The first emperor of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 183 Li Shimin Pit His Son
"Queen, isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to leave our father in the Ganlu Hall like this?" Li Chengqian asked the eldest grandson queen as he walked away.

"My mother did this for his own benefit, not to compete with anyone. There are many women in this world, and they can all be your father's concubine. Only Xiao Mei Niang can't." Empress Changsun said to Li Chengqian.

"Having said that, but the emperor is the son of heaven after all, if the queen mother disobeys the emperor's wishes too much, will the emperor dislike the queen mother?" Li Chengqian asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, the queen mother and your father have been husband and wife for half their lives, how can you not know his character. Otherwise, that Wei Zheng would have died many times." Empress Changsun said to Li Chengqian with a smile.

"That's good. I'm really worried that you old couple will be at odds. At that time, my crime will be serious." Li Chengqian said after taking a deep breath.

After all, he created this matter out of nothing, if it really caused the old couple to have conflicts because of this matter.Then Li Chengqian really couldn't atone for his crime with a hundred deaths.

"What you should worry about now is yourself. With your father's personality, you will never be let go. I'm afraid you will be unlucky." Empress Changsun said to Li Chengqian with a smile.

Originally, Li Chengqian was worried that Empress Changsun would be angry because of this, after all, Empress Changsun is pregnant now.But now it seems that Empress Changsun is not really angry.This made Li Chengqian feel relieved.

So he pretended to be worried and said: "No way, if that's the case, the minister will be miserable."

"Don't worry, the construction of Yong'an Palace will probably fall on your head. As for how you will build it, the Queen Mother can't say for sure." Empress Changsun said.

"No way, could it be that the father will go his own way and continue to build the Yong'an Palace?" Li Chengqian said pretending to be surprised.

"Your father wants to prove that he built the palace for your grandfather, and he will never give up because of this. So you should be prepared, so as not to be caught off guard when you get there." Empress Changsun said.

"Isn't it just to get some money? This son is not worried. As long as the father stops trying to cheat his son, the son will feel at ease." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

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"Dear dear friends, now that the Supreme Emperor is very old, it is really inappropriate to live alone in the Da'an Palace. Therefore, I am planning to build a palace to the north of the Taiji Palace, called the Yong'an Palace, to support my father and emperor for the rest of my life."

"I don't know who you love to think, who can take on this important task." Li Shimin in the Taiji Hall asked Manchu Wenwu.

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin said, "Your Majesty, the supervisor should be responsible for the construction of the new palace."

"However, I am old enough to see that they may not be able to build a decent palace. On the contrary, the prince is very suitable. Look at how magnificent he made the East Palace."

At this time, Li Chengqian had his eyes slightly closed, and he was in a daze as if he was dreaming of Duke Zhou.But that's just what he pretended to be.So he could hear Cheng Yaojin's words clearly.

With slightly closed eyes, Li Chengqian said to himself in his heart: "Father is going to join forces with Cheng Yaojin, the devil in the world, to set me up. I must not open my mouth, otherwise I will be tricked by them."

Sure enough, as Li Chengqian expected, Li Shimin said: "The prince is indeed capable, but the cost of building the palace is not small. I am afraid that the Ministry of Households does not have extra money and food."

"As the saying goes, don't bother two lords. The prince is the one who advances to Jinshan every day. Not to mention the richness of the country, it's the same. A disaster relief in Henan Province can prevent a single refugee from showing up, which is enough to show the prince's financial resources."

"So, Lao Cheng, I think it shouldn't be a problem for the prince to build a palace. It can be regarded as a grandson's filial piety to his grandfather." Cheng Yaojin said with a smirk.

However, Li Chengqian still had his eyes slightly closed at this time, and he could still hear him snoring slightly.It was as if he had entered dreamland.

Li Shimin couldn't help but gritted his teeth, and said in his heart: "I'll see how long you can pretend, yesterday's tone, today I have to let it go."

So he opened his mouth and continued: "In my Tang Dynasty, filial piety is the first priority. Letting the crown prince build a palace for the Supreme Emperor is also a manifestation of the crown prince's filial piety."

"So I think this is feasible. It's just that I don't know how long it will take to build a palace? After all, the Supreme Emperor is old now."

At this time, the master craftsman Yan Lide said: "According to the normal construction period, it should be three to five years. If there is sufficient preliminary work such as material preparation, the project should be completed within two years."

Li Shimin nodded after hearing this, and then said to Li Chengqian who was pretending to be sleeping next to him: "Prince, I will give you two years, can you build Yong'an Palace?"

Although Li Shimin spoke in a loud voice, Li Chengqian pretended not to hear it.Still snoring in a daze.

Wang Degang next to Li Shimin wanted to push Li Chengqian, but was stopped by Li Shimin.At the same time, Li Shimin winked at Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin spoke again and said: "Your Majesty, it will take two years for the general prison to build the Yong'an Palace. Naturally, His Royal Highness will not take that long. Otherwise, it will be the same as the general prison."

"So, Lao Cheng, I think it can definitely be completed in a year and a half at most. And the construction is absolutely magnificent, and it should not be much worse than the Tai Chi Palace."

"Cheng Yaojin, are you talking in your sleep? You are building a house as a commoner, and it can be completed in a year and a half. It is a big palace."

"If you want me to say that two years is enough time, everyone should know how many years this Taiji Palace has been built. Even if Yong'an Palace is smaller, it is not so easy to build." Yu Chigong curled his lips and said to Cheng Yao Kim said.

"Da Laohei, I think you are really old and have a poor memory. Have you forgotten that the Yiqiu Palace was destroyed by fire, and it only took the prince more than a month to complete the construction again."

"And it is many times more luxurious than the original Yiqiu Palace. So it should not be difficult for him to build Yongle Palace in a year and a half." Cheng Yaojin said.

"When you say that, I think about it. If you calculate it like this, it will probably take about a year." Yu Chigong said to Cheng Yaojin.

Li Shimin nodded after hearing this, and then said to Li Shimin again: "Prince, can you build Yong'an Palace in a year and a half?"

At this moment, Li Chengqian didn't dare to pretend anymore, if he was pretending he didn't hear it.It is estimated that the construction period will change to one year after a while, or even less.

So he pretended to wake up suddenly, and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth with his hand.Then he said in a lazy voice: "Father, did you call Erchen just now?"

(End of this chapter)