Li Longji and Li Linfu looked at each other before turning to Li Jingzhong. "Li Jingzhong, you can leave first."
Li Jingzhong respectfully bowed and slowly left through the back door. As he walked out of the hall, he looked back and a faint smile appeared on his face.
Li Longji tidied his clothes and sat upright on the throne. He said softly, "Yu Chao 'en summons the crown prince for an audience."
Yu Chaoen accepted the order and slowly left.
"This child pays respects to father."
Li Heng quickly walked into the hall and bowed to Li Longji.
Li Longji's face was extremely displeased. He stared at his son suspiciously and asked, "I heard that the crown prince hasn't had the time to burn incense for the emperor. Was he delayed by some important matter?"
"That's right, Your Highness. This old subject just came from the emperor's residence. Prince Qing, Prince Shou, and Prince Yong are all present. Only Your Highness is missing."
Li Linfu glanced at Li Heng and gave him a warning, harboring ill intentions.
Li Heng had long expected this, so he unhurriedly said, "Father, yesterday, this child made an appointment with Eldest Brother and Eighteenth Brother to go burn incense for Big Uncle early in the morning. Unexpectedly, something happened and delayed us."
Li Longji's face relaxed slightly. He looked into Li Heng's eyes and asked, "Just what is so important that it is even more important than attending the emperor's funeral?"
Li Heng hurriedly took out the memorial and the secret letter that he had just written. Holding them up with both hands, he respectfully said, "Father, someone intercepted a secret letter from Tibet. The contents of the letter are extremely important. This child feels that it cannot be delayed and will immediately translate it into the language of the Tang dynasty. Father, please take a look."
Yu Chaoen understood. He took the memorial and the secret letter and passed them to Li Longji.
Li Longji glanced at the secret letter and placed it on the table. He then opened the memorial that Li Heng had written.
Li Linfu suspiciously looked at Li Heng, but Li Heng didn't seem to fear Li Linfu. He returned the gaze and faintly smiled.
"Tubo, Tubo, it's Tubo again. Tubo is the biggest threat to the Tang dynasty."
When Li Longji finished reading Li Heng's memorial, anger surged in his chest, and he slammed the memorial onto the table.
Li Linfu was stunned when he heard this. "Your Majesty, what is the Tufan people plotting?"
Li Longji naturally wouldn't hide anything from Li Linfu. He recounted the memorial that Li Heng had written to Li Linfu, his tone brimming with anger at the annihilation of Tufan.
Li Linfu frowned and turned to Li Heng. "Your Highness Crown Prince, who obtained this letter and how? Could it be a trap?"
Li Heng smiled. "Li Xiangguo, this letter was obtained by Yan Zhenqing's nephew, Ang Lee. It is said that he accidentally shot down a carrier pigeon when he was hunting outside the city. It shouldn't be a trap."
"Your Highness Crown Prince, could this Ang Lee be the Ang Lee who made a great contribution in Yuzhou and saved the Queen of the East in the outskirts of the capital?"
"Li Xiangguo guessed correctly. It is indeed this Ang Lee."
Li Linfu was astonished. He sighed that this Ang Lee's luck was too good. Everything good happened to him. He actually managed to shoot down a carrier pigeon while hunting in the outskirts of the capital.
"Your Majesty, if the Tufan people's scheme succeeds, it will be greatly detrimental to the Tang dynasty. We must stop the Tufan people's scheme with all our strength. We cannot allow Dongnu Province to become a part of Tubo."
Li Linfu immediately understood the importance of this matter and expressed his opinion.
"Father, this matter is extremely important. It is better to believe it than not."
Li Heng also expressed his opinion.
Li Longji thought for a moment and said, "The Tufan people are gathering a large number of troops at the border of Kuozhou. They are showing signs of attacking the Tang dynasty. At the same time, they are also planning to assassinate the Queen of the East and annex Dongnu Province. Their ambitions are not small. The Tufan people are being so arrogant because they are bullying me for being incompetent and bullying the Tang dynasty. Order Wang Zhongsi to speed up the gathering of troops and reinforce Hexi and Longyou as soon as possible. They will work together with the main forces of Hexi and Longyou to defeat the Tufan army in one fell swoop. Also, tell Gai Jiayun to prepare for battle."
"Yes, Your Majesty. This old subject will go to the Political Affairs Hall to draft the decree."
Li Linfu did not dare to go against Li Longji's will and quickly agreed.
Li Longji sighed and looked at Yu Chaoen. "No matter what the Tufan people are scheming, the Tang dynasty must be fully prepared. Go and tell Chen Xuanli to personally protect the Queen of the East. If anything goes wrong, he can no longer be the Dragon General."
"Yes, everyone."
Yu Chaoen received the order and slowly left the hall.
Li Longji carefully looked at the memorial written by Li Heng. Suddenly, he praised, "The Crown Prince's handwriting is getting more and more neat. It has the demeanor of a king."
"Father is overpraising me. I have been copying Yan Zhenqing's handwriting for the past few months, and I have improved a little."
Li Heng's face was filled with joy as he spoke humbly.
Li Longji smiled and put down the memorial in his hand. He looked at Li Heng and Li Linfu. "It's getting late. The Crown Prince should hurry back to the Emperor's Residence. Don't let others think that the Crown Prince is being rude. The Prime Minister should also hurry back to the Political Affairs Hall to draft the decree."
