Datang: I am so happy to marry a disfigured princess!

Chapter 206 Meeting with old friends
In the palace, Li Yuan's residence.

Before coming to see Li Yuan, Sun Simiao was actually a little worried, but he thought that since he had come to the palace, he would definitely want to see him. Besides, Li Shimin had been emperor for so many years, so he must not be that stingy.

Li Shimin agreed. He was not surprised. He was just thinking about how to talk to Li Yuan later.

After all, we are old acquaintances with Li Yuan. We haven’t seen each other for more than ten years. When we met again, Li Yuan had become the Supreme Emperor before he passed away. This feeling may not be easy for anyone. After all, the throne was snatched away by his own son. .

But when he saw the next scene, Sun Simiao was still shocked.

"Father, I have brought Mr. Sun to see you."

There seemed to be movement from the old man in the room. After a moment, the palace door opened. The old man with gray hair looked at Sun Simiao, as if something was twinkling in his eyes.

Over the years, many veterans who followed Li Yuan to conquer the world have gone away, and there are almost few left.

But now, seeing his old friend still there and looking so energetic, Li Yuan felt excited in his heart.

"I haven't seen you for so many years, and you're here?"

Sun Simiao cupped his hands and said, "I have met the Supreme Emperor. I have only recently arrived in the capital for some matters. I happened to hear that the Queen is unwell now, so I came to the palace to have a look and pay my respects to the Supreme Emperor."

Li Yuan stroked his beard and smiled: "In that case, come in quickly and tell me some interesting things about you over the years. You are in the palace all day, and there is nothing interesting on weekdays. Now that you are here, don't even think about leaving. ”

Seeing this, Li Shimin smiled and nodded: "Father, let's chat with Mr. Sun first, and then we will have a family dinner in the evening. It happens to be a time to reminisce about old times, and I still have some things to be busy with."

Li Yuan waved his hand: "You have a lot to do, so go ahead and get busy."

The scene in front of him seemed a little surprised in Sun Simiao's eyes.

It seems that the relationship between father and son is a little different from what you imagined?
It's a bit like the father-son relationship between the two in the previous dynasty. Isn't that weird?
Then Li Yuan pulled Sun Simiao into the house, and the two began to talk about some of the things that had happened over the years, which naturally happened after the Xuanwu Gate incident.

Chang'an is still the same Chang'an, and it has developed extremely fast under the governance of Li Shimin. Now not only is Chang'an internally prosperous, but the entire Tang Dynasty is even more prosperous, and its territory has expanded a lot compared to the previous dynasty.

However, while chatting, Sun Simiao was still curious about Li Yuan's attitude towards Li Shimin now. After all, the son took away his father's things and killed his own brother. This kind of treason must not be easily forgiven by ordinary people. .

Sun Simiao's question was an insinuation, so Li Yuan naturally heard it and smiled.

"What must be done must be past. What's the use of remembering it for a lifetime? Can I return to my original position? I can't go back. Maybe I did something wrong about what happened back then."

Among Li Yuan's sons, Li Shimin's literary and martial arts skills were undoubtedly the most extraordinary. At the age of only his early twenties, his name as King of Qin was already famous throughout the world, and a group of talented civil servants and generals followed him voluntarily.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the world was nominally Li Yuan's, but in fact it was Li Shimin's. The Prince of Qin's palace had a set of administrative agencies independent of the central government. Most of the local state roads belonged to Li Shimin, so Li Shimin revolted that year. Initiating the Xuanwumen Revolution was simply a matter of fate, as if everyone in the world wanted Li Shimin to be the monarch.Later, Li Shimin did not disappoint the entire Tang Dynasty. He conquered the Turks, pacified the border warriors, developed farming and cared for the people. He did everything an emperor could do, and even things that many emperors could not do.

Although Li Yuan was unhappy about this, he actually recognized Li Shimin over the years. However, the relationship between the two had always been at a stalemate, and it was only because of the chess developed by Lin Heng that things improved slightly.

During this time together, the father and son also solved the knot in their hearts. Apart from the events of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, they talked about almost everything.

Immediately, Li Yuan also took out the chess game: "This chess game was developed by my grandson-in-law. It's called chess. Compared with ordinary chess, the rules are simpler and more interesting. Let's try it together. "

Sun Simiao nodded, and then became a little curious. Is Li Yuan's grandson-in-law the son of Cheng Yaojin or the son of Gao Shilian?

Seeing that Sun Simiao was a little confused in his application, Li Yuan said with a smile: "It's Lin Heng, the man who recruited Ning Xi as his son-in-law before. This man is really good. He doesn't dislike Ning Xi because of her disfigurement. Instead, he is friendly with Ning Xi." Xi’s relationship is excellent, and his abilities are quite extraordinary.”

With that, he recounted everything Lin Heng had done in the past few months. Sun Simiao had arrived in Chang'an during this period and had actually heard about Lin Heng, but he couldn't help but be surprised after hearing these words. .

The Quyuan plow, potatoes, papermaking, the recovery of the Hexi Corridor, the disaster relief in the north, and many other things that have been researched now, were all done by Lin Heng?
I also met him yesterday. At that time, I just thought that Lin Heng was broad-minded, amiable, and made people feel comfortable getting along with him. I couldn't believe that he was the person who had accomplished such a feat.

It’s so touching!
While chatting, I had a plan in mind. I would like to get in touch with Lin Hengduo in the future. It seems that this person is involved in a lot of content. Maybe we can get some new ideas through exchanges.

Li Yuan immediately talked about some poems that Lin Heng had written at that time. Hearing this, Sun Simiao's face was filled with surprise. Seeing this, Li Yuan was also happy in his heart. He was also very satisfied with his grandson-in-law.

The two chatted until evening, and Li Yuan left Sun Simiao in the palace to have a meal. The family sat together to eat, which felt a little unusual.

When he left the palace and returned to the post house, the young apprentice had been waiting for a long time and almost cried.

Originally, he wanted to take his young apprentice to the palace to see the world, but he refused to go even to death, and Sun Simiao was also quite helpless.

"Master, I still think you will never come back."

"Master, why are you beating this disciple? This disciple is worried about you. After all, this is the palace. If His Majesty gets angry, won't your old head be gone?"

"Everything my disciple said is true..."

After Sun Simiao beat his young apprentice, he was inevitably a little depressed. He always felt that even if he was fine, he would one day be cursed to death by his apprentice.

Then the old man thought of Lin Heng. If he had time in the past two days, it wouldn't hurt to pay him a visit.

It would be good to communicate more. After all, after listening to what Li Yuan said today, he was also very curious about Lin Heng.

(End of this chapter)