Li Shimin nodded, feeling quite reassured about this subordinate who had been working diligently.
He said, "If nothing happens, go ahead."
Liu Gang bowed to Li Shimin and exited the imperial study.
In the side hall of the Zhengyang Palace where the third prince lives, the third prince is focusing on the book in his right hand, ignoring the noise of the eunuchs and maids playing outside.
On one side, a young eunuch couldn't help but feel sorry for him and said: "Sir, these people are too ignorant of the rules and have never taken you seriously."
The third prince smiled gently and said: "It doesn't matter, the palace is indeed a bit stuffy, so there is no harm in having fun."
The little eunuch was hesitant to speak but couldn't help but feel that His Highness was too good-tempered.
But the little eunuch didn't know.
The third prince's left hand, which was shrunk in his sleeve, had already been exposed with blue veins.
In Shufangzhai, the eldest prince asked the young eunuch kneeling in front of him: "What has the third child been doing these days?"
There was a flattering look on the little eunuch's face: "Your Highness, the Third Prince is studying every day."
"Oh" the eldest prince said with amusement on his face: "Does he still let you do whatever you want?"
The little eunuch said with a bit of disdain on his face: "Yes, His Highness the Third Highness never punishes."
A stern look appeared on the eldest prince's face, and he suddenly kicked the little eunuch, causing him to do some somersaults on the ground.
The little eunuch got up, knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times.
His forehead was bruised and swollen, and he said with a bit of fear: "Your Highness, please forgive me, I was wrong."
The eldest prince stared at him indifferently: "Where did you go wrong?"
"Slave, slave," the little eunuch muttered twice, but he couldn't tell where he was wrong.
There was something really baffling in his heart.
The eldest prince sneered: "No matter how bad the third child is, he is still a noble man from Tianhuang.
Who are you, how dare you look down on the third child?"
Only then did the young eunuch realize where he had offended His Highness, and he couldn't help but said repeatedly: "I don't dare to do this anymore.
Your Highness, please forgive me."
There was a look of disgust on the face of the eldest prince, and he said: "Get up, remember to report the movements of the third child to me as usual."
As he said this, he winked at the eunuch standing next to him.
The elder eunuch took out a silver nugget from his sleeve and threw it into the pocket of the younger eunuch.
The little eunuch was overjoyed.
He thought he had suffered bad luck for no reason this time, but he didn't expect that he would still get benefits.
He couldn't help but throw the resentment that had just risen in his heart to the Kingdom of Java, and wanted to kneel down to thank the eldest prince.
The eldest prince frowned and said, "Stop kneeling, remember to keep in mind what I told you."
The little eunuch responded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I will never forget it."
The big eunuch waved his hand to him, and the little eunuch stepped back knowingly.
After the eldest prince waited for the young eunuch to leave, he smiled and asked the eldest eunuch beside him: Eunuch Feng, do you think my third brother is really calm and has no intention of seizing the legitimate son?
Eunuch Feng was the confidant of the First Prince and his mother-in-law.
He frowned and said, "It's hard to say, but in my opinion, no matter what His Highness's thoughts are, whether he has an indifferent temperament, or whether he keeps a low profile and bides time, these are not important."
"Oh" the eldest prince asked with a smile: "What's the meaning of this statement?"
Eunuch Feng said: "The third prince does not have the support of his mother's family and does not have the support of the aristocratic family.
Your Majesty will never pass the throne to him."
"Yes."
The eldest prince nodded and said, "I think so too.
From this point of view, the third child is indeed nothing to worry about."
In the past, the emperors of the previous generation passed the throne to princes of mediocre origins, thinking that they could better fulfill the Li family's imperial responsibilities without any involvement in the family.
However, later facts showed that the emperor without the support of his mother's family was alone.
Isolated and helpless in the court, there is no way to fight against the noble families, which will only make the imperial power decline further.
Outside the Dingyang Gate at the north gate of the capital, a man wearing a blue Confucian shirt walked slowly from a distance.
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The material of this man's clothes is quite ordinary, and there are even a few patches on it, but it looks very clean.
His appearance is also ordinary, but his eyes are extremely bright, giving people a feeling of high energy.
Looking at the majestic and tall city walls of Chang'an City, he was filled with emotion and said silently, Chang'an City, I am here again.
This time, I, Hu Taiqing, will never be a loser again.
A soldier guarding the city wall saw Hu Taiqing standing at the gate of the city, neither entering nor retreating, just blocking the door.
He couldn't help but said unhappily: "Hey, if you want to enter, go in quickly.
No."
Come in and leave, why are you stopping here?"
Hu Taiqing glanced at the soldier guarding the door, said nothing, took out a few copper coins from his arms and handed them to him.
The soldier softly "hummed" and said nothing more.
Although he was uneducated, he felt that the scholar had a slight contempt for him in his silence, and he didn't like this sour man.
The streets of Chang'an City were still the same as before, full of bustling and noisy atmosphere.
Hu Taiqing looked at everything in front of him that was a little strange because he hadn't seen it for several months, and he felt as if he was in another world.
After identifying the direction, Hu Taiqing strode along the street until he reached a very large and majestic mansion.
He took out a name card he had prepared from his arms, held it with both hands and handed it to the person at the door.
In front of the guard: "This brother, I heard that the Duke's mansion is recruiting retainers, so I came here to apply."
While the guard took over the post, Hu Taiqing quietly stuffed a silver nugget into the guard's sleeve.
Seeing that the scholar in front of him was knowledgeable and interested, the guard couldn't help but smile a little and said: "Scholar, please wait a moment.
I will go to inform you immediately."
He called Hu Taiqing a scholar, and his original intention was to praise him.
Little did he know that although Hu Taiqing failed to pass the Jinshi exam several times, he was still a genuine scholar.
How could he be compared to a mere scholar.
Hu Taiqing smiled and said: "It's okay, brothers, please help yourself."
The guard entered the house from the corner door, walked around the main hall, walked for a while, and came to a large courtyard.
He said to the two servants guarding the door: "I have something to report to the Third Master.
Please let me know. ” One of the servants recognized him as the guard in front of Yang Mansion's gate, and knew that he must have something serious to come to see his master.
He did not dare to neglect him at the moment.
One of the servants said: "Wait a minute, I will go in and ask you."
Not long after, a maid returned to the entrance of the courtyard with the servant.
The maid said to the guard expressionlessly: "Li Er, you are the one to find the third master.
Come with me."
She turned around and left.
The guard named Li Er had obviously known the maid for more than a day or two, and he didn't care at all about her indifference.
He smiled as he walked and said, "Sister Magpie, are you having a good time these days?"