After Li Yan entered the imperial city, he followed Li Shimin all the way to the imperial study in Taiji Palace.

Along the way, Jin Wuwei, who was responsible for personal protection, followed closely and ensured Li Shimin's safety at all times.

After entering the study, Li Shimin began to communicate with Li Yan about the specific details of the Northern Expedition.

Although Li Shimin has already known most of the situation through the war report, how can the war report be as good as the coach's own description, not to mention that the coach is still his eldest son who has been lost for many years!

"Your Majesty, ...... that day"

Seeing Li Shimin's inquiry, Li Yan couldn't get straight to the point, so he could only start talking along Li Shimin's meaning.

The process of the Northern Expedition was told by Li Yan like a story.

Rao is Li Shimin has already heard Ge Dahai's version once, and he still listens to Li Yan's description very carefully.

"Qing really lives up to my trust!"

After listening to Li Yan's description, Li Shimin let out a long sigh, and his mood was extremely comfortable.

"I only gave you the title of Marquis of the founding county, compared to the former Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, I am much more stingy, Li Yan, what reward do you want, I will definitely satisfy you."

Li Shimin generously said such a sentence.

This is the favorite thing all kings have said to their heroes since ancient times.

To put it bluntly, this is a blank check, and almost no courtier will take the initiative to ask for it.

Of course, Li Shimin was a little sincere when he said this.

After all, the difference between the marquis of the Tang Dynasty and the marquis of the Han Dynasty is too great.

The nobles of the Tang Dynasty can be roughly divided into nine categories: king, county king, national prince, county prince, county prince, county marquis, county uncle, county son, and county south.

Under the aristocratic hierarchy of the Tang Dynasty, only the emperor's heirs can be crowned kings, and only those who are crowned kings can have more than 10,000 households.

People who are not from the royal family can only be crowned as the prince of the country, but there are only 3,000 households.

Therefore, compared with the marquis of ten thousand households in the Han Dynasty, Li Yan was indeed a little unsightly as the county marquis of 700 households.

"Your Majesty, the minister does have a request."

Seeing that Li Shimin finally brought the topic on the right track, Li Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief and decisively put forward his own ideas.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

Li Shimin didn't think much about it at all, and directly asked Li Yan to continue to speak.

In Li Shimin's thinking, if he couldn't recognize Li Yan in a short time, he would have wanted to directly give Li Yan a county king.

Therefore, Li Shimin naturally wouldn't mind Li Yan's request, on the contrary, he wished that Li Yan wanted more things, so that he could suppress some of the guilt in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to resign."

Li Yan respectfully clasped his fists and saluted, and at the risk of provoking Li Shimin, he said his thoughts.

Obviously, compared to being jealous of the emperor in the future, Li Yan would rather anger Li Shimin for a while in exchange for future stability.

"What ??!"

Li Shimin was a little confused.

It didn't turn out like he had imagined!

It stands to reason that at the age of nineteen, he should be high-spirited and eager to continue to make meritorious contributions at the age of nineteen.

What is the situation of Li Yan's sudden resignation?

Could it be that this kid knows his life experience, so he has a grudge against his old father, so he refuses to enter the court as an official?

While Li Shimin was confused, endless cranky thoughts appeared in his mind.

In the end, all kinds of messy thoughts caused Li Shimin's mood to become extremely complicated.

"Why did you think like this? But I think I'm ...... Unworthy? ”

Li Shimin was not as angry as Li Yan imagined, he already felt guilty about Li Yan in his heart, and naturally he would not be angry at this time.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has no such thoughts."

"It's just that the minister has no father and no mother since he was a child, if it weren't for the old man Li in the village to pick it up, I'm afraid that he would die in infancy......"

"Later, he was finally pulled up by Old Man Li, but he died of a sudden illness......"

"The reason why the minister is eager to make contributions is actually to think that he can live a good life in the future......"

"Now that the Northern Expedition has been successful, the minister just wants to live in seclusion in the downtown and live a leisurely and peaceful life."

Li Yan racked his brains and made up such a slightly embarrassing reason.

In Li Yan's depiction, he has been slapped by life since he was a child, and he has lacked love since he was a child, so that now he has no ambition after making contributions, and only wants to use the achievements he has made before to exchange for a rich life.

To be honest, the character Li Yan built for himself is simply a decadent image.

Li Shimin didn't dare to imagine that a person with such a mentality would be the fierce man who suggested to the imperial court to go on a northern expedition in one fell swoop and carry out the war of annihilation.

It's just that Li Yan's words touched Li Shimin.

In Li Shimin's heart, he already felt that he owed Li Yan a lot, and now that Li Yan was crying miserably, he was simply cutting his Li Shimin's heart with a blunt knife.

He always felt that Li Yan's miserable childhood was completely caused by him Li Shimin.

"Eh, you've suffered......"

Li Shimin suddenly sighed with emotion.

To tell the truth, after Cheng Yanjin told Li Shimin about Li Yan carrying a jade pendant, he had already sent his henchmen to investigate near Fengzhou.

In the end, according to the news that came together, Li Shimin was ninety percent sure that Li Yan was his son.

Because of this, the more Li Shimin listened to Li Yan crying miserably, the more guilty he felt.

Li Yan pretended to be uncomfortable while looking at Li Shimin's expression.

When Li Yan saw that Li Shimin had an empathetic situation, he immediately chose to add another fire.

"Your Majesty, the reason why the minister has been able to survive so far is all thanks to the blessing of the Tang Dynasty! If it weren't for the Tang Dynasty, the old man Li at the head of the village would not have the ability to pull the ministers to grow up......"

"The minister can assure His Majesty that even if the minister is not an official in the court, as long as there is a war in the Tang Dynasty, as long as His Majesty is called, the minister will serve!"

"If there is a war, the call will return!"

Li Yan's tone was extremely firm, as if he was really digging out his heart and lungs.

At this moment, Li Shimin was directly moved.

Li Shimin immediately put down the plan in his heart and no longer regarded Li Yan as a spare prince.

Since Li Yan wants to live a peaceful life, then let him go.

Of course, Li Shimin will still let Li Yan stay in Chang'an and not let Li Yan leave too far.

In this way, in the days to come, Li Shimin can still find an opportunity to compensate Li Yan.

Especially in the area of marriage, Li Shimin, as an old father hidden behind the scenes, must personally check for Li Yan!

"In that case, I won't force you, and I'll renew the decree now."

"I will seal your thousands of households, and you are still in Wannian County."

"You don't have to be an official in the court, but every year when the palace holds a banquet and invites the ministers, you must be there......"

Li Shimin was very generous, and directly added another 300 households to Li Yan, which reached the highest standard at the county marquis level, which was counted as compensation for not being an official.

"Minister, thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Now he has created a good decadent, salted fish character.

With such a person as shelter, Li Yan is no longer afraid that someone in the court will talk about things with high merit or slander him for having the intention of rebellion or something.