The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 66
In the Tai Chi Palace, His Majesty Li Er was sitting on a soft couch in the side hall, holding a bowl of ginseng soup in his hand, while Li Tai had rushed back from Zhuangzi, before he even had time to change his clothes, he came to the Tai Chi Palace .At this time, Li Tai was wearing a dark green round-neck robe with a little dust on it, and his hair was wrapped in a rayon towel. He looked like a child from a craftsman's house in Zhuangzi.

"I have seen my father, I don't know why my father sent someone to summon my son." Li Tai bowed respectfully to Li Er.

"Qingque, come, sit down here." His Majesty Li Er waved at Li Tai, signaling him to sit on the couch next to him. Seeing his son like this, His Majesty Li Er was both gratified and distressed.

Qingque patted the dust off her body, and sat down on the other side of the couch.

"Qingque, I have already read the paper you sent someone to send over. It is very good. How is it? This is the first time you go out to do these hard and tiring jobs by yourself. How do you feel?" His Majesty Li Er smiled. Looking at Li Tai.

Li Tai thought about the past few days. Although he said that he didn't eat well, didn't sleep very well, and his mind was full of papermaking, but this time he succeeded, he really felt very happy and satisfied, and enjoyed the present very much. This kind of feeling can't be felt no matter how many books you read in the Hall of Wude.

Li Tai smiled: "Father, although my son has had a hard time these few days, he is very happy and satisfied. As soon as the new paper comes out, it can be regarded as a little effort for Datang and Father. , is better than wasting time in Wude Hall all day."

Hearing what Li Tai said, His Majesty Li Er showed a gratified expression on his face: "Okay, my blue bird has grown up, and I heard that Jing'er's village is going to dig a river, why, do you still want to help? "

Li Tai nodded: "Yes."

Li Er lowered his eyelids, looked at the ginseng soup in his hand, then took a sip of ginseng soup, and said: "Cutting river channels is not an easy job, although you don't need to do it yourself, but the wind and sun all day Yes, it’s not as good as staying in the workshop this time.”

Li Tai was not at all moved by his father's words: "Even so, I still want to give it a try. I really gained a lot from transforming the paper this time. What's more, this is also an opportunity. I don't want to miss it. I accepted it." If you have an errand, you won’t give up.”

Li Er nodded. He knew that although his son looked gentle on the surface, he was actually very stubborn. He decided on one thing and would not change it easily. He was willing to beat himself, but as a prince, Li Tai always stayed with a group of craftsmen all day long. Although he didn't mind, the ministers of the DPRK and China would always think that it was demeaning.

"Since you want to do it, then do it. If you need anything, just go to the Ministry of Industry and say hello. I will order them to cooperate with you." Put the ginseng soup in your hand on the table, and took it off from your waist. A piece of jade pendant was thrown to Li Tai: "This time you and Shi Jing improved the paper, and I rewarded Shi Jing with an extra decoration, so I can't treat you poorly, so I will reward you with this jade pendant. Take this jade pendant, You can control the officials of the Ministry of Industry at will during the digging of the river in Dongshan County." Since my son wants to go, as a father, he will definitely support it with all his strength. The Ministry is another matter, which can also be seen how much His Majesty Li Er loves his son.

"I thank my father for the reward." Li Tai took the jade pendant, ecstatic in his heart, with the information and talents from the Ministry of Industry, the project of digging the river channel was more than half a success.

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand: "Well, let's go."

Li Tai got up and bowed to leave.

As soon as he walked out of the Taiji Palace, he was stopped by a small yellow gate.

"His Royal Highness King Wei, Your Highness the Crown Prince invites you to come over." The little yellow door bowed and said.

"Brother?" Li Tai asked suspiciously, and then said: "Well, I understand." After speaking, he walked towards the East Palace.

He didn't go back to the Hall of Martial Virtue, so Li Tai went straight to the East Palace with just this suit of clothes. As soon as he reached the gate of the hall, he saw Li Chengqian walking out and bumped into Li Tai head-on.

"Qing Que, you came just in time. I can't wait for it." Li Tai couldn't help but Li Chengqian pulled Li Tai and walked into the house.

After walking into the room, the two sat down at the low table, and then Li Tai asked, "Brother, why are you looking for me in such a hurry?"

Li Chengqian sniffed, and said: "Just now, someone came from Shijing's house and said that we should take time out to talk about it. Someone went to his village to give you a message, but you were called back by your father halfway, so you told me about it." Missed it."

"Shijing is looking for us?" Li Tai was puzzled: "If there is something to do, just send someone to pass the message, why is it so complicated?"

Li Chengqian smiled and shook his head: "I don't know, so I brought you here. I have nothing to do tomorrow, so we will go out of the palace, how about it?"

"But brother, you are here in the East Palace." Li Tai looked at Li Chengqian worriedly. After all, Li Chengqian is the crown prince, and it is a taboo to leave the palace privately. The subordinate officials will always stare at Li Chengqian.

"I don't have anything to do here. Anyway, I'm going to see Shijing. I can take this opportunity to go out of the palace to have a look. Qingque, you are fine. You can take advantage of Shijing Zhuangzi, so you don't have to stay in the Wude Hall all day, but I have been staying in the Eastern Palace, either following my father to learn how to deal with government affairs or a lot of heavy schoolwork." Li Chengqian's resentment goes beyond this, in order to become a qualified prince, he studies the six arts of a gentleman and classics of hundreds of schools every day.

Li Tai smiled and said: "There is no way, who made you the prince, by the way, where are you going to ask Shijing to go when you leave the palace tomorrow, and you can send someone to his house to answer in a while."

Li Chengqian thought for a while, and then his eyes lit up: "Qingque, how about going to Yanlai Tower?"

Li Tai said: "I have no problem. You, the crown prince, go to such a place and be known by the censors. I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"It doesn't matter, just be more cautious. Besides, it's not like you haven't been there before, Qingque, you forgot that when we were in Prince Qin's mansion, we and Chongyi secretly followed Lu Guogong and the others to Yanlailou. ."

It’s okay not to mention it, when Li Chengqian mentioned this matter, Li Tai immediately blew his hair: "You still dare to mention this matter, when I was studying well at home by myself, you have to drag me to go with you, In the end, it was discovered that one of you was running faster than the other. I am only four years old, can I outrun you? It was not me who was caught in the end!"

Li Chengqian smiled embarrassingly when he heard the words: "Didn't I drag you and run away together, it's just that you fell to the ground and couldn't get up."

"Also!" Li Tai glared at Li Chengqian.

"Okay, okay, I won't talk about it." Li Chengqian waved his hands quickly, and then said: "How about it, let's go to Yanlai Tower, how about it, and, the third child just came back from the barracks tomorrow morning, so call him together."

"The third brother came back from Shu?"

Li Chengqian said: "It's been a few days since I came back. He, the governor of Yizhou, is just like you. He has a name. He went to Sichuan just as a formality. He has been in the barracks since he came back two days ago. Tomorrow I will return to the palace in the morning."

"He's the one who goes the farthest among our brothers." Li Tai smiled and said, "Okay, tomorrow morning, I'll come to the East Palace to look for you. When the third brother arrives, we will leave the palace."

Li Chengqian nodded.

(End of this chapter)