Xue Rengui bowed respectfully and left with excitement.
In the study room, only two people were left again.
Li Shimin naturally took out a cigarette and lit it gently.
He knew that Xu Fenglei had quit smoking, so he didn't give him cigarettes.
"On the Tuyuhun side, Duan Zhixuan has already fought all the way to the royal city."
Li Erdao,
"It went unexpectedly smoothly. We didn't encounter any decent resistance along the way. It can be said that it was overwhelming."
"But I always feel... something is not quite right."
Xu Fenglei laughed.
"That's definitely not right."
He said,
"As the saying goes, when things go wrong, there must be monsters. Although Tuyuhun is not a regional power, it can be regarded as one of the great powers on the grassland."
"The Murong family is the most cunning and cunning. How could they just give up everything and go into exile in a foreign country?"
"I guess they must be secretly accumulating strength, thinking about when to give Datang a hard blow!"
"If Duan Zhixuan doesn't get carried away by victory and can fight steadily, he might not suffer any losses. But with this kind of momentum, it's probably impossible for him to fight steadily. He's not Li Ji."
Every general has his own style.
For example, Li Ji is synonymous with being as steady as an old dog. No matter how smooth the battle is, he will not get carried away and will push forward step by step.
The disadvantage of this is that it may delay the opportunity to win a big victory.
But the good thing is that you will never fail.
But a young general like Duan Zhixuan is unlikely to be so stable.
"makes sense……"
Li Shimin blew out a puff of smoke and said,
"Then you mean... something might happen?"
"Are you planning for a rainy day?"
Xu Fenglei spread his hands.
"What's the point of preparing for a rainy day? The Tang family has such a strong foundation, it won't matter even if it fails temporarily."
He said,
"When the time comes, just send another general to attack!"
"For example, someone like Li Jing can decide the outcome if one faction comes over! Your Majesty has so many trump cards in his hand, what are you afraid of?"
Li Shimin nodded slightly.
"That's right... I'm worrying too much."
He said,
"Speaking of cards... I haven't been to my father's house for a few days, and I haven't played cards with him."
"Speaking of which, my father's birthday is coming soon. I thought that I must take care of things for him and make him happy."
"right?"
Xu Fenglei was startled.
Li Yuan?
That's right... speaking of it, it's been eight years since Zhenguan, is this old man almost horny?
When did Li Yuan die in history?
It seems like it was in the eighth or ninth year of Zhenguan... I can't remember clearly.
"How is the Emperor's health lately?"
Xu Fenglei said with sudden concern.
Li Shimin shook his head.
"It's not good. My father is almost seventy years old, and his body is indeed getting worse day by day."
He sighed softly,
"I think before I ascended the throne, although he was a little old, he was still in good spirits."
"Over the years, he has been drained of alcohol and sex, and his complexion is getting worse every year."
"I've been infected with wind and cold in the past few days. I've been sick for several days. I just drank some porridge today."
"I'm really worried, he...sigh!"
Xu Fenglei blinked.
"Are you really worried?" He said something mean.
Li Shimin: "?"
'Ahem... I mean, if Your Majesty is really worried about the Supreme Emperor, then you have to make good preparations for his birthday. '
Xu Fenglei paused for a moment, then quickly changed the subject with a dry cough and said,
"We are human... we are going to die after all, so the process is very important."
"It is better to have a smile on your face than to end up depressed, so I think that within the limited time that the Supreme Emperor has, we must make him happy!"
"Do you think so?"
Li Shimin silently closed the knife in his sleeve.
"You are right. If my father's days are really numbered, I must make him happy!"
He said seriously,
"Listen, you always have the most clever ideas, so I'll let you handle this matter!"
"There are no other requirements. The only requirement is to make my father happy!"
"Can it be done?"
Xu Fenglei: "..."
"ah?"
"Why me?"
its not right!
Shouldn't this kind of thing be left to the people in the Ministry of Etiquette?
It has something to do with myself!
"Just because you are the smartest, you invented playing cards, which made my father very happy."
Li Shimin said seriously,
"So, I think you should be able to come up with some more ideas to make his old man happier!"
"It's that simple!"
Xu Fenglei rolled his eyes.
He may still have some interest in pleasing beautiful women.
