After the court was dismissed, Li Shimin still had some other things to do. There were still many officials waiting outside. Being an emperor was not as simple as enjoying life. All kinds of things were waiting for his approval. When Li Xiang saw these people outside, he also felt a headache.
If I ever get to this position in the future, will I regret all this complicated work? A country is so big, and there are so many things to do, some of which require the emperor's approval. If I regret it later, what's the point of striving now?
"Your Highness..."
When Li Xiang was in a daze, Xiao Xiazi said something softly from the side, and Li Xiang came back to his senses. Although this guy seemed a little immature and could not compare with Qian Ping in many aspects, he was also a capable person. As long as he put in a little more effort, he would definitely not be worse than Qian Ping in the future.
This is outside the Qinzheng Hall. If Li Xiang gets distracted here, or stares at the hall in a daze, who knows what rumors will spread. It is very likely that Li Xiang wants to become emperor early. If this really reaches Li Shimin's ears, it will probably cause another trouble.
Li Xiang remembered what happened just now and asked him to go to Changsun Wuji to borrow some manpower. When he visited Nanzhao Kingdom this time, he had to take these people with him. Although Changsun Wuji had already sent a group of people, if a war was to break out, that number of people might not be enough.
Li Xiang was originally in charge of the Imperial City Bureau, so he attached great importance to intelligence work. Now the Imperial City Bureau is in the hands of Changsun Wuji. Although the people there are all Li Xiang's people, if Li Xiang wants to use them, he has to go through a procedure with Changsun Wuji. Of course, the emperor and Changsun Wuji don't know that all the people there are Li Xiang's people, and they were replaced from the system by Li Xiang, and are extremely loyal to Li Xiang.
In their free time, the Emperor and Zhangsun Wuji were very happy. After all, the Imperial City Office was founded by Li Xiang. At the time, both the personnel and the money were basically raised by Li Xiang. The two of them had reaped the benefits from Li Xiang's hand. So whenever they thought about this, they were very proud. Didn't Li Xiang claim to never suffer any loss? So what was going on with the Imperial City Office now?
Other court ministers also felt that Li Xiang had suffered a loss. He had spent a lot of effort to create a highly efficient Imperial City Office, but in the end it became someone else's office. At least now, on the surface, it seemed that the Imperial City Office had nothing to do with Li Xiang. He had indeed suffered a lot of losses.
But only Li Xiang himself knows that on the surface you seem to be commanding with ease, that's because there is no conflict between us, so they are all your loyal subordinates, collecting information from the world for you, but if we go to the opposite side, I'm afraid this matter will not be so simple. At that time, we will have to try to find out who their swords and guns are pointing at.
"Go to Lord Changsun's residence."
Li Xiang looked at the sun and it was almost time for lunch, so he decided to go to Changsun Wuji's house for lunch. Since returning from the Western Regions, Li Xiang had not been there yet.
Before the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, Li Shimin suspected that Changsun Wuji was following Li Xiang. In fact, Changsun Wuji was also in Li Xiang's camp, but the distance between him and Li Xiang was a little farther than before, so Li Shimin gave some important tasks to Changsun Wuji.
At that time, Changsun Wuji's status had declined, but now it has basically recovered, so there are carriages and horses everywhere in front of the gate. Many people hope to meet Lord Changsun, so that they can consolidate their position, and preferably get promoted.
When Li Xiang's carriage came from a distance, the officials in front of the gate saluted cautiously. When Li Xiang saw these people, although he didn't say anything, he frowned. In fact, it was the same in every dynasty. Officials came to the capital to seek official positions. This can almost be said to be a tradition left over from ancient times.
The administration during the reign of Li Shimin was relatively clean, but it could not get rid of such customs. If it were a corrupt dynasty, all officials would probably focus on this aspect. As for how to govern the land under their control, they probably would not have much time to study it, and most of their time would be spent on how to please their superiors.
Li Xiang gave a look, and Eunuch Xia next to him understood what was going on. He ordered his men to keep an eye on these officials. Although Li Xiang has not yet taken over the Tang Empire, it is only a matter of time. Li Xiang must collect information on what these people have done. Anyway, if you come here to seek official positions at this time, you are probably not a serious person.
Several people even paid homage to Li Xiang, but his carriage didn't stop. These people were also very optimistic. Normally, it would be extremely difficult to see Li Xiang. If they paid homage and Li Xiang's carriage stopped, wouldn't they be able to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? If they could get on this express train, their official positions would rise rapidly.
Unfortunately, Li Xiang didn't give them this face, even if it meant leaving an impression of arrogance and dominance. With officials like you busy flattering him, how could you possibly bring any benefit to the Tang Dynasty? In other words, I can't control you now, but when I do, I'll replace those who need to be replaced, and resign those who need to be resigned.
Many people still had smiles on their faces. If they knew what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was thinking, they would probably lose their smiles. They thought that they had made themselves familiar by showing up in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, but they didn't know that being familiar would not do them any good.
The Changsun family's chief steward and Changsun Chong were already waiting at the door. Lord Changsun had just returned home and immediately asked these two people to wait at the door. This was considered a formal visit by Li Xiang. Changsun Chong had just returned from Tubo and was so tanned that he looked like a black man. Li Xiang almost couldn't recognize him.
"Didn't I tell you before? Don't go outside as much as possible over there. If you do go outside, try to go out when the sun isn't shining enough. How did you end up like this?"
Li Xiang really didn't know what to say. The last time Xiao Liuzi sent people to see Li Xiang, those people were all well-maintained, but Chang Sun Chong almost turned into a black man. Fortunately, his face did not change.