Chapter 202: Conferring the title of Crown Prince! (Two in one)

The first thing Xiao Yu announced was about the rewards and punishments for a series of officials.

Those who followed Li Xiang to achieve great things, such as Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui, Pei Xingjian, Zhang Jinshu and others, were all rewarded and promoted.

Those in charge of logistics work were also promoted.

People like Zhang Liang who performed poorly in the war were also punished accordingly.

Zhang Junyi, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Road, was beheaded under his own banner in Liaodong for not attacking the bandits. During the New Year's Day court meeting, all his official titles and salaries were also revoked.

There was also Fu Fuai, who was delayed in his work by eating soup noodles outside the city of Anshi, which led to the sudden attack on Tushan by the defenders of Anshi City. He was also removed from his official position and imprisoned.

Fortunately, the King of Goguryeo and Daemo Lizhi were both captured, otherwise it would be hard to say whether Anshi City could be captured.

History has proven that Anshi City did hold out until September, when Li Shimin saw the weather turning cold and ordered his troops to return to the capital.

Zhang Junyi and Fu Fuai were typical examples. The imperial edict criticized these two black sheep and stated that they must not be allowed to harm the army.

After the rewards and punishments were announced, Xiao Yu handed the second edict to Wang De and opened the third edict.

He raised his head, looked around, and read aloud.

"The rites of succession are important, and the righteousness of succession is important. If you want to respect and preserve the tools, you must work hard to establish a successor. The Grand Executive of Hebei Province, the Grand Protector of Andong, the Grand Commander of Dengzhou, the Prefect of Jingzhao, and the Prince of Hengshan, Xiang, is warm, kind, generous, intelligent, filial, and loving; he has a far-sighted character and a brilliant style; he has long established his grand plans and his good deeds are growing day by day. Filial piety is the foundation of virtue, and it is comprehensive in all virtues; benevolence is the most important responsibility, and it brings peace to all things."

"Your Majesty, in Dengzhou, has been managing and building structures, comforting the people, suppressing the rebellious, making excellent plans, and winning the battle. His achievements are in the four directions, and his virtues are in the eight directions. He is the chief minister, and he governs the glory of the Dragon Tower. His achievements are only good, and he is the omen of the Jiaguan. His duties are both internal and external, and his records are recorded in the ancient laws. People far and wide pay attention to him, and the court and the public look up to him. He has brought peace to the people and saved the world, just like me. He is worthy of taking over the cause, and he is worthy of being appointed as the crown prince. The relevant departments shall prepare the ceremony and appoint him in due time!"

Li Xiang only guessed that Li Shimin was going to give him a big one, but he didn't expect it to be so big.

Crown Prince, this is...

Having said that, it is indeed a bit surprising that Li Chengqian, the crown prince, was enthroned as the grandson when he was still the crown prince. After all, in history, the crown prince was enthroned after the crown prince passed away.

However, it is no exception. In history, Li Zhi suffered from the death of his children and grandchildren in his later years and the excessive power of Empress Wu, so he appointed Li Chongzhao, who was just born not long ago, as the crown prince in advance. At that time, Li Xian was still the crown prince.

As for whether Li Chengqian would have any objections to the enthronement of the Crown Prince, the answer is definitely not.

After all, his son became the Crown Prince, which clearly proved that his position as the Crown Prince was as solid as a rock and unbreakable.

The reactions of the people in the hall varied.

Li Chengqian had actually already discussed this with Li Shimin, so he was not surprised by this reward.

In fact, Li Chengqian originally wanted Li Xiang to proceed step by step, one step at a time, and first make him the King of Qin as a foundation.

Then he was dealt with by Lao Li.

Only then did Li Chengqian remember what kind of popular story had happened between the King of Qin and the Crown Prince in the previous wave.

In the Tang Dynasty, at least during the reign of Li Shimin, the title of King of Qin was out of the question.

Li Tai stood there in a daze as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer. He had known that this day would come, but he had never expected it to come so soon.

I was thinking about squeezing Li Chengqian out, but now what happens? If I squeeze Li Chengqian out, won’t that directly help Li Xiang?

