Li Xin's return to Chang'an City did not alarm anyone, in the middle of the night, he quietly let people shout to open the city gate, and then let people open the palace, this sudden attack caught many people off guard, even the eldest grandson Wujian did not expect Li Xin to appear in the palace in this situation, for a time the huge palace, for this male host, the lights were instantly bright.

The eldest grandson Wujian hurriedly asked people to make some side dishes, served Li Xin for dinner, and took a hot bath, and was busy until almost the next day, and then he was relieved. The husband and wife leaned on the bed, and Li Xin quietly held the eldest grandson Wujian in his arms.

"San Lang is ready to choose a concubine for Chengzong?" The eldest grandson looked at her husband and lay in her arms, but her heart was much quieter, and she had been away for a long time, which made her feel uneasy, as if there was one less person by her side, she leaned on Li Xin tightly and said.

"The child is old, Chengzong has already led the troops outside, and it is time to start a family, I set the rules at the beginning, the Tang Dynasty is vast, and now it occupies the grassland, Goguryeo, Linyi and other countries, but the population is much scarcer, can only encourage childbirth, if the prince does not have a family, how can the people of the world follow behind?" Li Xin shook his head and said. In fact, he really wants his son to start a family at the age of twenty, which is the best age to start a family, but the world is like this, and Li Xin has no choice.

"What about the eldest princess?" The eldest grandson Wujian said in a low voice: "According to reason, she should start a family first, Qin Huaiyu's child is good, in this battle of Songzhou, he fought bravely, and Shang Nang was killed by him." ”

"It's certain that he will be knighted, but it's a pity that Qin Qiong is only a son, and it's useless to knight him." Li Xin said with a smile: "I hope that these nobles will have more children, these people are different from other families, their power and the court share weal and woe, so they are more loyal to the court, those families are different, a thousand-year-old family, a century-old dynasty." It is almost impossible to make them loyal to the imperial court, they are only loyal to their own family. ”

"And this draft?" After hearing this, the eldest grandson Wujian glanced at Li Xin with good-looking eyes, hooked Li Xin's index finger and stroked it with his big hand.

"It's impossible to be a concubine, let's be a side concubine!" Li Xin said indifferently: "The concubine of the King of Han is not from the family, this is a signal, the emperors of the future generations are like this, they want to control my son, then see if they have such an opportunity." Let my son go out to fight a few battles, and he will be the same as me, resolute and decisive, hum, that kid is a gentle gentleman in the eyes of others, in fact, those guys who followed the Wude Hall have long since become slippery. ”

The eldest grandson Wujian smiled dumbly when she heard this, of course she knew what kind of virtue her son was, he looked very honest, and he was a sincere gentleman, but if he underestimated this person, he would only be unlucky in the end.

"This time he fought very well, killing Shang Nang, it is equivalent to breaking one of Songtsen Gampo's arms, and the remaining Lu Dongzan is powerful, but it can't change the overall situation. This kid, I don't know who came up with this strategy, whether it's Fang Xuanling or Cen Wenwen, it's all good. Li Xin suddenly rose up and whispered in the ear of the eldest grandson.

The eldest grandson Wuji's face was crimson, and he glanced at Li Xin with beautiful eyes, and his body shrank into the quilt gently, only to see the quilt rise and fall up and down, and soon in the hall, there was a burst of wheezing, and the sound ended for a long time.

Du Ruhui only knew that Li Xin had returned when he entered the palace, and he was frightened, and when he was about to enter the palace to meet, he was stopped by Song He, only to know that Li Xin hurried back last night and was resting in the palace. It was not good to disturb Li Xin immediately, so he could only arrange to kill more than 10,000 rebels tomorrow.

"The emperor came back last night, and today the matter has to be finalized, that girl from the Wei family is good-looking, gentle and generous, and very virtuous, and she happens to be a good match for King Chen." Li Zhiwan cleaned up in the palace before saying to the palace maid beside her: "Let you go and inquire about the emperor, have you inquired?" ”

"The slave maid has inquired, and the emperor has only rested since then, and there is no big rise yet." The palace maid beside her hurriedly said.

