Tang Dynasty: The Holy Prince, the Dragon that Reigns Over the World

Li Chengqian said without turning back when he saw Queen Seondeok leaving.

"Start the second phase of the 'destroy the Bang' plan. I will continue to visit Seondeok in the next few days, and make sure she gets pregnant before I leave. Order the Jinyiwei Beizhenfu Division to speed up the infiltration and control the various forces in the Silla Palace and the Royal City as soon as possible.

When Seondeok becomes pregnant, the Jinyiwei Beizhenfu Division will do its best to protect her and ensure that Seondeok gives birth to a child and that the child grows up. They will spread rumors that Seondeok's child is born to the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and that anyone who dares to say that my child has no right to succeed the throne of Silla will be killed by the Anbu. At the same time, they will hold my order and order Ke Di and Li Ji to deploy troops on the border of Silla and Baekje, which is closest to the Silla royal city. If anyone rebels, they will immediately lead troops into Silla to suppress the rebellion.

After Seondeok gave birth, the Anbu secretly killed all the Silla royal family members, leaving no one alive. And arranged for the Jinyiwei to enter the Silla palace to take care of my child. Also, tell Wang Liang and that old poisoner that if his medicine doesn't work, go get 30 lashes yourself. "

"I will follow the orders of my lord." The black shadow behind him disappeared in a flash.

That night, Seondeok had no choice but to go to Li Chengqian's bedroom and fight with him until dawn. Since then, Li Chengqian slept with Seondeok every night for half a month. Half a month later, Seondeok wrote a letter to the Tang Dynasty to give the Goguryeo and Baekje lands that were divided by the Tang Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty as a thank you gift and dowry.

In September of the tenth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin ordered the entire army to return to Chang'an, and then the army set out. It is said that after a month of marching, Li Shimin and his entourage had entered the territory of Youzhou. One day, the army was resting, and a fast horse came to report that the Crown Princess Su Wan'er had given birth to a baby boy a month ago. Li Shimin and Li Chengqian were overjoyed when they received the report, and decided to lead a small number of guards and return to Chang'an at full speed.

Li Chengqian and his party arrived in Chang'an a month later, thanks to the cement road built by the Tang Dynasty, which shortened the journey time by half. Li Chengqian and his party entered Chang'an and went straight to the Prince's Mansion without stopping.

When everyone in the Prince's Mansion saw Li Shimin and Li Chengqian return, they all knelt down and saluted. As soon as Li Shimin got off his horse, he laughed and shouted.

"Someone come quickly and bring out my eldest grandson. I want to see my great eldest grandson." Li Chengqian followed closely behind him and laughed.

"Yu Niang, where is my son?"

"Go away. You and your son are making a big fuss as soon as you come back. Don't scare my dear grandson." Zhangsun Wugou walked out of the bedroom with Li Chengqian's eldest son in his arms with an unhappy look on his face. The girls behind him covered their mouths and laughed.

"Guanyin, come quickly, let me hug my eldest grandson." Li Shimin walked forward impatiently.

"Erlang, look how dirty you and Dalang are. Bath and change clothes before hugging each other. Don't make my eldest grandson dirty." Changsun Wugou said dissatisfiedly.

"Yes, Guanyin is right. I am covered in dust and dirt and cannot hold my grandson. Someone come quickly. I need to take a bath and change my clothes." Li Shimin ordered hurriedly.

"Oh my god, this is such a shame. When my father came back from the war, he didn't even take off his armor. He held me in his arms, covered in blood, and fed me without washing his hands. I didn't even see my mother let my father take a bath and change clothes first." Li Chengqian said, covering his face.

"You bastard, are you itching for trouble? Can you compare with my grandson? You have been thick-skinned since childhood, but my grandson is a daughter of a rich family. I told you to take a bath and change clothes, so hurry up. Ask the servants in your house to prepare bathing and changing clothes for your father." Li Shimin slapped Li Chengqian on the head. Li Chengqian covered his head and rolled his eyes.

