Yang Zhao and Li Yuan left again.
When leaving, Li Yuan winked at Li Shimin, meaning that he would deal with him when he came back.
Li Shimin sighed, "Ah Xuan, every time you get into trouble, I get beaten."
Li Xuan said domineeringly: "I didn't cause any trouble."
Li Shimin looked at Li Xuanba with resentment.
Li Xuanba's eyes shifted, and he said guiltily, "Want to hear a story? I'll tell you one."
Li Shimin raised his hands high, cheered softly, "Great! You haven't told me a story for a long time. Every time I ask you to tell a story, you are lazy."
Li Xuan said: "Stop talking nonsense and tell me which one you want to hear."
Li Shimin said without hesitation: "Journey to the West!"
Li Xuanba sighed in his heart. As expected, for children, Journey to the West is the most fun.
Of course, he couldn't remember the original Journey to the West, but he didn't need to memorize the entire Journey to the West to tell the story. He could just make up the 81 difficulties, or even not use the original 81 difficulties. Anyway, he never thought of writing the Four Great Classics, he just wanted to tell a story for fun.
But after listening to "Journey to the West", his second brother insisted on practicing stick fighting, which gave him a headache.
It would be too funny if General Tian Ce had a golden cudgel as his weapon in the future.
"Hurry up and tell me! Last time you mentioned stealing the robes!" Li Shimin urged.
Li Xuanba frowned. Did we talk about stealing the robes last time? Oops, I can't remember the order.
He pondered deeply and explained several of the eighty-one difficulties himself.
…
Li Yuan came back in the evening, reeking of alcohol.
Chai Shao also came over, and not only was he also reeking of alcohol, he also tried to use the alcohol to stupefy Li Shimin and Li Xuanba.
Li Shimin protected Li Xuanba behind him, and shot a toy arrow without an arrowhead in his hand from a toy bow, hitting Chai Shao in the stomach.
Chai Shao cried out "Ouch" and stopped.
"Ah Xuan, run!" Li Shimin first chopped Chai Shao's outstretched arm with a toy bow, then pulled Li Xuanba and ran.
As Li Xuanba stumbled forward, he looked back at Chai Shao.
Wow, my second brother learned to use a bow to chop people so early.
Chai Shao rubbed his arm in grievance: "Father-in-law, Erlang is so fierce."
Li Yuan laughed loudly: "My son should be so fierce! Come on, keep drinking!"
Chai Shao said: "Okay, keep drinking!"
The two of them drank again, arm in arm.
Wan, who was serving Li Yuan, went to see them. She was worried that they would get drunk and disturb the children again, so she let Li Shimin and Li Xuanba sleep next to her.
Wan was Li Yuan's concubine and was from the Jiangdu Wan clan.
Wan's great-grandfather was a high-ranking official in the Southern Qi Dynasty, and his grandfather was a high-ranking official in the Southern Liang Dynasty. After the Sui Dynasty destroyed the Southern Dynasty, Wan's father served as the governor of Lizhou in the Sui Dynasty.
With such a background, she was certainly not an ordinary concubine when she arrived at the Duke's Mansion.
The Duke and the third-rank official both had six concubines, which was the seventh rank. Wan was a concubine, and she had a rank of imperial decree. When Madam Dou was not around, she could represent the women of the Duke's Mansion in socializing outside.
According to the laws of the Sui and Tang dynasties, officials of the fifth rank and above could have concubines. Concubines were considered side wives, and below concubines were concubines, which were commonly known as concubines.
Officials below the fifth rank and common people were not qualified to have concubines, so the concubines they had were all "concubines" that the householder could sell.
Madam Dugu was often ill in bed, so Madam Dou had to stay in Daxing to serve her mother-in-law and take care of the children. Wan stayed with Li Yuan, taking care of his daily life and helping him with socializing among the female members of his family.
From the perspective of a later generation, Li Xuanba was initially somewhat hostile towards Mrs. Wan, and always felt that there would be unpleasantness such as house fighting between Mrs. Wan and his mother.
