Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 469 Brothers meet again

After the previous conversation, Li Changge did not ask any more questions in the following days, but accompanied Le Yan every day, as if he was not in a hurry at all.

Xue Wanfeng was not in a hurry, just like Li Changge. After all, he had done everything he could do, and there was nothing else he could do in the short term.
Time passed slowly, and Li Shimin finally received good news that Xue Wanche finally agreed to go down the mountain. When Li Shimin heard the news, he was overjoyed and summoned him personally.

"My dear, you finally came down the mountain, but I have been waiting for so long." Li Shimin said

After hearing this, Xue Wanche naturally hurried to plead guilty. Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "My dear, you don't have to do this. What happened before is in the past. I don't intend to pursue it."

"But right now, I have a very important task for you to do." Li Shimin said

"Your Majesty, you have not abandoned me. Not only did you not kill me, but you also promised me a high position. I will never forget your kindness. Just give me your orders. I will never refuse even if it means death!" Xue Wanche said

"Hahaha, my dear, please stand up quickly. It's not that exaggerated. It's just a right-hand general. It may be a high position for others, but for you, my dear, it's still small."

"Well, my dear, your brother has been making a lot of noise during the time you have been in the mountains. My dear, I plan to ask you to go to the imperial court. What do you think?" Li Shimin said

After hearing what Li Shimin said, Xue Wanche was stunned. Was he talking about his silly brother? Why didn't he sound like him?

But now was obviously not the time to think about these things, so he hurriedly bowed and agreed to the matter. When Li Shimin saw that he agreed, he burst into laughter.

After Xue Wanche came out of the imperial study in a daze, he went straight to his third brother's house. Xue Wanjun seemed very happy to see his younger brother coming.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother, you are finally here. You may not know that I have been waiting for you for a long time. How is it? What did His Majesty say to you?" Xue Wanjun asked

"Third brother, I will answer your question later. Let me ask you first, is everything about Balang true? Did that guy really, really take over Youzhou?" Xue Wanche asked
That's right, fourth brother, I know you don't want to believe it, but this is true. In fact, it's not just that. Do you know that on that day, he led people into the Qin Palace.

"They killed their way into the backyard. If I hadn't been guarding the door, I'm afraid I would be in trouble now. Sigh." When Xue Wanjun said this, he couldn't help but recall the scene of that day in his mind, and then he sighed.

"What? There is such a thing? This is great, Balang, he really is worthy of being a member of our family, he didn't embarrass me, hahaha." Xue Wanche laughed

"Fourth brother, shut up. Have you forgotten what time it is? How dare you say that?" Xue Wanjun said

"Uh, Third Brother, I am just so happy that I got carried away for a moment. His Majesty just gave me a task to persuade Balang to surrender." Xue Wanche said

"Persuade Balang to surrender? Yes, you are the most suitable person to do this." Xue Wanjun said

"Yes, no matter whether I succeed this time or not, I can at least see him again. Come to think of it, I am able to enjoy this kind of treatment now, probably because of Balang, right?" Xue Wanche said with some emotion

After hearing this, Xue Wanjun opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

At the same time, Li Shimin once again received bad news. In the imperial study, Wei Shuyu and Hao were kneeling on the ground, while Li Shimin sat there without saying a word.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng did not speak at this time. After an unknown amount of time, Li Shimin finally asked, "Is Changge really in Youzhou?"

"Your Majesty, Princess Yongning is indeed in Youzhou, and is now in the Youzhou Governor's Mansion." Wei Shuyu said

"Well, my three beloved ministers, you have all heard about what happened. Tell me, what should we do now? Do we still want to follow the plan we made before?" Li Shimin said

After hearing Li Shimin's question, none of the three spoke for a while. Finally, Du Ruhui took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, I think no matter what, we should give it a try first."

"If it really works, then a war can be avoided. Even if it doesn't work, it can show your attitude to the former subordinates of Crown Prince Yin."

Li Shimin nodded after hearing this, and then asked, "What do you two think?"

After hearing this, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng naturally hurried to agree. Seeing that the three of them agreed, Li Shimin decided on the matter and then let them all leave.

