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

Chapter 552 Bridal chamber night, virtuous housemate

In the darkness of the house, Li Xuan hugged the exhausted Liu Jinyu into his arms, and slid his fingers gently over the smooth jade back.

His eyes fell into the darkness, not knowing what to think.

Suddenly, Liu Jinyu said in a low voice: "Mr. Lang, don't you rest yet?"

Li Xuan came back to her senses, lowered her head and kissed Liu Jinyu's forehead, and then said softly, "Actually, it's kind of magical. Speaking of it, we really get along very rarely, but now, you are my wife."

Liu Jinyu raised her head, her bright eyes flickered in the darkness: "Do you regret it, sir?"

"What are you regretting? It's too late for me to be happy." Li Xuan clenched her hands, and then said: "Actually, the first time I saw you, I had the idea of ​​marrying you, but at that time, you and I We didn't know each other, and the thought just passed by in a flash, and after that, today is the result of various chances and coincidences."

"En!" Liu Jinyu responded in a low voice, leaning into Li Xuan's arms, but did not dare to move.

Li Xuan smelled the fragrance of her hair with some pity, and then continued: "Now you and I are one, and tomorrow, I will entrust you to handle some matters in the mansion, especially when I leave Beijing in a few days. Finally, you have to quickly take over your family's caravan, property, and secret eyeliners all over Chang'an."

"En!" Liu Jinyu responded carefully, and she was not surprised at what Li Xuan said.

It is not uncommon for each palace to have its own property and its own chess pieces.

It's just that Liu Jinyu really didn't think about how huge the industry of the Nanchang Palace would be.

Gently brushing the hickey on the delicate collarbone with her fingertips, Li Xuan said pitifully: "After the wedding, my mother and concubine will live in Chang'an for a while, you can stay at home with your mother and concubine, or you can go back to your father-in-law and Yue Weng's place." , if you need help with anything, just reach out."

Liu Jinyu is very good at handling political affairs. Even if she has a good talent for these things, she needs someone to deal with all kinds of affairs non-stop, otherwise she can't be cultivated.

Moreover, through Liu Jinyu, Li Xuan can quickly understand the situation in the court, and even some things that are not good for him.

"Thank you, Sir, for your understanding." Liu Jinyu raised her head and looked at Li Xuan in the dark.

Although she didn't mention some things to Li Xuan explicitly, she occasionally mentioned a few words between the lines in the correspondence. Li Xuan was so smart, so she could see everything clearly.

Originally, after her big wedding, she wanted to cut off from these things, but when she thought of her elderly grandfather, she couldn't help it for a while.

"After getting up tomorrow morning, we will hand over the sign and enter the palace. After the palace approves, we will enter the palace to thank you." Li Xuan whispered about today's arrangement. The marriage of the two of them will be bestowed by the emperor and Empress Wu after all. After that, it is natural to enter the palace to thank you.

Liu Jinyu nodded lightly in response.

"Go back to the door in three days, and accompany my father-in-law and mother-in-law well. Fortunately, our two families are not far away." Li Xuan paused a little at this point, as if thinking of something, Liu Jinyu was keenly aware of it, and asked in a low voice: "Why? gone?"

"I shouldn't hide this matter from you." Li Xuan said in a low voice: "Tonight, someone tried to set fire to the palace, and then took advantage of the chaos in the palace to do something, but I was aware of it in advance and dealt with the problem."

"Set fire to the palace?" Liu Jinyu's sharpness brought her clear mind back quickly. She raised her head, looked at Li Xuan solemnly, and asked, "Who did it?"

"It should be Turkic, but there is no evidence. The one who was caught was just a ranger who didn't know anything, so he silenced it." Li Xuan did not shy away from these anecdotes that no high-ranking government official had ever heard. Tell Liu Jinyu.

Liu Jinyu often helps Liu Rengui deal with the government affairs of the court, and she is also very clear about those things in northern Xinjiang.

