After about a cup of tea, Li Shimin picked up his token from the imperial table and handed it to Wang De. He didn't need to worry about the rest, as Wang De would know what to do.
Li Xiang below also breathed a sigh of relief. Li Shimin was in charge of the entire Tang Empire, and he certainly could not do things as casually as himself. He had to think everything through, otherwise it would affect hundreds of thousands of ordinary people.
"Something terrible has happened, Your Majesty..."
Wang De had just gone out to convey the imperial edict, and before he had even taken a few breaths, he suddenly came back holding a white memorial. Generally speaking, if ministers wanted to submit a memorial, it would be yellow, and it was rare to see a white memorial. These were the ministers' last memorials.
Li Shimin also frowned. You know, in the Tang Empire, there were not many people who were qualified to submit such memorials. Whenever such a memorial was sent, it meant that one of his old brothers was gone. Now that the empire was at peace, it was time to enjoy himself. Look at these old brothers leaving one by one.
Hou Junji...
When he saw these three words, Li Shimin felt a little uncomfortable. Even though Hou Junji had done many wrong things and Li Shimin had wanted to kill him several times, when he saw Hou Junji really left, Li Shimin still remembered some past events from his early years. After all, this man was also a meritorious person for the Tang Dynasty.
Li Xiang's heart was in his throat. Who knows what Hou Junji said in the memorial? Maybe he would tell everything. Such people are different from normal people. Normal people would choose to endure for the sake of their children, but it is hard to say about Hou Junji. Even though he has reached an agreement with him, if he thinks something is wrong at any moment, he can reveal everything at any time. Then the East Palace will be finished.
"You guys go down first, Li Xiang stays."
Too many things happened today. I thought it was my grandson's revenge, but who knew that Li Tai's matter would be implicated, and now there is the matter of Hou Junji. Even though Li Shimin is the emperor of a country and has seen a lot of the world, he still felt his temples throbbing at this moment.
"Your son will take his leave."
Several princes took their leave, but except for Prince Wu Li Ke, everyone else looked at Li Xiang with vicious eyes. You are just a grandson of the emperor. Even if the eldest and second eldest princes are dying, we are still alive. Why should we keep you here?
"Isn't this a bit of a coincidence? Zat'rk just spoke about some problems in the southwest, and Hou Junji committed suicide at home. Don't you think it's too coincidental?"
Li Shimin's eyes were like a hawk, staring at his own grandson. Li Xiang felt a little uncomfortable being stared at. This matter was originally in Li Xiang's plan, but when Zatlk told him about Hou Junji selling out military intelligence, Li Xiang felt that he could not control himself.
"My grandson was just about to report this! Zat'erk once confessed that General Hou Junji had several dealings with them when he was stationed in the southwest. He completely betrayed all information about our southwestern border defense deployments. This man is truly a cancer to our Great Tang."
Li Xiang tried hard to be open and honest and distance himself from this matter as much as possible. This was also to protect Hou Junji's only child. After all, Hou Junji had done what he said, and Li Xiang was also a person who valued his promises.
"You mean to say that Hou Junji was afraid that this matter would be announced to the world, so he committed suicide before I could investigate it thoroughly?"
Li Shimin was thinking about everything in his mind. If that were the case, it would make sense. It could be considered as saving the lives of his family, but Li Shimin always felt that something was wrong, and this wrongness might be related to the grandson in front of him.
"That's probably it."
Li Xiang lowered his head to his chest.
"There are no loopholes, right? If there were, no one in the East Palace would survive!"
It is not known when Li Shimin came down. When he said this, Li Shimin had already reached Li Xiang. Li Xiang was shocked, because it turned out that Li Shimin knew everything.
“Grandpa, you…”
"That's a good title. Ordinary people call him that too. It sounds much better than the Imperial Grandfather. It's not a pity for Hou Junji's entire family to die. I don't feel sorry for your father either, but if I have to sacrifice a good grandson, I won't be able to bear it."
Li Shimin smiled and patted Li Xiang on the shoulder.
In fact, Li Shimin was also testing Li Xiang just now. If Li Xiang couldn't help but say it out loud, it would mean that Li Xiang was not mature enough. Now no matter who asked Li Xiang, Li Xiang would probably stick to the secret and would never reveal a single word.
"My father didn't know what the money was used for back then. It was all taken by the Crown Princess..."
Even so, Li Xiang had to explain to Li Chengqian. Li Shimin always knew that Li Chengqian was mischievous and didn't care much about the affairs in the Eastern Palace, so this could be explained.
"If it weren't for you, your father would have been exiled to Liangzhou long ago."
Speaking of his son Li Chengqian, there was no warmth in Li Shimin's eyes. In fact, Li Xiang was also thinking in his heart that if he was useless, he might be like those uncles just now. The old man in front of him was not only his grandfather, but also the emperor of the Tang Empire, and he had to be the emperor first and then the grandfather.
"Go back and tell your father to earn me one million strings of cash within a year. If you don't, you will be exiled to Liangzhou by this time next year."
After hearing what Li Shimin said, Li Xiang breathed a sigh of relief for no reason. Although he still had a debt of one million strings of cash on his back, but with his father's one million strings of cash, Li Xiang didn't think it was a big deal. After all, it was just money, right?
"Grandpa, you know my dad, how could he have that ability? Grandpa, you can't just leave like this."
Li Xiang acted anxious, just like when you are selling something. You have obviously made a profit, but you still have to make the buyer feel satisfied, otherwise they may feel that they have made a loss. Just like now, Li Shimin did not think of letting Li Chengqian make money. He also knew that his son did not have that ability, so he actually put the task on Li Xiang.
Li Shimin also knew that Li Xiang and the Cui family had cooperated, and that the Tang Tianniang would soon be promoted nationwide, which would certainly be a huge figure. Li Shimin did not ask for much, just one million strings of cash.
Of course, this amount is only what Li Xiang can come up with. If it were the King of Wei and his men, even if they sold the palace, they wouldn't be able to raise half of it...