People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1250 He is old, so he died

An exquisite carriage made of red date wood, escorted by countless Turkic cavalry, slowly arrived at the foot of Nagqu City.

Li Xuan, wearing a purple python robe, stood under the city gate.

Behind him, Chang Zhi, with black teeth, Tang Zhenxing, Qiu Zhenmu, Li Duozuo, Cui Ding and other generals, as well as Xiao Siye, Yang Zhirou, Wei Hongji and others, all stood with their hands tied.

The carriage stopped and the curtains were raised.

A sixty-year-old woman wearing a black-and-gold robe sat in a carriage, flanked by two young Tibetan women.

"I am the commander-in-chief of the march of Luoxue Road, the governor of Changzhou, the governor of Changzhou, the right guard general of the inspection school, the young minister of the Honglu Temple of the inspection school, the prince Shao Zhanshi of the inspection school, the Shangyao Fengyu of the inspection school, the bachelor of the Hongwen Hall, the silver Doctor Qingguanglu, the Guards, General Yunhui, Prince Peng, Wang Xuan of Nanchang, led the generals and officials to pay homage to Princess Wenchang."

Li Xuan took a step forward slightly, bowed deeply to Princess Wencheng who was lying in the carriage.

"I pay homage to Her Royal Highness Princess Wenchang." Hei Te Changzhi, Xiao Siye, Wei Hongji and others all bowed.

In the carriage, Princess Wencheng, who was a little pale, had gray hair, and had wrinkles on her face, but was still energetic, smiled gently at Li Xuan and said, "Everyone, please get up. I never thought that after so many years, I would see my hometown again. man of."

"I am incompetent. I should have gone to Luozhe to greet His Highness in person, but His Majesty has ordered that I must take His Highness back to Beijing this year. But it is already late autumn. If we wait any longer, I am afraid it will be too cold to go..."

After a slight pause, Li Xuan looked at Princess Wencheng carefully: "Your Highness seems to be unwell?"

"It's a little bumpy, but it's nothing serious." Princess Wencheng looked at Li Xuan with a smile and said, "Just now Twenty-seventh Lang said that he is also serving as the Minister of Medicine, so why not come and take a look at it."

"Here!" Li Xuan handed over his hands, boarded the carriage, and said backwards: "Go to the General Manager's Mansion."

"Here!" All the generals raised their hands at the same time.

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Inside the carriage, Princess Wencheng looked through the curtains at the city outside.

After a long time, she looked back at Li Xuan who let go of her wrist, and said with a smile: "I have been to this city many times in my early years, but I didn't expect that this city has become the territory of the Tang Dynasty. , the Tang Dynasty actually had a famous general like Twenty-Seven Lang."

Li Xuan cupped her hands and said cautiously: "His Highness is a little weak and consumes a lot of energy. He needs to take good care of himself after returning to Chang'an."

"Oh, can I still take good care of myself?" Princess Wencheng looked at Li Xuan in surprise and said, "When I was in Lucheng, I went to the most famous doctor in Tibet, and he said that I will definitely not survive this year."

"That's why Your Highness needs to return to Chang'an quickly. If possible, it is best to go to Luoyang or Jiangnan to spend the winter, so that your health will recover faster." Li Xuan mentioned it briefly, and Princess Wencheng immediately understood.

"It turns out it's still a problem of water and soil. After so many years, the problem of plateau barrier still exists." Princess Wencheng finally figured everything out.

Princess Wencheng raised her head and whispered softly: "Jiangnan, Jiangnan."

Although Princess Wencheng was the adopted daughter of Emperor Taizong, she was actually the daughter of King Li Daozong of Jiangxia.

In the early years of Yonghui, Songtsen Gampo and Li Daozong died one after another, leaving her almost alone.

The new King of Tibet did not respect her very much, and she was even forced to live in the Jokhang Temple for a time, and later settled in Pabangka in the north of Luoche.

Looking at the Tubo Palace in the distance, but never returning.