Su Wan'er smiled and arranged for the servants to bathe and change clothes for the father and son. After Li Shimin and Li Chengqian finished bathing and changing clothes, they came to the bedroom. Li Chengqian was about to go forward to hug the child. Li Shimin pushed Li Chengqian away and said without turning his head.

"Go away, you bastard. Don't hurt my eldest grandson with your clumsy hands. Come here, let grandpa hug you." Li Shimin took the child and said with a teasing smile.

"Guanyin maid, look, look, my grandson is smiling at me."

"I say, that's my son. Can I hold him? I'm a father, but I haven't held the child since I came back. At least let me get closer to take a look." Li Chengqian said angrily as he watched Li Shimin holding the child for a long time without letting go, while he himself couldn't even get close to him.

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin came over holding the child. Li Chengqian excitedly stretched out his hand and was about to take the child when Li Shimin spoke lightly.

"Well, have you finished reading? Go and do whatever you need." Then she picked up the child and left again.

"Father, you are going too far. You are bullying me." Li Chengqian was stunned for a long while and shouted with tears in his eyes.

"Okay, Erlang, Dalang hasn't even held his own son yet." Changsun Wugou said as she took the child and handed it to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian took the child in a panic and held him in his arms. The two-month-old child looked at Li Chengqian curiously and stretched out his chubby little hand to touch Li Chengqian's face. Li Chengqian touched the child's hand with his stubbled chin, and the child giggled. Li Chengqian smiled when he heard the child's laughter.

"Good boy, come here and call me Aye." The child made an unclear sound, and Li Chengqian became even happier.

"Erlang, my good grandson, you are back." At this time, Li Yuan walked in with a smile. In the past few years, Li Yuan had been in good health under the careful care of the people arranged by Li Chengqian. He did not die in the ninth year of Zhenguan as in history.

"Grandfather, look your great-grandson is smiling at you." Li Chengqian handed the child to Li Yuan. Li Yuan hurriedly took the child and teased him. The child giggled. Li Yuan heard the child's laughter and also laughed heartily.

"Erlang, that's brilliant. What name should I give my great-grandson?"

"My grandson is going to name the child Li Yun, which means he has both literary and martial talents and will enrich the people and strengthen the country." Li Chengqian said hurriedly.

It was not that Li Chengqian was anxious, but the meaning of the names of Li Chengqian's children in history was really bad. The eldest son was named Li 忄象 (忄象 is pronounced as 荡). The second son was named Li 憠 (憠 means to be ruthless in the heart, to exert effort in the heart). The third son was named Li 悘 (悘 means respectful, quiet), which was okay, but he died early. So Li Chengqian quickly named his sons, fearing that Li Shimin would name them randomly according to history.

"Well, this is a good name. Yun'er, come, call me great-grandfather. Erlang, what title are you going to give to my great-grandson?" Li Yuan said with a smile.

"Haha, father. I plan to give Yun'er Dalang's original title, Prince of Zhongshan." Li Shimin said with a smile.

"A title alone is not enough. The prosperity of our Tang Dynasty in the past few years and the expansion of our territory are all due to Gao Ming's efforts. Now he has brought new inheritance to our Tang Dynasty. Erlang might as well invite the surrounding foreign countries to celebrate this happy event, firstly to celebrate our Tang Dynasty's new acquisition of Goguryeo and Baekje, and secondly to celebrate the birth of the eldest grandson of our Li Tang royal family." Li Yuan said with a smile.

"I will obey my father's orders. I will issue an edict tomorrow morning, ordering the foreign vassal states to come and attend Yun'er's first birthday ceremony," Li Shimin said with a smile.

"This kid has become a prince since he was born. And we have to mobilize a large number of troops to invite foreign vassal states to come and celebrate. Isn't this not good? It's a bit extravagant and wasteful?" Li Chengqian said speechlessly.

