"Li Xiu, do you have something to say?" I saw that Li Shimin also calmed down at this time, staring at Li Xiu with blazing eyes and asking, he was almost confused by Li Xiu just now, but fortunately he calmed down at the last moment. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"If there is something to say, Your Majesty must have misunderstood, Your Majesty really just wants to ask for the same title for your two sons!" Li Xiu's eyes widened at this time, and he said innocently, anyway, he didn't admit that Li Shimin couldn't help him.

In fact, Li Xiu did have something to say, after Li Shimin ascended the throne before, several sons also became princes, among which Li Chengqian was designated as the crown prince, and Li Tai and others were also named princes one by one, but Li Shimin was very partial.

Li Chengqian is the crown prince and can be excluded, but among the remaining sons, only Li Tai was born to the eldest grandson empress, so he got the most generous rewards, with as many as 22 states, while other princes such as Li Ke and others only got the fiefs of eight states, which are far from being compared with Li Tai, maybe these princes are still young now and don't know how to be jealous, but when they grow up and are sensible, they will definitely make them dissatisfied with Li Shimin, and there will be gaps between brothers, so Li Xiu warned in advance.

Seeing Li Xiu's expression of denial of recognition, Li Shimin was silent, and his head was slightly lowered, making it impossible to see the expression on his face, and after a while, I saw him raise his head and say: "Li Xiu, after I ascended the throne, there are fewer and fewer people around me who can say a few words in my heart, some people say that the emperor has no friends, but there is at least one Pei Lin by my father's side, I have been friends with you for many years, and I have always regarded you as my best friend, and now I also hope that you can become Pei Lin by my side!" ”

Li Shimin said the above words, his eyes were full of sincerity, although he had just ascended the throne for less than a year, he had already felt the loneliness of an emperor, especially the eldest grandson Wuji and others were also alienating him intentionally or unintentionally, making their relationship more like a pure monarch and minister, not as close as a friend before, in this case, Li Shimin preferred to maintain a friend, or even a confidant-like relationship with Li Xiu.

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then showed a helpless expression on his face, originally he just wanted to remind Li Shimin from the side, after all, he didn't want to get too involved in Li Shimin's private life, but Li Shimin said so, and Li Xiu really couldn't bear to refuse his request.

Thinking of this, I saw that Li Xiu was also silent for a moment, and finally said with a wry smile: "Since Your Majesty said so, the minister said bluntly, among several princes, Cheng Qian has been named the crown prince, not comparable to other princes, but among the remaining princes, His Majesty is particularly fond of Li Tai, and the fief has reached an astonishing 22 states, which is far beyond the specifications of a prince, and can even be compared with Cheng Qian, of course, this shows His Majesty's love for Li Tai, but Your Majesty must know that sometimes excessive favor, It's not necessarily a good thing for children! ”

Li Xiu's courage is also very big, and as a modern person, it is difficult for him to really regard Li Shimin as the emperor he wants to be loyal to, coupled with the previous friendship between the two, so he dares to say anything, plus Li Tai is also his student, after this period of getting along, Li Xiu is also very fond of Li Tai, a smart student, so he doesn't want him to embark on the old road of competing for the throne with Li Chengqian because of Li Shimin's favor.

After listening to Li Xiu's words, Li Shimin once again showed a contemplative expression, and did not speak for a while, which made the atmosphere in the hall a little heavy, but Li Xiu looked at Li Shimin quietly as usual, anyway, he had already said it, as for whether Li Shimin listened or not, it was up to him.

After about a cup of tea, Li Shimin finally raised his head slowly, looked directly at Li Xiu and said, "Li Xiu, do you really think that my love for Qingque will hurt him?" ”

"Your Majesty's family affairs are actually state affairs, the minister just advised His Majesty to be a bowl of water to the prince, which is too difficult, and it is impossible to be completely fair, but Your Majesty still has to try to be too partial to a certain prince, especially Qingque, like the prince, is born to the queen, and His Majesty's love for Qingque is no less than that of the prince, and there is definitely nothing now, but as the child grows older, it may make him give birth to other thoughts, even if their brothers have deep feelings, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will be separated from it!" Li Xiu replied again.

