Li Xuan lowered her head, looked at the memorial on the desk, and said softly: "Uncle Yu, Mr. Zian has left."
Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan, who looked a little melancholy, and said consolingly: "Mr. Zian is extremely filial. As long as the prince's affairs are not decided, he will become restless. That's fine. Maybe he will be able to have a different world when he returns one day."
"Maybe." Li Xuan calmed down and lowered her voice and said, "Before, most of the things we expected were mentioned by the Saint and the Queen of Heaven. There were no surprises. There were only two things that were not mentioned at all."
"Yes, it's about the Empress's body and the lieutenant general." Yu Ze nodded, his expression becoming solemn.
Interviewing the saint has always been a major event, and neither Li Xuan nor Yu Ze dared to treat it lightly, so every time they met the saint, Li Xuan and Yu Ze would make an estimate of the issues that might be mentioned.
Li Xuan and Yu Ze had detailed inferences about Tubo, the Tianyin Sect and the land survey, so that they could talk about it when they met the saint and the queen of heaven.
Although Wang Bo's incident happened suddenly, they had already talked about it earlier, so it was not a surprise.
As for the relationship between Li Xian and Empress Wu, although Li Xuan did not talk to Yu Ze about these things, he had already anticipated them.
"After the Queen's body was handed over to the Qianniu Guards, there was no more information. Regarding this matter, the Queen was not angry at all, but rewarded her. On the contrary, Your Majesty showed no concern at all. This king really I wonder if that secret edict came from the Heavenly Saint or the Queen?" A trace of thought flashed in Li Xuan's eyes. It seemed that both Li Zhi and Empress Wu were happy to see Li Xuan bring back the body of Empress Wu.
"Your Majesty, since the Tianyin Sect matter has been settled, there is no need for us to care about the remaining matters. The Qianniu Guards, Secret Guards, Inner Guards, and Baiqisi will continue to follow closely." Yu Ze Quietly persuade.
"Well, what Uncle Yu said is absolutely true!" Li Xuan nodded and said, "What about General Zhonglang? What happened to him? There seems to be no news from the Qiu family. We thought he had returned before. God's Capital, but judging from today's news, General Zhonglang did not report to Jinwu Guard at all."
The thing about Qiu Shenji was very strange. Qiu Shenji was obviously dead, but Ming Chongyan hid his body and concealed the news of his death.
It seemed that Li Xuan was trying to pretend that he was not dead to lure his killers into taking the bait, but Li Xuan was almost certain that nothing would come of it.
But now that Qiu Shenji has been dead for longer and longer, if he continues to hide it, Ming Chongyan will have a very bad ending in the future.
"Perhaps the Queen of Heaven has another secret decree?" Yu Ze guessed for a long time and gave this answer.
Qiu Shenji was a close confidant of Empress Wu, and was often ordered to do some secret things. It was understandable that he would not show up for a short period of time.
"Okay." Li Xuan recovered her thoughts and said in a deep voice: "Let's put these two things aside for now. Now let's look at Tubo..."
"Your Majesty, Qing Ouyang Si is here." Li Zhu's voice sounded at the door. Li Xuan subconsciously raised her head and saw the dusk light outside spreading all over the ground.
Unknowingly, the two of them had been discussing the matter of Tibet for most of the day.
The map on the desk is densely covered with arrows from Gannan, Longyou to Jiannan.
"Okay, I got it, I'll be there in a moment." Li Xuan took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Yu, we have to prepare in advance for the battle of Tubo. Seeing what your majesty wants to see today, both your majesty and the queen of heaven intend to let me participate. We will be transferred from Wuzhou at the end of this year or early next year, and by April next year, we will be just in time for the battle against Tibet."
"Here!" Yu Ze nodded and accepted the order, then collected all the papers on the desk and placed them in the inner compartment.
After cleaning up a little, Li Xuan and Yu Ze walked out of the inner room together, then walked out of the west courtyard and headed towards the front hall.
In the front hall, there was a burst of conversation, and Li Xuan quickly walked into the hall.
My uncle Ouyang Tong, my aunt Hu, my cousins Ouyang Youming, Ouyang Yourang, and Ouyang Youxian are all here.
Li Xuan hurriedly stepped forward and bowed her hands: "Dalang has met his uncle, aunt, cousin Youming, cousin Yourang, and cousin Youxian. He was supposed to return to Beijing."
After that, I went to visit my uncle, but I had to wait for the saint and the Queen of Heaven to summon me, so I didn’t leave the house. "
"It's okay, your Majesty's meeting is important." Ouyang Tong stood up, and his brothers Ouyang Youming, Ouyang Yourang, and Ouyang Youxian stood up and returned the salute at the same time: "Cousin Xuan."
"Everyone, sit down!" Princess Peng Ouyang called everyone to sit down, and then said with emotion: "Dalang is also a successful official now. Now I only need to marry a wife and have children. I am not ashamed to meet the late king."
"What nonsense are you talking about? When Sanniang enters the family, she and her son will be honoring her. Mom has a great life, so why bother saying these words." Li Xuan quickly comforted her mother and concubine, who was in a bit of a mood swing.
"But having said that, I haven't seen you for a few months, Dalang. Even my uncle is impressed by you now." Ouyang Tong quickly changed the subject, then pointed at Ouyang Youming and said, "That day, Youming heard what you did. A few poems almost stunned me."
Ouyang Youming quickly stood up, raised his hands to Li Xuan and said, "My cousin's poems are not gorgeous in words. They are mostly simple, sincere and unforgettable."
"My cousin is too complimentary, but Xuan is just expressing his feelings." Li Xuan stood up and returned the favor.