After coming out of the imperial study, they separated and sat in the carriage on their way back. Du Ruhui asked directly, "Why did you come back when you didn't complete the task I assigned to you?"

"Godfather, because, because, I think this matter involves a lot of people, so, so?" Hao Du said
"I want to hear the truth, Haodu, I want you to tell me why you want to go back to Chang'an?" Du Ruhui said

"Because, because my son had to come back, Wei Shuyu told me that Xue Wanfeng asked me to leave Youzhou, if I didn't leave."

"He will negotiate with His Majesty and exchange you for Princess Yong'an." Hao Du said directly
After hearing this, Du Ruhui wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it. The carriage was very quiet and he soon returned to his own mansion.

At this time, Wei Zheng was also asking his son what had happened, and Wei Shuyu's answer was much more relaxed, and he told him the whole story.

"Son, you've worked really hard this time. If it weren't for this family, you wouldn't have been coerced by Haodu, so don't blame yourself. You've done well enough." Wei Zheng said directly.
"Father, you don't have to comfort me. If it weren't for my son, things wouldn't have been so passive this time." Wei Shuyu said

"Okay, okay, you must be tired after rushing back. Go back and rest." Wei Zheng waved his hand.
After hearing this, Wei Shuyu had no choice but to stand up and leave.

Because the matter was of great importance, Xue Wanche only made corrections for one day before setting off with his team. That's right, he didn't go alone this time, but brought a lot of people with him.

In addition to the soldiers who protected his safety, there was also Wei Zheng. Yes, this time Wei Zheng volunteered to follow Xue Wanche to Youzhou.

The reason why he did this was naturally to atone for his son's sins. Although Li Shimin said nothing this time, Wei Zheng couldn't pretend that nothing had happened.

So he asked Li Shimin directly, and Li Shimin naturally understood what he meant. He knew that if he didn't let him go, Wei Zheng would definitely not feel at ease, so he agreed to Wei Zheng's request.

Xue Wanche and Wei Zheng went to Youzhou. On this day, they finally arrived in Youzhou and sent someone to the city to deliver a letter to Xue Wanfeng.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Xue Wanfeng was filled with emotion. He did not expect that his fourth brother had finally come down the mountain and surrendered to Li Shimin. It seemed that everything had returned to the starting point. What about himself?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shook his head. He was really confused. Now was not the time to think about these things.
He stood up and said to the messenger, "Go back and tell my fourth brother that I'm waiting for him at the city gate and ask him to hurry up and drink with me." After hearing this, the messenger bowed and left. Xue Wanfeng saw that the messenger had left but was still busy. He was about to go out and make some arrangements. However, before he could go out, he was stopped by Li Changge.

"Princess? Do you have anything to tell me?" Xue Wanfeng asked

"Nothing. I heard that General Wan Che sent someone to deliver a letter? It seems that he has also surrendered to Li Shimin? I don't know, General, what about you? What will you choose?" Li Changge said

"Me? Princess, are you worried that I will also side with Li Shimin? Don't worry, I won't, at least not now, not this time." Xue Wanfeng said

"Haha, General Xue, it seems that you have also made up your mind. In that case, I will take my leave. We have different ideals and cannot make plans together." Li Changge said angrily.
"Wait, Princess, why don't you wait for me to finish speaking?" Xue Wanfeng said

"What else is there to say? Didn't you just finish speaking? I heard it clearly. You just want to negotiate terms with Li Shimin now."

"If we can reach an agreement on the terms, you will surrender. Am I right? You are not letting me go now. Are you planning to hand me over to Li Shimin as a stepping stone for your advancement?" Li Changge said directly.

"Princess, it seems that you have misunderstood me deeply. I don't want to say anything more, because no matter what I say now, you don't believe it."

"I can only tell you that no matter what happens in the end, I will not do anything bad to you. This is my promise to you. Whether you believe me or not, this is what I really mean."

"Okay, Princess, I have to go pick up my fourth brother. I'll leave first." Xue Wanfeng said and left.

Li Changge stared at his departing back for a long time, but finally shook her head and chose to go back to her room. She didn't know why, but she felt that what he had just said was true.

