Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 232
After studying for several days in a row, I finally understood the gunpowder.

Back at the palace, Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin came to the door again.

These two old guys have been wandering around in Sichuan, and they come to beg for drinks when they have nothing to do.

After seeing the two of them today, Li Ke naturally guessed that they came to ask for spirits again.

"Come on, get some wine!"

Li Ke yelled towards the courtyard.

"I'm not drinking anymore. I'm here to discuss something important!"

Changsun Wuji raised his hand to stop him, and said solemnly.

He had a serious face at the moment, as if he was in trouble.

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Li Ke raised his hand to lead them to sit down.

After Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin sat down, they looked at each other, but they were hesitant to speak.

If the two of them don't talk, Li Ke is not in a hurry.

He summoned servants, served tea, and waited for them to speak.

He guessed in his heart that these two people must have the idea of ​​drinking this drink again.

This is not a big deal, Li Ke originally planned to include spirits in the business of the chamber of commerce.

It's just that the grain production is not enough at this stage, so it can only be produced in small batches. After the large-scale promotion of potatoes and corn, the spirits can be promoted to the whole country.

At this time the tea had arrived, Changsun Wuji took a sip of the tea, thought for a while, and finally looked at Li Ke.

"Your Highness, I came here this time to ask Your Highness to do me a favor!"

He bowed his hands to Li Ke with a respectful gesture.

"Speak!"

Li Ke waved his hand to signal him to continue.

"Old minister... would like to invite His Royal Highness to visit Tuyuhun..."

Changsun Wuji pondered for a moment, and finally faltered and spoke.

"Tuyuhun?"

Li Ke didn't understand what he meant. It is said that Tuyuhun has been harassing the border of Datang, so it's nothing to go to calm it down.

It's just... Changsun Wuji shouldn't be talking about this matter!
He looked at Changsun Wuji again.

"This...His Royal Highness the King of Zhongshan...he led troops to the border, but was captured by the Tuyuhun people..."

Changsun Wuji explained with a look of embarrassment.

Hearing the news, Li Ke smiled in his heart.

In the early days, Li Chengqian bullied Concubine Yang in the palace, and made trouble for him in order to seize the heir.

Such a person fell into Tuyuhun's hands, and Li Ke didn't have the heart to worry about him.

Seeing Li Ke's behavior, Changsun Wuji's face darkened even more.

"Your Highness... the old minister knows that King Zhongshan has done some evil things..."

"It's just... Your Highness, please, for the sake of brothers... Be sure to help..."

"After all, he is the old minister's nephew..."

Changsun Wuji begged with a bitter face.

After speaking, he hurriedly pulled Cheng Yaojin again, asking Cheng Yaojin to intercede together.

This time, Cheng Yaojinben and Changsun Wuji didn't deal with each other very much, and they weren't close to Li Chengqian, but now he also came together.

"If you want me to tell you, the King of Zhongshan can no longer threaten His Highness...Your Highness should go there..."

Cheng Yaojin said.

Seeing that Cheng Yaojin also came to comfort him, Li Ke's heart moved, and he asked, "Your father also knows about this matter?"

If Li Shimin hadn't opened his mouth, Cheng Yaojin wouldn't have come to intercede.

Sure enough, Cheng Yaojin nodded immediately.

"Okay! I'll think about it first... I'll give you an answer tomorrow..."

After dismissing them both, Li Ke shook his head and returned to the backyard.

From his heart, he didn't want to save Li Chengqian, at least not now.

Tuyuhun is the great enemy of the Northwest, and it is indeed necessary to eradicate it.

But Li Ke had just returned from fighting on the plateau, and the soldiers were very tired and needed time to rest.

If we send troops to Tuyuhun now, we are afraid that the army will be physically and mentally exhausted after repeated vicious battles.

But now that Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji have come to plead for mercy, he can't just ignore them.

"Your Highness, Yan'er has something to ask His Highness..."

As soon as he returned to the backyard, Chang Sunyan came over.

She looked anxiously, Yingying looked over.

Chang Sunyan is a person who can't hide things, all emotions are written on her face.

With just one look at her, Li Ke knew what she was going to say.

"Has your father told you?"

Li Ke took her to the bedroom and asked.

"Um……"

Changsun Yan nodded, then looked up again: "The king of Zhongshan is Yan'er's cousin after all, please His Highness to lend a helping hand..."

Li Ke smiled and patted her head.

"Do you think I can bring Li Chengqian back if I go to Tuyuhun for a tour?"

"That's going to be desperate..."

Chang Sun Yan was startled by Li Ke's words, and shrunk her neck again and again.

"Then...then your highness don't go... Yan'er don't go down..."

She looked so cute and pitiful, which made Li Ke feel sorry for her.

"Don't worry! What kind of person am I, your husband? If we really go to Tuyuhun, we will definitely be able to bring Li Chengqian back unscathed..."

Even Chang Sun Yan came to plead for mercy, and it was really unreasonable for him not to save people.

On the second day, Changsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin were summoned, and Li Ke directly asked what happened.

"The king of Zhongshan brought my [-] soldiers from Longyou to Liangzhou. His Highness should also know that Tuyuhun has been hoarding troops on the side of Liangzhou all the year round and harassing Liangzhou from time to time..."

"As soon as he left Liangzhou, the king of Zhongshan led his troops all the way west, heading straight for the hinterland of Tuyuhun..."

Changsun Wuji sighed and said.

"All the way to the west? There are so many enemy troops at the border. If he wants to fight the Tyuhun people, why would he go to the enemy's territory?"

Li Ke asked curiously.

Changsun Wuji shook his head bitterly and said nothing.

Li Ke thought about it carefully, and he could guess what Li Chengqian was thinking.

Li Chengqian must have seen Li Ke destroy Tuyuhun, and he wanted to follow suit, so he went all the way to Tuyuhun royal court.

Isn't this kind of solitary in-depth play courting death?
Changsun Wuji was the hero at the time, how could he not see what Li Chengqian was thinking?
He didn't say it just now, but he was ashamed to say it.

Li Ke waved his hand, signaling Changsun Wuji to continue.

"The king of Zhongshan went deep into the enemy's hinterland, was flanked by front and back, and fell into the hands of the enemy general."

"Now, his whereabouts are unknown, and he doesn't know where he was sent..."

Changsun Wuji said sadly.

Li Ke bowed his head slightly and sorted out the information.

Naturally, the purpose of going to Tuyuhun is to save Li Chengqian, but if we can conquer Tuyuhun along the way and bring it into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, it wouldn't be a bad idea.

Now that he has newly developed gunpowder, he can just use this battle to test the effect of Hong Tianlei in actual combat.

"Okay, this matter is left to me..."

Patting his chest, Li Ke believed in himself.

If you want to reach Tuyuhun, you only need to go all the way north.

This Tuyuhun is located between Tubo and Tang Dynasty, and now Tubo is under the control of Li Ke, plus Shu, Li Ke has surrounded Tuyuhun from two directions in the southwest.

It was only a matter of time for Li Ke to win Tuyuhun.

But time is not on Li Ke's side.

Just after the battle, the sergeant was exhausted, so Li Ke had to lead the army.

He informed Ma Liuzhi of the news and told him to let his subordinates rest for a few days.

Once you have regained your energy, you will head all the way north to Tuyuhun.

(End of this chapter)