He has no interest in pleasing a bad old man!
At this moment, a voice came:
"Your Majesty, Feng Zhidai, the envoy from Lingnan, wants to see you."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.
"Listen, you should go back and think about it first. When you think of it, just go ahead and take care of it. I will leave it all to you."
He waved and said,
"I will chat with Feng Zhidai for a while to learn about the customs and customs of Lingnan."
"In this way, it will be easier to arrange governance."
Xu Fenglei touched his chin.
"The son of Lingnan Feng Ang?"
This name is a bit familiar.
"Yes, he is Feng An's son. Feng An is quite capable. In a few years, he pacified the rebellious Southern Barbarians."
Li Shimin praised,
"What the court provides is nothing more than financial and food help. He can secure this position only by himself."
"I have decided to give him a seal, give him some comfort and comfort, and prevent him from having second thoughts."
Snapped!
Xu Fenglei snapped his fingers.
"I know how to arrange the content for the Emperor's birthday!"
He smiled and said,
"I want to requisition this Feng Zhidai!"
"And that Jieli Khan also needs to be requisitioned!"
Li Shimin was stunned.
…
Less than half a month later.
Li Yuan’s birthday!
Chang'an, Da'an Palace.
A group of dancers danced gracefully, and the musicians played hard.
But Li Yuan, who was lying on the soft couch, was in low spirits and couldn't show any interest.
He was tired of seeing these things.
Including playing cards, he was also tired.
Once a person gets older, he feels that nothing interests him. Even if it is sowing seeds and giving birth to children, he is powerless.
A small wind chill almost killed him!
If it weren't for the fact that the imperial doctor in the palace was now much more skilled in medicine, his old fate would have been sealed!
"Father."
Li Shimin stepped forward to offer Ruyi and said with a smile,
"My son, I wish you all the best. May everything go well for your father."
Changsun Wugou also stood up, presented an exquisite mountain stone carving, and congratulated:
"My daughter-in-law presents Nanshan jade to wish her father a blessing as good as the East Sea and a longevity as long as Nanshan."
Next, there are the princes, princes, princes, ministers...
Everyone sent congratulatory gifts and messages to Li Yuan.
After a while, the gifts had piled up into a small mountain.
"Uh-huh……"
Li Yuan squinted his eyes and leaned on the chair, whispering,
"You have a heart, you all have a heart..."
"Erlang, how is the war in Tuyuhun?"
Li Shimin came closer to Li Yuan and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, Dad, everything will go smoothly!"
"Duan Zhixuan's army has already conquered Tuyuhun King's City, and is now looking for the loot. My son estimates that there will be reports of success in the next two days."
"Maybe it will be today! I will show it to my father as soon as possible."
After hearing this, Li Yuan nodded with relief.
"Dad is old, old..."
He looked at the group of dancers in front of him, waved and said,
"I can't do anything for you. Apart from being scared, it's of no use at all."
"Once this man gets old, he will be useless."
"well……"
At this moment, Li Yuan was filled with a strong sense of twilight.
At first glance, he looked like a dying old man, and the remaining light seemed to be extinguished at any moment.
Hearing what Li Yuan said, Li Shimin looked at his eldest grandson Wugou, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"What did the Emperor say?"
Xu Fenglei suddenly smiled and said,
"As the saying goes, having an elder in the family is like having a treasure."
"You are a treasure, how can you be useless? Your Majesty, the Queen, and us ministers are all eager for your teachings."
"To put it bluntly, you eat more salt than we eat rice. If you tell us a little bit about your experience in dealing with people, we will be able to benefit from it."
Li Yuan raised his eyebrows.
"real?"
There was a little more sparkle in his eyes.
Old people are most afraid of feeling useless. Once they feel useless, they will immediately enter the waiting mode.
Li Yuan is like this now.
And Xu Fenglei's words obviously activated him a little.
"That's natural."
Xu Fenglei continued,
"You are the founding emperor! May I ask how many founding emperors there have been from Qin Shihuang to now?"
"Your experience is definitely more legendary and exciting than anyone else's!"
"To be honest, these dancers and music are not interesting... I would like to hear your legendary stories from back then."
"I wonder if you would be willing to tell us?"
