Chapter 311 Is the Emperor's Heart Old?

The mother had already prepared a sumptuous banquet for her son and her noble daughter-in-law. Today is different from the past. Qin Mubai didn't pay much attention to Yuanchang, the king of Han, who was like a clown. However, Princess Gaoyang seemed to have been unable to let go, and the demon was even more frightened, so the meal was not as good as expected.

After dinner, Qin Mubai accompanied his mother in the courtyard, while Shuang'er went to arrange a bath for Princess Gaoyang. The demon took the little girls to play in the courtyard.

"Sanlang, what happened here?" Mother asked.

"It's okay, mother." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "It may be a tiring journey."

"Fal me!" Mother Liu Shi scolded and said, "This style, fools can see that something must have happened. Say it quickly."

Qin Mubai smiled slightly, said what had just happened, and asked his mother, "Mom, has this Li Yuanchang been pestering the demon recently?"

"Oh..." Liu sighed helplessly and frowned, "I knew that as soon as you came back and found such a thing, you would provoke a fight. Since your father and son left Chang'an, our children have been very careful. Usually, they don't go out of the door, for fear of attracting anyone. However, Li Yuanchang is still alone. I don't know what he took a fancy to the demon, and often walked around her. I had more mind, so I advised the demoner not to go out if she had nothing to do, and took her to the Duke of Yi to live. So it calmed down for a while. In recent days, Qin Xiange has been a little busy. She often goes out early and comes back late for fear of disturbing us, so she temporarily lives in your empty house. Unexpectedly... then Li Yuanchang came out again! It's so hateful!"

"Don't be afraid, mother. Now I'm back. If he dares to be presumptuous again, I will kill him!" Qin Mubai gritted his teeth.

"Sanlang, I know you are not afraid of him. However, at least he is also a relative of the emperor, the seventh brother of the emperor today!" Liu said very worriedly, "You are indeed a little too much today. Why did you hit someone indiscriminately?"

"Oh, do you still need to ask indiscriminately to catch the thief? If you ask this, it's not easy to fight. Qin Mubai grinned at the corners of his mouth and smiled strangely, "I really regret it now."

"I'll tell you, this man can't fight!" Liu said sadly, "You are too impulsive."

"No, Mother." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "I regret it. Why didn't I castrate him?"

"Ah? ......”

"If you don't castrate him, I don't know how many girls he will harm in the future." Qin Mubai smiled coldly, "When he goes back, he will ask God to worship the Buddha. Don't fall into my hands again in the future, and it's better not to harass the demon again. Otherwise, I don't promise to use any method to deal with him.

"Hey...Sanlang!" Liu was anxious and angry. He clapped his hands and said, "Why are you like this now? Didn't you use to be well-behaved and sensible? Who is this king of Han? Can you... clean it up casually?

"Mom, stop it." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Don't worry. In a word, today is different from the past. With me, no one can touch the Qin family!"

"..." Liu was speechless, shook his head and sighed for a while, and didn't know what to say.

I took a break in the afternoon. It's enough for Princess Gaoyang to take a bath and clean up. Qin Mubai was ready to enter the palace with her.

Princess Gaoyang was still worried all the way and said, "Mubai, what are you going to do about the king of Han?"

"You don't have to worry about it." Qin Mubai said carelessly, "If he dares to make trouble, I dare to take it. I'll play him to death!"

"You... are still angry with him for his previous flirting with Wu Mei Niang, right?" Princess Gaoyang asked cautiously.

"Yes." Qin Mubai replied without hesitation, "No man can tolerate such a thing. If someone dares to flirt with you one day, I will kill him without hesitation.

Princess Gaoyang trembled gently all over, spit out her tongue and withdrew back into the carriage.

"Linger, are you scared by me?" Qin Mubai laughed outside the carriage.

"You are so mean!" Princess Gaoyang said in the car, "I have to stay away from the man in the future, or I will be killed by you!"

"It won't be." Qin Mubai laughed and said, "No matter what, I won't hit you. At most, destroy the other man!"

"Wow... I won't do that kind of unwanted face!" Princess Gaoyang poked her head out again and bit her lips and said with hatred, "My heart is full of you, a stinky man. Except for my father, you are the only man left in the world!"

"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed and said, "Don't be so alarmist. If I can't even trust Linger, who else can I trust?"

"Hee hee, this is almost the same!" Princess Gaoyang finally turned her worries into joy and said with a smile, "Don't worry! Uncle Seven dares not do anything to you. Although he is spoiled, he never dares to say a word loudly to me. I met my father later, and I went to his house for a trip. If he dares to be dissatisfied, I'll scold him first, huh!"

