encountered such an unconscious sister as Qi Niang, Li Xiu could only pinch his nose and admit it in the end, and for the safety of Qi Niang, coupled with the persuasion of Princess Pingyang and Yi Niang, he could only send a guard to catch up with Qi Niang in the end, no matter what, he had to ensure the safety of his sister first, and as for other things, he could only talk about it later. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, on the third day of Qi Niang's runaway, when Li Xiu was thinking about how to find a way to call Qi Niang back early, he suddenly received a summons from Li Shimin, which made him have to interrupt his thinking and get into the carriage and come to the palace.

When Li Xiu entered the Liangyi Hall to see Li Shimin, he knew what had happened, it turned out that Li Shimin wanted to discuss some revisions to the Criminal Law with him, in addition to him, the eldest Sun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were also there, and even Du Ruhui, who had been recuperating from his illness, was also here, some time ago he had been receiving careful treatment from Sun Simiao, and now the whole person's spirit is much better, but Sun Simiao still does not advise him to be too tired, so unless it is an extremely important matter, Li Shimin will not summon him too.

The criminal law of the Tang Dynasty inherited the Sui system, in fact, all aspects of the Tang Dynasty were almost the same as the former Sui, and even the imperial examination was learned from the Sui Dynasty.

However, the times are developing, some systems and laws of the Sui Dynasty sometimes seem not very adaptable, and some modifications and adjustments need to be made, Li Shimin was not so careful before, and now the foreign enemy has been removed, so he also began to reform the internal Tang Dynasty, especially in terms of law, which is the cornerstone of national stability, for example, Li Shimin has reformed some legal provisions before, but before it was mainly focused on the law with marriage, business and other laws that did not have much influence, and now Li Shimin is ready to reform the very important criminal law.

Li Xiu came from the later generations, although the laws of the later generations are very different from the laws of the Tang Dynasty, but there are also many places that are willing to learn from them, Li Xiu has made some suggestions to Li Shimin before, and it is estimated that this is also the main reason why Li Shimin came to him to discuss.

"Criminal law is the most important part of the law, do you have anything to say about criminal law?" I saw Li Shimin, who was sitting behind the bookcase, glanced at the most important ministers in front of him, and said slowly at the moment that he needed to collect the opinions of the ministers such as Changsun Wuji and Li Xiu, and then hand them over to the other ministers to revise the criminal law.

The eldest grandson Wuji and others are all prime ministers, and they also have their own opinions on criminal law, everyone has expressed some opinions at the moment, Li Shimin also nodded again and again after hearing it, and finally even Du Ruhui, a patient, also expressed some of his own opinions, but only Li Xiu has been standing there without speaking.

"Li Xiu, what are your opinions on amending the Criminal Law?" Li Shimin saw that Li Xiu had not spoken, and finally couldn't help asking, he attached great importance to Li Xiu's whimsy, and sometimes the problems that he and the eldest grandson Wuji couldn't figure out were often solved in Li Xiu's words, so at this time he also wanted to hear Li Xiu's opinion.

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't know much about criminal law, so he can't think of any good suggestions!" Li Xiu saluted Li Shimin at this time, in fact, it was not that he couldn't think of any good suggestions, but he didn't plan to get involved in the muddy waters of the court again, which was also a decision he made after Pei Lin and Li Yuan woke up.

Regarding Li Xiu's answer, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others were also stunned, but since Li Xiu said that there was no suggestion, they were not good at asking again, so they discussed the details of the revision of the Criminal Law, for example, for the death penalty, Li Shimin reiterated many times that he must be cautious, and all death sentences must be executed five times before the execution of the death penalty until there is no problem, of course, the heinous crimes are not among them.

Listening to Li Shimin's discussion, Li Xiu has been standing quietly next to him without saying a word, in fact, he didn't want to come, but in the past, Li Shimin summoned him to the palace, and he was always called to come, if he suddenly didn't come today, it would be a little too sudden, so he decided to come again, so that Li Shimin could be mentally prepared.

It was discussed until the afternoon, Li Shimin and they agreed on the details of the revision of the Criminal Law, and then Li Shimin prepared a banquet in the palace to entertain Li Xiu and others.

