Li Shimin's eyes flickered, and he said with hatred:
"Resign? You have a beautiful idea."
"I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible."
Qin Ming raised his head and said sincerely:
"Your Majesty, you know that I am lazy and really not interested in being an official."
"When I joined the Road and Bridge Department, I also wanted to make it easier for the people to travel, and also help the court to increase its income source."
"Besides, now that the bidding meeting has been successfully completed, what I promised to Your Majesty has been fulfilled. It's time to retire after success."
"Please give me your Majesty's permission."
Li Shimin slapped the table hard and said through gritted teeth:
"I'm not allowed. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will order someone to take you out."
Qin Ming's lips moved slightly, he raised his head and wanted to say something more, but he saw Princess Changle and Princess Yuzhang standing not far away, holding their chests and shaking their heads at him.
Seeing this, Qin Ming had no choice but to give up.
At this moment, Empress Changsun reached out to hold Li Shimin's big hand and said softly:
"Your Majesty, when you summoned your nephew here, didn't you want to tell him some things he needs to pay attention to when he goes out with the army?"
"You're so good, why did we start talking about official positions?"
Li Shimin was stunned...
Queen Changsun blinked, turned her head towards Qin Ming, and showed a kind smile.
"My dear nephew, you are going to report to the army tomorrow. Are you ready with everything you need to bring?"
"Do you need auntie to help you make some preparations?"
Qin Ming shook his head, bowed and said:
"Thank you, Queen, for your concern."
"I have prepared all the items needed for the expedition."
Empress Changsun nodded slightly, as if she had thought of something, turned her head and said to Li Shimin:
"Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered."
"There seems to be a lot of fine armor stored in the royal treasury."
"Today my good nephew has done a good job in raising food and fodder for the court, and he will go on an expedition with the army next. We might as well reward him with a pair of armor for self-defense."
"What do you think, Your Majesty?"
With the help of his virtuous wife to ease the atmosphere, Li Shimin looked much better.
Hearing Queen Changsun's suggestion, Li Shimin nodded without hesitation and said:
"What the Queen said is absolutely true."
After speaking, Li Shimin said to Wuyu:
"You will send someone to the treasure house early tomorrow morning to take out the armor given to me by the Supreme Emperor at the founding of the country and deliver it to the man's house in Qin County."
Upon hearing this, Empress Changsun let out a soft sigh, then quickly covered her mouth and looked at Li Shimin with a surprised look on her face.
The precious armor Li Shimin was talking about was put on by the Supreme Emperor himself when he went on an expedition as King Qin of the Tang Dynasty for the first time.
Empress Changsun knew how much Li Shimin cherished his precious armor.
So when she heard that Li Shimin was going to give that armor to Qin Ming, she couldn't help but exclaim.
Wu Shi was also extremely shocked, but out of instinct, he still bowed and said:
"Old slave obeys the order."
Queen Changsun blinked at Qin Ming and feigned anger:
"Silly boy, why don't you thank me quickly?"
When Qin Ming heard this, he sighed silently in his heart.
For this expedition, he specially asked the craftsmen in his house to make himself a piece of bright silver light armor out of stainless steel.
But now, Li Er rewarded him with armor, so he could only wear the armor given by Li Er and go to the battlefield.
[I don’t know whether Li Er’s armor is heavy or not, and whether it will affect my speed of drawing the sword. ]
Thinking of this, Qin Ming reluctantly saluted Li Er and said:
"My lord, thank you for the reward, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin hummed, and then he patiently explained to Qin Ming the precautions in the army.
Qin Ming stood with his hands down, nodding from time to time.
Li Ke, the king of Shu, stood beside Li Shimin, pretending to be listening, and looked at Qin Ming with eyes full of envy.
If he hadn't come here by chance, he might never have heard these valuable lessons from his father in his life.
During this period, Li Lizhi and Li Xiyao were not idle. The two women took turns pouring tea and water for Li Shimin, fearing that Li Shimin would stop talking because he was thirsty.
If others knew about this situation and this scene, that the mighty Khan was teaching someone the art of marching and fighting in this small box, it would definitely shock the jaws of countless people.
Half an hour later,
Qin Ming, who had benefited a lot, dusted off his clothes, bowed to Li Shimin and said:
"My lord, thank you for your kindness."
Li Shimin nodded slightly, looked at the gradually darkening sky, and said:
"It's getting late, it's time for me to return to the palace."
After speaking, Li Shimin brushed his sleeves and stood up.
Upon seeing this, the eldest grandson stood up and walked behind Li Shimin.
Qin Ming took a few steps back, came to the door of the box, turned sideways, and bowed:
"Farewell to Your Majesty, Farewell to the Queen..."
Li Shimin hummed and walked out the door first.
Queen Changsun was half a step behind Li Shimin and followed out of the room, followed by Li Ke.
Just as Qin Ming stood up, a floral skirt appeared in Qin Ming's field of vision.
Then he felt something suddenly appear in his hand.
"Brother Ming, you must come back safely. Li Zhi is waiting for you in Chang'an."
Qin Ming was stunned for a moment, and when he raised his head, Li Lizhi happened to pass by him.
Before he could ask, there was something else in his hand.
Qin Ming turned around and saw Li Xiyao, whose pretty face was red.
Li Xiyao looked around and saw that she and Qin Ming were the only ones left in the room. She plucked up the courage to quickly kiss Qin Ming on the lips and said:
"Bad guy, put it away. If you dare to lose it, I will let you look good."
After saying that, Li Xiyao raised her chin, puffed out her chest and walked out of the room.
Qin Ming pursed his lips and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
[Hehe, it’s not yet certain who will deal with who! ]
.......
In the backyard of Ximeng Tower, Qin Ming took two steps, walked around to Li Shimin and Queen Changsun, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I have some small gifts that I would like to give to the empress and the princesses."
Queen Changsun was stunned for a moment when she heard this and asked:
"Gift?"
Qin Ming nodded, turned around and said to Qin Da and others:
"Bring the stuff up."
Upon hearing this, Qin Da and others carried a small wooden box in front of Queen Changsun.
The eldest grandson smiled slightly and said:
"My good nephew is interested."
With that said, Changsun ordered Yuechan beside him:
"Carry the box onto the carriage."
"Here."
After speaking, Yuechan waved to the palace maid behind her, and the two of them worked together to move the small wooden box onto the carriage.
After seeing off Li Shimin's family, Qin Ming looked at the sky.
I thought to myself, fortunately the East Market is relatively close to Chunming Gate, otherwise it would be difficult for the carriage to drive out of Chang'an City at this point.
.....
