Chapter 109: The Tang Dynasty Princess Marries into the World

  After the wedding of Princess Yonghe and Prince of Qi, the marriage of Li Shimin's eldest daughter, Princess Changle, was also approaching. The husband chosen by Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun for her was Changsun Chong, the eldest son of Changsun Wuji, the elder brother of Empress Zhangsun. Changsun Chong was a few years older than Princess Changle and had often entered the palace of the King of Qin before. After Li Shimin ascended to the throne, he would also enter the palace two or three times a month, so he could be considered to have grown up with Princess Changle, and their relationship was not bad.

  Moreover, when Emperor Taizong of Tang and Empress Zhangsun started to select a son-in-law for Princess Li, Ya Song would often accompany Li Tai to chat with Zhangsun Chong. Even the young Emperor Gaozong would threaten him in childish language whenever he came to pay his respects at the palace. With these three fierce brothers-in-law watching, Zhangsun Chong's backyard was extremely clean.

  Changsun Wuji also had deep feelings for the elegant and unparalleled Princess Chang Le. Having grown up watching the many women in his uncle's harem, he was well aware of his aunt's cunning ways and had suffered greatly at her hands. Under the subtle influence of Ah Ca, however, he found himself not opposed to having only one wife.

  Moreover, his wife is of noble birth and the one he has a crush on, so he naturally does not want any other woman to intervene between them.

  Li Shimin was extremely fond of Li Lihua, and the dowry was generous. He directly ordered that the dowry be double the amount given to Princess Yongjia, daughter of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, when she married. Wei Zheng still advised against it, citing the precedent set by Emperor Ming of Han, who had only given half as much to his sons as he had to his daughters. However, with Ya Song already present in the imperial court, Wei Zheng naturally could not afford to anger Li Shimin again. In the end, he was rewarded with 40 bolts of silk and 400,000 coins by Empress Longsun.

  "Your Excellency Wei, if we follow the precedent set by Emperor Hanming, wouldn't it be that whether it's a princess marrying out or an imperial son being enfeoffed, they would all have to halve their share in succession? By the time it reaches the end, wouldn't the princesses not even have dowries and the princes nothing at all?" Yage smiled as she spoke fluently. "But let's put that aside for now. Although Yongjia Aunt wasn't a senior princess, she wasn't just any ordinary daughter of the emperor either. To Wei Zheng, Changle Princess, who is the eldest legitimate daughter of the emperor, can't even compare to Yongjia Aunt?"

  Wei Zheng was naturally unwilling, wanting to say something, but when he met Ya Ge's eyes full of deep meaning, he involuntarily swallowed his words back.

  "Lord Wei, the dignity of the emperor is not something you can repeatedly infringe upon. Even if Father Emperor has to put on an act with you for certain reasons now, have you ever thought about what will happen to your family and descendants after you're gone? And as for yourself, what will become of you?" He recalled the words Yage had once said. Had the Crown Prince foreseen this day, which was why he had greeted him first?

  Although the dowry of Princess Chang Le is a bit thick, this dowry is all from the royal family, why should he be the bird that sticks out its head! Moreover, as the prince said, Princess Chang Le is the eldest daughter of the emperor, with a noble status, how can she be the same as other princesses?

  After the crown prince ascends to the throne, Princess Changle's status will be even more noble. This remonstrance will offend all three big bosses in the imperial palace!

  Wei Zheng, who had understood, retreated without saying another word, and thus the standard for Princess Longle's dowry was set.

  The Princess of Changle's mansion was only separated from the Duke of Changsun's by a single street, which was enough to illustrate the princess's favor. The four princesses who had married before her were somewhat sour in their hearts, but they also understood the difference between themselves and this father's eldest daughter, so there was no problem with the feelings between sisters.

  After the marriage of his eldest son and daughter was settled, Li Shimin finally decided to leave the palace for a tour of inspection of the Tang Dynasty he ruled. Although the civil and military officials tried every means to obstruct him, Li Shimin's will could not be disobeyed. After leaving the Crown Prince in charge, he left the imperial palace with only a few attendants. Originally, Li Shimin wanted to bring Changsun Wuji along, but she was weak due to her advanced age after giving birth to Princess Nanchang and needed rest, so he left with a flourish.

  The people in the imperial court and harem were puzzled by Li Shimin's arbitrary behavior, wondering how the normally self-controlled Emperor could... lose his mind? The last two words were something these people dared not think of, but they were what Yage muttered to herself.

  Only he knew that although the world had been following a historical route so far, it was about to change to a dramatic and romantic one. If Li Shimin didn't leave the palace, how would he have met that weaving girl? And if there wasn't that weaving girl, how would Princess Zhao Yang, the heroine, have appeared?!

  But this plot is really fierce, and Li Shimin, who was originally wise and brave, actually started to get confused. But it's also good, Li Yuan will pass away soon, if Li Shimin continues to be confused, his game plan can start to be implemented.

  After seeing off Li Shimin and his party, Yage began to get busy. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no great Buddha in the palace, he quietly strengthened his ties with those brothers. Before this, he had not been completely out of touch with these brothers, but had been very careful to avoid some taboos.

