readx; As the Anxi army entered the final moment of the battle of Tocharo, the battle of Longyou has always been in a state of stalemate, Ma Chongying led the Tubo army in the army of Jiuqu soon after the failure, it was supported by Tubo Zampu again, increased the army by 30,000 people, so that Ma Chongying's strength reached 70,000, this time Ma Chongying learned the lesson of the last failure, no longer divided the troops to attack in multiple ways, but concentrated forces to fight for the Jiuqu area. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, the Tang army in the Jiuqu area was only 20,000 people, and the strength was far inferior to the Tubo army, so Li Guangbi, the commander of Longyou, made a decision and ordered the general Li Sheng to withdraw from the Jiuqu of the Yellow River, but copied the back road of the Tubo people and occupied Wuhai and Baihai.

In this way, Li Guangbi's 20,000 troops were in Dafeichuan, Wang Sili's 40,000 troops were on the front line of Hezhou and Weizhou, Li Sheng's army was on the front line of Jishi Mountain, and the three armies of the Tang Army besieged the 70,000 Tubo army in the Jiuqu area of the Yellow River.

After Ma Chongying occupied the Jiuqu area of the Yellow River, the logistics supply was guaranteed, and he was not in a hurry, so he patiently confronted the Tang army, his task was not only to capture Longyou, but more importantly, to drag the Tang army, to win time and create opportunities for Tocharo's victory.

Similarly, Li Guangbi was also waiting for news from the Tocharian side, and according to the deployment of the entire battle situation, he had to trap Ma Chongying's troops in Jiuqu of the Yellow River, and cut off his contact with Tubo.

The two sides tacitly formed a stalemate, and each sent patrols to inspect the actual control area in peacetime, and there has not been a single battle between the two sides for several months.

．．．．．．． Chang'an, Li Heng has been on the throne for several months, under his wanton official title and heavy gifts, there are not as many people who oppose him as before, at first there were nearly a thousand people who signed the document against his accession to the throne, but now, at least a small half of them have become his subordinates, among these people, some are greedy for wealth and power, some are afraid of his silver power, some are afraid of losing the opportunity, and some are clansmen, because they have received the return of Li Heng's land, and have become his hardcore supporters, For various reasons, Li Heng's small court began to function.

However, there were still many opponents of him, especially the local prefectures and counties, who responded to the call of Pei Min and others to not recognize Li Heng's imperial court, so that Li Heng's actual control was limited to the Guanzhong region east of Chang'an, as well as the southern part of Hedong Province and the eastern part of Henan Province.

Not only did the local prefectures and counties oppose him, but even in Chang'an, Li Heng's sphere of influence was only half a city, limited to one county in Wannian County, and in Chang'an County, his power was difficult to enter, with 20,000 Niuwei, 8,000 Yulin Army, and 15,000 Anxi Army firmly controlling Chang'an County and the western region of Guanzhong.

This also includes civilian officials, Dugu Changfeng served as Fengxiang Yin, including Su Zhen, the county magistrate of Chang'an County, and all the county magistrates of Xiguanzhong, including Su Zhen, were appointed by Li Qing'an, who only obeyed Li Qing'an's instructions and did not recognize Li Heng's new court, which put Li Heng's new court in an unprecedented embarrassment.

In the afternoon, Li Heng returned to Daming Palace in the dragon chariot, there was silence in Daming Palace, but it was difficult to see a figure in the vast and magnificent palace complex, which made Li Heng feel very dissatisfied in his heart, but he was helpless.

Of course, there are factors in this between his son Li Yu, soon after Li Yu ascended the throne, in order to reduce the cost of the palace, he dismissed a large number of harem and palace people, Li Longji more than 40,000 concubines were released by him, and most of the palace maids and eunuchs were dismissed from the palace.

And after Li Heng ascended the throne, his queen Zhang Liangdi cleaned the harem again, and all the young and beautiful women in the palace were sent back to her parents' home, which made Li Heng really dissatisfied in his heart, but he was helpless, Zhang Liangdi's reason was very sufficient, Li Heng's health has always been bad, his Yongwang Mansion has more than 20 concubines, which is enough, if Li Heng wants to be the emperor for a long time, he should take care of his body, and at the same time, a few women can also win the reputation of a Ming Jun, which is very beneficial to Li Heng, the weakest Tang Emperor.

Li Heng had to endure this breath for the sake of fame, and did not dare to move the idea of expanding the concubines, but Li Heng was also a little respectful and afraid of his own Empress Zhang, this woman was very shrewd and capable, after he ascended the throne, she put down her shelves and went to the homes of various idle ministers and magnates to visit their wives, and the hard work paid off, Zhang Liangdi successfully used the power of the pillow wind, and there were more than 30 ministers who came to take refuge, including the military department squire Miao Jinqing, Fengxiang Yin Li Qiwu and other famous ministers, as well as Ji Guangchen, Li Huan, Xu Shuji, Dong Qin and other famous generals, they have expressed their willingness to be loyal to Li Heng and do their best for the new imperial court.

