"Oh?" Li Shimin frowned when he heard this, and said slowly, "Di Renjie did not participate in this horse selection competition. ”

Chu Suiliang hurriedly answered, and said: "Your Majesty, the horse selection competition has long been canceled because of the princess's disappearance, since a heroic person like Di Renjie can be a good choice for the horse, then the competition for the selection of the horse can also be invalidated." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister also seconded it!"

……

A voice of seconding the proposal was all in favor of Di Renjie as a colt, Li Shimin glanced at this group of people, and his heart was like a mirror, they didn't want Li Hao to be a colt and block Li Hao.

Li Shimin knew that Li Mingda liked Li Hao, but Di Renjie risked his life to save Li Mingda, and his meritorious service was not small, and at this moment, the ministers invited him, and Li Shimin could not refuse, so he could only wave his hand and said: "This matter will not be decided for the time being, and I will think about it carefully and discuss it another day." ”

The ministers looked at each other when they heard this, looking at Li Shimin's attitude, they didn't seem to want Di Renjie to be a concubine, since Li Shimin said that it would be discussed another day, they were not good at insisting, and at the same time, they were not afraid of Li Shimin's procrastination, because they knew that Li Shimin was still very anxious to choose a concubine for Princess Jinyang, after all, Li Shimin was not in good health, and he definitely wanted to choose a good home for Princess Jinyang when he was still capable.

Today, Li Hao did not go to the small court meeting, this is his habit, there is no big thing, he generally does not go to the court meeting, Li Shimin has long been surprised, and the ministers are even more eager for him to be lazy at home, because as long as Li Hao participates in the court meeting, the ministers will not be happy, very unhappy.

But Li Hao still knows what happened at today's court meeting, the current Li Hao, even if he is lying at home basking in the sun, he can also know everything about the wind and grass in the court, when he heard about this morning's court meeting, he just smiled indifferently, the intentions of these ministers are too obvious, he estimated, Li Shimin is estimated to summon him to Taiji Palace to talk again.

Sure enough, as Li Hao expected, as soon as he had lunch, someone in the palace came to pass the word, Li Shimin summoned him to meet him, Li Hao washed his face and hands, dressed neatly, went to Taiji Palace to face the saint, and met Li Shimin in the Ganlu Palace.

Everyone is an old acquaintance, and after meeting, they didn't even have polite words, Li Shimin asked him directly to the point, what do you think about the ministers' request to let Di Renjie Shang Jinyang princess.

Li Hao has already prepared an answer: ask Princess Jinyang.

This can be said to be a standard answer, although the princess has no right to decide who she chooses, but Li Shimin loves Li Mingda too much, he must consider Li Mingda's feelings, so he felt that Li Hao's proposal was very pertinent, so he asked Li Hao to get out, and then he moved to see Li Mingda.

After two days of recuperation, Li Mingda's snake venom has been cleared, his legs are swollen, and he can barely get out of bed and walk around.

Lizheng Hall was originally the dormitory of the eldest grandson queen, since the death of the eldest grandson queen, has been empty, Li Shimin has nothing to do, occasionally come back here to see things and think about people, in the past two years, Mingda has grown up, it is no longer suitable to stay by Li Shimin's side, Li Shimin let her live in the Lizheng Palace, it can also be seen that Li Shimin's love for Li Mingda is indeed not comparable to ordinary princes and princesses.

As soon as Li Shimin passed the Lizheng Gate, he saw Li Mingda standing in front of the palace from a distance, Xu Lian wanted to shout that the emperor was coming, but was stopped by Li Shimin raising his hand, Li Shimin got off the Luan car and walked towards Li Mingda, Li Mingda was clasping his hands together, closing his eyes and chanting silently: "The Buddha of great mercy and compassion, Mingda begs you to bless your father and emperor with good health and a long life...... she prayed too seriously, and she didn't notice Li Shimin's arrival.

