Looking at the seven people in the Ganlu Palace, Du He thought to himself: "I must be thinking about attacking Gaochang!" It's probably still worried that there is no real evidence! Thinking like this, he stepped forward and said: "Du He greets Your Majesty, Prince, I have met all my lords, Father!" ”

"Excuse me!" Li Shimin smiled, Li Chengqian also put on a hypocritical smile, and the others also nodded one after another.

"The virtuous son-in-law is here to ask for Gaochang? I am deliberating with the ministers at a critical point, so you might as well sit in and give your opinion! Li Shimin knew that he might come for Gaochang, this attack on Gaochang was the first step of the Tang Dynasty to march into the Western Regions, only success, not failure, the war was not big, but it was worth paying attention to. Listening to suggestions and gathering the wisdom of all people is the only way to defeat the enemy.

Du He said: "Your Majesty, the son-in-law is here for the matter of Gaochang in the Western Regions, and the situation is urgent!" At the moment, he also said the things about saving An Longma one by one, of course, he still kept an eye on the details and hid Li Xueyan, just because there was the eldest grandson Wuji in the hall, this old fox was insidious and cunning, for him, he had to be more vigilant, just said that he saw the autumn and went out to walk the horse.

Hearing the reason, Li Shimin was also stunned for a while, and he didn't expect that this fake would come true, and then he was also annoyed, and shouted with grinning: "What a Ko Wentai, I have always felt that he is loyal, and I can't imagine that he dares to act so wantonly behind his back, which is unbearable." ”

Hearing this news, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Hou Junji, Li Ji and others all smiled one by one. They already knew about Du He's strategy, and they all thought that it was feasible. But this fake is fake after all, and Lu Wentai may not be able to come up with a reason to explain, but they Datang can't find real evidence either. This will inevitably lead to a downfall, not only will it lose the demeanor of the country, but the key is that it may expose the true intentions of Datang to plot the Western Regions, which is not conducive to the development of Datang. Now that things have turned from false to true, the evidence is also in the palm of his hand, and he is completely famous, and he is not afraid of being instigated by others.

Only the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Chengqian were a little uncertain, and they were anxious and angry at the bottom of their hearts. I was thinking about why this god was so blind, all the good things he did happened to Du He alone, and even this going out to walk a horse can make meritorious contributions, what kind of world is this?

The eldest grandson Wuji even saw that Li Shimin had the heart to support Du He to become a military leader of the new generation, and the rise of Du He meant that the Du family would not fall. Seeing that Du He was gradually gaining a firm foothold in the court, but he couldn't grasp any of Du He's handles and restrict his development, he naturally didn't feel good in his heart.

"Hurry up Xuan'an, Longma and others to Chengqing Palace!" Saying that, Li Shimin stood up, "All Aiqing should also go with me!" ”

The Ganlu Hall where they are at the moment belongs to the inner palace and is the emperor's study. Only a few henchmen and ministers are entertained here, and ordinary people are all received in front of the outer palace when they have something to do, and they are not allowed to set foot in the inner palace.

Chengqing Hall is the palace for receiving ministers, and now it is used to receive Anlongma and them, which shows that Li Shimin also attaches great importance to this matter.

The detailed experience, Li Shimin first learned everything from Du He's mouth, and once again learned the detailed truth from An Longma and Na Hu Niu.

This time, An Longma said in much more detail than what he told Duhe.

An Longma's family has been raising horses and taming horses for a living for generations, and the most famous in Gaochang is the royal horse breeding officer, and almost all the war horses in the army are domesticated by the Anlongma family. Anlong horse grew up on horseback since childhood, and his riding skills are unparalleled, and his horsemanship is also better than the blue.

And that Hu Niu's name is Chemilie, her father is a famous businessman in Talas, and he walks in Talas all the year round to do business with Luoyang, Chang'an, of the Tang Dynasty. Because of an accident, he got acquainted with An Kun, An Longma's father, and he had a good relationship, and every time he arrived in Gaochang, he would go to An Kun's house to sit.

One day when they got together, An Kun mentioned the horse thief and volunteered to let An Longma lead the family to escort him.

At the first moment when the horse thief appeared, An Longma recognized the identity of the person from the opponent's warhorse, and even recognized the leading general as the son-in-law of Gaochang King Lu Wentai, the first of the Gaochang Kingdom in the future, as for the defeat of the Western Turks.

Seeing that Zahe's identity was exposed, Zahe's defeat launched an endless pursuit of An Longma, and the An family was also wiped out.

"The blood feud of my family with seventy-two surnames implored His Majesty the Heavenly Khan to have mercy and hatred for my family!" Anryoma knelt on the ground, and Chemily knelt down with him.

Li Shimin stood up and said in a loud voice: "Don't worry, the thief of Lu Wentai has even attacked the Silk Road, not only your caravan, but also my Datang caravan. So this Lu Wentai is not only your enemy, but also my Datang's enemy. This revenge must be avenged, and it must be avenged! You go to the inn to rest first, and I will seek justice for your family and all the merchants who died. ”

After Anryoma they retreated.

Li Shimin said in a loud voice: "What objections do you have to this expedition?" ”

Attacking Gaochang is the most critical step in advancing the Western Regions, and it is also an imperative step, and the people in the palace are all brilliant and intelligent people, and they all understand the important and necessary surnames of attacking Gaochang, so no one proposed to refuse.

