Liu Yi left the palace and did not directly return to the house that Wu Zetian had rewarded, but went to the rented place first, and instructed the guards who had been called back to the city, so that most of them would go back to Chang'an first, go to Chang'an's mansion to standby, and tell his family in Chang'an that he was going to go on another expedition with Pei Xingjian.

The time has reached the end of November, the weather is very cold, but the first snow of this winter has not yet fallen, the road to Chang'an is still relatively easy to walk, all the generals who went out to go on the expedition were summoned by the emperor Li Zhi and the empress Wu Zetian on the third day, that is, set off back to Chang'an, the emperor's imperial car is a few days later, back to Chang'an.

The day before departure, Liu Yi entered the palace again and hurriedly said goodbye to Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping.

And Princess Taiping, who was idle, took Liu Yi to the palace where she lived alone, drank all the subordinates, and talked sticky for a long time, with a reluctant look, and repeatedly told Liu Yi to be careful on the road, and when she returned to Chang'an, she would come to him immediately.

While Liu Yi was laughing at the woman for being such a mother-in-law, he was also a little proud of the infatuation of these two women with him, and he was also full of confidence that he could successfully control the feelings of these two women. Maybe this is also an advantage for Liu Yi, knowing how to capture a woman's heart, women and men are the same, things that are not obtained or difficult to get will be cherished, especially such as Princess Taiping, who is so noble, almost everything is a very easy person for her to get, when she meets such a nemesis as herself, a person she wants to get, but she has not gotten it now, and for many reasons, people who dare not rob and rob will be so low in front of themselves, and follow their surname, Later, the woman was subdued in a similar way.

Liu Yi set off to Chang'an with Pei Xingjian, because Pei Xingjian had some family members around him, and the speed of travel would not be too fast, Liu Yi also asked these maids to follow him, and the guards who went first were quick to rush back to Chang'an as quickly as possible.

Perhaps this journey can also be regarded as the longest time Liu Yi and Pei Xingjian stayed together, the last time the army went out, as the pioneer of Pei Xingjian's account, although he met Pei Xingjian more times, but when he stayed together, he still couldn't compare with the time of this return, Pei Xingjian was also on the march or resting in the post house, and took time to explain some things in the military book for Liu Yi, and explained some things that Liu Yi didn't understand, and at the same time made some guesses about the battle that would be carried out.

According to Pei Xingjian's analysis, in comparison, as a member of the Turkic royal family, Ashina Funian's appeal among the Turkic tribes is far less familiar than Ashina Ni, who was killed during the last war, and the strength of the tribe he leads is far from comparable, according to the information we have obtained now, the Ashina Funian Department has more than 6,000 accounts, and the total number of mouths is about 40,000 to 50,000, plus the remnants of Ashina Fufu collected about 20,000 people, and some other servant tribes of more than 450,000 people, the total number of mouths is only about 1340,000 at most. Counting the number of people who can go on horses and fight at half of the population, at best there are only 60,000 or 70,000 combat-ready personnel, and the number of soldiers on our expedition this time is 100,000, and there are also border troops in the area of the capital and Toyosu alone who can assist in the battle, and in the comparison of total forces, our side has a great advantage.

"Yi'an, if you don't consider the threat of the Tubo people this time, the soldiers and horses raised by the imperial court are far more than that!" Pei Xingjian, who was riding on a horse, smiled and said to Liu Yi beside him, "But I think, half of the 100,000 people who went out to fight will not be able to return to Beijing after the victory of the war, and most of the people and horses will stay on the grassland in that area to implement the plan you proposed!" Pei Xingjian turned his head with a smile and pointed to the mountains and the Yellow River in the distance, "I think that because of your suggestions, many rivers and mountains in the north will change, and the dragon flag of my Tang Dynasty will float in more places!"

"Teacher, the apprentice hopes that one day, the places where my Datang soldiers have fought will all be under the rule of my Datang, and the horseshoe will be the land of the Tang Dynasty, so that we generals will be the most proud of the time!" Liu Yi said very arrogantly.

"I can't see that day as a teacher, I hope that in your hands, I can do this!" Pei Xingjian put away his smile and said very seriously, "But there are still a few words I have wanted to say for the teacher, and I have thought of it today, and I will tell you, your official position will become bigger and bigger, because you are young, although you have contributed to the imperial court, and you have made continuous conquests and achievements, but there will definitely be more and more people who are jealous of you, and the favor you have gotten, even if you become the concubine of the most noble princess of my Tang Dynasty, it is the same, so what the teacher wants to tell you is that the higher you go, the more low-key and humble you must be, Those who are flying and domineering, no matter how powerful they are when they are in power, but in the end there is no good end, I have been in the country for many years, there are many such people, especially when the two saints are in charge now, if they are not careful, they don't know how to plant it..."

