"Definitely!" Liu Yi was still smiling, pointing to a valley in the distance surrounded by mountains on three sides and with only one exit, looking at Shangguan Wan'er and saying, "Wan'er, let's find a place to talk well, tell me everything about this time, that place is very good!"

This is the place where Liu Yi just took a fancy to the feeling that it is more ideal to train private soldiers, it is relatively hidden, the valley inside is still empty, although the mountains on the side are not high, but they are undulating, as if there are no traces.

Shangguan Wan'er looked at Liu Yi, a little puzzled, she didn't know what Liu Yi was going to do when she took her into such a relatively hidden place, but she didn't ask, that is, she nodded and agreed.

Liu Yi drove his horse from the grassy path to the valley, the valley was empty, only some unknown birds were chirping, when Liu Yi's mount entered the valley, there were some small animals running into the grass and hiding.

The valley is very flat, and looking at the vegetation in it, very few people come here.

There is a small stream flowing through the valley, and the other places are mainly gravel, sand and mud, and the grass is not very dense, and there are some sparse trees on the side slopes, and the difference between the slopes and the valley is dozens of meters.

It is possible that this place is a little far away from Baqiao, and it is also a few miles away from the river valley, and the distance from Chang'an City to here is also thirty or forty miles, there is no bridge on the river, there is no village nearby, and it is a valley, which is not suitable for growing crops, and there are no large animals, and farmers and hunters who farm the land rarely come, making it a very empty place, which is exactly the place Liu Yi wants to find.

The flat valley can be used as a training ground if it is cleared a little, and these people do not need houses or anything like that, and to train such personnel, they do not have to be prepared in all aspects like a formal military camp, so that they can camp in the mountains and forests.

Shangguan Wan'er saw that Liu Yi was constantly observing the situation in this valley, and the doubts in her heart became even heavier, and she immediately asked, "Yi'an, what are you doing here?" ”

"I'll see what beasts are infested on the side, so I don't have to come out and hurt people for a while!" Liu Yi put down the binoculars and smiled at Shangguan Wan'er.

Then he drove the horse to a flat place by the stream, escaped from the horse first, and then picked Shangguan Wan'er off the horse and drove the chasing wind aside.

Shangguan Wan'er leaned on Liu Yi's arms, let Liu Yi hold her, and walked to the stream, until Liu Yi put her down, she reluctantly left Liu Yi's arms, saw that the stream was very clear, jumped and ran to the stream to wash for a while, and then chose a flat stone to sit down.

Liu Yi also sat down a little distance from Shangguan Wan'er's side, took out some food and drink from the package, and handed it to Shangguan Wan'er, Shangguan Wan'er was not polite, reached out and took it and ate it.

The two also ate and chatted about some trivial matters.

"Wan'er, tell me, why did the imperial court let the army go so quickly this time? Whose idea was it? After Liu Yi said some gossip, he asked the biggest mystery in his heart.

"The Queen of Heaven wants all the teachers of the army, and most of the courtiers also ask for the army to prevent the invasion of the Tibetans! His Majesty the Emperor... Originally, she would agree to the war plan of General Pei Daguan to divide his troops into Mobei and subdue the various tribes in Mobei..."Shangguan Wan'er seemed to know that Liu Yi would ask this question, and without any hesitation, she told what she knew, "In the end, His Majesty the Emperor gave in, and ordered a large army to retreat to the area of Yunzhong, one to aid the Qinghai area, and the rest of the Dabu people to return to Beijing!"

"In your opinion, is the Queen of Heaven doing this just to prevent the Tubo people from attacking?" Liu Yi asked lightly. The retreat was too complete to constitute a sufficient deterrent to the tribes in the Anbei area, which is not a good phenomenon.

"You also know, the reason must be more than that, judging from the military reports that came, the rebellion in the Anbei area has all been quelled, the task of my army has been completed, and many ministers of the Queen of Heaven and the courtiers have a reason to let the army be a division, 300,000 horses, and the military supplies spent are not a few, and... Under the leadership of Chief Pei, the attack ability of these 300,000 horses... It's terrifying..."Shangguan Wan'er said with some hesitation: "Before the expedition, no one would have thought that Chief Pei Daguan would be able to quell the Turkic rebellion in such a short time, including the Queen of Heaven, in case of these 300,000 people..."

Shangguan Wan'er stopped talking, sighed, and looked at Liu Yi silently.

"If that's the case... Alas," Liu Yi also sighed, and he also heard the meaning of Shangguan Wan'er's words, which was basically the same as Pei Xingjian's worries when he was in Anbei, it seems that Pei Xingjian, a minister who has been in the court for many years, also knows Wu Zetian's mind very well, and when he received the edict, he had already understood.

"This time, the generals who were ordered to supervise Pei Da Niang basically have a secret order to present to the Queen of Heaven after returning to Beijing, fortunately..."Shangguan Wan'er was very hesitant when she spoke, and she also subconsciously looked around from time to time, for fear that someone would come to eavesdrop, "Fortunately, there are no words and deeds that are unfavorable to Chief Pei, so the Queen of Heaven Niangniang doesn't want a few other people, including your secret performance..."

