Chang'an.

Chengqian Palace.

It was already deep in the night, and Li Chao was still in the palace.

Standing on the third floor attic in Chengqian Palace and looking into the distance, the entire Tai Chi Palace is like a curled giant beast, sleeping in the darkness. There is a faint light coming out of the direction of Linhu Palace in the distance.

The night is cold.

Li Chao stood on the pavilion and looked up at the starry sky. There was no moon in the night, and the stars were dim.

"Ah!"

The late spring cold in February was very cold. Li Chao sweated a lot during the day today and had never returned home. He stood here and blew the cold wind and caught a cold.

Li Shimin next to him directly took off his white bear cloak and put it on for Li Chao himself.

"You can't let my general freeze."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"No, I want to thank you. Without you, I am afraid that I have already gone to the road to exile in Nanyue." Li Shimin said sincerely.

At this time, Li Shimin was still not used to not paying back his debts. He regarded Li Chao's help as a kindness.

"Sanlang, I heard you have a motto, saying that you will pay off your debts? Haha, I, Li Shimin, also has a motto, that you will repay your kindness!"

"All the property of the Qi Prince's Mansion belongs to you!" Li Shimin said boldly.

Li Yuanji is very rich and very rich. Not to mention anything else, there are thousands of hectares of fertile land alone. How many thousand hectares are? One hundred thousand acres.

"The money and utensils of the King of Qi's Mansion, together with the entire mansion, will be rewarded to you!"

Li Chao sucked the air conditioner so much that he was so generous.

"Your Highness, I can't accept it."

Li Yuanji has a lot of property because Li Yuanji is not an ordinary prince. The founding of the Tang Dynasty, the father and son worked together, and Li Yuan was also quite generous to his sons. Although he did not directly divide the territory, these sons were equivalent to sharing the shares.

"Sanlang, you are not allowed to refuse Gu. Gu asked you to be the governor of Dujidao, but you are unwilling to accept. Gu asked you to be the governor of Guan Neidao, but you are still unwilling to accept. Gu likes you not to compete for merit or win favor, but Gu also said that Gu will reward you for me if you have merit! Some rewards for money, silk, land and houses are actually not enough to express my gratitude to me. No matter what, you have to accept these."

"But the mansion where King Qi lives was built by the emperor, and it was once a different palace and could not be lived by his subordinates."

The royal palaces where Li Yuanji and Li Shimin now live are actually renovated on the basis of other palaces. Although they are outside Chang'an City and Beiyuan, they are very luxurious and large.

In the Tang Dynasty, the houses they live in were also very particular, and they had specifications like carriages and horses. People of all levels lived in whatever house they lived in. If they were less than the level, they would be called presumptuous.

That is guilty.

"It doesn't matter. Just go back and ask the person who is in charge to change the violations and rectify the violations."

Li Chao nodded and expressed his acceptance of the reward. But he decided in his heart that the house could be kept as a villa and would occasionally live there, but he would give these to Li Shimin if he turned back.

The Tang Dynasty court was actually quite poor. Although Li Yuan and his son were quite rich, if they regarded family wealth as national wealth, it would not be considered too much.

The Xuanwu Gate has just passed, and there are many places where Li Shimin will have to spend money in the future.

He didn't expect that when Li Shimin was carrying his belt and raising money everywhere, he would be full of money as a minister, so Li Shimin would definitely regret it.

It’s not your own money, it’s better not to be greedy.

"It is said that there are still many subordinates in the Eastern Palace and the Qi Palace that are not very stable, especially in the Hedong area of ​​Hebei, I am not very relieved."

Last time, Li Jiancheng went north to attack the Turks and took the opportunity to attract troops in the Shandong area, especially many wealthy families in Shandong, who took the opportunity to climb up the prince's thigh.

In fact, the supporters of Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are mainly different people. Li Jiancheng's supporters are mainly wealthy families, while Li Shimin's supporters are mainly upstarts of military meritorious families from Kanto.

The two of them have their own reasons for running different support groups.

Li Jiancheng was made the crown prince early and was the future emperor. He also served in Beijing for many years and had little contact with generals in the army. The noble families are optimistic about the identity of the crown prince. What they want is to maintain the status quo and maintain their vested interests.

On the contrary, Li Shimin was the second son and fought abroad all year round, especially in several major battles in Guandong. Hedong fought Liu Wuzhou and accepted generals such as Yuchi Gong. Earlier, a large number of former Li Mi subordinates such as Qin Qiongbao surrendered. Later, they came to fight Wang Shichong, defeat Dou Jiande and Liu Heita, and also accepted many Shandong generals.

Most of these generals were rebellious, scoundrels, or small landlords of the deceased gentry. They followed Li Shimin to conquer the world by relying on military achievements in troubled times.

Li Shimin once attracted many gentry in Guandong, but those top gentry still prefer to support the prince.

Now that Li Shimin has controlled the capital, he still has to worry about the reactions of all parties in the world.

Li Shimin also felt fearful. He was afraid that various places would rebel, especially worried about Guandong, Hedong, Hebei, Henan, these are the most important places in the Tang Dynasty. Once these places reversed, his position would not be stable.

Even if the rebellion can be quelled, it will be defeated.

