Xiao Dalong's shelf has always been very large, not to mention the general colleagues, even the top boss He Wanglong, who has always been the top boss of Guazhou, does not put much in his eyes, of course, he has enough pride capital - he can climb to the high position of the fourth rank of the town guard at the age of less than thirty, although this is not the only one in the Tang Army series, but it is definitely rare, not to mention that he is also the nephew of the famous Chinese book Ling Xiao Yu, however, Xiao Dalong at this time is standing alone outside the big tent, But he didn't dare to show a little impatience, although he had just rushed for a day and a night, and had been waiting outside this big tent for more than half an hour, and he was already tired enough, but Xiao Dalong not only didn't dare to complain, but he didn't even dare to move casually, he only dared to stand aside in a regular manner, honestly waiting for the call of the person in the tent, not for anything else, just because the person in the tent was Li Zhen, the king of Yue, the person Xiao Dalong wanted to see the most, but he was most afraid of seeing it.

Xiao Dalong is not the first time to meet Li Zhen, nor is it the first time to serve under Li Zhen, for Li Zhen, the new legend of the Tang Dynasty, Xiao Dalong has always admired it, and he can't wait to be closer, however, at this time, Xiao Dalong is very afraid to see Li Zhen, this is not because Xiao Dalong made a big mistake, in fact, in the recent surprise attack on Xicheng, Xiao Dalong, who was connected to six cities in Khotan with 3,000 troops, has made his greatest contribution since joining the army. Even if it is not as good as the immortal military exploits such as Hou Jun's collection and destruction of Gao Chang back then, it is enough to be proud, but the problem is that a will from the court has added a lot of worries to Xiao Dalong - on June 20, the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, when the war in Hotan was in full swing, the holy decree was transmitted to Xicheng, appointing Xiao Dalong as the envoy of Khotan town and ruling over the cities of Khotan.

Xiao Dalong was originally the deputy envoy of Yumen Pass, and this promotion to the envoy of Khotan Town, it is said that with his military exploits, it is also a logical thing, and don't look at it is only a small level, but the difference between this small level is a world of difference, it is a watershed between senior officials and middle-level officials, and it is worth celebrating a good life, however, Xiao Dalong is not only not happy, but is panicked for it, without him, this promotion order comes directly from the imperial court, not from the sponsorship of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, the difference is big, The meaning is really interesting, Xiao Dalong doesn't know how Li Zhen will think of his promotion, and he doesn't dare to imagine how Li Zhen will treat himself as an uninvited guest, and it is not surprising that he is uneasy in his heart, therefore, although he is tired enough, Xiao Dalong does not dare to have the slightest complaint, so he can only stand cautiously in front of the big tent of the Chinese army and wait for Li Zhen's call.

Just when Xiao Dalong was waiting anxiously, he saw more than a dozen generals walking out of the big tent of the Chinese army, Xiao Dalong fixed his eyes and saw that half of Tai were acquaintances, and he just wanted to go forward to say hello, but he never thought that the generals did not have the slightest intention of greeting him, and they didn't even talk to each other, and their steps hurriedly dispersed, which made Xiao Dalong can't help but feel a little stunned, but he didn't have the courage to attack in front of Li Zhen's tent, and his face suddenly looked a little bad, and before he could say anything, he heard a deep voice sound: " General Xiao, Your Highness is invited. ”

"There's General Lao Ying." Xiao Dalong heard the sound, hurriedly turned around, and saw that it was Li Zhen's side of the tall hand eagle, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly arched his hand to express his gratitude, and then hurriedly walked into the tent, and when he saw Li Zhen sitting on the top expressionlessly, Xiao Dalong hurriedly stepped forward, nodded on one knee, and reported loudly: "The last general Xiao Dalong sees His Royal Highness." ”

Hehe, this old Xiao is really knowledgeable about current affairs! Li Zhen saw that Xiao Dalong had not reported his new official title in his family, and the corners of his mouth suddenly curved, and he smiled indifferently: "General Xiao has worked hard, get up." ”

"Your Highness." Xiao Dalong answered loudly without pretentiousness, stood up, didn't talk much, and stood with his head bowed respectfully, looking like he was waiting for Li Zhen's command.

