Chapter 72 Surrender
Summer nights are starry and breezy.
Qin Lang was lying on the bamboo couch, but he was a little irritable and hard to calm down. Li Shimin's unreasonable appearance in the East Palace during the day, and Lao Cheng's kind reminder, made him suddenly understand that the so-called five-year agreement that Li Shimin told him earlier was all fake, and he was deceived by Li Shimin.
There is no such thing as temporarily pretending to be engaged to give an explanation to the outside world and give the royal family a face.
This is an era of home to the world. Since Li Shimin launched the palace change and sat in that position, no one in the whole world can disobey him again.
Before Qin Lang always felt that he was detached from the outside world, he was like a prophet. He remembered that Li Shimin would become a great Khan in the history books and would create the rule of Zhenguan. Knowing that Chengqian, who is cute now, will be dethroned in the future.
I also know that in the end the throne of Datang will be passed on to the future Li Zhi who has not yet appeared.
It is precisely because of knowing this that Qin Lang completely ignored Qin Qiong's considerations as soon as he crossed over. His whole mind was to help Li Shimin rebel and launch the Xuanwu Gate, and resolutely rejected the five surnamed women who proposed to marry the prince, because he knew that Jiancheng would eventually fail, and he also knew The Zheng family in Xingyang will be implicated in this.
He will not think about more and more complicated things like Qin Qiong. He only knows that Li Shimin will win in the end, so he must be with Li Shimin.
Because he knew the result, the rebellion that Qin Qiong thought was extremely dangerous before was just a game cutscene in his eyes.
Even when facing Li Shimin, he didn't have much awe in his heart.
He even felt that Li Shimin was a good emperor in history, so he could boldly refuse his marriage offer, and even say some very rude words.
But today in the palace, the dispute between Li Shimin and Wei Zheng made him suddenly understand many details that he didn't understand before.
Monarchs and ministers are different, and times are different.
For him, Li Shimin is not just a boss, he is also a monarch who can decide life and death with one word, and even decide the life and death of the world.
He is not a saint, nor is he the perfect monarch in the history books.
He will also save face, and he will not like others to expose his scars, and he will not like others to disobey him. The most important thing is that he is only in his twenties now, but at this age he has actually ruled the entire Tang Dynasty.
Now that I think about it, I really thought it was too simple.
Li Shimin named Qin Qiong again and again, and named him Qin Lang, not entirely because Qin Qiong had fought for Li Shimin for seven years and made great military exploits.
Before the change of Xuanwumen, Li Shimin gave gold to his father and son twice, which is even more meaningful.
Qin Qiong was awarded the title together with Li Yi, Pei Ji and seven other people, and Qin Lang was awarded the princess and princess together with Pei lawyer and Xue Wanche.
Cheng Yaojin's words are right, this is the logic of the new crown prince's power distribution.
Qin Qiong and Qin Lang's father and son are higher than any former confidantes of the Qin Palace, which also shows that Qin Qiong and his son are now in Li Shimin's heart, but they are no longer the original tight inner circle.
Li Shimin still trusts Qin Qiong, but he already has a bit of suspicion. He gives gold, promotes officials and ranks, and confers the title of ancestor of the Qin family, which just shows that the relationship between the monarch and his ministers has already grown.
Li Shimin gave Qin Lang a marriage in order to strengthen the relationship with the Qin family. If Qin Lang persists in refusing the marriage, then the relationship between the monarch and his subjects will really become more serious.
After all, Qin Qiong has not only fought under Li Shimin for seven years, but has also been deeply trusted and appreciated by Emperor Li Yuan.
The two most admired generals by Li Yuan, Qin Qiong and Wang Junkuo, one was praised by him as brave, and the other was praised as strong.
This time Qin Qiong was awarded the title together with Wang Junkuo, Li Yi, etc., which is too thought-provoking.
It's a pity that Qin Lang never thought of this layer before.
If you really obeyed that sentence, accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. No one knows what the king is thinking at the next moment, nor does he know what he did wrong, which arouses the king's suspicion.
Li Shimin changed his marriage to the princess of Changle and made a five-year agreement. Now it seems that Li Shimin is just giving Qin Qiong face, he still values the Qin family more, otherwise it will be the same as his attitude towards Wei Zheng today, Li Shimin was furious Below, there are plenty of ways to deal with him.
Now it seems that the so-called five-year agreement is really just a lie.
In order to stabilize his power, Li Shimin needs this marriage with the Qin family, and must firmly grasp Qin Qiong, the former number one general. And for the prestige and reputation of the new prince, it is even more impossible for him to allow Qin Qiong's son to refuse his marriage offer.
Even if it is not Changle princess, I am afraid it will be another princess or princess.
Qin Lang had to accept the marriage bestowed by the royal family, and he had to be honored by the princess or princess, because once the marriage bestowed was announced, it would never be taken back. Otherwise, the political influence would be huge, and Li Shimin could not bear such a blow.
As expected of the prince who was killed in the **** rain of corpse mountain.
Although Li Shimin himself has just led the army at his age, he now has more than ten years of experience in combat, and even more experience in fighting with the crown prince for many years. It can be said that this is already a brave and resourceful tiger. A comparison, it is simply a big white rabbit.
That little cleverness is really not worth mentioning.
Thinking of the marriage with Changle being faked, Qin Lang really couldn't laugh or cry.
If I knew this earlier, I might as well have promised to marry Danyang. After all, Danyang is still the same age as me, and Changle is only four years old.
