Dawn penetrated into the felt tent, and the neighing of horses came from outside the tent.
Li Xuanzhen sat with gritted teeth, described as haggard, with sunken cheeks, and looked at Tamaroka's terrifying face with firm eyes.
"Give Princess Wenzhao back to me, and I'll tell you where the main force of Beirong is."
Tan Mo Luojia met his scrutiny eyes and said indifferently: "Princess Wen Zhao is a guest of the royal court, not a prisoner of the royal court."
Yaoying looked back at him.
Tamara was also looking at her, her blue eyes drooping slightly, and she looked at her trusting and affectionate gaze with a calm expression, and then said, "It is up to her to decide whether the princess will go or stay. No matter when or where, the royal court will not Princess Wenzhao is here to make any deal with Wei."
If she wants to stay, she stays. To leave, he sent someone to escort her away, even if greed had developed in his heart, he had no reason and should not have let her stay.
If she stayed, she would definitely be reviled by the followers of the royal court.
The corners of Yaoying's lips were slightly raised, and she blinked at Tanmoraga.
The two looked at each other silently, one did not smile, but his eyes rolled, the corners of his brows and eyes were faintly glowing, his smile floated, and his mood was charming, the other was calm and expressionless, as if his heart was still water, but his eyes were gentle. A delicate relationship that belongs only to them and that no one else can fit into.
Li Xuanzhen looked gloomy, with a smile on his lips: "Who is Your Excellency? Can Your Excellency represent Wang Ting Buddha?"
"I am the regent of the royal court, and I can represent the son of Buddha."
Tan Moraga said, raised his eyes and glanced at Li Xuanzhen, and asked, "Can the crown prince represent Wei State? Represent Princess Wenzhao?"
Li Xuanzhen's expression stiffened.
Yaoying turned to look at him, frowned lightly, and said, "Li Xuanzhen, if the Great Wei can seize the right time to attack the Northern Rong and recover the Western Regions, it will be a great achievement for Great Wei that will benefit the society and the descendants. As a prince, you should know that Among them, the importance of the interests, the diplomatic relations between the two countries, is no trivial matter."
Li Xuanzhen frowned, "You are Princess Wen Zhao of Wei State, your safety is not a trivial matter, I am not joking."
Yaoying looked into his eyes with indifference.
"Li Xuanzhen, you are simply unreasonable."
"I was kidnapped by Haidu Aling, fled to the royal court, and got the protection of the Buddha. Only then can I escape the catastrophe. The royal court has never detained me. I want to return to my hometown, but no one stops me! Rong! You and Wang Ting put forward such conditions, it is inexplicable!"
"You are the Crown Prince of Wei State. If you take me to deal with the Buddha, will Li De agree? Will the court agree?"
"If I really make a deal and return to the Central Plains in the future, wouldn't it be up to Li De and you to decide the fate of the future?"
"What right do you have to say such a thing?"
She said coldly and paused, "Again, if I can't go back to my hometown, what's with you?"
Li Xuanzhen seemed to have been slapped a few times, her face was pale, and her phoenix eyes were surging.
He trembled lightly, and gradually calmed down from the frenzy to find her, and all the emotions were gathered from the bottom of his eyes.
"It has something to do with me." He looked at Yaoying without blinking, "No matter what you think, whether you care or not, Qimei, I sent you to the Ye Lu Department, and I will take you back. "
Yaoying was unmoved, silent for a while, and said, "My business has nothing to do with you."
She used to think that Li Xuanzhen was a good person who acted bravely for justice and a good general who treated the people kindly, so she treated him sincerely and hoped that he could sort out his hatred and anger, but in the end he was only disappointed. Li Zhongqian backed down step by step, asking for nothing else, he just wanted to spend his life mediocrely, but he still refused to let Li Zhongqian go, and he did things in a bad way, and once poisoned her, she had no expectations for him, and only put him as a stranger.
"I know… "
Li Xuanzhen murmured softly, her cheeks twitched a few times, she laughed at herself, and looked at Tan Moraga, "I have a few words with my sister, and I also ask the regent to take refuge temporarily."
He emphasized: "It is a matter of Wei State's secrets, please forgive the regent."
Tan Mo Luojia glanced at Yaoying, Yaoying thought for a while, then nodded to him, "If something happens, I will call the general."
He hummed, got up and left.
Li Xuanzhen and Yaoying were the only two left in the waiting room. He couldn't hold it any longer. His tense heartstrings suddenly relaxed.
Yaoying immediately asked, "Is my brother seriously injured? Has his martial arts recovered? When you separated from him, were you sure he was safe?"