"I recommend one person to Your Highness, and I can send him to Kanto to appease the old subordinates of the East Palace in various places, as well as the powerful local aristocratic people, and to show them His Highness's kindness and tolerance."

"who?"

"Wei Zheng."

"Is it him?"

"Wei Zheng was originally a horse-washing man in the East Palace, which was more trustworthy. In addition, he was from Hebei. In addition, he had served in Yuanbaozang in Hebei, Li Mi of Henan, and later Dou Jiande and other subordinates. He was very familiar with the land and people in Guandong. His experience and identity made him go to Hebei to appease him, which was the most convincing."

"But will Wei Zheng take the initiative to leave the Eastern Palace before, and will he be regarded as an unfaithful person? Can he show that Guandong? Moreover, can he be loyal to the orphan?" What Li Shimin is most worried about is whether Wei Zheng, the former Eastern Palace official, can be used by him.

Li Chao had been in contact with Wei Zheng for a long time and knew some of Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng was not a nerdy censor, and he would not go directly to Niuding Mountain. This man was a Taoist priest in his early years and later came out to become an official, so he was actually a very smart person.

His straightforwardness is sometimes also straightforwardness, not all honesty. Just look at his followers to the Four Lords, you will know that Wei Zheng is not the kind of person who can tell death and sacrifice his lord.

Sometimes his direct advice is very strategic.

In short, this is also a person who looks straightforward and scheming on the outside but is very capable in nature.

Li Chao believed that Wei Zheng also wanted to be above the court. If he had the opportunity to serve the new master, he would definitely not refuse. Appeasement of Guandong is also an important and glorious job.

"I transferred my uncle to Guanzhong, who should I arrange for Hebei?" Li Shimin asked Li Chao.

"Your Highness, you should ask Fang Du and the others about these things. Fang Du Duan is the masters of this, and they know the situation better."

"Fang Mou Duan? Hahaha!" Li Shimin laughed loudly, laughing happily.

"You Li San is not bad either. Fang Mou Duan, and you Li San and Wuji, you four are Gu's right-hand men. Don't always think about being low-key. It's not that time yet, don't worry, Gu will not be suspicious of you. We are still starting a business now, there are not so many numbs, you can say whatever you think."

Li Chao really wants to say, Boss Li, you have something wrong with this. You say that it is not the time to be low-key, and you won’t be suspicious of me now. What do you mean is that I have to be low-key in the future, and you will be suspicious of me in the future?

I'll go, you're too direct.

However, since Boss Li has made his statement, Li Chao can no longer hide it.

"Your Highness, the three rivers in Kanto are very important, especially Hebei, Hebei, which is close to the Turks. Now we must not be in chaos. Once chaos occurs, the Turks will come to cause trouble again. Therefore, we must send two generals to comfort the local area and to suppress the Turks. I recommend two people. Li Shiji will still guard Hedong, and Li Yaoshi will take over in Hebei!"

"Li Shiji, Li Jing?" When Li Shimin talked about the names of these two people, his face was not very good-looking, and even his tone showed dissatisfaction.

At the critical moment today, neither of these two generals appeared. Li Shimin asked Li Chao to contact the two, but both of them said they were sick and could not come.

"Your Highness, actually the reaction of Er Li today is normal. In general, they are still on our side."

"How to say, can they not come, can they still thank them?"

"It's almost the same." Li Chao said with a smile.

"Li Shiji and Li Jing have always been relatively neutral in their attitudes. This time we took the risk to contact them to respond to the matter, but although they did not come, they did not report us? Think about it, is this considered helping us? Also, when we were in charge, they did not come out to intercept or attack us. These two are famous generals. If they came forward at that time, things would be quite troublesome."

"But I don't believe them very much!" Li Shimin still shook his head. At the moment, he must be careful and careful.

"Li Shiji and Li Jing are both very cautious and cautious. Before, Your Highness was just the King of Qin, so they did not take action. But tomorrow, Your Highness will be the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, the crown prince, and the crown prince of the governor. At that time, Li Jing and Li Shiji naturally knew who they should serve!"

"I must use them?"

"Your Highness, we must not only guard against the rebellion of Kanto, but also prevent the Turks from taking the opportunity to go south. With these two Li Li in Hedong, Hebei, your Highness can rest assured that the Turks are the ones!"

Li Shimin was very moved by this.

After thinking about it, Li Shimin also felt that it made sense.

"What you said makes sense. After all, they are one of the gods of war and one of the gods of war. With you, the god of war, Shubao, the god of martial arts, then there will be four generals guarding me in the north of the Tang Dynasty. From northwest to northeast, Li Chao, the governor of Longyou Road, Qin Qiong, the governor of Guannei Road, Li Shiji, and Li Jing, the governor of Hebei Road. With these four gods, how dare the Turks go south?"

"Your Highness, the so-called military god built them to blackmail me. Don't say anything more about your highness."

"No, they might have wanted to slander you at the beginning, but now, Gu thinks you can bear the name of this military god. Just Sanlang, Gu doesn't want to let you go to Longyou now, Chang'an needs you even more, Gu's side cannot live without you!"

Li Chao smiled slightly, Li Er, I don’t want to leave Chang'an either.

"Look, who is suitable to serve as the Grand Governor of Longyou Road?" Li Shimin asked.
Chapter completed!