Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

The reason why Li Ke went to Princess Xiangcheng was mainly because Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan were both incompatible with each other, and Princess Xiangcheng and Du Miaoyan had a close relationship.

Maybe changing the method can bring different benefits to myself. After all, I don't have many people to support me now.

Night, Princess Consort's Mansion in Xiangcheng.

After the formal notification, Li Ke met Princess Xiangcheng.

"Third brother, are you coming to me so late? Is there something important?"

Princess Xiangcheng asked slightly worriedly.

Normally, if it’s not an important matter, you won’t go find someone late at night.

And although the two are brothers and sisters in name, their relationship in fact is not much better.

The family ties between the royal family are relatively weak and full of complicated interest relationships.

"No, it's just that I haven't seen my eldest sister for a long time and I just wanted to talk to her."

Li Ke shook his head and said.

The gifts brought by the guards were put aside by him.

This means that you are not polite and do not need to return the gift.

"Haha, we siblings haven't had a heart-to-heart talk in a long time."

Princess Xiangcheng looked away from the corner of her eyes, and then back again.

"Is sister okay?"

Li Ke also followed Princess Xiangcheng's gaze and looked over.

But there was nothing there, just a directional passage leading to the backyard.

"No, what do you want to talk about?"

Princess Xiangcheng shook her head, smiled and said.

Li Ke also withdrew his gaze and talked about what happened when the two were young.

Princess Xiangcheng is the eldest princess, but in fact she is only three months older than Li Ke.

Neither of them are direct relatives, so they have had a relatively good relationship since childhood, and they feel like they share the same problem.

But as they grew up, the relationship between them became more complicated, and it was more about mutual interests.

Members of the royal family, unless they are brothers and sisters, ultimately consider each other's interests.

Princess Xiangcheng's heart gradually softened, and she showed a warm smile from time to time.

Thinking back to the moments when I was a child, it was a happy time.

At that time, everyone’s minds were not so complicated.

"Now, Li Tai is also competing with me for the throne."

"He has the support of Changsun Wuji and Gao Shilian, and his winning rate is too high, but I"

"I once thought about launching the battle for the throne forever, but then I discovered that if I launched it, Li Tai would not let me go after he came to power."

In the end, Li Ke finally talked about what he wanted to talk about.

Battle for the throne!

His purpose tonight was to win over Fang Yuan through Princess Xiangcheng.

"Unfortunately, I am a prostitute, so I have no connections to help you."

Princess Xiangcheng sighed.

These words come from the heart, but they are also said casually.

Because she really doesn't have anything to do with it, she's just a widow.

He had no power, and the emperor was not particularly fond of him, so he couldn't help him even if he wanted to.

"Sister, you and Mrs. Fang have a deep relationship. If you really want to help your brother, can you have a chat with her?"

Li Ke quickly followed Princess Xiangcheng's words.

But instead of calling Du Miaoyan, he directly called Mrs. Fang.

It means that Du Miaoyan represents Fang Yuan and can convince Fang Yuan through Du Miaoyan.

"This Miaoyan never interferes with this."

Princess Xiangcheng was suddenly a little stunned and said hesitantly.

She was a little surprised, but she was relieved and understood what Li Ke meant tonight.

"I know, but it's better to try than not to try."

"No matter what, I am your brother, sister."

Li Ke said emotionally.

"I"

Princess Xiangcheng sighed and wanted to refuse.

However, at this moment, she suddenly felt morning sickness.

After chatting with Li Ke for so long tonight, she had morning sickness for the first time.

Before the morning sickness, she had forgotten that she was pregnant.

Now she suddenly had morning sickness, which shocked Princess Xiangcheng, fearing that she would be discovered by Li Ke.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Li Ke suddenly stood up and walked towards Princess Xiangcheng worriedly.

"Don't come over!" Princess Xiangcheng immediately reached out to stop Li Ke. Then she felt that her behavior was too much and said, "I'm fine, no need to come over."

Li Ke frowned slightly and looked at Princess Xiangcheng suspiciously.

The reaction was too drastic and completely unnecessary.

"I'll talk to Miaoyan later."

"It's getting late, go back quickly."

Princess Xiangcheng changed her mind.

Mainly because he wanted to find an excuse to send Li Ke away, and was worried that Li Ke would discover his secret.

"Okay, thank you ma'am."

Li Ke obviously felt something was wrong.

But I couldn't tell anything was wrong.

After getting Princess Xiangcheng's consent, he left happily.

But Li Ke didn't really think Princess Xiangcheng could help him.

What is needed for this kind of thing is not just one person saying a word or two, but a relationship of interests.

