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Chapter 719 Haitang Asks for Help
Ashina Yun was the only daughter of Tuli, the second Khan of the Turkic Khanate. She was doted on by Tuli since she was a child. The sandstorms of the northern desert and the vast grasslands shaped the tough character of this Turkic princess. When she came to the Tang Dynasty in men's clothing to sell horses at the beginning of the year, she met Li Ke, the King of Shu, at the horse market.

From then on, she fell in love with Li Ke at first sight.

So the little princess found excuses to secretly come to the Central Plains to meet Li Ke many times, and this time was no exception. It happened that Li Ke had been stripped of his prince title and was feeling depressed. Ashina Yun took advantage of the situation and encouraged and comforted Li Ke in every way.

It is better to help someone in time of need than to add icing on the cake. When someone is in trouble and everyone abandons him or her and turns to others, Ashina Yun's support becomes especially precious.

Coupled with Ashina Yun's broad mind and gentleness, it was hard for a young man like Li Ke to resist.

As the saying goes, he failed in gambling but succeeded in love. Faced with the passionate and bold declaration of love by the girl of the Hu tribe in the northern desert, Li Ke instantly fell in love. The two were in love with each other and he even revealed his true identity and established a romantic relationship with her.

For several days, the two young men and women who had just tasted love put aside worldly troubles and immersed themselves in love wholeheartedly. Li Ke accompanied Alina Yun to travel around the mountains and rivers every day.

Ashina Yun, who had made an appointment to go out for fun together today, had to wander around the East and West markets alone because of Li Ke's temporary absence. Unexpectedly, he met someone from the East Palace.

When Ashina Yun saw the badge handed over, he took a look and saw that it did not seem fake. He seemed relieved on the surface, but he actually became more alert in his heart. Donggong and his lover had always been at odds with each other, and they had been fighting fiercely recently.

Because of his personal relationship with Li Ke, Ashina Yun sided with the King of Shu and was hostile to the Eastern Palace.

Now that people from the East Palace are contacting me privately, I'm afraid they are just like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken, with ulterior motives?

Handing the badge back, Ashina Yun asked calmly, "I don't know anyone from the East Palace. What do you want from me?"

"Princess, you are a guest from afar. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows that you are coming to Chang'an, and he wants to show his hospitality. Please move aside. The Crown Prince has set up a banquet in the restaurant in front, please come and have a chat." Wang Xuance took the badge and put it in his arms, saying politely.

The Tang Dynasty and the Turks were in a state of hostility, and the King of Shu and the Crown Prince were also at odds. Ashina Yun was unfamiliar with the place and did not want to cause trouble, so he decisively refused: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but my trip is a private one, not on behalf of my father, the Khan."

"Besides, I have a very close personal relationship with the King of Shu. Since the King of Shu is entertaining me, Your Highness the Crown Prince won't have to worry about it!"

I thought that bringing up the King of Shu would make the other party retreat, but Wang Xuance said nonchalantly: "Although the King of Shu is a prince, he cannot represent the Tang Dynasty, and his voice in the court is far less than that of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Now we all know that there will be a war between the Tang Dynasty and Jie Li in the near future."

"Your Highness, as the emperor's right-hand man, participates in key military decisions. Many Turkic affairs are personally handled by Your Highness."

"Now that Her Royal Highness has come to the Tang Dynasty, if Tuli Khan knew that the Princess had the opportunity to make friends with the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty but refused him, I'm afraid Khan would not agree."

Wang Xuance's words took into account both public and private interests, and used both soft and hard tactics, with implicit coercion and inducement, which made the inexperienced Ashina Yun feel entangled and somewhat shaken.

Wang Xuance smiled slightly and continued, "I heard that a month ago, Tuli Khan had a fierce military conflict with Jie Li Khan over the princess. They met in the tent and almost fought. For this reason, Tuli Khan did not participate in the meeting of the leaders of various tribes held by Jie Li Khan for a month."

"Under these circumstances, Tuli Khan must have been in a very difficult situation and under great pressure."

"If Your Highness the Princess can bring back news of good relations between Tuli Khan and the Tang Dynasty, I'm sure the Khan will be very happy, and it will also reduce some of the pressure of facing Jie Li alone."

When Ashina Yun heard this, she was shocked and an expression of disbelief appeared on her pretty face. The conflict took place in the Khan's tent at night. Both Jie Li and Tuli had issued a gag order, so some Turkic tribes did not know about it.

I didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty, which was thousands of miles away, knew everything about it, and even knew that the conflict between the two Khans was because of me. That was too scary. It meant that perhaps the Turks had no secrets at all from the Tang Dynasty.

At Wang Xuance's reminder, Ashina Yun thought of how her father Khan had been unable to sleep or eat recently, sighing all day long, with a sad look on his face, as well as the plight of the tribe. As a princess of the tribe, a sense of mission surged in her heart.

Ashina Yun immediately felt that he was too emotional. His relationship with Li Ke was private, but his relationship with the Tang Dynasty was public. Faced with the invitation of the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, he should not have refused, as this would be detrimental to his own tribe.

