[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er":3,"chapter-great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-62":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Tang: Starting Off by Vindicating Li Er",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2351193,4596,"Chapter 62: Xue Rengui Returns, Proposing Marriage in Hedong","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-62",62,"\u003Cp>At the same time, Su Liang also took the gifts he had prepared long ago and gave them to the young ladies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Wu Zhao, the new member, was not left out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his daily life, Su Liang would often prepare many gifts for Little Sizi, most of which were clothes. At this moment, he simply took a few from Little Sizi’s share to give to Wu Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Wu Zhao was completely immersed in the surprise of Su Liang’s gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, something that made Su Liang’s jaw drop happened: Li Yuan, seeing that it was impossible to betroth Princess Jiujiang to Erhu, actually set his sights on Uncle Fu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell, can you even play it like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erhu’s reason for refusing was also very simple: he and Su Liang were brothers after all, so wouldn’t that mess up the generational hierarchy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Uncle Fu was not happy about it either and politely declined; he had no great achievements and was unwilling to be a son-in-law who married into the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang also knew about Princess Jiujiang; she was one of the few daughters Li Yuan had who had not yet been married off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In history, Princess Jiujiang married Zhishi Sili of the Zhishi tribe of the Eastern Turks in the fourth year of Zhenguan, becoming the first princess of the Tang Dynasty to be married off to a foreign tribe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Su Liang also recalled the matter of Zhishi Sili, and he wondered what the situation was like over in the Western Turks now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although reopening the Silk Road was not that important to Su Liang right now, he still urgently wanted to open it up; the Middle East had massive amounts of \"black gold,\" which was the vital blood for the Tang Dynasty’s industrialization!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Su Liang was considering this matter, a shout came from outside the door: \"Young Master... Young Master...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, he saw Xue Rengui burst in, full of joy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young... Your humble servant pays respects to the Retired Emperor!\" Just as Xue Rengui was about to greet Su Yu, he saw Li Yuan, who was chatting away with Uncle Fu on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, Li Yuan, who was feeling incredibly depressed, saw Xue Rengui and his eyes couldn't help but light up. Haha... his daughter’s marriage had a prospect! Xue Rengui’s ancestors could be considered a prestigious family, and now that he had made contributions in helping Su Pi suppress the rebellion and defend against the enemy, he had already been appointed General Xuanwei by Li Er. Marrying Princess Jiujiang to Xue Rengui was just perfect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Yuan staring at Xue Rengui like a tiger eyeing its prey, Su Liang hurriedly leaned into Li Yuan’s ear and informed him that Xue Rengui already had a sweetheart, and that he planned to take Xue Rengui back to his hometown in Longmen County, Jiangzhou, Hedong tomorrow to propose marriage. He advised Li Yuan not to set his sights on Xue Rengui, unless... Princess Jiujiang was willing to be a concubine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... Su lad, you are wrong about that. Xue Rengui possesses the qualities of a great general. Even at such a young age, he is already a General Xuanwei of our Great Tang. Sooner or later, he will become a Grand General of our Great Tang. I believe Princess Jiujiang would be very willing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, Su Liang also nodded heavily. In history, Xue Rengui was already a Grand General of the Right Wei Guard before his death and was later posthumously awarded the title of Grand General of the Left Xiao Guard. Having achieved such military merits at a young age, he would sooner or later be a Grand General of the Sixteen Guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Xue Rengui, who was on the side, did not know what had happened in the Furong Garden earlier and was looking at Su Liang and Li Yuan with a confused expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, he heard Li Yuan’s voice continue: \"Hehe... you lad, aren't you going to take Xue Rengui to propose marriage tomorrow? I will go with you. I haven't ridden in your little car yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn... the Retired Emperor wants to go to Longmen County to propose marriage with him? What the hell... is this situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Rengui was very grateful that Su Liang was going to help him propose marriage tomorrow. For this matter, he had specifically rushed back before the Qixi Festival, and he hadn't expected Su Liang to actually agree to go tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That evening, Li Yuan sent someone to notify Princess Jiujiang, Li Anran, to dress up early the next morning and come to Furong Garden, as he wanted to take her to see her future husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Su Liang told Xue Rengui that Li Yuan intended to betroth Princess Jiujiang to him, telling him to prepare himself mentally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, the next morning, Princess Jiujiang, Li Anran, arrived at Furong Garden early. Although she lived in the palace, she had heard of Xue Rengui’s great name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since ancient times, imperial princesses were generally tools for political marriages. To have such a husband now, she was already satisfied, not to mention that Xue Rengui was handsome and was exactly the ideal candidate for a husband she had in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she would be a concubine to Xue Rengui, she accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Rengui was now a fourth-rank official of the Great Tang and still did not forget his sweetheart; he would naturally treat her well in the future. However... she also wanted to see this woman who made Xue Rengui so lovesick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the people in Furong Garden had not yet started breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Changle, fully displaying her status as the mistress of Furong Garden, cordially invited Li Anran to taste the breakfast in Furong Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with such a sumptuous breakfast, although Li Anran was tempted, she controlled her appetite and simply drank a cup of milk and ate an egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Little Sizi, fearing that her aunt would not be full, kept adding various breakfast items to Li Anran’s bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Li Anran was helpless, she did not want to disappoint Little Sizi’s kindness. After all, seeing that Little Sizi was eating more than she was, she finally ate everything with slight restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, Su Yu took Li Yuan, Erhu, and Xue Rengui and prepared to set off for Longmen County to propose marriage for Xue Rengui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young ladies in Furong Garden saw that Su Yu had important business to attend to and did not make a fuss about today being Qixi. But suddenly, Li Anran looked at Li Yuan and said: \"Father Emperor... I also want to go and see this sister I have never met.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Li Yuan immediately cast his gaze toward Su Liang. If Li Anran was going, then Erhu would have to stay behind, and Su Liang would have to drive himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Su Liang nodded slightly, and then took the three of them and some betrothal gifts, driving toward Longmen County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Yuan was sitting in the passenger seat, claiming that the passenger seat had a better view. Su Liang just chuckled at this; anyone with eyes knew what Li Yuan was up to—he just wanted to leave some space for Xue Rengui and Li Anran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within an hour, the group had arrived at Tongguan and was preparing for the ferry. Once they crossed the Yellow River, they would reach the territory of Jiangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Yuan looked at Su Liang and said: \"Su lad, now that the roads of the Great Tang have all been built, do you think you could build a few large bridges over the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang could even reclaim land from the sea to create lakes; Li Yuan did not believe that Su Liang could not build a small bridge a few dozen meters long!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is possible. In the future, the Great Tang will have three years of drought, and the river water volume will be relatively low. This is the perfect time to prepare for building bridges!\" Su Yu did not shy away from this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Li Yuan was shocked. This was too shocking. Although the drought in Hebei had already been verified, and it had not rained in Shandong for more than a month, hearing Su Liang say this now still felt unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>",1428,"2026-06-21T02:53:01.560Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d0495bd0c7addad9cc26bd258be0e1d6565d9796d30867385b74ad1f40dfd95a","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-63","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-61",63,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-cover.jpg"]