Great Tang princess

During the three days when Li Yuechen was preparing to leave, in Li Chongrun's office in the northern border military division, he was also drinking tea while showing the letter from his aunt to his deputy, Hou Chao.

Hou Chao was with him when he was in Yizhou. Although he is only 22 years old this year, he is already an old subordinate he trusts.

This year, only Li Chongrun has two bars and four stars on his shoulders.

Because he is in the army, his hair is not too long, it can only hang down to his shoulders at most. On weekdays, he only puts his hair on the top and sides of his head in a ponytail to prevent his eyes from being blocked.

The face is almost bald, without a beard, and looks younger than those of the same age who have begun to try to grow beards.

He leaned back in his chair and asked, "How?"

"This... Didn't Your Highness make it very clear? No matter how you say it, Zhao Wenhui is still a citizen of my Great Zhou Dynasty and cannot die at the hands of foreigners."

However, Li Chongrun shook his head slightly: "I know my aunt's personality very well. She actually hates this kind of person very much. The reason is only on the surface."

"This... please enlighten me, my lord." Hou Chao said that he didn't understand.

Li Chongrun turned the teacup in his hand: "In my opinion, my aunt doesn't want him to be a hero."

Hearing this sentence, Hou Chao was slightly taken aback, and then understood.

After all, now that Li Jinzhong's rebellion has become a fact, if Zhao Wenhui died in his hands, he might indeed be treated as a hero.

But Princess Taiping didn't want him to have this kind of honor, so she brought him back for trial.

"The prince's intention..."

"If you use the method of forcibly robbing people, it is easy for us and other soldiers to cause losses. I plan to negotiate with Li Jinzhong to resolve this matter. If it is impossible, it doesn't matter if he dies there, but I must do it!" Li Chongrun slowly Said, "I'll write him a letter..."

"But my lord, Li Jinzhong may not obey in the current situation!" Hou Chao said, "What's more, Zhao Wenhui robbed Sun Wanrong's woman, I'm afraid I can't wait to eat him alive at this time."

"Tsk!"

Hearing the subordinate's reply, Li Chongrun also looked helpless: "Thinking about it, it's not clear whether Zhao Wenhui is still alive at this time...Huh? Wait!"

He was taken aback suddenly: "My aunt just said that Zhao Wenhui would come back alive, right?"

Hou Chao nodded: "My lord means..."

"Then it looks like there's more to talk about!"

Li Chongrun took out a pen and paper while talking: "You make the Spike Special Investigation Brigade get ready, and send someone else to send this letter to Li Jinzhong."

"Yes!" Hou Chao agreed.

Nowadays, each military region has its own special reconnaissance unit, and the name is generally based on local characteristics.

For example, Qingdao is near the sea, named Jiaolong, and Yizhou is called Baixiong.

And here is the grassland, so it is named Langya.

The letter written by Li Chongrun is very simple. It is to clarify the truth to Li Jinzhong. You have rebelled now, and I, Da Zhou, cannot just sit idly by.

So it is best to surrender. If you don't surrender, you must be prepared to be an enemy of Da Zhou.

By the way, if Zhao Wenhui died on your side, he might become a hero instead.

In this case, it is better to save his life and let him come back to accept the death penalty.

Of course, feel free to torture him however you like during this period, as long as you don't kill him anyway.

That's probably what it means, Li Jinzhong is not uneducated, I believe he should be able to make a judgment.

After sending out this letter, Li Chongrun ordered the whole army to enter a state of combat readiness, reduce the amount of training by half, and be ready to go out at any time.

Then he went to the logistics side to check the weapons and equipment in person, and then called his staff officers to the office to discuss specific matters.

First of all, we need to make a detailed map, preferably a sand table, and start to formulate tactics at the same time.

The Spike Special Reconnaissance Brigade took the lead in investigating the enemy's detailed intelligence as much as possible in the past, while waiting for orders and looking for opportunities.

If there is an excellent opportunity, it is even possible to directly decapitate the leader of the enemy army without reporting.

After a series of orders were issued, the entire military division began to operate in an orderly manner.

……

On the other side, in the prince's mansion, Li Xian also came back after a day's work.

Just as she sat down and was about to have a sip of tea, Wei Lian'er waved her hand to disperse the servants.

"Your Highness, someone has chosen."

It has to be said that with the support of the dark guard's huge intelligence system, it is not 01:30 that is the most efficient.

