Fighting among the children of nobles was extremely common in Chang'an City. Even beating up the princes happened frequently in the past.
Whenever something like this happened, the bailiffs of the Chang'an County Government pretended not to see it. After all, you guys are all young masters from various families, and it's not something we can control. As long as no one is killed, we will send you home and let your fathers discipline you.
From Li Shimin to all the heroes, there was only one thing they taught their children: fighting was fine, but you couldn't kill anyone, and you couldn't lose. If you won, your father would take responsibility for whatever happened, but if you lost, not only would no one care about you, you would also get beaten up when you got home.
Although the Tuyuhun prince was involved in foreign affairs, Li Xiang was not someone who would suffer a loss. Without waiting for the guy's fist to come, Li Xiang directly grabbed the guy's neck with his backhand, and then, to everyone's surprise, he lifted the guy up and held it in front of him.
Zatlk was not usually so incompetent, and his men were quite skilled in martial arts. But he drank a lot of liquor today, and felt a little weak all over. In addition, Li Xiang was only a ten-year-old boy, and he did not take him seriously at all, so he was caught by Li Xiang for a while.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, please do not act rashly. Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty have always been friendly..."
Many officials rushed out of the Ministry of War. After they learned about the situation here, although they knew that Zatlk was wrong, they still persuaded Li Xiang to let this guy down quickly, because this guy was strangled by Li Xiang and his face was a little pale. If something happened, it might cause a huge dispute between the two countries.
Li Xiang snorted coldly and threw the guy forward, throwing him to the ground. His luxurious robe rolled into the dust and he looked extremely embarrassed.
"Remember your identity. You are just a prince of a small foreign country. Chang'an City is not a place for you to run wild. You, the King of Tuyuhun, are at best a provincial governor of the Tang Dynasty. You really think you are a piece of cake."
Li Xiang has never been in a good mood when facing these foreigners. If these officials had not persuaded Li Xiang today, he would have beaten this guy up.
Zatlk's face turned red and his neck was thick. He was gasping for breath. He also heard what Li Xiang said and wanted to beat Li Xiang up immediately, but because of the lack of oxygen to his brain, he felt dizzy when he stood up. Fortunately, the people around him supported him, otherwise he would have broken his face.
"How dare you treat the Tuyuhun prince like this? If this causes a dispute between the two countries, can you bear the responsibility?"
Hou Guang had been watching from the side. He also knew what Li Xiang had done to his aunt, so he always hoped that Li Xiang and Zatlk would have a conflict.
Zatlk was no pushover either, having caused a lot of trouble in Chang'an City. However, because of his special status, even if other noble sons suffered losses, they could only swallow their anger. At this moment, he also hoped that Li Xiang would suffer a loss, but he didn't expect that Li Xiang was so strong, and in the end he had to offer his help.
Li Xiang didn't want to have a conflict with this guy on the street, but if you stand up yourself, don't blame me for letting you down.
"I'll fucking beat you into a two-country dispute..."
Li Xiang went up and slapped Hou Guang directly on the face. The extremely crisp sound scared the military officials around him.
"Why did you hit me?"
After a while, Hou Guang finally came to his senses. The slap made his ears buzz and he felt dizzy.
"Why should I hit you? I'm hitting you, a traitor. Are your family members subjects of the Tang Dynasty or of Tuyuhun? He's a prince of Tuyuhun, and I'm the eldest grandson of the Tang Dynasty. You're f*cking siding with him. It seems you're close to him. What's going on with your Hou family?"
If we talk about going too far in labeling people, then no one present could match Li Xiang. With just a few words, he pushed this guy to the brink of being a traitor.
The surrounding military officials also resonated with Li Xiang. What he said was correct. Never mind who was right or wrong. After all, we are from two different countries. Now that something has happened, you are siding with them. What's wrong with you? Is this Hou Junji's family education?
"I……"
Seeing the changes in the expressions of the people around him, Hou Guang didn't know how to explain. Although he was usually very smart, facing Li Xiang's rapid-fire questions, he really didn't know how to answer.
"Your Highness the Prince and I are classmates..."
"Just because you're a classmate, you can betray your country?"
"Li Xiang, don't try to change the subject. I didn't betray the Tang Dynasty. I just wanted to maintain the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun."
"He's already raised his fist to hit me, and you still want to maintain this relationship? If the emperor were here, would you also maintain this relationship? When the two countries go to war, your position will be very questionable."
After Li Xiang's reminder, everyone remembered that Zatlk came to buy wine just now, and Li Xiang was not a wine seller. This guy actually wanted to hit people, which was clearly his fault. You, Hou Guang, are the descendant of a meritorious official of the Tang Dynasty, but you can't see clearly on this issue and you even stand on Zatlk's side. It is really unbelievable. As His Royal Highness the Emperor's eldest grandson said, your position is questionable.
Hou Guang was speechless for a moment. He really didn't know how to explain this matter. Even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he couldn't explain it clearly. He originally just wanted to make Zatlk and Li Xiang enemies, but now he found that he almost became a traitor, and the entire Hou family would have a hard time.
"Get lost..."
Just when Hou Guang didn't know what to say, Zatlk finally woke up. He shook his head, walked over dazed, and pushed Hou Guang away.
"Your Highness, it's me..."
Hou Guang lost his balance and fell flat on his face. When he raised his head, half of his face was covered with dust.
If Zatlk was sober, he might not have done this, but now he was so angry that he only wanted to beat Li Xiang up. He didn't care who he pushed away, so he didn't even look at him. After seeing this scene, the people around him ridiculed Hou Guang, saying, "You are like a dog for others, and they don't even look at you. You just said so many words for Zatlk, don't you feel disgusted?"