At the entrance of Zichen Palace, a servant in green trotted into the palace from the outside with an excited look on his face.
"Yue Zhong, why are you here?" Li Xian couldn't help but step forward, his face full of surprise, because the person coming was none other than Yue Zhong, the leader of the chamberlain of the East Palace.
Yue Zhong quickly knelt down and said excitedly: "Report to His Highness the Crown Prince, return to the Queen of Heaven, Your Majesty... No, congratulations to Your Highness the Crown Prince, congratulations to the Queen of Heaven, congratulations to Your Majesty, just now Dr. Xu from the Imperial Hospital checked the pulse of the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess, she is happy ”
"What?" Li Zhi couldn't help but stood up and looked at Li Xian aside with a look of surprise.
At this moment, Li Xian looked at a loss. He was going to be a father. He was going to be a father.
The sudden news shocked his mind.
Li Zhi then waved his hand and said: "You should go back to the East Palace immediately, put aside all the matters in the court, spend this time with the Crown Princess, and don't worry about anything else."
"My son, I obey." Li Xian raised his head, looked at Empress Wu, and begged: "Mother."
Empress Wu smiled and said, "Okay, my mother will be there in a moment. The Royal Hospital and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will put the Crown Princess's happiness first in all matters from now on."
"Thank you very much, Queen Mother." Li Xian immediately bowed, then said to Li Zhi and Queen Wu with a deep cup of his hands: "My son, please retire."
"Go!" Li Zhi waved his hand directly and looked away from Li Xian. Li Zhi gently grabbed Empress Wu's palm and whispered softly: "Meiniang, we are going to have a grandson."
"Maybe she is the granddaughter." Empress Wu pursed her lips and smiled, lowering her head so that she could not see her eyes clearly.
"Whether it's a granddaughter, if you have the first one, there will be countless others!" Li Zhi was very open-minded, and then he sighed softly and said: "Twenty-seventh Lang is really my lucky star. If it hadn't been for him in the beginning, Even if we proposed the hot spring proposal, we might not have such a happy event today!"
"Yes!" Empress Wu raised her head, her eyes twinkling, and said softly: "Sanlang, and Shiro, are already very young, and it's time to prepare."
Li Zhi smiled, shook his head, and said: "You, why are you thinking so much just now? You should wait until this battle is over, let Twenty-seventh Lang and Sanlang Four get together more, and Shilang's marriage, come back It’s time to prepare.”
"Yes!" Empress Wu couldn't help but smile with some relief.
At this moment, a slight sound of footsteps stopped at the door of the palace. Li Zhi immediately raised his head and said, "Come in."
A member of Zhongshushe quickly walked in, holding three imperial edicts in his hand, bowing and saying: "Your Majesty, Queen of Heaven, the imperial edict has been drawn up."
Wang Fulai immediately brought it up, and Li Zhi leaned on the chair and waved his hand carelessly.
Empress Wu immediately opened the imperial edict, read it one last time, and then directly stamped it.
Seal of the Emperor.
Li Zhi's expression suddenly became solemn: "Immediately rush 600 miles to Taozhou."
"According to the order."
…
From Chang'an to Taozhou, it's 800 miles, 600 miles expedited, it takes a day and a half.
Three days is a round trip.
In early April, summer has entered, and the weather in northwest Taozhou is still a little cool.
A burst of rapid hoofbeats came from the east, and immediately, ten Qianniu Guards were galloping in from a distance.
Before they reached the city gate, Qian Niuwei had already shouted loudly: "The imperial decree has arrived, the imperial decree has arrived..."
The city gate emptied instantly, and a moment later, the Taozhou government office was above the lobby.
Li Xian, Li Xuan, Li Jinxing, Heiqia Changzhi, and Zhang Yungong, a total of five people stood at the bottom of the hall. Standing in the hall above was a Qianniu guard who was delivering the order.
"By imperial decree!"
"I will accept the order." Li Xian, Li Xuan, Li Jinxing, Hei Teochang Zhi, and Zhang Yungong all held their hands together at the same time, and then knelt down.
"In the third year of Wei Shangyuan, at the age of Bingzi, the emperor Ruo said:
Coma and rebellion are the reasons why heaven and earth punish them; rebellion and madness are why the law does not tolerate them.
