"Greetings to His Highness."
At the gate of the palace, Wang De had already been waiting here. As the most outstanding grandson of the emperor in the entire Tang Dynasty, Wang De would naturally stand on the side of Li Xiang. This guy was old and experienced. He had seen all the princes and grandsons of the emperor. He was often by Li Shimin's side, so he naturally knew who the real dragon of the Tang Dynasty was.
"Eunuch Wang is getting stronger and stronger. It's already this month, and he's still wearing a single layer of clothing."
Li Xiang patted Wang De's shoulder very politely, which touched Wang De deeply. Although he was the chief eunuch, when he talked with some noble children, although these people were friendly to him on the surface, there was often disgust on their faces.
The main reason is that these people think that eunuchs are inferior and have a smell of urine on their bodies. So when these people talk to Wang De, they try to stand as far away as possible, let alone touch Wang De's body. In their opinion, people like Wang De are no longer human beings. If they have physical contact with such people, it means that they are also dirty.
"Your Highness has been training on the front lines for a while now. His strength is really great. He has been on the front lines for a while. It's not like here in the capital."
Wang De said happily that Li Xiang's strength was indeed much stronger after returning from the battlefield. After all, he had killed people on the battlefield, and all kinds of feelings were different. In the eyes of Wang De and others, in addition to Li Xiang's strong strength, the most important thing was that he had a murderous aura.
"It seems that I am lucky today. I don't have to wait here."
Li Xiang could see that there was no one outside the Qinzheng Hall. In the past, there were always a few young eunuchs when he came here, which meant that there were other adults inside. When these people came out, the young eunuchs would lead them out, but at this moment there was no one at the gate, which meant that there should be no one else inside except Li Shimin.
"Your Highness is right. The Emperor knew that Your Highness would be returning early on, so he cleared this afternoon and finished his work in the morning. He also wants Your Highness to have dinner in the palace tonight."
Wang De's words also revealed several meanings, that is, the emperor also attached great importance to Li Xiang and was very satisfied with what Li Xiang did. Otherwise, how could he have given him a dinner?
"I heard that Eunuch Wang just bought a house in the south of the city?"
It would take some time to walk there, so Li Xiang had to chat with him for a while, otherwise it would be so awkward.
"To answer your Highness, I have nephews and nieces back home. Haven't they come to me for refuge? I have to find a place for them to stay."
Speaking of which, Wang De was also a miserable man. There were four or five children in his family, but his parents sent him to the palace. The others lived well at home, but later a flood made the whole family lose the basis of survival. Except for his nephews and nieces who came to seek refuge, the whole family died.
Originally, Wang De didn't want to take care of these two people. After all, the Wang family had treated him very badly in the past. But they were his blood relatives after all, so Wang De could only buy a house in Nancheng and settle these two people down first.
But this matter was handled very secretly, and few people outside knew about it. How did our prince know about it?
Suddenly Wang De remembered that His Highness still had the post of the Imperial City Administration. Although His Highness did not exercise his rights in the capital, his subordinates were always in the capital. This showed that they had not been slacking off during this period. Everyone knew that we bought a house, so what else could they not know?
"I brought back quite a few fine horses from Tuyuhun this time. I've already sent them to you. With a new house, you need some good animals. I also have twenty Tuyuhun slaves. You can do whatever you want with them. If they disobey, I'll beat them or kill them."
The thing that Li Xiang gave was not valuable, but Wang De's face was full of joy. You know, Li Xiang is very popular now. Not to mention among the emperor's grandsons, even among the royal family, Li Xiang can be said to be an important existence. Isn't it worth being happy that such a royal man can give a gift to a eunuch like us?
"That's great! I would like to thank Your Highness in advance."
Wang De talked as he walked, and as they were about to reach the Qinzheng Hall, both of them shut their mouths. It was an iron rule of the court that inner and outer ministers could not make friends with each other, but now it was almost as worthless as waste paper. The inner and outer ministers were almost unable to sit at the same table. Li Shimin also wanted to take care of this matter, but unfortunately it had been implemented for so many years and he had no idea where to start.
"His Royal Highness, the eldest grandson of the Emperor Xuan, is in the palace."
Wang Dexian went in to report, and in less than two minutes, this guy came out trotting and announced.
Li Xiang adjusted his purple gold crown, then looked at the rest of his clothes. When everything looked fine, he walked slowly up to the Qinzheng Hall. It had been more than a few months since he left.
Li Shimin was sitting on his throne, reviewing memorials just now. When he saw Li Xiang come in, the old man nodded with satisfaction. Li Xiang could feel that Li Shimin treated him as an heir, but lacked the father-son affection that Li Chengqian had.
Of course, this is also very normal. Li Chengqian and Li Xiang spent a lot of time together, and Li Shimin considered the Tang Dynasty more. He was first the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and then Li Xiang's grandfather. If this order was messed up, the Tang Dynasty would probably be in chaos.
"Long live the emperor..."
Li Xiang did not think about kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, but Prime Minister Fang Xuanling was still there, so Li Xiang had to behave himself to avoid being reported by the Prime Minister.
"You did a good job on this southern expedition. Qin Qiong has already sent back all the memorials. I know everything you did on the grasslands. You have not insulted my majesty."
Li Shimin's happiness also had another meaning, that is, when he was fighting for the world on horseback, he was one of the most powerful generals in the world. But after he became the emperor, no matter whether it was his son or grandson, none of them could go to the battlefield. How could this be possible?
Over time, this became a source of worry for him. Although the emperor didn't need to go to the battlefield, there had to be a capable member of the royal family, otherwise people would say that the Tang Dynasty was on the decline. The appearance of Li Xiang was a relief for his worry...