This general is not Li Yu's person, nor is he the queen's person, but Xu Shi's person.

He didn't know why Her Royal Highness the Princess asked such a question, and after a moment of silence, he replied: "There is no will, and the general is naturally still in the south." ”

"At this time, it's better to be honest. If my expectations are correct, after the news of my father's death reached Nanzhao, General Xu Shi had already embarked on the return journey. ”

Li Yu said: "Now is not the time to pursue these things, I want you to tell the old general, today's Chang'an City, today's empire is the time when he is most needed, Xiling Temple edict to the world to destroy my Tang Dynasty, it will definitely be unfavorable to him, please be careful old general." ”

The general did not expect that Her Royal Highness the princess not only blamed the military for doing its own thing, but instead had such an instruction, saying: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the general will definitely return to Chang'an safely." ”

Hearing this, Li Yu's mind finally relaxed a little.

The next person to be brought into the imperial study by the eunuch was Song Yushi.

The imperial history has nothing to do with military and political affairs, and Li Yu summoned him, but it was because of military and political affairs, because this Song imperial history was the liaison between her and the lords of Qinghe County.

"The imperial court has been transferred back to the Zhenbei Army, the Western Army and the Zhennan Army have also received a military order, and they are about to go north to resist the cavalry of the Golden Horde, the Xiling Temple has been planning for many years, and the pain of the loss of the son of the Emperor of the Southern Jin Dynasty has not disappeared, and there must be a large army coming from the south, if you want to block them, you can only rely on the sailors on Daze and the lords of Qinghe County. ”

Li Yu said that these things are all arrangements made by the court over the Ming Road, and there is no problem of leaking secrets, she quietly looked at Song Yushi and said: "This palace will not forget the matter of the promises of the lords of Qinghe County, and I also hope that the lords will have something to show at this time, and the palace is very much looking forward to the arrangements of the lords in the Xiling Temple." ”

Song Yushi did not hesitate to kneel down on his knees, bowed to each other, and said sincerely: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the 100,000 state army of Qinghe County and the 30,000 Zhuang army of the lords will definitely cooperate with the Navy Division." Desperately trying to block the enemy of the temple and the Southern Jin army south of Daze, even if they are defeated in the end, they will definitely buy enough time for the empire. ”

"Good. Li Yu looked at him quietly and said.

When Song Yushi left, Mo Han, a scholar of Yinghuadian University, walked out from behind the bookshelf. He looked at the closed door of the imperial study, and said with a little worry: "If there is a general of Zhenguo sitting in Chang'an, both the military and the people's hearts will be further stabilized. The ministers are still worried about Qinghe County, although the lords have been subservient for many years......"

"Don't worry. It took so many resources to push Hunyuan and me to this position. Even if they have other ideas. It is also impossible to forcibly change direction in such a short period of time, otherwise there will be such a strong tearing force. It will cause great problems within the valves. ”

Li Yu didn't wait for him to finish, and said with an indifferent expression: "And the descendants of all the lords, including the second son of Old Lady Cui and several of his own grandsons, are all in Chang'an. How can they have different hearts?"

Mo Han pondered for a moment, feeling that His Highness's arrangement really had no loopholes, but the worried look on his face was still not completely eliminated, and he said, "There is still no movement in the academy?"

Li Yu was silent, and suddenly picked up a piece of paperweight on the case and threw it to the ground.

With a snap, the paperweight shattered into countless pieces.

She couldn't suppress the anger in her heart, and her body trembled slightly: "The academy is still closed and there are no guests...... I have been raising the academy for thousands of years, and now the empire is in danger. Are they still refusing to do it?"

At this time, a eunuch whispered something outside the imperial study.

Li Yu's anger did not subside, and he retreated with a cold voice.

The eunuch's voice trembled slightly, but he did not retreat according to his words, and still continued, Someone wants to see His Highness.

Hearing that person's name, Li Yu was stunned.

Mo Han frowned slightly. said: "His Royal Highness himself saw him, and the official retired first." ”

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The person who entered the palace overnight and demanded to meet Her Royal Highness the princess was Chao Xiaoshu. No wonder neither the guards nor the eunuch leaders dared to rebuke, not even to report back.

Li Yu looked at the middle-aged man in a green shirt under the autumn tree. After a moment of silence, he said: "A few days ago, I made a special trip to invite Second Uncle Chao into the palace. Second Uncle Chao ignored him, why did he come to see me today?"

Chao Xiaoshu said: "A few days ago, His Royal Highness saw me for the sake of the government, and I told His Majesty back then that I would not pay attention to the Tang Dynasty, so I was unwilling to enter the palace to see you." ”

Li Yu frowned slightly and asked, "Then why do you want to come to see me tonight?"

