The woman in the gorgeous costume glanced at the people around her, and she was very keenly aware of Xu Youchang's armor and accessories, which had the highest official rank here.

She smiled slightly, and said to Xu Youchang in a jerky Shengtang language: "I am - the lion king of the Golden Desert, the conqueror of the Western Continent, the light of the Hanhai, the holy lord of the Turkic Empire - the daughter of Ashina Zhijin, the princess of Yingyang, Hesijia!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the Shengtang soldiers, including Xu Changyou, were greatly shocked. The other party's bearing, clothing and speech reveal a supreme dignity everywhere, which makes people dare not have the slightest insult.

Everyone suddenly became a little nervous, and some people were even thinking about whether to greet Her Royal Highness the princess.

Only Li Jiangyao, his eyes flashed with a faint light, but his hand was already holding the hilt of the knife. Because he had already recognized the other party at this time, it was the black-robed woman who robbed and killed the Saint Tang caravan and slipped away from him!

Xu Youchang reacted at this time, stepped forward and said loudly: "The last general...... Oh no, this official is Xu Youchang, the captain of the Holy Tang Xuanjia Legion, and he has seen Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

He Sijia nodded slightly: "General Xu, although this is a battlefield, you and I are fighting fiercely. However, I am still entitled to demand the respect and courtesy that a royal family deserves. ”

Her words were neither humble nor arrogant, and although her tone was gentle, it contained a sense of condescension and unquestionability.

Xu Youchang hurriedly and solemnly responded: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, our Xuanjia Army is a division of benevolence and righteousness, and the military discipline is strict, although the two countries are at war, there will definitely be no offense to Your Highness." ”

He Sijia smiled: "Thank you for the general's magnanimity." I have heard the clansmen say that the Xuanjia Legion is the first strong force of the Holy Tang Dynasty, and when I saw it today, it really lived up to its reputation. General Xu is mighty and heroic, and must be a hero who is famous in Middle-earth. ”

Being so praised by the dignified princess of the Turkic Empire, Xu Youchang suddenly felt that his bones were two catties lighter, and he hurriedly humbled himself: "Hahaha, Her Royal Highness the princess has praised it falsely." The last general is just an ordinary member of the Xuanjia Legion, and he has no name. ”

He Sijia seemed to have long been accustomed to the stupid appearance of men in front of her, and she didn't react much, pointing behind her and saying, "General Xu, this maid of mine ......"

Xu Youchang: "Your Highness doesn't have to worry, since this girl serves in front of the car, she should naturally be courteous, and I can let her accompany you." ”

Seeing that Xu Youchang was so cooperative, He Sijia was a little pleased, and couldn't help but say a few words of flattery and thanks. Xu Youchang was very happy to hear it, and deliberately put on a wise and martial appearance, and greeted the Turkic princess.

Li Jiangyao waited beside him for a long time, and seeing that the two of them were chatting more and more hot, he couldn't help but poke Xu Youchang's waist with the hilt of the Starfall Knife: "I said that you two are dead people?" ”

Seeing this, He Sijia couldn't help but be stunned, and looked at this unclothed young man in surprise, and suddenly, her body trembled slightly, obviously remembering who the other party was.

Xu Youchang smiled embarrassedly, and hurriedly pointed to Li Jiangyao and introduced to He Sijia: "Your Highness, this is my dear friend, Li Jiangyao, the captain of the Zhenjiang Metropolitan Protectorate. Brother, why don't you hurry up and greet His Highness? ”

"I saw you big head ghost gift!" Li Jiangyao glanced at him dissatisfied, turned to He Sijia and sneered: "How is it, do you still know me?" ”

At this time, He Sijia had already put away the charming smile from before, stared at Li Jiangyao with blazing eyes, and asked without answering: "Pegasus scout?" ”

Li Jiangyao also stared at He Sijia without giving in: "Yes, Pegasus Scout, what advice do you have?" ”

The Turkic princess did not answer, but carefully examined Li Jiangyao's injuries. After a moment of silence, she suddenly unexpectedly raised her right hand, gently supported her chest, and bowed to Li Jiangyao according to Turkic etiquette.

