I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

Faced with this enthusiasm, Ashnadur was at a loss.

But he soon realized that this might be his best chance.

One works in its own favor.

Whether it is the defeat of the imperial court or the defeat of Guan Long's group of people, he will not lose anything, and the interests he has obtained will not conflict with him no matter who it is.

Great opportunity!
Just like my previous great opportunity to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and defect to the Turks!

Ashnadur hesitated again and again, hesitantly said: "I... really have a heartless request."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

Really?
His eyes sharpened, but he was still enthusiastic about Ashnadur: "Speak, speak boldly."

Ashnadur took a deep breath: "I implore Your Majesty to give you a surname."

Give a surname?

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, a little unresponsive. He was prepared for any request Ashnadur might make, but he didn't expect this one.

Ashnadur didn't hear Li Shimin's response, and suddenly panicked: "I don't want the emperor's surname. I have been in the Tang Dynasty for many years, and I deeply feel the virtues of the Tang Dynasty. I only want a Chinese surname."

Li Shimin nodded and understood Ashnadur's meaning: "I just didn't expect that this is what Aiqing wants."

"Speaking of which, it's also my fault."

"It's because I neglected you all these years and forgot to change your surname Yi. I have wronged you."

Ashnadur's eyes turned red, but he still didn't dare to speak.

Li Shimin turned his back, walked back to the table, and asked, "I remember... Ashina means noble wolf in Turkic?"

Ashnadur said quickly: "In front of His Majesty, I dare not call you noble."

Li Shimin smiled: "Aiqing is brave and good at fighting, and has worked hard all these years. Now she is even more righteous and kills her relatives. She is a good and ferocious wolf."

"Then I will give you the surname Lang. Liang Erlang is also the son of my Tang Erlang, what does Aiqing think?"

Ashnadur, no, it should be Langdur now, he knelt down with a thud, couldn't hold back, and burst into tears: "Chen Langdur thanked His Majesty for your grace."

He had been looking forward to it for so long, struggled for so long, and even killed his own son, didn't he want this surname?
Li Shimin felt a little relieved, he could see the excitement in this half-hundred man.

There is nothing that can make him prouder than being influenced by a foreign race and impatiently wanting to integrate into Datang.

"Tomorrow in the court, I will tell you about this matter." Li Shimin's tone softened, "When Minister Zhou returns, you must cooperate with all his investigations."

Lang Duer said well, and walked out of the imperial city beaming.

There were also onlookers who did not give up, and they saw it... This minister of Honglu Temple held his son's head with a serious expression on his face, but after coming out of the imperial city, how could he become so happy?
Li Shimin looked at the head at the door, waved his hand, and asked the guards to clean it up.

His face was not as happy as it was at the beginning, but a little dignified.

He is not a fool.

It was too much of a coincidence that this happened, Zhou Xiaosan put down the cruel words in the court, and he said that Zhou Xiaosan can represent himself.

Then... Ashina's family, a marginal and insignificant small family, suddenly jumped out, and it was such a coincidence that what the head of the family didn't know was that the son made a mistake.

Li Shimin was so enthusiastic on purpose and made a promise, wanting to see what Ashnadur was up to.

Even if Ashnadur makes some excessive requests, it doesn't matter.

Anyway...he didn't say that he couldn't break his promise.

Unexpectedly, Ashnadur made such a serious and reasonable request.

This makes this series of coincidences really look like a coincidence.

Wait until the next night.

Only then did they learn that from now on, the minister of the Honglu Temple was no longer called Ashina, but was bestowed a Chinese surname by His Majesty, and after the beating, he was called Langduer.

No wonder he was so happy when he left the imperial city last night.

But why did Langduer kill his own son, and why did he kill his son in exchange for a Chinese surname, but it became an unsolved mystery in the hearts of these people.

Zhou Xiaosan hurried back from Juzhou.

Langduer cooperated with all his investigations, and he was particularly active in this case, as if to make up for the crimes committed by his son, he even slept in the criminal department.

The majestic Honglu Siqing, in terms of official position, is one level higher than Zhou Xiaosan.

But he listened to Zhou Xiaosan even more than Doctor Dou.

But... even with the cooperation of the Lang family, the investigation still did not go smoothly.

Those people in Guanlong are not fools, they won't let Zhou Xiaosan investigate the whole case with all his might after launching a scapegoat.

That would be a little too obvious.

Besides, Ashina... oh, the current Lang family is just one of the scapegoats, and there are many scapegoats waiting for Zhou Xiaosan to find out and cut off their heads one by one.

until the end of the year.

Zhou Xiaosan roughly sorted out the clues, and only waited for the next year to dig out all the bamboo shoots that are springing up.

But he was not very interested.

This case, which took him nearly a quarter, produced a thick document that could cover an entire desk, and killed an unknown number of hairs.

The clues are intertwined, and they all point to a person whose identity can indeed do such a thing—Li Shimin's fifth son Li You.

Although Li You's biological mother is a concubine Yin and not a legitimate son, she is a child who is quite loved by Li Shimin.

The title of the prince is based on the titles of the countries in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

The title of a big country like "Qi, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Qin and Wei" is usually a title that can only be obtained by the son of a legitimate son.

For example, Li Zhi is the king of Jin, and Li Tai is the king of Wei.

Bastards are generally titles of small countries. For example, Li Ke is now the King of Wu, and Li Shen is the King of Ji, but among these concubines, there are two exceptions.

One is Li Fu, who was named the King of Zhao—but because of his special circumstances, he was succeeded by Li Jiancheng's lineage and became the successor of Li Jiancheng's lineage.

The other one is Li You.

He is the only one among the concubines who has no special circumstances and can be named "King of Qi", the son of the king who occupies a big country. His previous title was even more extraordinary. When Li Shimin ascended the throne, he was given the title of King of Chu, and then he was changed to King of Yan. , and finally changed to this king of Qi.

With his lofty status no less than that of a legitimate son, he is indeed qualified to do this.

But Zhou Xiaosan still couldn't figure it out.

Among the clues that have been investigated now, there are very few places where the aristocratic family participated, and most of them are just some insignificant bastards of the aristocratic family.

That being the case, why was there so much resistance from the aristocratic family back then.

With the materials in his pocket, he rushed to Huaizhen Square.

It's almost Chinese New Year now, and my boss has also taken a rest. It's not Chinese New Year yet, but he was listed for a rest half a month ago, only selling some wine, or baking bread.