The Poor Son-in-Law of the Tang Dynasty

After hearing this, Ye Chen immediately walked back and forth on the spot with his hands behind his hands.

So, the Tubo envoys have already returned?

And Li Er has already rejected him!
If that's the case, then you're in big trouble.

Songtsan Gampo was a proud young man, he wanted to show his favor to Datang, but unfortunately Li Er didn't care about it, so he hastily refused.

This will directly lead to the fact that Songtsan Gampo will be very annoyed when he hears the news, and will send troops to capture Tuyuhun, Bailanqiang, Dangxiang and other territories in succession. The whole territory of Tang Dynasty.

Although they were repelled by Hou Junji and Niu Junda in the end, how can there be a loser or a winner in a war?

When Datang sent troops, it would naturally harm his own interests. Even if he won, how long would it take to make up for the lost vitality?

Even though the Zhenguan period is very rich now, there are still many places that are poor and cannot be uncovered. Moreover, due to the limitations of the technology of the times and the backwardness of medical methods, large-scale plagues broke out in many places, which is an impact on the country.

Ye Chen is not a Madonna person, but he is absolutely unwilling to see his compatriots fall into the dire straits brought about by the war.

But now that Li Er has rejected Songtsan Gampo, he should simply refuse to the end!
Songtsan Gampo is not an easy-going kid. The main reason why he married Princess Wencheng, treated Princess Wencheng with courtesy, canonized her as a queen, and gave her the highest status and respect was mainly because he understood the current situation.

If it continues according to the current timeline, he will try to fight Datang, and after realizing the strength of Datang, he will try his best to seek peace with Datang, and then ask for marriage again.

There is no other purpose, just to better develop Tubo.

He wholeheartedly wanted to recover part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, so when he couldn't defeat the Tang Dynasty, he began to try his best to introduce the advanced technology, craftsmanship, and calendar of the Tang Empire into Tubo, so as to achieve the goal of enriching the country and strengthening the military.

Songtsan Gampo knew that one generation could not do the work of three generations, so he became the pioneer himself, and left the other things to the later Tubo rulers.

If Songtsan Gampo hadn't tried hard at the beginning, Tubo would not have caused troubles to the Tang Empire several times during the more than 200 years of running with the Tang Dynasty.

You know, in the next 200 years, Datang spent a lot of effort to suppress Tubo.

Even when Tubo was at its peak, Chang'an, the capital, was captured by the Tubo army.

It can be said that everything originated from Songtsan Gampo.

Since you want to fight, then fight vigorously, and you must not show mercy, otherwise, it is tantamount to cultivating a powerful opponent for yourself.

Taking advantage of the fact that Tubo is not that strong now, it is more worry-free than anything else to kill it quickly.

But this matter is not up to Ye Chen to decide, he is waiting now, when that boy Li Er will come to him, and when he will find a chance to talk to him about it.

He knew Li Er well, so he was not a guy who could sit idle. The difference between him and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty was that he only cared about people's sentiments, and often made private visits in disguise.

So I waited for him to come out from the palace, and I found a bush to squat him, and sooner or later I could squat there.

……

Ye Chen's purchase of the entire street soon shocked the government and the public.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were dissatisfied with Ye Chen's move, and some people thought that Ye Chen did the right thing.

Now that housing prices in Chang'an are so expensive, there is nothing wrong with people buying a few more houses for themselves to keep the value up.

However, some people think that Ye Chen, as a court official, has so many shops that it is a big taboo. If he sets this precedent, what if others do the same in the future?
At that time, I am afraid that the wind of corruption will be out of control.

Li Shimin was quarreled one by one, and in the end there was nothing he could do, so he waved his hands impatiently and said, "Okay, I'll go meet Ye Chen and see what he wants to do. You are all right." Ye Chen is dissatisfied, I know, if you don't get a satisfactory answer from Ye Chen, you can argue all day because of what he did!"

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin got up straight away and waved his hand: "Scatter the court, let's go!"

While talking, Li Shimin strode away, and soon disappeared above the golden palace.

Some of the ministers shook their heads, some sighed, some disdainful, and some sneered, thinking that Ye Chen's move was a fire.

Everyone in the world knows that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty hated corrupt people the most. Once many officials revealed their wealth, they would be investigated.

Ye Chen was so arrogant that he bought an entire street.

Just talking about this matter, how many laws has he violated?
If the emperor tolerated all this, then someone of them would surely do it.

Afterwards, Li Shimin changed into casual clothes, took the guards with him, and left the palace leisurely.

When he came to Ye Mansion, Li Shimin learned that Ye Chen was not in the mansion.

"Then where did he go?"

Li Shimin curiously asked a young and beautiful girl in the yard.

"Ye Chen said he was going to buy a manor outside the city, and he just left."

Liu Yuxin answered truthfully, and at the same time was full of curiosity. Who is this unusual-looking middle-aged man in front of him?
Naturally, she didn't recognize Li Shimin, but she felt somewhat familiar with the person next to Li Shimin.

Looking around, Liu Yuxin suddenly thought of a name: Hou Junji! ! !
Hou Junji once studied the art of war with Li Jing, and Liu Yuxin met him a few times when he went to wipe out Tuyuhun with him!

At that time, Hou Junji, as Minister of the Ministry of War, participated in the war against Tuyuhun, which can be said to be outstanding and brilliant.

And Hou Junji was also very kind to the people of Diezhou, that's why Liu Yuxin was so impressed with him.

Now seeing Hou Junji again, Liu Yuxin was shocked.

In terms of Hou Junji's status, he actually willingly followed a middle-aged man, and his attitude was so respectful, like a servant. So who is this mysterious middle-aged man?

Liu Yuxin's breath froze immediately, and she had an answer in her heart.

But she dared not think about it.

After all, Liu Yuxin is an ordinary person. Facing a character of this level, it would be a lie to say that she is not nervous!

Boldly speaking to Li Shimin, Li Shimin left Ye Mansion with Hou Junji.

As soon as Li Shimin left, Liu Yuxin only felt that her legs were a little weak.

Well, that is most likely the Tang Emperor Li Shimin!
But after thinking about it, what about the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?
After all, he is not a man-eating tiger, and he is not that scary. He has one nose and two eyes. As long as he doesn't provoke him, nothing will happen.

Thinking of this, Liu Yuxin heaved a sigh of relief, and then went about her own business.

……

After Li Shimin and Hou Junji left Ye Mansion, they talked all the way.

"Tell me, what the hell is Ye Chen doing? Could it be that he is really poor and afraid, and when he has money, he starts to drift?"

Li Shimin said with his hands behind his back, with a depressed expression on his face.