"Impossible, right?"

"Wasn't Wei Zheng a wise minister of the Tang Dynasty? How could he say such short-sighted things?"

Li Shimin smiled slightly upon hearing this.

"Actually, it can't be called shortsightedness. It's just that his perspective on things was different from the emperor's. The emperor was thinking about the long-term stability of the country, which is what you just mentioned as strategic depth, while Wei Zheng was thinking about the present, whether the people could benefit from it at that moment."

Therefore, his objection was not without reason.

"Oh, I see! It's because we look at things from different perspectives, and that leads to different conclusions!"

Li Shimin was both surprised and delighted to hear this. He was surprised that his grandson had understood his meaning so quickly, and delighted that his grandson not only understood it, but was also able to integrate it and transform it into his own insights!

This can no longer be described as a child prodigy; this is simply genius!

"So clever!"

"Grandpa has decided to reward you with something..."

"ah?"

When Li Jue heard about the reward, his eyes turned into the shape of copper coins.

Is there any reward?

"Yes, what do you want?"

"How about Grandpa rewards me with a mountain of gold? That way I can lie on it and squander it for the rest of my life, hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately flipped Li Jue over and slapped his buttocks twice.

"I'll smash your gold mine!"

"There might not even be a gold mine in the entire Tang Dynasty, where am I supposed to find one for you!"

"Old Li, I was just teasing you. I don't want any benefits, I just hope you can live a long and healthy life!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin looked into his grandson's clear, lake-like eyes and felt his heart overflow with happiness and sweetness.

"I... am truly our good grandson!"

"Grandpa didn't spoil you for nothing, sob sob sob..."

Although the Tang Dynasty did not have a gold mine, Li Shimin still thought of something similar, such as coin molds for casting copper coins.

He decided to give Li Jue two sets of coin molds, allowing him to mint as many copper coins as he wanted, which could be considered as fulfilling his grandson's wish.

"Grandpa will give you something else then, hehehe..."

"What is that?"

"It'll be a secret for now. I'll give it to you when you grow up and get married!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jue was immediately displeased. He was only eight years old this year, and it would be a long time before he could get married.

"You stingy person!"

"If you don't want to deliver, just say so. Why make such a big deal out of nothing!"

"However, Elder Li, you really need to be careful in the court. Don't mess with a guy named Changsun Wuji!"

"What?"

Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this. He had just tentatively asked his eldest grandson about his attitude towards Changsun Wuji. He did not expect that after such a short time, his eldest grandson would remind him not to provoke Changsun Wuji.

Why shouldn't we provoke him?

"Because...because in just a few years, he will have absolute power!"