There was darkness in the house. Li Xuan hugged the exhausted Liu Jinyu into his arms and gently slid his fingers on the smooth jade back.
His eyes fell into the darkness, not knowing what he was thinking.
Suddenly, Liu Jinyu whispered: "Lang Jun, why don't you take a rest?"
Li Xuan came back to her senses, lowered her head and kissed Liu Jinyu on the forehead, and then said softly: "It's actually quite magical. Speaking of it, we haven't really gotten along a few times, but now, you are my wife."
Liu Jinyu raised her head, her bright eyes flashing in the darkness: "Does Mr. Lang regret it?"
"What are you regretting? It's too late for me to be happy." Li Xuan tightened her hands and said, "Actually, the first time I met you, I had the idea of marrying you, but at that time, you and I We didn’t know each other, and our thoughts just passed by for a fleeting moment, and then we got where we are today through various coincidences.”
"Yes!" Liu Jinyu responded in a low voice, leaning into Li Xuan's arms, but not daring to move much.
Li Xuan sniffed the fragrance of her hair with some pity, and then continued: "Now you and I are one. Tomorrow, some things in the house will be entrusted to you to handle, especially since I will leave Beijing in a while. After that, you must quickly take over your family’s caravan, property, and secret spies throughout Chang’an.”
"Yes!" Liu Jinyu responded carefully. She was not surprised at all by what Li Xuan said.
Each royal family has its own industry and its own chess pieces. This is not unusual.
It's just that Liu Jinyu really didn't think about how huge the Nanchang Palace's industry would be.
Her fingertips lightly brushed over the hickey on the delicate collarbone, and Li Xuan said with pity: "After the wedding, my mother-in-law will live in Chang'an for a while. You can stay with your mother-in-law at home, or you can go back to your father-in-law. , if you need help with anything, just reach out."
Liu Jinyu is very good at handling political affairs. Even if she has considerable talents, she still needs someone to deal with various affairs for her day after tomorrow, otherwise she cannot cultivate them.
Moreover, through Liu Jinyu, Li Xuan could quickly understand the trends in the court, and even some things that were not good for him.
"Thank you for your understanding." Liu Jinyu raised her head and looked at Li Xuan in the darkness.
Although she didn't explicitly mention some things to Li Xuan, she occasionally mentioned them in the letters she exchanged. Li Xuan was so smart that she could naturally see everything clearly.
Originally, she wanted to disconnect from these things after her wedding, but when she thought of her elderly grandfather, she couldn't help but feel unbearable.
"When we get up tomorrow morning, we have to pass the sign to the palace. After the palace allows it, we have to enter the palace to thank you." Li Xuan whispered about today's arrangements. After all, their marriage was granted by the emperor and Empress Wu. Afterwards, it is natural to go to the palace to express gratitude.
Liu Jinyu nodded lightly and responded.
"Go back in three days and spend time with your father-in-law and mother-in-law. Fortunately, our two families are not far away." Li Xuan paused for a moment as she seemed to think of something. Liu Jinyu was keenly aware of it and asked in a low voice: "Why? Already?"
"This matter shouldn't be hidden from you." Li Xuan whispered: "Tonight, someone tried to set fire to the palace, and then took advantage of the chaos in the palace to do something, but I noticed it in advance and took care of the problem."
"The palace was set on fire?" Liu Jinyu's keenness allowed her clear mind to return quickly. She raised her head, looked at Li Xuan solemnly, and asked, "Who did it?"
"They should be Turks, but there is no evidence. The one caught alive was just a ranger who knew nothing, so he was silenced." Li Xuan told the secrets that no high-ranking official in the government and the public had ever heard, without any hesitation. Tell Liu Jinyu.
Liu Jinyu often helped Liu Rengui handle court affairs, and he was also very clear about the matters in Northern Xinjiang.
