Li Shimin scolded Li Jue, then walked towards him with a smile.
This scene completely stunned Li Ke, who wondered if his father's temper had changed so much in just a few years.
"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin was overjoyed to see Li Ke return and excitedly went up to pat Li Ke on the shoulder.
"Good lad, why are you so late getting back!"
"Your Majesty, I only set off to return to Chang'an after the autumn harvest in my fiefdom was over."
"oh?"
How was the harvest in your fiefdom this year?
"Thanks to Father Emperor, this year the weather has been favorable, and the harvests have been plentiful!"
Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction, then sincerely praised him.
"Okay, okay!"
"You've really improved a lot, you're just like I was back in my prime, hahaha!"
Li Ke was overjoyed to hear this, but Li Jue felt a certain string in his mind being touched. It seemed that someone had said to outsiders that Li Ke was as brave and decisive as him, which led to Li Ke being killed by that person.
But since both of them were in high spirits, there was no need for him to dampen their enthusiasm.
Li Shimin reminisced with Li Ke, then turned around and looked at Li Jue with a serious expression.
"Who gave you permission to open the gates and let these disaster victims in?"
"I……"
Li Jue initially didn't take it seriously, but he quickly remembered Li Ke's reminder and then knelt on the ground in fear to beg for forgiveness.
"Your Majesty, spare them! I only opened the palace gates because I felt sorry for them and was afraid they would freeze to death outside. That's why I let them in to escape the wind and snow."
"If His Majesty is displeased, I will immediately begin to drive them away, sending them to the streets to freeze to death!"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin was so angry that he kicked out.
"fart!"
"Do you take me for a tyrant? You even want to kick people out? How dare you say that..."
Upon hearing this, Li Ke also knelt on the ground to beg for mercy.
"Father, please calm your anger!"
"Li Jue was young and did not understand the implications. His rescue of the disaster victims was purely out of kindness, and he had no intention of winning people's hearts or plotting to seize favor..."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin glanced at the uncle and nephew kneeling on the ground and sighed silently.
Why can't I explain myself? Are these two convinced that I am a tyrant who would rather let the people of the Tang Dynasty freeze and starve to death?
"Both of you get up!"
"oh……"
"I'll say it one last time: Li Jue did very well, he did the right thing, and I'm very satisfied. I don't mean to blame Li Jue!"
"oh?"
"Oh oh oh!"
"Father is wise!"
Li Ke, being so clever, thought his plea had worked, and as he got up, he didn't forget to kick Li Jue.
"Hurry up and thank your grandfather!"
"What are you thanking me for?"
"Thank him for the trouble he caused me?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin immediately objected and confronted Li Jue with his hands on his hips.
"What do you mean I've caused you trouble? Isn't this trouble you've brought upon yourself?"
Li Jue was not to be outdone; even kneeling on the ground, his face remained arrogant.
"If you hadn't been so incompetent in governing the country, leaving the land overrun with disaster victims, how could I have taken in these victims!"
Li Shimin was so stunned by these words that he was almost speechless, and it took him a long time to catch his breath.
"You brat, if I don't beat you up today, I'll change my surname to yours!"
Li Shimin snatched the horsewhip from Li Ke and lashed it at Li Jue, but Li Jue had already anticipated this move and rolled far away before the whip even hit him.
"You're so annoying, you missed! Hehehe!"
When Li Shimin saw that this grandson dared to call him a monkey, he became even angrier and chased after him with his whip.
Seeing this, Li Jue quickly got up from the ground and hid among the disaster victims, using them as cover to play hide-and-seek with Li Shimin.
Li Shimin chased after him for a while until he was panting heavily, but when he looked up again, he found that his rebellious grandson had already disappeared.
Li Ke was completely dumbfounded when he saw the grandfather and grandson. He wondered if he had taught them the wrong thing.
Judging from the relationship between this grandfather and grandson, they seem to often playfully bicker like this...
While Li Ke was watching the commotion, Li Shimin angrily cursed.
What are you looking at!
"Why aren't you coming to help? Bring that rebellious grandson back to me!"
"Oh oh oh!"
Upon hearing this, Li Ke came to his father's side and, taking the opportunity to help his father up, grabbed his father's hand tightly, thus creating a very good opportunity for Li Jue to escape.
"Let go!"
"Father, please calm down..."
"You really think I'm angry? I was just joking around with that brat!"
"Oh oh oh..."
Upon hearing this, Li Ke finally released his father's hand. However, Li Jue had already vanished without a trace.
"Father isn't angry?"
"No!"
"Li Jue took in disaster victims; did he not break any taboos?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin looked at Li Ke with a face full of astonishment.
"Did you teach that child to say those things?"
"this……"
"Father, please calm your anger. Your son was only afraid that Li Jue, being young and ignorant, might inadvertently offend the court..."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin glared fiercely at Li Ke.
"You're not allowed to teach our grandson any badly from now on. If you corrupt him, you'll see what I do to you!"
"Uh..."
Li Ke was completely bewildered by "our eldest grandson," wondering what was wrong with his father, who had so quickly forgiven his elder brother for treason.
However, his father's favor towards Li Jue was genuine, which made him a little jealous.
While Li Ke was still in a daze, Fang Xuanling and a group of ministers walked over.
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