"Who cares!"

“It was my fault to begin with. If I hadn’t competed with my elder brother for the position of Crown Prince, he wouldn’t have died of illness in Qianzhou. Now that I’m returning the position of Crown Prince, I won’t feel too embarrassed when I see my elder brother after I die. Even when I see my mother, I can act like a spoiled child without any qualms.”

"As for Li Jue's revenge..."

"Let him do whatever he wants..."

Yan Wan sighed inwardly upon hearing this, thinking to herself, "What kind of mess is this? They're all close fathers, sons, and brothers. Can't they just live their lives peacefully?"

The answer is, of course, no!

The next day, Li Tai rushed to the Secretariat to take up his post. He was originally a prince of the Tang Dynasty and had lived in Chang'an for many years, so he was very clear about the functions of the various departments of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, he didn't even have an adjustment period; on the very first day, he brought a stack of memorials and planned to submit them to the emperor.

He arrived too early; Li Shimin hadn't even gotten up yet, so he had to wait outside the Taiji Hall like the other officials.

"Huh?"

"Isn't that His Highness Prince Wei?"

"What is he doing in the palace today? Is he going to ask His Majesty for a fiefdom again?"

"You don't even know this?"

"Know what?"

"His Majesty just issued an imperial edict yesterday afternoon, appointing Prince Wei as the Grand Councilor of the Chancellery and concurrently the Chancellor of the Secretariat and Chancellery..."

"ah?"

"What exactly is Your Majesty's intention in doing this?"

"Didn't His Majesty just send the Crown Prince to the Secretariat to learn about government affairs yesterday? Why has he put the Prince of Wei in the Chancellery now?"

"Hi!"

"What else could it be? Of course, it's to check and balance the Crown Prince!"

"After all, that's exactly how His Majesty treated Li Chengqian back then!"

Just as the officials at the entrance of the Taiji Hall were catching Li Tai and Li Zhi, a sudden exclamation broke out from the crowd.

"Look, the eldest grandson is here!"

Where?

"It's right over there!"

"Oh my, he really is the eldest grandson!"

"What day is it today? Why is the eldest grandson here too?"