"What's there to waste? The palace's treasury has had plenty of money in recent years. What's wrong with letting my eldest grandson splurge a little? There's no need to use the national treasury for this money. Mother can pay from the treasury." The always frugal Changsun Wugou said generously.

"Mother is so rich, please support me a little." Li Chengqian said with a flattering smile.

"Go away. Are you short of money? Your treasury has more than my father's." Li Shimin kicked Li Chengqian and said. The few of them chatted and laughed for a while, and then Li Shimin and his friends left. Before leaving, Li Shimin reluctantly told Li Chengqian that he would let Su Wan'er bring Li Yun to the palace after the morning court tomorrow.

That night, Li Chengqian stayed in Su Wan'er's room. Li Chengqian held Li Yun in his arms and kept teasing him. Su Wan'er was also very happy to see Li Chengqian love this boy so much. She smiled.

"Does Langjun like children very much?"

"As long as it's mine and Yu Niang's child, I'll love them all. I'm away on a military expedition and can't be with Yu Niang. Yu Niang must have had a hard time giving birth to a child." Li Chengqian put the child down, walked to Su Wan'er, hugged her and said with a smile.

"Yu Niang is not suffering. It is Yu Niang's duty and wish to have children for her husband. It is really hard for her husband to fight for the country as the crown prince. Yu Niang just hopes that he can have time to spend more time with us sisters." Su Wan'er said softly while lying in Li Chengqian's arms.

"I will try my best not to lead troops to war in person in the future and spend more time with you. Yu Niang, I have been away for a long time. You must serve me well tonight and give birth to more children for me." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"My dear, do you think I don't know what's going on with the Princess of Silla and Yu Moyun? My dear, you defeated the Eastern and Western Turks and took in the Ashina sisters. You conquered Gaochang and brought back Qu Jingwen. This time, you conquered Goguryeo and brought back two beauties. Is my dear always fighting a war or robbing beauties?" Su Wan'er said with a giggle.

"How dare you tease your husband. I will punish you according to my family rules." Li Chengqian's face turned red and he pretended to be angry. Then he started to conquer Su Wan'er. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they missed each other so much that they fought several times in one night. The next day, when Li Chengqian got up to attend the morning court, Su Wan'er was still unconscious.

At the morning court on the second day, Li Shimin issued an edict in public, ordering the surrounding foreign states to come to Chang'an in September of the eleventh year of Zhenguan to attend the first birthday ceremony of his eldest grandson Li Yun, and to reward the meritorious officials who had made contributions to the expedition to Goguryeo.

After the morning court session, Minister of Rites Chen Shuda was waiting for Li Chengqian outside the palace. When he saw Li Chengqian approaching, Chen Shuda bowed and said.

"Your Highness, I congratulate you for expanding the territory of the Tang Dynasty."

"Mr. Chen, there's no need to be so polite. My coming-of-age ceremony and wedding were both organized by Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen and I are like elders. There's no need to be so polite." Li Chengqian smiled and helped Chen Shuda up.

"Mr. Chen, why are you waiting for me here?" Li Chengqian asked with a smile.

"I would like to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, when will the wedding of His Royal Highness and the Princess of Silla be held? What are the requests for the congratulations from all nations this time?" said Chen Shuda.

"My wedding with Jin Shengman will be held before the celebrations of all nations. There is no need to invite so many foreign envoys to attend, which will only increase the cost. We can only ask the Queen of Silla to come to Chang'an in advance, and she must come in person." Li Chengqian thought of Queen Seondeok's grace in bed, and his heart was moved. He didn't know if Seondeok was pregnant.

Seeing Li Chengqian's excited face, Chen Shuda didn't think much about it and continued to ask.

"What about the nations coming to congratulate us?"