Li Xuanzhen looked at the top of the tent and didn't say anything for a while.
After a long time, he closed his eyes.
"Seventh sister... I hurt so much..."
She only had Li Zhongqian in her heart, even if he was injured to save Li Zhongqian and was dying of pain, she would not feel bad for him.
He didn't want to listen to her asking Li Zhongqian's safety over and over again.
Yaoying frowned slightly, got up and walked to the long desk, found a pen and paper, and while writing a letter, she asked, "What does the prince want to say to me? Does the prince want to form an alliance with Wang Ting?"
The corner of Li Xuanzhen's mouth twitched, with a faint cramp on the side, but at the same time she felt that this was just like her, "From the current situation, if we want to return to the Central Plains, we must pass through the territory of Beirong. In the long run, Beirong is the Great Wei Dynasty. A strong enemy, Bei Rong is growing day by day, and will inevitably threaten the Central Plains in the future. Of course I want to form an alliance with Wang Ting to weaken Bei Rong."
Yaoying said without raising her head, "Then why did the prince put forward such absurd conditions just now? If the prince wants to form an alliance with Wang Ting, he should show sincerity instead of questioning Wang Ting's detention of me after being rescued. Wang Ting leaves the Central Plains. If it is too far away, you can completely ignore the Central Plains, if the Crown Prince really cares about the people of the Western Regions and wants to become an immortal honor, he should be cautious in his words and deeds in the future."
Li Xuanzhen supported the felt blanket in one hand, got up with difficulty, and leaned on the small table: "That's not a ridiculous condition... I just want to test the royal court."
Yaoying didn't look up.
Li Xuanzhen looked at the top of her hair: "Seventh sister... Wang Ting Buddha did save you, but he is the monarch of another country after all. Have you ever thought about what if he refuses to let you go?"
If the rumors from all over the world are true, a beauty like her tried her best to please the monk. If the monk asked her to stay and serve him, how could she get away? Li Deba could not befriend the royal court. If the royal court asked, Li De would order her to marry again without hesitation.
In some parts of Tianzhu, there are young women dedicated to serving the elders in the temples, and it is said that the women cannot leave the temple unless the elders are tired.
On the way to find Yaoying, as long as she thinks of her seducing a monk regardless of her self-esteem in order to survive, Li Xuanzhen feels guilty and aches.
Is that monk good to her? Did... Did you force her to do those things
But really found Yaoying, Li Xuanzhen didn't dare to ask her if she was doing well.
Only Li Zhongqian is qualified to care about her.
He brought those things up like rubbing salt in her wounds, it only angered her, made her feel more miserable, more humiliating.
Therefore, he didn't ask a word, he had to think of the worst possibility, before forming an alliance with the royal court, to solve all the troubles, so that she would have no worries when she left.
Yaoying stopped writing in her hand, "This will no longer worry the prince. The Buddha is compassionate, upright and noble, and he is not an ordinary person. The Buddha treats me with a kindness like a mountain."
Tamara was so kind to her, how could she keep her forcibly
Li Xuanzhen smiled bitterly: "Seventh sister, you are not a man, and monks are also men. I know a man's mind better than you."
Yaoying frowned.
In her heart, Tamara has no selfish desires, and will never have any feelings for her beyond sympathy and pity.
She sat there for a while, ignoring Li Xuanzhen, wrote a letter to Yang Qian and Xie Qing, put it in a small copper tube, and handed it to the guards guarding outside the tent, saying: "I wrote a letter, you guys Take it and copy it, and send one every three hours."
Beirong will shoot the letter eagle, and it is not safe to write only one letter.
Soldiers should be.
Yaoying returned to the felt tent, looked at Li Xuanzhen, poured a bowl of water in front of him, took out a map, and spread it out.
"Prince, the Buddha is the monarch of a country, and he cares about all the people. The matter between me and the Buddha will not affect the alliance between the two countries, and it has nothing to do with you. I am now as the representative of the Western Army and the Prince of Wei to discuss with the royal court. Regarding the alliance, if the prince continues to entangle me and the Buddha, there is nothing to talk about between you and me."
Li Xuanzhen looked up at her and sighed helplessly, "Okay, I won't ask you about your personal affairs."
Yaoying asked, "Do you know where the main force of Bei Rong is?"
"I know. The closer you are to the royal court, the more worries Wakhan Khan has in his heart. There is a dispute among the nobles of Beirong, thinking that he is looking ahead and does not dare to face the enemy directly with the Buddha."
