Chapter 65: Chen Xuanli
Zhao Yufu is the queen of the East and has supreme rights in the East Women's Country, but the East Women's Kingdom is only a small country, and it is sandwiched between the two powerful countries of Tubo and the Tang Dynasty.
She has felt the pressure since she ascended the throne last year, and she understands that Dongnu is a small country that must rely on a large country to survive.
Datang and Tubo are both very powerful neighbors, and they all threw olive branches to her, and she finally chose Datang, because what Datang wanted was only submission, and Tubo had the intention of annexing the Dongnu Kingdom.
Zhao Yufu never dreamed that the undead Tubo people would actually send assassins to the outskirts of Chang'an City to assassinate her after the failure of the conspiracy to annex the Dongnu Kingdom.
She knew that once the assassination of the Tubo people was successful, the Tang Empire would be swept away, and the Dongnu Kingdom would also be annexed by Tubo, so Li An not only saved her, but also the entire Dongnu Kingdom.
Zhao Yufu is the queen of the East, and at the same time, she is also a young lady, she has only been on the throne for a year, and her childlike innocence is still intact, so it is impossible to be as wise and domineering as the Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty, and she does not know how to play with power with ease and find a balance between the big powers.
She was fragile and helpless, and at this moment she threw herself into Ang Lee's arms, which made her feel warm and secure, in her heart, Ang Lee, a man from the Tang Dynasty, fascinated her like that, making it difficult for her to suppress the heartbeat in her heart.
With such a soft body hugging himself tightly, Ang Li's feeling is also extremely comfortable, he didn't have any experience in his previous life, after coming to Datang, he only hugged the young buds, and unintentionally held Yue'er in his arms, and being hugged so tightly by a little lady is the first time that it is like a fake.
Zhao Yufu's initiative and affection made Li An very comfortable, and stroked her hair, smelling the intoxicating body fragrance.
"Stepping on ......"
In the distance, the sound of a large number of cavalry rushing could be heard.
Li An looked up and saw a dark shadow in the distance, he could guess that this must be the rescuer of the East Female Kingdom, but it was too late.
"Husband, reinforcements have arrived."
Li An gently pushed Zhao Yufu away.
Zhao Yufu slowly let go of his arms, looked up at Li An, and gently closed his eyes.
"Yes, you're satisfied."
Li An naturally understood what Zhao Yufu wanted, and gently touched her forehead.
Li Kunxiong and others, who were chasing the Tibetan assassins, were returning one after another, and hundreds of reinforcements from the Dongnu Kingdom also arrived soon and suddenly confronted each other.
Zhao Yufu gently waved his hand to the soldiers and horses under his command: "It was Li Shaolang who saved me, you retreat." ”
"Stepping on ......"
Soon, another larger force roared in and surrounded everyone.
A veteran with a gray beard stopped and stared at Zhao Yufu and Li An.
This person is Chen Xuanli, the general of Longwu, he is mainly responsible for the security of the capital, and this time the Dongnu Kingdom mission enters the Tang Dynasty capital, he has the responsibility to protect the safety of the Dongnu Kingdom Mission.
Not long ago, he suddenly received a report from the guards of Mingde Gate, hundreds of soldiers and horses of the Dongnu Kingdom suddenly rushed out of the city gate and galloped in the direction of due south.
Chen Xuanli was naturally shocked when he heard such news, and immediately led five hundred cavalry of the Dragon Martial Army to rush out of Mingdemen to find out what was happening outside the city.
"What's going on here?"
Chen Xuanli jumped off the war horse and looked vigilantly at Li An, who was covered in blood.
Zhao Yufu smiled: "I'm causing trouble to the general, this king is hunting here, and I met a group of Tibetan assassins, it was Li Shaolang who saved me." ”
'This king? Chen Xuanli was taken aback, and after a closer look, the little boy in front of him was not Zhao Yufu, and when he greeted him at the Vermilion Bird Gate, he was in charge of the security work.
'The king of a country, a woman disguised as a man to play, what kind of system is this? ’
Chen Xuanli shook his head secretly in his heart, and bowed: "The last general will escort the Queen of the East back to the city." ”
Zhao Yufu was naturally very reluctant, she secretly ran out just to have a good time, but after all, she was already the queen of the East, and Chen Xuanli was a general of the Tang Dynasty, she had to take care of the face of the East Female Kingdom, in addition, the sudden appearance of the Tubo assassin outside the city also made her interest in playing greatly reduced, although she was still childlike, but also understood that as the queen of the East should focus on the overall situation.
"Then there will be General Law."
Zhao Yufu reluctantly agreed, and looked sideways at Li An.
Ang Lee nodded lightly and bowed in respect.
Under the escort of the soldiers and horses of the Dongnu Kingdom and the Tang Longwu Army, Zhao Yufu mounted his horse and returned to Chang'an City.
"You saved the Queen of the East?"
Chen Xuanli's eyes were still full of vigilance and suspicion.
Li An bowed his hand: "General, I don't know that Zhao Gongzi is the Queen of the East, if I know, I won't dare to bring her to play outside the city." ”
"What, you brought the Queen of the East out of the city?" Chen Xuanli's eyes were full of anger, and at the same time there was some surprise, this inconspicuous young man in front of him actually knew the Queen of the East, and they could travel together, the Queen of the East had only entered Chang'an City for a few days, and the relationship had developed too fast!
