Zhenguan Xiaoxian Wang Li Shen Li Shimin

Wang De took out the paper written by Li Shimin and handed it over.

Li Shen took it and looked at it doubtfully.

The decree said: The coming-of-age ceremony for King Ji is imminent, and King Ji should compose a sacrificial text, with a limit of half a month and a limit of 1,000 words.

Don't deal with spring earthworms and autumn snakes recklessly.

It needs to be neat and tidy, with the handwriting reflecting the person's personality. It cannot be done by others and must be written by the person himself.

If you disobey my order, you will be severely punished.

After reading it, Li Shen was a little confused. What was going on at this time that required him to write an obituary?

The point is that those thousand words were a little too much for Li Shen to bear.

"What is this? Tell me what this is?"

Li Shen asked Wang De while shaking the paper in his hand.

"Your Highness, this is His Majesty's order. Don't you understand? Would you like me to read it to you?"

Seeing Li Shen shaking with anger, Wang De replied with a smile.

"Bullshit, don't I know this is your Majesty's handwriting?

Don’t I know how to read? Do I need you to read to me?

What I am asking is, Your Majesty, what does this mean?

Why did you ask me to write a memorial of more than a thousand words? "

Li Shen shouted angrily.

The college entrance examination essay was only 800 words, but my own father actually asked me to write a 1,000-word eulogy.

"Your Highness, you shouldn't have submitted that thank you letter today. Now that you have submitted it, Your Highness, you should have been prepared."

Wang De smiled and simply said that you deserved it.

"What's wrong with me submitting a memorial? I wrote a great piece of work. Is there anything wrong with presenting it to Your Majesty?"

Li Shen explained confidently.

"My Lord, what's the point of you telling me all this? Your Majesty knows exactly what you are thinking.

Moreover, the handwriting of the letter of thanks you wrote was so sloppy. His Majesty probably wanted you to practice writing.

Your Majesty, calligraphy is a way of cultivating one's character and self-discipline. There is nothing wrong with practicing it."

Wang De explained the matter very clearly and did not allow Li Shen to explain.

This is the situation now, and this is the situation.

His Majesty asked you to practice writing because he thought your handwriting was ugly. There is nothing wrong with that.

Li Shen also understood this principle. He did not expect that his father would actually use an open strategy.

What I wrote is a poem and it is a good poem, impeccable.

But my father thought my handwriting was ugly, so he made me practice writing until it was flawless.

Li Shen finally had to admit that he had lost the game.

"Alas, I miscalculated. I should have asked Wang Xuance to write a letter of thanks.

If you are careless, you will lose Jingzhou."

Li Shen sighed in regret. He should have asked Wang Xuance to write it. He was too angry at the time and forgot about it.

Seeing Prince Ji's regretful look, Wang De also felt that His Majesty and Prince Ji were a really interesting pair of father and son.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, the decree has been delivered, and I will take my leave.

I would like to remind His Royal Highness Prince Ji that it is better not to fight with His Majesty, but to write the memorial according to His Majesty's instructions."

Wang De bowed and was about to leave, but before leaving he did not forget to remind Li Shen that he could not defeat His Majesty.

"Hmph, Old King, do you think I've lost just like that?

Sooner or later, I will get back on track.

Let’s see who has the last laugh.”

Li Shen snorted, looking confident.

Wang De's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he quickly reminded him.

"Your Highness, your coming-of-age ceremony will be in a few days, so please don't act recklessly, or you will lose face for the royal family and His Majesty will definitely blame you.

You will inevitably suffer some physical pain when the time comes, Your Majesty."

"Don't worry about this. This is my own coming-of-age ceremony. How could I let him make a mistake in such an important event in my life?"

Li Shen smiled mysteriously, which made Wang De even more unsure.

"Your Majesty..."

"Okay, Old King, you can go now. I'm not in a good mood today, so there will be no reward.

Someone come and see the guest off~~~"

Li Shen waved his hand and walked towards the backyard.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Wang De called out twice, but Li Shen didn't even turn around. Wang De thought to himself that something bad was going to happen, and hurried back to the palace to report.

When Li Shimin heard Li Shen's words, he frowned and began to think. He didn't know what tricks Li Shen would use.

What Li Shimin feared most was that Li Shen would do something during the coming-of-age ceremony or the sacrifice.

However, Li Shen also said that the coming-of-age ceremony was a big event and that no trouble would occur at his own ceremony, which made Li Shimin feel a lot more at ease.

After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't figure out Li Shen's intention, so he had no choice but to arrange people to keep an eye on every move of Prince Ji's Mansion.

If you find anything, please report it immediately.

Li Shen returned to the rear house to continue raising the children. Raising children during this period was much easier than in later generations.

For example, the two oldest children, Xixi and Yangyang, are four years old and very polite, while Xixi may be naughty, but she has no lack of basic etiquette.

Feudal society emphasized the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues and advocated Confucianism.

We started learning the Five Constant Virtues since childhood: benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness.

This is the most basic ethical code.

Xixi is lively and active, and eccentric because Li Shen spoils her too much.

But since Yangyang is a boy, he has been learning these rules since he was young. He learned these rules when he was learning to read and write.

Therefore, Yangyang and Xixi have completely different personalities. Yangyang is more stable and polite, even though he is only four years old.

This also made Li Shenshao worry a lot.

Li Shen stared at his four children in a daze.

He was thinking about writing the eulogy.

"Shitou, send someone to call Wang Changshi to the study and tell him that I have something important to discuss with you."

At times like this, he had to find Wang Xuance. He now regretted that he should have recruited more civil servants.

After a while, Shitou reported back that Wang Xuance was already waiting in the study.

Li Shen asked Chunxiang and Dongmei to look after the children here.

I brought the stone to the study.

"I have met the prince."

Seeing Li Shen coming in, Wang Xuance bowed.

"Well, sit down."

Li Shen came to the desk and sat down, and asked someone to bring a pot of boiling water.

"My Lord, has something happened?"

Wang Xuance asked after sitting down. He had just come here in the morning.

"Something has happened. Look at this."

Li Shen handed Li Shimin's handwritten edict to Wang Xuance. After Wang Xuance looked at it for a few seconds, the corners of his mouth twitched twice.

As he expected, the revenge came so quickly. When Prince Ji wrote that poem, he guessed that His Majesty would definitely fight back.

Who is your Majesty? You are the ruler of a country and a man of great talent and strategy. How could Prince Ji possibly defeat your Majesty?

In the confrontations over more than ten years, Prince Ji only won a few times by relying on his cleverness, but he always got beaten up in the end.

At other times, Prince Ji was completely defeated.

It was the same this time.

"I have lost this round again. With this imperial edict, there is no solution. Sigh~~~~"

Li Shen looked up to the sky and sighed, feeling a strong sense of frustration.

"Your Majesty, don't be sad. Your Majesty is a man of great talent and wisdom. It is an honor for Your Majesty to be defeated by Your Majesty.

There are so many princes in the Tang Dynasty, but who can be like you?"