It’s uncomfortable. It’s especially uncomfortable right now.

As for the brothers Li Yin, Li Yun, Li Zhen and Li Zhi, they were all beaming with joy and happy for Li Xiang.

Li Yin, in particular, felt as if he was the one being canonized and felt honored. He would praise Li Xiang to everyone around him, saying that Li Xiang was worthy of being his brother.

Li Ke turned his head away, trying not to look at Li Yin.

This guy is really embarrassing...

Not only him, the other brothers also lowered their heads, feeling ashamed.

While feeling embarrassed, he also admired Li Yin's boldness. With such shameless spirit, he would definitely have a good time when Li Xiang became emperor in the future.

Li Yin was still feeling complacent, not realizing at all that he was being despised by his brothers.

The ministers of the Wei Wang faction in the court looked at each other dejectedly, as if they had lost their parents. No one dared to stand up and oppose.

The ministers of the crown prince's entourage were celebrating, especially Li Xiang's teacher Xiao Yu, who stood at the top with a very high spirit.

This time I really bet on the right horse... Xiao Yu muttered to himself, still wondering whether he should introduce his niece's daughter to Li Xiang.

Afterwards, Xiao Yu began to announce that Crown Prince Li Xiang had the power to open a government office and appoint officials.

Hearing this, the officials of King Wei's faction began to get anxious.

Liu Li, regardless of the fact that this was a grand court meeting, stood up and was the first to express his doubts.

"Both the Former Jin Dynasty and the Southern Qi Dynasty had appointed a crown prince. The crown prince's officials were the crown prince's officials. I have never heard of a case where the crown prince was still in the Eastern Palace and another official was appointed for the crown prince."

The so-called crown princes of Jin and Qi were Sima Zang and Sima Shang, who were conferred during the reign of Emperor Hui of Western Jin, Sima Zhong; and Xiao Zhaoye, who was conferred during the reign of Emperor Wu of Southern Qi, Xiao Zhaoye.

However, the fate of these three crown princes was not good. Empress Jia Nanfeng of Emperor Hui killed Crown Prince Sima Yu. Prince of Zhao Sima Lun used this as an excuse to stage a coup and killed Empress Jia. He then appointed the crown prince's son, Prince of Linhuai Sima Zang, as the crown prince. However, he was still young and was later killed. Sima Shang also died young.

As for Xiao Zhaoye, although he ascended the throne smoothly, he was extravagant during his reign, often giving out hundreds of thousands of yuan in rewards, and the treasury was almost empty. At that time, all government affairs depended on General Xiao Luan, who later suspected that Xiao Luan had other intentions and attempted to banish Xiao Luan to Xizhou. So Xiao Luan led his troops into the palace to kill Xiao Zhaoye, and under the pretext of the Queen Mother's order, he deposed Xiao Zhaoye as the King of Yulin.

The later Li Chongzhao was even more unfortunate. Empress Wu deposed Li Xian and Li Chongzhao, father and son, and then successfully usurped the throne by forcing her son to do so. She then changed Li Chongzhao's name to Li Chongrun.

Later, because Li Chongzhao offended Wu Zetian's male favorites Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi, the two brothers made two slanderous remarks. Wu Zetian used this as an excuse to have Li Chongzhao beaten to death. Also executed at the same time were her great-nephew, Prince of Wei, Wu Yanji, and her granddaughter, Princess Yongtai, Li Xianhui.

However, an epitaph unearthed later said that Li Xianhui was actually frightened to death because her husband was killed.

Therefore, Wu Zetian was relatively impartial and fair, and she would never spare you from killing just because your surname was Wu.

Li Shimin lowered his eyes and glanced at Liu Li, then said, "Since there is no precedent, I will start it!"

"The Book of Rites says, 'The Five Emperors lived in different times, so they did not follow the same music; the Three Kings lived in different eras, so they did not follow the same rituals.'" Xiao Yu played loudly at the top, "As the saying goes, a king creates music after his achievements, and establishes rituals after his governance. It all started with the saints, so naturally there is nothing wrong with that!"

