After sending the invitation, Li Su finally returned to the leisurely days that were so lazy that they were outrageously idle.

The spring light is just right, lying under the ginkgo tree in the middle of the yard, holding the book in one hand, taking the tea cup in the other, taking a shallow sip, the sun shines through the shade of the tree overhead, sporadically sprinkled down, the breeze blows, and soon there is sleepiness, and then the book in his hand that has not seen a word is covered on his face, and he falls asleep in a daze.

Isn't that the life of a fairy?

Hearing hurried footsteps in his ears, Li Su, who was still in a daze, said silently in his heart: "It's not coming to me, it's not coming to me, get out, get out of ......."

It's a pity that Li Su's mental power is not enough, and his good wishes are in vain.

Steward Xue's nasty voice came from his ears, cautiously.

"Grandpa, grandpa! Someone from the palace has come, and it is the angel who announced the decree......"

Li Su sighed and took the book away from his face.

"Decree? Have I been in trouble lately? Li Su asked blankly.

Steward Xue looked at him innocently: "This ...... You have to ask Grandpa yourself. ”

Li Su rubbed his face and said, "Tell the troops to line up, open the middle door, put on the incense case, and take the order." ”

Steward Xue hurriedly left.

Soon, there was an incense case in the vestibule of the house, and Li Su stood in front of the incense case in a formal court dress.

The eunuch who announced the decree walked into the middle door with a roll of yellow silk, unfolded the yellow silk and read: "...... If you are in the middle of the sky, you will be in the present. Such as the Cen of Taiyue, Guanlu is sealed in the palm. Out of the blue. The murderers then disturbed, and at first they were for a while, and the four refused to fight the army...... Therefore, Li Su, the prince of Jingyang County, has been on the same track as the former martyr, and he has gone to Yan in unison, and he has a national norm. Ke Shangshu Province Right Cheng, give 300 taels of gold, 100 horses of silk, Qinzai! ”

After reading the holy decree, Li Su blinked vigorously a few times, and he probably understood the meaning.

After reading some books over the years, Li Su's knowledge has risen to the level where he can understand the holy decree, which is really gratifying.

The gist of the holy decree first touted Li Su's exploits in Goguryeo, of course, Li Shimin also touted himself by the way, after all, it was under the glorious leadership of His Majesty the Heavenly Khan that Li Su had such merits, and then the holy decree finally gave Li Su the title of official, Shangshu Province Youcheng, and by the way, sent a little gold and silk.

Li Su respectfully accepted the decree with both hands, and after sending the eunuch who announced the decree away, he stood in the threshold in a daze.

Cheng Biting Jin is really an old fox who has become a fine spirit, the content of the chat with Cheng Biting Jin the day before yesterday is still in my ears, and it turns out that Cheng Biting Jin's guess is exactly right, Li Shimin really gave him an official, but there was no mention of Jin Jue.

The first official of Shangshu Province is the left and right servants, respectively, Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji, which is commonly known as the prime minister of the dynasty, they are responsible for the implementation of the military policy orders formulated by the two provinces under the Zhongshu Gate, and they are also the most cumbersome departments that have contact with the affairs of the court.

More importantly, according to the officialdom tradition of the Tang Dynasty, the left and right two ministers are not only the people who promulgate and implement the policy, but also the candidates for the left and right servants, if one of the two prime ministers retires in old age, then there are usually two ways to fill the official position of prime minister, the first is to select a respected courtier to parachute to fill the vacancy, and the second is to directly select one person from the left and right two to serve as the prime minister.

Li Shimin placed Li Su in the position of Shangshu Youcheng, and his meaning was already very obvious.

He has regarded Li Su as a candidate for the next prime minister, and now the two prime ministers of the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling are old, Fang Xuanling has been particularly sick in recent years, and may fall ill at any time, and after the new monarch ascends the throne in the future, Li Su is the best candidate to fill the official position of prime minister, because Li Su is indeed a talent, he has made too many contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and he is also cautious in his life and work, and the relationship with Li Zhi is very good, almost a copy of Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji.

