readx;?“ Your Highness is too polite, with your status, is there anything else you need my help with? When Li Xiu heard this, he immediately showed a vigilant expression and said, as long as Li Shimin said to ask him for help, it would definitely be nothing good, especially now that he has just become a father, Princess Pingyang will give birth in a few months, so he doesn't want to leave home because he helps Li Shimin. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Seeing Li Xiu's vigilant appearance, Li Shimin couldn't help but smile helplessly and said: "Don't worry, this matter has little to do with you, mainly because I heard you mention that Doctor Sun's medical skills are amazing, so I want to ask him to see a doctor!" ”

"Huh? Your Highness, are you sick? When Li Xiu heard that Li Shimin just wanted to ask Sun Simiao to see a doctor, he was also immediately relieved, and then asked.

"It's not me, it's Guanyin, she hasn't been in good health since she gave birth to Lizhi, and the imperial doctor has prescribed a lot of prescriptions to help her recuperate, but there is not much improvement, so I want to ask Doctor Sun to see Guanyin." Li Shimin sighed at this time and replied, now even Princess Pingyang doesn't recognize him as a younger brother, and the only person around him who can say intimate words is only his wife Changsun, but Changsun's health has not been good in recent years, which makes him very worried.

"It turned out to be Princess Qin, I will tell Doctor Sun later, this person is benevolent and benevolent, and he will definitely agree, but Your Highness must not think about leaving him in the palace as an imperial doctor, because as far as I know, Doctor Sun will never agree, and I also want him to live in my house for a few more months, so that when Xiuning gives birth in the future, it will be more secure!"

Li Xiu first nodded in agreement, and then told him that he was afraid that if Li Shimin gave Sun Simiao an official, he would scare this great power away, after all, Sun Simiao in history had rejected the emperor's decree to be an official more than once.

"I understand that a true high-ranking hermit does not care about worldly fame and fortune, for example, don't you really like to be an official?" Li Shimin also smiled at this time, and by the way, he also held Li Xiu, which was really surprising.

"Hehe, I can't compare to Sun Simiao, they really don't care about fame and fortune, and I don't really understand the word fame and fortune, but compared to fame and fortune, I think some things are more important." Regarding Li Shimin's praise, Li Xiu was very modest, but he was also telling the truth.

Hearing Li Xiu's answer, Li Shimin smiled and didn't speak again, at this time they had already left the princess's courtyard for some distance, and in front of it was Li Xiu's original home, because Princess Pingyang was also going to move over to live together, so this home was a little small, and Li Xiu also let people start expanding early, but his requirements were relatively high, so the expansion was still not completed.

"Li Xiu, why is your house built so slowly?" Li Shimin also knew about Li Xiu's expansion of the house, but it had been several months, but the whole house still looked like a construction site, and it had not been completed at all.

"This ...... Hehe, in fact, it is also normal, after coming to live in more people, and can not be wronged by the princess, so the whole house has expanded several times, in addition to the whole house has also redesigned some things, such as heating, water supply, etc., the construction is quite complicated, it is estimated that it will be completed until July and August. Li Xiu smiled and explained that this house would be the place where their family would study and live in the future, and it would naturally be built comfortably and beautifully, so most of his energy was focused on it.

Hearing Li Xiu say this, Li Shimin couldn't help but be a little curious, and immediately proposed to go and see, Li Xiu naturally did not refuse, so the two turned to the old mansion that was being expanded, and the eldest grandson Wuji followed from afar with the guards, he knew that the content of Li Shimin's conversation with Li Xiu should not be heard by others, even if it was him, he would not approach without Li Shimin's permission.

I saw that the old house is still a mess here, after all, the construction site will not be clean and tidy, the wood and stone piles are everywhere, and the ground is also full of big ditches and small ditches, although the weather is still a little cold, but the craftsmen who work are shirtless, steaming hot air on the top of their heads, and they are in full swing.

Li Xiu is very familiar with these craftsmen, and after coming in, he also greeted people everywhere, and then took Li Shimin to a foundation that has been built, on which several layers of blue strip stone have been built, and then up is the wall made of green bricks, and the whole body is mainly brick and stone, which is somewhat different from the architecture of the Tang Dynasty, because when the house of the Tang Dynasty is built, although bricks and stones are also used, it is mainly wood, and Li Xiu's house here rarely uses wood in other places except for the roof.

