Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

"Awoo awoo awoo~~~"

The loud howls of wolves echoed through places like Yangcheng Palace.

That could be said to have instantly put the entire palace on high alert.

When faced with Princess Gaoyang's question, Cheng Yaojin's retainers couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

“Your Highness, I can assure you that they are indeed dogs, a breed called Huskies bred by the locals north of Baikal County, who are responsible for pulling carts in the snow.”

Upon hearing the words "pulling a cart".

Gao Yang turned his head and looked at the dozen or so guys who were still in the cage, sometimes howling like wolves, sometimes digging holes in the ground in unison.

"Pull a cart? Are you sure they can pull a cart?"

Princesses Gao Yang and the others, who had originally come just to watch the spectacle, were even more skeptical.

"It should be a sled..."

A gentle voice, tinged with amusement, came from behind them.

Everyone turned around and saw that the Crown Prince Li Chengqian had been alerted, so they quickly bowed.

"This humble servant greets Your Highness the Crown Prince..."

He gestured to the soldiers and eunuchs to dispense with formalities, and then Li Chengqian walked to the cage in surprise, looking at the dozen or so huskies inside, whose eyes alone clearly indicated that they were of frighteningly pure blood.

He couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Looking at Cheng Yaojin, who seemed a little embarrassed behind him, he pointed at the huskies and asked a question.

"You actually brought all this back with you this time? These things must be quite useful where you are, right?"

The breeding of Huskies began very early.

During the Tang Dynasty, they had already become famous sled dogs in Siberia and were an essential companion for locals when traveling.

Although the Tang Dynasty now controls Lake Baikal and plans to build a city there.

However, Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake, and there are quite a few local people living around it, and they are scattered very loosely.

Given that a railway built on frozen soil cannot be completed in a short period of time.

Sled dogs are indeed an indispensable source of labor.

"Hehe, this old minister doesn't know if Your Highness likes them or not. These local dog breeds look amazing, and they cooperate quite smoothly when pulling the sled, so this old minister brought some back."

Cheng Yaojin spoke in a fawning tone.

Gao Yang looked at his seemingly omniscient elder brother in astonishment.

"Brother, so you're saying these guys really are dogs?"

Li Chengqian nodded, watching the energetic husky digging a hole in its cage, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"It's a dog! And a real dog!"

In his previous life, he had owned a husky.

He picked up the dog from the roadside; it was an old dog that someone had abandoned. He kept it for only two years before it died of old age one day.

Even after he traveled to the Tang Dynasty, he still clearly remembered that the guy was old, but his liveliness was so great that he had never realized he was already an old dog.

Everyone seemed to notice that the Crown Prince was in a strange mood today.

They all looked at each other in bewilderment.

I didn't dare to ask.

Li Chengqian seemed to have suddenly thought of something.

He looked at Cheng Yaojin beside him and asked, "Did you bring back a sled?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin immediately looked at his retainer, who quickly nodded and lifted a waterproof tarpaulin to reveal a sled with animal skins covering the seat.

"Go, send these things out of the city, and put them on these huskies... Call Yingying and the others too."

"A rare moment of relaxation today..."

Taiyuan Prefecture is currently building a special animal park, with the aim of raising and showcasing various exotic animals from around the world to the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Yangcheng Palace now houses many animals that were presented as tribute by neighboring countries.

But something like today has aroused the Crown Prince's great interest.

Apart from a few beautiful caged birds from Linyi and Jiaozhi that His Highness the Crown Prince had raised to death, there were none left.

Outside Taiyuan City.

On a relatively flat road, but with a slight slope.

Amidst the somewhat tense gazes of the crowd, Li Chengqian sat down in the sled seat, and then waved to Qian Yingying, who was standing beside him with a look of surprise and uncertainty.

He let the other person sit in his lap.

Qian Yingying's pretty face was slightly flushed, but looking at the neatly arranged huskies in front of her, which were tied to the sleds with ropes, they looked like a group of huskies waiting for commands.

But I always felt there was something strange about the art style.

"Your Highness, are these dogs really capable of pulling the carriage?"

Wu Shun asked with some concern.

Li Chengqian laughed heartily, then suddenly jerked the reins in his hand and shouted.

In an instant, more than a dozen huskies tensed up and arched their backs, beginning to exert their strength violently.

The feeling of being pushed back came with the soft sound of the sled rolling over the snow, and suddenly, to everyone's surprise and uncertainty, the sled began to accelerate and start.

"Ahahahaha..."

Li Chengqian's loud laughter echoed across the snowy ground outside Taiyuan City, causing the princesses of Gaoyang and Chengyang behind him to exclaim in surprise.

"Let's run! We're really running!"

"Ahhh! These dogs can actually pull a cart! They really can pull a cart!"

"Brother, wait for me! I want to sit too! Waaah, brother..."

Even Cheng Yaojin himself didn't expect that the brown bear he had gone to so much trouble to bring back would become a delicacy, while the polar dog breed he had traded a few bags of flour for would be the real prize.

He was greatly favored by the Crown Prince.

He stroked his chin, watching the Crown Prince playing in the snow with his fiancées, including Qian Yingying and Hou Qianya, and couldn't help but ponder.

"Looks like we need to talk to Wei Zheng and the others about breeding a large number of these stupid dogs..."

A dozen purebred huskies, nourished by top-quality dog ​​food, each possess the energy to demolish a palace.

Only after Li Chengqian and his brothers, along with several younger brothers who had come after hearing the news, had all experienced dog sledding did the dozen or so silly dogs, who had been frolicking in the snow, finally lie down on the ground with their tongues hanging out.