"Thank you for the teachings of the teacher, the disciples must keep it in mind!" Of course Liu Yi understands this truth, he has also deliberately kept a low profile in the past two years, but the current situation does not give him too many opportunities to keep a low profile, seeing that Li Zhi's body is getting worse day by day, and he may die at any time, Liu Yi hopes to do something when Wu Zetian does not grasp all the power. Although Wu Zetian now has a lot of power, and there are a large number of ministers loyal to the future empress in the court, but in any case, Li Zhi is now the emperor, and Wu Zetian does not dare to conflict with him, this is the best time for Liu Yi to complete his goal step by step, if Wu Zetian is fully in power, it will be much more difficult.

But to do things, you must have a certain position of power, without a position of power, there is no influence, which is also the main reason why he tried his best to make a proposal in the court last time, and when he went out to fight, he was promoted with his advice, military merit, and other factors, and sought a high position that was not suitable for his age.

It has been a few years since he came to Datang, Liu Yi is very confident in his future, he believes that with his own ability, as well as a half-understanding of the original history, and with the help of the two very trusted women around Wu Zetian, Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er, many things will not be the same as in the original history.

The current history has deviated, at least Liu Yi knows that the original Li Xian in history has been abolished at this time, and there are many other different things, such as Shangguan Wan'er falling in love with him, the traverser, Princess Taiping did not marry Xue Shao's unlucky egg, but may become his Liu Yi's wife, etc., many, many things, because of the accumulation of these variables, the direction of the wheel of history has quietly changed, as for which direction it can finally go, no one knows, Liu Yi himself is not clear.

"Yi An, do you have any big plans in your heart, a plan that you don't even know as a teacher..."Pei Xingjian, who was riding on a horse and maintaining a certain speed, looked ahead with his eyes, and asked in a voice that Liu Yi could hear, but the other guards couldn't hear from a distance.

Hearing Pei Xingjian ask like this, Liu Yi was shocked, and after looking at the surrounding situation and confirming that no one else could hear their speech, he almost said in a snort: "Where did the teacher start with this?" The apprentice is just thinking about the opportunity to avenge his father, to fulfill his filial piety, and to repay the country with filial piety, and the others can't think about it, the apprentice is low-minded, and he doesn't have much intersection with other people, where will there be other plans!"

"Really?" Pei Xingjian turned his head, looked at Liu Yi, and said lightly.

Liu Yi felt a different momentum from Pei Xingjian's eyes, and he was also thinking that what he had done, at least so far, had not been too out of line, nor had anything that could make people grab the handle, and no one else doubted himself, but Pei Xingjian, a person who could be regarded as very close to him, had this kind of doubt. Although Pei Xingjian is his mentor, Liu Yi doesn't want him to have this kind of doubt in his heart, and then he said at the moment: "Teacher, the apprentice has taken Huo Huqi as an example since he was a child, and he wants to be able to go into battle to kill the enemy, serve his family and defend the country, and make meritorious contributions.

If people don't know, unless they have done nothing, Liu Yi has this strong feeling in his heart!

"Okay, don't explain it, as a teacher or that sentence, no matter what you do, you must keep a low profile, don't be criticized, cause trouble for yourself, and master the degree of advance and retreat! There are many things that the teacher may not be able to see, and it is impossible to guide you a lot of times, the teacher and you are familiar at first sight, I don't want anything to happen to you, and the boys who are the teacher, I still hope you can take care of it, hehe..."Pei Xingjian said, and finally laughed.

The meaning of this laughter is extraordinary, Liu Yi looked at Pei Xingjian's side face for a while, and he didn't understand the meaning of Pei Xingjian's words, as well as the meaning of this laughter, so he had to say curtly: "The teacher's teachings will be remembered by the apprentice for the rest of his life, and please rest assured that the apprentice will think twice before doing whatever he does!"

"That's good," Pei Xingjian glanced at Liu Yi obliquely, didn't ask Liu Yi anything, just said: "Hurry up, look at this day is gloomy, it is not likely to get better, it may snow heavily at any time, we strive to arrive in Chang'an before the snow comes!" Saying that, Pei Xingjian loudly urged the war horse to step forward and run forward.

Liu Yi also hurriedly urged the horse to follow, and at the same time ordered the accompanying carriage to speed up.

After setting off from Luoyang, after eleven days of travel, the group finally arrived in Chang'an. Fortunately, there was no wind and snow along the way, and it was quite smooth, but Xiaoyun, who was weak, and a few other maids couldn't hold it because of such a continuous bump, and after returning to Chang'an, they were all tired.

(To be continued)