"The queen is really, the emperor only came back when he was a son, and after a busy circle in the palace, he is already tired, and he is still interested in asking the emperor for favor." Li Zhiwan was a little jealous in her heart, took off the headdress on her head, and said: "Forget it, the emperor is tired and panicked outside, don't bother him in the morning, and go back in the afternoon!" Simply pack up and go to the ancestor to ask for peace. ”

"Yes." The palace maid combed Li Zhiwan's hair in a low voice.

Although Li Zhiwan's personality is a little worse, and she has changed a lot over the years, she has no dissatisfaction with Li Xin, and she is even more concerned about her son.

"Niangniang, this time I heard that King Han has made great contributions on the front line, and I heard that the emperor is very happy?" The palace maid beside her whispered: "There are already rumors in the palace that the emperor is ready to wait for the king of Han to come back and canonize the crown prince!" ”

Li Zhiwan's originally happy face suddenly deteriorated when she heard this, and she couldn't help but say: "If the emperor wants to canonize the crown prince, I'm afraid he will already make a move, why do you need to wait until now." Wait! Before the emperor died, no one could guarantee that he could be the crown prince, so what if he established meritorious service at this time? The key is to look at the future. The most important thing is in the future, if you want the position of prince, things are not so simple, you just wait! The emperor has worked so hard to fight the country, where is it so easy to hand it over, it's really a joke. ”

"Yes." The palace maids around her naturally didn't dare to talk back to Li Zhiwan, she followed Li Zhiwan from a concubine to a flat wife, and now she has become a concubine, and she is Li Zhiwan's confidant.

"Hey, two days ago, the emperor sent someone from Luoyang to send a message, saying that he was going to dismiss the older palace maids in the palace, what are you going to do?" Li Zhiwan thought of something, and said to the palace maid beside her: "The emperor is really, the palace is not very good, why should these people be dismissed?" ”

"Yes! We have been with Niangniang for so many years, and we are like a family, and the slave doesn't want to leave the palace anyway. The palace maid hurriedly said.

"If you don't want to leave the palace, then just stay in the palace, and His Majesty the Emperor won't drive you away if you want to come." Li Zhiwan took out a golden step from the box beside her, inserted it into the bun of the palace maid next to her, and said: "You have followed me for so many years, and you have not rewarded you with anything, some things, you don't need them in the palace, I don't know if you have any relatives or anything, go to King Chen, let him give you a grace, or be an official, or go to the army, it can be regarded as some rewards for you who serve me." ”

"Thank you for your grace." After hearing this, these palace maids suddenly showed joy on their faces, this is the most important thing, who doesn't want their family to follow them without worrying about food and clothing, and enjoy glory and wealth!

Wait until the afternoon of the next day, Li Xin gathered everyone in the Wude Palace, and the first thing was to hook the lives of more than 10,000 people in the verdict, and the entire hall was hooked by Li Xin like this, feeling that the hall was full of murderous atmosphere, Du Ruhui and others lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

"Let King Chen be beheaded tomorrow." Li Xin threw aside the imperial pen in his hand, and then handed the thick fold to Du Ruhui and said.

"Yes." Du Ruhui's face was complicated, and he replied in a low voice. Not only him, but everyone else showed complicated expressions on their faces, Chen Wang Li Chengji suggested that only the first evil be killed, but for others, he was open, but he didn't expect Li Xin to let Li Chengji go to supervise and behead at this time, the meaning of this is unpredictable, it is punishment, or warning, etc., which makes people can't help but think about this problem.

"The second question is to commend the Han King." Li Xin said with a smile: "The tiger father has no dogs, the king of Han fought well in Songzhou, and he was able to kill Shang Nang, which is something that I didn't do when I wanted to, and the king of Han did a very good job." ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty." Du Ruhui and others breathed a sigh of relief, with Li Xin's sentence, the King of Han has been at the forefront in the struggle for the crown prince.

"The king of Han is going to let people send Shang Nang's body to Lu Dongzan, and the minister is worried that although this move can exchange a lot of our people, it may anger Lu Dongzan, and even let Songtsan Gampo personally lead the army to come, the king of Han has less than 100,000 troops, and he is not good at fighting in Tibet, and the minister is worried that the king of Han will lose." Ma Zhou couldn't help but say.

