Chapter 256 Aunt, You Don’t Want to…

Li Simo's words are useful and can easily break people's defenses.

At least Ashina Hongen was both fragile and defensive.

But there was no way to go any further on this. After all, it wasn't just Li Simo's fault that they couldn't defeat the Xueyantuo. Everyone of them was responsible.

Internal opinions among the Turks began to split, with one group, led by Li Simo, wanting to fully accept the conditions of the Tang Dynasty, remove the name of the Turkic country and submit to the Tang Dynasty.

The group headed by Ashina Hongen believed that the way of life passed down by their ancestors should not be easily abandoned, and they firmly disagreed with Li Simo's request to submit to the country.

The imperial court naturally knew about this, but did not say much.

Whether to submit to the Turks or not is their own business. It's a good thing if you come, but it doesn't matter if you don't come. Anyway, I really need a meat shield in the north.

Naturally, the Turkic people's discussion ended in an unpleasant mood.

The result of the inability to reach a consensus is that the matter will continue to drag on like this, but Li Simo is not in a hurry. On the one hand, his request for submission is sincere, and on the other hand, he is also looking for such an excuse to suppress the opposition.

In this way, Li Simo has even more reason to stay in Chang'an.

He was originally the General of the Right Guard and should have been in Chang'an.

Li Jingren has been going to the Huaihua Prince's Mansion more frequently than usual recently. Judging from his appearance, he and Ashina Yun are about to get married.

In fact, according to reason, Ashina Yun should have changed his surname to "Li Yun", but the problem was that there was a taboo in the Tang Dynasty that people with the same surname could not marry each other, so the surname "Ashina" was preserved.

Marriage between people with the same surname is a traditional marriage taboo in my country. It means that men and women with the same surname are not allowed to marry each other. The ethics and laws from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty were against marriage between people with the same surname.

The rule of not marrying people with the same surname is a legacy of the Zhou Dynasty when exogamy was practiced. During the Spring and Autumn Period, people had a better understanding that marrying people with the same surname would cause deformities and infertility in their offspring, but marrying people with the same surname still occurred from time to time among the nobility.

After the Qin and Han Dynasties, surnames were no longer distinguished, so there were many prohibitions on people with the same surname marrying each other.

In the Tang Dynasty, same-surname marriage was prohibited according to ancient customs, and the Song Dynasty also followed the Tang law.

Actually, the name Li Yun does have some weird meanings. If you don’t know him, you might think he is the Green-Eyed Tiger from Liangshanpo.

The last thing to do at the grand court meeting was to formally promote the Shengyuan calendar.

For now, at least the people of Chang'an think this convenient and easy-to-use method of dating is pretty good.

Li Xiang's calendars are also being printed overtime. In order to promote this method of dating, he has spared no effort.

After entering April, the envoys of various ethnic groups also went back.

The Tang Dynasty also sent envoys to accompany the envoys of various ethnic groups back to their countries to comfort the leaders of various ethnic groups.

Pei Xingjian also brought Cheng Chubi and others and headed towards Dengzhou.

Accompanying Pei Xingjian was Wang Xuance, who was familiar with the countries in Indochina.

Li Yin also brought his royal guards and followed Pei Xingjian to Dengzhou.

Pei Xingjian's troops were preparing to head south to the Indochina Peninsula, while Li Yin's troops were preparing to go to Dengzhou for training.

Before going out to sea, one must undergo rigorous training. This is the rule set by Li Xiang.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be uncomfortable to be in the dark at sea?
Li Yin was an impatient person, but under the pressure of Li Shimin's imperial edict, he dared not act rashly.

His flagship was changed by Li Shimin to "General Zhenyuan".

In Lao Li's words, "What the hell are you, you scum of the world? I'm your scum!"

Li Yin stiffened his neck and gave a scolding, but the one who suffered was Concubine Yang, who was whipped by Li for three consecutive days.

Actually, it would only take one day, but Li Yin was courting death. He got angry in front of Old Li and said that his literary talent was not good enough and that the name of General Zhenyuan was too vulgar.

As the saying goes, a mother must pay for her son’s debt, so Yang Fei is naturally... Anyway, it seems that she is enjoying it.

Queen Kim Deok-man of Silla also set off for Silla, while Princess Jeong-duk stayed in Chang'an.

The domestic forces in Silla were complicated, and Kim Deok-man kept Princess Jeong-duk in Chang'an for her own good.

The Tang Dynasty also took good care of Jin Shengman. Not only did they arrange for her to enter the Sifangguan, they also allowed her to study at the Imperial Academy in Wubenfang for the first time.

On the tenth day of April, candidates from all over the country gathered in Chang'an City.

Since there was still a large piece of vacant land in the market town where the stadium was located, Li Xiang built a special examination venue and two large-scale academies there.

