While Li Shimin and Yang Fei were discussing Li Yan in the palace, the clever and intelligent son they mentioned was now drunk. Because the Chinese New Year approached, the government also had to take a holiday, but before the holiday, Li Yan had to gather all the officials of Dengzhou, all the main task was to eat and drink, and summarize the work of last year, and then report on next year's plan.

Dengzhou is a prefecture with four counties under its jurisdiction. There are more than 20 officials of all sizes. In addition, the generals in charge of guarding Dengzhou, the generals were not allowed to leave their posts without permission. Therefore, Li Yan had to prepare food and deliver it to the army, and also prepared fresh meat such as cattle and sheep as a reward for the army.

However, when the banquet day came today, more than a hundred people came to Li Yan's mansion. Except for the officials who were among the banquets, the rest were their families. After all, no one in the Tang Dynasty knew that the food and wine of the King of Qi's mansion were unparalleled in the world. Taking advantage of the New Year's opportunity, they naturally wanted to bring their families to see them.

Fortunately, Li Yan's family was big and the royal family was large, so arrangements were made for these extra people quickly. Li Yan was welcomed by officials and male families, and the women and young children were naturally followed by Wen Xin. The people in Shandong Peninsula are tough and drinking is also very good.

Although most of these officials are not native to Dengzhou, they have been officials here for many years and have been infected with the toughness of the Shandong Peninsula. They are so brave that they are brave enough to fight with wine. Even Prince Li Yan dares to drink. As a result, the heroes could not resist the crowds. Li Yan lay down halfway through the banquet. The next day, he heard Gao Chong say that the officials who came yesterday were drunk in the end. Then they went drunk together and almost demolished the main hall of the Prince Qi Mansion.

Li Yan was also very surprised by this. He usually felt that these subordinates were very capable in doing things, but until today he discovered that the guys who had always trusted him were all drunkards. Thinking about the important task of Dengzhou development to them before, Li Yan was really scared.

After the banquet for these officials from Dengzhou, the next day, the officials of the royal palace were invited. Although the princes of the Tang Dynasty were not as powerful as those of the Han Dynasty princes, the corresponding officials in the palace were very complete, but their positions were very consistent with the power of local officials. Therefore, many officials of the royal palace only helped Li Yan to do his own business, and their power could not be extended to the local area.

Today's banquet was more lively than yesterday, because the officials of the royal palace were all directly under Li Yan, and they were very familiar with each other and didn't care about joking. In addition, with Yan Bei and Li Yong, the two activists, quickly pushed the banquet to **. However, Li Yan did not dare to drink too much today, and pulled Xi Junmai and Su Dingfang to beside him as a shield. These two battlefield generals were not inferior in the bar. Two to many were not inferior. In the end, everyone fell down, but they were still only six or seventy-seven percent drunk. This was the real wine jar. Li Yan really regretted not bringing them with him yesterday.

In the second half of the banquet, those with light alcohol content were already carried down, those with better alcohol content were going crazy, and those with better ones formed a small circle to fight for wine. After all, during the Chinese New Year, isn’t it just for happiness? You can relax as much as you want. Even if you have a man with Hedong Lion at home, you don’t have to worry about going home and kneeling on the washboard at this time.

Headed by Li Yan, the civil ministers are Zhao Fu, Yan Bei and Liu Rengui, the military generals are Su Dingfang, Xi Junmai, and there is also Li Yong who is still a soldier. Speaking of which, Li Yong is really persevering. Perhaps the bloodline of his father Li Xiaogong is really suitable for the army. After he adapted to life in the army, even Su Dingfang admired his desperate spirit. He has praised him in front of Li Yan more than once. According to Su Dingfang's intention, Li Yong is now a qualified quasi-warrior. The only thing he has to do is to fight on the battlefield once, and when he comes back alive, he can become a real warrior.

"Your Highness, the tax paid in Dengzhou this year has increased by almost six times compared with previous years. If the Goguryeo War had not broken out in the last few months, our Dengzhou would have suffered the most impact. The tax this year would have definitely been more than ten times more than in previous years, and the people's income has increased several times compared with previous years. Now the people in Dengzhou are rich and there is no such hunger as before. These are the achievements of Your Highness, and the emperor is honoring you with a cup!"

Zhao Fu stood up and raised his glass to say to Li Yan. Although he was not an official in the royal palace, except for Li Yan, he had the highest status in the entire Dengzhou officialdom, and he was usually Li Yan's right-hand man. Therefore, he almost did the government's handling, so he is now one of Li Yan's direct subordinates.

"Haha, don't be humble, Zhao don't know now that I, the King of Qi, are just a hand-off manager. The main political affairs depend on you and Brother Yan, Rengui will help me deal with them!" Li Yan also picked up the wine glass and pulled Yan Bei and Liu Rengui up. The two had no choice but to have a drink with Li Yan and Zhao Fu.

