After Li Yuan received the news, his resentment dissipated.
"Grandpa Huang, what do you think of Wei Zheng?"
Li Yuan replied: "He is indeed a rare and capable minister. It's a pity that Jianmin didn't listen to his advice, so he ended up like this. Is it useful to say this? Is there any regret medicine in the world?"
Just as he was talking, someone announced that Pei Ji had arrived. Li Yuan hurriedly invited him in. Pei Ji bowed his head and Li Yuan helped him, but sighed.
"Why are you doing this, Mr. Pei? The emperor just doesn't allow you to be in the capital, but he doesn't remove you from your official position."
"The King of Yidu doesn't know, this connection goes deep. Your father complained that I didn't stand on his side before. His purpose is not just this. I'm afraid that I will never return to Beijing this time. I
It’s not that I’m greedy for the prosperity of this capital, but I can’t let go of your grandpa.”
Li Yuan also felt sad and sighed: "It's a pity that I am powerless and the situation has changed. Who will listen to me now?"
A pair of old friends couldn't stop crying.
If Li Shimin hadn't looked out for Li Yuan's face, Pei Ji would have been even worse than this.
After the mission was completed, Li Tai left.
He can't get too close to these people, otherwise it will look ugly.
Three days later, Li Yuan and Zhang Meiren brought a small number of eunuchs and maids to Hongyi Palace. Li Shimin ordered people to tidy up Taiji Palace, and they moved into Taiji Palace with Queen Changsun, and Prince Li Chengqian moved into the East Palace.
They all took their places, but Li Tai felt uncomfortable.
He put a lot of effort into making their wishes come true.
Li Shimin actually didn't express anything to him. He just made him the King of Yue and gave him a fiefdom far away in Shanxi. Logically speaking, when a prince is granted the title of king, he must live in the fiefdom, so he allowed him to still live in the capital.
He didn't want to live in Chang'an City, but since he had given him such an honor, he couldn't refuse it.
He was more willing to go to his fiefdom, Taiyuan. Taiyuan was where Li Yuan raised his army, and he also wanted to use Taiyuan as his base to plan for greater development.
What is it like to be an emperor? Every time he sees Li Shimin sitting on the dragon throne, he feels itchy in his heart, longing that one day he will have such a day.
On this day, when he was depressed in the palace, he heard the eunuch coming to tell him: "His Royal Highness, the King of Yue, the emperor has summoned you to the palace."
Li Tai knelt down and thanked him: "The King of Yue has accepted the order. My father-in-law, I wonder why the emperor has summoned me?"
"I don't know, but it must be a good thing to see the emperor happy."
Li Tai said noncommittally: "Can good things happen to me?"
The eunuch who delivered the order replied: "Your Majesty wants to arrange a betrothal for the King of Yue. Isn't this a good thing?"
When Li Tai heard this, did he want to get engaged? The elders and younger ones were in order, and the prince didn't even get engaged, so where would it be his turn?
I was confused in my heart, but how dare I disrespect the emperor's decree, so I had to follow the eunuch to the Liangyi Palace, where I saw Prime Minister Fang Xuanling also there.
Why is he here? This kind of place is where the emperor receives officials of fifth rank and above. Li Shimin called him here. What's going on? He heard the conversation between Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng that day and knew that the Li family and the Fang family are the in-laws of their children.
, should he promise his only daughter Fang Zhenzhu to him?
Impossible. The prince has a higher status than him, so he chooses the rest before it's his turn.
"Come, Tai'er, I've met your future father-in-law."
Before he could perform the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, he was pulled to Fang Xuanling by Li Shimin.
"This? Father, where do you start talking about this? I don't understand."
Li Shimin smiled and said: "You are not young anymore. My father has heard for a long time that my father-in-law's daughter is capable of playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so he specially arranged a marriage for you."
Li Tai stuttered and asked, "Father, I heard from my mother that this marriage is between my brother and my brother."
"That was before. Now my father has changed his mind. It would be better for such a good girl to be your princess."
When Li Tai heard this, it was a good thing. Once he became the uncle of the Fang family, he would naturally join his team.
Stepping forward, Fang Xuanling bowed and said, "Greetings to your father-in-law."
Fang Xuanling supported him and said, "There is no need to be too polite. His Royal Highness the King of Yue is talented and is a perfect match for my son. However, my daughter has been promised to the prince before, will it cause unnecessary trouble?"
Li Shimin laughed and said: "It doesn't matter, we just made a verbal promise and didn't put it into action. What Lian is worried about is that the prince your daughter married before has now become the Princess of Yue. You won't be unhappy, right?"
Fang Xuanling hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, you are serious. It is an honor for our Fang family that my daughter can marry into the royal family. My daughter's personality and preferences are not a suitable candidate for the crown princess. In my opinion, it is her blessing that she marries the King of Yue."
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"Okay, I will send someone to recruit you immediately."
Li Tai hurriedly thanked her and excused himself first on the pretext of going to see Empress Changsun.
After leaving the Liangyi Hall, he did not go towards the harem, but came to the Xiande Hall in the East Palace.
Zhang Qiuhua saw him and rushed to greet him, trying to please him: "The King of Yue's face is so red, there must be something good going on, right?"
Li Tai said loudly: "Hurry up and report that the King of Yue has something to ask for and wants to see His Highness the Crown Prince."
Zhang Qiuhua whispered: "His Royal Highness the King of Yue, it's not that I didn't inform you, but that the prince is resting at this time. If his sweet dreams are disturbed, he will definitely be angry."
"Sleeping at this time? What kind of sleep is this?"
Zhang Qiuhua shook his head and said, "That's the prince's business. How do I know this? Just be considerate of me, right?"
Li Tai originally sent him a message, but he felt disappointed when he saw no one. He sat down on a chair and said, "Then I'll just wait for him to fall asleep. Where is your brother? I'm currently doing some paintings related to temples. I want to
Ask him for advice."
Zhang Qiuhua looked panicked and said: "He? His Royal Highness the King of Yue, he is not in the palace."
"Going back to the temple? No way? The prince is happy?"
Just as Zhang Qiuhua was about to speak, a palace maid came out and shouted at Zhang Qiuhua: "Qiudi, what are you doing here? You are thirsty and need a drink of water."
Zhang Qiuhua immediately blushed and explained: "His Royal Highness the King of Yue, there is nothing we can do. This is the prince's order."
When Li Tai saw that this boy didn't even recognize his old master, he even lied to him, grabbed his clothes and said, "Zhang Qiuhua, you dog slave, have you become arrogant after following the prince?"
Zhang Qiuhua begged for mercy and said, "I don't dare. Even a hundred cowardly slaves would not dare to do it."
Li Tai thought, why not take this opportunity to make the matter bigger and see how Li Shimin would end it, so he said, "Go and get me a set of eunuch clothes. I'll go in and wait on them."
When Zhang Qiuhua saw that he had lost his temper, how could he dare to refuse? He quickly found a pair of his old clothes and handed them to him and said: "There are no new ones, so the King of Yue will just wear them."
After changing his clothes, he took the tea prepared by Zhang Qiuhua and walked towards the prince's palace.
What are he doing with him? If they are doing that kind of thing, he will definitely not let this opportunity go...
