Li Shimin couldn't help but feel shocked when he heard this.
A chamberlain must have reported the situation here to Dong Yun. Could it be that Dong Yun was trying to persuade him to send back his two daughters in the secret letter?
"Submit the secret letter!"
Seeing His Majesty's hesitation, the Queen stood up and took the secret letter, then turned away from the chamberlain.
"Your Majesty, why don't you let me read out the contents of the secret letter for you?"
Li Shimin gritted his teeth and thought, no matter what Dong Yun said this time, he couldn't give in anymore.
The harem is so deserted, these two women must stay, and after three years, he will have a concubine!
"Queen, please help yourself. I want to hear what Dong Xiuzhao has to say!"
The queen smiled and shook her head while opening the secret letter.
"Your Majesty, Queen, may you be blessed! Your Majesty, Dong Yun, has been entrusted by the Prime Minister to assist Your Majesty in dealing with matters in the inner palace.
In the past, all the ministers thought that Your Majesty was young and playful, and were afraid that Your Majesty would neglect government affairs and weaken our great Han Dynasty in the future.
Therefore, there is a lot of supervision and restraint on His Majesty's affairs.
Now His Majesty has become a true king of a country, knowing how to advance and retreat with a sense of proportion.
I am very happy and hope that Your Majesty will stick to your original intention and live up to the expectations of the late Emperor and Prime Minister.
Your Majesty and the Queen shall have full authority to decide matters in the inner palace, and I will only remind Your Majesty when necessary..."
Before the queen finished reading, Li Shimin was already thinking a lot.
It seems that Ji Han is indeed the most united and harmonious party among the Three Kingdoms.
If only Liu Chan could restrain himself, manage the government affairs diligently, and truly achieve what his teacher said in his example: "clearly distinguish rewards and punishments, be close to the virtuous and distant from the crooked, be good at planning, and be good at accepting loyal advice."
With the help of many loyal ministers and good generals, Ji Han will surely become stronger and stronger.
It's a pity that Liu Chan has no independent opinions and foresight, and he doesn't know how to control and utilize the power of the local nobles.
In the end, after all the virtuous ministers passed away, he became a completely fatuous king.
Being deceived by Huang Hao, Jiang Wei and Zhuge Zhan were allowed to leave, and eventually became the kings of the country's subjugation...
While she was thinking about it, the queen closed the secret letter and said softly:
"Your Majesty, I am really happy for you to see the ministers of the court so loyal and trusting you.
Now that Dong Xiuzhao has stopped admonishing, His Majesty should handle the two daughters properly. "
Li Shimin retracted his thoughts and thought a little.
"Well, in that case, I accept Yang Wanwan and Tuo Azhe's wishes."
After saying this, Li Shimin looked at Ayi and Yang Ran and said seriously:
"Since you two are sent to me as bodyguards, I should arrange positions for you two.
However, I already have personal guards around me, but you two can only serve in the Flying Guards first.
When I go on a personal expedition in the future, I will order you two to accompany the army to protect you. "
Hearing this, Yang Ran was a little dissatisfied and said:
"Your Majesty, do you think that we are of low status? Or maybe our appearance does not impress His Majesty?"
Why are we only allowed to serve in the Flying Guards? "
Ayi also said together:
"Since the minister surnamed Dong has expressed his position, why doesn't Your Majesty let us stay in the harem first?
When the three-year period is up, we can accept your majesty's identity and then stay with your majesty all day long to serve and protect your majesty. "
Li Shimin glanced at the queen, a little confused:
"The Flying Cavalry Guard is my personal guard and you can see me often.
You'd better not cause trouble for the queen in this harem.
As for the matter of adopting a concubine after three years, let’s discuss it then. "
The two women were still about to speak, when Zhang Yan returned.
Zhang Yan saw this and said angrily:
"How can you clamor for a position from His Majesty as soon as you enter the palace?
You'd better not act arrogant in front of His Majesty. Your Majesty can't bear to blame you, but I can't bear to do it!
I advise you two to be more honest and obedient. Even if you accept a concubine, you two will not be able to compete with each other.
Your Majesty and Queen will decide all matters! "
Both of them were silent after hearing this.
Seeing Zhang Yan's aggressive attitude, Li Shimin was afraid that things would get worse and it would not end well, so he hurriedly winked at the queen.
The queen understood, pulled Zhang Yan aside, and coaxed Zhang Yan to come.
"You two can rest assured, but I can't treat you badly.
Even if I don't look at you two, I still want to give Yang Wanwan and Tuo Azhe some face. "
After repeated persuasion, the two finally accepted the decision to serve as flying guards first.
Afterwards, Li Shimin ordered Huang Hao to take the two of them to the Gold and Silver Palace and place them properly.
After the two left, Zhang Yan was also coaxed by the queen.
Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Li Shimin thought of the assassin, so he said goodbye to the queen and went straight to the Gold and Silver Palace.
As soon as they arrived at the Gold and Silver Palace, Huang Hao came to greet them.
"Your Majesty, Chen Zhong spent a lot of effort to hide Lu Yi from seeing the assassin.
As expected, the assassin turned out to be Chang Bo. "
"Since we knew it was a regular broadcast, Ma Qi didn't continue the interrogation, right?"
"That's not true, it's just...but before that, Chang Bo was tortured tightly by Ma Qi, but he couldn't bear to speak. He is still in a coma..."
"You won't let Ma Qi suffer to death, right?"