Li Zhen and Xiao Dalong have also dealt with it a few times, the last time he surrendered to the sand thieves, he had called Xiao Dalong's department, and he also knew that Xiao Dalong was one of the generals who had real skills in the border pass, and he also appreciated the coarse and detailed, however, Li Zhen never planned to take it for his own use, except because he was the guard of the Yumen Pass and did not belong to the jurisdiction of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, Li Zhen did not want to be accused of being involved in a party for personal gain, and the main thing was that Xiao Dalong was a child of the Xiao family, and his identity was too sensitive. Li Zhen originally wanted to call He Wanglong himself to come to help, but he never thought that the old man sent Xiao Dalong as the commander of the army, and what was even more annoying was that he didn't know that Li Zhen, the governor, made Xiao Dalong the envoy of Khotan Town, which was clearly mixed with sand, so that Li Zhen felt like he was forced to eat a fly raw, although he knew that the old man came to such a hand, it was just a means to play balance, and it was really not to blame Xiao Dalong himself, however, Li Zhen was still very unhappy, of course, Li Zhen previously let Xiao Dalong, who had been on the road for a day and a night, wait outside the tent, but it was not purely to vent the dissatisfaction in his heart, in addition to the fact that there were really important military affairs to be arranged, there was also the meaning of testing Xiao Dalong, at this time, seeing Xiao Dalong behaving so calmly, Li Zhen not only let go of his heart because of this, but made a muttering in his heart, without him, it is precisely because Xiao Dalong is calm, this is not easy to deal with, if it is replaced by a reckless man, it will be easy to do, just make an incident, find some charges, and get rid of it casually, but it is not a big deal, After all, Li Zhenshi doesn't want to have such an unknown hidden danger in his own territory.

"General Xiao went down to the six cities in three days, it can be said that he has made an immortal achievement, congratulations, with General Xiao's great talent, in this border pass, there should be a lot to do, and this king is very hopeful." Li Zhen glanced at Xiao Dalong, who was silent, considered his tone, and said with a smile.

Li Zhen's words don't sound like much, but the meaning inside is very deep, Xiao Dalong is not stupid, as soon as he heard it, the sweat on his forehead immediately gushed out - Xiao Dalong, as a descendant of the Xiao family, knows a lot about the intrigue bullshit in the court, and he knows that the smiling prince in front of him is not a good person, and he also understands that he has committed Li Zhen's taboo by coming to Anxi to serve alone, if Li Zhen really can't see it, don't say that he is just the nephew of Xiao Yu in the middle book, is Xiao Yu himself is only afraid that Li Zhen will also be able to do it, and what makes him even more frightened is that the Xiao family has now made it clear that the carriage and horses support the current prince, from this point of view, he Xiao Dalong said that he wanted to take refuge in Li Zhen, but he was afraid that it would be difficult to win the trust of others, at this time, seeing that Li Zhen had something to say, Xiao Dalong really wanted to cry - although the war exploits are good things, they also have to have a life to enjoy, right? When he received the holy decree to send troops to Xicheng, Xiao Dalong was full of joy, and he hoped that he would be able to return to the dynasty and receive the title as soon as he made great achievements, but he didn't expect that the merit was established and the official was promoted, but it became a thorn in Li Zhen's side, which really made Xiao Dalong regret it.

"Your Highness has a good reputation, and everything the last general does is according to His Highness's plan, which is not the ability of the last general, but from His Highness's clever calculation, and the last general will not dare to admit his own merits." Xiao Dalong was busy bowing down and humbling, and pushed all the credit to Li Zhen's calculation.

Heh, this kid is very clever, it's kind of interesting! Li Zhen saw that Xiao Dalong understood the hidden meaning of his words, and his words revealed the meaning of loyalty, and immediately laughed and said: "General Xiao is polite, this king can't afford to be praised by General Xiao, this time General Xiao went down six cities in three days, and this king took Hotan for more than a month, ashamed, ashamed!" ”

Xiao Dalong is not a fool, how can he not hear Li Zhen's voice, let alone be so stupid that he really thinks that he is the first hero of the great breakthrough in Khotan, so far, Xiao Dalong can no longer care about his uncle's entrustment, and he can't care about what to realize the holy will, Li Zhen's voice just landed, Xiao Dalong couldn't bear it anymore, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Your Highness, the last general is a rough man, not good at words, here there is only one word to swear to the sky, His Royal Highness's military orders are directed, and the last general will not dare to disobey." ”

"General Xiao, please get up quickly, hurry up, where do you start with this, you and I are both courtiers of the court, and it is our duty to serve the country, since we should obey the dispatch of the court, how can we abolish the public for personal reasons?" Li Zhen laughed, stepped down from the handsome position, stretched out his hand to help Xiao Dalong up, and comforted him very kindly.

