And said that the first battle of Songzhou has ended, Tubo retreated to the northwest of Tuyuhun, and did not dare to raise troops to attack, or because Tubo invaded Songzhou this time, not to fight for the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but to force the Tang Dynasty to give marriage, but did not expect that His Majesty the Tang Emperor not only did not give marriage, but sent heavy troops to fight, if Tubo did not withdraw the army, continue to fight, the purpose of the Emperor of the Emperor will be even more unrealizable.

Moreover, after all, the Emperor of Tubo is the new king of Tubo, at that time the Tubo country was not stable, many years of war, even the army is endless, and the surrendered departments also need time to be appeased, Lu Dongzan and other ministers have to be persuaded to retreat, all because of the uncertainty of the rear, if the main force and ** decisive battle, it is really a sword to go sideways, and the soldiers are dangerous.

And ** with the power of wind and thunder, there are geniuses like Xu Zhen, who seem to be able to summon the power of heaven and earth, thunder and fire, if there is divine help, the Tang God will be countless, and only send a cow to reach at that time, if there are generals to lead the troops, how should Tubo resist?

Tubo is afraid of the tail, ** This compartment also has its own considerations, Tubo quickly retreated to the northwest border of Tuyuhun, and sent Lu Dongzan to apologize, no need to pursue deeply, I am the Tang Heavenly Kingdom, do not seek to kill them all, just surrender to all the wilderness.

At that time, the Liao conquest was imminent, and there was a lot of harassment in Xue Yantuo in the north and the remnants of the Western Turks in the northwest, and the Tang Dynasty did not want to have a big war with Tubo, so as not to increase consumption in vain.

Both sides have their own concerns, this war will be hastily ended, if the results of the battle are carefully calculated, the Tang Dynasty will naturally gain more, under the submission of Tubo, the west will be pacified, and the Tang State will be more prestigious, shocking the four seas.

Tubo Da Lu Dongzan offered 5,000 taels of gold, jewels and gems, and countless slaves and maids, and Li Daozong and others returned to Chang'an with the army to ask for guilt.

Xu Zhenxin recovered from his injury, but he couldn't rejoice in his heart, because among the envoys of Tubo, in addition to Lu Dongzan, there was also Xu Zhen's old acquaintance, Murong Hanzhu!

Among the envoys of Tubo, Murong Hanzhu and other people from the Central Plains appeared, Li Daozong and others were surprised, and after greeting the Boling Cui family, their hearts suddenly rose in respect.

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were many wang clans, so there were seven sects, five surnames, and ten ancient wang clans, and at the beginning of Zhenguan, the clan ranking was headed by the Cui family.

This Cui family from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty reputation, very prosperous Yixing, and Longxi Li, Zhaojun Li, Xingyang Zheng, Fanyang Lu, Taiyuan Wang and a thousand years of old family, heard people Dashi has looked at each other.

Later generations also recorded that from the Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, for more than 1,000 years, the high-ranking officials of the Cui clan in Boling and Qinghe were endless, and during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there were ten people who were the prime ministers, and 26 people who obtained the title; Tired to the Tang Dynasty, there were 27 people who were prime ministers, and more than 400 officials above the fifth grade in the government and the opposition, which was a momentary prosperity, and other families were unsurpassed.

It is precisely for this reason that the surname Cui is called "the surname of the prime minister". At that time, there was a saying among the people that "the ugly girl of the Cui family is not worried about marrying, but the royal princess is worried about marrying".

This Cui clan is divided into two branches, Qinghe and Boling Cui, Murong Hanzhu, that is, Cui Hanzhu, is from Boling Cui's clan!

Although Lu Dongzan is also proficient in the terroir of the Tang Dynasty, how can he compare with Murong Hanzhu, he has installed many eyes and ears in the Tang Dynasty, has unimpeded intelligence, controls the details of the situation, and shows his demeanor between conversations, which is impressive.

