Great Tang princess

Chapter 380 Return of Qianniuwei

In Renshou Hall, the emperor and King Yu Li Dan were rarely called over, and Li Yuechen was also there.

Wu Zetian held the teacup and sighed: "December will be in a blink of an eye, and your grandpa has been away for three years..."

The three brothers and sisters looked at each other, and they all saw a trace of sadness in each other's eyes.

Li Yuechen nodded: "I'm planning to go to Qianling this year, Dandan should go with me."

"En!" Wu Zetian nodded, "I'll leave this matter to you two."

"Don't worry, Auntie!" Li Yuechen nodded, and then said to Li Dan: "Tomorrow will enter December, and we will leave the day after tomorrow. Just go to see the elder brother too. Just come back on New Year's Eve!"

Li Dan nodded: "Okay, listen to you."

"Well, let's mourn for my brother." Li Xian sighed, "It's really not suitable to leave the palace in this situation."

"Brother, don't worry, I understand!" Li Yuechen nodded.

This is the third year since the father passed away, Li Yuechen plans to pay homage to the father and elder brother, and by the way, greet Qianniuwei who came back from the victory in Chang'an in advance.

Wu Zetian raised his head, took a deep breath, and suddenly smiled: "If the young slaves are still there, I think I should be gratified to see that you are so obedient..."

"We are obedient and sensible, grandpa already knew!" Li Yuechen put his arms around her shoulders, "Now as long as Grandma is happy."

"You girl, you are as good at coaxing people as ever!" Wu Zetian laughed suddenly, but he got closer to his daughter.

Since her husband left, she hadn't been held in someone's arms for a long time, and it was only today that she realized that her daughter's arms might be warmer than her husband's.

……

Two days later, Li Yuechen and Li Dan set off from Dongdu and headed straight for Chang'an.

On the dusty concrete road, two luxurious four-wheeled carriages drove slowly.

Considering that the soldiers still had to stay to take care of the children, Li Yuechen didn't bring too many bodyguards, and only brought less than thirty people with him.

Although there were not many people, there were a lot of grenades. Even if someone really dared to attack her, it would be impossible to take it down instantly without an army of thousands of people.

In the vicinity of the two capitals, it is almost impossible to hide more than 1000 people from the royal family, and there will be no second Sima Yi in history.

The weather in December was already very cold, Li Dan was wearing a big cloak, and he was still feeling the cold wind blowing in the carriage while the brazier was baking.

Thanks to the hardened road surface of the four-wheeled carriage, he can make a cup of hot tea with hot water in the carriage, otherwise he might have to wrap himself in a quilt and sleep all the way.

He opened the curtains and looked at his sister who was riding a horse outside. She just added an extra sheepskin coat, but her expression was relaxed, as if she didn't feel cold.

"Yuechen, why aren't you cold?"

Li Yuechen turned his head and smiled: "In my opinion, brother just lacks exercise. Look at the soldiers under me, which one is like you?"

The soldiers of Qianniuwei usually have a lot of training, and in winter they will have military coats, which are the ones Li Yuechen had seen on TV when he was a child.

It's just that it's the same as the military uniform, and it's all changed to black.There are also wool gloves and boots, which are really good at keeping warm.

"Give me a set of their military uniforms when you go back."

"No, brother is not a soldier, how can he wear a military uniform?" Li Yuechen shook his head, "But Cheng Qi and the others can do it in the future, hahaha..."

Seeing her heartless laugh, Li Dan drooped his eyelids, retracted his head again, and ignored her.

……

Because the plan was well done, they were not in a hurry along the way. It took almost ten days for the group to arrive at Chang'an City.

The first thing Li Dan did when he arrived in Chang'an was to go back to his original mansion to have a look. Li Yuechen ignored him, anyway, the original plan was to rest here for two days before going to Qianling.

After paying homage to his father and elder brother, Qian Niuwei, who came back from the victorious battle, has almost arrived in Chang'an.

The time has been roughly calculated, and it should be about the same.

The elder brother went back to his mansion, Li Yuechen did not go back to the palace immediately, but went to chat with Pei Judao, the current guardian of Chang'an.

Pei Judao's office is currently in Menxia Province of Taiji Palace Imperial City. When he saw Li Yuechen appearing at the door, he thought he was dazzled.

After confirming that it was correct, he quickly ran over to salute: "Your Majesty has seen the Eldest Princess!"

"Free gift!"

Li Yuechen smiled, and then walked in on his own: "What? Don't dare to recognize this palace?"

