While Empress Changsun was chatting with Li Shimin about choosing a concubine, Lin Xuan also came to the palace.
"See Your Majesty!" Lin Xuan bowed and saluted.
Li Shimin waved his hand and asked: "I heard that your college is recruiting students today, so it should be very busy. Did something happen to you when you entered the palace at this time?"
He knew Lin Xuan's character very well. He was usually not very willing to go to court in the morning, and would never come to the palace if nothing happened.
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes, damn, wasn't he harmed by you?
"Your Majesty, I am here because of the affairs of the academy. I don't understand why Your Majesty asked His Royal Highness the King of Wei to come to the academy. Isn't this embarrassing for me?" Lin Xuan said with a bitter face.
Li Shimin said with some surprise: "Qingque wants to learn arithmetic from you, why is it so difficult for you?"
Of course Li Shimin knew about Li Tai's ambition, and he had always had a headache.
Now that Li Tai is willing to devote himself to learning arithmetic, Li Shimin thinks it is very good.
"Your Majesty, my college is composed of ordinary people. His Royal Highness the King of Wei has a rich body. It would be bad if he collides with the King of Wei." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "I have already told him not to reveal his identity. Besides, this is Chang'an, nothing will happen."
"But…"
Li Shimin interrupted directly and said without any doubt: "Don't give up. I have already agreed with my golden words. Is it possible that I will regret it? This matter is settled!"
"Yes!" Lin Xuan had no choice but to nod.
…
Lin Xuan walked on the Palace Avenue, his face full of depression.
"Zichu!" Li Chengqian just arrived at the palace gate and happened to see Lin Xuan, so he shouted.
Lin Xuan came to his senses, looked back and saluted immediately when he saw Li Chengqian: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Li Chengqian motioned to Lin Xuan not to be polite, and asked with a smile: "Isn't your college enrolling students today? How come you have time to enter the palace?"
Lin Xuan looked at the eunuch following Li Chengqian and hesitated.
Li Chengqian understood and told them to stay away.
"The King of Wei is going to my academy to learn arithmetic from me." Lin Xuan said with a bitter smile.
Li Chengqian was stunned and asked: "Father, did you agree?"
Lin Xuan said depressedly: "If your Majesty does not agree, will I enter the palace?"
Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you want your father to take back his life when you enter the palace this time?"
Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, it's a pity that His Majesty did not agree."
Li Chengqian frowned deeply. He could guess what Li Tai was thinking. It seemed that Li Tai still hadn't given up on winning over Lin Xuan.
"It's a lie that Qing Que wants to learn arithmetic, but it's true that he wants to win over you." Li Chengqian decided to tell Li Tai's intentions.
Now that Li Shimin has agreed, the matter is a foregone conclusion.
Telling Lin Xuan Li Tai's little thoughts will also give him a defense, so that it will not be easy for Li Tai to win over Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan smiled bitterly, of course he knew what Li Chengqian said.
If it weren't for this, why would he refuse?
"Forget it, let's not talk about it. If your Highness is fine, I will leave first!" Lin Xuan said.
Li Chengqian hesitated and said, "I really have something I want to ask you to help me with."
"What's the matter, Your Highness?" Lin Xuan asked.
Li Chengqian looked a little unnatural and said: "The Queen Mother has just chosen a crown princess."
Lin Xuan was stunned for a moment and congratulated: "Congratulations to Your Highness on the upcoming day. I wonder what Your Highness wants me to do?"
He really couldn't figure out why Li Chengqian was telling him this.
Could it be that he wanted to escape from the marriage?
If this was the case, Lin Xuan would not dare to help.
"The queen mother has chosen the daughter of Secretary Cheng Su Dan. I want you to help me find out what her character is like," Li Chengqian said.
Lin Xuan said with some embarrassment: "Your Highness, the person chosen by the Queen is naturally the best choice. Besides, it is not appropriate for a minister to handle this matter."
Damn it, let him investigate the future crown princess. If anyone finds out, they can kill him.
Li Chengqian said: "Many people like to pretend and want to know her true character."
In the fourth year of Zhenguan, a palace maid gave birth to a son for Li Chengqian, and then died of dystocia.
Although he was a concubine, Li Chengqian liked his son very much.
Born in the palace, he also heard about the fights in the harem.
He wanted to understand Su Waner's character. If she was as virtuous and virtuous as his mother, he could safely leave the child to Su Waner's care.
