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Chapter 733 Taiji Palace in the Morning
Well.
"Why is Father so angry?"

Li Yan's expression suddenly froze, and his smug smile had not yet been retracted. He did not expect that trouble would come upon him so soon. He subconsciously asked, "I didn't go because I was drunk. Why didn't they go?"

"Your Highness, you are the Crown Prince, the eldest of all the princes. If you don't move, who else dares to cross in front of you?"

Heng Lian looked at Li Yan in surprise with a strange expression on his face, as if he was wondering why Li Yan would ask such a simple question: "If the princes don't go, then if the princes of the royal family go, wouldn't it be that Xuanbin usurped the throne and didn't take the princes seriously?"

"The princes haven't made any move, so how dare the ministers in the court take the initiative to show up?"

"Although there are no explicit regulations for this kind of thing in the court, there are rules. The hierarchy is clear and no one dares to cross the line. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to the superiors at the very least, and at the worst, it would be malicious and deceiving the emperor."

"Damn it! Bureaucrats, bureaucrats, just bureaucrats!"

Li Yan angrily scolded: "I just drank too much and slept for the whole afternoon. The entire bureaucracy in Chang'an seems to be paralyzed. They are all looking at me. If I am not in Chang'an, then they don't know how to go out?"

The royal family and officials of all ranks in the court were all looking at him eagerly. Wouldn't that the fact that he had booked a room in the hotel also be noticed by someone with ulterior motives?

What human rights and freedom do I have? When I go out for a walk, I am watched by countless people. Li Ke was injured, but no one went to see him. They even said that they should not overstep their authority. Isn't this putting yourself on the spot?
No wonder Li Shimin was so angry?
When he thought of this, Li Yan felt a nameless anger rising in his heart. It was all official formalities. Was there so much trouble in seeing a patient?
Seeing Li Yan getting angry, the eunuchs all knelt down. Heng Lian was okay. After getting along with the young prince for three or four years, he was still able to accept his temper and was not afraid. He just complained in his heart, "Isn't he a bureaucrat?"
But Your Highness, all these formalities are for the service of you, the royal nobles. You are all carnivorous dignitaries, at the top of the dignitary class. Apart from the emperor, your status is the most honorable.

These are all treatments, which others can’t even ask for.
After grumbling a few words in his heart, Henglian said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, you are joking. If you go to the Eastern Capital or Jiangnan for inspection, they will naturally not associate with you. But the rest of the people will still follow the procedures according to their status and nobility, and there will be no changes at all."

"Hey"

Li Yan sighed, thinking of the anxious Empress Changsun in the palace and the gloomy-faced Li Shimin in the Taiji Hall. Needless to say, the two might have known what happened to him last night, so they sent Henglian to guard outside the inn, so that he could go to the palace and confess his crime as soon as he woke up.

Li Yan hurriedly tied his clothes and walked out of the door. Seeing Wang Xuance in the courtyard, he thought for a moment, then walked aside and whispered, "Xuance, I'm going to the palace now. I'll leave this place to you. Keep it confidential and make sure no one else finds out."

"Yes, Your Highness, I know the importance of this matter."

No matter what, I should hide as much as I can. Not many people in Chang'an know Ashina Yun's identity, except Li Ke and myself. We drank in the side room yesterday. Ashina Yun arrived later and was still dressed as a man when he came.

At most, others would know that I drank too much and slept for a night in the restaurant, but they might not know the details.

Li Shimin and Zhangsun Wugou are all-powerful and can turn the tide. If they really want to know, they can't hide it, but they may not know Ashina Yun's true identity.

After explaining everything, Li Yan went out, got on the prince's carriage parked at the door, and headed towards the Taiji Palace.

It was just beginning to get light in the sky, and the summer morning was foggy. There were few people on the streets except for teams of patrolling imperial guards, who were still performing their duties without slacking off.

The number of ministers attending the court was also sparse.

The Taiji Palace in the early morning is bathed in hazy mist, like a fairyland. Tall soldiers stand like pine trees, the palace walls are tall and thick, the palace is majestic and solemn, and the flying eaves and brackets are looming in the clouds, making people feel as if they have come to the heavenly palace above the nine heavens.

When they arrived at Chengtian Gate, the palace guards saw that it was the prince's carriage and quickly let it pass.

Li Yan got off the sedan chair and entered the palace with Heng Lian.

It was not time for court yet. The two men passed Jiade Gate and Taiji Gate, went around Taiji Square, passed Zhuming Gate and Liangyi Gate, went around Liangyi Hall, and when they arrived at Ganlu Gate, Henglian Wuzhi could no longer enter.

Li Yan had no scruples and entered the harem alone.

Bypassing the Imperial Garden and passing through winding corridors and paths, he took a shortcut to Chengqing Hall where Li Shimin usually rested.

Generally, when Li Shimin was not visiting his concubines, he would rest in Chengqing Hall.

Sure enough, as soon as he reached the palace gate, Li Yan saw Ma Xuanliang guarding in front of the bedroom, and hurriedly went up to say hello.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Ma Xuanliang knelt on one knee and bowed.

