Cars came and went outside the gate of Furong Garden, and the powerful people with names and surnames in Chang'an City basically came.

After returning to Chang'an from Goguryeo, Li Su obviously felt that his status seemed to have risen a lot, and there were many reasons for this, perhaps because he did fight a beautiful battle in Goguryeo and broke the capital of the Tang Dynasty's old enemy, maybe because of the official position that Li Shimin gave himself, so that many magnates were sensitive to Li Su's extraordinary status in the future, maybe because most of the magnates in Chang'an City heard the news, and it was no suspense for the King of Jin to be canonized as the crown prince, as a close friend of the King of Jin, is from the old minister of Long, and Li Su's power in the future will inevitably be not small.

All kinds of reasons boil down to this, Li Su, a young man who is only twenty-five or sixteen years old, finally stood out among the hundreds of powerful people in Chang'an City and showed his grandeur.

Li Su had to reluctantly admit that he was really popular.

As the saying goes, there are many people who are popular, and there is a saying that people are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, and there is also a saying that the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it......

Look, there are so many sayings that describe the consequences of people becoming popular, and there is not a good word.

So Li Su has a deep worry about his fate at the moment.

"Is it okay to resign and tell the old man?" Li Su touched his chin and muttered to himself: "Work hard, grow a lot of beard, look old and have only one breath left, and slowly climb to the Taiji Palace, Your Majesty can't approve it, for fear that the courtiers will scold him for abusing the disabled elderly......"

"Wouldn't it be better for Your Majesty to directly order you to be chopped up?"

A familiar voice came suddenly.

Li Su was startled, turned his head to look, but saw Cheng Yanjin riding on a horse, looking at him with disdain.

"Ah, the kid greets Uncle Cheng......" Li Su hurriedly saluted.

"Worship a fart, when the old man dies, go to my grave and worship!" Cheng Yanjin was very unappreciative, turned over and dismounted.

Li Suyan smiled and stretched out his hand to help him get off the horse, but was pushed away by Cheng Yanjin.

After dismounting, Cheng Yanjin first greeted Li Daozheng, and without saying a word, hooked Li Daozheng's shoulder, the two talked and laughed, and put Li Su aside.

After chatting for a long time, Cheng Yanjin turned his head to look at Li Su and said, "The baby who gave birth to a girl also set up a banquet and wrapped up the garden, Zizheng is really completely different from other powerful people, haha." If one day you give birth to a son, wouldn't you want to wrap up the entire Chang'an City to celebrate? ”

Li Sugan said with a smile: "It's not so polite to have a son, it's just a matter of setting a few tables at home, the daughter must be rich, the son must be poor, and the future can become a talent." ”

Cheng Yanjin was surprised: "The daughter is rich, and the son is poor, huh?" What is this statement? Let's take a closer look. ”

"The daughter is raised in the deep boudoir, but she can't lack knowledge, so from childhood to adulthood, she eats and wears things, tries to give her the best, meets her needs, and gives her a wealth of knowledge and experience, so that when she grows up, she will not be easily hooked up by those rich children because of curiosity or lack of material, but the son is different, men are born with many more responsibilities than women, so we must teach him from an early age to work his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, let him know all kinds of difficulties in the world, and realize all kinds of hardships among the people, Only those who have suffered can know the horror of suffering, and only then will they be determined to change the status quo, or change the status quo of those who are suffering. ”

Cheng Yanjin carefully smacked Li Su's words for a long time, nodded approvingly and smiled: "That's the truth, Zizheng is talented, and there are often deafening words, the old man is a teacher, yes, he is copying all these words to the old man, and the old man deletes and rewrites them and sticks them in the bedroom, which is regarded as the family motto of the Cheng family." ”

Li Su's face was a little dark.

Don't you feel ashamed that you just take other people's things home as your own? How much do you have to pay for the copyright fee?

Thinking that this person was Cheng Biting Jin, Li Su was immediately relieved.

Cheng Biting Jin is different, shamelessness and unreasonableness are his golden signs, and theoretically it is very logical for him to snatch anything.

patted Li Su on the shoulder, Cheng Biting Jin whispered in his ear: "I have become a big official, how about it, the old man guessed His Majesty's intentions at the beginning, right?" ”

Li Su showed a clear smile and gave a thumbs up to Cheng Jin: "Uncle Cheng is cunning and cunning,...... Ahem, old and strong, the kid admires. ”

Cheng Yanjin said with a smile: "You don't need to change your words, the word cunning is not bad, the old man doesn't choose, but you, seeing that your Li family is going to soar in the past few years, and you will train in Shangshu Province for a few more years, and you will inevitably be a very good minister in the future, with a title, a high-ranking official, and no son in the family who inherits the family business and title, no matter how much you love your daughter, your son still has to give birth to ......"

