bastard seizes tang

Chapter 127

Yang Su, a descendant of Hongnong Yang's family, a former power minister of the Sui Dynasty, worshiped Shang Shuling as an official, and was granted the title of Duke of Chu, with power for a while.

He was a general in his early years, conquering the north and the south, breaking the Qi, flattening Chen, and conquering the Turks in the north. It can be called the crown of ministers.

Yang Su was rich and extravagant, and built several luxury houses in the eastern and western capitals, and the one Li Shimin bestowed on Li Ke was Yang Su's Duke of Chu.

Yang Su's former residence is located in Yankangfang, north of Chang'an, covering an area of ​​[-] hectares. It occupies a quarter of the entire Yankangfang. It is divided into ten courtyards and has more than a thousand rooms.

Yang Xuangan, the son of Yang Su in the former Sui Dynasty, conspired against him. After the defeat, the house was taken back to the court, and it was not given to Li Ke by Li Shimin until today.

However, based on the original Tang history, this house was to be given by Li Shimin to his second son Li Tai in the future, but this time Li Ke took the lead.

"Your Highness, is this your future Chu Palace?" Maid Dan'er stood in front of the door with Li Ke, looking at the one-foot-high main entrance, with surprise in her eyes, and exclaimed.

Li Ke nodded and said: "That's right, this is exactly the house that my father bestowed upon me to open my mansion."

Dan'er admired: "This house is too gorgeous, it's no worse than the palace."

Li Ke said with a smile: "Yang Su was extravagant in the Sui Dynasty, and this house was his main house. It was repaired in the morning and demolished in the evening. It was repaired continuously every day. I don't know how much money it took to make it look like it is today."

Dan'er looked at the house and said to Li Ke: "I heard that there are more than a thousand rooms in this mansion. How can we live there?"

Li Ke looked at Dan'er's appearance and said with a smile: "What? Are you still worried that you won't have enough places to live?"

Dan'er said: "There are only a few of us in total. Your Highness, Maid, Mr. Wang, how can we live in so many houses, and these houses just need to be cleaned every day, and we will be too exhausted to clean them all."

Dan'er has always been used to serving Li Ke, but she is not used to having other people around Li Ke. Looking at these rooms for a while, she was a little stunned.

Li Ke said with a smile: "There are so many houses, you can clean them by yourself."

Dan'er didn't come around for a while, and asked: "If I didn't come to clean it, would it be possible for His Highness and Mr. Wang to clean it?"

Li Ke said with a smile: "Could it be that you are the only maidservant in the royal palace? Since the king went out to open the mansion, there are others. Not to mention, the concubine mother has transferred dozens of people from the palace." People are coming."

After hearing Li Ke's words, Dan'er didn't feel relaxed at all, on the contrary, a trace of disappointment appeared on her face.

Before that, Li Ke was the only maid by her side, and she treated her very well. If Li Ke had someone else by his side, would he still treat her like this?

Dan'er had been with Li Ke in Turkic for four years, and now that Li Ke was going out to open a mansion, he had to have someone by his side. I didn't expect such a result in exchange for four years. Dan'er felt a little wronged when he thought about it. Eyes are moist.

Li Ke looked at Dan'er's aggrieved look, and suddenly realized that Dan'er had misunderstood him.

Li Ke said with a chuckle: "Since this king has come out, you should enrich the mansion. From now on, you will be the female officer in charge of my mansion."

The lady in charge?

After listening to Li Ke's words, Dan'er gradually put on a smile on her face, and only then did she understand what Li Ke meant.

"After that, will the servants be like Shang Gongju in the palace?" Shang Gongju is one of the six nobles in the palace, in charge of the affairs of the palace, and has extremely high power in the eyes of the maids. Dan'er has always envied them.

Li Ke said with a smile: "That's right, since the king officially opened the mansion, all the maidservants in this mansion have been handed over to you. From now on, you will be the Shang Palace of the mansion."

