The two deputy commanders hurriedly visited the emperor and waited anxiously to be criticized.
Li Shimin said coldly: "You two adults are really big-hearted. King Wei risked his life and went deep into the enemy's country, but you are here to rest?"
Feng Li and Xie Shufang hurriedly knelt down and replied: "Wei Chen is guilty and is willing to accept any punishment."
When Li Tai saw that Li Shimin was trying to embarrass them, he immediately said: "Father, going deep into Luojia Kingdom is my own initiative and has nothing to do with the two deputy commanders."
Li Shimin sighed and said: "Okay, since you can pass the information to the Lianhe in time, the Lianhe will not punish you, but you will be exempted from half a year's salary as a punishment."
The two deputy commanders thanked him hurriedly.
Li Shimin looked around the camp and said: "This campaign has achieved such results without spending a single soldier. It is the most meaningful one in the history of our country. King Wei has made great contributions. He passed on my will and conferred the title of King of Wei on the expedition."
General."
When Li Tai heard this, how could he be made a general without even fighting a battle? If this was spread to the imperial court, some people would definitely say that his virtue was not worthy of his position.
He hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Father, I will never accept such a reward."
Li Shimin's face darkened and he asked: "Why is this?"
"Although this expedition went very smoothly, all the credit is related to General Qin Qiong and your wisdom. The Emperor Luojia said that now that the Tang Dynasty is powerful and admired by the world, they have long been willing to surrender.
It's just a good time."
"Haha, haha." Li Shikai laughed heartily and said, "Even so, your contribution cannot be erased. You have such a big heart at such a young age. You let Lian see his younger self. The title of conquering general is not yours.
No one else."
How can you not accept a reward?
He wished he could get more and bigger rewards, but he was just showing up.
Li Tai hurriedly thanked him for the favor, and then he saw a herald coming to report: "Your Majesty, there is a man with yellow hair outside who wants to see you."
"It has yellow hair? Is that a human? It can't be some kind of animal, right? Have you looked carefully?"
The herald replied: "It is indeed a human being, with two eyes, two arms and two legs. Maybe he is a foreigner?"
Li Taiming said: "Send him to come in."
Then he turned to Li Shimin and said: "Father, the Luojia Kingdom is relatively close to the Nepalese Kingdom. Nepalese often come to do business. Maybe he is a Nepali."
Li Shimin frowned and said, "What do the Nepalese say?"
"They speak Nepali. Everyone who comes here is a guest. He must have heard that you were coming before seeing you."
"No. Who can understand Nepali? Everyone, can you?"
Everyone was silent.
"Look, isn't this okay? It's better not to see her."
"Father, this is not okay. If others find out, they will laugh at us. The Tang Dynasty is a big country in the world, and it doesn't even dare to meet a foreigner. Isn't it a joke?"
At this time, I saw a man in his forties walking in with a bag of things in his hand.
He was mumbling some foreign languages.
Li Shimin and everyone looked at each other in shock. When Li Tai heard this, he thought, this is not God's help. When he was in college, he had a classmate from Nepal, and he learned some simple languages from him.
It turned out that the bag contained some spinach seeds to be sold to them.
Li Tai took the bag from his hand, bargained with him for a while, and said to Feng Li: "General Feng, give him the same amount of money."
Feng Li doubtfully gave him the money, and the man turned around and left with a happy face.
Li Shimin took the bag from Li Tai's hand, opened it, looked at it and asked, "What did you just say to him? What is this?"
Li Tai replied: "Father, my son and I spoke to him in Nepali. This is a seed called spinach. He said that this vegetable is very good for the human body and that people in their country love to eat it."
Li Shimin asked in surprise: "How do you know that language? Why don't I know it?"
"My father didn't know something. I met a Nepali man when I was keeping vigil for the former prince. He taught me. It wasn't a big deal, so naturally I didn't dare to tell my father."
Li Shimin's eyes were about to sparkle, and he praised: "Son, you surprised my father so much. It is unprecedented to introduce vegetables from abroad. My father doesn't even know what to reward you."
"No need to reward me for anything, I didn't do anything."
Seeing Li Shimin's excited look, Li Tai couldn't help but think that you are as beautiful as you.
He really didn't expect that this expedition would make him so outstanding.
Feng Li quickly said: "Your Majesty, King Wei is a master of art and bold. He is the most open-minded and courageous person I have ever seen."
"Yes, Your Majesty, according to my opinion, it is not enough to make him the general of the expedition."
These two people were flattering him now.
Li Tai quickly said: "It's so embarrassing for the two deputy commanders to show their love to each other so much. If the emperor hadn't become famous all over the world and our Tang Dynasty was so powerful, this expedition wouldn't have gone so smoothly? As for me, I'm just a fox pretending to be a tiger. It's really not worth it.
Mention it."
Li Shimin waved it off and said, "Okay, let's not let this happen between you and me. From today on, son, the Union allows you to go to court to discuss politics."
When Li Tai heard this, he thought this was an unusual move. He thought that the prince Li Chengqian had never supervised the country, so he, a prince, would participate in the political affairs?
He hurriedly knelt down and said, "I thank the Lord for your kindness."
The class teacher returns to the court.
Li Tai was the first to go visit his mother, Changsun Wuyou. He brought back a sheepskin from Luojia Kingdom for her to make a mattress for.
Queen Changsun was naturally filled with joy and praised him: "On Tai'er's expedition, your father said a lot of good things about you, and your mother was also very helpful. After all, you were born to me."
"Really? Does mother know that my son misses you very much during these days when he is away from Chang'an?"
"Mother and son are connected, and so is mother. It's just that your brother..."
Queen Changsun sighed, and Li Tai guessed that Li Chengqian must have done something outrageous again, otherwise Changsun Wuyou, who always regarded him as his fate, would not sigh so much.
He quickly comforted her: "The prince's brother's wedding is a great event for our family. Why is mother so worried?"
Changsun Wuyou sighed again and said, "He is so disturbing. They are both born to the same parents. Why is there such a big difference?"
Li Tai was full of questions and wanted to ask her, but she waved her hand and said, "It's okay not to mention it, it will make people upset if you mention it."
She didn't even mention it, so how could he trouble her?
Li Tai immediately agreed: "Yes, as the eldest son, my brother has naturally received all the honors and favors. It is normal for him to be ignorant. I believe that he will naturally become sensible after he gets married. My mother must not be sad."
Changsun Wuyou pretended to smile and said, "Okay, mother, I listen to you. Tai'er, now you are going to participate in political affairs, you must position yourself correctly, you know?"
"Of course I know. I have little talent, so I will naturally draw on the strengths of others and make up for my own shortcomings. Don't worry."
As he spoke, a trace of sadness inevitably welled up in his heart.
This beautiful and kind-hearted woman will soon pass away, and the Tang Dynasty will become disastrous because of her departure.
