Ang Lee's posture of somersaulting in the air was extremely graceful and elegant. Li Longji's eyes widened in shock, and the ministers and princes in the Taiye Pavilion were also extremely shocked. The skiing somersaulting reflected the beauty of strength and speed, and gave their hearts a great …
Ang Lee crashed to the ground, causing a large amount of snowflakes to splash up, so much so that his entire body was covered. Kun Xiong, Fei Yu and the other 14 brothers also somersaulted in the air and crashed into the snow, causing a large amount of snowflakes to splash up. From afar, it seemed to form a snow wall, blocking Ang Lee and the other 15 people from everyone's sight.
"Your Majesty, Ang Lee and the other warriors have finished their performance."
Ang Lee led a dozen brothers to get up from the snowy ground and walked towards the Taiye Pavilion.
"How dare you, Ang Lee, you offended the Emperor, what punishment do you deserve?"
Prince Yong Li Lin pointed at Ang Lee and sternly asked.
Gao Lishi sighed slightly, lowered his head and drooped his eyelids. He was very angry that Ang Lee had suddenly offended the Emperor. Crown Prince Li Heng glared at Ang Lee, not understanding what Ang Lee was thinking. Even if it was for a performance, he shouldn't have offended the Emperor at such a close distance.
Li Linfu, on the other hand, had a slight smile on his face, as if he was taking pleasure in other people's misfortune. In his view, Ang Lee was still a young man who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. He wasn't mature and steady enough.
Ang Lee also knew that directly charging towards the Taiye Pavilion was offending the Emperor, but he wasn't afraid that Li Longji would punish him, because his unprecedented somersaulting performance would definitely cause a great visual shock to Li Longji. Therefore, Li Longji naturally wouldn't punish him.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Ang Lee didn't mean to offend the Emperor, he just wanted to let Your Majesty watch the somersaulting performance at a close distance."
Li An explained himself with a straight face.
Li Linfu smiled sweetly and looked at Ang Lee in the pavilion. "Field Officer Li's technique is exquisite, but His Majesty has a Ten Thousand Mounts Body. If there is even the slightest deviation, His Majesty will definitely be injured. The consequences will be unimaginable."
"Li Xiangguo is right. Father, Ang Lee is extremely daring. He actually dared to offend the Emperor. He must be imprisoned as a warning to others."
The Prince of Qing, Li Tan, agreed with Li Linfu, believing that Ang Lee was extremely daring and should be punished.
Li Longji turned around, his eyes sweeping over the officials and princes before finally resting on Li Heng. "Crown Prince, what do you think?"
"Father, I also think that Ang Lee's actions are inappropriate and might offend your majesty."
Li Heng didn't explain for Ang Lee. Instead, he agreed with Li Linfu's opinion.
Ang Lee's heart turned cold. His father, Li Wu, was a good friend of the Crown Prince and had always supported the Crown Prince. When he received the secret letter from Tufan, he immediately reported it to the Crown Prince. He could be considered one of the Crown Prince's men. However, at this moment, the Crown Prince didn't protect him in the slightest. This coldness made Ang Lee feel extremely uncomfortable.
Li Longji looked at Ang Lee who was outside the pavilion and said seriously, "Ang Lee, just now, you were like an arrow that left the bow, shooting towards me. Aren't you afraid that I will punish you for being disrespectful?"
"This humble subject and my brothers have trained hard in skiing. We definitely won't hurt Your Majesty." Ang Lee's face was filled with confidence. He smiled, "Your Majesty is a wise ruler. This humble subject believes that Your Majesty won't punish me for a serious crime."
The corners of Li Longji's mouth curled into a smile as he said seriously, "Li An, you're quite confident. Fine, since you've broadened Our horizons, We won't pursue the matter of your offense."
Ang Lee was overjoyed, "This humble subject thanks Your Majesty for the grace of pardoning me."
Li Linfu and the other officials, Prince Qing, Prince Yong, and the other princes all looked at Ang Lee in shock. Such a daring offense was actually pardoned by Li Longji so easily. This was enough to show that Ang Lee already had a considerable position in Li Longji's heart.
Li Longji led the officials and princes down from the second floor of the pavilion to the first floor and walked in front of Ang Lee.
"Ang Lee, how does the eagle meat taste?"
When Ang Lee heard this, he was suddenly stunned. He didn't understand why Li Longji would ask such a boring question. However, he quickly thought of the feathered beast that Liu Luogu had offered. He couldn't help but be shocked.
This was enough to show that Li Longji already knew that he had secretly eaten the feathered beast. He could deny this completely. However, Gao Lishi had warned him that the current emperor was a wise ruler. If he wanted to deceive the emperor, he would be deceiving himself and others and would annoy the emperor. Therefore, he smiled indifferently, "Your Majesty, the eagle meat tastes very good. It's just that the meat is relatively hard. If your teeth are not good, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat it."
"Haha, Ang Lee, you are really bold. You dare to eat anything."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Ang Lee has been poor since he was a child. He is a glutton."
Li Longji and all the ministers and princes were immediately amused. However, only Li Longji and Li Linfu knew the inside story of the eagle meat.
Ang Lee's statement was equivalent to admitting that he had secretly eaten the feathered beast that Liu Luogu was in charge of protecting. This also explained why Liu Luogu hated Ang Lee so much and did such an extreme thing, even sacrificing his own life.
