Within a few days, the 600-mile expedited border report of the Annan Protectorate arrived in Chang'an, and Nanzhao sent troops to attack the Heman tribes. Obviously, Pi Luog was preparing for war before Zhang Jiancheng arrived in Chang'an, and sent his advisers to the Tang court only to gain legitimacy in the use of troops.

The governor of the Annan Protectorate was a eunuch named Yang Siqiao, because the war was a barbarian infighting and did not claim to be a rebellion against the Tang Dynasty, he did not move, and only reported the situation to Chang'an urgently to wait for the imperial edict. Yang Siqiao used to be a eunuch who poured Li Sanlang, so he was sent to the frontier after the coup. But this eunuch is not bad at all, he has put down the rebellions in Annan, Wuxi, Yongzhou, Luzhou and other places, and has made many military exploits, and within a few years, he was promoted to the protector of Annan by virtue of his merits. In the Tang Dynasty, there was no ancestral system in which eunuchs were not allowed to be officials, and Yang Siqiao's official position was that of the court official of the 28th Classic.

Princess Taiping was very angry when she got the news, and immediately summoned Zhang Jiancheng, the envoy of Nanzhao, to question him...... The invasion has already happened, how can Zhang Jiancheng quibble, he had to be scolded by the stinkering party.

Tang Ting immediately convened the ministers to discuss the countermeasures. According to Xue Chongxun's basic principle of foreign policy, it is to keep the surrounding areas divided into small pieces to avoid them from merging and sitting on the big side, and the victory and weakness of the Heman tribes is obviously not the opponent of the Southern Zhao Army, if the Tang court does not interfere, then it is only a matter of time before the Heman tribes are annexed, and it is obvious that Pirog launched a war against the Tang court's foreign policy. Roughly speaking, the Tang Dynasty should have intervened, but there were disagreements in the court.

The reason for the ministers who supported Yang Siqiao to lead his troops west to crusade against Nanzhao was the established national policy proposed by Xue Chongxun; However, opponents believe that it is now nearly May, and there are only two or three months left before the season of autumn high horses and fattening, and that the financial and material resources needed for military operations should be used as much as possible to "prevent autumn," and that it is not appropriate to use troops against the Southern Zhao, but the most advantageous way is to push the boat down the river to seal the land of the Piluoge River and order it to contain Tibet in the south.

Autumn defense is the most common military mobilization of the Central Plains Empire, every autumn nomadic horses grow fat is the most conducive to war, so that season is often a war-prone period, the Tang Dynasty is no exception every autumn will order the border pass troops to strengthen their vigilance to prevent nomads from harassing. (After the Anshi Rebellion, the central government was unable to deal with the feudal towns, and most of the troops were used to prevent the autumn attacks of the Tubo and other nomads.) ）

The biggest enemy to guard against now is Tibet, which has always coveted the land of Helong, and has not been able to endure the temptation of that land with fertile water and grass for a moment. In addition, many nomadic minordinaries in the north may also raid south, although almost all barbarians have now surrendered, but raiding southward is a common thing for tribes who like to hunt, and it is difficult to completely avoid southward raids.

The ministers of the imperial court insisted on their own words in Princess Taiping, and quoted some previous war examples and theories of classics to expound their political opinions.

At this moment, Xue Chongxun stood up and tried to dispel public opinion, he didn't have so many reasons at all, he couldn't quote the scriptures because he read the main ancient books too little, and only said: "The national policy must have continuity, and it must not be changed overnight." Nanzhao used troops without the consent of the imperial court and must be punished! He could send troops to assist Yang Simiao, attack Nanzhao with the troops of the capital of Annan, and order Yang Simiao to capture and kill Piluog within two months to set an example. A quick battle ended the fighting in the south, and in the autumn concentrated forces against the northern and northwestern enemies. ”

As soon as Xue Chongxun said that, everyone didn't say anything, because during this time, their mother and son were very harmonious. The Taiping Gong mainly repaired Huaqing Pond, and Xue Chongxun raised his hands in approval; Xue Chongxun wanted to change the law, and Princess Taiping did not hesitate to support it. Now it is estimated that Taiping will also stand on this side.

Sure enough, Princess Taiping said calmly: "I think Chongxun is reasonable, Yang Siqiao is good at using his troops, and he easily defeated the barbarian rebellion in the jungle miasma several times, and this time it should be able to solve it quickly." Immediately issued an edict to Yang Siqiao to send troops to punish Nanzhao, and find out whether there is evidence of collusion with Tubo among the Heman tribes, as Pi Luoge said in the book, punish the leaders of the Heman together, and escort Chang'an to ask for guilt! ”

Regardless of whether the ministers in the main hall praised it or not, they all had to chant together at this time: "Your Highness is wise!" ”

…… Xue Chongxun's position in the temple did not hesitate, and after returning home, he was not so comfortable facing the two girls. That day, he tasted the taste of Xiaoman, and he really liked it very much, but he still did not waver in national affairs.

Soon the two girls also learned about the trend of the matter, which was unlikely to be heard of by them in this kind of big event, but Zhang Jiancheng regarded them as the last chess pieces.