Li Xiu also wanted to leave the palace with the eldest grandson Wuji, but at this time, he was stopped by Li Shimin and said: "Stay with the horse, I have something I want to discuss with you!" ”

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Xiu had no choice but to stay, and after the eldest grandson Wuji and them left, he saw Li Shimin speak again: "You seem to be preoccupied, is there something wrong?" ”

"This ......" Li Xiu couldn't help but hesitate for a moment when he heard this, and then said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, the minister is just worried about some family matters, thank you for your concern!" ”

Li Xiu only said that it was because of family matters, but he did not say what family matters were, Li Shimin was also very interested and did not ask more, and then saw him ponder for a moment before speaking again: "Don Ma, the last time you attacked the Turks, you were in charge of the logistics of the army, so that the army successfully destroyed the Turks, this matter is a great contribution, and after you came back, I have not thought about how to appoint you, with your talent, it is really a waste to stay at home every day, I wonder if you are willing to come to the court to serve?" ”

"Your Majesty, how can you forget that the minister has already assumed the position of Langzhong of the Ministry of Agriculture, and he is often worried about the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture." Li Xiu said without changing his face at this time, although he didn't care much about the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture, but the Ministry of Agriculture became his shield at this time, which was also the main reason why he was willing to serve as the Ministry of Agriculture.

"The promotion of sweet potatoes and corn is going very smoothly, and it has even begun to be promoted to the south for planting, in addition, there are nothing too important on the Ministry of Agriculture, and it can be handled by other people, so I think you can put down the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture, and I can arrange for you to take on a more important position, for example, Keming is only recuperating at home due to illness, and Xuan Ling is really struggling alone, so ......it is not as good as you."

"Your Majesty, the ministers are shallow in their education, and they don't have any experience in governance, not to mention compared with Du Xiang, I'm afraid that any minister in the court is much stronger than me, and the minister is self-aware, so please consider it carefully!" Before Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Xiu interrupted the other party in a cold sweat, when he was woken up by Pei Lin before, he already felt that there would be such a day, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly, Li Shimin was going to let him enter the court now.

"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, with your talent, even if you have no experience, you will slowly get familiar with it in the future, and your relationship with Fang Xuanling is also good, you can slowly ask him for advice." In the face of Li Xiu's refusal, Li Shimin still said with a smile at this time.

"Your Majesty, the minister is really worried that his talents are limited, and I am afraid that he will miss His Majesty's affairs, so please think twice!" Li Xiu said again without hesitation, just kidding, Li Shimin's appointment is equivalent to a big net for him, if he really jumps in, he won't want to jump out again in this life.

Seeing Li Xiu's resolute attitude, Li Shimin couldn't help frowning slightly, but he was very patient, and even knew that Li Xiu could not easily accept his appointment, so he quickly spoke again: "I also said just now, you don't have to be too eager to refuse, this matter can't be settled in a few words, why don't you think about it after you go back and then answer?" ”

Hearing Li Shimin say this, Li Xiu couldn't refuse anymore, and finally nodded helplessly, indicating that he would think about this matter carefully, but he also knew that after he went back, he was not thinking about accepting Li Shimin's appointment, but thinking about how to let Li Shimin die completely and let himself enter the court's death?

However, although Li Xiu made up his mind to refuse to enter the court, it was not easy to let Li Shimin die, the key is that he could not hurt Li Shimin's face because of this, after all, Li Shimin, as the emperor, asked himself to take an important position, but he was rejected several times, even if their relationship was good, it would make Li Shimin unhappy.

You must know that Li Xiu is not alone now, there is still a big family behind him who needs his protection, and if their family wants to live freely in Datang in the future, they must have a good relationship with Li Shimin, so the best way is to let Li Shimin retreat from the difficulties and no longer make such a request.

Of course, Li Xiu is not completely out of the question, for example, he can play a little rogue tricks, such as pretending to be sick or something, although Li Shimin is wise that he is pretending, but at least Li Xiu can be regarded as saving his face by doing this, and also let Li Shimin know Li Xiu's decision.

But pretending to be sick is not a good way, not to mention anything else, pretending to be sick must be done like a little, in other words, Li Xiu has to lie in bed every day, and he can't go out, even if everyone knows that he is pretending to be sick, but he has to make a sick appearance, and the time of this illness can't be too short, at least he has to be treated like Du Ruhui for a year and a half.

Thinking that he couldn't go out for a year and a half, Li Xiu also felt a little unbearable, so he decided to put the means of pretending to be sick at the end, and there was really no way to use this again, it was best to think of a better solution now.

It is precisely because of this that after Li Xiu returned home, he immediately locked himself in the study, thinking hard about how to solve the current dilemma, but he couldn't think of any good way to think about it, and no one else could help him in this matter, could it be said that he really used the method of pretending to be sick?