boyutpedia Chapter 952: All Disguise
Chapter 952: All Disguise
Opportunities come quickly.
Helu was awakened early the next morning. With the help of his maid, he rinsed his mouth and washed his face, changed his clothes, and accompanied by Li Mingyuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, he went to wait outside the Qianyang Hall of the Taichu Palace.
The weather today was still too cold, so all the civil and military officials entered the hall early. The temperature inside the hall was much higher than outside. Helu clasped his hands together, trying to keep himself warmer.
Seeing that the emperor had not arrived by the appointed time, several ministers began to discuss some important matters on their own.
After the massacre of the 19 states of Jiangdong on the southeast coast, the economy declined sharply. Although the court took timely measures to remedy the situation, the economic collapse was not easily resolved. A group of prime ministers were discussing whether to relocate a large number of merchants there.
The flow of merchants can usually accelerate economic circulation and is also a way to drive local economic recovery. Minister of Revenue Yao Ting naturally agreed.
Anyway, just don't ask him for money. He doesn't have any money if you ask him.
After much difficulty in obtaining a sum of money during the eastern expedition to the Nineteen Prefectures of Jiangdong, if the money was returned to the Nineteen Prefectures of Jiangdong so easily, there would not be much silver left in the Ministry of Revenue.
Shangshu Zuo Pushe Duoduo said nothing and sat silently on the mat. The voices of the crowd reached his ears, but did not make him move a bit or make any eye contact.
Before the ministers could come up with an answer to their question about the Nineteen Prefectures of Jiangdong, Li Cunxi, accompanied by Shangguan Wan'er, entered the Qianyang Palace and sat on the dragon bed.
Wu Chengsi took the lead in paying homage, and then everyone sat down.
Li Cunxi has been concentrating on Xiao Mei these days. He doesn't know how many times he has tried, but Xiao Mei's belly is still not moving.
Seeing that Wu Yanhao and Lu Dayou's wives were about to give birth, Li Cunxi became anxious and had to put Xiao Mei in a difficult position. He was extremely tired every day.
Li Cunxi has had limited energy these days. The battle between him and Queen Xiao Mei last night was too intense, so he is still sleepy. After looking around at the ministers below, Li Cunxi squinted his eyes.
"My dear ministers, let's put aside the matter of the Nineteen Prefectures of Jiangdong for now and bring in the Turkic Khan first."
Naturally, the ministers below did not dare to have any objections and let Ma Rong personally convey Li Cunxi's intention.
Soon, Helu walked up to the palace alone, entered the Qianyang Palace, and walked between the two sides of the court. He looked around and saw that there was no one he knew...
No, there is someone he knows here!
Also among the court attendants was his nephew Bukhara!
He also knew the bearded man who ranked second among all officials!
That's Dodo!
It is also what other people call Shibi!
"Turkic Khan Helu pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
Helu paid his respects reluctantly with an ugly expression.
Being pardoned by Li Cunxi yesterday was shameful, and entering the Qianyang Palace as the Turkic Khan today is even more shameful.
Among the civil and military officials in the court, many have expressed their dissatisfaction with him. Even from several meters away, he can feel the hostility of some officials.
"Please stand up." Li Cunxi helped him up.
"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!" Helu stood up and looked at Li Cunxi.
Li Cun was looking forward to his former enemy, who was his strongest enemy along the way and even more powerful than Wu Sansi.
Wu Sansi, who controlled the 19 states of Jiangdong, was at most a rat in Jiangdong, but the man in front of him was a real hero.
However, even if he is a hero, it doesn’t matter because he has already defeated the opponent.
The former Tang emperor could not tolerate Dou Jiande of Hebei, so most of the people in Hebei are now not on the side of the Tang. If he also cannot tolerate Helu, the Turks will sooner or later rebel.
Fortunately, although the ministers were hostile to Helu, they also understood the hidden dangers of the former Tang Dynasty.
The lessons of the past are still there, and they cannot make the same mistake again.
"Helu, I have announced to the world that I will forgive all your sins."
"Before you left Turkey, you ordered the Turkic people not to rebel. This also shows that you understand clearly that war is not good for anyone."
"Now that you have come to Luoyang, you can spend your old age there. I will have someone find you a fine mansion on Xuanwu Street and provide you with servants, so that you can enjoy endless wealth and glory."
Helu didn't know what he was thinking. He just bowed to Li Cunxi when he heard that.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. From now on, the Turks...will never rebel again!"
"But, there's one thing I'm still unclear about."
Li Cunxi: "Speak."
"Your Majesty, I vaguely remember that Shibi died seven years ago when he went to negotiate peace with the Great Zhou. Why is he still alive now?"
Although Helu was asking Li Cunxi, his eyes were looking at Duoduo who had his eyes closed and resting.
Hearing the spearhead pointed at him, Duoduo finally opened his eyes.
He glanced at Helu lightly, and their eyes met in mid-air. A creepy murderous aura followed his eyes, causing Helu to tremble all over.
However, Helu had already made up his mind that he had to see for himself whether Duoduo was his cousin Shibi.
After all, the other person's face is too different from Shi Bi's, and it can't be connected with the former Shi Bi at all. The handsome face and the strong man's face are two completely different faces.
"My dear, would you be willing to explain it to him?"
Li Cunxi looked at Duoduo with interest, and Duoduo also stood up and bowed to Li Cunxi.
"Your Majesty, since this fallen king, Helu, is so curious about whether I am Shibi, I am naturally willing to help him clarify his doubts."
Duoduo then turned to Helu, and then raised his right hand and stretched out his beard, which was a symbol of his masculinity, but he tore it off from the edge in the next second.
It was indeed a beard, and indeed a mustache, but it was not his Dodo's mustache.
The beard was glued on. After removing the beard, he also took off his official hat. After removing all the disguises on his face, his original appearance was revealed.
After removing all disguises, Dodo's face is very different from before. In addition to removing the beard that shouldn't be on his face, part of his hair has been removed, and after part of his thick eyebrows have been removed, his face looks much cleaner.
Duoduo faced Helu with a face that looked like that of a forty-year-old man, which made Helu's face tremble immediately.
"no no……"
"Where's your beautiful beard?"
Duoduo spread his hands and said, "I was already on guard against you when I was in the Turkic Empire. The beautiful beard is naturally fake."
Helu showed a distraught expression, thinking that he was a big fool and that the other party had played a trick on him!
Where is the beautiful beard? Where is the most handsome man in the Turkic region? These are all disguises!
wrong……
It may be true that he is the most handsome man in the Turkic region, but he does not have a beautiful beard at all!
This cousin of mine has been on guard against the five Dulu tribes all his life, and even that face of his is fake!
In the Qianyang Palace, a group of civil and military officials enjoyed the feast, and everyone had a bright smile on their face.
How can it be as interesting to hear about interesting things in one’s own country as it is to hear about interesting things in other countries?