"Ever since the death of Emperor Xiao Jing, the Turkic people have been eager to move. Although His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven transferred the Duke of Pingyang County to the Yunzhong area, only the subordinates of the original Turkic Khan in the East Turkic were shocked. Khan's old army has never stopped moving, and compared to the east, they are more likely to link up with Tubo." Liu Jinyu's words separated the Turkic situation.

The information that Li Xuan provided that she did not know allowed her to quickly connect.

"They are going to re-establish the Turkic Khanate, and they even want to disturb the military spirit of the Tang Dynasty, so that the court can not trust the use of the Turkic and Western Regions." Liu Jinyu went a step further, and even saw some things that even Li Xuan and Yu Ze used to be afraid of. Something I didn't think about.

"That's right." Li Xuan nodded earnestly. In Ashina's direct line alone, there are five generals in the court, General Zhonglang, and important ministers like Tai Puqing. Apart from them, Turkic descendants serve in the court. more.

When the Tang Dynasty went to war, it not only needed to mobilize the border Turkic tribes, but also appointed these generals.

It is hard to say what these people will do when the Turkic Khanate is re-established.

Once war with Tubo starts at this time, the imperial court's advantage over Tubo will be greatly reduced.

"The imperial court's advantage in the Western Regions has dropped sharply. The Eastern Front will be forced to transfer more generals, and Silla will also be forced to make more concessions. I am afraid that Mr. Lang will also be transferred to the Western Regions." Liu Jinyu's long-term vision is terrifying. ,
This time even Li Xuan was startled, he quickly waved his hands and said, "It's not as far away as the Western Regions, it's nothing more than the Longyou, Qinggan area."

"Actually, in the court, there have always been three voices regarding the war between Tubo and Tubo." Liu Jinyu buried her head in Li Xuan's arms, crossed the fingers of her left hand and his right hand, and said softly: "First of all, your Majesty and the military majority The rushing faction headed by generals, including the Duke of Pingyang and the King of Pingyang, have made more than one request to conquer the Western Regions, but all of them have been rejected by the Queen of Heaven."

"In fact, if I were the king, I wouldn't use Duke Pingyang as the coach." Li Xuan sighed softly, and then said: "The Duke of Pingyang has already lost to Tubo once, and Lun Qinling is undoubtedly a good player at manipulating people's hearts. There is no guarantee that the Duke will not be tricked by him, so the Duke of Pingyang County can only be the deputy general when he is going to the Tubo battlefield, but in the entire Tang Dynasty, who is qualified to let the Duke of Pingyang County be the deputy general?"

Li Xuan's soft words directly sentenced Xue Rengui to death for his appearance in the Tubo War.

"So in the battle of Tubo, the Duke of Wenxi County can only be in command." Li Xuan sighed softly, and the Minister of Wenxi, Pei Xingjian.

Even now, Li Xuan still doesn't know that Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan had an argument about him at the wedding banquet at the Lecheng County Government last night, and even this argument will not fall into his ears for a long time.

After all, at that table, all the courtiers were sitting.

Their mouths are much stricter than ordinary people, and even Liu Rengui may not tell Li Xuan about this matter.

For one thing, even if Li Xuan knew about this matter now, he couldn't handle it.

Secondly, once this matter spreads, it will not only be Li Xuan and Pei Yan who will make a fuss.

Even if one fails, the entire royal family will follow suit, which is not a good thing for the court.

"The second voice is someone who thinks that the Tubo war needs false plans, such as the prince, such as A Weng." Liu Jinyu looked up at Li Xuan, and said with a hint of teasing in his eyes: "For example, you, sir. "

"It's really not a family, don't come into the family." Li Xuan couldn't help but feel a little funny.

But immediately, his expression became serious, and he looked at Liu Jinyu and said, "Then there is a third voice?"

"The third voice is Tianhou." Liu Jinyu leaned in Li Xuan's arms and said in a low voice: "Tianhou agrees to fight, but does not agree with the strategy of His Majesty's army rushing forward and making a decisive battle quickly. Tianhou thinks that other strategies should be supplemented, such as Induce the civil strife in Tubo, and then take advantage of the situation to make a surprise attack, but if your majesty wants to fight, the Queen of Heaven will fully support your majesty."

