Tang Dynasty: Consort Wu? Your Majesty, please address her as the Crown Prince's Consort.

"Heh! Trying to trick me? I have plenty of methods and means!"

Li Chengqian's actions were actually the same as those of later generations who scalped cattle.

Later scalpers relied on the scarcity of tickets to sell them to those who needed them at prices higher than the market price, thus profiting from the price difference!

This time, however, the scalpers selling the Analects of Confucius were replaced by skilled disguisers, the Imperial Guards.

Moreover, the cost of the Analects is only two to three coins, but Li Chengqian priced it at six coins. If ten thousand copies are sold, that's thirty thousand coins, just enough to buy these Imperial Guards a few drinks!

Li Chengqian's move really scared those aristocratic families.

The Wang family of Taiyuan!

"Where did all these Analects come from?!"

Looking at the dozen or so copies of the Analects on the table, Wang Shan was completely stunned!

The clansmen standing nearby quickly explained:

"These books were all taken from the housekeeper's wife."

At first, we thought the servants had stolen them from our study, but after asking around, we learned that they had bought them from outside and that a copy of the Analects only cost six coins.

The content is exactly the same as our Analects!

Upon hearing the explanation from his clansmen below, Wang Shan couldn't help but become serious.

How many books like this are still available on the market?

"I don't know! But it's definitely no less than five thousand copies!"

"So many?! Six coins a book?! Is the bookseller crazy?!"

Wang Shan was stunned; he felt his worldview had collapsed.

No?

That's the Analects of Confucius! You're selling it for six coins? What are you after?

You could sell a book like this for sixty taels and no one would say a word against you!

Do you have too much money to spend?

Even the wealth of a thousand-year-old family can't withstand such burning!

"Is it possible to trace the origin of these books?"

Upon hearing Wang Shan's answer, the clansman shook his head helplessly.

"No! Those book sellers were very wary. They ran away as soon as our men got close, and they were all highly skilled in martial arts. Our men couldn't catch them at all!"

Then, one of the tribesmen couldn't help but speak up:

"Master! Do you think this matter might be related to His Majesty?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Shan rejected it without hesitation, and couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile as he spoke:

"Impossible! Li Shimin was a penniless wretch. How could he possibly have the money to print so many books?"

Then he looked at the clansmen beside him and said:

"Keep investigating! We must find out who's behind this! This is threatening to destroy the very foundation of our noble families! If I find out who it is, I'll make them pay!"

"Yes, Master!"

Meanwhile, in the Liangyi Hall.

"What did you say? You've bought all 10,000 copies of the Analects?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince has sent someone to inquire when the next batch will be ready."

The Bad Commander spoke in a hoarse voice, and Li Shimin, upon hearing this, couldn't help but ask with a face full of doubt:

"Why haven't the powerful families made a move at all? Logically, they should be impeaching that rebellious son by now!"

"Your Majesty! Because those aristocratic families also didn't know where the book came from, and they immediately ruled out Your Majesty as the first suspect!"

Then the Bad Commander repeated to Li Shimin Li Chengqian's method of selling books and what Wang Shan had said.

When he heard that Wang Shan had excluded him first because he was poor, he blushed.

"Damn Wang Shan, what does he mean? Does he look down on me? He'd rather investigate wealthy merchants in Chang'an than investigate me!!!"

Seeing his emperor's furious expression, the Grand Marshal couldn't help but look down at his toes.

Hmm! My feet are something else!

After Li Shimin finished venting, he couldn't help but mutter under his breath:

"That rebellious son certainly has some ideas; he actually came up with such a method, though it's a bit too despicable!"

The commander of the Bad Guys also deeply agreed with his emperor's words.

Those Jinyiwei guys are indeed despicable. In several encounters, the Bad Guys lost more often than they won, not because the Bad Guys were bad, but because those Jinyiwei guys were too cunning.

He had never seen anyone so lewd. Can you believe that several of the concubines of the commanders under his command were actually members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?

Every day when he saw those few commanders, they all looked weak and were no match for those beasts of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

In all the years he had led the Bad Guys, he had never seen such a despicable fighting style.

……

The Eastern Palace!

After all, they had only been married for a few days.

Li Chengqian enjoyed a few days of blissful intimacy.

With six beautiful young wives at home, even with the system's enhancements, he was somewhat overwhelmed for a while.

On this day, Li Chengqian came out of Li Ling'er's room, supporting his back.

Suddenly, gunshots rang out from the courtyard.

Upon closer inspection, a woman appeared heroic and valiant, wielding a red-tasseled spear with agile, unpredictable, and impenetrable skill, a stark contrast to his own sweeping and powerful spear techniques.

Upon seeing Li Chengqian, the latter immediately put away his gun and saluted.

"This humble general, Qin Liangyu, pays her respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Upon hearing the name of the visitor, Li Chengqian couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

"Are you one of Ling'er's people?"

"Yes, Your Highness, the Duke of Wei is reluctant to see his daughter marry, so he has sent this humble general to accompany and protect her!"

"The Duke of Wei's mansion has female generals?"

"My master is Hong Fu Nu!"

Upon hearing this answer, Li Chengqian suddenly understood.

After Qin Liangyu had drawn the prize for the system, he thought the system had malfunctioned because she hadn't appeared yet.

It seems that Qin Liangyu was probably already at Li Jing's residence, just waiting to come to the Eastern Palace in this way on the day of her wedding.

How could a system with such a background be created?

You know what, it makes sense!

He still knew the name of Hong Fu Nu. Don't be fooled by Li Jing's reputation as the God of War of the Tang Dynasty. When it comes to a real fight, Li Jing would only get beaten up in front of Hong Fu Nu!

"Alright! Then you'll temporarily serve as a guard in the Eastern Palace, protecting your young lady!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

With Qin Liangyu back in her place, Li Chengqian was in high spirits.

……

Several months later.

Taiji Hall.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang! I have come to the Great Tang to request the marriage of Princess Chang Le, on the orders of the Great Khan of the Western Turks. I hope that our two nations can forever be of one heart and mind and live in peace!"

Inside the main hall, the Western Turkic envoy spoke politely, but his expression was extremely arrogant.

Upon hearing his words, Li Shimin, sitting on the dragon throne, immediately turned pale and instinctively gripped the throne tightly with both hands.

"Heh! Envoy from the Western Turks, peaceful coexistence between our two countries is fine, but as for a marriage alliance, I don't think it's necessary!"

However, as soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, the Western Turkic envoy looked disdainful.

"Our Khan has long admired Princess Chang Le. I have heard that Princess Chang Le is the most beloved daughter of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Only by having Princess Chang Le marry into the Western Turkic Khaganate can the relationship between the two countries be truly demonstrated, isn't it?"

Otherwise… hehe! Who knows what might happen on the border of the Tang Dynasty? After all, the Tang Dynasty can't even bear to part with a single woman, what will my Western Turkic warriors think?"