"The Empress of Heaven decreed that if the King of England behaves carelessly, he will be punished and imprisoned for half a month. During this period, he must practice archery and horse training diligently and strengthen his muscles and bones. If he fails, he will never be able to leave the palace. The King of Nanchang is ordered to teach the King of England. If he fails, he will be dismissed from office and suspended forever. Not hired." The chamberlain waved his fly whisk, declared the imperial edict, and immediately turned around and left.
Li Xuan was still smiling at Li Xian's excitement, but then, the matter involved himself, and his face was full of astonishment.
After the chamberlain left, Li Xuan turned her head, looked at Li Xian anxiously and angrily, gritted her teeth and said, "Your Highness, let's start now."
"Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, don't worry, the queen mother is just joking." Li Xian quickly stepped forward and bowed directly to Li Xuan.
He knew that his Uncle Wang was quite capable and resourceful.
In the past, it was just because these things had nothing to do with him, so he didn't care, but now, the queen's oral order directly drove him to the wall.
Li Xian immediately understood that he would be guilty in the future.
Li Xuan took a few steps back, looked at Li Xian angrily and said, "Even if the Queen is joking, there is no room left under the imperial decree. This time, I must train you properly."
Empress Wu was too cruel this time, and Li Xuan couldn't handle Li Xian's affairs, but he was dismissed from office and suspended and never hired, which Li Xuan couldn't accept.
Therefore, Li Xuan could only do his best to complete the Queen's order.
Dugu Shan, the right guard lieutenant on the side, walked over with a smile, cupped his hands to Li Xuan and said: "Since the Queen of Heaven has given orders, Your Highness, Your Highness, will be entrusted to Your Majesty. I will take my leave first."
Li Xuan's face suddenly became solemn, and then he returned the courtesy to Dugu Shan and said: "Don't worry, General Zhonglang, I will definitely urge His Highness to succeed in the matter of bows and horses within half a month. However, in addition, there are still matters regarding weapons and the art of war. Please give your Highness the guidance of the Commander-in-Chief."
Having said this, Li Xuan turned to look at Li Xian and winked directly. Although Li Xian was a little helpless, he still stepped forward and said, "I'm sorry to trouble my cousin these days. When the confinement period is over, Xian will definitely come to thank you." .”
"I don't dare. If the prince and his highness are in need, please inform the general at any time, and the general will come immediately." Dugushan bowed his hands to Li Xuan and Li Xian solemnly, then said goodbye and left.
After leaving the mansion, Dugu Shan's face was full of surprise.
Everyone knows that the King of Nanchang and the King of England have a friendly relationship, but it is surprising that the relationship is so good.
No wonder the Queen of Heaven asked the King of Nanchang to teach the King of England.
It seems that apart from His Majesty the Queen and the Crown Prince, only the King of Nanchang can make the King of England so obedient.
…
The Prince's Mansion, within the school grounds.
Li Xuan looked at the horses being led forward and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has ordered Dugu Zhonglang to teach His Highness in the future. Maybe after arriving in Lintao in the future, Dugu Zhonglang will be ordered to protect His Highness. If nothing happens to Your Highness, , on weekdays, I send some seasonal fruits there, it will be more convenient when I come to Lintao in the future."
"Uncle Wang, don't worry. Xian has figured it out a long time ago, but he never knew what to do. Now that Wang Ye is here to guide him, everything will be much easier." Li Xian laughed twice.
He was never stupid, and who among the sons of Empress Wu and Li Zhi was stupid?
But because of his special status, he couldn't blatantly win over the generals. Now that Li Xuan is there as a buffer, things will be much easier.
Li Xuan turned around and looked at Li Xian with a serious look on her face: "Ignore other matters for now, but this matter of bow and horse is handled by the Queen herself. If it really doesn't work, the Queen will probably spare me." Regarding the incident involving Young Master Honglu, His Highness the King of England has offended me."
Li Xian's face immediately couldn't help but change slightly, and then he raised his hands to Li Xuan and said: "Uncle Wang, Sanlang can't get on that kind of fierce horse. He will faint as soon as he gets on a fierce horse. Please let Sanlang go!"
"Have you fainted while getting on the horse? Do you want Uncle Wang to prepare some medicine for you?" Li Xuan looked at Li Xian with a sneer on his face.
Li Xian suddenly touched the tip of his nose with some embarrassment, and then said carefully: "Uncle Wang, how about giving the horse some medicine?"
"Sooner or later you will die on the horse." Li Xuan rolled her eyes at Li Xian angrily, then gathered her thoughts and began to think of a solution.
Of course Li Xian can ride a horse, but being able to ride a horse and being good at arching horses are two different things. The horses Li Xian has in his house are all tamed and castrated docile horses. There is no problem riding such horses on weekdays, but if they go to the battlefield, This kind of horse will just turn around and run away, and is completely useless.
Li Xian actually didn't really dislike riding war horses. He just couldn't stand the pain of practicing war horses, so he made excuses to escape.
And if he really wants to practice it, it's not that easy.
Suddenly, Li Xuan's brows lit up, as if she had thought of something, and she said directly to Li Xian, "Let's go to the study."
"Okay!" Although Li Xian didn't know what Li Xuan wanted to do, he still took him to the study.
…
A drawing with only a horse's head and body was drawn by Li Xuan. The middle was firmly fixed on the ground, and the front and rear ends were connected to the ground with two long ropes.
"For these two long ropes, let the general supervisor use the strongest rope." Li Xuan pushed the drawing in front of Li Xian.
