It's not that they are brave and bold, but since they dare to leave the Nangui Tang Army Brigade and come to the Beida Battalion, they naturally have basic trust in that general.

The sound of the collision of the swords was loud, the arrows roared violently, and the cavalry battalion responsible for escorting the queen and her party immediately began to organize defense and counterattack after the initial shock and panic.

On both sides of the street, there were many crossbowmen in ambush at some point, and those Tang troops who tried to ambush the convoy were subdued in a very short time.

In this process, the expression on the queen mother's face never changed, just hugged the sixth prince, looked down into his eyes, and whispered something to him.

Ning Que also kept his head down, and it was not until the end of the battle that the two Tang generals were hit by arrows and fell from their horses, but they refused to surrender and committed suicide with a horizontal knife, and he raised his head and glanced out of the car window.

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The carriage finally arrived at the General's Palace.

Xu Chi, the general of the Tang Town, led the generals to kneel under the stone steps in front of the mansion to greet him.

Without waiting for General Xu Chi to plead guilty, the queen mother had already walked out of the carriage with the six princes. She looked at Xu Chi, who was kneeling under the stone steps, and said calmly: "It is indeed not easy to get to the General's Mansion. ”

Xu Chi did not make any excuses, nor did he plead again, and respectfully invited His Majesty's coffin into the mansion to be safe, and then asked the queen mother and the prince to enter the back house for a temporary rest.

Ning Que was no longer beside the pine coffin at this time, he was sitting in the study drinking tea.

After a while, Xu Chi pushed open the door of the study and walked in.

Of the four great generals of the Tang Dynasty, Ning Que had seen three of them, but he had never seen Xu Chi, but with the description of Empress Tongguò and the additions of Han Qing and other generals, he was already very clear about the temperament of this great general.

"Those two rebellious generals have nothing to do with Gushan County, and they are the old department of my Beida camp. ”

Xu Chi said straight to the point.

Ning Que said: "It has nothing to do with Gushan County, it doesn't mean that it has nothing to do with Huashanyue. It doesn't mean that you have nothing to do with Her Royal Highness the Princess, unless you insist on saying that this is your relationship, General. ”

Xu Chi was silent for a moment and then said, "I heard that Mr. Thirteen has a close relationship with Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

Ning Que said: "I also heard that General Xu Chi is the most loyal to the first emperor. ”

"The edict of the Xiling Temple has spread all over the world, and now Mr. Thirteen has also seen that the military spirit is inevitably a little unstable, so there will be today's assassination. ”

Xu Chi said: "I understand the meaning of your previous words, but since the queen is really a demon sect...... Chinese, then the six princes will not be able to succeed to the throne, nor can they return to Chang'an. ”

Ning Que asked, "Why?"

Xu Chi said: "Because the Xiling Temple will not allow a descendant of the Demon Sect. Take charge of my Tang Dynasty. ”

Ning Que said: "Idiot. The Xiling Temple is already in the Tang Dynasty. ”

Xu Chi was speechless, and suddenly asked, "There is one thing I want to know the answer to." ”

Ning Que said, "General, please speak." ”

Xu Chi said: "It is reported...... The first emperor died. It is related to the queen mother. ”

Ning Que said: "Where did you come from, Your Majesty has been suffering from old diseases for many years, and you are his most trusted general." It's impossible not to know this, even if it was related to the queen mother back then, it was an old thing many years ago, and Your Majesty doesn't care, are you still qualified to have hatred for Your Majesty?"

Xu Chi frowned slightly, but it was obvious that his expression was a little lighter.

After thinking for a long time, he looked at Ning Que with a stern expression and said, "You persuade the empress to stay in Beidaying with the six princes, I can guarantee it." As long as I live one day, I will keep their mother and son safe. ”

Serenity looked him in the eye and didn't speak.

Xu Chi responded to his gaze calmly, and his expression did not change.

Ning Que suddenly said: "Although I said it before, I can't help but repeat it at this time, I really want to know if the rumors are true, the general is really loyal to His Majesty the Emperor?"

Xu Chi said: "I am willing to prove this with my life." ”

Ning Que said: "No need for life. Just use a knife or gun. You should know very well by now that the first emperor passed the throne of the Tang Dynasty to the six princes, and the edict in Chang'an City must be fake. ”

"What does Mr. Thirteen think he should do now?"

Xu Chi's voice was slightly cold and said: "Let the queen mother take the six princes back to Chang'an to compete with the new emperor for the throne? Let the Tang army split and even fall into a civil war?"

"If it's another time, even if Datang is plunged into a civil war. I will also not hesitate to carry out His Majesty's true edict and assist the six princes to ascend the throne. I don't care if the queen is from the Demon Sect or not, but not now. ”

Xu Chi's expression was unusually calm, and he said: "Now the whole world is fighting against the Tang Dynasty, the Golden Horde cavalry is invading the south, the army of the Xiling Temple is going north, the Qinghe River has rebelled, the northeast border army has been destroyed, the Tang Dynasty is surrounded by enemies, the wind and rain are shaking, and it seems that the thousand-year-old foundation is ruined in one fell swoop, at this critical juncture, the Tang Dynasty can't help any internal struggle!"

Ning Que was silent for a moment and then said, "How to deal with it according to the general's wishes?"

"At the moment of foreign enemies, what Datang needs most is unity, I can't watch you and the queen take tens of thousands of soldiers from my Zhenbei Army south to Chang'an, these soldiers should be bloody in northern Xinjiang, and should not be consumed in internal fighting, so I want you to persuade Niangniang to stay in Beidaying with the prince. ”

Xu Chi stared at his eyes and said, "If you think this is a betrayal of the first emperor, then I can also promise you that once my Datang can get through this difficulty, the Zhenbei Army will support the six princes afterwards." ”

Ning Que frowned slightly, he had to admit that the general's words made sense, and now the Tang Dynasty really needs tens of thousands of Tang troops who have returned to the south to immediately enter the battle to resist the invasion, however......

The door to the study creaked, and someone pushed it open from the outside.

The queen mother walked in, looked at the two and said calmly, "I want to go back to Chang'an." ”

Xu Chi did not hesitate, knelt in front of her with a bang, and kowtowed again and again until his forehead was bleeding.

His voice was extremely painful, and he trembled slightly and said: "Niangniang, I have been loyal to His Majesty all my life, and now I dare not carry out His Majesty's edict, I feel extremely guilty in my heart, and I am only afraid that I will not be able to sleep and eat in the second half of my life, but at this critical moment, Datang really can't mess up, Niangniang, please think twice!"

The queen looked at him and smiled slightly, and said: "If I take the six princes back to Chang'an, will Chang'an City be in chaos? Or will Datang be in chaos? The general overestimated the strength of our orphans and widows." ”

Xu Shi was stunned, not understanding the meaning of the queen's words.

"The tens of thousands of Tang troops who returned to the south were originally the troops of your Zhenbei Army, and they only went with His Majesty's personal expedition, so how could there be any reason to return to Chang'an City with me. ”

The queen said: "I will leave these cavalry brought back to you, it is only our mother and son who will return to Chang'an City, I think the general should not worry about anything anymore, right?"

Xu Shi was shocked and speechless, thinking that now that the new emperor has ascended the throne and Her Royal Highness the princess is in charge of the country, in this case, what is the difference between the queen taking the prince back to Chang'an and sending her to death?

Ning Que suddenly looked at the queen and said, "I'll go back with you." ”