Chapter 91: The Million Man Monument 6
"Ambassador An, please stay-!" Just as An Lai stepped out of the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Hong's voice reached his ears. An Lai stopped, and a triumphant smile appeared on his face, because since Li Hong asked him to stay, it showed that Li Hong had the intention of compromising with him, so he turned around and asked lightly, "Your Highness, is there anything else?" β
"I want to tell Ambassador An a few words." Li Hong said.
An Lai thought that Li Hong was going to be ready to compromise with him, and he was secretly happy in his heart, to be honest, Li Hong's words may not be unreasonable, Tubo has 300,000 elite horsemen, but if they really want to fight with the Tang Dynasty, they really don't have the confidence to do it, because their foundation is thin, they are short of food, and there is a shortage of soldiers, and once the war is deadlocked, they have only one way to lose.
However, suddenly hearing Li Hong's words, the smile on An Lai's face froze.
As soon as Li Hong saw An Lai's expression, he guessed what he was thinking, and said lightly, "Ambassador An, don't dream, Gu didn't think about compromise, Gu just wanted to tell you a fact." β
"Your Highness, please speak." An Lai said coldly, he found that he was humiliated by Li Hong again.
"It is true that the Tang Dynasty has less than 30,000 troops in the Western Regions, and the number of garrisons in the northwest is only 60,000, but this does not mean that you can win the Tang Dynasty by sending 300,000 troops to Tibet." When Li Hong said this, his voice was raised a few points, and his momentum became even more awe-inspiring, "Because, you Tubo dare to send 300,000 troops, and you Tubo dare to recruit 1 million troops to Lingzhou, and say a word to you Tubo." β
"Yes, your Tubo soldiers are strong and strong, with one enemy and three enemies, but our Tang Erlang is not greedy for life and afraid of death-!" Speaking of this, Li Hong pulled out the embroidered spring knife on his waist with a "Qiang" sound, pointed to the northwest direction and said, "Lone will set up a million tombstones outside Lingzhou City, Tang Erlang will die one, Lone will write one on it, one million will die, you Tubo will not be able to destroy you, Lone will recruit millions more, continue to say a word to you, Lone will not be afraid that you will not be able to destroy a little Tubo." β
"Back then, Gaozu and Taizong were able to establish the Tang Dynasty with 30,000 soldiers and horses, and today Li Hong dares to exchange the people's sons for your Tubo destruction." Li Hong shouted loudly, "Ambassador An, if you don't believe me, let's see you on the battlefield!" β
"Also, Sang Ying kills people, whether he is framed, or what he originally intended, killing people to pay for their lives is the law of the Tang Dynasty, and he must die." After Li Hong finished speaking, he strode out of his seat, walked in front of An Lai, put the embroidered spring knife into the sheath, and left in a hurry.
An Lai was shocked by Li Hong's words, and when Li Hong walked past him, he didn't have time to react. Because Li Hong's words are too domineering, he dares to use millions of people to destroy his Tubo country, which is not something anyone can do. But An Lai couldn't help believing it, because he knew Li Hong's methods, and Li Hong could do it. What's more, in a big country with a vast territory like the Tang Dynasty, a million strong men will not destroy the country if they die, but if Tubo dies 300,000 elite horsemen, it will definitely destroy the country! Princess Gesang, who was about to leave with An Lai, heard such an arrogant warning for the first time, her face was also a little embarrassed, if you want the truth Li Hong said, Tubo started a war with the Tang Dynasty, Li Hong dared to do this, so even if his brother took the opportunity to destroy Lu Dongzan, what else could Tubo have left?
The officials of the Tang Dynasty in the Xuanzheng Hall were also shocked, and it is reasonable to say that they should have been frightened. Is this crazy, Prince? Dare to declare war with Tubo, and dare to say this kind of thing that only Emperor Yang of Sui, the king of Sui, dares to say? This, this--once the war with Tubo starts, the Tang Dynasty will be a two-front battle, can it be eaten? In this way, the achievements of Datang in the Northeast for several years may be in vain.
The ministers in the Xuanzheng Hall were frightened, and they all turned pale and didn't know what to do. Le Yanwei, Li Anqi and Zhao Renji, who were accompanying Li Hong, were even more frightened and almost sat on the ground.
After Li Hong said this, he felt that he was very happy in his heart, so he ignored the ministers in the Xuanzheng Hall and An Lai, who was stunned at the door, and left.
Back in the East Palace, he was in a surprisingly good mood, so he said to Yan Zhuang, "Change clothes, let's go out for a walk." β
"No!" Yan Zhuang received the order and left in a hurry.
In a moment, the two changed their clothes and left the palace under the escort of Chen Gong and forty guards. When he came to Chang'an City, the first place Li Hong went to was naturally Zhou Juan's green onion noodle restaurant.
Today, it is not yet noon, and there are no diners in the scallion noodle restaurant, except for Zhou Jian, there is only one old aunt. The two were chatting, and when they saw Li Hong, Zhou Juan hurriedly got up and said, "You're hereβ"
The voice is natural and kind, which makes Li Hong feel like he is back at home.
