On the eighth day of June in the 19th year of Zhenguan, the battle between Bazhuo and Dadu Khan finally kicked off, the two armies launched a rare general battle on the grassland on the shore of Benchagan Lake, the total strength of the Bazhuo side was as much as 280,000 people, and Dadu set only 100,000 troops under his hands, at the beginning, Bazhuo relied on the strong troops, and constantly sent troops to attack the position where Dadu was located, and always pressed Dadu to fight, but unfortunately after a day of hard fighting, he was never able to break through the defense line that Dadu set that seemed to be extremely thin, and it was duskSeeing that Ba Zhuo could not win, he ordered the troops to return to the camp, ready to fight again tomorrow, but unexpectedly, when Ba Zhuo slowly collected the troops, Dadu set suddenly launched a big counteroffensive, and his subordinates recuperated for a day of 20,000 black wolf army attacked, and directly broke through the interception of the Bazhuo rear guard troops, and disrupted the Chinese army of Bazhuo, the war has been completely reversed so far, under the continuous impact of the Dadu set up department, Bazhuo side was defeated, and the whole army was almost scattered. The next day, Bazhuo cleaned up the remnants of only more than 60,000 people, did not dare to fight again, and then retreated to Yu Du Jun Mountain, in order to protect himself, and set up a generous plan to pursue the victory, but unexpectedly there was a warning from the rear that more than 10,000 rangers of the Tang army suddenly came out from the depths of the prairie, and the troops divided into routes, and even went down to the passes of Bulgan, Chasilintole, Aqitai, etc., so far, the passages into the prairie from the three major ports of Takshiken, Ulastai and Lao Ye Temple all fell into the control of the Tang army, and the Tang army of Anxi could transfer the army from the above pass directly into the steppe at any time, and got this news, Dadu set did not dare to pursue the remnants of the scorching army, so he returned to the army to defend himself.

In the middle of August of the 19th year of Zhenguan, Bazhuo, who got a chance to breathe, with the secret support of the Anxi Tang Army to provide some weapons and equipment, ignored Arutai's desperate admonition, and launched an attack on Dadu Set again, so the Tang Army of Anxi was frequently mobilized, and Dadu She, who was worried about being attacked by two sides, did not dare to fight, so he decisively gave up the old nest in the area of Benchagan Lake, and led his troops to cross the Baidulag River and turn to Tumut to avoid the dilemma of being attacked on both sides. However, Bazhuo confidently led 150,000 troops to chase along the way, and the two sides fought again in the Tumut grassland at the end of September of the 19th year of Zhenguan, and Bazhuo was defeated again, because the winter was approaching, the two sides stopped fighting, and each led troops to disengage, so far, the prairie that had been in the flames of war for more than half a year ushered in a short period of peace.

In the middle of July of the 19th year of Zhenguan, under the city of Anshi, the Tang army lasted nearly two months, and finally built a dirt mountain in the southeast corner of the city, and erected five wooden bridges to climb the city, but the Goguryeo defenders also continued to increase the height of the city wall to refuse, the Tang army had to follow the height of the earth mountain, to the beginning of August of the 19th year of Zhenguan, when the earth mountain built by the Tang army could overlook the city, the earth mountain collapsed due to the sudden heavy rain, and the city wall collapsed, and more than 200 Goguryeo defenders took advantage of the situation to fight from the gap in the city wall and captured the earth mountain, and the Tang army failed to recapture it for three consecutive days. The emperor was furious, and sent troops to attack again and again, and fought for nearly a month, but could not go down, when the harsh winter was coming, the grain and grass in the army were in danger, and all the generals were willing to retreat, however, the generals Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen brothers offered a plan and said: The rest of the small cities in charge of the road will be defeated by the wind, and then collect their resources and grain, and march forward, Pyongyang will not defend. After the generals discussed, they all thought that this move was feasible, and the emperor was also moved, but the eldest grandson Wuji came forward to advise and said: Since the first break through the city, and then the long-term trend forward, this perfect strategy is also. The emperor was shaken when he heard this, and because the military rations were close to Xin, he decided to retreat, and on September 18, the 19th year of Zhenguan, he led the main army to retreat to the Guannai, leaving Cheng Mingzhen as the governor of Liaodong Province, leading an army of 10,000, and holding the Liaodong City in order to prepare for another battle in the coming year.

