The visitor's face was covered, and he was wearing a scarlet robe that stood out.
He glanced at the woman kneeling on the bench indifferently: "I have something to discuss with him, please leave."
The woman quickly picked up her clothes and ran out with a look of horror on her face.
puff!
The woman had just taken two steps when she suddenly stood still and saw that a long sword had pierced her chest.
Qu Wentai watched the beauty die in front of his eyes and shouted that it was a pity. If the masked man hadn't been there, he would have wanted to take advantage of the situation.
He glanced at the masked man angrily, picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, and then dropped it to the ground with a clatter.
"What a fucking bummer!"
"Disappointing?" The masked man sat leisurely opposite Qu Wentai, stared closely at him, and mocked without hesitation: "You only care about fornication and immorality, and you are greedy for money and lust, but you should never do it. , You shouldn’t provoke that Li Yunxiao at this time!”
Qu Wentai took a deep breath to calm down and said: "Yes, yes, it's all my fault, but in such a good time, why not drink and have fun?"
Qu Wentai saw that the masked man's eyes were getting colder and colder, so he could only sigh and said: "Okay! Drinking and sex are harmful to the body. Starting from tomorrow, I will give up drinking!"
Clang!
The masked man suddenly turned his sword and pointed it directly at Qu Wentai.
Qu Wentai's expression changed drastically: "What are you going to do?!"
"Asking knowingly..."
"Wait a minute! I have a cooperative relationship with your leader. Do you want to betray the leader and me?"
The masked man said coldly: "Killing you is what the leader wants. You know too much. It's too dangerous to live!"
"Fuck you!"
Qu Wentai kicked his foot towards the table, turned over and picked up a spear!
"For the sake of profit, I call you the leader of the church, and I don't hesitate to lower my status to talk to you. Do you really think that I am afraid of you!?"
The masked man said in a calm voice: "You secretly deducted Li Yunxiao's convoy in the Western Region, which has attracted attention and indirectly killed the third and fourth hall masters. You...die is not a pity!"
Uh-huh!
A fierce battle ensued between the two.
....
On Li Yunxiao's side, there was no need to be in such a hurry on the way back. It took the two of them nearly twenty days to return.
The martial arts tournament was over, and Li Lizhi pouted and was very unconvinced because she had never beaten Li Chengqian.
In the final duel, the people of these countries, except for a few, all intended to lose to them, so it also contributed to the battle between their brothers and sisters.
However, the ultimate goal has almost remained the same. Li Chengqian is ranked first in martial arts, and Li Tai is ranked first in martial arts. When Li Ke was fighting against Li Chengqian, he simply said he felt unwell and refused without even going to the competition stage.
As for Li Zhi, after all, he is young, so it doesn't matter if Wen Dou loses to Li Tai.
After a series of commendations, Li Shimin was sitting on the dragon throne in the court this morning.
In the center below, stood Yuan Tiangang.
Yuan Tiangang told everything about what happened before, and Li Yunxiao added fuel to the fire beside him.
The amount of cloth lost was an astronomical figure, the loss was absolutely huge!
Li Shimin nodded after hearing this.
"Qu Wentai is so stupid and unethical! It has caused the suffering of the people and the turmoil in the Western Region. As the Khan of Heaven, I should restore peace to the world, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, with adequate food and clothing!"
"In this case, I have decided to punish Gaochang with military force!"
All the ministers were very angry when they heard about this, and expressed their wisdom to His Majesty.
"Li Aiqing, this matter is entangled with you, and you have suffered the most serious losses. Who do you think I should send to conquer Gaochang?"
"Then it's me and Brother Yuan, of course!"
Hearing this, many ministers in the court would smile heartily.
They are well aware of Li Yunxiao's ability to hold grudges.
"Okay! Gaochang will not be destroyed. The Silk Road that Li Aiqing worked hard to open for several years will not be able to be opened smoothly. I have decided!"
"Report!!" At this time, a eunuch suddenly asked for an audience outside.
Li Shimin raised his hand: "Come in."
The eunuch quickly came in with the envelope.
Li Shimin opened it and took a look, and was suddenly stunned.
"My dear friends, I am afraid that the crusade against Qu Wentai will come to nothing."
"Ah? Why?" Li Yunxiao asked.
Not only him, but also the ministers and Yuan Tiangang were puzzled.
Li Shimin picked up the letter and said calmly: "Qu Wentai... died of illness in the palace more than ten days ago."
Yuan Tiangang's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was thinking but didn't say anything.
Li Yunxiao couldn't help but think in his heart: "Isn't this too coincidental? Did the Xuantian Sect do it?"
Wei Zheng said at this time: "Your Majesty, even if he dies, you still have to recover Gaochang, right?"
Li Yunxiao also said: "That's right, it's all over when you die? That's all my money!"
Li Shimin's internal force sent a message: "What are you urging me to do? Why don't you study something that is justifiable?"
"Ahem, dear friends, Qu Wentai came to visit me when I first ascended the throne and was very loyal to me. In the past few years, he has done his best for the countries in the Western Regions."
"In recent years, it may be because of someone secretly bewitching me, so I was deceived and plundered and blocked our Silk Road of the Tang Dynasty. Even if it is good that he is dead now, I still want to completely conquer Gaochang. Does anyone have any suggestions?"
"Changsun Wuji, please tell me."
Changsun Wuji took a step forward and said calmly: "Although Qu Wentai is dead, his son Qu Zhisheng is still there. According to what I see, I can let his son submit to the Tang Dynasty, and then make his son a khan and become our vassal of the Tang Dynasty." Fan country."
"In this way, His Majesty's kindness can make all the barbarians convinced."
Fang Xuanling also said: "Yes, Your Majesty, by doing this, you don't have to send troops to attack, and you can make them surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Why not do it?"
Li Shimin nodded, then looked at Yuan Tiangang and asked, "The Imperial Master is here to talk about it. I want to hear it."
Yuan Tiangang said calmly: "I am the opposite of all the ministers."
As soon as these words came out, everyone turned to look at Yuan Tiangang, wondering what he meant.
Yuan Tiangang continued:
"Gaochang is the hub of exchanges between the countries in the Western Regions and our Tang Dynasty. With the machines developed by my brother Yunxiao, the Silk Road can be said to be the economic lifeline and top priority of our Datang Dynasty."
"I think it is not advisable to control it by etiquette. If we, the Tang Dynasty, can completely control Gaochang, not only will the Silk Road be able to flow smoothly, but even some food materials can be traded."
"This will be more conducive to the development of our Tang Dynasty."
"On the contrary, even if Your Majesty appoints his son to be Khan, even if Qu Wentai's attitude towards Your Majesty was humble at first, what will happen now?"
After hearing this, all the ministers realized that Yuan Tiangang wanted to control it by force!
Li Shimin waved his hand: "You continue."
Yuan Tiangang continued: "If Qu Wentai's son rebels or interferes, not only will the Tang Dynasty's border be in danger, but it will also block trade."
"So I suggest that Gaochang be included in the territory of our Datang Dynasty, make it a prefecture and county of our Datang Dynasty, and send heavy troops to garrison it."
"If this is the case, Your Majesty will not have to worry about the border and can keep the roads open. Wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?"
Li Shimin stood up.
"Hahahaha... what the National Master said makes sense, and it coincides with me. It coincides with me!"