Fang Xuanling said: "The ministers are already the first to look forward, but Wei Zheng and them are ......."

"It's okay, if they want to reason, I will reason with us, I will be reasonable, why be afraid of them?" Li Shimin said appropriately, with a piece of bamboo in his chest.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui looked at each other, not knowing why Li Shimin was so confident that he could convince Wei Zheng and their group of diehards.

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he glanced at Du He with a little meaning, and then said: "An Longma, I remember this name, he was the champion of riding skills at the beginning, he is a talent, and a good guide." Virtuous son-in-law, he will be handed over to you, you have a life-saving grace for him, appease him well, and with his understanding of Gaochang, he will definitely be a good guide. ”

"The son-in-law understands, so I'll catch up!" Duho knows history well and knows how important it is to march in a foreign land with a good guide.

The most familiar example is the battle of Cao Ying's conquest of Wuhuan. In the twelfth year of Jian'an, in order to purge the remnants of the Yuan clan and completely solve the problem of the three counties of Wuhuan entering the fortress, Cao Ying decided to follow the advice of the strategist Guo Jia and decided to go on an expedition to Wuhuan.

But the situation did not go well, on the contrary, bad luck happened. When we arrived, it was the rainy season, the roads were waterlogged, shallow and not passable to cars and horses, and deep to carry boats. After penetrating deep into the hinterland, it encountered an even greater threat. The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms recorded, "When it was cold and dry, there was no water for 200 miles, and the army lacked food, so thousands of horses were killed for food, and more than 30 zhang of land was dug into the ground to get water." It can be seen how bad the situation was at that time, and it was really the biggest crisis that Cao Ying had encountered since he raised the army. Fortunately, there was a man named Tian Chou under Cao Ying's command, who was a local and familiar with geography, so he moved into the army from a route that had been cut off for a long time, but there were still small paths to be found. Under the guidance of Tian Chou, Cao Ying's army climbed Xu Wushan, went out of Lulongsai, and pointed directly at Liucheng, the old nest of Wuhuan.

The sentence "It has been cut off for a long time, but there is still a small path to be found" is enough to prove how bad Cao Ying's situation was at that time, if it weren't for Tian Chou, Cao Ying, who was famous in history, was only afraid that he would die in the north.

This is enough to prove how great the role of a local guide is during the march.

The terrain of Gaochang is dangerous, and with Anlongma, it will definitely be able to achieve miraculous results.

Du Ho was fast-paced, and caught up with An Longma and Chemili before they left the palace.

"You two, why don't you come to my house and sit down? Otherwise, you can just stay at my house! Du He caught up with them from a distance and said hello.

"What's so embarrassing?" An Longma looked a little shy: "General Du has a life-saving grace for us, so it's embarrassing to nag and disturb!" ”

"It doesn't matter! Actually, I have other plans! Du He knew that in the face of a reserved person like An Longma, the only way to make friends with him was to be quick and fast. Otherwise, two people don't talk when they are together, they stay there, and they will be out of the ghost if they can become friends. So he didn't turn around and said straight to the point: "I need your help with two things, first, I want to learn about the specific things of Gaochang, and second, according to karma, your riding skills are very good, and he is not your opponent." If you hadn't started slower, the gold medal in the speed event would have been yours. So I'd like to ask you for some riding skills...... Karma is Li Yexu, the one who fights with you very fiercely in the brave competition. He was afraid that An Longma would not remember Li Yexu's extra sentence.

"I know him!" An Longma nodded, hesitated for a moment or two, and said, "Since the general is warmly invited, what about it...... I'll be respectful and obey my fate! ”

"That's it!" Du He led An Longma and Chemili out of the palace and came to the Pony Mansion.

Looking at the three words on the plaque on the door of the mansion, An Longma said: "I didn't expect that in just over half a year, the general has already become a Tang Dynasty horse." ”

Du He smiled, didn't answer, and led the two in.

"Tell the lady that the guests are coming, prepare another side room, boil some bath water, and bathe the guests!" Du He commanded, and when he said that he was preparing a side room, An Longma and Chemiri's faces brushed up, and they were as red as apples.

When they first met, Duhe could see that they were already getting better. Lonely men and widows flee all the way, sympathize with each other, go through life and death together, and go through hardships together, this kind of situation is the most likely to have feelings. The two of them are no exception.

When Changle learned that a guest had arrived, he also put down his paintbrush and came out to greet him enthusiastically and generously.

Seeing Changle's peerless appearance, An Longma couldn't help but be stunned, but he was like glue with Chemilie, and he quickly reacted. Seeing that although Changle is unattainable, he has no princess shelf, and his every move is warm and friendly, as if he is the posture of the hostess, and he can't help but praise Du He for marrying a good lady.

Du He naturally laughed, who doesn't like to hear similar words?

That night, Duhe inquired from An Longma about everything about Gaochang that was not recorded in the book.

The next day, Du He and Changle got up early and worked hard as always, and as soon as they finished freshening up, Du He got a report from his subordinates, saying that Li Shimin invited him to participate in the early dynasty.

(To be continued)