When he was a little older and became more familiar with Wan, and observed how Wan and his mother got along, he realized that Wan was also a pitiful person and was very miserable.
When Wan accompanied Li Yuan to work as an official, her own children had to stay in the old house.
When she came back, her children didn't recognize her. She could only wipe her tears silently, and she didn't dare to be discovered by Li Yuan and Madam Dugu. Only Madam Dou would comfort her.
When her children grew up, Mrs. Dou often mentioned Mrs. Wan in front of them, and her children became closer to Mrs. Wan.
Wan Shi once thought whether she could take turns with Madam Dou to accompany Li Yuan on his mission and take turns to serve Old Lady Dugu. She was scolded by Old Lady Dugu and her family members also wrote to her to reprimand her for not following etiquette.
Although the concubine is not a concubine, she cannot overstep her authority. When the wife is around, the concubine has no right to serve her mother-in-law.
As the wife of an aristocratic official family, Wan was scolded for being rude even when she wanted to serve her mother-in-law. After hearing this, Li Xuanba no longer had any hostility towards Wan.
Because Mrs. Dou took good care of Wan's children, Wan was also very good to Li Shimin and Li Xuanba.
As the eldest legitimate son, Li Jiancheng was much older than his younger brothers, and was very unfamiliar with them. He looked down on his illegitimate brothers. Wan Shi racked her brains to secretly please Li Shimin and Li Xuanba.
She was injured when she gave birth to Li Zhiquan, and it was difficult for her to get pregnant again. Except for the eldest son, all the sons of the Duke's Mansion need to find their own way out. It is definitely better to have brothers to help than to fight alone. Moreover, Li Shimin and Li Xuanba showed extraordinary talents at a very young age, and they must have a good future.
Wan was taught a lesson several times by Madam Dugu and her family, and now she abides by the rules. When Madam Dou was around, she would quietly lock herself in the room and not come out to seek a sense of existence.
Now that Madam Dou is in Daxing, she comes out to take care of Li Shimin and Li Xuanba.
Li Shimin liked Wan very much and called her "Auntie".
Li Xuanba felt awkward for a few times, but he also followed suit and called Wan "Auntie". Although he and Wan were still not close, they were not too unfamiliar with each other, and he would tell Wan some interesting stories about his fifth brother.
In addition, Wan's child Li Zhiquan also called Wan "Auntie". Mrs. Dou was Li Zhiquan's "mother".
"Alas, my dear is good in everything except wine. He loses his temper once he drinks too much. How can Chai Xiaolang be like this too?" While helping Li Shimin and Li Xuanba change their clothes that were tainted by wine, Wan complained quietly, "Wine is not a good thing. Don't drink too much."
Li Xuan said domineeringly: "I don't drink, and my second brother also drinks less."
Li Shimin said, "Ah? I see that Yeye and my brother both like to drink. I want to drink too when I grow up!"
Li Xuan said: "Drinking excessively is a bad habit. You can drink a little, but you can't get drunk."
Li Shimin's eyes rolled around: "Let's talk about it later."
Wan burst out laughing and said, "They are really a close father and son. Erlang, you like wine even before you even taste it."
Li Xuanba said disdainfully: "You can drink if you want, but if you dare to force me to drink in the future, I will beat you up."
Li Shimin waved his hand quickly: "No, if you hit me, I'm afraid you'll get hurt."
Wan laughed non-stop.
Every time she saw the twins "quarreling", she thought they were so cute.
After helping the two children change their clothes, Mrs. Wan said, "Erlang, Sanlang, Madam said you want to do business? Auntie has some sources of goods in the south. Can you help Auntie sell some goods?"
Li Shimin didn't understand what Aunt Wan meant, but Li Xuanba knew as soon as he heard it that Aunt Wan was trying to please them.
The "Jiangdu" of the Jiangdu Wan family is the Yangzhou city of later generations. Although the Wan family's roots in the north are shallow, they have considerable assets in Jiangdu.
