"This is a great plan. Why don't you leave it to me to take care of it?"
After a brief moment of sluggishness, Shi Wanbao began to take care of everyone.
Li Jing was already so embarrassed just by saying this idea. If he was asked to handle the matter, he would probably die of embarrassment. So after hearing that Shi Wanbao was willing to handle the matter, he nodded and agreed without even thinking about it.
Then Qu Tutong, Su Dingfang and the others came to Shi Wanbao's side with cheesy smiles and gave Shi Wanbao all kinds of weird ideas.
Li Xiaogong even promised on the spot that he would donate the 105 volumes of treasures he collected to Shi Wanbao for Shi Wanbao to draw materials from.
Finally, surrounded by Li Xiaogong and others, Shi Wanbao walked out of the front hall of Wude Hall with a big smile.
When Li Yuanji returned to the main hall of Wude Hall, it was already noon. Li Xu took Li Ling, Li Chengye, and their uncle Li Yuanjia to cause trouble in the main hall.
Some of the crane-necked lanterns in the main hall were pushed to the ground by them one after another. The candles inside were broken into pieces, and the eunuchs and maids were busy cleaning them up.
But the speed at which they cleaned up was far less fast than the damage done by Li Xu and others.
So when Li Yuanji entered the main hall, he saw that all the crane-necked lanterns in the hall had fallen to the ground, and the broken candles were scattered everywhere.
The eunuchs and concubines on duty immediately came up to apologize.
"The servants and others have not served you well, please punish me by Your Highness..."
Several people were kneeling on the ground, their heads pressed very low, and their voices were frightening, but they were not as trembling as before.
This is also the result of Li Yuanji's kindness to the people in the palace.
It has been a long time since Li Yuanji personally took action or ordered the punishment of anyone in the palace.
Therefore, when all the eunuchs and concubines in the palace saw him, they were not as scared as before.
This is exactly the result Li Yuanji hopes to see.
If, like his predecessor, he keeps exerting heavy pressure on the people in the palace and shouts and kills at every turn, then sooner or later the people in the palace will be frightened to death.
If there are one or two strong men among these people, their own safety will be threatened.
The famous Taoist Emperor Jiajing was too harsh on the people around him, and he often used the red pills of the palace ladies to make elixirs. As a result, the palace ladies could not bear the humiliation, so they rose up to resist him and almost strangled him to death.
Li Yuanji didn't want to follow in Jiajing's footsteps, nor did he want to be strangled while sleeping, so he was a lot tolerant of the palace people.
Only use force, not punishment.
If torture is to be carried out, it must be left to someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In this way, the person who offends the person is someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not him, and he does not have to worry about being strangled.
So facing several palace officials who begged for mercy, Li Yuanji waved his hands kindly and said: "It's not you who made the mess in this palace, so why are you guilty? Get up!"
Several palace officials quickly kowtowed and thanked him.
"Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Highness..."
Li Yuanji nodded, without saying anything more, and signaled the palace people to continue staring at Li Xu and the little guys, and then turned around and went to Zhaode Hall.
As soon as he left the Wude Gate of Wude Hall and before entering the boundary of Zhaode Hall, Zhao Chengyong caught up with him and reported in a low voice everything that happened at the entrance of the front hall of Wude Hall.
Li Yuanji was stunned after hearing this.
He did not expect that Li Jing, who usually looked very honest, would come up with such a crooked idea when the military ministers were discussing how to recruit more people for the Tang Dynasty.
This made Li Jing's image in his mind collapse to the bottom of his feet.
"Are you sure that's what Li Jing said? Shi Wanbao also generously agreed to handle the matter personally?"
Li Yuanji stared at Zhao Chengyong in disbelief and asked.
Zhao Chengyong nodded with a strange expression.
To be honest, he can be regarded as a person who has seen the world, but this is the first time he has seen a group of elders who can decide the life or death of a small country come together to study such a thing.
This shattered his respect for the elders.
This also further reshaped his outlook on life.
It turns out that the real boss is like this.
I have not become a great elder because my practice is not enough.
When will I be able to practice just like Shi Wanbao and others, and discuss matters of compromise in a just and honest manner, then I will probably be able to become a boss on par with them, right?
"These people are really..."
Li Yuanji sighed with emotion and didn't know how to evaluate it.
Who would have thought that a famous figure in history would come up with such a sneaky idea in order to lead an army to an expedition as quickly as possible, in order to gain an opportunity to lead an army to an expedition.
That is to say, they are eager to fight, eager to go to the battlefield, and eager to make achievements, so they have to come up with such a sinister idea.
Their original intention and purpose were all for the good of the Tang Dynasty, and they were all to open up territory for the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible.
Therefore, no matter what sinister ideas they come up with, they can be forgiven.
If they are just doing harm and have no other original intention or purpose, then Li Yuanji should get to know the officials under him again.
"It's good that you know about this, and it must not be spread outside. Otherwise, it will damage the image of Datang."
After Li Yuanji sighed, he stared at Zhao Chengyong and gave instructions.
