Chapter 198 This move looks familiar
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Su Chen sat up straight and saw Li Xueyan walking towards him, wet all over and with red eyes.

Su Chen frowned, ordered the kitchen to prepare ginger soup, and asked Sun Qiang to bring clean clothes and a brazier.

Sun Qiang came over holding the clothes, “Sir, the clothes are here.”

Looking at Li Xueyan who remained silent, Su Chen sighed, “Change your clothes first, or you’ll catch a cold easily.”

“Don’t worry, Sun Qiang and I won’t peek when we go out.”

Li Xueyan nodded slightly, but her eyes were fixed on the brazier.

Su Chen shrugged, asked Sun Qiang to leave, and closed the door.

“Sir, the princess comes to see you at this time?”

“It should be because of the Tubo incident.”

The Tubo envoys visited the Jiangxia Palace day after day, and seemed determined to marry Li Xueyan.

but.

Prince Jiangxia did not give in.

I don’t know why Li Xueyan reacted like this today.

Maybe something went wrong.

“Mr. Su, I’m done changing.”

Li Xueyan’s voice was heard from inside the room.

“Well, I’m coming in…”

Su Chen responded and pushed open the door.

Li Xueyan sat beside the brazier, curled up in a chair, hugging her knees, looking weak, pitiful and helpless.

“What happened?”

“The Tibetans have gone to the palace again.”

Su Chen nodded, and Li Xueyan continued: “Now in Chang’an City, there is a lot of commotion, and many ministers have changed their minds…”

“Well, those ministers who changed their tone must have been bribed.”

Su Chen smiled and said, “This is also a very normal thing, don’t be too nervous.”

Li Xueyan looked up and said, “If His Majesty knew about this, he would definitely agree.”

Su Chen was stunned for a moment, then he understood why Li Xueyan was in such a state.

It turned out that they were worried that Li Shimin would agree to the marriage with Tubo after hearing about this.

If that’s the case, it’s not impossible.

After all, the one being married off is not his daughter, and it can also ensure the stability of the border, so why not do it?

But if this happened, Li Chengqian would lose all his face.

Li Er…

That shouldn’t be the case, right?

“What did your father say?”

“I ran away because I heard the conversation between my father and my eldest brother.”

“…”

emmm.

How come you, father and son, are so careless in what you say and do?
This was overheard by Li Xueyan?

“Sir, the ginger soup is ready.”

“Well, let it go.”

Su Chen glanced sideways and said, “Drink the ginger soup first to get rid of the cold.”

Li Xueyan silently held the ginger soup in her palm. “When my father and my elder brother talked about this, they were silent. I knew that His Majesty would most likely agree to this.”

“Although it is disrespectful to the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince has no way to prevent such a thing from happening.”

Su Chen smiled slightly, “Who said the prince couldn’t stop it?”

Li Xueyan raised her head, and there was a little more light in her slightly red eyes.

Su Chen said softly: “Tubo is just using the power of the newspaper to manipulate public opinion. The real decision is still made by the officials in the court.”

“The prince has already announced that he will not marry into the Tibetan clan, so why would he let you go?”

“The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne. If Your Majesty disregards the Crown Prince’s dignity, wouldn’t it make the ministers in the court feel unstable?”

“If Your Majesty really decides to do so, it will only bring trouble to the Tang Dynasty. Do you understand?”

Li Xueyan nodded after pondering, “Then what can the prince do to stop this?”

Su Chen smiled. Li Xueyan was very smart and keenly discovered the loophole in his words, but…

“Do you believe me?”

Li Xueyan pursed her lips and looked at Su Chen, then nodded slowly.

Su Chen smiled and said, “Since you believe in me, don’t think too much about it. The marriage will not succeed.”

Li Xueyan hummed softly and drank the ginger soup in small sips.

“Aqiang, go to the Jiangxia Palace and tell them that the princess has come to the Prince’s Residence. Ask Brother Li Jingheng to prepare a carriage to take the princess back.”

They were a single man and a single woman, and Li Xueyan had changed her clothes. If this were to get out to someone with ulterior motives, it would have a bad impact.

By asking Li Jingheng to prepare a carriage, this trouble can be avoided.

however.

What Su Chen didn’t expect was that just as Sun Qiang nodded in agreement, Li Jingheng’s voice was heard from outside.

“Brother Su, is my little sister here with you?”

“…”

Su Chen glanced at Li Xueyan suspiciously, then looked at Li Jingheng who was walking towards him quickly, looking relieved.

“Finally I found you, sister.”

Li Jingheng breathed a sigh of relief, but after seeing the clothes on Li Xueyan, he frowned unconsciously and looked at Su Chen with some questioning eyes.

What’s going on?
Su Chen spread his hands and said, “As you can see, the princess heard your conversation and is worried that she will be sent to Tubo to marry.”

Li Jingheng smiled awkwardly, “Don’t worry, sister. The prince has said before that His Majesty will not do this.”

“But what if His Majesty really agrees?”

“But there is still our father…”

Facing Li Xueyan’s gaze, Li Jingheng stopped talking halfway through his words.

If Li Shimin agreed, what would it matter even if Li Daozon disagreed?