The college has one department, civil and military. The civil department teaches various courses, such as literature, mathematics, science, etc. The textbooks are all written by Li Xiang.

The name of the military academy is very simple. Li Xiang has not asked for instructions yet. Anyway, in his idea, the name of the military academy should be the Tang Dynasty Royal Military Academy.

He certainly couldn't go to the Lizheng Palace empty-handed, so Li Xiang took five to twenty chapters of "The Investiture of the Gods" written by Pei Xueqing and went to deliver it to Old Li.

The contents of Chapters 5 to 20 start from King Zhou's invention of the cannon and end with King Wen's dream of a flying bear.

Dreaming of a flying bear at night originally referred to King Wen of Zhou who dreamed of a flying bear and obtained Taigong Jiang Shang. Later it was used to describe the sign that a wise ruler would obtain virtuous ministers.

As soon as Li Xiang walked into the Lizheng Hall, he saw Li Shimin drinking tea with Li Mingda.

Seeing Li Xiang holding a stack of manuscripts, Old Li asked impatiently, "But is there a new version of Investiture of the Gods? Submit it quickly!"

Li Mingda's ears twitched, he put down his teacup, and asked with a smile, "What is this Investiture of the Gods? Why didn't Xiang'er tell me about it?"

"Eh? Didn't Xiang'er tell you?" Li Shimin took the manuscript and said with a hint of boasting, "Haha, then this is really Xiang'er's fault. This Investiture of the Gods, as you will know after reading it, is a storybook that tells the story of the end of the Shang Dynasty."

"Oh?" Li Mingda also became interested and asked, "What about the front part?"

"This is my fault." Li Shimin smiled, took the first five chapters from the table beside him and handed them to Li Mingda.

Li Xiang was shocked when he saw it.

Li Mingda took the manuscript and opened it.

"Oh, I don't know when Xiang'er's handwriting became so beautiful."

There was a certain sarcasm in what the aunt said, and Li Xiang felt uncomfortable no matter how he listened to it.

"This, ahem, was written by your niece-in-law." Li Xiang had no choice but to tell the truth: "Aunt, you know me. My cultural level is a bit average, so I can only give my sister an outline and let her polish it."

"Humph." Li Mingda snorted, "You only think about your elder sister, but not your aunt?"

"Definitely next time, definitely next time." Li Xiang smiled awkwardly.

Old Li didn't care what was happening here at all. He was concentrating on reading the story.

Literary and entertainment activities were not very developed back then, and Tang legends had not yet reached their peak - even if they had reached their peak, they were still short stories. Where could there be such a long novel?

Such a long novel is a complete dimensionality reduction attack on the current Tang Dynasty.

Even Li Shimin could not resist the temptation of such a long novel.

Of course, having in-depth and simple communications with concubines is also an entertaining activity, but it is too monotonous after all, isn’t it?

Li Shimin felt as if he had returned to his childhood, when he was in Jinyang and secretly went to Li Yuan's study to steal "Soushen Ji" and brought it back to tell stories to the sick Li Xuanba.

Oh, those were really carefree days...

Of course, Li Xuanba is the prototype of Li Yuanba in "The Romance of Tang Dynasty". His name is Li Xuanba. Don't get it wrong. He just changed his name to Li Yuanba to avoid the name of a pockmarked person who was infected with the plague.

Seeing Li Shimin absorbed in the story, Li Mingda also became interested. It was just a little sour just now. Thinking about how Xiang'er asked her to fix the "Rainbow Skirt and Feathered Coat" before, now that he has a wife and has forgotten his aunt, and doesn't ask me to help, he is really asking for a beating.

Li Mingda now lives alone in Daji Palace, which is her exclusive bedroom, so she is naturally qualified to call herself "this palace".

"General of Chentang Pass, did you do this on purpose?" When Old Li saw Li Jing, he looked at Li Xiang with a fierce face.

"It's just the same name and surname, there's nothing strange about that, old man." Li Xiang looked at Li Shimin with an expression that said ugly people are often weird.

Li Shimin choked and gave Li Xiang a cold look.

"Li Jing is Li Jing. If the Duke of Wei knew that you wrote him into the book, he..."

"Will he fight me to death?" Li Xiang asked, scratching his head.

"No, he can thank you." Li Shimin smiled.

Li Xiang: …

Could you please stop breathing heavily when you speak, Aung!

"This Taiyi Zhenren is really..." When Li Shimin saw the battle between Taiyi Zhenren and Shiji Niangniang, he was a little speechless: "He really has no regard for his dignity. It was clearly Li Nezha who shot Caiyun Tong'er to death first, but he is so unreasonable..."

"Oh, what can I do?" Li Xiang spread his hands.

He doesn't comment much either.

Li Shimin looked down again and saw Jiang Ziya coming down the mountain.

"Oh, it's Taigong Wang." Li Shimin continued to read on with joy.

