First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

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After returning to the mansion in a hurry, I saw many domestic servants and maids rewarded by Li Shimin, led by a graceful and graceful young woman, came out of the hall to greet them, and they were very thoughtful in every word and deed. .

Looking at this pretty woman, Gao Chong was slightly taken aback, "Who are you?"

"My concubine is Wei Gui, and I have met Mr. Lang," the woman saluted very gently.

"Wei Gui?" Gao Chong paused and raised his eyebrows, "Are you from the Wei family?"

"Exactly".

Gao Chong suddenly understood Li Shimin's intentions. After he was seated in the living room, he made some inquiries, which further strengthened Gao Chong's guess.

The woman in front of her is Wei Gui, who was born in Jingzhao Wei, the daughter of Wei Yuancheng, Duke of the State of Yun in the Sui Dynasty. Her grandfather was General Wei Zong, the Hussar General of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and her great-grandfather was the famous general Wei Xiaokuan.

This family background is extremely prominent, just when Gao Chong was wondering in his heart, why did Li Shimin reward a woman of such background as his concubine.

Even though Wei Yuancheng is dead, Wei Gui is Wei's first daughter after all, and many uncles and brothers are still prominent. With this family background, it is impossible to marry Gao Chong as a concubine.

At this moment, a five or six-year-old girl ran out, she was very cute, "Aniang, Aniang, there is a small pond behind this yard...".

Seeing Gao Chong, a stranger sitting in the main seat, the little girl was startled and hurriedly hid behind Wei Gui, Gao Chong was stunned.

Seeing this, Wei Gui understood, and immediately spoke in detail to show his background.

It was only then that Gao Chong suddenly realized that Wei Gui was already a wife, more precisely, a widow.

When Wei Gui's father, Wei Yuancheng, the Duke of Yun, was alive, he betrothed him to Li Min, the son of Li Zixiong, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

In the ninth year of Daye, Li Zixiong rebelled with Yang Xuangan, and Yang Guang ordered "no family", and Li Zixiong and his sons were all executed. Because of his birth, Wei Gui was protected by his father Wei Yuancheng and survived death. Since then, he has been a widow in Luoyang, the eastern capital.

And this little girl is Li Min's daughter, named Li Ying'er.

Looking at the beautiful woman and the cute little girl in front of him, Gao Chong was a little lost for a while, Li Shimin was really interesting.

In order to win over the Wei family and the Gao family, Wei Gui was given to Gao Chong as a concubine. Although Wei Gui came from a prominent background, as a widow, entering the Gao family as a concubine in this troubled world is not considered an insult to her.

What's more, Wei Gui is young, only 24, only two years older than Gao Chong, this is not unacceptable, it is normal in this era.

Gao Chong had no choice but to arrange for the mother and daughter. It wasn't until evening when Li Shimin hosted a banquet. After Gao Chong went to the banquet, he learned that not only Gao Chong had received a reward, but Yuchi Jingde, Changsun Wuji and others also had beauties as presents. What made Gao Chong speechless was that Li Shimin himself was Naweigui's cousin, Wei Nizi, as his concubine.

Wei Nizi is only [-] or [-] years old, and she is a proper girl with yellow flowers. Li Er has a good eye. Wei Nizi is the daughter of Wei Kuangbo, the former Duke of Shu in the Sui Dynasty. Wei Kuangbo is Wei Gui's second uncle, and the relationship is very close.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Shimin came to the side, put his arms around Gao Chong's shoulders, squinted and smiled, "How is it? Youzhi, I'll treat you well."

Gao Chong heard the words and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is not afraid that Liu Niang will find you?"

Li Shimin was stunned, then quickly stared and said: "When you return to Beijing, please don't tell Liu Niang that I gave it to you, and say to the outside world that it is your own fancy."

Gao Chong was stunned, and exclaimed: "This is really a scholar meeting a soldier, it's hard to explain why."

Li Shimin laughed loudly when he saw this, "That's right, I am that veteran of many battles, you are a mere scholar, what can I do."

When everyone saw this, they all laughed, drinking wine and wine, and it was very lively.

When the banquet was over, Gao Chong and Liu Hongji were shoulder to shoulder and were about to leave when the guards of Prince Qin's residence came to report, "The King of Qin summoned him".

Gao Chong followed the guards to the back hall, and saw Li Shimin, who was drunk before, facing the map on the screen and meditating.

"My lord, it's not interesting for you to pretend to be drunk," Gao Chong jokingly shook his head.

"Stop talking about me, you're not the same, I'm afraid your boots are filled with wine." Hearing this, Li Shimin pointed at Gao Chong and scolded with a smile, "Take it off quickly, and put on a pair of dry ones." He took his own boots and handed them to Gao Chong.

When he walked over, Gao Chong's boots creaked, and he knew that he was soaked inside.

Gao Chong was a little moved. He took the clean boots and changed them, and muttered, "That guy Liu Hongji poured all of them into a pot of wine."

After changing into clean boots, Gao Chong came to the screen, "Where are you looking, Your Majesty?"

Li Shimin stood with his hands behind his back, did not answer this question, but looked at Gao Chong, "When there is no one, I prefer you to call me the second son."

Gao Chong was taken aback, looked at Li Shimin's sincere eyes, rubbed his face, and said clearly: "Second Young Master has made outstanding achievements now, it's better to maintain his majesty."

"The majesty is for outsiders to see." Li Shimin waved his hand and said, then paused, "Do you also feel that I have changed after entering Luoyang?"

Gao Chong was not surprised when he heard the words, he pondered for a moment, and said directly: "Changes in factors such as identity, status, influence, etc. will definitely change a person, this is inevitable."

Although he didn't explain what he said, but Li Shimin understood everything, nodded slowly, and sighed: "Qin Palace is already big enough, it's not a palace anymore."

Then, ignoring Gao Chong's thoughts, he pointed his finger at the land of Jingchu, "Here, does Youzhi have any ideas?"

Gao Chong paused, "Jing Chu Xiao Mian?"

Li Shimin nodded, "The sage has ordered Li Xiaogong, the king of Zhao County, to supervise the construction of warships in Bashu, and he will go down the river in a short time to directly attack Xiao Xian. I want you to go."

Gao Chong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and he hurriedly thanked him: "So you want what you want."

Seeing the happy Gao Chong, Li Shimin frowned, and couldn't help laughing and cursing: "Do you understand what I mean when you fall down?"

Gao Chong was overjoyed, nodded straightly and said: "Of course I understand, the Qin Palace is big enough, as your person, I should have a wider world to make meritorious deeds."

Li Shimin laughed when he saw this, and pushed Gao Chong away, "You are jumping away, go back and be with the beauty." After saying that, he loosened his belt and went straight to the back hall, squinting and smiling: "Wei Nizi is my man."

Gao Chong looked contemptuous when he saw this, he hurriedly picked up his boots and ran, he didn't want to hear voices that were not suitable for children.

Back at the mansion, Gao Chong also obtained information about Xiao Liang. In Gao Chong's impression, the Xiao Liang regime was destroyed by Li Xiaogong and Li Jing, but at this time Li Jing was still in Luoyang, and Li Shimin was leading the army During the crusade against Wang Shichong, Li Jing accompanied the army to the east among the imperial guards of the Qin Palace, and made great achievements in this trip.

Now Li Jing is still in Luoyang, and Li Shimin intends to let Gao Chong go to conquer Xiao Mian, so Gao Chong has snatched Li Jing's position.

(End of this chapter)