The old aunt was just stunned, and then she saluted Li Hong, "I've seen Xiao Langjun-"
The old aunt has lived for fifty years, and she still has the eye to see people, and when she looks at Li Hong's bearing, she knows that she is a child from a big family, so she is so polite.
Li Hong didn't expect that there was an aunt in the scallion noodle restaurant, but he didn't care, what did he do to care about other people's remarks? He smiled and said, "Yes, I'm here to send you money." β
"What money?" Zhou Juan asked puzzled.
Li Hong smiled, took out a string of copper coins from his arms, handed it to Zhou Juan and said, "This is my pocket money left over this month, you save it first, and when I save enough money in the future, I will buy a larger courtyard in Chang'an City, and then live with you." β
Li Hong's words were very vague, but Zhou Juan understood.
If it was usual, Li Hong would never ask for money for her. But this time it's different, the money Li Hong gave her was not only for her to spend, but kept for them to use when they became married in the future. Therefore, Zhou Juan only blushed, put away the money, and said in a low voice, "Okay, I'll save it for you." β
The old aunt on the side suddenly realized when she saw this scene, no wonder she persuaded Zhou Juan hard just now, this little lady just didn't agree to her proposal, it turned out that the white-faced little Langjun in front of her was what she wanted? No wonder, compared with Liu Langjun who said to him, this white-faced little Langjun is indeed a little more handsome. However, seeing that Xiao Langjun's age is less than fifteen, the gap between him and the little lady of the Zhou family is too big, right?
Thinking of this, the old aunt's mind became active again, and she hurriedly pulled Zhou Juan aside and asked in a low voice, "Little lady Zhou, who is this little Langjun?" Is he what you think? β
Zhou Juanqiao's face was slightly red, but she still nodded slightly.
"But, here, the age difference between you is too big, right?" The old aunt refused to give up and said.
"It's okay, we have a heart-to-heart relationship, we don't care, as long as he is good to me, I have feelings for him." Zhou Juan finally mustered up the courage to say, "If I like him, I won't care about everything about him, whether he is a child of a rich family or a child of a poor family, I am willing to live with him and live with him." He doesn't care about the age and identity gap between us before, I only care if he loves me or not. β
Zhou Juan can muster up the courage to say these words to the old aunt, just to make the old aunt die, and don't tell her again in the future. Similarly, why didn't she say this to Li Hong? In fact, she is not stupid, she doesn't need to guess what Li Hong's identity is, she can know a rough idea, his identity must be extraordinary, otherwise she doesn't need so many guards to accompany her every time she goes to the scallion noodle restaurant. But so what? As long as Li Hong likes her, as long as Li Hong can love her, isn't this enough?
Today, Li Hong did not give her a large sum of money, but gave her a string of money to save for the preparation of the two getting married in the future. For Zhou Juan, this is more precious than anything else. Because this shows that this man not only loves her, but also cares about her very much, and understands her very well...
Life is only a hundred years long, how many people in the world can understand you so well, and how many people can accompany you for a lifetime?
It's enough to get this husband!
After listening to Zhou Juan's words, the old aunt stopped talking. Even though the social atmosphere of Datang is very open, the woman's personality is very unrestrained. But Zhou Juan's words have long been out of the limit of what women can do in this era. Therefore, the old aunt knew that Zhou Juan's determination was so resolute, so she said goodbye and left in a hurry.
When the old aunt left, Zhou Juan said to Li Hong with a gentle face, "Are you hungry?" I'm going to cook for you? β
Because of her confession and honesty last time, she no longer calls Li Hong Li Langjun.
"Okay, I can have lunch here." Li Hong said with a smile.
Only when he comes to the green onion noodle restaurant, only in Zhou Juan, can he feel the meaning of life, and he can realize what happiness is. Because as soon as he returns to the East Palace, he must be his crown prince, he must be ruthless, and he must always do the things that are always guarding against other people's calculations and calculating others-
"Hee-hee!" Zhou Juan smiled shallowly, quickly walked out of the store, hung a sign at the door, walked into the store, and closed the door.
"What are you doing here?" Li Hong asked puzzledly, "Is it closed for business?" β
"Half a day out today, I want to have a good meal with you." Zhou Juan said.
Since she had Li Hong in her heart, she wanted a home, and since she had Li Hong's promise and Li Hong's company, she seemed to have a sense of home, she was very comfortable with Li Hong, she wanted to marry him, she wanted to have a home with him, she wanted to take care of this little man who was several years younger than her.
"It's good!" Li Hong didn't refuse, because he also liked the feeling of eating with Zhou Juan, it was very warm, like home.
"Ahh
As she spoke, she smiled mischievously at Li Hong and left in a hurry.
Li Hong watched Zhou Huan's cheerful back leave his sight, his heart was both satisfied and sweet. Satisfied, he felt amazing when he saw the person he liked so happy and happy around him. The sweet thing is that he can have such a woman who thinks of himself all the time, he feels that he will no longer be lonely in the future, and he will no longer be alone.