"Exemption. This is a matter between men. You don't have to get mixed up. Qin Mubai said, "I'm bored when I go back to Chang'an, and I'm still looking for something to do."

"You...unreasonable, hum!" Princess Gaoyang withdrew angrily into the carriage and ignored Qin Mubai.

Qin Mubai smiled indifferently and said secretly that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, but I am a villain. If there is revenge, I must revenge immediately. Yes, that's it.

Entering the palace, I heard that the emperor was in the imperial study of Wude Hall. The two of them went there.

Li Shimin was naturally overjoyed when he saw Qin Mubai and Princess Gaoyang. Princess Gaoyang tried her best and threw herself into Li Shimin's arms to make him laugh.

"Gaoyang, you have worked hard all the way. Come back, go and see your mother!" Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Good! I'm going to Huguo Tianwang Temple!" Princess Gaoyang said with a smile, "Your father is going to say something about national affairs to Mu Bai again, right? The emperor is very knowledgeable. Get out of here!"

"You girl!" Li Shimin touched Princess Gaoyang's head lovingly, "Go quickly!"

"Yes, the emperor is leaving!" Princess Gaoyang walked out lightly like an elf. When she passed Qin Mubai, she deliberately pushed him with her elbow, stuck out her tongue and pretended to be a ghost smile, and ran away with a smile.

Li Shimin squinted and smiled: "This girl will never grow up - Well, Mu Bai, sit down! Have a cup of tea with me!"

"Yes." Qin Mubai sat down at the opposite table with Li Shimin and served tea.

Li Shimin rejected the attendant and asked, "Try me about the situation in Lanzhou in detail!"

Qin Mubai took out a copy of the memorial that had already been prepared and handed it to Li Shimin. Li Shimin took a thick memorial and looked at it very carefully for about half an hour. He covered it and said with a smile, "That's good."

Two short words include everything.

"The wedding date between you and Gao Yang is set for the beginning of spring and March next year." Li Shimin said, "These things will be arranged by the Ministry of Household and Zongzheng Temple. You have worked hard in Lanzhou. After going home, you can rest for a while.

"Is it still so long?" Qin Mubai frowned gently, "Weichen thought that Lanzhou was a big deal and there were still many places to take care of. Weichen wants to get married early and then go back to Lanzhou.

"No worries." Li Shimin said, "The situation in Lanzhou has basically stabilized. A few days ago, Tubo sent envoys to pay tribute and handed over the national letter for marriage. I believe that there will be no war in the short term.

"Please marry interm with me?" Qin Mubai frowned, "Did Your Majesty agree?"

"Not yet." Li Shimin also frowned, "Because Tubo is really rude, he actually asked me to give them a wedding Gaoyang."

"What?" Qin Mubai raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but feel annoy in his heart, "This is not an invitation to marry. It's obviously a provocation."

"It's not true either." Li Shimin's expression was serious and said, "About a year or two ago, Tubo Zanpu handed over the national letter and asked me to marry Gaoyang. Of course, I refused at that time. Now that they are asking for marriage again, it is naturally difficult to invite other princesses, so they still have to ask Gao Yang. This is also reasonable. But..."

At this point, Li Shimin paused for a moment and looked at Qin Mubai.

Qin Mubai nodded: "Weichen knows. They also want to alienate the relationship between the minister and his majesty.

"Smart." Li Shimin nodded, "How can I be fooled by them with this kind of low-level trick? However, after all, intermarriage is beneficial to the two countries to cut off the problems of soldiers, and a hundred benefits are better than harm. I am discussing with the emperors to choose a graceful and decent person among the children of the royal family to marry Tubo and marry my uncle. It's a good thing to send a woman to the country and the people!"

Qin Mubai frowned and said nothing.

"What, do you have any objection?"

Qin Mubai arched his hand and said, "I have something to say. I don't know whether to say it or not."

"You and I are both kings and ministers and son-in-law. Since I told you, of course I would like to hear your opinion. Come on, this is also a royal family, and you have the right to express your opinion. Li Shimin said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qin Mubai arched his hand and said, "Weichen's opinion is very simple. I'm against marriage."

"Reason." Li Shimin was not surprised and asked calmly.

"The reason is that I can calm down Tubo." Qin Mubai also answered simply.

"What?" Li Shimin was slightly surprised, "Do you say it again?"

"I can calm down Tubo!" Qin Mubai's words are sonorous and powerful.

Li Shimin frowned and stared at Qin Mubai like a knife. He didn't say anything for a long time.

"What's wrong with Your Majesty?"

Li Shimin blinked his eyes and smiled: "This is impossible, Mu Bai. I know you can do it, but..."

