As the crown prince, Li Chengqian was supported by his uncle Changsun Wuji. He was born with the interests of the Guanlong family. The powerful Guanlong family naturally mostly supported Li Chengqian.

Li Shimin's favor for his legitimate son Li Tai was unusual, because Li Ke easily won the title of King of Chu, the Grand Governor of Yangzhou, and the Southeast of Jiedu. Li Shimin was unwilling to favor one and the other. The original King of Yue Li Tai also also easily won't be named King of Wei, the Grand Governor of Luozhou, the Grand Governor of Luozhou, the military commander of Luo, Gu, Huai, Zheng, Xu and other six states, and controlled the land of Henan, which was very close to the Shandong family.

Li Ke no longer has too many choices. If Li Ke wants to ascend the throne, he must accept the Jiangnan family as a helper to fight against Li Chengqian and Li Tai.

Now all the princes are still young, and the battle for the throne is still unclear, and the friction between the princes is not strong, but Li Ke must prepare for the future, otherwise Li Ke will not be able to stop it if he wants to.

As Cen Wenben said, Li Ke had already remembered every word of his in his heart.

When Li Ke returned to Zhaoqing Hall, the sky was getting darker. As soon as Li Ke entered the hall gate, a maid told me: Your Majesty is already in the hall.

Li Ke has been away from home for four years and has just returned to the palace today. Li Shimin will naturally stay in Zhaoqing Palace tonight.

Upon hearing this, Li Ke hurried to the hall. As soon as the door of the inner hall saw Li Shimin sitting.

Li Ke stepped forward and said, "My son, Li Ke, pays homage to his father."

Seeing Li Ke enter, Li Shimin bent down and helped Li Ke up and down to look at Li Ke for a moment, patted Li Ke on the shoulder, and smiled with satisfaction: "The tiger's head has grown taller and stronger. It seems that there are still many achievements in the north after four years of experience in the north."

Li Ke replied: "My son often practices bows and horses in his spare time in the Turks, which made his father laugh."

Li Shimin looked at Li Ke and shook his head and said, "This place is not a court. What's the relationship between father and son? In the future, you don't have to call my father and father in private, just call me father."

"Yes, dad." Li Ke nodded and responded.

Li Shimin asked, "I heard from the palace servants that you have just gone to see Cen Wenben?"

Li Ke replied: "Mr. Yu Ke'er is kind to educate and learn. Although Li Ke and Mr. Li have not met for a long time, their status as master and apprentice cannot be changed. Ke'er returns to Beijing to pay a visit."

After hearing Li Ke's words, Li Shimin said with satisfaction: "Heaven, Earth, Lord, and Teacher, you will see me first when you go back to Chang'an, and see your mother again, and then become a teacher. You have done a good job. Although Cen Wenben's official position is small, he is quite talented, so you must not neglect it."

Li Shimin loved and cherished talents. After four years of Cen Wenben's entry into the Secretariat, the "Book of Zhou" written by him made extremely fast progress, and Li Shimin also saw it.

Li Shimin's words also confirmed that he was going to reuse Cen Wenben. Li Ke said: "Mr. Ke'er admires his literary talent and character very much. Mr. Ke'er often teaches Ke'er many things, and Ke'er dares not neglect it."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "It's so good. There are many ministers in the hall at noon. It's not convenient for me to say too much to you. You have been away for four years and I haven't been able to take good care of you. Do you have anything else to want, even if you say it."

There were many heroes in the Northern Expedition in the Tai Chi Hall just now, and Li Shimin could not pay all attention to his beloved son, so as not to cause trouble for the soldiers. Now that Li Shimin came to Zhaoqing Hall, he thought of saying something to Li Ke.

Li Ke remembered what Cen Wenben said to him just now. It was indeed a good opportunity now, so he replied: "Ke'er has something to invite you, and I hope my father will agree."

"Hahaha." Li Shimin laughed when he heard Li Ke's words.

Before, Li Ke had nothing to ask for in the main hall. Now, when he asked Li Ke privately, he had something to ask for. Li Shimin only thought that Li Ke was inconvenient to speak in the main hall, and he only said it now.

Li Shimin said: "Tiger head, but let's talk about it."

Li Ke said: "Ke'er is now 12 years old, no better than a child. Ke'er wants to ask her to go out to open a house, but I hope my father will agree."

As soon as Li Ke said that, Li Shimin in front of Li Ke was slightly stunned.

Li Keshang was a young man, so he said that he would not be an official to go to Yangzhou but to leave the palace and set up a new door in Chang'an.

It is a matter of course for the prince to open a government office and build a yamen when he became an adult, but Li Ke was still a little older, and he was not rich and comfortable in the palace when he went out to open a palace. Princes of various dynasties have always been driven out, so how could Li Ke take the initiative to ask for it at such a young age?

Li Shimin thought about it and suddenly remembered something, so he asked: "You haven't mentioned it a long time ago, but after returning to the palace, was it because Cen Wenben informed me?"

For the prince, opening a government office and building a yamen is not an inappropriate move. If Li Ke wanted to propose it on the main hall, how could it be delayed until now? The only explanation is that Li Ke had this idea after the court meeting.

Concubine Yang loved her son very much and would never say that to Li Ke. Then the only thing left was Cen Wenben.

Listening to Li Shimin's words, Yang Concubine Yang looked at Li Ke nervously. She didn't know why Li Ke wanted to go out to open a house, and was afraid that Li Ke would anger Li Shimin if he said the wrong thing.

Li Ke looked up at Li Shimin and said, "Mr. Cen told Ke'er about the opening of the house."

"Cen Wenben is bold, how dare I mess with my father and son!" Li Shimin said furiously when he heard this.

Li Shimin was angry, not because Li Ke asked to open the mansion, but because Cen Wenben said this to Li Ke privately, which was quite a bit of a disagreement with his father and son of the Tian family.

A few days ago, Li Shimin just received Xiao Yu's recommendation and wanted to use Cen Wenben as the Minister of the Central Secretariat. Now it seems that Li Shimin actually had the idea of ​​taking Cen Wenben out of prison.

Seeing this, Concubine Yang knew that Li Ke would never say these words without reason, and she would definitely have a backup plan, so she asked: "Why did Mr. Cen ask you to leave the palace and open the palace? This is very disrespectful."

Li Ke heard this and hurriedly said, "Mr. I told Ke'er that in the court, the ministers are very serious about the prince's vassals. Mr. wants his ministers to act carefully. The ministers feel that they are young and cannot take office in charge of government affairs. However, if they live in the palace again, they will inevitably be criticized and make it difficult for the father. Therefore, the ministers make their own decisions and are willing to ask themselves to leave the palace and go to the vassals when they become adults."

Just at the beginning of the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Yuan's twelve sons, Li Yuan, the King of Jing, who was only one year older than Li Ke, had been released from the governor of Wuzhou and went to take office. As Li Yuanze took office, a wave of princes being sent to the court was also caused by Li Shimin.

After hearing Li Ke's words, Li Shimin realized that it was Li Ke who was willing to share his worries.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this matter with tiger heads. We father and son's family affection cannot be understood by outsiders. I cannot let you down."

However, Li Ke had already made up his mind to open a palace, so Li Ke looked at Li Shimin and said firmly: "Ke'er is a prince and a minister. Sharing the worries of his father is a matter of duty, and Ke'er will never want his father to make things difficult for him."

As Li Ke said, his title of Li Shimin became formal again.

Li Shimin looked at Li Ke’s serious appearance, as if he saw the look of petitioning north four years ago. Li Shimin was greatly moved.
Chapter completed!