After being quiet for a while, Li Shimin reluctantly gave a reasonable explanation.
"The Twenty-eight Generals of Yuntai were painted by Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty and offered to the Yuntai Pavilion by his officials. At that time, the twenty-eight generals either died of illness or were old. It is difficult to compare with Huairen."
The corner of Li Yuan's mouth twitched, "Let Yan Liben paint darker, and he will definitely be able to draw a charming picture!"
Li Shimin and Dou Gui couldn't help laughing. In addition to the nickname "Li Cui", Li Shan also had the nickname "Black Man". Princess Yongjia once commented that if the skin is white, how can Shu Bao be the same? And also.
If he wasn't dark, he would be even more beautiful than Wei Bin, the most famous handsome man in history.
By the time Li Shan was summoned to the palace, Li Yuan and others had already gone to the Ganlu Hall... In the Hongwen Hall, Yan Liben breathed a sigh of relief. This guy had no painting skills at all, but he insisted on pointing fingers. It was really speechless.
There was no way, Yan Liben wanted to paint with charm, not resemblance, while Li Shan wanted both resemblance and charm.
In fact, Yan Liben really, really didn't want to take on the task of drawing the list of heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. He was born in the Yan family in Henan, a serious noble family, and did not want to be pleased with his paintings. Historically, he even admonished his descendants that when Unparalleled painting technique.
"Huairen is here." Dou Gui, who was holding a wine cup, smiled and said, "Your Majesty has something important to ask."
"Sit down and drink first." Li Shimin glanced at Dou Gui and thought that Huairen had some tricks up his sleeve. His uncle had never been an easy man. He had a strong and decisive temperament and was extremely arrogant. In the past few years, he had even been disrespectful to his father. But being imprisoned made him feel very sad for Huairen.
After Li Shan saluted, he sat down and thought absentmindedly, the war was about to start, and he was just a minister of Zongzheng. What else should he ask himself?
After Li Yuan exchanged a few pleasantries, he directly asked about the Lingzhou war horses. Li Shimin added on the side, and Dou Gui was more direct and told about the callback of the three thousand cavalry stationed in Yanzhou to Lingzhou.
Li Shan was greatly surprised, "Your Majesty, why should I consult your ministers on this matter?"
"Do those war horses belong to me?"
"Zhang Zhongjian was born as a personal guard of the minister, but he was not a retainer of the minister."
"Isn't Zhang Zhongjian's title of Duke of Guangling County given by the imperial court?"
"Zhang Zhongjian is a minister of the Tang Dynasty and a minister of His Majesty. There is no need to inquire about this matter."
Li Shan's statement surprised Li Yuan. He originally thought that although Li Shan would not interfere, he would ridicule Li Jing because the war horse was transferred to Yanzhou Road.
Li Shimin's eyes flickered, but Dou Gui lowered his head, thinking that last year when the army was stationed in Baiquan, one time when he was enjoying the snow, Li Huairen even admitted that he was not good at understanding... This lie is endless!
First the retainers, then the courtiers, this is a tradition that has been passed down since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period... This idea was the core of the three families' division into the Jin Dynasty.
They are not retainers, but courtiers. This began in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. At first, it was caused by the confrontation between the clan system and the imperial power at its peak. However, this confrontation soon ended in the hands of Huang Chao and Zhu Wen. It ends when "the streets of heaven trample all the bones of the public minister".
There is no doubt that Li Shan's attitude made Li Yuan very satisfied, but the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked Li Shan to write a letter to Zhang Zhongjian.
There are nearly 10,000 cavalry in the Lingzhou Army, and there are also a large number of captured war horses. After all, the two battles in Jingzhou and Lingzhou were great victories. Li Yuan plans to transfer 4,000 war horses from the Lingzhou Army to Yanzhou Road.
Li Shan drank the wine in one gulp and started writing immediately. In fact, he was laughing in his heart. He and Zhang Zhongjian did not exchange many letters on the surface, but the messengers who came back and forth were all from personal guards, which could bring a large number of people from the Lingzhou Army. news.
The main conflict between Zhang Zhongjian and Guo Xiaoke, the general manager of Lingzhou, lies in the distribution of war horses. No one is stupid. In the face of the Turkic attack, the number of war horses means combat effectiveness.
With this letter, Zhang Zhongjian directly sent Guo Xiaoke's horses to Yanzhou Road...Does Guo Xiaoke dare to say no?
Li Yuan didn't look at it, and Li Shimin didn't either. Instead, Dou Gui took it over, looked at it a few times, and made two changes before sending it to Lingzhou.
After the matter was settled, Li Shan asked casually: "Your Majesty, it is rare to have an audience in the palace today. How is King Xu?"
"Eleventh Master." Li Yuan sighed: "I have been led by you for a while, and now..."
Li Yuan was also very speechless. Li Yuanjia was originally so well-behaved and smart at a young age. He was known as the "fairy boy" since he was a child, but now he has gone wild and crazy.
Just as he was talking, someone from the palace came to report that King Xu would like to see him... I guess he knew that King Wei Si, who was the most playful, had entered the palace.
The corner of Li Shimin's mouth twitched. He saw that the eleventh brother was followed by the slim Jiulang Li Yuanfang, the Twelfth Brother Li Yuanze, and his second son Li Kuan, his third son Li Ke, and his fourth son Li Tai.
Li Shan happily led the children out to play. Li Yuan and Li Shimin smiled bitterly at each other, while Dou Gui wondered in his mind, was Li Shan sincere or was he acting?
Not to mention the identity of King Wei Si, he was a famous general in the world who was showing off his power on the battlefield. He led a bunch of children to cause mischief. This was a bit too much.
After Li Shimin and Li Yuan agreed on several other matters, Li Shimin's face turned dark when they left the Ganlu Palace. Li Shan led the children to make noise in the flower garden. Among them, the one who was shouting with excitement was actually his eldest son, King of Zhongshan Li Chengqian. , why didn’t you see this little brat just now!
At night, Li Yuan had a rare rest at Wan Guifei's place. The latter couldn't help but mention the incident of King Wei Si leading the children to play today... At least four teachers of the princes and grandsons were furious and accused Li Huairen.
"Ahem." Li Yuan thought for a while and then said: "After all, Huairen is not very young. He was crowned last year."
"Your Majesty also knows that he has been crowned?" Concubine Wan Gui said angrily: "Before dusk, Dou Dan entered the palace, Li Huairen actually claimed that he was not the heir of Wei, but actually the child king..."
"Cough cough cough cough!" Li Yuan burst into a violent cough, "Child...Kid King?"
"Tomorrow, we will change him to the title of Children's King. Let's see how the history books record it!"
Concubine Wan Gui also didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Last year Yuwen Zhaoyi wanted to wait until the eleventh son was a little older to ask King Wei Si to be his teacher, but today I said in private that it would never be feasible."
Li Yuan clicked his tongue twice, and suddenly asked curiously: "Daosheng has been worshiping him as his teacher for more than half a year, how about it?"
Concubine Wan Gui shook her head and said, "No lessons have been given yet."
"What?" Li Yuan asked in surprise: "You don't teach anything?"
"Li Huairen himself said that classics and history are not his specialty, poetry and prose cannot be taught, military strategies are not allowed to be learned, and calligraphy and painting skills are not proficient in him."
Li Yuan thought for a while, "Then what's the point of preaching Huairen?"
"Only medicine, arithmetic, craftsmanship, and business are allowed to be chosen." Concubine Wan Guifei said with a smile: "Daosheng has not made a decision yet."
