Dong!

Dongdong!

Li Shimin kept tapping the armrest of the dragon chair with his fingers, and his voice seemed to hit the hearts of the ministers. The ministers all saw that the emperor was not thinking about it tonight, but few people dared to stand up and comfort him.

Some things are best not to participate in.

Li Shimin suddenly spoke softly, as if muttering to himself: "A silk book tells about five things. I only listened to half of the state affairs and dared not listen again. If I continue listening, I am afraid that I will develop greed. So I chose to listen to family affairs, but I did not know that family affairs are more heartbreaking than national affairs. Alas, Linglong, Linglong..."

The emperor murmured twice and stood up from the dragon throne. This was his fifth time to stand up tonight. He suddenly said to Li Xiaogong: "Prince of Hejian, please accompany me to come."

After saying that, he took great strides and went backwards directly. In a blink of an eye, he passed the dragon chair screen, and only the sound of footsteps seemed very rapid.

The ministers in the palace were stunned on the spot, looking at each other incredible.

The reason why the ministers did this was because Li Shimin's actions set a precedent.

When he was in court, the emperor suddenly left!

Not to mention the reason, the minister left it on the spot...

Only Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao suddenly realized something, and they gave a slightly shocked look.

Chai Shao frowned obviously and suddenly said, "Although Your Majesty did not call me, I have to go and help!"

Li Xiaogong nodded and said solemnly: "This matter is quite difficult. Just as you are asking for help, Your Majesty is too anxious, so he didn't expect you to have the help."

The first king of the Tang Dynasty suddenly pulled Chai Shao's arm, turned his head to the ministers in the palace and said, "I and Duke Qiao are going to accompany Your Majesty to do something. My colleagues might as well rest in the hall first. Your Majesty has not announced his retirement to the court, and he will definitely return after completing the work."

As he said that, he ignored whether the ministers agreed or not, and pulled Chai Shao to chase out of the back door of the hall.

...

Li Shimin had not actually walked far away. At this time, he was standing behind Taiji Hall. When the emperor saw Li Xiaogong pulling Chai Shao to chase him, he suddenly sighed a little lonely, as if asking the two of them, and muttering to himself, saying, "Tell me, can I make up my mind?"

Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao looked at each other for a long time before he said carefully: "What happened back then was with the wind. Since Your Majesty gave him mercy once, why not give him mercy again?"

Chai Shao also said: "That girl Linglong is very bitter."

A few simple words are full of the feelings of elders. Needless to say, it is also advising the emperor, but what is advising is not clearly stated.

Chai Shao used the allusion.

Li Xiaogong carefully looked at Li Shimin's face and whispered: "Girls are not as good as male heirs. After they get married, the girl belongs to her husband's family. Even if she can really remember what happened back then, how much trouble can a girl doll cause? So I think that your majesty should let go. Since you have given the first kindness, why not give the second kindness? As long as she doesn't marry Li Yun, everything can go with the wind."

"What I'm afraid of is that she wants to marry Li Yun!"

Li Shimin suddenly spoke, with a hint of horror in his tone, saying, "I have been deaf and dumb for eight years. Didn't that girl pretend to be deaf and dumb for eight years? Eight years ago, she was already a fourteen-year-old girl. A fourteen-year-old girl must remember everything. Do you two know how panic I was when she appeared in front of me? At that time, she was captured by Li Yun, but took out a golden knife and claimed to be the envoy of the grassland. At that moment, I was extremely shocked. I didn't expect that there would be such a tolerant child in this world. She stood in front of me, and she attended the state banquet of the Tang Dynasty with a clever smile. She seemed to not know me at all. How cunning and deep it was... "

"His Majesty!"

Li Xiaogong suddenly interrupted and said solemnly: "You are scaring yourself!" After saying this, he suddenly stopped and raised his hand and pointed to his head for some reason. Then he said to the emperor again: "That child has absentia."

"What if it's pretending?"

Li Shimin suddenly roared, his tone seemed very fierce, and said, "If she had abstinence, why is it going to be better now? I think everything was just a disguise. She witnessed everything eight years ago. If she was pretending, then she would have hatred. She is now the Golden Knife Princess of the Grassland, controlling hundreds or thousands of tribes of the Turkic tribes. If she had hatred, she would definitely choose to take revenge..."

Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao looked at each other.

This time the two of them did not speak up and continued to persuade.

Li Shimin suddenly took a deep breath, his voice faintly with a hint of coldness, and said, "I have only done one wrong thing in my life."

This is so mindless that he showed murderous intent for some reason.

Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao looked at each other again.

After a long time, Li Xiaogong said carefully: "Erlang, you are actually not cruel, right?"

Without waiting for Li Shimin to answer, he spoke directly and said, "If you could make up your mind, you killed that girl eight years ago, and you chose to pretend to be deaf and mute, allowing her to disappear in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty. In fact, there was no way to disappear under your nose. You deliberately let the child live."

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and refused to admit it, "I was just impulsive and regretted it after letting her go. Actually, I wanted to send the Hundred Cavalry to chase her, but I was delayed by other things."

