My hotel is full of emperors throughout history.

"Noble families? Of course not."

"It's gone? How could it be gone?"

Li Shimin looked on with curiosity.

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was well aware of the immense power of the Five Clans and Seven Noble Families.

Even he was extremely wary of it.

How did such a powerful force disappear?

Tell him so he can learn something from it.

"Where did it go?"

Chen Mo chuckled.

"This brings us to a certain ruthless figure from the late Tang Dynasty."

There's a saying that goes something like that.

Chen Mo coughed lightly.

"It's easier to conquer Chang'an than to pass the imperial examination to enter Chang'an."

Li Shimin's face instantly darkened.

"What do you mean?"

Chen Mo looked at his face, which was as black as a lump of charcoal, and chuckled.

"At the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Huang Chao who took the imperial examinations but failed every time. In addition, the court was corrupt and people could not make a living. So he had no choice but to revolt against the court."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's expression grew increasingly grim.

"and then?"

"Then, he stormed into Chang'an and launched a brutal massacre against the powerful clans."

At this point, Chen Mo sighed.

"This brings us to something really good."

"Good stuff? What stuff?"

Li Shimin was somewhat puzzled.

Chen Mo chuckled and uttered two words.

Genealogy.

"Huang Chao used the family genealogy to kill off everyone one by one. In the end, everyone on the genealogy was wiped out. How many of those powerful families do you think were left?"

"Even if a few manage to escape, so what? Almost everyone's dead. If he doesn't fall from grace, who will?"

Li Shimin remained silent.

He had originally hoped to learn something from this experience to counter the powerful clans.

but now……

What the hell are you going to learn this for?!

Are you suggesting that he, Li Shimin, should become a rebel and then kill everyone by name according to the family genealogy?

"Hiss~!"

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, but quickly shook his head.

No!

He's still not right for her!

Chen Mo looked at his appearance and spoke.

"Actually, Lao Li, you don't need to worry about so much."

Why?

Li Shimin was puzzled.

"How do powerful families control the government?"

"A scholar?"

Li Shimin asked tentatively.

Chen Mo nodded and chuckled.

"Old Li, you have the advantage of modern technology. Back then, books and paper were expensive, but they're cheap now!"

"Wouldn't having inexpensive books break the monopoly of powerful families?"

"Then, according to what we discussed before, we'll rip off the powerful families as much as we could, and then use the money from the road construction to benefit the common people, and so on."

"When ordinary people have money, books become cheaper, and when people have money to buy books, the monopoly on knowledge is broken."

Chen Mo's smile grew increasingly sinister.

"Won't the powerful families then be lambs to the slaughter?"

"You little rascal, you're really cunning!"

Li Shimin chuckled.

"But I like it!"

"Same to you!"

Chen Mo chuckled.

The two men looked at each other and chuckled, their laughter both particularly sinister.

Suddenly, a soft, sweet "hehe" sound rang out.

"Heh...hehe..."

The two looked over at the sound and saw that Little Si was imitating them, wrinkling his little nose and trying to squeeze out a "sinister" smile.

But because it's so cute, it just looks endearingly clumsy.

Seeing that both adults were looking at her, she thought she had learned very well and started chuckling even more enthusiastically.

"Hey...hehe! Dad! Little sac fungus! How's Sizi doing with his studies?"

Li Shimin and Chen Mo exchanged a glance, their faces showing a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

I almost forgot this little girl was still here!

What a blunder!

Seeing Sizi's appearance, Li Lizhi reached out and tapped Sizi's forehead, scolding him playfully.

"You mustn't follow in your father's footsteps."

After speaking, Li Lizhi looked at Li Shimin again.

"Father, and you all, why say so much in front of Sizi!"

"What do you mean, 'Don't copy me!'"

Li Shimin immediately expressed his dissatisfaction, pointing his finger at Chen Mo.

"We shouldn't imitate this kid; he laughed first."

"Oh right, right! I laughed first."

Chen Mo smiled and reached out to pat Sizi's little head.

"You must grow up well, and when you become a pillar of the nation, teach those bad people a lesson."

"A pot of Dongliang?"

Little Sizi bit her finger and tilted her head.

"Is it tasty?"

Chen Mo looked both amused and exasperated.

"It's not for eating. You'll understand later."

Little Sizi nodded as if he understood, then pretended to be serious.

"I see!"

"So, can the little cyst fungus be eaten as a midnight snack?"

