Chang 'an City.
On Longshou Plain, in the towering Great Ming Palace.
At this moment, a man in a dragon robe was sitting on the dragon throne. Beside him was a woman in a phoenix robe.
If Tang Feng was here, he would be able to recognize that these two were the middle-aged couple he had met at the alley yesterday.
In the Tang Empire, there was only one person who could sit on the throne in a dragon robe, and that was the Tang King, Li Shimin, who had founded the Tang Empire.
Sitting next to Li Shimin, the woman called Guanyin Maid was Empress Zhangsun, who should have died in the 10th year of Zhenguan.
There would always be some differences between the parallel worlds and the real history of the Great Tang.
It was just like how Li Jing did not have a daughter named Li Wan. It was like how the Guanyin maid should have died. It was also like how King Li Ke should have gone to his fief to become a vassal.
Or perhaps, Crown Prince Li Chengqian had joined Hou Junji in a rebellion in the past year, attempting to overthrow his father Li Er from the throne.
At this moment, Li Er was sitting on the dragon throne with a piece of white paper in his hand. He was reading it seriously and occasionally nodded slightly.
"Laugh at the sky and go out.”Empress Zhangsun, who was sitting at the side, muttered in a low voice.
"Good, good. Young people should be ambitious.”Li Er slapped his thigh and shouted loudly.
"When I saw him that day, I knew that this kid wasn't someone ordinary. Now that I've seen his poem, it's true.”
Empress Zhangsun sat there with a gentle smile on her face.
Your Majesty, are you planning to nurture him?" Looking at her husband who was admiring the poem, Empress Zhangsun hesitated for a moment and asked softly.
"Although he is not bad, he is only good. He is not at the level where I can personally nurture him. Of course, speaking of which, this son-in-law of the Li family is a promising talent.”Li Er stopped smiling and said.
"He's capable of both literature and martial arts, but unfortunately, he's a live-in son-in-law.”Empress Zhangsun nodded in agreement. In the end, she revealed a regretful expression.
Hearing Empress Zhangsun's words, Li Er also sighed.
A son-in-law.
After all, this was not a very good identity. Since ancient times, who had been able to stand in the royal court was a live-in son-in-law? No, not a single one.
Thinking of Tang Feng's identity as a live-in son-in-law, Li Er could not help but feel angry.
"He has such talent, but why does he have to be someone else's live-in son-in-law? Has our Great Tang really reached the point where we have to rely on connections to stand out?”At this point, the capricious Tang Emperor inexplicably lost his temper.
Looking at her husband, who had lost his temper for no reason, Empress Zhangsun smiled helplessly.
Soon, Li Er calmed down.
He pinched his chin and fell into deep thought. No one knew what he was thinking about.
All emperors, especially those who expanded their territory and created a prosperous era, had the deepest thoughts. Even the people around them found it difficult to guess their intentions.
"In a few days, it will be the day of the Chang 'an Competition. I want him to participate in this competition. Guanyin, what do you think?”A moment later, Li Er looked up at Empress Zhangsun and asked with a smile.
Empress Zhangsun was not surprised by her husband's thoughts.
However, what surprised her was that her husband, who was deep in thought, should have some strange and bizarre ideas in his mind. This time, it seemed a little too normal.
Her intuition told her that things weren't that simple. To be exact, her husband probably had other intentions for letting the Li family's live-in son-in-law participate in this competition.
"Since he has talent, he should not be buried. However, ChenQie thinks that he is more suitable to be an official.”Empress Zhangsun thought for a moment and said in a low voice.
After reading the poems that the son-in-law of the Li family had written and reading the poem he had written, she had a faint good impression of this son-in-law of the Li family. Compared to enlisting in the army, she was more willing to see this talented young man enter politics.
The Great Tang had far too many famous generals, and there was no shortage of good generals in the four seas. But the Great Tang had just recovered from the chaos of war, and there were still many things to do. Good civil officials were far from enough.
"A real man should be on the battlefield, expanding his territory, and becoming an official in politics. It's too boring.”Li Er curled his lips and said disdainfully.
The blood of unruliness flowed in the bones of the Tang. Sealing wolves and opening up territory was deeply embedded in the bones of every Tang. As the founder of the Great Tang, Li Er was an out-and-out war maniac.
Looking at her husband's disdainful face, Empress Zhangsun felt even more helpless.
She naturally knew her husband's preference for the Tang army. Looking at the twenty-four officials of the Lingyan Pavilion, most of them were from the military, and the dukes who were conferred titles were mostly generals.
Even most of the civil officials were more or less connected to the army.
"I've decided that this competition will not only be a competition of martial arts, but also a competition of archery, horse riding, and archery. Oh, and also the formation of troops. How can a qualified general not know how to arrange troops and formations?”Li Er began to imagine again.
"If he can't pass all the tests, it means that he still needs to be honed. Then, I'll call him into the Golden Bull Guard and make him a personal guard.”The more Li Er spoke, the more excited he became.
At the end, he laughed sinisterly.
Empress Zhangsun sat at the side and shook her head helplessly as she looked at her husband, who was once again imagining things.
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