Four dusty fast horses entered from Mingde and galloped north along Suzaku Street. The officials and the people listened to the sound of horses' hooves so quickly, and when they turned around, they saw the knight at the front with three flags on their backs, and knew that it was an urgent report at the border pass, and no matter whether the officials and the people avoided the main road, they could hear the man shouting while running: "Six hundred miles of good news, great victory in Nanzhao!" ”

On the side of the road where the war horse ran, the people were shaking their arms and cheering, after all, they were victorious and the people were happy. The four horses ran to the Vermilion Bird and parted ways, the first horse in front went straight to the Daming Palace, and the other three horses went to Anyi Fang.

After a while, in the Chengxiang Palace, I saw the eunuch Yu Liben holding the dust in one hand and the robe in the other, and trotted briskly to the star tower. Before he could speak, he shouted: "Your Highness, happy event, happy event......"

Then ran into the palace and saw that Princess Taiping was sitting quietly with Y-Qing, if she was disturbed at another time, she would not have to eat and walk around, but since it was good news, it was to let the superior listen to the refreshing report, and Yu Li didn't have to worry about anything. Sure enough, Princess Taiping's voice was not angry, she still closed her eyes and said motionlessly: "What a happy event, is it that Yang Siqiao won in Nanzhao?" ”

"Oh, Your Highness is an uncertain prophet!" Yu Liben smiled and bowed down to scrape the good news in his hand, and then handed it over.

Princess Taiping opened her eyes and took the paper, and looked at it with interest: "It is said that the wild land in southern Xinjiang is inconvenient for marching, and it is difficult for Yang Siqiao within a month, I don't want him to do it, this does not affect the 'autumn defense' in the slightest, and the courtiers have no more words, and my ears can be clearer." ”

Yu Liben said with a smile: "This battle has a great impact, and the government and the opposition think that Nanzhao used troops without authorization and the Tang Dynasty only acquiesced, but this time the sword was unsheathed and cut off those barbarians who regarded the imperial edict as child's play, and the unscrupulous people who dared to defy the Chang'an decree would have to think more about it in the future." Yang Gonggong won the battle and maintained the prestige of the imperial court, which is really indispensable. ”

Princess Taiping said with a smile: "Yang Siqiao wants to come back to the court, and you still have good things to say for him, Father-in-law Yu is very broad-minded." ”

Hearing that the peace was broken, Yu Li said in his heart: The miscellaneous family is also a little reluctant, if Yang Siqiao is favored, where is the miscellaneous family placed? But this matter has to praise him, what is the most feared by the superiors, naturally it is that others rebel and want to overthrow him or seize a part of the authority such as local secession; What are the favorite people, are those who destroy their enemies in order to defend him. Yang Siqiao is obviously the latter, just when he has done a good thing, if he says bad things about him at this time, isn't he a villain?

Yu Liben said: "Gonggong Yang has a credit to Sheji, and the slave and maid are in favor of rewarding him with both hands, and only in this way will they set an example for those who are loyal to His Highness and the court." ”

Princess Taiping nodded and said, "It's a pity that he used to be with Li Longji......

Yu Liben was a little refreshed when he heard this, but he didn't say anything.

"Allow Yang Siqiao to return to the court, and let him escort Pi Luoge back to Beijing for questioning."

……

Several other people who went to Chang'an together went to the Jin Palace, and told Xue Chongxun about Nanzhao's victory, and there was also a swarthy man who was sunburned and did not look like a Han Chinese. Xue Chongxun noticed this person at a glance, and felt that he was not like a Han person, with some differences in facial features and skin...... The main thing is the costume of the young people who wear.

The sergeant said: "Lord Wang, his name is Xinu, he is the elder brother of the big man and the little man, and it was Yang Gong who sent us to send him to Chang'an." What you have done in your letter has been done. ”

The young man said: "My parents are old and afraid that they will be tired of cars, so they didn't let them come to Chang'an to see the two sisters, and the grass people came." ”

"You can also speak Chinese." Xue Chongxun was surprised.

"My Heman tribe is all white barbarians, originally owned land and slaves to cultivate as an economy, so there are many contacts with the Han people, often jiā exchange agricultural tools, cattle and sheep. Later, he was plundered by Nanzhao and became a slave. ”

Xue Chongxun said casually: "In this case, I can ask the imperial court to seal the land of the river barbarians in your house, and give the Tang Dynasty official positions to guard the land for generations." ”

The sergeant next to him touched the fine slave and whispered: "King Jin has sent a word from your family, don't thank you quickly." After hearing this, the fine slave hurriedly knelt down and thanked him.

Xue Chongxun said with a smile: "Although it is just my words, and the title I am given, the leaders of the barbarian land are all vying for the official title of the Tang Dynasty, and if they have it, they can justifiably be protected by the Tang Army, which is incomparable to other natives." ”

The fine slave's brain was not too stupid, so he hurriedly said: "It is a blessing for the sister to be able to serve the prince around me, and I will definitely ask her to serve the prince with all her heart and soul when I see it." ”

Xue Chongxun's smile dimmed when he heard him mention Da Man, because one died and the other became disabled, he didn't say much, he just said: "You see Da Man first, let's talk about it, I'll ask someone to bring her out, your brothers and sisters will talk about it, and someone will arrange food and lodging for you later." ”

He said and left. After a while, Da Man was brought out by the slaves and maids in the house, her eyes were dull, and she didn't resist wherever people wanted to take her, and then she went to the living room of the front house.

At this moment, he suddenly saw his brother, and Daman's godless eyes immediately shone up, and he shouted in a daze: "Second brother......"

"Girl!" The fine slave also shouted in brute language, with surprise on his face.

"I ...... I'm not dreaming, am I? Is this in Chang'an? How did you get here......" Daman's eyes glistened with tears, and he stretched out his left hand to touch the swarthy face of the fine slave.

The fine slave smiled tearfully and said, "The girl is not dreaming! Yang Gong, the capital of Annan of the Tang Dynasty, led troops into Yanggua Prefecture, put his parents and brothers back to the land of Heman, and returned his homeland. He came to us at the behest of the prince of the Tang Dynasty and Jin, and he was good to us, and said that he was afraid that your sisters would miss their relatives in Chang'an, so they would send their parents to take care of them...... What about Xiaoman? ”

"Xiaoman?" Big brute face - paper white, "My sister is dead." ”

"This ...... How did he die? Only then did the fine slave find that the cuff of Daman's right hand was empty, and when he reached out and touched it, his face changed again, "Daman, your hand?" ”

Da Man cried: "Zhang Jiancheng cut off my hand, just because his subordinates helped me." He also threatened us that if the court did not agree to Nanzhao's annexation of the land of Heman, he would bury our entire family alive. Later, Xiaoman and I learned that Tang Ting was going to use troops against Nanzhao, thinking that his parents and brothers must have been killed, how could they be so cruel and forgive others...... Xiaoman and I jumped into the lake to meet you underground, Xiaoman drowned, and I was rescued by the people of the Jin Palace, and I lived alone in the world. ”

The brother and sister were so sad that they hugged their heads and cried. A