In the 20th year of Zhenguan, Fang Xuanling was critically ill.↑,

Fang planned Du Duan, and a minister from the pillar country was about to pass away, which caught Li Shimin off guard.

What surprised him even more was that in the two years since he personally led the army to leave Chang'an, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, who were assisting in the administration, seemed not so harmonious.

No wonder, before establishing Li Zhi, Fang Xuanling mentioned the benefits of King Li Ke of Wu, which was vaguely a kind of recommendation and support.

Maybe this makes Changsun Wuji mind taboo!

Originally, the officials in the same dynasty had worked harmoniously and worked together, but they were still quite competitive in private, especially when it involved major principles and major interests, what is the intrigue?

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were not in harmony. He was not here, and Li Zhi was still young after all. Although he was not influenced by Changsun Wuji, he had to have many constraints and difficulties.

Without Li Zhi's support, Fang Xuanling's lonely tree was hard to support her. How could she feel better? Now she is seriously ill, which is somewhat related to this.

The most important thing is that after Fang Xuanling's death, no one in the court could compete with Changsun Wuji. Cen Wenben, Xiao Yu and others had passed away one after another. How many people in the court have similar qualifications to Changsun Wuji?

Qualifications are only one aspect and can be cultivated, but how many are there with that ability?

Li Ji was comparable to him, but his military talent was good, but he probably couldn't play politics. Moreover, he was a general of the country. If he had a bad relationship with the first auxiliary minister in the court and fought against each other, the Tang Dynasty would be almost over.

Such a thing must not exist, and there must be no major conflict between civil officials and military generals. As for others, Chu Suiliang is a good person, but he is too close to Changsun Wuji, and he is probably connected.

If you have to find someone from the court, Li Daozong, the prince of Jiangxia, may be considered one, with a high position and a powerful position, and he has the status of a royal family.

However, throughout the dynasties, emperors were generally somewhat wary of their royal relatives. If Li Daozong is too powerful in the future and has the status of an imperial uncle, no major incident will occur.

Li Shimin never felt that his worries were redundant. He was not at ease with anyone about the throne, including Changsun Wuji.

Can the uncle be loyal to his nephew?

It was a good story when Huo Guang was entrusted by Emperor Wu of Han, but what was the result in the end? It would be fine if Huo Guang was powerful in the court and the country, but he also married his granddaughter to Emperor Zhao of Han, hoping to give birth to a son.

In the end, Huo Guang even reached the point of controlling the replacement of the throne. Although they were all reasonable and well-founded, they were suspected of autocracy. Even though Huo Guang himself did not rebel, the actions of the descendants of the Huo family were undoubtedly learned from the past.

The Changsun family is so prosperous today, it is no longer much different from the Huo family back then. Will this continue...

Li Shimin loved his son and loved every son. One of the reasons why he established Li Zhi was Li Zhi's own talent.

Another one is Li Zhi's kind-hearted personality. He can save several other princes by succeeding to the throne. This is an important reason why Changsun Wuji convinced him.

Li Shimin is not worried about how Li Zhi will treat his brothers, but what about Changsun Wuji? Except for Li Zhi, the others are not his nephews, even if they are their nephews, in the future...

Is there little tyranny of the Han Dynasty? Such examples must not be performed in the Tang Dynasty, and he does not want his son to have conflicts with his mother's family in the future.

There is no doubt that Li Shimin has become suspicious of Changsun Wuji, but he cannot do anything to Changsun Wuji because he has the necessity of existence.

If the young Li Zhi could not control the old ministers and the aristocratic families in the world, Changsun Wuji would undoubtedly have a great effect.

But from now on, it seems that he should cultivate his own strength for his son Li Zhi, otherwise what will he use to balance the power of the government and the opposition in the future?

Who is the right candidate for this?

Li Shimin thought of Xie Yi who had been neglected for a long time. At the beginning, he hoped that his son would not be influenced by some people, so he neglected Xie Yi and asked him to leave Li Zhi.

Three or four years is enough, and he is still needed now. Xie Yi has no problem with his loyalty to Li Zhi, and Li Zhi has no problem with his trust in Xie Yi.

Li Shimin also believed that Xie Yi could become an important force to check and balance Changsun Wuji in the future. Even if Xie Yi was not enough, then he could gather some strength to become an alliance with him.

The alliance is not scary because it is not absolutely solid and can always be defeated, which is better than a powerful minister in the court and the opposition.

So Xie Yi naturally needs to be re-activated, but his qualifications are much worse than Changsun Wuji. How can he make him rise quickly and improve his status quickly?

Li Shimin began to think about this.

...

On the ninth day of the eighth month, it is auspicious day for the zodiac signs, so it is advisable to marry.

Today is the wedding day of Di Renjie, son of Di Zhixun, the Minister of Rites. The partner he married was Xie Xiaoman, the sister of Xie Yi, a scholar in Hongwenguan.

The marriage is quite lively. After all, the status of both parties is not low. If Xie Yi has been neglected in the past two years, his status is not as good as before. But the Di family is not small, especially Di Renjie, who is the companion of His Royal Highness of the Crown Prince. He will definitely be a close minister in the future. Although he is young now, his future is bound to be a bright future.

As for the Xie family, even if it is not as good as before, the lean camel is bigger than a horse, and Xie Yi is still the Duke of Huaiyang County, and his status is there. Moreover, anyone with discerning eyes knows the relationship between Xie Yi and Prince Li Zhi, and even if there is little contact now, he dare not underestimate him.

Therefore, the wedding was naturally quite grand. There were many guests coming to participate. The Huaiyang County Duke Mansion was decorated with lights and guests were endless.

Most of the ministers and families who have contacts with the Xie family on weekdays come to congratulate each other. Xie Yi greets the male guests at the door, while Du Xijun and Zheng Liwan come forward to entertain the female relatives.

Wu Meiniang and Xu Hui accompanied Xiaoman in the boudoir to dress up for the bride!

Just as the guests were gathering together, the two VIPs came to the door, and the Crown Princess Wang Yan and the Jinyang Princess Li Mingda came to congratulate.

Princess Jinyang and Xie Xiaoman are said to have been best friends since childhood, so it is not surprising that they have come, but the whereabouts of the Crown Princess undoubtedly represent the attitude of the Eastern Palace.

As expected, Prince Li Zhi would definitely appear in the Di family, so the Crown Princess came to the place with a silent support for the Xie family.

If you look at it this way, although Xie Yi is not as good as before, his relationship with the Eastern Palace is still the same. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still favored by the Xie family.

What does this mean?

The guests understood it, so naturally they did not dare to look down on the Xie family, but they even didn't expect something to come.

Just as the Crown Princess and Princess Jinyang had just arrived and shortly after entering the door, the sound of horse hooves sounded at the door, and the eunuch from the palace brought the emperor's imperial edict. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!