"Yes, father."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Li Heng and Li Linfu left the Zichen Palace Hall, Li Longji once again picked up Li Heng's memorial and carefully read it again. He furrowed his brows as he thought about how to deal with Tufan's plot to annex Dongnu Province.
Ang Lee. This secret letter was intercepted by Ang Lee. Why was it that Ang Lee's figure was involved in all the important things that happened in the capital recently? This Ang Lee sure was lucky.
He had made many military achievements in Yuzhou. He had saved Yue 'er and her daughter at Leishou Mountain. He had saved the Queen of the East in Shenhe Plain. He had assisted the yamen runners and the Golden Guards in rescuing Yue' er. He had intercepted the secret letter from Tufan.
Li Longji's lips curled up into a smile. He was becoming more and more interested in Ang Lee. Ang Lee seemed to have a lot of power. He could always resolve all kinds of dangers and problems.
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Chang 'an City was the capital of the Tang Empire. It was also the largest city. There were millions of people in the city. No other city in this period could match such a large scale.
The Tang Empire was the most powerful regime in this period. It had the most brilliant civilization and the most open system. Barbarian merchants gathered in the city, and business was extremely prosperous.
After attending Li Xian's funeral, Ang Lee really had nothing to do. The emperor had not given him an official position. Ang Lee could only go shopping and go out of the city to hunt in Chang 'an City to kill time.
Fortunately, the Queen of the East would invite him to the Honglu Guild Hall from time to time. Every few days, he would be able to see the beautiful Nanjiang girls.
In addition, Ang Lee took the opportunity to discuss matters with Yan Ruyu. He frequently went in and out of Yan Zhenqing's mansion and gradually became familiar with Yan Ruyu.
Being able to chat with beautiful women like Zhao Yefu and Yan Ruyu was the only memorable part of Ang Lee's boring time.
In Ang Lee's view, Zhao Yefu had the unique boldness and vitality of Nanjiang girls. There was nothing she did not dare to say. She belonged to the category of girls who were more open.
Yan Ruyu was a standard girl from a noble family. She had the unique tenderness and reserve of Eastern girls. At first, she had many concerns when chatting with Ang Lee. After getting familiar with him, she gradually opened her heart. She was a girl who longed for something but strongly suppressed her inner feelings. Only the constant teasing of the outside world could make her gradually open up.
Many days passed in a flash. Ang Lee almost forgot Gao Lishi's promise. However, Gao Lishi remembered it very clearly. He sent Gao Fu again to invite Ang Lee to his mansion.
Ang Lee naturally would not refuse Gao Lishi. He went to the General's Mansion on time for the appointment.
"Great General, Ang Lee is on time for the appointment."
Ang Lee walked into the main hall of Gao Lishi's mansion and saluted.
Gao Lishi grinned. "Li Shaolang, please sit down. The weather is cold. The tea has been boiled. Let's talk while drinking."
"Okay, Great General, please."
Ang Lee did not stand on ceremony and sat directly opposite Gao Lishi.
Gao Lishi sincerely invited Ang Lee to be a guest this time. Last time, he was more or less under Li Longji's orders. Therefore, this time, Gao Lishi was more prepared. He even boiled the tea.
"Li Shaolang, last time, because of my daughter, we did not finish talking. This time, let's continue. Oh right, my daughter was able to be safely rescued. It is all thanks to Li Shaolang. Let me toast Li Shaolang to express my gratitude."
Gao Lishi raised the teacup with a kind expression.
Li An hurriedly stood up and said, "Great General, you're exaggerating. Yue 'er was in danger all because of Li An, so it's only natural that Li An went all out to rescue her. It's not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."
"Li Shaolang, please sit down. I have seen countless people. The civil and military officials of the imperial court, the generals at the border. I am familiar with all of them. Among these people, there are those who are truly talented and there are also those who are just there to make up the numbers. However, none of them can compare to Li Shaolang."
Gao Lishi looked at Ang Lee with a smile. His eyes were full of admiration.
"Great General, you are too kind. Ang Lee is just a small figure. How can he be compared to the important officials of the imperial court?"
Ang Lee said humbly. However, he acknowledged it in his heart. After all, he came from the future. He had many advantages that people of this era did not have.
Just like last time, Ang Lee talked about how he defeated the enemy in Yuzhou. He talked about how he used the extremely simple equipment like skis to beat the enemy troops in circles.
Gao Lishi listened very carefully. He seemed to be very interested in Ang Lee's topic. From time to time, he would ask a few questions. This made Ang Lee even more excited and he talked even more carefully.
When Ang Lee was telling the story, a pair of eyes were hiding behind a pillar in the corridor. From time to time, they would secretly look at Ang Lee.
This person was undoubtedly Yue 'er. This little girl wanted to see Ang Lee, but she was afraid that Ang Lee would discover her, so she kept hiding.
Ang Lee's back was facing Yue 'er, so he could not discover Yue' er's peeping. However, Gao Lishi saw it clearly. He was an experienced person. How could he not understand Yue 'er's thoughts? Ang Lee was so outstanding that any girl would be moved by him.
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