"This... I haven't heard the news that His Highness is coming..." Pei Judao looked a little embarrassed, and quickly followed her in to ask her to sit down, and then sent someone to make tea.

As the father of his sister-in-law, Li Yuechen would send someone to bring him some tea when he had nothing to do, which was regarded as a welfare for his own people.

"Your Highness came here suddenly, why didn't you notify me?" Pei Judao sat down slowly, "Your Majesty can go to greet you..."

"No problem, this time I'm just here to pay homage to grandpa and elder brother. You don't need to make such a big show of being filial to your children." Li Yuechen waved his hand, "Is Chang'an all right these days?"

Pei Judao nodded: "Thanks to Your Highness..."

"Don't talk nonsense, it's thanks to the Queen of Heaven!" Li Yuechen reminded.

"Yes, yes, thanks to the Queen of Heaven, everything in Chang'an is safe and sound. Since the next official took office, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and there have been no natural or man-made disasters..." Pei Judao replied hastily.

Li Yuechen nodded: "It's fine if you're fine, if you have something to say to sister-in-law, you can write a letter and I will bring it with you when you go back."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Pei Judao hurriedly got up and saluted, "The next official will thank His Highness for your care over the years on behalf of my daughter!"

These words were sincere, and he knew very well that since Li Hong's death, Pei Qingwan had been taken care of by Li Yuechen.

Thanks to her, my daughter is not depressed, instead, she often writes to herself, talking about the current situation and the like.

Pei Judao is grateful to Li Yuechen in his heart, which can be shown in his attitude after meeting.

While drinking tea, the two chatted about the affairs in Chang'an City. It was similar to the information obtained by the dark guards, and there was no big difference.

In the evening, Li Yuechen went back to Daming Palace to rest.

Looking at the familiar structure and furnishings in Chengxiang Hall, I couldn't help feeling nostalgic for a while.

After sitting on the second floor of Linde Hall and looking at the scenery of Taiye Pond, Li Yuechen got up and went back to prepare to rest.

I will come back one day in the future, because Chang'an is my home.Whether it is now or a thousand years later.

……

After resting for two days, everyone set off for Qianling.

The distance is not too far, and it can be crossed in a day, but it is also night, and there are no street lights on the mountain, so I have to rest for the night first.

Li Yuechen and Li Dan slept all night wrapped in thick quilts in their respective carriages, and after getting up the next day to freshen up, they got up and went to Qianling.

The brother and sister walked side by side on the wide and straight Sima Shinto, and the tall stone statues on both sides watched the two walk forward slowly.

When passing by the two Rufeng towers, a gust of cold wind blew in, making Li Dan shiver uncontrollably.

Li Yuechen turned his head and smiled: "Brother, do you think the imperial tomb is too big?"

"This... the mausoleum of the emperor, it should be like this!" Li Dan replied.

"I don't know if my brother has ever thought about it. If the Tang Dynasty can really enjoy long-term peace and stability, how many emperor's mausoleums can be placed near this Guanzhong?" Li Yuechen asked.

Li Dan was a little confused, so: "What does Yuechen want to say?"

"Just thinking about it, if we build a cemetery in the future and let all the emperors and members of the royal family be buried in it, would it be better..." Li Yuechen replied as if talking to himself.

The size of the emperor's mausoleum is too big. If Datang can really develop according to Li Yuechen's idea, the size of the emperor's tomb must be changed in the future.

Especially like Dad, it is almost a miniature version of the city, occupying three whole hills, and every time you come to the grave, you have to climb the mountain once, which is simply torture for people with weak physical strength.

It took two days to pay homage to the father and elder brother, and it was almost time for the group to leave for Chang'an.

After returning to Chang'an, it was as expected by Li Yuechen, Qianniuwei had arrived, and the army was stationed outside the city.

Entering the barracks, Geng Yunqiang hurriedly greeted him: "Your Highness!"

"Well, you've worked hard!" Li Yuechen nodded, "This time I won the battle, the Empress is very happy! By the way, how about the battle damage?"

"15 people died in the second brigade..." Geng Yunqiang replied, "After all, they have just received training, so..."

Li Yuechen nodded: "When it's over, report to me after the battle!"

"Yes!" Geng Yunqiang agreed.

At this time Li Xian also trotted over: "Yuechen, grandpa and elder brother..."

"It's all done, don't worry!" Li Yuechen nodded, "It's getting late, I'll try my best to get back to Dongdu before New Year's Eve!"

