" Father is wise. Your son's admiration for you is like the Yellow River flooding…" Li Shimin thought of what Li Yin thought of, and what Li Yin didn't think of, Li Shimin thought of it for him. Li Yin had nothing to say and could only flatter him.
"Alright, alright, you're still playing this game with Imperial Father. We can't delay the matter of the newspaper, and we can't delay the matter of the Ministry of Works. You see, you've only been in office for a few days, and the memorial to impeach you has already come up.”Li Shi Min said as he threw a memorial in front of Li Yin.
Li Yin glanced at the person who wrote the memorial. It was actually his superior, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, Zhao Jie. There was a lot of impeachment on him. Late arrival and early departure, dereliction of duty, and lack of discipline. In short, Li Yin was a dog in the manger. It was a mistake to hand over the underground pipeline to him.
Li Yin could not wait to quit this lousy job. He was afraid that he would be impeached." Father, since someone is impeaching me, I don't want to make things difficult for Father. Why don't Father dismiss me!"”
"Nonsense! "In the imperial court, you don't involve people behind your back and don't involve people in public. Just because you've been involved, you don't want to do it anymore. Then won't all the officials in the imperial court have to go home? I've scolded this Zhao Jie in the morning court. I've also clearly told the officials that you're in charge of the underground pipeline alone and don't have to be like other official officials!”
"Yes, Imperial Father!" Since Li Shimin had already said so, Li Yin no longer refused. This emperor father was so supportive, he had no choice but to accept it.
Just as he was about to leave, Li Yin suddenly remembered something."Imperial Father, your son has a gift for you and Imperial Mother!”
"Oh?" Li Shimin was looking forward to Li Yin's words. The white wine last time had surprised him for a while. He wondered what he could do this time.
"Father, this is called a watch!" Li Yin placed the mechanical watch he had ordered on Li Shimin's table." Father works day and night and often forgets the time. With this watch, Father can always know what time it is.”
Li Shimin was intrigued by the unique shape of the mechanical watch. He picked it up and looked at it carefully. He found it very exquisite. Behind the transparent layer of glass-like things were three non-stop rotating hands. The hands kept turning from the words "Zi Shi","Chen Shi", and "Chou Shi".
"Father, do you see these three pointers? " The shortest one is called the hour hand, the longest one is called the minute hand, and the one in the middle is called the minute hand. The second hand turns once for one minute, the minute hand turns once for half an hour, and the hour hand turns once for half a day…" Li explained the functions of the watch in detail. Li Shimin kept nodding, like an ignorant primary school student who was curious about new things.
Under Li Yin's guidance, Li Shimin put on his watch and asked the young eunuch standing in front of the door,""What time is it now?"
"Emperor, it's now 11:00!" the young eunuch said.
Li Shimin looked at his watch and saw that the hour hand was indeed pointing at Shenshi. He smiled and said,"This is truly a divine item. Where did you get it?”
Li Yin thought that Li Shimin might ask this question, so he said,"Your son has dealings with a merchant from the Dragon Country. That country has many amazing things. This is just a small toy.”
"Dragon Country? Why didn't I listen to you?"
Li Yin continued to bluff." Father, there are countless countries overseas. For example, Fuyu Country, Da Shi Country, and Fu Fu Country. There are also some that we have never seen from thousands of miles away. During this period of time, I was lucky enough to get to know a few merchants from the Dragon Country. This batch of watches was also bought from them.”Li kept blowing.
"Yes!" Li Shiming nodded and no longer doubted it. After all, foreign countries would send envoys to the Great Tang every year, so he was no longer surprised." Since this is your filial piety, I will accept it!"”
"Thank you, Imperial Father. I'll take my leave!”After successfully bribing the Emperor's father, Li took his leave.
After Li Yin left, Li Shimin played with his watch. Just now, Li Yin was beside him, so he had to take care of his dignity. Now that Li Yin was gone, he immediately picked it up and looked at it left and right. He took it off and put it on, put it on and took it off again.
After approving the memorial, Li Shimin looked at his watch and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. The feeling of knowing the exact time at any time and anywhere was different.
At the end of the day's work, Li Shimin took the other watch that Li gave him to Yanxi Hall. This watch was given to Empress Zhangsun by Li.
"It's really magical!" Empress Zhangsun's performance in Yanxi Hall was no less than Li Shimin's surprise at that time. Li Shimin also learned and taught Empress Zhangsun what Li had taught him.
"With it, you can arrange your time reasonably and won't delay things because you forget the time. It's really worth promoting!”Li Shimin said after putting on the watch for Empress Zhangsun.
Empress Zhangsun nodded." The Emperor is right. However, this watch must be precious. I'm afraid that Yin 'er won't have too much!"”
"I was just thinking about it. However, I don't know if it would be feasible to let Yin 'er provide one for each of the officials in the court. Sigh, I was too happy at that time and forgot to ask him.”
"It's not too late for the emperor to ask now. Yin 'er is at Concubine Yang's place right now, I just saw him!”
"This kid really doesn't leave a single one behind!”"Let's go and take a look!" Li Shimin said.”
In the Purple Cloud Pavilion, Li Yin had been here for a while. After giving the watch to Concubine Yang, he was happy and asked him to stay for dinner.
"Consort Mother, you've already looked for half an hour, haven't you seen enough!”Li Yin leaned on the chair and said gloomily. Although there was not much etiquette at Concubine Yang's place, it was boring enough to stay there all the time." I'm starving. When will the food be served?!"”
"What's the hurry? Wait another twenty minutes!”Concubine Yang looked at her watch and immediately learned to use it." It's rare for you to come to Mother's place. Why are you in such a hurry to go back?!"”
"I come here four or five times a month.”Li complained.
Concubine Yang glared at him." Four or five times? Ke 'er comes to pay his respects to his mother every day. What about you?”
Li Yin immediately shut his mouth and stopped talking. After leaving Taiji Palace, it was Li Ke's mansion. Of course, he could come here every day to show off, but his Liang mansion was in the south of Chang 'an.
"Hahaha, your mother is right. You haven't been to Taiji Palace many times!”As soon as Concubine Yang finished speaking, Li Shiming's hearty laughter came from outside the room. Empress Zhangsun and Li Shiming walked in side by side.
"Emperor, Empress!"
"Imperial Father, Imperial Mother!"
"There's no need for so many rules as a family!”Li Shimin sat down and asked Li Yin directly,"I heard from the Empress that you were here, so I came over. Yin 'er, how many more of these watches do you have?”
Li Yin's thoughts raced, but he instinctively replied,"Imperial Father, your son doesn't have many left. This watch is very difficult to make, and it's very expensive.”
"Imperial Father wants to give one to each of the important officials in the court to improve their efficiency. If it's really difficult, then forget it!”Li Shi Min said regretfully.
"I see!" Li Yin rolled his eyes. Wasn't this a good opportunity to build a relationship with the ministers? "Imperial Father, this is not impossible!" he said.
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