"Your Highness is so polite. As your identity, what else do you need my help?" Li Xiu immediately showed a vigilant expression when he heard this. As long as Li Shimin asks him for help, there will definitely be nothing good, especially now that he is just a father, Princess Pingyang will be born in a few months, so he doesn't want to leave the house just because he helps Li Shimin.

Seeing Li Xiu's vigilant look, Li Shimin couldn't help but smile helplessly and said, "Don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with you. The main reason is that I heard you mention that Doctor Sun's medical skills are amazing, so I want to invite him to see a doctor!"

"Uh? Your Highness, are you sick?" Li Xiu immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Li Shimin was just trying to invite Sun Simiao to see a doctor, and then asked.

"It's not me, but Guanyin maid. She has not been in good health since she gave birth to beautiful women. The imperial doctor prescribed many prescriptions to help her recuperate, but it did not improve much, so I want to ask Doctor Sun to treat Guanyin maid." Li Shimin sighed at this time and replied. Now even Princess Pingyang doesn't recognize him as her younger brother, and the only person around him who can say caring words is his wife Changsun. However, Changsun has been in poor health in recent years, which has always made him very worried.

"It turns out to be the Princess of Qin. I will tell Doctor Sun later. This person is kind and kind, and he will definitely agree. However, Your Highness must not think about leaving him in the palace as an imperial physician, because as far as I know, Doctor Sun will never agree. In addition, I also want him to live in my mansion for a few more months, so that when Xiuning gave birth in the future, it will be more secure!"

Li Xiu nodded in agreement at first, and then reminded him that he was afraid that if Li Shimin granted Sun Simiao an official position, he would scare the great master away. After all, Sun Simiao in history has rejected the emperor's imperial edict more than once.

"I understand that a true master and hermit does not care about secular fame and fortune. For example, don't you really dislike being an official?" Li Shimin also smiled and said, and also praised Li Xiu, which was really surprising.

"Haha, I can't compare with Sun Simiao and others. They really don't care about fame and fortune, and I actually don't see through the word fame and fortune. But compared with fame and fortune, I think some things are more important." Li Xiu said very modestly about Li Shimin's flattery, but what he said was the truth.

Hearing Li Xiu's answer, Li Shimin smiled and said no more. At this time, they had already left the Princess Villa for a distance. In front of them was Li Xiu's original home. Because Princess Pingyang also had to move in with him, this home seemed a little small. Li Xiu also asked someone to start expanding early, but his requirements were relatively high, so the expansion has not been completed yet.

"Li Xiu, why is your house built so slowly?" Li Shimin also knew about Li Xiu's expansion of the house, but it has been several months since then, but the whole house still looks like a construction site and it has not been completed at all.

"This...haha, it's actually normal. There are more people living there since then, and the princess can't be wronged, so the whole house has been expanded several times. In addition, I have also redesigned some things for the whole house, such as heating, water supply, etc., which are quite complicated to build. It is estimated that it will not be completed until July and August." Li Xiu smiled and explained that this house will be the place where their whole family will live in the future. Naturally, it will be comfortable and beautiful to build, so most of his energy is devoted to it.

When Li Xiu said this, Li Shimin couldn't help but be curious. He immediately asked to go and see it, but Li Xiu naturally did not refuse. So the two turned to the old house that was being expanded. Changsun Wuji followed him far away with the guards. He knew that the content of Li Shimin and Li Xiu was not to be heard by others. Even if it was him, he would not get close without Li Shimin's permission.

The old house was still in a mess. After all, the construction site was naturally not clean and tidy. The wood and stones inside were piled everywhere, and there were large and small ditches everywhere on the ground. Although the weather was a bit cold, the craftsmen who worked were all shirtless, with steaming steam above their heads, and they were all working in a lively manner.

Li Xiu was very familiar with these craftsmen. After coming in, he greeted people everywhere and then took Li Shimin to a well-built foundation with several layers of blue stones on it. Then, it was built with blue bricks and walls, which was mainly made of bricks and stones. This was a bit different from the buildings of the Tang Dynasty, because although bricks and stones were used when building houses in the Tang Dynasty, they were mainly made of wood. In addition to the roofs, the houses here rarely used wood.