Li Heng was overjoyed, and immediately sealed Miao Jinqing as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Li Qiwu as the secretary of the criminal department, and the two of them made up for the Pingzhang matter under the door of the same Zhongshu, and entered the cabinet as the minister, and expanded the political hall to nine phases.

And Feng Li Huan was the envoy of Hanzhong Jiedu, guarding Hanzhong, Feng Ji Guangchen was the envoy of Zheng Caijie, leading 30,000 troops to guard the first line of Zhengzhou and Caizhou for him, Xu Shuji was the envoy of Huapu Jiedu, leading 20,000 troops to guard Huazhou and Puzhou, and Dong Qin was the envoy of Pujiang Jiedu, leading 20,000 troops to guard the southern states of Hedong region.

This is also the reason why Li Heng did not dare to attack the Anxi army in Guanzhong, although he had 120,000 Guanzhong troops, and later recruited 80,000 troops, known as 200,000 troops, but most of his troops were scattered to various places, such as Wang Sili led 40,000 troops to participate in the Battle of Longyou, and Li Huan, Ji Guangchen, Xu Shuji, Dong Qin and others all led their own troops, Li Heng's army in Guanzhong was actually only 80,000 people, and he still claimed 200,000 troops.

In addition, Li Heng is also extremely jealous of Guo Ziyi, Guo Ziyi is a staunch supporter of Li Shi, after Li Shi's death, Guo Ziyi has never expressed his position, which makes Li Heng feel uneasy, if the Anxi Army and Guo Ziyi are united, his 80,000 Guanzhong army will be vulnerable, on the other hand, he also has a trace of luck, maybe Li Qing'an can finally recognize his throne, after all, Li Qing'an was his first person.

It is based on these considerations that Li Heng has always tolerated the Anxi army, as long as the Anxi army does not interfere in his government affairs and does not cross the boundary of Wannian County, he will try not to provoke this powerful army.

Li Heng came to the bathhouse hall, here is the bedroom of him and the queen Zhang, this is a palace group, there are hundreds of pavilions and halls, here is also the popular place of Daming Palace, into the palace gate, you can see the eunuchs and palace maids are busy back and forth.

"Slaves and maids, please see Your Majesty!" Several palace maids and eunuchs knelt down and saluted at the same time.

"No excuses." Li Heng waved his hand and asked, "Is the queen here?" ”

"Your Majesty, the concubine is here!"

Queen Zhang Liangdi greeted her surrounded by a group of palace maids, Liangdi is actually the title of the princess, and Queen Zhang has been Liangdi for a long time, this has become her name, and few people know her real name.

Zhang Liangdi is about forty years old this year, and has followed Li Heng for nearly 30 years, her son Li is now the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, the son is expensive by his mother, and it is only a matter of time before Li Heng becomes the prince, and she is also one of the two people Li Heng trusts the most, one is Li Fuguo, and the other is her Zhang Liangdi, unlike other women, Zhang Liangdi's power is very great, she is not only in charge of the harem, but also her hand is also stretched out to the government, her younger brother Zhang Chaoju is the servant of the ministry, and he is extremely powerful, Many of the appointments of officials are based on Zhang Liangdi's will.

Li Heng also knew this, but Zhang Liangdi could persuade many ministers to be loyal, so Zhang Liangdi occasionally crossed the line, and he pretended not to know.

Zhang Liangdi hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Li Hengshi and said: "The concubine sees Your Majesty, I wish Your Majesty long live, long live, long live!" ”

"The queen is flat!"

Li Heng asked with a smile, "What is the queen doing?" ”

"The concubine is writing a letter to his family, his father recently bought a few acres of land, causing some gossip, and the concubine is persuading him to be a good township and not to add trouble to His Majesty."

Empress Zhang's maiden family is in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and is a well-known local family, Li Heng frowned slightly, and said, "Didn't I give the national lord fifty hectares of land last time?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there are a lot of concubines and clansmen, and my father gave all the land to the clansmen, but he didn't have it himself, so he bought a few acres of land near the eastern capital."

Li Heng nodded, and then asked no more, in order to win the support of the major magnates, he completely abolished Li Yu's land reform, and re-acquiesced in the land annexation, so that the wind of land annexation rose again, and he returned all the land east of Guanzhong to the original owner, destroying the good foundation laid by Li Yu with all his efforts, Li Heng's move did get the strong support of many magnates, including Li Longji also recognized him as the legitimate emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but the majority of peasants hated him to the core.

