Li Shimin originally intended to go to the stables to see the lion-like horses that had been presented as tribute from the local area, but he happened to run into Li Jue returning to the palace, so he eagerly ran over to get closer to his grandson.
Li Jue misunderstood, thinking the old man was going to beat him up again, which scared him so much that his face turned pale.
Putting aside whether the old man's beating hurt, the key point is that this is the gate of Taiji Palace, with so many people coming and going. If he really beats me up here, I will have no face to live!
"Hello, Grandpa!"
"Um!"
"Grandpa, let's discuss this. Can we fight back at the palace?"
"Um?"
Why did I hit you?
Aren't you going to hit me?
"I was going to ride a horse, so I grabbed a riding whip as a spare!"
"Oh oh oh..."
"You scared me to death! I thought you were going to beat me up again..."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately realized something was amiss and hurriedly pressed for an explanation.
"Have you gotten into trouble again?"
No?
"Really not?"
"No, there really isn't!"
"Hmph, if I find out, see how I deal with you!"
After threatening Li Jue, Li Shimin beckoned to him.
"Come here, accompany me for a horse ride!"
"Okay!"
Upon hearing that he could ride a horse, Li Jue eagerly followed. The two arrived at the stables located within the Yeting Palace, and Li Jue's eyes lit up as he looked at the dozens of fine horses.
If this were in later generations, it would be equivalent to the garage of a Dubai tycoon!
Which one is Grandpa planning to ride?
Li Shimin pointed with his riding whip at a magnificent lion-shaped horse.
"Today I will tame this horse!"
"tame?"
Are there still untamed horses in the palace?
"certainly!"
"However, this horse was specially requested by me. Otherwise, it would be too boring to stay in the palace all day. It needs to find something to do!"
"Oh oh oh..."
Upon hearing this, Li Jue thought to himself that he was also bored and wondered if he could find something to do.
But he swallowed the words back. Knowing Li Er as he did, he knew that this guy would definitely give him a lot of trouble, and it would all be homework and assignments.
Li Shimin did not immediately take action, but first sent his guards up to test the waters and assess the fierceness of the Lion Steed. After seeing three guards thrown off by the Lion Steed, he gained a certain understanding of the horse's temperament and ordered his men to lead it out into the sun for a while to temper its aggressive nature.
When Li Shimin finished his work and turned to look at Li Jue, he saw that Li Jue had already mounted his Tele Biao and was galloping on the horse track.
Looking at his dashing grandson on horseback, Li Shimin was momentarily reminded of his younger self. Back then, he too was obsessed with riding horses, constantly pestering his father for good ones. However, the family's finances were meager, and his father wasn't highly regarded by Emperor Yang of Sui, so they couldn't afford good horses. Until one day, his father excitedly returned, handing him a yellow horse and declaring that from that moment on, it belonged solely to him.
Li Shimin was overjoyed and immediately mounted his horse and rode around the city. Only much later did he learn that his father had spent six months doing something very significant for Yang Guang, which was why Yang Guang had rewarded him with the horse…
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but think of his deceased father, the emperor.
If Father Emperor could see his own prodigy grandson, he would surely be overjoyed...
Li Jue circled around and ran back to Li Shimin's vicinity, calling out to him with a smile.
"Grandpa, let's have a race to see who can ride the fastest!"
"Compare?"
"good!"
Li Shimin casually picked a horse from the stable, then leaped onto it and began racing against Li Jue in the riding arena.
Although Li Shimin was a better horseman, his large size made him far behind Li Jue.
Fortunately, Li Shimin was long past the age of being competitive, and seeing his grandson so happy, he no longer cared about winning or losing.
"Grandpa, you lost!"
Li Shimin laughed heartily upon hearing this.
"I'm old, and not as agile as you. It's normal for me to lose to you, hahaha!"
"It's just a pity you didn't ask for a prize before the competition, otherwise you could be asking me for a reward right now!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue was immediately stunned, then a look of regret appeared on his face, as if he had lost billions.
"Oh dear, how could I have forgotten about that!"
"Grandpa, how about we make a deal? How about we add a prize now?"
"oh?"
What do you want?
"I want...I want to move out of the palace!"
Li Shimin refused without even thinking.
"no!"
"It's too dangerous outside the palace. You'd better stay here obediently!"
Li Jue was furious when he heard this.
"I've been living outside the palace for several years now, and nothing has ever happened to me!"
Li Shimin snorted coldly upon hearing this.
"Because you used to be Li Zhong, naturally no one cared about you. But now you are Li Jue, the eldest grandson of the Tang Dynasty, and many more people care about you!"
"oh……"
Although Li Jue was still angry, he knew that Li Er was right. After all, Li Chengqian's rebellion involved so many people. Those people dared not cause trouble for Li Er, but they would not be so polite to him, a mere grandson of the emperor.
"Grandpa, then I'd like to drive Mr. Xiao home every day..."
"This..."
Li Shimin hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.
"Can!"
"But you must bring enough guards, and you must return to the palace within one hour!"
"Only one hour?"
"What, you think it's too long?"
"No, no, no, one hour is one hour. You can't go back on your word!"
Just as the two were chatting and laughing, they suddenly heard a series of sweet voices coming from not far away.
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