"What is this?" Li Xian looked stunned. He couldn't understand the things Li Xuan took out at all.
"You'll know tomorrow." Li Xuan stretched and said, "Send someone to the general supervisor and ask them to prepare it overnight and send it over tomorrow."
"Okay." Li Xian didn't ask any more questions. Although this fake horse looked huge, it didn't take much effort to build.
Li Xian comes forward and the prisoner will be fixed soon.
Seeing that Li Xian was about to ask his men to give away the things, Li Xuan couldn't help but interjected: "Let someone prepare a reward of 100 guan and give it to the craftsmen who will be in charge, otherwise they will be afraid tonight It’s too hard to finish the work overnight and continue to be on duty tomorrow.”
"Listen to Uncle Wang and don't embarrass these hardworking people." Li Xian made arrangements without hesitation.
Li Xuan picked up the hot tea on the table, took a deep sip, and then said: "There is something I forgot to tell His Highness. Yesterday, Honglu Temple had reached a vassal alliance with the Silla Japanese Kingdom. In addition to other In addition to the palace affairs, Silla and Japan sent two princesses to Chang'an."
"Prince's daughter?" Li Xian was immediately stunned, and then said keenly: "Sent to the East Palace?"
"It depends on whether His Highness the Crown Prince wants to stay. If His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't want to stay, you can come on." Li Xuan raised her head and looked at Li Xian seriously.
Li Xian's brows wrinkled slightly, seeming reluctant.
"Your Majesty and the Queen, there are only three of you princes. After May this year, the Prime Minister should prepare for the wedding. Even if it is soon, the engagement in May will have to be in August. But the war between Tang Dynasty and Tubo will definitely It won’t go so smoothly, and the wedding date of the prime minister may have to be later.”
Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "It is impossible for an unmarried prince to accept the princesses of Silla and Japan as concubines, and it is absolutely impossible for our court to accept the princesses of Silla and Japan as concubines. Therefore, this matter It will only fall on you in the end."
"I don't want it." Li Xian immediately calmed down, looked at Li Xuan and said, "Uncle Wang, I'd better leave this matter to the emperor."
Li Xuan lowered her head slightly and said softly: "That's fine, but those two people will suffer."
"This is something that can't be helped." Li Xian shook his head calmly and said softly: "Maybe the emperor will figure it out when?"
Li Xian didn't understand what was going on with Li Xian. Shouldn't women be the best gift from God?
"By the way, Uncle Wang, what happened today?" Li Xian's expression suddenly became solemn.
He didn't believe that Li Xuan really went to Jiangqiuyuan to find him and met those Western Turks by chance.
"Actually, for the past few months, the caravans coming from the west have been under the surveillance of Honglu Temple and the secret guards. I didn't care at first. I originally wanted to wait for you to come back from Jiangqiu Garden before mentioning Lintao and Gong. It was about a woman, but suddenly someone from Honglu Temple reported that a Western Turkic caravan under surveillance suddenly appeared in Jiangqiu Garden, and it was still under your nose. You said, how can I continue to sit still. "
The East and West Turks have always been very troublesome.
The Eastern Turks and Tibet are the farthest apart and have begun to flirt with each other. The Western Turks have deeper problems. This time, they might act together with the Tibetan army.
Sure enough, when Li Xuan went there, he saw the Tubo people dressed as Western Turks. Under Li Xian's eyes, he was ready to follow and communicate with others.
Of course, the vast majority of that group of Western Turkic merchants were Turks, and only a few were Tibetans.
But they are the only ones in the entire caravan who know the secret order.
What he thought was a very low whisper was overheard by Li Xuan.
"If Uncle Wang is patient enough, will there be a chance to dig out the Tibetan people's informants?" Li Xian couldn't help but ask.
"Is the Tubo people's informants more important, or is your life more important?" Li Xuan retorted directly, and then said helplessly: "Although the main purpose of those people is to steal information about the Tang Dynasty, as long as they kill you, they will immediately If they can achieve the same goal of confusing Datang, why don’t they do it?”
Li Xian smiled coquettishly and said, "Thank you very much, Uncle Wang."
"Actually, it's not that simple." Li Xuan shook his head seriously and said, "Tubo people are always cautious in their actions. If they really want to contact each other, they must be very cautious. If people from Honglu Temple notice their traces, and they also When I was looking for you, the news was delivered to me exactly."
"What Uncle Wang means is that someone deliberately sent the news to Uncle Wang." Li Xian understood immediately.
Li Xuan nodded softly and said: "The news has been sent to my hands, so the person in the dark may also send it to other people, which will alert the government anyway, so in order to avoid jumping over the wall in a hurry, I had to act first." .”
It was only at this time that Li Xian truly realized the danger.
Others would not be as concerned about his safety as Li Xuan.
"Since that person didn't go to see the Tibetan people yesterday, I'm afraid he won't go today. The secret guards have been very tight recently. If that person really knows something, he will never show up." Li Xuan shook her head. Then he looked at Li Xian and said, "It's not like we found nothing anyway. The rest depends on what Master Shi Yin can find out, right?"
This matter will definitely fall into Ming Chongyan's hands in the end, but it's hard to say what will be found out in the end.
Li Xian suddenly raised his head and asked, "Uncle Wang, where is the secret letter?"
Li Xuan shook her head and said softly: "Do you really think that if the letter fell into the hands of the Ministry of War and the Secret Guard, they would not be able to get it?"
Li Xian was suddenly stunned.
(End of chapter)