Or the palace maids and eunuchs who followed her saluted Li Shimin, Li Mingda was shocked and hurriedly turned around, Li Shimin walked up to her with a smile and asked, "What is my little son thinking?" ”

Li Mingda hurriedly bowed, and then said, "Erchen is praying to the Buddha." ”

"Oh? Prays? Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "Who is Mingda praying for?" ”

"Naturally, it's for my father." Li Mingda also smiled, "Mingda prayed to the Buddha to bless his father with good health and a long life." ”

Li Shimin laughed happily when he heard this: "Birth, old age, sickness and death, life is also full of states, you little girl praying for blessings, can the Buddha hear it?" ”

Xu Lian bowed to the side and said: "Your Majesty, this is a filial piety of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and her heart is sincere, and the Buddha will be able to hear it." ”

Li Mingda also said with a serious face: "The Buddha can hear it, before Mingda was robbed by gangsters, Mingda silently prayed to the Buddha in his heart, and asked the Buddha to help Mingda, Mingda just finished praying, Di Renjie of Dali Temple appeared." ”

"Oh, yes." Li Shimin said with a smile, it should be a little perfunctory, although the theory of ghosts and gods was very popular in ancient times, but Li Mingda's matter, he knew that it must have nothing to do with the Buddha, but in order to make his daughter happy, he could only be perfunctory.

Li Mingda said again: "Father, when the son prayed, he had already promised the Buddha that he was willing to become a monk and take the precepts for three years and practice with his hair. ”

The smile on Li Shimin's face gradually disappeared when he heard this, he slowly frowned, he was trying to find a colt for this beloved daughter, but she was going to become a monk, isn't this adding to the blockage, Li Shimin wants to persuade, but he doesn't know where to start, and he really can't find any good reason to persuade him.

I only heard Li Mingda say again: "But Erchen is reluctant to father the emperor." ”

Li Shimin hurriedly played the emotional card: "Yes, if you become a monk, your father will not be able to see you, what will you do with your father?" ”

Li Mingda said: "So the son asked his father to build a Buddhist hall for Mingda in the palace, and Mingda held the precepts and recited the Buddha every day to repay the Buddha's vows, and he could also serve his father from time to time, without delay." ”

"This ......" Li Shimin was dumbfounded when he heard this, daring to love this little girl is not joking, she is serious.

Seeing Li Shimin's hesitation, Li Mingda continued: "Father, it's only been three years, and it's passed soon, didn't my father teach us not to lose our trust to others, what Mingda wants to do now is not to lose faith in the Buddha, please fulfill my father." ”

Li Shimin really had nothing to say, he slowly looked up at the sky, he was so helpless, since Li Mingda had made up his mind, he could only fulfill her, fortunately, it was only three years, he really hoped that he could survive three years, and then personally choose a suitable colt for her.

After being silent for a long time, Li Shimin nodded and said helplessly: "Okay, since you have made up your mind, how can your father stop you, otherwise the Buddha will send a disaster, and I am afraid that the people of the Tang Dynasty will suffer again, and my father will allow you to do everything." ”

"Thank you, Father!" Li Mingda saluted respectfully and was particularly solemn.

Li Shimin looked at Li Mingda, who was the first person in front of him, as if he saw the eldest grandson queen before his death, his eyes suddenly became very soft, he raised his hand and gently combed Li Mingda's sideburns, and said slowly: "Wearing hair to practice, there is also a gift of shaving and ordination, my father is good to find a monk for you to be ordained?" ”

Li Mingda bowed slightly: "It's all up to my father's arrangement." ”

Li Shimin said: "Master Xuanzang of the Great Ci'en Temple, the cultivation of Buddhism is quite profound, and my father decided to let him be ordained for you. ”

Li Mingda was surprised when he heard this: "Is it the Tang monk who took the monkey to the west to learn scriptures?" ”

Li Shimin was stunned for a while when he heard this: "Take the monkey to learn the scriptures? Listen to whom? ”

"What Brother Slave said, no, it was Mr. who said it, Mr. told Brother Slave, and Brother Slave told Mingda." Li Mingda blinked his eyes and said, "It is said that there is a Master Xuanzang with a monkey, a pig, and a big fish, and went to the West Heaven to learn scriptures, the monkey is the most powerful, it will soar through the clouds and fog, and it will change in seventy-two ways, and it will subdue many demons and monsters along the way......"

