The Flourishing Tang Dynasty: Beginning with Marrying Yang Yuhuan

Chapter 180 Disagreement
Li Heng saw everyone off before returning to the inner hall.

In the room, Yang Yuhuan was sitting in deep thought, while Zhang Mujin was joking with Li Ling.

After being separated for more than a year in this era of information blockage, when they met again, Yang Yuhuan and Zhang Mujin looked at Li Heng with complicated eyes.

After looking at each other for a moment, Yang Yuhuan asked, "Are they all gone?"

"They all left." Li Heng nodded and sat next to Yang Yuhuan.

Yang Yuhuan said, "I just told the servants to prepare a banquet. I wanted to keep them for the feast."

Li Heng said, "I will invite them to a banquet tomorrow. They came to me anxiously today because they wanted to know if I have the confidence to defeat the Arabs."

Yang Yuhuan smiled and said, "My dear, do you have another plan?"

"I have some thoughts that I need to think through today so that I can make arrangements tomorrow with confidence."

As Li Heng was speaking, Li Ling walked up to him and looked at him.

Li Heng took the opportunity to pick up Li Ling.

Li Ling and Li Heng were already somewhat familiar with each other, so after Li Heng picked her up, she boldly made a face at Li Heng.

Li Heng couldn't help but smile and said, "This child is just like you, smart and clever."

Yang Yuhuan said: "To be smart, you need to be like me. I am only a little smart, but you are very wise."

Li Heng smiled and did not refute. He then started to ask questions to Li Ling.

Li Ling was young and hyperactive. After staying in Li Ying's arms for a while, she wanted to get off the ground. Li Ying put her on the ground, and she walked out the door tremblingly. Zhang Mujin followed her, holding Li Ling's hand.

Li Ying looked at the backs of Zhang Mujin and Li Ling, smiled slightly, and said, "I didn't expect Mujin and Ling'er to be so close."

Yang Yuhuan smiled and said, "My dear, you have to work hard and let Sister Mujin give birth to a child."

"how about you?"

Li Ying said this casually, half leaning back in his chair and stretching comfortably.

During the more than a year he had been away from home, Li Heng's mind was always tense. Only when Yang Yuhuan was around could he relax a little.

He began to understand Xin Qiji's feeling of "regret for the passing years, sorrow for the wind and rain", and his sigh of "red scarf and green sleeves, looking for the hero's tears". He also experienced Du Fu's feeling of "the war has been going on for three months, and a letter from home is worth ten thousand pieces of gold".

Seeing Li Heng's expression, Yang Yuhuan stood up and walked behind him, pinching his shoulders and said, "The war in the west is intense. I thought you would go directly to the front. After all, in ancient times, Dayu passed by his home three times while trying to control the flood, so you might follow his example."

Li Heng smiled and said, "If I can resolve this war by going directly to the front line, I might consider it. As the commander-in-chief, I have to think about the strategy and tactics of this war, the rear supply, etc. Only when these are sorted out, it will be useful for me to go to the front line, otherwise I will only return in defeat."

Yang Yuhuan said, "I thought you would say that you took time out of your busy schedule to come back and see me because you were worried about me."

"This..." Li Heng was stunned, "This is also a reason."

"I was just joking." Yang Yuhuan smiled, "I know the priorities. Military affairs are the most important thing for a country, so of course the battle is the most important. My dear, your reputation will grow as you conquer Shibao City, and your responsibilities will also grow. However, I am also getting more and more worried."

"What are you worried about?" Li Ying asked.

Yang Yuhuan said, "My dear, you have never lost a battle. If, I mean if, you lose a small battle one day, I don't know what others will say."

"That's true." Li Heng nodded in agreement. "The burden of success is heavier than the burden of failure. Many people will gradually lose themselves in success. You are worried that I will become arrogant, so you want to remind me, right?"

"This is advice, not a reminder," said Yang Yuhuan.

Li Heng held Yang Yuhuan's hand and said, "Whether it's advice or reminder, I'll remember it." "Yes." Yang Yuhuan nodded, thought for a while, and said, "He's business is getting bigger and bigger, and the profit from the cooperation between you and He is also increasing. Do you want to find someone to take care of it?"

Li Heng was startled when he heard this, turned to look at Yang Yuhuan, and said, "Why, you don't want to manage this matter?"

Yang Yuhuan wanted to nod, but when she saw Li Heng's look, she hesitated for a moment and decided to tell the truth, shaking her head and saying, "No."

Li Heng asked, "Do you think I would suspect you of acting recklessly?"

Yang Yuhuan nodded, feeling a little panicked.

Li Ying asked: "Do you think I would doubt you?"

"No." Yang Yuhuan quickly shook her head.

"In that case, what are you worried about?" Li Heng stared at Yang Yuhuan.

Yang Yuhuan whispered: "I know I was wrong."

"Alas." Li Heng sighed, pulled Yang Yuhuan into his arms, and said softly: "If we still have to separate ourselves from each other and be careful in what we do and say, then there will be no one in this world that I can completely trust."

"That's not what I meant." Yang Yuhuan explained quickly, "I'm just worried that the more things I manage, the greater the interests involved, the easier it will be for me to have disagreements with you. Disagreements will lead to estrangement, and estrangement will lead to us drifting further and further apart. It's precisely because I don't want to have any separation from you that I boldly brought up this matter."

After hearing this explanation, Li Ying couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Yang Yuhuan asked in confusion: "Why are you laughing, my dear?"

Li Ying asked, "Have you read a lot of books recently?"

"How did you know that, my dear?" Yang Yuhuan asked curiously.

Li Ying said: "Because you are becoming more and more aware of human calculations."

Yang Yuhuan asked seriously: "Is this wrong?"

"No," Li Heng shook his head. "It's not wrong. It's just like what you said. If two people have more and more interests involved, they will gradually become alienated. But it depends on the situation. At least at this stage, our interests are the same."

"That's true." Yang Yuhuan nodded.

Li Yan said: "This is purely from the perspective of interests, without considering emotions at all. But I think there is more than just interests between us, what do you think?"

"Of course." Yang Yuhuan laughed happily, "I was just overthinking it, please don't blame me, my dear."

Li Ying said, "It's okay to think about it. We will have to discuss these things sooner or later. It's good that you can say it earlier. When two people are together, the important thing is not to never have misunderstandings and disagreements, but to communicate with each other and understand each other's thoughts to the greatest extent possible."

"It's great to marry you." Yang Yuhuan leaned on Li Heng's chest, thought for a moment, and said, "By the way, Prince Yong went to Jiannan, and my uncle wrote to ask what he should do."

Li Ying thought for a moment and said, "Just do your own job and wait and see what happens."

"Well, that's what I will reply." Yang Yuhuan agreed and asked, "If my cousin Yang Zhao goes to Prince Yong to discuss things, should we stop him?"

"Do you want to consider him or us?" Li Ying asked.

Yang Yuhuan said: "Consider us."

Li Heng said, "Let him go. He just needs to bear the consequences for what he did."

"Yes, I understand." Yang Yuhuan nodded, looked at Li Heng, and smiled slightly, "My dear, you are quite tanned, but you look more heroic."

(End of this chapter)