After the Gaochang mission left, the Chinese New Year was approaching, and there was no major event in the imperial court. And because the budget matter came out, the court meeting became a vegetable market, as long as you see Li Shimin's shadow, someone will inevitably stand up and shout sadly, 'Please Your Majesty is the master!' Then he began to complain about how unfairly he was treated in the yamen, and the people of the Ministry of Civil Affairs did not treat them as human beings...... muttered a lot, and finally boiled down to a money word: Your Majesty, you see that we are so miserable, can you give more budget?

Li Shimin was really tired of coping, and after four years on the throne, he asked for "sick leave" for the first time, claiming that he was ill, and ordered the three provinces and six ministries to discuss the budget before reopening the court meeting. Therefore, these days are a rare leisure.

Hearing that Gonggong Gao said that Li Mu was having a banquet in heaven and earth today, Li Shimin also came. He was deliberately late, so Li Mu didn't see him. Li Mu said what he said to Shang Jia, and Li Shimin didn't hear it. But that's okay. Gao Gonggong has planted a lot of eyeliner in heaven and earth, and if you ask casually, you can know the reason.

After hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said to the Gao Gong next to him: "Li Mu, this kid, is really getting more and more presumptuous, and he actually did the act of selling officials!" Gao Gan, do you think I'm getting used to him? ”

As soon as Gonggong Gao saw Li Shimin's appearance, he knew that he was not really angry, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is used to chasing the deer marquis, isn't it because the deer marquis is effective and has never disappointed Your Majesty?" His Majesty often said that there is no need to use suspicious people, and there is no suspicion in employing people. It is also his luck that the Hou of Zhulu can get a master like His Majesty. ”

"Just you can talk." Li Shimin smiled, and took Gonggong Gao with him to go up the fifth floor from the elevator. Li Yuanzheng and Li Yourong were playing military chess, and when they saw Li Shimin and Gao Gonggong coming, he asked them to make up a corner, not to play military chess, but to play mahjong instead. As soon as the freshness of military chess passed, he found that mahjong was still interesting.

As soon as the sound of rubbing cards sounded, a smile appeared on Li Yuan's face. Li Shimin was happy when he saw his father, and he was also happy. Now the father and son, each with their own place and their own pleasure, have faded away from seeking calculations, but seem to have returned to the basics, and the cold relationship has gradually warmed.

"O people,"

"Father."

Li Yuan played a card, looked at Li Shimin, and said, "To tell you the truth, I didn't expect you to let your sister-in-law come out." Very well, you need to be big-minded for a king, and you are much better than me in this regard. ”

"Father's ......" Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "The child doesn't dare to take credit, this matter, thanks to Li Mu, made the child make up his mind!" ”

"I know." Li Yuan drew a card, didn't look at it, just touched it, then buckled it to the side, played one, and said: "Li Mu, this kid, is really a blessing given to the Tang Dynasty by God, he not only benefits from things, but also rares this piece of heart." My vision will not be wrong, and his achievements in the future are limitless. The eldest grandson Wuji and others are only worthy of giving him boots. ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin smiled even more bitterly. He knew that because of the events of that year, Li Yuan had always hated the eldest grandson Wuji. But to say that he only gave Li Mu boots was a little too much. Although the eldest grandson Wuji is a little ungenerous and has become more and more selfish recently, on the whole, he is worthy of the name of 'Zaifu's talent'. Who can be without flaws? In Li Shimin's view, this is not a big problem.

Li Shimin didn't respond, Li Yuan didn't dig deeper, casually changed the topic, and said: "Shimin, a few days ago, I remember that you mentioned that Yourong's uncle is coming to Chang'an to thank you, count the days, it's time to come, why has there been no news?" The child was worried and didn't dare to ask, so I asked for her. ”

Li Shimin looked at Li Yourong and said with a smile: "It should be soon, just one or two days." The day before yesterday, I received a memo from him, saying that it was because of the fact that 3,000 sheep had come over, and the sheep were walking slowly, so the time was delayed. Yes, your uncle has a heart. Don't worry, I won't let him lose money, I have already asked Li Mu to raise a few boats of grain, and after he is grateful, let him bring it to his people. It's good to get through these few months. I gave him pastures near the loop, and in a few years his tribe would grow stronger. ”

Li Yourong hurriedly said: "Thank you for Your Majesty's grace, Yourong thanked Your Majesty for your uncle." ”

There was a look of gratitude on his face, but he was uneasy in his heart. In a few days, the Turki Khan will come to Chang'an. Her own family knows her own business, and her identity is fake. The day I met Turri was the time to show my stuff. What is wrong with the leader, is it really going to be impossible to escape?

