1784: Filial Piety in the Hall
Li Tai guessed that Li Shen must be talking nonsense.
"Although you are well-read, Fourth Brother, you are only reading books from the Central Plains.
This set of lifting hands of mine comes from Tianshan. You must have heard of Tianshan.
There is a master up there, whose name is unknown, but everyone respectfully calls her the Child-Father of Tianshan.
This person is mysterious and few people have seen her true appearance. It is said that she has mastered a magical skill.
Every thirty years, he would revert to childhood and grow up again as a child.
I was lucky enough to see her once, and I spent 100,000 strings of cash to get a martial arts secret book from her.
It's called: Tianshan Tonglao's "I Am the Only One in the World of the Eight Desolations and Six Directions".
This technique is simple to learn and easy to use. It also has illustrations. Most importantly, it is extremely powerful. If you want to learn it, I will sell it to you for 50,000 strings of cash. How do you think?"
Li Shen looked very serious, and his face did not turn red or his heart beat fast after he spoke.
"Tenth Brother, do you think I, your fourth brother, am a fool?" Li Tai sat there with his head tilted, looking at Li Shen with sidelong eyes.
I thought to myself, is this guy crazy? He can make up such a ridiculous thing, and in the end he wants to ask me for 50,000 yuan?
Are you crazy because of poverty?
Li Shen wanted to nod, but shook his head again.
He just wanted to minimize the loss he had just suffered.
"How about it, Brother Nine, how about a competition?"
Li Shen looked at Li Zhi provocatively. He knew that Li Zhi's injury had not healed yet.
From the way he was limping just now, I could tell that his injuries were more serious than mine.
Although I was also injured, it was not difficult for me to stand. If a real fight came, I would still have the advantage.
A master can be killed with random punches, not to mention that you are injured.
"Come on, do you think I'm afraid of you? How can you, an uneducated and unskilled playboy, be my opponent?"
Li Zhi endured the pain and helped his deputy to stand up. Li Shen was really going too far.
Even though he was injured, Li Zhi felt that he could not be scared by this bastard.
"Oh, you still don't accept it. Come on, let's fight for 300 rounds."
When Li Shen saw that Li Zhi was not convinced, he immediately got angry and took a step forward.
"Enough!" Li Shimin finally spoke. Just now he was still thinking about what Li Shen said about the Tianshan Child-Fairy's skill of "I Am the Only One in the World of the Eight Desolations and Six Directions", which can make you rejuvenate once every thirty years. Isn't this immortality?
But when I heard the end, I realized that Li Shen was just talking nonsense.
He also saw that just now Li Shen took a step forward, picked up the empty teacup on the table and hid it behind him.
This bastard is trying to do something dirty. Even if it's a competition, it should be done openly, right?
What's the matter with you secretly taking a teacup?
"Alright, Lao Shi, Zhi Nu, Aye is here, how can you behave like this? Please sit down."
As the elder brother, Li Tai stood up, pushed Li Shen to his seat, and pulled Li Zhi back to his seat.
"Tsk!" Li Shen curled his lips and put the teacup back to its place.
Only then did Li Tai and Li Zhi realize that Li Shen had actually hidden the teacup, and they looked down on him.
"What's the matter with you two coming here?" Li Shimin asked.
Li Tai bowed quickly:
"Replying to Father, there is nothing wrong. Today I mainly came to the palace to visit my mother, and I came here specially to pay my respects to Father."
"Well, if you have nothing to do, come to the palace more often to visit your mother. Otherwise, why would I keep you in Chang'an City?
You should learn more from Old Ten in this regard." Li Shimin nodded.
After hearing this, Li Tai and Li Zhi looked at each other. The meaning of this statement was quite profound. It was telling them that the only reason they could stay in Chang'an was because of their mother.
Rather than what role they played in the court.
"Haha, what Grandpa said is true. We are indeed not as filial as the Tenth Prince. Just now in the Lizheng Hall, my mother was still praising the Tenth Prince.
