Chapter 65: Enduring Humiliation and Concealing Oneself (Part 2)

  "Duhua, Chai Lingwu, Shu Yu, Xiao Rui, you four escape first. Those Turks don't know you, so don't get involved. It's not worth the unnecessary sacrifice. Tell the others to be honest and stay put, don't move around." Changsun thought that since the four of them were remembered by the Turks, let them take the hit, no need to drag everyone else in.

  "But we also have a share in fighting! How can you four monopolize it? Although I'm just a scholar, I also can't be a turtle that hides its head." Du He stood up straight with his small frame, rarely showing some backbone.

  Usually, he would not be used to Du He's appearance, but today Du He can say so, and his impression of Du He has changed a lot. He said: "We are all brothers in our own family, we are thick-skinned and can withstand dozens of sticks. But you have a small body, ten sticks will go down, and you will definitely faint. I think you'd better be honest and wait for your brothers to recover, and then take revenge together!"

  Cheng Yaojin listened to the several children talking, and nodded secretly in his heart. They were all reliable, not a single coward. He kicked Cheng Chumo with one foot and said: "Scoundrel, use your brain when doing things in the future."

  Cheng Chengmu was about to retort, but Zhangsun rushed to speak first: "Uncle Cheng, just now those Turkic barbarians had too much stench in their mouths, we couldn't help but take action. You can hand over the four of us, and don't implicate anyone else."

  "Chong Xian, you're right. All of you go back and have a good talk with your fathers about what really happened today. The rest is for us old folks to handle." said Cheng Yaojin loudly.

  Chang Sun Chong didn't have any money on him, so he took out a jade pendant from his body and said: "Old Master, this is a jade pendant given to me by my master. I don't have any money on me, so I'll leave this jade pendant with you as collateral. I'll go home to get the money and then redeem it back."

  Just then, Zhangsun Wuji arrived and saw the jade pendant that Li Gang had given him on the table. He kicked it with both feet and scolded: "This is something your master gave you, how can you take it off your body so casually? From now on, remember this for me, if you take it off once, I'll beat you up."

  For such a jade pendant with inheritance significance, it is very important in the heart of Changsun Wuji, and has the momentum of "jade exists as long as man exists, and when man dies, jade remains".

  The old doctor saw that Zhangsun Wuji attached great importance to the jade pendant, and cupped his hands, saying: "Although I am just a commoner, I also know that the Turks are very shameless. Master Fang was injured while saving the teased singing girl, so this medicine fee is waived."

  Chang Sun Wuji took out ten taels of silver from Hua Li and said: "Seeing a doctor and giving money, it's the way of heaven and earth!"

  The old doctor shook his head repeatedly and said, "This is a humble gift from the common people. I hope you won't decline it, sir. We hope that our great Tang Dynasty will soon drive away these Turkic rascals, so we can live in peace." The old doctor seemed to be extremely disgusted with the Turks, but this kind-hearted and benevolent person actually cursed them out loud.

  "This is settled, don't worry, old man!" Zhangsun Wuji collected the money and led Zhangsun Zhong back to their residence.

  They still don't know what kind of counterattack the Turks will have, so Changsun Chong and others are still fine for the time being, each returning to their own home, each finding their own mother.

  Sitting in the carriage, Changsun closed his eyes and meditated without speaking. In modern times, whenever the Tang Dynasty is mentioned, it's a dynasty that all Chinese people take pride in. Wherever the people of Huaxia go abroad, they gather in Chinatowns. But he never thought that during the early Tang period, the Great Tang was in such a difficult situation, with a thousand holes and hundreds of ruins waiting to be restored! He finally understood that after having high-yielding grain, the court officials were overjoyed and excited.

  Drought and locust plague came one after another; the Turks brought tens of thousands of troops and horses, arrived at the outskirts of Chang'an City for a grand Tang Dynasty self-driving tour, ate and drank to their heart's content, even took away whole carts of silk, without wiping their mouths, and returned to the grasslands with bulging bellies.

  If we say that Ryner Lute was initially a bystander when he arrived in the Tang Dynasty, watching things around him and only thinking about quickly accumulating ten billion units of Time Energy to see his parents, then after today's fight, Ryner realized that the people around him were not emotionless, cold-blooded individuals, but rather flesh-and-blood humans.

