Tanabata Diva Concert: Happy Breakup

After a delicious meal at Zhiweixuan, Cheng Chuliang was drunk.

Cheng Chumo knew that the aftereffect of this wine was extremely strong; he had gotten drunk once.

Cheng Yaojin didn't dare to get drunk. He wanted to go to the palace and tell Li Shimin exactly what Zheng Zhengjin had said to him.

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Yaojin's wife left with the drunken Cheng Chuliang.
Before Cheng Chumo left, he whispered in Zheng Zhengjin's ear: "Brother, let's go to Pingkangfang together when we have time."

"Okay, I'll definitely call you when I go there next time." Zheng Zhengjin replied with a smile. As for when he would go, he didn't know.

Zheng Renji also took his wife to say goodbye to Zheng Zhengjin, while Zheng Liwan had tears in her eyes and was reluctant to leave.
Zheng Renji smiled and said, "It is the good fortune of my Zheng family's ancestors to marry the prince. You must not become arrogant because of the favor, okay?" After he said that, he tapped his daughter's forehead like an old father.

"Father, don't worry, my daughter won't do that." She acted as if it was a separation of life and death, and the two families were not far apart.

"Liwan, the palace is not far from the Zheng palace." This statement was very obvious, but in this era, a married daughter was like spilled water. If a woman returned to her parents' home for no reason, she would be laughed at by others.

Zheng Renji said to Zheng Liwan, "Don't worry, Liwan. If anything happens to your father and mother, we will definitely send someone to inform you."

"Your Highness, goodbye." Zheng Renji bowed. After all, his official position was much lower than that of his son-in-law.

"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, take care." Zheng Zhengjin also bowed.

Yu Youwei held Zheng Liwan, whose eyes were red, in her arms and comforted her: "Didn't my husband just say that? If you miss your family, you can go and see them anytime. We don't have so many rules in our palace. What do you think?"

"Yes!" Then my mood brightened up.

They all had their hair combed like women, which was obviously a sign of being married.

After watching Zheng Renji and his wife leave, Zheng Zhengjin said to the others, "Go back home."

royal palace,

imperial study room,
Li Shimin was currently racking his brains over how to deal with Tuli Khan.
If they were killed, the neighboring countries around the Tang Dynasty would definitely be more afraid of the Tang Dynasty. They would be even less likely to surrender. If they wanted to take over the surrounding lands, they would have to fight bloody battles, which would not be a good thing for the Tang Dynasty today.

If he was not killed, Li Shimin would be very unwilling.

Wang De said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, Cheng Zhijie wants to see you."

"How did this guy find time to come to me? Please come in quickly." Li Shimin was really curious. After all, Cheng Yaojin was treated as a mascot even when he went to court.

"I, Cheng Zhijie, am here to see Your Majesty." Cheng Yaojin said this as he entered the imperial study.

Li Shimin raised his eyelids, looked at Cheng Zhijie, and asked, "What's wrong? What's the matter? Seeing your flushed face, I know you went to Zhiweixuan to drink again."

"Your Majesty, I am here to share your worries regarding the matter of Tuli Khan." Cheng Yaojin said with a grin.

Li Shimin was so frightened that the pen in his hand trembled, thinking that Cheng Yaojin was possessed by a ghost.
He said meaningfully: "Then tell me, how should we deal with this matter?"

"I think that Tuli Khan's matter should be redeemed by the Turks with something, such as hundreds of thousands of horses, hundreds of thousands of sheep, etc." Then Cheng Yaojin told Zheng Zhengjin about the matter he had analyzed.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up as he listened, and then he asked, "Did you, a reckless fellow, come up with this plan?" Cheng Yaojin patted his chest and said confidently, "Of course not."

Li Shimin was amused by this self-righteous look and asked, "Tell the truth quickly."

"When His Royal Highness Prince Xian and I were drinking together, I told him about the troubles His Majesty had been experiencing in the court in recent days, and then His Royal Highness Prince Xian came up with this idea. I immediately went to the palace to see His Majesty." Cheng Yaojin said without blushing.

"Okay, you can talk about this matter in the court tomorrow. You can go down now." Li Shimin waved his hand at Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin respectfully left the imperial study, feeling extremely happy. He could confront the civil servants tomorrow. Especially those who valued harmony, treated people with courtesy, and believed in the country of etiquette, they were all a bunch of idiots.

After Li Shimin dealt with the memorials, he went to the Lizheng Hall.

Empress Changsun was teaching Li Lizhi and Yuzhang calligraphy at the moment. Li Shimin knew that Empress Changsun was pregnant, so he came over to show his concern. Although he was lustful, Empress Changsun was his favorite, and he was very clear about that.

When Changsun Wugou saw the big pig's hoof coming, he saluted with a smile.

But he was stopped in time by Li Shimin.

"Guanyin, be obedient. You are pregnant now. If you get hurt, I will be heartbroken." Li Shimin's sweet words made Empress Zhangsun very happy.
Then Li Lizhi and Yuzhang happily handed their handwritten words to Li Shimin, and said with curved eyebrows: "Aye, please check the homework."

Li Shimin took a look and nodded, saying, "Lizhi and Yuzhang, both of you wrote well."

Yu Zhang and Li Lizhi smiled with their eyes narrowed, just like kindergarten kids who were praised and rewarded with candy.

The big pig's hoof accompanied Empress Changsun for a while in Lizheng Hall, and then went to his harem. After all, the three thousand beauties were no joke, and some of the palace maids would be goddesses two thousand years later.

The next day,

early morning.

The ministers began to discuss whether Tuli Khan should stay or go.

Some civil officials wanted to make themselves different so that they could leave their names in history. Among them was Feng Deyi. After all, what he had done was worthy of the extermination of all nine generations of his clan.

Just when everyone was arguing, Cheng Yaojin stood up, with his head held high and his chest puffed out, and told Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, about the plan to redeem people that Zheng Zhengjin had mentioned yesterday.

Those who had previously suggested to Li Shimin to release Tuli Khan back to the Turks kept silent, because even a pig could guess that the ransom plan was simply an open conspiracy, which was clearly intended to blackmail the Turks.

Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Fatty Changsun and others are so smart that anyone with a little bit of common sense would know that this was definitely not a strategy thought up by Cheng Yaojin, but as to who it was, they really couldn't guess.

Li Shimin, sitting on the dragon throne, was delighted. He patted the armrest of the dragon throne and said, "Tang Jian, I will leave the negotiation with the Turks to you. You must not damage the dignity of our Tang Dynasty. Do you understand?"

"Your Majesty, I will never let you down, and I will never let the Tang Dynasty down." A man who was over thirty years old stood up and said.

"Okay, in that case, let's adjourn the court." The issue of the Turkic Khan Tuli was resolved, and Li Shimin had already begun planning his idea of ​​the Zhenguan Reign.

After all, Li Shimin was a truly talented and ambitious monarch.
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(End of this chapter)