"Since the death of Emperor Xiaojing, the Turks have been ready to make a move. Although His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven transferred Pingyang County Duke to the Yunzhong area, only the subordinates of the original Turki Khan of the East Turks were shocked. However, in the west of the East Turks, the original Jieli Khan Khan's old troops have never stopped moving, and compared to the east, they are more easily connected with Tibet." Liu Jinyu separated the Turkic situation in one sentence.
The information that Li Xuan provided that she didn't know allowed her to quickly connect.
"They want to re-establish the Turkic Khanate. They even want to disrupt the military morale of the Tang Dynasty and make the Turks and the Western Region tribes untrustworthy." Liu Jinyu went further and even saw some things that even Li Xuan and Yu Ze had not seen before. Something I haven't thought about.
"That's right." Li Xuan nodded seriously. Just from Ashina's direct lineage, there were five generals in the court, including General Zhonglang, and important ministers like Tai Puqing. Apart from them, there were also Turkic descendants serving in the court. of more.
When the Tang Dynasty went to war, it not only had to mobilize the Turkic tribes on the border, but also appointed these generals.
It is difficult to say what these people will do when the Turkic Khanate is reestablished.
Once a war begins with Tubo at this time, the imperial court's advantage over Tibet will be greatly reduced.
"The imperial court's advantage in the Western Regions has been sharply reduced. The Eastern Front will be forced to deploy more generals, and Silla will also be forced to make more concessions. I am afraid that Lang Jun will also be transferred to the Western Regions." Liu Jinyu's long-term vision was terrifying ,
Even Li Xuan was shocked. He quickly waved his hand and said: "It's not as far as the Western Regions. It's just the Longyou and Qinggan areas."
"In fact, in the court, there have always been three voices regarding the war between Tubo and Tubo." Liu Jinyu buried her head in Li Xuan's arms, interlaced the fingers of her left hand with his right, and said softly: "First of all, your Majesty and the majority of the military The aggressive faction headed by generals, including Pingyang County Duke, Pingyang County Prince has submitted petitions more than once, requesting to conquer the Western Regions, but all of them have been rejected by the Queen of Heaven."
"Actually, if I were the king, I would not use Pingyang County Duke as the coach." Li Xuan sighed softly, and then said: "Pingyang County Duke has already lost to Tubo once. Qinling is undoubtedly a good player at playing with people's hearts. Pingyang County Duke There is no guarantee that Duke Pingyang will not be plotted by him, so when Duke Pingyang goes to the Tibetan battlefield, he can only serve as a deputy general, but in the entire Tang Dynasty, who is qualified for Duke Pingyang to serve as a deputy general?"
Li Xuan's gentle words directly sentenced Xue Rengui to death for participating in the Battle of Tubo.
"So the war against Tubo can only be led by Wenxi County Duke." Li Xuan sighed softly, Wenxi County Duke Pei Xingjian.
Even now, Li Xuan still doesn't know that Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan had an argument about him at the wedding banquet of Lecheng County Government last night, and even this argument will not fall into his ears for a long time.
After all, the people sitting at that table were all important officials of the court.
Their mouths are much stricter than ordinary people, and even Liu Rengui may not tell Li Xuan about this matter.
First of all, even if Li Xuan knew about this matter now, he couldn't handle it.
Secondly, once this matter spreads, it will not only be Li Xuan and Pei Yan who cause trouble.
If even one of them fails, the entire royal family will start making trouble, which is not a good thing for the court.
"The second voice is that people who think that the war against Tubo needs to be vain, such as the prince, such as Aweng." Liu Jinyu looked up at Li Xuan, and said with a hint of teasing in her eyes: "For example, Lang Jun. "
"We are really not a family. We don't belong to the same family." Li Xuan couldn't help but feel a little funny.
But then, his expression became solemn, he looked at Liu Jinyu and said, "So is there a third voice?"
"The third voice is the Queen of Heaven." Liu Jinyu leaned into Li Xuan's arms and whispered: "The Queen of Heaven agrees with the need to fight, but does not agree with His Majesty's strategy of rushing in with the army and fighting quickly. The Queen of Heaven believes that other strategies should be supplemented, such as Induce civil strife in Tubo, and then take advantage of the situation to launch a surprise attack, but if Your Majesty wants to fight, the Queen of Heaven will fully support Your Majesty."
