On the huge grassland, the Xue Yantuo people scattered heavy troops to search for Xie Yi and Di Zhixun, the two envoys of the Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately found nothing.

When Tu Li lost his reaction and realized that the Tang people had used the trick of striking the east and the west, it was already too late. The pursuit from the east delayed time, and the blockade in the south relaxed its vigilance, and perhaps the Tang people had already crossed their blockade line and embarked on the road back to the south.

What's even worse is that there is no impermeable wall in the world, and the news of the disappearance of the Tang envoys still spread out, reaching Lingzhou and Bingzhou.

When Shi Li Ji, the governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion heard the news, he immediately quietly mobilized his troops and horses to the vicinity of Yinshan Mountain, and paid close attention to Xue Yantuo's movements.

Since beating Li Jing behind closed doors and recuperating at home, Li Ji has been the first general in the Tang Army, the most prestigious commander, and the highest military sensitivity.

The envoy of the Tang Dynasty disappeared in Xue Yantuo, how should the word "missing" be interpreted and defined?

Li Ji's first reaction was that something had happened, and most of the two envoys were more than lucky.

Di Zhixun is a native of Bingzhou, and the Di family is also a famous family in Hedong, and Li Ji, who has been stationed in Bingzhou for many years, knew it back then and has always admired it; There is also the young Bachelor Xie, although he has never met him, he has naturally heard of the thunderous reputation.

Both sons had written letters to praise this person to him, so Li Ji was full of curiosity about this young bachelor Xie, and had long thought that if he had the opportunity, he would definitely go back to Chang'an to meet this person and have a glimpse of his style.

But as it stands, there may never be such an opportunity again. No one would have expected that Master Xie would encounter an accident on a trip to Xue Yantuo, which is really jealous of talent, which is a pity!

Li Ji had to have some regrets and sighs, but now is not the time to sigh for a long time, the envoy has an accident in the grassland, and Xue Yantuo will definitely give an explanation.

If it's not a plea, it's a decisive battle.

So no one dares to be careless. While Li Ji played Chang'an, he reported the news to Ashina Simo, the king of Heshun County, and Li Daozong, who was stationed in Lingzhou.

At the same time, there was also a man in the barracks of Bingzhou who also heard the news.

He was not an officer in the tent, and he had heard very little information, so to speak, but he quickly deduced the general outline.

In the big winter, the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou gathered in the direction of Yinshan, obviously defending Xue Yantuo in the north, which is self-evident. And he just happened to know. Recently, an envoy from the Tang Dynasty went to Xue Yantuo, and he also knew some other unknown circumstances, so it was not difficult to deduce the general situation.

This person is Kan Leng, who was assigned to fill the army, after coming to merge the state, because of his old friendship, Li Ji was good to him, and he was not embarrassed, and he could be regarded as a generous treatment. Now Kan Ling is still guilty, as long as he doesn't leave the barracks. He's free, and he's a small leader in the military.

In view of his identity and bravery, ordinary generals and soldiers are very in awe of him, and Kan Leng's life can be regarded as nourishing. But he always had two concerns in his heart. But now these two concerns are in the grassland.

As a result, he was a little uncomfortable......

According to the current news, it is a good thing for some people, and the wish of Xing for many years can be fulfilled, but for the little sister Du Xijun......

It was Xie Yi who sent Xue Yantuo to envoy. When Kan Ling first learned about this, he was worried, and now something has happened.

Xue Yantuo mobilized his troops. There may be an accident with the mission, Xie Yi's safety ......

I can't imagine what kind of situation my little sister Du Xijun would be like if Xie Yi had the slightest mistake? Thinking of this, Kan Ling's heart was full of worry.

At the same time, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty in my heart, if I had told Xie Yi some things earlier, maybe these tragedies could have been avoided, of course, I would have been sorry for some people.

But how can there be a good thing in the world where everything goes as it should? With such an experience and position, he is destined to fall into such a situation of "not being a person inside and out".

Now the only wish is that Xie Yi can be smarter, be lucky, and escape safely, and can escape smoothly.

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Li Daozong of Lingzhou was the closest military member to Xue Yantuo, and the soldiers and horses in Lingzhou and several nearby states and counties were under his control. It is no exaggeration to say that if there is war in the steppe, he will be the commander of all the armies on the northwestern frontier.

With great power comes great responsibility.

Especially after Xue Yantuo made a move, Li Daozong was not at ease, he understood too well the emperor's purpose for placing himself here, and he also knew what the consequences of the holy decree brought by Xie Yi and Di Zhixun might cause.