"Your Majesty! The concubine also agrees with what the concubine said! At this moment, I suddenly heard a woman's voice from the apse, and then I saw the eldest grandson queen dressed up, and when she saw Li Xiu, she also solemnly saluted him, first, Li Xiu was their brother-in-law, and second, Li Xiu was still the husband of her two sons.

"Guanyin, you...... What are you doing here? Seeing the eldest grandson queen, Li Shimin was also a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, the hour of lunch has passed, and the concubine heard that His Majesty missed the time of eating because of discussing government affairs, so she came to admonish, but she didn't expect to hear the conversation between Your Majesty and the concubine, and the concubine, as the gentleman of Chengqian and Qingque, must be for their good, so please don't hurt Qingque!" When Empress Changsun said the end, she also made a big salute to Li Shimin very solemnly, and she was asking the emperor of the Tang Dynasty on behalf of a mother at this time.

Seeing his wife's appearance, Li Shimin also hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, and then said with a wry smile: "Okay, I already know that I am wrong, since this is the case, then take back some of Qingque's fiefs and let him be consistent with the fiefs of Ke'er and others!" ”

Intellectually speaking, Li Shimin actually understood Li Xiu's words for a long time, but as a father, he couldn't control his feelings, so it was difficult to choose for a while, and it was not until the eldest grandson finally came out that he finally made up his mind.

It's just that compared to other sons, Li Tai is indeed too good, and even Li Xiu is very satisfied with Li Tai, which also makes Li Shimin like this son in his heart, and now his reason has temporarily prevailed, but it is really difficult to explain this kind of thing, maybe in the future, he is likely to make the same mistake, Li Xiu also understands in his heart, after all, he is also a father, but unfortunately he has no way to do this.

Li Xiu is a foreign minister, according to the rules of the palace, he can't meet with the eldest grandson, and it's not too early, he himself feels hungry and uncomfortable, so he said goodbye to Li Shimin, originally Li Shimin wanted to keep him to eat, but Li Xiu declined, after all, although the food in the palace is more exquisite, but the taste is not as good as at home, and there are more rules, so if it is not necessary, Li Xiu is too lazy to eat in the palace.

At that moment, Li Xiu left the palace, and then took the carriage to Suzaku Street, it was already afternoon, thinking that he would have to have someone prepare the meal again when he returned home, so he simply didn't go home, and went directly to the West Market, bought a crispy Hu cake, sandwiched a few taels of oily pig's head meat, and went down with a mouthful full of oil.

Speaking of which, after Li Xiu taught the method of castration to Wednesday Liang, gelding also began to become popular around Chang'an, for which many people went to Wednesday Liang to apprentice, but he simply accepted a few apprentices and passed on his castration skills, and also used the money he earned to buy a few orphans as adopted sons and daughters, and now the small life is also enjoyable.

After the pig was castrated, not only grew fat, but also the meat became more delicate, the ancient oil was very valuable, and the result was full of fat pork is naturally more popular, in the past, it was poor people to eat pork, but now some well-off families, even nobles have begun to eat pork, of course, the number of such people is very small, but this has represented that pork is slowly accepted by the mainstream.

Li Xiu sat in the carriage and nibbled on Hu cakes, while admiring the prosperity of the West Market, even if it was because of smallpox that led to martial law in Chang'an, but the West Market was even more lively, probably because the city gate was closed, and the people in the city could not get out, and there was no other place to go, so everyone ran to the West Market.

"Smack~" But at this moment, suddenly a piece of something flew into the carriage from the window, which made Li Xiu startled, and then looked down, only to find that it was a ball of paper, and when he opened the paper, his face couldn't help but show an ecstatic expression!