"Your Highness!" Li Zhu stood at the door and cupped his hands towards Li Xianwei.
Li Xian nodded slightly, and Li Zhu quickly walked to Li Xuan's side and handed a short note to Li Xuan's hand.
Li Xuan took a look and frowned slightly. Li Zhu had already bowed and left.
"What's the matter?" Li Xian asked subconsciously.
Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said: "It's okay. The Taozhou soldiers and the Ancestral tribe soldiers have not found any trace of the Brenzan Blade. It seems that I can't even think of going to bed early tonight."
Zhang Yungong stood on one side and frowned. Did the King of Nanchang really not find the Brenzan Blade?
Calculating in his mind, Zhang Yungong couldn't help but glance to the side, and Zhang Qiniang immediately caught his father's eyes.
Then, she took a step forward and asked in a clear voice: "I wonder if I can ask the prince something?"
Li Xuan turned sideways and looked at Zhang Qiniang, who was wearing fish scale armor, frowned, and then suddenly smiled: "Miss Qi is dressed like this, she looks quite like a heroine."
"Your Majesty, thank you." Zhang Qiniang couldn't help but laughed triumphantly. At this moment, she heard a slight cough from beside her, the smile on her face faded, and then she asked: "They say the situation of the battle can change in an instant. , I don’t know when the prince agreed with the Duke of Yan and General Black Teeth to fight, and now he has easily annihilated three thousand Tubo cavalry, and the self-loss was less than three hundred."
"Three hundred is already quite a number." Li Xuan's expression suddenly turned cold and he said rudely: "Frontline soldiers fight desperately at the front, and they are not judged by others as numbers behind them."
"Qiniang is rude." The corners of Zhang Qiniang's mouth twitched slightly, with a wry smile on her face. The King of Nanchang did not give her any face.
At this time, Zhang Yungong finally stood up, raised his hands and said, "My lord, please don't misunderstand me. My daughter has no other intentions. She is just concerned about the situation of the war."
A slight sneer appeared on Li Xuan's face, and then she said: "The battle report is top secret, and not just anyone can know it."
"Qiniang, you go out first." Zhang Yungong drove Zhang Qiniang out without any hesitation at all, with astonishing swiftness.
It was as if from the beginning, he had expected that Li Xuan would drive Zhang Qiniang away.
With no outsiders around, Zhang Yungong smiled and raised his hands, saying, "Xiaguan is the governor of Taozhou, but he knows very little about the details of this battle. If the court asks about it, it is really difficult for Xiaguan to reply. I wonder if the prince can clear up the confusion." .”
The indifference on Li Xuan's face disappeared without a trace in an instant, and then he slightly cupped his hands, and then said politely: "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. I was originally going to inform you about this matter. In fact, I will inform you in a few days." I’ve been to Hezhou before.”
"Your Majesty has already been to Hezhou?" Zhang Yungong was shocked. He couldn't help asking: "When did Your Majesty go to Hezhou?"
Li Xuan did not hesitate this time and said directly: "Just three days ago, on the day when the grain depot was inspected, I went to Hezhou overnight to meet Duke Yan and General Black Teeth. We agreed on the plan, and then rushed back overnight, and after that, it was the arrangements for Taozhou."
"For the layout of Taozhou, the prince secretly mobilized Yang Xuan's soldiers and Li clan soldiers, and then transferred a large number of crossbows from the treasury, and then quietly dug traps and pits, and captured them all in one go. The entire Tubo cavalry is plotting against it." Zhang Yungong couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, and finally shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is so resourceful!"
Zhang Yungong really didn't expect that Li Xuan did so many things secretly and kept everything in the dark.
The distrust in him has been made clear.
Li Xuan said calmly: "The mobilization of soldiers is among the rights and responsibilities of this king. As for the soldiers of the Li clan, the Li clan of Longxi retired with the country. National war is a clan war, and there is no hesitation in serving the country."