Li Heng came to Zhang Liangdi today for something else, he walked into the palace and sat down, and smiled at Zhang Liangdi: "I came back early today, because I want to entrust you with something." ”

Zhang Liangdi smiled and said, "Although Your Majesty speaks, as long as the concubine can do it, she will definitely do it." ”

"You can do it, I heard that Dugu Haoran's wife was sick in the morning, and I want to ask you to pay a visit."

．．．．．．． Dugu Haoran's wife, that is, Mrs. Pei, has indeed fallen ill in the past two days, but she did not fall ill because she felt sick, but was so angry with her eldest daughter Mingyue that she fell ill.

The crux of the problem lies in the marriage of the youngest daughter Mingzhu, this matter has always been Mrs. Pei's heart disease, she has been looking for her mother-in-law for Mingzhu for a long time, I don't know how many blind dates, and in the end none of them succeeded, and later, others heard that it was for Li Qing'an's sister-in-law to find her mother-in-law's house, so scared that no one dared to think about it, which originated from Li Qing'an's drunken joke three years ago, 'Bright Moon Pearl, are my Li Qing'an's treasures. ’

This sentence was unintentional, but the listener was intentional, and soon it came from the government and the opposition in Chang'an, in this way, who would dare to marry Mingzhu as his wife?

Originally, Mrs. Pei was resolutely opposed to her youngest daughter also marrying Li Qing'an, the cousin of the Dugu family, how could she be someone else's second wife, but since Li Qing'an restored her clan identity, she was named King Zhao, and her uncle Pei Zunqing also persuaded her that Li Qing'an was very likely to ascend the throne as the emperor, and asked her to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Pei family.

Pei Zunqing meant to his granddaughter Pei Wan'er, but Mrs. Pei thought of her youngest daughter Mingzhu, she originally didn't want her youngest daughter to be Li Qing'an's second wife, but if she was a side concubine or even became a concubine, it would be another matter, and she would never wronged her daughter.

Her two daughters, one as a queen and the other as a concubine, that is simply a blessing that she has cultivated for several lifetimes, so Mrs. Pei changed her mind and began to support Mingzhu's mind, and no longer gave her a blind date, just waiting for the eldest daughter to come back, and discuss the matter with her.

After Mingyue returned to Beijing, she soon met Pei Kuan's death, and the emperor's death, family and state affairs were in chaos, and Mrs. Pei did not mention the matter, only after the matter gradually subsided, Mrs. Pei found an opportunity to mention Mingyue's marriage to Mingyue.

Mingyue is the princess of Zhao, according to the etiquette system, Li Qing'an's marriage to a side concubine or concubine must be realized with Mingyue's consent, Mingzhu's marriage to Li Qing'an is actually a matter of Mingzhu's words, it is very simple.

Mrs. Pei was full of hope to raise this matter to Mingyue, but she never expected that Mingyue would refuse, and she was resolutely opposed, which made Mrs. Pei extremely disappointed, she thought that her daughter was afraid that her sister would compete for favor, so she painstakingly persuaded her that only sisters can better protect the interests of the Dugu family.

But Mingyue was still resolutely opposed, and wanted to find her sister's in-law in person, Mrs. Pei couldn't figure it out, she was depressed in her heart, and soon fell ill.

In the ward, Mrs. Pei was lying on the couch, her face was pale, there was no trace of blood, the whole person had lost a lot of weight, and several personal maids were silently kneeling on the side, ready to serve Mrs. at any time.

Mingzhu sat next to her mother, holding a bowl, and was carefully serving her mother for lunch, the bowl was a fine porridge made of Huzhou rice, but Mrs. Pei had no intention of eating, she shook her head, "I'm full, I don't want to eat." ”

Mingzhu scooped a spoonful of fine porridge, carefully blew it cold, and said with a smile: "Mother, are you full after only two spoonfuls?" If you don't eat more, how can your body get better. ”

Mrs. Pei saw that her daughter was sensible, she remembered Mingzhu's naughtiness and rebellion when she was a child, she refused to be obedient, and did those strange outfits all day long, no matter how she said it, it was useless for her, now that she has grown up, she can actually take care of herself in illness, Mrs. Pei's eyes couldn't help but red, and she took her daughter's hand and said: "Don't worry, my mother will fulfill your mind no matter what, no matter how much your sister opposes it, when your brother-in-law comes back, I will talk to him personally, I know that your brother-in-law also likes you, as long as he is willing to agree, It's not your sister's turn to call the shots in this family. ”

Mingzhu Since the Pei Wan'er incident, she is like a different person, everyone found that she had suddenly grown up, Mingzhu also knew that there were some things that could not be forced, why bother to embarrass Li Qing'an, why hurt the feelings of sisters, she smiled faintly and said: "Fate sometimes has to have, fate has no time to force it, mother, don't deliberately mention this matter, I have my own fate." ”

Hearing her daughter say this, Mrs. Pei felt even more uncomfortable, how could this kind of fatalistic remark come from the mouth of her daughter, who has always been lively and cheerful, she insisted: "Mother has her own opinions, in short, I will not let my daughter be wronged for a lifetime, you have to listen to me." ”

"Okay, let's not talk about it, you finish the porridge, I'll just listen to you."

