Wang Xiaojie couldn't turn his head.
"You want me to join the bad guys?"
"Well, is there a problem?"
"Yes! All the thieves outside are not dead yet, please let me out!"
Li Yunxiao said calmly: "Don't worry, it's almost time to kill the enemy. Besides... I'm not discussing with you!"
Wang Xiaojie knew clearly whether he was dead or alive, but the doubts in his heart still existed.
Li Yunxiao stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"You are a heroic man who dedicated himself to serving the country and the people. Wouldn't it be a pity if you died here, unable to display your great talents and realize your great ambitions?"
"Just stay here for now. When I send someone to write you a letter, it will be time for you to serve the country. If you take even half a step before this, I will kill you."
After saying a few words, Li Yunxiao turned and left.
Wang Xiaojie was left with a thoughtful look on his face, thinking about everything by himself.
Li Yunxiao spoke to his heart, how could he die here without achieving his great ambition? !
....
Here in the Tang Dynasty.
Not long after, news came back that Wang Xiaojie had died in battle.
After Wu Zhao heard this, he felt a sense of discomfort in his chest.
Wang Xiaojie can be called the number one general today. He is brave and resourceful and in his prime.
Wu Zhao admired him very much and even hoped that he would support the military situation of the entire Tang Dynasty in the future.
Unexpectedly, he died on the battlefield, how can it not be heartbreaking?
Not long after that, the Turkic Khan came again and claimed that he was planning to marry in order to calm down the Khitan and other matters.
Miscegenation, in short, hostage! Ignoring the rules of the Yongzhen Grand Ceremony that prohibit intermarriage, this is forcing the Tang Dynasty everywhere!
Just as he was thinking about it, Gao Lishi suddenly walked in.
"Your Majesty, Princess Taiping would like to see you."
Wu Zhaofeng frowned slightly: "What is she here for?"
"I said I came to see His Majesty."
Wu Zhao rubbed his forehead, thinking that something must be bothering her again: "Let her in."
After a while, Princess Taiping walked in.
"Mother, you don't seem to be looking very good lately."
Wu Zhao said calmly: "Let's talk about it. If nothing happens, go back. I saw it too, so it's okay."
Princess Taiping smiled lightly and said: "Victory and defeat have been common affairs for military strategists since ancient times. Our Tang Dynasty cannot control so many places, so what can we do if we let some of them out?"
"You are so presumptuous!" Wu Zhao angrily yelled, "Your father worked hard to conquer this country, how can you give it up?! If you say that again, I will kill you!"
Princess Taiping felt the killing intent in Wu Zhao's tone, and felt a trace of fear in her heart for no reason.
"Look at what the Queen Mother said, it's Taiping's fault that she said it wrong." After saying that, Taiping clapped his hands.
A person walked in outside the door, holding a tray in his hands and walking in with his head lowered.
"Mother, this is the flower wine I personally brewed for you. I hope it can relieve your fatigue."
Wu Zhao didn't look at the wine on the tray, but looked at the young man who wanted to see him but didn't dare to look up.
The young man looked to be no more than twenty years old, with a medium build, a face like a crown jewel, a straight nose, a straight mouth, and red lips. At first glance, he thought he was a girl.
But he has thick eyebrows like ink, a pair of handsome eyes looking at Shen Fei, and his exposed arms are like snow. He is thin but not revealing. He is such a charming and handsome person.
Wu Zhao only looked at him simply because she knew Taiping's intention in an instant. Was he trying to please her? Still using male pets?
"Who's your last name?"
"Zhang Changzong..."
"Zhang Changzong?" Wu Zhao was slightly startled.
The world is so big that there are many people with the same name. There was a Zhang Changzong in the Tang Dynasty who was a Jinshi during the Zhenguan period.
"It's interesting. Buddhism and Taoism all have a saying about reincarnation. I didn't expect that you, Zhang Changzong, would go around in circles and come to my country again."
After the words fell, Wu Zhao waved his hand: "There is no need to drink wine. You two can step back."
Princess Taiping was stunned: "This..."
"What? Didn't you two hear what I said?"
Zhang Changzong was so frightened that he quickly retreated.
Princess Taiping also frowned and retreated.
