Boom!
Come, sister is back. See if anyone dares to bully you again!
Boom boom boom!
Li Xiuning cursed as she landed punches on Li Shimin. If it weren't for the fact that he had to meet people tomorrow, her fists would have definitely gone for his face.
In terms of public duty, at the founding of the Great Tang, one-third of the territory was conquered by the two of them.
In terms of private matters, she was Li Shimin's elder sister!
Therefore, Li Shimin dared not retaliate when beaten. He could only curl up on the ground, covering his head, and continuously begged for mercy, his usual imposing demeanor completely gone.
Finally, Li Xiuning, tired from hitting him, picked up a chair and sat opposite Li Shimin.
"Tell me, how much do you owe my son-in-law, and when do you plan to repay it?"
He's younger, so it's not appropriate for him to ask you. But I, your sister, have no such reservations!
Li Shimin sat down on the ground with a thud, his face contorted in misery. "Big sister, this emperor doesn't know the exact amount. It's too much. Only that boy Fang and that stingy old man Fang would know the details."
"What did you say!"
Li Xiuning's temper flared up again at his words.
"Listen to him! Too much? You can't even remember it! And you still dare to owe it?!"
After scolding him, she kicked Li Shimin, sending him sprawling to the ground, nearly flipping over.
"Issue a decree to return tomorrow morning! I will personally go find that stingy old man Fang to settle the accounts!"
Li Xiuning said, flicking her sleeves, opened the door, and walked out, leaving Li Shimin alone in the room, on the verge of tears.
"Haven't seen her for so many years, and big sister is still so violent!"
"I'm too miserable~~~"
"Do I want to be in debt???"
"No! It's all because of being poor!"
After getting up from the ground and dusting off the footprints from being kicked, Li Shimin staggered out.
Stretching his aching muscles from the beating, he suddenly felt much better about his previously troubled mood.
The next morning, as Li Xiuning had demanded, Li Shimin directly issued a decree to return to the capital.
After all, there were no major matters requiring his presence here.
One thousand of General Cheng Yaojin's two thousand supervisory troops were left behind. They were all dispersed with Suyab City as the center, continuing to search for the enemy commander's whereabouts, to prevent any oversight by the helicopters during their search.
Just as he was about to depart, Ardaxshir and two other envoys rushed over. They were stopped by soldiers from a distance.
"Who goes there! Daring to disturb His Majesty, do you seek death!"
Li Shimin frowned upon hearing this and looked at them. "What's going on?!"
Cheng Yaojin glanced at the three of them and then explained to Li Shimin from the side.
"Your Majesty, those three are the Prince of the Sasanian Empire, and envoys from Khwarezm and Khorasan."
"They are requesting us to send troops to help them restore their kingdoms and drive out the enemy."
"Let them come over!"
"Yes!"
After being allowed to pass by the soldiers, the three men approached Li Shimin and knelt down in unison to pay their respects.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang!"
Someone brought chairs, and Li Shimin sat down, looking at the three.
"Rise, you are excused. Tell me your requests."
Ardashir IV said fawningly, "This humble prince's Tang name is Little Mud, given by the Duke. I had previously sought the respected Tang Emperor to send troops to help this prince regain his throne. However, this prince has now changed his mind and wishes to visit the Great Tang to witness the grandeur of your esteemed nation. I implore Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang to grant this request."
Li Shimin looked at Fang Er next to him. "This 'Little Mud' is yours to handle."
"Yes!" Fang Er nodded in agreement. A prince of a fallen kingdom, he wouldn't even be qualified to be received by the Ministry of Rites. It was his good fortune from eight lifetimes to be able to tag along with me.
After dismissing Ardashir IV, also known as Little Mud, Li Shimin turned his attention to the other two.
"The ten thousand enemy troops from yesterday have already been annihilated by my hand. You may proceed as you see fit!"
However, Mebudaghur shook his head and said, "When we came, His Majesty the King had mentioned that he requests the Great Tang to station troops here. Our small country is weak and can no longer endure such warfare. The Great Tang is benevolent and blesses all under heaven. We implore Your Majesty the Emperor to help our small nation."
Modjzir also nodded and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty the Tang Emperor, my king has the same intention!"
Cheng Yaojin and Chai Shao exchanged a look, and then they chuckled. After serving in the army for so many years, this was the first time they had ever heard anyone make such a request. It was truly unexpected!