Changsun Wuji came, which surprised Li Xiu. He came to the front hall in person. When Changsun Wuji, who was drinking tea, saw him, he immediately stood up and smiled, "Brother Li, I will congratulate you first!"

"Oh? I wonder why I am happy?" Li Xiu said in surprise when he heard this. Changsun Wuji was a very busy person, even more busy than Li Shimin. Therefore, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he had seen Changsun Wuji for a few times.

"This is an imperial edict to reward you. I'm afraid that only you can have such an honor in the entire Tang Dynasty!" Changsun Wuji reached out his hand and took out an imperial edict from his sleeve and put it in front of Li Shimin. He said, "Originally, he didn't need to go there for such a small matter himself, but he wanted to talk to Li Xiu for some things, so he brought the imperial edict by the way."

When Li Xiu heard that it was an imperial edict for reward, he was not polite at all. He took it and opened it and looked at it. He didn't care much about the title of his "Duke of Yan". However, when he saw the title of his two sons, he couldn't help but say with dissatisfaction: "Isn't it a county duke? Why did he become a county duke?"

Seeing that Li Xiu was still despised the county magistrate, Changsun Wuji was speechless. His son was only given the title of a county magistrate, and he was just the eldest son. The other sons had no title at all. As a result, Li Xiu's two sons were both county magistrates, which were much better than his son. Of course, he was convinced of Li Xiu's contribution. Not to mention anything else, the merit of offering gunpowder alone was enough to be king for Li Xiu.

"Forget it, such a small matter is not worth worrying about. Brother Changsun came today not just to send an imperial edict?" Li Xiu waved his hand generously, and then smiled at Changsun Wuji.

"Haha, Brother Li guessed well. In addition to sending you an imperial edict, Your Majesty also asked me to tell you something." Changsun Wuji deliberately kept it a secret at this time. Although he was not jealous of Li Xiu's contribution, he was also a little dissatisfied with Li Xiu's smug appearance, so he deliberately did not finish his words.

"What's the matter?" Li Xiu had to ask.

"Your Majesty asked me to tell you that he decided to agree to marry the Western Turks!" Changsun Wuji smiled calmly again.

"What?" Li Xiu stood up suddenly when he heard this, and his face showed annoyance. He had spent so much effort to convince Li Shimin before. He thought he could listen, but he didn't expect that Li Shimin would still agree to marry him!

"Hahahaha~" Seeing Li Xiu's angry look, Changsun Wuji suddenly laughed, pulled Li Xiu and sat down again, then he explained, "Brother Li, you don't have to be angry. After all, his Majesty agreed to the marriage, he mainly did not want to offend the Western Turks too much. After all, they still control the Silk Road trade route. If this trade route is blocked, our Tang Dynasty's business will also be seriously hit."

"So what? At worst, we can open up sea routes and transport goods from the sea. And as long as the route is opened, a ship of goods can be dozens of times more than a camel fleet!" Li Xiu said very dissatisfied. Before the train appeared, the efficiency of land transportation was too low. Although sea routes were dangerous, their efficiency was much better than land routes. And as long as they were willing to invest, they could completely control sea routes in the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

"Haha, sea route is indeed a solution, but there are still many difficulties to be solved, so in a short period of time, we still need to get along with the Western Turks, so as not to block the Western Regions. However, although Your Majesty agreed to marry the marriage, he did not intend to really marry the person." At this time, Changsun Wuji smiled again and said.

"What does it mean? The Western Turkic missions have already arrived outside the city, and they are here to welcome the bride. Did Your Majesty agree to the marriage but was not going to give it to others?" Li Xiu said in confusion when he heard Changsun Wuji's words.

"Haha~, I didn't expect that there was something Li Xiu could not guess. Although His Majesty agreed to marry the marriage, the Western Turkic mission must also take the Silk Road if he wanted to marry the princess. However, although the first half of this silk is in the hands of our Tang Dynasty, it is often harassed by Jie Li. Sometimes Jie Li would even directly send troops to occupy a major road. In this way, the Silk Road would be blocked, and even merchants would not even pass by, let alone the marriage team." Changsun Wuji laughed again.

"I understand!" Li Xiu slapped the table when he heard this, and stood up excitedly again, "Jie Li definitely doesn't want to see our marriage with the Western Turks. In other words, as long as we reveal the news of the marriage to Jie Li, he will definitely send troops to block the road. In this way, he will no longer be able to marry!"

"Yes, Your Majesty is planning this way, and the news of marriage has been spread through people. I'm afraid that Jie Li will take action soon!" Changsun Wuji laughed again. This was the way he discussed with Li Shimin. Because Jie Li made a joke, they can't blame them for getting married.

"It was indeed a good plan, which was to destroy the marriage and deepen the conflict between Tongguye and Jie Li. If they could fight, it would be even better." Li Xiu couldn't help but exclaimed at this time.

"It is probably unlikely to fight. Although Tonggu Ye and Jie Li were arrogant, they were not fools. Moreover, they had some problems within them, especially Jie Li was busy reforming the Turkic court. A small conflict might occur, but don't think about a big war." Changsun Wuji seriously considered Li Xiu's last words, but he said to himself with some regret.

Changsun Wuji came to tell Li Xiu about this, so he got up and said goodbye after he finished speaking. Li Xiu knew that he was busy with affairs, so he did not keep him. He personally sent him out, and then turned around and returned to the inner house and showed the imperial edict to Princess Pingyang and Yi Niang.

Although there were rewards to Princess Pingyang in the imperial edict, mainly to increase the fiefdom, Princess Pingyang reacted coldly to this and was even unwilling to accept the imperial edict. This was also expected by Li Xiu. In contrast, the lady in the air seemed much happier, especially after Princess Pingyang left, she snatched the imperial edict and read it carefully twice. Her son was named the county duke less than two years old. This is a great honor. How could she not be happy?

Li Xiu was named Duke of Yan and was rewarded with corresponding mansions and fiefs. However, Li Xiu was too lazy to go and see them. He didn't plan to live in Chang'an City anyway, so he just asked the Yi Niang to send a few managers to hand over the deal. Next, in addition to accompanying the father and son of the beard, he was thinking about the letter Li Yuanji gave to Li Yuan. I wonder if he should send it to Li Yuan?
Chapter completed!