Hexi.

In the barracks.

The atmosphere was depressing.

At this time, everyone looked ugly.

They never imagined that Hexi Jiedu made Fan Qing sneak into Chang'an, and directly fell into the hands of the imperial court, and the emperor used this to attack the entire Hexi.

Now, the crowd on the field has two options.

Raise an army to rebel, or submit to the imperial court.

Although Hexi has 500,000 troops, except for Fan Qing, the envoy of Jiedu, no one can completely command the 500,000 army.

And that's not all.

Losing Fan Qing's prestige and suppression, I am afraid that before the people of the imperial court come, Hexi itself will fall into civil strife.

"Report!"

"The people of the imperial court have stopped outside the west of the river!"

At this moment, a personal guard walked quickly into the barracks and said loudly.

"How many people did the imperial court send?"

In the barracks, a middle-aged man asked.

His name is Zhang Sheng, and he is one of Fan Qing's lieutenants, and he is loyal to Fan Qing.

It's a pity that in the face of this situation, even he is helpless.

"No less than 100,000 troops, looking at its military flag, it should be Chang'an's Shence Army!"

The guard said quickly.

"Humph!"

"100,000 Divine Army?"

"The emperor is so bold!"

"It seems that I have made up my mind to pacify my Hexi!"

The second man sneered.

The Shence Army guards Chang'an, and it is one of the few armies that the emperor can directly control.

Under normal circumstances, the emperor would never be willing to see the Shence army leave Chang'an.

After all, the lack of 100,000 Shence troops means that Chang'an's defensive strength is greatly weakened, and if at this time, someone takes advantage of it and attacks Chang'an, then the emperor's life may be in danger.

"Who is the leading general?"

Deputy General Zhang Sheng pondered for a moment and asked.

"King Liang!"

As soon as the guard's voice fell, everyone in the audience was slightly startled.

King Liang?

Tang princes?

Brother of the current emperor?

Let King Liang lead an army of 100,000 gods, and the emperor is bound to win Hexi!

"Vice General Zhang, tell me, what should we do now?"

The second man turned his gaze to Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng is the deputy general of Fan Qing, at this time, everyone wants to hear Zhang Sheng's opinion.

"In my opinion, it's the other way around!"

"I have an army of 500,000 in Hexi, but I can't reach a mere 100,000 Shence army?"

"What about the princes of the Tang Dynasty?"

"It's better for us to capture this King Liang directly, kill and avenge General Fan!"

A rugged man stood up and said.

As soon as these words came out.

No one on the floor responded.

Zhang Sheng was silent for a long time, and finally raised his head and glanced at everyone on the field: "The general once told us that if he doesn't come back from Chang'an, we will return to the imperial court!"

Zhang Sheng got up slowly and looked around: "Hexi's 500,000 army, losing the general's command, at least half of the combat power has been lost, the Shence Army guards Chang'an all the year round, with elite equipment, plus King Liang is in charge, morale is high, even if it is a frontal battle, there is a high probability that my Hexi will lose!"

"At that time, everyone on the field will be guilty of treason, and the nine clans will be connected!"

Zhang Sheng's voice just fell.

The faces of everyone in the audience turned pale.

Rather than that, it is better to be obedient. ”

"That's what the general meant..."

After Zhang Sheng said these words, he sighed lightly and turned his head to look at the guards: "Send someone to the Shence Army and tell King Liang..."

...

...

Changan.

Palace.

Li Ci finished processing the folds and prepared to rest for a while.

Not long after, the eunuch walked into the Hall of Eternal Life and reported: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother wants to see you." ”

"Well, I got it. ”

Li Ci waved his hand, got up and changed into a set of regular clothes, and went to Yong'an Palace.

Yong'an Palace.

Before Li Ci went in, he heard the laughter of the Queen Mother.

"The mourning family tells you that if you have the opportunity to be blessed by Your Majesty, you must be bolder, and you must not be shy about anything..."

"Queen Mother, that, that Mumu... What should Mu Mu do..."

"Didn't the mourning family let the female officials teach you? do what you do, remember, dare to try..."

Since Mu Mu was canonized as a beauty by the emperor, she was often summoned by the Queen Mother to Yong'an Palace to chat and relieve her boredom.

The Queen Mother is in this harem, she is really lonely.

Not even a single person to chat with!

Now, the emperor is finally willing to take a concubine, although she is just a beauty, but everything is difficult at the beginning, and the queen mother believes that the harem will become more and more lively.

Now, the only thing that bothers the Queen Mother is that after the emperor canonized the beauty, there was no movement.

I don't intend to be lucky at all.

This made the Queen Mother a little worried.

How did the Queen Mother know, how could Li Ci have any thoughts now...

The imperial examination system and the affairs of Hexi made Li Ci have no heart to be fortunate at all...

"Queen Mother, if Mu Mu is taught by the female official, will His Majesty be angry..."

Mu Muqiao's face was slightly red, and she asked timidly.

"Angry?"

The Queen Mother smiled: "Don't worry, it's too late for Your Majesty to be happy for this kind of thing, how can you be angry? The mourning family tells you that as long as you are happy to serve Your Majesty, no one in this harem will dare to bully you in the future." With Your Majesty's favor, even if you want the stars in the sky in the future, Your Majesty can take them off for you..."

"If you can give birth to a dragon son, even if Your Majesty doesn't like you anymore, the mourning family will protect you, there is a mourning family, the entire harem, no one dares to deal with you!"

Li Ci heard this outside the Yong'an Palace, and had a slight headache.

This queen mother of her own, dare to say anything?

If the person who said this is not the emperor's mother, I am afraid that anyone who comes over will not be able to get rid of the charge of bewitching the public...

"Then the Queen Mother, Mu Mu... Mu Mu will work hard..."

"It's just that Mu Mu doesn't want anything, Mu Mu just wants to make His Majesty happier..."

Before Mu Mu finished speaking, Li Ci had already entered Yong'an Palace.

When the eunuchs of Yong'an Palace saw the emperor, they immediately saluted respectfully and shouted, "Your Majesty has arrived..."

The Queen Mother hurriedly pulled Mu Mu and came to the gate of Yong'an Palace to greet the emperor.

"Your Majesty..."

Mu Mu didn't dare to look up at Li Ci at all, the flush on her face spread to the root of her ears, what the Queen Mother told her just now, Your Majesty should have heard it...

Thinking of this, Mu Mu was extremely shy in his heart, and he didn't know how to face Li Xi...

...

Datang North.

North of Hexi.

The junction of the Turks and the Tang Dynasty.

Dozens of Turkic horsemen approached silently.

"Captain, the front is the Datang Hexi region. ”

"Fan Qing, the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, has 500,000 troops and blocks my Turkic iron cavalry from this border. ”

"It's just that in recent times, the 500,000 troops in Hexi seem to have stopped moving. ”

"Have you found out what the reason is?"

"I don't know, but we can take advantage of this opportunity to sneak into Hexi. ”

"That's true, but you must be very careful, after all, this is the territory of the Tang Empire..."

"Remember, if you have any information, you must report it as soon as possible, and you must not delay for a moment!"

"Yes!"

Dozens of Turkic iron horsemen, slowly approaching Hexi...