Chapter 56: Snatching Credit (Part 1)

  There is still one more chapter tonight, recommended, collected...

  Just as Zhao Shi and several others were eating closed-door soup outside the Commander's Mansion, Crown Prince Li Xuanji was smiling and sending off several generals from the reception hall. Li Renquan and several others also had relaxed smiles on their faces, with a flush of red light.

  Before the Crown Prince's future celebration in Qingyang, they were still worried, but what they didn't expect was that the Crown Prince's reputation for being warm and generous was not in vain. He didn't have any of the airs of a dragon son or phoenix grandson, and when he spoke, it warmed people's hearts. In his conversation, he fully understood their difficulties and had an attitude of not blaming them for past mistakes. He even encouraged them greatly.

  Li Renquan and the others were delighted in their hearts, this was the future emperor, who could be so gentle and kind to them, they didn't need to mention the comfort and ease in their hearts, they were also very settled, with the guarantee of the crown prince, their future was definitely secure, not to mention that there might be unexpected benefits later, how could they not be happy?

  Looking at the backs of several generals gradually moving away, Li Xuan held his brow bone and also let out a long sigh in his heart.

  Since becoming the crown prince, he has been in contact with officials who only speak three points and have seven orifices in their hearts. In the past two months, he has seen enough of these rough and arrogant military generals, but feels that it is more difficult to deal with them than to deal with the open guns and secret arrows on the imperial court.

  Having suffered enough in Pingliang, today I came to Qingyang. Although these generals are still guilty in both emotion and reason, they are even more difficult to deal with than those mixed people in Pingliang. This mental fatigue cannot be expressed to outsiders.

  Fortunately, after taking so many risks and sacrificing a great general, all the insiders except for those few confidants in his own mansion have been eliminated. He can also use this incident to win over several powerful generals in the army, which is not without gain.

  Lost in thought, he turned back into the hall, and as he stepped inside, a warm smile once again spread across Li Xuan's somewhat gloomy face.

  Li Jin Hua, who had stood up and was somewhat awkwardly saluting him, waved his hand and said, "Commander Li, you have worked hard and achieved great things this time. There's no need to be so formal. After all, Commander Li should still call me Uncle, we're all family, what's the point of being polite? Come on, let's sit down and talk."

  Li Jinhua listened to this and still sat up straight, respectfully saying: "Your Highness is being too polite, I am just doing my duty for the country, it's what I'm supposed to do, can't be considered laborious or meritorious. As for Uncle's words, I dare not speak them out loud, with my position, I would be ruining my own fortune."

  Li Xuan smiled slightly, but secretly sized up the woman in front of him. Just now he hadn't taken a closer look, partly because she was a woman and it would be somewhat beneath his dignity to stare at her so boldly.

  Two or three generals were present, and his full attention was focused on dealing with these people, and he really didn't have the extra thought to notice this small school lieutenant who had already surprised him in Pingliang.

  At present, there are only two people in the hall. He calmed down and took a closer look. The woman in front of him was not very old, but her body was not as weak as the women in his own mansion. She wore a helmet and armor, her figure stood straight, if she stood up straight, she might be as tall as he was.

  Her skin was as white as ordinary people, and her eyes had a hint of blue, exuding an exotic woman's charm. Her slightly thick eyebrows were raised at an angle, her full lips tightly pursed, and her face, which had experienced the flames of war, showed a few hard lines. Although she looked tired, the heroic spirit that ordinary women lacked could not be hidden.

  Li Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes widened slightly. Although there were many beautiful women in his mansion, all of whom had been carefully selected, compared to the woman in front of him, they seemed to have a bit more of a petty housewife air about them, lacking a sense of grandeur and strength.

  However, he is after all the current crown prince, and his self-control is not something that ordinary people can compare to. He immediately suppressed the momentary surge of emotions, and his facial expression became even more gentle and reserved. "Good, it's rare for someone of your age and a woman to have such talent, not to mention being able to remain humble and not take credit for oneself... Rare indeed..."

  Before he could say anything, Li Jin Hua had already pulled out two letters from his sleeve and handed one to her with a smile. "Don't worry about speaking first, this is a letter from your fifth uncle, read it and then we'll talk..."

  Li Jinhua furrowed her brow, with a hint of puzzlement in her expression, but when she heard the two words "Wu Shu", a flash of disgust passed through her eyes.

  As for the Li family, they can be considered one of the top families in Western Qin at this time. They have been in the military for generations and their strength within the army should not be underestimated. However, as the Li family is a remnant of the Turks, although their Turkic bloodline has become almost imperceptible over time, after the turmoil during the Tang dynasty, those in higher positions in Western Qin still cannot help but have a wary heart towards people from other ethnic groups.

  Since the Li family surrendered to Western Qin, they have never produced any outstanding figures. Until now, although the Li brothers are scattered throughout the army, they have always been suppressed by other families of generals.

  All these are digressions, and Li Jinhua naturally didn't think about these things at this time. The Li family was prosperous, with eight brothers in the same generation as Li Jinhua's father, who was the fourth son. However, he only had one daughter, Li Jinhua, and his life was not very successful, so it can be imagined what position she held in the family.

  In a big family, there is no clear distinction between right and wrong, but the warmth and coldness of human relationships made Li Jinhua feel particularly chilled to the bone at a young age.

  She lost her mother at the age of three, and her father was busy with military affairs. She grew up in her uncle's house since she was a child. Until she was seven years old, her father finally came back, but he fell ill and passed away after more than a year, leaving behind only an old house and four loyal former subordinates.

  Although her eldest uncle was not bad to her, Li Jinhua, who had lost both parents, suffered from white eyes and hardships in the clan. Especially this fifth uncle, who had also proposed to take back the old house of her family. Such a ruthless thing Li Jinhua would naturally remember for a lifetime. If it weren't for her eldest uncle's strong opposition, Li Jinhua would have been left with no home to return to.

  Nowadays, the fifth uncle who is in a high position and has never taken her seriously before sent her a letter, she felt like swallowing a fly in her heart.