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

Then all the Xuanjia soldiers felt like the sky had fallen!

Holy crap?

What did they see?

His Majesty has been captured alive by the Crown Prince?

In an instant, an atmosphere of defeat spread through the Xuanjia Army, and all of them lost the will to fight.

On the other hand, the Crown Prince's side erupted in loud cheers.

"We won! We actually won!"

"Holy crap! We beat the Xuanjia Army! That's awesome, I can brag about this for the rest of my life!"

"What are you all bragging about? It's His Highness and the two generals who are awesome; we were just there for show this time!"

Just then, someone shouted.

"Long live Your Highness!"

The sound was like a spark thrown into a powder keg, instantly igniting the passion of the Eastern Palace soldiers, who immediately shouted in unison.

"Long live Your Highness!"

"Long live Your Highness!"

"Long live Your Highness!"

……

With the defeat of the Xuanjia Army, the worship of Li Chengqian by the Eastern Palace soldiers reached its peak, and every Eastern Palace soldier looked at Li Chengqian with unparalleled fervor.

In the military, strength has always been paramount, and the martial prowess His Highness has displayed has already been deeply etched into their minds.

In their minds, as long as they followed His Highness, they would be invincible, and they could just charge in without thinking.

Li Shimin, who was lying on the horse's back, turned green when he heard those shouts of "Long live the Emperor!"

Treason! Rebel!

The Crown Prince's palace is full of traitors!!!

Upon seeing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but pat Li Shimin's bottom and then said with a grin:

"Hehehe! Dad! Did you hear that? They called me 'Long Live!' Aren't you proud right now? Your son is so successful, he's a worthy successor, even surpassing his father!"

When Li Shimin looked up and saw his unfilial son's seemingly harmless smile, he couldn't help but break down.

I'm so proud of you...

Treason! ! !

He immediately turned his head.

"Hmph! You unfilial son! Don't be so smug. Your Eastern Palace's cavalry is far from adequate!"

Seeing his old man's arrogant expression, Li Chengqian did not refute him.

Even excluding him, Xue Rengui and Yang Zaixing, just considering their military strength alone, the Xuanjia Army could defeat ten of the Crown Prince's six commanders. He was well aware of this.

He then smiled shamelessly at his old man and said:

"Hehehe! How about you give the Xuanjia Army to your son then?!"

Seeing his unfilial son's shameless behavior, Li Shimin couldn't help but roll his eyes at him!

"Get out! What do you, a crown prince, need so many troops for?"

"Of course it's to build... uh... of course it's to help the Tang Dynasty expand its territory!"

Li Shimin: "..."

You unfilial son, you really want to rebel, you scoundrel!

With Li Shimin captured alive, the martial arts demonstration came to an end.

The result was a huge surprise to everyone. They never dreamed that the battle-hardened Emperor and the Xuanjia Army would lose!

Upon seeing this, the people on the high platform hurriedly rode their horses towards this direction!

When they saw Li Shimin, who was pinned to the horse and looked disheveled, they couldn't help but show a strange expression!

Cheng Yaojin, barely suppressing a laugh, looked at his emperor and said:

"Pfft~ Your Majesty! Why are you riding a horse on your belly?!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd behind him, who had been trying to suppress their laughter, couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Pfft~ Hahahaha!"

Li Shimin's face darkened as he looked at the crowd laughing uncontrollably.

"You unfilial son! Put me down now!!!"

"Huh? Oh, oh!"

Upon hearing his old man's words, Li Chengqian finally realized that his old man was still under his crotch!

He immediately raised his hand and placed Li Shimin back on his warhorse, then scratched his head and said:

"Hehe! Sorry, I forgot!"

Everyone saw that Li Shimin had two dark circles under his eyes and was laughing so hard that tears were almost coming out.

Your Majesty! What kind of look is this?

Seeing this, Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly, then looked at Cheng Yaojin, who was almost laughing hysterically, and said:

"Cheng Zhijie?! Do you think I'm funny?"

Seeing the increasingly dangerous look in his emperor's eyes, Cheng Yaojin's smile vanished abruptly, replaced by a fawning one as he spoke:

"How could that be? I'm just delighted. It's a blessing for the Tang Dynasty that His Highness the Crown Prince has surpassed his teacher. This is all thanks to His Majesty's excellent guidance!"

Upon hearing this, the others quickly echoed his sentiments.

"Absolutely! Absolutely!"

"It's as if I'm seeing Your Majesty in your youth!"

……

Seeing the sudden change in the atmosphere among the crowd, Li Chengqian was immediately dumbfounded.

No wonder Cheng Yaojin lived through the reigns of Emperor Wude, Emperor Zhenguan, Emperor Yonghui, and Emperor Xianqing before finally dying peacefully in his old age.

Even his own uncle, the cunning and treacherous Changsun Wuji, fell from grace, yet he was completely unscathed!

That was a brilliant flattery! It praised both himself and the old man—killing two birds with one stone!

As expected, after a round of flattery, Li Shimin's expression improved considerably. He simply snorted and said:

"Hmph! Now that the Crown Prince has won, let's take this opportunity to discuss his upcoming military campaign."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

It was agreed beforehand that if the Crown Prince could win, he would be allowed to personally lead the expedition against Xueyantuo.

At the time, I didn't think His Highness could win, but now that the Crown Prince has actually won, things are getting a bit complicated.

We can't really let His Highness the Crown Prince personally lead the army. The real battlefield is not like playing house, where people can really die!

Seeing that everyone remained silent, Li Shimin spoke first.

"In that case, I agree to the Crown Prince's personal command of the expedition!"

These words immediately caused a stir among the court officials.

"Your Majesty! No! The battlefield is dangerous. His Highness the Crown Prince is the heir apparent; how can he risk his life?"

This time, it was Changsun Wuji who spoke. He never dreamed that His Majesty would actually want Gao Ming to go to the battlefield. What a joke!

Seeing Changsun Wuji jump out to stop him, Li Chengqian couldn't help but be stunned.

To be honest, my uncle was really good to me when I was a child, but after the old man ascended the throne, the latter began to intentionally distance himself from me.

Even during court sessions, they rarely interacted with him. At first, he was a little sad, but he gradually got used to it!

Seeing the worried look in his uncle's eyes, Li Chengqian felt a mix of emotions.

Honestly, in the original history, after his father died, Changsun Wuji became a powerful minister during the reign of Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi), and ultimately met a tragic end.

His appearance this time should be able to change this outcome!

Seeing the anxious look on Changsun Wuji's face, Li Shimin raised his hand to signal him to calm down.

"Auxiliary machine, listen to what I have to say!"

Since the Crown Prince has this intention, then I will grant his wish. You should have all seen his performance just now. A jade must be carved to become a gem, and he cannot stay in Chang'an forever without leaving.

However, Gao Ming has never been on the battlefield, so I need to give him some extra protection!

Hou Junji!

"Your subordinate is here!"

Upon hearing Li Shimin's voice, Hou Junji immediately stepped forward!