The corners of Li Xuanzhen's mouth twitched, "In the Beirong army, many people changed their beliefs and secretly worshipped Wang Ting Buddha's son. Li Zhongqian and I released rumors and incited the slaves to make trouble. In order to stabilize the military's heart, Wakhan Khan killed a group of slaves who believed in Buddhism in public. "
It is not the first time that he and Li Zhongqian have caused trouble in the Beirong army. They are familiar with it. There were rumors in the army that the Buddha's son was blessed by Buddhism and was invincible.
Wakhan Khan made a decisive decision and shot those soldiers in public in the name of "demon talk to confuse the public", but still could not stop the spread of rumors.
At this time, Li Xuanzhen and Li Zhongqian discovered that the rumors could not be contained because there were people in Beirong who contributed to the flames.
Yaoying raised her eyes when she heard this: "Is it Haidu Aling, or other Beirong nobles?"
Li Xuanzhen said, "It's a noble from Beirong."
Yao Ying understood.
There have always been conflicts between the Wakhan Khans and the Beirong nobles, and there are also conflicts between nobles and nobles from different tribes.
In the last civil strife in Beirong, Haidu Aling did not make any splash, but those nobles almost established a new chief. Beirong almost fell apart and the contradictions intensified, so Wakhan Khan must defeat the royal court to establish his dominance . Many tribal chieftains in the aristocracy do not know a word, and their heads are full of gold, silver, treasure, cattle, sheep, and land.
Li Xuanzhen went on to say: "The North Rong army was unstable. For the sake of safety, Haidu Aling persuaded the Wakhan Khan to change his route, and also said that he would go to the west to ask for reinforcements. The Wakhan Khan's army was divided into about six teams, each of which The troops were led by his son, who led the main force to the valley of Sam."
Sam Valley
Yaoying is no stranger to this place name. Sultan Gu and Bi Su have mentioned Samu Valley several times, and they have also sent a team of scouts to investigate.
To the east of the Sam Valley are towering and precipitous mountains, to the west are the endless Gobi grasslands, to the north are two large rivers that nourish the oases, and to the northwest are deserts and inner lakes. In general, the topography of the Sam Valley is flat and vast, with the east high and the west low. To the east are snow-capped mountains with layers of mountains and peaks, and to the west are ravines and canyons.
If the Wakhan Khan preemptively occupied favorable terrain and then lured the royal court to send troops, he could easily trap the royal court's army in the canyon, and then split up to attack the holy city. And the royal court knew that the Samu Valley was a dragon pool and a tiger's den, so it had to send troops, because if Wakhan Khan made a desperate attempt to cross the Samu Valley, join forces with the tribal states in the west, and attack the royal court from the west, the royal court would be in danger, and the holy city would be even more dangerous. .
For Wakhan Khan, this is indeed a very safe choice. In the eyes of the world, Sultan is dead, and he is a surprise and secure victory.
However, he never imagined that Sultan Gu was still alive, and that the royal court had already dispatched an army, so he could respond accordingly in the shortest possible time.
Even if Wakhan Khan guessed the movements of the royal court's army now, he couldn't change his strategy any more.
Yaoying pondered for a moment, then said: "Beijing and Wang Ting start a war, and the blockade of the eastern territories will definitely be loosened, which is our opportunity. Li De wants to recover Shazhou and Guazhou, but he wants to send troops to attack Nanchu. Under the great unification, the court will not be able to divide too many troops."
She looked at Li Xuanzhen.
"I can't miss the opportunity. The Western Army has secretly united the states and made an appointment to rise up. However, the Western Army is short of supplies. Even if the city is captured, it cannot be held for long. It won't be an isolated state."
Li Xuanzhen's eyes narrowed slightly. She was not in the Central Plains, so she could still accurately describe the situation in the Central Plains.
"You are right. I have observed the states in the Western Regions in the past few months. The people in various places are deeply oppressed by the Northern Rong, and the people are struggling to live. The people are looking forward to returning to the east. No tribe can send an army of tens of thousands of people, and the Western Army can capture the city. Once the Beirong turns around, the city will still have to change hands, and the Western Army needs the backing of the court..."
He looked at the map, "What if the imperial court sends troops?"
Yaoying shook her head: "Haidu Aling understands the situation in the Central Plains, he must have made arrangements earlier, I suspect that Nanchu has already started a war with the Great Wei at this time, and the imperial court will never send troops for a few rebels and let himself fall into the situation of being surrounded by enemies. ."
She raised her head and looked at Li Xuanzhen.
"Can the prince mobilize the Liangzhou army?"