Li Shimin was dumbfounded when he heard it, if there was a word for brain hole in this era, he would definitely say that Li Hao had a big brain, but these stories sounded quite interesting, and he couldn't help but laugh after listening to it: "You don't have to listen to Li Hao's nonsense, he is making up stories for you." ”

Li Mingda said very seriously: "Mingda really saw the monkey called Wukong in Mr.'s house, it really has a golden hoop stick, and there is a diamond ring on its head......"

Li Hao was bored, so he sent someone to create a diamond circle and a golden hoop stick, put on a diamond ring for the monkey in his house, put on a tiger skin short skirt, and took a golden hoop stick, he really looked like a Monkey King, and the monkey was also very well-behaved, never took down the diamond circle, and completely cooperated with Li Hao.

After a period of idle talk, Li Shimin was in a much better mood, and because he still had government affairs to do, he went back to the Ganlu Hall first.

A few days later, it was a small court meeting, and the ministers once again asked Li Shimin to reward Di Renjie and let Di Renjie be a concubine, Li Shimin said: "Princess Jinyang has decided to become a monk for three years to repay the Buddha's vows, and I am powerless to dissuade Di Renjie from letting Di Renjie do the matter of concubines, but I am afraid that it will not work." ”

The ministers were stunned when they heard this, the Duke of Jinyang is going to become a monk? This was a bit unexpected by them, and it disrupted their plans, but it didn't matter, Princess Jinyang was a monk, and Li Hao couldn't get it, anyway, their purpose was to target Li Hao, whether Di Renjie could be a colt or not was not the point at all.

Next, Li Shimin said: "Let's talk about rewarding Di Renjie, I have selected a long time from what you have handed over, and I have rewarded Di Renjie, and Zhu Qing came to discuss it, and named Di Renjie as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple in the fourth grade, and the doctor in the fourth grade is the right doctor, and he is given the title of Xianyang County male, 200 households in the food town, a mansion, 100 acres of fertile land, 100 taels of gold, and 100 horses of silk. ”

After Li Shimin finished speaking, the ministers were silent, to be honest, this reward was really rich, when Li Hao had no foundation, the reward was not so much, and he was knighted, and he was the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, which was faster than Li Hao's upgrade back then, the key is that Di Renjie is still so young, such a rich reward, it is a bit of a slap in the face for them, why, because when Li Hao was his age, they had been suppressing Li Hao's reward on the pretext that Li Hao was too young, but when it was Di Renjie's turn, they took the initiative to ask for a reward for Di Renjie, Although Di Renjie's contribution this time is indeed great, is it really appropriate to serve as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple before the age of twenty? You must know that officials have to do things, although Li Hao has been promoted quickly, he has only one official so far, that is, the scientific research temple, and he has picked a son halfway, as for the position of general of Tiance Mansion, it was only recently sealed.

Li Shimin actually felt that it was a bit inappropriate to seal Di Renjie's high position all of a sudden, but he couldn't stand the great credit of others, and he couldn't stand the constant bombardment of the ministers, he also talked carefully with Sun Fujia, Sun Fujia was full of praise for Di Renjie's ability to do things, and tried his best to recommend Di Renjie to Li Shimin.

It is precisely because Li Hao praised Di Renjie before, and now Sun Fujia also praises Di Renjie, Li Shimin decided to give Di Renjie a chance and let him try, maybe he is the second Li Hao, Li Shimin is now desperate for Datang to have a few more talents like Li Hao.