Li Jue had his doubts about Old Li's identity, after all, being granted a title was not something an ordinary person could do.
But the thought that Li Er was so busy every day made it unlikely that he would run into her every time he occasionally left the palace.
If such a coincidence really existed, it could be the subject of a book!
Hmph!
In addition, he asked around and learned that the Tang Dynasty really did have such a thing as adoption and inheritance of titles.
Therefore, he guessed that Old Li must have rendered meritorious service to the Tang Dynasty, and his son had also fought for the Tang Dynasty. It was just a pity that he had no grandson. In order to prevent the court from taking back his title, he adopted him as his grandson to continue the family line.
At first, Li Jue was a little resistant, but he felt relieved when he heard that he would be renamed "Li Zhong".
Since they all share the surname Li, what's the connection between Li Jue and Li Zhong?
When Li Shimin heard that Li Jue had been kind to him, he immediately asked happily.
Am I good to you?
Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately looked embarrassed and stammered.
"It's...it's alright. At least you copied the book for me by hand, which touched me a little."
"Otherwise, even if you beat me to death, I won't carry that piece of junk!"
When Li Shimin heard Li Jue say that the Analects was worthless, he felt his hands itching again, and he had an urge to beat him up.
This child really doesn't want to study!
That's normal, though; nobody wants to go to school when they're eight or nine years old...
"Hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, Grandpa will teach you calligraphy!"
"Uh-huh!"
This time, Li Jue didn't resist, but he ate much slower. What should have been a fifteen-minute meal took him half an hour to finish.
Li Shimin had long since discovered that this grandson was deliberately procrastinating to avoid practicing calligraphy, which made him so angry that he kept cursing him in his heart.
This is my biological child!
This is my own grandson!
Don't kill him!
"Old Li, what did you say about not killing him?"
"ah?"
Did I say that?
"You said it!"
"I... I said if you keep dawdling, I'll beat you to death!"
"Oh oh oh..."
When Li Jue realized that his trick had been exposed, he quickly ate a few mouthfuls, then hurriedly sent the bowl out, washed his hands, and came back in.
"Uncle Li, we can practice our calligraphy now!"
When Li Shimin saw that this guy was acting like a good boy, he knew that the fellow was just putting on an act for him!
His only goal was to prevent himself from hitting him!
"Write a hundred large characters and let me see them!"
"good!"
Li Jue picked up a brush and wrote a hundred characters from the Analects on a piece of paper, not a single character more or less, which made Li Shimin so angry that he almost cursed.
"Couldn't you have written more? At least finish this sentence!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue reluctantly continued writing eighteen more characters to complete the phrase "Zengzi said".
When Li Shimin saw that his eldest grandson was so lazy that he was unwilling to write even a few more words, he was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped Li Jue on the buttocks, making Li Jue jump up with a "howl".
"Old Li, I've finished writing it, why are you still hitting me!"
What did you call me?
Seeing that Old Li's face had darkened, Li Jue was afraid that Old Li's slap would come down again, so he quickly and wisely admitted defeat.
“Old Li…”
"snort!"
"Your handwriting hasn't improved at all. If it weren't for the injury on your butt, I would have given you another beating!"
"Old Li, I'm just not cut out for studying, please forgive me!"
"Whether it's running a business, building canals, roads, or new villages, I've done everything quite well, so why force me to study and practice calligraphy!"
"Because there is no one in my Li family who is ignorant and incompetent!"
Li Jue was immediately displeased upon hearing this.
"Is Mr. Li looking down on me?"
"I will return your title and name to you right now, and change it back to my Shi Dakai!"
Li Shimin couldn't stand it anymore. He grabbed Li Jue by the collar, lifted him up, laid him across his lap, and gave him a series of slaps on the buttocks.
Li Jue had just eaten a meal of stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork, and his entire buttocks were still swollen. How could he withstand Old Li's large, fan-like hands? Before he could even take a few blows, he was already begging for mercy in pain.
"Grandpa, have mercy! Waaaaah..."
"Would you dare say such things again?!"
"I wouldn't dare!"
"If you dare mention changing your name again, I'll hang you up and beat you!"
"You old man, you're so unreasonable! I'll stop being your grandson, okay? Waaah..."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin spoke arrogantly.
"no!"
"Since you've acknowledged me as your grandfather, you have to be my grandson for life!"
"I...I've been tricked! Waaaaaah..."
When Li Shimin heard his grandson's complaints, he chuckled inwardly, but still did not put him down. Instead, he gently rubbed his buttocks with his large hand.
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts..."
"Bear with it, your butt is all swollen up. Grandpa is just helping to improve your blood circulation!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue retorted irritably.
"hypocritically!"
"My butt is so swollen because you hit me!"
Li Shimin, upon hearing this, didn't tolerate him and retorted directly.
"You deserved to be hit!"
"Do you think it would be good for Grandpa to beat you up at his age?"
"Let me put it this way, my arm is still sore from exhaustion!"
As Li Shimin spoke of this, he suddenly felt a pang of sadness.
"I'm getting old, really. Back in the day, I killed so many people at Hulao Pass and didn't feel tired at all. Today, I just beat up your rebellious grandson and my arm is almost broken..."
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