"Dismiss the court."
Wang De's back was almost soaked. He was the closest to Li Shimin, and he saw clearly all the expressions of the emperor just now. The emperor was on the verge of anger just now. If he continued like this, who knows if the emperor could still hold on.
If it were in the past, Li Chengqian would definitely be so scared that he would fall down, but at this moment, Li Chengqian looked up at the place above, then turned around to look at his son. Li Chengqian smiled and shook his head, perhaps he had already seen through everything.
"You are indeed bolder than me. Back then, I only watched from a distance, but you were looking right here in broad daylight. But don't do this kind of thing in the future. I, your father, almost had my heart jump out of my chest just now."
Li Chengqian said in a low voice. The two of them were standing at a certain distance from other royal family members, so Li Chengqian dared to say this. If there were people everywhere around, as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, every word would take a long time to pronounce.
"Father, stop joking. You were the calmest just now. I saw it clearly from the side."
Li Xiang's words amused Li Chengqian. In fact, Li Chengqian had really kept himself out of the matter just now. He always wanted to see the day when Li Shimin would be in trouble. In the past, he was set up as a target by Li Shimin, and his brothers all attacked him. Li Shimin called it training him. Today, Li Chengqian also wanted to see how Li Shimin would respond.
It's not that there is no affection between father and son, but power is the most important thing before this affection. The relationship between Li Chengqian and Li Xiang may have reached this point, but at least the relationship between father and son is still good now, mainly because they are not involved in so many things.
"uncle."
"Uncle."
While the father and son were talking, Changsun Wuji came over in a very majestic manner. Just like before, no matter whether you were the prince or the grandson of the emperor, no one dared to disrespect his uncle.
"Come to my house for lunch at noon."
Things are different now than before. If Changsun Wuji wanted to treat someone to a meal in the past, he would only invite Li Xiang. Now Li Chengqian can also go. This is because Li Chengqian has changed a lot during this period of time. If Li Chengqian was still the same, Changsun Wuji probably wouldn't even look at him.
"Your uncle has been of great help lately, especially those people he has in Tubo. You've used them to gather a lot of information. I'll go over there today and thank you very much."
Li Chengqian looked at his uncle with complicated eyes. In his childhood memories, Changsun Wuji was very good to him, even better than Changsun Chong. But when Li Chengqian lost the halo of the prince, Changsun Wuji immediately transferred all this to Li Tai.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Changsun Wuji. It was mainly because Li Chengqian was too reckless at the time. Anyone with a normal mind would not stand by him. If we were to say who is the closest person on the mother's side now, it would probably be Changsun Wuji.
"Prime Minister Fang."
Fang Xuanling was about to go out when Li Xiang immediately followed him. Li Chengqian and Zhangsun Wuji walked in front, while Li Xiang and Fang Xuanling walked behind. In fact, Fang Xuanling was also a cunning man. He arranged his son to stay with Li Xiang, but did not want to get too close to Li Xiang. How could this be possible? So Li Xiang had to take the initiative to get close to him. How could you take advantage without paying anything in return?
Li Xiang had a smile on his face, and Fang Xuanling could only stop and salute. The eunuchs around him also saw it. Fang Xuanling felt extremely helpless. He had thought that his plan would not suffer any loss, so he stayed by the emperor's side and let his son go to Li Xiang to help. Unexpectedly, Li Xiang saw through this strategy at a glance.
In fact, this is a very normal thing. The father and son place bets separately. No matter who wins in the end, the family can be protected. However, Li Xiang does not want to see such a person exist, so he has to send out this signal.
Of course, Li Xiang did this for a reason. First, he opposed fence-sitters. No matter whether you are Fang Xuanling or anyone else, you cannot do such a thing. Second, his strength is now increasing. What he did in Tubo can explain everything. If someone else went to Tubo, it would be impossible for him to turn Tubo into this state without bloodshed. Therefore, Li Xiang believed that he was qualified to decide some things.
The two of them didn't talk about anything along the way, but just walked slowly towards the gate. Many people in the palace saw it clearly. There was nothing wrong with Li Chengqian and Zhangsun Wuji walking together. He was a real uncle, and even if he made friends with an external official, it would have no effect on him.
But when Li Xiang and Fang Xuanling walked like this, it attracted a lot of people's attention. Although there had been similar situations before, at that time Fang Xuanling received the imperial edict from Li Shimin and then came out to give Li Xiang some advice. Now Li Shimin's political decisions should not have been passed down yet, so it was very intriguing to see the two of them walking together.
Fang Xuanling had actually planned long ago that no matter what Li Xiang said, he would report it to Li Shimin after returning. But unfortunately, Li Xiang didn't say a word. From the entrance of the main hall to the gate of the imperial palace, Li Xiang really didn't say a word. What would Fang Xuanling report after returning? Could it be that we didn't say a word? I guess Li Shimin wouldn't believe it.
"I've caused trouble for the Prime Minister today. I'll visit you another day when I have time."
When they arrived at the palace gate, Li Xiang suddenly said this, and Fang Xuanling nodded with a wry smile, "Of course you've caused me trouble. You didn't say a word just now, but now you say this in front of so many people. You've caused me a lot of trouble."
Fang Xuanling knew that Li Shimin had a secret team at his disposal. These people were responsible for monitoring officials and ordinary people. They must have seen everything that had just happened. So no matter what Fang Xuanling said, Li Shimin would probably have other guesses in his mind. Of course, the two had been emperor and minister for so many years, and he would never doubt Fang Xuanling because of this simple scene.
Not far away, Changsun Wuji saw this scene and shook his head helplessly. Li Xiang happened to see it. Li Xiang knew that Changsun Wuji liked to do things in secret and did not like to do things so openly.
Li Xiang shrugged, then mounted his horse and followed Li Chengqian's sedan chair.
This is also a rule. If your family's elders are present, then the young people must accompany them on horseback, even the crown prince is no exception...