After Shangyuan, Luo Tong couldn't stay in Sanyuan for a long time because he was going to the forbidden army to take office, so he left Liufu with Mrs. Luo and Di Zhizhi early the next morning and returned to Chang'an.

Liu Yiyi took the housekeeper to accompany him, and sent him out of Sanyuan City, watching Luo Tong and his party gradually move away, Liu Yiyi sat on his little white donkey and looked into the distance, until they disappeared on the road.

"Is there any news from His Royal Highness King Jin?" Gently stroked Liu Wuchen's ears, the donkey consciously turned back, and Liu Yiyi asked the housekeeper Liu Wuchen about yesterday's congratulatory gifts: "Those congratulatory gifts, have the King of Jin ever accepted them?" ”

"Back to the young master," Liu Wuchen bent over on the horseback and saluted, and replied respectfully: "Including Wang An and those belongings, His Royal Highness the King of Jin has received them all, and he has no intention of sending them back." ”

"Well, just take it." Liu Yiyi nodded lightly: "Wang An still has those tea and wine and other specialties are still second, and the 500,000 yuan of silver can be regarded as a test for him as a master, whether he can pass it depends on him, and whether the staff around him can think of corresponding countermeasures." ”

"There is something that is not very clear, and I ask the young master to give me advice." Gently lifting the reins, Liu Wuchen rode his horse forward two steps, and asked Liu Yiyi with his hand: "There is not much cash in the family, why does the young master insist on giving 500,000 yuan to His Royal Highness the King of Jin?" If it is just for the test, the price paid by the young master will be too great, and the young master's move will inevitably arouse the suspicion of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King Wu, will this have any adverse effects on our Liu Mansion? ”

"Is 500,000 a lot?" Liu Yiyi shook his head disapprovingly, and said softly: "If it weren't for the lack of cash at home, and I also need to keep some in case of an emergency, otherwise, I would be too short to take out an extra 500,000 yuan." ”

There are some things, there is no way to talk to Liu Wuchen directly, if he knows that Li Zhi will definitely become the emperor in the future, he will no longer feel that the 500,000 guan is not worth it, and he will no longer worry about the impact of gains and losses. 500,000 guan, to buy a favor from the future Tang Emperor, this is something that no one even dares to think about after Li Zhi is in power, in Liu Yiyi's opinion, it is worth it.

"As for the crown prince, King Wu and King Yue, will they take a child who has just turned eleven or twelve years old to heart?" Liu Yi stroked the fine hair on Liu Wuji's neck, and said lightly: "Moreover, His Royal Highness the King of Jin and I have a friendship between master and apprentice, I, as a master, can't see my apprentice suffering, and someone sent some property, and others can't find any reason, right?" As long as you don't get too close to him in the future, that's it. ”

"The young master is right, it's dustless and worrying." Responded lightly, the gloom on Liu Wuchen's face was still there, but seeing that the young master of their family seemed to be in control of the overall situation, he knew that there must be some things that the young master was inconvenient to say, so he didn't ask more.

"I knew it would be like this," Li Shimin looked at the battle report handed over by Li Ran with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "Since the last time I read Yang Kunshang's report, I have always had hidden worries, and I know that after Hou Junji breaks through Shazhou City, he will definitely take Yangguan first. ”

"Originally, I still had expectations, hoping that Zhao De would be able to block Shazhou for a little longer, so that when Li Ji led the army to go, at least Yumen and Yangguan would be safe," Li Shimin roared angrily: "But I didn't expect that after only three days, Hou Junji would break through Shazhou and occupy Yangguan, what is Zhao De doing?!" Could it be that he didn't stop Hou Junji for even a day in Shazhou City?! ”

It's a shame to lose a lot of money, Saudi Arabia and Yizhou are located in remote areas, so it's okay to lose it, but what is Yangguan, that is the joint fortress of Datang to Xiya, which can be regarded as the façade of Datang, and has always been heavily guarded, but now, it has been captured by a small Gaochang country?

How can it be embarrassing? How embarrassing! Li Shimin was so angry that he slapped the table, if it was the previous Turks, it would be okay, but in the face of a small country like Gaochang, Datang couldn't even guard its own door, what would the other countries outside the border think?

Without him, they will let me be weak and bullied, and they can't say that they are recruiting troops now, and they are ready to come to my Middle Earth to share a piece of soup before Gaochang!

"The emperor is angry," Li Ran bowed his head and comforted: "The secret report said that General Li Ji had rushed to Yumen Pass three days ago, and I believe that with General Li guarding it, it will be difficult for Hou Junji to advance an inch, as for Yangguan and Sha and Yi Prefectures, it will be a matter of time before they are recovered, and the emperor will not be able to get along with his body." ”

"That's all there is to it." Li Shimin nodded lightly and said with a sigh: "I hope Li Jizhen can do what you said and put an end to this war as soon as possible." ”

Li Shimin also knew that the war was remote, and whatever he said here now was in vain, and it would be useless, and everything depended on how well Li Ji and his party performed at the border pass.

It's just that the original battle was nine out of ten, and many variables were added because of Hou Junji's participation, and now, Li Shimin can't help but start to regret a little, how could he take care of what monarchs and ministers asked Hou Junji to give Hou Junji a way out, and he found a big trouble for himself.