Li Yuan stroked his beard and laughed.
"A legendary story? What legend can I have in me?"
He shook his head and smiled,
"If you want to talk about legends, it has to be Erlang. He has so many legends that people talk about them."
"My ones...are not surprising."
When Xu Fenglei heard this, he waved his hands repeatedly.
"Your Majesty is a legend, but no matter how powerful he is, he was not born to you."
He complimented,
"I am not afraid to say anything that offends His Majesty. I think you are even more legendary."
"Your Majesty only stood on your shoulders to create this legacy."
After hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but give Xu Fenglei a thumbs up secretly.
This kid is so good at coaxing the old man!
After being coaxed by my father, my back molars are almost exposed!
Don’t accept it!
"Oh? Hahahaha...really?"
Li Yuan laughed, stroked his beard and said,
"You have such a mouth...Okay, okay, since you want to hear it, then I will recall the past and tell the story of that year."
"Everything has to start from the sparrow screen..."
The bird screen was selected, and he embraced the beauty.
It was also from then on that Li Yuan, Duke of Tang, officially became a man of the hour in the Sui Dynasty!
"Okay, okay! Just wait for His Majesty the Emperor to say this!"
Xu Fenglei waved towards the dancers and musicians and said,
"Everyone, please step back!"
"Light the sandalwood."
All of a sudden.
The sound of dancing music suddenly stopped.
A wisp of fragrance lit up, making everyone in the room more energetic.
"Father, tell me quickly!"
Li Shimin continued,
"My son hasn't heard your stories about that time for a long time! My son has almost forgotten your heroic deeds!"
Li Chengqian and Li Tai also shouted:
"Grandpa Huang, tell me quickly! My grandson loves to hear it!"
The rest of the clan, princes, princesses, and close ministers also looked at Li Yuan expectantly, showing desire.
How to make the birthday boy happy?
That is to give the stage to him and let him perform freely.
There are always a few glorious deeds in everyone's life.
As the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan could not compare with his son in all aspects, but he still had many highlight moments!
"Okay, then I'll talk about it, talk about it..."
Li Yuan was very happy that he had so many listeners, and he felt much more energetic.
He straightened his sitting posture, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes.
"At that time... I had just been crowned."
Li Yuan said softly,
"And Erlang, your queen mother was the most popular lady in Chang'an at that time, a great beauty!"
"She has very high demands on her husband. She set up a bird screen. What is a bird screen? It's just a screen with a peacock painted on it."
"Anyone who wants to marry her must shoot the peacock in the eye with a bow and arrow from eighty steps away! Only then will he be able to enter her eyes!"
"It's a pity that there were many young talents in Chang'an at that time, but they all failed, but your father and I... were lucky enough to succeed and win the beauty!"
"That's why I got you."
He said 'lucky', but the corners of Li Yuan's mouth turned up, quite proudly.
A precise hit from eighty steps away!
At that time, in the entire Sui Dynasty, there were very few people with archery skills like him!
"How can this be a fluke? This is your strength!"
Li Shimin hurriedly praised,
"My son's archery skills are just like yours!"
"So Ming Ming is right. His son is able to achieve what he is today just by standing on your shoulders! Without inheriting your talent, his son is nothing!"
Today is dad’s birthday.
He is willing to depreciate himself to elevate his old father, just to be happy for him.
"Hahaha... you are better than me too!"
Li Yuan laughed loudly and said,
"You boy... have been the best since childhood! Speaking of when Jinyang raised an army, if it weren't for your persuasion, I wouldn't have been so decisive!"
"Your mother is right, Erlang must be the most promising, more promising than the other children."
"At first, I didn't think so, but now... tsk tsk, I have to admire that your mother's vision is really vicious."
Li Shimin smiled and lowered his head.
He and his father both made a tacit agreement to avoid talking about the eldest brother and fourth brother.
"Keep talking! What did you say just now? Oh... Jinyang raises troops."
Li Yuan sighed,
"To be honest, from the time I attacked the nobles to the time I raised the army, I never thought that one day I would actually become the emperor!"
"Perhaps, this is God's arrangement! Even if I don't want to be, I will eventually be pushed to this position."
"But actually, I am not happy when I am the emperor..."
(End of chapter)
