The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

Chen Huai'an raised an eyebrow, not surprised by Feng Ang's answer.

When Li Shimin asked him a question, Feng Ang could only answer with severe punishment, rejecting the suggestions of Changsun Wuji and Du Ruhui, and instead recommending the extermination of the entire clan, which undoubtedly showed his attitude.

And by this point, he had a pretty good idea of ​​why today's banquet was unusual.

Li Shimin probably not only wanted to purge Pei Qiantong and other traitors from the late Sui dynasty, but also secretly planned to purge the former officials of the Prince of Qin's court.

The reprimand of Feng Ang was merely a casual remark.

Li Shimin was quite satisfied with Feng Ang's answer and said with a smile, "I will consider Feng Aiqing's suggestion."

"Since everyone agrees that Pei Qiantong and other rebels from the late Sui dynasty deserve to be killed, then let's do it!"

Without further hesitation, his tone grew colder: "Issue an imperial decree: Pei Qiantong, the Prefect of Chenzhou, has committed treason and uttered outrageous words. Arrest Pei Qiantong immediately and await his fate."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Anan accepted the order and withdrew.

Chen Huai'an watched all this silently, without saying anything.

The purge of Pei Qiantong and other traitors from the late Sui Dynasty was merely a formality; what Li Shimin truly wanted to eliminate were some former officials of the Prince of Qin's mansion.

Of course, this cannot be made public.

Two years after ascending the throne, Li Shimin became increasingly adept at the art of ruling.

Beside Feng Ang, Lady Wei, who had witnessed everything, frowned almost imperceptibly, thinking to herself that Chang'an was indeed dangerous. She had only just arrived, and there were already tests and warnings.

Fortunately, Huai'an was there to protect Xiao Dai and Qiao'er in Chang'an; otherwise, the two siblings would probably not have had such an easy time.

Thinking of this, Madam Wei looked at Chen Huai'an with even more satisfaction.

The saying "a mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law and the more she looks, the more satisfied she becomes" perfectly illustrates this point.

Little did Li Shimin know that he only intended to test the waters slightly, since Feng Ang had already made his stance clear and there was no need to give him a special warning.

But... Feng Ang's luck was really not good. He had just received the news yesterday and happened to come over today, so Li Shimin didn't mind giving him a little warning.

"Minister Feng, you've come from afar, you must be tired from your journey. Come, let's drink!" Li Shimin raised his wine cup, giving him ample face.

Feng Ang also raised his cup and said, "Your Majesty, what are you saying? It was my fault. I should have come to Chang'an to report on my duties earlier. I am already very honored that Your Majesty does not blame me."

"Haha, let's drink." Li Shimin's mood visibly improved, and he invited everyone to eat and drink.

At this point, Chen Huai'an finally felt that today's banquet was just an ordinary banquet, without so much intrigue and backstabbing.

During the meal, Li Shimin suddenly said, "Oh, right, I just remembered something."

"Huai'an and Feng Qiao'er's wedding cannot be taken lightly; it must be held in a grand manner. This is a rare and joyous occasion."

"How about this, if Minister Feng and Huai'an don't mind, I... will personally officiate your wedding, what do you say?"

These words surprised not only Feng Ang, but also Chen Huai'an himself.

He himself was the Minister of Works and the Minister of Revenue, while Feng Ang was the Duke of Yue and the Governor-General of Gaozhou. The two families were originally representing the Central Plains and the Lingnan region in a marriage alliance, so of course they had to hold a grand ceremony.

However, Li Shimin personally officiating the wedding undoubtedly raised the bar to the highest level.

This is an extremely high honor, usually reserved for princesses getting married.

Moreover, with the emperor officiating at the wedding, which civil or military official would dare not attend? Who would dare not personally deliver a congratulatory gift?

In this situation, the scale would inevitably be quite large.

Rewards will certainly be given as well.

"This..." Feng Ang hesitated to agree immediately. "Your Majesty is of noble birth. My daughter's marriage would be too much of a burden for Your Majesty."

"What trouble?" Li Shimin waved his hand. "The marriage between Huai'an and Feng Qiao'er was decided by me. Besides, you are far away in Lingnan stabilizing the situation for me. Huai'an is wholeheartedly dedicated to the country and the people, and has made great contributions."

"Now that they are married, what's wrong with me simply being the officiant?"

Before Feng Ang could speak, Chen Huai'an interjected, "If Your Majesty is willing to officiate the marriage for me, it would be my honor."

"I know Your Majesty's temperament, so I will not refuse."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

With that, he raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"That's more like it!" Li Shimin was very pleased. "Minister Feng, look, Huai'an has already agreed, are you still hesitating?"

Seeing this, Feng Ang no longer hesitated and raised his wine cup: "On behalf of my daughter, I thank Your Majesty!"

"Okay, haha, let's drink."

"..."

The banquet lasted until noon before finally ending.

Chen Sujin carried the sleeping Xiao He out of the palace and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that no one else was around, she lowered her voice and asked, "Xiao An, is this what you live every day?"

"So, a prefectural governor is being dealt with so casually?"

Upon hearing this, Wei and Feng Ang exchanged glances.

Chen Sujin was genuinely shocked, after all, she used to be a lowly refugee, and the governor was a very important figure to her.

Just now, the fate of a prefectural governor was decided in a few words, without even causing a big ripple. It seemed that in the eyes of these people, a governor was not as important as drinking. This really shocked her.

Chen Huai'an shook his head: "Today is different. Pei Qiantong is just a facade. His Majesty really wants to deal with someone else."

"But Pei Qiantong really deserves to die. He dares to say anything reckless and has now harmed other rebels."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Today is indeed a bit different, but you don't need to worry about it. Anyway, it has nothing to do with us."

"It's Uncle Feng..." Chen Huai'an looked at Feng Ang, "His luck... might not be very good."

Feng Ang had already come to his senses and understood what had happened. He was also somewhat helpless: "It's okay. I know you probably solved most of the trouble. You just got a little warning. In my opinion, this is already a very good result."

"I'm not afraid to tell you this, but before I came here, I was prepared to stay in Chang'an for a long time."

That's already quite a tactful way of putting it.

Chen Huai'an said, "Don't worry, Uncle Feng, your position is quite special, such a thing won't happen. Besides, I'm here, everything will be fine."

"Some rather unusual things have happened recently, and His Majesty... is probably not in a good mood."

Feng Ang nodded, but didn't ask any more questions, nor did he take these matters to heart.

However, his ability to endure does not mean that Chen Huai'an can endure it.

Chen Huai'an smiled and said to him, "Of course! We came to Chang'an to report on our duties, bringing so much stuff, but we haven't even had a proper meal before we were given a dressing down. We can't just swallow this insult."

what?

Feng Ang looked puzzled.

What does it mean to not swallow something for nothing?

What? You want to get revenge?

"Don't do anything rash, I'm fine," Feng Ang quickly said, afraid that the other party might do something outrageous.

"Don't worry," Chen Huai'an said confidently, "I have it figured out!"

"..."