As expected, two days later, Li Shimin returned from Jiyuan and praised his two sons who had organized the Zhongyuan sacrifice on a large scale.

Li Chengqian and Li Tai were both rewarded with commendations, and they seemed to be evenly divided, regardless of victory or defeat.

But this time, there was another good news from Chang'an - the crown princess Su was two months pregnant, and Li Chengqian specially sent a fast horse to report the good news to the monarch's father.

Sure enough, after hearing the news, Li Shimin was overjoyed, and immediately issued an order to reward Donggong with a lot of rare medicines, as well as the best ginseng that Baekje had just paid tribute, to give his daughter-in-law a safe baby.

Although it is not the first time to be a grandfather, there is already a grandson like Li Xin, but Li Shimin's excitement is beyond words, even more than in the past.

After all, there is a big difference between this grandson and his grandson.

First, Li Chengqian is the eldest son of the emperor and the crown prince of the dynasty, and the prince has a son, which means that the country must have a direct lineage, which is very important in ancient times when blood inheritance was valued.

Moreover, the pregnant princess is the crown princess, and the son in the womb is the eldest son and grandson of the Tang Dynasty. As long as the one who falls into the grass is a boy, the status will be noble and abnormal.

And Li Tai's son Li Xin is just a concubine after all, if it weren't for the emperor's first grandson, how could his grandson be so expensive?

Although Li Tai has always deliberately avoided this matter and deliberately raised Li Xin under the knees of Princess Yan Wan, he still can't change his son's background. After all, when Li Xin was born, Yan Wan, who had just gotten married, was only eleven years old, and from a physiological point of view, it was a little impractical to get pregnant and give birth.

The concubine is a concubine after all, and he is also the concubine of the second son, and his background is too much different.

There is no doubt that the child in the womb of the crown princess Su is more noble and of great significance. No wonder Li Shimin is happy and attaches great importance to it, all of which is reasonable.

Li Tai had to be a little gloomy, he was rewarded by Wei Wangchi before, and he was in the lead, and he was in the limelight for a while. Now that the crown princess is pregnant, the crown prince Li Chengqian quickly caught up and had a great tendency to overtake.

Li Xin, the son who was originally an important arm and could add points and color, suddenly lost his lustre, and he really lost a lot!

What to do?

Someone gave him the idea to impeach the prince for being unfilial, on the grounds that he had sex during the period of filial piety, which caused his wife and concubine to become pregnant.

Hearing this, Li Tai couldn't cry or laugh, and slapped him with his hand, such a fool is really not suitable to stay in the Wei Palace, don't say anything about it, maybe one day he will harm the master.

Let's not talk about the royal filial piety to replace the month with the day, only need to keep the filial piety for 27 days, even if it should be filial piety for three years, what can it be?

There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great!

What's more, Queen Changsun has been looking forward to the prince having a son as soon as possible before her death, and now she has got her wish, the princess is pregnant and is considered to be a great comfort to the queen mother's soul in the sky, but it is a happy event of great filial piety, who dares to say a bad thing?

Regarding this matter, I can only silently pray that the crown princess Su will give birth to a daughter. Then run the literature museum of the Wei Wangfu, compile the "Chronicles of the Kuodi", and the literary meeting in a few days is also very important......

However, Li Tai never expected that the blessing is incomparable, and the disaster is not a single line, in the Luoyang Palace, someone has just "participated" in him.

……

In the Zhenguan Palace, Li Shimin was meeting Yu Shinan, an old minister of the Zhuguo State, alone.

"Chen Yu Shinan pays a visit to His Majesty."

"Bo Shi doesn't have to be polite, sit down!" Li Shimin has great respect for this old minister, who is older than his father.

"Thank you."

Li Shimin smiled and asked: "Can this trip to Jiangdu be smooth?" ”

Yu Shinan said excitedly: "Tuo Majesty xià Hongfu, a qiēshun lì, before he died, he can go to worship his brother once, which is also a wish." ”

Referring to the deceased, Li Shimin also seemed to be quite emotional, and sighed: "Your brothers are all capable ministers of the world, but it is a pity that Brother Ling was harmed by Yu Wenhua and ...... I am very fortunate to have you. ”

"Your Majesty has praised it, and it is an honor to be respected by Your Majesty."