"With all this masonry, are you building a house or a wall?" Li Shimin looked at the house carefully, and then referred to the several houses that had been built around, and couldn't help but sigh at the moment, the price of bricks and stones is more expensive than wood, and Li Xiu is inevitably a little extravagant to build like this.

"I can't help it, I have to build a flue in the wall to heat the fire in the winter, if you use too much wood, it may cause a fire if you are not careful, so it is better to be safe with masonry." Li Xiu spread his hands at this time, he did not take this into account when he built the house before, and as a result, every winter, he had to be careful to heat the house, and even poured water on the wood in the house to prevent them from ignition.

"I see!" Li Shimin nodded when he heard this, and then walked around the house again, but soon saw something that interested him, such as how many copper pipes were erected in a house, and he didn't know what it was for?

"These copper pipes are used for water supply, and the bamboo tubes used to be used at home, but they are too easy to break, so I let people order these copper pipes, which are expensive and expensive!" This time, there was no need for Li Shimin to ask, Li Xiu took the initiative to explain.

However, when mentioning these copper pipes, Li Xiu gritted his teeth, because these copper pipes are simply ridiculously expensive, and there were no such things in this era, and in the end, he asked the Ministry of Industry to help through the samurai tong, and asked them to make these copper pipes by casting, the walls of the pipes are very thin, after all, they are only used to pass water, not to make gunpowder barrels, as long as they can ensure that there is no leakage.

Listening to Li Xiu's explanation, Li Shimin also felt very novel, and then Li Xiu took him to some built rooms to go around, and Li Shimin was very interested in Li Xiu's toilet, because Li Xiu's toilets were built in the house, and they were all flushing toilets, but unfortunately the ceramic craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty was still relatively poor, resulting in the toilet bowl could not be built for the time being, otherwise it would be more modern.

"Li Xiu, your ingenuity has been spent on this, isn't it a bit too wasteful?" After Li Shimin visited this unfinished mansion, he suddenly asked Li Xiu, although Li Xiu's mansion cannot be compared with the palace in terms of scale and refinement, but it definitely surpasses the palace in terms of comfort, which makes Li Shimin a little jealous.

"Hehe, life is just a few decades, some things can be done, some things can never be done, and this is the ancestral home of our Li family, so it is natural to build a little better." Li Xiu said with a smile.

"Sounds reasonable, I'll discuss something with you!" Li Shimin was not really jealous of Li Xiu, nodded immediately, and then said with a mysterious face, "After you are busy here, can you lend me some craftsmen, and I also think that some palaces in the palace need to be renovated, such as the water supply, heating and toilets, which can be built in the palace." ”

"Okay, it's a trifle!" For this kind of trivial matter, Li Xiu naturally agreed without hesitation, but Li Shimin actually proposed to renovate the palace in the palace, does this mean that he will soon ascend the throne?

Li Xiu's guess was quickly confirmed, and after Li Shimin turned around the house for a while, the two of them left the house, and then Li Shimin suddenly said: "Li Xiu, now that the Tang Dynasty has been decided, all aspects are on the right track, some time ago, my father asked me to send a message, saying that he is old and unable to handle government affairs, so he wants to give me the throne, what do you think?" ”

Shameless! At this time, the first reaction in Li Xiu's heart, based on the performance of the other party when he saw Li Yuan last time, I am afraid that Li Yuan would not take the initiative to hand over the throne no matter what, but now the situation is not up to anyone, and the throne cannot be decided by Li Yuan at all.

Of course, Li Xiu could only think about the above in his heart, not only could he not say it, but he couldn't even show it in the slightest, so he was silent for a moment before he spoke: "Since Your Majesty wants to give way, it is only natural for you to take over the throne, King Qin!" ”

Hearing Li Xiu's approval of this matter, Li Shimin did not show a surprised expression, and then saw him say calmly again: "But after all, I am still only a prince and not a prince, so Wuji suggested that I should be appointed as the crown prince by my father first, and then ascend the throne as the crown prince, so as to comply with the rules, what do you think?" ”

When Li Shimin said just now that Li Yuan was going to give way to him, Li Xiu already felt that he was very shameless, but now that he heard Li Shimin's above words, he finally found that there was something even more shameless, no wonder the ancients invented "shameless" in addition to "shameless", this word was tailor-made for Li Shimin.