Now there is Zhang Yungong, the governor of Taozhou, who is cunning and colludes with the enemy. He fails to rescue friendly troops when they are in danger and commits the crime of missing an opportunity. He is ordered to lead the army on the right, General Wei, the deputy marshal of Taohe Road March, and the general manager of the march, Li Jinxing, holding a sword. Supervise the beheading and pass the news to all the troops on the front line. "
Although Li Xian, Li Xuan, Li Jinxing and Hei Te Changzhi were a little surprised, they all immediately raised their hands and said, "I will accept the order."
"I, your Majesty... I accept the order and thank you!" Zhang Yungong suddenly fell down, his whole body trembling inexplicably.
Zhang Yungong originally looked like he had pearls of wisdom in his hands, but in the blink of an eye he was struck completely and lost his mind.
Li Xuan faintly smelled something bad and immediately shouted: "Come here, drag him outside immediately."
"Here!" Qian Niuwei on the side dragged the person out without any hesitation.
Li Jinxing and Hei Te Changzhi's faces were slightly ugly. How could they not know what happened.
Before people die, they are in all kinds of situations.
Fortunately, he moved a step faster and the embarrassing thing didn't happen before his eyes.
Qian Niuwei, who was delivering the order in front, had a calm expression. He had never seen anything like this for many years.
Qian Niuwei re-opened an imperial edict and continued to read: "In the third year of Wei Shangyuan, at the age of Bingzi, Emperor Ruo said:
When the husband becomes a prosperous country, he pays close attention to Yue Mu; he spreads the spirit of enlightenment and carries out heavy responsibilities and practices.
However, you serve Lu Yuanfang, the censor, who is loyal to state affairs, has strict observation, is upright, and has a pure character. I have ordered you to inspect the governor of Taozhou, handle the government affairs of Taozhou, and deal with the transportation of grain and grass without delay.
Qinzi favors his life, but he may be careless! "
Li Xuan was slightly startled, Lu Yuanfang is not here now!
But he still subconsciously raised his hands and said: "I will accept the order."
Immediately afterwards, another imperial edict was opened by Qian Niuwei, and then it was read: "In the third year of Wei Shangyuan, at the age of Bingzi, the emperor Ruo said:
He ordered Li Xuan, the king of Nanchang, to immediately send the corpses of three thousand cavalry from Taozhou to Lanzhou and hand them over to Lanzhou for disposal; he ordered Li Jinxing, Duke of Yan State, to immediately take over all the captive horses and prepare for the march on the Tao River; he ordered Li Xuan, the king of Nanchang, to station in the river. Prefecture, the front is in charge of all logistics matters on the Taohe River... This is my opinion. "
"I accept the order to thank you!" Li Xuan, Li Xian, and Li Jinxing, all with black teeth, bowed their hands in front of them and accepted the order.
Putting away the imperial edict, Qian Niuwei immediately walked up to Li Xuan, then took out a letter from his sleeve and solemnly whispered: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has secretly ordered that the Brenzan Blade be sent to Lanzhou..."
Li Xuan nodded, then Zhang Zhang pushed back and said: "The person was quietly sent to Lanzhou the night before. Your envoy is setting off now. Not only can he see Governor Lu on the road, but he can also stop him in time."
"Thank you for the reminder, Your Majesty. I will leave immediately."
The Qianniu Guards who conveyed the order glanced at Li Xuan with some gratitude, then waved their hands and set off immediately with a dozen Qianniu Guards behind them, heading to Lanzhou without any hesitation.
If they really want to send people from Lanzhou to Chang'an, then they have to continue chasing eastward from Lanzhou.
…
Seeing the Qianniu Guards leave after passing the message, Li Xuan stood up, looked at Li Jinxing, and said, "It seems that your Majesty is going to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys!"
"You can't blame others for this. Who asked him to put his head under someone else's knife!" Li Jinxing was not surprised. He had seen countless provincial governor-level figures die in his life.
Hei Te Changzhi stood aside, cautiously not saying a word.
"Then what's next." Li Xian looked at Li Jinxing and said with some disgust: "In that case, then I'll trouble the Duke of Yan to execute him."
Li Jinxing solemnly raised his hands and said, "I accept your order."
"Send him outside the west gate and behead him in public." Li Xuan added softly, "Our army suffered hundreds of casualties in this battle, so let's use his head as a memorial."
"Yeah!" Li Jinxing nodded slightly.