Li Xuanzhen looked at her.
"How do you know that I can mobilize the Liangzhou army?"
Yaoying said lightly, "Can it or not?"
Li Xuanzhen stared at her for a while, then nodded: "I have already gone to Xinliangzhou on the way to the royal court. I can mobilize Liangzhou troops... On the court side, I can persuade Li De to change his mind."
Nan Chu's side can be handed over to Du Sinan, and the piles he buried in Nan Chu can come in handy.
Li Xuanzhen changed her words, "But to do this, I need to take a lot of risks."
Yao Ying said without thinking: "Prince will choose to take risks, because you are bound to get Guazhou and Shazhou, and such an opportunity is a rare opportunity, Xijun and Wang Ting are all your allies, if you miss this opportunity, the prince will regret it. lifelong."
In the book, he was still thinking about regaining lost ground until his death. It is a pity that the Tan Moraga in the book passed away prematurely. Beirong quickly grew stronger and stronger, and the minister in the court did not want to take risks. He missed several good opportunities and failed to fulfill his wish of personal expedition.
When she spoke, she raised her hand and brushed the hair on her temples from time to time, looking serious.
Li Xuanzhen couldn't help but think of the incident of deliberately hurting Li Zhongqian in front of her because she hated her. At that time, she looked at him with resentment. The more resentful she was, the happier he felt.
Thinking about it now, it wasn't her that he hated, but her status as the daughter of a wish.
He had mixed feelings for a while and smiled: "Yes, I choose to take risks. Liangzhou troops and horses should be ready at this moment."
He had vaguely felt long ago that she knew him.
Yaoying clicked on the map, Li Xuanzhen had been a general for so many years, and had been in the Western Regions for so long, she would not have no ambition at all. She was not surprised that he had secretly mobilized the Liangzhou army.
"Wang Ting and Beirong fought decisively to contain Beirong's army. The Western army took the opportunity to rise up. The prince led Liangzhou soldiers to intercept the grassland cavalry, and responded from the side. If things go well, they will join forces to attack Beirong... Once the alliance is officially formed, there is no going back. The prince makes a careful decision."
Li Xuanzhen sat up, stretched out her hand, and covered the back of her hand on the map.
"Seventh sister, I promise to form an alliance."
Yaoying frowned and pulled out her hand, "Li Xuanzhen, don't call me the seventh sister. I don't want to have a brother like the prince, and the prince doesn't want to have a sister like me."
Li Xuanzhen withdrew her hand and remained silent for a long time.
"it is good."
Yaoying put away the map: "The journey is long, and when the prince's injury improves, he must leave immediately, join up with the Liangzhou army before the end of the war, otherwise the alliance is meaningless, and I will ask the regent to send elites to escort the prince."
She got up and left.
"Li Yaoying."
Li Xuanzhen's hoarse call came from behind.
Yaoying stopped in her footsteps and turned around.
Li Xuanzhen stared at her, her phoenix eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of gloom: "What I said just now is absolutely true. I did come to the royal court to save you. I sacrificed my life to save Li Zhongqian several times, and it was also because of you. It should be understood that even if there is no mother's enmity, Li Zhongqian and I have reached the point of endless death. Now we are both outside the territory. He is all about finding you and will not kill me for the time being. When we return to the Central Plains, he will not let it go. Me, I won't sit still, but I can assure you that I won't kill Li Zhongqian..."
As long as he is strong enough.
Yaoying's eyes were calm, without a trace of turbulence.
The light and shadow floated, and Li Xuanzhen's pair of pupils were outlined like ink pens, and he said slowly: "Three years ago, Li Zhongqian went on an expedition and separated from you, and we were separated from you. It's been more than two years since I separated from you... Knowing that you were still alive and fell into the hands of Haidu Aling, I went to Yizhou to find you, and I learned that you escaped and met Wang Ting Buddha's son..."
He did not want to experience all the suffering and regret during this period.
"Now I'm going to Shazhou and lead the troops to recover the lost land. You stay in the royal court and wait to be reunited with Li Zhongqian."
He looked straight at Yaoying.
"I have a big life, and I don't die so easily, but I'm still afraid that I will miss the opportunity to explain to you. I don't want to be like the last time. I haven't said what I want to say, and it's turned upside down. So I didn't lie to you, I It's all the truth."
"Trust me, I'm here to save you."
"You can accept it or not... I can't let go."
Yaoying had no expression on her face, she put down the felt curtain and went out.
Li Xuanzhen fell back on the blanket tiredly, curled up in pain.