"How many Tibetan assassins are there, and how did they know that the Queen of the East would appear here?"
Li An smiled indifferently: "There are more than 50 Tibetan assassins, all of them are extraordinary, and they have been prepared for a long time, so I think that there must be a traitor around the Queen of the East." ”
Chen Xuanli smiled and looked at Li An appreciatively, in his opinion, Li An's analysis was very reasonable, and his tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and he seemed relaxed and comfortable, far better than ordinary people.
"These are the Tibetan assassins you captured?"
"I am willing to leave it at the disposal of the general."
Chen Xuanli nodded with great satisfaction and patted Li An on the shoulder: "Li Shaolang is a young hero, and he must have a bright future. After speaking, he made a look and asked his soldiers to escort the Tibetan assassin away.
"General, there won't be so many Tibetan assassins, do you still need to take more precautions?"
A trace of confidence flashed in Chen Xuanli's eyes: "Ben Jiang will never let this kind of thing happen again, Li Shaolang doesn't have to worry, by the way, you saved the Queen of the East and captured the Tubo assassins, remember to go to the imperial court to receive the reward." With that, he rode away.
"Congratulations to the General."
"Big brother, I just saw the Queen of the East lying in your arms, what's the situation?"
Li Kunxiong asked with a gossip on his face.
"It's fine, I seem to have seen it too."
Li An smiled lightly, his face full of pride: "The Queen of the East has taken a fancy to me, and she wants to give me the throne, do you believe it?" Ha ha! ”
"Hahaha!"
Everyone held back for a long time in the Lingzhou Concert Academy, and finally came out, naturally they would not be in a hurry to go back, they were divided into several groups, hunting in Shenhe Plain, in order to improve the food, but also to save some expenses, until the evening did not return to the city.
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In the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace, Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty leaned on the dragon couch, looking at a scroll in his hand, and next to him was Gao Lishi, a confidant eunuch holding a dust.
Zichen Hall is the third hall of Daming Palace, is the inner court hall, the core of the Tang Dynasty senior officials are here to meet the emperor, also known as the cabinet, the status and scale of the Zichen Palace, second only to Hanyuan Hall and Xuanzheng Palace.
Generally, only when encountering a great court meeting and summoning foreign envoys, it will be carried out in the Hanyuan Palace, and the emperor will also wear a crown and a big fur, and usually when he goes to the court, he will be in the Xuanzheng Palace, also called the Chang Dynasty Palace.
And if the emperor summons a minister alone, or a small number of courtiers, most of them will be in the Zichen Palace, which is also the palace of the emperor's daily life.
Li Longji's face was a little unpleasant, and he slammed the scroll in his hand on the several cases in front of him, and sighed heavily.
Seeing this, Gao Lishi hurriedly stepped forward and re-rolled the scroll on the case, and he only raised his eyes slightly, and knew that the scroll was written about military affairs.
As a qualified eunuch, he must not be involved in military affairs, Gao Lishi knows this very well, so Li Longji did not ask, he did not dare to speak casually.
"Tubo is really arrogant, they actually gathered more than 100,000 soldiers and horses on the border of Kuozhou, what do they want to do?"
Li Longji was furious, since he ascended the throne, he has worked hard to push the Tang Empire step by step to the prosperous era, and as the emperor of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, he naturally could not tolerate the deliberate provocation of Tubo.
"Everyone is angry, don't hurt the dragon's body."
Gao Lishi did not dare to judge military affairs, but it was his duty to care for the emperor's health.
A little eunuch cautiously walked behind Gao Lishi, and when he saw the emperor's unhappy face, he was too frightened to speak.
Colliers glanced at the little eunuch and told him to quickly retreat.
"What?"
Li Longji turned his head sideways and saw the little eunuch.
"Everyone, do you want to see you outside the palace of the Great General of Longwu?"
"Chen Xuanli, let him in."
After a while, Chen Xuanli entered the Zichen Hall and knelt down to salute Li Longji.
Before coming to Zichen Palace, Chen Xuanli hesitated for a long time, no matter how many reasons there were, let the Eastern Queen be in danger, he had an unshirkable responsibility, telling the emperor about this matter, he would inevitably be reprimanded, but if he didn't report it, he was extremely worried that Li Longji would know about it from other channels.
He has been loyal to Li Longji for more than 30 years, and he knows Li Longji too well, and there are very few things in the world that can hide from Li Longji, and in order not to be suspected, he must confess everything as soon as possible.
"Xuanli, when you come to see me, there must be something important, say it!"
Chen Xuanli didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, and made the whole story clear, and praised Li An and the others.
When Li Longji heard this, his face turned white and red, and his heart was completely churning.
Tubo gathered more than 100,000 troops on the border of Kuozhou, which already made him very angry, and now he actually sent assassins to the capital of the Tang Dynasty to assassinate the distinguished guests of the Tang Dynasty.
"Order Shuo Fang to make Wang Zhonghe, gather the main forces of Shuo Fang as soon as possible, and gather the elite army of Hexi and Longyou to crusade against Tubo."
After only a short period of thought, Li Longji gave the order.
"Your Majesty, the Turkic civil strife is not stopping, and Wang Jieshuai's main force is still far away in Mobei, so I am afraid that it will be inappropriate to transfer now."
Chen Xuanli blurted out.