Li Shimin was also very cautious about whether to marry the Western Turks. After all, this matter was originally decided by Li Yuan, and now the Western Turks have sent envoys to send all the brides. If you want to repent, you might offend the Western Turks. So after listening to Li Xiu's persuasion, Li Shimin did not immediately make a statement, but said that he would go back and consider it.

Li Xiu also understood this very well. After all, even if Li Shimin is the emperor, it cannot be decided in just one or two words. Maybe he will go back and discuss with Changsun Wuji and others, so he did not urge him anymore. Instead, he inquired about the situation of the marriage this time. After all, he didn't care much about such things before.

Li Shimin actually hoped that Li Xiu would have more contact with government affairs so that he could share his worries. Therefore, he also explained the situation of his marriage with the Western Turks in detail. As a result, Li Xiu realized that when the Tang Dynasty was first established, the Western Turks showed goodwill to Li Yuan, and the two sides even prepared to form an alliance to deal with Jie Li. As a result, after Jie Li knew about it, he immediately sent someone to show goodwill to the Western Turks, which alleviated the crisis.

However, just one year before Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, the Western Turks sent people to the Tang Dynasty again. This time, the throne was the governor Ye Khan who asked Li Yuan for marriage. Li Yuan naturally wanted it, so the marriage was settled. Later, Li Shimin seized the throne, but the marriage was not abolished. Therefore, the Western Turks sent people to contact Li Shimin last year, and Li Shimin did not object to this, so the Western Turks envoy came to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty with a dowry.

"Originally, all the ministers in the court agreed with the marriage to the Western Turks, and even the candidate for marriage had been decided, which was the daughter of my cousin Li Daoli." Li Shimin said at the end.

"Li Daoli? Isn't that the younger brother of Li Daozong, the King of Rencheng?" Li Shimin couldn't help but speak in surprise when he heard this. Maybe someone else had never heard of Li Daoli's name, but Li Daozong was a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty and one of the few famous generals in the Tang Dynasty royal family. He was known as Li Xiaogong, who pacified the south. However, he also had a more famous identity, that is Princess Wencheng's father.

"Yes, Li Daoli and the King of Rencheng are brothers. However, because their uncle had no son, Li Daoli was adopted. However, the relationship between their brothers was very close, and even the mansions they lived in were adjacent. Before, I cut the title of the Li clan. I originally wanted to remove Li Daoli's title of Gaoping and give him a governor. However, for the sake of Li Daoli's face, I was only demoted to the county duke. This time his daughter was selected to marry, which can be regarded as a contribution to my Tang Dynasty!" Li Shimin said coldly at this time.

Before, Li Shimin cleaned up the titles of the Li clan. Anyone who did not make any contributions was reduced to the titles. Li Daoli had no contributions, so naturally he could not escape the fate of the titles. However, Li Daozong was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty and served as the important task of the governor of Lingzhou. Therefore, not only did he not be reduced to the titles, but he also benefited from his relatives.

"Your Majesty is kind!" Li Xiu praised Li Shimin in a bad mood, but when he lowered his head, he couldn't help but curl his lips. He was not worthy of the brothers Li Daozong and Li Daoli. Now Li Daoli's daughter is treated as a princess, and Li Daozong's daughter will still be sent out to marry him in the future. As long as they are not particularly cold-blooded, they may feel sorry for their daughter. Unfortunately, under the general trend, they have no power to resist. It is really a pair of brothers in distress.

"By the way, I have figured out what you advised me last time. I have taken back most of Qingque's fief, leaving only Jiuzhou fief for him, which is similar to Ke'er and others' fief. This is not special!" At this time, Li Shimin suddenly thought of something again and spoke slowly.

"Your Majesty is wise, this is also a good thing for Tai'er!" Li Xiu finally showed a sincere smile when he heard this. As long as Li Shimin didn't spoil Li Tai too much, he would not feel different from other princes since he was a child, and thus had any delusions about the position of the crown prince.

"Yes, Guanyin Bi said the same thing, and even Wuji agrees with you very much. It seems that I am really wrong!" Li Shimin sighed at this time. For the sake of Li Tai, he discussed with Changsun Wuji, but he did not expect that Changsun Wuji's opinion was exactly the same as Li Xiu.

"As the saying goes, those in the authorities are confused. As a father, your Majesty is sometimes emotionally irresponsible. I also have a deep understanding of this!" Li Xiu said with a smile when he heard this. Li Xiu was not surprised that Changsun Wuji also agreed with his opinion, because Changsun Wuji has always supported Li Chengqian, but in the original history, Li Chengqian was too disappointed, and in the end, Changsun Wuji turned to support the youngest Li Zhi.

After chatting a few gossips at home, Li Xiu suddenly thought of the smallpox, so he asked Li Shimin again: "Your Majesty, the smallpox has been controlled. I wonder when the martial law will be lifted in Chang'an City?"