In the later geographical division, Jiangdu belongs to the north of the Yangtze River, but in the hearts and cultural circles of the world, Jiangdu is the most prosperous city in the south of the Yangtze River. All the products in the south of the Yangtze River are concentrated in Jiangdu.
Because Yang Guang liked Jiangnan, the rich and powerful in Daxing and Dongjing also liked Jiangnan goods. With the support of the Wan family in Jiangdu, Li Xuanba and Li Shimin's cosmetics shops no longer had to worry about selling fresh goods from Jiangnan.
Li Xuanba said bluntly: "Okay, I thank you, Auntie. If my second brother and I can succeed in our business, when Xiaowu grows up, we will take him to learn arithmetic through the store's account books."
Mrs. Wan smiled brightly. "Wu Lang will be handed over to Er Lang and San Lang for instruction. If Wu Lang can learn a little bit of Er Lang and San Lang's skills, I will be relieved."
Li Shimin interrupted, "Auntie, why do you have so little confidence in Xiaowu? Xiaowu is well-behaved and sensible, and he is also diligent and eager to learn. He can't even sit still when he takes a brush to learn to write on paper, and he even holds the brush when he sleeps. Ah Xuan, Mr. Yu's handwriting is very good. How about letting Xiaowu learn to write from Mr. Yu like us in the future?"
Li Xuanba looked at Wan's slightly nervous expression, sighed in his heart, and said, "Xiao Wu is very hardworking, Mr. Yu will definitely agree."
Wan's fingers, which had been twisting the corners of her clothes unconsciously, loosened and she smiled, "I'll trouble Erlang and Sanlang to introduce me then."
Li Shimin patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, it's a small matter."
Wan chatted with Li Shimin and Li Xuanba for a while before going back to the next room to sleep.
After closing the door, Wan took out the necklace that her son once wore and sobbed silently for a while.
Fortunately, Erlang and Sanlang are both good kids. They remember their own kindness and are willing to help their younger brothers at a young age. I hope Erlang and Sanlang will be more valued by the emperor and have a bright future.
"I wonder if Wulang has forgotten my face again when he goes back this time." Wan said in a low and sad voice, so low that even the personal maid who was keeping watch in the compartment outside the door could not hear it.
On the other hand, Li Xuanba was thinking about what other stories from "Journey to the West" he had not told, and at the same time, he explained to his second brother the intention of Wan's move in his heart.
He had been talking about "Journey to the West" for the entire afternoon, and he really couldn't remember how many hardships Tang Seng had gone through.
Li Shimin lay on the bed, supporting his head with both hands, tilting his head and sighing: "Auntie thinks a lot. Yeye and mother will definitely not treat Xiaowu badly, and they even come to please us two children."
Li Xuanba: [She is smart to do this.] Aunt Wan was so careful to please him and his second brother that he felt embarrassed to turn a blind eye to Li Zhiquan's death.
Li Zhiquan is Li Zhiyun. Although he has changed his name now, they are still used to calling him by his old name. They may change their way of addressing him after Li Zhiyun has a nickname.
Li Shimin's hands were numb from holding them up, and he rolled over on the bed twice, saying, "Auntie Wan looks so pitiful for being so cautious. Let's take better care of Xiaowu. When we get home, we will teach Xiaowu to read! We will assign him lots of homework! I will also teach him archery! He is not allowed to be lazy whether it rains or not!"
Li Xuanba hesitated to speak. He assigned Xiaowu a lot of homework and took Xiaowu to archery whether it was sunny or rainy. Is this "taking care of him"? I really thank you on behalf of Xiaowu, second brother.
"Okay, let's not talk about the troubles anymore. Journey to the West! Journey to the West!" Li Shimin made a fuss.
"Keep your voice down. I'm thinking." Li Xuan said domineeringly.
He continued to frown and think hard, what other difficulties have I not mentioned?
