"I knew about your previous trip to Tubo. What was the situation like?" Li Yuan had never known the situation of the war.
"Now that Tubo no longer exists and Songtsen Gampo has been brought back, the territory of the Tang Dynasty has become even larger."
"Hahaha! Good, Erlang did a good job." Li Yuan was also happy, happy from the bottom of his heart.
Xiao Ran did not persuade Li Shimin to come to Li Yuan, as Li Shimin's visit might make Li Yuan feel like he was showing off.
It's a different story for others.
"Very good, Jiro never disappoints, he always does..."
Speaking of Li Shimin, Li Yuan is now very proud.
This son never disappointed Li Yuan in fighting.
Every time it gave Li Yuan a surprise.
"Grandpa, go see Doudou and my uncle! Let's have a meal together!"
"Okay, okay, let's go and take a look." Li Yuan looked at Concubine Zhang next to him, "Change into your previous clothes!"
After returning to the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan wanted to wear his old clothes.
Concubine Zhang helped Li Yuan back to the bedroom to change clothes.
Soon the two of them came out.
"Aunt~ Let's play~" The little princess pulled Li Yuan.
“Okay, okay!”
Li Shimin was holding Doudou and chatting and laughing with Empress Zhangsun. "Hey, where are Xiao Ran and Sizi?"
"It seems he went back there, and I don't know what he is doing." Princess Yuzhang said.
Just at this moment, Princess Xiao Ran and others came back.
Seeing Li Yuan and Concubine Zhang, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun also stood up.
"Erlang!" Li Yuan shouted.
"Grandpa!" Li Shimin walked over quickly. It was very important for Li Shimin that Li Yuan could come over.
"You weren't injured in the battle, were you?"
"Grandpa, no, Tubo doesn't dare to fight against the Tang Dynasty."
"Talk to me, talk to me carefully..."
"good!"
After dinner in the evening, Li Shimin personally sent Li Yuan back.
Li Shimin patted Xiao Ran on the shoulder and said, "You are thoughtful!"
Li Shimin was quite surprised this time.
It would be appropriate for Xiao Ran to go find Li Yuan.
“Give me money!”
"roll!"
The few friendships we have are gone in an instant when money is mentioned.
Talking about money really hurts feelings!
......
Li Shimin got up very early because Doudou also got up early.
Li Shimin was very patient with children.
This is the first and only emperor who raised his children personally.
Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun took Doudou back to the room without any help from others.
The couple takes care of themselves.
"Grandpa, was Doudou well behaved last night?" Princess Yuzhang asked.
"fine!"
"Grandpa, let me hug you!"
"No need, Liuniang, just go and do your own thing." Doudou was very well behaved in Li Shimin's arms.
"Grandpa~ let me see~" The little princess pulled Li Shimin's clothes.
“Okay, okay…”
Only when eating did he give Doudou to Hongxiu.
"Uncle, are we going to Taiji Hall today?"
"I'll go check on Jie Li and the others!"
When Li Shimin heard Xiao Ran say that Jie Li was going to die, he remembered that he had not seen Jie Li for a long time.
"Let me take a look later." Xiao Ran mainly wanted to see Songtsen Gampo.
After breakfast, Li Shimin held Doudou for a while before leaving.
Zhang Ananda drove the car, taking Li Shimin and Xiao Ran with him.
The two little princesses did not go this time and stayed at home to play with Doudou.
The car stopped at Xingdaofang, and Xiao Ran and Li Shimin got off.
"I thought it was in prison."
"That's not the case."
"Uncle, have you ever thought about killing him?"
"Of course I thought about it, but later I felt it was unnecessary. After all, he's already paid double the price. It would be more useful to keep him than to kill him!"
As the Tang Dynasty was a powerful country in East Asia at that time, Li Shimin wanted to show a tolerant and generous attitude.
Killing Jie Li Khan might be seen by other neighboring countries and nations as the Tang Dynasty being cruel and bloodthirsty. However, forgiving Jie Li Khan and giving him certain treatment could show the outside world the kindness and tolerance of the Tang Dynasty as the Celestial Empire, making other countries more willing to submit to or make friends with the Tang Dynasty.
The Turks were a powerful force in the north at that time. Although Jie Li Khan was defeated, the Turks still had a large number of people.
If Jie Li Khan was killed, it might arouse stronger resistance from the remaining Turkic forces, causing the border to fall into a long-term turbulent and war-torn situation.
Saving Jie Li Khan's life could help appease the old Turkic tribes and use his influence to guide the Turkic people to accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty, thereby more smoothly incorporating the Turkic people into the Tang Dynasty's tributary rule system.
Li Shimin had a relatively advanced national concept and he hoped to promote integration among ethnic groups.
Keeping Jie Li Khan in Chang'an and allowing him to come into contact with many advanced things of the Tang Dynasty, such as culture and systems, would help the Turks to identify with Tang Dynasty culture and accelerate the integration process of the Turks with other ethnic groups such as the Han.
Seeing Li Shimin, the soldiers guarding near Jie Li's house hurriedly saluted.
Li Shimin took Xiao Ran into the house.
The house is not luxurious, but it is not bad either. It can only be said to be average!
Seeing that Li Shimin had arrived, Jie Li and Songtsen Gampo quickly stood up and saluted.
"Jie Li, long time no see!"
"Your Majesty, it's true that I haven't seen you for some time."
Xiao Ran felt that Jie Li was now calmer.
"How is your health? If you have any questions or needs, please feel free to ask." Li Shimin seemed very humane.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'm fine and have no requests." Jie Li was also content.
Most of the time, life is actually quite acceptable.
It’s not as carefree as before on the grassland, but having enough food and clothing is not a problem.
"That's good!" Li Shimin didn't want Jie Li to die.
Songtsen Gampo was very young, and it felt like he was more than twice as old.
Being with Jie Li is like being a grandfather and grandson.
"What about you? Are you used to it?" Li Shimin smiled.
Facing Songtsen Gampo and Jie Li, Li Shimin had the mentality of a winner.
Although Li Shimin did not show it too obviously, he still had a sense of superiority.
"Get used to it. It's nice here."
Songtsen Gampo was worthy of being the ruler of a country. Although he was young, he was very calm when facing Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, won't kill me?" Songtsen Gampo began to think that he would be taken to Chang'an City and killed.
"I won't kill you, don't worry about that. Just be honest and nothing will happen to you."
When Li Shimin said this, Songtsen Gampo knew that he would be like Jie Li, being kept under house arrest in Chang'an City with good food and drink.
"Your Majesty, I have a question that I don't understand. Could you please explain it to me?"
"Why did the Tang Dynasty suddenly send troops?" Li Shimin naturally guessed what Songtsen Gampo wanted to say.
"Yes, although there were minor frictions before, it wasn't enough for the Tang Dynasty to go to such lengths and launch a war of annihilation. What was the reason? Could it be that Tubo wanted to form an alliance?"
Songtsen Gampo was very curious about this.
"The marriage is the beginning, right? But even without it, it would still be like this. It might be a little slower, but it won't be much different."
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