Li Shimin said: "Now that the money problem has been solved, the reform of the imperial examination cannot be delayed. This matter will be presided over by Fang Qing and coordinated by the Ministry of Rites. We will notify the counties as soon as possible and let them organize the county examination."
"Yes!" Fang Xuanling and Dou Lu Kuan, the Minister of Rites, responded.
After Li Shimin finished his instructions, he asked the officials to go about their business.
"Why are you still here?" Li Shimin was a little surprised when Lin Xuan didn't leave.
Lin Xuan chuckled and said flatteringly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for granting me the marriage. It's just that there seems to be some missing words in the imperial edict granting the marriage."
Of course Li Shimin knew what Lin Xuan was talking about, but he pretended to be confused and said: "What's missing? I heard it too, there's nothing wrong with it!"
"Your Majesty, there is no wedding date mentioned in the imperial decree." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin patted his forehead and explained: "I almost forgot to tell you that Lizhi is my and the empress's favorite daughter. Neither I nor the empress can bear to part with her. Let's talk about the wedding in a few years."
I believed your ghost, but after a few years, why didn’t you say you would stay for the rest of your life?
"I can understand the mood of Your Majesty and the Queen. It doesn't matter if the wedding date is later, but at least a time must be determined first? What do you think, Your Majesty?" Lin Xuan asked.
He doesn't want to get married so soon, but at least he needs to give him a time limit.
Otherwise, what would he say when his parents asked him when he got home?
Li Shimin said with a smile: "The queen and I are worried that you are not good to the beauty. When you reassure me and the queen, the beauty will be handed over to you. When we get married, it still depends on your performance!"
Li Shimin also deliberately emphasized his tone in his performance.
Lin Xuan cursed secretly: Don’t you just want to exploit yourself?
"Yes, I will definitely behave well in the future!" Lin Xuan said with a smile, and he endured it for Li Lizhi.
Li Shimin was very satisfied with Lin Xuan's attitude. He nodded and said, "Well, I'm waiting to see your performance. You can go back first."
"Yes! I resign!"
Lin Xuan walked out of the hall with a look of displeasure on his face. As soon as he came out, he saw the fat man Li Tai.
"My lord, I have met His Royal Highness the King of Wei!" Lin Xuan saluted.
Li Tai laughed and said: "My father has already granted marriage to you and my sister, and you will be my brother-in-law from now on. You don't have to be so polite!"
Lin Xuan smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness, the courtesy cannot be discarded. If your Highness is fine, I will leave first."
"Well, I have something to see my father. I will catch up with you later." Li Tai said with a smile.
Lin Xuan bowed his hands, turned around and left.
Li Tai is Li Lizhi's younger brother. If he didn't have big intentions, he wouldn't mind having more contact with him.
But Li Tai's goal is the throne, and he himself doesn't have that ability. Not to mention Li Chengqian, even Li Zhi is probably better than him.
There is only one throne, and all three of them are the same as Li Lizhi, so he can only stay away from Li Tai.
After Lin Xuan left, Li Tai's face darkened.
He knew that Lin Xuan went to the East Palace several times, including when Li Chengqian saw him off in person when leaving Chang'an.
Lin Xuan had always turned a blind eye to his overtures, and Li Tai thought that Lin Xuan had defected to Li Chengqian.
At this moment, Li Mu walked out, and Li Tai put away the expression on his face and said with a smile: "Father, are you done?"
Li Mu nodded and said: "His Royal Highness, King Wei, Your Majesty will let you in."
Li Tai quickly arranged his clothes and walked in.
"My son, please see your father!"
Li Shimin said with a smile: "Why does Qingque come to see my father?"
"Father, I would like to go somewhere to gain some experience," Li Tai said.
Li Shimin was a little surprised and said: "You are still young. You are not old enough yet. Let's wait a few years before talking about it."
As the saying goes, the emperor loves the eldest son, and the people love the youngest son.
But Li Shimin is different. Maybe because he is not the eldest son, he likes Li Tai more. (Note: Although Li Tai is not Li Shimin's second son, he is the second legitimate son.)