Next time when I tell my second brother a story, I must write down the plot I have already told, so as not to have a headache when thinking about it.
…
Five days later, Li Yuan finally set out again.
This time, there is not only Chai Shao in the team, but also Chang Sun Sheng who has just taken a leave to visit his relatives.
Changsun Sheng and Li Yuan made a verbal marriage contract for their children. After thinking for a few days, he asked the emperor for leave to go home to deal with the matter.
Li Xuanba thought that Li Shimin would be nervous traveling with his father-in-law, but it turned out that he, an outsider, was the only one who was nervous, while his second brother was at ease.
Li Yuan, Changsun Sheng and Chai Shao were all riding horses. Li Shimin insisted on riding with Li Yuan, and chatted non-stop with Changsun Sheng along the way.
Li Yuan disliked him and threw him onto Changsun Sheng's horse.
Li Shimin sat in the arms of his future father-in-law very familiarly and continued to ask Changsun Sheng about the Turks.
Li Yuan extended his hand to Li Xuanba who was sticking his head out of the carriage: "Sanlang, do you want to ride a horse?"
Li Xuanba shook his head vigorously and retracted his head.
He had never ridden a horse in his previous life, and in this life he was in poor health, so he had not formally learned to ride a horse, but he was very curious about riding a horse. Once Li Yuan asked him to take him riding a horse, he went.
Li Yuan carried his son in his arms and rode at full speed. When he came back, he found that his son's two tender legs were all bleeding.
It was the first time that Li Xuanba saw Madam Dugu, an old lady who indulged her son so much, raise her cane and beat Li Yuan so hard that he ran away with his head in his hands.
Li Yuan complained, "Sanlang, you don't remember the last time I took you riding and rubbed your legs?"
Li Xuanba stared at Li Yuan silently.
Li Yuan suddenly grinned evilly, jumped from the horse's back onto the carriage, grabbed his son under his arm, and climbed back on the horse.
Li Xuanba's eyes widened with shock.
Father, are you doing some kind of juggling? Don't you think this is dangerous?
Li Shimin covered his mouth with his hands and laughed secretly.
"You have to ride even if you don't want to. How can a young man from the Duke of Tang's Mansion not know how to ride a horse!" Li Yuan laughed, "Don't even think about running away, be honest!"
Li Xuanba huddled in front of Li Yuan and glanced at his father resentfully.
Li Yuan looked at Li Xuanba's bullied look and laughed even more happily.
Li Shimin covered his mouth with his hands and laughed until he was done. Then he came to his brother's rescue: "Yeah, Xuan just recovered from his illness, don't bully Xuan."
"It is precisely because I have just recovered from an illness that I should ride a horse and exercise my body." Li Yuan was full of crooked ideas.
Wan Shi did not dare to stop Li Yuan, so she had to put on her veil, leaned out, and handed Li Yuan a blanket: "Please, my lord, shield Sanlang from the wind."
"Why do you need to be so delicate?" Although Li Yuan said this, he still wrapped Li Xuanba tightly with a small blanket.
Li Yuan wrapped Li Xuanba like he was wrapping some luggage, wrapping him into a cylindrical shape, leaving only his head.
Li Xuanba moved his arms. Well, he couldn't move them at all.
Li Shimin continued to cover his mouth with his hands, laughing so hard that he fell forward and backward. The back of his head hit Changsun Sheng's chest, and he cried out in pain.
Chang Sun Sheng rubbed his chest and said helplessly: "Your head is really hard."
Li Shimin held his head and smiled, "Thank you General Changsun for the compliment!"
Chang Sun Sheng: "...I'm not praising you."
Li Shimin didn't care. He just thought that General Changsun was praising him and he didn't hear the last sentence!
Li Yuan lowered his head and smiled at Li Xuanba: "Is this good?"
Li Xuanba now even had difficulty turning his head: "Father, are you wrapping me in a blanket? You are tying me up. I will go back and complain to my grandmother and mother that you are bullying me."