With these facts, this is the reason why Li Shimin appointed him as the right man of Shangshu.

Li Su stood at the door, his eyes unconsciously looking ahead, but his mind was spinning fast.

It seems that Li Shimin is really arranging the aftermath, and he is even more sure of the fact that there is no suspense about Li Zhi becoming the crown prince, otherwise Li Shimin would not have allowed himself to be the prime minister of King Wei.

It's just that...... How long does Li Shimin have to live?

Li Su restrained himself from thinking about this problem, from a personal point of view, Li Su did not like Li Shimin, but from the perspective of the whole country, Li Shimin deserved to be a good emperor, and his death was the biggest loss of the Tang Dynasty.

The eunuch who announced the decree left, and Steward Xue and the maids and miscellaneous servants surrounded each other and said hello to Li Su happily.

Li Su came back to his senses, smiled, and instructed Steward Xue to give a reward to his subordinates and subordinates.

There was a burst of jubilation in the vestibule of the Li family.

Back in the backyard, Xu Mingzhu was breastfeeding her daughter in her arms, looking at her daughter's cute appearance of squirming with her eyes closed and small mouth, Li Su couldn't help but leave all her thoughts behind, and stepped forward to tease her.

Xu Mingzhu's mood was not very good, and she was a little angry.

After being silent for a long time, Xu Mingzhu finally said: "Why did Your Majesty only give your husband an official title, but not her husband a knight?" Fujun made such a great contribution in Goguryeo, the capital was broken by Fujun's army, I heard that the entire Eastern Crusade was not too smooth, and it can even be said to be a failure, but Fujun led a lone army to break through the enemy's capital and save face for His Majesty, such a big credit, it is not too much to promote Fujun's title to a county duke, right? ”

Li Su smiled: "Where did you hear the nonsense? ”

Xu Mingzhu snorted: "Of course Princess Dongyang told me, the concubine often interacts with her, when you are not in Chang'an, the concubine often holds her daughter to spend the night in her Taoist temple, and sometimes a chat is a whole night......"

Li Su sighed: "The relationship between the two mothers-in-law is so harmonious, is it a blessing or a curse?" The relationship is so good, it's not easy for me to lie to you in the future......"

Xu Mingzhu sneered: "The husband believes everything the concubine says, so there is no need to lie deliberately." ”

Immediately, Xu Mingzhu's pretty face narrowed, and she became angry again: "Having said that, the husband has made such a great contribution, why didn't Your Majesty give the husband a knight?" The concubine doesn't know much, she only knows that no matter how high the official position is, there will be a day when she loses it, and the title is a good thing that can be passed on to the descendants of all generations. ”

Li Su smiled bitterly: "What about this matter, it's not that simple, Your Majesty has Your Majesty's deep meaning, he didn't treat me badly, Madame can't see it now, and I'll probably understand it in a few days." ”

Xu Mingzhu looked at him: "Doesn't the husband often talk to the concubine about the big and small things in the court?" In the past few years, she has been taught by her husband, and the concubine probably knows what is going on in the court, is there something wrong in the court? Or is there some unpredictable danger? ”

Li Su smiled: "It's not that serious, it's a good thing in general, it's a mixed blessing, I haven't figured out what is going on yet, I'll tell you when I figure it out." ”

Xu Mingzhu nodded, and then said with a smile: "Actually, the husband and the concubine said those state affairs, the court, and the concubine body also have many things that I don't understand, but the concubine body still feels very happy, at least the concubine body knows what the husband is thinking and worrying about, and this is enough." ”

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It is a happy event to be crowned an official, and the housekeeper Li Daozheng and Xue at home did not realize the deep meaning behind Li Shimin's title of Li Su as the right man of Shangshu, but the courtiers in the court are much more sensitive, and after the news spread, countless courtiers immediately thought of Li Shimin's intentions at the first time.

deliberately named Li Su as the right minister, His Majesty clearly regarded him as the first candidate for prime minister, that is to say, in a few years, Li Su will become the prime minister of Shangshu Province under one person in the court and above ten thousand people, which is equivalent to the status of the current eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling.