"Brother, this dog's appearance is truly extraordinary..."

Li Zhi playfully grabbed the head of a husky lying flat in the snow and placed its face next to his own.

He even pretended to be aloof and indifferent, mimicking the expression of a husky.

This immediately caused Gao Yang and her sisters from Chengyang to giggle and laugh.

Wu Zetian looked at the sled dogs and then at the vast snowfield around her that had been ravaged by the sleds.

A thought suddenly popped into my head.

Selling dogs must be quite profitable...

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Very good, you imitated it very well. Don't try to imitate it next time."

A sharp wailing sound suddenly came from the direction of Taiyuan Prefecture.

"Woo!!!"

Li Chengqian looked up at the white mist rising in the distance.

The second year of the Zhenguan era was finally coming to an end.

And he has been in this world for three years.

It's a pity that the third prince, Prince Li Ke of Han, and the sixth prince, Prince Li Yin of Liang, probably won't be able to come back for the New Year this year. They will be returning to Chang'an from Japan.

It would take a lot of time to go back and forth.

Fortunately, the brothers managed to get together once during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"When will railways be built throughout the great cities and towns of my Tang Dynasty, and smooth cement roads make travel easier for the people? Then I will be able to travel around and see my great Tang Dynasty..."

When Cheng Yaojin accompanied Li Chengqian and the entire Yangcheng Palace entourage, they traveled comfortably for a day without being exposed to wind or cold on the Zhenguan train.

When arriving in Chang'an from Taiyuan.

When I got off the train, I felt like I was walking on cotton.

"Holy crap...we've really arrived in Chang'an?!"

After a year of campaigning, the changes in Chang'an were quite remarkable.

First and foremost is the distinctive Chang'an Railway Station right before our eyes.

At that moment, as Cheng Yaojin and his group got off the carriage, there was a construction site nearby where workers and engineers from the Imperial University were building new railway tracks.

"Duke Lu, I have already sent Chu Mo and Chu Liang back ahead of time. You can have a good reunion with them and rest in Chang'an for a while. After the New Year, once the things you need to bring with you are ready, you can set off for Baikal County."

He heard that Li Chengqian still wanted him to go to Baikal County.

Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but open his mouth, looking embarrassed and ashamed, wanting to beg for mercy.

however.

He had seen how tired Li Chengqian had been in Taiyuan these past few days.

Even the Crown Prince works so hard, if he, a duke and old minister, says he can't endure hardship, wouldn't that make His Highness the Crown Prince lose face?

Wouldn't that be a disgrace to the Duke of Lu's mansion?

This tangled thought remained unresolved until Cheng Yaojin returned to his own residence and saw his two sons whom he hadn't seen for over a year.

However, he exudes an even purer military aura.

Moreover, compared to himself, his eldest and second sons were less of a bandit, which made Cheng Yaojin feel a little better.

However, the next moment.

"Father, the Duke of E has not returned, but you have? Did you fail to perform your duties for His Highness the Crown Prince and were banished back?!"

Cheng Chumo's words immediately froze Cheng Yaojin's old face, who was just about to say a few words of praise.

Hear the words.

Lady Sun, the wife of the Duke of Lu, who was also puzzled by this question, couldn't help but show a worried expression.

"My lord, I've wanted to ask this for a long time: why hasn't the Duke of E returned?"

Seeing his father's grim expression, the second son, Cheng Chuliang, paused in disbelief as he picked up his chopsticks.

"No, Father, you were really sent back here in exile?!"

"This is a great achievement in expanding territory and building cities to defend the borders, and you're just going to throw it away?!"

At the dining table.

Among the brothers, Cheng Chubi, who was still young and studying at the Imperial University, stared wide-eyed.

He stared blankly at his father.

Cheng Yaojin's old face turned bright red.

"Well, you brat! You're just a general in the Dengzhou navy, and now you dare to turn around and criticize your old man?!"

"Do you know how harsh life is in a godforsaken place like Beihai?!"

Do you know how many people accidentally freeze to death?!

royal palace.

A multitude of eyes stared in astonishment and confusion at Princess Gaoyang, who was sitting beside Li Chengqian. The little girl listened to her brother's admonition and nodded again without hesitation.

"Brother, I know, I understand! But I just want Baikal as my fiefdom... Brother, I beg you, Gaoyang!"

Seeing Gao Yang looking so pitiful, shaking his arm.

Li Chengqian sighed.

"It's not that I can't agree to your request, but, Gao Yang... you should think this through. Granting you a fiefdom as a princess is fine, but if you go back on your word later, I won't agree again!"

Gao Yang nodded repeatedly, his face beaming with joy.

"Mua~ My royal brother is the best!"

Li Chengqian was speechless.

"While you're crying, Baikal County is still dirt poor."

The sound of firecrackers rang out in Chang'an at dawn, and the red carpet, along with the smoke from the firecrackers, added to the festive atmosphere of this city, one of the world's most prestigious cities in this era.

However, Li Chengqian had just gotten up as usual and was preparing to start his morning exercise.

He was just about to order someone to release the Siberian bear sparring partner, whom he had named "Sandbag," from its cage.

Then I saw a pretty figure who seemed to have been waiting there for a long time.

Gao Yang was dressed in training clothes, wearing a vest made of pure white fox fur.

He held a small, short sword in his hand.

His small face was full of seriousness and focus.

"Brother, I want to learn martial arts from you!"