"Do you two have something to do with me?" Li Shimin asked.

Li Chengqian said: "There is nothing special, it turns out that I want to report to you about the Taishan Sealing Ceremony, and it just so happens that the fifth brother wants to report to you about the food conference." ”

Li Shimin basically knew what Li Chengqian and Li You wanted to report, and he believed that they could arrange it properly. Now he is not interested in either of these things.

He asked directly, "What did Gao Jingming tell you just now?" ”

Li Chengqian said honestly: "Lord Gao said that Father Emperor you want to rebuild Yong'an Palace. ”

"What do you two think, should this Yong'an Palace be repaired?" Li Shimin asked.

"Yes, it should have been repaired a long time ago." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes, father, you want to rebuild Yong'an Palace, and your sons are in favor." Li You said.

Li Shimin's attitude of Li Chengqian and Li You made Li Shimin satisfied, and he nodded and said: "The Yong'an Palace was originally built to pray for your imperial grandfather, and after your imperial grandfather left, I took into account the financial difficulties of the imperial court, and this matter has been delayed.

Xingqing Palace is low-lying, the summer heat is unbearable, and it was built by the Sui Dynasty, which has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is long overdue to build a new palace. Over the years, after hard work, the country is rich and the people are strong, and the treasury is full, and the construction of Yong'an Palace has been started again, what should not be? ”

Li Chengqian and Li You said: "Father is right, it should be repaired. ”

Li Shimin asked, "What do you think about this matter?" ”

Li Chengqian and Li You said in unison: "It should be repaired." ”

Li Shimin said: "I'm not talking about this, I'm asking you how to rebuild, what specific suggestions do you have?" ”

The two brothers shook their heads together and said, "The sons have no suggestions, and the father says how to do it, and the sons will do it." ”

Hearing the lack of enthusiasm in Li Chengqian and Li You's words, Li Shimin was a little unhappy in his heart, and he said: "The construction of Yong'an Palace needs to raise funds and organize construction, what suggestions do you have?" ”

Li Chengqian said: "Erchen just heard about this, and he hasn't thought about it for a while, so he doesn't have any suggestions for the time being. ”

Li You said: "Yes, Erchen doesn't have any suggestions. ”

Li Shimin was a little confused and didn't know how to proceed. He thought for a moment and said, "Think about this matter. Tomorrow we will discuss this issue in the morning, and then you will show your own attitude. ”

Li Chengqian and Li You said together: "And the minister obeys the order." ”

Li Shimin said: "Prince, you should step back first, and Li You will stay." ”

After Li Chengqian left, Li Shimin asked: "You'er, if my father wants to build Yong'an Palace, there may be some difficulties in funding, what can you do about it?" ”

Li You said: "Erchen didn't think about this problem, and he really couldn't think of any way for a while. Since my father mentioned this matter, it means that you have already thought about it in advance, and you say what to do, and the sons and daughters will obey the order and work hard to do it. ”

Li Shimin just listened to Li Tai's demagogy and raised the matter, but he didn't think about what to do at all. After listening to Li You's words, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Li You said: "Father, you have always advocated frugality, and the rebuilding of Yong'an Palace should have been proposed by someone before you decided to do so."

Erchen thought that since someone had proposed this matter, he must have worked hard to study it, and he must have thought of a perfect way, so he just did what he said. ”

Li Shimin was wise and martial, and as soon as he heard Li You's tone, he immediately understood the reason why Li Chengqian and Li You were not enthusiastic about this matter. He knew that it must have been Gao Jingming who told them what happened, and knew that it was Li Tai who proposed it, so these two guys were unwilling.

The reason why Li Shimin told Gao Jingming that it was Li Tai's proposal was to give Li Tai a chance to make meritorious contributions and pave the way for Li Tai's status to be promoted. He had just won the victory of the Eastern Expeditionary Army in Goguryeo, and he was full of ambition, and during the celebration, he was welcomed by thousands of empty alleys, and he overestimated his influence a little, so in this matter, he did not care about the feelings of Li Chengqian and Li You and others, and directly mentioned it.

At this time, he realized that he had done a little recklessly, he knew the grievances and grievances between Li Chengqian and Li You and Li Tai, and felt that he should communicate with Li Chengqian and Li You first.

However, it is difficult for him to ride a tiger now, and he feels that his influence is in full swing, so he is unwilling to give in to Li Chengqian and Li You, so he decided to do this thing.

He said, "In that case, step back too!" ”

Li You and Li Chengqian themselves are willing to do their filial piety for Li Shimin. Li You originally planned that if Li Shimin discussed with him with good words, he would no longer care about the ins and outs of this matter, and would help Li Shimin fulfill his wish.