"Your Highness, the last general ......" Xiao Dalong naturally knew that even if his confession was sincere, he might not be able to win Li Zhen's trust, but he couldn't say it, and he was busy thinking about it and wanted to explain more, but he never thought that Li Zhen didn't plan to listen to those empty words that were not very nutritious, but he just waved his hand, stopped Xiao Dalong's words, and said with a solemn face: "General Xiao, this king invited you to come this time not to talk about such gossip, and now there is an important thing for the general to do, I don't know if the general can take on this responsibility?" ”

Look at what Li Zhen said, he didn't say anything clearly, he had to be taken care of, didn't he obviously want Xiao Dalong to vote for his name, although poor Xiao Dalong knew it, but he had no choice, so he could only grit his teeth and say: "Your Highness has something to order, and the last general should fight but die for His Highness." ”

"Hehe, even if you don't die, how can it be so serious, it's just a little trouble." Li Zhen patted Xiao Dalong's shoulder with a smile and said with a look of relief.

"It is the duty of the last general to share worries for His Highness." Xiao Dalong was full of doubts in his heart, but at this point, he could only hold on to the scene.

"That's good, that's good." Li Zhen nodded with a smile on her face, and lowered her voice: "This king wants to send troops to escort the royal families of Khotan and Shule into Beijing, do you dare?" ”

Xiao Dalong didn't expect Li Zhen to go around the bend for a long time, and what he said was such a big thing, and he couldn't understand what kind of medicine Li Zhen was selling in the gourd, he was stunned for a while, and looked at Li Zhen blankly for a while, and forgot to speak, but Li Zhen didn't mind Xiao Dalong's rudeness at all, smiled, and then said: "Well, this road is thousands of miles away, it's really not easy, the road is difficult and dangerous, and the road is not smooth, bandits are rampant, and the royal families of the two countries are afraid that it will be a big difficulty to go to Beijing. What does General Xiao think? ”

"Ah......" Xiao Dalong was taken aback when he heard the meaning revealed in Li Zhen's words, his eyes widened, and he looked at Li Zhen with disbelief on his face, and it took a long time for the old man to come back to his senses and mutter: "Your Highness's order will be obeyed at the end, but, it's just ......"

"Is General Xiao in trouble?" Li Zhen didn't say anything to explain, but just asked with a smile.

"Obey Your Highness's orders, and the last general will definitely act cautiously and live up to His Highness's trust." Xiao Dalong, who was forced into a corner, didn't dare to hesitate at all, and bowed with a resolute face.

"Well, what General Xiao said is trustworthy, so it's okay, in a few days, this king will send someone to send the royal families of both countries to Xicheng, and General Xiao will look at it." Li Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile.

As soon as he heard Li Zhen's words, Xiao Dalong didn't dare to stay longer, and respectfully saluted: "Obey the orders of His Royal Highness, and the general will retire." ”

"Well, let's go, rest in the king's camp for a few days before coming back." Li Zhen didn't force him to stay, just smiled and raised his hand, signaling that Xiao Dalong didn't need to be polite, Xiao Dalong silently finished the salute, turned around and strode out of the Chinese army's tent, but his back was full of gloomy taste.

"Your Highness, this person is not simple!" Not long after Xiao Dalong left, Eagle Da, who had been standing silently in the corner of the big tent, walked out and said with murderous intent.

"Well, don't touch him yet." Li Zhen naturally understood the meaning of Yingda's words, but before he was sure whether Xiao Dalong could really be used for himself, Li Zhen didn't want to really kill the killer, not because he was afraid of the Xiao family's power, nor was he afraid that Xiao Dalong would not be able to explain to the court if he died, but he just didn't want a general to die innocently.