"Your Majesty, there is one more matter, the villain must make it clear to the emperor," Seeing that Li Shimin's anger gradually subsided, Li Ran cautiously raised his head and glanced up, and said in a low voice: "It is about His Royal Highness the King of Jin." ”

"Childish?" Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look down at Li Ran: "Didn't he just move out of the palace, but what accident happened outside the palace?" ”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin's heart couldn't help mentioning that the young slave has always been well-behaved and sensible, and he is even favored by Li Shimin, if it weren't for the palace rules, he really didn't want this little son to move out of the palace. So now when he hears that something may be wrong with the childish slave, Li Shimin, who is a father, can't help but be a little worried.

"Back to the emperor, His Royal Highness the King of Jin is safe and sound, and there is no accident," Seeing that the emperor had misunderstood, Li Ran hurriedly explained, "It is a major event that happened in the palace of His Royal Highness the King of Jin today." ”

"Say!" With his heart down, Li Shimin whispered a word to Li Ran.

"Back to the emperor," he didn't dare to sell any more officials, Li Ran replied bluntly: "At the beginning of the afternoon, there was a team of chariots and horses directly from Sanyuan to the palace of the King of Jin, of which the chariots and horses were loaded with 500,000 yuan, Sanyuan tea, wine, cotton clothes and quilts, a total of fifteen carriages, as a congratulatory gift to His Royal Highness the King of Jin. ”

"No need to ask, this must be sent by Liu Yiyi." Without thinking too much, Li Shimin immediately found the main master, bowed his head and asked Li Ran in a low voice: "Childish slave, have you ever accepted it?" ”

"Even the carts and horses, all of them are put into storage," Li Ran bent over and replied: "Among them, there is also a horse master from Liufu, who is said to have been the chief horse master of Yantian Ranch in the northwest, and was given by Mr. Liu to His Royal Highness the King of Jin for horse taming. ”

"Liu Yiyi thought it was appropriate," Li Shimin was expressionless, and said lightly: "And as soon as he made a move, it was 500,000 yuan in cash, which is a lot of money." To be able to worship such a rich teacher, the young slave has earned it this time, at least, from now on, there is no need to bother with the lack of money. ”

Li Shimin did not show any dissatisfaction and indignation about the congratulatory gifts sent by Liu Yiyi, since Liu Yiyi thought that he had a lot of money in his hands, Li Shimin did not mind that his youngest son would spend some for him.

As for what kind of impact this incident will have on the childish slaves, Li Shimin also has some intention to wait and see, and he also wants to see how his youngest son will deal with these troubles and how to deal with the relationship between him and several other imperial brothers. Come to think of it, this is also the reason why Liu Yiyi did this move.

"Your Majesty," at this time, the little eunuch who was guarding outside the palace stepped in lightly to report: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin is asking to see him outside!" ”

"Oh? The young slave is coming? Li Shimin shook his head and chuckled: "As soon as he was mentioned, he came over, it's really time, go and announce him in." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The little eunuch bowed down, and then turned around and went out with Li Ran, and after a while, Li Zhi slowly entered the hall with small steps.

"Sit down," after seeing the ceremony, Li Shimin glanced down at his little son, and said softly: "Out of the palace, you are already an adult, and the etiquette that should be followed must also be followed. ”

"The son knows, thank you for your father's teachings!" Answering in a proper manner, Li Zhiti sat down at the bottom.

"Come here today, but what's the matter?" When the palace maid handed over the tea, seeing Li Zhi sitting there without speaking, Li Shimin couldn't help but take the lead in asking him.

"Back to my father's words," Li Zhi, who was thinking about how to speak, heard Li Shimin's inquiry, so he got up and replied: "Yesterday, the son got some property in the mansion, in addition to the daily expenses in the mansion, there are more than 500,000 yuan, and it is a waste to put it there,"

Speaking of this, Li Zhi cautiously looked up at his father's eyes, took out a bill from his arms, handed it to both hands, and said in his mouth: "Erchen knows that the war in the northwest is now tight, and the court's property is in urgent need, so he intends to donate these silver coins for military use, and I invite my father to look at it." ”

"Five hundred and fifty thousand?" Looking at the amount of silver on the list, Li Shimin was stunned, didn't he say that there were only 500,000 yuan, why did he suddenly have an extra 50,000 yuan? You must know that the young slave has just established a mansion, and all the things in the mansion will not add up to more than 10,000 yuan, how can it jump out of 50,000 yuan?

However, after thinking of the tea and wine and other things sent by Liu Yiyi, Li Shimin suddenly realized, and at the same time, he was somewhat moved, the reason why there were more than 50,000 yuan in the single book was that the young slaves discounted those congratulatory gifts for cash.

"Good! Good! Good! Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing, and said three good words in a row, not because of the extra 550,000 yuan of silver, but because of his little son's filial piety.

As the saying goes, if you have a son like this, what more can a husband ask for?

While lamenting the filial piety of the childish slave, Li Shimin couldn't help but think of the prince who was far away in the northwest and wanted to make some military exploits, as well as the third Li Ke, who had not returned for the sake of the people's reputation.