His goal has been achieved tonight, and he will come again in a day or two to give some more thoughts and conditions.

Soon, Princess Xiangcheng sent Li Ke off.

Before Li Ke left, Princess Xiangcheng couldn't help but suffer from morning sickness again.

After sending Li Ke away, Princess Xiangcheng returned to the mansion worriedly and had the Prince Consort's Mansion closed.

"I didn't expect that Li Ke came to see me so late at night, and he almost got into trouble."

Princess Xiangcheng returned to the backyard and sighed.

"I'm still a little worried. It's better to go out less until your morning sickness stops."

Princess Xiangcheng, the owner of Fang Yuan Building, said.

Fang Yuan sent Princess Xiangcheng back tonight and stayed in the backyard for a while.

Originally he wanted to leave, but who knew that Li Ke just came over, so Fang Yuan stayed for now.

Princess Xiangcheng looked in the direction of the backyard just now, towards Fang Yuan, worried that Fang Yuan would be discovered by Li Ke.

"I see."

"Did you hear what Li Ke said just now?"

Princess Xiangcheng snuggled into Fang Yuan's arms, feeling very at ease.

"I heard it. It should be that Li Tai made some moves again."

"Last time the emperor said that he would elect a prince, but it has been more than a month and he has not yet been selected."

"I guess he is also very entangled. He is weighing Li Ke or Li Tai or even a certain prince."

Fang Yuan nodded and said.

He was right next to him and could hear clearly.

Being able to ask Li Ke to come to Princess Xiangcheng at night shows how anxious he is.

It would be too complicated to contact Du Miaoyan through Princess Xiangcheng, and then contact him through Du Miaoyan.

"Do you have any idea?"

Princess Xiangcheng asked.

Since Li Ke came to see her so late, she had to ask symbolically.

“I don’t have any ideas, and no one wants to support them.”

Fang Yuan maintained his original intention and did not want to express his position on the throne.

"Are you worried that if you support the wrong thing, they will hold you accountable afterwards?"

Princess Xiangcheng said a little curiously.

"No, I don't think it's necessary."

"Now, even if I am not an official, I still have enough status. There is no need to support anyone and get unsatisfactory returns."

Fang Yuan shook his head and smiled confidently.

Now he wants to leave Datang and go to Future Island to retire.

He didn't care who the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was, let alone who the prince was.

"You're right."

Princess Xiangcheng giggled.

After hearing what Fang Yuan said, she knew there was no need to speak for Li Ke.The two of them were affectionate for a moment, and then Fang Yuan secretly returned to Fang Mansion.

It's late at night, so it's not good to stay at the Prince Consort's house.

If anyone knew about it, it would have a great impact on Princess Xiangcheng's reputation.

And now is a critical moment, Fang Yuan doesn't want any accident to happen to Princess Xiangcheng.

The next day, there was no morning meeting.

Li Shimin got up early in the morning to correct the memorial.

He was a diligent emperor, correcting memorials early even if he did not attend court early.

Every day, he would correct the memorials submitted to him as quickly as possible.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Wei wishes to see you."

Eunuch Wang De came to report.

"Xuan!"

Li Shimin's writing paused for a moment, and then he spoke after a moment.

Since the last decision on the choice of crown prince was announced in the court, neither father nor son had seen each other again.

Now Li Tai's sudden arrival reminded Li Shimin of his previous decision, and the question of who to choose as the prince came to his mind again.

To be honest, Li Shimin doesn't know who to choose as the prince now.

Li Ke is as good as Li Ke, Li Tai is as good as Li Tai, and his younger son Li Zhi also has support.

According to the ministers' writings, his sons are all very outstanding and wise, and they can all sit in the position of prince.

"My son-in-law pays respects to his father!"

With the sound of worship, Li Shimin was pulled back from his thoughts.

Li Tai has arrived, and his huge body is very conspicuous in the imperial study room.

Without Li Shimin's order, Wang De on the side asked someone to bring a stool for Li Tai to sit on.

This is mainly because every time Li Tai comes, Li Shimin scolds Wang De and others for having no eyesight, not lifting stools, etc.

In fact, it was Li Shimin who loved his son so much that he was too fat and worried that he would be tired standing, so he made him sit down.

"Qingque, what do you want from your father?"

Li Shimin put down the pen in his hand and said with a kind smile.

"Father, my son and I have gone to court so many times in the morning, but we haven't seen Shilang Fang here yet."

"I heard that he was sick, but we also know the truth."

"I think we can't let things like this happen again."

Li Tai said seriously.

"Who asked you to speak?"