Although they said they had killed 3,000 Tibetan cavalry in the battle a few days ago, the right-leading army guards who arrived later also suffered more than a hundred casualties.
In addition, there are the people in the city.
At first, they were excited about winning the war, but soon they saw too many corpses.
It took several days to clean up the three thousand corpses. Even now, the soil under the Western Mountain is still red.
The people were inevitably a little uneasy, and now Zhang Yungong's head was used to calm the people's uneasiness.
"General Zhonglang, please come with us. We will be here to suppress people's hearts." Li Xuan looked solemn.
Hei Te Changzhi was extremely tall and looked like an iron tower, and the people couldn't help but feel a little scared after seeing it.
"Follow the order." Li Jinxing said with his black teeth, he handed over his hand and then retreated solemnly.
Li Xuan didn't want to get involved in killing people, killing the governor of a state, and he didn't want Li Xian to get involved either.
The emperor also understood, so he handed this matter over to Li Jinxing, who was of foreign origin.
After watching the two people leave, Li Xuan turned to look at Li Xian, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, it will take a day or two for Governor Lu to arrive. During these two days, the Governor's Mansion will be completely sealed. All the property inside will be restored." All follow-up processing by personnel will be left to Governor Lu to handle upon arrival."
"Okay!" Li Xian nodded seriously.
"Your Majesty has decreed that the corpses of the three thousand Tibetan cavalrymen from Taozhou be immediately sent to Lanzhou and handed over to Lanzhou for disposal. All the captive horses will be taken over by the Duke of Yan to prepare for the march on the Tao River. I will also station in Hezhou and take charge of Tao. The river logistics and all other matters can be prepared in three to five days, just in time to hand over to Governor Lu."
"What about Taozhou?" Li Xian had a trace of worry on his face.
Li Xuan shook his head and said: "Your Highness, don't worry. After what happened before, it has been difficult for Tibet to mobilize its army. Without internal response, they cannot grasp the whereabouts of Your Highness... Of course, Your Highness must also stay out of the Marshal's Mansion less. Regarding food and grass, Lu The governor will be responsible for matters in Taozhou, and then send them to Hezhou. The governor of Hezhou will hand over the affairs, and the ministers will be responsible for sending the grain and grass behind the army... It depends on when Duke Yan will set off."
Li Xian nodded and said, "Uncle Wang, don't worry, Xian knows what to do."
"Your Highness might as well stay with Governor Lu and learn more about state affairs. Of course, Governor Lu had everything arranged properly when he took office as Sima of Yangzhou, and there was no delay. He is a rare good teacher." Li Xuan paused for a moment, and then said: " There are also heads of clans from all around, it’s time for them to come this time, Your Highness doesn’t need to pay too much attention to them, it’s enough to meet them once or twice, and leave the rest to the clan.”
"Yeah!" Li Xian didn't have any impatience. He had little experience in these things.
Although Yao Lingzhang is good, he is not as good as Li Xuan in handling the overall situation.
Li Xuan raised her head, looked to the west in the direction of Qinghai Lake, and whispered: "I'm afraid this battle has just begun."
…
In the dungeon of the Marshal's Mansion on Taohe Road.
Li Xuan slowly walked up and down. At this moment, there were only two Qianniu guards guarding the cell.
There are two prisoners in the prison, one is Chen Xia and the other is Zhang Qiniang.
Li Xuan took the lead in asking someone to open Chen Xia's cell, and then walked in. Looking at Chen Xia sitting there, Li Xuan spoke softly: "Just now, an imperial edict arrived from Chang'an. Zhang Yungong was in a coma, rebellious, frantic, cunning, and collaborating with the enemy. If you commit the crime of missing an opportunity, you will be sentenced to death and executed, and the decree will be executed."
Chen Xia suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Xuan in disbelief. Zhang Qiniang in the other cell couldn't help but stand up and stared at Li Xuan.
"Just now, General Wei of the right-leading army, deputy marshal of the Taohe Road march, and march chief Li Jinxing were supervising the execution with their swords. Now they have informed the troops on the front line." After Li Xuan finished speaking, he heard a message from the cell on one side. There was a pop, and Zhang Qiniang fell to the ground and passed out.
Li Xuan raised her head, looked at Chen Xia, and said in a deep voice: "Today, let's have a good chat. How many arrangements do you have in Longxi?"
(End of chapter)