In addition, Li Tai had been fat since childhood, which made him feel even more distressed.
"My father misunderstood, and I don't want to leave my father and mother. I heard that my father established the Chang'an Mansion, and I want to go to Chang'an Mansion to experience and study," Li Tai said.
Don't say that he is not old enough to have sex now, even if he is, he will find a way to hold him back.
Once he leaves Chang'an, he will no longer have the throne, so he will not leave.
"No!" Li Shimin flatly refused.
He could see what Li Tai had planned at a glance.
Although he loves Li Tai, he is not stupid.
He had known for a long time that Li Tai wanted to compete for the heirloom, but he never said anything because he felt that this would give Li Chengqian some sense of crisis and make Li Chengqian grow faster.
Li Chengqian is the crown prince and is in charge of Chang'an Mansion. No one will say anything.
But it's different if Li Tai goes too. This will make the ministers mistakenly think that he has a desire to save money, which is not conducive to the stability of the court.
Although Li Chengqian sometimes disappointed him, he had never thought of Yi Chu. In his heart, the candidate for the crown prince had always been Li Chengqian.
"Father, why?" Li Tai asked a little aggrievedly.
He was full of confidence when he came, thinking that with Li Shimin's love for him, he would definitely agree. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin refused without even thinking.
"There's no reason, it just won't work anyway. I still have something to do, so you can go back first." Li Shimin said with a cold face.
"yes!"
Li Tai was a little reluctant, but seeing Li Shimin's face, he didn't dare to say anything.
…
Lin Xuan walked out of the palace and saw Cheng Chumo and others standing at the entrance of the palace.
"What are you doing here?" Lin Xuan asked. Seeing a young man next to Cheng Chumo, he smiled and asked, "Hey, Chu Liang is here too. Why did Aunt Cheng let you go out?"
Cheng Chuliang and Lin Xuan met several times when they went to Cheng's house, and they were relatively familiar with them.
Previously, Mr. Lu had been locked up at home to study.
Cheng Chuliang said happily: "I am fifteen this year, and my mother allows me to come out to play."
Cheng Chumo smiled and said, "We haven't seen you for so long, so I came to see you for a drink. When we heard you were coming back yesterday, we were going to go to your house to look for you. But then we heard that you had entered the palace, so we had to give up."
Yuchi Baolin winked and said: "We have heard that His Majesty has betrothed Princess Changle to you. You must treat her today."
"It's okay to treat guests, but you can't go to Keyun Tower!" Lin Xuan said.
"You are going to be the consort soon, we all know it. Chu Liang and Princess Qinghe are also engaged, and my mother told me not to go to those messy places." Cheng Chumo said with a smile.
"Chu Liang, let's just say we are brothers-in-law from now on." Lin Xuan patted Cheng Chuliang on the shoulder and said with a smile.
He really didn't know about this before.
Cheng Chuliang chuckled, a little shy.
Li Dejiao said: "It's getting late and I'm already hungry. Where should we go for a drink?"
"Let's go to Keyun Tower." Lin Xuan said.
After all, it is our own restaurant, so you can eat with confidence.
Everyone got on their horses and headed to Keyun Tower.
Cheng Chumo rode beside Lin Xuan and whispered, "Do you still have any cigarettes? Give me some."
Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "No more, don't think about it anymore, it won't happen again in the future."
Ever since Li Shimin told him about the marriage, he never smoked again.
He knew that Li Lizhi had hereditary asthma, and she couldn't smell the smell of smoke.
He wouldn't have given the bottle of perfume to Li Lizhi last time if it hadn't been for the very light smell.
For Li Lizhi's sake, he didn't plan to smoke anymore.
His body had no craving for cigarettes, and he started smoking just out of emotion.
If you don’t quit now, you will get addicted to cigarettes later, and you will be in trouble if you quit again.
"Why?" Cheng Chumo asked in confusion.
"The man who sold me cigarettes can't be found." Lin Xuan casually found a reason.
Cheng Chumo said with some pity: "If you find it in the future, you must notify me."