Wang De entered the hall and saw that Li Shimin had arrived at the door of the hall. He was moved to tears.
Your Majesty still has an old slave in his heart!
The old slave spent half a month sleeping in the open air, it was really worth it!
Li Shimin looked at Wang De in front of him. He had lost a lot of weight, and his fair and fleshy cheeks had turned dark, with a look of vicissitudes of life on his face. It seemed that he had suffered a lot along the way.
Even if Wang De just ran back and forth, what about his eldest son?
He had been studying in the palace before, and later moved outside the palace, but he still lived a prosperous life with enough clothes to put out his hands and food to open his mouth.
This time I went to Longyou. I went there for half a year and I didn’t know how much hardship I suffered.
"Your Majesty's old slave is back. Fortunately, he has fulfilled his mission!" Wang De was moved and quickly knelt on the ground to say hello.
"Get up!"
"Tell me quickly, how is King Shu?"
Then he sighed: "I must have suffered a lot."
Wang De: "..."
Wang De was so moved that he had mixed feelings in his heart instantly, but he quickly realized that he was just a eunuch!
Thinking of the prince's arrangements before he left and the box of gold, Wang De immediately became happy.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, everything is fine, Your Majesty!"
"that is……"
When Li Shimin saw Wang De hesitating, he became furious and glared at Wang De: "Why are you hesitating? Tell me quickly, what's wrong with my prince?"
Wang De was startled, and quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the northwest is bitterly cold, and the sky is full of wind and sand. The prince has been fighting in the east and west, and has never had a good life. The prince has become dark, thin, and has suffered a lot. When I see this old slave When I was the prince, I almost didn’t recognize him..."
Wang De choked up in pain as he spoke.
Li Shimin: "..."
Li Shimin felt unhappy, remembering that he went to the battlefield at the age of fourteen and led his soldiers to fight with the Turks in the north at Yanmen Pass. He became a captain at the age of sixteen and led an army to guard the Youyan area.
Life in the military is really miserable. If you are not careful, you may even lose your life.
"Thank you for your hard work Ke'er!"
"It's because I, the father, failed to fulfill my obligations. He is only sixteen years old, but I let him lead the army in battle."
Then, Li Shimin asked: "What is the specific situation on the battlefield? Have Duke Lu and Duke E arrived at Yumen Pass?"
"Also, what is King Shu going to do next..."
Li Shimin asked so many questions at once that Wang De didn't even know how to answer them.
He had to tell everything he saw.
Li Shimin nodded immediately after hearing this. My son did a good job.
"Your Majesty, Duke Lu and Duke E have already arrived at Yumen Pass. Your Highness has already seen them. However, His Highness asked them to withdraw to Ganzhou, saying that it was to prevent Xue Yantuo from attacking the grain road at this time."
"The current situation is that the entire Western Region, under the power of the Western Turks, has become a vassal state of the Western Turks, following the Western Turks to prevent the Tang Dynasty from attacking the Gaochang Kingdom."
"After the death of Qu Wentai, his son Qu Zhisheng became the new king with the support of the Western Turks. According to the news received by the prince, the Western Region Allied Forces formed an army of 160,000 and guarded Yiwu, vowing to fight with us in the Tang Dynasty. Fight to the death.”
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment. Under the coercion of the Western Turks, the Western Regions formed an army of 160,000. However, the King of Shu now only had an army of 60,000.
And the three guards he sent went to defend Xue Yantuo again. Xue Yantuo, this capricious thing, really deserves to die.
My son's situation is not good!
"Li Jing, what is Li Jing doing?"
Wang De had already met Li Jing in Lanzhou on his way back, but Li Jing had no troops left, and an army of 40,000 was still waiting on the border of Tubo!
Li Shimin paced back and forth, and then immediately said: "Let Zhi lose his ability to think, and Qibi can come to see me."
Zhi lost his mind and lost his chieftain. After the demise of the Eastern Turks, he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. At the same time, he escorted Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, Empress Xiao, to return to the Tang Dynasty, where she served as the general of the left-leading army guard and co-managed the palace guards.
At the same time, he controlled the 10,000 cavalrymen of the Eastern Turkic Army and stationed them in Mobei, keeping an eye on the various tribes for Li Shimin.
