Tang Xuan

The two brothers and sisters returned to Qinghui Pavilion where Li Yu lived now, and Li Yu ordered someone to bring some supper over.

"In any case, your body is important, sister, you should spend less time thinking. How can I explain to my father, A Huai, if I continue to be so emaciated?" Li Yu couldn't help being impatient when he saw Mingda's weight loss, "I know I'm far behind, but After all, I am young, so I just keep learning. Mingda, don’t worry.” The weight of state affairs not only did not make the young man hesitate to back down, but also encouraged him to seek advice more humbly and forget food and sleep under such circumstances.

All the courtiers thought that he would be a weak and incompetent monarch, but after two months, even Xie Bi put aside his contempt and devoted himself to assisting the emperor who had been kicked out of the market.

Mingda shook his head, whispered about the emptiness of the national treasury, and sighed: "Fourth brother has a long-term vision. If Ah Huai hadn't planned for a rainy day, I'm afraid he would have succeeded. The treasury has no money. How can Anxi settle it? How can I not be worried? ?”

Li Yuyi frowned and said, "But Tie Jin said the day before yesterday that he can hold on."

"He is just a capable minister. If it comes to conspiracy and tricks, he is no match for the fourth brother. Your Majesty, you have to make a plan quickly." Ming Da sighed, but was spat by Li Yu: "How many times have I said, I am yours." Seventh brother, there are no outsiders here, I will be really angry if you see me again."

Mingda looked at him charmingly, knowing that his words were sincere, but the etiquette was like this. She was about to persuade her again, but she heard Li Yu say: "Father and queen are magnificent and talented all their lives, and they are in harmony with mother and queen. In this huge imperial palace, isn't the life you live lonely?"

"Mingda, Seventh Brother doesn't want to be a widow! Now you are the only relative of Seventh Brother." Li Yu looked at his uniform embroidered with golden dragons, and said bitterly: "Actually, when Emperor Father wanted to establish you, I was very sad. Happy. Because I don't have to bear this burden, I can still be a handsome king like before."

"Brother Seven." Ming Da took Li Yu's hand and said, "Ming Da made a mistake. We will remain the same from now on."

At this time, Jiang Liang brought a few small eunuchs to bring them supper, and both brothers and sisters used some.Mingda looked a little more relaxed, took out the bad seal from his arms, and handed it to Li Yudao: "Seventh brother, you have to quickly select a qualified bad guy..."

Before she finished speaking, Li Yu didn't accept the seal at all, and said, "It's you." Seeing Mingda's stunned face, he continued: "Bad people are too important. If the eldest brother is alive, I'm afraid I still know a thing or two. I originally Just half-knowledge, if you choose the wrong person, wouldn’t it be more harmful? If you don’t hand it over to you, you won’t entrust someone who is wrong, and you can fully support Ah Huai Pingxi, wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?”

"Seventh Brother..." Ming Da was about to decline, but Li Yu had already made up his mind, and said to Jiang Liang, "Superintendent, you go and draw up an order. Ming Da will be a bad commander, command the bad people in the world, rebuild the branches of the Anxi Tubo, and do your best." Support Pingxi."

He thought for a while, then continued: "That's right, I will give Mingda the emperor's imperial seal to exercise the power of supervising the country and do things cheaply."

He stood up and said: "If you count the time, Baoqin will arrive soon with your little nephew. Mingda, I just want to be presumptuous this time in my life. You can't follow Wei Lingzhi and those gangsters to persuade me."

Knowing that Li Yuchu came to the throne, although he knew that those were all good ministers, but in the end, he was unwilling to hand over bad people to a casual acquaintance.What's more, Li Yu was right, only for himself can he guarantee peace with all his strength.Mingda nodded in agreement.As for the Ming Emperor's Xingxi, she did have selfish motives and was unwilling to return it.

And Li Yu's so-called willfulness, she had already expected it.Zi and Lang Huai fell in love with each other, and she was always looking forward to a happy ending for Li Yu and Baoqin.So Ming Da also stood up, stood shoulder to shoulder with Li Yu, and said, "Of course it's appropriate after the Refilial Period is established. But Baoqin is still a slave of the Mugong Mansion, so we have to find a way..."

"No, that's it." Li Yu stopped her and said, "Otherwise..." He clicked and said, "This is the best, but it means that Mugong's mansion becomes the first mansion of my Tang Dynasty." , how can it be?"

Seeing Li Yu gradually gaining the air of an emperor, Mingda felt relieved - this is the little brother who loved her since childhood, and his achievements in the future will also be her pride.