Zhao Chengyong knew what impact this incident would have on the Tang Dynasty and the people involved, so he nodded in agreement without hesitation.
Li Yuanji thought for a moment and then ordered: "Send someone to keep an eye on them and don't let them go too far. Otherwise, I won't be able to help them block the news."
"Here!"
Zhao Chengyong agreed again and left the Wude Gate of Wude Hall.
…
Outside the palace.
After Li Shentong and others left the palace, they were blocked by a large group of people who gathered in front of the Tai Chi Palace to inquire about information.
Li Shentong and other important ministers entered the palace in a menacing manner. Most people already knew what the reason was.
Now that Li Shentong and others came out of the palace, there was no news in the palace of taking back the things given to the Turks, so they were eager to know what the matter was like. Li Shentong and others talked with Li Yuanji some more
What.
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Will this matter affect them?
"Uncle Wang, is it true that the Tang Dynasty was blackmailed by the Turks?"
As a member of the royal family, Li Daoli was regarded as a representative and was elected to help everyone ask questions.
Li Shentong glanced at Li Daoli and the people behind Li Daoli, waved his hands in annoyance and shouted: "Go, go, when was our Tang Dynasty blackmailed by the Turks?
The little Turks have the guts to blackmail me, the Tang Dynasty?
Have you forgotten that our Tang Dynasty just defeated the Turks in Qingzhou and captured the Turks' little khan and the Turks' Kehe Dun?
If we talk about extortion, then it is me, the Tang Dynasty, who extorts the Turks!"
Everyone had different reactions when they heard this.
Some people believed Li Shentong's words without hesitation, and communicated with people around him: "Let me just say, how could the Tang Dynasty be blackmailed by the Turks? The Turks were considered a powerful enemy before, but since the defeat of Qingzhou,
You are no longer qualified to be an enemy of Datang.
Don't say they are coming to Datang to blackmail them, even if they bart their teeth at Datang, they still have to look at Datang's face."
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"How do you explain the iron pots, cloths and other items brought back by the Turkic envoys?"
"this……"
"..."
Some people still had doubts in their minds, so Li Daoli, the representative, helped to ask them.
Li Shentong glared at Li Daoli fiercely and said arrogantly: "The Turkic Kehe Dun has been hidden by us. Who knows if he still maintains his innocence?
Now that people are talking about this, do we have to give them some rewards?
Don't you give me money when you go to Jiaofangsi to have fun?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard these words.
Then his expression became obscene.
"So that's what happened."
"Then this reward must be given, and more should be given."
"I can also get these things out, but I don't know about this Turkic Kehe Dun..."
"Okay, stop talking nonsense. You can also care about the Turks' Kehe Dun? How many people in the Tang Dynasty are qualified to care about the Turks' Kehe Dun?"
"You mean..."
"I didn't say anything, you didn't hear anything!"
"understand!"
"..."
Amidst everyone's obscene discussions, this incident was over.
Even if some people have doubts, they can only choose to believe the official answer given by Li Shentong, the first person in the military.
Many things become strange once they are involved in gossip.
Originally it was a matter that everyone was very angry about, but it turned into gossip. After Datang was still the one taking advantage, everyone chose to give up pursuing the matter openly.
Then I happily called my friends and started sharing this tidbit of news.
So within three days, everyone in Chang'an City knew about this matter.
From the initial discussion, everyone turned to guessing who was the guest of the Turk Kehe Dun, Princess Yicheng.
Some people think it is Li Yuan, others think it is Li Yuanji, and some people brazenly say it is Li Shimin.
In short, everyone has their own claims, and each has its own 'evidence'.
Moreover, these candidates for the ceremony are all members of the royal family, because others do not have this qualification.
Let's not talk about Yicheng's status in the Turks, let's talk about Yicheng's status in the Tang Dynasty. It is not something that anyone can see, let alone everyone can spread scandals with her.
Because although the former Sui Dynasty fell, the Yang family of Hongnong, who was a branch of the former Sui Dynasty clan, still flourished in the Spring and Autumn Period.
With the support of a top aristocratic family like the Yang family, and the protection of a very powerful backer like Princess Yong.
Not everyone can bully Yicheng.
When this incident spread among men, it was just tidbits of news. But after it spread among women, it became strange.
Yang Miaoyan didn't know what method he used to invite his cousin from the Chengqing Hall, and also invited several widowed women from the clan to hang out in the Wude Hall together.
Moreover, Yang Miaoyan would come close to Li Yuanji from time to time and say some strange things.
"Alang, do you like mature women?"
Inside the main hall of Butokuden Hall.
Li Yuanji had just tasted the scented tea that Yang Miaoyan brought to him. Before he could put down the teacup, he heard Yang Miaoyan say this.
Immediately, all the scented tea in my mouth spurted out in one breath.
Without waiting for a word, Yang Miaoyan asked and answered herself: "No wonder you don't care about the little girls in the palace."
"Cough cough cough..."
Li Yuanji coughed violently until the choking force was gone, and then he stared at Yang Miaoyan in shock and said, "Who did you hear this from?"