Chao Xiaoshu said: "Because this is no longer a matter of government affairs, but related to the safety of Datang." ”

Li Yu said: "If there is anything wrong with Second Uncle Chao, please say it directly." ”

Chao Xiaoshu said, "I want to ask for two holy decrees. ”

Li Yu was a little taken aback and asked, "Holy Decree, what are you going to do?"

Chao Xiaoshu said: "A holy decree to the Fish Dragon Gang, if Chang'an City is provoked by the Taoists of the Xiling Temple, it is convenient for the brothers in the gang to come forward to suppress it for His Majesty." ”

Li Yu looked at him quietly, as if he wanted to see if there was something else hidden in his words, and said: "Chang'an City will not be chaotic, so I don't think this holy decree is necessary." ”

Chao Xiaoshu looked at her and said, "Your Highness is really confident that Chang'an City will not be chaotic?"

Li Yu said: "There is Chang'an Mansion in the city, there is a guard office, and there is a cavalry camp......

Without waiting for her to finish speaking, she said to Xiaoshu: "The second will I want to ask for is related to the Xiao Cavalry Camp, I want Your Majesty or Your Highness to give me temporary authority to rule over the Xiao Cavalry Camp." ”

Li Yu's brows furrowed a little deeper, and he didn't understand his request, and said: "I have promised that Chang'an City will never be chaotic, no matter how annoying those officials loyal to the queen are, I will definitely not do anything to them until the external troubles are solved, so what do you want to do with the cavalry camp?"

"I'm leaving with the Horseman. ”

"You're leaving Chang'an?"

"Not bad. ”

Chao Xiaoshu looked at her and said: "You and I both know that all the military strength of the Tang Dynasty now has to be used to resist the Golden Horde Court, and the army that went north to the Xiling Temple, and a part of it must be left to stare at the Yuelun Kingdom, and now that the northeast border army has been destroyed, the imperial court can no longer find any army to resist the army from the Yan Kingdom." ”

Li Yu shook his head and said, "There are still Xiang troops in Gushan County and various states. ”

Chao Xiaoshu said: "The Xiang army is slow to move and cannot keep up with the speed of the grassland cavalry. ”

Li Yu said: "Those steppe cavalry in the Eastern Wilderness are not in any danger, even if they are allowed to enter the country, they will not be able to affect the overall battle situation. ”

"But the people of eastern Datang will be killed, taken captive, and burned alive. ”

Chao Xiaoshu looked at him quietly and said, "I know what you're thinking. Indulge those steppe cavalry invasions. As long as they rob more violently, kill and burn harder, and the more corrupt military discipline becomes, the slower their actions will be, just like greedy bears, they will eventually be tired, and even eat until they never eat at all, so they will not be able to threaten the most prosperous and wealthy points of Chang'an and Datang. ”

Li Yu asked coldly, "Isn't this wrong?"

"Lost some old and weak women and children. Ordinary people. It was also the fields and villages that were burned, and the dilapidated small cities were destroyed, but they could save a large army all the way. It is possible to exchange for the peace of the Tang Dynasty...... If you look at it this way, it is certainly the right one, and it can even be called a wise decision. Respond calmly. ”

After being silent for a moment, Chao Xiaoshu said: "But Datang is not only Chang'an City, those old and weak women and children, ordinary farmers, are also Tang people, and those fields and villages and dilapidated small cities are also Datang. ”

Li Yu said: "So...... You're going to the East with the Horseman?"

Chao Xiaoshu said: "Yes, if the first emperor was still alive, he should have done this a long time ago." ”

Li Yu said: "Even if you know that the Xiaocai Battalion can't change the situation in the east at all?"

Said to Xiaoshu: "At least." We want to let the people of that land know that Datang has not forgotten them. ”

Li Yu was silent for a long time, and then said, "I won't give you the first will. ”

He said to Xiaoshu, "Thank you, Your Highness." ”

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When Li Yu summoned everyone in the imperial study, her younger brother Li Hunyuan was also talking to people in his palace, but the conversation was not pleasant.

He Mingchi glanced at the dark night of His Highness and turned his head. looked at Li Huiyuan, who was pale, and said, "Chao Xiaoshu is in the imperial study at this time, but I don't know what he and His Highness are talking about. ”

Li Huiyuan waved his arms extremely anxiously and scolded: "Those things are naturally arranged by the imperial sister, what do you care about about those things." I just ask if you have any way to contact the people of Xiling Temple. ”

He Mingchi bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty." At this time, even if they can contact the Xiling Temple, it is impossible for them to change their minds, you must know that the temple has issued a letter, and the two sides have torn their faces. ”

Li Huiyuan was stunned when he heard this, his face became more and more ugly, his right hand kept trembling, and he wanted to hold the teacup on the table and take a sip of tea, but he almost knocked the teacup to the ground.