"Ahem, that's fine, it just takes a little more time, but now that the world is decided, it's nothing to delay a little time." Li Xiu coughed dryly at this time, in fact, he couldn't understand why Li Shimin told him this?

"Yes, spending a little time can make the succession more straightforward, and it is naturally worth it!" Li Shimin repeated Li Xiu's words at this time, and then after being silent for a moment, he suddenly looked at Li Xiu with a worried face and said, "But on the day of the enthronement, I hope the third sister can go, I wonder if you can convince her?" ”

As soon as Li Xiu heard this, his face fell suddenly, and then he stared at Li Shimin with an embarrassed face and said: "Your Highness, this idea of yours is really a bit unrealistic, you are sisters and brothers, you should know her temperament better than me, in this situation, do you think the princess will go to your enthronement ceremony?" ”

Li Shimin actually only held on to the hope of what happened, but when he heard Li Xiu's answer, his expression also darkened, and after a long time, he shook his head painfully and said: "It's true that I'm too greedy, but in this world, except for Guanyin and my children, only the third sister is my closest person, and when I reign over the world, I really hope that she can stand by my side!" ”

Li Xiu was silent when he heard this, in fact, he understood Li Shimin's current psychology, not so much that he wanted Princess Pingyang to participate in the enthronement ceremony, it was better to say that he wanted to get the understanding of his relatives, this is a very complicated psychology, on the one hand, he killed his brother, which made Li Shimin have a deep sense of guilt, on the other hand, he wanted his relatives to see him ascend the throne, and he also wanted the support and understanding of his relatives, which is a contradiction at all.

Seeing that Li Xiu didn't speak, Li Shimin also sighed secretly, and only after a while did he speak again: "Li Xiu, Cheng Qian has been wanting to go to your class again during this time, but I don't know what the third sister means, do you think she will agree?" ”

"Your Royal Highness is too worried, the princess will not be so narrow-minded, and she will not involve the grievances between adults on the child, so if Cheng Qian wants to come, let him come to class!" Li Xiu replied with a smile.

"Well, I also know that the third sister will definitely not embarrass Cheng Qian, I am more relieved to have your words, and I will let Cheng Qian come to class in two days!" Li Shimin spoke again, and sending Li Chengqian to Li Xiu to attend classes here also represented a complete reconciliation between him and Li Xiu.

After chatting a few words about Li Chengqian, there was a sudden silence between the two, and finally Li Shimin also felt very tired, so he said goodbye and left, and Li Xiu did not stay, personally sent him to the official road, and then watched him leave with the eldest grandson Wuji and others.

Seeing that Li Shimin and the others disappeared on the official road, Li Xiu was about to go back to find Sun Simiao, after all, when Li Shimin left just now, he also told him not to forget to ask Sun Simiao to treat the eldest grandson, and Li Xiu naturally did not dare to delay. But at this moment, I suddenly saw Ma Ye striding towards him, and as soon as he saw him, he immediately spoke: "What did King Qin come to you to do just now, did you want to support Zhang Shigui?" ”

"Hehe, Uncle Ma, don't worry, King Qin didn't mention your beating of Zhang Shigui at all, it is estimated that this matter has passed!" Li Xiu couldn't help but smile when he saw Ma Ye.

"I really didn't mention it!" Ma Ye's eyes couldn't help but light up when he heard Li Xiu's words, but then he said with some pity, "If I knew that this was the case, I should have beaten harder that day, at least I had to break the leg of the dog surnamed Zhang, so as to relieve the hatred in my heart!" ”

Hearing Ma Ye's words, Li Xiu could only shake his head and smile bitterly, if Ma Ye really broke Zhang Shigui's leg, the consequences would be unpredictable. In fact, Ma Ye also knew that he was just talking, and then I saw him speak again: "Boy, the Wuzhizhuang side has almost been built, and the caravan should be put on the agenda, and tomorrow, can you spare some time to meet someone with me?" (To be continued.) )