  Among them, Ya Ge had the most contact with Li Ke. No matter what ideas his mother, the empress dowager, had, he himself was very clear-headed. If it could be said that the sons of Empress Longsun were really too unruly and incompetent, then perhaps there might still have been a struggle for the throne possible, but Ya Ge was truly too outstandingly talented and beautiful, and he had already made preparations to become a wise king.

  When he came into contact with Ya Ge, he was surprised, but after seeing some materials sent by Ya Ge, he couldn't help but be moved. It turned out that the prince's power had grown to such an extent without his knowledge, not only in the imperial court, but also among the people...

  However, if he were the crown prince, he would also choose to do so. As a member of the royal family, who doesn't know that being the crown prince is a tragic profession? If you don't have some power and influence in your hands, it's really uncertain how you'll die.

  Looking at the sheepskin with a world map drawn on it, Li Ke's eyes were deep and his fingers lightly pointed to the location of modern-day Australia. If it was really possible to build a sea-crossing ship as the prince said, he was quite interested in this unowned land.

  As for that continent across the sea from Datang, I believe his several brothers would be very willing to divide it up among themselves, so he didn't go and fight with them over it.

  Crown Prince Li Chengqian, he is deeply convinced by Li Ke.

  Just as Ya Ge had almost all the brothers and sisters united, Li Shimin returned to the palace with a pleased expression. This time, he went out on patrol halfway and brought a few people in disguise to investigate the people's feelings. Although no one in the court knew where he went during his departure from the main team, Ya Ge was clear about it.

  That Weaving Girl was indeed good at her ways, enticing Li Shimin to stay with her in that small village for over a month before leaving. However, the customs of the Tang Dynasty were relatively open-minded, and women remarrying wasn't a big deal. It's just that whether it was princesses or those women, they all remarried after a proper marriage ceremony, whereas someone like Weaving Girl who eloped without a matchmaker would be ostracized even in the Tang Dynasty.

  But this has nothing to do with Yage. When the Weaving Maiden knew Li Shimin's identity and still wanted to throw herself into his arms, she should have taken responsibility for such consequences.

  Men can be really cruel, to Li Shimin, this beautiful woman was just a momentary indulgence, after returning to the palace with so many beautiful and elegant concubines of noble birth, he naturally forgot about that lovely but unrefined woman.

  Perhaps it was because he had forgotten, so after taking back Zhao Yang, he doted on her like that.

  This was Li Shimin's compensation for the mother and daughter.

  Of course, all of these are just speculations by Ya Ge. Only the screenwriter who wrote this play would know for sure what Li Shimin was really thinking.

  Li Shimin returned to the palace, and Ya Ge naturally hid again. However, he had a certain tacit understanding with other princes and princesses, and they all waited silently together. The one thing that imperial family members were not lacking in was patience, which was the first thing they learned from birth.

  In the tenth year of Zhenguan, Empress Changsun, who was supposed to die on her sickbed, slowly recovered from her illness after taking the Peiyuan Dan exchanged for 300 points with the Yage flower. When the imperial physician told Emperor Taizong that Empress Changsun's illness had been completely cured, he was overjoyed and immediately granted a general amnesty to the whole country, disregarding Empress Changsun's protests.

  Looking at Li Shimin like this, Yage really didn't understand how he could put several women in his heart at the same time. Longsun should be the most important woman in his heart, and then, is it that Weaving Girl, or those women in his harem who paid everything for his great cause?

  Although he is also a scumbag, at least in each world there is only one woman. Just like in this world, apart from Princess Su Wan, he did not marry another woman. Yage always thought that for a man to rely on women to rise to power was not a shameful thing, what was truly shameful was that although he relied on women, he didn't take them seriously!

  Let's not talk about ancient times, when men were allowed to have multiple wives and concubines. One hand can't clap on its own, some women voluntarily became concubines, such as the imperial consorts in Emperor Taizong of Tang's harem. Nowadays, there are many "Phoenix Men" who, after securing their position with the help of their wives, start searching for their past true loves, turning their original wives into third parties stuck between them and their true loves.

  If it weren't for the arrival of his original partner, he could have gone on happily with his true love without having to endure the humiliation and hardship of trying to win over his original partner. He completely forgot that it was he himself who had approached and seduced his original partner in order to avoid thirty years of hard work.

  Yage looks down on these men and will not let himself become such a man, which is one of his rare persistence. He can't do it from head to toe with only one companion, but at least he will give the person who comes with him for life a pair of people. This can only be considered as his kind of hypocrisy and self-deception, but if he doesn't think so, he will really abandon himself completely.

  For Li Shimin, Ya Ge has always been admired, because he himself cannot do it like him.

  So cruel and heartless.

  Actually, Li Shimin and Qianlong are quite similar, both having the personality of loving life and hating death. However, Li Shimin is slightly better than Qianlong, not as arrogant and self-willed, nor as fond of grandeur and extravagance.

  Yage is not that kind of person. Even though he has had two imperial identities, his personality has added a few more points of imperial overbearingness, but his essence remains the same as it was initially.

  The author has something to say: Next chapter, Zhao Yang will enter the palace and the progress will be slightly faster.

  This world is a mix of history and princesses marrying into other families, with history being the main part and princesses marrying in being the secondary part.

  Also, in this world, Li Shimin's children except for Zhao Yang are all the same as history, Zhao Yang is a fictional princess inserted!

  Finally, thanks to Blood Tears' landmine!