After a while.
Li Chengqian stepped into the study room with a trace of doubt.
"My son, I bow to my father."
He bowed and greeted Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji.
"I've met Uncle Fang and Uncle Changsun."
My father taught me to treat the founding fathers with courtesy as juniors.
"See the prince."
"Join the Prince."
The two important ministers did not dare to neglect and quickly returned the courtesy.
"Forgive me."
Li Shimin raised his hand and said,
"I called you here because of your master's affairs."
"Come here and see what this hexagram means."
Li Chengqian's eyes narrowed.
"Master? Is there a letter from Master?"
He said in surprise,
"My son, take a look."
With that said, Li Chengqian started to pick it up.
Li Shimin rolled his eyes.
This kid didn't react at all when he saw his biological father, but he became excited when he heard about his master.
Is it true that 'once a teacher, always a father'?
Uh-huh.
Li Shimin threw the letter to him, and Li Chengqian just glanced at it and said:
"This hexagram is the Shanshui Meng hexagram."
"Master said it before. This hexagram was taught at the earliest time. I remember that my father, my mother, and all my uncles were there."
"The Meng hexagram talks about the principles of enlightenment."
"One of the most essential sentences is - I beg Tong Meng for the bandit, and Tong Meng beg me. The first time I complain, I will blaspheme again and again, but if I blaspheme, I will not complain."
The prince came as soon as he opened his mouth. He had indeed eaten the Yi Jing thoroughly.
Li Shimin was startled.
"What does this mean?"
he asked.
"It means...if you want to know the answer, you have to ask for it. You can't let it be known easily."
Li Chengqian talked eloquently,
"Master said that things that are too easy to obtain will never be cherished by others."
"If you have a question, he also has the answer in his heart, but he won't take the initiative to tell you. You have to ask for it, and he will tell you after you ask."
"This is the habit of the world. People always pay more attention to what they ask for."
Li Shimin: "..."
"This... then I beg you!"
Li Er frowned and said,
"Didn't I write to him specifically?"
"Isn't this considered a request?"
Li Chengqian spread his hands.
"That means that my father's request is not sincere and sincere enough."
He said,
"You have to be more sincere."
"That's what the hexagram means, I have nothing else to interpret."
Li Shimin: “#￥%……&*@#”
Hearing this, Li Er's face suddenly darkened.
"Sincerity? How else can I be sincere?"
He scolded,
"If you eat my royal food, you should do things for me!"
"This is called eating the king's salary, sharing the king's worries! He, he, he... what is he pretending to be? What is he pretending to be? Huh?"
This kid has too much airs!
"That's not what you said."
Li Chengqian quickly retorted,
"Most of the salary received by Master is donated directly to the Academy."
"In addition, as an important minister who founded the country, he is now suffering hardships in Jiuwei Mountain to build a mausoleum for your father. No matter how you look at it, it is you who have treated him badly."
In the past, he was very extreme when facing his father.
Either he is extremely cowardly or he is extremely rebellious.
But after he figured something out, he was able to maintain a peaceful mind and be able to discuss matters as they happened.
"you!"
Li Shimin glared and said,
"You still speak for him!"
"you this……"
"Okay, okay." Changsun Wuji saw that the father and son were about to fight again, and he quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, "Your Majesty, please calm down, and His Royal Highness, don't say more. Since the answer to the Grand Master's mystery has been solved, it means that, He has the answer in his heart, we just need to be sincere in asking for it.”
"This is actually a good thing! At the very least, the problem of Tuyuhun can be solved!"
Fang Xuanling also helped:
"What Mr. Zhao said is absolutely true."
"If the Grand Master doesn't have an answer, that would be a headache."
After hearing what the two said, Li Shimin's expression softened slightly.
Um.
Lizi is more important, and face actually doesn’t matter.
"okay!"
"Go back to the East Palace! Go study hard!"
"There will be some government affairs for you in a few days. Please handle them well! Don't slack off anymore!"
Li Er waved his hand towards Li Chengqian to drive his son away.
"Father, my son has been cultivating his moral character recently and has not paid much attention to worldly affairs."
Li Chengqian cupped his hands and said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone,
"There is nothing I can do about government affairs memorials and the like. If my father needs to share the burden, he can leave it to my second brother Qingque."
"He is very talented, and he is also very good at reviewing memorials."
"My son, please retire."
After that, he turned and left.
Li Shimin: "!!!"
