Man Tanghong

Chapter 646 A Woman Who Is Too Strong Does Not Get Much Love

At the end of September, the Turks finally appeared in Xiaoguan, led by the great Turkic Khan Jieli and the young Khan Tuli.

I don't know how Jieli told Tuli that he could make Tuli forget everything that happened in front of Weize Pass and join forces with him again.

Liu Hongji handed over the request for aid three times a day. It is said that he had already fought against the Turkic people when writing the request for aid, and injured hundreds of soldiers.

But the Turkic people didn't seem to be injured at all, because Jieli and Tuli brought a total of 23 soldiers and horses this time, a large group of black and white, overwhelming all the places outside Xiaoguan that the naked eye can see.

Therefore, whether it hurts hundreds or thousands of people, it is not painful to the Turkic people.

After persuading Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to bid farewell to Yang Miaoyan, Wang Ruan, and the two wives of Silla, Li Yuanji brought his officials, the remaining soldiers and horses of King Qin's military mansion, and the brave men temporarily recruited from various places around Chang'an. , a total of more than 2 horses, rushed to Xiaoguan.

Li Yuanji took Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Chen Shuda, Cai Yungong and others to escort food and some ordnance, followed closely behind.

Originally, Chen Shuda didn't need to go, because in the previous combat meeting, it had been decided that four important officials, Li Gang, Pei Ju, Xiao Yu, and Chen Shuda, would stay behind and handle the government affairs of the Tang Dynasty together.

But Li Gang felt that one of them had to go to the battlefield anyway, so that he could keep in touch with them at all times.

So after their internal discussions, it was finally decided that Chen Shuda, who was strong and strong, would accompany the army. In exchange, Ma Zhou and Wei Zheng were left to fill the gap that appeared after Chen Shuda left.

Logically speaking, Xiao Yu is younger than Chen Shuda, and should be stronger than Chen Shuda, but during their internal competition, Chen Shuda easily suppressed Xiao Yu.

Li Yuanji didn't understand, they were all civil servants, and they didn't need to teach each other with poems and songs, but they chose to compete with swords.

More importantly, the swordsmanship of the two civil servants is actually not bad, and they are even three points higher than him in terms of skills.

Pei Ju, a 70-year-old old man, became interested when the two of them competed with swords, and even performed a stunt in swordsmanship on the spot.

The flying sword is sheathed!

A gleaming sword was thrown into the air.

Pei Ju flung up his sleeves and flew with the scabbard. After a gorgeous 360-degree spiral, the sword landed firmly in the scabbard, which drew applause from everyone present at the time.

He couldn't hold it back either, so he said hello and rewarded Pei Ju with a better sword.

Li Yuanji clearly remembers that when he was studying history when he was a child, he saw that there were three masters in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, namely the Immortal of Poetry, the Saint of Grass, and the Saint of Sword.

Shixian is talking about the famous Qinglian Layman Li Bai, Caosheng is talking about Zhang Xu who is known as Zhang Dian, and Swordsman is talking about Kaiyuan fierce general Pei Min.

According to historical records, Pei Min is a guy with outstanding martial arts skills. Not only is his archery superb, but his swordsmanship is also unmatched.

"Tang Kingdom History Supplement" records that when Pei Min was guarding Beiping, the fierce tigers in Peiping wounded people. The people in the countryside said that the tigers had turned into giants, and even real tigers were hard to match.

Pei Min galloped his horse to hunt for tigers, and shot 31 tigers in a row in one day, eliminating a great harm to Peiping.

This shows how good Pei Min's archery skills are.

Compared with archery, Pei Min's swordsmanship is obviously better, otherwise he wouldn't be called a sword master.

It is said that one of his unique skills is flying sword into sheath.

In the process of taking off the flying sword, he can let the sword fall steadily in the scabbard while dancing.

The flying sword into the sheath performed by Pei Ju is similar to Pei Min's flying sword into the sheath, and they both have the surname Pei. Is there any relationship?

"Your Highness... it's time to open the far door..."

Just when Li Yuanji was sighing in his heart for the exquisiteness of Pei Ju's swordsmanship, lamenting that the prospering Tang Dynasty was worthy of the name of martial arts, and thinking about the relationship between Pei Ju and Pei Min.

Liu Jun rode to the car window and whispered a reminder.

Li Yuanji slowly came back to his senses, looked up, and saw Yiqi standing alone in the distance outside the Kaiyuan gate.

The man on horseback was wearing black fish scale armor and a scarlet cloak. The cloak fluttered up and down in the strong wind, blending with the withered flowers and trees outside the door, looking a little lonely and bleak.

"parking!"

Li Yuanji greeted him, jumped out of the carriage before it stopped, took a horse from the guards, and rode up to meet him.

Approaching the person on horseback, Li Yuanji stopped his horse and said with a smile, "Sister!"

Li Xiuning didn't wear a helmet, and her pretty face was blowing in the wind. Facing Li Yuanji's smiling face, she deliberately put on a straight face and said unhappily: "Ah, what, sister, what if you really think I am you?" Sister, you shouldn’t have left me alone in Chang’an City.”

