Chapter 656 Zhao Deyan's New Appointment
"Lord of Le'an? What do you think of the name Le'an?" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time. He was worried about naming his daughter, but he didn't expect that Li Shimin would send such a good name for free.
"Brother, you are too lazy. You actually use your niece's title as your name. Wouldn't you give it a better sound by yourself?" Qi Niang sneered at Li Xiu's words. Although the name Li Lean felt pretty good, she just couldn't stand Li Xiu's lazy look and even felt that she was too wronged by her baby niece.
"Li Le'an? Le'an?" Yi Niang showed a contemplative expression when she heard Li Xiu's words, and repeatedly pondered the name "Le'an" several times, and finally said happily, "I think this name is good. Although Le'an is a place name, place names generally have good meanings. For example, Le'an has the meaning of joy and peace, and the name Le'an is very similar to Ping'anlang. You know it is a brother and sister at first."
Seeing that the lady was satisfied, Li Xiu couldn't help but say overjoyed: "It's still the wife who has vision. I thought so just now. Xile and Ping An. Even Ping Anlang's name is included. Moreover, this is our daughter's title, which is simply meaningful!"
When the lady Yi saw Li Xiu's happy look, she couldn't help but give him a smile and said, "Forget it, it's too difficult for your husband to name it. The name Le'an is also very nice, so just call it Li Le'an!"
The daughter's name was finally settled, and Li Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he summoned the family and announced his daughter's name. Although Princess Pingyang felt that Li Xiu was lazy, she was quite satisfied with the name Le'an, so she agreed.
A few days later, under the auspices of Princess Pingyang and Yi Niang, Li Xiu and Yuechan held a concubine ceremony. Originally, Li Xiu wanted to make it bigger, but Yuechan disagreed. She probably was still worried about her identity, so the etiquette was held very low-key, and she just held it at home and then prepared a banquet for the whole family to celebrate.
The next morning, when Li Xiu woke up, Yue Chan had already put on her clothes and served him to wash clothes as usual. This made Li Xiu laugh and said, "Yue Chan, you have so many things now, why don't you let other people do these small things?"
"How can that be? The master has long been used to my service. If someone else has changed, it will definitely make me uncomfortable. Moreover, these trivial things are nothing. I like to do it very much!" Yuechan said shyly at this time. Although she and Li Xiu had already made her breakthrough, the wedding night flower garden made her a little shy.
When Li Xiu heard Yue Chan say this, he couldn't help but smile helplessly. In fact, he had persuaded Yue Chan more than once before, but Yue Chan was unwilling to do so, which left him helpless.
After breakfast, Li Xiu suddenly received a message from the palace saying that Li Jing was about to arrive in Chang'an today, and Li Shimin would lead all civil and military officials to welcome him again. Moreover, the 1,000 soldiers who made countless military achievements this time were also returned with Li Jing. They would all be rewarded by Li Shimin himself.
Li Xiu naturally had to participate in such a big thing. Even Ma Ye, who was preparing to go to Luoyang, left behind the matter at hand and took Li Xiu to the outside of Mingde Gate. This time, Li Shimin still went out of the city to greet him. When Li Xiu and Ma Ye came here, Li Shimin had already led all officials out of the city, but at this time, Li Jing and others had not seen Li Jing on the official road.
It was not until noon that a long team rushed from the official road. For Li Jing, the one was Li Jing. At this time, Li Shimin hurriedly led all officials to greet him. Li Xiu also saw that there were many acquaintances in the team, such as Xu Jingzong and Cen Wenben who had stayed in Dingxiang before.
In fact, this time it was the return of the army. Last time, Li Xiu and the others could only say that they had escorted Jie Li back to Chang'an in advance. Most of the soldiers who made military achievements in this war remained in the Dingxiang area and could not return until now. Therefore, the welcoming ceremony held by Li Shimin was even more grand, and the people in the city were more enthusiastic. Even many enthusiastic girls ran out to peek at these mighty soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
After returning to Chang'an, another celebration was made. Li Shimin once again set up a banquet in Tai Chi Hall. Because there were too many soldiers attending the banquet, they could not even sit in the Tai Chi Hall, so they could only be assigned to other halls, and then some important officials presided over them. For example, Li Xiu and Changsun Wuji were each responsible for the banquet in a side hall. Li Xiu did not drink, but he also drank tea and wine until his stomach swelled. As for the soldiers attending the banquet, they were drunk and were dragged into a military camp in the city for a while. In the second half of the night, they were all pulled to a military camp in the city for a while.
With the return of Li Jing and others, it also marked the official end of the battle to destroy the Turks. Although Shuozhou and Dingxiang were still stationed in large numbers, these were prepared to conquer the grassland next year. In addition, Li Shimin also formulated a detailed set of policies on the grassland, preparing to be implemented in the next year.