"With the Queen's support, even if the Crown Prince and Yue Weng object, this matter will definitely come true." Li Xuan took a breath and asked in a low voice: "Then what is the opinion of Zhongshu Ling?"
"Zhongshu Ling has no objection." Liu Jinyu whispered the truth.
Zhongshu Ling Hao Chujun has always been the most opposed to Tianhou, but the real decision in this matter was the emperor.
"What do you think of Sanniang?" Li Xuan lowered her head and looked at the charming beauty in her arms. At the same time, she pulled up the red quilt and held her sweet wife tightly in her arms.
"Whatever your husband thinks, Sanniang's opinion will be yours." Liu Jinyu shook her head slightly, a bit like marrying a chicken and following the chicken, marrying a dog and following the dog.
However, in Liu Jinyu's view, Datang and Tubo will have a battle sooner or later. Early is not necessarily a bad thing, and late is not necessarily a good thing.
The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and I don’t know how many people are just following the trend.
"My husband's opinion is just a reference for such important matters of government. A saint will not really take it seriously." Li Xuan sighed softly, then smiled and said: "Instead of thinking about such useless things, what should we do, madam? Consider having more children.”
"Mr. Lang..."
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The crescent moon was like a hook, a dark cloud suddenly covered the bright moon, and darkness suddenly filled the world.
Outside the northwest city wall of Chang'an, a dozen figures suddenly grabbed ropes and slid down quickly from the city wall, and then landed directly on the ground outside the city. Following closely, two figures jumped directly into the moat.
Soon, a small boat that was upside down on the bottom of the water was quickly flipped out and then floated on the water.
More than a dozen figures, those who couldn't swim, stood on the boat, while those who knew how to swim jumped into the water, and at the same time pushed the boat quickly towards the other bank. It didn't take long for a group of people to appear on the opposite bank. And quickly rushed towards the dense forest not far away.
However, the moment this group of people was about to reach the dense forest, dozens of sharp arrows shot out from the dense forest like lightning.
In the blink of an eye, it had penetrated the bodies of several people, blood spurted out, and the people behind immediately stopped.
At this moment, a group of Qianniu Guards, adhering to their formation, quickly came out of the dense forest.
The sword and shield hand was in front, with his long sword placed on the waist of the sword and shield hand, and a dozen crossbowmen behind him were aiming at the people on the opposite side at the same time.
A voice came from the woods: "Put down your sword and tie your hands to avoid death."
The tall man, who was surrounded by many guards, suddenly shouted: "Kill!"
In an instant, many guards rushed forward to kill, but at that moment, a cold voice sounded: "Fire arrows!"
More crossbow arrows shot out instantly, and figures fell to the ground one after another.
"Charge!" The long spear thrust forward, and the extremely cold blade quickly penetrated into the fragile human body, and then quickly pulled out.
Blood spurted out, and when he turned around, the dozen figures before him had already fallen to the ground.
Now only the tall and muscular man and the slender woman beside him are left.
"Surrender!" An indifferent voice immediately sounded.
"Don't even think about it!" The tall and muscular man and the woman beside him drew their swords at the same time, and then wiped them hard on their necks.
"Huh?" A figure floated out from the woods. Under the moonlight, it was Ming Chongyan.
Ming Chongyan floated directly in front of the father and daughter who committed suicide, and then a burst of energy flashed, and the scarves on the father and daughter's faces immediately flew up.
Immediately, Ming Chongyan's expression changed.
The two people in front of me are not Ashina Gana and his daughter Ashina Duo.
They are just two stand-ins who are very similar in height and appearance.
Ming Chongyan raised his head and looked far away in the direction of Chang'an, where more than a dozen eye-catching flames shot into the sky at the same time.
(End of chapter)
