When Li Shimin saw Li Jue's expression, he knew that something was definitely wrong with the guy.

But since the guy didn't say anything, and he was too lazy to ask, he immediately started processing the last few memorials on his own.

However, when he finished reviewing the last memorial and looked up, he saw that Li Jue was still there.

Are you really alright?

"I'm fine!"

"Grandpa, you must be tired. Let me massage your shoulders!"

"oh!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately leaned back in his chair, letting Li Jue rub his shoulders. But after a short while, he felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him and fell fast asleep in his chair.

"Grandpa?"

"Grandpa???"

Li Jue tentatively called out a few times, but when Li Shimin did not respond, he immediately went to the table, picked up the imperial seal, stamped it on the document he had revised, and then stuffed the document into a pile of approved memorials to hide it.

A short while later, Zhang Anan came over and, seeing that His Majesty was fast asleep, immediately asked in a low voice.

"Eldest grandson, haven't these all been approved by His Majesty?"

"yes!"

"Then this old servant will take it and pass it on to the Secretariat..."

"Thank you for your trouble, Grandpa Zhang!"

Zhang Anan chuckled upon hearing this.

"You're too kind, eldest grandson. This is all I should do!"

Li Jue watched as Zhang Anan took the memorial away, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief.

He was terrified, fearing that Li Er would suddenly wake up.

Fortunately, the guy was sleeping soundly, which allowed me to escape with my life.

Just as Li Jue was secretly gloating, he suddenly heard Li Er grunt.

"What are you doing?"

"Didn't you do anything?"

Li Er shoved Li Jue aside and, seeing that the memorial on the table was gone, immediately asked in displeasure.

"What about the memorial to the throne?"

"Old Zhang just arrived and said he wants to send the memorials you approved to the Secretariat."

"oh?"

"You didn't do anything bad, did you?"

No!

Li Shimin snorted upon hearing this.

"It's best if you don't. If I find out, I'll beat you to death!"

"Since Your Majesty distrusts me so much, then I will not dine with Your Majesty..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin grabbed him and said with a smile.

"Where are you running off to, little one? Hurry up and come with me for a meal!"

This was almost the only peaceful meal Li Shimin had eaten in the past month, so he cherished it very much.

Because after today, a series of grand ceremonies and banquets await him.

There's nothing we can do; he's the emperor, after all.

The next day, Li Shimin led a group of imperial family members to the Imperial Ancestral Temple early in the morning to offer sacrifices, then hosted a banquet for his officials at noon, and a banquet for the imperial family in the evening...

The year was only truly over when we were busy until the Lantern Festival.

Just two days after the Lantern Festival, Li Shimin received devastating news: the list of soldiers selected by the court included the Sanglin Garrison Commander!

What devastated him even more was that this thing had already been announced to the world!

"Who did this?!"

Inside the Ganlu Hall, Li Shimin angrily pointed at the officials of the Secretariat, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Chancellery and reprimanded them.

Officials from the Secretariat immediately protested their innocence upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty, this is a document that you personally approved and stamped. We in the Secretariat checked it and, after confirming there were no problems, forwarded it to the Chancellery."

Officials from the Secretariat echoed this sentiment.

"Your Majesty, our Secretariat has also carefully examined the edict and found no omissions, which is why it was handed over to the Ministry of Personnel for execution..."

Gao Shilian of the Ministry of Personnel was the most principled, and when he saw His Majesty looking at him, he hurriedly explained.

“Your Majesty, our Ministry of Personnel always follows procedures. We draft the list in advance, submit it to Your Majesty for review, and only implement it after Your Majesty affixes your seal.”

"There are no problems with our procedures!"

Li Shimin snorted coldly upon hearing this.

"I have not seen this document!"

"I remember ordering someone to urge them on, but the Ministry of War never submitted it. Who knew you would actually carry it out?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Shilian immediately grasped the key point.

"Your Majesty hasn't seen it?"

"No?"

"Did His Majesty really approve it without even reading it?"

"Approval?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin thought about it carefully and immediately recalled Li Jue's behavior when he ran to Ganlu Palace on the night of the 29th.

Could it be that this grandson secretly stamped the document and then stuffed it into the memorial that I had already approved?

If that's really the case, I can't really say I haven't seen it...

Because if I insist that I haven’t seen it, I will definitely order someone to investigate carefully. Wouldn’t that investigation reveal that Li Jue has falsely conveyed the imperial edict?

Forging an imperial edict is a serious crime. Once this crime is proven, Li Jue will be destined to be ineligible for the position of crown prince!

Upon realizing this, Li Shimin immediately changed his mind.

"This matter... I may have seen it, but I was too busy and forgot..."

"Oh oh oh..."

In fact, Gao Shilian had already vaguely guessed the reason. Seeing that His Majesty had changed his mind, he quickly followed His Majesty's words.

"Your Majesty is busy with countless affairs of state, so it is normal for you to make mistakes from time to time."

"But the document has already been made public, making it extremely difficult to retrieve it..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin understood that Gao Shilian was subtly reminding him that he had better accept the situation.

Otherwise, if this gets out, it will become a big deal!

"I understand!"

"Let's drop this matter, but the conscription of the Sanglin Garrison Commander will be temporarily suspended!"

"promise!"

The imperial documents were delivered quickly, and since Sanglin General's Office was only a day away from Chang'an, it received the imperial summons document much earlier.

Everyone in Sanglin Zhechong Prefecture was overjoyed, eager to make a big splash.

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