When she came outside the door, Princess Taiping looked Zhang Changzong up and down. She was not willing to take out such a beauty if she didn't see that Wu Zhao was older and wanted to get more benefits.
Why is my mother not interested at all? She shouldn't be.
After this incident, Wu Zhao suddenly summoned Di Renjie.
She couldn't go down there, and she couldn't trust a few people, so she had to let him go down there to see how the people were doing now.
This war lasted for several years, and many places were devastated.
This is a good time for Di Renjie to show his talents.
He himself was too busy, but he had a good idea. As long as he recommended people, Wu Zhao would promote them.
Even if she knew that Di Renjie was inserting his own people into the court, she would not stop him, because she knew that in the future, they would all be doing things for Li Tang, and there was no point in stopping him.
Unfortunately, it didn't take long for Di Renjie to report that many refugees had no fixed place to live due to the war, and his appearance did not have the ability to turn the tide.
Just when everyone thought they were about to give up on the crusade, Li Yunxiao appeared.
Within twelve days, all civil and military officials in Luoyang received Li Dan's summons and rushed back.
And Wu Zhao was also among them.
All civil and military officials stood in the Tai Chi Hall, while Wu Zhao and Li Dan sat on the dragon chair.
Two thousand forbidden troops outside were wearing armor and special masks, standing upright like god generals.
Everyone can clearly feel this chilling atmosphere.
With Li Yunxiao coming out, this matter should have an outcome.
Li Yunxiao is now wearing a black and red robe.
His appearance hasn't changed much, except that a few strands of gray have appeared on the sides of his hair.
I saw him holding a few letters and throwing them in front of the civil and military officials.
"Taizong was forced to sign the Weishui Alliance back then. Do you know why?"
The ministers looked at each other in confusion. Needless to say, no one among the high-ranking officials in the court knew about this matter.
Isn't it because of lack of money? Moreover, the war had just ended at that time, the soldiers were exhausted, and they didn't have much savings, so they couldn't fight?
Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Yunxiao continued: "Morale is essential for battle. After so many years of pampering, it is not difficult to see that my master of the Tang Dynasty has exposed his weaknesses."
"One hundred thousand troops fought against 20,000 Khitans. They were defeated in the first battle, and 40,000 were annihilated in the second battle! Tens of thousands of troops came, the generals were captured, and the army was dispersed!"
"Now those people who are eyeing me in the Tang Dynasty have shown their claws and can no longer hide them!"
"Now, they want us to marry them and cede territory, hahahaha...a joke!"
"And this." Li Yunxiao took out a piece of paper and raised his hand.
"This is a letter that was intercepted by the emperor's division and sent by someone sent by the Khan of Tibet!"
"Do you want me to read it out and listen to it?!"
No one dared to speak, but Li Dan nodded: "Master Imperial, read it out, I also want to hear what they Tubo can say!"
"good!"
[There are tens of thousands of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, but they are not half as good as the Khitans. Now that we are strong and Tang is weak, I want to go deep into the hinterland. 】
[If you are lucky enough to come to Chang'an, I'm afraid, the casualties are unpredictable. Now Ben Khan is alone, and Li Zhi has been dead for decades. You Wu Zhao might as well follow Ben Khan and regard him as the emperor! Serve around! 】
"Bastard!" Li Dan stood up suddenly, took three steps at a time and came to Li Yunxiao's side, took the letter, took a look at it, and tore it into pieces!
Not only Li Dan, but also Wu Zhao who was sitting on it was filled with murderous intent, and his inner strength could not stop flowing out.
A group of ministers were blushing and felt that their faces were shameless. Some military attachés looked ashamed and wished they could crash to death here.
It's not like they haven't fought in normal times, but they don't know what happened in the past few years. God won't help them.
It's either raining or snowing when we're out on an expedition. People are at home and sleeping in the open. This weakens them by half. How can we still fight?
Li Dan's hands couldn't help but tremble, and he suddenly shouted: "Even the water from the Yellow River can't wash away the shame Tibet has given me to the Tang Dynasty!"
"You dare to threaten to humiliate my mother. I, Li Dan, will never live up to this humiliation in my life, and I swear I will never be a man!"
