In the Hall of Dew, Li Shimin put down the book and paced back and forth in the hall, feeling uneasy.
The news of the Crown Prince messing around came the next day after the Emperor Star descended from the Eastern Palace. Was this…really a good omen?!
At this moment, a group of elite guards returned and waited outside the palace. Li Shiming walked out of the palace with a straight face, ready to scold the Crown Prince!
However, when they went outside the hall, the Crown Prince was nowhere to be seen!
"Hmm? Where's the Crown Prince?" He immediately opened his eyes and called out.
The group of guards hurriedly bowed, their faces ashamed."Your Majesty, we are incompetent and couldn't bring the Crown Prince back!”
Li Shi Min was shocked. What was going on?
"What happened? Tell me quickly!”he said hurriedly.
The Crown Prince had defied the imperial edict and refused to reply. He had not even thought in this direction! He thought that something else had happened!
The leading guard took a step forward and lowered his head." His Highness the Crown Prince has decided to come to see His Majesty after hosting the auction. We couldn't dissuade him, so we could only return first.”
" What?!"
Li Shi Min was stunned at first, then his expression changed continuously. Finally, he was furious!
"He's rebelling! What a good Crown Prince, he actually dares to disobey my orders?!
You bunch of good-for-nothings!"
He glared angrily at the guards in front of him." The Crown Prince is causing trouble. Are you going to let him do as he pleases?!" Why didn't you forcefully bring him back?"
The head guard did not dare to reply. He apologized repeatedly and said that he would go again immediately!
At this moment, the bearded man behind him revealed a look of surprise. He looked at the leader, then at Li Er, and stood up decisively.
"Your Majesty! In fact, we had already wanted to forcefully bring the Crown Prince back, but His Highness refused to return to the palace and injured us. We had no choice but to return first.”
" What?!"
Li Er suddenly stood still when he heard this. His expression changed again, and gradually, dark clouds enveloped him.
The atmosphere was deathly silent…
"We're finished!"
The head of the guards thought to himself, His Majesty is really angry now. The Crown Prince is in big trouble!
"Make another trip and bring him back immediately! Even if you have to kidnap him, you have to kidnap him back.”Li Shi Min ordered calmly. He was really angry!
If the previous refusal to return to the palace was just willfulness, but he was unwilling to leave even after injuring the guards, how determined was he to resist the imperial edict? This was outrageous!
"Yes, sir!"
The guards lowered their heads and accepted the order. They did not dare to say anything more and immediately went to the market.
Just as she turned around, she saw the Crown Prince walking over in a " hurry ". The acting had begun!
"The Crown Prince is back."
The guards stopped in their tracks and turned to look at the Emperor in a daze.
Li Shiming waved his hand expressionlessly, indicating for them to leave.
The guards left and Li Chengqian took his place. He was about to greet his father when he saw Li Shimin enter the inner hall without looking back.
Li Chengqian blinked his eyes. It seemed like Second Emperor Li was furious…
He tidied up his clothes and followed her in.
"Tell me, what happened?"
Li Shi Min sat on the soft couch with a dignified look, his sharp eyes falling on Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian stood respectfully and muttered," Imperial Father…didn't you ask me to enter the palace to see you? Your son doesn't know what to say…"
" Huh?!"
Li Shiming's eyes widened when he heard this. Good, Li Chengqian, your wings have hardened. You refuse to admit your mistake and will carry on until the end!
He was furious." What are you doing in the market?!" Auction his belongings? Your Crown Prince Residence is already so embarrassed?! Alright, then I want to ask you, where did all your money go?!”
Li Shi Min narrowed his eyes, and the sharp light that shot out from them was frightening. Li Chengqian seemed to be targeted by a hunting goshawk!
However, he was not afraid. He stood up straight, his slender body as tall as a pine tree." Let Father know that the Eastern Palace and the Crown Prince's Residence have no financial problems. The reason why I went to the market was not to sell some useless things!
Those treasures were all useless!”
Seeing that Li Chengqian was still so confident, Li Shiming did not hide his dissatisfaction. He pursed his lips and snorted coldly,
"Useless things. Do you think those things are useless? Fine, I don't care what you think, but if it's useless, you can just throw it away or reward it to a servant. What's with the auction?”
He emphasized," Do you like silver that much? Do you really want the whole Chang 'an and the whole world to know that the Crown Prince of the Tang Empire likes money so much?! If you lack money, you can tell me. Why do you need to do this?!”
Li Shiming was getting angrier and angrier as he spoke. He was so angry that he slammed the low table!
How could he not know the reason why Li Chengqian needed money!
It was nothing more than forming cliques for personal gain! But as long as it wasn't too much, he didn't care! However, such a blatant attempt to earn money had crossed the bottom line!
