Da Tang: Father, can I resign?

Chapter 107: Not spoiling? I’m spoiling you to death!
The concubines immediately stood up from their seats, left the small sunshade, and went down the mound.

Everyone stood on both sides of the avenue to welcome the arrival of the Holy Chariot.

The Tang Dynasty did not have as many rules as later generations, and those present were all royal family members, so there was no need to kneel.

The men just need to bow and the women just need to wish each other well.

The long guard of honor slowly passed by everyone.

Concubine Yin De secretly raised her eyes and confirmed that one of the princes was missing.

Li Ming is still absent.

It's already past the time, it's too late even if I fly over.

The corner of her mouth curled up.

He took out all his temper on Qiu Shou. A naughty kid is a naughty kid.

Do you think that His Majesty will let him go if he keeps holding his breath like this?
Naive.

She looked away and found that Li You had the same expression.

Mother and son looked at each other and smiled.

Whether they were in the palace or outside, what they heard most was how Li Ming was.

Even the Chang'an Express, whose origin was unknown, always published information about Li Ming and his crappy "Liaodong Military Town".

They were tired of it.

Wei Zheng was the most reliable one. He suggested sending Li Ming away, thus solving the problem of the annoying little guy once and for all.

In addition to Li You and his mother, other princes from other places also discovered this abnormality.

"Brother." Li Yin quietly pulled Li Ke's sleeve.

"Fifth brother is right, right? Li Ming does have a problem, and he is angry."

Li Ke did not answer.

Recently, he received two messages in Wu State.

First, Li Ming was brave and saved the country from danger.

The second one is that my father wants to continue the family line for my eldest uncle and fourth uncle who have no descendants.

According to convention, the prince adopted by the fourth uncle must be Li Ming.

These two contradictory pieces of news made Li Ke confused for a while.

Now, the information provided by Li You, who had been staying in Beijing, and Li Ming's unusual absence made him suddenly realize.

Li Ming was not as brave as reported in the imperial newspapers.

Then he naturally would not have received such a grand divine grace.

Then it is only natural for him to be adopted out.

Well, it all makes sense.

Other princes from other places also had similar speculations and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

They don’t dare to compete with the legitimate prince.

But if even Li Ming, the smallest, the weakest and the one with the worst background, can make great achievements and win great favor.

Wouldn't that make it seem like these married princes are extremely incompetent?
Fortunately, the rumors were false.

Brother Li Ming is just an ordinary man and has not received any special treatment.

Just when they felt relieved, the drums sounded three more times.

A tall white horse, surrounded by guards, slowly walked towards the crowd.

The current emperor, His Majesty Li Shimin, has finally arrived.

Everyone lowered their eyes respectfully, with solemn expressions.

In this extremely sacred and solemn occasion, the people who bowed their heads seemed to hear a strange sound.

It seemed like His Majesty was whispering something to someone.

As the white horse got closer, everyone heard it clearly.

No, it's not an illusion.

It is indeed His Majesty who is speaking.

"You... just let me go!"

Li Shimin lowered his voice and spoke through gritted teeth.

But the surrounding environment was too quiet, so this sentence was heard clearly by everyone.

What happened? Someone assassinated me?! This was Li Ke’s first subconscious thought.

However, the North Forbidden Garden was full of guards and no one took any action at this time.

Apparently everyone is used to this, and the Holy Chariot is safe.

Li Ke dismissed the idea and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he felt strange after realizing it belatedly.

Who made my father so angry?

Although the emperor has a bad temper, he rarely speaks foul language in public like he does now, right?
He felt like there were ants crawling in his heart and was extremely curious.

I really want to look up and see what happened...

But no, Li Ke immediately restrained his impulse.

Although my father may not care about etiquette, it is unlikely that Your Majesty does not care about etiquette.

Allowing his subjects to greet him without kneeling was an act of the emperor demonstrating his benevolence.

But the emperor did not allow his subjects to look directly at him.

In private, Your Majesty might be quite easy to talk to.

But in a formal ceremony, you dare not raise your head without being allowed to stand up.

That is a stupid act that will definitely be reported.

For example, Xu Jingzong, who did not want to reveal his name, was punished because he laughed at the queen's funeral four years ago.

Four years later, he was hit in the center of his eyebrows by a boomerang and flew to Hongzhou.

Gulp... Li Ke swallowed hard and found that his younger brother Li Yin and even the fearless Li You had the same conflicted expression of wanting to see but not daring to.

Looking further away, the three legitimate princes, Crown Prince Li Chengqian, Prince of Wei Li Tai, and Prince of Jin Li Zhi, all lowered their heads obediently with no expression on their faces.

It seems like he's used to everything that happens.

"Huh..." Li Ke let out a long breath, and then imitated the three big guys, pretending that he heard nothing.

Then, an even stranger sound was heard.

This time the voice was inexplicably familiar, it was the voice of a child, but Li Ke couldn't remember it for a moment:
"Hey, Grandpa, don't be so stingy.

"Isn't it just a little power of appointment and dismissal of personnel in a remote area? Just give it to me~"

Then came Li Shimin's roar:
"There's no point in discussing this. Get out of here!"

What? What happened?
The emperor is arguing with a child?
Which naughty kid is so bold as to be so bold?
And what is that naughty kid asking for? "The power to appoint and dismiss personnel"?
There's something weird about this word spoken in such a childish voice!
Li Ke couldn't help it and looked up.

stunned.

My father, Emperor Li Shimin, sat high on his pure white horse, looking inexplicably embarrassed.

And in the father's arms, there sat a ball of flesh.

Well, it's a little bigger than during the Chinese New Year, but it's still essentially a small meatball.

Isn't that Li Ming? !

Li Ke's mind went blank for a short period of time, and countless contradictory information collided violently.

