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Chapter 723 War of words
One of these two people is Tuli's daughter, which directly affects Tuli's attitude in the future. After all, Cheng Yunliang is a high-ranking official of the fourth rank in the court. If he dies because of him, it will be a trouble in the future, so Li Yan released Haitang and informed Hou Junji.

Hou Junji is well-informed and experienced, he will know what to do.
Thinking of this, Li Yan looked at Ashina Yun and shook his head, then continued casually, "Of course, if a prince can be overthrown, Li Ke will have a chance to compete for the crown prince. In the face of the temptations of the world, no matter how important the princess is, I think Li Ke will choose to sacrifice the princess."

"But at this moment, there is only one Hou Junji. Even if Hou Junji is dead, it will not implicate me at all."

"Under this circumstance, will Li Ke give up an opportunity to strike down his political enemies in exchange for the princess's life? I'm curious."

At this moment, Ashina Yun finally understood Li Yan's plan and why he was not in a hurry about Cheng Yunliang. It turned out that everything fell on him. He wanted to use himself to threaten Li Ke and get rid of Cheng Yunliang.

Thinking of this, Ashina Yun was shocked and angry, but at the same time there was a hint of hesitation and wavering in his heart.

To be honest, as a young girl who had just fallen in love, she also wanted to know Li Ke's true feelings towards her?

In this choice, how will Li Ke choose?
Should I save myself or fight for power and profit?

After Li Yan's explanation, she already knew how important Cheng Yunliang was to Li Ke now, and he could even regain his prince title.

"Why? Why are you doing this? Isn't Hou Junji your father-in-law?"

Ashina Yun asked anxiously, "If Li Ke really handed Cheng Yunliang over to the emperor, then the marriage between the royal family and the Hou family would definitely be cancelled. He is the general of the right guard and holds half of the military power in Chang'an. Can you accept such a loss?"

Li Yan stood up, walked to the window, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked out the window, saying righteously: "It's just an engagement, not a wedding, so it doesn't count. Moreover, Hou Junji embezzled one million strings of cash. As the crown prince, I hate evil and am upright. I hate this kind of corrupt officials."

"Whether he can escape this disaster or not, I don't really care."

At this point, Li Yan's tone was already somewhat sad and helpless: "As the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, I don't have the final say on marriage matters. Everything is arranged by my father. I have no feelings for Miss Haitang, the daughter of Hou Junji. Our marriage is just a political marriage, which is what my father wants;"

"Even if she is not Hou Junji's daughter, she will be the legitimate daughter of other royal noble families. There is no difference!"

When Ashina Yun heard this, his eyes softened slightly. Although this person was mediocre in ability, he was still a man of justice and could distinguish right from wrong. Moreover, as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, he had to listen to the emperor in everything and could not make his own decisions. It was quite pitiful.
Just like Ke Ge, he had to be subject to the supervision of the court. Not every person in a high position could pamper himself like his father, the Khan, and indulge himself in everything.

Thinking of this, Ashina Yun couldn't help but reveal a happy smile. She once again felt the love of her father Khan.

Returning to his seat, Li Yan pointed out the window and said, "This is the northeast corner of Anxingfang. To the west is Chengtian Street, the only way to the palace. To the east is Tonghua Gate, the only way to Chang Temple. To the north is Yongfufang, the location of the Shu Palace."

"So whether Li Ke will go out of the city to rescue you, or go into the palace to hand Cheng Yunliang over to the emperor, we will see it clearly here."

When Ashina Yun heard what Li Yan said, he quickly stood up and walked to the window, watching nervously.

"Don't worry, Li Ke just returned home, and it will take a while for the people sent by Xuan Ce to get to the Prince of Shu's Mansion."

Li Yan smiled and said, "You can sit down first. You've been having fun all morning, so you must be hungry. I haven't touched the food on the table. Fill your stomach first. When the carriage from the Prince of Shu's Mansion passes by the street, the people below will notify us in advance."

Seeing Ashina Yun sitting down absentmindedly, Li Yan calmly picked up a pot of wine on the table and poured two cups: "I heard that the girls of the grassland are much more courageous than those of the Central Plains. They can ride horses at the age of five and drink at the age of ten. They are all bold and unrestrained, and are not inferior to men. I wonder if this is true?"

"That's because the girls who grew up in our grasslands are not like the girls in your Central Plains. They have been kept in the boudoir since childhood, accompanied by music, chess, calligraphy and painting. They are all as delicate as flower buds."

Ashina Yun heard the praise and compliments in Li Yan's words, and puffed out his chest and said, "We have been herding with our parents since we were young, going out in the wind and rain. Wind disasters, floods, fires, droughts, and snow disasters on the grassland are common."

"In this harsh environment, everyone has a tough character and a stubborn temper, so one of our sergeants can beat three of you on the battlefield."

Ashina Yun had a look of arrogance on her face. She stretched out three slender, white fingers and waved them in front of Li Yan's face. She didn't think there was anything wrong with exalting herself and despising the ability of the Crown Prince of Tang in the Central Plains, and she spoke complacently.