Make a crime.
In this regard, no one can see more clearly than he thinks, and he is the only one who is bluffing and being stupid. Look at the old man, that's what is called rough and fine, and he can understand that as long as the crown prince is willing to give him a marriage, thousands of people will be willing and hundreds of people will be happy.
Thinking about it this way, Qin Qiong has long understood the serious relationship involved. He is very clear about the serious consequences of Qin Lang's persistent refusal to marry. To put it lightly, Qin Qiong will have to stand aside in the future, and it will be difficult to gain Li Shimin's true trust. To put it more seriously, this is courting death.
But Qin Qiong was angry, but in the end he still didn't force him to agree to the marriage.
Thinking of that yellow face with Chinese characters, Qin Lang couldn't help being moved.
Although Qin Qiong didn't talk much, he wiped his **** for his wayward son time and time again.
He insisted on participating in Li Shimin's rebellion, Qin Qiong risked his family and family to join, and he wanted to refuse the prince's marriage, but Qin Qiong did not insist regardless of the future.
It even made Qin Lang feel somewhat overwhelmed.
In contrast, although Qin Lang always said that he was for the Qin family and helping Qin Qiong, how many times did he actually consider Qin Qiong's feelings?
In the garden, Yuxiao plays the piano under the moon.
The sound of the piano is slow and melodious.
Zheng Shisanniang danced lightly with her sword in the air, and danced in all directions, soft and strong, while Ana was charming and masculine.
Yuxiao's qin is playing slower and slower, but Zheng Shisanniang's sword is dancing faster and faster.
She seemed to be venting the pent-up anger in her heart. Under the moonlight, the light of the sword flowed like mercury, making people dazzled.
Zheng Shisanniang was very sad. She failed to protect the life of her good cousin and failed her aunt's entrustment.
She hated Qin Lang, but she couldn't blame him. After all, he still took her and Princess Wenxi in, but this made her feel even more painful, and she couldn't even hate her.
Qin Lang looked at the sword light, his brows became more and more wrinkled.
He felt that he had done many things wrong before, including sheltering Zheng Shisanniang.
I took in Zheng Shisanniang, and I actually put myself, Qin Qiong, and the entire Qin family in danger. Once exposed, this is a great crime. Maybe Li Shimin can forgive the Qin family, but the gap with the Qin family will only get deeper and deeper.
The cause sown today will bear fruit sooner or later.
Qin Lang lowered his head.
Pain in the eyes.
He decided to bow to fate and compromise with reality.
Qin Qiong protects him time and time again, he has no reason or qualification to take the fate of the Qin family willfully.
Zheng Shisanniang is indeed pitiful, and Li Wanshun is innocent, but the Qin family cannot take them in.
The sky is slightly bright.
Qin Lang, who hadn't slept all night, rode a leopard head to the gate of the East Palace, begging to see the prince.
Li Shimin just got up at this time, and is being dressed by the maids, ready to go to court.
"Now?"
"Duke Yi said something important, so he must report it to His Highness face to face."
"There will be a court meeting soon, and Qin Lang will also go to court soon, so if there is something to do, just tell the court."
"Duke Yi said it was a confidential matter, and even said it was related to Princess Wenxi!"
Li Shimin was stunned.
"Call him over."
Qin Lang came in with dark circles and red eyes.
Li Shimin waved his hand, and all the maids stepped back.
"Just tell me if you have anything to say." Li Shimin said.
"I'm guilty, I'll die!" Qin Lang knelt down and pleaded guilty.
"Oh, tell me what crime deserves death!"
"His Royal Highness, when I captured King Julu a few days ago, I also captured Princess Wenxi. On that day, King Julu and Princess Wenxi were married by the daughter of Zheng Xuanli..."
Qin Lang knelt down on the ground, and told the whole thing in detail, without any details, without omissions, very sincere and frank.
As a result, Li Shimin's expression was calm after listening.
"Get up!"
"Your Highness?"
"Do you really think that no one knows about this? You know, people are doing what the sky is watching. If you want people to know, you have to do nothing. Gu has already known about this, but I just want to see when you will tell Gu. I thought that you wanted to hide it to the end, but unexpectedly you finally handed over Chengyi."
"I feel that you, kid, are quite aware of the importance. If you leave those two girls behind, you'll treat it as a blunder. Unexpectedly, you took the initiative to confess again today. Tell me, why do you want to understand again now? "
Qin Lang didn't expect Li Shimin to know about this a long time ago, and he was so scared that he was sweating profusely.
"Your Highness, I just thought Princess Wenxi was only a few years old, she was really young and innocent, besides, she is only a girl, and has no value to be used by traitors and thieves, so I want to save her life. As for Zheng Shisanniang, I just feel that this matter has nothing to do with her. In addition, when I refused her marriage at the beginning, it also damaged her reputation. I was confused for a while, so I sheltered them in the mansion. But after thinking about it last night, I still figured it out. Whether or not to pardon them, this decision can only be made by His Royal Highness, and I have no right to make arbitrary opinions."
Li Shimin came over and patted him on the shoulder.
"Okay, it's getting late, and the civil and military officials are still waiting for the court attendants in the hall."
Qin Lang was there in a daze.
"What are you in a daze for, let's go!" Li Shimin turned his head and glared at him, Qin Lang hurriedly followed, not knowing exactly what kind of medicine Li Shimin was selling in his gourd, and how he would deal with it?
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(end of this chapter)