The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Not bad, not bad." Li Yuan praised: "Do you plan to live in Chang'an City or continue to live in the manor in the future? If you want to continue to live in the manor in Jingyang County, then let the people from the Ministry of Works go over and renovate and expand your house. The house you live in now is really small. There were not many people in the house before, so it was barely enough. But at your age now, you have to consider getting married and having children in the future."

"In the future, if you get married and have children, will the house not be enough?"

Li Yuan's own children, when they were Li Fu's age, had already started a family.

But Li Fu has not yet married, and the marriage has not been settled.

But fortunately, everything can be slowly considered now, and he must find a lady of a good family who is well matched with him.

"It takes some time to go from Jingyang County to Chang'an, but it doesn't matter. If you miss the leisurely days in the manor, you can live there. If you want to come to Chang'an City to join in the fun, you can live in Chang'an City. You can live in both places. Otherwise, the house will be empty anyway." Li Fu said.

"Okay." Li Yuan stroked his beard and nodded: "In this case, let the people from the Ministry of Works go and see how to renovate and expand your house in Jingyang County."

"The house in Jingyang County is not in a hurry to be repaired. Let's talk about it later. The most important thing now is the canal." Li Fu smiled and said: "The house can be repaired at any time. As for the canal, it must be repaired as soon as possible."

Li Yuan listened to Li Fu's words and looked at him with satisfaction.

"It's hard for you." Li Yuan said.

Thinking of Li Fu's plan for the people in the manor, Li Yuan's heart moved.

Li Fu might really be a good official.

"Li Fu, do you want to be an official in the court?" Li Yuan asked.

Li Fu shook his head.

"Forget about being an official." Li Fu smiled and said, "The manor is my own manor after all. I can do whatever I want. No matter what others say, it will not affect me. After all, whether it is good or bad, I will bear the consequences myself. But if I become an official, it will be different."

No matter what you do, you can't do it just because you want to.

Especially the boss may not be able to give support, and not everyone around him may agree with him.

So even if Li Fu came up with some novel ideas and did whatever he wanted, he would only do it at home first.

This is different from managing a county.

If he really became an official, someone might come to the emperor to complain before he did anything.

Li Fu looked at the emperor in front of him.

Now Li Yuan is in a good mood, and the two of them are related, so they can sit together and chat amiably.

However, no founding emperor would be a good person.

Especially the emperor in his later years.

"You, what are you afraid of? No one is born to be an official." Li Yuan smiled and said, "Forget it. If you don't want to, you can first hang a casual official in the court. I thought about it and gave you a fifth-rank court doctor."

"Thank you, uncle." Li Fu bowed his hands and thanked him.

This uncle made Li Yuan very happy, so he looked at Li Fu and felt even closer.

The problem of whether to be an official or not is not big. The main thing is that Li Fu can now eat the court salary, and he doesn't have to take care of things.

This fifth-rank court doctor is one level higher than the son-in-law of the emperor.

At this time, the eunuch outside the palace came in and reported that the King of Qin was here.

"Oh, let him come in." Li Yuan smiled.

Then he looked at Li Fu again: "It's a good time, you can meet him too."

Li Fu nodded.

Qin Wang Li Shimin.

Li Fu was looking forward to it.

Li Shimin walked in from outside the palace with a swift pace and came to Li Yuan to pay his respects.

"Your son pays respects to your father."

"Erlang, no need to be polite, get up." Li Yuan raised his hand.

"Thank you, father."

"Father, this is my cousin, right?" Li Shimin looked at Li Fu with a smile on his face.

"Li Fu pays respects to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin." Li Fu bowed his hands and saluted

Li Shimin bowed his hands in return.

"Yes, he is the son of your third uncle. In the future, you should get closer and visit each other more often." Li Yuan smiled.

Li Fu was brought back by him personally, and this matter was enough to make him happy for several days.

"Yes, father." Li Shimin responded.

He came to the palace today just to get the news.

The Qin Palace is different from the Eastern Palace. The Eastern Palace is located in the imperial city, so it is much easier to get information. Not to mention, the prince has a lot of people in the palace. As long as there is something going on in the palace, the prince will know the situation very quickly.

The Qin Palace always loses the initiative in this regard.

"Let's stay in the palace for dinner." Li Yuan said, "Li Fu, we will stay in Chang'an tonight.The city is it."

"Yes." Li Fu responded.

"It doesn't matter, when the time comes, your son and cousin will leave the palace together, and your son will send him back home. "Li Shimin said.

Li Fu also wanted to get closer to Li Shimin, so he nodded in agreement.

Today, I came to Chang'an City. From entering the palace to meeting the emperor to recognizing my ancestors, I was busy all day. At night, I finally had a proper meal.

At the banquet in the palace in the evening, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng also came. He was also curious about Li Fu. During the meal, he frequently glanced at Li Fu.

Because Li Fu sat below Li Shimin, in Li Jiancheng's view, Li Fu's relationship with Li Shimin was closer.

Li Fu also silently observed the brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin during the meal, and the secret confrontation between the two.

Li Fu thought in his heart that he had to find a day to go to Jinyang to visit his father's grave.

The future Chang'an City will not be peaceful. It is best to wait until I finish visiting the grave, and the matter will be over...

"Li Fu, come, let's have a drink. "Li Shimin picked up the wine glass and took the initiative to drink with Li Fu.

Li Fu also picked up the wine glass and drank with Li Shimin.

During the meal, because the two sat next to each other, it was convenient to talk. They talked about a lot of things. Li Shimin looked at the nephew in front of him who his father had brought back from outside more and more with admiration.

Originally thought he was just an ordinary teenager, but from his words and deeds, he was not like an ordinary person at all.

Although there were some omissions in the rules, his conversation was extraordinary.

And Li Shimin also heard that Li Fu paid out of his own pocket to repair the canal for the farmers in Jingyang County.

"My brother, this is a great kindness." Li Shimin sighed when talking about this topic.

"These days, ordinary people farm and rely on the weather for their livelihood, but it is not that everything cannot be changed by human power. If you can do it, just do it. "Li Fu said: "If you don't try your best, how can you know whether you can do it or not, and whether the result is good or bad? "

There is a saying that man can conquer nature.

But Li Fu dared not say this out loud.

And Li Fu's words made Li Shimin fall into deep thought.