When you have hair extensions, you are fifteen years old.
"In other words, Si'er is only five years old this year?"
Cheng Mu was completely confused.
Let a twenty-year-old man get engaged to a five-year-old girl? I am afraid that I have lost my mind!
"Um."
Li Shimin did not deny it.
What happened to the five-year-old?
After ten years, the fifteen-year-old Si'er will be able to get married! In the Tang Empire, a girl with hairpins could get married if she was young.
"No! Absolutely not!"
Cheng Mu immediately shook his head and refused.
Are you kidding? Just now I was wondering what kind of beauty Princess Jinyang is. But now, you tell me that Jinyang is still a five-year-old baby?
There is nothing so outrageous in the world, okay?
"A good son-in-law should not be excited."
Seeing Cheng Mu who shook his head in rejection without hesitation, Li Shimin patiently explained: "In ten years, you will be a good son-in-law in your thirties."
"It's the right time to marry Si'er at that time!"
In terms of marriage customs, Li Shimin still continued the ignorant feudal ideas.
In the Tang Empire, it was common for children to adopt child brides. It was normal behavior to make a marriage contract in advance.
"Lord of the Tang Dynasty! I refuse!"
Cheng Mu firmly refused. He didn't want to bear the infamy of being a copper smelter.
And some things are principles, which are the bottom line of his life.
So now, his name for Li Shimin has also changed.
Became the lord of the Tang Dynasty.
At this moment, the identities of both parties are equal.
"Alas! How could you not accept it?"
Li Shimin's face was full of disbelief and regret.
According to Cheng Mu's current strength, he can live for at least two to three hundred years without any problem.
"Xian son-in-law, if you really mind, just wait until you are fifty before marrying Si'er!"
Fifty years old, before a lifespan of two to three hundred years, is really like youth. Moreover, Si'er was already thirty-five by that time, so he was finally mature, right?
"Master, please don't talk about this issue again in the future!"
Principles are principles, and the bottom line is the bottom line.
No matter what Li Shimin said now, Cheng Mu would not agree.
Since he said he would wait until he was fifty before marrying Si'er, then fine! Let's wait until he is fifty before we discuss this matter!
At this point, stop here!
"Huh! Let's talk about it later."
Li Shimin also knew that forcing Cheng Mu was useless.
Before that, he had actually worried about this problem. Si'er was too young.
But in this world, it is so difficult to choose a son-in-law of your choice. After ten years of dating, he thought Cheng Mu was worthy of waiting.
"Thank you, Lord."
When the sweet dream turned into a nightmare in an instant, Cheng Mu was completely awake.
He was very surprised why Li Shimin wanted to betroth a five-year-old princess to him. Because according to common sense, there should be many princesses in their teens and twenties in the Tang Empire.
If it really doesn't work, the princess can do it.
Historically, after Li Yuan abdicated in the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to creating people. As a result, Li Shimin later had thirty or forty brothers and sisters.
Therefore, there were not many princesses, princesses and the like in the Tang Empire.
"Drink, drink."
Li Shimin didn't want to make the atmosphere dull, so he toasted again and drank.
In fact, it was not because Li Shimin did something unreasonable. It was because this kind of behavior was so common in the Tang Empire.
So over time, everyone thought this was the most normal thing.
And indeed.
In ancient times, many women got married when they were fourteen or fifteen years old, many adopted children as brides, and many took concubines in their seventies or eighties. There were even cases of newborn babies marrying teenage wives.
This kind of thing was really common in feudal society.
Of course, what if a twenty-year-old man marries a younger woman?
.....
The second day.
After getting up, both parties made a tacit understanding and did not mention the matter again.
Li Shimin felt that since Cheng Mu couldn't accept it, he should wait for a while. Anyway, he recognized this son-in-law!
Not tying the Apocalypse Empire to his chariot would be a great loss for the Tang Empire. And once he tied the Apocalypse Empire to his chariot, Li Shimin was confident that he could eat away at the Apocalypse Empire bit by bit, based on Cheng Mu's respectful attitude.
As for Cheng Mu, if Li Shimin didn't mention it, he could just attend the swearing-in meeting with peace of mind.
Mainly because it's really a bit embarrassing to bring up this kind of thing.
...
On the huge swearing-in platform.
Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair in the middle, looking at the boundless soldiers below with great ambition.
Cheng Mu's seat is on Li Shimin's right.
When he saw the endless sea of soldiers, he was also shocked.
'This Li Shimin, I'm afraid he has transferred all the soldiers in the country, right?'
Under the oath-taking stage, there were probably tens of millions of soldiers stretching as far as the eye could see.
How could the Tang Empire be able to raise so many soldiers?
"A worthy son-in-law!"
Seeing Cheng Mu's shocked expression, Li Shimin said proudly: "Below at this moment are twelve of the sixteen elite troops of the Tang Dynasty."
"They are my super sharp blades that conquer the world!"
The Sixteen Guards of the Tang Empire represent the sixteen armies.
The standard strength of each army is one million men. In other words, Li Shimin has 16 million soldiers under his command.
"Congratulations to the king! Congratulations to the king!"
What else could Cheng Mu say at this time? He could only congratulate him.
He originally thought that the Tang Empire only had three super powerful elites: Shenwu, Longwu, and Yulin.
But now it seems that the Tang Empire's super elites are not limited to these three armies.
Xuan Jia, Pu Dao, Qian Niu, Zuo Wu, You Wu, Ying Yang, Leopard Tao, Xiao Wei, Xiao Qi, Wu Wei, Rong Wei...
Of the twelve armies present, half of them were special forces.
It is true that the only ace-level arms are Shenwu, Longwu, and Yulin. But the black armor soldiers are actually overlord-level soldiers.
This strength is almost catching up with the ordinary soldiers in his Apocalypse Empire.
"My dear son-in-law, how are these soldiers under my command?"
Li Shimin was even more proud.
The main reason why he went to such great lengths to transport all the elites here was for Cheng Mu.
His meaning is also very clear; have you seen how powerful the Tang Dynasty is? Why don't you quickly surrender and surrender?
Sometimes showing strength can make people around you worship you.
"powerful!"
Cheng Mu praised without hesitation.
He didn't mean what he said, there was something behind his words.
It's because the soldiers of the Tang Empire were really powerful.
If the Qing Empire had twelve such powerful armies, how could he possibly destroy the Qing Empire in just over a year?
"Um."
Li Shimin was very satisfied.
He said: "If you need me, my dear son-in-law, you can send soldiers here."
"I have a large group of masters who can lead troops under my command!"
Military god Li Jing, famous general Li Ji, famous general Xue Rengui, famous general Su Dingfang, famous general Cheng Yaojin, famous general Qin Qiong...
Anyway, the Tang Empire will always be ranked first in terms of strong generals and wise ministers.
Lots of talent.
Although Cheng Mu's Apocalypse Empire also has many virtuous ministers and fierce generals, because his reputation has not yet been established, the world naturally does not know about them.
For example, Li Shimin may have heard of Guan Hai and Zhuge Liang, but he definitely has no idea who Zhang Shun and Xie Xuan are.
Reputation is something you need to earn yourself.
"Well, that's easy to say."
Cheng Mu did not refuse immediately.
He knew that Li Shimin believed in his heart at this moment that the Qingzhou Army was the most powerful army in his Apocalypse Empire.
But actually.
The current Qingzhou Army is no longer the elite soldiers it once was.
Under Wei Xiaobao's painstaking training, the Qingzhou Army at this time had become ace-level soldiers.
And wait until the level of the soldiers increases later.
The Qingzhou Army, which was weak in the past, can also become an overlord or even a prince-level unit.