It is said that the tenth prince often went to the palace to visit his mother and chat with her to relieve her boredom.
This makes me feel very ashamed.
Old Ten, Fourth Brother would like to thank you for always accompanying Mother and fulfilling your filial duties for us unfilial sons."
After saying that, Li Tai stood up and bowed solemnly to Li Shen, forcing Li Shen to stand up and return the greeting.
"What are you talking about, Fourth Brother? Mother has always doted on me, so I should be filial to her.
The other brothers all worked hard for the court in their fiefdoms and shared Aye's worries.
I am a talentless and incompetent brother, and all I can do in Chang'an is to show my filial piety in front of the hall and serve the emperor."
"I am filial to my parents and I am loved by my parents...Alas~~~~I am ashamed to be a son and feel inferior to them."
Li Tai was somewhat touched by Li Shen's words.
Indeed, since they are all in Chang'an, they should be filial to their parents and enjoy the love of their parents.
But what they did was not as good as their non-biological son, which really made him feel ashamed and embarrassed.
Even Li Zhi rarely made any sarcastic remarks.
But he secretly cursed himself in his heart for being so useless that he was actually outdone by a bastard.
When Li Shimin heard Li Shen's words, he showed his filial piety in the hall, and looked at Li Shen with a rare smile in his eyes.
But then, as if he remembered something, it turned into resentment again.
"Please sit down. Although the Tenth Master did not do enough wrong, there are still many things that are inappropriate." Li Shimin said to the two.
Li Shen was stunned. Is there anything wrong? He thought about it carefully and found nothing.
"Father, how are you?" Li Zhi asked proactively.
"Haha, I'm in good health and I'm just about to go out for fun.
It was originally scheduled for today, but due to something else, the schedule was changed temporarily. Tomorrow I will take your mother to Cuiwei Palace to stay for a few days.
I have been bored in this palace for a long time."
Li Shimin laughed.
Changed the schedule due to some unexpected event? Li Shen pondered over this sentence and finally realized that he had changed his trip for a day just to give himself a beating.
This shows that he attaches too much importance to me. Li Shen couldn't help but secretly glance at his father beside him.
"Aye is right. When spring comes and flowers bloom, we should go out for a walk." Li Tai agreed.
"What? Do you have any objection to this?" Li Shimin glared at Li Shen who had been stealing glances at him.
Li Shen waved his hands repeatedly.
"No, no, it's a bit boring in the palace, it would be nice to go out and play for a while.
Especially Cuiwei Palace, which is a place of spiritual energy and is very beneficial for cultivating the body."
Li Shen felt that the air in the Tang Dynasty was much better than in later generations, or in other words, the oxygen content was higher.
I don’t know if it was Li Shen’s own illusion, but there were trees everywhere and no developed areas, so it was a natural oxygen bar wherever you went.
"Have you prepared the things I asked you to prepare?" Li Shimin asked immediately.
"Replying to Aye, everything has been prepared. Ding Niang arranged it personally.
And my personal guards will personally escort them, and no one will be allowed to contact them during the journey, to ensure that there will be no problems."
Li Shen immediately patted his chest and promised that this was only to protect himself. Li Shen did not have to worry about being framed by others.
Li Shimin nodded and said with satisfaction:
"Well, very good, I am very satisfied. I will go there to play for a day. Remember to bring my grandchildren with you. Oh, and the red wine in your cellar.
I want one that’s five years or older.”
(The original text of "Tangqian Jinxiao" is from "Zuo Zhuan": "I have heard that there is a yellow-haired child under the knee, who is filial and travels far away. There is nothing greater in front of the hall. Since he has left, he is a scoundrel."
The others were added later, such as:
Be filial to your parents, and wealth and honor will never reach you in the afterlife.
In front of the hall, filial piety is fulfilled, and at the knees, there is joy.
Filial piety in front of the hall, offering at any time, etc.)