My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chang An followed Li Longji to the back hall. After making sure that no one outside could eavesdrop, he pointed to the table and chair in the middle and said, "Sit down, Marquis Dingkang."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chang An nodded slightly, then sat down with Li Longji.

After the king and his ministers sat down, Chang An asked, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry to bother you. I wonder why Your Majesty has called me here alone?"

Li Longji said, "The method you told me some time ago was successful. Shaomo and Cangkang have been killed. The Turkic cavalry lurking around Shoujiang City have also retreated."

Chang An smiled slightly, then bowed to Li Longji and congratulated him, "Your Majesty is wise, congratulations to your Majesty, congratulations to your Majesty."

"Alright, alright, don't think I don't know what you're thinking." Li Longji said, "After yesterday's incident, General Wang ordered someone to hurry up and tell me the whole story."

"But now that this plan is over, there are new problems."

Chang An knew that it was probably because of his own strategy, so he said, "Your Majesty, please speak."

Li Longji said, "Shaomo and Cangkang had bad intentions, but the people in the tribes and the city of Shousu were unaware of it. Now that we have held the Hongmen Banquet, we have killed the two traitors and razed their tribe, which has made everyone in the city and the surrounding tribes feel insecure."

"I do not wish for such a situation of self-precariousness to occur under my rule. Although I am not blaming you, according to Marquis Dingkang's opinion, how can this matter be resolved?"

Chang An thought for a moment, then asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, are there any high-ranking officials of sufficient importance in or near the city where the surrender is to take place?"

An important official? Still near the city where he accepted the surrender? Without hesitation, Li Longji said a name: "Ambassador Zhang."

"But Marquis Dingkang, why do you want to ask about this?"

Li Longji was already a little behind Chang An at this time, and Chang An replied slowly: "In this case, let Ambassador Zhang lead a few guards, hold your majesty's seal, and go to the surrounding tribes in person. Eat the same meat and sleep on the same bed, why can't we pacify them?"

"Eat the same meat and sleep in the same bed?"

Li Longji frowned slightly. Although it was a good trick, it seemed a bit unfair to exchange the safety of this ambassador for the stability of several tribes. Moreover, Zhang Shuo was still a wise minister. Although he was demoted, he was still very loyal to his duties. He was planning to make him a prime minister in the future.

Chang An smiled and asked, "I wonder if Your Majesty is worried?"

Li Longji nodded, then said with dissatisfaction in his eyes: "Ambassador Zhang is an important minister of the country. Although he has been demoted, I plan to appoint him as prime minister and bring him back to the capital."

"Then your majesty should do this even more." Chang An said, "Now your majesty recruits prime ministers based on their talents, right?"

"That's right." Li Longji admitted.

"Then why not, this time, find a prime minister who is kind-hearted?" Chang An slowly guided.

Li Longji immediately became interested. The territory of the Tang Dynasty was vast, and it now occupied nearly half of the entire Eurasian continent. With such a large territory, it was naturally difficult to control people's hearts. At this time, he just needed one or two people with good hearts to work under him.

"Marquis Dingkang, please speak."

"In your Majesty's mind, the next candidate for prime minister is Ambassador Zhang, but your Majesty is wise and it is difficult for outsiders to know what your Majesty is thinking. So no one knows whether Zhang will continue to be sent out or become prime minister." Chang An began to explain.

"In that case, why not just continue like this. Let Ambassador Zhang live with the same household. If he survives, it means he has won the hearts of the people. The foreign tribes will certainly not have any objection to his appointment as prime minister. Instead, it will become a great help to Your Majesty."

"If he dies, then we can use him to vent our anger. In this case, the Tang Dynasty can crush these two tribes, bringing peace to the area and making an example of others. Finally, we can posthumously confer the title of Ambassador Zhang, and have the best of both worlds."

"What's more, these people will not obey unless they are beaten, but if you give them both a big stick and sweet dates, they will be grateful. I really don't understand why it is like this."

Li Longji looked at Chang Yonghe in a daze. Does Lady Zibo County know that he is playing with people's hearts like this?

"I really didn't expect that you would come up with one plan after another. I really don't know what's wrong with your brain." Li Longji smiled and nodded at Chang An and said.

Chang An smiled in his heart and complained: Zhang Shuo stayed in the tent of the surrendered household and comforted the others. This is a historical event. I just said it according to my mouth. But then Li Longji said something, which instantly made Chang An's mind sink to the bottom:

"In that case, you, Marquis Dingkang, have done a great deed. Just tell me what reward you want."

When Chang An heard about the reward, his legs went limp and he quickly stood up and tried to kneel down. But Li Longji saw what Chang An was thinking and shouted, "Sit down!"