"As for the request for all nations to come and congratulate? The Ministry of Rites will draw up an invitation list, and check it one by one. Those who didn't come or brought too few gifts will be recorded in my little black notebook, and then handed over to the Embroidered Uniform Guard. I want to see who dares not to take the invitation from the Tang Dynasty seriously. Those who are shameless, this prince will find an opportunity to personally slap them in the face. The most important thing is." Li Chengqian sneered.

"The return gift can't be too much." Chen Shuda said speechlessly.

"Indeed, Mr. Chen understands my heart very well." Li Chengqian nodded and smiled.

A month later, Li Chengqian had just returned to the mansion after finishing his official duties when he saw Changsun Chong and Zhuge Fu waiting in the study. When they saw Li Chengqian coming in, they hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"This subordinate has met my lord."

"Are we singing? There's no outsider here, so why go through all that formality?" Li Chengqian glanced at the two of them and said as he sat down.

"My lord, when I saw Buyeo Yi Ci outside Pyongyang that day, there was a look of unwillingness and resentment in his eyes. So after communicating with Commander Changsun, I ordered the Jinyiwei Southern Pacification Division to observe secretly. Recently, the Jinyiwei reported that Buyeo Yi Ci had secretly communicated with the Japanese envoys to the Tang Dynasty many times. After investigation, it was found that Buyeo Yi Ci wanted to secretly flee to Japan and restore his country with the help of Japan. Japan also preliminarily agreed to Buyeo Yi Ci's request. I have come to ask my lord how to deal with it." Zhuge Fu said.

"Oh? You have some ideas, young man. I remember Yuan Jingtu also fled to Japan. I'm afraid it's not only Buyeo Yiji who wants to restore his country." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"What does Dalang want to do?" Chang Sun Chong asked.

"If he wants to restore his country, give him a chance. I'm worried that I have no excuse to attack Japan. Japan thinks it can compete with the Tang Dynasty, so let him remember this lesson. The Jinyiwei is closely monitoring Buyeo Yici. Don't stop him from escaping. Since Buyeo Yici, Yuan Jingtu and Japan want to dream, let them dream as much as they want. However, I'm afraid it will become their nightmare.

Let the Jinyiwei infiltrate Japan more, and place Jinyiwei spies around Buyeo Yici and Yuan Jingtu. Jinyiwei should formulate an action plan against Japan as soon as possible and submit it to me for review. At the same time, work closely with the Prince's Mansion Corps to formulate a military plan to attack Japan. Zhici, you will lead everyone to formulate the military plan and submit it as soon as possible. "Li Chengqian said lightly.

"As you command," Changsun Chong and Zhuge Fu responded with a fist salute.

"By the way, Zhici, how did Gaoao behave after returning to Chang'an City?" Li Chengqian asked.

"My lord, Gao Ao has completely become what you call an 'addict'. In order to get the 'One Day Divine Powder' every day, he is very well behaved and obedient." Zhuge Fu said with a smile.

"Alas, how could a prince of a good country become a waste? Life is worse than death." Li Chengqian picked up the tea bowl and glanced at Chang Sun Chong. Chang Sun Chong understood what he meant, and a murderous look flashed in his eyes, and he sneered.

"It is indeed worse than death. It is a waste of food to keep such trash in the world. During this period, I have followed Changle in believing in Buddhism and decided to convert the four princes."

"Oh? My cousin, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, has actually started to believe in Buddhism? I just don't know how my cousin plans to convert the Fourth Prince?" Li Chengqian asked with a smile.

"Buddha is merciful. This commander has decided to use his compassionate heart to guide the four princes to ascend to the paradise as soon as possible to meet Buddha Tathagata." Chang Sun Chong clasped his hands together with a compassionate face, but his words were murderous.

"That's a very good idea." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

A few days later, the fourth prince of Goguryeo, the arrogant Duke of Lintun County of the Tang Dynasty, fell into the flower pond in his mansion after drinking and drowned. Upon hearing the news, Li Shimin simply issued an edict to bury him.