The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Jingyang is here." The eunuch came to Li Yuan and reported to him.

"Come if you want to. He always comes in directly. Why is he being so particular today?" Li Yuan said with a smile: "Let him in."

"Yes." The eunuch responded.

In the past, Li Fu came to Liangyi Hall every now and then, but his voice came in before he arrived. Li Yuan was used to it.

Now Li Fu knew to be polite, which made him feel uncomfortable.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Jingyang has been away from Chang'an for a long time." Pei Ji said: "I haven't seen him for a long time."

"That's right. It must be two months." Li Yuan said: "He always runs back and forth like this. It would be great if he could stay in Chang'an. The big house I gave him in Chang'an is not bad, right?"

"What your Majesty gave is naturally the best." Pei Ji responded with a smile.

At this time, Li Fu also came in.

"Uncle, what are you busy with?" Li Fu greeted.

"I'm playing chess with Prime Minister Pei." Li Yuan said, "When did you come back?"

"Two days ago." Li Fu said, "But after I came back, I was busy at home for a while, and I just came to the palace today."

Li Yuan glanced at Li Fu.

"You are sweating all over, what have you been doing?" Li Yuan was puzzled.

"I went to the palace to talk to my second brother, but he dragged me to the training ground and insisted on teaching me archery. I'm not good enough for that. I've never been exposed to it before. He trained me there for a long time. My arm is still sore now. I guess I won't be able to lift it for two or three days after I go back to recover." Li Fu said helplessly.

Li Yuan laughed when he heard this.

"You, too, you didn't learn horse riding and archery since you were a child. You don't have a foundation. Now you are asked to practice, so you will naturally suffer." Li Yuan said.

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something.

"By the way, is it Laba Festival?" Li Yuan said, "At this time of year, the emperor will take civil and military officials to go hunting in winter."

"Yes, my second brother also told me." Li Fu said, "Uncle, are you going this year?"

"Me? I won't bother with my old bones." Li Yuan said, "Before Laba Festival, I still have to move. Da'an Palace is doing the final cleaning now. Many palace people here have gone to work. When you came here, didn't you notice that there were fewer people in Liangyi Hall?"

Li Fu nodded.

Well, cleaning is not an easy job. Da'an Palace is so big, it uses a lot of people, and it takes a long time to clean up, which is reasonable.

"I will move to Da'an Palace in two days. I will be very busy and will not participate in any hunting." Li Yuan smiled and said, "It's good for you to practice more now, so as not to be embarrassed when you can't catch any prey."

"It is well known that I am not good at martial arts. There is nothing to be ashamed of if I can't catch any prey. Even if I go, I will just go through the motions." Li Fu said with a smile.

Li Yuan shook his head.

"That's not the case." Li Yuan said, "If it were in the past, everyone would think that you were a civil official who had been studying since childhood, which would not be a big deal. However, you and Yuchi Jingde went to the battlefield together to fight against the Turks. You made great contributions. I'm afraid that many people in the court are watching you. Maybe among them, there are people who want to laugh at you."

When Li Yuan said this, his expression was very indifferent, and then he looked at Pei Ji who was sitting opposite him.

"Pei San, it's your turn." Li Yuan reminded.

"Oh oh." Pei Ji came back to his senses and quickly looked at the chess game in front of him.

"If they want to watch, let them watch. My nephew won't lose a piece of meat if they watch. If they like to watch, let them watch and see that my nephew's life is getting better and better." Li Fu said: "If they watch with good intentions, it's nothing more than a joke between colleagues. If they have bad intentions, then the better my nephew's life is, the more uncomfortable they feel, right?"

"My nephew, who doesn't know much about martial arts, can make military achievements in the army. It's normal for them to be jealous." Li Fu didn't take it seriously at all.

You can't just live according to the eyes of those jealous people just because they don't like you, right?

Why bother? He is already a prince, why do he care so much?

"Maybe some people think that following General Yuchi's team, anyone can do it, just to get military achievements." Li Fu said.

"Well, I guess there are many people who think this way, Pei San, don't you think so?" Li Yuan looked at Pei Ji and asked.

Pei Ji heard this and pondered for a while.

"Well, after all, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jingyang grew up in the common people and has never received guidance and education from the rich and powerful. It's not surprising that someone has such an idea."Pei Ji said, "Why should His Royal Highness take it to heart?"

"Of course I won't take it to heart, it doesn't affect me anyway." Li Fu smiled and said, "I have a good mentality. Anyway, I won't offend others if they don't offend me. If others come to trouble me, I am not the innocent boy I used to be. After all, I have been to the battlefield, seen dead people, and experienced tragic situations. It's no big deal."

Whoever provokes him will be killed!

"You." Li Yuan pointed at Li Fu and smiled helplessly: "Everything is okay on the farm? The last time you showed me the planning map of your farm, I still remember it clearly."

"Everything has been arranged." Li Fu said, "Now the farm is more popular than before. I believe that when the spring comes next year, it will definitely be more lively than this year. "

"Some of the maids dismissed from the inner court were from Jingyang County. After returning home, they reunited with their families and were grateful for the kindness of the emperor and His Majesty." Li Fu smiled and said, "Wait until the beginning of next spring. I think there will be several more happy events on my farm."

Li Yuan was delighted when he heard this.

"That's great." Li Yuan smiled and said, "Well, Erlang's decision is right. "

Li Yuan was also happy to hear the news brought by Li Fu.

After all, this was a good thing. Secondly, the dismissal of palace maids in the inner court did not involve him, the emperor.

What Pei Ji said in front of him at the beginning was just alarmist.

Since that incident, Li Yuan's attitude towards Pei Ji has occasionally become more critical.

In the royal family, Li Yuan and Li Shimin now have some interests involved in some decisions, not to mention the ministers in the court and the royal family.

The quarrel between father and son is a family matter, but if the matter is related to the court and outsiders are involved, then the father and son must be united in facing the outside world.