Li Chengqian had many old friends in the army. Even if he was not a general of the sixth rank, he was willing to make friends with each other. This had nothing to do with his status. It was purely an appreciation of those in the army. As for the private relationship in the army, that was

Know it like the back of your hand.

There is a stereotype in the army, that is, to recognize the godfather and use the method of adopting adopted sons to unite the backbone of his subordinates around him. This will make it easier to lead the troops to fight. During the Zhenguan Dynasty, there were many such examples. Zhang

Liang is the most typical representative among them.

So far, no one from the royal family has recognized his adopted son, but Li Yuangui has always been unique. Seeing that neither the emperor nor the prince responded to the request of vassalage, he actually accepted a few Taoist priests who were only a few years younger than him in Chang'an.

As his adopted son, he even asked Zongzhengji if he could send a spy record to his adopted son as well, so that he could be considered a relative.

This made Li Xiaogong tell it as a joke to the emperor. This kind of ridiculous thing, let alone the truth, had never happened among the royal family members in the past dynasties. It was under such circumstances that Li Chengqian was called to the Xuanzheng Hall.

"I originally had high hopes for Yuan Gui. I hoped that he would do something famous in the state capital and become a role model for the clan prince. But I didn't expect that he would give up on himself for a woman to this extent. I was so disappointed.

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"Is there water in his head when he renews the clan as a spy for his adopted son? An illegitimate son cannot return to the clan, let alone an adopted son! Ridiculous, ridiculous, his behavior is simply unacceptable. I must teach him a lesson."

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Xiaogong took over: "Your Majesty, the old minister has already reprimanded him, but he said righteously that he accepted this adopted son for the convenience of helping the princess to perform rituals and drive away evil spirits. It is a sign of love.

My wife’s behavior is understandable.”

After finishing speaking, Li Xiaogong sighed and picked up the memorial from the ground asking for the adoption of a son, and held it in his hand. Although he was a great official, he was still the king of a branch county, so he could only tell the truth about the prince's request.

In order to make the emperor less angry, he had to make it up as a joke.

But not only did this not have the effect of calming down his anger, it actually made the emperor even more angry. He was so helpless that he could only look at Li Chengqian and ask his nephew to help him out.

"Father, what King Huo did was just to get a vassal. His idea has been reported to me truthfully. He must have been impatient, so he did such a ridiculous thing. No,

Do you know what your father thinks about his request?"

What's the matter? The emperor's anger was also towards Li Yuangui and had nothing to do with Li Xiaogong. So when he said this, Li Chengqian gave him a calm look.

"Not to be a vassal? He still wants to be a vassal. If the imperial doctor hadn't said that Princess Huo's illness is indeed no longer a torment, I would have ordered him to go back to the fiefdom, and he could still be here to embarrass me to the capital!"

, slamming the tea cup on the imperial desk, Li Shimin replied with an unhappy look.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, and the topic of discussion was the placement of the prince, Li Xiaogong's heart skipped a beat. Although he could not write two characters in one stroke, his Li was different from the father and son's Li after all.

If the emperor asked for his opinion immediately, it would be easy for him to complain if he didn't say it, so he had to gesture to the prince. Seeing his nephew nodding, he quickly bowed to the emperor, bowed and walked out quickly.

The interaction between Li Chengqian and Li Chengqian could escape the emperor's eyes, but because the prince had not finished what he said, he was willing to be confused for a while and pretended not to have seen it.

"Tell me what you think about this matter!"

"If you want to follow my son, then it is better to agree to Bu Zhihan's request and issue a decree to reprimand him for his nonsense."

"Reason! If your reason is acceptable to me, I can consider it!"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile. The reason? There are too many reasons. From the most understandable point of view, the purpose of letting the vassal king control the vassal is to prevent them from plotting to usurp the throne. They drove far away and it took a long time.

, that restless heart subsided.

If he has no ambition, he has no ambition. If he is ambitious, you can't prevent him. If he really has a rebellious heart, he can't be stopped even if he is sent to Yazhou. Rebellion requires capital, and money, food and an army are the first prerequisites.

, if Li Yuangui handed over everything in his hand, then he would have no capital.

What's more important is that the emperor can still gain a good reputation as a dear brother for this. The court can use Li Yuangui as an example to show an attitude to the princes of the clan. If anyone can't bear the hardship, he can return to Chang'an if he wants to.

If you hand over your belongings, you can become a rich man in Chang'an.

This not only relieves the people of his fief from the burden, but also solves the problem of guarding against their capital. It only requires a magnificent mansion and a few manpower to nip problems in the bud. Why not! If other princes also like it,

All they need to do is build a few more places. This choice can be given to them.

"Aren't you afraid that you can't watch? Tigers still have time to take a nap! I tell you, playing with fire is easy to burn yourself. There are many examples of this in the past dynasties. When I was alive, they did not dare, but it is hard to say what will happen in the future.

Yes, do you understand?"

"My father is in his prime, and he will definitely be able to protect my son for several more decades, so I am not worried at all. But my son has a question. If someone has a wish, my father thinks it is easier to handle it in Chang'an City, so why not leave it to him?"

Is it easy for the state capital to handle it?”

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Li Chengqian continued: "This awl always wants to prick someone. I hope that the awl will prick us and our son first, not those kind-hearted people of the Tang Dynasty!"

"Of course, we also have to think on the bright side. If Uncle Huo is really an infatuated lover, wouldn't it be a good story if we do this?" During the conversation, Li Chengqian diligently helped the emperor refill his tea cup.

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......., not long after Li Chengqian left the Xuanzheng Hall, the emperor issued an imperial edict, allowing King Huo to take back his feudal households and royal troops at the request of King Huo, and provide him with the salary of a first-grade official.

At the same time, he also severely reprimanded King Huo for accepting an adopted son and disrupting the clan, and ordered him to immediately expel the Taoist priests who bore the title of adopted son. The Imperial Medical Office was responsible for Princess Huo's illness.

Of course, what few people know is that just when King Huo received the imperial edict, Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace and specially summoned Sun Chong and Qiu Shenji, the chief and deputy commanders of the Inner Guards.

Let them send someone to see if King Huo is really infatuated and if he really regards the imperial power as dirt. He believes that a fox will always show its tail, but the length of time is different because of the different depths of scheming.

That's all.
Chapter completed!