Tang Dynasty: What! My mother is actually Empress Zhangsun

Seeing how doting Li Shimin was, and then looking at Li Nian without the slightest surprise, Fang Xuanling felt terrible.

When did your majesty have a godson?

How come I didn't know!

He wanted to pinch his old face to see if he was dreaming.

Li Nian said with a bitter face:"Godfather, I'm so old, and you still touch my head, I won't grow taller in the future!"

Who knew that this coquettish remark would immediately make Li Shimin laugh.

"What a joke! How can my son not grow tall? He doesn't even look at me, his godfather!"

He said this while putting his hands on his hips as if showing off.

Li Nian thought to himself,"He's just a godfather, not his biological father."

Seeing the intimacy between the two, Fang Xuanling on the side opened his mouth wide, watching all this in disbelief.

This facial expression was simply wonderful!

Li Nian also noticed Fang Xuanling, and even tugged at Li Shimin's sleeve and pulled him aside

"Godfather, this is Prime Minister Fang, come and say hello!"

"If you curry favor with this big boss, you will be promoted to a higher position in the future.���"

Li Shimin was amused by Li Nian's little action and laughed out loud. He stroked his beard and turned around and said,"Prime Minister Fang and I are old acquaintances. There is no need to curry favor with him."

"Right, Prime Minister!"

Fang Xuanling was stunned, and then he quickly forced out a smile.

"Ah, yes, yes, this person and I are old acquaintances, so don't be restrained."

As he said this, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking in his heart: This young master seems to be unaware of His Majesty's true identity.

His Majesty didn't seem to want to reveal it either. It seems that I need to be careful when speaking. If His Majesty's identity is revealed, I'm afraid that His Majesty will be angry.

Li Nian blinked and said curiously:"Godfather, what kind of official are you? How come you are an old acquaintance of the prime minister?"

Seeing the little guy's eyes rolling around, Li Shimin also became interested in teasing him, and said with a smile:"Although your father is a small official, he is at the center of the government, so I know the big men of various departments in the court and have a good relationship with them."

"Oh?"

Li Nian raised his eyebrows and asked,"What kind of official is that?"

"Reading memorials for His Majesty!"

Li Shimin said with a chuckle

"Wow!"

Li Nian widened his eyes and said in surprise:"He is a close minister of the emperor, and his position is still young!"

Li Shimin shook his head and said seriously:"You don't understand this!"

"The emperor's close ministers hold a central position. If they hold a high-ranking official position, wouldn't that threaten the emperor's position?"

"So, these people hold low positions, so even if they know secrets, it won't be a problem!"

After this explanation, Li Nian seemed to understand.

"So that's it!"

When Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty established the cabinet, he also selected a scholar from the Hanlin Academy to read the memorials for him.

Of course, these Hanlin Academy scholars were all minor officials. Even if they knew about it, they would not dare to talk about it everywhere, let alone endanger the imperial power.

But even so, this power is very great.

I didn't realize that my cheap godfather actually has such power!

"You little brat, you ask so many questions, do you want to be a playboy?"

Li Shimin patted his shoulder and said unhappily

"How could that be possible!"

Li Nian raised his head and said,"It's getting late. Godfather has come from afar, so he must be hungry."

Li Shimin patted his stomach and said with a smile,"You are right....I’m so hungry!"

"That would be great!"

Li Nian said with a smile:"It's a good time to try farm food!"

When they returned to Gao Lao's mansion, they saw that Gao had already prepared a table of food.

Li Nian asked Li Shimin to sit down, but saw Fang Xuanling standing alone awkwardly, neither standing nor sitting.

"Prime Minister, there are no outsiders here, so just be casual!"

Li Shimin glanced at him and said lightly

""Hey!"

Fang Xuanling forced a smile and sat at the last seat, feeling very uncomfortable.

Seeing the prime minister so reserved, Li Nian was also surprised. After much persuasion, he still refused to sit at the first seat, so Li Nian gave up.

It was not good to curry favor with others, so he could only let him go.

""Godfather, try this farmer's chicken, it's so delicious!"

Li Nian enthusiastically picked up a piece of chicken for Li Shimin.

Gao Qiu, who was standing next to him, also explained:"There are no particularly precious ingredients here, they are all raised by our family, please forgive me, uncle." When he heard Li Nian call Li Shimin godfather, he naturally called him uncle.