In the end, don’t you have to force yourself to agree to this?
“Brother Su!”

Li Jingheng looked over with a pleading look.

Su Chen sighed. He had already given some advice just now…

“Don’t worry, I won’t agree to it.”

“You go back first and do what you need to do. I can assure you that Tubo will not bother about this matter anymore.”

“I believe you.”

Li Xueyan nodded, put down the bowl of soup and stood up, “Brother, let’s go back first.” “Okay.”

Li Jingheng smiled and nodded, secretly giving Su Chen a thumbs up.

Your words are still useful.

“Aqiang, prepare the car and take you two back home.”

“Yes.”

After personally seeing Li Jingheng and his sister off, Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

I don’t know why, but when Li Xueyan left, Su Chen saw a hint of danger in her eyes.

Could it be that this girl was planning to give the Tibetans a little shock?
After tapping his head, Su Chen casually asked, “Lu Dongzan, the Prime Minister of Tubo, what are your hobbies?”

Sun Qiang: “I don’t know.”

“Go check.”

“it is good!”

……

“Girl, you just…”

“We just chatted for a few minutes.”

Li Xueyan had a blank expression on her face and tugged at her clothes. “I got wet when I went out without an umbrella, so I just changed my clothes.”

“Oh……”

Li Jingheng smiled and consoled him, “Don’t let your imagination run wild. Brother Su is the prince’s man. Since the prince has spoken, Brother Su will definitely help him resolve this matter.”

Li Xueyan nodded, “I know what to do.”

“If Your Majesty disregards the Crown Prince’s dignity, I can also disregard my father’s dignity.”

“…?”

Li Jingheng knocked his head, “What do you mean?”

“literal meaning.”

The carriage stopped.

Li Xueyan walked straight into the palace. Li Jingheng scratched his hair strangely, thanked the coachman, and then turned around and went into the palace.

“Father, my sister is back.”

“But did you go to Prince Residence?”

“……Yes.”

Li Jingheng nodded.

Li Dao Zong sighed, “You should go and rest first.”

After Li Jingheng left, Li Daozon rubbed his head. He felt that this matter had to be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise, there was no guarantee that something unexpected would happen.

After a moment’s silence, Li Dao Zong suddenly stood up with a smile and took out some files, “Come here.”

“Your Majesty.”

“Send these things to the Prince’s Residence, don’t let anyone see them.”

“Yes!”

……

pat.

A small package was thrown in from outside the courtyard wall.

Xue Li rushed out immediately after hearing the noise, but there was no one there.

Turning back to the yard, the candle was already lit in Su Chen’s room. Sun Qiang was looking at him with a frown, holding the package.

“Not found.”

“Hey, this is interesting.”

Sun Qiang smiled, weighed the package in his hand and opened it.

There were quite a few files in the package, which were about envoys such as Lu Dongzan.

Sun Qiang frowned. At dusk, Su Chen had ordered him to investigate the Tubo envoy, but because he was in too much of a hurry, he had not received a reply yet.

It’s dark now, and the files about Tubo have been delivered?
Very detailed too!

“what happened??”

Su Chen walked out wearing his coat.

“Sir, someone just dropped off a package about a Tibetan envoy.”

Sun Qiang handed the file to Su Chen with a smile.

Su Chen couldn’t help but show a hint of amusement on his face, “Why does this make me feel familiar?”

Sun Qiang nodded with a smile.

Because that’s what they did before.

“Did you see who was coming?”

“No.”

Xue Li shook his head. “It was late at night, the rain was heavy, and the other party was very skilled. I didn’t notice him approaching. Please forgive me, young master.”

Su Chen nodded, raised the file in his hand and said, “Let me see what these things are for, you guys go and have a rest.”

“Yes.”

Back in the room, Su Chen opened the file about the members of the envoy team.

Each file records in great detail the personalities, preferences, habits, etc. of some of the important people.

There is something.

Su Chen pondered and tapped the table. Such detailed information was most likely from the Honglu Temple.

But the question is, why did the people from the Honglu Temple send this thing?

and so……

Someone must have obtained this information from the Honglu Temple and sent it to me.

I have no grudges against the Tibetan envoys, but they sent me these…

When he thought of this, Su Chen immediately smiled, because he already knew who sent these things.

“what is this?”

Su Chen touched his chin, “Ask for help? Test your teacher? Or…”

No matter what Li Daozon’s purpose is, at least from the current perspective, it is impossible for Li Xueyan to marry into Tubo.

Therefore, to a certain extent, as long as this matter is handled properly, the relationship between Li Daozon and the prince can be brought closer.

“You still have to work hard.”

Su Chen’s eyes swept across the files one by one, and then, Su Chen’s eyes fixed on the file of Mu Chi, the general of ten thousand men, “Let’s start with you.”

ps: The Tubo Dynasty had a complete and effective government institution, in which a large number of official positions absorbed the official system of the Tang Dynasty and had a strong Central Plains characteristic.

A general of ten thousand men, also known as Qiliben, is equivalent to the commander of ten thousand men in the Tang Dynasty. It is taken from “Tibetan Culture” and “Tibetan Inscriptions and Records”.

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