Chapter 983: We have some accounts but haven’t settled them yet
Inside the palace.
If you ask, who is the happiest now?
No surprise, it must be Li Shimin.
If you ask, who is the most melancholy now?
That's right, it's still Li Shimin.
To be honest, this was the first time in Li Shimin's life that he experienced pain and happiness at the same time.
His son came back from a victorious battle, was cheered and enjoyed the glory in Chang'an City. As a father, he must be happy.
But it happened that the person he beat this time was his other son, which made him feel a little bit bitter even though he was happy.
To be honest, Li Shimin is a little confused now. He doesn't know whether he should be happy or sad.
In the end, Li finally found his own way.
That is, keep a cold face, don't laugh, uh... don't cry either.
But Li Chengqian didn't have so many strange thoughts.
In the court hall, Li Chengqian led a group of generals who were revolting and kowtowed.
"My son, I bow to my father..."
"I'm going to pay homage to Your Majesty..."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Let's all get back together."
"Thank you, Father..."
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
Li Chengqian stood up first and raised his hand slightly towards Li Shimin: "I have fulfilled my mission this time and successfully defeated the rebels and captured the rebel... uh... mastermind alive."
To be honest, although Li Chengqian had so many strange thoughts, he was still a little embarrassed in his heart.
After all, the mastermind of this rebellion is his half-brother.
Therefore, he didn't know how to call Li Ke for a while, and in the end he only called him the leader of the rebels.
After hearing what he said, although Li Shimin felt like something had pricked his heart, he didn't show any dissatisfaction.
"well done."
He nodded slightly, expressing satisfaction with Li Chengqian's performance.
Immediately, he looked up and looked behind Li Chengqian and said, "These people are..." >
Among the generals Li Chengqian brought, he had never seen any of them except Gao Zhixing.
"They are all meritorious generals in this battle."
Li Chengqian once again faced Li Shimin and cupped his hands and said, "My sons have promised them that I will bring them to the palace to hear with my own ears my father's reward."
Hearing this, Li Shimin was also a little surprised.
After all, when Li Chengqian fought before, he had no habit of bringing generals back to the palace.
In the past, Li Chengqian came back first, and after chatting with Li Shimin for a few words, he ran away.
As for rewarding the generals, Li Shimin went back to do it himself.
Although doing so is conducive to the relationship between the 'king and his ministers', it is not the way to get along between father and son.
Of course, Li Shimin was unhappy with Li Ke's behavior of always jumping out to take credit for his subordinates.
But who should I score against?
He really hoped that Li Chengqian could come back with more generals, and even go out to help the generals claim credit.
After all, Li Chengqian's identity is different from Li Ke's.
No matter how high his status is, Li Ke is just a prince. If he becomes big, he will definitely threaten the imperial power.
And Li Chengqian is the prince. No matter what, the future world will belong to him.
Li Shimin wished he could make it bigger and better.
In fact, Li Shimin had planned more than once in his heart that in a few years he would follow Li Yuan's example and leave the stall directly to Li Chengqian, so that he could enjoy a few years of happiness.
But this guy had never been on the road before, which made Li Shimin feel a little bitter in the sweetness.
But this time it's different.
This guy actually brought back a meritorious general.
So after hearing what Li Chengqian said, Li Shimin was also quite happy.
A smile finally appeared on Li Shimin's face.
"It turns out they are my heroes."
He looked at everyone, then focused on Li Chengqian and said, "How do you want me to reward them?"
"this……"
Li Chengqian chuckled and said to Li Shimin: "It's not up to you how you reward their sons and ministers, but you can't give less to their sons and ministers..."
puff!
Hearing this, the brothers who could see through Li Shimin's thoughts almost laughed out loud.
Especially Fang Xuanling, it was very painful to suppress her laughter.
It's like watching your son, who hasn't had a girlfriend for years, suddenly bring back a girl.
It's a joy to feel happy.
As a result, when he asked, his unlucky son told him that they were just ordinary friends.
Suddenly, Li Shimin's smile couldn't help but froze.
What does it mean to think too much?
This is called overthinking.
I thought this guy wanted to start to stand out and cultivate his own power in the court.
As a result, in the end, it was still wishful thinking, and this guy remained the same.
And what makes Li Shimin feel most embarrassed is not this.
It's okay for you kid to want a reward, but can you do it in private, and can you not make such a philistine face, as if you have never seen the money?
Li Shimin said with a dark face: "You are already the prince of a country, and I seem to have nothing to reward you."
"No, father."
Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian was unhappy.
What's the matter, you worked so hard and led people to fight for so long, but in the end you didn't get anything?
"Even if I am the prince of a country, I still have to make ends meet. Your reward cannot be less. You can also give me some gold and silver..." I'm crazy...
To be honest, when he heard this, Li Shimin really wanted to give this kid a big chestnut and let him reflect on the "iron-blooded fatherly love" he had given him.
Is this how you act as a prince?
In public, in front of so many ministers, saying that you can't afford to eat?
Are you still bargaining with yourself, asking you to reward him with gold and silver?
All of a sudden, Li Shimin's expression turned pale.
Especially when Li Shimin saw the ministers holding back their smiles, he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.
I have no choice but to have this son. He is so damn embarrassing to me...
But there is no way.
Li Chengqian said it in public, what else could Li Shimin do?
He immediately promised Li Chengqian some real estate, shops, and gold and silver rewards.
Li Shimin doesn't think about anything else now.
He just wanted to send this guy away quickly and never say anything embarrassing to him again.
But Li Chengqian didn't care about that.
After receiving Li Shimin's reward, he returned to his position with great satisfaction and waited for Li Shimin to reward those heroes and generals.
Of course, his position is that of the prince, and he is also the position of the prince.
The person behind him was none other than Li Tai.
Seeing him sitting over, Li Tai's expression couldn't help but change a little.
And this time there was no need for Li Tai to speak. Li Chengqian took the initiative and said, "What's the matter, are you satisfied this time?"
Hearing this, Li Tai was stunned for a moment, then laughed dryly and said: "What is the emperor brother talking about? The emperor brother can't understand..."
"If you don't understand this sentence, you can definitely understand the other sentence."
Li Chengqian suddenly turned his head and looked directly at Li Tai.
He sneered: "The two of us have some unsettled accounts, such as the matter of the thirty Zhenguan cannons."