If he is a jealous person, he must be careful.
As for the replacement of candidates, he had not thought about it.
Lin Xuan didn't know why Li Chengqian insisted on investigating the future princess.
He remembered that in history, the relationship between Li Chengqian and the Crown Princess was not very good.
Moreover, it is recorded in history that Li Chengqian favored a Taichang musician who was "beautiful and good at singing and dancing" and called him his heart.
Li Shimin was furious when he heard about it and killed Chengxin. Li Chengqian was very sad and built a house for his dead male favorite in the palace, and asked the palace people to pay homage day and night. Li Chengqian erected a monument for Chengxin in the palace, gave him an official position, and
He often cried for his satisfaction. Since then, the gap between Li Chengqian and Li Shimin has deepened.
But judging from the fact that Li Chengqian had two sons, Li Chengqian was not a crook from the beginning.
But later on, due to various reasons, his temperament changed drastically and he started to keep a male pet.
If I help Li Chengqian, will the direct relationship between Li Chengqian and the Crown Princess become better, and the following things will not happen again?
Lin Xuan doesn't know, but he wants to try.
"Your Highness, I can only try my best!" Lin Xuan said.
When Li Chengqian saw Lin Xuan's agreement, he was very happy and said: "Zichu, thank you very much!"
It was true that he had no other candidates, but he was worried that those people would not dare to do it seriously if they knew they were investigating the future crown princess.
After Lin Xuan agreed, he regretted it a little, but he had already agreed and it was too late to regret it now.
…
Lin Xuan left Chang'an City, originally planning to go to the academy.
But after thinking about it, he diverted to the military camp.
Since the horses were fully equipped, the 10,000-person military camp trained by Lin Xuan has been moved outside the city.
After all, the military camps in the city are a bit small, and training cavalry is noisy. So the cavalry barracks are all outside the city.
When they arrived at the camp, Lin Xuan had someone call Cheng Chumo and others, but not Xue Rengui.
"See you, general!" Cheng Chumo and the others bowed in salute.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "It's a private matter to invite you here this time. Sit down wherever you want."
"What's the matter?" Cheng Chumo asked a little strangely.
Lin Xuan said with a serious face: "Before I tell you, you have to promise that no one can tell this matter."
Seeing Lin Xuan's serious look, Cheng Chumo and the other two people put away the smiles on their faces and promised not to tell anyone else.
"Which of you knows Secretary Cheng's family or relatives?" Lin Xuan asked.
Although women in the Tang Dynasty were not like those in the Ming Dynasty, they did not go out or step out.
But after all, she is a woman, and even if she goes out, she will not come into contact with many people.
In addition, ancient times emphasized that family scandals should not be made public.
Even if there is something wrong, it is not easy to investigate.
If you want to complete Li Chengqian's mission, you need to start from within the Su family.
Yuchi Baolin and Qin Huaidao shook their heads and expressed that they did not recognize him.
Cheng Chumo, on the other hand, said: "Although I don't know him, Chu Liang knows the eldest son of the Su family. But he's not very familiar with him either."
Lin Xuan said with a happy face: "It doesn't matter if we don't know each other well. You ask Chu Mo to invite him to Mingyue Pavilion, and I'll treat him to a drink."
The eldest son of Su should be the brother of the future crown princess. How can an elder brother not understand his sister?
As long as you get him drunk, are you afraid that you won't be able to say anything?
Cheng Chumo said with a strange look on his face: "If I remember correctly, the eldest son of the Su family seems to be only eight or nine years old."
"Uh!" Lin Xuan looked embarrassed.
It seems really inappropriate to invite an eight or nine-year-old child to a brothel.
"Zi Chu, what do you want to do? Just tell me directly and we will help you find a way." Yuchi Baolin said.
Lin Xuan said: "I want to know about Su Dan's eldest daughter."
Cheng Chumo said with an ambiguous look: "You don't have a crush on her, do you? However, you are already a princess. Let's not talk about whether you can take a concubine. The Su family is also a well-known family and it is impossible to let their daughter be a concubine."
Lin Xuan said quickly: "Don't talk nonsense, that is the future crown princess."
Although the decree has not yet been issued, Li Chengqian asked him to investigate, which basically means that it has been decided.
Otherwise, Li Chengqian would not have been able to tell him this.