Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

Objectively speaking, he is indeed very talented, smart and quick-witted, good at poetry and literature, skilled in cursive script, and has collected thousands of volumes of books.

Before Li Qiu appeared, he was definitely Li Shimin's favorite son.

For his liking, Li Shimin also specifically allowed Li Tai to set up a literature museum in the mansion, allowing him to recruit scholars by himself.

And his fiefdom, salary, and daily rewards are also very large.

And he is not like Prince Li Chengqian and Li Ke, who recruit generals and train soldiers, so he has the richest pockets.

Under normal circumstances, as long as he sees his favorite Wenwan calligraphy and paintings, exotic flowers and plants, he can afford them.

But when he was in a good mood at this time, suddenly a confidant ran over in a hurry, and then quickly reported some information in his ear.

After listening, Li Tai's angry eyes widened and he was furious.

"What? The second rank of the official residence, the fief of thirteen prefectures, one thousand households in the food town, even my Furong Garden was given to him?!"

"I bother!"

"What kind of thing is that Li Qiu?!"

"How is this possible? Did you hear the news correctly?"

The subordinate's reply is naturally that the news is true.

But Li Tai still couldn't believe it, and went back to the mansion angrily, intending to ask the ministers beside him who were in power at that time.

For this Furong Garden, Wei Wang Li Tai has been thinking about it for a long time.

One is that the Furong Garden is indeed beautiful and beautiful, and he likes it very much.

Second, and more importantly, he wants to compare with Prince Li Chengqian.

Now that his elder brother Li Chengqian has the East Palace, he has always wanted to use his favor to get Furongyuan under his own name.

With the unique scenery of Furong Garden, it might be able to overwhelm the other side of the East Palace.

Before, he also took the opportunity to make this request to Li Shimin and Empress Changsun.

However, Li Shimin rejected it on the grounds that the location of Furong Garden was too far away and it was inconvenient to meet each other.

Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty had a very large area.

The location of the imperial palace is in the middle of the north side of the city.

Generally, the palaces of the emperor's relatives and important officials in the court are also in the north.

As for the Furong Garden, it is in the southeast corner. If you often enter the palace, it is really inconvenient to go back and forth.

But Li Tai never expected that, just as he was taking a nap, the treasure in his heart, Furong Garden, would be brought to him by a small businessman named Li Qiu.

"Ah? What?!"

"Is this all true?!"

"I don't know what the father is thinking?!"

"It's just such a small, small merchant on the streets of Chang'an City, enfeoffed in thirteen prefectures, with a thousand households in the food town, and even enjoyed the Furong Garden?!"

"Why is he?!"

"Is he worthy too?!"

"He also pees in the mirror to see what he looks like..."

In his rage, Li Tai was so angry that he overturned the table with the pen and ink on it.

This feeling is like being a delicate and beautiful girl who has never moved.

Before I could start, I was taken carelessly by a dirty street beggar!

Chapter 119 Incomparable, the gap is too big

On the other side, in Chengqing Hall, after everyone dispersed, Li Shimin also felt a little tired.

He headed towards the Lizheng Hall where Empress Changsun was.

When he came here, Crown Prince Li Chengqian was entering the palace to meet and visit his mother.

I was chatting and talking with the mother of the eldest grandson empress, who was kind and filial.

Upon seeing Li Shimin, Li Chengqian hurriedly saluted.

Li Shimin looked at him lovingly, told him to excuse himself, and continued to sit beside his mother's bed and talk.

"Royal father, this time the queen mother is sick, and after the minister asked the royal father to pardon the world, it really has seen the effect."

"Seeing that the mother's health is getting better and better, the child is also extremely happy."

Li Shimin nodded with a smile, and praised: "Well, Chengqian, you have a heart."

Empress Changsun also patted his head with pity.

At this time, Li Chengqian saw that Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were happy, so he continued: "Father, I have one more thing to ask Father to agree to."

"That is, when the mother was seriously ill, the son-in-law knelt in front of the gods and Buddhas every day, praying for his mother."

"And promised that as long as the mother can recover from illness, he will build three thousand temples in return."

"Now under the blessing of the gods and Buddhas, my mother has recovered from her illness, and my foreign enemies in the Tang Dynasty have also retreated, so I want to ask my father to fulfill my wish."

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help frowning slightly.

In fact, in Li Shimin's heart, especially after the Xuanwu Gate incident, Li Shimin also believed in gods and Buddhas in his heart.

It's just that he knew why the eldest grandson empress was seriously ill this time and why she recovered.

Even how the 10,000+ elite Turkic army was defeated and retreated, he is also clear about it.

It has nothing to do with the so-called gods and Buddhas at all.

If it was simply relying on these unreliable gods and Buddhas, without Li Qiu's sudden appearance, it is estimated that he and Datang would have been gone long ago.