"Duke Lu Guo has arrived in Chang'an. After Your Highness returns, you should be able to see Duke Lu Guo and Madam Fuyang Hou in Chang'an." Li Xuan gave a brief introduction.

Duke Lu is Li Daozong's son, Li Jingheng.

After Li Daozong was framed by Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, Li Jingheng was demoted to Lu Guogong.

The Marquis of Fuyang was the Minister of Punishment, Wei Daizi, and Wei Daizi married the sister of Princess Wencheng.

Except for Li Daozong who died of illness in exile, many people in his family are still there.

Hearing these names, Princess Wencheng couldn't help but look a little dazed.

Li Xuan continued: "His Royal Highness should have met His Majesty back then. In addition, Uncle Han, Uncle Huo, Uncle Zhuang, and other uncles, as well as the Imperial Aunt are all still here...His Royal Highness, the third son of His Majesty, is a simple man. Renhou, if His Highness returns to Beijing, I hope you can give me a few words."

Princess Wencheng remembered everyone and everything Li Xuan said word for word, and nodded slowly.

After Li Xuan finished talking about the current situation in Chang'an, the grasslands, and Luoche Road, Princess Wencheng returned to reality in a daze.

Looking at the young Li Xuan, Princess Wencheng sighed softly and said: "Twenty-seventh Lang, a young and talented man, I am afraid that even the late emperor did not expect that the Tang Dynasty could kill all the way from Tuyuhun to Nagqu, and even the former army had already arrived. At the foot of Luoche City."

Not only did Emperor Taizong not think of it, but probably even Songtsen Gampo wouldn't think of it either.

Li Xuan pondered for a moment, and then said: "Everything was forced. In recent years, Tubo has been bent on advancing northward, trapped in Tuyuhun, harassed Longyou, had the Battle of Dafeichuan, and even tried to unite the Turks, Silla, and the Japanese. As well as internal troubles within the DPRK, they tried to destroy the Tang Dynasty, so I was forced to go to the Tubo battlefield."

Thinking of many past events, Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "It was a fluke in Dafeichuan that he regained the revenge of his defeat. Later, Dangxiang and Subi tried to lengthen the grain road in Qinling, but unfortunately, they were defeated by the navy in Tongtong. Tianhe stabilized the situation, then found Supi's flaw, and finally broke Tanggula Mountain and trapped Nagqu."

Princess Wencheng listened quietly. Many of Li Xuan's words were involuntary.

When the two armies clashed, the enemy retreated and we advanced, we retreated and the enemy advanced, there was no room for hesitation at all.

Li Xuan has quite some means, and Qin Ling relies on the terrain. But unfortunately, Li Xuan always found his weakness and defeated him again and again, until now.

"By the way, I heard that Lun Qinling was in Naqu before, what about him now?" Princess Wencheng looked at Li Xuan with a solemn expression.

Li Xuan fell silent and slowly said: "He is still alive."

……

"At least we tell the outside world that he is alive." Li Xuan stood under the dark eaves, and then gently opened the door inside.

Princess Wencheng stood in front of the door. Behind her was a deep courtyard. She couldn't see where it was, but there were densely packed black soldiers guarding it.

Her eyes fell on the empty hall, with no coffin in it. Princess Wencheng turned her head to look at Li Xuan, took a deep breath, and said: "No matter what, Lu Dongzan and I have some feelings for each other. Over the years, the Gar family has It didn’t embarrass me too much.”

Li Xuan took a step back and cupped her hands: "Your Highness, please."

"Okay!" Princess Wencheng stepped into the hall. The air inside was warm, there was no cold air, and there was no rancid smell. Princess Wencheng subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. When she turned around, she saw the bed in the inner hall. , a sixty-year-old man wearing a white-gold robe, lying there silently.

Princess Wencheng stopped and her eyes hesitated. She was too quiet, as quiet as...