The smoke and dust from the collision formed question marks one after another, floating in his consciousness—

We are all princes, why are we, the illegitimate ones... no, even the legitimate princes, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, not allowed to look up. Why, why can Li Ming sit in His Majesty's arms?
And you're still talking to him in a disrespectful manner?
What about the guards? What about the eunuchs? What about the great scholars? What about the emperor's uncle who served as the Minister of Rites?

Why didn't anyone stop him?

Li Ke turned his head stiffly and found that the other brothers from other places had the same confused expressions.

They suddenly felt like clowns.

I thought this little brother was not favored, so he was angry and decided not to participate in the autumn hunt.

Wow, it turns out that I’m not unfavored, but I’m favored by His Majesty to no limit!

Being carried into the venue by the emperor himself!

Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't have such a grand ceremony!

"Tsk!" Li You couldn't help smacking his lips.

This scene reminded him of that afternoon.

He was walking and chatting with his uncle Yin Hongzhi in the palace.

It was just like today, when my father suddenly hugged Li Ming and rushed to my face.

Damn, this little guy who has no martial arts skills, no muscles, and is as fat as a ball.

Why did he become a hero and why did he receive the favor of the emperor?
The one who saved the country in times of crisis and rode alongside my father should have been a warrior like me...

Li You's teeth were chattering with jealousy, and his eyes seemed to be emitting a stream of karma fire.

"Fifth brother." Li Yin added fuel to the fire:
"Your information doesn't seem very reliable.

"Isn't this brother Li Ming very favored?"

Li You's face turned pale, and the veins on his arms were bulging.

On the other side, Li Ming did not notice and did not care about the envious and jealous looks of his brothers.

He continued to entangle Li Shimin like a little octopus:
"Oh, Grandpa, you are sending me away, shouldn't you give me a gift before I leave?

"I think the personnel management power of Pingzhou and Yingzhou is very suitable. It's useless for you to keep it. The locals are self-governing. Why not give it to me~"

"Where the hell did you hear this gossip? Get out of here!"

Li Shimin couldn't bear it any longer, so he grabbed his collar and tore him off him.

Then he rode his horse away from the team and went straight to the prince's team.

Amid the extremely surprised gazes of the illegitimate princes, Li Shimin personally dismounted from his horse and gently placed Li Ming on the ground.

She patted his wrinkled clothes and complained in an uncivilized way:

"Don't listen to their nonsense."

Li Ming sobbed:

"You are unwilling to fulfill the last little wish of your dearest son..."

Dong! Li Shimin angrily slapped him on the head.

"Fuck your fake crying! Learn more!"

After dealing with Li Ming, Li Shimin pretended nothing had happened and nimbly mounted his white horse.

He noticed that there were a circle of confused eyes around him, staring at him and Li Ming.

Li Shimin cleared his throat and instantly became majestic:

"Who allowed you to live in peace?"

Including the strongest Li You, all the bastards lowered their heads and trembled like sick chickens.

It was not until now that they suddenly realized this cruel gap——

Li Ming can act like an ordinary child and act like a spoiled child in his father's arms.

And they were not allowed to even take a look!

Li Ke felt an inexplicable sense of frustration and subconsciously glanced towards the prince.

The three legitimate sons showed no sign of emotion. It was obvious that what they saw today was not the first time and they were already used to it.

"Tch, stingy."

Li Ming was still cursing at His Majesty, loosened his collar, and greeted his brothers in a casual manner:

"Brother Li Ke, you're here? Don't drink too much realgar wine from Yangzhou.

"Brother Li Yin, many of your natives have come to pay tribute to Uncle Xiaogong. Although they are not from the Central Plains, they are also loyal and righteous..."

"Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming!" Li Zhi ran over with his head lowered, slapped Li Ming on the head, and dragged him to stand beside him.

The storm finally came to an end.

Everything happened in a very short time, without causing any commotion or affecting the arrangements of the autumn hunting ceremony.

But the illegitimate princes, especially those princes who returned from other places, suddenly felt that what they saw was not real.

Is this really my father?
How could one spoil a son to this extent?

They felt that their three views had collapsed.

Along with it, all suspicions about Li Ming also collapsed.

My father, Emperor Li Shimin, was a very realistic politician.

Extraordinary favor requires extraordinary achievements to support it.

That is to say...

Is every word recorded in the court gazette actually true?

Has this child, who was so unruly even at ceremonies, really achieved such extraordinary achievements?

All the bastards lowered their heads and glanced towards the center of the rumor——

King of Qi, Li You.

I thought this guy had been staying in Chang'an all the time and not going to his fiefdom, so he would be more informed.

Unexpectedly, it is far less reliable than the suspicious publication Changan Express that suddenly appeared...

Li You's face flushed red, as if he had been slapped several times.

He kept mumbling something.

…………

"Humph, so what?"

Concubine Yin De, together with other concubines, stood on the other side of the avenue.

Together with her sisters, she witnessed the whole process of Li Ming acting coquettishly in His Majesty's arms.

All I can say is that for the women who stay in the harem all day, they crave for His Majesty's favor like dry crops crave for rain.

This scene is a bit too shocking and too hateful.

What is worrying is not the scarcity of wealth but the inequality of wealth.

It was this kid who drained away all the emperor's grace...

Concubine Wei even felt lucky for Concubine Wu.

If she were there, I wonder how she would scream and scratch...

"But what if I am favored again?"

Concubine Yin De showed a hint of sneer from between her teeth:
"Willn't that child still be sent away by His Majesty and become a child of another family?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the women who were extremely jealous immediately calmed down.

Yes, it is putting the cart before the horse to worry about whether Li Ming has really made great contributions and whether he is really favored.

The highlight of today is the official announcement of "Li Ming's adoption"!

(End of this chapter)