The night is as cool as water.

Li Shimin dragged his heavy steps back to Lizheng Hall.

No matter how busy things are, he would come here every day to see Li Zhi and Little Shizi whom he raised himself.

According to common sense, the emperor does not allow a particular preference for a specific person, which will cause many adverse reactions.

But Li Shimin, who has always been advised, would become extremely stubborn when facing the children born to Empress Changsun and would not listen to any persuasion. Princess Changle, Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Li Zhi, and Li Jizi even more so. He left Li Zhi and Li Jizi in Li Zheng Hall and refused the rules of finding mothers for the two little guys, and raised them himself. No matter how busy or tired they were, they would be in a rain or shine.

In his heart, Li Zhi, Xiao Shizi's mother was Empress Changsun, and no one was qualified to replace her.

"Father!"

Hearing this scream, Li Shimin's fatigue went out and showed an amiable smile and said, "Something happened in the court today, which was delayed. Is the little whisker already asleep?"

Li Zhi pointed to the little guy who was asleep on the side and whispered: "I don't listen no matter how much I say it, I have to wait for my father to come back."

Li Shimin habitually carried Xiao Yizi back to the room.

Back at the hall, Li Shimin asked about Li Zhi's homework.

Li Zhi answered fluently.

Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, "I heard from your teacher that you want to annotate the "Book of Filial Piety"?"

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, my son has many ideas recently, so he wants to write it out and try it out. Then I hope my father will review and give it a guide..."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "But why is it the Book of Filial Piety?"

As a king, I do not agree with many things in the Book of Filial Piety.

Li Zhidao: "Children think that filial piety is the most important thing as a minister. In life, they serve their parents when they are young and serve the king when they grow up. Only by cultivating their own character with their sons and serving the king with their ministers and serving the king with their ministers is the basis of being a human being. If they are in vain, they do not love their fathers, and are not loyal to the king, what do they mean by animals?"

This sentence directly made Li Shimin feel like he was in his heart.

He did not agree with the "Book of Filial Piety", but he hoped that everyone in the world would take the "Book of Filial Piety" as the basis and serve him as his king and father.

Thinking of his eldest son's changeable and irritable nature, although his second son was so talented, he wanted to suppress his brother intentionally or unintentionally, which made him feel a little sad.

It would be great if they could be as sensible as Zi Nu.

Li Shimin sighed: "If a child can act according to this, it will be enough to serve his father and brother, be a good minister, and become a wise king of the generation."

Li Zhi did not respond, but asked caringly: "Does Father have any trouble?"

Li Shimin never concealed the child he raised since childhood and said, "There were some changes in the West. The caravan attacked him before, and the situation has become worse recently. Now the exact news has come from the west. The one who attacked the caravan was Qu Wentai, the king of Gaochang. This thief came to Chang'an in person in the fourth year of Zhenguan to meet and contribute to the local things. I agree with him quite well, and do not want to become more aggressive now and start to stop the tribute route of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. Who is unbearable?"

Li Zhi's face was tense and said, "Those who are enemies of his father should be destroyed."

Li Shimin laughed and said, "Zhinu said it well, and he should be destroyed. His father ordered Hou Junji to be the chief general of the Jiaohedao marching, and Xue Wanjun, the general of Zuotuan Guard, as the deputy chief general, led tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry and Turks, and Qibi to conquer Gaochang. Although victory and defeat were common among military strategists, I told Junji privately that even a small Gaochang could not be destroyed, so he would not have to come back."

When Hou Junji was young, he joined the Qin Palace to serve him. Li Shimin especially admired this young man with extraordinary potential.

Not only did he train himself with all his heart, he also specially introduced Li Jing to teach him how to lead troops.

Li Shimin is full of confidence in this beloved general whom he has promoted himself.

Li Zhidao: "Duke Lu will not let down his father's trust."

Li Shimin never worried about failure. He had enough confidence that the Tang Dynasty under his rule could wipe out any opponent. He touched Li Zhi's little head with approval and said, "The father is not worried about this. My father just suddenly understood Yang Guang a little bit. He wanted to do too many things, but reality does not allow him to do this. The court's economy is unbearable, and I have tried my best to reduce the expenses, but it is still a bit difficult. I just discussed with the house, and if I go on, I will not even pay the salary of all officials if I go on."

Li Zhi slapped his head and said, "I forgot my child. Uncle Sixteen gave me several boxes of coins to my father."

Li Shimin suddenly stood up and said, "How many boxes?" His eyes were almost like coins.

Li Zhi said: "Yes, at dusk, the child received a letter from his sixteenth uncle. He said he had obtained a fortune and said he was unwilling to take it alone. He shared it with his father. There was also a letter to his father. The child felt that a few uncles, only the sixteenth uncle knew that his father was good to them and knew that he had good things to share with his father."

Li Shimin snorted and said, "Where is sharing it with the emperor, it is to let the emperor be his big tree and provide shade for him. You don't know that someone impeached your uncle a few days ago, and it has not stopped until the last few days."

He looked disgusted, but his hands still honestly took the letter from Yuan Ling.

Yuan Ling’s letter is very simple, just so praising and writing.

Anyway, Li Shimin was praised by Li Shimin as there was nothing in the sky, and he was better than the Qin Emperor than Han Wu. His unfilial brother thought about his hard work and had recently gained ill-gotten wealth, so he gave him half of it. Only at the end of the letter did Yuan Ling explain his intention, which was a simple sentence, and he needed money to repair the house.

Li Shimin had already changed his vision of his younger brother. He has been very upset about impeachment these two days, and he also feels that the country is easy to change and his nature is difficult to change. But he has been busy with things in the west recently and has no time to deal with it.

Now that Yuan Ling is so tactful, he is so sensible and knows how to give half of the money he has won, he feels comfortable in an instant, and said, "I'm right about this, Zhinu said, that's all your sixteenth uncle, and you don't forget your roots. I know that your father has taken a lot of trouble for him. If it weren't for your father, he would have rushed to the outside world. With his virtue, wouldn't he betray the same as your fourth brother when he went outside? He wouldn't let his father worry at all."

Looking at the six boxes of money in front of him, Li Shimin pretended to be pondering: "When the father takes five boxes away, he will subsidize the national treasury. The remaining box will be left in the Lizheng Hall. You brothers and sisters also have considerable expenses, so you can't lose money."

Li Zhi smiled with a deep understanding. What expenses can they have?

"Okay, Zhinu should rest early, and the father has something else to do, so let's leave first."

Li Shimin made a fortune in vain and left Lizheng Hall with the famous Qin King's formation breaking song.

Li Zhigong sent Li Shimin away, returned to his room, threw the "Book of Filial Piety" in his hand and rolled onto the ground.
Chapter completed!