This shout was heard directly in the front hall, causing all the princes and ministers present to tremble. Gu Li was nervous at this time, and he quickly stood up and wanted to find Chang An. But Eunuch Cheng stepped forward and stopped Gu Li.

"Madam, calm down. Calm down."

"But... Chang Lang... Your Majesty..." Gu Li was so anxious that he could not speak and could only stamp his feet on the spot.

Eunuch Cheng quickly put his hands down to comfort her, "Madam, please be patient. I guess His Majesty wants to sit down and talk with Marquis Dingkang. If he gets to the point of being happy, Marquis Dingkang will surely stand up to express his gratitude."

"But His Majesty has stopped Marquis Dingkang many times today. I guess it will be the same this time. Don't worry. Don't move... or you will hurt yourself. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to His Majesty and Marquis Dingkang."

Gu Li calmed down a little, and sat back down with the help of Eunuch Cheng. Then Eunuch Cheng gestured for the maid to fetch a new pair of chopsticks. He then knelt beside Gu Li and said softly,

"Madam, don't get excited. His Majesty is here to ask Marquis Dingkang to come in today to talk about a happy event. Um... it's not like last time, so you can rest assured."

When the chopsticks arrived, Eunuch Cheng picked up two pieces of food and put them into Gu Li's bowl, saying respectfully, "Madam, enjoy your meal. If it doesn't suit your taste, we can still make the decision to exchange it for another one."

After all this, Zhang Jiazhen next to him was very upset. Even Eunuch Cheng personally picked up food for Gu Li?! Is Chang An so proud that His Majesty can "love the whole house and the whole dog"?

Li Siqing was also very confused at this time. Why was Eunuch Cheng so attentive to this county lady? She looked at Li Ying, then at Li Ke'er. Both of them were surprisingly calm.

In the back hall, Chang An was so shocked by Li Longji's shout that he sat back down obediently. Then he picked up the purple clay teapot beside him and poured a cup of tea for Li Longji to soothe his throat.

"Your Majesty, calm down."

Li Longji took a sip of tea, let out a long sigh, and said, "As soon as I saw your action, I knew what you wanted to say. This time you can't refuse it!"

But Chang An was feeling very uncomfortable at this time, and cold sweat began to appear on his forehead due to anxiety. He even began to look around to see if there were any thicker pillars - otherwise he would crash into the ground and die here, to show his determination?

"It would be fine if you didn't want to be my consort, but why now you don't even want the money?" Li Longji changed the subject and said.

Chang An was stunned for a moment, then he breathed a sigh of relief, bowed his head slightly, and said, "Thank you, Lord."

Li Longji looked at Chang An, who looked as if he had been pardoned, and laughed, saying, "Alright, alright, I don't plan to marry the princess to you. You have lost face for the royal family once, are you going to lose it a second time?"

"I don't dare."

"I think you still dare." Li Longji said, "I dare not even think about it. If I really promise to marry the princess this time, you will probably die in my palace."

Chang An wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

"By the way, I want to ask you, what do you think of the three temporary prince teachers?" Li Longji suddenly asked.

Chang An's brain is almost spinning

"That's all for this conversation. You have relieved me of one of my worries. I am very relieved." Li Longji stood up and said, "You can stand up now and go back to continue the banquet."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After saying that, Chang An also stood up and quietly followed Li Longji back to the front hall. As soon as he arrived at the front hall, Chang An was stunned for a moment - because at this time, four imperial guards were kneeling in Gu Li's blind spot, fully armed, and Eunuch Cheng was kneeling in front of Gu Li, constantly talking to her.

Li Longji turned his head and glanced at Chang An, his eyes seemed to be saying, "How is it? Have I given you two enough face?"

Chang An nodded slightly at this time and whispered to Li Longji: "Thank you for your grace."

Li Longji returned to his seat and said to the imperial guards and Eunuch Cheng: "Okay, I'm out, you can leave now."

"Yes!"

After saying that, Eunuch Cheng returned to Li Longji's side, and the imperial guards returned to guard the door. Chang An sat back next to Gu Li and breathed a sigh of relief. Then he felt a pair of soft jade-like hands on his hands, and he held them nervously.

As if it wasn't tight enough, Gu Li squeezed it a little tighter. Chang An patted her gently with his other hand, soothing the nervous Gu Li.

......

The banquet ended quickly. As the tableware on each table was cleared away, the princes and ministers stood up, saluted towards Li Longji, and said, "Thank you, Lord, for your grace."

As a result, Chang An heard the words again at this time:

"Chang Yonghe, you don't have to be polite!"