But since when did it seem like I no longer feel this way?
In a daze, Li Shimin recalled a lot of things. Looking at Li Ke's back, he felt a sense of relief in his heart.
Although he is almost an adult, to his parents, no matter how old he is, he is still a child.
In fact, over the years, Li Shimin became more and more panicked as he watched his son grow up.
Especially when he learned that Li Chengqian was not doing his job properly and was unwilling to make progress, and that Li Tai was interested in competing for the position of prince, the panic in his heart intensified.
He was the first emperor in history to kill his brother and force his father to take the throne!
Dreaming back at midnight, every time he thought about this, he was afraid that his children would also embark on such an old road.
Underneath his imperial majesty, hidden is a heart that attaches great importance to family affection.
Li Shimin is still very attentive in caring for his children.
This is recorded in the history of later generations.
However, manpower will eventually be exhausted.
The imperial family has too much heartache and suffering. Even if they think in their hearts, some things may not turn out that way.
"Okay, Ke'er, have you had enough hugs?"
A few minutes later, Li Shimin patted Li Ke's back and reminded him loudly.
"That's enough, Father."
Li Ke also quickly stood up and sat back down.
Although the two of them were still sitting in the same posture as before, Li Ke could feel it because of the hug just now.
Invisibly, their relationship became closer.
Much closer.
It seems that most of the contents in the historical materials are still true.
He couldn't help but feel relieved.
In a sense, Li Ke's behavior was actually to please Li Shimin.
If Li Shimin was suspicious, he might think that Li Ke was preparing to insert his foot in that area, which would trigger his inner instinct.
After the pleasantries were over, Li Shimin also changed to a formal tone.
"You have made great contributions to the disaster relief and dealt with it appropriately. My father should have rewarded you and given you a position of real power."
As mentioned before, being a pacifier is a gilded position.
As long as the disaster relief mission is successfully completed, you can basically get a promotion after returning.
I don’t know if it was due to the influence of time travel, but Li Ke is now the King of Wu and was awarded the title of Governor of Anzhou.
According to the timeline, this should have been obtained only in the eleventh year of Zhenguan.
It has only been ten years since Zhenguan, so he should still be the king of Shu.
In addition, some details are not correct.
For example, Queen Changsun died of illness in the tenth year of Zhenguan and is still alive today. Anyway, Li Ke couldn't figure out why this happened.
But now that it's come, make peace with it, and live like this for the time being.
After Li Shimin said this, he sighed slightly before continuing.
"It's just that you impulsively hit the censor at the censor's desk. Although Wu Yong didn't hand over the book to his father, the censor at the censor's desk didn't stop."
"It's been happening every day for more than a month, and it's really annoying."
"So after much thought, Father, I can only calculate that your merits and demerits are equal to each other. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Li Ke nodded and replied: "I have no objections. There are rewards and punishments. This is how it should be."
This situation was within his expectation.
If Yushitai didn't respond, then he had to be extremely careful. After all, his matter was actually a bad start.
Although in Li Ke's opinion, the strategy used by Wu was simply a corpse meal and was of no use at all.
For Datang, this kind of treatment is actually quite satisfactory. It is the kind of behavior that will not make a big mistake, but it will not make a great achievement.
As long as the disaster does not spread further, it is actually a great achievement.
Therefore, Li Ke's attack on Wu Yong seemed more like unreasonable trouble.
If other officials feel that your censor's strategy is wrong when handling government affairs in the future, and directly attack the censor, then it will really become a mess.
After all, there is a precedent of King Wu.
In this way, Li Ke's punishment is necessary and can be offset by his merits, which is the best result.
"As long as you understand."
When Li Shimin saw that he was not lying, his favorability increased a lot.
But at this time, Li Shimin added loudly.
"Although the merits and demerits of this matter are equal, this time you took the risk to provide disaster relief and your concern for the common people moved my father particularly."
"If you behave like this, your father will naturally not be stingy, so he will reward you with a thousand taels of silver as a reward."
Li Ke suddenly felt a little happy. Compared with any official position, this real money is more suitable for him now.
"Thank you very much, Father, for the reward. I will remember it in my heart!"
He said with a smile and a salute.
But at this time, Li Shimin changed the topic again and asked about another matter.
"The black powder production method you provided last time has achieved some results at the Ministry of Industry, but there seems to be a lack of research direction. Ke'er, do you have any ideas?"
The research direction of black powder?
Good guy, have you already started researching weapons at this moment?
Li Ke sighed in his heart.
Although there are steps and basic ratios in the book, it still takes a lot of experiments to make the finished black powder.
It's only been a little over two months, and it's already yielding results.
"I do still have a lot of ideas in this regard. I will go to the Ministry of Industry to have a look later."
"That's good. If these magical weapons can be made into suitable weapons, they will definitely improve the combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty's army."
Li Shimin sighed with a smile.
Improve combat effectiveness a lot?
Li Ke wanted to laugh. If black gunpowder can really be completely militarized, this will not only improve the combat effectiveness a lot.
It can simply subvert today's fighting style!
However, judging from today's Tang Dynasty, this road is not easy to walk.
Without a proper foundation, it may take hundreds of years.
Of course, the premise is that a certain guy’s plug-in did not pay the fee and was shut down at the beginning of the month.
Next, the two talked about many things, including some government affairs, some opinions and personal matters.
But only Li Shimin didn't mention a word about the people crowding around to welcome him at the city gate.
Did he forget, or didn't know?
Li Ke thought it was impossible, but he couldn't figure out the reason.
"Ke'er, do you remember what your father said last time? Come and walk around the palace more often, meet your father and your mother and concubine."
"I'm going to see your mother and concubine later. There's nothing wrong with waiting for a day or two at the Ministry of Industry."
At the end, Li Shimin made another point.
"I know father, I will understand."
"In this case, I will resign."
Li Ke stood up and bowed, then walked out of the imperial study, looked up at the sky, and took a long breath.
In the imperial study room, Li Shimin looked at the tea leaves in the tea cup and suddenly asked.
"Wang Meng, what kind of person do you think King Wu is?"
"Your Majesty, old slave..."