"Ang Lee, these are the warriors who have made contributions in Yuzhou."
Ang Lee pointed to the dozen brothers behind him, "Yes, Your Majesty. These brothers have made the most contributions. Their martial arts are also very strong. If it wasn't for their help, this humble subject wouldn't have been able to make such great contributions in Yuzhou."
Li Longji grinned, "Good, I will definitely not treat the warriors who have made great contributions unfairly. These warriors will all be conferred the title of Vice Captain Rong."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, and the other fourteen brothers all knelt down to express their gratitude.
"Your Majesty, what is the rank of Vice Captain Rong?"
Ang Lee wasn't nervous in front of Li Longji at all and casually asked.
Li Longji pretended to be angry. He pointed at Ang Lee's head and reprimanded, "Ang Lee, it has been some time since I conferred you the title of Xuan Jie Commandant. Don't tell me you still don't know the rank of Xuan Jie Commandant?"
"Your Majesty, this humble subject has already asked. Xuan Jie Commandant is a minor official of the upper eighth rank. I just don't know what rank Vice Captain Rong is."
Li Longji smiled and reprimanded, "You have been in the capital for so long, but you still don't know the official system of the Tang dynasty. You are really something, Yu Chaoen."
Yu Chaoen understood and whispered to Ang Lee, "Commandant Li, Vice Captain Rong is a minor official of the lower ninth rank."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This humble subject promises that I will definitely understand the official system of the Tang dynasty within a month."
Ang Lee smiled foolishly, looking very adorable.
If it were an ordinary official who didn't know what rank Vice Captain Rong was, Li Longji would definitely be furious. However, Ang Lee was only seventeen years old. Moreover, he had been living in a place like White Wolf Village and didn't receive a good education. After entering the capital, he only got the nominal position of Xuan Jie Commandant. He didn't have a specific position. It was understandable that he didn't understand the official system of the Tang dynasty.
"I know you are Yan Zhenqing's nephew. If you still don't know your official position next time, I will punish Yan Zhenqing as well."
"Yes, Your Majesty. Ang Lee will definitely understand the official system of the Tang dynasty as soon as possible."
Li Longji nodded slightly and asked seriously, "Ang Lee, did you really accidentally get that secret letter from Tibet?"
Ang Lee turned to the side and pointed at Li Feishou Yu behind him. He whispered, "Your Majesty, a few days ago, Li Feishou Yu was hunting outside the city and shot a carrier pigeon. The secret letter was found on the leg of the carrier pigeon."
Li Feishou Yu hurriedly reported the whole process of getting the secret letter to Li Longji.
Most of the officials and princes were shocked. They didn't know what had happened. Not many people knew about this matter, and only five people knew the exact content of the secret letter.
Other than Li Longji and Ang Lee, only Li Heng knew. The other two were Yan Zhenqing and Yan Ruyu. Other than them, no one else knew the exact content of the secret letter.
"Tibet wants to annex Dongnu Province. How should our Tang dynasty deal with it? I would like to hear Li Shaolang's opinion."
Li Longji looked at Ang Lee expectantly.
Ang Lee didn't decline. He cupped his fist and said, "Your Majesty, if Tibet's scheme succeeds, the threat to our Tang dynasty will greatly increase. Our Tang dynasty will not allow Dongnu Province to submit to Tibet. We must do our best to stop Tibet's scheme and completely shatter their wishful thinking."
Li Longji smiled and nodded. He continued to ask, "How do we shatter Tibet's scheme?"
"Your Majesty, this humble subject thinks that we should send an elite troop to escort Queen Dong back to her country and help her eliminate the opposing forces in her country. We should completely exclude Tibet from Dongnu Province. Only this way can we completely shatter Tibet's wishful thinking."
Ang Lee expressed his idea. He proposed to send troops to escort Queen Dong into Dongnu Province.
"If we rashly send troops into Dongnu Province, will it cause dissatisfaction in Dongnu Province?"
Li Longji had long wanted to do this, but he was afraid of causing dissatisfaction in Dongnu Province. This would be suspected of interfering in the internal affairs of a vassal state.
Ang Lee said seriously, "Your Majesty, Dongnu Province is a vassal of our Tang dynasty. The land of Dongnu Province is the land of our Tang dynasty. When the troops of our Tang dynasty enter Dongnu Province, it's the same as entering our own land. If anyone in Dongnu Province is dissatisfied, it's disloyalty to the Tang dynasty and Your Majesty. They can be executed immediately."
"Good. Ang Lee, you're right. Dongnu Province is a vassal of our Tang dynasty. In this case, what do I have to worry about? Tibet has repeatedly offended the Tang dynasty. I will never back down."
Li Longji's eyes flashed with a trace of determination and pride. He made up his mind to shatter Tibet's scheme with all his strength.
After some observation and understanding, Li Longji admired Ang Lee more and more. He felt that Ang Lee could play a huge role in shattering Tibet's scheme. At the same time, this was also a good opportunity to practice. If Ang Lee could successfully deal with Tibet and maintain Dongnu Province's status as a vassal state of the Tang dynasty, no one could deny Ang Lee's ability.
Ang Lee's skiing performance broadened Li Longji's horizons. Ang Lee's knowledge of Dongnu Province's crisis made Li Longji have a whole new level of respect for him. He was completely sure that Ang Lee was a rare talent.
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