The emperor's oral order was very simple, which was to let Li Xiang follow the two generals to the Qinzheng Hall.
Li Xiang originally wanted to go to the commercial complex after finishing his work. After all, Chang'an City is the largest in the entire Tang Empire. People below have been enjoying it for a long time, but as the boss here, he has never been there once. How can this be possible?
"I heard you've fallen out of favor. Don't mess around with me. I want to marry my daughter to you."
Cheng Yaojin, this big mouth, spoke without any reservations. Wang De next to him could not help but smile bitterly, but Cheng Yaojin was just that kind of person. He would not be shy in front of the emperor, let alone in front of himself.
"Forget it, the Emperor has already rejected your memorial. Hurry up and find someone else for your daughter. The Emperor has probably already decided on this boy's marriage, so let's not overthink it."
General Qin Qiong pushed Cheng Yaojin and turned his face to the side. Now we have arrived in the capital, not in Liangzhou City in the southwest. You'd better be careful when you speak. Even if the emperor doesn't care about you, if others remember it, it will be a capital crime when you are on the decline.
"I heard that you brought back the eldest princess of Tuyuhun. Are you in love with her?"
Few people in Chang'an City knew about this matter, but Cheng Yaojin had returned from the southwest, and many people there knew about it. Li Xiang really didn't want to stay with Cheng Yaojin, this big mouth, for even a minute, so he quickly rode his horse forward a few steps to distance himself from this old man.
A few people chatted and made noise along the way and soon entered the palace. After all, they were people who had just returned from the front line, so they didn't need to think too much when talking to these people. Li Xiang seemed to have returned to the front line again, but when the outline of the palace appeared in front of him, Li Xiang realized that there were not many good days left.
In fact, some generals also had this feeling when they returned to the capital. They could live the way they wanted on the front line, and no one could interfere with them because the emperor was far away. But after entering the capital, they were bound by all kinds of rules.
"Who told you that? I'm not that kind of person. That Zat'rk guy forced this on me. There's nothing wrong with me."
Li Xiang originally thought that no one in the capital knew about this, but he didn't expect that someone in the southwest border knew about it. There were many people around at that time, and it was possible that someone had seen it.
"Hey, kid, you usually act like a man, but if you say that, you're forcing us to look down on you. Even if you didn't do anything, but your people took over this carriage, do you think you can still explain it clearly to the princess?"
Although there was no possibility that Li Xiang and Cheng Yaojin's daughter were together, Cheng Yaojin was still very keen on this kind of gossip.
After hearing what Cheng Yaojin said, Li Xiang finally realized that this is not the 21st century. Even if you two are together, there are many cases of breaking up in the end. Now it is the Tang Dynasty, and such things are really as Cheng Yaojin said. Even if you stay in your house for a whole night, you can't explain it clearly.
"Please, Generals..."
As they were about to reach the Golden Palace, Wang De said it a little embarrassedly. If it were any other time, he would not dare to disturb these generals even if he had the guts, especially someone like Cheng Yaojin.
But now we are about to arrive at the throne room, if you are still so excited about gossip, especially gossip about the royal family, it is a bit unreasonable.
"Just go and make your report. Why are there so many things going on?"
Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes. Wang De knew that he was a tough guy and it was useless to say anything to him. He had better go and inform the emperor and ask them to go in quickly. If other servants heard what they were talking about, the whole capital would probably be in turmoil again tomorrow.
"Your face is much darker than before. It seems that the southwest is still very good at training you."
After Li Shimin asked the two men to stand up, he looked at them carefully. Regardless of whether they were sincere or pretending, the status of these two generals during the Zhenguan period was not low. If these two generals caused trouble, Li Shimin's regime would be unstable. But if they sincerely assisted Li Shimin, ordinary people would have no chance of causing trouble.
"If the emperor has something to say, please hurry up and tell him. I, Old Cheng, haven't been home for several months. This is just a formality. I have to hurry home to hug my wife."
Li Xiang finally witnessed their conversation. Even though Li Shimin was now sitting upright on the throne, Cheng Yaojin still spoke in the same way.
Qin Qiong leaned aside unnoticed. He was ashamed to be associated with this old man. You could talk like this back in the mountain stronghold. Now we are in the Golden Palace. We are all Dukes of the Tang Dynasty, and you still talk like this...
Li Shimin also had a lot of black lines on his forehead. He didn't know how to talk to this old subordinate, who was still useful for today's matter.
"You've just come back and you're already clamoring to go home. I've already prepared the imperial banquet. Let's eat before we leave. Your wife misses you. You haven't had dinner with me in several months. I want to discuss something with you while we eat."
Li Xiang was also surprised by Li Shimin's words. When would a king of a country use the word "discuss" in his speech? In fact, Li Xiang was also very envious of the relationship between the king and his subjects. This was a legacy from the time when they fought for the country, and most people probably couldn't understand it.
Although Cheng Yaojin said that, he also wanted to know what was going on and was not in a hurry to go home. However, Li Shimin specially called the three of them over. This was the most important thing in the Tang Dynasty. When he saw Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji while eating, he naturally understood that this matter was even more important.
Li Shimin looked outside and realized that there was someone else who should be involved in this matter, and that was Hou Junji.
This person had collected information about Tubo and had a better understanding of the situation there, but at this moment Hou Junji had been beheaded, and Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh.
"I have already met with the Tibetan Prime Minister, Lu Dongzan. He presented me with a letter from the Tibetan state and proposed an alliance with the Tang Dynasty to jointly destroy Tuyuhun."
Everyone here is one of Li Shimin's own people. Except for Li Xiang, they are all Li Shimin's trusted ministers. Even though Li Xiang is still young, he has made significant contributions to the Tang Dynasty, so there is no need to hide anything. He dropped a bombshell right away, and everyone immediately became interested.