"He's dead." Li Xuan didn't know when she stood behind Princess Wencheng, looking at the body lying on the bed with a stern face, and then said calmly: "Ten days ago, he was hit by an arrow from the minister. , his internal organs were damaged, he bled excessively, and he died that night, but someone poisoned him to make his body incorruptible and look like a living person, and then found someone with a similar accent to deceive everyone. "

Princess Wencheng fell silent, and after a long time, she said quietly: "He still died in the hands of Twenty-Seventh Lang."

"Absolutely." Li Xuan nodded, and then said: "Xuan is still thinking about how to dispose of his body. Should he send it to Chang'an like this, or declare to the outside world that he is still alive, or escape from Nagqu, or fall into the trap?" In the hands of Liao Xuan, the Tibetan army was mobilized in this way, seizing the opportunity, and then defeated in one blow."

The corner of Princess Wencheng's mouth twitched slightly. She now finally understood why Li Xuan was able to finally kill Naqulai.

He is constantly trying to expose his opponents' weaknesses and is always ready to seize the opportunity to attack.

Such an enemy is undoubtedly the most terrifying.

"He was too old, so he died." Princess Wencheng sighed softly. She now finally knew where Lun Qinling was lost.

To fight against someone like Li Xuan, you need to maintain sufficient energy, but Qin Ling is obviously lacking.

In other words, Tubo has insufficient reserve talents.

When Lun Qinling needed a rest, Li Xuan was thinking day and night about how to defeat the enemy.

When Lun Qinling couldn't help but his mind went blank, and even his memory was blurred, Li Xuan had already thought of a strategy against him.

When Lun Qinling was injured and needed to rest, Li Xuan had already come to kill him.

Step by step, there is no room to breathe.

This is Li Xuan, this is the King of Nanchang of the Tang Dynasty.

Princess Wencheng turned sideways, looked at Li Xuan with doubtful eyes, and subconsciously asked: "Your Majesty..."

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Princess Wencheng noticed something was wrong and quickly shut up.

Li Xuan shook his head carelessly, and held his hands in the direction of Chang'an with a grateful expression: "Xuan lost his father when he was young. In his early years, he went to Zuo Qianniu Guard for training, and was cared for by His Majesty. After he became an official, he first served as Shang Yao Feng Yu, and then inspected the school. General Zuo Qianniu Guards, Wuzhou Biejia, General Zuo Jinwu Guards, General Right Guards, Changzhou Governor, Changzhou Governor, Luoxue Road Marching General...

After Luoche was captured, there was still the position of King Si Peng, and Xuan's eldest son also had the position of King of the County. Everything was enough. "

Princess Wencheng's expression became solemn. She could tell that Li Xuan wanted to give up military power.

Once the logic points are obtained, Li Xuan is likely to give up military power directly and turn around to enjoy himself.

After Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County, was falsely accused of rebellion, he began to indulge in drinking and having fun, and finally died suddenly.

At that time, Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County, who was Princess Wencheng's father, was also framed for rebellion and was eventually exiled and died of illness.

The clans that really controlled the military power in the Tang Dynasty seemed to have a bad death in the end.

Li Xuan is still young now and already has this idea, perhaps because of these reasons.

"Twenty-seventh Lang is joking. What Twenty-seventh Lang thinks most now is probably to fight against the enemy and defeat Tubo. That would be the destructive power of the country. Even in the entire Tang Dynasty, there are few people who can compare with it. Come on." Princess Wencheng calmed down and saw through Li Xuan's true thoughts at a glance.

After destroying Tubo, Li Xuan did not need to hold military power anymore. His purpose in holding military power was for military glory.

Once the military success of destroying the country is achieved, there is no need to take control of the military anymore, but first, one still has to win over the troops and exterminate Tubo.

There was inevitably a bloody fight, even a massacre.

Li Xuan raised her hand seriously: "I would like to ask Your Highness what the situation is, so that we can determine the whereabouts of Qin Ling's body."

(End of this chapter)