"Yeah!" Li Xian didn't ask any more questions, and Geng Yunqiang also went back to greet the soldiers to set off immediately, dare to go to Dongdu.

……

Li Yuechen set off with Pei Judao's letter to his daughter, and went back with Qianniuwei's army.

Inside the large four-wheeled carriage, Geng Yunqiang, his three brigade commanders and Li Xian sat opposite Li Yuechen, telling the cause and effect of the war.

Generally speaking, the fight was quite satisfactory, and there were no mistakes in decision-making, and the record of killing [-] enemies was completed without using the hot air balloon, which is quite good.

"Your Highness, during this expedition, two thousand captives were brought back. It's just that most of them were Han Chinese captured by Tubo..." Geng Yunqiang said, "They..."

"Let's put it in the logistics first, and we will arrange it when there is an opportunity in the future." Li Yuechen replied, "Speaking of which, have you brought back the sacrificed soldiers and horses?"

"Bring it back!" Geng Yunqiang nodded, with a hesitant expression, "But... a few war horses... had their legs cut off!"

"Ugh……"

Hearing this sentence, Li Yuechen couldn't help sighing: "Forget it, anyway, this thing will spread out sooner or later!"

The technical content of horseshoes is not high. Basically, you can know what's going on just by looking at it. As long as you use it, it is impossible to keep it completely secret.

But I have to say that the horseshoe is definitely a great invention no less than black powder.

With it, the war horse can safely run on hard roads, and the ability to run long distances with a load is greatly increased without worrying about the wear of the horse's hooves.

For many nomads in the Western Regions, equipped with horseshoes can directly increase their combat effectiveness by a whole dimension!
"This matter is the negligence of the lower officials, please punish your Highness!" Geng Yunqiang lowered his head.

The three brigade commanders also lowered their heads: "Your Highness, please punish me!"

"Well, everyone will deduct three months' salary." Li Yuechen waved his hand.

Geng Yunqiang raised his head subconsciously: "This is too..."

"Forget it, anyway, there will always be a battle with Tubo in the future." Li Yuechen shook his head, "With the horseshoes, they must find an opportunity to provoke my Tang Dynasty in the future. At that time, the Tubo royal family will perish!"

……

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Qianniuwei's army finally returned to Dongdu.

On the way back, Li Yuechen also said that some time ago someone sneaked into the enemy camp to try to assassinate the prince, and asked them to be more careful.

Geng Yunqiang and the others quickly agreed, but at the same time felt a bit of fear.

Nowadays, because of the popularization of education in the military, basically senior officers can imagine what the consequences will be if the opponent succeeds.

In that case, the princess' military power must be handed over, and everything she has done these years will be brutally beaten back to its original form like flying ashes!
Now Geng Yunqiang and others will never allow this kind of thing to happen, and they will definitely adjust the guard post after returning to make Qianniuwei's defense even tighter.

Today is New Year's Eve, Li Yuechen asked Li Xian to explain his work after going back, and went to the palace together to celebrate the New Year with his mother at night, and then he went back to the princess mansion first.

At noon, I had dinner with Shangguan Wan'er and my sister-in-law, so I planned to take a rest and go to the palace to accompany my mother at night.

"Your Highness!" Shangguan Wan'er tugged at her sleeve, "Now the three-year filial piety period has passed, tonight is New Year's Eve, you can dress up."

"Huh?" Li Yuechen thought for a while, then smiled, "That's true, but you don't need to dress up, right? After all, I'm naturally beautiful..."

Shangguan Wan'er nodded: "Naturally! But since it's Chinese New Year, dressing up well is also for good luck!"

In the past few years, Li Yuechen has been wearing filial piety clothes, and she seems to have aged a lot. Shangguan Wan'er intends to use this method to let her regain some of the vigor that a young person should have.

She is obviously one year older than Li Yuechen, but if the two of them go out now, most people will think that she is a younger sister.

"Okay, it just so happens that Auntie always dislikes me, so I'll listen to you and dress up!" Li Yuechen patted her head.

Shangguan Wan'er said cautiously: "Your Highness, don't touch my head anymore, why don't you hug me?"

Although the sound was as small as a mosquito screeching, Li Yuechen still heard it.

After being slightly stunned for a moment, he returned his smiling face, opened his arms and said, "Come on, give me a hug!"

Only then did Shangguan Wan'er grin and open her arms to hug her.

The two stuck together, and Li Yuechen rubbed her face with his smooth and tender face.

(End of this chapter)