"Okay, okay, we are all family members." Mrs. Ouyang looked at her brother with some complaints: "Brother, my sister is not talking about you. Look at Dalang, Erlang and Sanlang. They are so young. They all look like old-fashioned, Taoist gentlemen."
"That's fine. It's more stable and reassuring." Ouyang Tong said casually to his sister.
Li Xuan on the side smiled helplessly at this moment: "Uncle, are you referring to your nephew?"
Ouyang Tong saw Li Xuan's appearance and said helplessly: "You mother and son!"
He smiled helplessly, and Ouyang Tong's face immediately became solemn: "What Dalang did in Wuzhou, my uncle often heard about it in the court, but although there are some rumors, it is mostly harmless, and to be honest, you can It's not surprising to my uncle that he did this in Wuzhou."
"Uncle, please speak!" Li Xuan suddenly became serious and asked for advice.
"You are a descendant of the clan. His Majesty has already made arrangements in the Wuyue states. With your status, as long as you unite the forces here, you will not do too bad. However, my uncle did not expect that you could actually borrow the power of wind and rain to get there. To this extent, it is quite similar to Zhuge Kongming's style." Ouyang Tong looked serious, and his words were not just his personal meaning.
As a Weiwei Siqing, Ouyang Tong had many colleagues who were proficient in military affairs. Li Xuan's methods were amazing enough in the military.
Li Xuan quickly waved her hand and said, "How can my nephew compare with Zhuge Kongming? However, Governor Duan once commented privately that if my nephew is allowed to defend the city, I am afraid that there will be very few people in the world who can capture it."
This is the truth. Duan Baoxuan did say this to Li Xuan in private.
This was the reason why he was originally appointed as the pacifier of Muzhou.
Ouyang Tong took a deep look at Li Xuan. Li Xuan's little thoughts couldn't be hidden from him at all.
But then, Ouyang Tong nodded and said: "Defending is easier than attacking. In our court, there are many famous generals who are good at attacking. Although there are also many good defensive generals, most of them are not famous."
"Then I'll trouble uncle." Li Xuan handed over his hand seriously. He didn't have a wide network of contacts in the center. In addition, he was deliberately avoiding the storms in the center. It was more difficult to do anything he wanted to do. But fortunately, , and the uncle Ouyang Tong.
A little control over the center's reputation will be beneficial and harmless.
At this moment, Su Zang, the chief steward of Prince Peng's Mansion, walked in from outside and said, "Princess, dinner is ready."
"Let's go!" Princess Ouyang stood up and walked towards the side hall.
In the study, Yu Ze placed two cups of tea in front of Li Xuan and Ouyang Tong.
"The attack on Tibet is a matter for the military and the northwest states. It has little to do with other prefectures and counties. What the court is really concerned about now is the attitude of the saints towards Silla's envoys." Ouyang Tong looked at Li Xuan, The recent key points of the DPRK were stated.
Li Xuan pondered for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, but most people in the DPRK are leaning towards a truce now?
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"Isn't it the same for you? A few months ago, when you met His Majesty in the Capital of Gods, you submitted many truce conditions to His Majesty?" Ouyang Tong's words made Li Xuan a little surprised and said: "My nephew's memorial, uncle's memorial seen it already?"
"I've seen it. Many people in the court have seen it, but they have mixed reviews. Some call it a wild fantasy, while others denounce it as a ridiculous delusion." Ouyang Tong shook his head, feeling a little funny and said: " Not many memorials written by a young man like you can be treated with such solemnity by ministers."
"My nephew doesn't care what the courtiers think. What matters is the opinions of the saints and the Queen." Li Xuan's voice was very soft, which immediately made Ouyang Tong feel solemn.
"Yes, you are the current king, so you only need to test the opinions of the saints and queens. But who can see clearly the attitudes of saints and queens!" Ouyang Tong sighed softly.
"Uncle, actually the armistice or not does not depend on our side. The attitude of the Silla people is also very important." After a pause, Li Xuan continued: "My nephew wrote in the memorial that the Silla people cannot be trusted. It is a common thing to be capricious and rebel today and tomorrow. If I retreat towards the front of the army, they will definitely not care about the agreement and will only test it further. Therefore, there is still a battle before the army retreats."
"You know, the Duke of Lecheng County, Duke Yan, Li Jinxing, the governor of Andong, and Xue Li, the Duke of Pingyang, all have the same attitude. Therefore, this battle is inevitable and is even being planned." Ouyang Tong told a secret story from the court.
"Princes Yue Weng and Pingyang County both went to war with Silla, and Commander Li is now the commander-in-chief of the East Island. It is not unusual for them to have such thoughts, but again, the people of Silla are untrustworthy and capricious. Even if we can hurt them in a battle, if there is a chance, the Silla people will pounce on them like mad dogs, so the Dongdao strategy is still sound."
Li Xuan's suspicion of the Silla people was almost to the core.
Ouyang Tong shook his head slightly and said: "But the truce on Dongdao is the overall situation, and the rest, no matter how close it is, is just a small detail. Therefore, in order to prevent recurrence in the future, His Majesty is likely to adopt Dalang's strategies. Therefore, there is I accepted your position as Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, the school’s inspector.”
Li Xuan nodded silently. When he was in Yangzhou before, the Silla people had already connected with the Tianyin Sect.
There is also a very important figure in the Tianyin Sect. This person is the King of the Western Regions and the Tubo State Preceptor Kumarajiva. .
Once Silla and Kumaru collude, there is no guarantee that Silla will not cause trouble in the East Island when the Tang Dynasty and Tubo go to war next year.
Li Xuan can even be sure that it is inevitable.
