"Mother, I'm back—"

Before entering the "Ming Hall", Xiao Taiping shouted, with a little excitement in his voice, and even a little eagerness.

"You little girl, it's only been a day out, why do you want to run back? Those damn minions don't know what's stopping this crazy girl—"

The voice of the martial lady came from the "Ming Hall", I haven't seen it for several years, can Li Zhiyan forget this familiar voice?

He stretched out his hand to stop Xiao Taiping who was about to rush towards the "Ming Hall", and even shook his head gently at the little girl with a smile.

"Tang Li Zhi, I want to see Tugu Hunzun—"

Seeing his father's solemn look, Xiao Taiping couldn't help but laugh on the side.

"Ahh

In a stint of uproar, I heard a messy sound coming from the "Ming Hall", which seemed to have knocked down the table? The sound of an object hitting the ground?

And so on.

"Let's go, don't keep your mother waiting."

Li Zhi is so deaf and clear, since the "number of rites" has passed, he stretched out his hand to lead the little Taiping on the side, and the two walked into the "Ming Hall" side by side, but they almost collided with the martial lady who came out of the voice.

"Your Majesty? Is it really you? What are you doing here? ——」

Seeing Li Zhi after a few years of absence, well, Li Zhi's appearance has not changed for many years, and after seven years of separation, what has changed is nothing more than this clothes.

"Haha, what's the matter, 'Concubine Xian, you are the master of Tuyuhun, don't you know me?"

The moment he saw Wu Niangzi, Li Zhi was still a little "strange", but he was still holding Xiao Taiping in his hand, as if he suddenly realized that the woman in front of him was his daughter's mother!

Wu Niangzi was still in shock, but Li Zhi was already anti-guest, pulling Xiao Taiping with his right hand, and his free left hand stepped forward and directly hugged Wu Niangzi's waist.

"Ah, Your Majesty—"

It seems that I didn't expect Li Zhi to be so "bold", and for so many years, there is no such "habit" at all, and for a while, Wu Niangzi subconsciously wanted to dodge?

It's a pity, how can Li Zhi allow her a chance to dodge?

A family of three, almost side by side, walked to the main seat in the center.

Tuyuhun is imitating the Tang Dynasty everywhere, and in this "Mingtang", it also has its own different style, which is more than the main position in between.

"Mingtang" is considered to be the meeting place of the martial lady, and the main seat in the center is usually only she sits by herself, and even the most doting Xiao Taiping has never been "touched".

Of course, the little girl is an active character, and she doesn't like to come to this "Ming Hall" too much, plus in the past year, she has been cultivating a lot, and the number of times she has come here is only a handful.

It's not so much the main seat, but more like most of the Hu bed, Li Zhi honestly and unceremoniously sat up, and actually took Wu Niangzi and Xiao Taiping into his arms at the same time.

"Virtuous Concubine, are you guilty? ——」

Such a "deviant" move, fortunately, there was no one else in the "Mingtang" at this time, otherwise Wu Niangzi would really be a little embarrassed.

Even so, isn't there a daughter of his own next to this?

Xiao Taiping is different, he has never had such an "experience" when he is so big, in addition to curiosity, he feels warm inexplicably, and the little girl even took the initiative to rub her head into Li Zhi's arms.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, you are the king of a country, and you are doing this...... Besides, Ben ...... What is the sin of a concubine?"

Wu Niangzi had already blushed and struggled hard, she was already half a foot into the "Da Luo Jin Immortal", but she couldn't break free of Li Zhi's arm.

What are you kidding, although Li Zhi is only a small step above the martial lady in the realm, he is the thirteenth "ancestral witch" since the flood of famine.

The strong strength of the "Ancestral Witch", how can it be comparable to the peak of the martial lady's "Taiyi Golden Immortal"?

"What is the sin? It's been seven years, and you secretly gave birth to a daughter without me, if it weren't for the fact that I met Xiao Taiping today

How long do you want to hide it?"

Of course, Li Zhi is not really angry about this matter.

Thinking of the scene back then, as well as the unique character of Wu Niangzi, Li Zhi can naturally understand what she did.

It's just that I have been kept in the dark for so many years, and this "breath" in my heart still has to come out.

"Your Majesty is wronging the concubine, half a year ago, the concubine has officially gone to Chang'an, I think both the prince of Agarwood and Ding Shan have privately told Chang'an, right?"

"Your Majesty himself wandered around, and he didn't get any news from Chang'an all the year round, but he came to the door like this today, 'Come to the door to ask for the crime, is it still a concubine?'

