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Chapter 125 Three Policies
Li Fangling's title of Princess Gaoyang has been released, and it is obviously unrealistic to say that she will retire. Li Ke only dared to slander him in his heart.

But carefully speaking, there is no need for Li Ke to worry too much. After all, Li Fangling is young now. As the elder brother, Li Ke only needs to be good at teaching, and he is not afraid of Gao Yang's behavior being too disobedient.

Could it be that Li Ke spent more than ten years and couldn't teach a girl well?

Li Ke had just returned to Chang'an, so he was a busy man. After staying in the palace for half a day, Li Ke went out to find Cen Wenwen, and returned to Beijing to thank his teacher, which was also essential.

The guards at Cen Wenwen's house knew Li Ke, and Li Ke was not an outsider, and Cen Wenwen had already explained it to him, so he didn't need to inform Cen Wenwen, so he directly led Li Ke into the side hall.

Li Ke sat in the side hall for a while, and Cen Wenwen entered the side hall.

"Disciple Li Ke, send greetings to your benefactor." Seeing Cen Wen approaching, Li Ke hurriedly got up and bowed.

Li Ke has been a hostage in Turkic for four years, and now he is quite famous. The good news is that Li Ke has not forgotten his original intention, and he is still very respectful in front of Cen Wenwen, and he is not overwhelmed by his small achievements.

"Your Highness, get up quickly. Your Highness has suffered in Turkic for four years." Cen Wenwen hurriedly stepped forward to help Li Ke up.

Li Ke got up and said: "The disciple is not in Chang'an, Master Cen is taking care of Chang'an affairs for the disciple, Master Cen is hardworking."

Li Ke was not in Chang'an, and Cen Wenwen, the governor of Shu Wangfu, became a symbol of Li Ke in Chang'an. Naturally, he had to mediate and weigh many of the relationships, which was really not an easy task.

Cen Wenwen asked: "Your Highness has been on the road for the first time and returned to Chang'an for the first time. Why don't you rest in the palace and come out in a hurry to find the minister?"

Li Ke looked at him while talking and said with a smile: "Going back to Beijing to pay homage to Master Chang Dao, how can we delay, and Master Cen is well dressed, isn't he also waiting for his disciples?"

At this time, it has been a while since Cen Wenwen went to court, but Cen Wenwen still didn't take off his court clothes, just to wait for Li Ke's visit, and Cen Wenwen believed that Li Ke would definitely come.

Cen Wenwen said with a smile: "Your Highness is smart, I am waiting here for His Highness."

Li Ke looked at the dark crimson court uniform on Cen Wenwen, cupped his hands and said to Cen Wenwen: "Last year Li Ke was still in Turkic, and he has not congratulated Mr. for his promotion in person."

At the beginning of the third year of Zhenguan, Cen Wenwen passed the performance test for three consecutive years and was promoted by Li Shimin. Now Cen Wenwen is the secretary and junior supervisor, assisting the secretary and supervisor Xiao Jing to manage the affairs of the province.

When Cen Wenwen heard the words, he said modestly: "Why do you like it? Left and right are nothing more than writing books."

Li Ke said: "Mr. is talented, even if he is compiling a book, he can make a flower. The disciple heard that the father praised the "Ode to the Field" and "Ode to the Three Yuans" written by him. Gao Jifu, a member of Zhongshushe Going to the Ministry of Officials, my father wants to use Mr. as a member of Zhongshu She, so I think there should be news in the next few days."

The so-called Zhongshu Sheren, the officials worship the four grades, and they are assigned to the Zhongshu Province. They are in charge of drafting the emperor's edicts and participating in detailed government affairs. They are ministers who are close to the emperor. Therefore, those who can worship Zhongshu Sheren are equivalent to stepping half of their feet into the position of prime minister, so Zhongshu Sheren is also known as Zhongshu Sheren.

Gao Jifu was transferred to the Ministry of Officials to serve as a servant, and there was a vacancy for Zhongshu Sheren. Cen Wenwen knew about this, but he did not expect that Li Shimin would hand over Zhongshu Sheren to him on purpose.

