After Li Yuan captured Chang'an, he appointed Li Yuanji to stay in Taiyuan and sent many talented officials to assist him, but unfortunately although Li Yuanji was young, he was extremely rigid and self-serving, and did not take those talented people in his eyes at all.

The tiger father has no dog son, Li Yuanji is brave and martial, and he is a rare good general who can fight well, but he is not handsome, Li Yuan originally thought that he would guard Taiyuan, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, there should be no accidents, but he did not expect that in front of the Turkic army, Li Yuanji only lasted less than a month, and fled back to Chang'an with his family, and Taiyuan easily fell into the hands of the Turks.

Li Yuanji fled, but there were still many Tang officials in Taiyuan, including many of Li Yuan's old subordinates, after they were captured, most of them were unwilling to surrender, but there were still some people who spared their lives, and in order to survive, they had to be vassals to the Turks.

Since it is Li Yuan's old department, it is not surprising that someone knows Li Zhiyun.

"But instead of killing him, you removed those who knew his identity." Empress Dowager Xiao smiled helplessly and said, "You, you are still as competitive as when you were a child, and you can't see that others are better than you." ”

Li Zhiyun is Li Yuan's son, and Princess Yicheng has 10,000 reasons to kill him, but there is one reason for her not to do it, that is, Li Zhiyun is Li Xuanba's younger brother and stands by Li Xuanba's side.

"Haven't you changed, but you still like to help outsiders?" Princess Yicheng also seemed to remember the life of living in the Great Sui Palace a long time ago, her face flashed with emotion, she quickly recovered, and said with a smile: "Yicheng said the wrong thing, he is not an outsider now." ”

"Entrusting the Great Sui River to Xuanba may be the wisest decision Your Majesty has ever made, right?" Empress Dowager Xiao thought about the past, her face was silent, but her eyes flashed sadness: "Ling'er can become her mother, and the mourning family is really happy in my heart." ”

At this time, Empress Dowager Xiao and Princess Yicheng were not the Empress Dowager of Southern Sui or the two women who held Turkic power, but two ordinary elders.

After being silent in the tent for a while, Empress Dowager Xiao coughed lightly, shook her head, put everything behind, looked at Yicheng and asked seriously, "Yicheng, what are you going to do next?" ”

"Yicheng has finally mastered the Turks in his hands, so he naturally has to make good use of them." The smile on Yicheng's face had disappeared, replaced by a decisive look: "Li Yuan is not the only one who betrayed the imperial brother. ”

"So you let Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang attack Taiyuan?" Empress Dowager Xiao's eyes lit up, and she quickly became hesitant again, reminding: "When the Great Sui was weak, Liu Wuzhou, Song Jingang and others took advantage of the situation to rebel, and their crimes were indeed punished, but have you ever thought about it, they fought with the Tang State, and the dead and wounded were all the people of the Great Sui. ”

"You regard those people as the people of the Great Sui, have they ever thought so?" Princess Yicheng's expression remained unchanged, but the murderous aura between her eyebrows was chilling: "Their current identity is the people of Dingyang Khan and the Tang Dynasty, and the Yang they set is the Yang of the imperial brother!" ”

Although Empress Dowager Xiao felt that it was inappropriate, she couldn't refute it.

"Okay, even if Yicheng gives an order and will not commit any offense against those so-called Great Sui people, have you ever thought about it, if Southern Sui fights with the Tang Dynasty in the future, will those people choose to serve the Tang State, or help Dong'er's Southern Sui as the Great Sui people?" Princess Yicheng said with some excitement: "If Yicheng doesn't get rid of those people now, will they let them fight with the soldiers of Nan Sui on the battlefield?" ”

"Thoughtful, I can't compare to you." Empress Dowager Xiao sighed: "It's because the mourning family is too kind to a woman." ”

"Yoshinari knows what you're worried about." Yicheng shook his head, put his hand on Empress Dowager Xiao's hand, and said softly: "You are worried that the Turkic soldiers will be brutal, and you will be ruined if you enter the Central Plains in the future. ”

When Empress Dowager Xiao heard this, she couldn't help but nod, this is indeed what she is most worried about, after all, the lessons of the previous car, the division of the rear car, and what the Turkic army has done in the past is really worrying.

