Chapter 15

After Li Zhi returned to the palace, he went to the Ganlu Palace, and Princess Chengyang returned to the inner palace with a joy, and she was waiting for Li Zhi to bring her good news.

And Li Zhi had just arrived at the Ganlu Palace, and learned from the guards at the gate of the Ganlu Hall that Li Shimin was meeting the envoy of Tubo, and it was Lu Dongzan, the prime minister of Tubo.

"Your Highness, why don't you go in and report it?" A lieutenant at the door looked at Li Zhi and asked.

"No, I'll go to the side hall and wait first!" Li Zhi thought about it for a while, shook his head and said, soon, he went to the side hall to sit, Li Zhi actually lived here,

Li Shimin personally raised him and Princess Jinyang, and the Ganlu Hall is the palace where Li Shimin lives and lives, and it is also the palace where Li Shimin's study and ministers are summoned.

On the side of the Ganlu Palace, Li Shimin talked with Lu Dongzan of Tubo for a while, and then asked him to go back, while Li Shimin frowned and considered the request from Tubo.

"Your Majesty, it may be inappropriate not to agree on this matter, Tubo has been sent over for nearly seven years, and they want to be close to each other, they admire the culture and style of our Tang Dynasty, if Your Majesty refuses, it may hurt Tubo's grandwill, according to the old minister, you can't refuse!" Fang Xuanling sat there, looking at Li Shimin's suggestion.

"Your Majesty, this grand gesture is indeed difficult to refuse, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!" Sun Wuji, the eldest prince of Zhao Guo, also looked at Li Shimin and suggested.

"I don't want to marry my daughter far away to Tubo, now Datang is not the Tang Dynasty of the past, Datang doesn't need to rely on a woman to maintain the stability of the border!" Li Shimin sat there, pondered for a while, and then spoke.

"Yes, but, it's hard to be in Tibet, how can it be good?" The eldest grandson Wuji asked Li Shimin rhetorically, of course he knew what Li Shimin thought,

In fact, those ministers were also very embarrassed, but Tubo had been asking for several years in a row, and if they did not agree, it might cause misunderstanding.

"I have to think about it, okay, it's okay today, the two Aiqing should go back and rest early! I'll think about it later! Li Shimin looked at the two of them and said, he was a little upset now.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing that the old minister does not dare to hide!" Fang Xuanling just stood up and was about to say goodbye and leave, but after thinking about it, he stopped again.

"What's the matter?" Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling with some surprise.

"Prince, the prince has recently led a lot of Turks into the inner palace, I don't know what to do, there are a lot of gossips here in Chang'an City, Your Majesty, on the prince's side, Your Majesty still needs to explain to the minister of the East Palace to guide it correctly!" Fang Xuanling said to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's hands are trembling at the moment, and the prince leads the Turks into the East Palace? How reckless! And now everyone outside the palace knows it, but Li Shimin doesn't know it yet!

"Bump!" Li Shimin slammed the table angrily, stood up with his hands behind his back, and paced quickly back and forth in the Manna Hall.

"Your Majesty is angry, the prince is young, and his behavior may be reckless, the ministers of the East Palace should fulfill their responsibilities as courtiers!" Seeing that Li Shimin was so angry, the eldest grandson Wuji immediately persuaded him,

The crown prince is his nephew, and his sister eldest grandson Wuji is the previous queen, and she died in the ninth year of Zhenguan, so the eldest grandson Wuji also has high hopes for the prince.

"Young? How much did I teach him? Well? Why didn't so many ministers listen to him when so many ministers taught him? Li Shimin stared at the eldest grandson Wuji angrily and shouted.

"Your Majesty, minister, go to the East Palace immediately and persuade Your Highness!" The eldest grandson Wuji immediately knelt down and pleaded and said.

"Go, go and tell him, besides, kill all the Turks! If these generals know about this, how will they feel, my Tang Dynasty and the Turks have been fighting for so many years, and the prince actually led the Turks into the East Palace, how do you let those Tang Erlang who died in battle look at them? Li Shimin put his hands behind his back and pointed in the direction of the East Palace, his tone was very stern.

"Yes, the old minister immediately went to persuade His Royal Highness the Prince!" The eldest grandson Wuji knelt there and said.

"Go, go!" Li Shimin suddenly deflated, feeling very tired, so he waved his hand at the eldest grandson Wuji and said.

"Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon body!" Fang Xuanling saw Li Shimin like this, and immediately persuaded him,

Li Shimin only waved his hand and motioned for them to go out, and the two ministers could only say goodbye to Li Shimin and withdraw from the Ganlu Palace.

"Fang Xiang, why don't you discuss this matter with the old man?" Out of the Ganlu Palace, the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling walked side by side, and the eldest grandson Wuji looked at Fang Xuanling and said.

"Hey, it's been more than a month since the prince led the Turks into the palace, I don't believe Zhao Guogong, don't you know? Zhao Guogong, if this matter is not reported to His Majesty, it will be known all over the city, and there will be no room for recovery. Fang Xuanling said to the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Hey, the old man hasn't criticized, but, it's useless, the prince has an injury to his right foot, and his temperament has changed greatly, hey!" When the eldest grandson Wuji talked about the crown prince, he also sighed.