Li Yuan said with a smile: "Go ahead and file a complaint. I'm not afraid of you!"
In order to show that he was really not afraid, Li Yuan raised his horse whip and sang a song.
Li Shimin clapped his hands and sang along even though he didn't know the lyrics.
In order to please his father-in-law, Chai Shao originally sang along with the others, but as he was singing, he was led astray by Li Shimin and he scratched his head, not knowing how to continue.
Li Xuanba, who was wrapped up so tightly that he couldn't move at all, kept rolling his eyes.
It's so noisy, the evil sound fills my head.
Li Xuanba: "Father, second brother, this is so ugly, shut up!"
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Li Yuan and Li Shimin sang even louder at the top of their lungs.
Chai Shao thought about it and decided to just ignore the tune and lyrics and sing along.
Chang Sun Sheng stroked his beard with a smile.
He liked the harmonious family life of the father and son. Guanyinbi would have a good life in the future if she married into such a family.
…
After Mrs. Dou returned to Daxing, she was very worried about Li Shimin and Li Xuanba.
When she learned that Li Shimin and Li Xuanba would return to Daxing with Li Yuan, she would send people out of the city from time to time to inquire, and she was looking forward to it.
Finally, she received the news that Li Yuan and his two children had returned. She couldn't wait for them to return home, so she put on her veil and went out to greet them in person.
Before she saw Li Shimin and Li Xuanba, Li Shimin, who was riding on horseback, had very good eyesight and had already seen her mother.
"Mom!" He retracted his legs and actually stood on the horse's back.
Chang Sun Sheng was terrified: "Be careful, don't fall!"
Li Shimin said in an innocent tone: "With General Zhangsun here, how could I fall? Mother! Look here, look here!"
Chang Sun Sheng sighed and had to protect him with his hands.
Li Yuan lowered his head and asked Li Xuanba: "How did Erlang recognize his mother from a group of people with Mi Li?"
He now captured Li Xuanba and took him for a ride every day, and Li Xuanba was "tied" in front of him.
Li Xuanba said weakly: "How should I know? Maybe my second brother has a pair of eagle-like eyes."
Li Yuan smiled and said, "Eagle-like eyes? Perfect for archery."
Li Xuanba was speechless. How much did his father like archery? How proud was he of his archery skills? Why did he talk about archery all the time?
When Mrs. Dou saw Li Shimin actually standing on the horse's back, she was frightened out of her wits.
"Li, Shi, Min! Sit still! You are not allowed to stand on the horse's back!" Mrs. Dou shouted angrily.
Now that your mother has called you by your full name, you should behave yourself.
Li Shimin sat down obediently.
Chang Sun Sheng couldn't help laughing.
Li Yuan reined in his horse. Mrs. Dou stepped forward to reunite with her family.
Then, she saw Li Xuanba, who was tied up tightly with a blanket in front of Li Yuan and looked like he was asking for help.
Mrs. Dou didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "How can you hold your son like this? Let him go!"
She stretched out her hand, and Li Yuan first untied the small blanket before handing Li Xuanba to Mrs. Dou.
Madam Dou weighed her son and her eyes turned red. "He has lost weight, a lot of weight."
Li Xuanba touched his chin, which had not lost weight even after he ate too much on the dragon boat race and suffered a serious illness.
His pointed chin finally has some flesh on it, how could he have become thinner and lighter?
Forget it. His mother said he had lost weight and became lighter, so he lost weight and became lighter.
After Madam Dou put Li Xuanba on the ground, Li Shimin stretched out his arms and called out sweetly, "Madam, I have lost weight too. I miss you so much. Please hug me!"
Madam Dou picked up Li Shimin with a smile, then her smile froze, her arms sank, and she almost fell out of her grasp.
Li Yuan was just getting off his horse when he saw this scene and almost fell down laughing.
He took Li Shimin from Madam Dou, put him on the ground, tapped his head and said, "How dare you say you've lost weight?"
