People in the Tang Dynasty, Jian'an style

Li Wenbin waited for a while, but didn't hear any additional information about fiefdom, but he didn't care.

"I accept the order and thank you for your kindness."

From now on, Li Wenbin jumped from a commoner to the fourth highest-ranking person in the Tang Dynasty.

"You must serve the Tang Dynasty well in the future. Okay, go down."

"promise."

Li Wenbin smiled slightly and returned to his seat.

"Li Yuanji, considering your filial piety, I will change your title to Prince of Yidu, with a fief of 10,000 households."

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

The princes of the Tang Dynasty had fiefs of 10,000 households, while the princes of counties had only 5,000 households.

Now Li Yuan did not give a fief to Li Wenbin, the newly crowned King of Qi, but gave the same treatment to Li Yuanji, who had just been renamed a Prince of a County, and the King of Qin.

This also shows his inner dissatisfaction.

"Your Majesty..." Wei Zheng stood up again and wanted to express his dissatisfaction.

"I have made up my mind. My dear minister, there is no need to say more." Li Yuan waved his hand, telling everyone that he had made the final decision. "Who will present the gift next?"

Soon, one of the foreign envoys stood up and said loudly: "Humph, you Tang people just like to make these useless things. If it were in our grassland, how could a child be allowed to be a noble king?"

His words drew all attention to him, but he did not seem embarrassed at all, instead he looked very proud.

Seeing that person's strange attire, Li Wenbin couldn't help but ask curiously, "Father, who is this?"

"Oh, he is the envoy sent by Jie Li Khan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate to our dynasty." Li Shimin's face turned pale. "His name is Zhishi."

The Zhishi looked around and said, "Why, is what I said wrong?"

"How dare you be so arrogant in front of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Tang?"

An old man couldn't help it and stood up to loudly accuse him.

"Humph, how am I arrogant? That pretty boy just recited a few lines of poetry, what's the use? Can it be eaten as food or drunk as tea? Is this what you call aristocratic child in the Tang Dynasty? Pah!"

"If you don't agree, do you dare to come out and fight me?"

A gaze filled with anger, disdain, worry, and gloating suddenly fell on Li Wenbin, making him feel blood boiling.

With a smile on his face, Li Wenbin stood up and said to Li Yuan: "Grandfather, please allow your grandson to fight this Turkic envoy."

Before Li Yuan could answer, Li Shimin suddenly stopped him and said, "Wenbin, stop messing around. Father, this Turkic envoy humiliated my son, and I want to..."

"Why, the younger one didn't dare to come out, so they sent the older one? Haha, hahaha!"

Zhishi's arrogant laughter angered everyone present.

"When holding an arrow, do not be rude."

"I am a man of the Tang Dynasty, how can I allow you to be so humiliated?"

"Do you dare to fight with me?"

Zhishi looked at these people with contempt: "I only want to ask one question, you pretty boy, do you dare to fight me?"

Zhangsun Wugou grabbed Li Wenbin's hand and said, "Wenbin, don't be impulsive. You are the noble King Qi of the Tang Dynasty. Don't argue with this kind of person."

"Princess, if I don't go, it will bring shame to our Qin Palace and even the entire Tang Dynasty."

"But……"

Gently broke free from Changsun Wugou's hand: "Don't worry, I won't lose."

The King of Qi - oh no, now he should be called the King of Yidu Li Yuanji, who happened to be sitting next to Li Shimin. Li Wenbin asked loudly: "Uncle Wang, can you lend me your sword?"

Li Yuanji took off his sword and threw it to him - and his movements were very quick, for fear that if he was slow, he would be drowned in spit from the angry officials.

If it had been before, he would have taken the opportunity to mock Li Wenbin.

However, Li Yuanji's arrogance has now been largely eliminated, so much so that he dares not get angry with Li Wenbin anymore.

Li Wenbin danced with his sword casually, laughed loudly, and came to the opposite side of the man holding the arrow.

"Hmph, you little gigolo, you still have some courage. Today I am happy. As long as you admit with tears that you are a good-for-nothing little gigolo, I will spare your life. How about it?"

Seeing that Li Wenbin was only fourteen or fifteen years old and his body was very thin, that Zhishi didn't take him seriously at all, thinking that he could easily defeat him with one hand.

"My father once told me something." Li Wenbin flicked the blade, looking very relaxed. "He said, men of the Tang Dynasty only shed blood, not tears."

"Good, a good 'only blood but no tears'."

"You are indeed a man."

"Your Highness, Prince Qi, defeat this Turkic envoy and bring glory to our Tang Dynasty!"

Li Wenbin held his sword horizontally and pointed at the arrow: "My Great Tang is a great country, and you are just a foreign envoy. I will let you make the first move."

Zhishi said with a smile: "There's no rush. Today is the New Year for you Han people. Why don't we make some bets?"

"If I win, the woman who played the drum just now will belong to me, how about that? If you win, I have a Ferghana horse, and it will belong to you."

"How about it? Do you dare?"

Ruyue was shocked when she heard this.

Chapter 95: Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it

She had heard that people in the Turkic area only took a bath twice in their lives, once when they were born and once after they died. On a daily basis, they were no different from savages.

And if the husband dies, she must marry his brother, or even his son or grandson...

If she were to be sent there, she would be better off dead.

Seeing the girl's face turn pale with fear, Zhishi couldn't help feeling proud and burst into laughter.

"I'm sorry, I don't accept this bet. Zhishi, you are an envoy of the Eastern Turkic people, how can you say such a thing?"

"What's the big deal? My Ferghana horse is worth a ton of gold. How can it be less than a geisha? Besides, aren't Ferghana horses and Rouge horses meant for people to ride?"

