It took a quarter of an hour to come up with several new agreements. Li Xiang happily watched King Han Li Yuanchang use the seal, but this guy just didn't move.
Li Xiang had nothing to worry about. Wang De was here to intimidate this guy. Even if there was any problem in the middle, Wang De would be the one to step in.
"I just don't believe it. I won't give you these lands today. If you're willing, I'll give you the lands to the west. If you're not willing, I don't believe you dare to rob them openly."
King Li Yuanchang of Han looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, and he was also very worried at this moment.
"Your Highness, please calm down! This isn't how things should be handled. You saw clearly what happened last night. If this gets brought to the attention of the Emperor, I'm afraid you'll suffer even greater losses. Furthermore, His Majesty didn't mention which farm it was yesterday. It was only because of this trivial matter that His Majesty was disturbed that he was furious..."
Wang De didn't say the rest, but as long as you have a normal brain, you will naturally understand what Wang De means. You have already angered the emperor yesterday. If you make a fuss again because of this trivial matter today, I am afraid you will have no assets left. If your royal title is stripped, you will have no place to cry.
After hearing Wang De's words, Li Yuanchang's face was no longer as resolute. He was also thinking about what was happening. If the matter really got to Li Shimin, it would be of no benefit to him at all. But he couldn't bear to give such a large piece of land to Li Xiang.
"Eunuch Wang, the sun is getting high, and we have work to do at the Ministry of War today. How about we go home?"
Li Xiang didn't have the time to wait for Li Yuanchang, but he knew that Li Shimin would also attend the meeting of the Ministry of War today, so Eunuch Wang would definitely go back to serve. If he stayed here for too long, he would not be able to go back, and he would be reprimanded.
"Your Highness, I am about to return to the palace. The Emperor will surely ask how my mission went. How should I answer?"
Wang De gave Li Xiang a smile, but when he turned around, the smile was gone. This meant to let Li Yuanchang know that if you still don't sign, we will report this matter to the emperor, and you will not have a good result then.
Li Yuanchang really had to swallow his anger. If he had known the result would be like this, he should not have gone to file a complaint with the emperor last night. Now look what happened. He didn't get anything, and he lost both his life and money.
"You little... brat, remember this, this matter will not be let go like this."
Li Yuanchang originally wanted to say "little beast", but when he looked at the guards around Li Xiang, he realized that these people were capable of doing anything, so he temporarily changed his words to "kid". After using the seal, Li Yuanchang left angrily.
"Your Highness, this matter is almost done. Will I go back and report now?"
Wang De's face was filled with smiles again.
"Eunuch Wang, you worked hard last night. I understand the palace rules, but I have my own uses for these shops, so I can't give them to you. This is a thousand acres of land in the south of the city. Please don't despise it, Eunuch Wang."
Li Xiang found a piece of land deed that was neither too big nor too small. Eunuch Wang had been busy with it for a while, so it would be hard to believe if there was nothing there.
Eunuch Wang pretended to refuse, but finally put the deed into his sleeve. This was the rule in the palace. You had to have some benefits to do anything.
After returning to the room, Li Xiang began to check these things, which could be considered his trophies.
During the Zhenguan period, land annexation was not very serious, and the royal nobles did not receive much land. However, Li Yuanchang had a special status. In addition to the rewards from the emperor, the emperor emeritus also gave him a lot of rewards. Therefore, these six estates around Chang'an were extremely large. One of them was a large estate of 12,000 acres, which was ranked at the top among all the nobles in Chang'an.
"Go and gather these places together, and fetch me the head of the farm. I shall have time to see them tomorrow."
Li Xiang handed these land deeds to Niu San. With 24,000 acres of land in six farms, Li Xiang immediately became a major landlord during the Zhenguan period.
As for the three shops in the city, they are all in extremely good locations and are now all rented out. Li Xiang has not yet decided what to do with them. When he decides what to do with them, he can discuss with the shop owners and return the annual rent to them. Li Xiang will naturally do business on his own.
After finishing these things, Li Xiang dressed up and prepared to report to the Liaodong Division of the Ministry of War. It was not yet time for Li Shimin to hold a meeting, but Li Xiang had to go there first to make himself familiar.
Li Xiang made it very clear that day that in the Ministry of War, there was only Li Xiang, the deputy seal holder of the Liaodong Division, but no emperor's eldest grandson Li Xiang.
The prince's bedroom.
"Your Highness, your good son has indeed gone too far. This matter has spread throughout the world, but he really didn't take these things. Is he planning to set up his own business?"
The Crown Princess had someone watching early in the morning. When Li Xiang left the Eastern Palace, the Crown Princess immediately came to complain. In that era, as long as the family was not divided, no matter what the son obtained, it had to be handed over to the public for unified distribution by the parents.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. Your Highness, please forgive me. Xiang'er didn't have that thought. It must be because he was in such a hurry. I will send someone to fetch him right away."
Liu was serving Li Chengqian breakfast. After hearing this, she was so frightened that she knelt down immediately.
"That's pure nonsense. Why did you call him here? Do you know where he's going now? He's going to the Liaodong Division of the Ministry of War to discuss important matters of the court. Even if the affairs of the Eastern Palace are more important than the heavens, can they be more important than the affairs of the court? Come on and serve breakfast."
Although Li Chengqian said this in anger, Liu felt relieved. It was obvious that the prince was not angry and was not bewitched by the princess. Her son should be fine.
"But Your Highness, there is no order without rules. If all the children in the East Palace behave like this in the future, won't our East Palace be ridiculed?"
The Crown Princess still refused to give up.
"If they all do this, it's their own ability. You can tell everyone that from now on, things they get by their own ability don't have to be handed over to the government."
Li Chengqian said with some disgust, "If your father wasn't Hou Junji, and if it wasn't the right time to make enemies for Xiang'er, based on what you did before, you would have been banished to the cold palace long ago..."