Hearing Li Zhi say this reason, Wu Niangzi stabilized her mind.

even took the opportunity to get rid of Li Zhi's "claws", but the little girl in Taiping stretched her body and occupied her father's arms alone.

"This ......"

It turned out that after Li Shenxiang and Xue Dingshan met Xiao Taiping one after another, they secretly wrote to Chang'an and informed Princess Taiping of the matter.

This matter is not big or small, and it is not small to say that it is not small, and it is necessary to divide how to look at it.

Anyway, Xiao Taiping is the blood of the Tang royal family after all, if you don't know, it's okay, you have seen it with your own eyes, whether it is Li Agarwood or Xue Dingshan, the two of them dare not slack off.

Although Tang Emperor Li Zhi and Empress Yang Chan are not in Chang'an, isn't there still Emperor Li Shimin?

The secret letters of the two of them traveled 800 miles in an expedited manner, and they entered the "Lizheng Palace" successively and delivered them to the hands of the Emperor Li Shimin.

After Li Shimin received the letter from the two, he didn't know how to decide.

In the final analysis, this is not only a matter of the Tang Dynasty, but also Li Zhi's own private matter, after all, Li Zhi, the emperor, has long reflected too many different and unreasonable places.

Li Shimin first discussed it privately with the eldest grandson Wujian, and then invited several older Li clan relatives of Zongzheng Temple and several chief officials of the Ministry of Rites.

The name of the martial lady "Xian Fei Niangniang" was recorded in the royal sect back then, and now "Xian Fei Niangniang" gave birth to a princess, all of whom have grown to five or six years old, although the entire birth process does not conform to the royal rules, is this not evidenced by the letter of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today?

In the end, it was an elder of the Li family who gave a compromise idea, and the Tang Dynasty first included the little princess in the royal sect, and the title was established according to "Taiping".

When Tang Emperor Li Zhi comes back, or Tuyuhun's "virtuous concubine Niangniang" himself officially comes to write a letter, and then the edict will be reported to the world.

This is also a helpless way, for the "virtuous concubine Niangniang" who is far away in Tuyuhun, not to mention the chief officials of Zongzheng Temple and the Ministry of Rites, even Li Shimin, who is a generation of "Heavenly Khan", is amazed by what he has done in Tuyuhun in recent years.

It can be called a "strange woman"!

And such a strange woman is the daughter-in-law of their old Li family, the "virtuous concubine Niangniang" of the Tang Dynasty, including Li Shimin, the princes of the Tang Dynasty, who can't help but have a little more pride in their admiration.

Sure enough, after receiving the secret letter from Li Shenxiang and Xue Dingshan, less than two months had passed, and Tuyuhun's official letter arrived.

There are two general contents, one is that Tuyuhun is grateful to Datang for its all-round assistance and is willing to serve Datang as the mainstay.

The second is that Princess Taiping officially asked for the title, but Tang Emperor Li Zhi was not in the court, and Taiping's title was given, but the name of this little girl could not be decided.

Fortunately, the other party is still young, and there are not many opportunities for women to use as daimyo in this era, but Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wujian, the two emperors and queen mothers, have pulled more than a dozen carts for the reward of the little girl.

There is no way, Li Zhi now has two sons and two daughters, but Li Shimin and the others have not been able to get one to stay with, and even the two little princesses have not been able to let the imperial grandfather and imperial grandmother meet each other.

The emperor is not in the capital, the queen also went to the "Wa Palace", His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fought on the battlefield, and the second prince did not know where to go.

That's it

The "unconventional" family has allowed the thousands of subjects of Datang to slowly live a prosperous life, and the territory of Datang has also continued to expand, with frequent reports of good news almost every few days, or small states and small countries willing to attach themselves to Datang.

After being separated for too long, there are many, many things to say.

The so-called little biebetter is newlywed, and the one-night style is not with outsiders......

......

"Mei Niang, how is the battle situation in Tibet, I didn't hear you mention the matter of Agarwood and Dingshan yesterday?"

As early as Xiao Taiping, Li Zhi already knew that Prince Agarwood had also come to Tibet, and the two of them who had been separated for several years last night were dedicated to practicing the "Xuanyuan Room Technique", but they had no time to take care of military affairs.

And after the two lingered, Li Zhi also timely mentioned the name in the depths of his memory - Wu Meiniang.