The Three Kings refer to Xia Yu, Shang Tang and Zhou Wenwang. This sentence means that three different dynasties did not follow the same rituals. This sentence, combined with the following sentence "The king makes music after his achievements and establishes rituals after his governance", explains the rationality of Li Shimin's new rules from the perspective of the words of the saints.

As the saying goes, old ginger is wiser. Xiao Yu's combination of punches directly defeated the ideas that King Wei and his people wanted to refute.

Liu Li had no choice but to retreat in disappointment, while his good friend Ma Zhou stood in front of him and shook his head secretly.

You, why do you have to get so involved?
Other important ministers, on the other hand, were more inclined to support Li Xiang.

From the royal family of Li Yin and Li Daozon, the nobles of Yuchi Gong and Cheng Yaojin, to civil officials such as Xiao Yu, all of them had close ties with Li Xiang.

It can be said that if Li Shimin wanted to depose Li Xiang, he could still do it; but if he waited for Li Shimin to abdicate and Li Chengqian to ascend the throne, then Li Xiang would be the most stable crown prince in history, without a doubt, and people like Liu Ying and Zhu Biao would have to take a back seat.

What? My father wants to depose me as the crown prince? Oh no... no no, Lao Su, Lao Pei, what are you doing? Oh, you really made me suffer!
Xiao Yu shouted again: "There are rules!"

All civil and military officials and envoys from all ethnic groups bowed again.

Xiao Yu announced loudly: "I congratulate you all!"

After Xiao Yu finished speaking, all the ministers congratulated him.

"Your Highness, we congratulate you on having this holy grandson. Congratulations to the Crown Prince!"

From inside the temple to outside the temple.

Thousands of Chinese and foreign officials and envoys all bowed down.

"Your Highness, we congratulate you on having this holy grandson. Congratulations to the Crown Prince!"

At this moment, Li Xiang found that he was not as excited as he had imagined, but instead felt calm and peaceful inside.

The Crown Prince and so on... that's all.

But from now on, he is also a king and can be alone when he is outside.

In formal occasions, "孤" should be used instead of "我".

After the summons, all officials and envoys stood up and danced, shouted "Long live the emperor" three times, and then paid homage again.

The music stopped and after the grand ceremony of worship, the annual New Year banquet began.

Li Chengqian held a bottle of pepper and cypress wine in his hand and joyfully accepted the congratulations from the officials of the Eastern Palace.

Du He and Zhao Jie laughed so hard that their eyebrows and eyes were invisible. Li Xiang was named the Crown Prince, which meant that Li Chengqian's position was also unbreakable.

Unbreakable means that no one can defeat Li Chengqian from the outside unless he collapses on his own.

Li Xiang just didn't know what they were thinking, otherwise he would definitely complain about this false proposition.

You can have a crown prince position, or you yourself are unbreakable.

Li Tai was sitting next to him. Although he felt disappointed, he still kept a smile on his face and even raised a glass of wine to congratulate Li Chengqian.

"Brother, congratulations."

This time, Li Zhi was not in a hurry to eat. He came to Li Chengqian and congratulated him.

"Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations." Li Chengqian also bowed to them.

He didn't hear the reluctance in Li Tai's words, but he could guess it.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian was secretly proud of himself.

Hehe, my son is so outstanding, you can envy him! Round-faced fat chicken!
Li Tai is so sour, and you want to share your joy? You are the one who is happy, and you want me to share your joy? Bah!
Thinking of this, Li Tai felt uncomfortable again.

Alas, why is Xiang'er not my son?

He picked up the slightly bitter pepper and cypress wine and tasted it carefully. It was just like his career in the fight for the throne, bitter at first and then sweet, with strong spiciness and bitterness.

It hurts, it hurts too much!
The bitter wine enters the throat and makes the heart ache!
Li Shimin, who was among the ranks of nobles, waved at Li Xiang and called out to him to come over.

This great grandson who has just been conferred the title must be shown off to his old brothers and praised by everyone.

