I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Gao Zhengye came to the desk and raised his doubts while making tea for Gao Jifu.

Anyone could see from Gao Ji Fu's attitude just now that he was not enthusiastic at all. Instead, he was cold and kept people at a distance.

The other party is a prince, His Majesty's legitimate son. Even if he has no real power, not everyone can offend him.

At that time, some people said that the three ministers were disrespectful to Prince of Wei Li Tai, and Li Shimin was furious in the court and scolded them severely.

Fang Xuanling and others were so frightened that they dared not speak, only Wei Zheng stiffened his neck and argued with reason.

Now that his father is so cold to Prince Jin, will His Majesty be unhappy?

"Haha, so what if I hold a grudge? It's better than getting the Gao family involved."

Gao Jifu chuckled.

"Aye, what does this mean?"

"Zhengye, remember, although the Prince of Jin is the legitimate son and is loved by His Majesty, he has offended you.

You must not get too close to the King of Jin, and it is best not to move around, so as not to be implicated in the future."

Gao Ji Fu took the teacup handed to him by Gao Zhengye and blew it gently.

"Aye, my son is so stupid, why is this?

The Prince of Jin is a prince, the half-brother of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

When the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, Prince Jin will definitely be able to receive care from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

We can make friends with King Jin and build a good relationship. Who knows, it might be useful in the future."

Gao Zhengye is also in his twenties.

Influenced by his father, he has some insights into how to be an official.

“Zhengye, it stands to reason that the King of Jin might be given important positions in the future.

But what if he rebelled?"

"rebellion!!"

Gao Zhengye was shocked and hurried to the door. He opened the door and looked around. He asked the servant at the door to walk straight ahead.

Then he closed the door again and walked back.

"Aye, are you saying that the King of Jin is planning a rebellion?"

This is no small matter.

“I’m just saying it’s possible.

From what I have observed, the King of Jin still refuses to give up.

On the surface, there seemed to be nothing unusual about Prince Jin, but the second son was good at disguising himself and had been enduring it for many years.

Duke Zhao once said that if something happened to the crown prince, the throne would never be the King of Wei, but most likely the King of Jin.

So the Duke of Zhao and the Prince of Jin were very close in those days, until the Crown Prince became Regent, and then they gradually became estranged.

The second son is ruthless, much more ruthless than the Crown Prince.

However, the second son was still young and thought he had disguised himself well. Little did he know that he had already been seen through by those old foxes.

The reason why these old foxes did not express their opinions is that they just wanted to wait until the outcome before taking sides.

This will make them invincible.”

After Gao Ji Fu finished speaking, he picked up the teacup and slowly took a few sips of tea.

Gao Zhengye was stunned by his father's words. He originally thought that the overall situation had been decided and the crown prince's succession to the throne could not be changed.

As long as the prince does not rebel, he will still be the emperor no matter what he does.

How could someone have such inappropriate thoughts at this time?

"Aye, what should we do?"

After thinking for a long time, Gao Zhengye came back to his senses.

“How? We don’t do anything.

It's time for you to become a scholar.

Next year I will recommend you to the court. How far you can go depends on yourself.

But you must remember your father's words and keep your distance from the King of Jin and the King of Wei.

As a father, I don’t ask you to make the Gao family prosperous, I just ask that it continue.”

His son was naughty by nature, so he gave him the name Zhengye.

Gao Ji Fu even felt a little regretful as to why he had not sent his son to Yucai College.

At that time, one reason was that the price was high and it was obvious that Prince Ji was trying to rip people off.

Secondly, he didn't want to have anything to do with Prince Ji because Prince Ji was too erratic at that time.

You never know when you might end up killing yourself.

How could he have known that His Majesty would later dote on Prince Ji so much.

"Father, why are there only two princes? Isn't there a Prince Ji in the capital?

If it weren’t for Prince Ji, Aye wouldn’t have been so angry that he vomited blood.

There are rumors outside that the old Duke of Shen was angered to death by Prince Ji. "

Gao Zhengye didn't quite understand what his father meant.

"Haha, Zhengye, if you can make friends with Prince Ji, your father will agree with you one hundred percent.

There is no deep hatred between our family and King Ji.

It's just because of the Mansion of Duke Shen and the Mansion of Duke Zhao that they stand on the opposite side of Prince Ji.

But I can fight him, but you can't.

Prince Ji is now at the peak of his career, and he will continue to be favored for decades to come.

Prince Ji sees things more clearly and thinks much more clearly than those two princes."

When it comes to Li Shen, Gao Ji Fu did not have too much hatred towards him. He was just standing up for Changsun Wuji and the Mansion of Duke Shenguo.

Everyone in the court, whether civil or military, knew that His Majesty favored Prince Ji even more than the Crown Prince.

"Yes, Aye. I will remember it. Thank you for your teachings.

But, Aye, why do you think His Majesty favors Prince Ji so much, even more than Prince Wei back then?

He is not a legitimate son, and Concubine Wei is not that favored. "

Gao Zhengye bowed to his father.

“You will naturally understand this when you enter the court in the future. It’s actually very simple, because of one word: money.

Prince Ji was able to create wealth for the royal family and the court.

But he has self-knowledge and knows how to let go.

Just to build roads for the imperial court, Prince Ji had spent tens of millions of taels of his fortune. The important cities in Qinghai Road were also built with tens of millions of taels of money from Prince Ji's palace.

There is also the No. 1 Chamber of Commerce in the Tang Dynasty, which pays nearly 10 million strings of cash in taxes to the imperial court every year.

This is why I say that King Ji has a far-sighted vision and thinks thoroughly.

Otherwise, Prince Ji’s Mansion would have been rich enough to rival a country. Of course, he might have died a miserable death.

This child is not simple, but it's a pity that he is a concubine's son. If he were a legitimate son, his future would be limitless."

There was some regret in Gao Ji Fu's tone.

Almost all the ministers in the court understood this matter. Prince Ji is useful, so Your Majesty must protect Prince Ji.

"I see."

Gao Zhengye suddenly realized that he had only heard about many things. Prince Ji was building roads, providing disaster relief, and building cities.

But he had no idea how much it would cost exactly.

“Zhengye, you should learn from Prince Ji in this regard and learn to be willing to give up.

To be willing, to be willing, to be willing to have a gain.

Well, I am tired and need to rest. "

I have said enough today. He only has this one son. After he enters the officialdom through family background, everything will depend on him.

All he could do was to teach by example.

Tell your son about your years of experience and what you should pay attention to.

How far he can go in the end depends on himself.

"Thank you for your teachings, Aye. Slow down, Aye."

Gao Zhengye helped Gao Ji Fu onto the couch, then stepped out.

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"What did you say? Did you really do that?"

In the study of Lizheng Hall, Li Shimin stood up in surprise.

When he asked his doubts just now, he really got the answer he had guessed in his heart.

"Yes, it was indeed done by me."

Li Shen nodded and admitted it openly. He had no choice but to admit it because his father and elder brother must be thinking the same thing.

Instead of letting them guess about you and be on guard against you, it is better to say it openly and put them at ease.