Unexpectedly, the martial lady, who has always been known for her perseverance and ability, was very happy with the name taken by Li Zhi.

In Wu Meiniang's understanding, even if Li Zhi already has several women, it seems that no woman can win Li Zhi's name personally.

And she, "Wu Meiniang", can be regarded as "coming out on top" in another sense.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is guilty, without Your Majesty's consent, the concubine made her own decisions and set a family affair for Ding Shan......

Wu Meiniang talked in detail about the past two years, Tugu Hunnan's expedition to Tubo, especially the experiences of Li Shenxiang and Xue Dingshan.

Speaking of when Xue Dingshan was seriously injured and almost died, even if Li Zhiming knew that his apprentice had finally turned the corner, he couldn't help but worry about him.

When Wu Meiniang reported the name of "Fan Lihua", Li Zhi was stunned at first, and was quickly relieved.

Yes, since there is Xue Dingshan, if there is no Fan Lihua appearing, wouldn't it be a shortcoming?

As for the crime of "accepting a wife in battle", as Wu Meiniang said, her life is about to be gone, where can she manage so much?

Besides, isn't Xue Dingshan also acting on orders?

Since it is the Tang Tu Alliance, Wu Meiniang is not only a master's wife, but also the respect of a country, what is Xue Dingshan's crime?

"Ugly ghost Yang Fan? Damn it—but, he put so much effort into putting together a 'White Tiger Array', and in the end it was cheaper for Ding Shan's kid?"

"Haha, it seems that there is a fixed number of drinks and pecks." White Tiger Array, White Tiger? Could it be that Ding Shan is really 'the reincarnation of the White Tiger Star?'

In the myths and legends of later generations, Xue Rengui and Xue Dingshan father and son were all reincarnated as "White Tiger Star", which gave rise to the evil fate of "father killing son, son killing father".

It is precisely for this reason that Li Zhi raised Xue Dingshan in the palace, even if he was put on the battlefield, he also sent Xue Dingshan far away to Tuyuhun, instead of being with his son Xue Rengui.

Who can say clearly about cause and effect?

Whether Xue Rengui killed Xue Dingshan, or Xue Dingshan killed Xue Rengui, it was a loss for Datang and Li Zhi, and Li Zhi didn't want to see such a thing happen.

Unexpectedly, after leaving Xue Rengui, he happened to encounter a "White Tiger Great Array", which still made Xue Dingshan die for life.

However, fortunately, the ending was good, and his apprentice not only cultivated to make great progress, but also met his daughter.

"Your Majesty, Ding Shan and Lihua are really a match made in heaven, and the concubine passed on the Xuanyuan Room Technique to the two of them, and in more than half a year, they actually cultivated to both of them."

"Especially the disciples of Nading Mountain, from the perspective of the concubines, this set of exercises seems to have a unique preferential treatment for the side with low cultivation?"

In fact, when she said this, Wu Meiniang also had a feeling, and she herself was one of the beneficiaries.

"That's true, however, there are also many limitations of this set of exercises, and if you reach the realm of 'Da Luo Jin Immortal, it will be difficult to benefit from it."

Li Zhi said with emotion, he himself has a deep understanding.

For example, last night's gut battle was turned red......

"Bah, it's not serious, how can Your Majesty still have the majesty of the king of a country? ......」

Seeing Li Zhi's eyes drifting towards her again, Wu Meiniang blushed rarely, but her heart was warm.

Actually, Li Zhi is a bit "hypocritical", if this exercise has no realm restrictions, wouldn't it really be against the sky?

"Father, mother, can Taiping come in? ——」

At this time, Xiao Taiping's voice came from outside the hall, and Li Zhi and the two hurriedly separated, Wu Meiniang went to open the door for her daughter, but Li Zhi sat by the desk and read the book in a fake manner.

"Taiping greets my father and mother—"

The door of the temple was opened, and Xiao Taiping ran in in a hurry, and she had been coaxed out of the house last night, and she had come again early in the morning.

"Taiping, come to my father's place and give you some gadgets—"

Although Princess Taiping was more than six years old, Li Zhi still took her into his arms, just like a two- or three-year-old child.

Since the father and daughter recognized each other yesterday, Li Zhi has always felt a little guilty in his heart, and some hated that he had not been able to accompany his daughter since she was a child.

It's a pity that this wise and wise emperor of the Tang Dynasty has forgotten his other children.

"This set of armor was refined by my father's own hands, and it is extremely defensive, especially completely immune to water and fire, and you can't even feel its existence when you wear it."