Everyone asked about the history, and Murong Hanzhu said how he loyally followed Guanghua and cooperated with the **upside down* Tugu Hun matter, Li Daozong and Hou Junji raided Tuyuhun and ambushed the city, all thanks to Murong Hanzhu's merits, but he was afraid of the identity of the princess of the former Guanghua dynasty, and Murong Hanzhu had an inherent plan, so he failed to bring it back to the Tang Dynasty.

Now that Murong Hanzhu has appeared as a messenger of Tubo, Li Daozong has returned this friendship and confirmed Murong Hanzhu's merits, and the latter's reputation among everyone is even more restless.

Although Xu Zhen was wary of Murong Hanzhu, but because of his identity as a messenger, and newly won the favor of Niu Jinda and others, at this time Murong Hanzhu praised Ludong to Chang'an to apologize, it was the time to show the military merit and the power of the heavens, if he confronted Murong Hanzhu head-on, it was inevitable that he would commit public anger again, so Xu Zhen could only tolerate it.

On the twenty-third day of March, it was a heavy rain at night, Li Daozong gathered to discuss the matter of expressing merit, and all the generals gathered together, all pushed Xu Zhen to be the first meritorious, Xu Zhen resigned and did not accept it, so he shared the merit, each had gained, and they were all happy.

After the discussion was over, Li Daozong feasted the heroes, and invited Murong Hanzhu over, Xu Zhen had little interest, drank a few cups, deduced that the injury had an attack, and left the table hastily, insisting on losing his thinking power is an old Turkic general, not very gregarious, sitting in a corner, so he used the excuse to escort Xu Zhen, and the two walked side by side.

Xu Zhen had turned enemies into friends with the Salae people before, Gao Heshu and Caesar, Moya, etc., were mostly Rouran people, and had a good relationship with Qibi He Li, and he was not prejudiced against the foreign warriors, but had a lot of respect, so he also had a good conversation with Zhi Zhi Si Li, and when he arrived at the temporary mansion, he was busy inviting Zhi Zhi Si Li in for a drink.

This stubborn thinking power is not as heroic as Qi Bi He Li, it seems to have a feminine mind, but he is also a hot-blooded son, Xu Zhen took the opportunity to ask Xue Rengui, and he couldn't answer for a while, obviously not too impressed.

Xu Zhen is also puzzled, it is said that Xue Rengui is brave and strategic, and his strength is amazing, he should be a figure in the army, but judging from the reaction of his stubbornness, this Xue Rengui was actually buried, and he thought that he was overwhelmed by his colleagues in the army.

It is better to choose a day than to hit the day, both talking about Xue Rengui, Xu Zhen took the opportunity to ask the stubborn mind to come over, this stubborn mind knows that Xu Zhen and Qi Bi He Li have a good relationship, and also wants to have a lot of dealings with Xu Zhen, so he readily agreed, Xu Zhen was overjoyed, and drank until the third watch, which made people send the stubborn mind back.

Let's say that Xue Rengui has a lot of depression in his heart, this battle should have been his famous battle, but because of the military force that he entered with the help of Xue's reputation, he was suppressed by his colleagues, and his military merits were played, but he didn't get much, and it was drizzling this day, and he was just drinking alcohol alone.

Although he is a school captain, he has a family, is upright, and is not close to women, so he does not accept the servant girl to serve, and he pours himself a drink for a long time, and the wine pot is empty.

"Brother Xue is here! I'm here every day! Hahaha! ”

Xue Rengui hurriedly opened the door, but saw that Zhou Cang was holding a large altar on the left and right, the mud could not withstand the aroma of wine, and the mellow aroma of aged spirits was emanating from it, and his heart was suddenly overjoyed, and he was about to welcome Zhou Cang in, only to see that behind Zhou Cang, it was Xu Zhen, a loyal general with a proper reputation!

"Xue Li has seen the general!"