At this moment, Li Shimin's attitude made Li You feel cold for a while.

Over the years, Li You's contribution to the Tang Dynasty can be said to have created a new Tang Dynasty. The hard work he made, the sacrifices he made, and everything still couldn't compare to Li Tai's status in Li Shimin's heart.

Li You got up and saluted, and said lightly: "The son has retired." ”

Seeing this scene in Wang De's eyes, he couldn't help but be secretly worried. For so many years, Wang De has been following Li Shimin's side, and he has seen the affairs of the DPRK and China clearly. He felt that a wave might happen again.

At this moment, Wang De secretly regretted in his heart, felt that he shouldn't talk too much, and reported to Li Shimin that Li You and Li Chengqian came to the Liangyi Hall and met Gao Jingming.

Li You left the Liangyi Hall and went to the East Palace again.

After hearing Li You talk about his conversation with Li Shimin, Li Chengqian's heart was also very uncomfortable, and after the two brothers discussed, they decided not to oppose or participate in this matter.

Li Shimin was not idle, he then called the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji and asked their opinions.

The eldest grandson Wuji is now acting more and more cautiously, and he doesn't quite agree with Li Shimin's idea, because he has just put forward the policy of soothing the people and quieting the people, and in the blink of an eye, he will have to build a large-scale construction project, which is really a bit out of place. However, the eldest grandson Wuji's current attitude is that more things are better than less things, so he expressed his approval and made up his mind not to participate in this matter.

Fang Xuanling is old and about to retire, he is more careful than the eldest grandson Wuji, he expressed his approval of Li Shimin's decision, and then simply proposed to retire.

The attitude of the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin felt a little strange, although they agreed with his opinion, but there was always a feeling of insincerity or reluctance.

Hou Junji has no opinion, he resolutely agrees with everything Li Shimin proposes, he is not in charge of the household department, whether he spends money or not, it has nothing to do with him, and building a palace for Li Shimin will not hinder his affairs.

Li Shimin's biggest headache was Wei Zheng, but this matter couldn't get around him, so he found Wei Zheng.

Li Shimin talked about the construction of Yong'an Palace, and also talked about the attitudes of the three prime ministers, the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Hou Junji, and he asked: "Wei Zheng, what do you think?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "The minister has no opinion on the construction of Yong'an Palace, but he does not agree to build it at this time, the imperial court has just announced the policy of calming the people, and it will be built at this time, I am afraid it will cause criticism between the government and the opposition."

The minister suggested that the construction of Yong'an Palace should be postponed for a few years. ”

Wei Zheng is still the upright Wei Zheng before, but now he is more strategic than before.

Today, Li Shimin solicited the opinions of Gao Jingming, Li Chengqian, Li You, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Hou Junji, and Wei Zheng, who were important figures in the imperial court.

In fact, the construction of Yong'an Palace is not so urgent for Li Shimin, what he wants most is not this, but the feeling of admiration and heartfelt love for himself. He thought that he was now the first emperor of the ages, and his prestige should have reached its peak, and everyone should be extremely excited and begged him to build Yong'an Palace.

However, this strange atmosphere made him feel very uncomfortable.

Li Shimin has experienced many scenes of the people's support in his life, when he was pacifying the world, the Tang army under his command would often encounter the situation of being welcomed by the middle road, and later in the victory over the Eastern Turkic Khan, the capture of the Western Regions, the pacification of the grasslands and the establishment of the Northwest Road, etc., as well as the success of the rain request, he was also sincerely cheered by the people many times.

The recent victory celebration of Goguryeo was the largest celebration he had ever experienced in his life, with 500,000 people participating in the celebration that day.

On that day, his self-confidence reached its peak.

However, it has only been a few days, and the excitement in Li Shimin's heart has not yet passed, and the attitude of the ministers has made him feel very uncomfortable.

However, he was still confident, and felt that he would definitely respond to every call in the court, and he decided to launch Li Tai's proposal in the morning the day after tomorrow.

After leaving the Liangyi Palace, the eldest grandson Wuji and the others were not idle, and secretly inquired about the ins and outs of the matter.

After a day of rest, the morning dynasty began.

Li Shimin said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Xingqing Palace was built by the former Sui Dynasty and has long been in disrepair. Today's Tang Dynasty is prosperous, and Xingqing Palace can no longer represent the image of the imperial court.

For so many years, I have been advocating strict economy, and I am unwilling to increase the burden on the court and the people, so I have never proposed the construction of Yong'an Palace. Now, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty is no longer the same as that of Zhenguan for eight years, and it is time to restart the construction of Yong'an Palace.

Li Tai, as my prince, is quite filial, and he first proposed to restart the construction of Yong'an Palace, and I was very relieved.

Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think? ”