At this time, in Li Shimin's mind, he couldn't help but recall the scene of drinking with his eldest grandson Wuji in Li Qiu's small restaurant that day.

At that time, Li Qiu said that the world will not change according to people's wishes and desires.

No matter who is the emperor, no matter how the common people pray, the disaster that should come will eventually come.

Just like Dayu's flood control, no matter how the common people worship and pray, it is better to deal with floods pragmatically, and deal with floods more practically.

It is also like the iron cavalry of Xieli. It is useless for you to kneel down and beg them. You can put those gods and Buddhas in front of them, but they will not be able to resist their iron hooves.

Only, clench your fists, defeat them, and repel them!

Ever since, Li Shimin sighed softly, "Chengqian, your filial piety, my father understands."

"It's also very gratifying."

"It's just that, look at this world, the powerful Turkic enemy has just retreated, and the Lujiang King in the south and Liang Shi in the north are making trouble again."

"The soldiers of my Tang Dynasty were killed and injured countless times, and these ruined cities have not been repaired yet."

"If you look at the severe drought in Shandong and Guanzhong, more and more refugees are migrating."

"The suffering of the people has not yet been properly resolved."

"So, let's talk about building the temple slowly."

Seeing what Li Shimin said, Li Chengqian still did not give up.

"Father, there are many cities in this world; the common people have even more."

"But there is only one queen mother."

"I believe that for the health of my mother, the soldiers of my Tang Dynasty and the people of my Tang Dynasty will not have the slightest complaint."

After hearing his words, Li Shimin frowned even deeper.

The tone of his reply was also a little harsher.

"Prince!"

"You're right. Even if these soldiers died in battle, their bodies were shrouded in horse leather, their wives were separated, their families were destroyed, they would not complain at all."

"Because they are the strong and passionate men of my Tang Dynasty."

"Those people, even if they suffer from natural disasters, wars, have no food to eat, and starve to death on the way of migration, they will not complain at all."

"Because they are honest and honest people in my Tang Dynasty."

"But!"

"As a prince, the prince of a country, you can't be indifferent, but you can't help cherishing them."

"For them, I will not build these three thousand temples."

"I won't rebuild this dilapidated, leaky Tai Chi Palace."

"It just came from the conscience of a Tang emperor!"

After being scolded by Li Shimin, Li Chengqian retreated despondently under the cover of Empress Changsun.

At this moment, Empress Changsun sighed lightly.

"Erlang, Chengqian is also a filial piety."

"You see you scared him just now."

Hearing this, Li Shimin sighed deeply, and sat beside Empress Changsun.

He only said a few words lightly, and then fell into silence.

"The last words just now were what Li Qiu told me."

"I think it is very useful, so I will always keep it in my heart."

"Whenever I want to waste people's money and rebuild the Taiji Palace, I can always think of these words."

Empress Changsun was stunned at this moment, and then also sighed.

"Erlang, you are comparing Qian'er with Qiu'er, are you embarrassing him too much?"

"In any case, he is no match for Qiu'er."

"The gap between these two children is too great..."

Hearing this, Li Shimin sighed even more.

"Sigh, I don't want to criticize him, but compare him to Qiu'er."

"But he is the prince! The heir apparent of a country!"

"There will always be a day when Li Qiu's identity will be announced to the world. If that happens, how will he, the crown prince, deal with himself?!"

Having said that, Li Shimin knocked on the table angrily.

"Look at the current Li Qiu, he is only a merchant, how many people have gathered around him?"

"Get rid of the two of us first, as well as Changsun Wuji, because we know Qiu'er's identity."

"Go to Luo Sen, Youzhou Luo's family, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Chai Shao, they are all Luo Cheng's sworn brothers."

"Even if so many people were killed, Li Qiu still has Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, Feng Li, Wei Ting, and Zhang Yungu by his side."

"Just like Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling's love for talents, Li Jing, a handsome talent who is rare in history, has told me seriously more than once."

"I want to transfer Li Qiu to his side. He is going to pass on his life's painstaking efforts and the art of war to him."

"In those days, you also knew that Hou Junji wanted to learn the art of war with Li Jing."

"Renhou Junji is so earnest and humble, Li Jing doesn't want to teach him at all."

"In the end, I interceded and taught him a little bit."

"But just these superficial facts have already benefited Hou Junji a lot."

"If one day in the future, I announce the identity of Prince Qiu'er to the world, what kind of situation will happen at that time, I dare not even think about it!"

Chapter 120 The so-called meritorious service is unreliable

He is still just a businessman, and there are already soldiers in the army who are willing to die for him, and so many people support him and love him. "

"What if one day, once he changes from a small businessman to the prince of the Tang Dynasty, the eldest son of the emperor?"