"Qing doesn't have to be too humble, I'm going to Jiangdu, I've seen and heard all the way, but what do you want to tell me?" Li Shimin asked with a soft smile, as if he wanted to know a little about Jianghuai through Yu Shinan.

"This year, the wind and rain in Jianghuai are smooth, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the Haiyan River is clear, and the minister has nothing to say. But I arrived in Luoyang two days ago......"

Hearing that there was a turning point in Yu Shinan's words, Li Shimin immediately asked, "How is Luoyang?" ”

"Back to His Majesty, the minister returned to Luoyang the day before yesterday, went to Yique's hometown to revisit, saw the craftsmen working in front of Binyang Cave, and knew that it was the King of Wei who built a Buddhist shrine for the first queen, His Royal Highness has a very good heart of benevolence and filial piety, but ......"

"But how?" Involving his deceased wife and beloved son, Li Shimin's brows were tightly locked, and his eyes suddenly became much heavier.

Yu Shinan said in a deep voice: "The minister saw that the overseer was holding a leather whip, and he scolded the craftsmen a lot, and it seemed that he spared no effort to make progress...... The minister thought that such impatient and harsh treatment seemed to lose royal benevolence;

And the first queen is alive, the virtue of benevolence and love for the people is known all over the world, and now the Buddhist shrine is not only to pray for the blessing of the mother, but it is against the teachings of the mother, I am afraid that this move is inappropriate......"

Li Shimin frowned a few times and asked, "Is this really the case?" ”

"The minister saw it with his own eyes."

"This matter is presided over by Qingque, does he know?" Li Shimin asked again thoughtlessly.

Yu Shinan pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "Your Highness may be negligent, or you may be filial and in a hurry......"

There is no accurate answer, and there is no positive answer, but Li Shimin already knows it in his heart.

At least one thing, Li Tai is already guilty. If you don't know, it's a crime of negligence, a little reprimand, a loss of face, nothing serious; If you know, it's a big deal, what is the intention of being so eager for quick success?

Although Li Shimin loves his son without principles, he is an emperor after all, and he is not confused at all, especially when he hears the advice of important ministers, he naturally thinks more.

Moreover, the Buddhist shrine is about praying for his beloved wife, Li Shimin attaches great importance to it, and he can't tolerate others making small moves in this matter and blaspheming his beloved wife.

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, his eyes were deep, and he said leisurely: "Regarding this matter, I will tell the King of Wei not to be impatient, to cherish the people's strength, and to promote the benevolence of the court and the empress." ”

"Your Majesty." Yu Shinan knows in his heart, just point to the end.

"Bosch, you have a heart."

Yu Shinan suddenly said: "Your Majesty, advice is the duty of the minister, and it is even more fortunate for the minister to be able to accept it.

It's just that the old minister is already old, and he feels that his energy is not as good as before, and he is afraid that it will be difficult to serve the king again, so he asks His Majesty to return home and recuperate......"

Resign!

played the last admonition, Yu Shinan suddenly proposed to resign!

At the age of eighty, such a request seems reasonable. Especially after a long journey, after paying tribute to my deceased brother, I feel more emotional, which is understandable.

However, with Yu Shinan's departure, it seems that there will be some subtle changes in the situation between the DPRK and China, and this is something that Li Shimin must consider.

The first reaction was that Li Shimin had the intention to keep it, but after thinking about it, Yu Shinan was already eighty years old, how long could he keep it? Forcibly staying in the court and not letting the old ministers live in peace in their old age does not seem to be the style of a benevolent monarch.

So he can't object to this, but for now...... The timing doesn't seem so right.

"Bo Shi, you are indeed old, go home to recuperate in your old age, and it is reasonable to tease your grandson, it should be. But right now, I can't live without you! Li Shimin said sincerely: "Wait, wait until the beginning of next year and return home, okay?" ”

Li Er's thoughts, Yu Shinan knew in his heart, the emperor needed half a year to rearrange, and maybe he had to find a new suitable candidate.

This matter is not only about the emperor, but also about the court, but also about the large group of people behind him. At this time, as long as you can still move, you can't pick it immediately. After a slight groan, Yu Shinan said happily: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

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PS: Yu Shinan is the second son, but he passed on to his uncle Yu, so the word Boshi. According to the ancient tradition of taking table characters, "Bo" is the word used by the eldest son.