Great Tang princess

Chapter 466 Happy Tanabata Festival
Seeing that December has entered, all parts of the country have begun to celebrate.

The pace of life in this era is relatively slow. Generally speaking, the Chinese New Year begins in December, and once the winter solstice enters, the celebration officially begins.

This celebration will last from the winter solstice to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the year will be over.

But depending on the situation, there will be some differences.

In the more prosperous cities like Chang'an, the eastern capital, the celebration will be relatively late, while in some small cities, the atmosphere will be different from the first day of December.

In the palace, it was even more lively and extraordinary.

Because of the library, there are many people coming and going in and out of the imperial city every day, but it is lively but not noisy. After all, it is an important place in the imperial city, and no one dares to make loud noises here.

Even the court officials who occasionally pass by here are already used to this scene.

And these people who came in and out of the library didn't notice at all that on the top floor of the Vientiane Shrine, the current emperor was watching them with his head slightly lowered.

Because of the altitude, the wind here is obviously stronger than that below, so that Wu Zetian, who stood here and looked down, made his clothes rattle.

Shangguan Wan'er on the side watched with her for a while, and then reminded: "Your Majesty, it's windy here, so it's not suitable to stay for a long time, let's go down and rest first."

Wu Zetian didn't answer, but directly changed the topic: "You have also read Chen'er's letter, what do you think?"

Shangguan Wan'er was silent for two seconds, and then replied: "It seems inconvenient for this servant to say more..."

"What? As the commander of the hidden guards, is it possible that you still want to have both sides?" Wu Zetian asked back with a smile.

In fact, this already has a certain warning meaning.

The dark guard is a very special department, the commander of the dark guard can only be loyal to the emperor, and must not have any contact with outsiders!

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. This servant just thinks that there are too few clues in this matter, and there are too many complicated ones, so rash comments may mislead His Majesty..." Shangguan Wan'er replied unhurriedly.

It was also stated in Li Yuechen's letter that this matter was just a guess, with no evidence at all.

After all, this group of people only provided weapons and armor, and did not leave their names or other valuable clues. It is almost impossible to reason based on this alone.

Because there are too many black households in this era, not to mention aristocratic families, as long as the family has some money, there are many black households in the servants of the family.

There are so many black households, not to mention these weapons and armor, even if they investigate with great fanfare, they may not be able to find out, let alone investigate secretly.

Hearing her answer, Wu Zetian nodded in agreement: "Looking at the situation, it reminds me of what Xianer did back then..."

The Li Xian back then was similar to the current situation. Essentially, none of them had the idea of ​​rebellion, and they made these preparations more for self-protection.

Because some people are afraid that if they allow the royal family to develop like this, they will settle with them in the future.

The topic was all about the inside of the royal family, and Shangguan Wan'er couldn't speak casually, she just stood aside obediently and remained silent, pretending she didn't hear it.

"Didn't Chen'er say that he wanted to hand over this matter to Xian'er? Then I don't care about it, and remember to fully cooperate with the hidden guard!" Wu Zetian issued an order.

"Here!" Shangguan Wan'er quickly agreed.

……

On the other side, in the barracks office, Li Xian had a complicated look on his face.

I have received my sister's letter and my mother's order, but that's why I feel a little troublesome.

He already knew the whole story, but why did he go out to suppress bandits on a large scale because of this?Don't you need money to suppress bandits?How much property does a group of little bandits have?

In Li Xian's view, this matter is really a bit of a panic.

But there was no way, the emperor and the general both said that they would do it, so they had to do it, so they immediately issued an order, and at the same time contacted Shangguan Wan'er, asking her to give orders to the hidden guards in nearby counties and counties to inquire about the news.

Then I also transferred a group of people to Qianniuwei, and announced an order to let them take advantage of this time to investigate the surrounding places where bandits may appear, and bring back as much information as possible.

Li Xian deliberately selected some soldiers who had gone back last year, and said earnestly: "There is no need to go back this year. After the mission is over, I will give you a vacation to go back."

The selected veterans have no opinion at all. What is it if they don't go home during the Chinese New Year?Having a mission means that you may have military merit, and having military merit means that you may be promoted.

Most of the veterans now have the rank of sergeant. Once they get enough military merit, if they want to be promoted to an officer, they should at least start as a lieutenant.

Everyone has the ambition to climb up, the only difference is how much they are willing to pay for this ambition.

Because of the special environment and the rigorous training they receive every day, soldiers are more confident than ordinary people. They are more daring than ordinary people to risk their lives to gain a future.

So after receiving the order, not only did they not feel unhappy at all, but they also faintly looked forward to it.

Seeing their expressions of wanting to charge with weapons immediately, Li Xian quickly warned: "Don't reveal this in advance, and you have to wait for orders on how to deal with it later. Don't expect too much!"