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but frown, and then said, "The martial law in Chang'an is a last resort. I also hope to restore normalcy as soon as possible. However, the ministers in the court feared smallpox as if they were tigers, so they discussed it several times in the court, but they failed to pass the policy of lifting the martial law. But it probably passed. After all, the impact of martial law in Chang'an is too great. Not to mention anything else, the food prices in the city have risen a lot."

"It's nothing wrong to be cautious about smallpox plague. In addition, when I was outside the city, I actually found a rare talent for my Tang Dynasty!" Li Xiu suddenly smiled and said, after he saw Liu Rengui last time, he had always wanted to recommend him to Li Shimin, and now he finally found an opportunity.

"Oh? You rarely recommend talent to the court. The Su Dingfang you recommended last time has gone to northern Xinjiang. He has indeed not let down your trust and has made great contributions many times. Even Cheng Yaojin praised him as a rare powerful general!" Li Shimin couldn't help laughing when he heard Li Xiu want to recommend talent.

"Su Dingfang went to the northern border? Your Majesty has not established a martial arts academy, why don't he let him study in the martial arts academy?" Li Xiu was surprised when he heard Li Shimin's words. The martial arts academy was proposed by him, and Li Shimin also appointed Li Jing as the chief of the martial arts academy. He has been paying attention to this matter. As far as he knows, the framework of the martial arts academy has been established, and a group of students have been selected to study in the martial arts academy, so he always thought that Su Dingfang was also in the martial arts academy?

"At the beginning, I did want to send Su Dingfang to the Martial Arts Academy, but he asked to go to the northern border to kill the enemy to prove his loyalty and strength. I was not easy to refuse, so I asked him to go to the northern border to practice for two years first, and then transfer back to the Martial Arts Academy to study later!" Li Shimin replied with a smile.

What he liked was not only Su Dingfang's talent, but also his character. This man defended the village when he was young, and later joined Dou Jiande's army in chaos. However, he was a loyal and righteous person. This kind of person was what he needed most.

"So that's it. I didn't expect that Su Dingfang was so independent. However, the person I recommended today is no less than Su Ding's variance!" Li Xiu nodded after hearing this, and then said with a smile.

"Oh? It's very rare to get a Su Dingfang. If there is another Su Dingfang, it would be a blessing for me in the Tang Dynasty!" Li Shimin couldn't help but speak in surprise when he heard this.

"Haha, in fact, this person was originally an official of my Tang Dynasty. I also met him at the time of smallpox. This person was the county magistrate of Qingtian County, with his surname and name Rengui!" Li Xiu finally recommended Liu Rengui to Li Shimin at this time.

"Haha~, who do I think it is? It turns out that he is the beheaded county lieutenant who started a massacre in Qingtian County!" When Li Shimin heard the name of Liu Rengui, he couldn't help laughing. It seemed that he had known Liu Rengui for a long time.

"Your Majesty knows him?" Li Xiu couldn't help but look at Li Shimin in surprise and said, "Just a small county lieutenant, who is already the lowest-level official among the ranks of officials, but he didn't expect that Li Shimin would know him."

"You don't know this. Liu Rengui is no longer an unknown person. Some time ago, there was a quarrel in the court because of him. It was because some censors participated in the report that he killed innocent people. However, some officials said that under the circumstances at that time, only murder could intimidate the thugs in Qingtian County. As a result, the two sides quarreled endlessly. The censors who participated in his report even gave him the title of beheaded county lieutenant." When Li Shimin spoke at the end, he couldn't help but smiled happily.

As an emperor, what he is most happy about is that his ministers have different opinions, because only in this way can he balance it out. This is the so-called way of governing the subordinates. If the ministers are really made together, then he will not be able to be an emperor.

"Beheaded County Captain! This title is really..." Li Xiu was also a little amused when he heard this. He supported Liu Rengui. After all, he was harsh in troubled times. In the chaos of Qingtian County, it would be impossible to stabilize the situation of the county town in such a short period of time without killing people.

"Li Xiu, it's really not the time for you to recommend Liu Rengui. Many people in the court were not ashamed of his bloody methods, and even scholars also complained about him. In this case, I have to consider the attitude of the people of the world, so it's really hard to promote him!" Li Shimin also showed a embarrassed expression when he spoke at the end.

"Your Majesty, the reason why I recommend Liu Rengui is because I am worried that he will be punished for killing too many people. In addition, his personality is too square and needs to be tempered. Therefore, Your Majesty might as well transfer him to other places and avoid the limelight!" Li Xiu could also understand Li Shimin's difficulties, so he suggested to him at this time that this was his real purpose in recommending Liu Rengui to Li Shimin.
Chapter completed!