lying down

Candles are brightly lit in the Liangyi Hall of Taiji Palace, illuminating the main hall as bright as day.

In the huge palace, except for an old eunuch standing aside, only the current emperor Li Shimin bent over the case.On the table in front of him was a thick stack of memorials, and on the ground in front of the short table was a map of the Tang Dynasty, seven feet wide and one foot long.At this time, Li Shimin was holding a vermilion pen in one hand, and pressing a memorial in the other, frowning carefully, looking at the map from time to time for comparison.

It was almost the middle of May at this time, the weather was warm and hot, but the inside of the main hall was extremely cool, but Li Er's head was faintly sweating.

The old eunuch raised his head and glanced at the emperor. He walked quietly to the copper basin beside him, put the silk scarf over hot water, folded it, held it in both hands, and walked slowly to Li Shimin, bent over and bowed his head to offer the silk scarf.He didn't dare to take a second look at Li Er when he was in office. Although Li Er was quite lenient towards the eunuchs and maids in the palace, which of the memorials on the short table in front of Li Er was not a state event or a secret memorial? Look, unless you think you're bored.This old eunuch has been in the palace for some years, of course he is aware of these taboos, so he never surpasses them in the slightest. Li Er is both reassuring and handy when using it, so he always serves by his side.

The two seemed to have a tacit understanding, and Li Er didn't look up, he reached out and picked up the silk scarf from the front, wiped his face and handed it back, then continued to read his memorial.

"Shichen, do you think that since I came to power, can I follow the people's will?" Li Er asked abruptly, still without looking up.

The old eunuch who was retreating suddenly froze for a moment, then bent down and replied, "Saint, I don't dare to talk too much..."

Li Shimin immediately raised his head, looked at the old eunuch and said with a smile: "Your name Shichen is really not wrong, you are really like a stone. Let's say it boldly, you are not guilty!"

Hearing the words, the old eunuch bent his waist even harder, but there was an imperceptible smile on his lowered face: "It would be great if the servant is really a stone, and you don't have to watch the saint work hard every day and night and do it in a hurry." .Your Majesty, if you really ask me the word "conforming to the hearts of the people", I don't dare to comment on it. I have never been out of the palace for half a step. I don't know the world's affairs, so I dare not make random comments. But the slaves think that the saint is in line with the hearts of the people!"

"Huh? You old bastard, you actually learned how to play riddles with me! To be honest, since you have never left the palace, why do you think my actions are in line with public opinion?" Li Shimin immediately became interested when he heard Shi Chen's words, and simply put Put the ink brush on the inkstone and wait.