over ten thousand people

As soon as the urgent report came, several ministers who had just returned hurried back, and Jiang Tong's shoes were all worn backwards.

But no one cared about the instrument at the moment.Li Yu's news is very short, everyone read it one by one, and then discussed a few words in a hurry, generally agreeing with such a conclusion——

Li Yuan brought a bad news and a good news.

The bad news, of course, is that a small army of Tubo has come to fight.Judging from the current situation, there are Tubo people from Yaxian County to Anrong City, and it is estimated that there is a formation of suspicious soldiers on the opposite side.After all, no matter how strong Tubo is, it is impossible for them to have the strength to pull an offensive line as long as [-] miles.

The good news is that because Songren Songtsan's accession to the throne was brutal and he attacked Tuyuhun again, Li Yu had already taken care of it and implemented the policy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness in advance, resolutely relocating the people who originally lived on the border with Tuyuhun.As long as the city is defended, there will be no casualties for the time being.

"They came so fast!" Jiang Tong couldn't help crying. "The tens of thousands of elite soldiers led by us have traveled long distances, how can we fight against Tubo immediately?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and then Chu Hairui said: "If you don't come soon, it won't be called a sneak attack." He thought for a while, and then looked at me suspiciously, "Since I knew what Tubo meant, I have been ignorant of one thing."

"Then tell everyone." I agreed.

"Look at you, Tubo is so menacing, it seems that it is bound to win. But as long as that pine nut Songzan has some brains, he knows that this move is useless in the end-even if Tubo is strong and powerful, they are just so few people, and they must not challenge me. Competing with each other. In comparison, Tuyuhun seems to be smarter, only looting grain, cattle and sheep every time."

This statement is quite reasonable.Nomads live a life on horseback, and it is not in line with their customs to settle in one place.Take ten thousand steps back and say, it’s all right to find a place with rich water and grass on their plateau to settle down, and rob me to settle in the state capital?But for a year and a half, he will definitely be driven away. I'm afraid he's out of his mind if he does this?

"It's too early to get nothing," Cui Ying said firmly, "Besides, Songzan Songren doesn't sound stupid. He must have a bigger conspiracy than Tuyuhun, so he wants to put on a bigger battle than Tuyuhun."

Chu Hairui may not have thought of this.But the question is, what kind of big scheme does Songren Songzan have.Since it's not a grain and grass land, the only thing left is...

"Songren Songzan is probably going to use high pressure to force His Majesty to make concessions." Xie Jingyu said something that everyone present dared not say.

"It's really deceiving!" Jiang Tong slapped the table vigorously, and said angrily, "That Tubo Zanpu must have seen that His Majesty is young and has no experience in battle, so he wanted to deceive His Majesty with this!"

In terms of the time of ascension to the throne alone, I was two years earlier than Songzan Pine Nut.But when it comes to being young and inexperienced, that's true—Songren Songzan has passed away, and he is aggressive by nature. He always fights as a forward. It's normal to look down on me who sits in the Taiji Palace in the rear.

The generals were so outraged that they could only roll up their sleeves and curse.But if I don't say anything, it's not easy for them to say too much.

"What should we do now, Your Majesty?" Cui Ying asked anxiously.This time, he was leading the position of the general manager of the military road, so it was only natural for him to speak first.

I pondered for a while. "You wait to lead the army to march according to the original plan. As for me..." I originally wanted to say that I would lead a team of elite soldiers to Yifu overnight, but after thinking about it, it would be better to call people over directly. "Emissary Chu Jiedu, immediately write to Yi Mansion, asking Li Jiedu Envoy to take Murong Qi to Anrong City."

Several people looked at each other again.Then Chu Hairui asked cautiously: "Then what if Tubo doesn't attack Anrong City?"

"It's impossible for them not to fight." I said firmly.

Cui Ying looked around at the faces of the generals, then took a step forward, and said earnestly: "Please make it clear, Your Majesty."

I couldn't help but sneer. "Since Songren Songzan has a big plan, he must pose a big enough threat. If he only hits small places like Ya County and Qingxi Pass, how can he use his cards to threaten me?"

Seeing my reaction like this, everyone is silent.After a while, Chu Hairui bowed and said: "I understand, I will go to draw it up."

He withdrew after finishing speaking, as did several generals.Xie Jingyu stayed at the end, and waited for everyone to go out before persuading: "Your Majesty, calm down."

I snorted coldly. "It's just an ambitious foreigner, I don't want to be angry with him."

Xie Jingyu looked at Zhen's face carefully, and then said: "The generals have already understood what His Majesty means just now. With them here, Tubo Zanpu's plan will definitely not come true."

I think so too.After all, I always have the same expression, and the occasional change can scare the courtiers. "Better so."

"Your Majesty is so unpredictable, is it because His Majesty has already thought of Tubo Zanpu's possible plot?" Xie Jingyu asked again.

"What do you say?" I asked him back.

"I do have one or two conjectures." Xie Jingyu replied, and then nodded: "When I heard that there was Dashi behind Tubo, I was a little puzzled. friction, but Dashi is thousands of miles away, and the road is steep, how can we help Tubo? It is because they intend to help, and if they die, they will just provide some jewelry and spices."

"Don't underestimate Dashi's jewelry and spices," I said intentionally, "There are so many of them that there is no market for them."

Xie Jingyu shook his head. "They are indeed priceless, but His Majesty must understand that no matter jewelry or spices, they are not necessary for the country to grow, but for enjoyment. According to Chu Jiedushi's words, pine nut Songzan is by no means greedy for things outside his body People. If so, why does Songren Songzan pretend to be brave and foolish? It is not justified to say that he is enjoying Zanpu's enjoyment, because he has already destroyed Tuyuhun!"

