"Bang bang bang."
"Who?"
Cheng Chumo's rough voice came, with a hint of impatience in it.
"Wow."
With a sound, the door was opened, and Cheng Chumo was stunned when he saw the two of them.
Cheng Chumo didn't speak for a long time. He just stood there and the people in the room said in confusion.
"Chu Mo, what's wrong?"
This sound woke Cheng Chumo up, and he quickly bowed and prepared to salute.
Li Chengqian held Cheng Chumo's arm and said with a smile
"No need to be polite, my third brother and I were out for a walk today. When we heard Brother Chu Mo's voice, we came over to say hello."
Only then did the people in the room see Li Chengqian and Li Ke clearly at the door. They all stood up and prepared to salute.
"Brothers, there is no need to be polite. Just treat my third brother and I as ordinary people."
They didn't dare to listen to Li Chengqian's words, so they all sat down with some restraint.
Li Ke took a quick look and saw, oh, there are a lot of people there, seven or eight second generations, both civil and military.
In order to break the somewhat embarrassing atmosphere, Li Ke took the initiative to say
"Brother Chumo, I just heard you say that you wanted to kill all the Turkic prisoners. What's going on?"
Cheng Chumo said embarrassedly
"Isn't it true that after the Tang Dynasty pacified the Eastern Turks last year, we captured many prisoners? In the past few days, the court has been discussing whether to kill or release?"
Li Ke's head was full of questions at this time, why did he want to kill? What a good labor force, but looking at everyone's reaction, Li Ke wisely did not ask his questions.
That gentle voice just came from
"Now the mainstream voice in the court is to let go and spread it to the border states to show the benevolence of the Tang Dynasty."
"Fuck, sand dollars."
Li Ke's sudden voice made everyone look at him.
Li Ke quickly cupped his hands in embarrassment.
"Brother Shanshi, I'm sorry, I don't know much about what happened in the court, so I was a little surprised."
Tang Shanshi (eldest son of Tang Jian, Duke of Ju) smiled and waved his hand
"It doesn't matter. Let's discuss it in private. I wonder which side His Highness the King of Shu supports?"
Li Ke didn't say anything, looked at Li Chengqian and asked
"Brother, what do you think?"
Everyone looked at the two people in surprise. No one expected that Li Ke would ask the question to Li Chengqian, but Li Chengqian was still thinking seriously.
Li Chengqian lowered his head and thought for a while before saying
"I don't have any good solution for the Turkic prisoners. It seems that there is no better solution besides releasing and killing them."
Everyone nodded in agreement. These two methods have been used since ancient times.
Li Ke said
"Brother, have you ever thought about letting these prisoners create some value for Datang?"
At this moment, everyone in the box looked at Li Ke.
"What's the explanation, Brother Ke?"
The corners of Li Ke's mouth turned up slightly
"Brothers, do you know about reform through labor?"
Everyone frowned, and Li Chengqian even asked
"Brother Ke, don't be confused, what is reform through labor?"
“It is to let those who have made mistakes participate in labor to achieve the purpose of reform. Of course, the length of labor must also be determined according to the mistakes made.
As for the Turks who have invaded our Tang Dynasty and committed war crimes all the time, I think it is not a big problem to let them reform for ten or twenty years... Brother, what do you think? "
Cheng Chumo frowned
"Wouldn't it be easier for them to just let them undergo labor reform?"
A young man next to Cheng Chumo, who was dark and muscular, also nodded in agreement.
Tang Shanshi shined a light on the back of their heads, one for each.
"Silly, with these hundreds of thousands of prisoners, we, the people of the Tang Dynasty, don't have to go to war. This will reduce the burden of the people of the Tang Dynasty. If the people use these time to do other work, their income will also increase."
The more Tang Shanshi talked, the brighter his eyes became, and finally he bowed respectfully to Li Kegong.
"His Royal Highness the King of Shu is a great talent, please accept a gift from your kind friends."
Li Ke smiled and waved his hand
"I didn't think of this."
Everyone was stunned, this...
Then I heard Li Ke say slowly
"You guys came up with this idea together with my elder brother. What does it have to do with me?"
After speaking, he picked up the wine glass, sipped it, and drank the wine in the glass.
The children of several military generals' families had not turned around for a while, but the children of Wenchen's family looked at Li Chengqian and Li Ke with some deep meaning.
Li Chengqian naturally knew what Li Ke meant. Just as he was about to speak, Li Ke said
"Stop, this matter has nothing to do with me. Even if you tell my father, I won't admit it."
Li Chengqian nodded slowly and said to the boys waiting on the side.
"Send someone back to tell your family master what happened just now. Don't omit a sentence or exaggerate a sentence."
Li Ke originally wanted to stop it, but when he saw the boys rushing out the door, he had to give up.
Li Ke and Li Chengqian discussed the specific details with a few people in the box and left.
After leaving the restaurant, Li Chengqian smiled and looked at Li Ke and asked
"Brother Ke, where shall we go in a moment?"
Li Ke looked at the sky
"Go get some things and send them to Duke Yi's Mansion. Remember to tell him that the things are gifts from your father, and we are here to deliver them."
Li Chengqian blinked his big innocent eyes and asked in confusion
"Brother Ke, why is this?"
Li Ke looked at the innocent Li Chengqian and sighed secretly.
"No matter how much you hear and see, you are still a thirteen-year-old child."
Li Ke said without any taboos
"Gong Yi Guo is a military general. What does it mean that you, a prince, give gifts to a military general? Are you trying to win over a military general? What do you, a prince, want to do to win over a military general?"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian turned pale with fright, and quickly waved his hands, "I'm not, I don't, don't talk nonsense."
Looking at the frightened Li Chengqian, Li Ke chuckled evilly, took a step forward, and walked forward.
Li Chengqian also realized at this time that he seemed to have been fooled.
He quickly chased after him and immediately hugged Li Ke's neck.
At this time, each family also received news from their servants.
Several civil servants were lost in thought, with uncertainty in their eyes, but the generals Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong burst into laughter.
Who cares who came up with this idea, as long as his own children take the credit.
Anyway, these generals are not involved in the battle for the prince. They will not take sides.
Li Chengqian and Li Chengqian were not sure about the reactions of each family. At this moment, they had taken the stove and arrived at Duke Yi's Mansion.
Duke Yi's Mansion does not have those flowers, plants and trees, but a large martial arts arena with such weapons placed on it.
When they came to the main hall, Qin Qiong, whose face was a little sallow, sat at the top.
Seeing the two of them, Qin Qiong quickly stood up
"Qin Qiong has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Shu."
Li Chengqian and Li Ke returned the gift.
After everyone sat down, Li Ke waved his hand, and Lou Laosan led a group of people to carry the stove up.
Li Chengqian said with a smile
"Gong Yi Guo, the weather has been getting colder recently. My father heard that Duke Yi Guo was ill, so he asked Cheng Qian to prepare some stoves for you."
Qin Qiong just wanted to stand up and thank him, Li Chengqian quickly supported him and said
"You don't need to be polite, Duke Yi. Please ask Duke Yi to take them to install them for you. I think this winter will be much easier."
Qin Qiong didn't show any pretense and waved to the housekeeper to lead someone to install it.
Li Chengqian chatted with Qin Qiong some more about home affairs. Seeing that Lou Laosan and others had come back and were about to leave, Li Ke said
"Dong Yi, I have something to discuss with Duke Yi."
