Datang: Li Er, are you teaching me how to do things?

Chapter 408 Xie Shuying's Ambition
The sky was much brighter, Chen Ming came to visit Xie's house, and he brought a pack of pickles, saying it was a specialty of his hometown.

Although Xie Cong had already eaten, Xie Shuying still cooked some more porridge, so he also sat down.

At this time, the common people in the Tang Dynasty usually ate two meals, but the Xie family used to be rich, so naturally they ate three meals.

Although the family is in decline now, the two brothers and sisters have long been used to it.

If you don't eat breakfast, the two of you will growl hungry and be listless throughout the morning.

Fortunately, the treatment of soldiers in the East Palace is good enough, and Xie Cong can eat three meals as a soldier.

At this time, drinking porridge and smelling pickles, Xie Cong's face was full of disgust.

"I don't know how long this pickle has been stored. It should not be eaten. Will it cause diarrhea?"

Xie Shuying rolled her eyes at her brother, and then said: "Brother, you hesitated to speak after you came back, is there something wrong?"

Xie Cong nodded, and then said: "Sister, does that Chen Ming know your real identity?"

Xie Shuying blushed slightly, then nodded: "He may have guessed something."

"How does this work?"

Xie Cong was a little excited, and then he stood up, "He is just a poor scholar, how can he be worthy of you?"

"Brother, whether a man and a woman are worthy or not, we can only say whether they like each other."

"Oh, don't you like people like that?"

Xie Shuying turned her head, and continued: "In this world, how can it be so easy to meet someone you like."

She paused, and then said seriously: "But even if I don't like Chen Ming, he still has good intentions, you can't belittle others."

Hearing this, Xie Cong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "I didn't mean to belittle him on purpose, I just hope you understand yourself, don't just find a man just because of our current situation."

"You are so outstanding, there is only one person in the whole world who is worthy of you."

Xie Shuying smiled slightly, "Who is it? Can it enter your eyes?"

Xie Cong thought of Li Yun, and he got excited. He continued, "Sister, this person is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He is really very powerful."

"It's not just good-looking, it's really good-looking, prettier than me."

"He is not only good-looking, but also very powerful. He is a master of archery and swordsmanship. At the same time, he rides horses, paints, writes poems, and... Do you know what I saw today?"

Xie Cong actually didn't know that Li Yun could compose poems and paintings, he just made it up.

Xie Shuying heard the words, smiled slightly and said, "What did you see?"

Xie Cong then recounted what happened today, and finally said with emotion: "Your Highness is so powerful, and he is so focused on doing things. I really didn't expect this. He is really too strong."

Xie Shuying laughed, "If elder brother likes it, then you just follow him."

Xie Cong thought of his previous agreement with Li Yun, but it has been voided at this time.

He was also embarrassed to look for Li Yun with the cheek.

He smiled, and then said: "Sister, do you think that a talented person like His Highness is worthy of you?"

Xie Shuying nodded, "Of course I deserve it, but I won't like him, and I won't follow him."

"Why is this?"

"A country girl like me has been used to it since I was a child. If I marry into the royal family and stay in the palace every day, I can't stand it."

Xie Cong didn't know that Li Yun's wives, except Wei Wanyu, who rarely went out because of their special status, the others often went out.

Li Yun will not restrain them at all.

Hearing Xie Shuying's words at this time, he nodded with a wry smile, "That's true, if you really marry into the palace, it will be troublesome."

He was somewhat disappointed. He thought that the match made in heaven didn't seem so compatible now.

……

In a room in Datang Jian'an Square, two middle-aged men sat facing each other.

The middle-aged man on the left has a pierced face and pockmarks all over his face. He looks a little funny, but he is very tall when he is sitting. If he stands up, he is a full 1.9 meters.

Looking at the funny face has also become fierce.

This person is the Turkic envoy this time, his name is Esmo, and he is also a well-known warrior in Eastern Turkic.

But despite his tall stature and bear-like body, he is actually a courageous and resourceful person.

This time he came to Chang'an, not only to attack Datang's vigor, but also an important task, which was to spy on the number of troops of Datang's guards.

Recently, Datang has continuously transferred troops. It is said that Cheng Yaojin, who is already at home, and Qin Qiong and other veterans have been invited out.

Dong Tujue naturally attaches great importance to it.

But now it is not two years ago, Jieli Khan has no capital to be proud of.

Two years ago, Jieli Khan commanded an army, went all the way to the outside of Chang'an City.

All the wealthy families in the Central Plains were frightened and fled one after another.

But only two years later, Xieli favored treacherous ministers in the grassland and trusted the people of the Western Regions, but he attacked the Turkic people.

This greatly weakened Jieli Khan's prestige in the grassland.

Not only Xue Yantuo was against Xieli, but even the little Khan Tuli was against Xieli.

There are also many tribes who do not like Xieli and surrender to Xue Yantuo.

Jieli sent troops to attack Xue Yantuo several times, but they all failed.

Of course, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. In any case, there are 10,000+ grassland troops under Jieli Khan.

He is still the strongest Khan in the grassland, but because of Tuli's disobedience, and the existence of people like Xue Yantuo Yinan Khan.

It made it impossible for Xieli to direct all his strength at Datang, so he knew that Datang was preparing for war.

But he didn't take the initiative to send a large army to attack Datang, that is, he sent a small army to harass the border.

Such interference cannot affect Datang's strategy at all.

Xieli is not a fool, so he sent Esmo over here, not only to destroy the morale of Datang, but also to investigate all kinds of information about Datang.

Some intelligence officers stationed in Chang'an had received information about the military affairs of the Tang Dynasty, but they have not passed on the information yet.

That person has a special status and cannot leave the station during ordinary times, so they need to be together at a specific time to make transactions.

The two-day obstacle course is an opportunity.

At that time, Li Shimin will also come out, and some people in the army will also be on vacation.

At that time, it was time for Esmo to get the information.

The middle-aged man opposite Esmo was much more attractive. This man was wearing a feather fan, which swayed gently from time to time, giving him a hint of Zhuge Liang.

Coupled with his elegant temperament, in terms of appearance, this person can be said to be better than Esmo.

This man is called Pu Lincheng, he is from Goguryeo, and he is a disciple of the Pu family, a big family in Goguryeo.

He was on duty in the Goguryeo Ritual Department, and he was also the person in charge of Goguryeo this time.

(End of this chapter)