Li Xiang held a family dinner that night. He did not say who he would sleep with, but he had to meet these people. In his opening remarks, Li Xiang talked about the expedition he would be going to after the New Year and hoped that everyone could live a good life in Chang'an. Li Xiang also spoke very bluntly.
Since we have entered this door, we are all one family. If anyone is plotting something, you are lucky if you are not discovered. But if you are discovered, Li Xiang will immediately banish that person to the cold palace.
When Li Xiang said this, many people felt that the temperature in the room seemed to have dropped a lot. This was also normal. Li Xiang had a murderous aura on his body because he had killed so many people on the battlefield. These noble ladies had never seen such murderous aura. After all, Chang'an City had been peaceful for so many years.
Li Xiang had a relatively peaceful meal. Looking at these budding people, he thought about how he would worry about the three thousand beauties in the harem when he became the emperor in the future. It would be a miracle if these people could live a good life every day. He had just agreed to it. How they would live in the future was their business.
That night, Li Xiang rested at Cheng Luan's place. After all, the current members no longer needed to take care of the princess. Of course, they couldn't do much at night, but it was still possible for the couple to rest together.
Listening to Li Xiang's snoring, Cheng Luan felt very relieved. It was a pity that this man was not hers. Thinking of the woman at the table just now, Cheng Luan felt unable to sleep.
But this is just the beginning. There will be more serious things happening in the future. When I become the crown prince, this number may double. When I become the emperor, this number may increase tenfold. Thinking of these things, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep every day.
"What's with that look in your eyes? Did I disturb you last night? If that's the case, it's better for you to rest on your own."
When he woke up in the morning, Li Xiang saw his wife's dark circles, which were much more serious than yesterday. She might have insomnia at night after giving birth, but it would never be so severe. It must be because his snoring was too loud.
"Your Highness, what nonsense are you talking about? I was just thinking that Your Highness will be heading south again soon and that you will spend too little time in the capital. In my heart..."
Li Xiang was relieved to hear that it was not because of his snoring.
"You don't have to worry so much. The climate in the south is more humid. When the princess is a little older, I will send someone to the capital to pick you up. Perhaps the war will end quickly. I might be able to conquer both countries in three months, and then I'll be back. Don't you know me well? When we go to war, the time is calculated in years, but when a real war breaks out, it's calculated in months."
Li Xiang's words amused Cheng Luan, but what he said was also the truth. Every time Li Xiang went on an expedition, people thought it would take several years to come back. Take the Eastern Expedition to Fuso as an example. Even the most optimistic people predicted that it would take at least three or four years, but now it has been conquered in just one year. This is even if they were on both sides. Li Xiang was not allowed to participate in the war at the beginning. If Li Xiang had been allowed to participate in the war at the beginning, the speed might have been faster.
The couple talked while packing their things. The day passed very dully. It was almost the end of the year, and Li Xiang had nothing to do, so he played mahjong with his wives in the house.
Speaking of mahjong, it was also invented by Li Xiang. Nowadays, there are many mahjong parlors in Chang'an City. Especially some noble women like to play this game.
When this thing first came out, some imperial censors reported that this thing would lead to gambling becoming a trend and hoped that the court would ban it. However, when Li Shimin returned to the harem, he saw that the people who were most addicted to it were his wives and daughters. If this thing was really banned, I'm afraid the people in the harem would be the first to be unwilling to do so.
Therefore, Li Shimin could only prohibit mahjong from being played in public, but he would not prohibit it at home. This behavior of taking off pants to fart caused mahjong to gradually become popular.
"Your Highness, General Yuchi Baolin is here to visit."
Just when Li Xiang was playing mahjong with his wife, who knew that Yuchi Baolin had returned to Beijing. This guy had been stationed in Tubo, and Tubo had always been a major concern for Li Xiang. Although various plans had been made to divide Tubo into three parts, it still posed a threat.
You must know that the Tubo now occupies not only the plateau, but also the surrounding areas. Their strength is very powerful. Once they recover, they will still be a threat to the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Highness..."
When he arrived at the living room, Yuchi Baolin knelt down in front of Li Xiang. He was very excited. He had been in Tubo for two years and was tanned. He had returned to Chang'an to report on his work, but he could only stay in Chang'an for one month before returning to Tubo.
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling were also very clear that the threat from Tubo had not really disappeared over the years. Once Songtsen Gampo and the chieftains reconciled, the two sides would be able to merge. Although Li Xiang occupied one-third of the territory in Tubo, we were an outsider after all. If both sides really attacked us, it would pose a certain threat to us.
"Hurry up, hurry up. There's no need for these empty promises between us. I calculated that you should be back by now. It's been a while since we last saw each other. I can't go anywhere at noon today, so you have to have a good drink here."
Li Xiang said with a smile, and Yuchi Baolin nodded vigorously. Although he was happy to be a local emperor in Tubo these years, he realized after returning to Chang'an that all the prosperity in the world was in Chang'an.
"Your Highness, you have no idea how I've lived these past few years. Although the political threat from Tibet is gone, there are still many challenges. Today one person comes to stab you, and tomorrow another one comes with his troops. I can't wipe them all out."
Yuchi Baolin began to complain, and Li Xiang also knew that Tubo had had a hard time in recent years.
However, because Li Xiang often won battles, the Tubo people only dared to make small moves and did not dare to make a big move.