At this time, Li Yuan played a west wind, Li Shimin looked at the cards in his hand, and hung the west wind alone...... Is this card a Hu or no Hu? Just as he was hesitating, Xiao Chen's father-in-law hurriedly walked over with a person, and when Gao Gonggong saw his reckless appearance, he said unhappily: "What's the matter with you, not long after you left the palace, you are so unruly?" Who is this man? collided with Your Majesty and the Emperor, what should you be guilty of? ”

"Oops! Something is wrong! Xiao Chen's father-in-law didn't know how to explain, so he pushed the person behind him to the front and said, "Come on, you say!" ”

Li Shimin saw that this person was in the dust, and asked with his eyebrows; "Who are you? Who told you I was here? ”

"Your Majesty, I am General Li Jida's personal soldier. On the order of General Li Ji, 800 miles rushed to inform His Majesty of the news. Half an hour ago, I arrived at the palace and saw the queen, who told her that her majesty was here and sent a little eunuch to bring me over. ”

"Is there anything that even the queen can't say?"

"Back to Your Majesty, General Li Ji instructed that this matter can only be told to Your Majesty."

Li Yuan showed a displeased look, got up and said, "Let's go, go downstairs and see what Li Mu is doing?" ”

How could Li Shimin let him go, and hurriedly said: "What did the father say, how dare the child carry his father behind his back...... Captain, what do you say? ”

The lieutenant hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, something is wrong, the Turki Khan...... He's dead! ”

"What!"

……

After a stick of incense.

With Li Yourong's crying, the lieutenant finally explained the cause and effect of the incident. Li Mu, Eldest Sun Wuji, and Wang Qi were all next to him, and Li Shimin was a little uncertain about such a big thing, and it happened that Eldest Sun Wuji and others were there, so they called people over and discussed it together.

According to the lieutenant, the Turki Khan was poisoned and died. When the group arrived in Bingzhou, Li Ji, as the governor of Bingzhou, naturally wanted to do the friendship of the landlord and entertain him at a banquet. The next day, Li Li said goodbye, and Li Ji sent ten miles, according to the pity. Tuli was still fine, but in the evening of the same day, Tuli and his party made a meal, and when the meal was ready, and the guards sent it to Tuli's tent, they found that Tuli was foaming at the mouth, and it was no longer possible.

When Li Ji learned the news, he hurriedly took the doctor over, but it was too late. Although Tuli woke up, he had already returned to his light, and the medicine stone was useless. The tribal leaders under Tuli's command unanimously believed that Li Ji had poisoned him, and surrounded Li Ji and the people he had brought with him, wanting to kill them to avenge Tuli. Or Tu Li struggled with his last breath, saying that this matter had nothing to do with Li Ji, and no one was allowed to make a mistake, and before he died, he wrote a short blood letter on the placket of his clothes and left.

This short letter was also brought by the lieutenant.

Tuli's last words confessed two things. The first thing was to tell Li Shimin that his death had nothing to do with Li Ji, and that the person who poisoned him was a person with a pale face like a ghost. The second thing is to hope that Datang can treat his people well, and not suspect that his people will take revenge because of his death, and not reward the pastures of Hetao to his people.

There was a third thing at the end, but after only a few words, the handwriting began to skew. Presumably, by the time I wrote this, people were no longer good.

Li Yourong held this blood letter and cried: "Uncle must be worried about me, the child is not filial...... I didn't see my uncle for the last time, uncle, I will avenge you, I must avenge you! ”

Li Yourong choked up, almost convulsed, the listener was sad, and the viewer couldn't bear it.

Li Yuan patted her on the back and said to Li Shimin: "Who did this poison, this person deserves to die!" And that Li Ji, he can't escape responsibility! ”

Li Mu hurriedly said: "Old man, why are you unreasonable, what does it have to do with my father-in-law." It is clearly written in this blood book that the person who poisoned him was not my stepfather. It's not easy to blame! ”

"Is this called relying on him?" Li Yuan glared at Li Mu fiercely, and said: "You are his righteous son, naturally you are talking to him, he is alive and well, my precious granddaughter, just such a relative, who will speak for her?" ”

"Don't say that, old man, aren't you also her relative? And Your Majesty, when it comes to it, we are all relatives, and we are all ......"

"Say less!" Li Shimin interrupted Li Mu's words, Tuli's death disrupted his layout, and Li Shimin was also a little dazed for a while. He looked at Li Yourong and asked, "I am also saddened by your uncle's misfortune. But what is the use of grief? Before your uncle died, he was worried about his tribe. I can understand his thoughts, and the rewards I have promised will not be less at all. It's just that he died young, and I don't know if he has any children? ”

Li Yourong wiped away his tears and said, "My uncle married the former Sui Huainan princess Yang and had a son. It's just that the two of them don't have compatible personalities and hardly live together. I rarely get to see this brother. Somehow, this child is only ten years old, and now I am afraid it will be difficult to take on the heavy responsibility. I also have two uncles, Ashina Association Rate and Ashina Desire Valley, they are both concubines, and they have always been at odds with their uncle, if they take over their uncle's clan, then the child will be ......" As he spoke, Li Yourong knelt down, kowtowed and pleaded: "Your Majesty, the courtiers ask Your Majesty to take their uncle's only son and heir to Chang'an to be taken care of by me, and now, this is the only thing the courtiers can do for their uncle." ”

"Alas......" Li Shimin hesitated, thought for a long time, and failed to give an answer, just muttered: "I think again, think again." ”