Zhang Yungong lowered his head expressionlessly and said softly: "What the prince said is absolutely true."
"Actually, this matter was originally going to be reported to the envoy, but unfortunately, the incident involving Ma Zhi and Chen Xia made people inevitably suspect that there was a Tibetan spy in the city, so we had to be more secretive about it, so we did not report it to the envoy." Li Xuan smiled gently and held her hands together, her eyes full of sincerity.
However, Zhang Yungong's expression couldn't help but change slightly. It was clear that the eyeliner they were guarding against was Zhang Yungong himself.
Looking at Li Xuan's seemingly sincere, but actually hidden eyes, Zhang Yungong cursed in his heart, a cunning fox.
The King of Nanchang suspected that Zhang Yungong was secretly communicating with the Tibetan people. What he said just now was tantamount to saying it openly, but... this was indeed the case.
But Zhang Yungong didn't care that much, because without evidence, no one could do anything to him.
Today, the only way Zhang Yungong can be caught is through private cavalry.
But he had already dealt with it, because although these soldiers were elite, the weapons in their hands were only swords, no crossbows, and no armor.
The relationship between them and Zhang Yungong was at most an employment relationship. They were not just private soldiers who were subordinate to Zhang Yungong, but rural soldiers who Zhang Yungong had specially prepared in advance and sent to join the army.
Of course, there are some specific regulations on the number of rural soldiers and ordnance, and Zhang Yungong definitely exceeded the regulations.
He originally planned to resist the charge, but not long ago, the emperor issued an edict offering a reward for good families.
Those who are able to defeat the Tubo Zanpu will be granted the title of king with a different surname; those who are able to defeat the generals will be awarded the title of general; those who are below the rank will be awarded the title of General Zhonglang General. There is no limit to official qualifications, but only one case will be rewarded.
These people were the good men who took the initiative to gather under his command and planned to go into battle to kill the enemy.
Especially now, this group of cavalry has been divided up by the King of Nanchang, Li Jinxing, and Hei Te Changzhi. But it is precisely because of this that no one can punish him.
Finally, when it came to communicating with Tibet, the person who was doing the manipulation was never Zhang Yungong.
Zhang Yungong had been a governor for many years and knew the laws of the court very well. Even if he was tried by the three law divisions, it would be difficult to find any charges against him.
The emperor would not easily touch a border governor like him because of this.
Of course, although there is no evidence, the distrust of him by the frontline generals is also very obvious, and he can only accept the secret ridicule.
Zhang Yungong rolled his eyes, then raised his hands with worry on his face and said: "What the prince said is true. There should still be some details of the Tubo people in Taozhou City. If not, how could they accurately know about the prince's trip to Taozhou?" , how about letting the subordinates check it out?"
Li Xuan looked at Zhang Yungong in surprise. How shameless a person must be to say such a thing.
At this time, Li Xuan saw Li Xianzheng raising his head and looking at him, and the other Li Jinxing and Hei Te Changzhi also looked up at him.
It is not within the scope of any of them to deal with the governor of a state. Even if there is something wrong with Zhang Yungong, they can't do anything to him.
After all, Zhang Yungong did not blatantly rebel, and his expression was quite respectful, so even for the sake of Taozhou's stability, they had to be patient and impatient.
Li Xuan smiled, nodded to Zhang Yungong, and said, "This matter is complicated, so I have to worry about it."
Zhang Yungong breathed a long sigh of relief, then raised his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will live up to my trust and uncover the culprit behind this matter."
Zhang Yungong said goodbye.
Li Xian watched him leave, then turned to look at Li Xuan, frowning and asked: "Uncle Wang, is this the end of the matter?"
"Of course not." Li Xuan raised her head and sneered softly: "Although the outcome of this matter needs to be decided by His Majesty, we can still do something within our capabilities..."
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Inside the carriage, Zhang Yungong leaned against the carriage with his eyes slightly closed, seeming to be thinking about something.