Li Yan waved his hand casually: "Ma Zongguan, has the emperor woken up?"

"I'm up. I just finished washing up. The kitchen brought in breakfast. I think they're eating now. Wang De is serving us!"

Ma Xuanliang forced a smile and said, "However, the emperor seemed to be in a bad mood yesterday. He got angry and was busy until midnight. He got up this morning and practiced sword for a while, stretched his body, and looked fine. Come in!" Li Yan nodded gratefully. Ma Xuanliang was Li Shimin's confidant, not his own minister. He was very caring for him by saying so much. Even so, it was because he and Li Shimin had a very harmonious father-son relationship, so it was a kind reminder.

If there was a rift between the father and son, Ma Xuanliang would probably disappear at night after saying these things during the day.

As the emperor of the Tang Empire, Li Shimin was responsible for the safety of the country. The place where he rested was heavily guarded, and the palace was strictly restricted. There were guards and sentries, and there were countless eyes watching him. He had just entered the harem. If it were not for his status as the crown prince, he would have been unable to move an inch.

Li Shimin would know everything he did here, even if he broke a grass or urinated in the garden.

Not to mention that at the gate of Chengqing Palace, Ma Xuanliang smiled at him a few times, performed some greetings, and spoke a few words to him. As long as Li Shimin wanted to know, he would know it clearly. Only in this way could he appreciate this favor.

Thinking about having to deal with Li Shimin next, Li Yan smiled bitterly in his heart, took a deep breath, and pushed open the door of the palace.

"Father, something terrible has happened!" Li Yan shouted loudly, trying to divert the parents' attention and get away with it.

As soon as I entered the hall, I looked towards the place where Li Shimin was having dinner.

Sure enough, Li Shimin sat at the table calmly, eating breakfast leisurely, and looked up from time to time at the calm wind outside the window, the blooming flowers, the green grass, and the early birds chirping. Li Shimin looked very comfortable.

Hearing the noise, Li Shimin glanced over here, then his face darkened, his mouth kept moving, and his eyelids drooped.

Li Yan ignored Li Shimin's displeasure, and with an anxious look on his face, he said in a panic: "Father, it's bad, something has happened."

"Humph!"

Li Shimin snorted, as if to say, "If you've gotten into trouble, just admit your guilt and don't make a fuss. You're doing all these tricks just to divert my attention. Don't you think I, your father, don't know?"

Seeing that he could not scare Li Shimin, Li Yan directly used his ultimate move: "Father, I just received a report that Kugo, the chief guard under the command of Biheli, killed Chuluo, the leader of the Xueyantuo tribe. Wailuo's son Yinan took over the Xueyantuo tribe."

"Then he decisively threw himself into the arms of Jie Li. With Jie Li's support, he mobilized 40,000 Xueyantuo soldiers and attacked the Hebi Heli, driving the Hebi tribe out of the river source."

"What."

Li Shimin was shocked when he heard this, and he shuddered. The pancake in his hand fell directly onto the table, spilling the broth. Seeing this, Wang De hurried forward to help clean up.

"Get out of the way!"

Li Shimin didn't care about his dirty clothes. He pushed Wang De aside, stood up and walked towards the imperial study in another direction.

Li Shimin did not ask whether it was accurate or not. The names and events were described in such detail, it was definitely not something Li Yan made up.

Combined with the grassland situation reported some time ago, it was only natural for this to happen. Li Shimin himself was an emperor, and he had done some calculations, so he could imagine how Jie Li would deal with the remaining three troublemakers.

If Li Shimin were Jie Li, he would not personally go out and use iron-blooded means to deal with these three forces. Seeing that the Tang Dynasty was preparing for war and was about to start a war, Jie Li would never use force to deal with dissidents.

In this way, no matter what the final result is, it is the Turkic strength that will be lost.

The biggest possibility is to promise to buy off, divide and disintegrate, sow discord, and use one enemy to attack another.

Sure enough, what Li Shimin was most worried about happened. The Xueyantuo and the Xibi tribes started fighting, killing two birds with one stone. The remaining two Khans, Tuli, were unable to stand on their own.

It is very likely that Jie Li unified the grassland in advance and then launched an invasion to the south.

Compared with such serious consequences, Li Yan’s childish troubles are not even worth mentioning.

Li Shimin stood in front of the simplified version of the map. Of course, Li Yan later marked the locations of several important tribes and the nearby rivers and mountains, allowing Li Shimin to understand the situation of the Turks more intuitively. These were the recent work results of the Jinyiwei.

Yes, the most important task of the Jinyiwei at present is to verify the map, not to infiltrate the Turkic interior to find out what is going on. This is still too difficult for the newly established Jinyiwei, but they can rush to the designated place, look at the terrain and remember it in their minds, and draw it on the map after returning. There should be no problem!
As for the internal situation of the Turks, for the time being it depends on Li Yan to handle it according to the plot.

(End of this chapter)