"Oh? Who is it?" Li Xian picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"First of all, Zhang Jianzhi, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was recommended by Duke Di, and his heart is for Li Tang; there is also Yan Yanfan, the supervisory censor, who was also recommended by Duke Di; in addition, Pei Tan, the minister of punishment, can also get in touch with him. Try it out..."

While talking, Wei Lian'er took out several scripture scrolls and placed them on the table in front of him.

After finishing speaking, he frowned: "It's just a pity, after all, a coup needs people, and the military side... I can't get in."

"That's easy to talk about. After Yuechen goes to war, you can lobby Wu Sansi, the Minister of War, he should help." Li Xian replied.

Hearing her husband's answer, Wei Lian'er was a little puzzled: "King Liang? He is from the Wu clan..."

"Aniang said, if he can't even figure this out, he should go home and farm as soon as possible." Li Xian replied while drinking tea.

Wei Lian'er thought about it too. After all, the emperor asked his son to do the coup, and there was no risk of failure, so if he didn't help, it would be his own loss.

So she nodded and agreed: "Well, after the princess leaves, I will contact you."

"Don't make it too obvious. Although this coup was ordered by A Niang, try not to make it look too fake to outsiders."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I know!" Wei Lian'er agreed with a light smile.

Then he sighed slightly: "It's a pity that Cheng Qi and Cheng Yi will lead the team in the end, if Run'er..."

"He has more important matters, and his seniority will not be low in the future! At this time, Li Jinzhong rebelled, and if this matter is settled, he will be able to counter the rebellion."

Wei Lian'er nodded: "I understand, it's just that..."

Li Xian put his arms around her shoulders: "As a mother, Lian'er wants to give him the best, but the royal family today is different from the past, so it shouldn't be too favoritism?"

"Your Highness is right, but my concubine is a bit superficial." Wei Lianer replied softly.

"Lian'er is not superficial, but Run'er is her own flesh and blood after all, so it's inevitable to be biased." Li Xian rubbed his cheek against her cheek with a smile.

Wei Lianer raised her head with some doubts: "I always feel that the recent Highness is very different from the past. On weekdays..."

"This is my skill. I can always make other people think I'm stupid." Li Xian laughed.

"If Your Highness had been more diligent in normal times, he wouldn't have become like this..." Wei Lian'er lightly raised her hand and patted her on the shoulder.

"That's still free, tired!"

After saying that, Li Xian let her go, picked up his teacup and said, "In the future, I should also practice Taoism with Yuechen. The most enviable state is to be quiet and inactive."

Wei Lian'er smiled and raised her hand to pat him again: "I'm going to ascend the throne soon, so don't say such things, if the emperor does nothing, there will be problems for the country!"

While talking, he added water to his teacup: "Besides, although the princess is a cultivator, she is not inaction. Otherwise, how could she research so many novel objects..."

"But I feel that she is not tired at all every day..."

"Princess has been self-disciplined since she was a child, and she is in good health. If Your Highness can learn more about this matter, she won't feel tired tomorrow." Wei Lian'er said.

Li Xian curled his lips and said nothing, but he didn't take it seriously at all.

Still haven't sat on the dragon chair, no wonder she didn't even want to be the emperor when Grandpa asked her to be the emperor, so she knew it was too tiring, so she didn't.

After all, with her current prestige and qualifications, if she said that she wanted to be emperor, most people would definitely support her.

Now that he is about to become emperor, Li Xian thinks that his younger sister suggested that most of the political affairs should be handled by the cabinet, and the emperor's strategy of only caring about the army is really great.

In this way, at least there is no need to be like the late emperor, who basically has no time for himself every day except reading memorials.

After I ascended the throne, I should try my best to complete the daily work within two hours, and use the rest of the time to do my own things.

……

In three days, Li Yuechen told the royal family's children the cause and effect of the coup in class.

Telling them why they did so is a choice of desperation.

The most important thing is the two brothers Li Chengyi and Li Chengyi. They are the direct participants in this incident and need to be educated.

In order for them to understand thoroughly, Li Yuechen even called Li Dan over to listen.

With their father here, the brothers knew it was a big deal, and they felt uncomfortable sitting in the office.

"You two, don't make such expressions, just ask if you want to ask!" Li Yuechen said sitting opposite them.

