Chapter Forty-Eight: It's Better to Be Young

Looking at the stunned Li Chengqian, Old Li Gang shook his head slightly.

After all, Li Chengqian is only a thirteen-year-old child.

Since childhood, he has been exposed to either erudite Confucianism or important ministers in the court, where will someone analyze the dark side of these human beings for him.

However, there must always be such a person.

After all, Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince is not as stable as Mount Tai.

As Li Shimin's other princes gradually grew up.

Knowing these truths earlier was not a bad thing for Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian should still need to digest for a while, and old Li Gang no longer cares about him, and continues to read books by himself.

As time passed, Li Chengqian's teeth clenched and his face turned pale.

It seems that I have encountered the first problem in my life.

Suddenly, Li Chengqian seemed to have made a decision.

His face suddenly calmed down.

Then he made a big salute to Lao Li Gang and said word by word.

"Thank you for your teachings"

"Figured it out?"

Lao Li Gang didn't look up, he just asked when he heard the words.

"The students didn't figure out whether what the teacher said was right or wrong, and the students would verify it one by one in the future.

But now, the student plans to save his brother, and if the father punishes him, the student will bear it. ”

Li Chengqian straightened his waist and said to the old Li Gang, his eyes showing a resoluteness that he had never seen in the past.

Others generally like to call this feeling sharp, or grandiose.

Li Chengqian, who has been a well-behaved baby prince for four years, showed his own edge for the first time.

Without waiting for Li Gang to answer, Li Chengqian turned around and strode out of the hall.

"Where will the prince and the guard be?"

Outside the door, Li Chengqian's undoubted voice came.

Old Li Gang put down the book in his hand, looked at the back of Li Chengqian outside the door, smiled, and said slowly:

"It's finally a bit of a prince."

"The end will be."

Two neutral voices came to Lao Li Gang's ears from outside.

"Put on armor for Lonely, order two hundred people and horses, and go with Lone."

"Whoa!"

"It's better to be young."

Old Li Gang stood up and said something to himself, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked towards the palace.

……

The two hundred people led by Li Chengqian met the flying cavalry soldiers who escorted Zhang Zheng back to Chang'an.

"Report, His Royal Highness the Prince, find the enemy's traces."

"The whole army is arrayed and listens to Lone's orders."

"No!"

Less than five miles outside Chang'an City, Li Chengqian sat in the Chinese army with his whole body draped.

The armor on his body is one size smaller than that of other soldiers, but the armor on his whole body still weighs nearly thirty pounds.

It's this unusually hot season again, and the little face is constantly sweating.

The body wrapped in armor was already soaking wet.

I heard the scout report that a group of men was approaching ahead, and the number was comparable to that of the men he led.

Li Chengqian, who had experienced this kind of scene for the first time, was so nervous that his hands were sweating, and there was a trace of apprehension in his heart, as well as a trace of expectation and excitement.

"I don't know if Brother Zheng'er has encountered their poisonous hands.

I hope I'm not late, Brother Sheng'er, you have to hold on. ”

As the scouts reported, the other party's centaurs got closer and closer to them.

Li Chengqian was about to give the order to attack, but he did not expect that the opposite side would take the lead in sending two soldiers to fight horses and come to Li Chengqian's team.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, on the other side, is a friendly army."

Duan Heng, the leader of Li Chengqian's guards, said to Li Chengqian with a strange face.

"Allies?" Li Chengqian was stunned when he heard this.

"Yes, they also said that Zhang Xiannan is in their team at the moment." Duan Heng continued.

"Brother Sheng'er is in their team?"

Li Chengqian asked in surprise.

"Let them stop, just say Lonely, Li Chengqian, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, is driving here, let them be stationed on the spot to be inspected by Lonely."

"The Last Will Be Ordered"

Duan Heng answered, and then stepped forward to give the order.

When the other party heard that the person blocking the road was the crown prince Li Chengqian, he was also shocked and hurriedly stopped.

