"I haven't been here for a long time, but this school of yours is becoming more and more prosperous, I heard that not only the children in the neighborhood come to school, but even some poor children in Chang'an City are willing to send their children to study. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Li Shimin said to Li Xiu with a smile, he came in civilian clothes today, and he only brought a few guards with him, speaking of which, since he became emperor, it is rare to travel in civilian clothes like now.

"Thank you for Your Majesty's praise, there are indeed more and more students in the school, and there are some older students graduating this year, some of them have been discussed with our Ministry of Agriculture for a long time, and they will enter the Ministry of Agriculture after graduation, and maybe they can get official status in the future." Li Xiu also smiled at this time.

However, Li Xiu felt a little bad about Li Shimin's coming, because he had refused Li Shimin's recruitment twice before, obviously because he didn't want to be involved in the court anymore, Li Shimin would definitely be able to guess his thoughts, but he actually took the initiative to come to see him, which was not a good sign for Li Xiu.

"Oh? I didn't expect that this is still the official prepared by your Ministry of Agriculture, not bad, these students have learned the knowledge you have imparted since childhood, and there are officials from the Ministry of Agriculture next to them who can come to guide them at any time, and they will definitely be more suitable for the Ministry of Agriculture in the future than the officials selected from outside! Li Shimin couldn't help but appreciate Li Xiu's words.

The Ministry of Agriculture is a highly technical government agency, so the requirements for officials are different from those in other places, and it is difficult to find suitable officials here, but now the students specially trained in the school have solved this problem.

However, when Li Shimin said this, he suddenly turned his head to Li Xiu and smiled: "By the way, the task of promoting corn and sweet potatoes in the Ministry of Agriculture has also been completed, although there are other things to do now, but there are not many usual affairs, Li Xiu, you shouldn't be very busy during this time, right?" ”

"This ......" Li Xiu's heart sank when he heard this, and the thing he was worried about finally came, but he still said cheekily, "Your Majesty, our Ministry of Agriculture has been studying the application and promotion of cotton recently, and there are many things, such as some utensils used in weaving and ginning, which need to be personally participated in the development of the minister. ”

"Yes, how did I hear that the cotton utensils have been developed, and even the cotton cloth has been woven with some samples, and I have seen it with my own eyes, and it is indeed quite well woven." I saw Li Shimin raise his eyebrows at this time, and then watched Li Xiu debunk his lies with some playfulness.

"Cotton cloth is indeed woven, but whether it is weaving or ginning, these appliances have a lot of room for improvement, and this happens to be the minister's strength, so the next thing is still indispensable to the minister!" Although it was debunked by Li Shimin, Li Xiu still said with an unchanged face, after all, this is his strength, and it is very easy to fool Li Shimin.

However, Li Shimin obviously came prepared, but at the moment he showed a solemn expression and said: "The matter of cotton is indeed very important, and it may become one of the foundations of a rich country like silk and porcelain in the future, but there is another thing that needs you, so I hope you don't shirk!" ”

"Your Majesty, Your Minister......"

Of course, Li Xiu couldn't agree easily, so he was immediately ready to refuse, but he didn't expect Li Shimin to immediately interrupt him and said: "Li Xiu, you should have visited your father before, you must also know his physical condition, the imperial doctor told me that my father may not last a few years, in case my father dies, he must choose a site to build the imperial mausoleum, and the scale of the imperial mausoleum must not be too small, these need to be prepared in advance, originally as a son of man, this matter needs to be personally responsible, but my affairs are too much, I can't spare time at all, and when I think about it, only you can help me! ”

When Li Shimin said the end, his face also showed a sincere expression, and Li Xiu was also stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Li Shimin to let him be responsible for the construction of Li Yuan's imperial mausoleum, but this request made him really unable to refuse, after all, he was Li Yuan's son-in-law and an important minister of the Tang Dynasty, and there were really few civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty who were more suitable to do this than him.

"Your Majesty, if you repair the Emperor's Mausoleum now, will it cause some gossip?" However, Li Xiu quickly thought of another question, and said with some worry at the moment, after all, Li Yuan was originally imprisoned by Li Shimin, and now that Li Yuan is not dead, Li Shimin's side is planning to build an imperial mausoleum for Li Yuan, which may make people think that Li Shimin wishes that Li Li Yuan died early, and even Li Yuan will feel uncomfortable when he hears the news.

"It doesn't matter, I'm already infamous, no more is nothing, of course, this matter can't be done openly, and when my mother died, my father said that he would be buried with her, so I plan to move my mother's tomb first, so that there will be an excuse to build the imperial tomb!" When Li Shimin mentioned his mother, Empress Dou, he also showed a sad look on his face.

Empress Dou had already died in the former Sui Dynasty, and at that time she accompanied Li Yuan to serve in Zhuo County, but died there, and in the end, Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng together personally helped her mother to return to her hometown in Taiyuan for burial, so when mentioning her mother, Li Shimin also thought of Li Jiancheng, and even felt sorry for her mother.

"This ......" Li Xiu couldn't help but show a look of embarrassment when he heard this, as a son-in-law, he really couldn't refuse this matter, because strictly speaking, this matter can't be regarded as a court matter, but their family matter, after all, the son-in-law is also half a son, especially Queen Dou has only three sons and one daughter, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji don't need to say, Li Shimin has no time, the only thing left is the daughter of Princess Pingyang, Li Xiu, as a husband, naturally wants to help Princess Pingyang carry this matter.

"Li Xiu, I should have discussed this matter with the third sister, but you also know that the third sister has always refused to see me again, so I can only come to you, and the matter of moving the tomb for my mother is very important, except for you and the third sister, I can't find anyone else to help me!" Li Shimin said with a wry smile again at this time.

When it came to this, Li Xiu had no choice but to say helplessly: "Okay, this is a family matter, I believe Xiuning will definitely agree, but before I agree, I hope Your Majesty will send me a helper, otherwise I don't dare to take on such an important matter." ”

Whether it is the location of the imperial mausoleum or the relocation of Empress Dou's mausoleum, it needs to be in accordance with the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, and this aspect is Li Xiu's weakness, so he clearly proposed to ask for a helper, and he already has a suitable candidate in his heart.