Although the time of the morning court in the Tang Dynasty was later than that in the Qing Dynasty, it was not much later. So Li Xiang felt that he had just slept for a short time and he had to attend the morning court immediately. There were still many things to do today. In addition to reporting on the war at the morning court, the most important thing was to go to the East Palace to see his father, so Li Xiang absolutely could not stay in bed.
Although Cheng Luan was already a woman, Li Xiang was too troublesome. However, she had to endure it and quickly arrange everything for Li Xiang so that he could rest in his own room and take care of it herself.
"Send someone to your father-in-law today and tell him that I have to go to the East Palace to tend to the sick, so I will go back in two days."
Li Xiang pays great attention to his relationship with Cheng Yaojin. Although this guy is now holding an extremely honorable and sinecure position, he still has great appeal within the army.
The prince's son-in-law has returned from the front line. If he doesn't go to Cheng Yaojin first, he will easily become a laughing stock in the entire Chang'an City, so Li Xiang has to go over to see what's going on.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. Besides father's place, my uncle's place has also been sent over."
As the eldest lady of the General Tiance's Mansion over the years, Cheng Luan has also grown from a young lady to a housewife. She does many things in an orderly manner, and many things do not require Li Xiang's explanation. She has already thought of them, which saves Li Xiang a lot of trouble. If he encounters someone with no brains, these things in the capital will give Li Xiang a headache for three months.
"This family needs a good wife. If I hadn't thought about it as much as you do, my brain would have exploded countless times. Also, check how much contact Li Dan and Chai Lingwu have with our family. If not, then we need to establish it. If it's very sparse, then we need to increase it."
Li Xiang was sitting at the dining table eating breakfast when he suddenly thought of another thing. Even if Huang Zilongsun, who had just returned from outside, wanted to curry favor with Chai Lingwu, he had to see the reaction on his side. If he had close contacts with Chai Lingwu, then those people would have no concerns and would instead strengthen cooperation with this guy.
But if he and he were in opposition, some people would read his expressions and, even if they had ambitions in their hearts, they would hide their ambitions in order not to offend the General of Tiance's Mansion. Li Shimin had worked hard to plan such a thing, and Li Xiang would definitely not let them hide their ambitions. It would be very beneficial for Li Xiang to take this opportunity to catch these ambitious people in one fell swoop.
The external war is still going on, and there are still so many lands in the world that have not been conquered. If there is an internal war, it may take ten years to recover. Taking advantage of Li Shimin's trap this time, Li Xiang also wants all these people to stand up. As long as all of you jump into the trap, there will be no similar wars in the next ten years at least. As for the children in the palace, unless they are also time travelers, no one has the ability to put themselves in trouble.
"Okay, Your Highness, go to the morning court first. I'll have the butler check and do it right away once the results are found."
Although Cheng Luan was a woman living in a secluded house, she had heard of Chai Lingwu. However, it seemed that we did not have close contact with him, mainly because Li Xiang was not in Chang'an. Apart from some old relationships, we would not make many new ones here.
If Li Xiang had made any request, he would have sent it back in the letter long ago. However, Li Xiang did not mention Chai Lingwu at all in the letter, so there was no question of teaching this person well. Although Cheng Luan did not understand why Li Xiang said this, since it was her man who had given the order, it was nothing more than a matter of sending a few more gifts.
The way royal family members give gifts is different from that of ordinary people. Take Li Xiang for example. When someone gave him a gift of one hundred taels of silver, Li Xiang gave him eighty taels in return. That was a sign of great respect for him. Although everyone pays attention to reciprocity, have you ever seen the prince or the grandson of the emperor suffer a loss?
When walking out of the yard, Li Xiang saw a little boy standing in front of him. He hadn't seen him last night. Although he was just over three years old now, Li Xiang saw himself in this boy.
Changsun Pingting's son, Li Liang...
Yesterday, he followed his mother outside the city and did not meet Li Xiang. He came here early this morning.
"Kid."
Although Li Xiang was already dressed, he still spread out his hands. The boy chuckled and rushed towards his father.
Seeing the harmonious scene of father and son outside, Cheng Luan felt a little uncomfortable. Although she had given birth to a son now, he was still a baby in swaddling clothes. Don't underestimate these three years. Among all the children, Cheng Luan also saw that the daughter was hers and the son was born to Zhangsun Pingting. These two children were Li Xiang's apple of his eye.
"Accompany father to the morning court."
Hearing Li Xiang's words, Cheng Luan felt even more upset. The servants around him also heard it and ran towards their master's courtyard. They had to report this matter quickly. There were three young masters in this mansion, but when it comes to favor, none of them combined could compare to Li Liang.
Of course, Li Xiang couldn't really take him to the morning court. He just chatted with him on the way there. When they were near the imperial palace, Li Xiang had the child sent to the East Palace. It was not yet time for him to go to the imperial palace. If he really wanted to go, he would have to wait until he was ten years old. However, going to the East Palace to see his grandfather would not be a big deal.
In the main hall, Li Xiang stood in front of all the royal family members, on the left.
Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling led all the officials to stand on the right.
The members of the royal family are indeed very powerful, even more numerous than the officials. This is also the rule of Li Shimin. After the princes and grandchildren reach the age of ten, as long as they stay in the capital, they must come to court honestly. I don't expect you guys to come up with many useful opinions, but you must come and listen, so that you don't become a bunch of good-for-nothings.
This is also very useful. If they are not allowed to attend the morning court early, these guys can sleep at home until noon. Now because of the morning court, they have to get up early. This can be regarded as setting a good schedule for them, and Li Shimin can also know what they look like.
