The news about Xiaojiazhuang was tightly suppressed. It was not transmitted to Chang'an City for three days. Only the Goguryeo people who were behind the scenes were trembling. The operation failed and no one came back. Xiaojiazhuang was completely airtight. No idea what's going on inside.
Goguryeo general Lu Yuan Gaisu Wen panicked, "No, the operation failed, we must evacuate! If something goes wrong and there is a clue, Hou Xiaorui, the champion of the Tang Dynasty, is a ruthless man. He dares to lead his troops into the grassland. Wouldn’t the royal court lead troops into the Goguryeo palace?”
Changsun Wuji, who was guarding Chang'an City, received the news. He slightly curved his lips and said in a cold voice: "You want to run away? This is a guilty conscience! We, the native people of the Tang Dynasty, would not dare to set up such a large formation on the edge of Chang'an City, but we You were made a Goguryeo Yidi, and the Tang Dynasty was slapped in the face. If you are allowed to run away, wouldn't it mean that the Tang Dynasty has no one?"
"Instruct Honglu Temple to place the Goguryeo envoys under house arrest from now on and prohibit them from contacting anyone!"
Tang Jian, the minister of Honglu Temple, didn't know why, but he still sent someone to do it. He went to find Changsun Wuji himself. After getting the answer, Tang Jian became angry. When he returned to Honglu Temple, he immediately ordered people to stop the food supply to Goguryeo. Damn it, if you dare to come to the Tang Dynasty to do evil, I will starve you for two days first!
Goguryeo was the strongest among the many countries that came to visit this time, but they were all put under house arrest? And they weren’t even given any food, so they were obviously going to starve to death!
The other envoys of Honglu Temple panicked. What is Datang doing? Do you want to declare war with Goguryeo?
Baekje was the most violent. Every day, Tang Jian, the minister of Honglu Temple, wanted to explain the truth and save the people of Goguryeo. Tang Jian did not tolerate them, and directly ordered the entire Honglu Temple to be under martial law. No one was allowed to enter or leave. If anyone was dissatisfied, he would directly arrange for the same treatment in Goguryeo.
With this method, Honglu Temple was quiet, but many ministers in the court were dissatisfied and impeached Tang Jian one after another. What was going to be done? The imperial court established Honglu Temple to handle diplomatic relations, not to offend others and make enemies with other countries everywhere.
When the accusations came to Changsun Wuji, Changsun Wuji suppressed them all on the grounds that His Majesty was not around.
For a moment, the atmosphere in Chang'an City was quite strange, with a feeling of looseness outside and tightness inside. Everyone was waiting for news from the emperor, but Xiaojiazhuang was also under martial law. No one knew when the emperor would end his vacation. No one dared to ask, no one dared to say, everyone knew that the champion had a bad temper.
But now the Supreme Emperor, the Emperor, the Queen, the Prince... and the whole family are all in Xiaojiazhuang. If the champion has second thoughts...
So some thoughtful people began to fabricate rumors, saying that there had been no news from the emperor for many days. Did something happen in Xiaojiazhuang? The champion has strength and financial resources. If he has more ambitions, he will not be able to protect the emperor and his family...
The several prime ministers sitting in the court ignored it completely. They believed that all of this would naturally come to an end when the emperor came back.
Finally on the third day, everyone who had been asleep for three days woke up.
The emperor couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this, "Zang Feng, Xiao Changle is so clever at using poison? He has been in coma for three days and you, the miracle doctor, can't cure it?"
Xiao Rui shook his head and said: "That's right! The little one is not at home, and there is no exact prescription for three days' sleep. I dare not detoxify casually. The medicine she uses has no sequelae or side effects. If I intervene, the properties of the medicine may be affected. Balance, the consequences are unpredictable.”
Li Er sighed: "Okay, I just took a long nap."
Everyone laughed, and the queen comforted her: "Erlang, you have been working hard all day long, and you have hardly slept peacefully for many years. This time, my daughter helped you have a good rest."
Li Er also smiled, "By the way, Zang Feng said just now that Chang Le is not here? Where is she? Was she not injured in the battle that night?"