The surrounding people were stunned when they saw this, and only heard He Sijia say solemnly: "In the Chechi battle a few days ago, my Turkic blood wolf used the advantage of cavalry to shake the infantry position of the Duhufu sixteen times, but he was never able to break the formation and win. The main elite was used as a last resort, which eventually led to the defeat of the army. The Turks have the greatest respect for heroes, so you are entitled to receive my compliments. ”

Li Jiangyao calmly responded: "Okay, then I will accept a gift from you for my brothers." With that, he hung the star upside down and arched his hand towards Hesijia.

The actions of these two fell in the eyes of the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army, and their hearts were full of unpleasant feelings: it turned out that the Turks were not convinced by the Xuanjia Legion, but the Zhenjiang Protectorate who failed to be defeated by them.

Li Jiangyao finished the salute and stared at He Sijia shyly: "By the way, you haven't answered the question I just asked, don't you really remember me?" ”

He Sijia smiled slightly when she heard this, and responded calmly: "Of course I remember." How dare you forget the pain of the fiasco? ”

Xu Youchang was confused when he heard this, looked at Li Jiangyao curiously, and asked him what was going on with his eyes.

Li Jiangyao first stared at He Sijia for a moment, and then said to Xu Youchang: "Have you heard about the case of the Saint Tang caravan being attacked before?" ”

Xu Youchang: "You must have heard of it." Your official position as a lieutenant was obtained by me and Xiao Murong through this matter. ”

Li Jiangyao nodded, and pointed to the opposite side: "The killing of more than 170 Saint Tang merchants is the handiwork of Her Royal Highness the princess!" ”

Xu Youchang was shocked when he heard this, and looked at He Sijia in disbelief, but He Sijia was not flustered, and smiled lightly: "According to Captain Li's meaning, the current battle between the Turks and the Holy Tang Dynasty, with tens of thousands of soldiers killed and wounded on both sides, is also my handiwork?" ”

She turned her head to Xu Youchang and said, "General Xu, it's true that I'm a Turkic, but as a princess of the empire, many things are beyond my control. Whether it was before or now, I am just a spectator, and I have come here to observe and examine from the perspective of the royal family. If you have to put the blame on me, I have nothing to say. To borrow a common saying from your Shengtang, if you want to kill or chop, listen to it. ”

Xu Youchang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Li Jiangyao, are you mistaken?" ”

"I'm not mistaken, it's all clear if I bring it back for trial," Li Jiangyao sneered: "Since the princess said that she was just a spectator and didn't participate in it, we have to figure out the situation after all." ”

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Xie Guang held the secret letter sent by the letter crow, read it back and forth three times, and then looked at Sima Xian, who was standing next to him: "What do you think of this matter?" ”

Di Xian: "If the news is true, the Grand Commander, our chance has come." ”

Xie Guang was noncommittal, he put the secret letter on the table and looked out the window.

Is God really giving me a chance to thank someone?

This secret letter, which flew across the border of thousands of miles and was delivered to him at the first time, contained only one sentence and eight words:

Jin Song died of illness and returned to the imperial capital quickly.

Nian Jinsong, Shang Shuling, who originally supported Li Chengwu's succession, is now the crown prince and right prime minister, and the emperor's Optimus Pillar, suddenly died so quietly.

Nian Jinsong is an upright and upright official.

He started from a small scribe of a county government, successively served as a county order, governor history, Taishou, and then to the imperial history of the Cheng, Shizhong, Shangshu Ling, and finally promoted to the prince and the right prime minister of Zhengyipin, and he was conscientious and down-to-earth all his life, and climbed from the local Xiaoya to the peak of the power center of the Holy Tang Dynasty.

It is no exaggeration to say that during his lifetime, he was revered as the mainstay of the imperial political arena. It is precisely because of the existence of Nian Jinsong that a delicate balance has always been maintained between the two major bureaucratic systems of the imperial court, civil and military.

In the long years of the 800 years since the founding of the country, there were frequent wars in the imperial dynasty, and there were hardly many days of good days.

It is precisely because the emperors of the past dynasties advocated martial arts and constantly expanded the territory for the Shengtang Dynasty, so the soldiers who came out of the battlefield of war often had a very high status in this country.

In all dynasties, there was no shortage of meritorious generals who supported the army and respected themselves.

On the other hand, the hundred-year-long environment of great unification also brought infinite prosperity to the Shengtang Dynasty. The territory is vast, the people are numerous, the products are abundant, and the trade is prosperous. The developed social economy has promoted the prosperity of culture. Whether near the temple or far away in the mountains and forests, the light of the Holy Religion shone on the entire empire.

