Chapter 112: The Tang Dynasty Princess Marries into the World

  Wei Zheng's death means that the influence of Shandong aristocratic families in the imperial court has decreased again.

  For more than a decade since Li Shimin came to power, he has been quietly strengthening the promotion of the imperial examination system. Most high-ranking officials in the Tang Dynasty's capital Chang'an still come from aristocratic families, but some less prominent positions are almost all occupied by scholars who have emerged from humble backgrounds through the imperial examinations.

  Li Shimin's measures did not deceive anyone and can be said to be a naked plot. However, when the aristocratic families discovered this, it was already too late. Those positions that they had previously disregarded had already been consolidated into a solid front, encircling them from the outside.

  Yajiao couldn't help but sigh in secret, it turned out that the strategy of "rural areas surrounding cities" was not pioneered by Chairman Mao in modern times, but had already been used as early as the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin, who had such a cross-era vision, really didn't understand what his attitude towards Zhao Yang was like?

  Although he did not truly regard Li Shimin as his own father, the trust and favor that this emperor-father had given to Yaqi over these twenty years made it impossible for him to really implement his plan without any hesitation, unlike with Qianlong.

  Pursing her lips, Yajiao stood in the middle of the courtyard of the Eastern Palace, gazing up at the round moon in the sky. That year, during the Qianlong period of the Qing dynasty, he had also begun to take action on a night with a full moon like this. So many tasks had passed through the world, if it weren't for him firmly locking away his emotions towards the real world, probably, he would have really become confused by now.

  In the real world, those short twenty-eight years are truly fleeting when compared to the dozens or hundreds of years spent in each task world. And Ye Ge also began to realize that some of his notions had started to change. Previously, even if he made an effort to complete tasks, he still regarded himself as an outsider. Knowing the plot was equivalent to knowing a certain future version of himself, always lightly manipulating events with a flourish, thereby advancing the plot or altering history.

  This lofty feeling caused Yajiao to unknowingly become infatuated. It wasn't until the failure of the Republic mission that he discovered these subtle signs. Afterwards, the system arranged for him to enter the world of wuxia under Gu Long's pen, where he helped Shen Lang and Bai Feifei deal with Chai Yuanguan. At that time, he didn't think much of it, but after returning to the real world, he discovered that unknowingly, he had already borne a karmic debt for patricide!

  Yahua knew he was being calculated by the system!

  But he can't blame the system, because killing Chai Yu Guan was his own choice to complete the task. Knowing all the plot, he clearly knew that Ma Jia and Zhu Qi Qi had an unbreakable blood relationship with Chai Yu Guan, but still concealed their relationship and helped Bai Fei Fei and Shen Lang without hesitation.

  Bai Feifei is the task target of Ya Ge, and Shen Lang is recognized by Zhu Qiqi as Ya Ge's task target partner. So Ya Ge, who has already gotten used to doing tasks, chose the simplest way to complete the task without hesitation.

  However, as a result, Zhu QiQi's happiness index was not high, and he also bore the consequences.

  Yahua didn't know whether Zhu QiQi and Shen Lang had the same intense entanglement as in the original work, so their feelings weren't that deep, or maybe Zhu QiQi or Shen Lang knew about Yahua's hidden truth.

  No matter how many arrangements he made for this at the beginning, the fact is that it cannot be completely covered up. As long as someone with a heart checks, they can always find some problems.

  Yahiko felt that he should thank the system, if it wasn't for its deliberate arrangement of certain worlds to let him know his attitude was not quite right, he would probably have thought he was an invincible crosser. How many crossers like him, who were proficient in both literature and martial arts, could there be?

  Things have been going too smoothly for him, causing him to forget his initial caution; he has really become arrogant.

  So he came to this world, and when he still didn't know that there was a plot like "The Princess is Getting Married" that wasn't going well, he treated this world with caution and seriousness. At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, this was an era where heroes emerged in large numbers, especially since his father was the famous historical figure Li Shimin, and his target was also the famous historical figure Empress Changsun.

  At the very beginning, when he knew his identity and mission, his decision was to be a good prince who would be praised by all, not like in history where he was deposed in the 17th year of Zhenguan, and wait until the 23rd year of Zhenguan when Li Shimin died according to historical trajectory. By then, at the age of thirty, he could become the third emperor of this world's Tang Dynasty.

  Plans can't keep up with changes.

  In the seventh year of Wu De, when he was five years old, he met the protagonist's grandmother in the Zhongshan Wangfu and learned how crazy this world was. He had to start changing his plans and try to minimize omissions. As he worked hard to tie everything together, he came into contact with Li Shimin's princes and princesses more and more, and he also... blended himself in more than any other task world.

  Although the blood relatives of this world's Ma Jia still haven't completely entered Ya Ge's heart like the Murong family, their position in his heart is also different. What was initially done for the sake of a mission has now become something he does willingly and with pleasure.

  Li Li's status may not be comparable to that of Murong Xue, who has yet to be born, in his heart, but she is still the sister he loves dearly. If at first he decided to save her and not let her die this year for the sake of Empress Changsun's happiness, now he truly does not want his sister to lose her life so early.

