"I'm a person who likes to move around a lot, no matter where I am. I like to go out and explore. At first, I didn't pay much attention to it. By the time I started to pay attention, the color of my face had already started to change. Later, I paid close attention to it, but no matter how much I paid attention, it was still slowly changing..."
Chang Sun Chong said helplessly, but after training on the plateau for a period of time, Li Xiang could clearly feel that Chang Sun Chong had changed a lot now, at least he was much more mature than before.
Moreover, this guy is a man, and he doesn't care about his skin as much as those girls. A man can look stronger if he becomes a little darker. It turns out that among the second generation of people in Chang'an City, Changsun Chong is considered to be delicate and tender. Cheng Yaojin's two sons often say that he is a tomboy, maybe he is a real girl. At that time, Changsun Chong fought with them, but now those two guys probably don't say anything.
"How long do you plan to stay in Chang'an City this time?"
The two men walked in and talked about how Chang Sun Chong stayed in Tubo at the beginning, which was an opportunity that Li Xiang had obtained for him. Now we have become one-third of the forces on the plateau and are infiltrating the other two forces. Chang Sun Chong also contributed to it, and this guy is also a responsible person. It is estimated that he will not stay in Chang'an City for too long.
"I only have three months of vacation in total. If you count the time spent on the road, I estimate that it's not even enough. It will take at least four or five months to go back and forth. I've only been here for more than half of it. I guess I'll leave Chang'an City with you."
Everything was good in Tubo, and Changsun Chong was living like a fish in water. The only bad thing was that he missed the prosperous Chang'an City. In addition, Changsun Wuji was old, and Changsun Chong was also worried about his father. He originally wanted to ask his father to try to transfer him back from Tubo, but he was scolded by Changsun Wuji.
The most difficult and demanding time has passed, and rewards will begin after a while. If we can successfully set up the Tibetan Protectorate, perhaps Chang Sun Chong can become the first protector, and he will instantly join the ranks of senior officials of the Tang Dynasty. Choosing to come back at this time is crazy, isn't it?
If Changsun Wuji had told Li Shimin, he would definitely not accept it. There are so many people in the court who want to be in power, and your son already has a position. If you run back because you can't bear the hardship, then it has nothing to do with the court. It's purely because you gave up the position yourself.
"I'm afraid it won't be that easy on my end. I originally thought it was just a simple matter of arranging a marriage, but now there are so many other factors involved. Today I'm also here to pick someone up from my uncle's place. Maybe by this time next year, Nanzhao Kingdom will be different. Let's go in and see what happens next."
It's hard for Li Xiang to explain, but he is not opposed to such things. Someone must raise some objections. If everything goes smoothly, then the hidden dangers may be directly glossed over. Failure to find hidden dangers means that there may be casualties. The people of the Tang Dynasty are not made of iron, so finding hidden dangers before the war is a good thing for all the Tang Dynasty soldiers.
Although Changsun Chong was not clear about what was happening in Nanzhao Kingdom, he stayed at home for the past few days, and Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji had frequent correspondence. This was the first time the two of them had joined forces, and Changsun Chong had heard about it to some extent. At the moment, he could only pat Li Xiang's shoulder helplessly and said, "Although I support you, my status in the court is the same as my status at home. I can't be the old man's head of the family. You can handle the rest of the things by yourself."
"Then I'll go to the kitchen and make some arrangements. You go in and have a good chat with Dad. You can stay here for lunch later. It's been a long time since we've had a drink together. If we don't meet up this time, we don't know when we'll get to drink together again. Back then, drinking together every day didn't seem like such a great thing, but now we actually cherish it."
Chang Sun Chong was talking as he walked, and at this moment he was actually feeling sad about the passing of time. If we had stayed in Chang'an City, we would all be playboys and would never be able to do any serious work. Now that we have left Chang'an City, everyone has his own battle line, which is also very good.
When they walked into Changsun Wuji's study, Changsun Wuji had just changed his clothes. Both of them had just returned from the court, and Li Xiang was not an outsider, so Changsun Wuji pointed to the seat next to them, and the father and son sat down.
"What I said just now wasn't targeting you. It was mainly due to the important affairs of the court. I was also considering the entire Tang Dynasty. There are wars almost every year now, and the Tang Dynasty also needs a certain amount of time to recuperate. If the war continues like this, it will be extremely detrimental to the entire Tang Dynasty. You should also consider the events of Emperor Wu of Han's last years."
Li Xiang knew very well what kind of person Changsun Wuji was. Historically, this guy was described as the most sinister person in the Tang Dynasty, meaning that he often attacked others in secret. However, this statement was very one-sided.
After Li Xiang was reborn, he also had a deep understanding of Changsun Wuji. That evaluation was indeed true. If Changsun Wuji had any political enemies, he would keep a low profile at ordinary times, but would give you a fatal blow at the critical moment, and it might even make you unable to fight back.
But Changsun Wuji has an even better advantage, which is that he puts himself in the shoes of the Tang Dynasty. No matter which faction you belong to, if you do something extremely detrimental to the Tang Dynasty, Changsun Wuji will stand up to stop it. Some time ago, Li Xiang and Li Shimin were fighting, and Changsun Wuji had quarreled with Li Shimin.
Of course, although other ministers had this idea, they could not do it. In addition to being a court minister, Changsun Wuji was also Li Shimin's brother-in-law and the uncle of three princes in the court. So if Li Shimin could tolerate anyone, Changsun Wuji would definitely be ranked first.
Li Xiang also heard from others that the reason why he could live so comfortably in the following days was that Li Shimin did not cause him trouble, and Changsun Wuji also played a big role. At that time, Li Xiang was fighting everywhere to plunder living space for the sake of the entire Tang Dynasty. It was right for Li Shimin to support him in the rear, but he could not cause trouble for others. If others were fighting on the front line and you were causing trouble in the rear, what would that mean?