In fact, he still didn't understand…
The Crown Prince, who had always been clever and quick-witted, why did he suddenly do such a stupid thing! Confused!
"So this is how Imperial Father thinks of your son.”
Li Chengqian's face instantly turned serious, and his expression revealed loneliness.
Li Shi Min frowned." What else do you have to say?"”
" I'll tell you the truth, Imperial Father. I had a dream last night. It was strange and magical. An old Taoist in green took me on a cloud and flew across the rivers and mountains. I traveled through history and the past. After seeing it, I was deeply encouraged…"
Li Chengqian lowered his eyes and made up a story without changing his expression. However, he did not see that Li Shiming's expression suddenly changed drastically!
He thought of Li Chunfeng's prophecy!
"Hurry up! Quickly tell Imperial Father about your dream!" He was so anxious that his tone changed. He hurriedly said, appearing extremely excited.
" What's going on?!"
Li Chengqian's eyebrows secretly jumped. The situation was unexpected. He was making things up! As the emperor, how could he believe in the divine dream so easily?!
He didn't expect Li Chunfeng's prophecy to be in the middle…Li Shiming believed it more than anything when he heard that he had a strange dream last night! If he knew, he would definitely curse!
Li Chengqian was still secretly happy at this moment. Since Second Emperor Li believed it so easily, then wouldn't he be able to show off later on?
He said seriously," In my dream, I traveled the world and saw all living beings suffering. I didn't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes, but my own residence was filled with gold and jade, treasures, and treasures. How could I bear it! He woke up early in the morning and made up his mind to clean up the residence!”
This explanation was too weak, and the feelings weren't intense enough!
His eyes suddenly lit up, and his tone became sonorous and powerful!
"Forgive your son for being blunt, but calligraphy, paintings, treasures, jade carvings, these collectibles and works of art that the nobles are passionate about are all pests that eat away at the country!”
"What do you mean?"
Li Shi Min unconsciously straightened his body in excitement, completely attracted by Li Chengqian's words.
"Let Imperial Father know that the so-called collectibles are useless except for decoration!
It can't fill the stomach, but it's far more expensive than food. It can't be used as clothes, but it's far more expensive than silk! They could not strengthen the army or the country, but they occupied most of the country's wealth!
One had to know that the country's wealth was limited. If it was used on collecting art today, it would greatly suppress the production of food and clothing tomorrow!”
Although his words were short, his aura was soaring! After he finished speaking, even Li Chengqian himself cursed in his heart!
"It's over. Why do I feel like I've convinced myself?”
His words did make sense. In ancient times, food and clothing could not be guaranteed, so it was too much to engage in spiritual consumption and enjoyment.
The problem was that he was just making it up. How could he really say anything?
It was too late!
Li Shi Min took a deep breath, his expression changed!
His young and handsome face was filled with shock." What the Crown Prince said makes sense! The four mustn't's have enlightened me! It can't fill the stomach, it can't wear clothes, it can't strengthen the army, it can't strengthen the country, what's the use of it?
This morning's auction was a display of your determination to the world!”
He looked at Li Chengqian with an expression that said," Crown Prince, you're really thoughtful." He was solemn and solemn, and there was no scolding in his expression!
Li Chengqian's eyelids twitched, and his heart thumped…
He was just making it up. Who would have thought that he would be convinced? Now was not a good sign. Not only did Li Shimin not scold him, but he even praised him. How could this be?
He hurriedly said," That…Father, I overestimated myself just now and said some big words. Father, please don't take it to heart! Appreciating art treasures could elevate one's spirit. This was something that could not be replaced.”
Li Shi Min laughed," Not bad, Chengqian, you've really grown! I was originally worried that you were too extreme, but now it seems that you can see the whole picture. This is a rare quality of a person in power!”
F * ck! The more he washed, the darker he became! No, he was getting whiter and whiter!
Li Chengqian's forehead was covered in sweat." That, Father, it's not like that. Listen to me…I mean…actually, I was still too impulsive!”
Li Chengqian's face was full of self-blame." Your son did not consider the dignity of the royal family and was not careful enough! Imperial Father, please punish me!"
Li Shiming nodded, his face relaxed." Yes, it's good that you can recognize your mistakes. Everyone has made mistakes. It's important to reflect on yourself."”
He looked at Li Chengqian with great satisfaction and patted his shoulder." Alright, I won't pursue this matter today. It's good that you have determination, but you have to pay attention to propriety in the future.”
What an amiable Imperial Father!
Li Chengqian was dumbfounded. The development of the matter had completely derailed. It shouldn't be like this!
Second Imperial Father Li, scold me!
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