The Flourishing Tang Dynasty: Beginning with Marrying Yang Yuhuan

Chapter 155 Sleep
"That's good." Li Longji smiled slightly, "This year, we will focus on the war against Wang Zhongsi in the north. Next year, I will let Ying'er enter Hexi and attack Tubo. But everything is prepared, and the war will start next year, so we must be prepared this year. Therefore, I want Ying'er to serve as the governor of Hexi this year to prepare for the attack on Tubo."

Concubine Wu Hui was shocked and said, "Sanlang, you can first dismiss Ying'er from his post as the governor of Anxi. Otherwise, he will be too young to serve as the governor of two towns at the same time. I'm afraid he will not be able to handle the job."

Li Longji also thought about doing this.

But as Li Linfu said, it would take more than just one town in Hexi to take down Shibao City.

Historically, Geshu Han was able to capture Shibao City with the help of the Tang Dynasty's most elite Shuofang and Hedong armies. Although Li Longji did not know history, he could see the situation clearly.

He understood that only by combining the strength of several towns would they have a chance to capture Stone Castle.

Now Shuofang is led by Wang Zhongsi, and it is still unknown how much contribution Wang Zhongsi can make at that time.

Therefore, it is best to establish the three towns of Anxi, Hexi and Longyou together to maximize the chances of winning.

It would be most beneficial to the war if Li Heng concurrently served as the military governor of the two towns.

Moreover, one should trust people when employing them, and should not employ people if he is not sure about them. Since he had already appointed Li Heng as the governor of Hexi, he should not be too wary of Li Heng before the war broke out.

Therefore, Li Longji did not intend to remove Li Heng from his post as Anxi Jiedushi.

He came to ask Concubine Wu Hui today specifically because he wanted to see whether Concubine Wu Hui would see that Li Ying was trying to become more powerful and would start thinking about competing for the title of Queen again.

But now it seems that Concubine Wu Hui not only has no such intention, but instead wants to help him restrain Li Heng.

Li Heng was far away in the frontier, and as long as Concubine Wu Huifei had no other thoughts in Chang'an, the impact on his power would not be fatal.

Li Longji was quite satisfied with Wu Huifei's answer and said with a smile: "Whether you are competent or not, you will know only after you take the position. I have made up my mind, so you don't need to persuade me. You can write back to Ying'er and tell him to take good care of himself and win. The Tang Dynasty cannot lose to Tubo again."

Concubine Wu Huifei said: "Yes, I will obey your order."

"Yes." Li Longji nodded and said, "I will have dinner with you today."

Wu Huifei was overjoyed when she heard this and said, "Thank you, Sanlang."

Li Longji smiled and said, "In this harem, only you dare to call me Sanlang."

Wu Huifei looked at Li Longji's smile and thought of Li Heng, who had won Li Longji's attention with his strength.

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Anxi.

Li Heng, who was worried every day, received two pieces of news one after another.

First, Li Ying and two other people were sentenced to death, and second, Li Longji promoted him to the title of Jiedushi of Hexi.

The civil and military officials of Anxi were happy for Li Heng's appointment as Jiedushi of Hexi.

But Li Heng remained calm. He returned to his mansion without finishing his official business, which was rare.

Seeing Li Heng's appearance, Yang Yuhuan asked the servants to leave first, and then asked, "My dear, is there something on your mind?"

Li Heng took out the imperial edict from Li Longji appointing him as the governor of Hexi and handed it to Yang Yuhuan.

Yang Yuhuan took it, looked at it, and said with a smile: "This is a good thing."

Li Heng said, "My father appointed me as the governor of Hexi because he wanted me to attack Shibao City."

"My dear, are you worried that we won't be able to take Shibao City?" Yang Yuhuan sat down next to Li Heng and asked seriously.

Li Ying said, "The battle is still undecided, and the outcome is hard to predict, but that's only one reason. Second, if I win, I'm afraid I'll be considered as someone who is too successful to be a threat to the lord."

Li Ying had not been so worried about the second point before, but now Li Longji still executed Li Ying and the other two in one day, just like in history. This made Li Ying think about what he had done after traveling through time.

Although he changed some history, he had no influence on the general trend of history. He couldn't help but doubt again, could his personal power really turn the tide?

Yang Yuhuan thought for a while and said, "If you are worried that your achievements will overshadow your master, you can retreat bravely after your victory."

Retreating at the height of one's career was also Li Heng's dilemma.

Because if he retreats at the peak of his career, there will be a risk that he will not be able to advance again.

Li Heng was silent for a while, then he took Yang Yuhuan's hand and said, "If you have to hide with me in this remote place in this life, would you feel unhappy?"

"Yes." Yang Yuhuan smiled, "Why only one life? We agreed on lifetimes."

"Uh..." Li Ying also laughed and said, "With only a bowl of rice and a jug of water, living in a humble alley, people can't bear the worry, but you still enjoy it. Now it seems that you have the demeanor of an ancient gentleman."

"How dare I compare myself with the ancient gentleman?" Yang Yuhuan shook her head. "Mei Fei was used by Prince Zhong. The sage ordered the death of Li Ying and the other two in one day. When I think about it now, I feel both scared and fortunate."

"Why?" Li Ying asked.

Yang Yuhuan said, "If I hadn't met you, my lover, I would have been serving another master by now, and then one day, I would have died inexplicably. It would be a sad life to have no idea why I lived or why I died, and not even be able to leave a good name behind. "

Yang Yuhuan accurately described her historical situation, which stunned Li Heng.

Yang Yuhuan continued, "I feel that every day is a gift from heaven, and I am already very satisfied. My husband has so many troubles because he is too smart and too sentimental."

Li Ying asked, "What do you mean?"

Yang Yuhuan said: "Deep love does not lead to longevity, and excessive wisdom leads to premature death. My dear, you want to protect too many things and do everything to perfection, which leads to you always feeling that you have done well enough. But in fact, if we were in your shoes, I think no one can do what you do."

Li Ying said: "Perhaps, you are right."

"How about I play a song for you, my dear?" Yang Yuhuan suggested.

"Okay." Li Ying nodded.

After getting consent, Yang Yuhuan got up, took the pipa and played for Li Heng.

This time, Yang Yuhuan did not use any superb skills. She played the piano gently. The sound of the piano was as soothing as the sound of a flowing spring, which made people feel peaceful when they listened to it.

Li Ying leaned back in his chair, and as he listened he began to feel sleepy. After a short while, he fell into a deep sleep leaning back in his chair.

The breeze outside the house blew the flowers and trees in the yard. Yang Yuhuan played the pipa and looked at the sleeping Li Heng, her face full of love and pity.

Li Heng slept for a long time until Yang Yuhuan stopped playing because she was tired, and then he woke up.

"Sorry……"

They spoke in unison, then smiled at each other.

Li Ying continued, "I actually fell asleep to such heavenly music."

Yang Yuhuan said, "My dear, you finally took a break, but I actually stopped."

"Thank you for your hard work." Li Heng stood up and stretched, "I just had a dream."

"What did you dream about?" Yang Yuhuan asked curiously.

Li Ying said: "I dreamed that I asked the heavens for help, and my own image appeared in the sky."

The fact that Li Heng could say this shows that he has recovered.

Yang Yuhuan smiled knowingly and said, "Does my husband have a plan?"

(End of this chapter)