On the third day of October in the nineteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin, who returned to the Guannei, only rested in Youzhou for three days, and then led the army back to Chang'an, and felt the wind and cold on the way, so he decided not to enter the Guanzhong, and spent the winter in Luoyang, and issued an edict on the way, ordering the princes, kings, and ministers of the prison who stayed in Beijing to gather in Luoyang; In the middle of October of the 19th year of Zhenguan, the holy decree arrived in Beijing, except for the crown prince Li Zhen because of the need to stabilize state affairs, he had not yet left, and all the important ministers took their families and rushed to Luoyang to welcome the holy car; On October 30, the 19th year of Zhenguan, the emperor arrived in Luoyang, and then summoned the prince Li Zhen to come to Luoyang to discuss the matter, after Li Zhen got the order, he set off immediately, and the light car Jane rushed from to Luoyang, all the way to the frenzy, arrived in Guzhou (now the south of Xin'an County) on the seventh day of November in the 19th year of Zhenguan, encountered the first heavy snow this winter, had to stay in the city of Guzhou, Li Zhen, who had never liked to be sent to the station, did not stay at the post station, but handed over the carriage and horses and other things to the post station for safekeeping, and led Yan 18 and others to disguise themselves into the city of Guzhou, and stayed overnight.

The heavy snow is non-stop for three days, the north wind is howling, the goose-feather-like snow dyes the world into a complete white, Li Zhen doesn't care, since he became the prince, under the transfer of qi and the cultivation of the body, the heart has already been much calmer than in previous years, since the heavy snow closed the road, Li Zhen also rarely stole a leisure, don't want to drink a few pots of wine in the inn, sleep a few times, it is considered to evacuate the fatigue of rushing around for days, but Yan Eighteen, Gao Heng and a few young people can't sit still, Knowing that the heavy snow still keeps falling, I always have to run to the door of the inn to wander around a few times every day, counting on the heavy snow to stop quickly, and it is good to be able to have a free time in Guzhou City, and the anxious appearance of the monkey makes Li Zhen feel funny when she sees it, but she doesn't bother to care about these active guys, just let them toss it.

On November 11, the 19th year of Zhenguan, the heavy snow that had been falling for three days finally stopped, and the north wind that had been howling for several days had no strength, and it stopped weakly from the night, Li Zhen had a good night's sleep, and slept until dawn before getting up, and did not go out of the room, so he practiced a few times in the room at will, and sweated, and then went out of the room, and just wanted to call the accompanying little eunuch to offer hot water for freshening, but he saw Yan 18 and Gao Heng standing upright at the door of the room, and the iron was like a dragon at the corner. Tie Ruhu and the others were still hiding there to probe their brains, and when they landed, Li Zhen frowned lightly in displeasure, glanced at Yan and Gao, and snorted:

Seeing that the meaning had been seen through by Li Zhen, Yan and Gao didn't feel embarrassed, they each surrounded Li Zhen with their eyebrows, and said with a smile:

Hah, protection? These two stinky boys! Li Zhen was angry and funny for a while, but as soon as these two boys said it, she really got a little interested in visiting Guzhou, so she glanced at Yan and Gao angrily and said:

As soon as Yan and Gao heard Li Zhen's words, they agreed to their request, and they were all happy, and they all slipped away with a whistling sound.

Li Zhen scolded with a smile, and she was not surprised, after all, this group of guards accompanied Li Zhen to live in the deep palace, and they had the heavy responsibility of protecting them, and it was really difficult to leave the East Palace in the past, and it was really rare to have a chance to take a vacation.

Guzhou City is not big, that is, the scale of more than 3,000 households, but it is an ancient city, set in Qin, formerly known as Xin'an, take the meaning of new peace and tranquility, Sui placed Guzhou, because there are valley mountains in the county, so it was named Guzhou, Tang followed the old Sui example, and did not revert to its original name Xin'an, this place has always been the ancient capital of Luoyanggi and the western gateway, the ancient road of the ancient road, the east is connected with Zheng Bian, the west is Chang'an, it is an important place for the soldiers, Guzhou has been repeatedly warned, but there are still a lot of monuments in its territory, the whole Guzhou city is antique, extremely elegant, Especially in the southeast corner of the city of the green cow view is the most famous, it is said that here is the place where Lao Tzu rode a bull out of the letter Guguan once stayed, the incense is extremely prosperous, Li Zhen and others since they want to visit Guzhou City, since they will not miss the green cow view such a well-known place, after stepping on the snow in the city street to walk a little, looking for someone to ask the road, then wandering all the way to the green cow view to rush.