From ancient times to the present, the emperor's favorite minister is Zhuge Liang. When Zhuge Liang is not around, emperors like Yi Yin and Jiang Shang.

"This Yuanshi Tianzun..." Old Li looked up at Li Xiang.

Li Xiang originally wanted to say that you have played all of them, but he held it back.

Something is wrong. After all, this is his A-Weng, not Tangguo Qiang.

Old Li was also a little surprised. Could it be that he is really your second uncle?

Then he saw Ma, who despised Jiang Ziya, and couldn't help but stamp his feet and sigh.

"Tai Gong Wang is such a virtuous minister, but he has to marry such a woman. It's true that a good man cannot have a good wife..."

"A lazy man marrying a pretty girl?" Li Xiang raised his head suspiciously: "Then... Grandfather, are you a lazy man marrying a pretty girl like me?"

Hearing what Li Xiang said, Old Li slammed the table heavily.

"Grandpa is a good man, and grandma is a pretty girl." Li Xiang quickly changed his words: "You two are a perfect match, born to be a pair..."

"Eh?" Li Shimin was misled by Li Xiang: "Green plums and green tea? I saw in the Shishuo Xinyu written by Liu Jibo, the King of Linchuan, that there is an allusion of Wei Wu 'looking at plums to quench his thirst'. Could it be that green plums can also be used to make tea and taste good?"

Yes, Liu Yiqing, courtesy name Jibo...

There was no "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" at that time, so naturally there was no story of "discussing heroes over green plum wine".

"Why not try it? I heard it tastes good too." Li Xiang said.

"Yeah." Li Shimin lowered his head and continued reading: "Try next time."

Li Xiang turned his head to look at Li Mingda again and found that the other party had already finished reading the first five chapters of "The Investiture of the Gods" and was staring at him in a daze with his chin in his hand.

The little elephant stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Li Mingda.

"Aunt, come back to your senses."

"Oh." Li Mingda came back to his senses and asked in a daze, "What on earth is wrong with Xiang'er's brain that he can come up with such a magnificent and fantastic story?"

"These were all written by my sister. I just provided some small ideas." Li Xiang said with a smile.

Li Mingda stretched out his hand and hit Li Xiang on the head.

"Aunt, don't hit my head next time." Li Xiang said seriously.

"What?" Li Mingda found Li Xiaoxiang's expression a little funny.

"Aunt, you don't want your nephew to become stupid like this, right?" Li Xiang coughed.

Li Mingda thought about it, stretched out his hand and then retracted it.

Forget it, what if the child really becomes stupid?
"Aye, have you finished reading it?" Li Mingda turned around and asked Li Shimin pitifully.

Old Li laughed and handed the first ten chapters he had read to Li Mingda.

"Wow, he really is worthy of being Taigong Wang. His technique of subduing ghosts and catching monsters is truly unpredictable!" When Old Li saw Jiang Ziya catching ghosts and burning the Pipa Demon with fire, his body was shocked.

He really took the stories in the book seriously. After all, it was written by his grandson and read from the Emperor Kangxi. How could it be false?
Li Xiang did not explain, but asked Lao Li to continue reading.

He stood up and asked Fubao to bring in the freshly prepared dinner.

This person can't just read books, he still needs to eat.

Soon, Fu Bao and his people came in and placed... two hamburgers on Lao Li's table.

As a horse emperor, it was normal for Li Shimin to have a big appetite.

There are also two Li Xiangs and one Li Mingda.

Just then, Li Shimin saw Bo Yikao being made into meat patties and fed to Ji Chang. He slammed the table and angrily cursed, "Cruel! Too cruel! How can there be such a cruel act in this world!"

As he spoke, he looked down and saw the burger in front of him.

You know what, the cute shape of the hamburger is really appetizing.

Especially an old kid like Li Shimin with a young mentality.

"What is this?" Li Shimin asked with interest, picked up one and took a bite.

The fresh taste made him feel comfortable and relaxed.

"Bo Yikao." Li Xiang lifted the bread crust on the hamburger and pointed at the meat patty.

Old Li choked for a moment, then quickly reached out to Li Xiang.

Li Xiang understood and handed over a bowl of water.

Old Li grabbed the bowl of water, took a big gulp, combed his hair for a long time, and looked at Li Xiang with an unfriendly look.

"How can you, boy, do this..."

While speaking, he looked down at the burger in his hand and made a "teh" sound.

Li Mingda didn't understand the joke. He looked at Li Shimin and then at Li Xiang with his eyes wide open. He didn't know what riddle these two men were solving.

"Hahaha..." Li Xiang picked up the hamburger, thought about it, and still didn't tell the next hellish joke.

Question: How did King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, posthumously confer a title on his eldest brother?
Answer: Burger King...

(There will be another chapter later. I will go forage for food first. I have been taking injections for a day and feel much better now.)
(End of this chapter)