The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"That mahjong, is it interesting?" Li Shimin asked.

"It was brought into the palace by His Royal Highness the Prince of Jingyang. It is now kept by the Emperor. I am incompetent."

The person who came to report bowed and apologized.

Li Shimin waved his hand.

"It's okay, it's okay." Li Shimin said.

He didn't mind this matter. Although he was curious, he also knew that the things were with the Emperor. His subordinates couldn't ask the Emperor for things. When Li Fu came to the palace, he would know it naturally.

The next morning, Li Yuan sent someone out to send a letter to Pei Ji, asking him to come to the palace.

There were also two other ministers.

Let them bring money.

Li Yuan also wanted to join a table today.

The news naturally could not be hidden from Li Shimin.

However, as long as His Majesty lived well in the palace, he and Pei Ji, the old ministers, wanted to play whatever he wanted.

As for Pei Ji, although he was still in the court and had an official position, Li Shimin was also thinking about gradually removing his power from the court.

In his heart, Pei Ji could not be used, but he could not let him leave the court in a short time, otherwise, it would be embarrassing.

Yesterday, Li Fu saw the side hall that Li Yuan had cleaned up.

He was thinking about how to decorate it for Li Yuan.

But then he thought about it and felt that he seemed to have forgotten something...

Suddenly, he slapped his forehead!

"That's right!"

I forgot to see Li Shimin yesterday, and there was a set of furniture for Li Shimin, but it was not delivered yesterday.

Even because of playing mahjong, I didn't go to Li Shimin after coming out of Taiji Palace.

"Playing mahjong will delay things!" Li Fu muttered to himself.

Then he quickly arranged people to continue to enter the palace today.

There is also a set of mahjong for Li Shimin.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he first appointed Changsun as the queen, and then discussed the matter of Yang with Changsun.

Yang was originally the concubine of Qi Wang Li Yuanji, but before Xuanwu Gate, she sent messages twice and saved Li Shimin. Li Shimin also felt that it would be bad not to repay her.

How could Changsun not know Li Shimin's thoughts?

Therefore, there was one more concubine in the palace, who was once his brother's wife.

Li Shimin's woman was not only Changsun, and even after becoming emperor, he might continue to enrich the harem.

Li Fu gave this thing to Li Shimin. To put it bluntly, Li Shimin himself would not play with it, but gave it to his concubines for fun.

Li Shimin still lived in the East Palace, and Li Yuan still lived in the Taiji Palace. It was still the original structure, and there was no relocation. Only Li Yuan's concubines were moved.

Li Shimin was handling government affairs. When he heard that Li Fu was coming, he asked someone to invite him here.

"Second brother."

Li Fu walked into the hall and bowed to Li Shimin.

"Sit down and talk." Li Shimin looked up at Li Fu and said.

Li Fu found a place and sat down.

"I heard that you entered the palace yesterday and accompanied the emperor until the evening." Li Shimin said.

"Yes, I sent something to the emperor." Li Fu said, "Time flies by quickly. Look, I also brought something to my second brother."

"Oh? Bring it here for me to see." Li Shimin said.

He was very curious about the mahjong.

Li Fu came to Li Shimin with a box and told him about mahjong and how to play it. There were also mahjong rules written by him in the mahjong box.

After Li Shimin took a rough look, he knew what it was.

"This thing is good for the emperor to have as a pastime." Li Shimin said, "If it is placed elsewhere, people will become addicted, and it will be a waste of ambition."

Li Shimin saw through the essence of mahjong at a glance.

He would not touch this thing.

"Second brother is right. This thing is a pastime for people to have free time. It is used to relieve boredom. Everything has good and bad. It depends on how people use it." Li Fu said, "It is a pastime for ordinary people to play. If it is placed in a gambling house or in the hands of gamblers, then this thing is a gambling tool."

Li Fu was not afraid that Li Shimin would also like this thing. If his mind was not so firm, he would not kill the prince to seize the throne at Xuanwu Gate, and he would not join hands with the ministers to create the prosperous Zhenguan era.

"Bring this thing to second brother, first, let second brother see it, and second, second brother put it in the back house as a pastime for his sisters-in-law." Li Fu said.

"Nonsense." Li Shimin scolded with a stern face: "You only have one sister-in-law, where do the sisters-in-law come from?"

The legal wife is only Zhangsun!

Although Li Shimin has many women, none of them can compare to the position of Zhangsun in his heart.

"Yes, yes, I only have one sister-in-law, that is my queen sister-in-law." Li Fu said.

Why are you still angry?

"Okay, I also heard that you sent furniture to my father." Li Shimin said.

"Yes, I did." Li Fu said: "I also prepared one for my second brother."

Li Shimin nodded.

"I have something to ask you." Li Shimin said: "Please help me think of a way."

"What is it?" Li Fu asked.

"Now, I have also ascended the throne, and the former Majesty has become the emperor." Li Shimin said: "But now, I still live in the East Palace, and the Majesty still lives in the Taiji Palace. However, according to the regulations, the Taiji Palace is for the emperor to live in, and this East Palace is for the prince to live in."

Li Fu suddenly realized, and then understood in his heart.

Li Shimin couldn't find any excuse to let the Majesty move out.

Li Fu said: "Although it is not a good place, it is the Taiji Palace after all. Living in it is a symbol of the emperor's status."

"Huh? Not a good place?" Li Shimin stared at Li Fu.

This kid is so arrogant.

If the place where the emperor lives is not a good place, then what place in the world is a good place?

Is it the broken farm in Jingyang County?

"Taiji Palace was built by the previous dynasty, the former Daxing Palace, but the place is low-lying. When it rains, water accumulates and the palace is relatively humid." Li Fu said, "Second brother, you can use this as an excuse to rebuild or renovate a new palace and let the emperor move to a more comfortable new palace."

"New palace?" Li Shimin stroked his beard: "It's not that I didn't have this idea originally, but now the treasury is not sufficient, and the money and grain in the inner treasury are also limited. It is not appropriate to build a new palace. Someone originally suggested that the emperor move to another old palace, but in this case, the emperor must be dissatisfied and will have other ideas..."

So, for Li Shimin, this matter is really difficult to deal with.

"Two years ago, the palace built by the emperor for the second brother, is it still empty now?" Li Fu asked.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up.

He had made great military achievements and there was no reward for him, so Li Yuan ordered a palace to be built for him.