Chapter 349 Li Tai's Death

"My sister married far away in Tuyuhun and has not returned to Chang'an for many years. I am afraid that she has not tasted the delicacies of her hometown for many years. I wonder if these dishes suit your taste." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Majesty is thoughtful! When I married far away in Tuyuhun, Your Majesty was worried that I would not be accustomed to Tuyuhun and miss my hometown, so he asked me to bring a lot of craftsmen and Han chefs."

"When I was in Tuyuhun, I often ate hometown dishes made by the chefs, and I never forgot the taste of my hometown." Princess Honghua said.

"That's good, let's raise a glass, this is the fine wine that has been treasured in the palace for many years. I have always been reluctant to drink it. Today, I will use this fine wine to welcome my sister and nephew." Li Chengqian said, picking up the wine glass on the table.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Princess Honghua and Murong Zhongsi hurriedly picked up their wine glasses and thanked Li Chengqian for his hospitality.

Regardless of whether the wine is good or not, it is also a privilege to be able to drink a wine that has been treasured by the emperor for so many years and is reluctant to drink.

"Sister has been in Tuyuhun for so many years, so I'm afraid she rarely returns to Chang'an! How is it being in Tyuhun?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry! I'm fine in Tuyuhun. Since I married in Tuyuhun, I have never been back to Chang'an except this time."

"This is also the first time I have brought my son back to Chang'an for a visit. I brought him to recognize me so that he can know that he has his family behind him," said the eldest princess of Honghua.

Li Chengqian's eyes lit up when he heard this. He finally understood that Princess Honghua was not just coming back to visit her relatives and to see the emperor.

There was a lot going on here, and Princess Honghua's words had a deeper meaning.

It seemed that the situation in Tuyuhun might not be as good as he thought, and he was afraid that the situation was worse than he thought.

"Sister is right! If my nephew is bullied in the future, I will definitely not stand idly by. If there is anything I can do to help, as long as my nephew says so, I will definitely help to the best of my ability. As an uncle, I can't let outsiders bully my nephew." Li Chengqian said with a smile. Li

Chengqian didn't say too much, for fear that if he made too many promises, the other party would ask for too much, which would be troublesome.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Princess Honghua was overjoyed after hearing this. The pro-Tubo forces

of Tuyuhun were becoming more and more powerful, and had already affected the rule of her husband, King Tuyuhun. If it weren't for the tens of thousands of Tang troops stationed in Dafeichuan, the pro-Tubo forces would have led the Tubo army to annex Tuyuhun.

Princess Honghua came to Chang'an this time to ask for help, and it was enough to get this word from the emperor.

Princess Honghua came to Chang'an to ask for help, which was undoubtedly what Li Chengqian wanted, so that he had more reason to interfere in Tuyuhun's internal affairs.

Even if Tuyuhun could not be incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, Tuyuhun must not fall into the hands of Tubo.

Even if the current relationship between Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty is maintained, it is not bad. At least Tuyuhun can still resist the invasion of Tubo for the Tang Dynasty.

After a conversation with Princess Honghua and the intelligence collected from Tuyuhun, Li Chengqian has a deeper understanding of the current situation inside Tuyuhun.

Two-thirds of Tuyuhun's forces have defected to Tubo, secretly colluding with Tubo, and have been plotting against Tuyuhun.

Moreover, these people are also providing Tubo with a lot of resources, as well as some urgently needed materials, etc., and even Tuyuhun's geography, military strength, etc. have been provided to Tubo.

Now it can be said that Tuyuhun has no secrets for Tubo, it is completely transparent, and Tubo knows Tuyuhun very well.

This group of Tuyuhun nobles sold out Tuyuhun completely.

Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty had tens of thousands of troops stationed in Dafeichuan, Tuyuhun, which frightened Tuyuhun and Tubo. Otherwise, there would be no need to wait for Tuyuhun to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty.

Tuyuhun's guide party may have led the Tubo army to break through Tuyuhun's capital! Tuyuhun became a part of Tubo.

After the banquet, Li Chengqian and Princess Honghua left with satisfaction. They both got what they wanted.

"Everyone! The sobering soup is here! Drink it while it's hot!" Wang Quan took the sobering soup from the palace maid and handed it to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian drank a lot today and still felt dizzy and uncomfortable.

After drinking the sobering soup, Li Chengqian felt better after a while and asked, "Did Princess Honghua return to the posthouse safely?"

"She has returned to the posthouse safely! Don't worry, all expenses will be in accordance with your instructions and you will be given the best treatment." Wang Quan said.

"That's good!" Li Chengqian nodded and said, "Let the person in charge of the bank prepare the list of people in Tuyuhun who have borrowed money from our Datang Bank! I want to see it."

"Yes!" Wang Quan accepted the order and said, "Everyone take a rest first, I will send someone to talk to the person in charge of the bank."

The head office has the data of the loan of Tuyuhun branch, and each branch in each place will submit a copy of the data to the database of the head office.

Wang Quan asked the palace maids to help Li Chengqian lie down and rest, and sent someone to notify the person in charge of the bank to prepare the data and wait for Li Chengqian to wake up.

After Li Chengqian woke up, the first thing he asked was: "Is the information ready?"

"It's all ready! I asked someone to make some porridge. Let's drink some first before we start." Wang Quan held Li Chengqian's hand and said.

"Okay! I'm a little hungry! But I'm very thirsty now." Li Chengqian said.

Wang Quan immediately brought a bowl of water for Li Chengqian to drink, and then asked someone to bring the prepared porridge to Li Chengqian.

After drinking the porridge, Li Chengqian looked through the list of borrowers from the Tuyuhun branch of the bank that Wang Quan gave him.

It recorded all the borrowing situations of the Tuyuhun nobles.

Since the bank was established and the borrowing function was available, the Tuyuhun nobles were able to borrow a lot of wealth, and began to live a life of luxury.

These nobles had borrowed a lot of money, and some of the Tuyuhun nobles might not be able to pay back the high amount of loans in their lifetime.

So, these guys planned to borrow money and not pay it back, but Tuyuhun was weak and could not compete with the Tang Dynasty at all, and it was undoubtedly

a case of hitting a rock with an egg. So, these guys set their sights on Tubo, and were willing to betray Tuyuhun and hook up with Tubo.

Because only a strong Tubo could compete with the Tang Dynasty, they could resist and not pay back the money of the Tang Dynasty Bank.

After Li Chengqian read it, he immediately issued an edict to the governor of Lingzhou and Wang Fangyi, who was stationed in Dafeichuan, asking them to join forces with the King of Tuyuhun to collect debts armedly.

If you want to be a debtor, don't even look at who the other person is.

In November, Junzhou reported that Prince Pu Li Tai had passed away. Li Chengqian allowed Li Xin and Li Hui to return to Junzhou to attend Li Tai's funeral.

Li Chengqian buried Li Tai according to the specifications of a prince, gave him the posthumous title "Gong", and gave him many burial objects.