"Please rest assured, Liu Wuzhou and they won't last long, and the Turkic soldiers don't have much time to be so idle." Yoshinari said with a smile, the corners of his mouth curled into a beautiful arc.

"Back then, in order to guard against the Turks, Your Majesty would rather die than send the Xiaoguo army to exterminate the rebels, but I didn't expect that now we are going to lead the Turkic army into the Central Plains." Although Empress Dowager Xiao couldn't bear it, she still agreed with Yicheng's decision: "Yicheng, what can the mourning family do for you?" ”

You, of course, represent Princess Yicheng and Nan Sui.

Princess Yicheng stopped talking and was silent.

"Your Majesty is your imperial brother, isn't it the husband of the mourning family?" Seeing that Princess Yicheng hesitated, Empress Dowager Xiao frowned and said, after all, she has been a big Sui ** for more than ten years, and her expression is not angry and arrogant.

"All of Yoshisei's calculations are based on the fact that no one has discovered Yoshisei's true purpose." When Princess Yicheng heard this, she no longer thought about it, and replied: "Now that the plan has just begun, maybe everyone will not find out about Yicheng's purpose, including that child, but after a long time, someone will always notice a hint of it." ”

The current situation in the world is very clear, the Turks, Tang, and Southern Sui divide the world into three parts, if the Turks are at war with the Tang, the so-called killing a thousand enemies, and losing three hundred, anyone with a discerning eye can see the benefits that the Southern Sui can obtain, and it is inevitable to guess Princess Yicheng's intentions.

"So what can the mourners do to dispel those people's concerns?" Empress Dowager Xiao thought about it seriously, but she still didn't understand what role she could play in this matter.

"Yicheng told you before that Gao'er kid wants to invite you over." Yicheng made up his mind, so he said what he thought in his heart: "Everyone in the world knows that Yicheng took you to the Turks because he was worried that you would be wronged, if you can go to Gao'er, they will believe that Yicheng really wants to help Gao'er rebuild the Great Sui." ”

"I see." Empress Dowager Xiao smiled and said, "This is not a risky thing, why do you feel embarrassed?" ”

"Because Yicheng knows that since the incident in Luoyang, you don't like Gao'er anymore." Yoshinari whispered, "Yoshinari is worried that you will be wronged. ”

"What's the point of staying with someone you don't like compared to the grievances you suffered?" Empress Dowager Xiao touched Princess Yicheng's cheek and comforted: "Although you and I both know that Gao'er's child doesn't really want to mourn the past, but he wants to use the identity of the mourning family, how can he let the mourning family be wronged?" ”

Of course, Yicheng knew that Yang Gao would offer Empress Dowager Xiao as a bodhisattva, but she also knew that no matter how respectful Yang Gao was, Empress Dowager Xiao would definitely not be happy.

"Without further ado, Yicheng, you can arrange it as soon as possible." Empress Dowager Xiao showed a tired look on her face, closed her eyes and said, "These days, the mourning family already knows your ability, and they can't help you here." ”

"For the sake of the imperial brother and the Great Sui, I have wronged the empress dowager." Yicheng bowed respectfully and said respectfully.

"It's all stupid." Empress Dowager Xiao opened her eyes and said with a smile: "By the way, Zhiyun, that kid, you still need to pay attention, don't let him fall into danger, if something happens to him, Xuanba is afraid that he will not be at ease for the rest of his life." ”

"You really hurt him." Princess Yicheng muttered jealously, and seeing that Empress Dowager Xiao had been talking for so long, she looked a little tired, and hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Looking at the departing figure of Princess Yicheng, tears slipped from the corners of Empress Dowager Xiao's eyes. As long as she can avenge Yang Guang and let Yang Tong and Li Xuanba reappear in the prosperous era of the Great Sui, even if she is allowed to die, she will not hesitate to make a choice. But let her leave the Turks, she was a little unbearable, not because the life of the Turks made her reluctant, but because she couldn't let go of Princess Yicheng in her heart.

"It's really a blessing for Your Majesty to have your sister." Empress Dowager Xiao wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said silently.