Qibi Heli was an Eastern Turk and a khan of the Qibi tribe. However, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and became the first general of the Tang Dynasty. He was awarded the title of General of the Left Guard Army.
He was deeply trusted by Li Shimin and asked him to lead 15,000 cavalry and guard near Helan Mountain all year round, keeping an eye on Xue Yantuo.
These two people were highly valued by Li Shimin and devoted their lives to the Tang Dynasty. In history, the Tang Dynasty had never treated them badly. One became the prince-in-law and the other became the general of the auxiliary country.
However, trust is trust, and their main task is to stay in the palace on duty all year round and guard the palace gate for Li Shimin.
Once there is a war, they will each return to their respective places to lead the troops to fight.
"Your Majesty, this old slave saw many prison cars along the way, and the people in them were all nobles from Tuyuhun or Gaochang Kingdom."
"And... Your Majesty, Your Highness may have robbed the entire northwest. There are many bullock carts carrying gold, silver and jewelry."
Li Shimin's eyes lit up. Neither Li Jing nor the King of Shu mentioned anything about gold or silver in their battle reports. They only said that all the prisoners were on their way to Chang'an.
But he doesn't look down on these gold and silver. Tuyuhun is a poor man, and he doesn't look down on the things that he pays as tribute every year.
Wang De was probably blinded by the use of bullock carts to pull gold and silver, but he would have believed it if they were pulling cattle and sheep.
"Your Majesty, the nearest one has arrived at Xianyang. I'm afraid it will take another one or two days to reach Chang'an City."
"Okay, when the time comes, ask the Minister of Hubu to receive the gold and silver in person, and ask the Minister of Rites to pick up the prisoners."
"I really want to have a good talk with Fu Yun in person!"
At this moment, Li Shimin's face is full of smiles. Isn't Fu Yun very good? He runs very fast. He has let him run away several times. This time he was caught by my son, hahaha...
However, when I think about the goodness of King Shu and the prince, I feel panicked in my heart!
"What is the prince doing?"
The little eunuch next to him said quickly: "Your Majesty, the prince is repenting in the ancestral temple."
"I have given my order to him to follow the Minister of the Ministry of Finance to receive the gold, silver and prisoners tomorrow. Let him see how different he is from his third brother."
"This piece of shit can't be put on the stage. The Queen and I personally searched for the Crown Princess for him. He didn't want her, but he went to hook up with a widow. I'm so angry. I'm so angry."
Wang De: "???"
Wang De looked confused. It had only been half a month since he left, and there was such a big scandal in the court. The prince did not want the princess, but went to hook up with a widow. There are so many weird things in the royal family.
The little eunuch turned around and left quickly.
But he quickly ran in again, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, two generals, Qibi Heli and Zhi Shisili, would like to see you."
"Let them in!"
"Wang De, you have worked hard during this period. Go and recuperate for a few days."
Wang De was immediately moved. He knelt on the ground and said as if he was willing to die for His Majesty: "Your Majesty, I don't have to work hard, I don't need to rest, I serve Your Majesty well..."
When Li Shimin saw the two generals coming in, he said calmly: "Then do whatever you want!"
Wang De: "???"
Wang De was stunned immediately, wishing he could slap himself in the face. After working hard for so long, he thought he would return to Chang'an and cultivate himself for a while, but he didn't expect this opportunity to be ruined by himself.
Seeing Li Shimin walking away, he quickly stood up and followed.
"My lord, Qibi Heli (zhi loses his thinking power) pays homage to Tian Khan."
Two unshaven men, about 1.9 meters tall, with broad shoulders and round waists, gave people a very unfriendly and threatening feeling.
However, the two of them did not dare to be disrespectful at all in front of Li Shimin, and seemed to be very afraid of Li Shimin.
Because they didn't know why Tian Khan suddenly summoned them to the hall today. Could it be that their tribesmen had rebelled?
Originally, this time they requested to follow Duke Dai to attack Tuyuhun and gain some military exploits. Without military exploits, they lived in trembling fear and could no longer even feed their clansmen. Unexpectedly, the King of Shu looked down upon them. It makes them angry...
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