"Your Majesty, it's man-made." Qin Mubai said resolutely, "In the past, when your majesty first climbed the treasure, what he wanted to do most was nothing more than the shame of the Beiding Turks. A few years later, such a thing was finally done. Today, why don't you dare to hope to calm down Tubo? Your Majesty, don't you want to?"

"It's not that I don't want to." Li Shimin smiled, waved his hands, and his eyes were awe-ins. "It's impossible."

"Is it because the plateau iron horse and thousands of miles are frozen?" Qin Mubai said.

"Hey..." Li Shimin took a long breath, stood up and cut his hands back. He said leisurely, "Mu Bai, at the beginning of my accession to the throne, the world began to set people's hearts up, and everything is unfavorable. Nowadays, the world has been around for a long time, and the people are used to peace and prosperity, and what they need most is peace and prosperity. War is not the only way to solve the problem. I want to calm down Tubo more than anyone else. But have you ever thought about it? Even if it is calmed down, what can you do? There is a wasteland frozen for thousands of miles. How much human and material resources should the Tang Dynasty use to make the whole empire stagnate for how many years to make it be civilized?

Qin Mubai nodded gently and said, "Weichen can understand."

Li Shimin frowned and looked out of the window, frowned and meditated for a long time. Suddenly, he said something that made Qin Mubai confused:

"I'm really old?"

Qin Mubai stood up and walked behind Li Shimin, and replied seriously, "I'm not old."

"Maybe..." Li Shimin turned around with a slight smile, looked at Qin Mubai with his hands cut behind his back, stared at him for a while, and said, "Mubai, you didn't let me down."

"It's my job." Qin Mubai replied faintly.

"Good answer." Li Shimin smiled happily and patted him on the shoulder. "The wedding is still half a year away. You don't have to worry about Lanzhou for the time being. If there is any change, I won't let you stand by. For many years to come, it will also belong to you. In the past six months, you can stay with Gao Yang and your family. You might as well take them on a trip. Gaoyang is fun. You have been tired in the past few years. If you want to go anywhere, just go and relax happily. Don't worry about the rest.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qin Mubai bowed his hand gratefully, and his smile was much more relaxed. "Weichen, I really want to relax for a while."

"Good." Li Shimin nodded with a smile, but there was a trace of fatigue in his smile. He said, "I will discuss the marriage of Tubo again with the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. I know your opinion in my heart."

Qin Mubai stared at Li Shimin, nodded and said, "Your Majesty, don't work too hard. When Weichen came back this time, his majesty seemed to be tired and didn't look very good. Weichen also knows that Lanzhou has put too much pressure on His Majesty this year. Weichen... I'm very ashamed."

"It's okay. Don't think too much." Li Shimin smiled and said, "Lanzhou is now a pearl of the Tang Dynasty, which has attracted the attention of the world. Coupled with the good news of the battle of Dafeichuan, I am very relieved. Even if someone is unconvinced, there is nothing to say. I do feel a little tired, but it's not because of Lanzhou..."

There is a thrill in Qin Mubai's heart: Is that the battle for the crown prince?

Li Shimin obviously didn't plan to go on. He grabbed the words at the right time and patted Qin Mubai on the shoulder again: "You are tired all the way. Go back to rest early!" When you want to leave Chang'an to travel, just come and talk to me with Gaoyang.

"Yes, Weichen said he was leaving." Qin Mubai arched his hands and was ready to retreat.

"Oh, wait." Li Shimin seemed to suddenly think of something. He looked at Qin Mubai and said, "What's wrong with you and the King of Han?"

"Uh?" Qin Mubai was stunned: No way, do you know so soon?

Seeing Qin Mubai's expression, Li Shimin shook his head and smiled bitterly. He came to him and whispered, "It's enough. You can't show your family's ugliness, you know?"

"Yes, Weichen takes the order... Weichen, ashamed!" Qin Mubai arched his hand and replied.

"This is Li Yuanchang! I have warned him many times that he is really dead and loses the face of the royal family!" Li Shimin's face showed a trace of anger, and he gritted his teeth and burst out, "It's impossible to teach him a lesson!" However, after all, he is your elder and my younger brother. Mu Bai, you can't act so impulsively in the future.

"Wei Chen knows his guilt..." Qin Mubai replied with his hand.

"Okay, you go back!" Li Shimin said lightly, "You don't have to ask about this anymore. I can cook by myself."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will leave."

Exiting the imperial study, Qin Mubai hated it. The emperor knew it so soon, damn it! I don't know if it's the complaint of Li Yuanchang, a thief. It's really fast! However, he seems to be a little confused about the situation. Today, I, Qin Mubai, in the eyes of the emperor, is much bigger than your Li Yuanchang! - Besides, no matter how the thief comes to the door and beats me to death, this truth is my foot, and you still have the face to complain?

"Oc's it, I'm not finished with you!"