Old Li is like a mother now. He may not be very happy if he is praised, but if his child is praised, that will make him countless times happier than praising himself.

When Li Xiang walked over, Li Shimin pressed him on the shoulder.

"How about it, Xiang'er, are you satisfied with my reward?"

"Of course I am satisfied. Grandfather, please wait for your grandson to give you a return gift in the evening." Li Xiang was in a good mood and said to Li Shimin with a smile.

Old Li's killer instinct came out immediately. He asked suspiciously, "Why do I feel like there's something else behind the gift you mentioned?"

"How could it be?" Li Xiang waved his hands quickly. "How could there be any hidden meaning in my words? Just wait! It is definitely something you have never heard of or seen before!"

"Hahaha..." Li Shimin stroked his beard and laughed, "I am the Son of Heaven, rich as the universe. What on earth can you call something I have never heard of or seen before?"

"You can't tell me now, Uncle, please don't be so curious." Li Xiang snorted arrogantly.

After he said that, Lao Li became even more curious.

Could it be... that this great grandson has really done something big to himself?
At the same time, Li Shimin's old brothers also came over.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is greeted by your servants." Cheng Yaojin said to Li Xiang with a wink.

It was New Year's Day, and even in private, there was no tension between the emperor and his subjects, and they were talking and laughing with each other.

Old Cheng was obviously used to joking with Li Shimin, so he was not too restrained.

"Ahem." Li Xiang also tensed for a moment, and after adjusting his posture, he said, "Please come out, Mr. Lu."

Seeing Li Xiang's look, everyone burst into laughter, even Li Shimin laughed so hard that he fell down.

"Look at this Xiang'er. He is just the crown prince, but he has the appearance of an emperor." Li Shimin put his hand on Li Xiang's shoulder and began to praise Li Xiang with everyone else.

From what Li Xiang did in Dengzhou, Dengzhou quickly got rid of poverty and became rich in just one year; then when Li Xiang went to Goguryeo, he not only defeated 250,000 with 40,000 troops, but also captured two kings in one battle, which was no less than what Li Xiang did in the past.

"But the prince is more powerful than the saint was back then." Yuchi Gong chewed his rice and commented sharply: "Thinking back to when your majesty pacified Liu Heita, Quanmao was hit by six arrows in his body and three arrows in his back, and was surrounded by Liu Heita like an iron barrel, or..."

As soon as he said this, Yuchi Gong found a chicken leg in front of him.

"Drumstick, eat a drumstick..." Li Shimin raised his head towards Yuchi Gong, meaning, "Don't tell me! Besides, you have revealed all my not-so-good deeds."

Yuchi Gong was quite dedicated, and after eating a chicken leg, he was successfully won over.

"Mr. E, please continue. What next?" Li Xiang laughed loudly and looked at Yuchi Gong with a smile, asking the question even though he knew the answer.

Who knew that Yuchi Gong didn't say anything at all, and no matter how Li Xiang tried to fool him, he just wouldn't continue.

"Go down, your brothers are waiting for you." Li Shimin began to chase Li Xiang away. If the old brothers got drunk and couldn't control themselves, and the ones who were not careful with their mouths let out all their secrets, it would be bad.

Li Xiang glanced at him without saying much. He left the table and went back to Li Jingren and others.

Seeing Li Xiang coming, Li Jingren and others immediately left the table, bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings to the Crown Prince!"

"Hey, brothers, get up quickly." Li Xiang signaled everyone to stand up. They were all brothers, why were they making such a fuss?
The young men then stood up and laughed, and asked Li Xiang, "Congratulations, brother, you got what you wished for."

Hearing this, Li Xiang could not help but sigh, put his hands in his arms, and said with a look of sympathy and compassion, "I have always taken it as my responsibility to benefit the people, and never cared about the so-called "Grandson" or other false titles. But if everyone wants me to become the Grandson now, and thinks that only in this way can I benefit others the most, I can only take on the responsibility reluctantly and completely abandon my own selfishness..."

In fact, for true fans, this sentence can be summed up with just one word: "Go".

