The day after Li Mingda asked the craftsmen to make the bamboo chair, he asked the guards to carry people and dogs to find Lao Li who had just finished the court meeting and was still busy in the imperial study.
Lao Li was talking to Wei Zheng, Sun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin, and Li Jing about the Turks. Although the Turks had been severely beaten by the Tang Dynasty in the past few years, they wanted to cause trouble as soon as they got better.
Especially the latest information shows that the Turks may be mixed up with the Tubo.
Nothing could be discussed about these matters at the court meeting, and they would be leaked by some guys who wanted to cause trouble. Therefore, Lao Li's military and state affairs were discussed in private with his confidants.
Lao Li has been feeling inexplicably uncomfortable since yesterday. When he called the imperial doctor, he just said that Lao Li was a little tired and suggested that he take a rest.
Then it's gone
Quack doctor
It’s still Sun Simiao who has good medical skills, but it’s a pity that the old man is not interested in me in the palace and travels all over the world. I have to find him later to show to his wife’s eldest grandson. Although the battle of Weishui resulted in a panacea, old Mr. Li I'm a little worried.
"Your Majesty, I think it is not appropriate for us to engage in a war with the Turks now. The most important thing is to guard against the Tibetans."
"What's the point? You can't let me, Lao Cheng, go to the border."
"Lao Cheng, it's not appropriate for you to go at this time. Our purpose is to prevent the Turks and Tibetans from truly coming together. If you go, it will be bad."
Cheng Yaojin retorted with a straight face: "Why did Old Cheng do something bad? Let me tell you, these grandsons just don't fight and are dishonest. Let me, Old Cheng, bring 20,000 cavalry to let them have a good memory of the Tang Dynasty." The taste of the knife”
"I think it's better not to fight, so I won't fight for now. I've finally been stable for 2 years."
Cheng Yaojin glanced at Changsun Wuji and felt very unhappy, but he did not continue to argue with him. Cheng Yaojin knew that in the end it was Li Shimin who made the decision.
Li Shimin also had a headache. He also knew what his confidants were discussing again. There were wolves on both sides peeking at the Tang Dynasty, but one of them was submissive on the surface and was making moves behind the scenes, while the other was a strong adult wolf.
It's not that the Tang Dynasty couldn't defeat Tubo. Fighting at low altitudes, the Tang Dynasty could defeat Tubo into Sun Tzu. However, once the altitude was too high, the soldiers' bodies would not adapt and they would not be able to achieve optimal combat effectiveness. They could only passively defend, which made Li Shimin very difficult. accurate.
When he was worried, Li Shimin heard distinct footsteps outside.
Because Li Shimin was talking about something, Li Mingda was stopped at the door.
Of course, it doesn't mean that no one is allowed in. Li Mingda wouldn't dare to do anything if he forced his way into the guards.
Give the guards a step down to make it convenient for others and themselves.
"Who is outside?"
After Lao Li spoke, the guard at the door replied: "Your Majesty, Princess Jinyang is here to visit you."
Li Mingda was very satisfied with the guard who answered. The word "visit" was used very well. He would have the opportunity to promote him later.
Princess Jinyang?
Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin had met Li Mingda and had nothing to say. Wei Zheng and Li Jing had not met yet, and their faces were full of curiosity.
Why does Xiao Sizi come to see him? It's his daughter anyway, so let her come in first.
Lao Li waved his hand: "Let Xiao Sizi come in."
Guard: "Yes"
"Your Highness, please come in."
Li Mingda nodded and motioned to the guards to squat down.
Although the guard didn't know what Li Mingda was going to do, he still squatted down and saw Li Mingda stretched out his little hand and patted his head.
"You're pretty good at talking. What's your name? Come hang out with me from now on."
"Your Majesty Li Chen, prepare yourself with a thousand oxen"
"Well, I made a note to go back to my father and ask you to come over. Let's go in first, Qingfeng and Mingyue."