It is also worth mentioning that the issue of resettlement of the Turks finally came to an end. On the second day after Li Jing and his friends returned, Li Shimin announced at the court meeting that he would move the Turks to the Tang Dynasty, but the location of the migration was not announced. He probably wanted to wait for Li Xiu and Wei Zheng to argue and come up with a result.
Faced with this situation, Li Xiu was also considering whether he would go to Wei Zheng to chat. Last time he almost touched the other party, but what Li Xiu did not expect was that before he could go to Wei Zheng, the other party came to him on his own initiative.
"Wei Zuocheng asked for tea, but I didn't expect you to come here today. It really makes me feel glorious!" Hearing that Wei Zheng came, Li Xiu hurriedly invited him to come in and use the tea ceremony.
"You are polite to the prince consort. This time I came here mainly to discuss the Turkic relocation with the prince consort!" Wei Zheng said straight to the point. He has been considering what Li Xiu said before these days, and finally made a decision.
"Please tell me, last time I have already expressed all my thoughts. I wonder what Wei Zuo Cheng's opinion is?" Li Xiu also showed a serious expression at this time and said, "If Wei Zheng can agree with his ideas, if he doesn't agree, he can only go to the court to compete with Wei Zheng for a while.
When he heard Li Xiu's question, Wei Zheng hesitated for a moment, then slowly said: "I have seriously considered the words of the prince-consort before. Although some of the prince-consort's ideas made me really not agree with them, after carefully considering the pros and cons, I felt that moving the Turks to the south was indeed more beneficial to our Tang Dynasty. After all, it is inevitable to sacrifice the interests of some people for the long-term plan!"
"Haha~, it's great. It's really a blessing for me to agree to this matter!" Li Xiu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. Without Wei Zheng's biggest resistance, this matter was almost settled.
"Your son-in-law, don't be too happy too early. Moving the Turks south is not an easy task. Not to mention anything else, just organizing the Turks on the grassland is not an easy task. In addition, they must be placed in the south and there must be no trouble. These require effective people to handle them. If there is any negligence, a big mess may occur!" Wei Zheng warned with a serious expression at this time.
"Wei Zuocheng said very well, but I have already thought about this candidate, but I have not mentioned it to His Majesty yet." Li Xiu smiled when he heard this.
"Oh? I wonder who the prince-consort wants to recommend?" Wei Zheng couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard Li Xiu's confident look.
"Haha, Wei Zuocheng must have heard of the 'Prime Minister'?" Li Xiu smiled slightly at this time. Zhao Deyan's identity was extremely secret before, but with the demise of the Turks, some news about Zhao Deyan's true identity was also spread, but it was only limited to the upper class of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty would never admit Zhao Deyan's identity as a spy, after all, it was related to the face of the Tang Dynasty.
"It turned out to be him. The prince consort meant to let Zhao Deyan be responsible for the Turkic migration?" Wei Zheng was stunned at first when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then said in surprise. With his identity, of course he had heard about Zhao Deyan, but Zhao Deyan was not a formal official of the Tang Dynasty after all, and he was still a little worried about letting him take charge of such a big thing.
"It's not just responsible for the migration, but I also want him to go to the south to manage these Turks after relocating the Turks. After all, he has been dealing with the Turks before and has held the administrative power of the Turks before, so it's perfect for him to be responsible for these things!" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time.
In fact, Li Xiu had already had this plan in his mind when he saw Zhao Deyan in Dingxiang. However, the war was not decided at that time, and he did not discuss it with the other party. Later, he saw that Zhao Deyan had avenged great revenge and became a little confused. After all, his previous life goal was to avenge revenge. Now that he has to avenge great revenge, he has also lost his goal at once, so Li Xiu wanted to find something for him to do.
Hearing Li Xiu's words, Wei Zheng also showed a meditative expression. After a while, he spoke again: "Zhao Deyan is able to disrupt the Turks under Jie Li's nose. He must have the ability to do so. However, he has been in the Turks and has never been an official in the court. Will he be unable to be qualified for the appointment of the court in the future?"
"Don't worry about this. I have had a lot of contact with Zhao Deyan and am very at ease with his abilities. In addition, if I am worried that he is not familiar with the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty, I can also send some capable officials to help him." Li Xiu said with a smile. When he was in charge of the army's food and grass, he also didn't understand it either, but with the assistance of Xu Jingzong and Ling's text, he did a great job and accumulated enough experience. Now even if he is allowed to be responsible for the logistics of a large army alone, he has the confidence to do it.
Wei Zheng once again showed a contemplative expression when he heard Li Xiu's words. After all, the migration of the Turks was of great importance, so he had to consider it carefully.
Chapter completed!