Xue Rengui hurriedly saluted, but Zhou Cang stuffed a jar of wine, pushed Xue Rengui back into the door, and said angrily: "Brother Xue don't want to be so fake, our lord is not one of those pretentious dog officials, what do you want to do!" ”

Xu Zhen shook his head and smiled bitterly, but he didn't care, and said to Xue Rengui: "It's not officialdom, it's just an idle visit to friends, Brother Xue don't be surprised, it's enough to call Xu Zhen, haha." ”

Xue Rengui saw Zhou Cang so big at first, and his heart was awe-inspiring, and after seeing Xu Zhen's affinity, he woke up to the fact that this loyal general was really like a legend, and he was like a brother and sister to his brothers, and he was very easy, he was really a rare benefactor!

Feeling this, Xue Rengui hurriedly asked people to prepare a banquet and invited Xu Zhen to be the chief, Xu Zhen didn't mention how to transfer Xue Rengui to his command, but just drank wine with him, and Zhou Cang talked about martial arts with him, and returned happy.

After sending Xu Zhen away, Xue Rengui let out a long sigh, although his family has bravery, but after all, he does not understand the depth of officialdom, so that the dignified and loyal general took the initiative to see him, it is already a dull time, if the winner is like this, why worry about not making contributions?

After thinking about it all night, Xue Rengui seemed to have finally opened his mind, and the next day he brought gifts and wine to Xu Zhen's mansion for a return visit, and Zhou Cang introduced Zhang Jiunian and many other brothers one by one, Xu Zhen didn't have any shelf, the master and servant were just right, really like siblings, and Xue Rengui was envious.

Everyone is in a good mood, arousing Zhou Cang's blood, and in the ring under the hall, many brothers take turns to wrestle and play, Xu Zhenxin has just recovered from his injury, his hands are itchy and unbearable, and he fights, but Zhou Cang has never been soft, and he threw his lord to the ground, so angry that Xu Zhen jumped like thunder, scolded Zhou Cang for not knowing the protector, and pulled out a long knife to slaughter this man, a master and a servant chased and frolicked, Zhang Suling was cunning, and felt sorry for Xu Zhen, secretly tripping Zhou Cang, and Xu Zhen reported with an old fist, and everyone laughed.

Xue Rengui felt such an atmosphere, and felt a lot of regret in his heart, if he enlisted in the army, he would have to meet a master like Xu Zhen, why would his career be so bumpy?

Zhou Cang was just a careless eye, but Zhang Jiunian was insightful, and asked Xue Rengui about his heart through a toast: "Why is Brother Xue Li depressed?" Can't wait for me to be inconsiderate? ”

Xue Rengui hurriedly returned the salute and explained: "Definitely! The general treats each other very well, but Xue Li's life is weak and blessed, and he has no chance to be under the general's command, so he sighs..."

Zhang Jiunian knew Xu Zhen's intentions, and took advantage of the situation to ask, "Brother Xue has this intention?" ”

Xue Rengui smiled bitterly and said: "Good birds choose trees to perch, virtuous ministers choose the master to do things, although Xue is not talented, but under the command of General Xu Zhen, dare not to die?" ”

Zhang Jiunian nodded frequently, smiling without saying a word.

On the same day, Xue Rengui received the document from the chief of the army, who was transferred to Xu Zhen as the captain of the real power to lead the army, and after sending away the long history, Xue Rengui was full of emotion, as if he belonged, and held the paper tightly, as if he held his own future!

After getting Xue Rengui, Xu Zhen was overjoyed, and he temporarily forgot the distress of Murong Hanzhu traveling with the army, but Li Wushuang came to see him frequently, but every time he wanted to speak, he stopped, and when he saw that Xu Zhen was unmoved, he left angrily.

Xu Zhen is not a young child who has never had an affair, so he naturally knows the girl's intentions, but this time when he returns to the dynasty, the sage will inevitably seal Tubo, and since he has become a vassal country, he will naturally give marriage to settle down, so as to avoid trouble after the conquest of Liao.

Li Wushuang has already become the best candidate for marriage in Tibet, Li Daozong has made new military achievements, if he admonishes at this time, Li Wushuang may be exempted from marriage, but Li Daozong may not be liked by the saint because of this, so it is also a headache.

In this way, Ai Ai finally returned to Chang'an.