Li Shimin didn't mind, picked up a piece of chicken with chopsticks and tasted it, and immediately smiled happily.

"Not bad, not bad, it really tastes delicious!"

Then he saw Fang Xuanling staring at him with his eyes wide open, looking confused, and couldn't help but say,"Why are you looking at me? Eat!"

Fang Xuanling nodded quickly

"Yes Yes Yes..."

He muttered in his heart,"Your Majesty is too casual. What if it is poisonous? He even forgot to test the poison!"

Li Shimin turned his head, looked at Chief Gao, and asked,"I heard that the people in Gaoshan Town live a very hard life. You are selling chickens and fish. Are you deliberately complaining about being poor?"

Upon hearing this, Chief Gao explained,"No, no, no, these are all sent to Brother Li by the villagers on their own initiative.""

"In the past few days, Brother Li has been providing free medical services and treating countless patients. If he continues to eat coarse food, wouldn't it be like scolding the villagers of Gaoshan Town for being ungrateful?"

"So, these are all sent by the villagers to replenish Brother Li's body."

When Li Shimin heard this, he nodded with satisfaction.

"It's like having a bowl of rice and a pot of water!"

Li Nian scratched his head embarrassedly after hearing this.

"It's all the villagers' fault."

After eating and drinking, Li Nian went to the shed for free medical consultation, leaving only Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling in the main hall.

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing that there was no one around, Fang Xuanling knelt down and kowtowed.

"Get up!"

Li Shimin snorted.

"Hey!"

Standing up, Fang Xuanling stood stiffly, looking at Li Shimin with doubts, and said to him:"If you have anything you want to ask, ask!"

"Your Majesty, this Doctor Li, is he your adopted son?"

After taking a deep breath, Fang Xuanling finally expressed his doubts.

"no..."

"oh!"

"He is my biological son!

Fang Xuanling hadn't even breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Li Shimin suddenly reply.

"Cough cough cough..."

Fang Xuanling's face turned red, and he stared at Li Shimin with his eyes wide open. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes were full of gossip.

Li Shimin was also uncomfortable with his gaze, so he said unhappily:"I don't have any illegitimate children!"

"He is the second prince, Li Kuan!"

""Hiss!"

Fang Xuanling gasped and frowned when he heard it.

He had followed Li Shimin for many years and naturally knew about the second prince Li Kuan. He just didn't expect that the second prince who had died long ago was still alive!

"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty...."

Fang Xuanling showed a delighted look and congratulated him repeatedly.

Everyone carried the fancy sedan chair, and when would they flatter him

? Although Fang Xuanling was a loyal and capable minister, who said that loyal and capable ministers would not flatter?

"Well, now is not the time to flatter!"

Li Shimin sighed and said,"My dear Fang, what do you think I should do?"

Fang Xuanling was an old minister who had participated in the Xuanwu Gate Incident. He had followed Li Shimin in his campaigns for many years and was a true loyal and trusted minister.

Seeing his majesty frowning and looking heavy, Fang Xuanling knew that his majesty had encountered a problem.

He began to think carefully.

After a moment, Fang Xuanling slowly said,"Your majesty did not immediately recruit the second prince into the palace. Is there any concern?"

Li Shimin neither nodded nor shook his head.

But the experienced Fang Xuanling already knew that his majesty approved of his words, and he said again:

"It's the emperor's family affairs, and outsiders shouldn't interfere."

"But the prince is related to the stability of the empire, and the old minister dares to speak out"

"Your Majesty is right to do so." As he spoke, he explained,"The Second Prince has lived in the martial arts world for a long time, and rashly inviting him into the palace may not be a good thing."

"Your Majesty, instead of worrying here, why don’t you ask the Second Prince what he thinks?"

"That's right!"

Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Fang Xuanling with great joy.

Instead of analyzing it here, why not ask this kid what he really thinks?

""Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years!"

Li Shimin said, and then he stood up and bowed.

Fang Xuanling was shocked and quickly stood up to return the greeting.

"Your Majesty is sincere in accepting advice, and it is an honor for this old minister."

Fang Xuanling's words cleared the fog, and Li Shimin immediately untied the knot in his heart, and his frown suddenly became clear.......

PS: There will be another update at 11 o'clock, and there will be ten updates today. As usual, there will be another update in the early morning. Finally, I would like to ask for some evaluation votes. There are more than 300 votes now. I always feel like I am going to pounce on you so hard that even my mother won't recognize me.