Guzhou City is small, the streets are not too spacious, but because of the snow, the flow of people on the street is really not too much, Li Zhen and others walked on the street in a large group, but they didn't feel crowded, just laughing, and they were about to arrive at the Qingniu Temple, but at a corner, Li Zhen suddenly stopped, staring at the back of a pedestrian at the corner of the street in the distance with a look of surprise, and did not move for a while.

Yan Eighteen saw that Li Zhen's face was wrong, so he hurriedly leaned over and hurriedly asked.

Li Zhen frowned, and was not sure whether he had seen the wrong person, hesitated, shook his head vigorously, and saw that the person had turned the corner, so he pursed his lower lip, and commanded, and he didn't care about going to the Qingniu Temple, and strode towards the place where the person disappeared, and followed heartily, and after a while, he had arrived in front of a small courtyard, and the old man saw that the person walked into the courtyard, Li Zhen hesitated slightly, waved his hand and signaled Yan Shibai and the others to stand by, but he walked to the small courtyard in a few big steps, stretched out his hand and pushed open the hidden gate, Walking in slowly, Yan Shibai and the others were all dumbfounded for a while, no one knew what kind of medicine was sold in Li Zhen's gourd, and they were all stunned and stupid.

Although the snow in the small courtyard has been swept away, it is still covered with a thin layer, Li Zhen did not use light body skills, walking on it, there was a slight sound, the people in the room obviously heard the footsteps, a gentle and slightly sweet voice sounded:

Sure enough, it was her! Li Zhen was originally unsure, but when she heard this voice, she was already very sure, and she couldn't help but roll a ripple in her heart, standing in place, and didn't move for a long time.

As soon as there was no sound outside, the gentle voice sounded again, and it seemed to have a strange tone.

What should come will always come, and fate is really amazing! Li Zhen secretly sighed in her heart, but did not hesitate any longer, but walked slowly to the front of the house, stretched out her hand, pushed open the hidden door, and lifted the thick curtain, and saw that the person was holding a baby who had obviously just been full moon for a short time, and was looking at herself in dismay.

Li Zhen smiled indifferently, and did not wait for the stunned Wu Meiniang to speak, so she walked into the room, her eyes swept away, and she found a dilapidated chair in the corner of the wall, and her figure flashed, and the person was already sitting on the chair, looking at Wu Meiniang with a smile, but she didn't say anything more.

Looking at Li Zhen, who had been in a good time, Wu Meiniang's soft face kept changing, and at the end, she was already sad, she reached out and stroked her sideburns, shook the baby in her arms, and gently put it on the head of the hot pit, and pulled over a thick little quilt, covered the baby, and then looked at Li Zhen fixedly:

Li Zhen couldn't tell whether she was doing well or not, but when she saw Wu Meiniang's desolate look, she couldn't help but feel a little compassion in her heart, so she smiled indifferently and responded.

Wu Meiniang looked at Li Zhen and smiled sadly, and reached out to touch the sleeping baby's face lovingly.

As soon as Wu Meiniang said this, Li Zhen's attention immediately turned to the baby's face, and when she saw it, her brows immediately tightened, and she sighed and said:

Wu Meiniang had long known that Li Zhen was a meticulous person, and knew that she couldn't hide it from Li Zhen, so she didn't quibble, and said with a wry smile:

Escape from Beijing? Hey, under such strict precautions, with no one to help, how can a weak woman like you Wu Meiniang escape and deceive the ghost! Li Zhen didn't care much about Wu Meiniang's life or death, but she was very concerned about who was secretly helping Wu Meiniang escape, and at this time, seeing Wu Meiniang avoiding the serious, she said lightly, and her face immediately sank and said:

Wu Meiniang was obviously taken aback by Li Zhen's questioning, and looked at Li Zhen in a daze for a while, but she never refused to speak, and blindly gritted her teeth.

Li Zhen sneered, got up slowly, and was about to go outside.

