The eunuch Bingbi who was recording next to him was also very frightened. Although these people had no rights in the court, they often recorded imperial edicts for Li Shimin and had some knowledge of politics. Killing the guard of a foreign minister was a big deal.
It's a bit serious. To put it more seriously, it might be a prelude to war.
"The general of the left, Hou Junji, acted inappropriately and recklessly, so he was demoted to the second rank and retained. His eldest son, Hou Zuo, had no benefit in the official affairs of the Ministry of Revenue, so he was transferred to serve in front of the Liangzhou Army."
Li Xiang did not express surprise at this imperial edict, because he had already obtained the evidence that Hou Junji incited the prince to rebel. Even if he did it more severely, it would be very normal. It's just that Hou Junji didn't know it himself, so he didn't know it.
He regarded himself as the great general on the left side of the imperial court.
"The prince's concubine, Mrs. Liu, has done meritorious service in raising Li Xiang. He was granted the title of Liangdi of the third rank and assisted in managing the East Palace."
When he heard this imperial edict, Li Xiang was a little surprised. His mother had just moved from the ninth rank to the fifth rank, and now she has reached the third rank directly. You must know that this is the highest position for a prince's concubine, especially assisting the prince's concubine in managing the East Palace. This
She is almost the crown prince's deputy concubine, one step away from the crown princess.
If this imperial edict had been promulgated at other times, perhaps no one would have thought too much about it, but at this moment, after just punishing Hou Junji and his son, and immediately promulgating this edict, it means that the position of the Crown Princess is also unstable, whether in the court or in the middle of the court.
The ministers and the common people all now understand a little bit about the future of the Hou family.
"Grandfather, Hou Junji is deeply rooted in the army. If he is tempted to rebel..."
As soon as Li Xiang said this, he immediately shut up. Suddenly he understood, wasn't the emperor's successive moves intended to force Hou Junji into rebellion? If he had done nothing,
The emperor will definitely make more powerful moves.
Hou Junji had already been dissatisfied with the emperor, otherwise he would not have instigated Li Chengqian to rebel. For such a person, how could Li Shimin keep him? But if he was dealt with because of this matter, the people of the world might be dissatisfied.
, after all, he was also a meritorious minister of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, the emperor began to cut his wings at this moment and force him to rebel. When the time comes, if he catches them all, no one in the world will have anything to say.
Li Xiang deeply felt at this moment that although he came from the modern era a thousand years later, when it comes to this strategy, compared with the old emperor in front of him, there is still a big gap. At the same time, he also put away his own
With contempt, we can never underestimate the heroes of this era in the future.
"Go back and have a good rest. Change your dressing on time these days. When you have nothing to do, come to the palace and chat with me more."
Li Shimin had a resolute expression just now, but now when he looked at Li Xiang, his eyes showed more kindness. After all, facing his grandson, even the ruthless emperor was just an ordinary grandfather at this moment.
When Li Xiang walked out of the hall, Wang De followed him from the side.
"Does the steward have something to say?"
Although Li Xiang didn't know what Wang De said before, he could guess it. If Wang De hadn't mentioned his injury, how would Li Shimin know about it? Wang De already had the intention of coming over. This person
It is extremely important, so Li Xiang will naturally not push it out.
"Your Highness, stay here. These are Miss Meng Ling and Miss Meng Qin. They are the maids beside the Queen. After the Queen left, they have been living alone in the palace. Long live the Lord specially ordered the old slave to bring these two people. From now on, they will serve Your Highness. The rest
The eight little maids all came from the Queen's Palace and were brought back together by His Highness."
After hearing this, Li Xiang frowned and looked back in the direction of the emperor. He didn't say a word just now and now he arranged for ten maids.
Li Xiang had learned about the situation of the harem in the Tang Dynasty in books. Other dynasties had harems with three thousand beauties, but the Tang Dynasty far exceeded this number. During the Li Shimin period, it was still restrained, but the number also exceeded 3,000.
During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, this number exceeded 10,000.
Therefore, for Li Shimin, it was not a big deal to reward ten maids casually, not to mention that they were from Li Xiang's grandma's palace and were originally intended for these princes.
Li Shimin knew that the maids around Li Xiang were all arranged by the Crown Princess. Of course, as an emperor, he could not meddle in the affairs of his son and grandson at will, so he could only give them to others.
According to the current rules of the Tang Dynasty, no matter how much you love the woman you found in the past, when the emperor or queen gives you someone from the palace, then this person is the most noble, and everyone else has to be ranked behind this person.
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"I have met His Highness."
The two girls Mengling and Mengqin gently bowed to Li Xiang, and the eight little girls behind them also learned a lot. After all, they were trained in the Queen's Palace, and they know etiquette better than ordinary women. As for their appearance,
, worthy of the four words "Shen Yu Luo Yan".
"In that case, I'd like to thank the manager."
While he was talking, a piece of jade material came into Wang De's hand. Wang De just touched it lightly without even looking at it, and he knew that it was a good piece of jade, worth at least thirty guan.
After all, he is a wealthy man. He can give the emperor one hundred thousand guan a year without blinking an eye. To reward a servant like me, it is 30 guan at a time. Anyway, every time I see His Highness, he is always empty-handed.
"What did your Highness say? The families of these girls are all working as farmers in the imperial village. I also took the deeds. Your Highness only needs to send someone to the Yeting Bureau (the Tang Dynasty's management of palace maids and slaves).
Please go through the handover formalities with the Yamen (yamen), and these people will be in the hands of His Highness."
In order to ensure that the palace maids are obedient, the whole family is usually brought into the palace as slaves, so when a person is given, the whole family is also given. Of course, there are also times when a palace maid is given alone. If you want to use it with confidence, just
We have to get all the family members of this palace maid. Although it is a little troublesome, the palace maid will never have second thoughts. After all, the whole family is under control. If something happens, it will not be the one who loses his head.
You alone, but everyone in your family.
When Li Xiang led people back to the East Palace, Li Chengqian felt sad for a while when he saw these two palace maids. These two palace maids were trained by his mother since they were young. They were originally going to give one to Li Chengqian and one to Li Tai. Unexpectedly, they both
It all belongs to Li Xiang.
Although Li Chengqian was jealous, the emperor gave this to Li Xiang alone. If he had other thoughts, the emperor would probably not let him go. What's more, Li Xiang's mother had just been promoted to the third rank of Liangdi. No matter what the reason, he
You can't have anything to do with other women at this time...