Li Mingda took the lead and took his two daughters with him. The eunuch behind him was waiting at the door with two lounge chairs, one large and one small.
Seeing Li Mingda come in, Lao Li waved to him.
It's time to be cute
Li Mingda walked up to Lao Li's feet and stretched out his hands: "Hug."
The cute creature full of milk rushed towards his face, and Lao Li was knocked down instantly.
After picking up Li Mingda, Lao Li asked Li Mingda: "Why did little Sizi come here?"
"Little Si Zi came to visit his father and give him a gift."
"A gift? What gift?"
"It's the deck chair made by Xiao Sizi!"
"Recliner?" Lao Li asked Qingfeng and Mingyue with a curious look on his face: "What recliner? Xiao Sizi's toy?"
Mingyue replied: "Your Majesty, it is a chair designed and supervised by the master and made by the craftsmen in the palace. It can sit and lie down."
"So amazing?"
"What is it? Let me, Lao Cheng, take a look."
"Well, can you lie down or sit down? I, Li Jing, have never seen you in most of my life."
Li Mingda was very happy. Of course he had never seen it before. The recliner was only available in the Qing Dynasty. There is no such thing now.
Wei Zheng on the side originally wanted to say something, but after hearing what Mingyue said that he could lie down or sit down, he thought it was very magical, so he decided to take a look first. As for if it was something to play with, Wei Zheng planned to teach Lao Li a lesson.
"Let's lift it up and have a look. Anyway, we can't discuss it now. Let's see what our little Sizi has designed?"
After Lao Li spoke, the eunuch from outside came in carrying a recliner and placed it in an open place.
Lao Li hugged Li Mingda and walked forward. Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Wuji, Li Jing, and Wei Zheng walked over.
"How can I lie down and do it"
Li Mingda motioned for Qingfeng to demonstrate.
In front of Lao Li and others, Qingfeng showed the two modes of reclining and sitting on the recliner separately. As a curious baby, Cheng Yaojin planned to try it himself.
"It looks good, but I don't know if it works. Let me, Lao Cheng, try it."
Cheng Yaojin grabbed Wei Zheng's hand, who was about to give it a try, and his hand was so strong that he almost pulled Wei Zheng down.
Wei Zheng is so angry. Xing Cheng’s old gangster, I, Wei Zheng, didn’t rob you. Why did I go to such lengths? Could it be because I snarled a few words against Cheng Yaojin when I was discussing with Cheng Yaojin and others the day before yesterday? ?
The old gangster holds a grudge. It seems that I, Wei Zheng, must be more careful in the future. The right thing to do is to focus on attacking the emperor Li Shimin.
For a fat man weighing over 200 pounds, the recliner creaked even when he lay down on it.
However, this fat black man was not conscious at all, and the various movements on the recliner looked like a big black flesh bud.
Listening to the creaking of his work, Li Mingda's heart bleeds.
who are we
Freedom has a way of getting him up
Li Mingda scratched Lao Li's chin: "Father, that one was given to father by Xiao Sizi."
The implication is that it is for you. If you let old gangster Cheng break it, you will be responsible for it yourself.
Lao Li heard what Li Mingda meant and didn't think too much about it. After all, Li Mingda was only over 1 year old. How could it be possible if he had the same scheming as the old fox? He must be caring about himself.
"Yaojin, get up and let me try"
Cheng Yaojin reluctantly got up from the recliner and replied to Lao Li: "It's not bad. You can lie down and do it. It can also be folded, so you can take it with you when you go hunting or marching."
After hearing what Cheng Yaojin said, Lao Li personally stepped forward to express his satisfaction, but when he came back to his senses and looked at the golden lines of the recliner, he suddenly thought of the same bamboo grown in his Zaiwang Palace.
“What kind of bamboo is this made of?”
"It's the bamboo that my father sees every day. Xiao Sizi thought that his father liked it, so he used it to make this for his father."
Lao Li wailed: "My golden silk bamboo"
To be continued
