When Li Shimin returned to Tang Guofu again, it was already ten midnight the next day. When he came to the front of the mansion, Li Yuan happened to be walking from the other side of the street with a large number of entourage.

Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh unlucky, so he could only obediently step forward and salute, and then he stood up with his ears up, ready to listen to the training.

At this time, although Li Yuan was conniving at him, as a 'strict father', he still had to say a word or two to discipline his child for not returning at night.

However, to his surprise, Li Yuan seemed to be in a good mood today, and he didn't mention that he hadn't gone home for the past few days, but just asked him if he had eaten on time these days, whether he had dressed warmly, whether he had stayed up late at night, and so on.

Li Shimin couldn't help but be surprised, and looked at Li Yuan carefully. found that his father was full of red light at this time, and he looked proud. The smile on his lips is not concealed.

Li Shimin subconsciously thought to himself, has there been any happy event recently? But as far as he knows, there has been a lot of bad news recently, both in the DPRK and in the government.

But after a while, Li Shimin had already guessed the reason. His father's ease and triumph was only afraid that it was indeed related to the situation in the DPRK.

Since September, the weather in Henan has gradually cooled. But the rumors and rumors in Luoyang City not only did not stop, but they became very loud and intensified. Even if there was confirmed news in the DPRK and China that the Son of Heaven was about to return to Beijing in ten days, it did not suppress the chaos in the city.

But this rumor flying all over the sky is not bad news for the martial arts Li family.

At least those proverbs about 'eighteen sons, sitting in the world', 'Li will be xing, and Liu will be king' are mixed in, which is no longer so harsh, and not many people pay attention to it anymore.

In addition, after the Liao army withdrew across the Liao River, the pressure on the Weiwei Temple was also greatly relieved. As a guard lieutenant Shaoqing, Li Yuan naturally didn't need to be as busy as before.

However, the key to making Li Yuan happy is most likely his career.

This defeat in Liaodong lost too many famous generals and ministers, such as the military department Shangshu, the left Hou Wei general Duan Wenzhen, Su Guogong, the right Tun Wei general Mai Tiezhu, the left Xiaowei general Jing Yuanheng and so on.

At this time, there were not many cronies around the Son of Heaven, and his father Li Yuan, as an important minister who had gone through the test, would definitely be further reused by the Son of Heaven.

Therefore, the national disaster in Liaodong is a good thing for their martial arts Li clan.

Li Shimin couldn't help but shake his head slightly, at this time, he also completely extinguished the matter of cooperating with Zhang Zhongjian, and knew Li Yuan's thoughts.

And just after their father and son walked into the mansion, Li Yuan asked as if inadvertently: "You have been idle enough outside, when are you going to take a vacation?" Yesterday I saw Her Royal Highness the Queen, and she also said that you are a young man, and you can't be so wasted." The position of Yu Hou in Chongwen Pavilion, she still keeps it for you. ”

Li Shimin was a little surprised, and instinctively frowned: "Don't hide it from my father, the child actually doesn't plan to return to the palace." Since the incident of the third brother, the child has seen through the world. I think that in this life, fame and fortune, glory and wealth, are like dream bubbles, passing by the clouds, after death, it is just a pile of white bones and a grave. So half a month ago, the child had already submitted his resignation to Lord Naosai. ”

"How old are you kid, where did you learn what kind of dreams and clouds?"

The joy on Li Yuan's face immediately dissipated without a trace, his beard swayed, and he almost rushed to the crown in anger.

However, before he reprimanded him, he saw Li Shimin's expressionless face, his eyes indifferent, and he looked more sad than dead. Li Yuan was shocked, and hurriedly swallowed back the words that came out of his mouth. He was afraid that it would backfire, so he turned cautiously and said: "If you want to say that this fame and fortune will disappear after death, it is not wrong." But isn't a person's life just a face? The face of a high-quality minister is always much better than that of an idle military attaché. Maybe you don't care about yourself, but you will also have a wife and children in the future, and you can't let them eat worse than others in the future, and they won't be as warm as other people's clothes, they have no power or power, and they are controlled by others. You see, the ant people in this world are powerless and powerless, but now the vast majority of them are suffering from labor. A lifetime of being exploited by others, a lifetime of being driven by others. And you were born in the martial arts Li family, and you have been clothed and fed all your life, so you don't need to worry about clothes. Then there should be an obligation to give back to the clan. Now in the clan, I don't ask you to give anything back, I just hope that Vilu Sha can live up to this art of war, and one day in the future will be able to enter the phase and glorify the ancestors. At that time, the martial arts Li clan and the whole clan would be honored. ”

Li Shimin was still silent, and he said those words insincerely. But I didn't expect that it would lead to such a long compilation by Li Yuan.

But I have to say that his father's words of persuasion are quite reasonable

Li Yuan was shocked, he saw Li Shimin looking unmoved, thinking that he, the second son, was already determined to give up his career.