Saying that, Cheng Biting Jin Shen mysteriously took out a small yellowed piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Li Su: "Take it, the old man found it for you from Sun Lao Immortal, the secret recipe for giving birth to his son, Sun Lao Immortal is not a mortal, the recipe he made should be trustworthy, you take it home and try it, just wait for your Li family to spread out and help the Cheng family from now on." ”

Li Su's face became darker and darker.

Can you believe this secret recipe? Is Sun Simiao confused about alchemy? He himself has not yet refined the elixir of becoming an immortal, so why should he believe that he has a way to decide whether someone will have a boy or a girl?

"Uh, Uncle Cheng, this secret recipe...... Does it work? Li Su said hesitantly.

Cheng Yanjin said decisively: "Of course it works." ”

"Have you used it?"

"The old man is so old, and besides, there are already six unlucky boys in the family, where do you need to use it? However, this secret recipe was indeed given to the old man by the old god Sun. ”

"You already have six sons, why did Immortal Sun give you the secret recipe for giving birth to a child?"

Cheng Biting Jin sighed, and said dissatisfiedly: "Isn't this what the old man is asking for you?" I heard that your mother-in-law gave birth to a daughter for you, the old man was anxious, like a baby like you, who is also handsome, white and pure, and smart, such a good seed, it should be sown more, and more male babies to inherit, just giving birth to a daughter will be troublesome, so the old man specially went to find the old fairy Sun for you, at first the old fairy Sun was unwilling to give, and then the old man was anxious, raised the broken furnace of his alchemy, and threatened to smash it, and the old fairy happily gave the secret recipe to the old man......"

Li Su was very moved,—— what kind of evil did the old fairy Sun do in his previous life.

"Well, thank you Uncle Cheng for worrying about the kid, the kid will try it when he goes back." Li Su hurriedly thanked him.

Cheng Biting Jin laughed and said: "Yes, try when you go back, give birth to more male babies, you and your aunt are still young, it is not a problem to have seven or eight, besides, you have such a great ability, and you will have more credit for the Tang Dynasty in the future, Your Majesty can't reward you, you can also reward your sons, when the time comes, the Li family is full of princes, take it out of Chang'an City for a walk, ha, how majestic!" ”

Li Su immediately thought of the picture of the old man holding a group of little Hou Xiaobo's sons triumphantly swaggering through the street in Li Su's mind......

No, it's too spicy for the eyes.

Li Su immediately made a decision, and the first thing he did when he returned home was to burn this secret recipe.

Cheng Yanjin entered the garden satisfied, and Li Su was still standing at the door to receive the invited military generals.

In the morning, the guests almost arrived, everyone gathered in the Ziyun Building in the Furong Garden, Li Su announced the opening of the banquet, the Ziyun Building was suddenly staggered, the guests were noisy, and the Kabuki and music teams borrowed from Li Zhi's mansion temporarily began to perform, and the building was jubilant.

Xu Mingzhu hugged her daughter upstairs and got together with the ladies of the powerful family, and Li Su greeted her downstairs.

I don't remember how many cups I drank, I don't remember how many salutes I gave to those uncles and uncles, Li Su only felt dizzy and had a sore back.

The banquet was lively and dispersed quickly, and it didn't take long for the guests to gather in twos and threes, and their little circles were immediately revealed.

There are still a bunch of ministers, a bunch of generals, and a bunch of princes, everyone gets together, and then leaves Ziyun Tower in groups, and travels in the huge hibiscus garden.

It was only at this time that Li Su was busy with the reception, rubbing his aching temples, planning to find a place to rest.

A hand suddenly grabbed Li Su's arm, Li Su turned his head, it turned out to be Li Zhi.

Li Zhi's mood didn't seem to be very good today, and his expression was a little sad.

Li Suqi said: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin, what's wrong with you?" ”

Li Zhi shook his head: "Brother Zizheng is okay, right?" Can I take a walk with him? ”

"Okay."