"The north is bitterly cold, and we don't drink just for fun like you in the Central Plains, but more to resist the severe winter cold, so everyone can drink a lot."

Ashina Yun glanced at the small wine glass in front of him with disdain, smiled contemptuously, picked it up and drank it all, then shook his head, looking disdainful. "The wine is good, but the glass is too small, I can't drink enough."

Li Yan was stunned. You little girl, you really don't know how high the heaven is and how deep the earth is. This prince is a well-mannered person and will not argue with you.
Uh!
Thinking of this, Li Yan subconsciously glanced at Ashina Yun, only to see the little princess pouting her rose-like lips, tilting her pretty little head, revealing her swan-like snow-white neck. He felt inexplicably moved in his heart.

In fact, it seems quite appropriate to have some verbal disputes with such a beautiful little princess.

"It seems that I am narrow-minded and really underestimated the princess!"

Li Yan removed the small cup, took two large bowls from the side, picked up a jar of wine from the ground and put it on the table, pretending to be unconvinced and said: "If you say that you grassland people can drink more than our Central Plains women, I believe it, but if you say that our Central Plains men can't drink as much as you women, I won't accept it."

"We have a chance to meet today. If the princess can drink more than me, I will tell her everything she asks. I will tell her everything I know."

Ashina Yun's heart moved, remembering what Wang Xuance had said before, that as the crown prince, Li Yan was involved in military affairs, so he must be well aware of the details of the Tang Dynasty's treatment of the Turks. Maybe he could even find out some inside information.

However, these are sensitive secrets. If Li Yan is awake, he will definitely not tell them, but.
Ashina Yun looked at Li Yan in a daze. He had a handsome face, a slender body, and a refined look. He must have grown up as a scholar. His words and actions all revealed the elegance of a scholar. When it comes to cunning, he is not as good as him.

But drinking is not about brains, and eight out of ten people like him wouldn't care.

Thinking about the big, strong men under his father Khan on the grassland who all boasted about their good alcohol tolerance, Ashina Yun's eyes rolled around, and with the idea that the truth would come out after drinking, he provoked Li Yan: "Then it's a deal, we just drink together, and you can't let your guards help."

"Of course I am. You are a weak woman, and I am the eldest son of the Tang Dynasty, a man. How can I still have the face to ask the servants for help?"

Li Yan's face showed obvious cowardice, but he put on a brave face under Ashina Yun's teasing eyes and said, "I am alone. Without my order, who dares to come in from outside? Just look at me, I don't mean to compete with you guys from the grasslands on behalf of the men of the Central Plains. Do you dare to look down on me?"

"Hehehe!"

Ashina Yun smiled like a silver bell, as if looking at prey, unaware that he had fallen into the trap of the big bad wolf. He took the initiative to pick up the wine jars on the table and filled them for the two of them. Although he was a little surprised to see a row of wine jars on the shelf behind Li Yan.

But the scenery in the Central Plains is naturally different from that in the grasslands. Perhaps this is the case in some restaurants. It is not convenient for the shopkeepers to come and go in the private rooms, so you can only take as much as you drink.

Seeing the other party's cautious face, looking at the bowl in front of him with some fear, Ashina Yun smiled smugly in his heart, showing a fox-like smile: "Your Highness, I used to think that you people in the Central Plains were too pretentious, all of you were too literary, and you couldn't carry anything on your shoulders or lift anything with your hands."

"I didn't expect that you, as a prince, are as heroic as the men of the North. It seems that I misunderstood you. Come, let's drink a bowl to thank His Highness for his hospitality."

Ashina Yun raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. Then he stretched out his delicate white wrist to wipe the wine stains from the corner of his mouth. He smiled as he looked at Li Yan, who was sitting opposite him, holding the wine bowl for a long time, frowning, not knowing how to drink it.

It was obvious that he had never drunk like this before. Ashina Yun secretly despised him and continued to provoke him, "If Your Highness feels that Ashina Yun was impolite, then I will drink the first bowl on your behalf as an apology to Your Highness."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand to take the wine bowl from Li Yan's hand. Li Yan immediately raised his eyes and glared at him, then took a deep breath, closed his eyes, raised the wine bowl to his mouth, and gulped it down. While drinking, half of the bowl of wine spilled onto the lapel in front of his chest.

Finally, he put down the bowl and covered his mouth with his hands, coughing violently. Such behavior made Ashina Yun look down on him even more.

As soon as Li Yan's wine bowl was placed on the table, Ashina Yun picked up the wine jar without hesitation and filled it for both of them.

After the previous exchange, Ashina Yun was really frightened by Li Yan. Thinking that Ke Ge had always suffered at the hands of the other party, he wanted to teach Li Yan a lesson and vent his anger for his lover. From then on, Ashina Yun drank every cup of wine.

He clung to Li Yan, who looked as if he had lost his parents and regretted having a drinking contest with a girl, and drank bowl after bowl.

After a while, the whole jar of wine was empty.

(End of this chapter)