"With these many bricks and stones, are you building a house or a city wall?" Li Shimin looked at the house carefully, and then referred to several houses that had been built around him. He couldn't help but sigh that the price of bricks and stones is more expensive than wood, so Li Xiu was inevitably a bit extravagant to build this way.

"There is no way. I want to build a flue in the wall so that the fire can be heated in winter. If too much wood is used, it may cause a fire if you are not careful, so it is better to have a brick and stone safer." Li Xiu spread his hands at this time. He did not take this into consideration when building a house before. As a result, every winter, he had to be careful in heating, and even watered the wood in the house to prevent them from being ignited.

"So that's it!" Li Shimin nodded when he heard this, and then walked around the house. As a result, he soon saw some things that interest him, such as a few copper tubes in a house, and I don't know what it is for?

"These copper pipes are all used for water supply. In the past, they used bamboo tubes at home, but they were too easy to break, so I asked someone to customize these copper pipes, which are expensive when they die!" This time, Li Xiu took the initiative to explain without asking Li Shimin.

However, when talking about these copper tubes, Li Xiu seemed to grit his teeth because these copper tubes were simply outrageously expensive. There were no such things in this era. In the end, he asked the Ministry of Works for help through the Samurai and asked them to make these copper tubes by casting. The walls of the tubes were very thin. After all, they were only used for water circulation, not for gunpowder barrels. As long as they could ensure that there was no water leakage.

After hearing Li Xiu's explanation, Li Shimin felt very novel. Then Li Xiu took him to some built rooms and took a walk. As a result, Li Shimin was very interested in the toilets of Li Xiu's family, because the toilets of Li Xiu's family were all built in the house and were flush toilets. Unfortunately, the ceramic craftsmanship in the Tang Dynasty was relatively poor, which led to the toilets being unable to be made for the time being, otherwise it would appear more modern.

"Li Xiu, your intelligence is spent on this. Isn't it a bit too wasteful?" After visiting this unfinished house, Li Shimin suddenly asked Li Xiu. Although Li Xiu's house cannot be compared with the palace in terms of scale and exquisiteness, it is definitely more comfortable than that in the palace, which makes Li Shimin a little jealous.

"Hehe, life is only a few decades long, and some things can be settled, but some things must not be settled. Moreover, this is our Li family's ancestral home, so it is naturally better to build it." Li Xiu said with a smile.

"It sounds a bit reasonable, let's discuss something with you!" Li Shimin was not really jealous of Li Xiu. He nodded immediately, and then said mysteriously, "When you finish your work here, can you lend me some craftsmen? I also think some palaces in the palace need to be renovated, such as water supply, heating and toilets, which can be built in the palace."

"Okay, a small thing!" Li Xiu naturally agreed without hesitation about such a small thing, but Li Shimin actually proposed to transform the palace in the palace. Does this mean that he will ascend the throne soon?

Li Xiu's speculation was quickly confirmed. After Li Shimin moved around the house for a while, the two of them left the house. Then Li Shimin suddenly said, "Li Xiu, now the Tang Dynasty is settled, and all aspects are on the right track. Some time ago, my father asked me to send a message saying that he is old and is unable to handle government affairs, so he wants to abdicate the throne to me. What do you think?"

Shameless! At this time, Li Xiu's first reaction was that, with the performance of the other party when he saw Li Yuan last time, Li Yuan would not take the initiative to hand over the throne, but the situation is now unavailable, and the throne cannot be decided by Li Yuan at all.

Of course, Li Xiu could only think about the above in his heart. Not only could he not say it, but he could not even show any signs. So he was silent for a moment before speaking: "Since your Majesty wants to give up the throne, it is natural for you to take over the throne, King Qin!"

When Li Xiu agreed with this, Li Shimin did not show any surprise expression. Then he said calmly again: "But now I am just a prince rather than a prince, so Wuji suggested to me before that it is best to have my father appointed me as the crown prince first, and then ascend the throne as the crown prince, so that this way is in line with the rules. What do you think?"

