Last night, Li Xiang just wanted to find a safe haven to avoid his two concubines, but after a short time together, Li Xiang found that Xiao Xun'er had her own cuteness, so Li Xiang really wanted to take Xiao Xun'er to go horse racing outside the city.
Of course, the most important thing is to show Xiao Yu his attitude. Li Xiang has now realized that he can no longer do things according to his own ideas, including his own life. He can only obey politics first and then obey his own hobbies.
On the second day after Li Xiang took a concubine, he took Xiao Xun'er out of the city to ride horses. This was not a small matter in the entire Chang'an City. Soon every household knew the news, including Li Shimin in the palace.
Li Shimin had encountered such a thing in the past. Several concubines came to the harem at the same time, and these people all had their own backgrounds. Li Shimin was puzzled as to which one to go to first. Not only did Li Shimin want to see how Li Xiang did it, but he did not expect that Li Xiang would solve it in this way.
The two concubines had good family backgrounds, so Li Xiang could not choose one of them. If he chose one, he would definitely offend the other one.
So Li Xiang chose Xiao Xun'er, whose family background was better than these two.
Although her position was not as high as the two equal wives, for a noble girl, things like position were empty. Only favor was the most important thing. As long as she was favored, would she still be afraid of not being able to rise in the future? Moreover, her family had a lot of support, and she would definitely be able to become Li Xiang's good wife in the future.
"I didn't expect this kid to resolve this problem so easily. I was thinking of making fun of him, but I didn't expect the disciple to surpass the master. Why didn't I have the same idea when the late emperor was looking for these daughters-in-law for himself?"
After listening to Wang De's report, Li Shimin laughed heartily. Although the power of the Tang royal family is very strong now, and it can be said that it does not need to consider the colors of these aristocratic families, some things still have to be accepted. You can't offend everyone. Although the entire empire is yours, you still need someone to help rule it, otherwise it will be in vain.
"From the test in the palace that year, Your Highness is truly exceptionally clever. This move is something I hadn't anticipated. Being able to find a way forward in this chaotic situation, Your Highness is much more mature than before. It's truly remarkable that you've managed to avoid offending the other two families while still showing favor to the Xiao family."
Li Shimin was even happier when he heard Fang Xuanling's praise. Today, there were only Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling in the pavilion. The two were originally playing chess here. After hearing what was said outside, Li Shimin was rarely so happy. He was happy. Fang Xuanling's praise was just right and flattered Li Shimin. Laozi was his grandfather, and Laozi could be said to have made great contributions to his achievements today.
"The Lanling Xiao family has gained a lot this time. I thought this old man would ask for more, but I didn't expect him to actually give up Sichuan. It's the land of abundance. If it were someone else, I'm afraid they would never give it up, especially since he built it up with his own hands."
Speaking of Xiao Yu, Li Shimin absolutely hated him. In the early years, the two of them had become very conflicted because of their policy programs, which was also the reason why Xiao Yu lost his position as prime minister.
As long as Xiao Yu could be submissive to Li Shimin, or express his loyalty through other things, Li Shimin would never make things difficult for this veteran of three dynasties. What's more, some forces of the previous dynasty within the court were very powerful. If Xiao Yu helped Li Shimin to subdue these people, then Li Shimin would have an additional force.
Unfortunately, Xiao Yu was also a stubborn person. Since he had already resigned from the position of prime minister, he looked down upon other official positions. In addition, Xiao Yu was an old minister of Li Yuan, so he was unwilling to bow to Li Shimin.
According to the original historical course, Xiao Yu would not have the opportunity to enter the court again and could only grow old in his own home. Who would have thought that Li Xiang saw the ability of this old man and actually invited him out of retirement again. Although he was only the governor of Chengdu, he did his job with great interest.
Originally, Sichuan was a waste of resources for the Tang Dynasty. Because of the chieftains, the Tang Dynasty could not get much benefit from Sichuan every year. Instead, during years of famine, the Tang Dynasty court had to spend a lot of disaster relief funds, which did not bring much benefit to the Tang Dynasty court.
But nowadays, Sichuan can provide a large amount of taxes every year, and it also becomes a barrier to the south of Chang'an. Once someone wants to attack Chang'an from the south, they must first pass through Sichuan. This is all thanks to Li Xiang and Xiao Yu. These two people are the ones who turned waste into treasure.
Li Shimin had long remembered Li Xiang's marriage. The Lanling Xiao family was an old aristocratic family. They should have cooperated with the Five Surnames and Seven Families, but they did not do so. Instead, they cooperated with Li Xiang. Li Shimin also remembered this favor.
Therefore, when it comes to choosing two wives for Li Xiang, Li Shimin always wanted to give it to Xiao Yu. On the one hand, it was for their family power, and on the other hand, it was a way to thank Xiao Yu for his contribution to the Tang Dynasty court.
However, Li Shimin was an outstanding emperor, and while he could do so now, what if the Lanling Xiao family became powerful in the future? Li Shimin still remembered very clearly how the Five Surnames and Seven Families had troubled the court. If a descendant of Li Xiang became emperor, how would he respond?
So in this situation, Li Shimin gave the choice of a co-wife to Concubine Yang, which could not only balance his harem, but also reduce an avenue for the Lanling Xiao family to rise. Li Shimin was originally thinking about how to appease the Lanling Xiao family, but he didn't expect that Li Xiang had already done it, saving him a lot of trouble.
"But what this kid did wasn't very decent. I don't know how I'm going to face the two new wives when I get home. I can't just spend the whole day outside the city riding horses, can I?"
After Li Shimin made his move, he suddenly thought of the other two daughters-in-law of the Tiance General's Mansion, who had also just married in. "You were able to go to Xiao Xun'er's room last night, so are you going tonight?" If that were the case, then it wouldn't be a matter of avoiding them, but rather a matter of looking down on these two women.
Fang Xuanling frowned at this thought. What happened yesterday only delayed the problem, not solved it...
