Li Shimin corrected Li Daozong's mistake and suddenly realized something was wrong.

"What Qin?"

Li Daozong was stunned upon hearing this. Hadn't His Majesty just finished writing "Qin"?

"Your Majesty, the imperial genealogy of Li Jue lists Qin as the dynasty..."

"ah?"

Li Shimin looked down and realized he had indeed written the character "Qin". What should he do? Should he bestow the title of King of Qin upon the child?

"Did Your Majesty make a mistake?"

"Hi!"

"If you hadn't been there to cause trouble, how could I have made a mistake!"

"Since Your Majesty has made a mistake, then this humble servant will bring Your Majesty another blank jade tablet..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin quickly waved his hand.

"Need not!"

"The people of the Tang Dynasty work very hard to pay their taxes; how can they be wasted like this?"

"I'll just go with the flow!"

At this point, Li Shimin pretended to be heartbroken and added the character "王" (king) after "秦" (Qin), then continued writing rapidly.

Looking at His Majesty's expression, Li Daozong was momentarily confused as to whether His Majesty was acting intentionally or not...

Has His Majesty's affection for his deceased eldest grandson reached such a level?

After Li Shimin finished writing Li Jue's imperial genealogy, he placed it contentedly on a sandalwood shelf in the Imperial Clan Court.

"Don't spread this around!"

"Oh oh oh..."

"His Majesty was just writing it for fun. I thought His Majesty was going to announce it to the world!"

"It's only a matter of time before I announce it to the world, but I have no such plans at the moment!"

"oh?"

What does Your Majesty mean by this?

"I plan to inspect the imperial guards in April, and then take them to Liaodong to personally eliminate this malignant tumor, Goguryeo!"

Upon hearing this, Li Daozong immediately understood that His Majesty intended to resolve the issue of Goguryeo before announcing to the world the appointment of his eldest grandson as the Prince of Qin!

But what's the point of doing this?

Even if you make a dead person emperor, how can he come back to life?

Although Li Daozong harbored deep resentment towards Li Er in his heart, he still shamelessly pleaded when he thought of His Majesty's personal expedition.

"Your Majesty, who will you be taking with you on this expedition?"

"Could you please take me with you?"

"You have no idea, if I don't make some changes, these old bones of mine will start to rust!"

"you?"

Li Shimin didn't actually intend to bring Li Daozong with him; instead, he wanted to leave Li Daozong in the capital to take care of his eldest grandson.

Seeing that Li Daozong was quite old and had taken the initiative to ask him for a favor, he simply couldn't bear to refuse.

"All right!"

"I grant you permission to accompany me on this expedition!"

"Your Majesty, this humble subject thanks you!"

After resolving the matters concerning the Imperial Clan Court, Li Shimin intended to return to his official duties. However, after taking only a few steps, he ran back and took the jade tablets from the sandalwood shelf.

"Never mind, I'll keep it myself!"

"this……"

Li Daozong was completely taken aback by Li Shimin's actions, thinking to himself, "Just how much does His Majesty love his eldest grandson? He even cares so much about the eldest grandson's imperial genealogy."

It's just strange, though. Even when the eldest grandson was alive, His Majesty never seemed to care this much!

Half a month later, the Sanglin General Prefecture held its grand assessment.

Not only did Li Shimin arrive at Sanglin Manor early that day, but Cheng Yaojin, Chang He, and other nobles also rushed over early to watch the excitement.

They all had sons or nephews in Sanglin Zhechong Prefecture.

At first, when they heard that Sanglin Zhechong Prefecture would conduct some kind of assessment, and then assign positions and seating based on the assessment results, they were all quite dissatisfied.

But after observing for a while in secret, and seeing that the young Captain Sanglin was able to penetrate deep into the military camp and share weal and woe with the soldiers, their resentment dissipated considerably.

Regardless of Li Zhong's skill in training troops, the fact that he is so dedicated shows that he is a potential military leader!

They had a vague guess about Li Zhong's identity, but they couldn't be sure.

Li Shimin arrived early and had breakfast with Sizi before leisurely changing into casual clothes and coming over to watch the excitement.

Cheng Yaojin and his group arrived relatively late. Although they did not deliberately keep a low profile, they also did not display the name of the Duke's Mansion. Instead, they sat on the viewing platform like the other nobles.

Looking at the packed viewing platform and the people who arrived late and couldn't get seats, Li Jue felt immense pressure.

If he remembers correctly, the Tang Dynasty had at least five or six hundred Zhechong Prefectures, right?

Why is it that my newly established little Zhechong Prefecture has attracted so many big shots to watch?

"Master Li, who are all the people sitting on the viewing platform?"

"Oh...do you see that short, stout guy?"

Which one?

"The third one from the east in the second row!"

"Oh, I see it!"

"This guy's surname is Cheng, and his given name is Zhijie. He's actually the most shameless. Last year, he came to my house and stole a beef leg, which made my daughter so angry that she didn't eat for several days!"

"Your daughter is..."

"Oh, it's nothing, just a pet I keep in my spare time..."

Li Jue didn't think much of what he heard, but he felt that the old man was a bit extravagant, actually willing to feed his pet a cow's leg.

However, Li Jue was still somewhat flattered that he could attract such a big shot as Cheng Yaojin.

"Old Mu, you have a very good relationship with Cheng Yaojin?"

"not good!"

"Among the generals of the Tang army, this guy is the one I despise the most!"

"His fighting skills are so-so, he only knows a few tricks, and if all else fails, he just stays in his shell and waits for rescue..."

"Uh..."

Li Jue was speechless after hearing what the old man said. Wasn't the old man's tone a bit too arrogant?

Cheng Yaojin was a famous person in Lingyan Pavilion, yet he was looked down upon like this.

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