Therefore, the king of Jiangxia County actually has the meaning of waiting for the emperor, and since the envoy went out, the soldiers and horses of Lingzhou have not relaxed their vigilance.

Now the news has come back, not good news, but enough to be unexpected.

It was expected that if the mission could not return safely, it would either be killed or taken hostage, and if Xue Yantuo knew how to be polite, he might abide by the rule that the two countries would not kill each other.

But I never expected that it would be such an embarrassing and strange situation as "disappearance".

"Missing" is a difficult concept to define, especially in such a situation, the most direct understanding should be that the envoy has been killed, and Xue Yantuo has the intention to oppose the Tang Dynasty.

But now the news coming back has no such signs, and Xue Yantuo is also "searching and rescuing" everywhere, do they not want Li Ji and Datang to tear their faces, or pretend to delay time, secretly mobilize troops and horses to prepare for war, or something strange happened?

However, it is an indisputable fact that Yinan sent his eldest son to attack, or out of a defensive mentality, it is unknown.

The saddest thing is Xie Yi, it's rare to be a promising young man, just like that......

The king of Jiangxia County sighed without winning consecutive victories, and Li Anning, the county lord of Jincheng, also had the same reaction, Xie Yi's performance was different from the men he had usually seen, and he had a different and attractive demeanor, and he was very comfortable getting along at close range, but he didn't want to ......

Thinking of this, the little county lord couldn't help but panic in his heart, and even couldn't help crying.

When the prince Li Jinghuan learned of this, his heart was filled with a little strange emotion, and his rival in love could not come back, which might have been a happy thing.

But even if Xie Yi can't come back, Zheng Liwan won't marry her, and she doesn't have the courage to put forward any ideas, and the result can only be that the pretty woman becomes a pretty widow.

Of course, Li Jinghuan, who has a lot of pity and cherishing jade, can't bear to see the unfortunate scene of the beautiful woman, but according to the news that came back, the envoy may indeed ......

Alas!

Anyway, this is a very embarrassing thing, I hope Xie Yi can come back alive! Don't let Zheng Liwan become a widow again. Don't let the beautiful woman be sad again.

Li Daozong does not have as many complicated reasons as his son, but his thoughts are the same, he also hopes that Xie Yi can return, and he has some well-founded "extravagant hopes". Xie Yi is well-known for his intelligence and intelligence, and he is good at improvising, and he may have a way to escape from the tiger's mouth and return to Datang smoothly under the crisis.

Therefore, while mobilizing the army to wait for the battle, Li Daozong also asked his son Li Jinghuan to lead the soldiers and horses to the border to respond. The former army scouts had already entered the military vacuum on both sides, and even quietly entered the territory of Xue Yantuo, just to find out the news and possible response.

Regardless of whether Xie Yi and Di Zhixon can get it back. It is his duty to do a good job, and Li Daozong feels that he has this accident and responsibility.

At the same time, all the news about the mission reached Chang'an and was sent to the Chengqing Hall of the Taiji Palace.

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In the Chengqing Hall of Taiji Palace, Li Shimin, who was admiring the chrysanthemums under the bright sun, was disturbed, and he had to rush back to the Chengqing Hall because Zhongshu Province received a recital from Li Ji and Li Daozong.

The people of the Zhongshu House came in a hurry, and Li Shimin suddenly felt that it was not good, and he was going to take a look. The whole person's expression suddenly became a little bad.

Something happened to the mission that sent Xue Yantuo!

The mission is still there, to be exact, but uh, the envoy is - missing?

What's going on? Li Shimin was a little confused, and then subconsciously had some thoughts. Do the people of Xue Yantuo want to rebel? Has it come to the point where it is necessary to use troops?

The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, Li Shimin is naturally not afraid of things, although he didn't want to move troops immediately, but if Xue Yantuo really doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. Then he doesn't mind a hands-on lesson right away.

Isn't it just going to war, the left and right are just spending more money and food, paying more energy and price. Today's Datang has this capital, and Datang's natural prestige and dignity must not be desecrated, which is a matter of principle.

What really annoyed him was the disappearance of Xie Yi and Di Zhixun, although it was the word "missing", but in this case, no one would think about the good first.

The fierce and auspicious is the first impression shared by everyone, and the two envoys will not come back

Di Zhixon is a good minister, and Xie Yi has high hopes, but ......

Li Shimin suddenly regretted a little, maybe he shouldn't have sent Xie Yi to the envoy, how many talents, why put him in such a dangerous situation? This autumn's crops have been harvested, and the high yields of potatoes and corn have once again amazed him.

