You're Boasting Again
"Old Li, do you still remember the business I told you about last time?”
Li Shi Min nodded. This was still fresh in his memory.
"Are you referring to His Majesty's plan to build a small palace in the northeast corner of Chang 'an?”
Wang Chen replied.
"This is the small palace. In my opinion, the current Emperor can completely expand the size of this palace and directly build it into a large palace.”
"Then, move the Retired Emperor, who was originally living in seclusion in the Imperial Palace, into this palace.”
"Satisfy everything that Retired Emperor requests, including eating, drinking, and playing. Other than military power and the power of the court, everything else can be used by Retired Emperor.”
"In this way, all the civil and military officials in the court praise the filial piety and wisdom of the current emperor.”
"Retired Emperor Yu himself is also satisfied. In a comfortable environment, he will definitely not think about those schemes.”
"As for the current Emperor, he has only spent some money from the national treasury and the royal palace treasury to pay his respects every three to five days.”
"In this way, wouldn't it be a happy situation where everyone is satisfied? Don't you think the contradiction will be resolved immediately?”
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"Hiss!"
Li Shi Min was shocked.
To be honest, this plan was not that complicated. On the contrary, it was a little too simple and crude.
However, such a simple scheme was really difficult to come up with before someone pointed it out.
At the very least, from the time Li Shimin ascended the throne to the second year of Zhenguan, the strategy he adopted was to avoid being in the same room as Li Yuan as much as possible to avoid awkwardness between the father and son.
He had never thought of taking the initiative to improve his relationship with Li Yuan, nor did he think of improving his father's living environment to resolve the conflict.
But now that he thought about it, this was really a good idea.
After all, it was better to be isolated than blocked. It was impossible for him and Li Yuan not to meet forever. That would be criticized by the world.
Only by facing this problem directly and doing the corresponding actions would it be enough to show that he, Li Shi Min, was not an unfilial person.
Of course, Li Shiming still asked cautiously.
"Shopkeeper, do you think this method is really effective?”
"Merely building a palace for Retired Emperor to enjoy his life is enough to make up for the huge conflict caused by the incident back then?”
Wang Chen glanced at Li Shi Min speechlessly.
"I said that you, Old Li, were a little stupid, but you were still unconvinced. Now, I finally understand that you're really not smart.”
"His Majesty has raised the Retired Emperor in the palace for two years. You say that the Retired Emperor is not lonely?”
"Doesn't he want to improve his relationship with His Majesty? After all, he was her biological son. Time could always erase everything.”
"The only thing missing now is an opportunity, a key point for His Majesty to take the initiative to express goodwill to the Retired Emperor.”
"After all, the Retired Emperor is his father, and the current Son of Heaven is his son.”
"There is no reason for a father to take the initiative to lower his head to his son. Naturally, he has to wait for the current emperor to give an indication. Isn't this the meaning of building a palace to enjoy his life?”
Li Shi Min couldn't help but slap his thigh in excitement.
"That makes sense. It's indeed a brilliant plan.”
"This is human nature. Shopkeeper Wang, what kind of insight do you have to be able to see through these things so clearly at such a young age?”
"Only you, Head Shopkeeper Wang, can see things so thoroughly and come up with such an idea.”
"If the current Emperor was really here and heard your words, he would at least give you the title of county man!”
Wang Chen first straightened his back proudly and was about to praise himself.
However, he suddenly became depressed and said unhappily,"What's the use of saying this nonsense? Aren't the three of you the only ones who heard this?”
"Don't worry, Shopkeeper," Li Shimin said with a smile,"I'll send some people to see if they can pass on these suggestions to the heavens."”
"At that time, you will definitely rise to the top!”
Before he could finish, Wang Chen raised his hand and interrupted him.
"Come on, Old Li. Last time, you said that you recommended me to be an official. This time, you said that you could reach the heavens.”
"Your other abilities aren't considered impressive, but your boasting is truly top-notch. Hurry up and rest there, stop boasting.”
Zhangsun Wuji and Wei Zheng looked at Wang Chen's incredulous expression and felt their stomachs ache.
No matter how one looked at it, this little brother was extremely smart. He was so outstanding that it made people feel afraid.
But why couldn't he see through the disguise of the three of them? Why didn't he believe Li Er at all?
Not only that, but Wang Chen also patted Li Shi Min's shoulder.
"But speaking of which, it's still you, Old Li, who has nothing to do and is a little bored.”
"You either care about the important matters of the court or the family affairs of the emperor all day long, making it seem as if you are one of them.”
"Those who don't know better would think that you're a high official of the Imperial Court or a relative of the Imperial Family. Who would have thought that you're just an ordinary merchant.”
"Isn't it good to have the time to think about how to make a fortune?”
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