Although Hou Junji was late, someone soon explained to him what had just happened.

The Turks called for a battle, provoked the generals, Li Yan beheaded Mu Kun, and then the Turks became angry and angry, and two hundred horsemen surrounded and killed Li Yan, as a result, Li Yan not only withstood the pressure, but even killed more than 30 Turks.

This is undoubtedly another merit, and even this kind of formation to kill the enemy general, with one person to kill dozens of horses!

Of course, Li Yan's behavior is even difficult to define by merit, and this god-like behavior is enough to boost the morale of all the city defenders on the entire Tang border.

Your Turkic two hundred cavalry can't kill one of my Tang army!

The morale of this battle has far outweighed the results.

"Good! Well done! Li Yan, I'll ask for credit from the Ministry of War for you! No, I will report this record directly to His Majesty......"

Although Hou Junji did not see the passage of the war with his own eyes, the tragic scene of the battle also made his scalp tingle, so he could naturally guess the tragedy of Li Yan's battle situation at that time.

"Old Hou, this ...... Eh, forget it. ”

Cheng Yanjin originally wanted to say something to Hou Junji, but he still took into account the particularity of Li Yan's identity and chose to remain silent.

"It is worthy of being the illegitimate son of His Majesty, such force also has the ability to train soldiers, it is really God bless the Tang Dynasty......"

Cheng Yanjin sighed in his heart, but he didn't show anything on the surface.

"Huh? Lao Cheng, what did you say? ”

Hou Junji was quite emotional, and it took a long time to remember that Cheng Yanjin seemed to be shouting to himself just now.

"It's nothing, you go and repay this kid."

Cheng Yanjin waved his hand and went to Hou Junji casually.

Anyway, his secret letter will definitely arrive in Chang'an now, and Li Shimin will definitely have his own decision at that time.

It's a pity that Cheng Yanjin didn't know that the wise and decisive Li Shimin in his impression would be entangled in tea and dinner and nervous breakdown after receiving the letter.

……

In Chang'an City, Cheng Chumo rushed back all the way without the slightest stop.

After entering the city, he didn't have any detours and went directly into the palace, and he didn't even think about entering it when he passed by his own Lu Guogong Mansion.

Therefore, Li Shimin, who was busy in the palace, received Cheng Yanjin's secret letter as soon as possible.

"What? This...... This ......"

When Li Shimin saw the secret letter, the whole person was stunned.

His thoughts seemed to drift back to the past, to a mountain village far to the north.

At this moment, Li Shimin's face was full of disbelief, he leisurely recalled a face that had been blurred in his memory, and recalled the words that have been engraved in his heart to this day.

"I don't care if you are a noble son or a bandit in the mountains, I have identified you in this life."

"Since you and I are already husband and wife, I will wait for you here, when you come back to find me."

The words in his memory echoed in his mind, and Li Shimin touched his increasingly distorted figure, and shook his head with a wry smile.

"What do you want me to do? You are no longer there to find you, but now you have brought me such a big surprise......"

Li Shimin muttered in his mouth, but although he said surprise, he was actually completely frightened.

You must know that he only ascended the throne as emperor last year, and he used disgraceful means.

In other words, after experiencing the two events of Xuanwumen and Weishui Alliance, Li Shimin's reputation among the people has fallen to a low point.

If it breaks the news that he Li Shimin has an illegitimate child outside and that the illegitimate son is the eldest son, I am afraid that his Li Shimin's reputation will be completely stinky.

After all, the feelings that have been missed for many years are still not as stable as the position under his ass.

"Wang De, come and talk to me."

Li Shimin felt that he was a little difficult to decide, so he had to find someone to talk to casually, and he was ready to euphemistically say this difficulty to see if he could get a perfect solution.

Obviously, there is no one suitable for the civil and military affairs of the dynasty, and the only person Li Shimin can talk to with confidence is this loyal old eunuch who has followed him for many years.

"Your Majesty, the old slave is here."

Wang De entered the study respectfully, his head habitually downward at forty-five degrees, not looking at or talking nonsense.

"Wang De, I have a trouble to talk to people about, I see that you are pleasing to the eye, so you can have a good chat with me, of course, if the things you talked about with me today, you should understand the consequences."

Li Shimin's chat skills were at the full level, and while making Wang De feel valued, he quietly threatened.

"Your Majesty, the old slave will be tight-lipped."

Wang De has followed Li Shimin for many years, so he naturally knows what will happen next, and Li Shimin has not done many similar things over the years, anyway, as long as he is not in politics, does not talk nonsense, and keeps good secrets.

"I have a good friend, he is the lord of a big country in the Western Regions, he ......"

Li Shimin opened his mouth to make a friend out of nothing, and perfectly transferred his situation to the non-existent friend.

"Wang De, what do you say my friend should do about this?"

Li Shimin seemed to have cleared the troubles in his heart, breathed a sigh of relief, and then stared at Wang De in a daze, waiting for the old eunuch to speak.

It's just that Wang De dares to speak?

The loopholes in the story made up by Li Shimin are too obvious, how can there be such a big country in the Western Regions, and the lord of the country has just usurped the throne for a year, and he was also invaded by foreign races the year before, could it be that Li Shimin still discussed with that friend to act together?

This look is a friend out of nothing!

It is precisely for this reason that Wang De dared to give advice, this is clearly Li Shimin's own business, and the emperor's business is naturally a state affair.

It is taboo for eunuchs to discuss state affairs in vain!

"Don't worry, this is just my friend who is thousands of miles away, and it won't get in the way."

Li Shimin glared at Wang De, and he had the meaning that Wang De would be mad if he didn't speak.

"Back to ...... Returning to His Majesty, the old slave felt that he should naturally take ...... Pick up the child, royal ...... How can the eldest son be exiled......

Wang De stammered when he spoke, and he carefully sorted out his words to ensure that he did not dare to say them after he did not have any political leanings, and his advice was completely from the perspective of ethical guidelines.

"Yes, how can the eldest son of the royal family be left behind, let alone her son......"

Li Shimin's thoughts couldn't help but drift again, although his sincerity had been hidden by the imperial power, but in his heart he always remembered the girl who saved his life.

"What's more, that kid is still both civil and military, and he is a general......

Li Shimin continued to persuade himself, hoping to suppress his fear of the consequences.

It's a pity that the impact of this matter is too far-reaching, not only affecting his image among the people, but also affecting the stability of the royal family.

Now that Empress Changsun has a stable position, and Li Chengqian has also been made the crown prince, everything is full of stability.

But once Li Yan returns, the royal family has an extra eldest son, and he also has a very high ability to command the army, and his combat power is comparable to the eldest son of the general of the dynasty, Li Shimin is very worried that he will repeat Li Yuan's mistake and be attacked by his own son in a Xuanwumen incident.

"No! Can't recognize each other! At least not now! ”