…………

The good spring, the scenery in the hibiscus garden is pleasant, the grass grows and the warbler flies in the season of recovery, this situation and this scene should be walking side by side with the beloved woman, looking for the quiet spring, but Li Su walked with a man, feeling a little weird.

"His Royal Highness is not looking good, do you have something on your mind?" Li Su asked slowly.

Li Zhi sighed: "I have been in the Taiji Palace for the past few days, accompanying my father and emperor......"

Li Su immediately understood the reason why Li Zhi was in a bad mood.

"Your Majesty, he ...... Are you feeling better? Li Su asked tentatively.

Li Zhi shook his head: "It's not good, the imperial doctors of the Imperial Medical Department have taken turns to diagnose and treat, and they all say that Your Majesty has accumulated worries and become ill, qi and blood are stagnant, and he is overly angry during the Eastern Expedition, and he has hurt the liver with reverse blood, which has hurt the fundamentals, and it may not be easy to heal." ”

Li Su was silent for a long time, and said: "Medicine and medicine do not die of disease, Buddha is destined to be a person, His Royal Highness advises His Majesty to rest more, take care of your body, you can handle many state affairs on behalf of your father, you have been ordered to supervise the country for most of the year, and you have done a remarkable job, Your Majesty will definitely rest assured of you." ”

Li Zhi shook his head and said: "I only hope that my father will get better soon, even if I am not the prince, since the death of my mother, my father will take me and my little son with me to raise him, other princes' filial piety to my father may be hypocritical, but my filial piety to my father is a lesson every day, whether it is the throne or the name, in my eyes, it is not as important as the health of my father." ”

His eyes gradually reddened, and Li Zhi choked up: "Sometimes I actually look forward to being the prince, but I never thought that my father would leave me so early, what I hope is that my father will always take care of me and my little son, always be by my side, my father will always be the emperor, sheltering me and my little son, my father will never grow old, and I, will never grow up, father and son will live like this for a lifetime, it's good......"

Li Su sighed gloomily: "Birth, old age, sickness and death, how can you fulfill people's wishes?" Your Highness, if something is destined to be unchangeable, you must learn to accept it. ”

Li Zhi cried: "I know the law of birth, old age, sickness and death in the world, but I really can't accept my father's departure, I lost my mother since I was a child, if my father also leaves me, I will be an orphan from now on, what should I do at that time?" Who can take care of me and love me like my father? ”

Li Su sighed: "Your Highness, you are a man, you will grow up after all, since you are a man, you should not think about who will take care of you and love you, a man does not need to be cared for when he grows up, he should have more important things to do, such as responsibility and responsibility, especially you, Your Highness, you are about to become the prince, that is to say, the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty is also you, you bear the life and death of the whole world, if there is still the idea of who will take care of you and love you, I advise Your Highness to give up being the prince, do not harm the people of the world." ”

Li Zhi sniffled vigorously and said, "Brother Zizheng's words are good, and Zhi remembers." ”

Li Su said with a serious expression: "Also, I advise Your Highness to cheer up quickly, at this time His Highness is sad, it is said that I should not say anything bad about the scenery, but I must say that although you are now only one step away from the position of the prince of the East Palace, but at this critical moment, you must especially cheer up, you must not have the slightest negligence, the slightest mistake or omission, otherwise it will be the end of failure, especially King Wei, you must pay close attention to his actions, at this critical moment, you must not allow him to jump up and down and destroy our major affairs, Do you understand? Put away the sad emotions immediately! ”

Li Zhi wiped away his tears fiercely and bowed to Li Suchang: "Thank you Brother Zizheng for mentioning it, I have been taught." ”

Li Su stared at his face for a long time, and suddenly showed a smile: "If nothing else, it won't be long before Your Majesty's will to officially canonize you as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty will be promulgated in the world, Your Highness, I promised to do my best to assist you to become the crown prince, I did this sentence, and the minister congratulated His Highness in advance." ”

Li Zhi looked at him deeply and gave a long salute: "The glory of today's governance is given by Brother Zizheng, thank you Brother Zizheng, I will live up to you in this life." ”

Li Su smiled.

He believes that what Li Zhi said at this moment must be sincere, it is his heart's words, but no one dares to guarantee that after Li Zhi becomes the emperor in the future, his mind will not change, and remember today's sincere words, if it can be fulfilled, it will be a good story for the ages, if it can't be fulfilled, it will also be a helpless passing on the road of life.

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Taiji Palace, Ganlu Palace.

