bastard seizes tang

Chapter 3 Li Shimin

The courtyard is not far from the main hall. Walk along the corridor by the pond, turn left and make two turns, and you will see the side door of the front hall.

As soon as Li Ke stepped into the front hall with one foot, he saw a man in his thirties sitting upright on the brocade table in the hall. The man was wearing a bright yellow brocade robe, seven feet high, and his eyebrows were like swords. , but Xu appeared to be calm and prestige because of his long-standing position.

Sitting next to this man is a gentle and demure young beautiful woman in her early twenties. The young beautiful woman has curvy eyebrows and plump cheeks, with a dignified expression and soft lines, like a willow in Zhangtai. It has a unique elegance and nobility.

Needless to say, this pair of men and women are naturally Li Ke's parents, the prince Li Shimin, and the side concubine Yang.

Li Ke suppressed his nervousness and curiosity about this eternal emperor, slowly crossed the threshold, stopped in front of them, bowed his head skillfully, and said, "Son, Li Ke pays homage to Father and Mother."

Seeing Li Ke enter the door, Li Shimin showed a smile on his face, patted the vacant space on the brocade, and said with a smile: "Hutou (Li Ke's baby name) is here, come and sit beside Weifu."

Li Ke looked up at Li Shimin, let out a soft "hey", walked to Jinta, and sat down next to Li Shimin.

When Li Ke sat down, Li Shimin looked at Li Ke, took Li Ke's arm with one hand, and touched the top of Li Ke's head with the other. He seemed to be a little guilty and said in anger: "The remnants of these traitors are really serious. You are so bold that you dared to assassinate my son at the Xuanwu Gate, and risked my son's death."

In Li Ke's memory, Dad has always been the image of Yan's father, and he has never acted so intimately in front of Li Ke.

Perhaps it was because his own ambition harmed his children and touched Li Shimin's soft heartstrings.

Li Ke smiled indifferently: "Father, don't get angry, the wound on Ke'er's forehead is almost healed."

As he spoke, Li Ke gently rubbed his forehead, as if he didn't feel any pain.

Li Shimin looked at Li Ke's appearance and smiled with satisfaction: "Although Hutou is young, he has already obtained the essence of 'Zi Xia Wenxiao', which is very comforting for the father."

Li Shimin said that Zixia asked about filial piety, but Li Ke knew about it.

In the Analects of Confucius, Zixia asked Confucius about filial piety, and he said: "Sex is difficult. If there is something, the disciple will do his job; if there is wine and food, the husband will eat. Did you ever think of filial piety?"

In the eyes of Confucius, serving parents, offering wine and food is not true filial piety, but true filial piety comes from the heart and is pleasing to the eye.Just now, in order to save his parents from worrying, Li Ke forced himself to be happy, which naturally matched Confucius' intention.

Li Ke said modestly: "My father praised it highly, but Ke'er was ashamed. The righteousness of the sages is as vast as a sea of ​​smoke, but Ke'er only took the literal meaning and followed the words, which is very superficial."

In the face of Li Shimin, even though Li Ke knew that he was his biological father, he was still unavoidably cautious. He had to think twice about his words and deeds, but it was this kind of caution that made Li Shimin feel abnormal.

Li Ke was smart early and always understood things, but today Li Ke's performance was too calm, not only not like an eight-year-old child, but also very different from his past.

Li Shimin only thought that Li Ke's performance today had something to do with the morning class at the Hongwen Museum, so he asked: "Tiger's forehead was injured, and he was in a coma for several days, can he make progress in Hongwen Museum today?"

When Li Ke heard Li Shimin's question, his heart suddenly rose, and in an instant, he realized his gaffe just now.

Between father and son, even though Li Shimin was always strict, his words just now were too distant.

Li Ke thought about it quickly in his heart, and immediately said: "Ke'er has been bedridden recently, and he has indeed left behind some articles. Today, Ke'er is studying the Analects of Confucius with Mr. Kong after morning class, and now he has read the Analects of Confucius Zilu. Think about it Missed homework can be made up within a few days."

Mr. Kong in Li Ke's mouth is the No. 30 first grandson of Confucius, Kong Yingda, a scholar of Hongwen Museum. Kong Yingda is familiar with scriptures and biographies, and is good at poetry.

The Analects of Confucius mostly talked about self-cultivation. Li Shimin thought that Kong Yingda must have mentioned the past stories of sages in his articles.

Li Shimin said: "Kong Yingda is the descendant of Confucius, a great Confucian in the country, with the reputation of Confucius in the West, Hutou needs to ask him for advice."

Li Ke listened to Li Shimin's words, nodded his head first, and then said: "Mr. Kong has a wealth of knowledge, and his knowledge is consistent with the past and present. He can be called a great Confucian, but..."

When Li Ke said this, he suddenly paused.

Li Shimin looked at Li Ke's appearance, and seemed to have unfinished intentions, so he asked curiously, "Just what?"

At this time, Li Ke seemed to have regained some of his childishness. He looked at Li Shimin with eyes as clear as water, and replied with a nervous tone: "But Mr. Kong's knowledge is a bit pedantic and dull. Ke'er doesn't like to listen to it." .”

As soon as Li Kezhi's words came out, not only Li Shimin, but also Concubine Yang who was sitting beside her suddenly became nervous.Kong Yingda's knowledge is so high that he can be called the crown of the [-] scholars of the Hongwen Museum, and he has a good view at home and abroad. Li Ke's words are really too much.

Concubine Yang was afraid that Li Ke's words would offend Li Shimin, so she quickly reprimanded Li Ke and said, "Don't be rude, Mr. Kong is a man of great learning, how can you, a yellow-mouthed child, criticize him casually."

Fortunately, Li Shimin didn't seem to be angry. Instead, he looked at Li Ke with a smile, and asked with great interest, "Oh? Why do you say that Kong Yingda's knowledge is pedantic and dull?"

Li Ke looked into Li Shimin's eyes, and replied solemnly: "Mr. Kong often said that you should convince people with virtue, and you should not use weapons rashly. As long as we, the Tang Dynasty, rest with the people and implement a virtuous and benevolent government, neighbors will hear the news and surrender, and the world will return. But Ke'er felt that something was wrong. Ke'er had seen his father fight all over the world since he was a child, and made peace in China for our Great Tang. Now that our Great Tang can rule the world, it is naturally thanks to his father's work. If he only relies on his words to convince others I'm afraid it won't work."

Li Ke's words are very simple, and they are not too profound, but such a special period happened to reach Li Shimin's heart.

From the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the present, Li Shimin has fought many battles and died several times before laying the foundation of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. The throne of the Tang Dynasty should have belonged to him.

If these words were said from other people, Li Shimin might still feel that there is a suspicion of flattery, but when he said these words inadvertently from his young and inexperienced parent-son Li Ke, Li Shimin felt like a spring breeze.

"Haha, although Hutou is young, his words are quite insightful. Kong Yingda is indeed a great Confucian, and his knowledge is even better, but Hutou will help his father to govern the party in the future, so how can he be completely helpless?" You can learn from the books taught by Kong Yingda in the future. If you don’t understand the truth of what he said, you can ask Yu Shinan for advice." Li Shimin took Li Ke into his arms In the middle, he laughed loudly.

Concubine Yang on the side looked at Li Ke making Li Shimin happy. As a mother and concubine, she should be happy, but although Concubine Yang had a smile on her face, a trace of anxiety flashed in her eyes. She felt that what he was most worried about It's still going to happen after all.

(End of this chapter)