On the way to the palace square, Li Xiang glanced around and saw about 500 guards, more than 50 of whom were exchanged by Li Xiang's system. These people didn't even glance sideways at this moment. Although they saw the commander in their minds, they acted as if they didn't see him. They had gotten used to it over the years.
Some people also wanted to come over and kowtow to Li Xiang, but they knew that they were on duty now. Even if they were not on duty, they could not reveal their relationship with Li Xiang. After all, in everyone's eyes, we were selected from the battlefield and are subordinates of other generals. Our relationship with His Highness is not very close. It can only be said that it is the relationship between the commander and the soldiers.
When Li Shimin chose the guards for the palace, he certainly looked at their fighting ability, but if these people were too close to Li Xiang, then Li Shimin would keep his distance. No one wanted to have other people's spies where they lived, so he specifically picked people who were not close to Li Xiang.
The proportion here is about a little more than one-tenth. In fact, in the entire palace, Li Xiang's subordinates account for 20%. This proportion does not sound very large, but if you are familiar with the situation in the palace, being able to reach this proportion is unprecedented in ancient and modern times.
After all, this is where the emperor lives, and this emperor is the wise and capable Emperor Taizong of Tang. To be able to achieve such a situation, without the help of the system, even if you rack your brains and gather all the major families, it is impossible to have such a result.
Wang De led Li Xiang forward step by step. It was already past noon, so there were fewer officials coming to report matters. However, after meeting Li Xiang on the road, most of the officials knelt down to salute him. Only a small number of new officials did not know Li Xiang, so they bowed slightly.
They thought that Li Xiang was just an ordinary grandson of the emperor. After all, Li Xiang was not wearing any bright yellow clothes. He dressed casually along the way. If he wore something too eye-catching, it would be a target for the assassins. Although the guards around Li Xiang were very capable, Li Xiang did not want to be so obvious. If someone used a hidden weapon from a distance, he would probably not be able to stop it with his current armor.
So in this situation, when Li Xiang was walking on the avenue of the imperial palace and there were many new officials, it was normal that he did not know them. Li Xiang did not have the time to argue with these people. Would he suddenly run over and say that they did not kneel down to the Crown Prince?
"The court has recently been revitalized and has seen a lot of new faces. Is there anyone in the court who can be of great use?"
It took nearly forty minutes to walk from the palace gate to Li Shimin. There were not many guards around, so Li Xiang was able to ask Wang De these questions. In fact, Li Xiang knew very well how many young talents there were in the court. The reason he asked these questions was that he wanted to know who Li Shimin thought was useful. What if there were loopholes after his people's analysis? He wanted to see how the emperor made his choice, and he could refer to it after returning to make sure that the talents would not be left to others.
"Your Highness, you're joking. Compared to you, these people, while not necessarily good-for-nothings, haven't made much contribution to the Tang Dynasty either. His Majesty has recently selected several individuals to serve in the Secretariat, all to gain experience. The one he admires most is Chai Lingwu, son of Chai Shao, Duke of Linfen."
Hearing this man's name, a lot of information flashed through Li Xiang's mind. His father married the daughter of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, and this guy married the daughter of Emperor Li Shimin. He was a very powerful figure in the entire Tang Dynasty. Most importantly, this guy was very capable and had held many high-ranking official positions. However, he was eventually involved in Fang Yiai's rebellion, so...
However, because of Li Xiang's arrival, Fang Yiai would not rebel. Now this guy is busy as hell in Goguryeo, how could he have the time to rebel? Because he spends more time outside, his princess wife will not have any relationship with monks.
Li Xiang didn't think much about Chai Lingwu. This guy was beheaded when he was discovered rebelling, which showed that he was not careful enough. If his grandfather wanted to use this person, Li Xiang didn't feel much of a threat. What's more, his parents were gone now. Although they still had a certain friendship, they didn't have much power in Chang'an City.
Just as Li Xiang was thinking about these questions, he had already arrived at the door of the hall. Li Xiang saw many officials coming out one after another. It seemed that Li Shimin was not really enjoying a peaceful life. It was just an illusion. No one who has held power will throw it away privately. That sense of satisfaction is still very important.
Li Xiang waited for a while, but Wang De did not come out. Instead, another young man came out. Li Xiang had never seen this young man before. Judging from the fifth-rank official uniform he was wearing, it should be Chai Lingwu.
In terms of official position, Chai Lingwu should kneel down and salute Li Xiang, but in terms of kinship, he is a generation older than Li Xiang, so it is not an exaggeration to call him cousin, after all, his mother is Li Chengqian's aunt.
But if we talk about it from the perspective of Chai Lingwu's wife, he is Li Xiang's uncle. In short, there are all kinds of relationships in the royal family, and no one will use these relationships to restrict others. Most of them are based on age. Of course, if the relationship is too close, or it is a family dinner, then they have to be addressed as relatives.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Your Majesty invites you in."
Chai Lingwu said with a glance that this guy didn't have the courage to look at Li Xiang. After all, to the younger generation of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xiang was like a god of war.
Li Xiang passed by in a hurry, but there was a hint of dissatisfaction in Chai Lingwu's eyes. Now he was learning things in the Secretariat and usually served the emperor. Including the old ministers, they were very polite when they saw him. But this Li Xiang was really too disrespectful. Was he so anxious to see the emperor without saying a word?
Of course he was dissatisfied in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his face. The man in front of him was no ordinary person. If you let him catch you, the people in the Tian Ce General's Mansion would not be pushovers either. Take the entire Chang'an City for example, when he entered the Secretariat to learn skills, most of the officials in Chang'an City began to flatter him, but there was no movement from the Tian Ce General's Mansion, as if they could not see anything at all. It turned out that the root cause was Li Xiang.
