Xiao Yu finally understood that when dealing with someone like Li Xiang, you must first show your sincerity, and then Li Xiang can show you better sincerity.
Take today's incident for example. He dared to guarantee 100% that if his other grandson had not been transferred out of Sichuan, Xiao Shougui would definitely not have such a good position.
Even though you have been in the Western Regions for so many years, you have merits and so do others, you have a family and so do others. If there is really an arrangement, it will never fall on Xiao Shougui's head. After all, there are only two chief secretaries like the Tiance General's Mansion. At that time, it is not known how the major families in the court will fight for it.
"Then I will shamelessly agree to it. Thank you, Your Highness."
Xiao Yu's face was already beaming with a smile, and the two of them had already walked to the front of the Qinzheng Hall.
"Prime Minister Fang."
Li Xiang saw Fang Xuanling standing in front of him. Fang Xuanling was also a very important person in his system, so the other chief secretary of the Tiance General's Mansion could only be his son Fang Yiai.
Li Xiang hesitated for a long time about the other position, deciding whether to give it to Fang Yiai or Qin Huaiyu. In fact, both of them were capable of doing it, but in the end Li Xiang had to choose to give it to Fang Yiai.
It's not that there is any difference in the talents of the two. The most important thing is to win over the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, now that Li Shimin has begun to delegate power, Li Xiang can go straight to win him over without having to hide it like before.
No one else knew what the two men talked about, but in just a few minutes, a smile appeared on the Prime Minister's face, and a smile also appeared on Li Xiang's face. Just when they wanted to go over to find out, the eunuch chief Wang De had already stood in the designated position, which meant that the morning court was about to begin.
Everyone knew what happened in the morning court. When congratulating Li Xiang yesterday, everyone knew that the most important thing today was to confer the title of General Tiance.
Li Xiang was naturally the best choice. Everyone has seen the general's uniform of Li Shimin in his early years. This was the most precious set of clothes in the entire Tang Dynasty. Whoever held this golden seal and this set of clothes would be the supreme commander of the entire Tang Dynasty army.
At this moment, Li Xiang solemnly accepted all of this and officially announced that he had taken over the Tang army.
If it were in the past, many people would find it hard to believe that this scene would happen. After all, some of Li Shimin's sons were very ambitious. It is basically impossible for you to hand over the military power intact to a grandson. They will definitely cause trouble one after another.
But these people did not show up at this moment. They were all sent out of the capital by Li Shimin. Even if these people stayed in the capital, with Li Xiang's current strength, no matter what kind of trouble they made, they could not shake Li Xiang's position. Instead, they would push themselves to the opposite side of Li Xiang.
When it comes to political struggles, Li Xiang has always been iron-fisted and ruthless. When you don't clearly declare yourself an enemy, Li Xiang will at least give you some face. But if you really stand on the opposite side, then there will be no so-called uncle-nephew relationship between us, and we can only use swords and guns to settle the matter.
Over the years, Li Shimin's sons have also understood that no matter what kind of conspiracy or trick it is, it will be crushed in the face of real strength, especially King Wei Li Tai, who understands this matter the most deeply.
Li Tai had been planning this for ten years, but what could he do now? With Li Xiang's victory after victory, all his schemes seemed a joke to him. If he were to use political intrigue to ensnare Li Xiang, he'd be truly crazy.
Whoever can gain the support of the imperial court and the military can ascend to that position. Li Xiang showed his military genius when he attacked Tuyuhun, so the generals of the imperial court and the military would support Li Xiang, so as to ensure that the imperial court would not emphasize civil officials over military officials.
All the military generals understood that if the dynasty continued to develop peacefully, their status would plummet and the civil service group would be superior to the military generals. This was a common problem in almost all dynasties.
Although the Tang Dynasty will certainly be like this in the future, and they cannot change it, as long as it can be delayed for a few decades, it will be good for them. Moreover, according to the plan of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, our Tang Dynasty will continue to expand outward. How could the status of military generals be lowered?
In addition to this matter, there is also the matter of enthroning the princess of Qin.
The two biggest events of the year were essentially dominated by Li Xiang's women. They were the absolute core of the imperial court. Although some people were still dissatisfied, would you dare to stand up and dissent at this time? This was a sign that Li Xiang's power had reached its peak. If you stood up and dissented at this moment, you would probably die without knowing how.
The Prince's Mansion has been almost completed. In front is the General Tiance's Mansion, and behind is Li Xiang's Prince's Mansion. Its rank is equivalent to that of a prince, but one level higher than a prince.
After the court session, Li Xiang, accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Works, also came to his own palace.
This means he has his own home, but the Imperial Astronomical Observatory said that there are no auspicious days in the past month. The second day of December is the best day, so Li Xiang was asked to move at that time.
Li Xiang didn't believe in this kind of thing of choosing a date, but the imperial edict had already adopted their opinion, so Li Xiang could only follow the local customs. Moreover, his wife had just given birth, and if they moved now, she might catch a cold. It would be better to wait for a while.
The person who was probably the most upset about Li Xiang setting up his own government was Li Chengqian. It was said that sons should be separated when they grew up, and that was how he and Li Shimin were separated back then.
But everything Li Chengqian had was brought by Li Xiang. If Li Xiang stayed in the Eastern Palace, Li Chengqian would be able to sleep very comfortably at night because his son would take care of everything.
But if Li Xiang moved out, he would have fewer and fewer opportunities to sleep peacefully. Of course, he couldn't say this out loud. If he did, all the civil and military officials in the court would probably laugh at him as the prince.
The happiest person was Li Chengqian's relative-in-law Cheng Yaojin. In the past, when he wanted to meet Li Xiang, he had to go through a series of formalities in the palace. Now that our son-in-law has come out, it will be more convenient for the two to communicate...