Hearing Li Xiang's words, everyone stood in awe.

You are worthy of being my brother, and worthy of being my Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty!
This awareness is so high!
"Brother, this is too long, I can't remember it." Li Xin suddenly commented sharply. Li Xiang cleared his throat and said solemnly: "If it is beneficial to the country, life and death are not important, why should we avoid it because of misfortune or fortune!"

"Cheers!" The young men applauded.

"Since the office of the Grand Prince has been decided," Li Xiang looked at his brothers, and in their expectant eyes, he smiled and said, "The Saint has just said that in the office of the Grand Prince, there will be the Grand Prince's Tutor, the Left and Right Chief Historians, the East and West Cao Yuan, the Chief Clerk, the Manager, the Secretary and the Six Cao Officials, each one level higher than the Royal Palace..."

"Brother, what rank is the Crown Prince's tutor?" Li Xin suddenly asked.

"Second rank." Li Xiang said.

According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, the Prince's Grand Tutor was of the first rank; the Crown Prince's status was lower than that of the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince's Tutor was a combination of the Grand Tutor and the Junior Tutor, so the Crown Prince's Tutor was of the second rank.

"Then I want to be the crown prince's tutor!" Li Xin said with anticipation.

Li Xiang took a deep breath, pointed at Li Xin and said to everyone: "Beat him!"

The young men stepped forward and started beating Li Xin up.

Of course, most of it is just for fun.

Everyone expressed their disgust at Li Xin's idea of ​​going against the will of Heaven and being extremely rebellious.

Bah, why don’t you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? Do you think you can be the crown prince’s tutor?

But then again, Xiao Yu has already been chosen as the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince, while the Left Chief Clerk is Quan Wanji and the Right Chief Clerk is Feng Qing. The rest have not been decided yet.

Li Shimin was not in a hurry, and Li Xiang was even less anxious.

His top priority now is to get Chang'an City ready first.

As an ancient capital, Li Xiang actually has quite a bit of affection for Chang'an City.

At the banquet, Li Xiang did not drink much, just two glasses as a token of his appreciation.

What Lao Li meant was that after the New Year's banquet, there was something important to discuss with him.

Li Xiang didn't care. He wasn't a drinker anyway. If there was wine, he would just take a sip. If there wasn't wine, he wouldn't drink. It was that simple.

However, what he didn't expect was that Li Shimin drank too much...

When he went to Lizheng Hall, Old Li was starting the emperor's engine and sleeping with a snoring sound that shook the earth.

After all, Lao Li is old, and he stayed up all night on New Year's Eve last night. Plus, he just drank a little bit of wine, so it's normal for him to feel sleepy.

Not only him, but also the young man Li Xiang felt unusually sleepy.

Seeing Li Xiang coming, Li Mingda greeted him with a smile.

"I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Oh, aunt, please stop teasing me." Li Xiang covered his head, looking like he had a headache. "Today, no matter who saw me, they all started calling me the Crown Prince. I can't stand it anymore..."

Li Mingda chuckled and said, "You are different now. You are the crown prince. You must be careful about your words and actions. Don't let others catch you."

"Who has something against me?" Li Xiang put his hands on his hips and said, "Could it be my second uncle? Don't worry, my second uncle is not in the mood right now. He is probably still at home being emo."

"What is emo?" Li Mingda raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion.

"It's... Yu Yu." Li Xiang tried to explain to Li Mingda in a very new way, but he had to explain to her what depression is.

However, Li Xiang is not Aunt Baiyun, and Li Tai is not Cui Huana.

Li Mingda gave Li Xiang two big white eyes: "You are always good at making fun of your elders."

"Haha..." Li Xiang smiled awkwardly.

"Since Xiang'er is the grandson of the emperor, he will be the crown prince in the future, and then the emperor." Li Mingda looked at Li Xiang with a smile: "If Xiang'er becomes the emperor in the future, what title will you give to your aunt?"

"The Grand Princess of Jinyang who protects the country!" Li Xiang said solemnly.

