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Chapter 776 Tuli's Request

When Li Yan woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky.

I have to say that Li Yan really doesn't put himself in a difficult position. No matter where he is, he can sleep peacefully without any worries. What's more, he consumed countless brain cells last night and was exhausted.

Li Shimin woke up at the beginning of the morning hour. Without disturbing his son who was sleeping soundly with his face up beside him, or his wife who was resting on the edge of the bed, he covered his eldest grandson Wugou with a piece of clothing, then got up alone and went outside the bedroom.

At this time, Wang De had already been waiting outside with the eunuchs and palace maids. After asking the servants to serve him, Li Shimin went to the court on his own. This self-discipline and diligence were by no means comparable to those time travelers who pretended to be low-key but were actually lazy and decadent.

Li Yan, in accordance with the principle of ensuring a minimum of four hours of sleep, generally strives for five hours of sleep, and sleeps until the end of the day when he stretches his waist and wakes up slowly. He sits up, yawns, opens his sleepy eyelids, and subconsciously orders: "Wenjun, serve this prince to get up."

He vaguely saw a beautiful lady in palace dress beside the bed reaching out to pinch his arm. The pain instantly startled Li Yan. He looked closely and immediately asked in surprise, "Mother, why did you come to my palace so early?"

"What do you mean in your palace? Look carefully, this is your father's bedroom."

Empress Changsun said with both anger and amusement: "Do you still remember what happened yesterday? Why did you drink so much and sleep on your father's dragon bed?"

"Mother, my father was in a good mood and asked me to teach him how to govern the world. We talked until late. Where is my father?" Since he had slept in his clothes last night, there was no need to put on clothes. Li Yan directly picked up his shoes from the ground and put them on.

"Your father has finished his court session. Normally, he would be in the front hall dealing with memorials at this time. But it's strange today. Why hasn't he returned yet so late?"

Li Yan was stunned. He looked at the scorching sun outside the window that was mercilessly shining into the room. He suddenly remembered the important event of Yi Nan entering the palace today. His face became anxious. "Oh no, mother, I have something important to see father. Please go to the harem and check. If sister Ankang is playing Cuju, tell her to stop."

After saying that, he was about to run out of the palace, but Zhangsun Wugou's words made Li Yan completely panic: "Don't you see what time it is now? Your sister Ankang has finished her kick a long time ago, and your mother just came back from the Imperial Garden."

"what?"

Li Yan was stunned. It’s over, it’s over. It’s really true that drinking can cause trouble!
Li Yan remembered that it was because of this Cuju game that Yi Nan took a fancy to Ankang, which led to the subsequent twists and turns. He had wanted to stop it in advance, but who knew that he missed it because of the impromptu drinking party last night.

Finally, Li Yan asked with some reluctance: "Then mother, have you met any strangers?"

"Don't tell me, that crazy girl Ankang almost kicked the ball into someone else's body just now."

Empress Changsun was confused and said, "I heard that the guest brought into the palace by the Grand Tutor is a northern Hu man, who seems to be the young leader of the Yantuo tribe. He looks quite young, only a few years older than you."

This girl Ankang is really a worry!

Not only is she pretty, cute and has a good figure, but she also wanders around everywhere. Isn't this obviously inviting trouble?
"Mother, I have something important to tell you, so I won't talk to you anymore." Li Yan didn't bother to chat with Empress Changsun and ran out of Chengqing Palace directly.

He almost bumped into Ma Xuanliang who rushed into the palace. Before Li Yan could scold him, Ma Xuanliang said anxiously, "Your Highness, please go and have a look. The Emperor and several others are arguing in the Liangyi Palace for some unknown reason."

"Lord Cen asked me to ask the prince to come over and persuade him!"

"Take me there quickly!"

Led by Ma Xuanliang, the two hurried over.

Sure enough, as soon as he arrived at the palace gate, he heard Li Shimin's deafening roar from inside: "No, I will never agree."

"Your Majesty, no matter what, we will not agree to your going in person."

Wei Zheng's resolute voice was heard directly outside the palace: "A son of a wealthy family should not sit in the hall, not to mention that you are the emperor of a dynasty, how noble, how can you easily take risks? Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about the people of the world."

"The Central Plains has been through war for a long time and has just settled down. The people are looking forward to peace as much as they are looking forward to the clouds and rainbows. What they need is a stable environment to recuperate, right?"

"As an emperor, how can you be so reckless and disregard your country? If Your Majesty wants to go to the Turks, you have to step over the dead bodies of your old ministers."

As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, Cen Wenben's voice rang out again: "Your Majesty, isn't it just 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers and horses? At most, we can tighten our belts and recruit tens of thousands more soldiers from him. We are still worried that we can't defeat Jie Li. Why does Your Majesty need to take the risk yourself?"

Then the voices of dissuasion from Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling were rang out, and an argument immediately broke out in the hall.

"Do you think I only value the tens of thousands of Tuli's troops?"

