Tian Zi's convoy stopped at the side gate of the Imperial City.
Zhangsun Wuji said to Li Shiming,"Your Majesty, I will take my leave first. I am going to take a detour and go to the Three Axes 'house."”
Li Shi Min was stunned.
"Why did you suddenly want to visit Old Cheng's house?”
Zhangsun Wuji said helplessly,"Don't mention it, Your Majesty. Last time, when we played pitch-pot with that old man, we ended up falling behind by an arrow.”
"As a result, I lost him a jar of high-quality wine and haven't paid him back yet. This time, I took advantage of the fact that I asked for this excellent wine from Shopkeeper Wang, so I might as well send him a jar, lest he nag at me.”
"When the time comes, those three axes will drink all of this jar of strong wine without knowing the truth. Seeing him fall to the ground drunk, I can take revenge!”
Li Shimin and Wei Zheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
No one would have thought that the most important official in the imperial court, the dignified country uncle Zhangsun Wuji, would be here.
However, he was like a child playing with Cheng Yaojin.
However, these officials of the Imperial Court all came from the founding era and were all old veterans.
As a result, they were very close to each other. It was not that there were no struggles and plots in the royal court, but it was relatively lighter.
Thus, Li Shi Min waved his hand.
"Go, and at the same time, help me send my regards to that boorish old man and tell him not to waste his martial arts. Our Great Tang will not be peaceful in the next few years, and there will be a time when he will be of use.”
Zhangsun Wuji immediately bowed. Then, with a jar of wine in each hand, he quickly walked into another carriage.
Wei Zheng looked at the sky and after a short consideration, he cupped his hands at Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, in that case, I'll give this jar of wine to Minister Du, lest he says that I went to the tavern with Brother Zhangsun and forgot about him.”
Li Shiming waved his hand as usual, indicating that Wei Zheng could leave.
After the two ministers left, Li Shi Min ordered the carriage to return to the palace, while he laid down comfortably in the carriage.
As the carriage swayed under the rolling wheels, Li Shiming's thoughts drifted away, as if he had returned to the time of the Black Tortoise Sect's mutiny.
The scene from that day seemed to appear before his eyes again.
The black-armored army and the crown prince's army were fighting in front of the gate, and the gate of the Xuanwu Gate was closed with a bang.
The ground was stained with blood, broken arrows and broken swords were everywhere, as well as the corpses of countless of their own people.
In the end, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and King Qi Li Yuanji were beheaded.
The two brothers were lying in front of him, breathless and pale. Their faces were still deeply imprinted in Li Shiming's mind.
This made him feel a little afraid, and even his breathing became hurried.
Brothers killing each other, ordinary people would not do such a thing. Until now, Li Shiming often couldn't sleep at night when he thought of this scene.
Even if the emperor was heartless, it was just empty talk.
Emperors were also humans, and they also had emotions. This was what Little Shopkeeper Wang had said back then, and it was very suitable for Li Er's mood.
Soon, the scene in front of Li Shi Min changed.
The Crown Prince's army, which was fighting the black-armored army, had become the personal guards of his father, Li Yuan.
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, who were lying on the ground, had turned into their father, Li Yuan.
Li Yuan's bloodstained face suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Ah!"
Li Shi Min couldn't help but cry out in shock.
The carriage that was carrying him to the rear palace suddenly stopped. A eunuch's voice came from the curtain.
"Your Majesty, what do you need this servant to do?”
Li Shi Min wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.
He lifted the curtain and looked at the sky outside. Then, he ordered the eunuch beside him with an anxious expression,"Let's turn to the study first. Zhen suddenly remembered that there's something important.”
The eunuch responded and immediately ordered the carriage to go in the direction of the study.
Soon, he arrived at the study room and rummaged through the documents and memorials on the table.
It took him quite some time to find the blueprint of the palace that the Ministry of Works had submitted.
Li Shi Min took a pen and wrote on it, then said to the eunuch standing at the side.
"Go and hand this blueprint to the Ministry of Central Affairs. Let the ministers discuss it properly. Make sure Zhangsun Wuji and Wei Zheng are present. They will understand what I mean.”
"Right, tell them that the newly built temporary palace must be built according to the size of the Imperial Palace.”
"This is a temporary palace built for the Retired Emperor. The money withdrawn previously was not enough, so there is no need to go through the national treasury.”
"I used my own money to build this palace. I believe that the Ministry of Central Affairs will not find any reason to object.”
The eunuch hurriedly took the blueprints with both hands and quickly left the study.
This was the reason why Li Shi Min had accepted Wang Chen's suggestion.
He wanted to expand the temporary palace in the northeast of Chang 'an. After it was built according to the scale of the Imperial City, it would be specially used for Retired Emperor Li Yuan to live in.
He had even thought of a name. It was the Great Ming Palace.
To show his filial piety as a son.
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