The courtiers who reacted immediately sent people to the door to congratulate them, and those with higher official positions such as the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Chu Suiliang sent domestic servants to bring gifts to the door, and those with slightly lower official ranks personally brought gifts to the door, and the common point between the two was that everyone brought gifts.

Inexplicably, the Li family made a windfall.

In the early morning of the third day, the Furong Garden of Qujiang Pond in Chang'an City was closed and cleared, and the Li family chartered the entire garden, invited the courtiers and generals to visit the garden for boating, and feasted the guests in the Ziyun Tower in the garden.

As for the purpose of the banquet, it made the magnates of Chang'an City stunned, and it turned out that it was Li Xiangong who set up a banquet for his newborn daughter.

Daughter......

In this era when men and women are not equal, the daughters of the heavenly family have fallen into the hands of the emperor, and the emperor often exchanges the princess for peace and support, but this Li County Duke is unique and celebrates his daughter with great fanfare, which is really a maverick.

Unconsciously, Li Su has become a unique landscape in the Tang Dynasty.

On the day of the garden, Li Su and Li Daozheng stood at the door to greet the guests, countless courtiers were invited to come, the sun just came out, the door of the Furong Garden was already full of guests, and the carriages and horses were shuttling endlessly.

Li Su's face stiffened with a smile, but most of the courtiers invited were Li Su's elders, regardless of their rank, and they first offered a smiling face when they met, and then bowed down to salute, greeting politely, of course, receiving gifts is not less.

Not long after, a luxury carriage with four horses and horses stopped at the gate of Furong Garden, and looking at the honor flags of the servants outside the carriage, it was the eldest grandson Wuji who came in person.

Li Su hurriedly took a few steps forward and stood respectfully outside the carriage, and the servant lifted the curtain of the carriage and helped the eldest grandson Wuji to slowly get out of the carriage.

The eldest grandson Wuji is dressed very casually today, wearing a round-necked dark colored gown, a jade belt around his waist, an auspicious cloud pattern embroidered on his chest, no crown on his head, and only a turquoise hosta pinned in his bun.

After getting out of the carriage, the eldest grandson Wuji smiled before saying a word.

"What a good man, every time I can always make some noise in Chang'an City, giving birth to a child is also earth-shattering, the whole Chang'an City knows that your son is happy to add a daughter, and the old man has not congratulated you in person, haha."

Li Su hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The little nephew meets the eldest grandson, the eldest grandson and uncle of labor are here, the little nephew is very honored, today the eldest grandson of the Furong Garden is here, the garden shines, the flowers in the garden are blooming, just for the noble people to smile......"

The eldest grandson Wuji was stunned for a moment, obviously not very suitable for Li Su's fresh and refined sycophant, he was stunned for a moment, pointed at Li Su and scolded with a smile: "Your mouth is really powerful, the old man can't tell if you are praising me or scolding me at this age......"

Li Su hurriedly said: "Of course I praise you, the eldest grandson and uncle are the national treasures of my Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty relies on the Optimus Pillar Stone like your left hand, and the little nephew's reverence for the eldest grandson and uncle is like ......."

The eldest grandson Wuji finally couldn't stand it anymore: "Okay, okay!" Stop! The old man has been praised by you and is ashamed of himself, and the son can shut up. ”

Li Suyi said unfinishedly: "But the little nephew still has a belly of worship and hasn't confided in the eldest grandson and uncle......

The eldest grandson Wuji said decisively: "Keep it to harm others, the old man can't afford it." ”

After a pause, the eldest grandson Wuji said: "Today, in addition to congratulating Zi Zhengxi for adding a daughter, the old man also wants to congratulate Zi Zhengrong on his appointment as the right man of Shangshu, and from then on he and the old man can be regarded as real colleagues in the court. ”

Li Su bowed and said: "Uncle Changsun has learned that the little nephew is grateful for the grace of the saint, and he will be ruined with his liver and brains, and he will die, and from then on the little nephew will be a subordinate official of Shangshu Province, and the eldest grandson and uncle are the officials of the boy, and please ask the uncle to cultivate the boy more, and the boy will live up to the grace of His Majesty and the uncle's teachings." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji laughed and said: "You are much more shrewd than the old man, the old man can't teach you anything, in a few years, when the old man and Fang Xiang are old, the big and small affairs of Shangshu Province can all depend on Zizheng." ”

The two of you came and went modestly and politely for a long time, and the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly sighed and looked at him meaningfully.