After the emergency report from southern Xinjiang arrived in Chang'an, Zhang Jiancheng's hotel was controlled by Tang Dynasty officials, and it was monitored at any time. Zhang Jiancheng came to the assumption from this treatment: Tang Ting must be dissatisfied with Nanzhao and want to use troops. So he wrote a letter and tied it to a small mink and released it, the little mink was very aura, and it was not easy to be caught after it was released at night. The guards of the Jin Palace's Mansion can prevent people, but they can't prevent this little thing that comes out of the cold, it drills holes and climbs the wall and runs into the inner house of the Jin Palace, and goes straight to the familiar master.

The two girls were very worried after reading the letter, and ran to Xue Chongxun early the next morning to cry.

Xue Chongxun didn't want to be too fierce with them, so he had to try to explain: "Before Zhang Jiancheng arrived in Chang'an, Pi Luog had already begun to attack the Heman tribes. That is to say, whether the court agrees or not, they are ready to swallow the fat in their eyes and turn all your people into slaves. Now if the imperial court does not intervene, sooner or later it will be like this, do you want to know that so many innocent river barbarians were killed by mermaids? He sighed and said, "The way of the world is that the law of the jungle eats the strong, since you can escape from that savage land, why don't you live here in peace?" If you don't get in touch with those deceits, aren't there still many beautiful things in the world? ”

Xiaoman cried: "If it weren't for the family being implicated, we wouldn't want to think about those cruel things, but ......"

Xue Chongxun said kindly: "There is no way now, wait for Yang Siqiao to arrest Pi Luoge and others to Chang'an, and behead them together with Zhang Jiancheng and others, and avenge your hatred, okay?" ”

"My parents and brothers have died tragically, what face do we have to survive? Revenge will not buy them back their lives. ”

Xue Chongxun's patience was almost worn out, and he turned his face and said coldly: "Are you threatening me with death?" ”

Seeing that Xue Chongxun's face had changed, Da Man hurriedly pulled his sister to kneel down and said, "The slaves don't dare, they just beg Lang Jun to save their family's lives for the sake of our dedicated service." Everyone in the world knows that Lang Jun is very capable, so you can help them. ”

"The edict is about to be sent to Annan Mansion, do you want to chase it back?" Xue Chongxun brushed his sleeves away angrily.

He thought that the two women were just crying for a while and were fine, but the next day he suddenly heard that they had jumped into the lake. Xue Chongxun was so upset, and when he was angry, he would give up when he died, isn't it just the girl who just met the two of them, just looking beautiful.

But when he thought of Xiaoman's deep affection for himself, he dedicated the most precious things to himself, and tried to cater to the ...... And what did he give them? The more he thought about it, the more he felt unbearable, so he hurriedly ran to Tingyu Lake to take a look.

The two wet girls had been fished ashore and were being placed in the grass hall, where Yuwen Ji rescued them, and some slaves and maids were surrounding them.

Yuwen Ji raised her head and glanced at him, the gaze in her eyes made Xue Chongxun feel a little uncomfortable. He said in his heart: Fortunately, I came over to express a warm attitude, otherwise it would be really chilling.

Yuwen Ji said coldly: "Xiaoman has already lost his breath, even if he is an immortal, he can't renew the life of the dead, and Daman probably won't live long." ”

"My sister is dead, and if she is saved, she will follow sooner or later, who can stop people if they really want to die?"

Xue Chongxun hurriedly said: "Let's talk about it after saving it, it is one that can live." ”

I saw a puddle of water stains in front of Daman, and the water in her stomach seemed to have come out, Yuwen Ji pricked a few acupoints with a needle, and after a while, she woke up leisurely but her eyes were dull. Yuwen Ji said: "As long as she wakes up after being flooded, she will be fine, but the wound on her right hand is soaked in raw water to prevent it from deteriorating, and she has to change the dressing immediately." ”

Xue Chongxun stood there, very depressed in his heart: the two twin beautiful girls, now there is only one left, and she is still crippled, is it Lao Tzu's fault? He ordered: "Take care of Daman, take care of people, don't let her find a short-term shortage." ”

He felt a little pity for the big and small barbarians, but no matter how good they were, they couldn't compare to Yuwen Ji, after all, Yuwen Ji was much more important to Xue Chongxun over time. When she finished her work and left, Xue Chongxun hurriedly chased after her and said, "It's really not that I committed suicide because I didn't treat them well. ”

Yuwen Ji has always been kind-hearted, and she can't see this kind of thing, so she ignored him and walked briskly. Xue Chongxun grabbed her arm and said, "The Nanzhao people have captured the people of her family and forced them to execute those people if the court does not acquiesce to Piluog's aggression. You say that I eat the country, how can I do a bad thing for the two women? ”

Yuwen Ji stopped, looked him up and down, and said coldly: "You are really a selfless person, I have to say that you did a good job...... By the way, I should have known you when I first met you, and as a Datang official, of course I should be iron-faced and selfless? ”

Xue Chongxun understood that she was ridiculing her father in the past, and said in amazement: "Of course, the big barbarians and the small barbarians don't want to let their parents be in different places, but from our point of view, preventing Nanzhao from invading the Hebarian tribes can prevent thousands of people from being killed and humiliated, should we save one family or thousands of families?" Being in his position is always faced with such a choice, can you blame me? ”

Yuwen Ji frowned and said, "You can say good things just by saying bad things with one mouth, didn't lie to me?" ”

Xue Chongxun said cheekily: "I don't have a relationship with you for a day or two, how dare I lie to you casually, won't you know the ins and outs of the matter sooner or later?" ”

In fact, the thought in his heart was: It is my family to die on the territory over there or a thousand families to die, but it is more beneficial to his group to do so. G