Chapter 65 Xiang Li Xuan Jiang is back

In the first month of the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong of Tang decided to go to Mount Li Hot Springs. At the same time, he took Prince Jin Li Zhi to tour Mount Li Hot Springs and ordered Crown Prince Li Chengqian to stay in Chang'an to supervise the country.

After all matters were arranged, Li Er set off for Mount

Li Hot Springs. This time, Li Er planned to stay in Mount Li for a while before returning to Chang'an.

On the 20th of the first month, Li Er and his party arrived at Zhongguan City, arrived at Huxian on the 25th, and arrived at Mount Li Hot Springs on the 27th.

"Your Highness! This is the edict sent by the Secretariat, this is the memorial sent by the Ministry of Works, this is the memorial sent by the Ministry of Personnel, this is the memorial sent by the Ministry of Rites..." Memorials from the three provinces and six ministries and various departments were sent to Li Chengqian's desk, waiting for Li Chengqian's approval.

Wang Quan placed some urgent memorials that needed to be dealt with immediately in front of Li Chengqian first. After Li Chengqian read them, he wrote a "ling" on the approved memorials.

All the rejected memorials were rejected, and the reasons for the rejection were noted.

Li Chengqian hammered his aching arm. Being a regent was not an easy job. It was so tiring just to be a regent. It was conceivable how difficult it was for the emperor to review memorials every day.

In February, Li Xuanjiang, the Minister of Agriculture, who was on a diplomatic mission to Goguryeo, returned to Chang'an.

"Your Highness! Li Xuanjiang, the Minister of Agriculture, has returned to Chang'an from his diplomatic mission to Goguryeo. Please report on the situation of the mission." Wang Quan reported to Li Chengqian.

Li Er was still in the hot springs of Mount Li, not in Chang'an, so Prime Minister Li Xuanying had no choice but to report the situation of the diplomatic mission to the Crown Prince.

"Oh! Prime Minister Li Xuanying is back! I just don't know what the situation is like in Liaodong? Summon Prime Minister Li Xuanying to the emperor!" Li Chengqian put down the red brush in his hand and said.

Calculating the time, Prime Minister Li Xuanying should indeed come back.

"Yes!" After Wang Quan received the order, he turned around and shouted outside the hall: "Summon

Prime Minister Li Xuanying to the emperor!"

"Summon Prime Minister Li Xuanying to the emperor!" "Summon Prime Minister Li Xuanying to the emperor!"

"Summon Prime Minister Li Xuanying to the emperor..." The eunuchs passed it down one by one.

After waiting for a long time, Li Xuanjiang, the Minister of Agriculture, dressed up and entered the Lizheng Hall under the guidance of the eunuch. On weekdays, Li Chengqian would handle government affairs sent by various ministries in the Lizheng Hall besides summoning ministers in the Xiande Hall.

"I, the Minister of Agriculture, Li Xuanjiang, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Li Xuanjiang came to the Lizheng Hall and saluted to Li Chengqian who was sitting at the top.

Li Chengqian put down the brush in his hand, put aside a copy of the approved memorial from the Ministry of Works, raised his head and said, "Minister of Agriculture has returned from his mission to Goguryeo. You must have worked hard on the way! I wonder if the mission to Goguryeo went smoothly?"

Li Chengqian knew whether Prime Minister Xuanjiang had completed his mission this time. It was not important to Li Chengqian. Asking Prime Minister Xuanjiang was just a routine matter.

Li Er's expedition to Liaodong was already an unstoppable thing, so Li Chengqian was not worried about any chaos.

"Your Highness! After I arrived in Goguryeo, Goguryeo not only behaved disrespectfully to me, but also to the Tang Dynasty."

"Quan Gai Suwen, the Great Molizhi of Goguryeo, not only did not listen to my advice to stop the war against Baekje, but he also spoke disrespectfully to Your Majesty, saying that if the Tang Dynasty dared to stop him from recovering the lost territory, he would send troops to attack the Tang Dynasty."

