Great Tang Southern Emperor

"Yes." The corner of Li Ke's mouth lifted slightly, knowing that his father had seen his hidden meaning, so he stopped talking, ignored everyone's mocking or doubtful eyes, and bowed back.

When Li Ke goes down, it will be Li Tai's turn next. In the past two years, Li Tai has become more and more affluent. Even counting this year, he is only 23 years old, but his weight is close to three hundred catties, and his whole body is trembling with fat. Dare to do this, but he is still the most favored by Li Shimin, in this respect, even Li Zhen can't compare.

I saw Li Tai struggling to hold a bookcase, and came to Li Shimin: "Report to my father, in the 12th year of Zhenguan, my father ordered my son to compile the book "Kuo Dizhi", after five years of hard work by my children and my subordinates, Xiu, and finally completed the book at the end of the 16th year of Zhenguan. "Kuo Di Zhi" has 550 volumes of the main text and 5 volumes of the preface, a total of 550 five volumes. It contains all the conditions of the 360 ​​states of the Tang Dynasty in one book, and it is dedicated to my father today. Your Majesty, I respectfully wish my father and emperor the same longevity in heaven and earth, and that the Great Tang Dynasty will be passed down forever."

"Hahaha... Well, what a bird, I really didn't disappoint my father, that's great, hahaha..." Li Shimin was really overjoyed, he couldn't help standing up from his seat, came to Li Tai, opened the bookcase, took He picked up a copy, and the more he read it, the more he liked it: "He is really my good son. With this "Kuo Dizhi", I have a clear view of the situation in the Tang Dynasty... This book is fully qualified to be included in the Royal Library."

"My son, thank you, Father." Li Tai was overjoyed. The Royal Library is not any other place. Almost all the classics in the world are collected there, but these classics were written by the ancients. As far as Li Tai knows, there are only a handful of people who have entered the Royal Library. Their authors are either great writers or great Confucians of the generation. Only when ordinary people die can the works left behind be included in it. possibility.

Now Li Tai's "Kuo Di Zhi" has also been included in the Royal Library. Just because of this alone, he is enough to go down in history.

"Well, let's go down."

"Yes."

After Li Tai, there is Li You. As one of the two sons that Li Shimin disliked the most in history, Li You performed well in this time and space—of course, his character is still very jerk, but perhaps he was influenced by Li Zhen. He thinks that bullying ordinary people is not a skill, and only by bullying those with background can he show his ability.

So in these years, the Anxie dandies in Chang'an City have suffered bad luck. Facing Li You, who has an extremely powerful background, these dandies can't do anything to him at all, they can only let him be bullied, and some even can't stand Li Tai. There are also quite a few who simply left the capital because of bullying.

"Father's birthday, the sons and ministers were overjoyed, traveled all over the world, and finally found a set of Shang Dynasty chime bells for the father, and congratulated the father."

Li You's gift is also very good, it is a set of chime bells handed down from the Shang Dynasty.

Chapter 633: Princes Presenting Gifts (2)

Chapter 98 Gifts from Princes (2)

Chime bells belong to a kind of musical instrument in the pre-Qin period, and the bells are clear and fluttering, pleasant to the ear.Moreover, the chime bell was a very important ritual instrument in ancient times, and its status was extraordinary. The bell in the Zhongming Dingshi refers to the chime bell, which can only be used by princes, and ordinary people are not qualified to use it.Moreover, when the princes died, chime bells were also a very important funeral vessel.

The production of chime bells is very difficult, because chime bells are not only capable of ringing, but also need a standard tone-if only to bring, even now, tuning an instrument is very difficult work, requiring a lot of time for craftsmen and require extensive instrument calibration.In ancient times, when tuning was all done by ear, the work would be even more arduous.

What's more, chime bells are generally made for the princes. If there is a slight deviation, the craftsman may have to pay the price with his life, which leads to the very small number of chime bells in existence. sets.

Li You was able to find a chime clock, which shows that he also spent a lot of thought, but...

"puff!"

It's just that when they saw the chime, many people's faces became very strange, and some people couldn't help but spray out. As for Li Shimin's face, it was even darker than Bao Qingtian.

The reason why Dajun is like this is not that Li You's chimes are fake, Li You is just unreliable, but he is not a fool, he can't you can use fakes to fool Li Shimin.Since the chime bell can be given to Li Shimin by Li You as a birthday gift, he must have invited countless appraisers to appraise it in advance, and it cannot be a fake.

The problem is that there are quite a few masters who are proficient in antique identification...

The rusticity of the chime has not yet dissipated, and even those with sharp eyes can see black stains hidden in some gaps-this is not a chime handed down from generation to generation, it is clearly something that has just been unearthed not long ago, that is, It is very likely that this is a funeral artifact.

At his father's birthday banquet, his son actually took out a dark vessel as a birthday gift, isn't this too funny?Li You's character is too weird, right?

It's just that it's at his birthday banquet now, Li Shimin is not easy to get angry, so he can only suppress his anger, with a dark face, and against his conscience, he said: "This chime... Father Emperor is very... very... very fond of it. , you have a heart."

Deep down in his heart, he had already blacklisted Li You, and after preparing for the birthday banquet, he would punish him severely.

"It's good that the father likes it, and my son can rest assured." Li You still didn't realize it, and bowed back happily, completely ignoring the pity-filled eyes that others cast on him—poor baby, you still don't know what to do. If you are in the mood to laugh, after the birthday banquet is over, you will have no place to cry.