"Well," Li Mingda pointed his index finger at his lips, tilted his head to glance at Li Xiang, and nodded reluctantly: "Okay, then auntie will reluctantly accept Xiang'er's filial piety~"

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the direction of Li Shimin's bedroom and said to Li Xiang, "Aye won't wake up for a while, how about..."

Li Mingda thought for a moment and said, "You go back first. When he wakes up, I will send someone to call you."

"Okay." Li Xiang nodded, and just as he was about to jump up, he was grabbed by Li Mingda.

"What's wrong, aunt?" Li Xiang asked.

"You are the grandson's man, but you are still so unstable, like a child." Li Mingda said angrily: "Don't be so jumpy. You are the grandson. Every move you make represents the face of the Tang Dynasty."

"But wasn't Grandpa also chasing rabbits in the Forbidden Garden?" Li Xiang retorted unconvinced.

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Li sneezed twice unconsciously in his sleep.

Li Mingda was also choked by Li Xiang's words. She never expected that this nephew could find such a unique angle to choke her.

"Aye is Aye, and you are you."

"I know." Li Xiang lowered his head and spoke in a long voice.

"Hmph." Li Mingda smiled and stretched out his hand, wanting to rub Li Xiang's head, but finally placed his hand on his shoulder.

"Go, I will call you when your grandfather wakes up," she said.

After all, Li Xiang is now the crown prince, and his head cannot be rubbed randomly.

"Okay." Li Xiang agreed and slipped out of the Lizheng Hall.

However, as soon as he walked out of the Lizheng Hall, his appearance immediately changed, and he skipped out of the courtyard.

After all, he stayed up all night last night to celebrate the New Year, so after Li Xiang returned to the East Palace, he yawned and fell asleep on the bed.

It was not until dinner time that Li Xiang was called up.

The dinner on the first day of the first lunar month must naturally be held in the Lizheng Hall.

Li Shimin called Li Xiang and sat next to him.

After seeing this, Li Tai felt even more sad.

It was me, it was obviously me who came here first!
But he was not willing to openly argue with a junior. In his annoyance, he ate two extra bowls of rice without noticing.

"Qingque, you should eat less." Li Chengqian kindly reminded him, "If you eat more now, you will be the one who regrets it when spring comes and you become fat."

Li Tai's weight loss has been very effective. He is no longer the greasy fat guy, but a refreshing, slightly plump boy.

However, no matter how plump a boy is, he cannot resist the rebound from eating too much.

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Tai immediately put down his bowl.

Damn it, your son doesn’t make me happy, so you’re going to make me unhappy too, right?

Forget it, forget it. I won’t bother with you two!
Li Shimin smiled and patted Li Xiang on the shoulder, then said to Li Zhi: "Zhi Nu, Xiang'er came to me the other day to plead for you, wanting you to stay in Chang'an City and not take up an official post. Our family is reunited in Chang'an City."

"My dear father, it was actually me who went to ask for the elephant." Li Zhi told the truth.

"Hmm." Li Shimin nodded. Li Xiang had reported this to him. "I think his idea is very good, so I graciously approved his request. From now on, you will stay in Chang'an and don't need an official position."

"Thank you, Aye, and thank you, Xiang'er." Li Zhi said happily.

It was not his original intention to go to Dengzhou. He just had to choose between a bad environment and a relatively worse one. If he really had to choose, he would definitely choose to stay in Chang'an City without hesitation.

Chang'an City is so comfortable, there are so many beautiful young ladies...

"Why should Uncle Yao thank me..." Li Xiang scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "It was Grandfather who really made the decision. If I have to thank anyone, it should be Grandfather. I dare not take credit for it."

"Hahahaha..." Li Shimin stroked his beard and laughed, then turned to look at Li Xiang and asked, "As the ancients said, establish a career first and then start a family. Now that you have established your career, it is time to start a family."

"So fast?" Li Xiang felt a little dazed. He was now seventeen years old in age.

The age of the Tang Dynasty is two years old, so...

Pei Xueqing and Feng Yingying are both eighteen years old.

