"Zhi Nu, why don't you answer your father's question? Do you really want to go to Liaodong?" Seeing Li Zhi's hesitation, Li Shimin couldn't help but look dark and asked again. Although he knew Li Zhi's personality flaws, as a father, especially as an emperor, he also hoped that his son would be braver and at least dare to express his true thoughts.

"I...I..." Li Zhi was hesitant and didn't know how to answer. Although he wanted to go to Liaodong with Li Xiu and the others, he was worried that Li Shimin would not agree. In fact, based on his understanding of Li Shimin, it was almost certain that the other party would not agree, and maybe even scolded him, which made Li Zhi even more afraid to speak, nor did he dare to admit that he wanted to go to Liaodong.

Seeing Li Zhi's fearful look, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel secretly angry, thinking that he had a hero for life, but he didn't expect that he would give birth to such a cowardly son who didn't even dare to fight for what he wanted. This made him feel that his father had failed.

Li Zhi was also very confused at this time. On the one hand, he was worried that his father would not agree to go to Liaodong, but on the other hand, he was very eager to see the outside world. The two thoughts shook his head back and forth in his mind, which made him not know how to answer for a while?

Li Shimin waited patiently for a while, but Li Zhi still looked hesitant, which made him shook his head powerlessly and said, "Forget it, when will you be braver, Ji Nu?"

Hearing his father's disappointed words, Li Zhi felt like a flash of lightning flashed through his mind, and he couldn't help but be stunned, because he often listened to Li Xiu's encouragement to be brave. Sometimes it was not a good thing to think too much, but now he actually heard the same words from his father's mouth.

"Father, I...I do want to go to Liaodong with my husband!" Li Zhi didn't know where the courage came from at this time, and suddenly stepped forward and said loudly. Although he even trembled when he spoke, he still clearly expressed his thoughts.

"Huh?" Li Shimin didn't expect that Li Zhi would have the courage to say it. He couldn't help but widen his eyes with an incredible expression. After all, no one knows his son, and although he doesn't have time to take care of Li Zhi, he can't understand his temperament very well. However, there have been some changes he did not expect from Li Zhi.

After Li Zhi expressed his thoughts, he felt relaxed all over, but then he became nervous again, especially after waiting for a while without waiting for his father's reply. He did not dare to look up at Li Shimin's face, and he became even more nervous. So he said again: "That... Erchen... Erchen just saw that Brother Ang Lee and Di Renjie could go with his husband, so he felt envious, but... But Erchen also knew that his identity was special, so... so..."

After being surprised, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel relieved. After all, Li Zhi's performance was beyond his expectations, and he was braver, which was also a good thing for him. However, before he could be happy, he heard Li Zhi start to explain. It seemed that all the courage had been used up just now, which made him sigh, and then interrupted Li Zhi and said, "Zhi Nu, you don't need to explain. I will ask you now, do you really want to go?"

"Son minister...son minister..." Li Zhi originally wanted to explain that it would be okay if he didn't go, but he didn't expect his father to ask him again whether he wanted to go to Liaodong, which made him fall into trouble again. However, soon he remembered Li Xiu's encouragement to him before, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Son minister wants to go!"

As soon as Li Zhi said something, Li Shimin finally showed a look of relief again. Although Li Zhi's personality changes very little, it is also worthy of being happy. Today he dares to express his thoughts. As long as he is slowly cultivated, he may change his indecisive personality in the future.

Thinking of the above, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel happy, but then he was a little worried, because he had just agreed to Li Zhi that as long as Li Zhi said he wanted to go to Liaodong, he would agree to him. As a result, Li Zhi said this to his surprise, which made him unable to break his promise. Moreover, Li Zhi finally got the courage. If he refused, he might be hit, and he might even become more cowardly and have no opinions.

"This..." Li Shimin was a little hesitant at this time, but at this moment, Yizi, who was sitting in his arms, didn't become honest at this time, and glared at him while pulling his beard. After all, Li Shimin had agreed to him just now. If he didn't agree at this time, he would break his promise, which made Yizi very unhappy.

Li Shimin could yell at Li Chengqian or Li Tai and even ignore what he promised them, but he was very fond of Xuzi. This was not only because Xuzi was smart and cute, and very understanding. In addition, Xuzi was in poor health since childhood, and even Sun Simiao and Li Xiu were worried about whether she could live to adulthood. This also made Li Shimin even more pity for this daughter. Even if Xuzi said he wanted the stars in the sky, Li Shimin would find a way to pick them off, and he would definitely do what he promised her.

"Okay, I remember that when the third expedition of Goguryeo, many people from our Li family also followed the army to fight. Among them, the father of King Li Daozong of Jiangxia, Li Shao, the King of Dongping, died in Liaodong in battle. Later, even the bones were not recovered. Now that Goguryeo has been destroyed, you can go on your behalf for your father and welcome the bones of King Dongping and others back!" Li Shimin finally sighed and said.

Li Daozong's father Li Shao was Li Yuan's cousin. He was also a general of the former Sui Dynasty. He died in Liaodong during the first conquest of Goguryeo. At that time, Li Daozong and others were still young, but later grew up with the help of Li Yuan and others. This was one of the reasons why Li Shimin trusted Li Daozong more. After Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, he posthumously named Li Shao as King of Dongping.

When Li Zhi heard Li Shimin's promise to go to Liaodong, he didn't react at first. It was not until a moment later that he shouted with ecstasy expression: "Father, have you...you agree to your son to go to Liaodong?"

"What? If you don't want to go, I can pick one from your brother to replace you?" Li Shimin saw Li Zhi's happy look and joked with him quite relaxedly.

"No, my son... I am willing to go, thank you, my father!" Li Zhi was also stunned by this sudden happiness, and then said loudly again. At this time, he only felt the joy in his heart as if it was about to explode, and he even wanted to run out of the palace now and tell Li Xiu, Di Renjie and others about this.
Chapter completed!