According to the original plan, Li Xiang should have arrived at the palace long ago, but at this moment there were many people in Chang'an City, and they all wanted to rush over to kowtow to Li Xiang to express their gratitude.
Many people who were dissatisfied with Li Xiang are now convinced. They always felt that Li Xiang was a little empty in what he did, because what Li Xiang did was different from other officials, but in the hearts of the people, these things have actually improved their lives.
Ordinary people will not lie. If you treat them well, they will treat you well. Now that Li Xiang has returned from afar, these people would rather give up their work today and come to kowtow to Li Xiang. After seeing this scene, many officials couldn't help but sigh. It seems that no one can be Li Xiang's opponent. If they raise their arms and call for action now, who can stop them?
The climax of the incident was when Li Xiang entered the city. The people in the city heard the news and shouted "Long live His Royal Highness the Crown Prince". The sound was so loud that even the people in the palace could hear it.
You have to know that the inside and outside of the palace are completely different. The tall city walls isolate the entire palace, so the sounds from outside rarely come in. But today, it came in. This shows that there are too many people shouting. To what extent? At least a quarter of the people in Chang'an City joined in.
Among these shouting people, more than 90% were ordinary people, but 5% were soldiers. The remaining 5% were some wealthy people in Chang'an City. Because Li Xiang implemented various business policies, they were all beneficiaries. If it weren't for Li Xiang's help, they would not have been able to increase their wealth several times.
Changsun Wuji took a look from the window next to him. No one was shouting in a fake way, but they were shouting from the bottom of their hearts. Changsun Wuji might not be aware of how much these people wanted to thank Li Xiang, but he did need to thank Li Xiang.
Whether it is the dividends from various projects or his daughter returning to Chang'an City, if it weren't for Li Xiang, these things would not have happened. Changsun Wuji would never even see his daughter in this life. Thinking of this, Changsun Wuji nodded with relief. The emperor should not have any other ideas. If the emperor saw this scene, he would know that Li Xiang had surpassed him long ago.
During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Shimin was only loved by military generals, and court ministers and other people did not have so much to say. But now look at the crowd cheering for Li Xiang. They are from all walks of life, which is enough to show the benefits of Li Xiang to the entire country.
The emperor was still waiting for Li Xiang, and Li Xiang could not stay here and enjoy the cheers of the people all the time, so finally the city defense army of Chang'an came out. They opened a path for Li Xiang, but Li Xiang was greeting the people the whole time, from which it can be seen that Li Xiang did not have much airs.
Since Li Xiang was reborn, this should be the happiest day for him. He finally sees someone giving scores to everything he has done. The emperor's score is one aspect, and the people's score is another aspect. Judging from the current grand occasion, everything he has done since he came back has received full marks.
Li Xiang's friends watched everything very happily. We have joined Li Xiang's camp a long time ago. If Li Xiang becomes stronger in the future, it means that we will also become stronger, which can be regarded as getting on the fast track.
But for Li Xiang's enemies, the scene just now made them feel frightened. They still wanted to deal with Li Xiang, but after seeing the scene just now, many people didn't know where to start. If Li Xiang really dug them out, there would be no place for them in the entire Chang'an City.
According to these people, the price of going against Li Xiang is very high. If you don't plan well, you won't know where to live in the future. A famous and popular emperor will really make you die without a burial place.
Although Li Xiang is not the emperor yet, offending him is not that serious.
But everyone understood that, judging by the cheers of the people, if the emperor replaced the crown prince now, who knows how many people would stand up and cause trouble. Everyone knew that the people's will could not be violated.
After great effort, Li Xiang finally arrived at the gate of the imperial city. In the past, when he came here, there were only more than a hundred soldiers at most, but now there were already five or six hundred. It turned out that the cheers in Chang'an City just now made Li Shimin feel danger.
An emperor has to take everything into consideration at all times. Although Li Xiang does not want to usurp the throne, what if his ministers have this idea? There are so many stars outside who can be used. If Li Xiang just raises his arm, perhaps all the people will make way for him, all the way to the Golden Palace.
If something like this happened, Li Shimin would basically have no room for maneuver. He still remembered that when he led his men into the palace, his father's face was full of confusion. He couldn't believe that he had lost his two sons. At the same time as losing his two sons, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, also lost the power in his hands.
Li Shimin was afraid of this step, so he immediately strengthened the defenses of the gates of the imperial city. Li Xiang watched from the side and shook his head, "Do you really think I'm the same as you?"
Although the royal struggle was very cruel, Li Xiang did not want the Xuanwu Gate incident to happen again unless it was absolutely necessary, because it would be unjust.
"Your Highness, please take off your armor."
When the imperial guard said this, Changsun Wuji beside him was a little reluctant. In the past, when Li Xiang went to the palace, he was allowed to wear this armor. So what was wrong with other generals carrying weapons into the palace?
Changsun Wuji even had an illusion that Li Shimin might be really old and even a little afraid of his own grandson.
Li Xiang smiled and said nothing. He waved his hand and asked his men to stay in the imperial city. His men had already infiltrated, including the current imperial guards. Half of them were related to Li Xiang, and they were all system soldiers. If Li Shimin really wanted to take action, it was unknown who would win and who would lose.
Although Li Xiang couldn't claim to have taken over all eight armies within Chang'an City, he at least controlled half of them. This was the place Li Xiang considered the safest...