The situation was clearly right in front of her, but she still wanted to believe it. She wanted to take a gamble. Even though she knew she might lose in the end, she still wanted to take a gamble.

At this time, Xue Wanfeng had no idea that Changge had thought so much. He was already at the city gate, watching the two horses coming from a distance.

When the horse came closer, Xue Wanfeng stepped forward and said, "Fourth brother, Mr. Wei, how are you?"

After hearing this, the two men felt relieved and followed Xue Wanfeng into the Governor's Mansion. Wei Zheng tactfully went to rest.

"Fourth brother, I'm so happy to see you again. I've asked someone to prepare a banquet. We won't go home until we're drunk tonight!" Xue Wanfeng said happily.

"Yeah, I didn't expect to see you again. I thought I would spend the rest of my life in the mountains, or be captured and killed by His Majesty."

"I didn't expect that, thanks to you, I not only survived, but was promoted. I lost my military power and it's just a nominal position, but I'm content, content." Xue Wanche said

"Fourth brother, it seems that you have really surrendered to Li Shimin. Fourth brother, is he really worth it? Can he really forgive us for what happened?" Xue Wanfeng said

"Balang, I can't guarantee what you said. After all, I can't see the future. But I believe in Mr. Wei's vision. If he says it's right, then it's definitely right." Xue Wanche said

"Yes, Mr. Wei, Mr. Wei will never make mistakes. However, I may have made you go for nothing. Fourth brother, I don't plan to submit to Li Shimin now." Xue Wanfeng shook his head.

"What did you say? Balang? You are not going to submit to His Majesty? What are you thinking? You don't want to use Youzhou to start an army, do you? Don't be silly, Balang, you have no chance of winning." Xue Wanche said

"Fourth brother, how could I not know what you said? The entire Tang Dynasty was conquered by Li Shimin. Even the prince was no match for him, let alone me?"

"I have no intention of starting a rebellion, but surrendering is impossible," Xue Wanfeng said.

"Balang, what do you mean? You must give me a reason today, otherwise, don't blame your fourth brother for fighting with you." Xue Wanche became anxious when he heard this.

"Fourth brother, well, I'll tell you, but you are not allowed to tell Mr. Wei. I don't want anyone else to know."

"Actually, in the beginning, I just wanted to stay alive. I just didn't want to die like this. My loyalty to the East Palace disappeared when I left the Prince Qin's Mansion."

"I went to the prince at that time just to try to survive, but I didn't expect that the princess was actually in Youzhou. Fourth brother, do you know how happy I was at that time?" Xue Wanfeng said

"Wait, fourth brother, what did you say? You can't be, you can't be?" Xue Wanche looked at Xue Wanfeng in surprise after hearing this.

"That's right, Fourth Brother, you guessed it right. I do like the princess. I have liked her since the first day I entered the East Palace, but I know that our identities are very different."

"So I never dared to show it. But now, it's different now. Now she is not a princess anymore. In other words, she is not a princess who can be shown in public."

"I think I can like her now. Now that she wants revenge, I will help her. I will help her do whatever she wants. In short, I can give her everything she wants and everything I can give her."

"So, Fourth Brother, I will not submit to Li Shimin. In other words, whether I submit or not depends on the princess's opinion. If she comes to her senses one day, I will accompany her back to Chang'an."

"If she is determined to rebel, then I will help her rebel. In short, everything here is up to her." Xue Wanfeng said

"Balang, you really are, you really make me speechless. Does the princess know about your feelings?" Xue Wanche said

"She doesn't know yet. Even today, she misunderstood that I wanted to surrender. But I don't care about that. As long as she is happy, that's all." Xue Wanfeng said

"Balang, why don't you tell her? You have done so much, why don't you say it?" Xue Wanche said

"Speak? Fourth brother, if I speak out now, wouldn't that be taking advantage of someone's misfortune? How can I speak out in this situation?"

"Let's not talk about it. It's good like this now. I can see her anytime I want. This is actually pretty good, isn't it?" Xue Wanfeng said with a smile

(End of this chapter)