"Yes." Since Li Zhen said this, it was not easy for Ying Da to say anything more, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, now that Khotan and Shule have been pacified, there is no possibility of repeating, if you can sacrifice the Jingshi, it should be a great honor, why do you want to ......?"

Hehe, this kid has also learned to think about the situation, and there is progress! Li Zhen glanced at Ying Da with a smile, and was still very happy that Ying Da could learn to think independently, and reached out and patted Ying Da's thick shoulders and asked encouragingly: "Then in your opinion, what does this king mean?" ”

Li Zhen is very strict, but if there is a mistake in acting, the punishment will not be forgiven, but he is not an impersonal master, he does not scold people with words, and the generals never worry about being punished for poor speech, so it is a matter of course for the army to speak freely, even Yingda and other people who originally did not like to talk much, stayed in this atmosphere for a long time, and they were not afraid to express their thoughts, at this time, seeing Li Zhen's rhetorical question, Yingda thought about it carefully, and then said: "Your Highness's move is to hold Xiao Dalong's handle?" But if it is, if it is ......"

Ying Da didn't dare to say it completely, but its meaning has been expressed very clearly, that is, to say: If it is self-defeating, then wouldn't it be to put his handle into the hands of Xiao Dalong, once he is stabbed out by Xiao Dalong, when the court is neutral, it will set off an uproar/wave, the situation is far away for Li Zhen, who is far away, only afraid of the unfavorable elements, one is not careful, and many of the previous feats are only afraid that they will be put into flowing water, and if it is not good, it will end up being degraded. This kind of killing the royal families of the two countries by the hands of Xiao Dalong is a purely thankless move.

Now all the soldiers and horses of Khotan and Shule have been lost, and most of the cities of the two countries have also fallen into the hands of Li Zhen, and the pacification of the two countries is just a matter of waving hands, but it is by no means a simple matter to really merge these two countries into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, without long-term planning, sooner or later there will be a big problem - not to mention that the people of these two countries are all Indo-European races, and there are natural differences in appearance with the Central Plains, not to mention that the culture of the two countries is completely different from that of the Tang Dynasty. After cultural integration, the two countries were incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but it does not mean that it will be too peaceful, and the future generations will take the guise of the royal family of the previous dynasty to do what kind of "anti-* revenge" is still less, once such "terrorists" will make trouble, a bad control, immediately become a prairie fire, really at that time, Li Zhen worked hard to fight the territory is afraid that it will have to fall into a big chaos again, it is better to completely exterminate the royal families of the two countries to a complete cool, besides, Li Zhen is very clear about the virtue of his old man's good face, Never take these two royal families as a practice, once the person is sent to the Beijing Division, the old man must be proud, come to a big reward, so that the two royal families of the dead country can live a good life comfortably in the Beijing Division, in this way, wouldn't it leave the hidden danger of the resurgence of the two royal families, Tuyuhun and the Eastern Turkic royal family are all lessons from the past, Li Zhen does not want to lose the opportunity to completely incorporate the entire Western Regions into the territory of the Tang Dynasty for the sake of the so-called face.

As for whether there will be chaos on Xiao Dalong's side, Li Zhen is actually not worried at all, to put it bluntly, it is very simple - how can people not bow their heads under the eaves, Xiao Dalong is a smart person, he can see the stakes clearly, as long as Xiao Dalong still wants to make contributions in Anxi, he will never dare to do anything that goes against Li Zhen's will, not to mention that Li Zhen has also buried a lot of nails around Xiao Dalong, he is not afraid of him fooling around, once Xiao Dalong has done this according to Li Zhen's order, It was not Xiao Dalong who held Li Zhen's handle, but Li Zhen held Xiao Dalong's vital point, after all, it is not a small fault to kill the captured royal family, at that time, even if Xiao Dalong is reluctant, he can only get on Li Zhen's ship, the calculation is simple to put it bluntly, but it is not so easy to see through that layer of fog.

"If you don't understand, continue to think about it, and when you really figure it out, this king will let you go down and lead the troops." Li Zhen didn't intend to tell Yingda all his calculations, but just smiled and patted Yingda on the shoulder, walked out of the Chinese army's tent by himself, looked at the sky that was gradually darkening, let out a long breath, frowned and stared at the north, and a trace of worry inadvertently passed over his face - it was time to completely solve the Qiuzi country!

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