The Poor Son-in-Law of the Tang Dynasty

After Ye Chen returned to Chang'an City with Li Ji, he found something was wrong.

According to common sense, if the class teacher returns to the court, if he wants to be awarded the title, Ye Chen should not be alone!

Although it is impossible for all the soldiers to enter the city to accept the reward, at least some high-level generals must be represented to accept the reward, right?

So he couldn't help asking: "Li Shangshu, why did you only bring me into the city?"

"Your Majesty wants to meet you alone, and everyone else has their own rewards. You don't have to worry about that."

Li Ji replied calmly.

Li Ji's answer made Ye Chen feel even more wrong.

So anomalous.

But he still didn't say anything, followed Li Ji all the way to the palace, and met Li Shimin.

After seeing Li Shimin, Li Ji withdrew.

"My hero is back!"

Li Shimin laughed.

"See Your Majesty."

Ye Chen had no expression on his face, and lightly bowed his hands in salute.

"There is no need to be too polite. You have solved the serious problem of Tubo for me. I should thank you. From now on, I will allow you to meet the Holy Majesty without saluting! Of course, except in public!"

Li Shimin seemed very enthusiastic, and came to Ye Chen on his own initiative, took his hand and sat down.

The two sat opposite each other, and the table was filled with good wine and food in advance.

"We haven't had a drink for a long time, let's have a drink today, and we won't go home without getting drunk!"

Li Shimin took the initiative to pour wine for Ye Chen.

Li Shimin's actions made Ye Chen feel more wrong.

He became a little impatient, and said lightly: "Your Majesty, just say what you want, and there is no need to deal with these stupid things."

Ye Chen's attitude made Li Shimin startled slightly, a little embarrassed.

"Look at you brat, I want to have a drink with you, why are you still so stern?"

Li Shimin sighed and put down the jug.

"Then this first glass of wine should be a toast to those soldiers who died! Without their hard work, we would not have the qualifications for the two of us to sit here and enjoy it today."

With that said, Ye Chen picked up the wine glass and sprinkled it on the ground.

Li Shimin was stunned again.

"That's right, respect the dead soldiers!"

Li Shimin nodded, and followed Ye Chen's example, spilling a glass of wine on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude. I am not in the mood to drink today. If you have something to say, just say it. If there is nothing, I will leave."

Ye Chen's tone was flat and slightly indifferent.

He has already noticed the strangeness of Li Shimin. It's fine if he didn't welcome him grandly when he returned to the imperial court. Now that he's doing this, it's obvious that he doesn't trust Ye Chen.

What Ye Chen hates the most is that he has paid, but others have doubts about his dedication.

"Ye Chen!"

Li Shimin quickly stopped him, sighed and said: "I don't have any other intentions. Today, there are only you and me in the hall. I also know that you are not a person who likes to mess around, so I'll just say it straight."

"please say."

Ye Chen nodded.

"How did your [-] Divine Machine Battalion come about? How did those powerful firearms come about?"

Li Shimin's eyes were full of doubts.

"I confiscated the firearms from the Tubo army, and the soldiers of the Shenji camp were refugees I recruited from the local area."

Ye Chen's answer was obviously not convincing.

How can Li Shimin believe it?
Would Tubo have such powerful technology to develop such incredible weapons?

For the recruited refugees, this answer is also very pale.

What happened so coincidentally that Ye Chen caught up with you?

Since they are refugees, it means that their identities are unknown, and Li Shimin can't find out about their backgrounds.

So Li Shimin knew that Ye Chen didn't want to tell the truth to him.

"Ye Chen, you can't blame me for not trusting you. If you don't tell me the truth, how can I trust you? With the existence of Shenjiying, I don't know whether it's an enemy or a friend. Can't you understand me? "

Li Shimin shook his head, slightly bitter.

"I'll just say a word."

Ye Chen looked firmly: "As long as Your Majesty doesn't ask too many questions, I guarantee that these Shenji Battalions will always be Tang's sharp swords. The sharp knives in Your Majesty's hands will only stab the enemy, and will never stab Your Majesty!"

"Ye Chen, you..."

Li Shimin was speechless for a while.

Ye Chen is determined to hide the origin of Shenjiying.

Li Shimin also understood that Ye Chen wanted to save some capital for his life.

But who is the emperor of the two?

You are right to save your life, but the problem is, the way you save your life is a great threat to me!

"That's all I said. If His Majesty insists on not believing it, then I won't be an official!"

With that said, Ye Chen threw the official seal in front of Li Shimin.

"Ye Chen, you are too courageous! How much effort have I made to consolidate the imperial power? If you set a precedent, how many families will follow? You are creating a problem for me!"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth, a little angry.

"I don't care what others do, I can only guarantee my loyalty."

Ye Chen's tone was cold, without any emotion.

Li Shimin really didn't know how to answer Ye Chen's words.

After being silent for a while, Li Shimin waved his hand and sighed: "That's all, since you don't want to say more, I don't want to ask too much, but I have one condition, the Shenji Camp is under my direct jurisdiction. When you need it, I will Will give it to you!"

"No."

Ye Chen shook his head: "There is no room for negotiation on this matter. The Shenji Camp belongs to me, and no one has the right to touch them."

"Ye Chen, you, you are rebelling!!"

Li Shimin knocked on the table and said sharply.

"Anyway, if you resign, you won't give me a way out. I can rebel now and show you! I know you have ambushed a lot of troops in secret, but if I want to kill you, at such a short distance, a hundred of you , I can kill them all!"

Ye Chen's tone was full of killing intent.

"Why can't you take a step back and let me feel at ease?"

Ye Chen's words made Li Shimin's face pale.

He was reluctant to kill Ye Chen, let alone break with Ye Chen.

He has already decided to promote Ye Chen to a high position, and even marry his daughter to him, so that he can become a super gentry. What he wants is for Ye Chen to step back a little and give him the Shenjiying.

"I won't let you feel at ease?"

Ye Chen asked sharply: "From the chaos of the party to the current Tubo invasion, which time have I not done my best to consolidate your country and made great contributions? You keep saying that you will never chill the hearts of heroes. But what are you doing now?"

"Isn't it because of your Shenji Battalion, the threat is too great???"

Not to be outdone, Li Shimin argued with Ye Chen with a blushing face.

"The Shenji Camp can only be fully utilized in my hands. In the hands of anyone else, they will be useless, and they will even be reduced to a tool for the family to fight for power. What if it is in your hands? ? Can you personally command them to fight?"

"When the time comes, don't you want to hand it over to other people, let them lead and command, don't you feel relieved if you hand it over to someone else, but you don't feel relieved if you hand it over to me? What kind of bullshit is this?"

Ye Chen's voice raised again, directly suppressing Li Shimin's momentum.