"Greetings to His Highness."
When Li Xiang just came back, Wang De went to do other errands, so the two had not met yet. When Li Xiang came over this time, Wang De hurried up to pay his respects.
"I see that my grandfather has been in better spirits lately. You've really been serving him well. Here's a reward for you."
Li Xiang took out a piece of paper from his sleeve with a smile. This was no ordinary paper. Li Xiang had already started to develop real estate in this era. In the beautiful places around Chang'an City, Li Xiang turned the emperor's house into a big house and also developed a tourist attraction around it.
In this era, many people are willing to travel out of the city. After Li Xiang did enough publicity, this place became a high-end community. Originally, the surrounding areas were not very valuable, but after being developed by Li Xiang, the price of each big brand is not cheap, and now it has reached thousands of strings of money.
Even so, there is no demand for it. Many people are bidding high prices on the black market, but those who can live there are all dignitaries. They are not short of money. What is more important is an identity. If they sell it, how can they survive in Chang'an City in the future?
Wang De also wanted to buy a house there, but unfortunately there were too few houses developed, and each house developed was sold as soon as it was developed. Although Wang De was very capable, he was still a little behind in establishing a big family, so he always wanted to get a house there, and he didn't expect Li Xiang to solve the problem.
"How can you say that? Thank you so much, Your Highness. From now on, I will serve Your Majesty even more wholeheartedly."
There were spies around, but what could they do if they heard? Li Xiang's reasoning made sense. You were my grandfather's friend, and you served him so well, so it's reasonable for me to reward you. Even if you report it, will you punish me for this?
"Who's in there? I have something urgent to do."
There is no rush for Li Xiang’s matter, since Li You will be out of the capital for some time anyway. But Li Xiang just wants to know who is inside, which can be regarded as spying.
"Princess Xiangcheng has returned to the capital. She's bringing her son Xiao Shougui to meet the Emperor!"
After Wang De said this, Li Xiang had a lot of information in his head. Everyone said that Princess Changle was Li Shimin's eldest daughter, but in fact, Princess Changle was Li Shimin's fifth daughter, and Princess Xiangcheng was Li Shimin's eldest daughter.
She was betrothed to Xiao Yu's son by Li Shimin and is now the eldest daughter-in-law of the Duke of Song's Mansion, but she has never been in Chang'an.
There was something he had to do when he returned to Beijing this time. His eldest son, Xiao Shougui, was not young anymore and was still unmarried. Li Shimin had promised to grant him a marriage.
So under such circumstances, Princess Xiangcheng could only ask for an imperial decree and then return to Beijing with her son. It was a coincidence that today, Li Shimin was preparing to host a banquet for his eldest daughter and eldest grandson at noon.
Judging from the age, Xiao Shougui is older than Li Xiang. After all, Princess Xiangcheng is older than Li Chengqian.
"Who's going to accompany you?"
Although Princess Xiangcheng was not Li Shimin's legitimate daughter, she was the eldest princess in the entire Chang'an. Even if he wanted to find someone to accompany him after he came back, it would have to be someone like Li Chengqian. However, there was no news from the Eastern Palace. It seemed that Li Shimin was not going to let anyone from the Eastern Palace come forward.
When Wang De heard Li Xiang's words, his face looked a little unnatural.
"Empress Yin and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."
When Li Xiang heard these two people, he understood what was going on. Since the emperor was already planning to let Li You go to Gaochang, but Li You had never shown up in front of the ministers, Li Shimin had to act quickly. Whenever there was something going on, he had to bring this son out and make him familiar to the ministers.
"There will be a banquet at noon today. If Your Highness doesn't have anything important to do, how about that?"
The eldest daughter brought her eldest grandson back. Even in an ordinary family, this was a big event. Of course, they had to have a meal together, so the delay was a little longer. Wang De was kind-hearted. If it was nothing serious, they would have come in the afternoon. If Li Shimin drank too much, he might not be able to do any work in the afternoon.
"Please ask Eunuch Wang to relay this report. This is an urgent report from Gaochang, a matter of national and military importance."
Li Xiang had been prepared for a long time. He had the final say on all matters in Gaochang. He had also discussed it with Su Dingfang. Although some things had been resolved, they had not been reported to the court, so they were left to Li Xiang as a preparation. Li Xiang did not have the time to wait for Li Shimin. Everything for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow had been arranged.
If it were someone else, they might have to guess Li Xiang's intentions, but Wang De had already come over, and whatever Li Xiang said was the final word. Other things could be put on the back burner, but military and national affairs could not. This was also the rule set by Li Shimin. No matter what was happening, as long as there were military and national affairs in the surrounding area, they would be the top priority.
"His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, convey this urgent report to Gaochang."
After taking the memorial from Li Xiang's hand, Wang De was also very good at acting. He immediately started shouting loudly. There were originally singing and dancing inside, but after hearing this, these people stopped immediately. No one dared to delay such a thing. If it delayed the military and national affairs, they would be beheaded. If they were accused of the serious crime of seducing the emperor, not only would you, but even your family would not have a good end.
Li Shimin was also shocked. Hadn't all the issues in Gaochang been resolved? What was going on now?
Li Shimin was puzzled, but he still hurried Li Xiang in. When he saw a line of words on the memorial, he was immediately shocked. It turned out that there was a conflict between the Tang army and the Gaochang army.
This incident happened a month ago. When we were capturing Xueyantuo Khan, the armies of both sides clashed. Naturally, the Gaochang army was no match for us, and more than 60 of them were killed or injured by us. Now it has been resolved, but Li Xiang made a slight change and wrote that the armies of both sides were in a standoff.
Li Xiang forged this memorial to make it look quite realistic, as if he had just received it today.
Li Xiang also walked into the hall in a panic, without looking at the people standing on both sides. According to the rules of the court, when discussing military and national affairs, these people should withdraw from here, but because the emperor favored the King of Qi, he let Li You wait here.
As for Princess Xiangcheng and her family, they followed Concubine Yin to the back hall to rest.
However, Li Xiang also saw a young man here, who should be a few years older than him. This was his eldest cousin Xiao Shougui. Perhaps Li Shimin also wanted to train his eldest grandson.