Great Tang Imperial Palace, Purple Imperial Hall.
Li Yuan looked at the news he had just received and smiled."What a ridiculous prince, what a bold prince. As expected of the number one silkpants in the world.”
He handed the secret memorial to the officials.
"Imperial Father, this Prince of Yan Bei is so audacious. He should be killed!”Li Jiancheng said angrily," How dare he openly snatch the imperial court's carriage?”
"It's just a woman. Your Highness, there's no need to be angry."”
"Second brother, is this a woman's business?”Li Jiancheng said," This concerns the reputation of the royal family.”
"That's easy. Father has issued a decree to bestow Pei Yu to the Prince of Yan Bei.”Li Shi Min said," Hehe, if this Prince of Yan Bei is really an arrogant playboy, that's good.”
Just as Li Jiancheng was about to get angry, Li Yuan smiled and said,"Shi Min is right. If Yan Bei has such a prince, I will give him glory and women.
The Great Tang had just been pacified and needed the King of Yan Bei to guard the borders. Especially a few days ago when the 400,000 strong Turkic army was defeated. I know that Yan Bei is still hiding his strength, and I am extremely worried.
Hehe, if Yan Bei were to be handed over to such a prince many years later, I would not have to worry about it. What was there to be afraid of? The Imperial Court will easily divide Yan Bei."
"Your Majesty is wise!" the officials said.
The officials were all old foxes, so they naturally saw through the trick. They just waited for the Emperor to say it.
The King of Yan Bei had been guarding the border for the first time. When the King of Yan Bei was old, the Great Tang would have enough power. The heir to Yan Bei was also a silkpants.
Everything was just right.
"Your Majesty, for the sake of being conservative, should we test this Prince of Yan Bei more?”Zhangsun Wuji said.
"There's no need for us. We've already allowed the five surnames, seven Wangs, and those great clans from the Sui Dynasty to enter the court.”Li Yuan said," Hehe, back then, Xu Yi betrayed the Sui Dynasty. Which of these aristocratic families didn't hate him? Just wait and see. Don't underestimate the foundation of these century-old and thousand-year-old families.”
"Your Majesty's considerations are far-reaching and far beyond our reach.”Zhangsun Wuji bowed.
Li Yuan laughed heartily.
The ministers left the Purple Imperial Palace.
Zhangsun Wuji followed Li Shimin to Prince Qin's mansion.
Li Shi Min handed him a secret letter. After reading it, he was shocked."The Prince of Yan Bei hid it so well? It's simply terrifying!"
"Yuan Tiangang sent it back. It can't be wrong.”Li Shi Min sighed," Originally, I arranged for Pei Yu to enter the palace. It would be beneficial to me whether she followed my father or the Crown Prince.”
"Your Highness, if I'm not wrong, you're deliberately letting them pass through Youzhou, right?”Zhangsun Wuji asked.
"That's right. I wanted to try out the number one silkpants in the world. Now that I've tried it out, I have a headache.”Li Shi Min smiled.
" Your Highness, this is a good move. It's a good thing that Pei Yu entered the palace, but she was snatched away by the Prince of Yan Bei. Not only did she test him out, but she also placed a beauty beside him. She's the second most beautiful woman in the world.”Zhangsun Wuji said in admiration.
"Such a person might not be bewitched by a beauty.”Li Shi Min said slowly," Since I know he is pretending, I will befriend him."”
……
Yan Bei's Imperial Residence.
The Prince of Yan Bei, Xu Yi, was practicing boxing in the garden while Xu Cheng was enjoying the back massage of a maid.
"Son, you snatched the second most beautiful woman in the world and left her there? Can you endure it?"
"Father, if you can do it, you can do it."
"Get lost!"
"Father, let's say something from the bottom of our hearts. Do you want to be the emperor?”
"Father knows what you mean. Father has no chance in this life. It's not appropriate to betray Sui and then Tang.
Besides, don't look at how you defeated the Turks. Jie Li could summon a million strong army at any time. By the time he completely controlled the Lushness Prairie, there would be more than a million.
As for the Great Tang, its foundation was even deeper. All the people of the Central Plains were on Chang 'an's side. If the Li family was given a few years, he would also have a million soldiers.”
Xu Cheng understood.
Even if Yan Bei's army went south, they would not be able to take Chang 'an.
The Great Tang had gathered the strength of the entire country. Whether it was soldiers or civil officials, they far surpassed Yan Bei.
Not to mention the support of money and food, how could the three states of Yan Bei compare to the Central Plains?
"It seems that Yan Bei needs to change internally to ensure its rapid development.”Xu Cheng pondered.
Within the three provinces of Yan Bei, the provincial governors, the other drivers, and the prefects of the counties were all held by the children of the great clans.
In the past, they had all supported the Yan Bei army during wartime. It was hard to say what would happen in the future. Almost all of them were loyal to Chang 'an.
There were many factions within the Yan Bei Army. Now that the King of Yan Bei, Xu Yi, was in charge, would Xu Cheng be able to control them in the future?
This group of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals did not know what the law was, and things that harmed the people happened from time to time.
It was really because they had just experienced a war, and the people had a stable livelihood. They were tolerant and resilient.
"It's time to move." Xu Cheng thought to himself, Take advantage of the fact that the Turks are not heading south for a while.”
"Dad, I'm begging you for an official position," he said to Xu Yi.”
"Oh? Have you thought it through? Don't you want to continue being a silkpants?" Xu Yi stopped boxing.
"Of course I'm a silkpants. I have to be even more arrogant, so I want to be an official.”Xu Cheng said.
"What official do you want to be?" Xu Yi sat down and picked up a cup of tea.
"Jingzhou General then." Xu Cheng said.
"Yes, that place is good." Xu Yi took a sip of tea." There's a seed brother in all the aristocratic families. We agreed that if anything happens, you can solve it yourself. I won't interfere.”
"If you interfere, what's the point?”Xu Cheng spread his hands.
After leaving the main hall, he went to find Old Wang.
By leaving the Sword God Old Man Li in the mansion, no one would be able to hurt Xu Yi.
Xu Cheng pondered as he walked.
I'll bring Old Wang along. Old Wang's grilled fish is delicious.
Swoosh ~
The net appeared.
"Your Highness, a few aristocratic families have sent people to Yan Bei recently.”The startled salamander asked," Should we kill them all?”
"Not yet!" Xu Cheng said," Release the news that I will be appointed as the general of Jingzhou soon.”
"Understood!"
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