It was a happy thing that General Molun returned to Chang'an City. Li Xiang also wrote a letter to Li Shimin, hoping that Li Shimin and Li Chengqian would take care of him. This man had made many contributions to the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions and had no idea about the treachery in Chang'an City.
Li Shimin originally thought that it was no big deal. After all, he was just a military officer, and he would stay in Chang'an for a while before heading south to take over the Annan Protectorate.
Who knew that even so, all kinds of things would happen, especially with that troublesome son.
On the second day, Li Shimin hosted a banquet in the palace to entertain General Moren. This was the highest honor of the Tang Dynasty. No matter how many achievements you had made outside, you were a general of a foreign race after all. Among all the foreign generals, General Moren was the first one for whom Li Shimin specially hosted a banquet.
General Moren was deeply moved by such an honor. He knocked his head loudly in front of Li Shimin. People around him also saw General Moren's loyalty.
Li Shimin liked to see foreigners kneeling in front of him, as if all nations were paying tribute to him. So he toasted with General Moren in front of all the ministers. On the one hand, it was because he was really happy, and on the other hand, it was to let all the princes and grandchildren see that they should not plot against General Moren for no reason. If you guys really cause trouble, don't blame me for being rude to you.
Li Chengqian described this scene to Li Xiang in full. Li Xiang, who was cleaning up his mess in Annan at the moment, shook his head speechlessly when he saw the letter sent by his father. With the end of foreign wars, the entire Tang Dynasty tended to be stable. The most important thing now was not to think about how to expand, as signs of internal strife were already emerging.
"Your Highness, don't worry too much. Although there are some signs of internal strife in Chang'an City, overall it is still very good."
Chang Sun Ze came from Chang'an City. He had heard a lot of rumors in Chang'an City recently. Seeing Li Xiang was worried, he also wanted to comfort him.
"I'm afraid that even if the overall situation is good, even if there is a small mistake, it may ruin the entire Chang'an City. You and I both came out of that vortex, so of course we understand how troublesome this little trouble is. Now we are fighting for our country outside, and they don't think about unity, but are already thinking about fighting for power and profit. Fortunately, the soldiers below don't know. If they knew, I don't know how disheartened they would be."
Li Xiang said speechlessly that Li Shimin was still in power and Li Xiang had no way to carry out drastic reforms. If Li Xiang were to find an opportunity, more than half of the wealthy families in Chang'an would probably be wiped out.
After returning to the capital, Jin Wang Li Zhi no longer had much power. Given his timid appearance, could he have dared to do such a thing? It was the wealthy families in Chang'an that emboldened him. They haven't been found out yet, but it's only those few, and even some new nobles. It seems I haven't killed anyone in Chang'an recently. Do you really think I've become a kind person?
"After General Moren arrives, Your Highness can return to the capital. Then you can naturally deal with them properly. These people in Chang'an City may have forgotten the taste of blood in the past."
Chang Sunze was originally one of that group of people, but he followed His Highness to fight in the south for such a long time, from Nanzhao Kingdom to Annan Kingdom, which made a lot of contributions to the court. So now when he looks at those parasites in Chang'an City, he immediately feels that those guys are useless and he is definitely not on the same level as them.
"You've drawn a line between you and them so quickly. If I'm not mistaken, you've received a lot of letters from them recently, right?"
Li Xiang's words made Chang Sun Ze feel a little uncomfortable.
As the young master of the Changsun family, and leading troops on the front line, he is indeed in a high position of power. If he can say a word, those playboys in Chang'an City may cause even greater trouble.
However, according to Li Xiang's investigation, the events in Chang'an City had nothing to do with Changsun Ze. Instead, it was his elder brother who got involved.
"Your Highness, I've received quite a few letters, but I haven't done anything. I've been diligently stabilizing the local situation. Besides, I've been hanging around you every day. What exactly have I been doing? Don't you know better than anyone else? This can't be pinned on me."
Chang Sun Ze immediately knelt in front of Li Xiang. Although it was just a casual chat, some things had to be made clear. If he couldn't explain it clearly, he might be put in prison clothes at any time.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and get up! If I didn't know what you were busy with, I would have sent someone to jail for you. How could I let you stand here?"
After hearing what Li Xiang said, Chang Sun Ze observed Li Xiang's expression again. He was indeed no longer angry, so he felt relieved. If Li Xiang was not satisfied, then some things would be hard to explain. He had not done anything, so he could not be blamed for everything.
Just as the two were talking, Du Aitong also came back from outside.
This guy reeks of blood, and it's obvious that he's out to capture people. Although this is now the area ruled by the Tang Dynasty, the Kinh and Yue people here are too barbaric. These guys don't obey the rule of the Tang Dynasty at all, and they attack our army everywhere at any time. So even if we occupy the whole of Vietnam, those who should be killed will still be killed.
"Your Highness, we've captured a stronghold on Nanyun Mountain and captured over 800 people. These people are different from the previous ones. They're from the former Vietnamese court, and one of them is even a member of the royal family. Recently, there have been more and more of them. When we first broke through the imperial city, we made a big mistake and didn't arrest all of them by name. Now, if we just raise our voices everywhere, we can immediately gather a team."
Du Aitong said very depressedly that someone did want to do this at the beginning, but we were still a little merciful. If we had not been so merciful, we could have saved a lot of trouble now. In the original Vietnamese land, various rebellions followed one after another. Li Xiang must have a new way, otherwise everyone would be busy with this every day.