"And this set of armor has another feature, the size is as good as it should be, even if my little Taiping grows up, he can still wear it freely-"

Li Zhi said, and took out a set of soft armor from the "storage bag".

It's really a complete set of armor, but the style is a little weird, naturally Li Zhi adopted the way of dealing with it in later generations, and everything is mainly practical.

This was originally the "Water and Fire Dragon Evil Jiao" that Li Zhi personally killed when he was on "Yingzhou Island", and the entire spine was naturally refined by him The "Great Wilderness Halberd", and the Jiao skin on that body was naturally also a treasure.

Li Zhi cut a few pieces from it and refined this set of armor.

Of course, in terms of grade, this set of armor naturally can't be compared with the "Great Wilderness Halberd", and when it is completely combined, it also has the effect of the primary "Acquired Spirit Treasure".

"Wow, armor like this? I've never seen Taiping before."

Xiao Taiping is the age when he is curious about everything, not to mention that the set of armor that Li Zhi took out is indeed a unique design in the world.

"Your Majesty, Taiping is only over six years old, you can't spoil her like this-"

Although she said this, Wu Meiniang still walked over with a smile on her face and helped Xiao Taiping put on the entire set of armor.

"Taiping, my father will pass you another set of tricks, and after thoroughly refining this set of armor, you can wear it at any time and hide it at any time."

Since it is a "Acquired Spirit Treasure" level armor, it is naturally not as troublesome to wear as ordinary armor, so Xiao Taiping is even more happy.

......

"Your Majesty is leaving?"

A simple meal is the first meal that the family of three eats together, mainly because Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang are eating with Xiao Taiping.

Although there is a lot of reluctance in her heart, Wu Meiniang is not an ordinary woman, so she naturally understands that Li Zhi did not come to look for her on purpose.

"Some time ago, I felt something in my heart, 'The true fire of the sun should have suffered an accident, and now I have learned the truth from Mei Niang, and the fire spirit is actually trapped in the 'White Tiger Great Array.'"

"It seems that it was the mysterious master of the ugly ghost Yang Fan who made a move, if even Lu Toro is not his opponent, then this person should be dealt with by me personally."

Xue Dingshan's injuries took more than half a year to fully recover, but his cultivation went further, and he came directly to the middle stage of "Taiyi Xuan Immortal", and his combat power soared more than ten times.

Fan Lihua also benefited a lot, from the initial stage of "Taiyi Golden Immortal" to the later stage of "Taiyi Golden Immortal".

After Xue Dingshan recovered from his injury, he immediately submitted his farewell to his martial wife.

Although every ten days, there will be military reports from Prince Li Agarwood, but in the end, the front is in danger, and the slightest carelessness may be in danger of life.

Xue Dingshan himself is the best example, especially the master of the ugly ghost Yang Fan, looking at the entire Tang Tu coalition army, no one can stop him.

Xue Dingshan is not greedy for military merits, but because Li Shenxiang is on the front line, it is not only his little junior brother, but also His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, can Xue Dingshan ignore it?

Xue Dingshan wanted to go to Tubo, and Fan Lihua also wanted her husband to sing with her wife, so Wu Niangzi naturally had no reason to disallow it, and let the two escort a lot of things to reward the three armies by the way.

In the past six months, the westward advance of the Tang-Tu coalition army has slowed down a lot, but it has become more steady and steady, and every time a fortress, pass or tribe is captured, it will be completely digested.

And there are many bold Tang people or Tuyuhun people who actually followed the Tang and Tuyu coalition forces and helped digest the results of the coalition army's victory.

Tubo has always been barren, and there is naturally nothing to covet in materials, but war horses and population can be sold for money.

Tuyuhun naturally has people who know how to herd, and the excellent pastures in Tubo can also encounter one or two from time to time, all of which were sold by Di Renjie to those experienced herdsmen in Tuyuhun at a low price.

In this way, it attracted many herdsmen who did not have a good livelihood to come to Tibet, filling the gap left by the sale of Tubo people as slaves, and basically being able to feed the war with war.

"Your Majesty wants to go west to Tibet, and the concubines naturally can't obstruct it, and there are still two things that Your Majesty should ask for a charter."

Wu Meiniang is not a short-sighted woman, not to mention that they are both cultivators, with a thousand-year-old lifespan, so naturally they will not take this short-term difference too seriously.