After all, Li Ke cannot represent the Tang Dynasty, but the prince can.

Moreover, the other party is the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and it is a legitimate invitation, so I believe there will be no malicious intent.

Ashina Yun had a free and easy personality and was not the type to be timid. After he had figured out the interests involved, he made up his mind.

So he smiled and said, "Ashina Yun was rude. I should have gone to visit His Highness first. I didn't want to cause trouble to His Highness the Crown Prince, but I didn't expect His Highness to be so hospitable. In this case, please lead the way, Mr. Wang. I will go to see His Highness now." "Princess, you are too polite. Your Highness will not hold the banquet in the East Palace, but in a restaurant outside, because he doesn't want the princess to be restrained. This is a private act, not a public one. His Highness the Crown Prince just wants to get to know the princess and make friends with her."

Ashina Yun didn't care about what Wang Xuance said. He smiled politely and walked to the other side with Wang Xuance.

Haitang left Huichang Temple with something on her mind, and was afraid that the prince would catch up with her and ask her questions, delaying important matters. So while the prince and the King of Shu were talking, she hurriedly urged the guards to take her back to the Duke of Lu's Mansion.

As soon as he arrived at the mansion, he jumped off the carriage and ran towards the mansion without asking for the support of the maid Ling'er.

"Hou Gui, where is my father?" Haitang asked anxiously when she met the butler Hou Gui in the front yard.

Hou Gui had never seen his young lady lose her composure like this before, so he quickly bowed and said, "Young lady, the master just came down from court and is changing clothes in the back. He told the old servant to prepare the horse and then go to the military camp."

"Well, you go and guard the door. If the prince comes after us, hold him off first. I have something urgent to discuss with my father." Haitang gave this instruction and quickly ran to the backyard.

Haitang did not stop and rushed directly into Hou Junji's bedroom in the back hall. She saw several servants and maids dressing Hou Junji. Haitang looked solemn and said breathlessly, "All of you go down. No one is allowed to come in without orders."

"Yes, miss!"

The servants and maids knew that in the Marquis's mansion, the young lady's words carried great weight and even the master would listen to them, so they left without waiting for Hou Junji to speak.

"You are going to get married soon, and you will be the Crown Princess and the Empress of the Tang Dynasty in the future. Yet you are still so reckless and ignorant."

Hou Junji was half-dressed. Seeing his daughter's red face and sweaty forehead, he said lovingly, "This is just for the family. When you marry into the East Palace, you can't be so flustered. If the Empress sees you, she will say that my family has no upbringing."

"Dad, it's bad, Cheng Yunliang is still alive."

Without servants to serve him, Hou Junji, who was buttoning his clothes, was frightened by his daughter's words. His hair stood on end. He turned around suddenly, his whole body tensed up in an instant, like a cheetah descending the mountain, his hawk-like eyes shot sharply at Haitang.

Haitang had never seen such a terrifying father before. The mighty power that had survived many battles rushed towards her recklessly. The murderous aura of the sea of ​​blood and corpses made Haitang's soul seem to tremble. She suddenly found it difficult to breathe. She trembled subconsciously and took two steps back unconsciously.

His daughter's frightened expression suddenly reminded Hou Junji. He quickly suppressed his overflowing murderous aura and asked seriously, "What did you say, Cheng Yunliang? How is it possible?"

"It's true, Dad!"

Haitang explained anxiously, "This morning my daughter went to Huichang Temple to burn incense, but she was blocked by the King of Shu. He not only took out Cheng Yunliang's handwritten letter, but also let my daughter see Cheng Yunliang himself. When he was in Xiangyang, Cheng Yunliang came to visit you more than once. My daughter saw it clearly, there is no mistake!"

"Didn't he die in the river accident?"

Hou Junji's pupils suddenly shrank, and then he reacted instantly. He clenched his fists, clenched his teeth, and his face became extremely gloomy. He said in annoyance: "Yes, I almost missed it. Cheng Yunliang was supervising the crossing of the river. He is a good swimmer. It would be difficult for him to drown!"

"Dad, please think of a solution quickly. Just now at Huichang Temple, the King of Shu wanted to invite his daughter to his villa to discuss this matter, but unexpectedly, when she was leaving the temple gate, she met the prince."

Haitang was already a little confused at this time: "When the prince saw me and the King of Shu together, his face was very ugly. He has always been very gentle to his daughter, but just now he didn't even look at me and directly asked the guards to send me back."

"What, Li Ke wants to invite you to his villa? What does he want to do? And why did the prince show up? Does the prince know about Cheng Yunliang?"

Hou Junji suddenly became anxious. The matter of Cheng Yunliang was already terrible enough. Li Ke found out that Cheng Yunliang did not report it to the emperor, but went to his own daughter instead, and the prince was also involved. Such a huge amount of information in an instant made Hou Junji's mind confused.

"Haitang, don't be anxious. Listen to what Dad says. Calm down!"

Hou Junji said seriously, "Tell me slowly what happened this morning. Don't leave out a single word. Tell me clearly!"

(End of this chapter)