Mentioning this, Xiao Rui said with some embarrassment: "No, Changle was not injured. We have captured all the people who caused trouble that day, and there are many alive. We only need to interrogate. But now there are other minor situations, and we still need to Father-in-law, it’s up to you to make the decision.”
Small situation?
Li Er subconsciously asked nervously: "What? Something happened to Changle?"
Xiao Rui opened his mouth, as if he didn't dare to speak.
The queen helped to save the siege and said: "It's not Changle, it's this girl Xueyan. That day Xueyan also rushed to support on horseback with a sword, but she didn't come back until dawn, and no one saw her. Because she was afraid that they would get lost at night or have something unexpected happen to them. , so Changle was sent to look for it on a tiger. But who would have thought that it has been three days now, and still no one has been seen. Later, I found the letter left in Xueyan’s room and found out that it turned out that she and the boy from the Feng family in Lingnan had taken advantage of the opportunity. He left Xiaojiazhuang in chaos and probably fled south to Lingnan."
Li Er frowned and said, "What about Changle? Why doesn't Changle come back?"
Xiao Rui speculated: "Maybe he hasn't caught up yet. Xiao Changle has the tenacity to refuse to admit defeat. By the way, there is no need to worry about safety. I have sent people to chase him. Now I will arrive in Luoyang. There are things Changle left along the way. mark."
Li Er scolded: "How can you let Xiao Changle chase her alone? How old is she? She has no experience in the world. What if something goes wrong?"
Zhao Deyan wanted to stand up and plead guilty, but was quietly stopped by the prince Li Chengqian. Xiao Rui explained with a smile: "With tigers as guards, it will be fine. And it is not that Xiao Changle has no experience in the world. Back then, she fought against the Turks in the northern expedition." Tiger, following the army all the way to Bingzhou is incredible."
"She was less than ten years old at that time, and now she is a few years older. She is also very capable and has good martial arts skills. She will be fine."
Li Er felt relieved and snorted coldly, "I hope so! Send someone to follow quickly and call Chang Le back."
Xiao Rui asked tentatively: "Father-in-law, what about Li Xueyan and Feng Zhidai? No one expected that the two of them would elope. How should I explain to Uncle Daozong? Li Xueyan still has the promise of marriage. , if word spreads..."
Li Er was silent. Everyone thought he was going to be angry, but after a while, he actually let out a long sigh and said kindly: "That's all, I can't bear to let this girl Xue Yan marry a relative far away. She has an affair with a boy from the Feng family. Yue, it is fate that she can marry the person she likes. Although Lingnan is located in the wilderness and is a bit remote, it is still better than marrying and getting married. If you want to elope, just elope and stay in Chang'an, a place of right and wrong. It has to be a good thing.”
ah?
No one expected that the emperor would be so generous! This does not look like an emperor, he is clearly a parent.
Xiao Rui smiled bitterly and said: "What about the emperor's uncle? Also, if the news spreads, Gaochang will also cause trouble."
Li Er raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully: "Gao Chang? Humph! Didn't you say that arrangements have been made? What if we just let him quarrel for a few days?"
"By the way, this girl Xue Yan eloped without discussing it with us. The two of them set out at night. What should we do if we encounter danger on the road? In this way, inform the emperor and ask him to lead his troops to pursue us. Even if we pursue him to Lingnan, we must still pursue him. superior."
ah? To catch up?
Everyone can't understand. You've been going on and on for a while. Just now you were blessing people, why are you being asked to chase them now?
Empress Changsun smiled and explained helpfully: "Don't worry, we are not really going to arrest people. We are escorting our daughter all the way to Lingnan in the name of pursuit. This girl Xueyan has never left Chang'an since she was a child, so she got married like this. Daozong I’m sure I won’t let go, no matter what, I have to let the father and daughter meet.”
Xiao Rui laughed loudly and said: "This is very good. It can not only hide the truth from Gao Chang, but also make a happy couple. This is not a pursuit. It is clearly a plan for the emperor's uncle to send off his daughter in marriage. To send off the bride in such a situation, Haha, it’s quite a story.”
They didn't know that at this moment, Princess Changle had already caught up with the two people who had escaped and eloped by the Yellow River in Luoyang.