  Li Lili was only 22 years old, an age when one has just started university life. Yage didn't want to see such a young and vibrant life disappear like this, especially since she still had a son and daughter to raise.

  Yah knew he had softened and also knew why he had softened.

  Because he has integrated into this world too much, the people of Li's family have also truly become his loved ones. So when facing Li Shimin, he can't be as ruthless to Qianlong either.

  Yah didn't know if he was right or wrong, everything would depend on the system's evaluation of his task after it ended. He had a feeling that he was getting closer and closer to the truth bit by bit. And the closer he got to the truth, the less he rejected the system.

  Although he still doesn't understand why the system chose him.

  Thanks to the nourishment of Yage in her early years, and also often diagnosing and opening various dietary recipes for food supplements over the years, Princess Li Li's body is very good, with no signs of illness at all. Although she inherited the asthma of Empress Longsun, this disease is not incurable.

  After the first quarter, Zhao Yang was still in favor, and the Eastern Expedition against Goguryeo also began to unfold.

  The failure of the Eastern Expedition to Korea was, in a sense, the prelude to the decline of the Tang Dynasty. If there had been no such failure, perhaps Li Shimin would not have become what he later became, and even less would there have been the appearance of Empress Wu Zetian.

  Yahiko has no bad feelings towards Wu Zetian, it's just that the winner is king and the loser is a bandit. This empress indeed had her own unique qualities, able to seize the throne from the Li Tang royal family without bloodshed at such an old age. However, in this world, Yahiko cannot let fate continue on its historical trajectory.

  This should be his true mission when he came to this world.

  In the 17th year of the Zhenguan era, Emperor Taizong of Tang's expedition against Goguryeo ended in failure.

  When Crown Prince Yasheng saw Li Shimin again in the Taiji Palace, he clearly felt that he had aged. Before the expedition, he was still spirited and vigorous, but after the expedition, his old age was evident.

  The failure of the Eastern Expedition can be said to be Li Shimin's only defeat in his life, and the blow to him was really too great. In history, there is no Princess Zhao Yang, he then shifted his attention to the harem, selecting a large number of beautiful and talented girls to enter the harem. And in this world with Zhao Yang, he gave all his doting love to this daughter.

  Other princes and princesses were raised under the guidance of empresses or consorts from noble families, they had broad vision and naturally knew the mistakes he made. Even if none of them would say it, Li Shimin still felt that his position in the hearts of these consorts and princes was no longer what it used to be.

  Zhao Yang, who didn't understand anything, naturally became Li Shimin's only one.

  So Zhao Yang's appearance was indeed good, at least he didn't let Li Shimin choose a concubine, thus allowing Wu Zetian to enter the palace?

  Yahua felt that it was neither crying nor laughing, and truly began to grasp the actions in her hands.

  Li Shimin was just an ordinary person, and it's really because of the historical records before Yajiao that he was too deified.

  Li Shimin is also human, he will make mistakes and he will avoid them.

  Most of Li Shimin's sons and daughters chose to get close to Yang Guifei just to secure their own interests after he came to power, like Li Ke who had his own plans, but there were too few. The children born to Empress Zhangsun naturally supported their elder brother's choice as they had been controlled by him since childhood.

  Now the harem and the court are all integrated into a unified force by Yage, thanks to Zhao Yang. If it weren't for Li Shimin's single-mindedness about this princess, even suppressing other princesses and ignoring his princes, Yage's plan wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

  In the 17th year of Zhenguan, on December 29th, the day before New Year's Eve, Li Shimin took Zhao Yang to the plum forest in the rear garden of Taiji Palace to roast and eat deer meat. At that moment when fatherly love and filial piety filled the air with joyful voices, Ya Ge, dressed in armor, led a group of civil and military officials into this peaceful plum forest at a slow pace.

  Zhaoyang was only eight years old at that time. Although she had already shown a bit of arrogance under Li Shimin's favor, she was actually very clever and intelligent. Seeing so many people holding sharp objects appearing under the leadership of that Taizi big brother, she knew it was dangerous and didn't shout loudly, but instead quietly hid behind Li Shimin.

  Seeing his eldest son, who had first retreated with a warm and elegant smile, now with a cold and stern expression, as well as the former subordinates following behind him, Li Shimin smiled and picked up the warm plum blossom wine on the table and drank it all in one gulp: "You've come, Yage."

  His eyebrows slightly furrowed, suppressing a certain strange feeling in his heart, Yage responded with his clear and gentle voice: "Yes, I'm here, Father."

  "I've been thinking, Ah Song, when will you... " He gently shook his head, his eyes benevolently gazing at his eldest son with Guanyin, "But I really didn't expect that you're also an impatient one, not even letting me have a good Chinese New Year."

  The potatoes should have arrived in Fujian by now, but there are still many things to deal with, so I'll come back to write later.

  In the end, Potato didn't want Li Shimin to become a real retard either, so he found an excuse for him.

  Actually, I haven't seen "Glass Slipper" and "Stairway to Heaven" either, let's watch them together! The main content of the plot will be discussed in the next chapter.