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

"Your Highness, I wish to impeach Princess Gaoyang!"

"She disregarded the imperial court and dared to accept the surrender of the Xueyantuo without authorization, absorb the Xueyantuo herdsmen, and even dared to raise an army on her own. The cavalry she established, the Beihai Dragon Cavalry, numbered five thousand, without any imperial regulations or reporting to the Ministry of War!"

"This man already harbors rebellious intentions! I implore Your Highness to immediately order the stripping of his title and fiefdom, and to have him escorted back to Chang'an for trial!"

Changsun Wuji's angry voice was now at the level of "roaring in court," and neither Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, nor the military generals stood up to accuse him.

Everyone could see the murderous rage emanating from this imperial brother-in-law.

Who could have imagined that this Lord Changsun would lead his men on a long and arduous journey to Zhenbei Road, where he used both kindness and force against the Xueyantuo baron, ultimately causing internal strife and infighting among them.

However, Princess Gaoyang picked the fruit from the side...

Among the ranks of military officers, Duke Huo, Chai Shao, secretly shook his head.

Princess Gaoyang is bold, but this time she has offended Changsun Wuji, and she is really in big trouble. Now, everyone in the court knows that this imperial brother-in-law is dissatisfied with the excessive power of the vassal kings.

Changsun Wuji had discussed the matter of reducing the number of vassal kings with Empress Changsun on more than one occasion in private.

Li Chengqian had no choice.

Looking at the memorials handed over by Wang Decheng, besides Changsun Wuji's impeachment memorial, his troublesome younger sister, Princess Gaoyang, seemed to have expected this to happen, and sent someone back a document clarifying the situation.

Li Chengqian recognized the messenger; he was Wei Zheng's son, Wei Shuyu.

After Changsun Wuji finished speaking angrily, Wei Shuyu, who had been standing respectfully in the middle of the Taiji Hall, finally bowed.

"Your Highness, Princess Gaoyang harbors no ill intentions. On the contrary, her acceptance of the Xueyantuo barbarian's surrender was entirely for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, the court, and Your Highness..."

Li Chengqian raised an eyebrow, silently watching the other person, wanting to see how his younger sister would try to argue.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Wei Shuyu take a deep breath and step forward.

Then he turned to look at the furious Changsun Wuji.

Neither overbearing nor overbearing.

"May I ask, Lord Changsun, is your impeachment of Her Highness the Princess due to personal grudges or public outrage? If it is personal grudges, is it because the slaves who should have been yours for river repairs have disappeared, or is it because you feel your reputation has been damaged...?"

"Absurd! Stop rambling on! This is the Taiji Palace, how dare you flaunt your words?! I only want to ask you, Princess Gaoyang now occupies Baikal County and has gathered together the smaller tribes of the Tiele, and now she wants to win over the Xueyantuo tribe, is she trying to wrest the northern desert from the court?!"

"The current Crown Prince is her brother. As a princess, she is granted military power and the authority to govern Beihai by the Crown Prince. This is an immense favor. How could she possibly covet the highest position?!"

Wei Shuyu was ultimately too inexperienced, especially when facing a seasoned politician like Changsun Wuji.

He had no chance to show off his cunning.

Just as the topic was about to be shifted, the other party instantly pulled it back, and even took the opportunity to accuse Princess Gaoyang of coveting the throne.

The officials all had different expressions, their gazes scrutinizing Wei Shuyu.

Upon seeing this, Li Chengqian secretly shook his head.

"alright......"

His words of rebuke drew the attention of all the officials back to him. Li Chengqian calmly looked at Wei Shuyu below the stage.

He spoke calmly, leaving no room for negotiation.

"The Yinan of Xueyantuo, along with the leaders of various tribes, were sent to Chang'an. I know what she is planning, but that Yinan is not as easy to subdue as the other leaders of the Tiele tribes."

Wei Shuyu's expression froze, even though he had expected this when he arrived.

At this moment, he glanced at Changsun Wuji beside him and couldn't help but sigh at his own insignificant abilities.

He bowed to Li Chengqian and accepted the imperial decree.

"Your Highness, I have something to say... I wonder how Your Highness plans to deal with that barbarian from Xueyantuo?" The speaker was Feng Deyi, the Minister of Revenue.

This old fellow still holds the position of Minister of Revenue. Young and promising officials like Ma Zhou and Xiao Rui are ultimately no match for him in terms of ability.

I was outdone by this old official.

Li Chengqian did not state his plans directly. Looking at the other party, he smiled and asked, "Does the Duke of Mi have any ideas?"

Feng Deyi hurriedly bowed and said, "I dare not have such thoughts. However, I believe that since ancient times, the Central Plains of China and the nomadic tribes of the northern grasslands have been fighting each other. It was not until our dynasty that the Turks came to submit and integrate into the Tang Dynasty."

"But the Zhenbei Road and Hexi Road are peaceful, thanks to the close interaction and integration between the Han Chinese and Turkic peoples of our Great Tang Dynasty. Furthermore, Duke Du and others have also given up their positions as Khans and joined the court of our Great Tang Dynasty."

He paused slightly, a glint of light flashing in his old, dim eyes.

He bowed to Li Chengqian, who was in a high position.

"This old minister dares to ask, if Your Highness intends to bestow upon the Xueyantuo leader Yinan the title of Khan, allowing him to continue leading the various Xueyantuo tribes, this old minister, for the sake of the dynasty's long-term future, must urge Your Highness to consider this carefully!"

Li Chengqian smiled, glanced at the old man who had brought up the matter, and became increasingly satisfied with this official-obsessed old man.

Just like his own uncle Changsun Wuji and his father-in-law Wang Ming, who is now the Minister of Personnel, Li Chengqian was well aware of their little schemes, but they were also tacitly aware of Li Chengqian's ideas.

Each time, they are able to proactively take on some of the potential pressure at the most appropriate time.

To share Li Chengqian's burdens.

And just as Feng Deyi said, as soon as he finished speaking, Wang Ming and Changsun Wuji stepped forward and bowed.

"Your Highness, you must not bestow any more titles upon Khans!"

"Then the barbarian of Xueyantuo has repeatedly ignored the attitude of our Great Tang, or outwardly complied but inwardly defied it. If we allow him to manage the northern desert, it may bring disaster to our descendants... Your Highness, please take this opportunity to remove him from his position as leader and give him some sinecure in Chang'an."

When those who are subjects say such things, they can be quite blunt.

He almost blurted out on the spot that he had placed Yinan under house arrest in Chang'an.

However, Li Chengqian had roughly the same idea, and he smiled faintly.

His gaze then turned to Li Jing, the Duke of England, in the queue.

"British public..."

Li Jing stepped forward and declared, "Your subject is here!"

Li Chengqian looked at the other party and said, "That barbarian has some ability to lead troops. Although he has had some petty thoughts in the past, I still have the heart to tolerate people... What do you think about letting him come to Chang'an and become a general of our Great Tang?"

Li Jing was taken aback, but then instantly understood what Li Chengqian meant.

It would be a pity to place him under house arrest directly, but instead, we could give him the position of general without granting him military power, just like the Tang Dynasty generals currently in the Grand Council, who would occasionally issue him some tasks.

This not only separated them from the Xueyantuo tribe, but also thwarted their chance to grow stronger.

Furthermore, they took advantage of the other party's talents.

As for if the other party still harbors any illusions and tries to do something unsavory... well, the Censorate of the Imperial Court, the Supervisory Bureau of the Tian Ce Mansion, and His Highness's Embroidered Uniform Guard are all keeping an eye on things!