"I see," Liu Yi's "debriefing report" to Wu Zetian had already been written, and he was still wondering why Wu Zetian didn't comment on him alone and inquire about the situation, but it turned out that he had read the secret reports of several other higher-ranking generals, and he didn't notice anything unusual, and he didn't want the reports of lower-ranking generals like him.

"The only thing that makes the queen of heaven unhappy this time is that the chief manager Pei asked for the punishment of General Qiu Shenyun who let Ashdwin Fu escape, you have also seen that after returning to the court this time, Qiu Shenyun was not only not punished, but the reward received among the generals was almost the highest, Pei Yan accused General Pei, and the words of supporting General Cheng Wuting were not for no reason, and some people figured out the meaning of the queen of heaven, so they did it!" Shangguan Wan'er looked at Liu Yi and smiled: "Fortunately, no one blames you, plus your credit is big enough, you can finally justifiably lead this Qianniu Wei Zhonglang general, and serve in the Yulin Army Middle School!" When your vacation time comes, after returning to the palace to take up your post, I will definitely let you stay in the Yulin Army for a while, familiarize yourself with the generals at all levels in the Yulin Army, as well as their movements, and the Queen of Heaven may also teach you face-to-face..."

"I understand," Liu Yi nodded, and said with some displeasure, "Although General Qiu's meritorious service is not small, it is not greater than that of other generals, and this reward is a little unfair!" Although the record of Qiu Shenxian's department is not bad this time, but because Liu Yi knows the notoriety of Qiu Shenyun in history, his impression of this general is not very good.

"The rewards for the generals are all the ideas of the Queen of Heaven, His Majesty the Emperor just read it once and did not express any opinions!" Shangguan Wan'er's expression was still solemn, staring at Liu Yi, "Look at it, those generals who are not trusted by the queen of heaven, the awards this time are not high, and there is no promotion in position and grade, only a few generals she trusts can be promoted in position, and in a few days, General Cheng Wuting will also return to Beijing to serve..."

"Is General Cheng Wuting also a person trusted by the Queen of Heaven?" Liu Yi was a little puzzled, in the original history, wasn't it because Cheng Wuting was unwilling to obey Wu Zetian, and the result was not tolerated by Wu Zetian, and he was finally killed? Why isn't that the case now?

"General Cheng Wuting is strongly supported by Pei Yan, they have a good personal relationship, and the relationship between General Cheng and Pei Yan is no worse than the relationship with Pei Shangshu! I have heard Pei Yan recommend Cheng Wuting in front of the queen of heaven several times... After General Cheng is a famous general, his performance in several battles is not bad, and now he is already Qu Cai in this position, Pei Yan said it several times, and the queen of heaven was also moved!"

"Oh, I see!" It seems that Cheng Wuting is not a simple person, not only has a relationship with Pei Xingjian, but even a rising star like Pei Yan has a good relationship, and he has to touch this person again in the future.

"San Lang, your performance this time has been greatly appreciated by the Queen of Heaven, and His Majesty the Emperor has also praised you, originally wanted to confer on you a knighthood, but I dissuaded you, you won't blame me, right?" Shangguan Wan'er asked cautiously.

"How can it be, I'm so young, I'm already in the fourth grade, and if I have a knighthood, it will definitely attract jealousy!" Liu Yi smiled a little gratefully, "On this expedition, General Pei doesn't want me to make too much credit..."

Shangguan Wan'er smiled, "General Pei still loves you!"

"Yes, General Pei has a very great kindness to me, and he also has a great contribution to the imperial court, I don't want him to be treated unfairly," Liu Yi stretched out his hand and grabbed Shangguan Wan'er's hand, and pleaded: "Wan'er, you are next to the Queen of Heaven, you heard something about General Pei, especially those bad things, tell me immediately, okay?" ”

"Do you want to say this?" Shangguan Wan'er said with some disgust, "I pay special attention to everything about you, but you, don't think about Wan'er at all..."

"Why did Wan'er say that?" Liu Yi pretended to be anxious and asked eagerly.

"You were on the battlefield, several times you fought desperately, you said, at that time, did you think of Wan'er? In case you're injured, or... Or if something happens, what do you want Wan'er to do? Shangguan Wan'er said and grabbed Liu Yi's hand tightly, as if she was still a little scared, "The first few military reports came back, and after Wan'er heard the news, she couldn't sleep well all night, for fear that something would happen to you... With only 2,000 men and horses, you dare to attack a Turkic camp of more than 100,000 people, you don't want to die..."

"Wan'er, that's because the Turks don't have any defense, and there are other armies from all walks of life that are already in place, and there is no danger, not to mention that there are so many guards on my side..."Liu Yi hurriedly explained.

"Who said there was no danger, I know, you took the lead when you rushed to kill, in case any Turk sent cold arrows at you in the dark, then you..." Shangguan Wan'er was a little anxious, and grabbed Liu Yi's hand tighter, "You have to promise me that next time you won't do this..."

"Okay, I promise you," Liu Yi wanted to laugh a little, but still nodded solemnly, Shangguan Wan'er is really talking like a simple little girl now, not at all like a female official in the palace who has seen a lot of things.

"That's good," Shangguan Wan'er relieved herself slightly, "I'll tell you something else..."

(To be continued)