Zhishi had a lewd look on his face and looked extremely vulgar.

"Humph, how can a mere Ferghana horse be compared to the preciousness of my people of the Great Tang?"

"After all, you still don't dare."

Li Wenbin shook his head: "Zhi Shi, you are wrong. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."

"Although I, Li Wenbin, am not talented, I will never bet the foundation of the Tang Dynasty with you."

"Just give up on this idea!"

Li Wenbin said these words with absolute certainty, which drew countless cheers:

"Well said, you are worthy of being a Tang Dynasty man."

"Prince Qi, you must defeat this Turkic barbarian!"

"What a great line, 'Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it'. It makes people's blood boil!"

"Your Highness, Prince Qi, I will drink with you when you defeat this Turkic barbarian."

Half of the people were praising Li Wenbin, while the other half were scolding the Turkic envoy Zhishi, saying that he was barbaric and like a beast. In a short while, he was scolded to death.

Zhishi was furious at being scolded and suddenly swung his scimitar at Li Wenbin.

In just a blink of an eye, Li Wenbin saw a cold star in front of him.

Everyone was shocked. They could never have imagined that the Turkic envoy was so fast.

And judging from the way he was holding the arrow, he didn't hold back at all, and it was obvious that he wanted to kill Li Wenbin with one blow.

Before he could exclaim in surprise, he saw Li Wenbin's sword tip touch the cold star, and the blade suddenly bent into the shape of a waning moon.

Then he touched the ground with his toes and leaped backward flexibly.

The leap was more than ten feet long, but his figure looked graceful and elegant, as if flying.

"Good, great swordsmanship!"

Everyone present knew what was good, even the civil servants.

Confucian scholars at that time had to practice the Six Arts, which are the talents and skills of rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics. Although they only dabbled in them briefly, they were able to distinguish the good from the bad.

Seeing that Li Wenbin did not have the fierceness of a rough warrior, but instead looked like an immortal walking with light steps, everyone couldn't help but cheer in unison.

"Great! Great! King Qi has great skills!"

"It is true that heroes emerge young, and a good father will have a good son."

Na Zhishi never thought that this young man could actually block his thunder-like sword, but he did not panic. He swung out several swords in a row, and the sharp sword light almost covered Li Wenbin.

When they just started fighting, Li Wenbin was still a little flustered, but now he had calmed down and ignored the cheers from the side.

All he could see now was the arrow and the scimitar in his hand; all he could hear was the whistling sound of the wind from the opponent's scimitar.

With this calm performance, everyone saw Li Wenbin swinging the sword freely, and every move was indescribably beautiful.

Clearly he was holding a thin and light ceremonial sword, yet he was dancing with a sword like an immortal, without a trace of vulgarity.

His every move, every glance, every action, every step and every leap were as graceful as a fairy, making people feel happy and dazzled.

At this point, all the civil and military officials around were stunned and held their breath, afraid of missing any details.

Some opened their mouths as if they were about to speak, but no sound came out at all;

Some were pouring wine, but they seemed unaware that the wine had already flowed all over the table;

The young women were already dizzy with fascination, and they cheered every time Li Wenbin made a move with his sword.

Li Wenbin found it funny. No wonder the system called this sword technique the sword technique for picking up girls - every sword and every step was ethereal and had no trace of worldly air.

But only he knew that this sword technique had very little lethality.

I don’t know which immortal created this set of sword skills that looks good but is useless, but if you want to show off, then just show off in a big way.

After a while, Zhishi's pace gradually slowed down and his breathing became rapid.

This cannot be blamed on him. Li Wenbin's swordsmanship for picking up girls is so deceptive that it can make the other party follow his rhythm involuntarily.

At this time, Li Chengqian whispered to Li Shimin: "Father, look at Li Wenbin. Even at this time, he is still trying to steal the limelight."

At this time, Li Tai and his brother formed a united front: "Father, this is trying to steal your limelight. When he comes back, you must punish him severely."

"Shut up, what do you know? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will not let you off easily when I get back."

The one who scolded her two sons was Zhangsun Wugou - now not only Li Shimin, but even she could see that the man holding the arrow had superb swordsmanship.

A cold light flashed, and amid the exclamations of the crowd, the scimitar in Zhishi's hand flew high, and he staggered a few steps and fell to the ground.

When Ruyue saw Zhiya being defeated, her heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down. She couldn't help but jump up excitedly and scream loudly.

"Won!"

"Your Highness, Prince Qi, great swordsmanship."

"Turkic barbarians, now you know how powerful we Tang men are, right? Hahaha!"

"Hey, barbarian, why aren't you crazy anymore? Hahahaha!"

Li Wenbin pointed the tip of his sword at his throat and looked at Li Yuan.

To be honest, no one would be able to say anything even if he killed the Turk with one sword. After all, the arrogance he showed just now had offended everyone present. But Li Wenbin knew that such matters should be decided by the emperor.

Otherwise, I will steal all the limelight, which would be very bad.

Sure enough, seeing Li Wenbin's inquiring look, Li Yuan was very happy, but still shook his head.

After all, when two countries are at war, they don't kill envoys.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"My great Tang Emperor has forgiven you, why don't you thank him quickly?"

Although Zhishi was unwilling to accept the situation and felt that the other party was cheating, the situation was stronger than the person. If he continued to cheat at this time, he would be extremely embarrassed.

"Foreign minister, thank you for not killing me, Your Majesty."

"Well, you are a foreign barbarian, and I will not bother with you."

After saying that, Li Yuan waved his hand and ignored him.