Li You is followed by Li Yin, one of the bastards with the same reputation as Li You in history, and the other of the two sons Li Shimin dislikes the most. Even compared to Li You, Li Yin is even more of a bastard, Li Shimin He even personally commented that he is not as good as beasts (beasts can be tamed and harassed; iron stones can be used for square and round tools. Those who are as stunned are not as good as beasts and iron stones).

However, compared with Li You, Li Yin is still a little different. Li Ke was ambitious, arrogant, ambitious and talented, and finally committed suicide after failing in the rebellion.

And although Li Yin is also a jerk, he has no interest in politics. Instead, he is a running dog, a troublemaker in the village, and he is just like a playboy.It is precisely because of this that in the later Li Zhi period, under the blame of Changsun Wuji, he only ended up as a commoner and exiled to Bazhou, instead of dying directly in the eldest grandson like his brother Li Ke. In Wuji's hand, it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

Only this time, he obviously played with the same intentions as Li Ke...

I saw Li Yin standing out with several scrolls and said loudly: "My father's birthday, my sons and ministers were very happy. I searched all over Shu, and finally found a pair of the pre-Sui period. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times. It is not a rare item, but it is also considered rare. Moreover, the emperor's expedition to Goguryeo is coming soon, and the servants hope that this item will bring good luck to the emperor, and wish the emperor a victory and be invincible."

"I am next."

Everyone was stunned, looking at the eight screens hung up by the servants, everyone looked at Li Yin in disbelief—are you sure you are wishing your father a victory in the imperial flag?

Are you sure these eight screens can bring good luck instead of bad luck to your father?

Are you sure you are here to bless your father, not to curse your father?

Are you sure you guys are here to celebrate your birthday today, not to embarrass your father?

What happened to you brothers?

Why is one less reliable than the other?

A total of five people came up, and only two of them gave gifts that were considered normal. Are the remaining three of you deliberately trying to fight against your father?

"..." Looking at the atmosphere at the scene, Li Ke covered his forehead in pain, Li Yin, Li Yin, you are trying to kill yourself, do you know that?

I just let you choose a gift that is not liked by the emperor, and I didn't let you curse the emperor.

You clearly know that your father is about to go to war, and you still send your grandfather a map of the three campaigns to Goguryeo. If you are finished, you can just wait for your father's punishment afterwards.

The corner of Li Shimin's mouth twitched uncontrollably, he was very upset, he wanted to get angry, but now it was at his birthday banquet, today was his big day, not only his own people came, but also people from all over the world who came to watch the ceremony Foreign guests, I can't let them see the joke.

"Very good, your gift... Royal Father likes it very much. After today, you come to Royal Father's place, and Royal Father and you will appreciate the eight screens of "Three Marches of Goguryeo" from the former Sui Dynasty..."

He said it almost by gritting his teeth, it can be seen that Li Shimin's mood is extremely bad.

"Uh...that's unnecessary." Of course, Li Yin knew how much the gift he gave was too much, and he refused with a dry smile: "There are still many things in Shu that need to be dealt with by the child. It's a sneak in time, in Chang'an these few days, Shu may have accumulated a lot of things, so after the father's birthday banquet, the child will leave immediately..."

What are you kidding?Look at your expression, if I dare to stay here, you still have to eat me?Only fools would stay here.

Want to run away after getting into trouble?How can there be such a simple thing?

Li Shimin smiled coldly, even his voice was icy: "No, no, you haven't returned to Chang'an for a long time, and your mother and concubine haven't seen you for a long time, so you should stay here for a few more days. Accompany your mother and concubine."

"I... that's it, my son obeys." Seeing that Li Shimin had moved his mother and concubine out, Li Yin was speechless and could only sigh helplessly and admit his fate—it seems that this meal You can't run if you fight.

Chapter 634: Princes Presenting Gifts (3)

Chapter 99 Gifts from Princes (3)

Li Yin sat back beside Li You with a mournful face, while Li You patted Li Yin's shoulder and comforted him in a low voice: "It's okay, it's just a beating, you are the son of the emperor after all, he won't hurt you Those who are ruthless, at most, will have a broken leg, Fifth Brother has a good wound ointment here, and I will send you some later."

"..." Li Yin looked at Li You speechlessly. You can't save your own life. Are you still in the mood to persuade me?

Li You still didn't notice it, and said in a tone of reproach: "But it's not the fifth brother who said you, you are too, what gift is it not good for you to give? There is nothing, even if it is a meal for the father That's fine, you just want to give this. Don't you know that our family's country was taken from the former Sui Dynasty? And you know that the father is going to attack Goguryeo, so you send a picture of Sui Yangdi's three conquests of Goguryeo. Father's blessing, don't you know that Emperor Sui Yang failed? His picture has a fart blessing meaning? You are against father, do you know..."

Seeing Li You chattering endlessly, Li Yin interrupted impatiently: "Okay, fifth brother, don't talk about it, you can't save your own life and you still have the mood to talk about me? You still care more now yourself."

"Me? What's wrong with me?" Li You pointed at himself in doubt, and said with a smile, "What can I do? Please explain it to me."

"You don't know the good things you did?" Li Yin asked back: "I presented the eight screens of "Three Marches of Goguryeo" to the mansion, of course I have my intentions, but fifth brother, on the birthday of the father, you will present the eight screens. Give the father a set of ghost tools, are you cursing the father?"

"A ghost weapon? What kind of ghost weapon?" Li You felt something was wrong in his heart, and immediately said: "I clearly gave Father a set of chime bells, why is it a ghost weapon?"