Chapter 24: Li Yuan

  Chang'an City, the taste of blood seems still in the wind of Chang'an City.

  Li Yuanxing felt a bit nervous, he didn't know how to face Li Yuan. To think that Li Yuan could start an uprising against the Sui dynasty and finally sit on the throne was absolutely not something an ordinary old man could do.

  No matter what Li Yuanxing thought, he couldn't change the fact that he had seen Li Feng.

  In the grand palace, only Li Yuan stood alone with his back to the gate, even Li Er was asked to withdraw, it is said that this was the last formal imperial edict before Li Yuan's ascension to the throne.

  Meet Li Yuanxing alone!

  After Li Yuanxing entered the palace, the gate was closed by the imperial guards from the outside, and there were only Li Yuan and Li Yuanxing in the entire hall.

  "Being in the royal family means having no kinship!" Unexpectedly, it was Li Yuan who spoke first.

  After finishing the sentence, Li Yuan slowly turned around, he didn't see a dragon robe, but just wore an ordinary long shirt. Li Yuanxing measured this man who overthrew the Yang family's regime and established the Li family's regime, the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

  This great Tang Dynasty's first emperor looked more like an iron-blooded general, with a square face and a stern expression. A pair of eyes, however, were like those of an eagle, staring at Li Yuanxing as if he was prey.

  Li Yuanxing was sizing up Li Yuanying, while Li Yuanying was also sizing up Li Yuanxing.

  "You are like my son Yuanba!" Li Yuan's tone changed, and he beckoned to Li Yuanxing: "Come here, you're quite bold. In this grand hall, you're the first person in the Great Tang who dares not to show me great courtesy!"

  Li Yuanxing took a few steps closer and reached out to support Li Yu. Not intentionally trying to curry favor, but rather treating the other as an elderly person.

  Although Li Yuan was no longer young, he had several more sons afterwards!

  "It's actually your fault. It's not that the royal family is heartless!" Li Yuanxing felt that Li Yuan's tone was kind, so his first sentence was one of blame. Li Yuanxing believed that Li Yuan wouldn't kill him, and neither would Li Shimin allow it. As a modern person who studied psychology, he knew that what Li Yuan needed now was comfort.

  Li Yuan laughed and pulled Li Yuanxing to sit on the steps: "I won't take that throne anymore, I'll listen to what you have to say!"

  "Let a useless person sit in the prince's position, his own brother is so powerful that the whole Tang Dynasty doesn't take him seriously, do you think he can sleep well?" Li Yuanxing took out the theory from Cabinet Master's lecture.

  Li Yuan nodded and then shook his head: "However, there is an order of seniority!"

  "The Great Tang has just been established, who made the most contributions to its founding? Those who contributed more did not get a larger share of the spoils, even if they submitted, would their subordinates submit as well? However, turning it around, anyone in your father's position would find this matter difficult to handle."

  Li Yuanxing's father patted Li Yuanxing's shoulder heavily with a complex expression of joy and sorrow.

  "The Turks are the real trouble, in other words, let that useless person take power. The Turks will probably occupy a lot of land from the Tang Dynasty!"

  "So I will abdicate immediately."

  It turned out that Li Shimin's early ascension to the throne was actually Li Yuan's intention, which was something that Li Yuanxing had not expected.

  Li Yuan said, "I have many sons. Since I am the Emperor, I must consider the Li family's future. As for the Turks, I never liked them from the start. Speaking of which, you are also my son. Tomorrow, you will kowtow to someone, and although that person is no longer the Emperor, having a heavenly star as his son is not bad either!"

  Li Yuanxing's face was strange, really can't guess what Li Yuan thought in his mind?

  "It's actually quite boring being an emperor!" Li Yuan's words opened the floodgates, and he went on to talk about this and that. Dinner was sent in by the Imperial Guards, and no one knew what the two people inside the great hall had said to each other.

  Li Er issued a strict order: whoever gossips will be killed.

  Li Er was also curious in his heart, but he knew even more clearly that sometimes it's better to know less about many things.

  Those who can endure, launch the Xuanwu Gate coup and sit on the throne of the Tang Dynasty Emperor will not have a weak temperament. Li Er will hide this question deep in his heart and ask again when Li Yuan dies.

  Li Yuanxing was chatting with Li Yuan when Li Er was discussing with Mr. Fang and Mr. Du about the future Queen of Qin.

  Also present were Changsun and Yang Fei.

  Of course, this Queen Qin refers to Li Yuanxing's Queen Qin, and not Li Shifang's Empress Zhangsun.

  "The Zhangsun family can no longer be considered!" Zhangsun Shi spoke up first.

  Changsun has already produced an empress, and now another queen of Qin, I fear all the noble families in the world will regard her as an enemy!

  "Choi's family, Wang's family, Lu's family?" Li Er asked again.

  Fang Xuanling said at this time: "The aristocratic families are all opponents of the imperial court!"

  Fang Xuanling's words only said half, but it was very clear. No matter which family this Qin Wangfei is from, she will have a great help to these families, and naturally there will also be factors that are not conducive to the imperial court.

  "Wu Lang cannot not marry a wife!" Li Er was very embarrassed.

  "Not difficult! One main wife, two secondary wives! Concubines also have status, as long as the maternal family is strong enough!" Du Ruhui came up with a ruthless plan. Fang Xuanling immediately broke out in cold sweat and hastily waved his hand: "No, no good. The fifth son will not have a good life later on, the backyard will catch fire!"

  "No, as the King of Qin, I must naturally make efforts for the country!"

  Does making great efforts for the country require marrying many wives? Fang Xuanling really wanted to ask this question, but seeing that even the future empress, Empress Changsun, nodded in agreement with Li Er's point of view, he felt infinite sympathy for Li Yuanxing.

  The more wives you have, the greater the likelihood of having a bad one.

  Finally, Fang Xuanling was decided to inform Li Yuanxing of this arrangement and be in charge of contacting him about it.

  "This young brother of yours can rival 50,000 troops!" Du Ruhui's words were not flattery, but the truth.

  Just talking about the title of Qin Wang, if there was no Li Yuanxing, even if it were a thousand years of Tang Dynasty, no one would have been qualified to be titled as Qin Wang again, and similarly, no one would dare to be titled as Qin Wang.

  The King of Qin represents more than just a throne. It also represents an identity of the Great Tang, a position that is above all others. Even with the emperor, it is a position that is revered by millions.

  "Wolong waist is good!" Du Ruhui suddenly came up with this sentence with a cold face, and everyone was stunned.

  Instead, they burst into loud laughter, with only Fang Xuanling looking perplexed: "What does Ke Ming mean by this?"

  "Alright, that's settled then. Xuan Ling will take care of the arrangements. After ascending to the throne, we'll have to get Wu Lang married within a month at most. The Qin Wang Fu can be given directly to Wu Lang without even changing the signboard. All the servants and attendants, Xuan Ling will handle them."

  Fang Xuanling stood up and bowed slightly, then retreated from Li Er's study, still looking perplexed.