Li Chengqian handed over the letter in his hand and said helplessly: "It's the letter that Sanlang sent me. Aye, take a look."
"Let me see what I wrote to you." Li Shimin glanced at Li Chengqian, but reached out and took the letter he handed over.
"He asked me to write the memorial for him in his letter, but I didn't understand many of the things he said, so I didn't dare to write it for him rashly." Li Chengqian was a little helpless.
Li Shimin: "..." Asking the prince 2,000 miles away to write the memorial for you? How did you come up with the idea? As expected of you! If you're too far away, I can't beat you, right?
"Just get used to him." Li Shimin said nothing and took out the letter.
Li Chengqian: "???"
Dad, is there something wrong with what you said? Is this what I am used to?
Opening the letter, Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, "What's going on with this?" Li Shimin asked.
"I don't know, but it's a bit like the hard pen of the Han Dynasty." Li Chengqian said.
"Indeed." Li Shimin checked carefully and found that it was indeed the case.
If Li Ke were here, he would probably be surprised again. He thought that hard pens were introduced to China in later generations, but he did not know that as early as the Han Dynasty, there were Han Dynasty hard pens made of bamboo that looked very much like fountain pens.
It's just that many literati pursued calligraphy, and this kind of hard pen has extremely high requirements on paper, so it was gradually eliminated.
Li Shimin did not continue to pay attention. After seeing this thing, he directly read the content on the letter paper.
The entire letter was written by Li Ke at first glance. Even if others wanted to imitate it, they probably wouldn't be able to imitate it. However, the care between the lines moved Li Shimin a little. Li Ke never concealed his feelings in this regard, unlike It's Li Chengqian and the others. Even if they really care, they won't say anything and just keep it to themselves.
It’s better to have your own daughter.
When he saw the middle, Li Shimin raised his head and glanced at Li Chengqian and said, "Li Ke is right. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You should learn to relax when it's time to relax."
Li Chengqian: "..."
That's not how you educated me back then. You said back then that a gentleman should be knowledgeable and reflect on himself. He also said that when heaven is about to give a great responsibility to a person like this, his will must be hardened first. Do you need to learn to relax again now?
So Li Chengqian was silent.
Li Ke's letter was very thick, with nearly twenty pages written on the paper. It was a lot of nonsense, but Li Shimin didn't dislike it. As a letter from home, it was actually quite good.
But after reading it, Li Shimin also realized, this guy didn't want to write the memorial in such nonsense at first, right?
"Is this what you want me to see?" Li Shimin pointed at the envelope and said.
"Well, I still don't understand some of Sanlang's measures, so I can only ask my father for advice." Li Chengqian nodded.
"I'll leave the affairs of Xizhou to him for the time being, and the matters in this service area that he mentioned can be left to him if he wants to." Li Shimin thought for a while and said.
"But this is also a matter for the imperial court. If we ignore it at all, it would be unjustifiable." Li Chengqian thought for a moment and said.
"Why is it the imperial court's business?" Li Shimin smiled, "You have forgotten that the soldiers who transported food to Xizhou were hired in the name of the royal family, and the money was paid by the royal family personally, that is, Li Ke paid for it, no need The imperial court paid for it, and it was also because of this that Chihai was handed over to him for management."
"If that's the case, then it's okay to leave all the affairs of the service area to him to be responsible for his own profits and losses. It's done. The service area has a good effect on promoting the caravan transportation of Datang. If policies are formulated, it can be It depends on the effect of the service area. If it fails, the court will not lose any money. Isn't this a good thing?"
Li Chengqian thought for a while, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.
"As an emperor, in Li Ke's words, you have to learn to shift the blame." Li Shimin said with a smile.
Li Chengqian: "..." You said before that as an emperor, you must have the courage to shoulder responsibilities.
"In this position, you don't have to do everything. If someone wants to do something, just let them do it. After it is done, you can adjust it according to the effect. If you want to know the final result of everything beforehand, is it right? It can be done." Li Shimin added.
"My son understands."
"Okay, take this letter back and go see your mother." Li Shimin handed the letter back.
Li Chengqian folded the letter and stuffed it into his arms before resigning.
After Li Chengqian left, Li Shimin also sat in his seat and meditated. Li Ke did... better than he thought! The speed of Tuyuhun's integration was also a bit unexpected for Li Shimin. As for the relationship with Tubo mentioned by Li Ke, Li Shimin didn't care.
Tubo and Tuyuhun are essentially the same. They seem to be vicious and abnormal, but in fact they are just fierce in appearance and soft in heart. It was difficult for the Tang Dynasty to attack Tubo, but it was equally impossible for Tubo to achieve the same level of power as Jie Li had in the past.
Therefore, Li Shimin naturally did not panic. What's more, the Tang Dynasty now has 50,000 soldiers on the border between Xizhou and Tubo. If they have the ability, they will let Tubo come. Datang may still have some problems offensively, but defensively, these nomads let them do it.
While Li Shimin was thinking, Li Chengqian had already walked towards the harem. He first went to see his mother. Queen Changsun looked much better some time ago. Because of Li Yuan's death, Queen Changsun kept her filial piety with Li Shimin again. Now her complexion is better. It started to get bad.
"Queen mother, how are you today?" Li Chengqian asked.
"Queen mother is fine, why did you come to the palace today?" Empress Changsun said with a smile.
"Mother, please read the letter written by Li Ke." Li Chengqian handed over the letter he had just read to Li Shimin.
Empress Changsun was a little curious, but she didn't refuse. After taking it over and reading it, Empress Changsun looked at Li Chengqian and said with a smile: "You are a big brother and you still need your younger brother to enlighten you? It doesn't matter if you care about the queen. In fact, the queen knows that you are stressed. Big, so I didn’t ask you in this regard.”
"But Saburo is right, you have to relax by yourself sometimes."
"Yes." Li Chengqian said softly.
"Okay, go to your aunt and tell her what Ke'er said. He took Li Min away directly. Your aunt has been worried for a long time." Empress Changsun said with a smile.
"Yes." Li Chengqian agreed, and then came out of Queen Changsun's place and went to see Concubine Yang.
In fact, this was the first time that Li Chengqian came to see Concubine Yang alone after he grew up. After giving Concubine Yang the gift of a junior, Li Chengqian handed the letter to Concubine Yang.
"Dalang, if you believe me, I won't read it. Just tell me what Ke'er said." Concubine Yang said with a smile.
Li Chengqian paused and did not force it, but smiled and said: "Auntie, Sanlang said that he and Li Min are doing well in the Western Regions, so you don't have to worry. The war in the Western Regions has been calmed down, and he will be back soon. He also said Li Min has changed a lot, and he will definitely not be like before when he comes back this time."
"That's good, that's good." Concubine Yang nodded hurriedly and said, "Ke'er is also ignorant, so I bother you to come over and say something specifically, you are busy with state affairs."
"It's okay. As the eldest brother, it's what I should do to come and see my aunt." Li Chengqian said with a smile.