"Hurry up and figure it out. ”

He said: "If you can't contact the Xiling Temple, then quickly let someone find a way to contact General Xu Shi and tell him that the Xiling Temple is ready to ambush him on the road." ”

He Mingchi was slightly shocked when he heard this, and said, "Your Majesty...... Do you want this to come to light?"

Li Huiyuan slowly raised his head, stared at him fiercely, gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Even if I let the military know that I have tried to join forces with the enemy and kill the general of Zhenguo, I will save this matter!"

"I originally thought that it was just Longqing leading the grassland cavalry to disturb the border, but where did I think that in the end, it would become a worldwide battle! If I want to protect the Tang Dynasty, I must protect the general, you will do it immediately!"

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Chao Xiaoshu left the palace.

He didn't take the holy decree, but Li Yu's handwriting.

Now Li Yu is in charge of the country, and he has this handwriting, and the commander of the Xiaocai battalion is his own brother, so he is confident that he can leave Chang'an with the Xiaocai battalion.

After returning to Chunfeng Pavilion Heng 2nd Street, the court began to hold a banquet, and invited the opera troupe to live.

At this time when the Tang Dynasty is in turmoil, this kind of style is really a bit dazzling.

But no one gave any opinions, whether it was the guests attending the banquet, Linzi who was crying silently with a child in his arms, or the old lady who was holding a cane with a calm expression.

This is the wine of farewell, the wine of grandeur.

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Song Yushi left the palace.

According to Li Yu's intentions, he first went to the Qinghe Guild Hall, met with the children of the lords of Qinghe County, and had a long talk with the second son of Old Lady Cui.

Then he took Cui Ergongzi back to the mansion, held a banquet, and invited more than ten singers to live.

After the banquet dispersed, Song Yushi was drunk.

Mrs. Yushi waited for him distressedly, and said: "Drunk hurts his body, and the lord himself is the imperial history, and he still does this kind of thing at this time, I am afraid that he will be attacked." ”

Song Yushi opened his eyes, looked at the curtain on the top of the bed, and after being silent for a long time, he smiled and said: "There are many kinds of banquets, farewell wine, Zhuangxing wine, tonight's banquet, I let the palace see it, I want the palace to feel that we are sacrificing the old people in our hometown with a glass of wine." ”

"How can the imperial court be completely relieved of those of us from Qinghe County? Whether it is me or the second son of Cui, every disciple of the gate lord in the Qinghe Guild Hall has a secret guard to follow all year round. ”

"So in the end, it's a dead word. ”

"Tonight's wine is actually a gallant wine. ”

"But for the sake of a thousand lifetimes, even the soul-breaking wine must be drunk all at once. ”

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Night shrouded the mountains.

There is a military camp at the foot of the mountain, which is composed of more than ten military tents, and there are not many people who want to come.

In one of the tents, there was a painful cough.

Xu Shi is already very old, whether it is the wrinkles on his face or the lung disease that is getting worse day by day, it is proving this, but he does not allow himself to fall, especially at this moment.

He was the general of the Tang Dynasty, the de facto leader of the military, and was deeply trusted and favored by the emperor, and spent most of these years in the Zhennan army, because the hot and humid climate in the south was good for his body.

It was hundreds of miles away from the Zhennan Army, but a little north, and the annoying lung disease recurred again, and the old general's chest was like a broken drum, which made all the guards in the camp feel pain.

In the battle for the throne, General Xu Shida, who had the most powerful words, always remained silent, because of his vigilance against the academy, many people, including Li Yu's sister and brother, suspected that he secretly supported the queen mother, but it turned out that he did not support anyone, he only supported the emperor's majesty.

When the emperor died, he supported the edict of the emperor, so he now supports Li Yu's sister and brother. However, when the holy decree that summoned him back to Beijing did not reach the Zhennan Army, he suddenly felt that this matter was a little strange.

He left the Zhennan Army with more than 100 guards, sneaked through the mountains and forests, and headed for Chang'an City.

Overnight at the foot of the mountain.

Wang Jingluo once again questioned the general's decision. Xu Shi glared at him and shouted: "Outside, the king's order is not affected, not to mention that the king is fucking gone now!"

Wang Jingluo later recalled this sentence, and there were always a lot of sighs and sighs. When people are old, they will always become like children who like to be angry, General Xu Shida is in a hurry to return to Chang'an, there are reasons why he is worried about state affairs, but if you think about it deeply, it is probably just that he is in a hurry to go back to see His Majesty for the last time.

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(At 0:00 in the morning, there will be an update, there will be a single chapter, that is the beginning of the double monthly pass, it is the final battle for the first place in the annual monthly pass, and it is also the beginning of this war in Datang, see you then.) ）