After Zhang Ananda saw Li Shimin's movements, he hurriedly held back the smile on his face.

He said on the side: "His Royal Highness King Jin, it is now the end of the month, His Majesty's birthday is coming soon, not to mention the birthday of Empress Changsun in the near future, Your Majesty's money..."

Li Shimin's birthday is January 28, while Empress Changsun's birthday is March.

Therefore, Zhang Ananda had already thought of this set of statements.

Li Zhi's filial piety was the purest of all the princes.

He not only honored his parents, but also treated the emperor and other concubines in the palace very well.

Now, as long as he knows that the money in Li Shimin's hand is going to be ready for his birthday, then he will definitely take part of the investment.

Sure enough, Li Zhi immediately slapped his head after listening to Zhang Ananda's words.

I heard him say in annoyance: "Oops! If Mr. Zhang didn't mention it, he almost forgot to prepare gifts for his father and mother. ”

After saying this, he lowered his head and pondered for a while and said: "Since this is the case, then this investment will be made for his father first, even if it is the filial piety of the son for the birthday of his father and mother." ”

After Li Shimin heard this, he immediately glanced at Zhang Ananda approvingly.

He didn't expect Zhang Ananda to be so accurate with Li Zhi.

actually saved hundreds of thousands of yuan for himself with just one sentence.

However, because of his experience last time, he still didn't dare to give in to two more humble words this time.

Therefore, as soon as Li Zhi's words were finished, he said with a smile: "Since the pheasant slave is so hearted, then the father is here to thank you." ”

Li Shimin has been comforting himself in his heart when he said this: Anyway, the pheasant slave has money, so this time I will take advantage of him again.

Wait until there is any benefit in the future, just think about him more.

Li Zhi knew that he was tricked by Li Shimin and the others again.

I saw him pat his little chest and said: "Filial piety for the father and the queen mother is within the son's responsibility, where do you need the gratitude of the father?" ”

After the matter was settled, Li Zhi quickly took his leave.

Next, he not only had to contact the shipyard to build a ship, but also hurry up to prepare gifts for his parents.

After Li Zhi left, Li Shimin let out a long sigh.

Then he opened his mouth and said to Zhang Ananda: "It's still you, a slave, who understands pheasant slaves, but I didn't expect to save hundreds of thousands of yuan for me just by saying a word." ”

Zhang Ananda said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin's filial piety is famous among all the princes, and His Majesty just ignored this point in a hurry. ”

Zhang Ananda's words made Li Shimin nod his head.

In this regard, Li Zhi and Li Lizhi have indeed done the best.

Li Lizhi, the princess of Changle, has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and the province has never been interrupted every morning and dusk.

And although Li Zhi has opened the mansion on his own, and even has been appointed as the pastor of Yongzhou, he will still come to greet the eldest grandson queen every afternoon.

In addition, Li Zhi often visited the Emperor Taishang and his former teacher Xue Jieyu.

In the past two years, Li Shimin has been able to ease the relationship between father and son with Li Yuan, and Li Zhi has also made great contributions.

Thinking of these, Li Shimin couldn't help but think of some other rumors.

That is, many ministers are speculating wildly about the future successor because of Li Zhi's outstanding performance.

Some people have even begun to spread rumors that they intend to replace the prince.

Although he has secretly disposed of the officials who spread rumors, it is clear that this kind of thinking has been formed in the DPRK and China.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask Ananda Zhang: "Do you say that the pheasant slave is so good will it cause the prince to worry?" ”

Zhang Ananda's pupils immediately shrank after hearing this.

He knows many things no less than Li Shimin.

Even because he was in charge of all the eunuchs and maids in the palace, he was able to get more news about the princes.

In fact, the problem that Li Shimin was worried about has already happened.

The crown prince has complained to the people around him more than once about Li Shimin's preference for Li Zhi.

In addition to the crown prince, Li Tai, the king of Yue, was also jealous of Li Zhi.

Zhang Ananda even learned that Li Tai had intervened in the literati contest a year ago.

However, he can't say any of these things, otherwise it will definitely bring great trouble to Li Shimin.

The point is that Li Shimin may not be able to solve these troubles.

Unless he is willing to waste Li Zhi's talent.

Zhang Ananda's reaction was very fast, he only hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, the good generals will be criticized, but how many people have really done something to transgress? ”

He did not directly answer Li Shimin's question, but used rhetorical questions to dispel Li Shimin's own concerns.

Let's not say that Li Zhi is usually good to their subordinates, and Li Zhi's contribution to the imperial court alone is enough to make him a capable minister.

Li Zhi is still young, and there is still plenty of time for the emperor to consider what he can do to him in the future.

Why bother to think about suppressing Li Zhi's talent now?

After hearing this, Li Shimin nodded again.

He was a rather conceited emperor, and he believed that if he was able to do so, he could fully control all the ministers in the court.

And this is indeed the case, Li Shimin's subordinates can be said to be countless good ministers, and fierce generals are like clouds.

Who can turn out his palm now?

Therefore, Li Shimin began to look at this issue from his own point of view.

It is believed that if Li Chengqian can have some of his abilities, he can also tolerate Li Zhi's talents.

Thinking of this, he put down the worry that rose in his heart and began to deal with government affairs with peace of mind.

After Li Zhi left the Taiji Palace, he first went to meet the Empress Changsun and the Emperor Taishang respectively.

After leaving the palace, he immediately found Li Su again.

He wanted to discuss with Li Su about the birthday gift to be prepared next.

It's been a bit of a tough year to do.

The common jewelry and jade Li Zhi usually sent to the palace.

This year, I haven't developed any new products that can be given away.

Therefore, the two of them discussed for a long time to no avail.

In the end, Li Zhi really had no choice but to run to the east market of Chang'an City in person.

He wanted to see if there was anything unusual that could be given to Li Shimin as a gift.

The weather in Chang'an City in the first month has warmed up a lot.

However, you can still see some people from good families walking around the market wearing down jackets.

Down jackets did not begin to be fully popularized as soon as Li Zhi expected.

On the one hand, because the consumption of poultry is not very large, the average person does not collect so much duck down and goose down.

Another point is that the only fabric suitable for making down jackets is silk.

It is also an item that the average person cannot consume.

Li Zhi knew that this situation could not be rushed, and everything could be solved after the material abundance of Datang.

Li Zhi took Liu An, Chai Long and Duan Shizi to almost all the jewelry stores in the city, but they couldn't find a product that satisfied him.

This is mainly due to the tributary system of the Tang Dynasty, so that some of the top treasures have already been looted to the palace by the city masters located in various places.

Li Zhi left the East Market with some disappointment, turned around and went to the West Market to see if there were any surprises in the residential area of the Hu merchants.