Li Shimin's condition has recurred in recent days, sometimes good and sometimes bad. When his body was better, Li Shimin could walk around by himself, and with the support of the eunuchs, he could barely walk back and forth between the various halls of the Taiji Palace.

Today, Li Shimin's spirit is not bad, after getting up early in the morning, Li Shimin can even hold a bowl by himself, drink a small bowl of rice porridge, and then the eunuch helped him out of the hall, circled around the Ganlu Hall twice, and moved his hands and feet.

After the activity, Li Shimin was a little tired, and ordered someone to set up a soft couch under the corridor outside the main hall, Li Shimin half lay on the soft couch, feeling the warm spring sun shining directly on his body, and the long-lost comfortable feeling returned to his body.

Li Shimin's eyes were half-squinted, not knowing whether he was about to fall asleep or thinking about something.

Chang Tu stood with his hands down, standing respectfully behind Li Shimin, two people whose lives were tied together, quietly enjoying the leisure and comfort that were rare in his lifetime.

Perhaps because Li Shimin is in a good mood, Chang Tu seems to be in a good mood today, the sun shines on his wooden face, and his usually gloomy face looks a little warm and soft.

I don't know how long it took, Li Shimin suddenly broke the silence.

"Chang Tu, tell me about the latest news in Chang'an City......"

Chang Tu asked respectfully, "I wonder what Your Majesty wants to hear?" ”

Li Shimin was still half-squinting, and his tone was weak: "Whatever, it's time to add some movement." ”

Chang Tu thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, today Li Su, the prince of Jingyang County, feasted guests in the city, and borrowed the Furong Garden that you gave to His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and most of the courtiers and magnates in Chang'an City went. ”

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows: "Oh? For no reason, why did he feast on guests? ”

"Has Your Majesty forgotten? It is said that after Li Xiangong returned to Chang'an, he could not do this newborn daughter baby, and today he chartered the Furong Garden to celebrate his daughter. ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "For the sake of celebrating his daughter, this kind of thing is only possible for Li Su, this person ...... It always seems so special. ”

The corners of Chang Tu's mouth were hooked, which was considered to have been laughed.

Immediately, Li Shimin was silent, and looked at the palace building outside the hall with a dull gaze, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a long time, Li Shimin suddenly asked, "All the courtiers and magnates in Chang'an City were invited to Furong Garden?" ”

"Yes."

Li Shimin's face was calm, and he let out a faint sigh.

After a long time, Li Shimin asked: "Chang Tu, do you say that if I make King Jin the crown prince?" ”

Chang Tu hurriedly said: "This is the judgment of Your Majesty's Sacred Heart, and the slave and maid dare not intervene." ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "You and I are related to each other, and we are different from others, just talk about it." ”

Chang Tu still kept shaking his head, he didn't even dare to say, Li Shimin asked for a long time, about the topic of the prince of the East Palace, Chang Tu refused to say a word after all.

Li Shimin sighed in disappointment: "No one in the world dares to discuss the matter of the East Palace with me, but this matter will be resolved sooner or later......"

After a pause, Li Shimin suddenly said again: "If the king of Jin is established as the crown prince, after my death in the future, the king of Jin will ascend the throne, and Li Su will ...... What is the location in the court? ”

Chang Tu had to answer: "Under one person, above ten thousand." ”

Li Shimin frowned: "I appointed him as the right minister of Shangshu Province in the hope that he could become the prime minister in the future and assist the new monarch with his heart, but if the authority is too great, the power of the court will be out of balance, and it will be a disaster after all." ”

Chang Tu was slightly startled, quickly glanced at Li Shimin, and then quickly lowered his head.

Li Shimin sighed again: "Jin Wangzhi is a good boy, but his temperament is still weaker, with Li Su's assistance, he may be able to make up for the cowardly side of his character, but the friendship between King Jin and Li Su is too deep, and after each will be a monarch and minister in the future, King Jin doesn't know how much he will favor Li Su, and the imbalance of power is not a good thing......

Listening to Li Shimin's muttering, Chang Tu kept his head hanging and didn't speak.

Chang Tu is a smart person, he always knows when to speak and when to shut up.

Li Shimin muttered to himself for a long time, seemed to be a little sleepy, and his eyes were closed, as if he was asleep.

After a long time, Li Shimin suddenly opened his eyes again and asked, "Didn't Li Su cultivate an unsightly force in Chang'an City a few years ago?" What has happened to that force now? ”