You must know that although the difference between Zhongshu Sheren and Secretary Shaojian is only one level, they are completely different from each other.

Secretary Shaojian is an idle job, far away from the center, but Zhongshu Sheren is a close minister of the emperor, in charge of edicts for the emperor, making suggestions, ranking among the emperor's think tanks, with a bright future.

However, Cen Wenwen was expected to be a member of Zhongshushe, but he himself didn't know it at all. Cen Wenwen asked in puzzlement, "How did His Highness know about this?"

Li Ke said: "I helped Mrs. Xiao return to the capital. The Xiao family owed me a favor, and Zhongshu Xiangxiang even sold me two points of face."

Xiao Yu and Empress Xiao have a deep relationship. When Li Ke brought back Empress Xiao from the Turks, Xiao Yu naturally felt sorry for him. However, he was upright and didn't want to have too much to do with Li Ke, so he recommended someone who was very close to Li Ke instead. Cen Wenwen is a member of Zhongshu She, and he can also be regarded as repaying Li Ke's kindness.

Cen Wenwen has a brilliant literary talent, and there are few people in the imperial court who can compare with him. He was originally the best candidate, and was recommended by Xiao Yu, the chief official of Zhongshu Province. .

Cen Wenwen has no foundation in the court, and he will suddenly be promoted to Zhongshu Sheren. Naturally, Li Ke's power is indispensable, and Cen Wenwen naturally knows it.

Cen Wenwen said: "Thank you for your recommendation, Your Highness."

Li Ke said: "Master Cen is talented, and my father also knows that this disciple is just pushing the boat along with the current, and has not put in much effort. However, I am still a little confused when I return to Chang'an for the first time. I hope you can give me some guidance."

Regarding the future, Li Ke had planned a lot when he was in Turkic, but when he really returned to Chang'an, he felt confused and didn't know where to start, so he asked Cen Wenwen for advice.

Cen Wenwen said: "Your Highness has three things to do right now, opening a government office, building a family, and accumulating fame and prestige. But the most urgent thing right now is that Your Highness needs to go out to open a mansion, so that you can grow your wings."

After listening to Cen Wenwen's words, Li Ke showed a strange look on his face, and asked in puzzlement: "If I go out to open the mansion, wouldn't it mean that I am not in the palace, and I am getting farther and farther away from my father."

All the princes who wanted to fight for the throne tried their best to stay in the palace in order to gain the emperor's favor, but Cen Wenwen did the opposite, which made Li Ke puzzled for a while.

Cen Wenwen looked at Li Ke's confusion, so he replied: "Your Highness is neither a heir nor an elder, and now that the crown prince has been appointed, what's the point of staying in the palace to fight for His Majesty's favor? Some go out of the palace to open a mansion, firstly, they can make friends with foreign ministers in private, and secondly, they can build the power of the palace."

Although Li Keruo was closer to Li Shimin in the palace, he could compete for favor, but no matter how much he fought, how could he win against Li Chengqian and Li Tai's two sons-in-law?Therefore, for Li Ke, it is not advisable to rely on favor to get to the top.

Moreover, if Li Ke was in the palace, Li Ke's daily entry and exit from the palace would be recorded by middle officials, so it would be even more difficult to make friends with foreign ministers.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to come out to open a mansion and build a government office earlier, so as to build up his Chu Palace power as soon as possible.

One is illusory so-called favor, and the other is power that can be seen and touched. Li Ke is also a pragmatic person, but he understands it after a short measurement.

Li Ke said: "Master Cen's words are very true. The disciples should find an opportunity to bring up the matter of opening the mansion and building the yamen with the emperor, but how should we start with the matter of attracting the family."

Cen Wenwen said: "The crown prince has the support of his eldest grandson Wuji, and he has a good relationship with the Guanlong family, and the king of Wei is the governor of Luozhou, who is in charge of Henan and wins over the powerful families in Shandong. With the convenience of the governor of Yangzhou, he has received the help of the Jiangnan family, so that he can fight against the court."

(End of this chapter)