The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Before that, it's not inappropriate to let Mr. Xiao leave Chang'an City temporarily. It's just right to stay away from this vortex first, which also shows Mr. Xiao's attitude." Li Fu smiled and said, "When the truth comes out, the court will sincerely invite Mr. Xiao to return to Chang'an, return to the court, and entrust him with important tasks. In this way, the punishment imposed by my second brother on the rumormonger will be more reasonable.

It doesn't show at all. You are narrow-minded and want to..."

"Ahem..." Li Shimin cleared his throat.

"Ahem." Li Fu also stopped talking.

Li Shimin pondered for a while and nodded in agreement.

"It still makes sense. Okay, after the Lantern Festival, let Xiao Yu go to your farm to have a good rest for two days. These few days are not a big deal." Li Shimin smiled.

"However, there is another question I want to ask you. Why do you believe that Xiao Yu is innocent?" Li Shimin asked.

"Mr. Xiao's character is well known, and I have also heard about Mr. Xiao's background and some of his experiences, which were all told to me by Dr. Lu." Li Fu said: "If Mr. Xiao had such ambitions, when the Sui Dynasty fell, he might have used the foundation of the Lanling Xiao family to fight in the troubled times and turn a donkey into a horse."

"Mr. Xiao's character and personality are well known to Dr. Lu, and even people like Dr. Lu who are great scholars of the time can trust him. Mr. Xiao is a man who knows strong grass in the strong wind and loyal ministers in the turbulent times."

Li Shimin smacked these two sentences.

Strong winds know strong grass, and turbulent times know loyal ministers.

This is very appropriate, and I think so too...

Li Fu lowered his head and smiled.

Use your own words to defeat yourself.......

"Your humble servant can't be wrong. Even if one of those great scholars who have experienced many things in the world is wrong, can they all be wrong? Moreover, when your humble servant was in the court, Xiao Xianggong was the one who supported your Majesty in getting rid of bad policies. Just for this reason, Xiao Xianggong would not be what those people who complained said. If that were the case, according to the previous court policies, it would be beneficial to old ministers like Xiao Xianggong. Why would he support it? Isn't it good to be a court scoundrel? You have fame, wealth and money, and you won't offend your old friends who used to be ministers in the same court."

Li Shimin nodded silently.

He remembered the scene when Xiao Yu confronted Feng Deyi in the Secretariat.

Li Shimin let out a long breath.

Li Fu's words also relieved his boredom.

"You are very smart. The court lacks talents with flexible minds like you. Don't you really want to give it a try?" Li Shimin asked seriously.

He hoped that Li Fu could participate in politics and enter the court, so that he could have an extra helper around him.

"Second brother, there are many talented people in the court, and I am not short of one. Moreover, I am far behind those court officials. Occasionally, I have a bright mind, but it is always a bad idea. We cannot rely on my cleverness to govern the country. I can do more when I am not in the court, and I will not limit my ideas." Li Fu also answered Li Shimin's question seriously: "Let me do my best to develop my cleverness in Zhuangzi. If it is beneficial to the court and the people, the court can borrow and embezzle it. If it is not good for the court and the people, it will only ruin my own little piece of land. Don't you think so?"

Li Shimin was persuaded by Li Fu's reason.

Indeed, it is so.

"You are really quite self-aware." Li Shimin said, "You are just too cautious, even in front of your family! I can tell you again, no matter what doubts you have in your heart, you don't have to be afraid. Your second brother is definitely not the person you think."

"If you say so, in my opinion, you are tall and mighty, wise and brave, a genius, a dragon and a phoenix, and a sun and sun."

"Get out!" Li Shimin shouted angrily.

"Okay, I obey your order!" Li Fu bowed, got up and ran away.

The matter is over, leave quickly.

Slip away.

Li Shimin looked at Li Fu's running back and smiled.

"Come here." Li Shimin called out loudly outside the hall.

Li Shimin's personal eunuch walked in.

.......

Li Fu left the Liangyi Hall and stood on the steps, feeling refreshed.

Xiao Yu's matter was settled.

Before leaving Chang'an City, there was only one thing left.

The young man in white.

The "brother" named Li Shaonian.

The matter had been entrusted to Empress Changsun. I don't know how the investigation was going.Tsk, just wait for the Lantern Festival.

After the tenth day of the first lunar month, the palace began to prepare for the Lantern Festival banquet.

The court in front was a gathering of men, and the inner court banquet was a gathering of the women of high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Chang'an City led by Empress Changsun.

Last year, Li Fu did not attend the palace banquet because he wanted to see the lively scene in Chang'an City.

This year, he did not want to watch it. Although it was boring to go to the palace to attend the banquet, it was safer.

Moreover, according to the emperor, the banquet in the palace this year was also particularly grand, especially in the inner court...

In order to help himself confirm whether Brother Li Shaonian was a woman, many people were invited to the inner court's Lantern Festival banquet this year.

So after the tenth day of the first lunar month, the inner court began to clean up.

From time to time, palace servants came in and out of Lizheng Hall to ask about the arrangements made by Empress Changsun.

Empress Changsun was looking at the expenses recorded the day before, and then asked people to summarize them together.

His Majesty has said that the account book must be in triplicate, and he wants to review it.

In the past, the inner court held the Lantern Festival, including banquets, and His Majesty would not care after the inner court took care of it. Why does he have to look at the account book this year?

In the evening, Li Shimin returned to the Lizheng Hall, and Empress Changsun handed the account book in her hand to the palace servant who was serving on the side. She hurriedly got up to greet Li Shimin.

"Erlang, did you handle government affairs smoothly today?" Empress Changsun asked.

"Nothing big, everything went smoothly." Li Shimin said, he took Empress Changsun's hand and sat down by the couch: "What are you looking at?"

"The Lantern Festival is coming soon. The layout, consumption, and money and grain spent in the inner court are recorded every day, and the account book will be summarized in the end. Erlang, didn't you say you wanted to see it? So I checked whether the record was detailed." Empress Changsun said gently.

"Oh? Account book?" When Li Shimin heard this, he was no longer sleepy.

"Bring it here for me to see first." Li Shimin said.

Empress Changsun called the palace maid over and took the account book.