"Yes! Second Highness, don't worry!"

People with lower military ranks would still address him as "Second Highness" at any time, and the entire military camp was used to this.

In the beginning, Li Xian had to explain frequently that he was already a commoner and could not be called His Highness, etc., but he didn't bother to care about it later.

Wu Zetian definitely knew about the things here, but she didn't express anything.

……

In the camp, Li Yuechen was also looking at the record sent back by Geng Yunqiang.

After this period of out-of-country investigation, a dozen or so bandit dens were discovered in a row, and the distance between them was not too far away. It is estimated that they only included businesses in nearby states and counties.

These gangs are not big, the largest number is no more than two hundred people, and the smallest number is only about thirty.

And it also records some of their recent criminal records.

Looking at this report, Li Yuechen thought for a while, and decided to call Geng Yunqiang back first, and wait until a year later for specific actions.

Then he handed it to Wang Wuqiong: "You are in charge of the female soldiers, so let's take them to participate in actual combat after the next year."

In any case, they are also the security personnel of the future palace.Although it may not be used most of the time, if there is any emergency, it will not panic.

Hearing that Li Yuechen asked her to lead the team to carry out the mission, Wang Wuqiong nodded excitedly and agreed.

Originally, she was a soldier to make contributions, especially after hearing all kinds of legends about Li Yuechen, she thought that one day she would be able to fight the enemy bravely on the battlefield like her.

However, she came a bit late, now Li Yuechen would hardly go to the battlefield in person to fight.

Moreover, he himself is not the kind of general who likes to rush to the front line. As a bodyguard, Wang Wuqiong naturally has no chance of actual combat.

Wang Wuqiong knew very well that this princess has always been particular about performing her own duties, and that professional things should be done by professional people.Therefore, as a general, she would fight in person only under special circumstances.

Now that there is a sudden task of personally leading troops to charge, I am naturally surprised.

Although it is just a gang of bandits, not a well-equipped enemy army, but this is already very good.

Seeing her agreeing with a smile on her face, Li Yuechen picked up the teacup and said, "I know that you want to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy more than being my bodyguard..."

"I dare not, it is my honor to be your Highness's guard!"

"Okay, you don't have to see me too much." Li Yuechen interrupted her with a smile, "Maybe sometimes I can't sleep at night, and I will feel a little regretful... But you have to understand that since you have become a soldier, you have to Know how to obey orders. At the same time, your value is not only revealed on the battlefield."

Speaking of this, Li Yuechen raised his head and thought for a while: "This is one of the few opportunities. First, the female soldiers really need actual combat. Second, it is also a chance for you to have an actual combat. Enjoy it!"

Listening to Li Yuechen's explanation, Wang Wuqiong couldn't help but his eyes became a little moist.

"Your Highness is so ashamed of taking care of your subordinates!" Wang Wuqiong knelt down beside her, with a moved expression on her face, "Your Highness really can't afford to be..."

Li Yuechen smiled and waved his hands: "Okay, okay...don't say too much. In short, you just need to understand."

Wang Wuqiong wiped away tears and nodded: "Thanks to His Highness's great love, it is really a blessing for my subordinates!"

"Okay, okay, get up." Li Yuechen waved his hand and looked out of the window, "The sun is about to set, it's time to have dinner!"

"En!" Wang Wuqiong agreed, stood up and wiped away tears, still looking touched.

……

As the two walked towards the cafeteria, Li Yuechen patted her on the shoulder: "Okay, don't cry. As the guard of the palace, it seems that you still need to be powerful."

"Yes!" Wang Wuqiong quickly adjusted his emotions and wiped away his tears, but still subconsciously replied, "Your Highness's kindness, I will always remember it in my heart."

"Yeah, got it." Li Yuechen waved his hand and led her to the cafeteria quickly.

In fact, she doesn't like this kind of grateful scene very much, and she always feels a little embarrassed.

In the final analysis, it's because I can't just treat them as servants in my heart. After getting along for a long time, I will always treat them as friends unconsciously.

But I can think this way in my heart, but I can’t say it like this. In this era, class is a very serious issue.

What's more, once she said it, Li Yuechen was also worried that it would cause some changes in her psychology, so on the surface it was better to maintain the status quo.

Now the relationship between the two parties is a bit like Qianlong and Ji Xiaolan in TV dramas.But in essence, they are still monarchs and ministers, and this cannot be changed.

Because Li Yuechen didn't want those people around her to do something that violated the regulations based on her liking in the future, and it would be very difficult for her to do so.

　Qixi Festival, in fact, has nothing to do with me, anyway, I am single.

　　Readers who have a target, I wish you well, but please don't show off to me.You show off, I don't wish you well!
　　
　
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