These few words made Li Er's nose almost twist with anger!
"you……"
He said angrily,
"Listen to what this kid said! It's so disappointing!"
"Tell me! Did he deliberately make me angry? Huh?"
Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji looked at each other with strange expressions on their faces.
Why is the prince so angry with you?
It's obviously your previous behavior that made the prince unhappy, so he secretly came to say a few words to you...
"His Royal Highness, it seems a little different from before."
"Yeah... I also feel that he seems more mature and his temperament is more reserved."
"Well, not bad, really good..."
The two of them talked about him, and even praised Li Chengqian!
"Are you two listening to me?"
Li Shimin stared and banged the table!
"Ahem...Your Majesty."
Fang Xuanling coughed dryly and said,
"Let's ignore His Highness the Crown Prince for now. Let's first think about how to show sincerity and get the answer from the Grand Master."
"How about I take a trip to Jiuwei Mountain to find out more about it?"
Changsun Wuji nodded.
"I can also make a trip in person. With our friendship, it might be possible."
He was more careful with his words and did not dare to make any guarantees.
"hehe……"
Li Shimin rolled his sleeves and sneered,
"It seems you don't quite understand his temperament."
"If you go, I'm afraid you won't get the answer. I think he wants me to go there in person, meet with him, and get the answer!"
"Just like Xuanzang went to Tianzhu to obtain the true scriptures, it is best to go through hardships before he is happy!"
"snort!"
When the two ministers heard this, they were both silent.
indeed……
With Aether Master's personality, it is not impossible for the emperor to seek help from him...
"Then Your Majesty, would you like to..."
Changsun Wuji probed.
"No! It's impossible!"
Li Shimin said categorically,
"I left so many state affairs unfinished and went so far away to ask him for answers?"
"Does he really think he is a god? Does he really think that no one else in the world has the answer except him?"
"The civil and military dynasties are full of wise men! He is never missing!"
"Ignore him! Don't ask privately! Just let him drink the northwest wind in Jiuwei Mountain! What's wrong with him...don't tolerate him!"
After that, Li Er sat down with a snap and opened the memorial again.
That old face still looked gloomy.
"Uh... I'll take my leave."
"I excuse myself."
The two of them knew that the emperor had issued an order to expel guests, so they turned around and left.
Walk outside the upper study room.
Changsun Wuji looked at Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling also happened to look at Changsun Wuji at this time.
The corners of their mouths slowly rose, showing a strange arc.
"Tell me, how many days?"
"I'd guess three days at most."
"Haha, I guess His Majesty will find a good reason to go to Jiuyi Mountain tomorrow."
"Well, as long as you find a good reason, he will leave immediately. He is always like this... He says he doesn't want it, but his actions are very honest."
"Hehehe..."
…
Two days later.
Li Shimin suddenly issued an order to patrol Jiuwei Mountain in the north on the grounds of inspecting the imperial mausoleum.
The prince oversees the country and is assisted by Fang Xuanling.
The emperor's motorcade left Chang'an in such a mighty manner...
…
On Jiuwei Mountain.
The outer shell of the imperial mausoleum is already quite large, and the inside is still being improved.
"Spending so much money to build such a big coffin."
Xu Fenglei touched his chin, looked at the hardworking craftsmen in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh,
"I hope it actually works."
He believes in Feng Shui. Whether it is a yin house or a yang house, as long as it is properly arranged, it will have a great effect on ordinary families.
But for the emperor.
What proportion can the mausoleum and the shady house account for?
I'm afraid there aren't any in Chengdu, right?
But in order to achieve this impact that cannot be achieved in Chengdu, it is necessary to find a geomantic treasure land and carry out large-scale construction.
Li Shimin was quite frugal, but he also used 40,000 to 50,000 craftsmen to build it for several years...
At this moment, the sound of footsteps came.
"Godfather."
Wu Erya ran to the hillside and said,
"The emperor's motorcade has arrived! He has already got off the bus and is inspecting the tomb."
"Would you like to go over and take a look?"
Xu Fenglei nodded slightly.
With the dark web, he knew this news half a month ago.
"The speed is really slow. I must have been sightseeing all the way."
he muttered,
"Good to know."
"After all, I am a general serving as a prime minister, and I am not a hermit in the wild. The emperor still wants to pay his respects."
After that, he patted his butt and got up and walked down the hillside.
…
Inside the mausoleum, everything is magnificent.