"That's it, if you don't want to go back to the palace to be on duty, it doesn't hurt to go for the time being. You might as well have fun in the next few months. Don't stay in your courtyard all day long, you can go to see what is in the forest workshop, the teaching workshop, and let your friend Yu Wenshi take you over, he is a frequent visitor over there. ”

The so-called Shanglin Fang, Jiaoye Fang, is not only the gathering place of the Qinglou in Luoyang City, but also eats, drinks, prostitutes, and gambles, all available, and the reputation is far and wide, spread all over the world,

He wanted to fight poison with poison, let Li Shimin see the world of flowers, six desires and red dust, and first rested this idea of escaping the world.

And after the end, Li Yuan still couldn't help but explain: "Even if you don't have the intention of pursuing a career, you might as well go back to the palace to have a look." Recently, Her Royal Highness Empress Xiao has been on your side, and it may be useful to you, which can be regarded as living up to Her Highness's love for you. ”

When Li Shimin heard the words Shanglinfang and Jiaoyefang, he couldn't help but have black lines on his head, and when he heard the next few words, he already knew Li Yuan's intentions.

It's nothing more than that the Turkic prince and Tiele Khan had too much trouble, so Empress Xiao and the imperial court wanted to find someone to suppress the arrogance of these two, and Li Yuan felt that he Li Shimin was a suitable candidate. This can make him solid in front of the queen, and it can also boost the prestige of the martial arts Li clan a little.

Because of giving up seeking revenge for Li Xuanba, at this time, not only outsiders were looking down on the Li family, but also within the martial arts Li family, there was no shortage of dissenting voices. His father, as the patriarch of the martial arts Li clan, was still under great pressure.

And just after Li Yuan stepped into the inner courtyard, Li Shimin looked at the surrounding scene, and was silent for a while,

I don't know when, the white flags and white paper lanterns that were hung all over the Tang Mansion have been taken down. And after a few months, there are still a few people in this mansion who are still grieving for Xuanba's death.

Li Jiancheng is expected to be promoted recently, and he is going all out to drill into the camp; Li Yuanji has relapsed into his old ways, calling friends and friends outside, and going to the stage.

Even their father didn't take the matter of the third brother to heart anymore.

Li Shimin's eyes were already red, but then he took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the indignant feelings. He has a different relationship with Xuanba, so it is impossible for him to ask others and look at himself.

And then he beckoned and summoned a small servant beside Li Yuan. As a silver ticket of one hundred taels changed hands, Li Shimin quickly learned the answer he wanted from this person's mouth.

"Recently, someone gave the Lord Guogong a bearded girl, which was very loved by the Lord Guogong, so he raised it as an outer room. Every three or five days, I always go over there—"

Li Shimin smiled dumbly, and then went back to his small courtyard and fell asleep.

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After Li Shimin got up the next day, he began to be busy with the plan of selling illicit salt.

The first thing he had to do was to recruit troops and increase the number of men - it should be known that although Zhang Zhongjian's caravan was responsible for the transportation of the illicit salt, the safety of the goods after arrival had to be taken care of by himself.

In addition, they have to deal with their competitors, and inevitably have to fight with force.

Illegal salt in the Kansai area is rampant, although it has only been a matter of recent years, but their joining, after all, is robbing other people's jobs.

The battles between the salt sellers have always been bloody and cruel, and there have been frequent rushes and robberies, almost to the extreme.

So even if Zhang Zhongjian didn't have much private salt from Qinghai, even if he had martial arts Li to rely on, this kind of thing could not be prevented.

Judging from the strength of the private army of one or two hundred, or even thousands, of all salt merchants, Li Shimin must also support about 200 people. In addition, there must be one or two strong men with good strength to sit in place to deter the opponent.

So now, although he is only Zhang Zhongjian's distributor, the responsibility he needs to bear is not just the distribution of illicit salt.

Otherwise, why did this bearded man give him 20% of the profits? This is also the reason why Zhang Zhongjian lent him one million yuan as a start-up capital.

Li Shimin originally planned to go to the black market to see if he could find a suitable person, but just before he could do it, Luo Li's voice sounded directly in his ears.

"If the son is to recruit manpower, Luo Mou here can share a worry or two for you. ”

"What do you mean?"

Li Shimin's eyes were different when he spoke, and he remembered that the old troops of He Ruobi in the past were all elite soldiers in a hundred battles.

In fact, this song is very easy to do. The martial arts Li clan has a high prestige in the Kansai area, and when the fiefdom raises its arms, it can gather tens of thousands of people, but it is endless bragging.

He only needs to leak a little bit in Wugong County to recruit hundreds of good families.

Coupled with the customs of the people of Kansai, almost everyone practices martial arts, and the force of these tribes will never be lower than the eighth grade. Even if this is placed in the border army, it is absolutely elite, but it can never be compared with He Ruobi's pro-army!