In the future, this would be a great compliment to the first-year high school student and the first-year college student...

"Is it fast? When I was your age, I had been married to your grandmother for two years." Li Shimin began to tell Li Xiang about his glorious deeds: "Back then, your grandmother and I fell in love at first sight..."

"He was so in love with my mother that he climbed on the wall of my uncle's house to peek at my mother, but my uncle mistook him for a thief and knocked him off the wall with a stick?" Li Chengqian suddenly made fun of her.

Li Shimin took a deep breath...

"Who taught you this?!" Old Li asked angrily.

Who knew that Li Chengqian's next words would make Old Li lose his temper.

"Auntie."

"Oh." Li Shimin hummed and put away his anger. If your mother had told you earlier, wouldn't there have been so many problems?

This was indeed his dark history, and he had repeatedly warned Changsun Wuji not to tell anyone else.

Unexpectedly, my brother-in-law kept it a secret, but his wife told his son about this glorious deed.

"After the 15th, I will issue an edict to grant you marriage, and let the daughter of the Pei family be your principal wife." Li Shimin thought for a moment, and then said, "Shi Wen told me a while ago that he has a nephew's daughter who is very beautiful and wants to marry you. If you are interested, let her and the daughter of the Feng family be your concubines."

"It's all up to Grandpa." Li Xiang was not polite either. If you give it to me, I will accept it. Besides, you are my grandfather, so I can't be polite to you, right?

Finally, he added, "What is the name of the teacher's niece's daughter?"

"I think his name is Yourong?" Li Shimin replied.

Have tolerance?

Hearing this name, Li Xiang was filled with awe.

This name sounds like something big!

Seeing Li Xiang's awe-inspiring look, Li Shimin began to feel puzzled.

"What's wrong with you? Are you acting weird?"

Li Xiang coughed twice, and considering that there were female comrades present, he stuck close to Li Shimin and said, "Nothing, I just remembered a sentence I saw in my teacher's Bajing Palace in my dream before."

"What?" Li Shimin became interested when Laozi was mentioned.

Li Xiang cleared his throat and whispered, "The sea embraces all rivers, and it is great because it is tolerant."

"The sea embraces a hundred rivers, and only by being tolerant can one be great?" Li Shimin smacked his lips and nodded, "That's a really good sentence, but why did you say that just now?"

Li Xiang's face suddenly turned lewd, and he smiled and lowered his voice to explain to Lao Li.

Old Li had just bit off some bayberries that he had frozen last year. After hearing Li Xiang's explanation, he spat out the bayberries, which hit Li Yin on the head.

Li Yin stood up and cried out, "There are thorns..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Ke, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, pulled him down and covered his mouth.

Otherwise, if he shouted "there is an assassin", the palace would be in chaos.

Old Li picked up a bayberry pit and threw it at Li Yin's face.

Damn, this little bastard...

Then he let out a deafening cough, turned his head and glanced at Li Xiang with a look of mutual sympathy between men.

After a while, Li Shimin patted his shoulder and said, "It's time for you to get married..."

Li Xiang scratched his head, wondering why Lao Li made such a sigh.

In fact, he also felt that he should get married. If he didn't, Pei Xueqing and Feng Yingying would become old maids.

If it weren't for waiting for him, the two girls should have been talking about marriage three years ago.

The reason why no one has come to the door so far is that the whole Chang'an knows that the daughter of the Pei family is the woman reserved by the Prince of Hengshan, and no one is bold enough to snatch the woman from the emperor's favorite grandson.

There are very few people as bold as Helan Minzhi.

"Then it's settled. The marriage will be granted on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Then I'll let the Grand Historian choose an auspicious day for you to get married." Li Shimin reached out and patted Li Xiang's shoulder: "Are you happy to let you marry three people at once?"

"That's all." Li Xiang waved his hands calmly, looking like a lonely master.

"You are such a scoundrel!" Li Shimin reached out and poked Li Xiang's shoulder.

Li Xiang cleared his throat and said, "My grandson is just philanthropic and wants to give my three sisters a home..."

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