I let Princess An Mu hang out for several days, and when she got impatient and began to block Lang Huai's door, she found that the general had secretly left the city and was not in Dunhuang at all.

Weiss outside the door scratched his forehead, and said to An Mu: "Mu Gong is not coming back today, so please come back."

An Mu felt depressed for a while, and had nothing to do with this big, simple-faced man, so he could only stare at him, turned and left sullenly.

Wes waited for her to go far before he became alert—this woman is not easy to mess with.

Lang Huai went to Yangguan to meet Wei Qianyi who had returned secretly, and at the same time got more news.

"Cong Canglanhu will arrive soon, and this time I can teach him a hard lesson." Like Lang Huai, Wei Qianyi is full of confidence in Li Jin, the sixth king who is leading troops for the first time, otherwise he would not be able to leave Kucha at this time.

It is true that Li Jin is good at attacking.But going with him was also Gu Yang, the lieutenant general that Wei Qianyi single-handedly picked up in the past.Rather than saying that Wei Qian can trust Li Jin, it is better to say that he knows the details of Gu Yang.

The two uncles and nephews rode slowly, talking about the current situation all the way, Wei Qianyi was scheming, and Lang Huai knew the fire, the more he talked, the more speculative he became.

At the end, Wei Qianyi smiled and said: "My good boy, you have lived up to the high expectations of us old people. If you can have such a constant heart, how can Anxi be dissatisfied? You must know that your father stayed in Anxi for many years, just to get rid of it once and for all. Cong Canglanhu seems to have infinite scenery, but it is just a fire cooking oil, which can be gorgeous for a while, but not for a long time."

"This is also my strange point. According to my understanding of this person, he is definitely not a brave and foolish person. Why do he act like this?" Lang Huai was full of doubts, and he didn't tell Wei Qianyi until this moment.

"I'm afraid the younger sister of the Four Kings is far more cunning than we imagined." Wei Qianyi glanced in a more logical direction and said, "Ah Huai, although the battlefield is here, we might as well take a long-term view. Now After the war, how my Great Tang negotiates with Tubo is more important than this war."

"Well, Ah Huai will take care of it." Lang Huai frowned, and coughed twice because of the cold weather.

"Why did I see you this time, and I became weaker and weaker." Wei Qianyi glanced at her, and saw that Lang Huai's cheeks were pale and his eyes were sunken, and said: "Even if you are busy, you should pay attention to yourself."

Tao Jun, who was following on the side, took the opportunity to interject and said, "Duke Qi should teach you a good lesson. The one we follow always persuades, but Master He has something on his mind, so he doesn't listen."

"Tao Jun!" Lang Huai spat, and said to Wei Qianyi: "It's really an old injury, and it's already being adjusted. Uncle, don't worry."

"By the way, what do you plan to do with that Princess An Mu you mentioned?" Wei Qianyi didn't delve into it any further, and asked about An Mu instead.

Lang Huai thought for a moment, and said: "I figured she still had something to say, so I deliberately left her alone for a few days. After we go back, just wait for her to come to the door. As for how to deal with it, let's see what she can say."

The uncle and nephew looked at each other and smiled, not caring about Qiuci who was going to war soon.I don't know how Cong Canglanhu should feel if he knows.

There is already war ahead.Cong Canglanhu was full of intentions that this battle would end quickly, but he never thought that Gu Yang had arranged trenches in advance and used the terrain to give Cong Canglanhu a headache first.The two sides fought for three days and nights in the city of Kucha, and Gu Yangcai ordered his troops to slowly withdraw to Kucha.

Cong Canglanhu hurriedly dispatched fine cavalry to pursue, but met Li Jin who had been waiting for a long time.More than a thousand heavy cavalry from the Vanguard Battalion sharpened their knives, and when Cong Canglanhu reacted, Li Jin cut off the retreat of more than two thousand cavalry, and joined forces with the defenders on the city wall of Kucha. After a rain of arrows, Li Jin Drink a kill, and it will be exhausted.

The first battle was successful. Although the number of enemies wiped out in this campaign was small, it severely damaged the morale of the Tibetans.Immediately, the Tang army's morale was greatly boosted, and Li Jin's name was quickly spread among the Pingxi army, and even the entire vanguard battalion was brave like wolf cubs.

After being angry, Cong Canglanhu finally recovered from the previous underestimation of the enemy, ordered the army to set up camp, and planned to fight steadily.The Tibetan soldiers lived in the severe cold for a long time. Although it was cold in Kucha in winter, the Tibetans were not afraid.This is their advantage, and it is also Tang Jun's decline.