Li Shimin frowned slightly.

This morning, among the several memorials he corrected, there was something about Fang Yuan not going to work.

Many ministers have opinions. Now that Li Tai comes directly to him, it is obviously not a coincidence, but premeditated.

"No, it's what I thought."

"First, General Qin Qiong has been sick, and now it's Fang Yuan."

"In time, will there be other officials doing the same thing?"

Li Tai said in a deep voice.

"If he asks for sick leave, I can't help but approve it, right?"

Li Shimin said with a sigh.

In fact, he also felt that it was excessive for Fang Yuan not to go to work every day.

As a minister of household affairs, a powerful figure, if he doesn't go to work every day, it will bring about a bad atmosphere.

If the people below follow suit one day, what ability does the imperial court have to restrain them?

But he owed Fang Yuan so much that Li Shimin couldn't go too far.

"Approval is definitely necessary, but it also depends on the situation."

"For example, if the imperial doctor's examination proves fruitless, then the application will not be approved."

Li Tai had already thought about how to answer before he came.

Are you sick?

Well, let the imperial doctor check it out.

"After all, he is a hero of the Tang Dynasty. Doing this will chill Fang Yuan's heart."

Li Shimin shook his head and said.

It was not that he had never thought of this method, but doing so would chill Fang Yuan's heart.

So I just thought about it at the time and didn't actually implement it.

"Even so, you can't just ask for leave, right?"

Li Tai naturally knew that Li Shimin couldn't bear it.

For Li Shimin, Fang Yuan was his hero.

In fact, to the Tang Dynasty, Fang Yuan was also a hero of the Tang Dynasty.

But so what?
What a minister after all!
As long as you are a minister, you must obey the will of the country

Asking for leave every day like this has brought an extremely bad atmosphere to Datang, and some people may follow suit in the future.

"Okay, my father has his own plans for this matter. You should go back first."

Li Shimin didn't want to talk any more, so he waved his hand and said.

"Father!"

Li Tai wanted to say more.

But Li Shimin had already written and revised the memorial.

It would be unwise to interrupt at this time, after all, the election of the crown prince is right around the corner.

So Li Tai obediently saluted Li Shimin and dragged his fat body away.

Li Shimin glanced at Li Tai's back from the corner of his eye, said nothing, and continued to correct the memorial.

It’s just about one stick of incense.

"Your Majesty, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is asking to see you."

Wang De came to report again.

"Xuan!"

Li Shimin didn't think much about it.

It is normal for court ministers to ask for an audience at this time.

Because I don't go to the morning court, if anything happens, I will come directly to my boss for discussion.

Of course, these are urgent matters. If it is not urgent, you can leave it for the morning meeting the next day.

"Wei Chen greets His Majesty."

Soon, Changsun Wuji arrived.

"I'm busy, let's make a long story short."

Li Shimin had a problem with Changsun Wuji.

So he didn't look as good as before and didn't even raise his head.

"Your Majesty, there have been a lot of complaints from the staff recently!"

Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice.

"What complaint?"

Li Shimin frowned and finally looked up at Changsun Wuji.

The Ministry of Personnel is responsible for the assessment of large and small officials of the imperial court and monitors the situation of officials all over the world.

What happened that made the officials complain a lot?

"Counting from the time when Minister Fang left for Goguryeo, it has been two months since he went to work."

"Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, or in all dynasties, there has been no such thing."

"Such an unprecedented thing has made all the officials dissatisfied and complaining."

"Weichen is worried that if this continues, it will have a very bad impact."

Changsun Wuji said slowly.

His tone was calm, describing what was happening.

"I see, you go back first."

Li Shimin's face suddenly turned ugly.

There is Li Tai in the front, then Changsun Wuji, and then there will be Gao Shilian and so on, right?
It seems that today these ministers cannot let Fang Yuan come back to work from themselves, and they will not give up.

"Your Majesty, please think twice and I will resign."

Changsun Wuji saluted and left without any delay.

Li Shimin snorted coldly and slapped the pen in his hand directly on the desk.

The original mood to change the memorial was gone, and my heart was filled with anger.

He did nothing, just sat in his seat and waited for Gao Shilian's arrival.

However, what surprised Li Shimin was that after waiting for most of the day, Gao Shilian did not come.

Instead, it was Fang Xuanling who was waiting.

"Your Majesty, I think it is inappropriate for Minister Fang to be absent from work for many days. Are you considering forcing him to come back?"

Fang Xuanling also came because Fang Yuan was not at work.

At this time, Li Shimin's expression became even more ugly, but he also understood what the ministers meant.