Just now when Li Shimin said that Li Yuan wanted to give way to him, Li Xiu already felt that he was very shameless. However, now when he heard Li Shimin's above, he finally found that there were even more shameless. No wonder the ancients invented the "shamelessness" in addition to "shamelessness", which was tailor-made for Li Shimin.

"Well, this is good, it just takes a little more time, but now the world is settled, and it's nothing to delay a little time." Li Xiu coughed dryly at this time. In fact, he couldn't understand why Li Shimin told him this?

"Yes, it is naturally worth it to spend a little time to make the succession more legitimate!" Li Shimin repeated Li Xiu's words at this time, then after a moment of silence, he suddenly looked at Li Xiu with anxiety and said, "But on the day of ascending the throne, I hope my third sister can go. I wonder if you can convince her?"

When Li Xiu heard this, his face suddenly collapsed. Then he stared at Li Shimin with a embarrassed look and said, "Your Highness, your idea is really unrealistic. You are a brother and sister. You should know her character better than me. In this situation, do you think the princess will attend your throne ceremony?"

Li Shimin was actually just holding on to hope, but when he heard Li Xiu's answer, his expression suddenly darkened. After a long time, he shook his head in pain and said, "It's true that I'm too greedy. But in this world, except for Guanyin maid and my children, only my third sister is my closest person. When I rule the world, I really hope that she can stand beside me!"

Li Xiu was silent when he heard this. In fact, he understood Li Shimin's current psychology. Rather than asking Princess Pingyang to participate in the throne ceremony, he wanted to get the understanding of his relatives. This is a very complicated mentality. On the one hand, he killed his brother, which made Li Shimin feel deeply guilty. On the other hand, he wanted his relatives to see him ascend the throne, and also needed the support and understanding of his relatives. This is simply a contradiction.

Seeing that Li Xiu was not speaking, Li Shimin sighed secretly. After a while, he spoke again: "Li Xiu, Cheng Qian has been wanting to go to your place for class again during this period, but I don't know what the third sister means. Do you think she will agree?"

"Your Highness is too worried. The princess's mind will not be so narrow, nor will it involve the grudges of the adults on the children. So if Cheng Qian wants to come, let him come to class!" Li Xiu replied with a smile.

"Well, I also know that my third sister will definitely not make things difficult for Cheng Qian. I will feel even more at ease with you. I will let Cheng Qian come to class in two days!" Li Shimin said again, sending Li Cheng Qian to Li Xiu's class also means a complete reconciliation between him and Li Xiu.

After chatting about Li Chengqian for a few words, the two suddenly fell into silence. In the end, Li Shimin felt very tired, so he said goodbye and left. Li Xiu did not try to keep him, and personally sent him to the official road, and then watched him and Changsun Wuji and others leave.

Seeing Li Shimin and others disappear on the official road, Li Xiu was about to go back to find Sun Simiao. After all, when Li Shimin left just now, he told him not to forget to ask Sun Simiao to treat Changsun's doctor, Li Xiu naturally did not dare to delay. But at this moment, suddenly, Ma Master strode towards him. As soon as he saw him, he immediately spoke: "What did the King of Qin come to you just now? Do you want to support Zhang Shigui?"

"Haha, Uncle Ma, don't worry, King Qin did not mention the matter of your beating Zhang Shigui at all. It is probably over!" Li Xiu couldn't help but smile when he saw Ma.

"I really didn't mention it!" Master Ma couldn't help but lit up when he heard Li Xiu's words, but then he said with a pity, "If I had known this was the case, I would have beaten a little harder that day. At least I had to break the leg of Zhang, so that I could relieve my hatred!"

Hearing Mr. Ma's words, Li Xiu could only shake his head and smile bitterly. If Mr. Ma really broke Zhang Shigui's leg, the consequences would be unpredictable. In fact, Mr. Ma knew that he was just talking. At this time, he said again: "Boy, the Wuzhizhuang has almost been built, and the caravan matter should be put on the agenda. In addition, can you take some time to meet someone with me tomorrow?"
Chapter completed!