It is not accurate to say that he works here. To be precise, Li Ke reads here and then writes out papers. Li Ke himself knows the courses taught in schools all over the Tang Dynasty.
So for this exam, Li Ke decided to write the paper himself. For this paper, he must study the books carefully, and then find some exercise books from the warehouse and refer to them.
Then his father's call came, and Li Ke was a little helpless. He didn't know what happened to the ambitious Tian Khan. He kept asking me for something recently. Your son is very busy, don't you know?
But here he is, Lao Li is looking for him, he must go to see Lao Li.
After pushing the door open and entering Liangyi Hall, Li Ke said loudly: "Dad, I'm here."
This scene is exactly the same as a few years ago, except that people have grown up and things have changed in the Tang Dynasty.
"Here we come, come in and sit down." Li Shimin, who was sitting behind the table, raised his head from behind a thick stack of memorials.
Seeing this stack of memorials, Chang Lin couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. There seemed to be many memorials from last year, right? When His Majesty came over some time ago, he put it in Liangyi Hall and never took it away. He said he would check it at any time.
Is this just... a random check?
Li Ke looked at Li Shimin who raised his head from behind the memorial and was slightly stunned. For some reason, Li Ke always felt that Li Shimin seemed to be much older. He felt much older all of a sudden, but he couldn't tell what it was exactly. The place changes.
It just gives people an instant feeling of being very old.
Looking at the memorials around Li Shimin, Li Ke felt a little guilty. Did he arrange too much work for Lao Li?
The main reason is that Lao Li is aging too fast. Li Shimin is only forty-one this year. According to history, he died at the age of fifty. However, his current health is much better than that in history. How come he is still aging so fast.
"Dad, what's wrong?" Li Ke asked after sitting down next to Li Shimin.
"Actually, there's nothing wrong. I've just been feeling a lot lately. When I heard you were here, I didn't have anyone to chat with, so I asked you to come over and chat." Li Shimin sighed, and said in a hoarse voice.
"Dad, are you tired? If you are, just rest more. We can't finish the state affairs." Li Ke couldn't help but said.
"Hey, look at what you said, how can state affairs be delayed? I also know that state affairs cannot be handled completely, but if I handle some state affairs a day late, I don't know how many people will be affected, so how can state affairs be delayed?" Li Shimin looked at it Li Ke glanced at it, and then said with a serious face.
"Yes." Li Ke was helpless. Look, you are tired. You still don't admit it.
"It's you, I heard that you are going to work in the Imperial City Yamen, and it is also the original Yamen residence of the Ministry of Rites. How can this be possible? You have been in Qinghai for several months, and you haven't had much rest when you just came back. I'm not saying Can you work anywhere? What are you doing in the imperial city?"
"You are still young, so you should take good care of your health. If you don't take care of your health now, if you have any root causes, it will be a lifetime thing." Li Shimin said seriously.
Li Shimin's sudden concern caught Li Ke off guard, but he didn't know what to say for a moment... Although it was difficult for Lao Li to equate himself with his father in his mind, he had always regarded Lao Li as his elder. .
And this kind of concern that is rarely expressed is actually very heartwarming.
"Dad, I understand. I'm fine. I'm still young. You don't know my body yet. I'm invincible in Chang'an." Li Ke patted his chest and boasted for a rare time.
"Pull him down. You can defeat the invincible opponents in Chang'an because of your status as a prince and your character. Do you really think there is no one in Chang'an who can defeat you?" Li Shimin rolled his eyes.
"Okay, let's go far. I called you here just to tell you that if you have nothing to do, don't come here to work. Go home quickly. You don't need to do these tedious tasks. There are plenty of people in the court. You can grasp the general direction. That's it." Li Shimin waved his hand and said impatiently.
Li Ke: "..."
"Dad, there is nothing wrong with my health. It's not like you don't know about my son's health." Li Ke was a little dumbfounded.
"You are ignorant. By the way, wait a moment." Li Shimin stood up, then told Li Ke, and then got up and walked directly to the back hall.
After standing up, Li Shimin glanced at Chang Lin calmly, confirming that Chang Lin had seen his eyes, and then Li Shimin turned and left.
After Li Shimin left, Li Ke looked around, immediately ran to Chang Lin, and asked in a low voice: "Servant Chang, what's wrong with my father?"
Chang Lin: "..."
Your Majesty, you are really unruly, and Your Majesty really understands you. There is no better son than a father.
"Nothing, it's just because the Duke of Yongxing County passed away. Although he was said to have died at the age of eighty-four, His Majesty is still a little sad. He said before that he had dreamed about Duke Lai Guo again in the past few days." Chang Lin said softly.
Hearing that Li Shimin dreamed of Du Ruhui, Li Ke was silent for a moment. When Du Ruhui passed away, Li Shimin was very sad. At that time, Li Ke was still young and could not do much, but he had seen Li Shimin's sadness with his own eyes.
After so many years, I didn't expect that Yu Shinan's death in the Yamen this time reminded Lao Li of the plan he had made with his family back then.
After all, both Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui really knew Li Shimin very well, and their relationship was almost like that of a monarch or minister, more like brothers who lived and died together.
Now that he heard that Li Shimin dreamed of Du Ruhui again, Li Ke didn't know what to say.
"A little while ago today, your Majesty told me that your Majesty and Prime Minister Du Ruhui, Duke of Lai, had agreed that when the Tang Dynasty was stable and the country was prosperous and the people were strong, they would go to Mount Tai together to see the scenery. , who would have known that now the Tang Dynasty was rich and powerful, but Xianggong Du had already died of illness." Chang Lin lowered his head and spoke softly.
Li Ke nodded silently. It turned out that there was such an agreement between Lao Li and Du Ruhui. This could be regarded as a knot in Lao Li's heart. But this is simple. Now Lao Li is not unable to leave Chang'an. At worst, he can help keep an eye on it. Some would be nice.
Let Lao Li go to Mount Tai to get rid of his heart problems while he is young. Otherwise, this heart disease will more easily lead to serious illness. Li Ke does not want Li Shimin to die early. The situation of the Tang Dynasty still needs Lao Li to stabilize it.
"Servant Chang, thank you." Li Ke said thank you.
"Your Highness, you're welcome. I don't want your Majesty to feel depressed. It's better to talk about some things than to have your Majesty's random thoughts alone." Chang Lin said in a low voice.
"Well, don't worry, I'll find a way." Li Ke nodded.
While talking, Li Shimin walked out of the back hall, holding something in his hand.
