Xun Yi was stunned, seemed to think for a long time, and then slowly nodded and said, "Okay." ”

I didn't really know why my father had called me to Daxing Palace to talk about the exiles and the imperial examinations, but I soon had an answer.

At the beginning of June, first Li Shimin, who had previously been renamed the Duke of Zhao, was named the King of Qin, and then Li Yuanji, who remained in Jinyang, was named the King of Qi.

And I am not a king at all.

The people in the prince's mansion were very happy, and they all guessed that the reason why I was not crowned king was very clear, because I was the one who wanted to be the crown prince.

Zi Min continued to accompany me in the house to enjoy the cool air.

In fact, they don't say that I know very well that this day will come sooner or later, and since I came here, I was destined to become the founding prince of the Tang Dynasty one day.

History may no longer be its original face after a hundred turns, but the result is predestined a long time ago, although there were assassinations by Yu Wenzhi and Li Shimin with bad intentions, I did not die; My father was suspicious, but I didn't fall out of favor.

Maybe it's justified, but it all seems to be taken for granted, and I've never been worried about variables. In the eyes of others, I was rumored to be a humble gentleman who was not shocked.

In fact, the heart is very weak.

Sure enough, as everyone expected, my father's edict appointing me as the crown prince was issued a few days later.

On this day, I wore a heavy dress and went to Daxing Palace to receive the canonization, Zimin accompanied me, and she was canonized as the crown princess.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty congratulated my father and me, and only Li Shimin and Liu Hongji and the eldest grandson Shunde, who had followed him at the beginning, basically did not say anything.

I have observed for a long time, Li Shimin actually has no complaints, at least on the surface, he looks very good.

And I am really a self-deceptive person in this regard, and since he took me with him to worship his mother that day, I feel that he should reflect on what he has done in the past.

The Shizifu was transformed into the Prince's Mansion, and I became the nominal supreme governor of Shangshu Province and was appointed as Shangshu Ling.

All the decrees of the imperial court will be taken by me first, and then handed to my father.

The first thing he did after becoming the crown prince was to visit an elder - Li Gang, who was appointed by his father as the crown prince.

He also assisted Yang Yong in the past, with good conduct and integrity, and my father appointed this person to assist me, and I have no objection.

Because Wei Ting was transferred to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to conduct a survey of the population in the Guanzhong area, Li Gang took the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

I just arrived at the door of Li Gang's mansion, and after looking at it, I couldn't help but think of the time when I married Ruo Xiu.

That day, I rode a horse to the door of Xu Shanxin's mansion, and it was like this door, not carved, the courtyard was dim, and there was no appearance of the Ministry of Rites' Shangshu Mansion at all.

It's the same after entering the mansion, the Li Mansion is really simple.

Li Gang saw that the crown prince came to visit, and personally greeted him in front of the second gate, I respectfully bowed my hand to Li Gang, and said: "There is Lao Shangshu to greet him personally, and he has come here to invite Shangshu to serve as the prince's mansion, and I also ask Shangshu to give more guidance in the future." ”

Li Gang smiled slightly when he heard this, and helped me up and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serious, and Weichen should do his best." ”

I looked up, but saw a middle-aged man in white standing behind Li Gang, with blazing eyes and a smile on his face.

Isn't Wang Qi who is?

I was stunned for a long time, and I didn't even hear Li Gang's words inviting me to sit in the hall.

Wang Jue laughed loudly: "I haven't seen you for many years, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is much more stable. ”

I smiled and said, "Jiancheng was looking for Mr., but I didn't know that Mr. was here." ”

Li Gang said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen was about to recommend Shu Jue to His Royal Highness, but he didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be an old acquaintance with him. ”

I am a little unbelievable, with my understanding of Wang Qi, he has always been high-minded and indisputable, and he will never become an official casually.

But Wang Jue's reaction told me that time has changed, and he has taken a fancy to Li Tang, his father, and me.

In this way, when I left the Li Mansion, I invited Wang Jue to the Prince's Mansion by the way, and Li Gang originally intended to recommend him, and he was happy to do so.

Still on the way home, I was already thinking about how Ruo Zimin would react when he saw Wang Jue, the prince's mansion was close at hand.

Wang Jue stood outside the gate of the mansion and looked at the vermilion gate, and said with a smile: "Back then, the old man Ziyi once predicted the son...... Oh, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is rich and unattainable, and he can't imagine that his ancestors are not far away, and this prophecy will be fulfilled. ”

When it comes to the old man Ziyi, I can't help but feel a little sentimental, but Wang Jue seems to be very indifferent, as if he noticed my emotional changes, and comforted: "People are inherently dead, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not need to be sad." ”

I led Wang Jue to the backyard house, and raised the bamboo curtain in front of him, Zimin was really cooking tea, and when he saw someone coming, he turned his head to see that it was me, and said with a smile: "Have you been to Li Shangshu's mansion?" How about talking? ”

I looked at her with a smile and smiled, "Not only did we have a good conversation, but I also brought you someone, guess who?" ”

Zimin tilted his head and looked behind me.

Wang Qi walked in.

Zimin's eyes widened when he saw it, and he got up suddenly before he came closer, and bowed to Wang Jue deeply: "Mr. Wang, how did you come here?" ”

Wang Qi also looked at Zimin for a long time, and said with a smile: "Zimin has not only grown up, but also become a princess. ”

Zi Min said with a smile: "Master sees through personnel and naturally works. Master also said that Mr. Wang will not hide in the mountains and forests for a long time, and now he has come to Chang'an, but he is here to assist the eldest brother? ”

I smiled when I heard this, and Wang Qi also laughed silently: "You girl, for the sake of His Royal Highness the Prince, even Mr. ”

Zimin pursed his lips and said, "Sir, look at this mansion, there are so few people, where is it like the prince's mansion?" Even the Qin Wangfu on the street can't be compared. ”

Wang Jue listened, touched his beard and looked at me.

Only then did I realize that there were many things that Zi Min had in his heart that he had never said to me.

She was in front of Wang Jue, which was the original appearance of the wooden house in Bishan, and I was stunned for a while, as if time had turned and returned to a few years ago.

Isn't this house as clean as the tea room in a wooden house?

There was silence for a moment.

After a long while, Zi Min gave way: "Big brother, please take a seat for Mr. Wang." ”

I nodded.

After the host sat down, I said, "What Zi Min said is true. I want to invite Mr. to come out, I don't know what Mr. thinks? ”

Wang Jue arched his hand and said: "This time I returned to Chang'an, it is precisely this intention, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince trusts Shu Jue, and Shu Jue should do his best for His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

On the second day, I put a stamp on my father, requesting that Wang Jue be appointed as the middle house of the prince's mansion.

Daddy said yes almost immediately.

Wang Jue's appearance has shared a little worry for me, and the matter of exchanging the treasury money for the family's land and distributing the displaced people discussed with his father before, Wei Ting alone has limited executive power, and the prince's mansion also needs someone to cooperate with him, and Wang Jue has become the most suitable candidate.

(End of chapter)