Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

Five years later, in the British Mansion.

"Hello? Well, you talk, I'm listening. Yuchi Canglan, hurry up and do your homework. If you haven't finished your homework today, you're running around in the yard!"

"Um... um, that's not what you said? Are you going to abdicate? Are you begging like crazy?"

Yuchi Baoqi hung up the phone and calmed down for less than half a minute. The phone rang again and it was still Li Shimin's voice when he answered the phone.

"I have said that I will abdicate. Gao Ming is already capable of taking charge. Now that the Tang Dynasty is at its peak, it is time for an old man like me to abdicate and let others take over."

Yuchi Baoqi sighed: "Are you a little anxious? Why don't you consult me?"

Li Shimin's tone on the phone was puzzled: "Aren't I discussing this with you right now?"

Yuchi Baoqi moved the receiver away from his ear and yelled into the receiver, "You call this a notification! What the hell is this a discussion!"

"Dad, I'm going to do my homework. Please don't argue with Grandfather. It's easy to get angry as shown in the TV series."

"Get out! Wait! Come back! Go and call your mother."

Li Shimin felt a bit overwhelmed and his ears were buzzing. Not long after, Li Lizhi's voice came from the receiver: "Father, why are you abdicating for no reason? Have you been in poor health recently?"

Li Shimin was a little depressed: "No, Father is just tired. Now the Tang Dynasty is peaceful and prosperous. I want to take your mother out to have some fun."

Li Lizhi advised kindly: "Then why not let my brother supervise the country? Father, you and mother can just go out and play. Xiaobao and I will keep an eye on the capital, so there won't be any chaos."

Li Shimin was helpless. He really didn't want to do it anymore. Nowadays, there was no news of any conflicts in any region in the Tang Dynasty.

In the past, landlords annexed all the land, and the people had no land to farm or food to eat, so they had to sell themselves to become tenants. When times were bad, they had to buy food on credit, which naturally led to land conflicts.

Who knows how Yuchi Baoqi managed to run the Baoli Grain Store? The same land annexation meant that the people had no land to farm, but they had plenty of food to eat. In just the past five years, five bills were issued to ban extravagance and waste.

Forget about land conflicts, and conflicts between officials and the people. Previously, officials would not intervene unless the people reported the incident. But now, this is no longer possible. Once a criminal case is involved and prosecution is brought, the public security police will directly intervene.

What if the officials want to suppress the people? As a third-party supervisory agency, Baoli Commercial Bank has the authority to report directly to the headquarters. Do you think Baoli Commercial Bank is colluding with the government and the gentry?

Those who can become the manager of Baoli Commercial Bank are not fools. They understand the truth of whether the whole family will be beheaded or have enough food to eat every day.

Do you think being an emperor is boring? Obviously not. After the Tang Dynasty was free of so many troubles, Li Shimin could be said to be idle. But he was an emperor and he could not be idle at all.

"I mentioned before that I wanted Lingyan Pavilion, but you built a 15-story tower in just three months. I just feel that I can't keep up with the development of that... that era you are talking about."

"Earlier, various places reported that the airport was already under construction. I don't know how to review the memorials. I don't even know what this airport is for."

"Fortunately, Gao Ming figured it out. Alas, you are right. Professional matters should be left to professionals. I really can't do it anymore."

Just as Yuchi Baoqi was about to speak, Li Shimin seemed to sense it and said, "Listen to me first. Don't say that I don't understand the internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty very well. As for your Belt and Road Initiative, there are as many as 30 to 50 countries trading with us. The trade records have been on my desk for three days. I opened them once and took a look, and then I fell asleep in my chair."

"I haven't finished watching it yet, what do you think I should do?"

"I don't care what you say. I will announce my abdication at the court tomorrow and let Gao Ming take over. I will take your grandfather and mother to the grassland. I am craving for the Morigen family's hand-held lamb chops."

Yuchi Baoqi's lips moved, and he couldn't say anything for a long time. Finally, he responded, "Yes, I know. I will go to the court meeting tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Li Lizhi was a little worried: "It's not that my brother is incapable, but my father just celebrated his 50th birthday and he wants to abdicate. I don't know what he is thinking."

Yuchi Baoqi sat on a chair with his elbows on his inner thighs and his arms hanging naturally, looking very helpless.

At the court meeting on the second day, Li Shimin sat on the dragon throne, with Yuchi Baoqi and Li Chengqian standing on his left and right. This position made all the court officials present somewhat confused.

"I have been imprisoned on the throne for more than twenty years. Today I will abdicate and let others take my place."

Yuchi Baoqi didn't expect that Li Shimin would not even lay the groundwork. It seemed like he was determined to abdicate. The court officials below were all shocked. Was Li Shimin begging for mercy?

"Ten thousand years is too long, we must seize the day. Crown Prince Li Chengqian has done a great job as regent many times, and he has the assistance of all of you, my beloved ministers. I am at ease."

Obviously, Li Chengqian was the most frightened. He immediately turned around and knelt down in front of Li Shimin: "Father, please think twice. I am still young..."

Yuchi Baoqi couldn't hold it in for a moment. Li Chengqian was almost 30 years old at least. Wasn't he still a little too young?

The untimely "puff" sound was so loud that one could hear a pin drop in the entire Taiji Hall. Yuchi Baoqi waved his hands and said, "Sorry, I just remembered something happy. Brother-in-law... continue, continue..."

Li Chengqian wanted to say something, but Li Shimin stepped down from the dragon throne, gently helped Li Chengqian up, and pointed at the court officials in the hall: "Father has left you only so many loyal ministers and the vast land of the Tang Dynasty. Father is tired, and you have to take over."

People like Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng all looked at Li Shimin and Li Chengqian with tears on their faces.

A moment later, the ministers in the hall shouted: "Please let the prince take the throne!"

Yuchi Baoqi pulled out a small stool from somewhere and said, "It's coming, it's coming. It's really a hearty artistic performance!"

Unexpectedly, Li Chengqian glanced at Li Shimin, stretched out his hand and gently stroked the area around Li Shimin's forehead with trembling hands. His fingers moved down and touched Li Shimin's gray hair at the temples, and he withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted.

"Father, rest assured, I will never bring disgrace upon your reputation!"

Li Shimin raised his head to the sky and laughed loudly three times: "My son will inherit the throne! My dear ministers, you should assist me wholeheartedly and ensure that the Tang Dynasty will last forever!"

Wang De moved a chair for Li Shimin and placed it next to Yuchi Baoqi's stool. He waved to Li Chengqian and said, "Preside over the court meeting!"

When Li Chengqian went to court today, he naturally did not bring any eunuchs with him, only Zhao Zhe, his subordinate.

Zhao Zhe was also unequivocal: "If you have something to say, come forward and report it! If not, leave the court!"

Fang Xuanling came out of the class and said, "Recently, the Charlemagne Empire has reported that the goods of Baoli Trading Company are sold at high prices, and they cannot afford it. This is understandable in terms of business, but I think the reason is that the rulers of the Charlemagne Empire are dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty, and the reason is from top to bottom."

Li Chengqian thought for a moment: "What does the King of England think?"

Yuchi Baoqi had a headache. It was this sentence again. He had heard this sentence every time he went to court for the past ten years. He scratched his forehead and stood up.

"I can see with my own eyes, but I may not be able to see with my buttocks if I take off my pants. All goods will be reduced in price by 30%, and all goods will be reduced in quantity by half. I guarantee you will be honest."