The army took back the camp, and all the generals above the lieutenant level who participated in the Battle of Gaochang were invited to today's dinner.

All kinds of delicacies filled every table.

Song and dance performances come one after another.

The banquet was lively and vulgar, and the sound of silk and bamboo was endless. The banquet was filled with wine and chatter, and the words were cheerful and joyful.

The emperor sat on the throne and Empress Changsun sat aside. They wanted to ask about Zhao Chen, but it was difficult to speak at this moment.

Zhao Chen sat in the emperor's head and ranked before all officials, and was the prince Li Zhi, who was extremely beloved by the emperor and Empress Changsun, who was also behind Zhao Chen at this moment.

The emperor stood up from the throne, held a glass of wine in his hand, and stood on the steps: "Everyone, the Tang Dynasty has the prosperity today, and it depends on all the soldiers who fought bloodyly, raising their glasses to me and toast them."

"Respect the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty!"

Everyone also stood up and drank the wine in the glass.

After drinking a glass of wine, the emperor looked at Zhao Chen again: "The King of Han made great contributions in this battle in Gaochang. I believe that all the soldiers who fought with the King of Han have experienced it personally. Come and talk to me and the officials.

Tell me how the King of Han led you to win the Tubo army."

"Your Majesty, the last general is the first cavalry captain who followed His Highness the King of Han and interspersed with the rear of the Luoxi army. The last general wants to talk about how His Highness the King of Han turned the tide and turned the world in that battle." A cavalry captain

Wei stood up immediately.

He was the one who survived after jumping off the cliff with Zhao Chen.

"Accurate." The emperor waved his hand and sat back on his seat with a smile.

"On the same day, we received news that a 100,000 army of Luoxi was stationed west of Yanmen Pavilion and confronted the Duke of Wei. His Highness, the King of Han, made a quick decision and led the army behind Luoxi's army."

"The yellow sand is everywhere in the sky, and dark clouds cover the sun..." The cavalry general told the story, and when he was sad, he couldn't help but shed tears.

He was also angry and full of excitement.

The officials also looked surprised on their faces as they heard the dangers Zhao Chen experienced on the front line.

"I thought the front line was difficult, but I didn't expect it to be even more difficult than I thought. If it weren't for His Highness the King of Han, I'm afraid the Tubo army would have already reached the territory of our Tang Dynasty."

"Yes, Tubo is greedy for my Tang Dynasty's territory and will never die. Fortunately, His Highness the King of Han."

"Even if I didn't experience it personally, I was shocked to hear it in my ears."

"His Highness of the King of Han has made great contributions, and we admire him."

All the officials stood up to salute Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen doesn't like this scene, but it's not good to sit upright and stay still.

I could only stand up helplessly and give a gift.

Fang Xuanling looked at the officials who were saluting and looked at the emperor again. He seemed to understand why the emperor wanted the generals who participated in the Battle of Gaochang to talk about those things on the battlefield.

It was nothing more than trying to tell civil and military officials that Gao Chang's victory in the battle was because of the King of Han Zhao Chen.

Therefore, you should be grateful to the King of Han from the heart.

In this way, if he wants to confer Han as crown prince in the future, you cannot object.

But Wu Xu's affairs were not resolved, and the emperor came up with such an idea again, and Fang Xuanling was a little worried.

"Your Majesty, although His Highness, the King of Han, worked hard and made great contributions, would not have been able to repel the Tubo army without our Tang Erlang people."

"I think that the greatest contribution of my Tang Dynasty is not His Highness the King of Han, but the Erlang of the Tang Dynasty who have lived and died for my Tang Dynasty." Fang Xuanling stood up, and his words calmed the audience in an instant.

Fang Yi looked at his father and looked at Zhao Chen sitting in front of him. For a moment, he felt a fever in his face.

be terribly upset.

Zhao Chen looked at Fang Xuanling, although he felt a little strange, but he just nodded: "Fang Xiang is right. If there were no soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who ignored life and death in this battle, it would be clear that the winner and loss of this battle would be true."

"Everyone, please respect the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty again with me."

"Respect the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty." The civil and military officials raised their glasses again.

Everyone sat down, but the atmosphere was a little awkward at this moment.

No one spoke any more.

They also knew in their hearts that Fang Xuanling's words just now were clearly trying to stop the emperor from appointing Zhao Chen as the crown prince.

They dare not say anything about this.

The emperor looked at Fang Xuanling and felt a sense of depression.

Now, who can compare with those princes under his knees?

If Zhao Chen was not appointed as the crown prince, who else could he be appointed?

Just because of a Wu Xu?

Fang Xuanling dared to openly sing a rebellion with him.

If Wei Zheng said this just now, the emperor would think it would be normal, because Wei Zheng had the same temper.

But the person who spoke just now was Fang Xuanling.

This old guy...

It would be boring to hold the banquet like this, and the emperor soon let everyone disperse.

Zhao Chen was about to leave, and Fang Yizhi was about to explain to Zhao Chen why his father stood opposite Zhao Chen.

The emperor sent an order, saying that he would talk to Zhao Chen tonight and let Zhao Chen stay in the palace.

Fang Yizhi had no choice but to leave.

...

Li Zheng Hall.

Empress Changsun personally cooked ginger tea, and the emperor and Zhao Chen drank a bowl, and most of the alcohol was dissipated.

Seeing Zhao Chen sitting in front of him, the emperor couldn't help but think of the situation when he first met Zhao Chen a few years ago.

At that time, Zhao Chen was also the shopkeeper of a small tavern and was attracted by Zhao Chen's calligraphy.

Thus, he slowly got to know Zhao Chen.

Until now, it has been confirmed that Zhao Chen is his eldest son.

But even so, I still couldn't directly confer Zhao Chen as the crown prince.

"It seems that many years have passed in a flash. I think when I first saw you, you were so arrogant at that time, and you dared to cheat my money." The emperor took another sip of tea and looked at Zhao Chen with a smile.

"I didn't know you were the emperor at that time, otherwise who would dare to cheat the emperor's money?" Zhao Chen smiled.

Empress Changsun sat aside, sighing in her heart that God treated her well.

If it weren't for Zhao Chen, he would have died of anger.

If it weren't for Zhao Chen, how could the Tang Dynasty be so stable?

If it weren't for Zhao Chen, how could the aristocratic families disappear in the court?

This kid is clearly a treasure given to him by God.

"Chen'er, this time I'm back in Chang'an, I'm not allowed to leave my mother again." Empress Changsun held Zhao Chen's hand, but her eyes looked at the emperor.

This sentence is obviously what the emperor said.

The emperor smiled bitterly. He had no idea to let Zhao Chen leave the capital to do business for the time being, but now Gaochang has joined the Tang Dynasty and the road to the Western Regions is completely unobstructed.

I heard that there are many powerful empires there.

He, Li Shimin, wanted to see.
Chapter completed!