Chen Mo looked at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin immediately laughed and scolded.

"Why are you looking at me like that! It wasn't even my order! Do you want me to be the bad guy and get hated by my daughter?"

After speaking, Li Shimin pondered for a moment.

"But after listening to you talk so much, I'm actually tempted to try that barbecue."

"And while you're at it, grab some of that beer from last time!"

"Alright!"

Chen Mo immediately took out his phone and ordered online.

Not long after, a young man dressed in a yellow robe arrived at the door.

"Your takeout!"

"Thanks!"

Chen Mo smiled as he accepted the takeout.

Li Shimin stood behind him, watching Chen Mo close the door with curiosity.

"Who was that just now? Why was he wearing a yellow robe?"

"A food delivery person."

Chen Mo glanced at him.

"Back in the day, I almost became emperor! But unfortunately, my father insisted that I come and inherit the inn."

"well……"

Chen Mo sighed, while Li Shimin stared in disbelief.

"You, a food delivery guy, wearing a yellow robe???"

Is this appropriate?

"Perfect! What's wrong with it!"

Chen Mo took the takeout back to the yard and opened the bag.

Instantly, a rich aroma of roasted meat filled the entire courtyard.

Even though they had just eaten hot pot not long ago, Zhu Biao Fusu couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Li Shimin, who had just come to his senses after talking to the delivery guy, also came up and casually picked up a skewer of grilled meat and took a bite.

"tasty!"

Li Shimin immediately exclaimed in surprise.

He looked down at the barbecue, his eyes gradually widening.

"What's on this... spices???"

Li Shimin turned to look at Chen Mo.

"Do you know this stuff is more valuable than gold where I'm from? And you use this much for just one barbecue?"

Chen Mo opened a bottle of beer and handed it to Li Shimin.

"This is just a very common late-night snack around here, and it doesn't cost much."

"Hiss~!"

Li Shimin gasped again.

He took another bite of the grilled meat, tilted his head back and gulped down a large mouthful of ice-cold beer, enjoying the refreshing sensation of the ice and fire, and exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Cool!!!"

"You modern people really have it easy!"

Little Sizi looked on with longing, and kept tugging at Chen Mo's clothes in her eagerness.

"Small cysts! I want some too! I want some too!"

Chen Mo picked out a skewer of grilled buns for her, and then opened the sweet osmanthus rice wine dumplings he had specially bought for her and placed them in front of her.

He then handed another cup to Li Lizhi.

"Try this, it's delicious."

Li Lizhi smiled slightly.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen."

Then she looked at Xiao Sizi.

Little Sizi took a bite, and his eyes narrowed.

"Bright white teeth!"

Seeing Li Lizhi looking at him, he also spoke up.

"Thank you, Little Bacteria!"

After saying that, her gaze fell on the roasted meat in Chen Mo's hand.

"Little cystic mushroom! I want to eat that!"

Chen Mo pondered for a moment.

"This is spicy, kids can't eat it!"

"I can! I can!"

Little Sizi nodded repeatedly, then took a big bite of the roasted meat.

Soon, Xiao Sizi put on a mask of pain, sticking out her tongue while slurping up sweet osmanthus rice balls to relieve the spiciness.

Then, she took another bite of her baked bun and said with a satisfied smile.

"This is still the best!"

Li Lizhi picked up a skewer of grilled chicken wings and ate it in small bites.

As for Zhu Biao and Fusu, the two of them also opened beer and ate with great relish.

Thank goodness I didn't go back with my father!

Otherwise, how could we be so happy!

The two looked at each other and smiled.

At the same time, Li Shimin finished the rest of the wine in the bottle, looked at the happy crowd, and suddenly laughed loudly.

"What a wonderful barbecue! What a great ice-cold beer!"

"Only today do I realize what the warmth and comfort of everyday life truly are, and how they soothe the human heart! All worries and troubles can be cast aside at this moment!"

He raised the bottle, pointing it at Chen Mo and everyone else present.

"Come! Drink this...bottle to the brim!"

"Cheers!"

Chen Mo smiled and raised the wine bottle.

"Cheers!"

Zhu Biao and Fusu also stood up, looking very forthright.

"Dry...dry the bottle!"

Little Sizi followed suit, raising her own osmanthus wine and calling out in her childish voice.

This made everyone burst into laughter again.

Tonight is destined to be joyful.