On the first morning after the end of the school competition, Xu Qing did not wait for the envoy of King Yan to come to the door to propose, nor did he wait for the envoy of King Yan to come to propose in the morning, after lunch, Xu Qing could not wait any longer, the preparations for the trip to Chang'an had been completed, and only after his order, a huge team of more than 600 people could set off. The trip to Chang'an is a good thing for the benefit of others, self-interest, the country and the people, it is already on the bow, and it has to be sent, Xu Qing can't wait for a moment, and personally goes to the Yanwang Mansion to talk to the Yan King secretly, only bringing Zhao Tuozhi, Nie Hu, Jia Quan, Ji Yusheng The four masters and a platoon of the elite of the new army accompanied him, the pistol was hidden in his clothes, and the cold weapons such as swords were hung on his waist.

Xu Qing said straight to the point: "I defeated the Turks, Khitans, Murwei, Xi people, and Silla masters in the school field and won the final victory, should you fulfill your promise and marry Li Linxu, the lord of Anbang, to me?" ”

King Yan said: "I only made a promise to the envoys of the Turks, Khitan, Murwei, Xi and Silla to recruit relatives by force, but not to you, it is unreasonable for you to ask me to marry the lord of Anbang to you." You have obtained the county lord of Anbang, you should be content, so stop being delusional about the county lord of Anbang! After a pause, she continued, "Lin'er is still a yellow flower girl, how can I marry her to a playboy like you?" ”

Xu Qing said: "I know I offended you, so you make excuses." I don't want to waste time explaining to you, I just ask you, have you been approved by the imperial court to marry a powerful ethnic minority? ”

King Yan said: "I don't need to report to you without the approval of the imperial court!" King Yan was very angry and got up from his chair, intending to give an eviction order.

Xu Qing said: "King Yan is a little restless, you don't have to report to me, but your eldest daughter, Li Xiang, the county lord of Anguo, has taken refuge in me, and we are a family." If you don't do anything well, it will arouse the suspicion of the court, and it will affect me, I don't think I can care about you. ”

King Yan calmed down, sat down, and said, "What do you mean?" Let's be clear. ”

Xu Qingdao: "One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, one country does not tolerate two monarchs, the emperor's throne is loved by everyone, and the height is not cold, so since ancient times, the emperor has always been suspicious, and he can't trust anyone, let alone his own brothers." How did the first emperor Taizong come to the throne, it was a bloody coup, right? ”

King Yan said angrily: "Bold! How dare you criticize the emperor! Aren't you afraid of the Nine Clans? ”

Xu Qing said calmly: "You can't let go of your hatred for me, it doesn't matter if you treat me as an outsider, as long as the law of the Tang Dynasty doesn't treat me as an outsider." On the nine clans, Li Xiang is my woman, you are Li Xiang's father, you seem to be in my nine clans. ”

King Yan lost his temper and said, "What do you want to say, don't mother-in-law!" Hurry up! ”

Xu Qing said: "I was about to get to the point, you interrupted me, and you still blame me." ”

King Yan said: "I don't blame you, you say it quickly." ”

Xu Qingdao said: "Emperor Taizong killed two brothers, got the Tang Dynasty, Yin Jian is not far away, the emperor must be wary of his brothers." You have three daughters who are not married, and if you engage in political marriages, and each daughter marries a powerful ethnic minority, then Fan Yang and Liaodong Dao will be completely controlled by you, and the court will lose the ability to control you. This is what the emperor and the empress are most worried about, and it is also what they cannot tolerate. If you engage in a political marriage and get the approval of the imperial court, it is because the emperor and the empress don't want to tear their faces with you, in fact, they are still not at ease with you in their hearts, and if they don't get the approval of the court, the emperor and the empress must be very unhappy, worried that your power will be big, and you will divide Fanyang and Liaodong in the future and establish yourself as the king. ”

Xu Qing saw that King Yan was silent, his face was sad, and he continued: "The Tang army can fight well, is well-equipped, and has sufficient logistics, after decades of war, it has been fighting for hundreds of years since the Sui Dynasty, and finally defeated Goguryeo and Baekje, but it couldn't hold it, withdrew to Liaodong, and gave up the fat in hand to Silla. Is this really the Tang Dynasty army that will only attack the city and not defend the city? No, it was the emperor and the empress who did not trust the generals in front of them at all, and were worried that the Tang generals who were guarding Goguryeo and Baekje would have their own troops and cede land and establish themselves as kings, so they would lead their troops to fight, and their prestige in the eyes of the officers and soldiers was very high, and the three famous generals Liu Renyuan, Liu Renliang, and Xue Rengui, who had made great achievements in the war to conquer Goguryeo and Baekje, were transferred back one after another. Xue Rengui, the first protector of Andong Prefecture, was transferred back after less than a year, and as soon as he left Goguryeo and Baekje, there was a rebellion, and the emperor and Empress Wu sent another general to lead the army to quell the rebellion, and after several years of fighting, the rebellion was not quelled. ”

King Yan was in a heavy mood, his face was ugly, and he said: "I only thought that if I married a foreign race, the Empress Wu would definitely be unhappy, but I didn't expect that my own brother, the emperor, would be unhappy, and he would be suspicious of me!" Although my loyalty to the emperor can be learned, but after all, he is a man, not a god, he can't see my loyalty, if the Empress Wu fanned the flames and instigated a group of courtiers and officials to attack me, I am afraid that the emperor will change his attitude towards me and no longer trust me. ”