"This is really nice workmanship."
"That's natural. You don't even know what materials are used."
"His Majesty's mausoleum is so big... tsk tsk."
"..."
Several ministers following behind whispered, all of them were a little shocked.
A question couldn't help but arise in their hearts——
This large mausoleum would be so empty and lonely if the emperor slept alone, and at most there was one queen.
"This is my place after death."
Li Shimin looked at the mausoleum in front of him, which was about the same size as the palace, and couldn't help but sigh,
"It's also a palace."
"It's just a pity that after this place is sealed, it will be dark and lonely."
He is now forty years old.
When he first ascended the throne, he didn't care about life and death, because death was still very far away in his eyes.
But when I reach forty, my mood is different.
My physical fitness has also declined, and my energy is not as full as before.
His physical and mental state was going downhill...
The days since I lived here seem to have suddenly come closer.
"Long live your Majesty, it's still early for us to be useful here."
Changsun Wuji was by his side and noticed the change in Li Shimin's mentality, and quickly comforted him,
"You are only in your early forties. According to the ancients, your life span is one hundred and twenty years. So you can live another eighty years!"
"So, you have only lived 30% of your life, where are you now?"
Li Shimin couldn't help but sneer when he heard this.
"I will live to be one hundred and twenty years old? Will I be the emperor for another eighty years?"
He smiled and said,
"I'm afraid my descendants will be the first to refuse. I don't ask for much. If I can live to be seventy or eighty years old, I'll be satisfied."
"No matter how old you are, you will create trouble for future generations."
Changsun Wuji saw that the emperor's mood had returned, and he also laughed.
Further inside, there is a stone arch bridge.
Snapped.
"This place really does look like a royal palace. It has city gates, a golden bridge, a royal road, and jade steps."
Li Shimin clicked his tongue and praised,
"Everything is well done! It seems that even if I lie here, I can lie down comfortably."
"Perhaps, when I get down there, I can continue to be the emperor and sit in this palace."
"When you are done being the emperor of the Yang world, you can become the emperor of the Yin world!"
All the ministers are just saying what is right.
Xu Fenglei walked over from a distance and couldn't help but smile when he heard Li Shimin's words.
"Huanyin Tianzi, what a beautiful thought."
"You have been an emperor all your life, and you still want to dominate after death. You are thinking nonsense!"
He murmured a few words secretly, and suddenly thought of a legend——
Li Shimin is the reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei.
According to this statement, Li Er seems to be able to continue to enjoy happiness after his death...
Shaking his head, Xu Fenglei got rid of all the messy thoughts in his mind and followed slowly.
He was not in a hurry to come forward to see him. He first listened and took a look as a tourist.
"Your Majesty, there is a folk saying that Han Qinhu, a military general of the former Sui Dynasty, went to the underworld and became the King of Hell in the underworld."
Changsun Wuji smiled and said,
"He is a general who can be a Yama, so if His Majesty wants to be a Yin Tianzi, it will be more than enough."
When Li Shimin heard this, his brows suddenly raised.
"Oh? Han Qinhu?"
Li Er said in surprise,
"This is strange. What virtue and ability does he have? He can be Yama in the underworld and dominate the underworld?"
"I remember that he is somewhat of a general, but he is not particularly strong, right?"
There are so many generals in the past dynasties, but there are still many who are more powerful than Han Qinhu.
After they died, they returned to their ashes and returned to their ashes. Why was it that Han Qinhu was able to become stunned again after his death, which was quite mythical?
"Then I don't know."
Changsun Wuji responded casually,
"It's just folk talk. Just listen to it for fun. Your Majesty, don't take it seriously."
"However, I heard that Li Jing's art of war was taught by Han Qinhu. I think he must be quite capable."
Li Shimin said oh and nodded slightly.
At this time, at the palace wall in front, several supervisors quickly came out, knelt down towards Li Shimin and saluted: "See you, Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin withdrew his attention, his eyes swept over them, but he didn't see the figure that should appear. "Where is the general?"
"Isn't he supposed to be with you?"
The supervisors looked at each other and couldn't explain why.
Will he be the prime minister?
Apart from showing up at the beginning, he basically didn't care about anything after that!
No one dared to argue with him, after all, his true identity was scary to death!
"snort!"
Li Shimin said displeasedly,
"I knew that this guy must have neglected his duties and didn't take my important matters to heart at all!"
"Someone is coming!"
