"What happened outside the Great Qin Embassy?”
Li Lizhi smiled and said,"Father, you won't be able to guess what happened outside the Great Qin's embassy."”
"Great Qin's Ninth Young Master Ying Che killed Guan Longxun, a member of the Five Families and Seven Families, who had barged into the Great Qin's embassy.”
"Ying Che killed Guanlong Prince Sun Guizi?”
Li Shi Min frowned and asked,"What is going on?"
Li Lizhi wanted to explain, but Li Chengqian interrupted,"It all started because of my sister."
"Those nobles of Guanlong were unhappy about their sister marrying into the Great Qin Empire, so they ran outside the Great Qin Embassy and wanted to compete with Ying Che.
"However, Ying Che completely ignored them and waited for them to enter Great Qin's embassy before giving the order to kill them.”
"Father, there are twenty to thirty corpses outside the Great Qin Embassy!”
"Ying Che actually killed all of those Guanlong Prince Sun Guizi?”
Li Shi Min was shocked. Guan Long Xun was a powerful clan of the Great Tang, and even his orders were sometimes hindered by the Guan Long nobles, giving him a headache.
But Ying Che actually killed them?
Was he really the last person on the Noble Roll?
"We didn't kill all of them; we only killed all of the nobles who barged into Great Qin's embassy.”Li Lizhi said.
"What's the difference? There are only two or three people left.”
Li Chengqian said unhappily," Great Qin's Ying Che is a barbarian. He has no regard for the laws of Great Qin and actually dared to attack Great Qin. He should be punished.”
"Big brother, you're so excited, could it be because you lost to Ying Che?”Li Lizhi smiled.
Li Chengqian was instantly speechless.
"Chengqian, how did you lose to Ying Che?”
Li Shi Min was a little curious. As one of the top ten marquises on the Noble Ranking, if Ying Che was compared to Li Chengqian, Li Chengqian should be the winner.
"How did I lose? Ying Che is clearly a glib talker!”
Li Chengqian recounted his conversation with Ying Che outside the Great Qin Embassy.
Li Shi Min fell silent.
"Chengqian, Imperial Father wants to ask you, if the Great Tang's embassy in Great Qin were to encounter the situation of being forcefully barged in today, then the Great Qin Empire would be in a state of chaos.
As the Crown Prince of the Great Tang, how will you deal with him after seeing him?”
"Imperial Father, our Great Tang Empire has the virtue of the four seas, and our prestige is everywhere. How can we be easily invaded by others when we are stationed in other countries?”Li Chengqian did not answer directly.
"Among the kingdoms of the world, the Central Plains alone has five Great Empires. How can the Turks, who have become a patient of the Great Tang, not have any enemies?”
"Although the Great Qin Empire's national strength and economy are inferior to the Great Tang, the Great Qin Cavalry's might and power have awed the other countries.
Today, the Great Qin's embassy has been invaded by a noble in our Great Tang. How can our Great Tang not be invaded in other empires?”
Li Shi Min's face turned serious. He wasn't satisfied with Li Chengqian's answer and asked again,
"Chengqian, let me ask you one more time. If the Tang Empire's embassy was invaded by a royal family in another country, what would you do?”
"I, I, I…" Li Chengqian thought about the problem and hesitated.
"Arrest those nobles who broke into our embassy and hand them over to other countries.”
Hearing Li Chengqian's answer, Li Shiming's eyes flashed with deep disappointment.
Li Lizhi was right. Compared to Li Chengqian, Ying Che had indeed won.
Looking at Li Shi Min's silence, Li Chengqian had a bad feeling and asked,
"Father, do I have to be like Ying Che and kill all the nobles who trespassed into the Tang Empire's embassy?”
"Wouldn't this bring trouble to the Great Tang and give other countries an excuse to attack the Great Tang and punish the Tang embassy?”
"The embassy represents the face of the great country and is an extension of the territory of the great country. If you are forced to enter by other nobles, you must stand up and protect the face of the country.”
"Ying Che did well."
"As for trouble, where did it come from?”
"Chengqian, do you really think that I will punish Ying Che just because he killed those nobles?”
Li Chengqian was still too naive about the political situation and did not have a big picture.
Li Shi Min shook his head and sighed,"The alliance between Qin and Tang was not easy to come by. How can the friendship between the two countries be damaged because of superficial problems?
Moreover, Great Qin was incredibly powerful, and if they were punished, they would definitely enrage Great Qin. Would it be worth it for the two countries to start a war?”
"In the same way, the Tang Empire's embassy is stationed in the Great Qin Empire. If you kill a noble of the Great Qin Empire who barged in, will the Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng, punish you?
With the Great Tang backing you up, you can be at ease exercising your authority. If you can protect the face of the Great Tang, I will only be gratified.”
"But Ying Che killed those noble families of the five surnames and seven families, which would definitely cause Guan Long to retaliate.”Li Chengqian gritted his teeth.
"Big brother, you're right. Ying Che killed those nobles, which will definitely attract their retaliation and give father a headache.”
Li Lizhi reminded Li Chengqian," But father has a headache. Ying Che doesn't care. It's because he's sure father won't punish him that Ying Che dares to do this."”
"If this news gets back to Great Qin, Ying Che's actions will definitely be praised by the Qin Emperor because he used his power to protect Great Qin's reputation.”
After listening to Li Lizhi's advice, Li Chengqian came to a realization.
"Your son is stupid and has disappointed Imperial Father. Your son is willing to be punished!”
"Forget it, just be more careful in the future!”
Li Shi Min shook his head, his opinion of Ying Che had changed,
"Just as Chang Le said, Ying Che is not simple. You can't judge him based on his ranking on the Noble List.”
"It seems that Imperial Father agrees with me.”
"However, Imperial Father, I feel that Ying Che is hiding something even deeper."
Just as Li Lizhi was discussing Ying Che with Li Shimin.
The five families and seven families, Guan Long and Xun Gui, rushed to the Purple Emperor Hall to complain.
Li Shiming naturally would not destroy the diplomatic relationship between Great Qin and Great Tang because of Ying Che. He ordered the Court of Judicial Review to investigate the matter. If the Five Families and Seven Families wanted to question Ying Che and ask for an answer, they could make things difficult for Ying Che at the Qin-Tang Alliance Banquet in five days.
Li Lizhi was worried after hearing Li Shiming's decision.
"Imperial Father, did you make the five families and seven families attack Ying Che to test him?”
"What's wrong, Chang Le? Are you worried about Ying Che now?”Li Shiming felt that his daughter Li Lizhi was starting to defend Ying Che.
"That's not true. I just hope that the alliance between Qin and Tang will not be destroyed!”Li Lizhi's fair face blushed as she tried to explain.
"Don't worry, Imperial Father knows what to do. Ying Che will be fine, but I want to see his background!”
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