Civilization and education have made the civilian-bureaucratic group, which is mainly scholars, also develop into a huge force.

As the saying goes, since ancient times, ice charcoal has been different furnaces.

The heroic and straightforward generals have always looked down on those sour and rotten civil officials, and the civil servants who respect literature and etiquette also look down on the rude manners of the old man.

Those who dance and ink and dance guns and sticks are born to get along, and it would be easier to do it if they were to change to normal times, and everyone would not get along with each other for a long time. However, there are always times when they can't avoid each other, such as when they are in the court.

Whenever this occasion comes, it is simply immoral for the civil and military sides not to quarrel.

If the generals can't win each other's quarrels, they will always habitually reach out and touch their waists, eager to draw their swords and stab those civil officials a few times; And the ministers couldn't win the quarrel, so they pondered all day long, how to make a small report to the emperor, and let His Majesty stab the generals with a sword.

In this way, the open and secret battles in the Holy Tang court are naturally indispensable.

Especially in Li Chengwu's dynasty, the military faction, led by Xie Guang and others, always liked to interfere in government affairs; The civil official group is led by Shang Shuling Tan Shiwen, eager to intervene in the military and govern the army with literature.

If it weren't for Nian Jinsong presiding over the overall situation in the court and coordinating the civil and military forces, the emperor Li Chengwu would have to die of a headache.

Twenty years ago, the only son of the first emperor Li Chengwen was still in infancy, and Nian Jinsong, who was still the secretary of Shangshu at the time, supported Li Chengwen's younger brother - Li Chengwu, the king of Qi, to ascend the throne, and made a blood alliance with him in front of the civil and military officials.

Li Chengwu, the king of Qi, was a well-known carefree prince before he ascended the throne, he was modest, gentle and elegant, and also loved all kinds of games and fun.

Fighting cocks and horses, hunting and drinking feasts, making friends, and composing poems and drinking feasts are resolutely not involved in the court, and they live freely and freely.

But he never imagined that people would sit at home, and the pot would come from the sky.

It is still the top cauldron in the world - the Holy Tang Imperial Throne.

In this way, Li Chengwu, who was bent on being chic for a lifetime, let Nian Jinsong's gang inexplicably put on the throne of the golden dragon.

Then immediately after, the rebellion of King Jin broke out, and it was chaotic for several years.

For the sake of the dignity of the dynasty, Li Chengwu changed a lot after succeeding to the throne. He is no longer as free and uninhibited as he was at the beginning, but has begun to take work seriously.

Of course, this class is more special, the boss is himself, and he has not yet paid a penny.

However, Li Chengwu is also very self-aware. He knows very well that his character and ability cannot be compared with the dead eldest brother Li Chengwen. Therefore, instead of messing around and directing, it is better to give up power to those who are both capable and loyal.

Nian Jinsong is such a person.

From this point of view, although Li Chengwu is not a Ming monarch, he is by no means the kind of faint monarch who "messes around all day long, and dies if he is addicted", he has a kind of "I am just here to be on duty, and I will retire as soon as the time comes" consciousness, which has formed a good cooperation with Nian Jinsong.

And Nian Jinsong has the full trust and support of the emperor, and his prestige in the court is extremely high. Whether it is Xu Lie, Xie Guang, He Jingming, or Tan Shiwen and other scholars, they all maintain restraint under his influence, and are in a balanced state of "you don't take the initiative to provoke me, and I won't bite you easily".

Once the situation of civil and military infighting was brought under control, the government and the opposition soon showed a scene of political harmony and harmony.

Once again, the splendor and glory of the Holy Don brought infinite hope to the people of Middle-earth, and it was believed that this hope would last forever.

However, the sky is unpredictable. After years of hard work, the pillars of the imperial court were finally destroyed.

Nian Jinsong has been in charge of state affairs for a long time, but he still did not dare to neglect government affairs when he was seriously ill, and finally a mouthful of blood sprayed on the official document and passed away.

The news of Taifu's death shocked the civil and military officials at once.

There are those who are sad, there are those who are secretly happy, and many more are panicked.

Behind every high-rise compound in the imperial capital city, there are whispers:

"Next, I'm afraid it's going to change the sky......"