"Moreover, Quan Gai Suwen even murdered Goguryeo King Liu Rong and oppressed the people."

"I have failed to complete your Majesty's mission! I have betrayed your grace! Please punish me, Your Highness!" Xiang Li Xuanjiang knelt on the ground and exaggerated Quan Gai Suwen's behavior and reported it to Li Chengqian.

"Pah!" Li Chengqian slammed the table and stood up. Xiang Lixuanjiang trembled! Seeing the prince angry, he was very excited. Damn Quan Gai Su Wen, you dare to disrespect me. Once the Tang army arrives, I will cut you into pieces.

"Quan Gai Su Wen dares to despise the Tang Dynasty. I will report to my father and send troops to attack Goguryeo." Li Chengqian said angrily.

Whether Xiang Lixuanjiang said the truth or not, it didn't matter to Li Chengqian. He just wanted a legitimate reason to attack Goguryeo. As

for the rest, it didn't matter at all. Li Er was going to attack Goguryeo anyway. Now he had enough reasons. How could he let him go?

"I will send someone to Mount Li to deliver a message to my father about the Goguryeo incident, asking him to send troops to attack Goguryeo. Minister of Agriculture has worked hard on the way, so go back and rest first!" Li Chengqian said.

"Yes! I'll take my leave!" Xiang Lixuanjiang bowed and left!

"Wang Quan, ask the post station to deliver this memorial to His Majesty by horse!" After Xiang Lixuanjiang left, Li Chengqian took out a memorial that had been written long ago from the table beside him and handed it to Wang Quan.

Li Chengqian knew early on that the mission to Liaodong would definitely not go smoothly, so he had already written a memorial, which was prepared for Xiang Lixuanjiang to report on the Goguryeo incident when he came back.

In the memorial, Li Chengqian made a big fuss about how Quan Gai Suwen disrespected the Tang Dynasty and despised and insulted Li Er.

He believed that after reading this memorial, Li Er would definitely make up his mind to send troops to Goguryeo. He, Li Chengqian, was just a push in this matter.

"Yes!" Wang Quan took the order and withdrew. He went to the post station in person and asked the post station to rush 800 miles to send the hot springs

of Mount Li to His Majesty Li Er. The post station Pegasus met Li Er who was returning to Chang'an halfway.

"What's the matter?" Li Er asked as the dragon carriage moved forward slowly. Wang Yuan came in from outside.

"Everyone! The prince ordered someone to rush a memorial to Chang'an. I wonder if something big happened in Chang'an." Wang Yuan said.

Li Er frowned after hearing this. Chang'an had the assistance of Changsun Wuji and others. With their abilities, nothing big should happen in Chang'an.

However, the prince sent a memorial in an urgent manner at a speed of 800 km, so something must have happened, otherwise he would not have

sent it in an urgent manner at a speed of 800 km. Li Er took the memorial from Wang Yuan, opened it, and his face suddenly changed. Wang Yuan and others were worried when they saw this, and they wondered if something really happened in Chang'an.

"Father! What did my elder brother say in the memorial? Why did he make you so angry?" Li Zhi asked.

"Xiang Lixuanjiang returned to Chang'an from Liaodong, and Goguryeo Da Molizhiquan Gai Suwen dared to humiliate my envoy and despise the majesty of my Tang Dynasty! It's really abominable!" Li Er said angrily.

"Wang Yuan, pass the order down, speed up and rush back to Chang'an as quickly as possible." Li Er said.

"Yes! I'll go right away!" Wang Yuan turned around and stepped out of the dragon halberd, and hurriedly called a soldier from the imperial guards.

"Pass on the emperor's order! Speed ​​up and rush back to Chang'an as quickly as possible!"

"Yes!" The imperial guards rode away, passed on Li Er's order, and the large group of people and horses rushed back to Chang'an.

At the urging of the furious Li Er, the large group of people rushed back to Chang'an within three days. As soon as Li Er returned to Chang'an, he asked someone to summon Li Chengqian and Xiang Li Xuanjiang to the Liangyi Hall.