Li Xiaogong shook his head and said, "Don't lie to yourself."

The first prince of the Tang Dynasty looked at Li Shimin solemnly and said, "Although you don't recognize it, you have soft hearts. You didn't regret it when you let it go, and you didn't even regret it in the past eight years. You have had countless opportunities to do it in the past eight years, but you have been pretending to be deaf and giving kindness."

As he said, he stopped and said again: "You recognized her at first sight, but you deliberately treated her as a Turkic person. You used this method to warn yourself that this child did not threaten you. When she fell in love with Li Yun, you were the first person to be afraid. What you fear was not her leveraging Li Yun's ability, but to be afraid that the two children would be confused. Your elder's heart can't hide from my cousin, after all, I am also the closest elder of that child."

As he said that, he stopped again, as if he had to muster up the courage to continue the following words, he deliberately said in a family tone: "Erlang, let go, your four branches are really withering."

Li Xiaogong advised him a lot, but only this sentence moved Li Shimin.

But when the emperor looked up at the sky, he murmured, "Yes, it was so withered. At the battle of Xuanwu Gate, the eldest brother and the fourth brother fell in a pool of blood. All the men in the family died under the butcher's knife. Two of our four branches instantly withered. In addition, the third brother died early under the thunder of heaven. Although the remaining pearls of the sea returned, it is a pity that the third brother had only Li Yun, the child."

This statement involves the tragedy of compatriots. No one dares to say it except Li Shimin. Even if Li Shimin said it himself, he seemed frightened when he said it.

No one wants to look back on that past.

Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao looked at each other again, and both of them noticed that Li Shimin's tone softened and the emperor's tone softened, which means that softening in his heart. At this time, we must strike while the iron is hot to make the emperor's heart softer.

Li Xiaogong spoke directly and said curiously: "Your Majesty suddenly left the court and before leaving, he even called me to come out. Could it be that I am going to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor? I haven't paid homage to the Supreme Emperor for a long time. Alas, he lives alone in Tai Chi Palace, and I don't know if he has been doing well in the past few years."

Li Shimin was indeed triggered by him, and a trace of softness flashed through his eyes.

There is still a faint guilt in the softness.

At this time, Chai Shao also spoke, blaming himself: "I have been busy training my children in recent years, and I have been unable to get rid of my father-in-law. If Your Majesty has the intention tonight, I would also like to follow him to Tai Chi Palace to pay my respects."

Li Shimin's eyes were softer.

The emperor suddenly withdrew his gaze that looked up from his head and asked a little hesitantly: "Do you think we should go and see you?"

"It's right!"

Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao spoke at the same time and said hurriedly: "I haven't seen you for many years, so it's a good time to meet you tonight."

"good!"

Li Shimin finally made up his mind.

The great and wise emperor of all ages, once he made up his mind, he rarely repeated it, but when he saw him turn around and walk directly, his steps seemed to be rapid.

Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao were both happy behind him and hurriedly chased after him without thinking.

An emperor, a first lord, and in addition to the founding prince consort, the three of them strided through the palace group, and a lonely palace soon appeared in front of them.

This palace is extremely majestic, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the first hall of the imperial palace. However, it is surrounded by high walls, which are lonely and desolate.

A trace of guilt flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and a sigh softly sighed, murmured: "The last time I asked my father out was in the first year of Zhenguan. That was the state banquet ceremony, in order to establish Li Yun's identity before the ceremony. This time, seven years apart, I didn't expect it was for the children..."

Li Xiaogong quickly made a funny sentence and smiled and comforted: "The Supreme Emperor is an old man. What the old man cares about the most is the children. If we go to see each other for the sake of the children, the Supreme Emperor will definitely not drive us out with a stick."

"Even if I'm driven out, I'll have to go and pay my respects!"

Li Shimin took a deep breath, and suddenly showed a decisive look on his face, but a word was difficult to highlight in his mouth, as if it was very difficult: "Go!"

He led the way, and Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao quickly followed.

This Tai Chi Palace is extremely majestic. There are many secret guards stationed around the palace gate. The secret guards dare not stop the emperor, so the three of them soon arrived in front of the hall gate.

Only then did I realize that I was covered in darkness.

The lights have already been turned off in the hall.

Li Shimin hesitated slightly, and his face clearly showed that he wanted to go back.

Li Xiaogong could not let him leave when he suddenly grabbed the step and spoke loudly: "Uncle Fourth, Xiao Shitou is here to pay homage to you. It's less than one update. Why are you turning off the lights?"

As he said that, without waiting for an answer inside, he ran over and pushed open the hall door, and said again: "Erlang is here, Chai Shao is here, No. 4, have you fall asleep? I've broken in Xiaoshitou, hahaha..."

These words were deliberately said, like a child playing towards his elders. It’s a pity that Li Xiaogong is also in his forties, but he actually called his nickname one by one.

Li Shimin's face was a little nervous behind him.

Chai Shao's mood was obviously not calm either.

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Chapter completed!