"Well, Songtsen Gampo can't be underestimated, fighting on the plateau, we are not as good as the Tubo, but fighting on the plain, the Tubo people are not as good as us. Songtsen Gampo also knows this truth, so the possibility that he is ready to forcibly attack Songzhou is very small, and with an army of 90,000, it should not be a big problem to defend Songzhou. Li Xin thought for a while and said.

The reason why Ma Zhou and others are worried about Songzhou is mainly because they are worried about the safety of Li Chengzong, in the eyes of these ministers, Li Chengzong is not only the eldest son, but also the eldest son, gentle and elegant, corporal Lixian, and the posture of a Ming Jun, such a person is a natural emperor, and he is naturally respected and supported by the ministers.

"I understand." Ma Zhou still wanted to say, but was pulled by Du Ruhui, although the prince and the emperor are father and son, but this should also be grasped to a degree.

"Young people should just have a good life experience. Even if it fails, nothing will happen. Li Xin said with a smile: "There are very few things like me that are smooth sailing, in addition to my own efforts and your assistance, more importantly, current affairs create heroes, and warlords will fight to achieve today's Datang." Of course, Li Xin will not say that in addition to his success, what is more important is that he is a prophet and is very familiar with the world's major events and talents, which is what makes today's Datang.

"Your Majesty, throughout the ages, few emperors have been able to create a prosperous era from scratch, although the King of Han is good, but it is still a little worse than Your Majesty." Chu Suiliang also said: "What's more, the King of Han has just come out of the mountain, and it is the first time to preside over such a big war, which inevitably makes people a little worried. ”

"If you don't try, how do you know he can't?" Li Xin said indifferently.

When Li Chengzong received the news, by the way, the news of Li Chengji's personal beheading also reached his ears, he put down the envelope in his hand, and said to Fang Xuanling: "Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself, and the last thing my father dislikes is to bypass the enemy, Xue Ju, Wang Shichong, Xu Shiji, and then Li Shimin and Li Yuan were all like this. If these rebels want to rebel, they should suffer retribution from the imperial court. ”

"What His Royal Highness said is very true, these people are not a pity to die, but Your Highness should not take it lightly, the family still has some status in the court, and the court and the family are interdependent, but they are hostile to each other. Since the Sui Dynasty, the status of the family has gradually declined in the world, but whether it is the world or the emperor, he has never relaxed his vigilance against the family. If His Highness underestimated the family because of this, it would definitely be His Highness's mistake. Fang Xuanling said seriously.

"Well, what my father thinks in his heart, I know something, since my father ascended the throne, he has weakened the power of the family in all aspects, and how the previous dynasty perished is not because of the family. Therefore, in the future, the imperial court can only weaken the power of the family, and it must not give the family a chance to breathe. Li Chengzong's eyes lit up, his eyes were bright, and he obviously had a new decision in his heart.

"Your Majesty governs the world, but only grasps the most important point, and His Highness can actually do it." Fang Xuanling touched his beard and said: "That is the army, His Royal Highness has mastered the army, no matter how powerful the family is, it is useless, in the former Sui Dynasty, the army was not in the hands of the Son of Heaven, Emperor Yang of Sui had thousands of calculations in his heart, and it was useless, on the contrary, the family mastered the army, adopted various methods, and finally mastered most of the army, and finally even Emperor Yang of Sui died in the hands of his subordinates." ”

"Sir taught a lesson. Mastering the army is equivalent to mastering the country. Li Chengzong also nodded, this is the first time he has led the army to fight, but now he has liked this feeling, a man should gallop the field, sit in the palace, where to know how magnificent the country outside is, where to have the pride of the moment of destroying the enemy.

"As long as Your Highness fights the battle in front of you, it will be enough to gain a foothold in the army." Fang Xuanling said with relief: "Your Majesty hopes that the future successor will be a person who is both civil and military, not a weak emperor who only knows how to sit in the palace like a puppet, or only knows how to read the dead, or just a weak emperor who talks on paper." ”

Li Chengzong nodded, he had been walking in the army recently, and he could feel that the attitude of the officers and men in the army towards him had changed significantly. This made him feel very proud in his heart, and it was definitely not the way when he was the king of Han before, when the civil and military officials looked at him. (To be continued.) )