Datang, Chang'an.

The Tang army that crusaded against the Turks has returned to Beijing, and the one at the forefront is the Xuanjia Army of the Tang Dynasty, with the battle flag fluttering, the armor shining, and the solemn appearance of the army, which is moving. The people of Chang'an greeted each other and offered their cheers without hesitation.

These majestic and high-spirited Tang men have played the majesty of the Tang Dynasty, and also played the integrity of the Tang Dynasty, and washed away the shame of the past.

From now on, the Tang Dynasty will be an empire standing on the top of the mountains, with a glance of the mountains.

How does this not make the people of Datang raise their eyebrows and have honor?

The prisoner cart drove slowly, and inside was a Turkic man with long hair and a disgraced appearance, even if he was down to this point, he still had a trace of nobility.

He was the Turkic Jieli Khan.

Countless rotten eggs and rotten leaves smashed at this person, and the people spat on this former Turkic khan, who once led a large army to the city and robbed more than half of Chang'an's wealth.

It was also this person who repeatedly connived at the Turks to go south, burning, killing and looting the border.

"It's so exciting, it's so exciting!"

"General Li Jing really deserves to be a famous general in the world, he only took 10,000 cavalry, and it took only three months to capture Jieli Khan!"

"Tsk, manly man, it should be so!"

The people looked at the general in gold armor at the front with an extraordinary bearing, and their eyes showed admiration.

This battle has spread all over the world, and General Li Jing first led only 3,000 cavalry to raid the Turkic royal city, forcing Jieli Khan to abandon the city and flee.

Then, after the confluence of the army, he led the army to support the national division, and strongly defeated the legendary Wu Clan Legion, completely making the Xuanjia Army firmly sit on the name of the world's first cavalry.

Then the blood moon came, and the world was in fear.

General Li Jing overrode public opinion, and once again led 10,000 cavalry to march in the night, chasing and killing Jieli Khan, and encountered heavy snow on the way that was rare for ten years.

It was in such a difficult environment that Li Jing led his troops to march for March, crossed the snow-capped mountains, and finally defeated the 50,000-strong army that Jieli Khan had finally organized in one fell swoop.

It is said that when he captured Jieli Khan, he was still asleep under the covers.

The war of annihilation of the country has come to a successful end.

Since then, the Eastern Turkic Empire, which is invincible, known as the one who raises a million whips and is the first in war, has perished.

"There is also General Xue Rengui Xue, I heard that he is brave and good at fighting, invincible, and the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand beheaded the famous Turkic generals, and even the Jieli Khan was captured by him!"

"Look, that white-robed general is General Xue, he looks so handsome!"

"I heard that General Xue is very valued by the national teacher, and the two are still old friends, and they really have a bright future."

"Hey, why don't you see the national teacher?"

"Yes, we can win, the national teacher has made great contributions, and it stands to reason that there should be ·····."

That night, Li Shimin announced the lifting of the curfew for three days, the whole country celebrated, and held a large celebration banquet.

It's just that many ministers found that the two major heroes of this crusade against the Turks, the commander Li Jing and the national teacher Li Daoxuan, were only Li Jing present, and the seat belonging to the national teacher was always empty.

After the banquet, Empress Changsun helped the drunken Li Shimin back to the palace.

As soon as he closed the door, Li Shimin opened his eyes, although there was a hint of drunkenness in his eyes, it was still clear and bright, obviously the posture just now was pretended.

"Your Majesty, but are you worried about Taichong?"

Empress Eldest Sun, who was familiar with him, didn't mean this, and said while pouring a glass of decanting soup.

Li Shimin sighed and said, "I can't hide anything from you, you said this is too chong, why did you suddenly say goodbye, and even ······ Also... ...”

He frowned, and the joy he had brought from the victory had diminished.

"He even took the initiative to resign as a national teacher, right?"

Empress Eldest Sun handed over the decanting soup and said.

Li Shimin took a sip, only to feel extremely bitter and difficult to swallow.

"What kind of person is Taichong when I am it, do you think that I will be cunning and kill the lackeys, and the birds will hide their bows, so they can only share the sorrows and not the joys?"

"I regard him as a dear friend, how can he think of me like this?"

Empress Changsun smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, maybe it is not the national teacher who speculates about the belly of a gentleman."

"Oh? What does the queen mean by this? ”

"The concubine thinks that a master like the national teacher, born in troubled times, prosperous and hidden, he is not greedy for the splendid wealth of the world, fame and fortune are like floating clouds for him, if it is decided today, Haiyan River is clear, he naturally wants to withdraw and settle at ease."

"Hmph, where is the Haiyan River clear, Tubo has hidden ambitions, and the evil gods in the world are lurking, this is all a problem, he is free, let me have a headache here!" Li Shimin was still indignant.

Originally, this time, he prepared many canonized titles for Li Daoxuan, and even prepared to give him all the five mountains, and then spend a lot of money to start a sect.

But he didn't expect Li Daoxuan to come back, so he only asked Li Jing to bring back a letter asking him to resign as the national teacher.

Even if he tore up the letter, he would never agree!

If it spreads, what will people in the world think of him Li Shimin?

