When Li Xiang left the palace, the moon was already above the willows. Fortunately, Li Xiang lived in the East Palace and did not need to pass through the palace gate. If he was in the prince's palace outside, he probably would not be able to get out tonight.
Concubine Yang Shu had never offended Li Xiang, and Li Xiang could not make things difficult for her, not to mention that he would have to pull Prince Wu Li Ke over in the future, so Li Xiang gave Concubine Yang Shu face. Of course, the process in between was extremely tortuous, and Li Xiang cried several times. Concubine Yang Shu also expressed her understanding, but the matter had already been done and no one could save it. She could only agree to speak for Li Xiang and let Li Xiang go back first.
Li Shimin could see that Li Xiang really didn't want this marriage, but Cheng Yaojin said it in public, and there was such a big bump on his head, Li Shimin had no way to refuse. If he refused Cheng Yaojin in that situation, who knows what this tough guy would do, he really dared to risk his life.
Many of Li Shimin's generals were bandits, but after they were given high positions and generous salaries, they restrained their tempers and learned how to be a noble. However, Cheng Yaojin was an exception. Whether in the past or now, he seemed to have no sense of propriety in doing anything. As long as he was willing to risk his reputation, no one in the capital would refuse to give in, including Li Shimin.
"This brat is finally gone. Is his leg okay?"
Seeing Concubine Yang coming in with a tired look on her face, Li Shimin felt a little distressed. On the one hand, he felt distressed for his wife, and on the other hand, he felt distressed for his grandson.
In fact, another reason was that she felt sorry for herself. She had finally found such a solution, but just like the last time when she established the queen, not only did she fail to achieve her wish, but she made things a mess.
"The imperial physician has examined him. Fortunately, we returned in time. If he had knelt all night, the cold would have entered his body and left him with a lifelong illness. He is so young. If he had been left with a disease, Your Majesty would have regretted it in the future. Who would have gone out to conquer the world for you?"
Concubine Yang also had some complaints, saying that this grandfather was too cruel.
"I have plenty of people to conquer the world, is this the only one I can do?"
Li Shimin said this with a specious argument.
"Our Tang Dynasty is indeed full of brave generals, but looking at all the royal family members, except for Li Xiaogong, the others are not capable of leading troops, especially the next generation of princes and grandchildren."
Concubine Yang Shu hit the nail on the head. When Li Shimin was about to establish his empire, he always wanted his descendants to have such ability. However, when he was raising his sons, he did not allow them to touch the military power. How could he train a general?
Looking at the current princes and grandchildren of the emperor, Li Chengqian and his brothers do not know much about military affairs, but Prince Wu Li Ke has made considerable achievements in this regard. However, the problem is that Prince Wu Li Ke's identity is not good. After all, his grandfather was the emperor of the previous dynasty. This alone makes it impossible for him to control the military power.
So Concubine Yang Shu told the truth. Apart from Li Xiang, there is currently no other prince or grandson who can lead the troops to fight. This is also Li Shimin's only hope. When he hosted a banquet for his ministers some time ago, the pride on Li Shimin's face was not fake. It must be a very happy thing for the emperor to have a grandson that everyone brags about.
Seeing that Li Shimin didn't say anything, Concubine Yang went to the back hall. After the eunuch closed the door, Li Shimin waved his hand and two men in black came out.
"You all watched the whole thing today. How much of it is true and how much of it is false?"
Emperors have many twists and turns in their minds. Even if something is right in front of them, the emperor cannot believe it all. He must analyze every detail. Of course, his own brain does not have that many thoughts. If he only thinks about these nonsense, he may die of exhaustion at the age of forty.
So he raised a large number of spies. These people not only have keen observation skills, but also have strong analytical abilities. Li Shimin has to rely on them on certain things. Of course, these people are also rotated regularly. Don't expect you to be able to deceive the emperor in certain aspects.
To put it bluntly, no one believes...
"In reply to Your Majesty, I have been following General Cheng the entire time. From the time I received the news to the time I reacted, it took me only two breaths. If General Cheng had such a brain..."
One of the men in black stood up and said that what he said was true. If Cheng Yaojin could plan everything out, he would not only be a general, but he might even be able to become a prime minister.
"When attacking His Highness, I had my men check on him. Every move was fatal."
This was the same as what Li Junxian said. In addition to asking these men in black to keep an eye on the ministers, Li Shimin also asked the imperial guards to keep an eye on them today. When what the two sides said was almost the same, Li Shimin believed that this was true.
"What about you?"
Since there is no trouble on Cheng Yaojin's side, it depends on Li Xiang to see if there are any loopholes. If there are, Li Shimin will take this loophole as an opportunity and order his men to continue investigating.
"General Cheng's two sons have always been on good terms with Your Highness. By the end, both sons had begun to dislike Your Highness..."
The words of the man in black made Li Shimin feel that they were true. Li Xiang has always been good at winning people's hearts and could stand firm in the entire Tang Dynasty. If even the Cheng Chumo brothers were disgusted with him, it meant that this matter could be considered a gain.
"Also, I don't dare to say..."
The man in black also found out a fatal fact, but this matter had to be reported to Li Shimin alone. No one else could know about it, including the man in black standing next to him.
"Come back and forth."
After getting Li Shimin's approval, the man in black came close to Li Shimin's ear, and the other man in black quickly retreated three feet away. This was also their previous training. If you want to save your life, you should just get out of here honestly and don't think about overhearing a word. If he didn't have to reply later, the man in black even wanted to run out of the palace.
"Hahahaha, are you serious?"
After hearing the reply from the man in black, Li Shimin suddenly burst into laughter. He had never imagined that something like this would happen. It seemed that this matter couldn't be more true, otherwise it wouldn't have caused this kid to lose his composure like this...