Cong Canglanhu ordered the army to pretend to attack each gate every day, patiently fighting.He was not in a hurry, there were no more than [-] defenders in the city of Kucha. Although the city was small, the Tang army was exhausted and would definitely give him a chance to break through the city.

In the blink of an eye, the New Year has passed, and it has come to the Year of Zhicheng.

That night Lang Huai finally came back, and when he came to his house, he saw that Princess An Mu in cotton clothes, pacing back and forth.Weiss stood obediently at the door, looking a little funny with his eyes fixed on him.

"What's the matter with the princess?" Lang Huai took off the hood of his cloak and said with a smile: "Tomorrow is the first day of my Tang Dynasty, and the New Year is here."

"Mu Gong, I have something to do with you." The princess's patience was exhausted after waiting for many days, and she couldn't wait any longer.

Lang Huai waved his hand and said: "It's just in time, I brought some food and wine, let's talk while eating."

There are still warm dishes in the small study.When Mr. Zhu took it out of the wooden box, he saw An Mu's curious expression, and explained with a smile: "There is a sandwich in this box, and water is put in to separate the charcoal from burning, so it won't get cold."

A few side dishes that are commonly used in Chang'an Mansion, and chestnut cakes made by Mr. Hezhu.Tao Jun poured a cold heart for An Mu, but he didn't pour over Lang Huai.

"Your Highness the Princess wants to know that Cong Canglanhu can't wait to make a move on Qiuci." Lang Huai took a sip of the wine-flavored stuffed goose with his chopsticks, tasted it and said, "Well, the cook in Master Yang's mansion cooks this dish quite well. The smell of our home. The princess will try it to see if she gets used to it."

"Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to defend Kucha?" An Mu despised her style of being a young man, only saying that she had the same virtues as those dudes in the Western Regions, and couldn't help feeling a little sad for his choice.

Lang Huai threw the mansion newspaper to her and said, "With Li Jin and Gu Yang here, nothing will go wrong in Kucha."

Although she didn't know where her confidence came from, An Mu still couldn't refute it.Although the dishes are good, she can't taste them.

After stopping the cup and tossing the chopsticks, Princess An Mu said solemnly, "In my name, I would like to recruit warriors from the survivors of the Western Regions, and work with the Tang Dynasty to resist the Tubo invasion."

Lang Huaizheng took a mouthful of Baizhuo Caixin, and only said "oh".

"The four towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty have many soldiers and generals, but now they are all warriors." An Mu confided his thoughts and said, "Although these warriors are few, they are more familiar with the terrain of Anxi than you, and can help the Tang Dynasty generalize these people. Gather it all up."

Lang Huai looked at her and said, "Not enough."

An Mu bit his lip and said: "I also know a secret road, although it is difficult, but it can bypass the Tibetan blockade from Qiuci and go directly to Khotan."

Lang Huai pretended to be calm, and quickly glanced at Mr. Zhu with his big eyes.Her plan for more than a month is to think about how to fold Cong Canglanhu in Anxi so that she can make a deal with Gucheng that is more beneficial to Datang.

"It just so happens that I know a thing or two about the road the princess said." Lang Huai remained calm, seeing An Mu's anxiety.

"I'm walking by!" An Mu raised his voice and said angrily, "Tang people! Please understand the ordinary people in the Western Regions who are still suffering! Although I have selfish intentions, I want to save my relatives, but I also want to save those innocent people. people!"

She had gone to pretend to have a furious expression on her face, and she was indeed the most beautiful daughter in a foreign land.And her willingness to be a guide was beyond Lang Huai's expectations.

"Cough cough..." Lang Huai covered his lips with his hands, coughed in a low voice, and then continued: "Tomorrow Japan will issue a message in the name of the princess, calling for soldiers from all countries to serve you. Do you have any tokens to testify?" Is it?"

An Mu was taken aback, he didn't expect Lang Huai to agree so readily.She thought for a while, then took out a gold dagger from her skirt, handed it to Lang Huai and said, "This is the token."

Lang Huai took it, but saw that the sheath was inlaid with various gemstones, and there seemed to be a mechanism on the top.She didn't care, handed it to Tao Jun who was beside her, and said, "Princess, don't worry, the weather will improve in the beginning of spring, and then we can make a plan. These days, I hope the princess can cultivate well here."

She stood up and said: "My wife likes this chestnut cake very much. The princess might as well try it. You have a wide seat, and Azhu will keep it for waiters. I will take the princess back to the room later. Please stay with me."

When Lang Huai left, An Mu picked up a piece of chestnut cake and tasted it, then suddenly remembered her dagger, and shyness climbed up her honey-colored cheeks.