Empress Eldest Sun hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, in fact, this may not be a good thing in the long run.

Li Shimin glanced at her thoughtfully and did not speak.

"It seems that Your Majesty has also thought of it, the merits of the national teacher are too great, there is no reward, there is no reward, there is no way to give, and the cultivation is unfathomable, he is in Chang'an, if there is a disagreement with His Majesty in the future, then who will the dragon listen to?"

"That's enough."

Li Shimin waved his hand, signaling that the queen didn't need to say any more.

In fact, he knows all this, but he just doesn't want to think about it.

He got up and pushed open the window, looked at the bright starry sky outside, was silent for a moment, and then said aloud: "I am not Yang Guang, I will never do anything harmful to the common people, since this is the case, why worry about having differences with Taichong?" ”

He said word by word, and his voice was sonorous and powerful.

"Those who can't tolerate others are also tolerated by others, if there is really a disagreement, then listen to Taichong, because I may be old and faint, but Taichong will not."

Empress Eldest Sun stared at the handsome emperor with admiration in her eyes.

She bowed to Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty's words are the words of the Holy Monarch, I hope Your Majesty will remember what you said today, and the concubines will also remind Your Majesty from time to time and bow to the Holy Lord!" ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then showed a wry smile.

"Okay, you Guanyin, no wonder you said those words just now, it turned out that you were waiting for me here!"

Empress Eldest Sun pursed her lips and chuckled, "The concubine doesn't dare." ”

Li Shimin looked at her delicate figure hidden under the gorgeous phoenix robe, the dignified and holy, and the unique temperament of her daughter's bright and soft family made his heart flutter a little drunk.

Under the candle flame, the queen's beautiful face became more delicate.

He picked up the queen and teased: "I only reacted now, you said before that you were not too chong to speculate on the belly of a gentleman, so isn't that saying that I am a villain?" ”

Empress Eldest Sun's voice carried a hint of sweetness.

"Your Majesty, the concubine didn't say that, you said it yourself."

"Hmph, then let you take a good look at whether I am a villain or not!"

Li Shimin hugged the queen and walked towards the dragon bed, although the beauty in his arms has been his wife for ten years, but it always makes him so infatuated. m.

As the red candle went out, the curtain fell, and in the darkness, the dragon and phoenix sang in unison.

Early morning. Hongzhou, Longyou County.

Now that it has entered winter, the snow in Hongzhou has fallen early this year, and the snowflakes have fallen, and overnight, thousands of trees and pear blossoms have bloomed.

Ruixue Trillion Year.

The people of Longyou County are all in good spirits, and they start to clear the snow early in the morning, full of enthusiasm, even the children of seven or eight years old are also following the snow sweeping, and they are also comparing who has more cold air.

The imperial court won a great victory, the emperor once again ordered a reduction in taxes, and in addition to this year's good harvest, every household was jubilant.

Over the years, their lives have gotten much better, and some people can even eat meat.

In the past, this was unthinkable.

A little girl was holding a broom half her head older than herself, and was sweeping the snow in front of her father with her father, when suddenly one of her feet slipped and accidentally fell.

Just as her face was about to hit the ground, a slender jade hand gently lifted her up.

The white umbrella covers the falling snow, revealing a flowing green robe.

"Little girl, be careful."

The girl looked up and saw a young Taoist under the umbrella, his eyes were like paint, and a wooden hairpin was obliquely inserted in his long black hair.

He's so good-looking!

The girl was a little stunned for a while, she thought that the general in the album was the best-looking person in the world, but compared to the big brother in front of her, it was suddenly nothing.

The Taoist smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to pluck the snowflakes from her hair, his demeanor was soft, and his smile was as warm as jade, which made people feel like a spring breeze.

The little girl suddenly felt that she was not cold, not only was it not cold, but it was also a little hot, and her face was hot.

"Thank you, big brother!" She shouted obediently.

The Taoist nodded, then raised his umbrella and turned to leave, seemingly with little steps, but disappeared into the wind and snow in the blink of an eye.

The little girl stared blankly in the direction the Taoist had left, until her father came and called out to her.

She told her father what had just happened, but he suspected that she was lying, because he had just been clearing the snow here, and he didn't see any Taoists, only his daughter talking to herself.

And if someone had walked on it, there would have been footprints on the snow, but now there are no traces.

It wasn't until the little girl cried and swore that he doubted it, but he thought that his daughter had fallen into an evil spirit, and hurriedly took her to a temple in the county.

"Hurry up, this is the national teacher, the mana is boundless, in our Longyou County back then, but he personally killed the dragon that made waves!"

"I know, I know, Dad, you've told that story hundreds of times!"

"What kind of story, that's true, I have seen the national teacher from afar at that time!"

Under the urging of her father, the little girl had to kneel down respectfully and kowtow to incense, but when she looked up, she glanced at the statue of the national teacher and was suddenly stunned.

Although she had worshiped in the past, she had not looked closely at the appearance of the statue, but now when she saw the statue, she suddenly remembered a person in her mind.

"Dad, the big brother I saw before, and the national teacher······ It looks like ·····."

Some people died, but not completely......