Li Shimin said dissatisfiedly: "Ah Xuan has lost weight, so of course I have lost weight too, huh."
Chai Shao and Zhang Sun Sheng greeted Madam Dou.
Madam Dou was surprised: "It turned out to be General Zhang Sun."
She quickly returned the gift and then looked at Li Yuan quietly.
Li Yuan gave her a look and then looked at Li Shimin.
As soon as the couple exchanged glances, Dou understood.
She smiled and said, "You must be tired from the journey. I will not disturb General Changsun from reuniting with his family. I will bring Erlang to meet the general in a few days."
Chang Sunsheng nodded. He thought for a moment, took a bow from his horse's back, and handed it to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin raised his hands and almost failed to catch it: "Wow, it's so heavy!"
Chang Sun Sheng said: "When you can draw this bow, I will marry my daughter to you."
Li Shimin placed the bow upright on the ground, hugged it and said, "Okay! General Changsun, wait, I will be able to pull it soon!"
Chang Sun Sheng smiled and said goodbye to everyone.
He deliberately said this at the city gate. This sentence should spread throughout Daxing City soon. Compared with deliberately publicizing the verbal engagement between the Changsun family and the Tang Guogong Mansion, such a sentence of encouragement to the younger generation seemed more casual.
Chang Sun Sheng's second wife, Mrs. Gao, also came in person to greet Chang Sun Sheng.
She looked at Li Shimin from a distance and felt a pang in her heart.
My Guanyin maid is not even four years old yet, why is it so early? She felt a little resentful. But Changsun Sheng had already said this in public, so she could not object.
She decided to find out more about the situation in Duke Tang's Mansion after she returned.
Mrs. Gao came to welcome Changsun Sheng this time, and brought her son Changsun Wuji, who was less than eleven years old.
The other two sons of Changsun Sheng were in official positions and were on duty, and his daughter Guanyinbi was young, so they did not go with Madam Gao this time.
Changsun Wuji was already eleven years old, so he naturally understood what his father meant.
He looked at the child who was a head shorter than him with dissatisfaction.
Li Shimin gave Changsun Wuji a friendly smile.
Chang Sun Wuji looked away. For some reason, after seeing this smile, he was no longer angry.
Forget it, it was his parents' order and the matchmaker's words, so the child is not guilty.
Li Xuanba was wondering whether the child that Mrs. Gao was holding was Changsun Wuji.
After the eye contact between Changsun Wuji and his second brother, he was certain that the person who was impressed by his second brother at first sight must be Changsun Wuji.
"Ah Xuan, it's so heavy, please help me hold it for a while." Li Xuanba was distracted, and Li Shimin whispered for help.
Li Xuanba helped his second brother hold the bow with disdain: [If you can't hold it, tell father and let him help you hold it. ]
Li Shimin whispered, "That's so embarrassing."
Li Xuanba: [Would it be humiliating if you let me help you hold on? ]
Li Shimin said: "Of course it's not shameful."
Li Xuanba was speechless. He couldn't understand his second brother's train of thought.
Fortunately, Li Yuan also noticed the two children struggling to hold the strong bow.
He picked up the strong bow with a smile: "It belongs to Yeye first. When Erlang grows up, Yeye will return it to you."
Li Shimin said: "Yeah, you can't use it secretly, or you'll break my bow."
Li Yuan said with a straight face: "Who can use your bow!"
Li Shimin snorted, "I don't know. Even His Majesty won't give the things that Yeye particularly likes. His Majesty even blamed you before."
Li Yuan was puzzled: "What does your majesty blame me for?"
Li Shimin said: "What else can I complain about? Your Majesty also likes fine horses and falcons. Yeye, you collected fine horses and falcons but didn't give one to Your Majesty. If I have any good things, I will immediately share them with Ah Xuan."
Li Yuan frowned.
Madam Dou smiled and said, "My dear, please go back first."
She went to say hello to Wan who was standing silently beside her, and took Wan's hand and got into the carriage together.
