Li Jue initially thought it was an ordinary banquet, but halfway through the banquet, he realized something was wrong.
Li Yifu took the initiative to walk up to Liu Rengui, toasted him with a glass of wine, and said a few perfunctory compliments.
Although on the surface he was saying that Liu Rengui was full of clever ideas and exceptionally intelligent, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was jealous of Liu Rengui!
Liu Rengui could naturally understand what the other person was saying, but he was too lazy to bother with it.
After all, being praised for his cleverness was an insult to him.
His life's ambition is to rise to high office and achieve great things.
Li Jue glanced meaningfully at Su Dingfang, observing their behavior.
He began to understand why Su Dingfang had gone to great lengths to recommend Liu Rengui to him. Liu Rengui was indeed a man of great talent, as could be seen from his reaction to Li Yifu's provocation.
In contrast, Li Yifu lacked magnanimity and was unable to recommend more talented individuals to him.
Li Jue observed for a while, then suddenly sighed.
He began to understand the hardships Li Er had endured over the years. To be able to distinguish between loyalty and treachery in such a grand court, and to promote loyal officials and demote treacherous ones, was indeed an extraordinary ability!
After all, Li Er was not a time traveler and did not know who was loyal and who was treacherous; his appointment of people was entirely based on his own judgment.
That's so rare!
The next day, at Taiji Palace.
As usual, Li Er picked up a stack of memorials and flipped through them idly when he suddenly saw a familiar name.
"Li Jue?"
"Why is he submitting another memorial? Is he going to cause trouble again?"
Li Shimin instinctively wanted to throw the memorial away, but after thinking about it, he decided to open it and take a look. However, after just one glance, Li Er was suddenly stunned.
This memorial wasn't about clamoring to leave, but rather about returning to the Eastern Palace to pay respects to his parents!
Tsk tsk!
This kid is something else, he actually knows how to use his brain?
In Li Shimin's view, Li Jue was too lazy, even too lazy to use his brain.
He often chooses the most direct and effortless method when there are better solutions to many problems.
He even anticipated Li Jue's response, estimating that on the day of Li Xiang's wedding, this grandson would give him a performance of what it meant to openly defy the imperial decree.
After reading the memorial, Li Er patted the nanmu box on the table and smiled bitterly.
"Guards, burn this box and its contents!"
"Burned?"
Zhang Anan was taken aback upon hearing this. This was the imperial edict from His Majesty, which pardoned Li Jue and allowed him to attend his brother's wedding.
With the wedding just days away, His Majesty has ordered it burned. Could it be that His Majesty is angry again?
Seeing that Zhang Anan did not move, Li Er immediately threw the memorial in his hand to him.
"Take a look for yourself, this bastard has come up with a better idea!"
"oh?"
Zhang Anan opened the memorial, glanced at it quickly, and then chuckled and flattered it.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has grown up! Hahaha!"
Li Er nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this.
"yes!"
"This bastard has finally learned to do things the way we Chinese do it!"
Li Er has been teaching Li Jue one thing all these years: to abide by the rules of the Tang Dynasty.
But whether this grandson was doing it on purpose or was genuinely slow to understand, he just couldn't grasp what he meant.
When he was in Shuozhou, he only asked Li Jue a few questions, and that bastard dared to abandon him and run to the Xueyantuo tribe to capture Bazhuo.
Although those who should have been arrested were arrested, and those who should have been rescued were rescued, Li Er still disliked his temper.
Taking advantage of Li Zhi's attempt to sow discord between him and Li Jue, Li Er specially issued an edict to confine Li Jue to his quarters, actually intending to temper the son's temperament.
Is there anything else Li Xiang is lacking in his marriage?
"Your Majesty, Young Master Xiang has nothing to lack. His palace has been completed long ago. However, he only has a dozen or so servants."
"I see..."
"Then pick out some of the smarter ones and send them over to serve you!"
"promise!"
"Oh, right, go to the treasury and pick out some valuable silks, pearls, and jade to enrich this child's family!"
"Alright, I'll get right on it!"
"But Your Majesty need not worry. With the Crown Prince's help, Young Master Xiang will never lack money in this lifetime, hehehe!"
Li Shimin snorted coldly upon hearing this.
"Li Jue is Li Jue, and I am I!"
"As the grandfather, I can't possibly let Li Jue raise my grandson, can I?"
"Give Li Xiang an additional five hundred households in his fiefdom!"
"promise!"
Li Xiang's wedding proceeded as scheduled. Not only did Li Tai and other princes attend, but even Emperor Li Er made a special appearance, showing Li Xiang considerable respect.
Li Xiang was deeply moved by this. He not only thanked his grandfather for his kindness, but also took his wife to the palace to serve tea to Li Er.
Li Er was very satisfied with this and, on the original basis, added another 500 households to Li Xiang's household allowance, plus a manor near Chang'an.
Li Xiang only stayed at the Eastern Palace for one night, and the next day he took his wife to his own palace to start his new life.
After finishing his brother's wedding, Li Jue was finally able to rest for a few days, but some people wouldn't allow him to.
The first one to object was Li Tai.
"Nephew, come over here quickly and see how your fourth uncle's spinning machine is doing!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue was filled with disbelief. He simply couldn't believe that Li Tai could have invented a spinning machine in such a short time. But since Li Tai had mentioned it, he still went over to take a look.
"Is this the spinning machine you've been researching?"
In Li Jue's view, a strange device with a set of gears added to a traditional spinning wheel was placed on the ground. As thick black smoke billowed from the steam engine, the spinning wheel creaked and turned under the drive of the gears.
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