Li Yuanji mobilized his war horses to get closer to Li Xiuning, and said dumbfoundedly: "Sister, I am going to fight, not to play..."

Li Xiuning stared and said, "I won't be able to fight anymore? Have you forgotten that I read military books to you when you were a child? Do you also think that I, a woman, should not go to the battlefield just like my father?"

Li Yuanji said with embarrassment: "I definitely didn't mean that. I just think that my sister stays in Chang'an City and helps me watch Chang'an City, so I can rest assured."

Li Xiuning snorted and said, "Don't worry about the others?"

Li Yuanji said without hesitation: "Of course!"

Li Yuanji knew a long time ago that it would not work to reason with a woman, so when faced with such a problem, he would choose the best one without hesitation.

Although Li Xiuning is a strange woman, she is also a woman, and she also likes to listen to good things.

It's just that Chai Shao doesn't know how to tell her nice things.

If Chai Shao met, their husband and wife would not be like friends who have only met two or three times and can say a few polite words.

Hearing the good words, Li Xiuning's expression softened a little, and he snorted lightly and said: "You have gone to Xiaoguan, and your eldest brother and Shimin have also been taken to Xiaoguan by you, so I am left alone to guard this place." In the huge city of Chang'an, if there is any turmoil in Chang'an city, who do you want me to consult with?"

Li Yuanji nodded quickly to express his understanding.

Although Li Xiuning is very sociable, she doesn't have many friends, and few people she cares about.

The communication skills she learned since she was a child were just to allow her to integrate into the powerful circle as soon as possible, and did not bring her any close friends.

Her sisters like rouge, gouache, gold, silver and jewellery, and family affairs, but what she likes are swords, swords, halberds, and military strategies. .

Her origin and her family background also determine that when she gets along with other women, she will be far above each other, and there is no way to talk about friendship with each other on an equal footing.

Therefore, she doesn't have many friends, and it's hard for anyone to be cared about by her.

She has lived for so many years, and what she cares most about is her father, three brothers, and her two children.

Now her father is in a stalemate with her and refuses to see her at all, her three brothers are about to leave again, her two children, one of them is in Zhaozhou, and the other knows nothing except eating, drinking and having fun.

When something happened, she really didn't know who to talk to or who to talk to.

Therefore, Li Yuanji can fully understand her situation.

"Can't you leave one person to help me? Or I can help him."

Li Xiuning spoke again.

Li Yuanji smiled wryly and did not speak.

If he could stay, why didn't he want to stay?
If Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin were in Chang'an, he would feel more at ease.

Because Li Jiancheng has experience in this field, he will definitely be able to do this kind of thing with ease. Although Li Shimin has no experience in this field, his ability is beyond doubt.

But would he dare to keep any of them?
He can guarantee that if he keeps people here today, they will bring an army to attack him tomorrow.

So he couldn't stay, and he didn't dare to stay.

He and the two of them are tied together now, and he can't let any one of them out of his sight. Once he is out of sight, it will definitely be another coup d'état.

This is not what he wants.

He believed that this was not what Li Xiuning wanted either.

"Okay, okay, I'm going to complain, don't take it to heart, I know your difficulties..."

After a brief silence, Li Xiuning suddenly laughed and spoke openly.

Li Yuanji smiled wryly and still did not speak.

He knew that Li Xiuning was not a weak person, and he also knew that Li Xiuning alone was enough to guard Chang'an City, and he didn't need anyone's assistance at all.

But Li Xiuning's words always made him feel a little sad for no reason.

"Don't worry, I will help you guard Chang'an, and I will never let Chang'an cause any trouble. You should also be careful in Xiaoguan. If you can't do something, don't be brave.

We don't need to fight recklessly with the Turks, we can definitely let the Turks in to fight.

Xue Shou's proposal to fortify the wall and clear the field is a good strategy.

We just need to move all the people from Xiaoguan to Chang'an City, and then burn all the fertile land.

The Turks ate up all the cattle and sheep they brought and could not find new food, so they would retreat voluntarily. "

Li Xiuning stretched out her hand, patted Li Yuanji's shoulder, and said carelessly.

She had once again returned to her former heroic, informal side.

She doesn't seem to want to show her daughter's side for too long, maybe it's because she has been with the killer for a long time and thinks it's hypocritical, or maybe she thinks she shouldn't show this side to her brother.

"Then Chang'an City is left to my elder sister!"

Li Yuanji didn't say much, and solemnly bowed his hands.

Li Xiuning reached out to knock Li Yuanji's head, but he hesitated when he stretched his hand halfway, and patted Li Yuanji's shoulder instead, and said angrily: "Datang is not your only Datang, but also mine. , is also our family's Datang, you are polite to me and ask for a fight, right?"

Li Yuanji laughed hehehe.

Li Xiuning rolled her eyes angrily, and then laughed out loud.

At this moment, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin rode horses, accompanied by Yu Wenbao and Padao Jiang, and appeared outside Kaiyuan Gate.

(End of this chapter)