"Grandfather, it's not because of Du He..."
In the original history, this person followed Li Chengqian in a rebellion and was eventually killed by Li Shimin. However, because of Li Xiang's time travel, this person did not rebel, but his life is not easy now. He is considered an ordinary citizen in Chang'an City.
Sometimes he couldn't even catch up with ordinary people. Because Li Shimin couldn't blame his son, and now that Li Chengqian was living a good life, Li Shimin was even more convinced that Li Chengqian's life in the middle period was purely due to these people.
Everyone in the court was cunning. Seeing that Li Shimin was so tired of the Du family, no one was willing to stand up and speak for them. Even though the prime minister had made great contributions to the Tang Empire, everything in feudal society was linked to the emperor. If you dared to say a word about someone the emperor disliked, you would also be a disgusting person. I'm afraid no one is so generous as to throw away the future of your family for others.
"Everyone in Chang'an thinks I'm tired of the Du family, so no one stands up to speak for them, not even you."
When Li Shimin said this, Li Xiang smiled a little embarrassedly. To be honest, Li Xiang really had such an idea, mainly because there was no need to go against Li Shimin. The two of them were almost the most powerful people in the Tang Dynasty. Once there was any disagreement, the trouble caused would be huge. At this stage, no matter what happened, the unity of the Tang Dynasty was the most important.
"Actually, I'm not a petty person. When Lord Du passed away, he told me that all three of his sons were clever, but only the third son could be used. It was during the garden tour that I suddenly remembered the story of the emperor and his ministers helping each other, so I thought of giving him a chance."
Li Shimin spoke with some emotion at this moment. Li Xiang saw tears in the corners of Li Shimin's eyes. Since his rebirth, he rarely saw Li Shimin being sentimental. Now he didn't know if this scene was real. After all, it always felt a little strange when an emperor talked about feelings with you. In the eyes of the emperor, how could there be any real feelings? Not to mention with his own old ministers, even with his sons and grandsons, there was no such thing.
But at this moment Li Shimin really remembered what happened in the past. The two prime ministers were known as Fangmou and Duduan in history. They solved many problems for Li Shimin during his ruling career. It was because he got involved in his son's mischief that the whole family's life was in jeopardy. The punishment he had received over the years was almost enough. If this person really had the ability, Li Shimin would not mind giving him a chance.
"Grandson, remember this. I will go and see this person after I return. If he is truly capable, I will definitely keep him with me. If he is not very capable, I will also find a way to arrange a position for him."
Li Xiang memorized the name Du Aitong in his heart, and Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction. Li Xiang is becoming more and more sophisticated. If it were in the past, he would probably hate this kind of backdoor behavior, but now he can accept it with pleasure. I really don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.
After finishing today's work, Li Xiang would not stay here. After all, he was in the palace and Li Shimin was here, so the concubines in the harem were unwilling to do so. Every day after Li Xiang finished these things, he had to leave the palace as soon as possible. Don't worry about the birth of our brothers and sisters. Li Shimin is now in his prime, and he can have a lot of children, right?
Wang De took Li Xiang out personally. Although Li Xiang was a frequent visitor to the palace these days, Wang De, as the chief eunuch, never felt any trouble. He served Li Xiang himself. He could hand over other things to others, but Wang De would definitely not hand over things like serving Li Xiang to others.
Everyone knows that Li Xiang is now the second-in-command of the empire, and will be the number one in the future. We don't have many opportunities to show our faces in front of him. If you little bastards get promoted, will we still have the status we do in the future? The eunuchs in the palace are all down-to-earth guys, each of them has a very busy mind. To achieve a glorious life, they can do anything.
"Eunuch Wang, please go back first. I need to go to the East Palace."
When Li Xiang was about to get into the sedan chair, he suddenly saw Qian Ping coming over. Qian Ping was also an old man around Li Xiang. If Li Chengqian was fine, he would never let Qian Ping watch here.
Although Li Xiang is not in the palace now, we still have to pay attention to the situation in the Eastern Palace. Qian Ping is still the chief steward of the Eastern Palace and is well aware of many things there. It should be that Li Chengqian has something to do at this moment.
"This old servant respectfully sends His Royal Highness the Crown Prince off."
Wang De retreated with a few eunuchs under his command and did not stand here to listen to what was going on. To work in the palace, one must have good eyesight. You are the most useful person around the emperor, but the emperor is getting older day by day. It seems that you can't afford to offend either the prince or the grandson. So you must see clearly that you can be here when it is your turn, and you'd better retreat quickly when it is not your turn, so as not to delay the emperor's business.
"Father is looking for me?"
Li Xiang stretched his body and said that he felt very tired after sitting in the hall for a long time.
"Your Highness, this is something you are about to take care of. Someone has found a way to get to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and it's hard to refuse this person. Many people have come here in the past few days, but they were all rejected by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. However, this person has done a great favor to our Eastern Palace..."
Qian Ping said carefully and reported everything that needed to be reported. Li Xiang looked at him with some doubt. What kind of person would be so kind to our Eastern Palace?
Wei Zheng's descendants...
When Qian Ping said these words, Li Xiang understood what was going on. Li Shimin had wanted to depose the crown prince several times, but was finally persuaded by Wei Zheng. Because Wei Zheng told Li Shimin that deposing the crown prince would be the beginning of disaster and the beginning of the decline of the entire dynasty.
Li Shimin was afraid of this, so he didn't dare to take action. If he had crippled Li Chengqian before Li Xiang traveled through time, then no matter how powerful Li Xiang was, he probably wouldn't be able to survive and would most likely be killed in a flash...