  He found himself gradually integrating into this society, except for thinking about his modern parents, grandparents and others at night, he thought less and less about other things. If he could see his parents and grandparents, actually living a lifetime in the Tang Dynasty wouldn't be bad either.

  Changsun Wuji returned to his room to wash up and then went to Changsun Wuji's study.

  "Chong'er, you were reckless today!" Chang Sun Wuji said in a deep voice.

  Chang Sun nodded and acknowledged: "Yes!"

  "But you clearly know it's reckless, yet you still want to take action?" Long Sun Wuji's voice rose.

  Changsun Chong poured a cup of tea for Changsun Wuji and said, "I know it's not right, but in that situation, if we didn't beat those Turkic bastards, we wouldn't be men!"

  Chang Sun-cheon looked at Chang Sun-cheon with disdain, still a man, not even married yet, what kind of man is this!

  "If the Turks were to suddenly attack, we might not be able to withstand it!" Changsun Wuji sighed and said, feeling helpless. His son would definitely not be able to escape the suffering of being a soldier this time. After all, he was still young and couldn't take the pressure.

  Chang Sun thought for a moment and said, "Father, I'm guessing that with my uncle's temperament, at most by next year he will turn against the Turkic mercenaries. Since we've already stirred up trouble this time, why don't we just take advantage of the situation!"

  "What's the plan?" Changsun Wuji asked doubtfully, but he had already guessed a bit - Your Majesty was preparing to take military action against the Turks next year. As long as the Turks were not eliminated, it would be hard to rest or eat.

  "Since we will be attacking the Turks next year, let's show weakness and make them think we don't have the guts or strength to attack them. Then, when the time is right, we'll secretly send out troops and catch them off guard, so they won't know what hit them." Longsun Chong explained his reasoning, anyway, people had already been beaten, now he knew that his hundred or so pounds of flesh would not be spared from being beaten, so he might as well make it worthwhile.

  Chang Sun Wuji hesitated for a moment, then nodded slowly and said: "Well, this plan is great! I'll go into the palace now, don't worry, at most my butt will suffer, but those who want Chang Sun Wuji's son haven't been born yet!"

  Although the voice is low and deep, it's domineering and has a strong presence!

  "Thanks, Dad!" Long Sun looked at the broad back of his father, Long Sun Lao, and felt a warmth in his heart. He wondered how he was so lucky to have a reliable father in this life and the last. Although his body was still small, his soul was already 24 years old, and he couldn't remain indifferent like before; it was time for him to take action.

  Sun Wujin arrived at the palace, seeking an audience with Li Er. He ran into many colleagues from the imperial court, and without thinking, he assumed they were there for the same purpose - to plead on behalf of their unfilial sons.

  Li Er is a man who cherishes old relationships, but he is also extremely biased. In situations where things are not yet completely settled, he will absolutely not allow anyone to destroy them.

  Cheng Chumo, this scoundrel, knelt on the ground. As an official of the Golden Armor Guard, he represented the authorities, yet he led the charge in beating up the Turkic envoy's attendants. Even if Cheng Yaojin wanted to hide his son at home, Li Er would still drag him out.

  Li Er's face turned gloomy, and he said: "You want to find a strict teacher for your son, I agreed, but look at what those rascals have done, they actually went out drinking and causing trouble."

  Cheng Chumu went there after the fact, but he believed that his brothers Changsun Chong and others would not lie to him. He hastily lifted his head and said, "It was just drinking, but nothing out of hand!"

  "What are you doing at Baiwei Building today?" Li Er spat out a few words from between his teeth, with a gloomy tone.

  "We are the ones who take revenge, those Turkic bastards, with their mouths full of foul language, insulting our Tang Dynasty's women. We hot-blooded young men, how can we be like turtles hiding in our shells? Beating them is too light a punishment, if it were on the battlefield, I... ...I would definitely cut off their heads and let them roll around!" Cheng Chumo was about to say "I", but thinking of his elders standing in the imperial court, he realized that calling himself "I" would be asking for trouble; calling himself "young master" wasn't suitable either, only "young man" was fitting.

  On the court, Cheng was muttering to himself and cursing with a mouthful of foul language, while everyone else suppressed their smiles and looked away.

  Li Er sat on the dragon chair, looking at Cheng Chumo who was dazed and confused. Instead of getting angry, he smiled and pointed at Cheng Chumo for half a day without knowing what to say, opening his mouth several times.

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