"First, the matter of Xiao Taiping, the concubine has already written Chang'an to recognize her ancestors and return to her ancestors, but her daughter still lacks an official name, and please give it to Your Majesty personally-"

Is this going to ask Li Zhi to name Xiao Taiping?

"Since Taiping was born on the night of the full moon in February, why don't you call it 'How about Lingyue?'

In Li Zhi's "memory", it seems that there has always been a dispute about Princess Taiping's real name in later generations, but a large proportion of those who support "Li Lingyue" are in favor.

Li Zhi doesn't know exactly where the word "Lingyue" comes from, but in this world, Xiao Taiping happened to be born on the night of February 15, so it would be more appropriate to call it "Lingyue".

First, in the "summer calendar", February itself is called "Lingyue", which means auspicious month;

Second, it is the time of the full moon on the fifteenth day, and "Lingyue" has the meaning of commanding the stars and the moon, Li Zhi himself has lofty ambitions, so his own extraordinarily talented little princess should naturally have an extraordinary future.

"Your Majesty's name is so good, it's like it comes from the heart of a concubine!"

Hearing Li Zhi's word "Lingyue", Wu Meiniang raised her eyebrows, and the indescribable joy in her heart was just like when she heard the "Mei Niang" that Li Zhi had chosen for her.

"This second thing, if Your Majesty arrives at the front line of Tubo, can you let Di Huaiying rush back to Fuqi City?"

"Nowadays, more and more people from the Tang Dynasty, and even people from the Western Regions have come to Tuyuhun, and the data given by the latest Hu Cao has almost exceeded three million."

"This person has come up, and all kinds of problems have come out, without Di Huaiying sitting in Fu Qi City, the concubines are really a little unable to deal with it."

When she said this, Wu Meiniang also glanced at Li Zhi resentfully, all these "happy troubles" are all thanks to the people in front of him, who made him promulgate so many decrees in Chang'an.

Today's Tuyuhun, in terms of population alone, more than half of them are from the Tang Dynasty, and some of the original Tuyuhun people have gone to Tubo, and less than 600,000 people have stayed in Tuyuhun.

"Haha, even if Mei Niang doesn't say it, I will mention it. Di Huaiying is a talented person, and it is too condescending to be placed in your Tuguhun."

"The territory of the Tang Dynasty is growing day by day, and those old ministers in the court

The national strength is not enough, I think about transferring Di Huaiying to Chang'an City, so I will be Fang Xuanling's deputy first."

"As for this Tugu Hun, I issued an edict to transfer Yao Chong. That kid has been training with Xuan Ling for so long, it's time to let it out and stand alone."

Datang is somewhat unbalanced in civil and military, Di Renjie is a great talent, Li Zhi doesn't want to let go.

"Mei Niang, this time I came back from Tubo, you and Taiping will go back to Chang'an with me, and this Tuyuhun, I will directly give the whole of Tuyuhun to Taiping, as her fiefdom?"

How is it?

What else, you have given a country to a princess, what else can Wu Meiniang say?

"Everything is up to Your Majesty's arrangement—"

If Wu Meiniang still had some ambitions a few years ago, through observation and practice in the past few years, she has gradually forgotten this unrealistic dream.

Datang's random move to "drive the people into Tuyu" made the entire Tuyuhun fundamentally change, and Tuyuhun's southern expedition completely became the southern expedition of the Tang Dynasty in just over half a year.

If Wu Meiniang can't see the situation clearly, she won't be Wu Meiniang.

Moreover, Tang Emperor Li Zhi's strength and ambition, as a pillow person, naturally see it more clearly than others.

This is to aspire to be the person who holds the bull's ear in the entire Nanzhan Continent, such an emperor, such a Tang Dynasty, how can she and her Tuyuhun be compared?

Besides, is this an outsider?

That is the man she is destined to be, and he is the father of her daughter Xiao Taiping.

......

Togetherness is always short-lived, seen yesterday, but parted today.

And the reluctant ones, what about Wu Meiniang, who wants to stop talking, and Xiao Taiping, who is teary-eyed?

Li Zhi tilted her neck and drank all the wine that Wu Meiniang specially sent her, which was made by herself when she was bored, picking flowers and collecting morning dew, and brewing it with a secret method, named "Daughter Drunk".

The wine is good wine, not to mention that it is brewed by Wu Meiniang herself? Li Zhi drank three cups in a row before he was slightly relieved.

As soon as he goes to the mountains and the road, will he really return triumphantly soon as Li Zhi envisioned, and return to Tang happily with his wife and daughter? ......