bastard seizes tang

Chapter 199 Princess Dingxiang
Those who announced the emperor's will were mostly provincial officials, or internal servants, but today's imperial edict is a little different. It has been repeated in Chang'an, and apart from Li Shimin himself, no one is more suitable than Li Ke to go to Jieli's mansion to announce the decree up.

Li Kegui is the prince, so his status is placed here. In addition, he is familiar with Jieli and Ashinayun, and he is also quite popular among the Turkic people. Let him go, and he will get twice the result with half the effort.

The next day, when the court meeting was over, Li Ke was detained by Li Shimin, and Li Ke was asked to take a few middle officials to the Youwei General's Mansion in person to read out the canonization edict in person, as a token of the emperor's favor.

"I Shaoying Jun Ming: Since the fourth year of Zhenguan, the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks were conquered, and Monan was settled. There is a Turkic homeland, and the people of Monan are all attached to me, and they are my subjects of the Tang Dynasty. Since ancient times, the emperors of the Central Plains have valued China. I'm a lowly barbarian, but I love her as one. Now there is a Turkic woman named Ashina, who is pure filial piety, loyal and kind, and respectful. I am very happy about it. I specially accept a righteous daughter, and she is named Princess Dingxiang. There are eight hundred households in the city. It has shown my favor and manifested my heart to see all people in the world as one."

Xieli is sick in bed, all the imperial doctors in Chang'an are helpless, Xieli's time is numbered.

Therefore, the Khan was not guaranteed, and there were many Turkic old officials who were uneasy. At this juncture, Li Shimin issued the imperial edict to confer the princess together, which calmed many people's hearts.

Since Li Shimin had accepted the Turkic girl as a righteous daughter, he told the Turkic people that in Li Shimin's eyes, the Turkic people were also citizens of the Tang Dynasty, and he treated them equally.

But for this matter, Li Shimin paid a very small price, just an empty title of princess, and the food town of [-] households in Dingxiang County, nothing else.

"Father and emperor, I want to treat Turks personally. Tejia Huozhen is Princess Dingxiang, and Li Ke is the general. Congratulations to the princess." After Li Ke read out the imperial edict, he handed the imperial edict into Ashinayun's hands and lifted him up. The two laughed.

Jieli and Ashinayun stood up, and Jieli was supported and lay back on the bed. Looking at the imperial decree in Ashinayun's hand, he couldn't help sighing.

Once upon a time, Jieli ruled the world and was equal to Li Shimin, but now that the Turks were defeated and merged into the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin accepted his daughter as a righteous daughter, which has become a kind of favor.

Jieli gasped for breath, and said to Li Ke: "I am too weak to enter the palace, and I am troubled by Your Highness, so I entered the palace for my minister and thanked His Majesty, so I said that I thanked His Majesty's kindness on behalf of Ayun, Your Majesty. Well, Ashina’s aggressiveness will never be forgotten.”

Jieli is his khan name, but Ashina Dubi is Jieli's real name. Today, Jieli calls himself by his real name, which is nothing more than telling Li Ke and Li Shimin that Jieli has claimed himself as a Tang official. Li Shimin will be happy when he knows.

Li Ke said with a smile: "Don't worry, General, Li Ke will definitely bring what the General says."

Jie Li said: "Your Highness's words, I can rest assured. Your Highness, when I first saw His Highness when I was young, I knew at that time that His Highness must be a loyal gentleman."

Hearing what Xieli said, Li Ke also remembered the scene when he first arrived in Turkic, and looked at the old Xieli in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh.

"The general praised you absurdly. Li Ke is no more than a brat, and he is really ashamed to be called a gentleman." Li Ke said modestly.

Jieli looked at Li Ke and sighed: "When I first met Your Highness, Your Highness was still a child. Now that I see you again, Your Highness is already a young man. I have some private things to say to His Highness. I don't know if His Highness is convenient."

Li Ke listened to Xieli's words, and the word "privately" fell into his ears, Li Ke guessed that Xieli must have something to say to him alone, so he said: "The general has something to say, it's all right. "

As Li Ke said, he told the middle officer behind him: "This king has something to say to the general, so you should step down first."

Although these middle officials were people in the palace, they still had a bit of prestige in front of foreign ministers, but Li Ke was the prince, and in front of Li Ke, they could only be regarded as domestic slaves. After Li Ke spoke, they obediently withdrew.

After the middle officer beside Li Ke withdrew, Jie Li also said to Ashina Yun: "I have something to talk to Your Highness, your daughter's family is not convenient here, you should also step down."

Ashina didn't know what Jieli wanted to tell Li Ke, but she knew that none of the two men in front of her would have the slightest intention of harming her, so she withdrew even though she was curious.

"When I was in Turkic in the early years, I often made things difficult for Your Majesty. How can I be a prisoner under my rank? Your Majesty can still treat me with mercy. I am very grateful." After everyone left, there were only Li Ke and Jie Li left in the room. When he opened his mouth, he said to Li Ke.

When Li Ke was in the Northland, he was once exiled to Yinshan Mountain, and even almost lost his life at one point. It stands to reason that Li Kedang was very dissatisfied with Xieli.

But when Xieli arrived in Datang, Li Ke never made things difficult for him, and even respected him quite a bit, and regarded himself as a junior in front of him.

Li Ke said with a smile: "The general didn't kill me when he was in the north, it was a kindness to me, Li Ke should respect it."

When Li Ke was in Turkic, he angered Xieli several times, but Xieli admired Li Ke's temperament and spared his life. To Li Ke, it was a kind of favor.

Jieli heard the words and said: "Your Highness said so, I feel relieved."

"Cough cough."

Xieli couldn't help coughing a few times while speaking, it seemed that just these few simple words had already cost him too much energy.

Seeing this, Li Ke hurriedly said: "General, take care of yourself."

Hearing this, Jieli shook his head and smiled, "It's no good, I'm already dead. According to Yichen, I'm afraid it's only a month or so ago. I never dare to say these words to Ayun. In front of His Highness I'm still hiding what I'm doing."

Li Ke looked at Jieli's gradually thinner appearance, and felt a little bit unbearable in his heart.

Even though they were once enemies, and even almost died in his hands, Li Ke couldn't bear the slightest bit of hatred in the face of Xieli who looked like this, and could only lament that the hero is too late.

Li Ke looked at the old man in front of him, how could he be connected with the arrogant and domineering Turkic Khan on the Weishui River six years ago.

Li Ke said: "The fierce tiger will grow old one day, not to mention people, although the general doesn't want Ah Yun to worry, but even if you don't tell him, Ah Yun will know about it one day."

Jie Li sighed: "In this life, I am most worried about Ayun. If I am not around in the future, I hope His Highness will help take care of it."

Li Ke had been childhood sweethearts with Ashinayun, no matter if Jieli said it or not, it was impossible for Li Ke to see Ashinayun being wronged.

Li Ke replied straight away: "General, don't worry, with me here, I will never make Ah Yun suffer."

Saying this in Li Ke's capacity, he has the confidence. Hearing the words, Jie Li finally let go of his heart, and said to Li Ke: "Your Highness promises a thousand gold. If you have His Highness, I will be relieved even if I die."

As Jieli said, he seemed to think of something again, and said to Li Ke: "I may die soon, and it is useless to keep some things. I want to give it to Your Highness, but I don't know if His Highness dares to take it."

(End of this chapter)