Seeing that Li Zhen was leaving, Wu Meiniang was obviously anxious, Huo Ran got up, opened her hand, blocked Li Zhen's way, gritted her teeth and said:

Uh-huh, that's interesting, master? Have you ever interfered in the affairs of the imperial court? Li Zhen's mind was very smart, as soon as she heard what Wu Meiniang said, she raised her eyebrows, faintly guessed the truth, and her heart was shocked, and she didn't go out again, but took a few steps back, still sat back in place, and said with a wry smile:

Wu Meiniang saw that Li Zhen guessed the truth, and she didn't feel strange, and smiled bitterly and said:

Fucking old bull's nose, what a name, isn't this a problem for Lao Tzu! As soon as Li Zhen heard that everything was arranged by Yuan Tiangang's old bull's nose, she hated Wu Meiniang as the key figure in the murder case of Li Zhi, it stands to reason that if she took Wu Meiniang, she was bound to transfer it to Yousi to find out the truth of Li Zhi's assassination case in detail, but it was Li Zhen herself who was responsible for solving the case at the beginning, and now the case has long been closed, and Xiao Meiren, who carried the crime, was also given to death. The old man's face is only afraid that he will have to be embarrassed by Li Zhi's incest, obviously, it is impossible to transfer Yousi, and execute Wu Meiniang in private? This is feasible, the problem is that since Yuan Tiangang's old boy arranged Wu Meiniang here, he should have calculated that he Li Zhen would definitely be able to meet Wu Meiniang, obviously, Lao Niu Nose definitely did not want Li Zhen to kill Wu Meiniang, God knows if Lao Niu Nose has any other arrangements, besides, as far as the current situation is concerned, Wu Meiniang has long been unable to set off any waves, it is not much worse to kill or not, it is useless to kill, it is better not to kill, not to mention that Wu Meiniang is still raising Lao Jiu's only blood and blood, Li Zhen really can't do this black hand, But if you really don't want to kill, how to deal with Wu Meiniang is a headache again, lock it up? It's not impossible, and the necessity doesn't seem to be great, once the gang of brothers knows that Wu Meiniang is in their hands, God knows how many more troubles will happen.

Neither is the left, nor is the right, it really gives Li Zhen a headache, so she is too lazy to calculate the gains and losses, so she glanced at Wu Meiniang and asked quietly:

Wu Meiniang bit her red lip, and said with a flushed face:

Li Zhen pondered quietly for a while, and had already made a decision in her heart, but she didn't say it immediately, but looked at the sleeping baby, and said in a deep voice:

Wu Meiniang is a awakened person, as soon as she heard Li Zhen's words, she knew that she was worry-free, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but when she saw Li Zhen's attention turned to the baby, her heart was raised again, and she hurriedly turned around, hugged the child tightly to her chest, and looked at Li Zhen nervously:

Wu Meiniang's nervousness is not unreasonable, this child is the only flesh and blood of the former prince Li Zhi, speaking of which is the former emperor's grandson, it is a potential threat to Li Zhen's position as the crown prince, if Li Zhen wants to kill his mouth, but it is not impossible, but Li Zhen obviously does not have this mind, at this time, seeing that Wu Meiniang is so nervous, she was stunned for a moment, and then she realized what Wu Meiniang was nervous about, but she didn't take it to heart, and smiled confidently and said: ;

Before Li Zhen finished speaking, Wu Meiniang's face immediately changed, and she said nervously:

;; Li Zhen was speechless for a while, and secretly sighed in her heart that it was not a pleasant thing to be in the emperor's house, and she also understood Wu Meiniang's mood, and after being silent for a while, she reached out and took out a few from her arms (a kind of bill issued by the imperial court due to the inconvenience of commercial circulation in the Tang Dynasty, which is equivalent to a bill of exchange in the current era, and can be obtained by the merchant after depositing the money in the government, and then can be exchanged for cash in any government office with this bill) and put it on a short table next to him, turned around and went out, Only one sentence remained: as soon as the voice fell, in a flash, the person had disappeared.

Wu Meiniang was stunned for a while, then she woke up and realized that Li Zhen had left, rushed to the door of the room in a hurry, looked at the empty small courtyard, and was stunned for a while, then slowly turned around and walked to the chair where Li Zhen had sit, reached out and picked up the few tickets, only glanced at them, and then without hesitation, she sent all the flying bills to the charcoal fire burning under the pit, until it was burned to charcoal, Wu Meiniang straightened up, walked to the pit as if she had been released, gently picked up the little baby, and shook it gently, hummed a little tune, and his face was full of love;

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