The mother and daughter were talking in the room, and at this time Mingyue came to the door of her mother's room, and she was angry with her mother, and she felt very uncomfortable, but there were some things she had to adhere to.

Outside, the maid Qiu Ju had already decocted the medicine and poured the medicine into the bowl, "I'll come!" Mingyue stepped forward and carefully picked up the tray and asked Qiu Ju, "How is my mother's condition?" ”

"Dr. Qi came in the morning and said that Madame's condition is getting better, and the main thing is to recuperate, and she will need to recuperate for at least half a month before she can recover."

"I see, you help me lift the curtain."

Qiu Ju lifted the curtain, Mingzhu picked up the tray and walked into the room, Mrs. Pei was talking to Mingzhu, and suddenly saw the eldest daughter come in, her face suddenly sank, and she said unhappily: "What are you doing here?" ”

"The daughter came to visit her mother's condition."

"Humph! It's a shame that you can say this, my illness was angered by you, you see that my illness is about to recover, and you feel unwilling, and you are angry with me again, right? ”

Mingyue sighed in her heart, put down the medicine bowl and said, "My daughter doesn't dare, my daughter really hopes that her mother's body will recover soon." ”

Mrs. Pei snorted again, she wanted to speak, but when she saw Mingzhu beside her, she patted her hand and said softly, "You go first!" Write a letter to your eldest brother, just say that there is no problem with your mother's health, and let him be an official in Fengxiang. ”

"I know, I'll go."

Mingzhu stood up, smiled reluctantly at her sister, then lowered her head and hurried away, Mrs. Pei saw her little daughter walking away, so she said to Mingyue hatefully: "Did you see it?" What kind of hurt your sister became, she has simply changed a person, pessimistic and pitiful, even if you don't remember my eighteen years of nurturing kindness to you, you should also consider the sisterhood, back then, that Qarluq prince wanted to forcibly marry you, who ran all the way to Anxi to report the news, have you forgotten? ”

Mrs. Pei's words were very heavy, Mingyue's eyes were also red, she knelt in front of her mother, and said in a choked voice: "Mother's nurturing grace, my daughter never dares to forget, Mingzhu will always be my most beloved sister, and I will never hurt her, but there are some things that my daughter really can't agree to, and I beg my mother to be considerate of me." ”

Mrs. Pei saw that her eldest daughter was in tears, and she also knew that she had spoken harshly, so she had to sigh and say, "You sit down!" Wipe away the tears first, I don't like to see your tearful appearance. ”

Mingyue sat down, took out a handkerchief and wiped away the tears on her face, at this time, Mrs. Pei said again: "You are already a dignified Princess Zhao, maybe your thoughts are different from before, but you are also a mother, you should understand my heart as a mother, I used to oppose Mingzhu liking her brother-in-law, so every time she sneaks out to find her brother-in-law, I will punish her heavily, I only think she is ignorant and has a child's mentality, but now she is twenty-one years old, but she still has no in-laws, and she has never been able to marry, do you know why?" Because no one dared to marry her, last year your uncle wanted to marry her to Qiao Murong, the new science and technology jinshi Tanhua, that young man's conditions were very good, and I liked it very much, and people readily agreed, but the next day, he heard that Mingzhu was Li Qing'an's sister-in-law, so he was so frightened that he returned the wedding sticker, saying that he didn't dare to have this heart when he was killed, you talk about it, everyone in Datang knows that Li Qingan's sister-in-law can't marry, and marrying will be a big disaster, what do you let Mingzhu do? To be a nun? Or never get married for the rest of your life! ”

After a while, Mingyue said in a low voice: "Leave my sister's marriage to me, I will definitely find the best family for her." ”

"You! It's just too selfish, don't think about your sister, why didn't you want to marry that Zhao Xuming in the first place, isn't it because you don't like him, don't you like Li Qingan? is still looking for life and death, and you also know that you want to marry the man you like, but why don't you let your sister marry the person she likes? Just find someone you think is good to marry your sister, and you don't care if your sister likes it or not, just let her be depressed for the rest of her life? I really don't understand, why would you rather agree to marry Wan'er to marry Li Qing'an, but make it so difficult for your sister? ”

"Because I don't want the Dugu family to become the second in the Yang family!" Mingyue finally couldn't help but tell the real reason why she didn't agree to Mingzhu.

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(To be continued)