The leading lieutenant looked at Zhang Zheng on the stretcher, even in a coma, he still broke out in a cold sweat and frowned tightly.

I really don't understand why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is blocking the road at this time.

The arrow of the opponent's archer shot directly through Zhang Zheng's body.

Although it didn't hit any fatal places, it was possible that the wound would have infected and died if it hadn't been treated in time due to the weather.

The lieutenant gave a few words to the sergeant carrying the stretcher, and then rode to the front of the team.

On Li Chengqian's side, the soldiers of the Prince Xunwei also opened a way.

Let Li Chengqian, who was obviously one size smaller, step forward immediately.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the last general will be Li An, the general of the Flying Cavalry Guard.

He was ordered by the emperor to go out of the city to rescue Zhang Zheng, a man from Weinan County, who was seriously injured at the moment and had fallen into a coma and his life and death were uncertain.

Can you ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to get out of the way and let the last general pass, and when he turns back, he will personally go to the East Palace to ask His Royal Highness for sin. ”

Li An was the first to speak, and his posture was very low, after all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not something that he could offend as a small Zuo Lang.

"What, you said that Brother Zheng'er's life and death are uncertain?"

Li Chengqian hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and ran towards Li An's team amid the dissuasion of the prince's guards, "Your Highness must not".

At the critical time, Duan Heng was still clever, and hurriedly ordered to get out of the way, and then chased towards Li Chengqian's crazy figure.

Of course, Li An didn't dare to stop Li Chengqian, so he had to let Li Chengqian run into his team.

When he came to the middle of the team, Li Chengqian saw Zhang Zheng lying on the stretcher at a glance.

I saw that Zhang Zheng was covered in blood, and the arrow in his chest had been pulled out by the accompanying military doctor.

A simple bandage of the wound was carried out with gauze.

It's a pity that to no avail, the snow-white gauze has already been stained bright red by Zhang Zheng's blood, and there are faint blood stains coming out of the wound.

"Brother Sheng, I'm late."

Li Chengqian shouted, tears flowed from his eyes, rushed to the stretcher and grabbed Zhang Zheng's bloody hand.

Zhang Zheng, who was in a coma, seemed to faintly hear Li Chengqian's voice.

"Ahem! Cough! ”

Zhang Zheng coughed twice, and in an instant, a stream of pus and blood came out of the wound wrapped in gauze, and flowed down the stretcher to the ground.

Feiqi Zuolang made Li An's heart so anxious that he couldn't do it, and seeing that Li Chengqian was delaying time here, he didn't dare to urge.

I had to face Li Chengqian's guard leader Duan Heng constantly.

"Your Highness, Zhang Xiannan has lost too much blood, and if he is not treated, he is afraid that his life will be in danger."

Duan Heng whispered to Li Chengqian, who was sad and couldn't help himself.

Li Chengqian woke up like a dream, and said incoherently anxiously: "Go back to the East Palace, quickly, take Brother Zheng'er back to the East Palace."

Duan Heng, you go back first, and call the imperial doctor to wait in the East Palace, no, you go and ask the imperial doctor to come out of Chang'an directly, and we will meet halfway. ”

"Yes, the last will obey."

Duan Heng took the order and left.

Li Chengqian was about to let go of Zhang Zheng's hand, but suddenly felt Zhang Zheng's hand holding him.

"Cough, cough, cough, promise... Receive... Cheng Qian? ”

Zhang Zheng, who was in a coma, didn't know when he woke up, and shouted Li Chengqian's name intermittently.

"Brother Sheng'er, it's me, it's me, I'm late."

Li Chengqian was overjoyed when he heard Zhang Zheng's voice. I couldn't help but choke.

"Quick, go back to the East Palace."

Li Chengqian wiped his tears with his sleeve and ordered, regardless of Zhang Zheng holding his hand.

didn't go back to ride a horse, just walked next to Zhang Zheng and walked to Chang'an step by step.