Compared with the civil officials like Zhao Fuyanbei, Su Dingfang, the military leader, was indifferent. When drinking for Li Yan just now, he also felt like drinking to drown his sorrows. Now he was drinking alone, and Xi Junmai and Li Yong seemed to have some worries, saying nothing in a word.

"Brother Su, it seems that you have something to worry about. Can you tell me and let everyone listen?" Li Yan could actually guess some, but he asked as if he didn't know anything.

"Your Highness, I have nothing to worry about!" Anyone can say anything about Su Dingfang, but he can't say it to his boss, Li Yan.

"Haha, in fact, I know if you don't say it. Did you see that the Tang Dynasty army is unparalleled in Goguryeo opposite, and as generals, you can only stay in Dengzhou to protect this king. You can't help feeling a little depressed?" Li Yan asked with a smile.

Since the war in Goguryeo, Su Dingfang and his warriors were itchy. Unfortunately, as the escort of the royal palace, they could not go anywhere without Li Yan's permission. Even the Dengzhou defenders were freer than them. At least when the war on the front line was tight, the defenders in the rear also had the opportunity to be transferred to the battlefield.

"This..." Su Dingfang saw that Li Yan exposes his thoughts, and his face showed a little embarrassment. He was an ambitious person. A small Sima of the royal palace could not satisfy his desire to be a marquis and generals. However, if a general wants to take office, the only way is to achieve military achievements. Therefore, seeing others making contributions on the battlefield, Su Dingfang and those who have the same thoughts naturally could not hold back.

Seeing Su Dingfang feel embarrassed to say, Li Yong stood up impatiently and said, "Hehe, Liulang, have you told me that a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Look at how hard I train now, I actually want to make contributions on the battlefield and let everyone see that our Hejian Palace is not just my father!"

"Okay! Jiulang is ambitious!" Yan Bei was the first to jump up and applaud. The others were also looking at Li Yong with admiration. They did not expect that the playboy would have such ambition before.

Although Li Yan secretly admired Li Yong's words, he didn't want him to go to the battlefield no matter what. After all, Li Xiaogong handed Li Yong to him and threw him into the army to experience it. After all, this is for Li Yong's good, and there is no danger. But if there is a good thing on the battlefield, then Li Yan really can't explain it.

It was precisely because of this idea that Li Yan rolled his eyes to Yan Bei's applause immediately, and then ignored Li Yong, but said to Su Dingfang directly: "Brother Su, don't worry about this matter. I have already made arrangements. After the New Year, I will send a batch of wine and meat to General Niu in the name of the army. At that time, you will count the people who are willing to go to the battlefield in the palace. After the army is working, you will stay in the army to serve. General Niu owe me a favor and will definitely arrange it for you."

Since his subordinates had the idea of ​​going to the battlefield, Li Yan would not stop him. It would be best if he could make a contribution. Even if he could not make a contribution, he could still contribute to the war in Goguryeo. After all, he really hoped that the war in Goguryeo would end soon, and not only would the source of slaves be available, but the business in Dengzhou could also be restored.

"Yes, General Niu was able to defeat Tubo at that time, Liulang made a lot of efforts, which made General Niu be named Duke in one fell swoop. In addition, it was also thanks to our fight against the Tubo ambassador, which triggered a war between the two countries. In this way, General Niu also owe me some favors, so we should make good use of it at that time!" When Li Yong heard that Li Yan allowed the royal palace guards to go to the battlefield, he immediately jumped up happily, and Su Dingfang knelt down excitedly, bowed heavily to Li Yan before he stood up.

Li Yan looked at Li Yong's excited look, but he looked helpless, but then he turned to a firm look and said, "Others can go, but you are the ones!"

"Why, why can't I go?" Li Yong immediately felt a cold water pouring on his head. He was stunned for a moment and immediately asked with anger on his face.

"I was responsible for your safety when my uncle handed you over to me. Do you want to make contributions to the battlefield? Yes, but you must wait until I ask your father for permission. You can go there." Li Yan said with a scoundrel. Now the Chinese New Year is about to be celebrated, and Su Dingfang and the others are about to leave after the New Year. It's not a few days in total. It's just a dream to get Li Xiaogong's permission from Chang'an in the past few days, unless someone can get a phone call or telegram now.

"You...you...you are ruthless!" Li Yong was not stupid either. He immediately understood that Li Yan was deliberately making things difficult for him. He wanted to resist, but now he is the guard of the royal palace, and his personal freedom is in Li Yan's hands. As long as he doesn't speak, he will not want to leave the royal palace half a step away.

Thinking of this, Li Yong sat in his seat angrily and began to drink with him. Although Su Dingfang thought that Li Yong was a good seedling on the battlefield, he also knew that his identity was special. Even if he helped him persuade him, Li Yan would not agree, so he didn't say anything.

Although Li Yan used his power to temporarily suppress Li Yong's idea of ​​going to the battlefield, what he did not expect was that perhaps God was destined to not only Li Yong went to the battlefield with a special means, but even he was forced to risk his life to participate in the upcoming Battle of the Demise of Goguryeo.
Chapter completed!