"With Tianhou's support, even if the crown prince and Yue Weng object, this matter will definitely go ahead." Li Xuan took a light breath and asked in a low voice: "Then what is Zhongshuling's opinion?"

"Zhongshu Ling has no objection." Liu Jinyu whispered the truth.

Zhongshuling Hao Chujun has always been the most opposed to the Queen of Heaven, but the real decision in this matter is the Emperor.

"What's Sanniang's opinion?" Li Xuan lowered her head, looked at the charming Meijiaoniang in her arms, and at the same time pulled up the big red quilt, tightly wrapping the beautiful wife in her arms.

"Your Majesty's opinion is San Niang's opinion." Liu Jinyu shook her head slightly, as if marrying a chicken and following a chicken and marrying a dog as a dog.

However, in Liu Jinyu's view, there will be a battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo sooner or later, and it may not be a bad thing if it is early, and it may not be a good thing if it is late.

The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and I don't know how many people are just going with the flow.

"My husband's opinion is just a reference for this kind of important government affairs, and a saint will not really take it seriously." Li Xuan sighed lightly, and then smiled: "Instead of thinking about such useless things, what to do, my lady, let us Consider having more children."

"Lang Jun..."

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The crescent moon was like a hook, and a dark cloud suddenly covered the bright moon, and darkness suddenly filled the world.

Outside the northwestern city wall of Chang'an, more than a dozen figures suddenly slid down from the city wall while grabbing the ropes, and then landed directly on the ground outside the city. Immediately afterwards, two figures jumped directly into the moat.

Soon, a small boat that was upside down on the bottom of the water was flipped out quickly, and then floated on the water.

A dozen figures, those who can't swim, stood on the boat, and those who knew how to swim jumped into the water. At the same time, they pushed the boat towards the opposite bank quickly. It didn't take long for a group of people to appear on the opposite river bank. And quickly rushed towards the dense forest not far away.

However, at the moment when this group of people was about to reach the dense forest, dozens of sharp arrows shot straight out of the dense forest like lightning.

In the blink of an eye, it had penetrated several people's bodies, and the blood spurted out, and the people behind stopped immediately.

At this moment, a group of Qianniuwei guarded their formation and rushed out from the dense forest.

The sword and shield hand was in front, and the long lance was placed on the waist of the sword and shield hand, and a dozen crossbowmen from behind aimed at the opposite person at the same time.

A voice came from the woods: "Put down your weapon, bind your hands, and you will not die."

The tall man surrounded by many guards suddenly shouted: "Kill!"

In an instant, many guards rushed forward, but in an instant, a cold voice sounded: "Shoot the arrow!"

More crossbow arrows shot out instantly, and the figures fell to the ground one after another.

"Rush!" The long lance stabbed forward, and the incomparably ruthless lance blade quickly pierced into the fragile human body, and then quickly pulled out.

Blood spurted, and when he turned around, the dozen or so figures before him had already fallen to the ground.

Now there are only tall and strong men and slender women around them.

"Surrender!" The indifferent voice sounded immediately.

"Don't even think about it!" The tall and muscular man and the woman beside him pulled out their knives at the same time, and then wiped them hard on their necks.

"Huh?" A figure floated out of the forest, under the moonlight, it was Ming Chongyan.

Ming Chongyan floated directly in front of the father and daughter who committed suicide, and then a flash of energy flashed, and the face scarves on the faces of the father and daughter immediately flew up.

Immediately, Ming Chongyan's expression changed.

The two people in front of them are not Youwei Zhonglang General Ashina Gana and his daughter Ashina Do.

It's just two stand-ins who are very similar in height and appearance.

Ming Chongyan raised his head and looked in the direction of Chang'an from a distance, where more than a dozen eye-catching flames rose into the sky at the same time.

(End of this chapter)