"My slave just looked at it. She probably couldn't feel the pain after eating. She was too excited and fainted for a moment."
"In this case, let's let this matter go for the time being. After Changbo recovers for a few days, I will go to trial in person."
After the two of them had reached a consensus, they left the Gold and Silver Palace and went straight to the palace.
It was already late at night, and Li Shimin remembered that there would be a competition after dawn, so he fell asleep in his palace to recuperate his energy and wait for the bet with the barbarians tomorrow.
Li Shimin drank a lot of wine and fought with the officials at the banquet all night, so he slept until the next morning.
Li Shimin, who was choosing a concubine in his sleep, was interrupted by a sharp and respectful voice.
"Your Majesty, all the princes have arrived and are waiting on the school grounds for your Majesty to preside over the competition!"
Seeing that His Majesty just said "Hmm" with a smile on his face and showed no intention of waking up, Huang Hao braved himself and said loudly:
“Your Majesty, today’s competition is a bet between you and the barbarians.
If you are late, wouldn't it make the barbarians think that Your Majesty is timid? "
Hearing the word "cowardly", Li Shimin suddenly opened his eyes and subconsciously said:
"Cowardly? I still don't know what cowardice is in this life!"
After saying this, Li Shimin shook his head to wake himself up from his sweet dream.
"Change my clothes and teach the barbarians to surrender completely today!"
After some preparations, Li Shimin took Huang Hao, Zhang Yan, and Chen Zhong and walked quickly to the Forbidden Army Campus.
"Brother Adou, who are you going to play in the three matches today?"
Li Shimin heard this and said confidently:
"There are countless people in our Han Dynasty who are good at fighting, and I don't even need to send Wei Yan, Jiang Wei and other long-established generals.
It only takes a few generals to defeat the barbarians! "
Hearing that His Majesty wanted to send young generals to compete with the barbarians, both Zhang Yan and Chen Zhong's eyes lit up, and they said almost at the same time:
"This heroine and general is willing to fight for Your Majesty!"
Li Shimin smiled and shook his head.
"You two should not fight over this matter. This time I need to make the barbarians fear the generals in the army so that the governor can intimidate the barbarians later.
You two are my personal bodyguards, and there is no need to prove yourself. How can my personal bodyguards be qualified by ordinary warriors? "
The two of them looked proud when they heard this, and they both felt that other generals in the army should be given some opportunities.
While a few people were discussing, the school grounds had arrived.
When everyone saw His Majesty arriving, they hurriedly hid the fatigue caused by last night's carnival, cheered up, and bowed to His Majesty.
Li Shimin's face was full of spring breeze, he enthusiastically wished everyone new year's greetings, and then ordered everyone to return to their seats.
At this time, Huang Hao first placed several marching beds on the general point platform.
Li Shimin stepped onto the general platform and stood in front of the bed in front of the first officer in the center.
“My lords, today is the first day of the New Year, and it’s time to celebrate the New Year.
It just so happened that yesterday I made a bet with all the barbarian kings to compete here.
Let’s just think of it as the New Year celebration I’ve prepared for you all. "
After saying this, Li Shimin signaled Huang Hao to announce the rules of the competition.
Huang Hao picked up the rules drawn up by His Majesty during yesterday's banquet and read them out:
"This competition is a bet between Your Majesty and the barbarian kings.
The main purpose is to compete and learn from each other. Both sides will not fight to the death!
Three people from each side compete individually, and the one who wins two wins wins the bet.
The competition is divided into three categories: horse fighting, foot fighting, and mounted shooting.
Each contestant chooses one to compete with the opponent's counterpart.
The upper limit of horse fighting is 10 rounds, and the one who falls or is defeated is the loser;
Foot combat is limited to ten moves, and the first one to be hit loses;
There are three rounds each for riding and shooting, and the one who hits the bull's-eye less often loses;
For the above items, if the time limit is exceeded and there is no winner, it will be considered a draw.
If there are no two winners in the three games, both sides will have an extra game in the event of their choice until there are two winners! "
After Huang Hao finished speaking, he bowed to His Majesty and said:
"Your Majesty, please announce the start of the competition."
Li Shimin stood up and looked towards where the barbarian kings gathered in the audience, and said loudly:
"All you barbarian kings must have thought about the candidates for the battle last night, so I would like to ask you to discuss the candidates for the three competitions.
After deciding, report your name. "
All the barbarian kings bowed to obey the order, and then gathered together to discuss.
Li Shimin whispered to Huang Hao:
"Go and call Zhao Tong, Guan Yue, and Ma Cheng."
Huang Hao took the order and left.
After a while, all three Zhao Tong arrived, and at the same time, generals Wei Yan, Chen Dao, Jiang Wei, and Wang Ping also followed.
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel happy when he saw all the generals arriving.
The Han army is full of talents, and now all the generals are sincerely willing to die for the imperial court.
Some generals are like this, but if there is a battle, the might of the Han army will frighten the enemy.
As soon as they arrived at His Majesty's side, Wei Yan stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, I request to go to war! Now that there is no war, I have been bored in Hanzhong all day, and I am almost out of work.
If the veteran is not allowed to play again this time, the sword in the veteran’s hand may become rusty! "
Seeing Wei Yan's statement, other senior generals in the army also asked for help.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Tong and other young generals also rushed forward and applied to his majesty to fight.
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw this, and thought to himself:
"I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to persuade the generals..."
