After returning to the palace, Li Shimin asked someone to change Princess Jinyang's bedroom overnight.
The flowers and plants in the yard were cleaned up, and the house was kept spotless. Even though it was winter, strict orders were issued to let the guards and maids ventilate the air regularly.
Then he solemnly handed over the prescriptions and recipes in his hand to the female officer who was waiting on him.
"From now on, you must strictly pay attention to Princess Jinyang's diet and daily routine, and do not neglect-"
The female official carefully put away the prescriptions and recipes and went down without hesitation. Only then did Li Shimin let out a sigh of relief and looked back at Empress Changsun, with a look of relief and fear on his face.
"Guanyin Maid, I really want to thank Zian this time. If he hadn't reminded us, we would have almost made a big mistake——"
"Although this child Zian has a wild temper, he has a simple nature and is a rare good boy. Erlang, please don't let me down—"
Empress Changsun was scalding the tea bowl for Li Shimin with her own hands and gave her gentle instructions.
Looking at his queen, who was about to make tea for himself, Li Shimin suddenly remembered something, was startled, and stretched out his hand to block it.
"Forget it, let's change to boiled water..."
Queen Changsun couldn't help but be startled when she heard this, and then a smile appeared on her face.
Your Majesty is increasingly influenced by Na Zian, and now even your living habits have begun to be affected unconsciously.
Looking at the steaming heat in the tea cup, a wry smile appeared on Li Shimin's face.
"Do you think you really don't want to make him a baron? But this kid doesn't like to be an official, and he doesn't look down on ordinary titles. Did you know that last time, I wanted to make him a baron, but he actually wanted to exchange this title with me for eight hundred gold. …”
Empress Changsun couldn't help but give Li Shimin a cute look.
"Speaking of which, are you still aggrieved? What kind of talent and family background does that child Zian have? How could he like you, a mere baron? It's a good thing that he has a good temper and doesn't know your identity, otherwise he would be able to do it for you It's humiliating, selling you the title for a penny..."
Li Shimin:...
He couldn't help but laugh when he looked at Queen Changsun's pretty face that could break a bomb and pretended to be angry.
"Guanyin's words really woke me up from my dream! I remembered that he did ask me at that time, can I be made a marquis? I said no, and then he didn't even ask, and directly wanted to sell me the title. ——”
Li Shimin said, stood up and walked around in circles excitedly.
"This brat, it turns out it's not that he doesn't want a title, but that he despises titles below Marquis!"
"That's natural. If you don't have a parasol tree, you won't eat. If you don't practice it, you won't eat. If you don't have a sweet spring, you won't drink. How can a talented and knowledgeable person like Zian look down on a little baron like you? What's more, with him now Judging from his meritorious service, it should be more than enough for him to become a prince..."
Hearing this, Li Shimin subconsciously played with the porcelain jars lined up on several tables, including brown sugar, white sugar, and refined salt. He was silent for a while and nodded gently.
"If we talk about meritorious service, he has actually achieved it long ago, but there are very few that I can make public now. Otherwise, why would I be stingy with a mere marquis..."
The solution to Chang'an's food crisis cannot be announced, otherwise Wang Zi'an will immediately face a crazy counterattack from the Guanlong family and the Shandong family.
Although huge profits can be expected in the future from industries such as coal, perfume, refined salt, brewing, and red and white sugar, it is precisely because of this that he increasingly does not want to hand them over to the imperial court.
He knew that as long as he left these in the hands of the imperial court, these industries would soon become riddled with holes and be quickly occupied by the power of those aristocratic families. Instead of doing this, it is better to take control of yourself and Zian, and do some big things at the critical moment.
Looking at the regretful Empress Changsun, Li Shimin couldn't help but smile, indicating something.
"What's more, in the Tang Dynasty, we can't be knighted without military merit. I will never let him get the name of a lucky man - let him suffer for a few days. I believe there will be news from Mobei soon. …”
…
Xiangcheng.
Jieli Khan's tent was as warm as spring.
The bearded and rugged-looking Jieli Khan sat high on a throne covered with white bearskin, overlooking his generals, put down his wine glass, and wiped the wine stains from his beard.
"Li Shimin is just a yellow-haired boy. He was probably scared out of his wits by Ben Khan's army last time. He actually asked his subordinates to guard the city and acted like a coward—"
As soon as Jie Li finished speaking, there was a roar of laughter under the account.
"The Great Khan is invincible. This time, we must fight to Chang'an so that our brothers can taste the customs of the Central Plains. I heard that the ladies in Chang'an are more beautiful than the other, and their skin is white and tender. You can squeeze out water——"
Zhi lost his thoughts and laughed loudly, raising his glass and urging the surrounding generals to drink.
Jieli Khan's confidant Kang Sumi stood up with a wine glass in his hand and scanned the people in the tent.
"When it comes to beauties from the Central Plains, I have to recommend Li Er's mother-in-law, Sun Wuguo. That lady is truly stunning to the country. When we march into Chang'an, we can snatch her over to warm the feet of the Khan..."
Seeing the popularity of the people under the account, Jieli Khan couldn't help but smile.
Although they were blocked outside the Great Wall by the border troops of the Tang Dynasty in the past few days, the defenders of the Tang Dynasty only dared to defend the city and did not dare to open the city gates. This indeed boosted the morale of the Turks.
"That's very good - whoever dares to send troops to attack Yunzhou tomorrow and take the head of Chai Shao's son will be credited by the Khan as his first credit -"
In the big tent, the laughter suddenly stopped.
When the horse formations charge and the two armies confront each other, these people are naturally not afraid of it, but if they lead a team to attack the enemy, they have to think carefully.
There is no need to imagine that whoever takes the lead in attacking tomorrow will inevitably suffer heavy losses.
They are all good sons and daughters of their own tribe, and no one should consider them carefully.
Just when everyone was thinking about the pros and cons, Ashinadur suddenly stood up.
"Ashnadur is willing to fight for the Khan and get the dog's head from Chai Shao'er!"
Jieli Khan laughed heartily, cut off the fattest piece of mutton himself, and asked the maid to send it over.
"Ashnadur, you are indeed the most majestic warrior on our grassland. This Khan will never forget you——"
…
Just when Jie Li was having fun and dreaming about leading an army to attack the city tomorrow, an army wearing white hoods and white cloaks quietly appeared in the mountain col behind Xiangcheng.
Li Jing, Su Dingfang, Wang Xuance and Xi Junmai looked down at the silent army behind them, with a hint of excitement in their eyes.
"Go down with the order and make repairs on the spot. At midnight tonight, go straight to Xiangcheng and destroy Jieliya's tent! It's time to make great achievements and make your wife a shadow!"
The order was quickly passed down, and the three armies were immediately excited.
They all looked in the direction of Xiangcheng, their eyes almost glowing green.