"Well, you still need Zhao Guogong to bother more!" Fang Xuanling nodded and said,

And at this moment, on the side hall, Li Zhi also knew that his father was free now, but he didn't seem to be in a good mood, and Li Zhi was also hesitating, whether to go in now and say it, worried that it would be self-defeating.

But considering Gao Yang's lifelong events, Li Zhi did not dare to slack off, worried that once his father's holy decree was made, it would be difficult to reverse it, so he made up his mind and went to the main hall of the Ganlu Palace, but when he arrived at the door, Li Zhi was hesitating again.

"Childish slave, why are you wandering around again and upsetting your father again?" At this time, a voice came from behind him, Li Zhi heard it, quickly turned around, bowed and said, "I've seen the fourth brother!" ”

The fourth prince is Li Tai, the king of Wei who competes with the crown prince, nicknamed Qingque.

"Well, why don't you go in?" Li Tai, the king of Wei, is actually not old, twenty-one this year, but he likes to pretend to be old, so he can win a lot of favor on Li Shimin's side.

"Well, my father may be in a bad mood right now!" Li Zhi stood there and spoke.

"Well, the fourth brother knows why his father is in a bad mood, go, go in with the fourth brother, and solve problems for his father!" Li Tai said proudly to Li Zhi, and took Li Zhi's hand and asked him to go in with him.

Li Zhi actually doesn't want to go in at the moment, he knows Li Tai's virtue, but anything that can make Li Shimin praise, he likes to pull many people to show off, and if he is criticized by Li Shimin, everyone who knows, Li Tai can hold a grudge.

"Erchen has seen his father!" After Li Tai and Li Zhi entered the Ganlu Palace, they immediately knelt down and said.

"Well, get up, what's wrong?" Li Shimin had actually been sitting in front of the bookcase in a daze just now, and when he saw the two of them coming, he asked calmly.

"Erchen heard that the minister of Tubo has always hoped that my Tang Dynasty can marry the princess and go to Tubo, and Erchen specially came, hoping to promote this matter!" Li Tai stood up and said to Li Shimin.

"Oh, why?" Li Shimin looked up at Li Tai and asked, while motioning for them to sit down.

"Your Majesty, there are three benefits to being close to Tibet!" Li Tai continued.

Li Shimin nodded, did not interrupt, and motioned for him to continue.

"First, it can always maintain the tranquility of the northwest of my Datang, and second, it can show the demeanor of a great country in my Datang.

Third, it can promote cultural exchanges between the two countries, and at the same time, Tubo admires my Datang culture very much, and if I am close to them, my Datang culture can be displayed in front of the world! Li Tai sat down and continued to explain the reason to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin heard it and nodded, everyone knows this, the ministers also said so, and even Lu Dongzan said so.

"Father, there are so many benefits to being with relatives, and the father should agree to this!" Li Tai looked at Li Shimin and persuaded.

"Hmm!" Li Shimin still nodded, did not answer positively, and then looked at Li Zhi and asked: "You must know that the unmarried princess in the palace is the largest Lixian, if you want to be married, it is to let Lixian marry!" ”

"Yes, Erchen knows, I think Lixian also wants to be my father and the emperor, and to solve problems for my Tang Dynasty!" Li Tai arched his hand and said, of course he knows this,

Whoever marries, he doesn't care at all, he cares that this thing can be done.

But Li Shimin didn't like it in his heart, but in order to show it, in a general sense, Li Tai was right, but he married his own daughter, and she was also the daughter of himself and the eldest grandson, and she was also the sister of his Li Tai's mother.

Then Li Shimin saw Li Zhi sitting there, bowing his head and saying nothing, so he asked: "Childish slave, do you have something to do with your father?" ”

"Ah, no, it's fine!" Li Zhi heard Li Shimin's shout, and quickly shook his head and said it was okay.

"Hmm~ Okay, Qingque, childish slave, if there is nothing else, you go out first, I still have the court to deal with." Li Shimin said to Li Tai and Li Zhi.

"Yes!" Li Zhi stood up and said with his hands, Li Zhi originally wanted to say it, but Li Tai was here, he couldn't say it, he knew that if he did what Qin Huaidao said, then the matter needed to be kept secret and not let more people know, otherwise, it would be a hidden danger for the imperial court.

"Father, the son has another matter to report!" Li Tai didn't stand up, and said to Li Shimin.

"Well, tell me!" Li Shimin nodded and looked at Li Tai.

"Erchen heard that the generals outside the palace are not very satisfied with the behavior of the prince's brother!" Li Tai sat there, looking at Li Shimin and saying.

As soon as Li Shimin heard it, he actually knew what was going on, but he still pretended not to know and looked at Li Tai, and asked with a shocked face: "Why?" ”

"I heard that the prince's brother led the Turks into the palace, I don't know what to do, father, you still need to take precautions!" Li Tai looked at Li Shimin pretending to be very sad, and said something pointedly.

"Prevention?" Li Shimin didn't know why Li Tai used this word.

"Yes, after all, what is the purpose of the Turks? Erchen didn't know that now they were all introduced to the palace, which was really inappropriate! Li Tai nodded, looked at Li Shimin and said, while Li Zhi looked at Li Tai in shock, which was a bit of a curse.