Li Xuan said domineeringly: "Second brother, let's go back to the carriage. I'm tired."
"Oh, OK." Li Shimin jumped onto the carriage and held out his hand to Li Xuanba, "Come, I'll pull you up."
Li Shimin and Li Xuanba also got into the carriage.
Li Yuan pondered for a while before getting on his horse.
He thought of what Dou had said to him.
He is very proud and boasts that he and Your Majesty have known each other in the palace when they were young and they have a very good relationship, so there is no need for him to do anything flattering.
Now, listening to the second son's words, His Majesty actually has a grudge against him?
His Majesty may just be complaining casually, but in his heart he must still be somewhat dissatisfied that he did not give him a good horse.
It seems that what Dou said makes sense. Relatives also need to exchange gifts.
"Ah, Erlang is right. The better the relationship, the more we should share good things." Li Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly. "My son actually gave me this advice."
He whipped the horse.
What horse should I give to my cousin? Alas, I can't bear to give up any horse. I feel so bad!
...
"Huh? It was sent by Li Yuan?" Yang Guang was surprised at first, then he laughed, "Why did he think of giving me a horse?"
The eunuch handed the letter to Yang Guang.
After Yang Guang opened the letter, he couldn't help but smile to Empress Xiao beside him and said, "Look at Li Yuan. I thought he was scheming, but it turns out he is really honest and straightforward."
Empress Xiao took the letter and read it, and couldn't help but smile: "Erlang shares his good things with Sanlang first, which is really a sign of friendship."
Yang Guang said: "Li Yuan only remembered to share his beloved horse with me after being reminded by his son. He is not as good as Erlang."
Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Yang Zhao tactfully spoke well of Li Yuan: "Duke Tang only thought about the difference between the monarch and his subjects. He is upright and believes that as a subject, he should not present treasures to the monarch. After being enlightened by Li Erlang's words, Duke Tang remembered that he was also a cousin of his father. This is also a reflection of Duke Tang's strict adherence to the etiquette of respect and inferiority."
Yang Guang, who was in a good mood after receiving the fine horse, said, "That's true. Since he has remembered his cousin's identity, I should promote this cousin. He has been exiled for many years, and it is time for him to be recruited into the court."
Empress Xiao smiled and said, "It is indeed time for him to come back. My aunt is old, and if he stays in the court as an official, he can take good care of her."
Yang Guang thought for a moment and said, "Appoint him as the Junior Supervisor of the Palace."
Although the Junior Eunuch of the Palace was only of the fourth rank, he was in charge of the emperor's meals, medicine, crown, robes, horses, etc., and was an important position that only the emperor's close confidants could hold.
When the people present heard the title, they knew that Duke Tang Li Yuan had gained the emperor's trust and his status was about to soar.
Yang Zhao's eyes lit up: "Father, are you going back to Daxing?"
Yang Guang hesitated for a moment and said, "I still need some time."
Emperor Wen of Sui was frugal, so the imperial palace and gardens in Daxing City did not quite suit Yang Guang's preferences, and Yang Guang had not yet had enough fun in the newly renovated Tokyo.
Yang Zhao was helpless. He wanted to advise the emperor, but his father left Daxing in the second year after he ascended the throne and never returned. The ministers in the court could only run around with him. Daxing no longer looked like a capital city, and many nobles were dissatisfied.
But seeing that his father was in a good mood and Duke Tang had finally gained his father's trust, he endured the advice.
Next time.
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For any prince, two concubines are considered as the fifth rank, and ten concubines are considered as the sixth rank. For the heir to the king, the prince of a county and the first rank, ten concubines are considered as the sixth rank. For the second rank, eight concubines are considered as the seventh rank. For the third rank and the duke, six concubines are considered as the seventh rank. For the fourth rank, four concubines are considered as the eighth rank. For the fifth rank, three concubines are considered as the eighth rank. All others are concubines. ——"Old Book of Tang"