Takahashi Taro took the letter, only to see that in addition to greeting Takahashi Kumiko, it said that the Tang Dynasty had conquered Silla and Baekje, and Li You brought a fleet and part of the marines, unified under the command of the vice commander of the navy, Wang Guoxiang, to ensure the safety of Kyushu Island.

He suggested that the Takahashi family temporarily take care of the internal affairs of Kyushu Island, and when the Tang Dynasty conquered Goguryeo, the Tang Dynasty would send troops to help them take revenge.

As for why Li You changed his route halfway, it was because he received a letter from Chang'an and had to return to Chang'an.

Takahashi Taro was very happy about what Li Youxin said, but when he saw Takahashi Kumiko's sad appearance, he persuaded: "Sister, don't be too sad, His Royal Highness King Qi doesn't care about you, he has done so much for us, it explains the problem."

He doesn't know anything about the child yet, do you want to send someone to tell him? ”

Kumiko Takahashi bit her lip and shook her head slightly.

When Takahashi saw her like this, he persuaded him a few more words, and then left excitedly, he wanted to tell his father about the things Li You mentioned in the letter.

Chang'an City.

Empress Changsun's body is really not good, raising seven children, and the heavy harem affairs have finally made her already weak body run out of oil.

At this moment, she is most worried about Li Chengqian.

Empress Changsun is an extremely intelligent person, and she has a deep understanding of everything in the court.

Although Li Chengqian is not smart enough, he is the eldest son, and he is also very filial and benevolent enough to his brothers. If he can successfully ascend to the throne in the future, it will be the least costly option for Datang.

Of course, Li Chengqian is the eldest son of the queen, and for the sake of the future of the eldest grandson, she also wants to keep Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince.

Empress Eldest Sun already felt that her life would not last long, and she thought of Tuogu.

For the important ministers of the court, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Cen Wenwen, Hou Junji and Wei Zheng, Empress Changsun carefully analyzed countless times, hoping to select the person who assisted Li Chengqian.

The eldest grandson Wuji is too ambitious and selfish, he only cares about his own interests, and it is impossible for him to sincerely assist Li Chengqian, once Li Chengqian has a problem, the eldest grandson Wuji will definitely abandon him.

When the eldest grandson Wuji was serving as the secretary of the ministry, he wanted to be the right servant, and he asked the eldest grandson queen many times to help her and let her speak for him in front of Li Shimin. Empress Changsun not only didn't help, but also secretly stopped Changsun Wuji.

Cen Wenwen is Li Ke's master, and he is very loyal to Concubine Yang, and it is impossible for him to sincerely assist Li Chengqian.

Hou Junji is also an ambitious guy, although he will protect Li Chengqian for the sake of his daughter Hou Haitang, but he is short-tempered, easy to be impulsive, and often cannot handle some complicated things in place, relying on him to assist Li Chengqian, it may be counterproductive.

Fang Xuanling is loyal to Li Shimin, and he is a worthy candidate in terms of talent, qualifications, and influence.

Wei Zhenggang is upright, outstanding in talent, and has a sense of the overall situation. He is also a person who can be trusted.

Empress Changsun decided to entrust Li Chengqian to Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng.

There is one more person, that is Li You, the king of Qi.

For Li You, Empress Changsun trusts him very much. Li You is a good helper in terms of talent, character, and relationship with Li Chengqian.

However, Li You is also a prince after all, and his influence has long exceeded that of Li Chengqian. Moreover, he also won the trust of Li Shimin.

In this case, even if Li You is unwilling to be the crown prince, the people under Li You may not have such thoughts. Even Li Shimin may choose Li You to replace Li Chengqian's crown prince.

Empress Eldest Sun was very worried about Li You in her heart.

Empress Eldest Sun thought about it for a long time, and finally thought of a way to deal with Li You.

Empress Eldest Sun will explain her physical condition, and no one is allowed to reveal it to Li Shimin. In doing so, of course, he had the idea of not distracting Li Shimin, who was fighting on the front line, and he also had his own little abacus.

She wants to complete her trust to Li Chengqian at her last moment.

Just as Li You was approaching Kyushu Island, he received a letter from Li Chengqian, asking him to return to Chang'an immediately. Li You didn't dare to slack off, and explained that Qiao Bin and others continued to go to Kyushu Island, and embarked on the journey back to Chang'an.

Kabul Governor's Palace.

Outside a house, Murong Ling, Ash Naqing and the others listened nervously to the movements inside the room.

"Hard, hard." Someone said.

"Your Highness, if you hurt badly, just shout out." Someone said.

There was no screaming.

Murong Ling, Ash Naqing and the others all knew the heart-rending and unbearable pain of having a child, and they admired Wu Xu's strength very much, but they were worried about her in their hearts.

"It's out, it's out." Someone shouted.

"Your Highness, good news, the fetus is in a very correct position, and it is the first to come out, there is no problem. If you work harder, you'll be good right away! ”

"Alright, come out." Cheers rang out from the room.

Not long after, with a "wow", Li You had another daughter.

Wu Xu hugged his newborn daughter and smiled with relief.

According to Li You's habit of naming children, Murong Ling smiled and said: "Li Xu, a very nice name, this child must be as beautiful as the fourth sister when he grows up." ”

Although Wu Xu had heard that when the child was born, it had not yet grown. But when she saw the wrinkled little face of the child in her arms, she said with some concern, "Will it? ”

Ashina Qing smiled: "Yes, when the child grows up, he may be more beautiful than you." ”

The Marshal's Mansion.

Cheng Yanjin supported the convening of a military meeting, and he said: "Xue Rengui, how is the situation of this winter's combat mission arranged by His Royal Highness King Qi when he left? ”

Xue Rengui stood up, pointed to the sand table on the table, and said: "The Kingdom of Graham in western Pakistan is a capricious country, and in the 26 years since its founding, it has rebelled 4 times between Persia and Tianzhu.

Straddling between Persia and Tianzhu, the kingdom of Graham blocked Pakistan's access to the Tianzhu Ponto region and imposed large customs duties on merchants passing through it.

Since the beginning of this year, there have been more than a dozen incidents of seizing merchants from the Tang Dynasty and extorting money, which has caused six deaths and injuries. ”

He then introduced the military, political, economic, and geographical aspects of the kingdom of Gram.

The total population of the Kingdom of Gram is 360,000, with a standing army of 20,000, and 80,000 can be mobilized in wartime.

Cheng Yanjin said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi has given me an order to take resolute measures to destroy this country.

His Royal Highness said that for this country, we can take any means, without worrying about the discipline of the Tang Army, all the property and population are included in the scope of seizure, and according to the pre-determined distribution ratio, 4/5 will be rewarded to the various units participating in the war. ”

"Okay, great."

"Yes! My hands are already tickling. ”

The generals chatted excitedly.

Cheng Yanjin said: "Generals, His Royal Highness King Qi has already defeated Silla and Baekje, we can't lag behind, we must defeat this Gram Kingdom before His Highness returns." ”

Subsequently, the Marshal's Mansion decided to dispatch the Tang Army's Li Tongshan Division, the Turkic Ashina Simo Division, the Xue Yantuo Ashina Kuncang Division, the Pakistani Latif Division, and the New Army of the Anghat Governor's Palace, totaling more than 60,000 horse infantry troops.

With Cheng Yanjin as the commander and Xue Rengui as the vanguard, on September 30, he officially sent troops to conquer the Grim Kingdom.

Chang'an City.

Li You returned to Chang'an, didn't care about resting, and first came to the East Palace.