Facing the obstruction of his ministers, Li Shimin explained without getting discouraged: "What I value is a heart that is loyal to me. If we reject Tuli today, how can the Tang Dynasty appease the countless people on the grassland when we pacify Jie Li in the future?" When Li Yan heard this, he knew that these people had met Yinan, and that Yinan brought the request that Li Shimin personally go to the north for the alliance.

The ministers had different opinions and were arguing.

Thinking he had figured out the situation, Li Yan didn't dare to delay and rushed in without hesitation.

As he walked, he stirred up his emotions, made himself look anxious and eager, and shouted: "Father, I don't agree with you going to the dangerous place, and the millions of people in the Tang Dynasty will not agree. Father, you should put the world and the country first."

This panacea comes out of his mouth very easily and smoothly. Anyway, this kind of words will never be wrong no matter where they are said.

Li Yan's howl really frightened all the ministers in the hall. Several important officials who had just been arguing in a mess, saw Li Yan rushing in. They all became quiet at the same time, and looked at the excited Li Yan with strange expressions.

"What's wrong? Why are you all looking at Cheng Qian like that?" Li Yan's heart skipped a beat. Was it because he came too hastily that he didn't even have time to wash his face? His sleepy face might still have traces of last night's sleep.

Li Yan stroked his face calmly, then looked at his uncle Changsun Wuji.

Zhang Sun Wuji immediately put on a serious face and lectured: "Your Highness, we are discussing important matters with the Emperor. Without His Majesty's order, even as the Crown Prince, you cannot barge in without permission. It is really rude. Why don't you leave?"

Well.
What is going on? Regarding Li Shimin's trip to the north to swear an oath of alliance, doesn't he still have to remain as regent?
I can hide this from others, but how can I hide it from myself?

Besides, it would be impossible for me not to show my loyalty and filial piety in such a matter. Anyway, Li Shimin has made up his mind very firmly, and this trip will be safe. As a son, how can I just ignore it? Necessary persuasion is still needed!

Before Li Yan could react, Cen Wenben's eyes lit up, and he hurried forward, grabbed Li Yan's arm, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, you came at the right time, please persuade the emperor quickly?"

"Just now, the envoy of Tuli, the leader of Xueyantuo, Yi Nan, came to see Your Majesty and said that he is willing to form an alliance with our Tang Dynasty to deal with Jie Li together. However, His Majesty needs to go to the north in person to attend the meeting in order to believe our sincerity and feel at ease to form an alliance."

Li Yan subconsciously refuted: "How can that be possible? Father's body is worth millions of gold, how can we..."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is truly benevolent and filial. I really admire him."

Cen Wenben did not hesitate to praise Li Yan, and then changed the subject: "Of course, Tuli may also know that this condition is a bit excessive. If the emperor cannot come in person, it is also OK to send His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to represent the emperor and swear an oath in person."

"If even the crown prince doesn't come in person, it means that the Tang Dynasty has no sincerity at all, and Tuli will not believe us."

"Just now we all felt that Tuli's request was not excessive. The prince is the heir to the throne of the Tang Dynasty and can replace the emperor. But the emperor firmly disagrees with your Highness going on this trip and insists on going there himself. Please persuade the emperor."

Well.
How could this be?
Li Yan was dumbfounded when he heard this. That wasn't right. Didn't the plot say that Tuli specifically nominated Li Shimin as the only one who could go? There was no such thing?
Did I remember it wrongly, or did something go wrong and the plot was affected by me?
Such a big thing, how can a kid like me, who hasn't even grown all his hair, do such a big thing on behalf of Li Shimin?

Even if he made trouble in Chang'an, it would not affect the Turks who were thousands of miles away. Could it be that Tuli wanted to take this opportunity to kill him and help Li Ke, the lover of his daughter Ashina Yun, get rid of him and help him take the throne?

Oh no, a thought flashed through Li Yan’s mind.

Suddenly, he remembered that he slept with Ashina Yun three months ago, and he felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart.

Yes
The daughter of a man came to Datang happily to play, but he ended up hitting her with a needle. This was a fatal blow to a girl, and it was also a bolt from the blue for Tuli. Tuli was a crazy girl who doted on his daughter, and it was probably because of this that he temporarily added this rule.

Does he want me to come to him so that he can avenge Ashina Yun?

Originally, Li Shimin had to go in person, and Li Shimin had no choice.

But with this item added to the list of alternatives, Li Shimin became the emperor. On the surface, he was an alternative, but in fact, he had no choice.

If there is a prince to replace him, no one would have much objection, and it would be even more impossible to let Li Shimin go.
Li Yan couldn't help but glance at Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling and Zhang Xuansu. They all lowered their heads with a guilty conscience, while Zhang Sun Wuji sighed. Li Yan understood now that in the original play, no one agreed with Li Shimin's going because Li Shimin was too important.

Li Yan is a prince, and his status is noble.

But he still couldn't compare with the emperor. A trip to the north could bring about the separation of Tuli and Jie Li, and bring over tens of thousands of troops. Everyone thought it was a great deal, and the identity of the prince was not irreplaceable.

Relatively speaking, the risk is lower.

(End of this chapter)