You are right, I nodded approvingly. "Then Xie Xiang thinks, what Songren Songzan wants from me?"

"It's not food, it's not cattle and sheep, and it's not land. I'm afraid he wants to..." At this point, Xie Jingyu paused, looking at me with a little worry, as if he was afraid that I would be angered by the words behind.

"Just say it."

"I'm afraid he wants to force His Majesty to marry," Xie Jingyu said in a low voice, as if he thought it would better ease my mood. "He wants a princess, a real princess."

I do think so.I am indeed unhappy, but I am not as unhappy as Xie Jingyu thought.

After all, using marriage to appease the surrounding tribes is nothing new, it has existed since ancient times.In most cases, the emperor was reluctant to part with his daughter, so he recognized a court lady as a righteous daughter, and then married a princess to perfunctory.From the perspective of the emperor and the country, exchanging a woman and a dowry for the peace of the frontier is cost-effective. After all, fighting a war costs more national power, and so does winning a war.

Before I left Xingjing, I guessed that Songren Songzan might have such an attempt, and now the probability of this guess becoming reality is getting higher and higher.

But you only need to see that I have tens of thousands of troops in the Liang Mansion and outside the city, and you will know that I am not going to do this.There are indeed princesses waiting in the boudoir in this dynasty, all of whom are my younger sisters.If Songren Songzan's plan comes true, he will not be my son-in-law, but my peer!

What is the relationship between this kind of in-laws?If you want to marry the eldest princess of this dynasty, Songren Songzan is also worthy of him?

Xie Jingyu seemed to read my mood from my silence. "Normally, that's all. But now, apart from His Majesty, the daughters of the princes are still young, and it is impossible to marry in a remote place. And with His Majesty's age, it is a little bit reluctant to recognize the princess. Therefore, only ..." He didn't say it, because he knew that I understood, "Tubo Zanpu's plan is really too big."

"Although General Jiang is a little restless, what he said just now is right." I snorted again, "Songren Songzan just deceived me when I was young and thought I was inexperienced. When I destroyed the Xiongnu, he probably thought that It is the credit of the Party and He. And no matter how capable the Party and He is, he cannot protect the entire dynasty by himself. He thought this was a good opportunity, and wanted me to be intimidated by his iron hooves and give way to him!"

"He was wrong, and he was wrong too much." Xie Jingyu immediately said, "If he knows that His Majesty is in the army now and will arrive in Jiannan in a few days, he must understand that his wishful thinking is too far."

I knew that Xie Jingyu didn't want me to be angry, so I raised my hand and patted his shoulder. "Indeed. Besides, if Songren Songzan takes this initiative, other tribes may be eager to try it. There will never be peace in the frontier, and I don't have so many princesses to marry one by one. What's more, Songren Songzan dares to kill her." Brother, let alone a righteous princess, I’m afraid it’s useless to marry a real princess. His ambition will only make him use this opportunity to develop and grow, and then attack me——” I sneered again, “It’s such a thing as cutting meat and feeding wolves. , I can't do it!"

"Your Majesty's words are very true." When Xie Jingyu said this, there was a light of deja vu in his eyes, "Your Majesty is not chaotic in the face of danger, it is the luck of the ministers, the luck of the world."

I was still a little angry at first, but I couldn't hold back when I heard this. "Stop talking to me, as if I haven't heard enough from others."

Xie Jingyu immediately said sternly: "Others are others, and the minister is the minister. And your Majesty is indeed wise, so how can you not let the minister say it? The mouth of the people is better than Fangchuan, Your Majesty!"

I believe that he was sincerely praising me before, but later it was all exaggeration. "Who did you learn to be glib, Mr. Xie?" I couldn't help teasing him.

Xie Jingyu still had a righteous expression on his face. "The one who is close to Zhu is red and the one who is close to ink is black, and the minister has been following His Majesty recently."

Ok, no shit this time, but a serious insinuation instead?

I can't help but think of the unfinished topic of force value.Now it's a bit deliberate to pull it back, so I simply asked him: "Thank you, I always feel that sometimes you see me in the wrong way."

It was said that there were more and deeper things that seemed familiar in those beautiful eyes. "Dare to ask Your Majesty, when is it?"

Seeing him like that, I already feel my heart beating faster, but I have to hold on right now. "Just now when I said that I would never cut my flesh to feed wolves, when you tied a jade hook on me before?" I pretended to cough lightly, "and last time when I was shooting arrows in the school field..."

"School field archery?" When Xie Jingyu repeated this, he was already deceived, and the voice that became hoarse was close to my ears, "It turns out that His Majesty has seen through the minister a long time ago."

His words were like a sigh but not a sigh, but it was a shudder when it hit the skin.I opened the distance between the two of them a little, and wanted to say that I didn't feel that good about myself.But before I could speak, Xie Jingyu continued: "Your Majesty always underestimates Your Majesty himself."

It is strange to say this.Although with Xie Jingyu's intelligence, it is not impossible to guess what I wanted to say just now, but what does it mean that I underestimate myself? "What do you mean by that?"

"I'm afraid your majesty doesn't know how eye-catching your majesty's appearance of double-minded, and every arrow is sure to hit. Your majesty may not know how energetic your majesty is, pointing out the country, how much you can't take your eyes off. Finally, Your Majesty definitely doesn't know yet—" Xie Jingyu said, looking into my eyes fixedly, without discerning the color, "Whenever I see Your Majesty like this, my heart is filled with love, I wish I could..."

What can I hate?

He didn't say, and I didn't ask, because the answer is obvious.A gust of hot air came from the lower abdomen where the two were pressed together; it was like a spark at first, but it ignited into a prairie fire in a short while.

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The penultimate paragraph is translated as follows:

Your Majesty, please fit together!