The eldest grandson Wuji saw the golden corn in the farmland, and after weighing the yield per mu, he was not only amazed on the spot, but even cried bitterly, and the excitement could not be described in words.

And all this is the credit of Xie Yi, although it is still unknown where Xie Yi got the good seeds, but there is high-yield food, it is enough, and the source is not so important.

But the same truth, maybe Xie Yi still has a lot of mysterious and magical things, and it's really not worth it to let him die like this now.

What did I think at the beginning? A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, this is a principle taught by the sages. Why did you forget to give away the youngest and rare courtier like this?

For a while, Li Shimin couldn't help but regret and blame himself.

Although Xue Yantuo still has a great possibility of mobilizing troops, Xie Yi and Di Zhixun do not seem to have completed the mission, but at this moment, Li Shimin does not have the slightest sense of blame in his heart.

After all, this is not an easy task, and it may not be possible to complete it well by changing people, not to mention that there may be many unknown troubles and emergencies on the grassland.

Xue Yantuo did not directly erect a big flag to get hot, and Yi Nan did not directly lead his troops and horses to attack south, but made such a statement that the envoys were "missing", which to some extent was already a success for Xie Yi and Di Zhixun.

Maybe something happened on the grassland, and it was Xie Yi and Di Zhixun who forced the Xue Yantuo people to the current point through some personal efforts. Maybe Xie Yi and Di Zhixun really "disappeared", and they were forced to come up with this strategy, and then hurt Xue Yantuo's people, making them indecisive and not daring to act rashly.

Maybe...... thank

Where Yi and Di Zhixun are hiding at the moment, or on the way back, the worst thing is that they were detained by Xue Yantuo, but they should be able to come back.

I hope so!

Li Shimin pondered for a long time, and did not summon the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling and other important ministers to discuss, so he made an arbitrary decision, raised his head and said to the Zhongshu Sheren: "Immediately draft an order, Li Ji and Li Daozong closely monitor Xue Yantuo, and be ready for the battle at any time, and the household department will be ready to exercise military rations at any time."

The border army searched with all their might, and must try their best to rescue Xie Yi and Di Zhixun, if they can save my Liangqing, they will have a heavy reward, and then send an envoy to Xue Yantuo to ask Yi Nan for his guilt, and call Sun Wukai to return to Chang'an immediately to ask for guilt, there must be no mistake. ”

It is most necessary to be prepared for the worst consequences, and national security comes first at all times; Rescue is also needed, and if Xie Yi and Di Zhixon can be rescued, it is completely okay to pay some price.

The most important thing is to figure out the ins and outs, what is really going on on the grassland? This is a very important matter, and only by clarifying the reasons can we know the truth and make the most correct judgment.

"Yes!" Ma Zhou saw the gloomy expression of His Majesty Li Er, and knew the emperor's mood at the moment, so he naturally didn't dare to hesitate at all, and immediately agreed, and hurriedly went to Zhongshu Province to write the holy decree and pass it to Bingzhou and Lingzhou.

When Ma Zhou went out, he didn't notice that two thin figures, one tall and one short, were staying by the door of Chengqing Palace, maybe they had stayed for a long time.

Outsiders approaching the Chengqing Hall for no reason and eavesdropping on the conversation between the emperor and the important ministers in the hall are tantamount to eavesdropping on state secrets, which is a capital crime to kill the head. Ordinary people don't have such a chance to get close to Chengqing Hall at all, because they will be intercepted by the guarding Praetorian Guards, or even chopped into meat sauce.

But there are some exceptions, such as Li Zhi, the king of Jin, and Princess Jinyang, who brought snacks made by Concubine Yang, who were originally going to give them to their father.

I didn't expect to hear a news outside the door that shocked them, and for a while, or I couldn't accept it at all.

For a while, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, couldn't help but feel a little in a trance, the most respected and trusted Xie Changshi had an accident on the grassland? Can't come back? How is that possible? Isn't Xie Changshi always the smartest and most astute, he said that he would definitely return to Chang'an before the end of the year, how could he ......

Princess Jinyang's son was also frightened, although she was young, but she was smart and clever, she grew up in the royal family since she was a child, she was a little more intelligent than her age, and she could understand the meaning of her father's words and Ma Zhou's words.

The food box with the snacks in her hand fell to admire, and Princess Jinyang was already in tears, and she sobbed: "Brother Xiaoyao...... Where did he go? (To be continued......)