On this day, in the back palace of the Imperial City, Li Shimin was sitting idly in Empress Zhangsun's bedroom.
As the emperor, it would be an exaggeration to say that he had three thousand beauties in his harem. However, he only drank a ladle of these three thousand beauties, and that ladle was Empress Zhangsun.
Li Shiming had also said that he was only truly in love with Empress Zhangsun. If he wasn't the emperor, he would have to practice monogamy in ancient times!
"Guanyin maid, this is a lychee from Lingnan.”
Li Er was in a good mood today. While eating fruits and snacks, he chatted with Empress Zhangsun.
Now that the situation was settled and the administrative matters were settled, he finally had some time to relax.
Empress Zhangsun nodded, peeled a lychee and put it into her mouth. After tasting it, she nodded and said,"
"I heard that this lychee tastes bad in three days. It's still so fresh even after being sent from Lingnan. Next time, we can't waste manpower and resources like this. This is the strength of our Great Tang.”
Empress Zhangsun was not like Noble Consort Yang. As a virtuous empress, she was also concerned about the country. She often gave orders to give food and clothes to the poor people. She was also extremely thrifty and never extravagant.
"Haha, after Wei Zheng nagged, you nagged again. My ears haven't stopped for a moment!”
Li Shi Min laughed, but he wasn't annoyed. He teased,
"I'm just happy. Guanyin, I have good news. Do you want to hear it?”
It was only with Empress Zhangsun that he could chat like an ordinary couple. There was no barrier at all. He could speak freely and did not have to maintain his imperial dignity.
"If Your Majesty is willing to say it, then say it. There's no need to keep us in suspense.”
Empress Zhangsun rolled her eyes at Li Shiming, then picked up the porcelain bowl in her hand and drank a mouthful of the white fungus soup.
"The Empress is so boring. Fine, then I'll say it. Hold the bowl well and don't be scared.”
Li Shi Min stroked his beard and laughed out loud, then said,
"Just now, the Hundred Cavalry Division sent news that Da Lang has some clues and is investigating! This thread doesn't seem to be broken. Perhaps our Dalang is still alive in this world!”
Dalang was their eldest son, Xu Chen!
Xu Chen would never have thought that Li Shiming's intelligence network would be so powerful. He could still find clues about what happened more than ten years ago.
Bang!
When Empress Zhangsun heard this, she was slightly stunned. The porcelain bowl in her hand fell to the ground, scaring the surrounding eunuchs and palace maids into kneeling on the ground to clean up the broken bowl.
"Your Majesty, is what you said…true? Our Dalang…is still alive?"
Empress Zhangsun's eyes were red as she looked at Li Shimin with great anticipation.
It had been ten years. Was her first child really still alive?
Many nights, she had dreamed of that four or five-year-old child crying for his mother in the crowd. Every time she went up to hug him, she would wake up with a start.
That was just a dream, which was the most disappointing thing. But today, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope?
" Well, according to the news from the Hundred Cavalry Division, the child went missing in Taiyuan. He seemed to have mixed in with the refugees. He went all the way from Pingyang to Weinan, and then he seemed to have entered Chang 'an. However, after he arrived here, the clues were cut off. We still need to speed up the investigation.”
Li Shi Min pondered for a while and gave an affirmative answer,
" I speculate that my son should still be alive. After arriving in Chang 'an, he had already passed through the war-torn land and arrived at the relatively stable Chang' an. He should have lived near Chang 'an or perhaps concealed his name in a village!”
The more Li Shiming spoke, the more excited he became. At first, he was not sure, but the more he deduced, the more he felt that his son was still alive!
In his heart, he was actually hoping ardently that his son was really still alive!
"Your Majesty, you must find him, find our child, sob…"
Empress Zhangsun fell onto the chair, crying her eyes out. As a mother, she was so sad that she couldn't control herself.
Li Shi Min could only try to persuade him. He was also very sad.
Back then, they were still new parents and were not careful enough with their children. Therefore, when their son was lost, the two of them blamed themselves.
If he could really find the child, he must compensate him well. If his character was good and he was more studious, he would definitely be made the Crown Prince!
After a long time, Empress Zhangsun gradually stopped crying. The two of them chatted for a while before Li Shimin stood up and left.
As soon as he left, he summoned the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division, Li Jun, into the palace. The first thing he asked was,"
"We have news of the First Prince. Why haven't we sped up and found him? Also, why haven't you found any news about the golden-armored youth? Quickly go and find him. This person is extremely important to the Great Tang!”
"If there's no progress in these two matters within half a month, I'll punish you for not doing your job well.”
After being lectured by Li Shi Min, Li Jun walked out of the palace in a daze.
What kind of madness was this Emperor going on about! Which of these two people was easy to find?! It's already good enough that you can make progress in your work!
Not only was there no reward, but he was also pressuring and reprimanding her. Wasn't this too unreasonable?
With a stomach full of grievances and resentment, Li Jun went to the brothel and visited the brothel…
……
Xu Chen naturally didn't know that Li Shi Min was tracking him down from two different directions.
In the afternoon, after much persuasion, he finally sent away the clingy Xiao Wu. It just so happened that Xue Rengui came back and asked him to buy some chicken, duck, fish, and meat from the auntie in the same village. The auntie refused to sell it, so he had to go personally.
After he went there personally, the auntie insisted on giving it to him and refused to accept the money. After a long time, he finally got some meat and made a fragrant dinner.
Xu Chen took the bowl to eat, Xue Rengui took the bucket to eat, hmm…
After the meal, Xu Chen took out a blank notebook and handed it to Xue Rengui. He asked,"
"Rengui, can you write?"
"Master, I know. My father once taught me.”
Xue Rengui nodded. He was a run-down noble after all, not illiterate. Not only could he write, but his handwriting was also pretty good!
"Alright, from today onwards, I will teach you the art of war at night and martial arts in the morning. I will explain it to you along the way, and you will remember it. Remember, I will only explain it once and will not repeat it a second time.”
Xu Chen said to Xue Rengui while communicating with the system.
He was about to take the first step in nurturing a fierce general! He hoped that under his guidance, Xue Rengui could become an all-rounded general who mastered modern military thinking, tactics, and strategies!
'Sun Tzu's Art of War' was too cliché and not advanced enough. If he wanted to learn it, he had to learn 'On Prolonged War'!
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