Zhang Qiniang, who was facing this, kept stroking her fingers. Finally she couldn't help it and asked: "Ah Ye, this time Tubo was defeated, everything we have done before has been in vain. Next, what are we going to do?" What should we do? Do we still have an explanation from the clan?"
Zhang Yungong was born in the Zhang family of Dunhuang, and his wife was born in the Hou Mochen family. Although Zhang was influenced by the Hou Mochen family, the positions of the two parties are still very different.
"The clan doesn't need to worry about it. As long as we can get closer to the relationship with the DPRK, the clan won't ask any more questions." Zhang Yungong still had his eyes closed, but as he spoke, his tone was already full of confidence.
"Aye?" Zhang Qiniang didn't quite understand.
Zhang Yungong then added: "Tomorrow, send someone to Yang's house to cancel the marriage. They must be happy to see this."
Zhang Qiniang was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and said: "I obey the order, but, Aye, the King of England doesn't even like his daughter, and the King of Nanchang is so hard-hearted that he won't be moved at all. This... is useless."
Zhang Yungong shook his head slightly and said: "You are wrong. It is difficult for the King of Nanchang and the King of Ying to succeed, but it does not mean that there is no way. In this Western Expedition, in addition to the King of Ying and the King of Nanchang, the royal family also has the Prime Minister. This time, he We happen to be going to Dunhuang, so you can set off back to Dunhuang tomorrow."
Taozhou has no chance. It's good that Zhang Yungong can keep himself.
Therefore, if we want to break the situation now, we can only find a way from Li Dan.
Zhang Qiniang lowered her head in silence. After a long time, she slowly raised her head and said, "There is no problem for my daughter to return to Dunhuang. I'm just afraid that Dunhuang has ulterior motives..."
"What does the Dugu family's scheme have to do with my Zhang family?" A sneer flashed in the corner of Zhang Yungong's eyes. At most, he was just taking advantage of the Dugu family's scheme and letting him stand with the Dugu family. How could it be possible?
The Zhang family has always been very careful in doing things, and the court could not catch their flaws easily.
Whenever the imperial court gained the upper hand among the aristocratic families, the Zhang family would immediately turn to the imperial court to gain benefits. Once the imperial court was weak, they would immediately start to secretly do tricks. Although it was unpleasant, it was not a heinous crime.
Outside, the carriage suddenly stopped, and a voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, the governor's office has arrived."
"Yeah!" Zhang Yungong nodded, then opened the curtain and walked out.
At the door of the house, the housekeeper Zhang Zhong was waiting respectfully.
Zhang Yungong glanced around, and then walked into the governor's mansion. However, just as he entered the governor's mansion, Zhang Yungong suddenly stopped and looked stunned.
"What's going on? Why are you the only one left at home?" Zhang Yungong looked around. All the servants and maids in the entire mansion were missing.
Zhang Zhong said with a bitter look on his face: "Reporting to Sir, Zhou Canjun and his men just took away all the servants and maids in the mansion, as well as my uncle."
"Zhou Feng." Zhang Yungong's expression couldn't help but change. Zhou Feng was the Fa Cao Junjun of Taozhou. Fa Cao Junjun came to him to arrest people, so he must have received permission from his superiors.
"King of Nanchang!" Zhang Yungong's face suddenly turned ugly. He immediately understood that it was the King of Nanchang who was trying to deal with him.
Although the King of Nanchang had no right to do anything to him, these people in his palace were all within the authority of the King of Nanchang.
The King of Nanchang didn't even need to take action, Taozhou Facao was enough to punish him.
The entire Taozhou is no longer under Zhang's control.
But fortunately, he still has Qiniang.
Zhang Yungong turned back to look at Qiniang, who was quite beautiful.
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and then...
"By order of the King of Nanchang, Zhang Qiniang and Zhang Luer are summoned for questioning!"
(End of chapter)