As soon as Li Ke finished speaking, Dan'er's face was joyful at first, and then he was a little worried, and asked: "Dan'er is young, and he only served His Highness before, and he has never ruled others. Dan'er is afraid that he will not do well. Shame."

Li Ke shook his head and said with a smile: "It's okay, I've never done it before, so I just learn slowly. Look at Sister Ping'er next to the concubine, hasn't she done well these years? What's more, in this palace , with this king backing you up, who dares to talk nonsense behind your back."

Li Ke employs people, especially the people in his own family. What Li Ke values ​​is not their ability. If Li Ke wants to find someone with stronger ability, he can ask the important people in the palace. There are many middle officials in the palace. Li Ke could have wanted to come, but Li Ke didn't speak.

What Li Ke really valued was people's loyalty. Dan'er served him in Turkic, and he saw it. There was no need to be suspicious of Dan'er's loyalty. This was what Li Ke cared most about.

With Li Ke's words, Dan'er was relieved. Dan'er clapped her hands excitedly and said, "Thank you Your Highness, this maid will never disappoint His Highness's trust."

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On the side of Yankang Fang, Li Ke was looking at the mansion where he was about to leave the palace to build the government office. At the same time, Changsun Wuji also got the news that Li Shimin had allowed Li Ke to go out and open the mansion.

"I don't know why Lord Sikong's envoy came here?" In the side hall of Changsun's mansion, Yan Xiangshi, admonishing the doctor, bowed to Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji asked, "Have you ever heard about the King of Chu?"

Yan Xiangshi nodded and replied: "Although the King of Chu's opening of the mansion happened yesterday, it is known to the whole court now, how can the lower officials not know the reason."

Changsun Wuji asked, "What do you think about the king of Chu?"

Yan Xiangshi had been recommended by his eldest grandson Wuji, and he was one of the eighteen scholars in Tiance Mansion. He had a close friendship with him, and he could be called his confidant, and his eldest grandson Wuji spoke frankly with him.

Yan Xiangshi replied: "Although the king of Chu is young, the lower officials can't understand him. He asked himself to go out to open the house. I don't know if he wants to avoid suspicion or has other plans."

Since ancient times, if there are any princes who are interested in the throne, they all try to stay in the palace and get close to the emperor, but Li Ke does the opposite, and asks him to go out to start the mansion after he has made great achievements. Naturally, he feels weird when he looks at him .

But regarding what Li Ke did, even Changsun Wuji didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.

Four years ago, Li Ke asked for a pledge to go north. At that time, Changsun Wuji might not have taken Li Ke seriously. They were all overwhelmed by Li Ke, and they were the same for a while.

Changsun Wuji said: "Although Li Ke looks young, he is quite scheming. What he does seems to be a powerful and unconstrained style, but in fact there must be something behind him, so don't be careless."

Li Ke wanted the throne that should have belonged to Li Chengqian, and the fortune of the Changsun family for the next hundred years was closely related to his nephew Li Chengqian's throne. Changsun Wuji would never allow Li Ke to pose any threat to Li Chengqian's throne, even if he killed him wrongly Will never let go easily.

Yan Xiangshi heard what Eldest Sun Wuji said, and asked: "Master Sikong ordered the officials to come here, I must have made some plans, please give orders to Sir Sikong."

Changsun Wuji said to Yan Xiangshi: "The reason why Li Ke is able to achieve his current reputation and to be favored by His Majesty is nothing more than the merit of going north as a hostage and the appearance he pretended to be. If His Majesty and the ministers can meet The true face of Li Ke's ambition, I don't believe he can still be successful."

Yan Xiangshi knew Changsun Wuji quite well. He heard Changsun Wuji's words and knew that Changsun Wuji must have a countermeasure in mind, so he asked, "What does Lord Sikong mean?"

Changsun Wuji said: "Every day is the ceremony of presenting the captives. I have made arrangements for the ceremony, and I will need your assistance at that time."

(End of this chapter)