Xu Qingdao: "Although your marriage with an alien race was unsuccessful, you have made an attempt to marry after all. It is inevitable that the emperor and the military queen will be suspicious of you, even if they are not suspicious of you, those officials will have to find something to do, and impeaching you is exactly when they have made meritorious contributions, and they will definitely entangle you and make a big fuss. ”

King Yan said worriedly, "What should I do? ”

Xu Qingdao said: "There is no turning back from the bow, if you don't do it, you won't stop it, then you can simply get married." But not with a different race, but with me. If the Tang Emperor can't tolerate your own brother, we will lead our troops to Goguryeo and Baekje, cede the land and claim the king, which will always be stronger than our army to retreat, and Goguryeo and Baekje will fall into the hands of Silla. ”

King Yan was moved by what he said, and immediately agreed: "Okay, I will marry my third daughter, Li Linxu, the county lord of Anbang, to you according to your request." You let Ling Zun come to propose marriage as soon as possible. ”

Xu Qingdao said: "My father is living in seclusion overseas, I can't come without a year and a half, I'm going to Chang'an tomorrow, and I want to go to Chang'an to create the Longmen Dart Bureau and the Chang'an Branch of Xianghe Qianzhuang, and I can't come back without a year and a half." So I want to do my marriage with the lord of Anbang tomorrow and leave for Chang'an the day after tomorrow. ”

King Yan said: "So urgent? I wasn't prepared at all. ”

Xu Qing said: "You don't need to approve anything, just prepare someone for me." Very moments, everything is simple. ”

"Then you should choose an auspicious day for the zodiac!" Yan Wang Road.

"It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, just tomorrow, tomorrow is September 26, nine days are long, two children and grandchildren are full, six or six are shun, two plus six equals eight, it must be made, what else is there to pick on such a good day." Xu Qingdao.

King Yan agreed to Xu Qing's request.

The Longmen Dart Bureau and the Yanwang Mansion each quickly sent out invitations to purchase banquets and wedding supplies.

On the morning of September 26, when Xu Qing came to King Yan's mansion to greet his relatives, the bride Li Lin, the lord of Anbang, was missing, and King Yan sent people to look for Li Lin in the whole city but did not find her. Seeing that it was almost noon, the guests had arrived, the woman's wedding wine was about to start, and the bride had not yet appeared, Yan Wang and Xu Qing were very anxious. They are all Fan Yang figures, they have heads and faces, and they can't afford to lose this person. Xu Qing remembered that he had seen a news before crossing over, someone held a wedding, his sister ran away from the marriage, and his sister had a crush on her brother-in-law, so she attended the wedding on behalf of her sister, relieved her brother-in-law, and fulfilled her dream.

Li Lin has two younger sisters, the fifth sister Li Mingyue, the county lord of Closed Moon, has a good impression of Xu Qing, but she is only thirteen years old, too young, and the fourth sister Li Rui, the county lord of Shahua, is sixteen years old, beautiful like a little fairy who falls in the world, pure as a blank piece of paper, has never been in love, and Xu Qing has only met a few times, and has never said anything, there must be no secret love, the matter is urgent, Xu Qing had to try, and said to King Yan: "The please stickers have been sent out, the guests are here, Li Lin has two younger sisters, you pick one to marry instead of Li Lin, you can watch it yourself." ”

King Yan helplessly threw out angry words: "This dead girl, just one tendon, disappeared at the same time as Yin Jiajie, she must have eloped." I caught her and saw that I didn't break her legs! Li Rui, the fourth daughter born to "Concubine Tian", said softly: "Rui'er, don't you want all Fan Yang's people to watch their father's jokes, right?" You will marry Xu Gongzi instead of your third sister, okay? ”

Li Rui immediately blushed, her voice was as small as a mosquito, she glanced at Xu Qing and immediately lowered her head, and said shyly: "Rui'er obeys her father's arrangement." "Xu Qing is handsome and upright, young and promising, has a successful career, has high martial arts, and overwhelms the crowd in the school competition, and wins the first place, such a good man, which girl in the world does not want to marry, only Li Lin, who has a sweetheart for a long time, is an exception.

The bridesmaid Li Xiang immediately helped Li Rui put on the bride's auspicious dress and dressed Li Rui with makeup.

Li Rui's biological mother "Concubine Tian" was overjoyed, a good son-in-law is stronger than anything else, Li Rui broke the siege for King Yan and made great contributions, maybe King Yan will love "Concubine Tian" even more in the future.

Li Lin's biological mother, Yan Wang Zhengfei Yu Wenqi, was disappointed and was very angry with her daughter's escape from marriage.

After Xu Qing toasted the guests, Xu Qing ate something casually, and married Li Rui to the Longmen Dart Bureau with a huge welcoming team of more than 1,000 people, and married Li Rui in the blessings of the guests. Li Rui's first night was given to Xu Qing, and since then Datang has one less stunning girl and one more stunning young woman.

Xu Qing postponed the day of leaving for Chang'an for three days, and waited for Li Rui to return to the door (also known as Guining) in three days to live in her mother's house before leaving, otherwise Li Rui would be married on the first day, and her husband would travel far away the next day, which would be too cruel to her. According to the custom, the bride cannot return to her parents' house on the first three days of marriage, and she can only return to her parents' house on the third day of returning to the door (Guining), or she can live in her mother's house. Li Rui lives in her mother's house and is with her parents, brothers and sisters, so she will not miss Xu Qing too much and feel lonely. Li Rui was still very moved by Xu Qing's postponement of going to Chang'an by three days out of consideration for her.