Liu Shuyi did not dare to be as casual as the old master. When he saw the prince's eyes turning to him, he straightened his body and said in a deep voice: "The remaining three families are all heroes, especially the Liu and Tang families, who are my great masters."

Fang Xuanling, a minister of Yuan Rong who founded the Tang Dynasty, had been with His Majesty through thick and thin for many years. These three people are all very close to His Majesty as personal trainers, so this list is not a surprise..."

Tang Jian was the grandson of Zuopu She Tang Yong, the Minister of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the son of Tang Jian, the governor of Rongzhou in the Sui Dynasty. His father Tang Jian had a good relationship with Li Yuan. Tang Jian was straightforward and bold, and did not follow the rules, but he was famous for his filial piety in serving his relatives. He saw the political situation of the Sui Dynasty gradually changing.

In order to avoid the chaos, he secretly persuaded Li Shimin to establish a big plan.

Li Yuan once visited him, and Tang Jian said: "You have the appearance of Sun Horn Dragon Court, and your surname is in line with the prophecy, and you have been popular in the world for a long time. If you recruit heroes from outside, connect Rong and Di to the north, accept Yan and Zhao on the right, and cross the river to go south.

Occupying the land of Qin and Yong is as great an undertaking as Tang of Shang and Wu of Zhou."

After Li Shimin defeated Liu Wuzhou, Tang Jian was appointed as the Minister of Rites, granted the title of General Tiance, the governor of the palace, the title of Duke of Ju, and a special exemption from death penalty. He had a special status among the ministers, and was one of the few who dared to embarrass the emperor and Li Yuan.

The joking minister.

As for Liu Hongji, he was very familiar with Li Chengqian. Old Liu had helped him with a lot of things in the past few years. When Old Liu punched Wei Zheng at Shuntianmen, he was the one who helped him to plead for the emperor's favor. The two sides had a dispute.

In addition to official duties, Li Chengqian would also send some things to his house during New Years and holidays. After all, he is an old man, so this respect is indispensable.

The last and most difficult one is Fang Xuanling. Ever since he entered the East Palace in the first year of Zhenguan, Lao Fang has always taken good care of him and protected him as the prince in all aspects. The two young masters of the Fang family also

Six rates of service. If something unpredictable happens in the future, it will hurt everyone's friendship for many years.

"But in terms of strength, Liu Hongji controls the city defense of Chang'an, Tang Jian controls the promotion of officials all over the world, and Fang Xuanling has many disciples. These three families can be said to be equally matched. If I have to choose, I think we should eliminate them.

The Duke of Kui's Palace is suitable. The East Palace has a huge power in the military. There are not many places where Liu Hongji can help His Highness..."

Zhang and Liu helped him cut off half of it, which solved a lot of trouble for Li Chengqian. Now there are only three spy books on the Dugu family, Fang family, and Tang family on the table. Don't think that this is an easy multiple-choice question.

Recently, at least Li Chengqian couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he waved his hands to the two of them, indicating that he needed to think carefully.

Zhang Xuansu has never seen Li Chengqian be so hesitant in deciding a matter, which is inconsistent with his usual style. When the old master walked to the door, he turned to the prince who was deep in thought and said: "Your Highness, you must continue to make decisions and accept the consequences."

It's chaotic, His Majesty doesn't care which house you choose, what he cares about is whether you have a heart like a king. Think about how Emperor Wude moved to Da'an Palace back then." After saying this, he expressed his admiration for Li Chengqian.

He handed over his hands and turned to leave.

Hearing what the teacher said, Li Chengqian instantly felt enlightened. The reason why the emperor gave him so many spy records was to tell himself that the women in the harem could not only give birth to heirs for the emperor, but also help him politically.

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If you want to be an emperor that everyone supports, you have to learn to compromise on this kind of thing. When officials reach the level of Lao Fang and the others, they are all old foxes. Don’t look at the slogans they usually shout about being loyal to the emperor and serving the country.

It's quite loud, but in private, life and family come first.

If there was no in-law relationship, why would people go to such lengths to protect you? The monarch and his ministers are righteous, don’t be ridiculous. If you really think so, then you are either too naive or the world is crazy.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh at himself. After all, he was the emperor's family. He didn't explain anything clearly. Even though the relationship between the emperor and himself was close enough, the emperor's tests for him would come one after another at any time.

Now that we understand what the emperor means, we can just circle all three of them and give His Majesty the Emperor a hard time. Anyway, he didn't really let himself make the decision.

Besides, according to the country's regulations, the concubines in the East Palace are a huge harem system composed of one crown prince, two Liangdi, six Liangyuan, ten Chenghui, sixteen Zhaoxun, and twenty-four Fengyi.

, so Li Chengqian has enough positions to arrange them...

That night, in the Lizheng Palace, when Gan Yun held a memorial and said that the prince should choose three people and asked the emperor to make the final decision, Li Shimin couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh. What does it mean to know the current affairs? Li Chengqian called it to know the current affairs. Originally

I thought this brat would have to wait for two days, but I didn't expect him to figure it out so quickly. He is really a teachable brat.

"Guanyin Maid, have you seen that there are some things that cannot be done without forcing it. This is his own responsibility. Now you are satisfied." After saying this, he took the thing in Gan Yun's hand and started to read it.

"What your Majesty said is, let's see which three families this child chose?" As a loving mother, the eldest grandson did not agree with forcing Li Chengqian, but for the sake of the dignity of the royal family, she had to agree with the emperor's approach.

"Mr. Guanyin, what do you think of the Dugu family?" After speaking, the emperor handed over the spy records of the Dugu family to Empress Changsun alone, looking at his wife with a smile on her face.

Empress Changsun was surprised by the emperor's choice. In her opinion, the emperor must care more about the Fang and Tang families. After all, their fathers were important officials in the court and were trusted confidants of the emperor. Moreover, she was concerned about the future development of the prince Li Chengqian.

It was also very beneficial, but why the emperor chose her made the eldest grandson a little confused.

"During the Lantern Festival, I saw this child. No matter in terms of figure, appearance, or temperament, she is the best choice. Does Your Majesty want her?"

Seeing that his wife didn't understand, Li Shimin couldn't help but smile, and then patiently explained: "Of these six people, in my opinion, only the Dugu family is a suitable choice. The other five families are all families with prosperous children, and they are in the court.

There are many officials, no matter which one you choose, you will not be able to avoid the disaster of your relatives in the future.

The Dugu family is just the opposite. After Dugu Huai'en's incident, they have completely declined, so their only way out is to serve Cheng Qian wholeheartedly, otherwise, haha..."

Li Shimin did not say anything further, but just smiled, but the eldest grandson understood what he meant. If the Dugu family cannot hold Li Chengqian tightly, it will not take three generations. This family that once controlled the world's situation will be completely wiped out.

Everyone. Neither the ancestor of the Dugu family nor Dugu Kaiyuan can bear this responsibility.

Three days later, the emperor's imperial edict was delivered to the Duke of Kaocheng County in Luoyang. The edict said: "The king establishes the country and sets up the position of internal assistant; the saint sets the example and upholds the Yin religion. The world is clear and the two rituals are correct."

The general of the right Wuhou of the inspection school, the general of the right guard, Shangkaifu, the founding father of Kaocheng County, the daughter of the eldest son of Dugu Kaiyuan, the Dugu family, the door is full of bells and tripods, the rules of etiquette are taught, the knowledge of utensils is supple, and the nature is quiet.
Chapter completed!