"Look at Your Majesty's thoughts, it is estimated that His Royal Highness the King of Jin will become the prince of the East Palace, there is no suspense, the old man has to say, Zizheng is really smart, how fortunate the King of Jin is, he actually knows Zizheng, and with Zizheng, there is the King of Jin today, but it is a pity that the King of Wei, his heart is arrogant, and there is no one in his eyes, and he misses the beautiful jade, and finally fails to ......"

Li Su smiled and said: "The holy will is undecided, the little nephew does not dare to speculate, whether His Royal Highness the King of Jin is the future prince of the East Palace, he has His Majesty's holy judgment, as for the King of Wei, hehe, in fact, he and the little nephew are also friends, no matter who of the two princes is the prince of the East Palace, the little nephew will be loyal and assist as always." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said dissatisfiedly: "How old are you this year, you speak as calmly as those old foxes, smooth as a loach, you are young, who did you learn from the bad fault?" ”

Li Su said innocently: "It's all the words of the little nephew......"

The eldest grandson Wuji sighed and said, "No matter what, in the future, if King Jin becomes the prince of the East Palace, he will even ...... After inheriting the throne, I hope that my son is saying a few more kind words in front of King Jin......"

Li Su said blankly: "What are the beautiful words?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "A few good words for the King of Wei, at the beginning, the two princes fought openly and secretly in order to compete for the position of the East Palace, but the matter has passed, and the King of Jin has also become the final victor, and I hope that the King of Jin can treat the King of Wei well, after all, ...... Both of them are brothers of the same mother, there may be fights, but not to the point where brothers turn against each other, not to mention, King Wei is also a good child, and he doesn't have any bad intentions, Zizheng thinks? ”

Li Su understood, the eldest grandson Wuji was begging for mercy for the King of Wei, although Li Zhi was kind-hearted, but when he became the emperor, no one knew what Li Zhi's final character would become, the eldest grandson Wuji loved the King of Wei, and was worried that Li Zhi would kill him, so he had to ask for a way to live for the King of Wei.

Knowing and understanding, Li Su still couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

Li Tai is your nephew, isn't Li Zhi? Why are you only on Li Tai's side from beginning to end? Could Li Zhi's nephew be sent by your sister's phone bill?

In his heart, Li Su still said: "Uncle Eldest Sun rest assured, the little nephew will never let this kind of fratricidal thing happen, but whenever there is a sign, the little nephew will do his best to stop it." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at him deeply and said, "The old man hopes that you must remember what you said today." ”

Li Su also looked directly at him: "This matter, the little nephew must remember it, and swear to the sky." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "In this way, the old man can rest assured, Zizheng, the time of our colleagues is still long, and the old man is looking forward to the days when he will be colleagues with you in Shangshu Province. ”

Li Su bowed and saluted: "May only the eldest grandson and uncle be the first to look forward." ”

patted Li Su on the shoulder, and the eldest grandson Wuji walked into the garden satisfied.

Li Su stood outside the garden gate, twisted his eyebrows and carefully smacked the conversation with the eldest grandson Wuji just now, these few lines of dialogue are worth savoring back and forth, the more he tastes it, the more he feels that there are various flavors in it.

In addition to begging for mercy for King Wei, the eldest grandson Wuji also seemed to have released a very vague signal, that is, he himself was going to stand up again, because he had seen that it was irreversible for the King of Jin to become the prince of the East Palace, so he had to stand on the side of the King of Jin, as the prime minister and Li Shimin's loyal courtier, the eldest grandson Wuji had no reason to contradict Li Shimin's decision, and at the same time, he would not do anything stupid to make enemies with the next emperor.

The corners of his mouth hooked up a smile, and Li Su muttered, "This court,...... It's getting more and more interesting. ”