Li Chengyi was the first to speak: "Auntie, what my nephew doesn't understand is why the throne cannot be handed over peacefully?"

"Because your grandmother killed too many people when she came to the throne. This was an extremely helpless approach at the time. It was also because I was not responsible enough... If I had promised the late emperor to inherit the throne, maybe there would be no such problems... "

"Then why didn't my aunt agree?" Li Chengqi asked.

"If I agreed at the beginning, I wouldn't have so much energy to do research. Today's airships, cars, and big ships... may have to be delayed for decades. The most important thing is that I am a woman, and I will be old in a hundred years. , the choice of an heir is also a huge problem..."

Li Yuechen didn't tell all the real reasons back then, because it was too cruel.

There are some things that they, the collateral royal family, don't need to know too clearly.

Just roughly explained why.

Finally told them: "This operation, you don't have to think too much, it's just a drill, the only difference from before is that it has to be more realistic, and the people accompanying the prince can't see the problem..."

"Don't worry, aunt, nephew understands!"

After listening to the explanation, the two brothers agreed: "Let the soldiers practice it a few times when we go back this time!"

"Well, I believe in your abilities!" Li Yuechen raised his hand and patted the shoulders of the two of them as a sign of encouragement.

Li Dan on the side also said: "When the late emperor passed away, he said that he hoped that the curse of fighting in the same room would be completely ended in the future. Now, we are going to end it!"

"Grandpa, don't worry, my child understands, and I will definitely help uncle with all my strength this time!" Li Chengqi said.

Li Dan nodded slightly: "With this sentence, I can rest assured as a father."

……

In the evening, after returning to the Princess Mansion, Li Yuechen called Shangguan Wan'er to his room and explained the matter to her.

Shangguan Wan'er didn't show any expression, she just listened carefully.

After listening, she nodded and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, Wan'er understands what to do."

"I'm not worried about your ability, it's just that you are the most critical link in this matter, and there can be no mistakes."

"I have been with His Highness since I was a child, and I will definitely not disappoint His Highness in this matter!" Shangguan Wan'er replied with a smile.

Her smile didn't feel like being overbearing at all, it was very calm and calm.

This is the biggest difference from when she was a child. Now she is already a well-known person in the court, and she is also a leader of the literary world.

She lived in Ye Ting Palace when she was a child, and she followed the emperor's side when she grew up, worked as a secret guard, and worked as an intelligence agent.

After experiencing many storms and waves, I dare not say that this kind of thing is easy, at least it is easy to grasp.

Li Yuechen held her face and smiled: "Okay, then I will leave this matter to you, and I will set off tomorrow."

"Hmm! This time... His Highness won't rush forward in person, will he?" Shangguan Wan'er asked.

"Don't worry, in today's war, I don't need to rush to the front in person. Besides, I used to avoid the vortex of the court in essence, and I would not personally command it." Li Yuechen laughed.

Shangguan Wan'er was taken aback: "Not commanding?"

"Well, watching Run'er fight this time. It can be regarded as his assessment. In the future, he will have a heavy burden and cannot stay outside for a long time. After this assessment, if the results are good, he should come back."

After all, Li Chongrun was trained according to the future emperor, so in Li Yuechen's plan, if he has no problems in all aspects this time, he should be transferred back to the Ministry of War.

Besides, he's already married, so it's time to think about marriage.

After all, the royal family is just like ordinary people, with responsibilities on their shoulders, and some things still have to be arranged.

Shangguan Wan'er nodded slightly: "Okay, Wan'er understands, Your Highness doesn't have to worry about things here!"

"En!" Li Yuechen agreed with a smile, and then lightly pecked her cheek.

……

Early the next morning, Li Yuechen got up early and boarded the airship to the northern border.

Because there is an army over there, there is no need to transfer people from here, which is quite simple.

Except for the accompanying guards, no one else was brought.

Prince Li Xian came out early to see him off under the emperor's order, and yawned, "Go early and return early!"

"Brother, come back immediately when the matter here is over!" Li Yuechen patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "The matter is of great importance, brother, don't make trouble!"

"Don't worry, even if you fail as a brother, it's not about you!"

Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows: "Brother, if you have such an attitude, when the time comes, Auntie will get sick from anger, and I will be angry when I come back!"

As soon as he heard that she moved out of his mother, Li Xian immediately became serious: "Don't worry, Yuechen, there will be no problem!"