In the court hall, Li Shimin looked around at a group of well-dressed ministers and said: "The prince has been neglecting the government for many days and wants to return to the court to discuss affairs. I would like him to supervise the country. What do you think, dear princes?"
There was an uproar.
Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, the prince is eighteen years old. It is time to participate in the government. The prince's supervision of the country also gives him a chance to practice."
Li Shimin stroked his beard and nodded, saying, "Do you have any opinions?"
"I have this memorial."
Wei Zheng stepped out of the procession, sounding like a bell.
Li Shimin frowned slightly, but couldn't stop it and said, "Please speak."
"Your Majesty, although your Majesty has grown up, his behavior is weird and his words and deeds are incompetent. Moreover, the Emperor is in the prime of his life. Having the Crown Prince supervise the country may cause misunderstandings among the subjects."
"What illusion?"
Wei Zheng said: "They will think that the emperor is ill. This will definitely disturb the people's hearts and be detrimental to the court."
Li Shimin was unhappy in his heart, but Wei Zheng's words were not unreasonable. He had always been an ignorant person, and he knew everything. If he tried to refute it again, he would probably refute it in public, and he would lose face.
He had no choice but to turn his attention to Fang Xuanling: "Fang Aiqing, you are the prime minister, what do you think?"
Fang Xuanling was originally very proud of his daughter marrying as a princess, but after the incident, he was completely disappointed with his son-in-law.
"To inform your Majesty, the time is not yet ripe for the Crown Prince to supervise the country. Besides, he is currently ill, so I think it would be better for him to take a good rest."
When Li Shimin heard this, he was very disappointed. He did not expect that Wei Zheng would object, and as the prince, Lao Taishan, he would not approve either.
"In this case, let's discuss this matter again and withdraw from the court."
All the ministers looked at each other.
Seeing his aggressive look, Wei Zheng knew that he had offended the emperor this time.
Then I thought, is it the same as offending him early or offending him later? As long as we can prevent him from letting the prince supervise the country, that's fine.
Li Tai remained silent. As a prince, he knew Li Shimin too well.
Today's court meeting ended in such a hurry, which was related to his mood. He was very confused, why did the prince suddenly want to participate in government affairs after he had not been in court for many days?
If Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling hadn't stopped them together, this would probably have happened.
As soon as he left the Tai Chi Hall, he was stopped by Wei Zheng: "How is King Wei's literature museum being cleaned up?"
Li Tai said with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Mr. Wei, for your concern. The purpose of building the Literature Museum is to recruit students who failed the imperial examination and sing praises to us in the Tang Dynasty. Although the emperor promised to allocate funds, I don't want to be extravagant and wasteful. I just want to use the partiality of the Wei Palace to
The palace has just tidied up a few houses, and Mr. Wei is welcome to come and give guidance."
"Guidance is out of the question. I heard that the emperor has given you many books as a gift. I would like to open your eyes."
Seeing him saying that, Li Tai knew that he was just looking for an excuse to go to the house, so he immediately said: "Welcome, welcome."
The two were walking together, but they saw Fang Xuanling walking in front. Wei Zheng walked a few steps quickly, stopped him and said, "Master Fang rarely has the same view as Wei today. Why is that?"
Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Master Wei, when did you get so close to King Wei? I've wanted to ask you for a long time."
"Really? Are I very close to King Wei?"
"You still need to ask? Aren't you together now?"
After saying that, Fang Xuanling turned around and left.
Li Tai asked Wei Zheng in confusion: "What's wrong with him? He seems to have a strong opinion on me."
"King Wei, please stop pretending to be confused. There are rumors that you and the Crown Princess have an unusual relationship. Is this true?"
Li Tai's expression changed drastically and he asked, "Where do you start talking about this? Let's see if I don't tear him open!"
"It's useless for you to express your love here. You should clarify it in front of him. Did you see that he has a big opinion on you?"
Li Tai was speechless for a moment.
I thought to myself that Fang Xuanling was also a famous official and prime minister throughout the ages, but he didn't realize that Fang Zhenzhu and his daughter were completely different people.
"It's normal to have opinions. He is the prince's father-in-law, so he will naturally stand by him."
"Then why is he like this today?"
Li Tai replied with a smile: "He has his own purpose, he is just doing it to show some people."
King Wei looked over the lively scene, and as soon as the two people entered the house, they saw Fang Zhenzhu was there. They hurriedly stepped forward and saluted and said, "Why do you have time to come here, sister-in-law?"
Fang Zhenzhu smiled and said: "I heard that my fourth brother was going to open a literature library in my house. I was very curious. I came to see if there are any good things that I can pick up a copy of."
"Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. The East Palace I have here will have it, and the East Palace I don't have here will also have it. How can there be anything better than the East Palace?"
Fang Zhenzhu said: "It's not good for my fourth brother to say this. My father always said that he treats all his children equally. Don't you think you are blaming my father?"
What a great talker.
Li Tai sighed in his heart. He looked at her carefully and saw that her clothes were indeed different from the past. He thought to himself, what's wrong with her? He looked around and looked a little more feminine.
King Wei hurriedly left with the excuse that he had something to go home.
Concubine Hu and Zhou Ruhua accompanied Fang Zhenzhu to sit in the inner room, and Mengyu was waiting behind them.
"Fourth brother, is there anything important in the court today?"
It turned out that she came here to inquire about government affairs? Women are not allowed to interfere in government affairs. Didn't Fang Xuanling teach her?
"Sister-in-law, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going back to the DPRK to discuss the affairs of the DPRK, do you know that?"
Fang Zhenzhu said calmly: "It's like this. The prince is not young anymore. His leg was injured some time ago and he was recuperating in the palace. Now that he's healed, it's time to serve the country."
It was strange. In the past, when she mentioned Li Chengqian, her eyes dimmed. What happened today? When she mentioned his name, her voice was gentle, without the slightest hint of resentment.
Could it be that their relationship has eased?
"That's right. Sister-in-law, as my brother-in-law, I ask you to persuade him. My father doesn't like raising male pets, so you should advise him not to place the monk's spiritual throne in his house."
"Thank you, fourth brother, for reminding me. I've been here for a while and it's time to go back."
Fang Zhenzhu got up and left, and everyone hurriedly saw her off.
Li Tai pulled Zhou Ruhua and asked, "Why is she here?"
Zhou Ruhua took his hand away and said, "I didn't say anything. I just said that I was bored in the palace, so I came to visit, take a look at our son, and praise him for his good performance."
"If you can, give birth to her by yourself. I'm afraid she won't have time to be a mother in this life."
Zhou Ruhua's face changed drastically, she stretched out her hand to cover his mouth and said, "King Wei, please don't discuss this matter in vain. Walls have ears."
"Qiu, what are you afraid of? Isn't it possible that I, the Prince of Wei, and the people from the East Palace are not the same?"
Mengyu flashed from behind them and said: "What's wrong with King Wei? He was talking and laughing with Concubine Zhou as soon as he came back. Those two people over there should be jealous."
Li Tai looked at her and said, "Hazy, you are becoming more and more unruly. You have to arrange who I want to talk to?"
