The hall was in an uproar.
"Did I hear wrongly? The Third Prince is actually going to marry Princess Ping Yang? That's his sister."
"The Third Prince isn't His Majesty's biological son, and the siblings aren't related by blood, so it's not impossible.”
"Even if they are not blood relatives, the Third Prince is in the royal family's genealogy. If the two of them get married, it will violate etiquette!”
"So the rumors that came out of the palace a few days ago were true. I wonder if Your Majesty will agree.”
All the officials were discussing among themselves as their gazes gathered on Li Xuanlie and Li Xiu Ning.
Li Xiu Ning's face was already filled with dizziness. She clearly didn't expect Li Xuanlie to mention their marriage on such an important occasion.
She understood that Li Xuanlie wanted to use this opportunity to obtain Li Yuan's approval of their marriage in exchange for his great contribution in destroying the Turks and Goguryeo.
However, this way, her relationship with Li Xuanlie was completely revealed to the ministers and the world.
This meant that after today, she would suffer endless slander.
Li Xiu Ning's emotions were complicated, and her bright eyes couldn't help but look at Li Xuanlie.
The young man was looking back at her with a confident smile on his handsome face.
That smile seemed to be able to calm down even if the world collapsed.
Li Xiu Ning instantly felt at ease.
She nodded slightly at Li Xuanlie and smiled back at him.
The two of them had telepathy, so Li Xuanlie naturally understood the meaning behind her smile.
San Lang, even if there are great obstacles in the road ahead, Xiu Ning is willing to advance and retreat together with you!
This was Li Xiu Ning's inner thoughts.
Li Xuanlie's fighting spirit burned even more as he cupped his hands again."Imperial Father, please grant my request!"
Li Yuan sighed as he looked at his loyal son and daughter.
This matter couldn't be suppressed in the end and was completely exposed by Xuan Lie.
When the news spread, the people of the world discussed the imperial family.
Even if they were stopped from getting married in the end, everyone in the world knew that the two of them had an affair.
The prestige of the royal family, Li Xuanlie and Li Xiuning's reputation, was already a foregone conclusion.
"The Turks have always been a great threat to the Central Plains, and Goguryeo has also been an enemy of the Central Plains for hundreds of years.”
"If Xuan Lie can destroy them, then the Great Tang will no longer have any foreign invasion. The people of the northern borders will no longer have to suffer the torture of the Hu and suffer the destruction of their families.”
"At that time, wouldn't I really become the one emperor who conquered the four seas and unified the six directions?”
Li Yuan's thoughts churned as he weighed the pros and cons.
The life and death of his people, the territory of the Great Tang, the glory of the Emperor, and all the other benefits appeared in his mind.
"Xuan Lie, are you really determined to marry your royal sister? Do you not care about the slander of the world and how the history books will write about you?”
Li Yuan stared at him and solemnly confirmed.
"Your son's actions only seek to have a clear conscience, so why should I fear the slander of the world?
As for how the history books describe your son, your son believes that the merits and wrongs will be judged by future generations.
Your son only knows that if he can't marry Sister Xiuning in this life, he will definitely be in a lifetime of regret!”
Li Xuanlie's resolute and frank answer resounded in the hall.
The officials all fell silent. The gazes they looked at Li Xuanlie with were no longer harsh and questioning, but gradually showed some respect.
"What a clear conscience!
He's so young, yet he's already living so well. Us old fellows are really ashamed of our inferiority."
Li Jing stroked his beard and nodded slightly, secretly praising him.
Li Jing's thoughts also represented the thoughts of many officials.
The Great Tang was an open-minded and ambitious empire.
Although ethics were important, the officials in the palace didn't follow the old ways and were completely restricted by ethics.
At this moment, all the officials in the court were showing respect for Li Xuanlie's immoral actions.
Seeing how determined he was, Li Yuan did not say anything more and happily said,""Alright, this one will grant your request!"
Li Xuanlie's eyes burned with fire as he said,""Thank you, Imperial Father, for granting my wish. Imperial Father will await your son's good news in Luoyang. A year ago, I will definitely bring Goguryeo and the Turks into the Great Tang's territory!”
The court meeting ended.
Li Yuan then issued an imperial edict, ordering Li Xuanlie to lead 30,000 Black Flag Army to attack the Turkic Goguryeo.
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Prince Jin's mansion.
"You want to annihilate the Turkic Goguryeo in a year and marry your own sister? Li Xuanlie, oh Li Xuanlie, you truly have no regard for anyone and do whatever you want!”
Li Jiancheng slapped the table and scolded angrily.
Wang Gui said," That King Reliance is indeed a god-like soldier. He destroyed Persia and Rome in the Western Regions within three years. He only relied on his 70,000 Black Flag Army. This time, he might not be boasting.”
Li Jiancheng's body stiffened and he gradually fell silent.
"After destroying the Turks and Goguryeo, he's accomplished great feats, and after returning to the capital, he's married Princess Pingyang.”
"Since ancient times, is there any prince with such power who doesn't covet the throne?”
Hearing Wang Gui's words, Li Jiancheng shuddered.
After a long silence, the anger in his eyes burned brighter and brighter.
Crack!
Li Jiancheng crushed the teacup and said sternly,""Quickly pass this king's secret order to Liu Wuzhou and have him secretly contact the Turks. This king wants to use the hands of the Turks to eliminate Li Xuanlie in one fell swoop!”
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