Since November of the fourth year of Wude, the Tang army fought with the Turks. From June of the fifth year of Wude, Li Yuan, who was in Chang'an, had been worried.

At the beginning, there were frequent reports from all sides. The prince fought in Guanbei so that even the Liang army could not fight back. The King of Chu defeated Dou Jiande in Hebei. The King of Qin and the King of Qi also blocked Jie Li in Bingzhou and could not continue to move south.

All this should have been getting better and better.

But the situation quickly took a sharp turn for the worse.

The first problem was in Hebei. In March, the King of Chu sent an urgent message in Hebei.

The little Khan of the Eastern Turkic Khan Shiboli led a large army to the south, and Luo Yi was defeated, so he asked Shiboli to rescue Dou Jiande and even severely injured the Tang army!

In the letter, the King of Chu stated that due to the loss of too many troops and horses against Dou Jiande, it was difficult to resist when Shiboli appeared and could only struggle to support it. He hoped that the court would send troops and horses to support it as soon as possible.

Old Li did not dare to neglect, so he summoned the ministers to discuss and finally decided to send Li Daozong to lead an army of 30,000 to Hebei to assist in the war.

Soon, news came from Hebei and the situation stabilized.

Although he did not repel Shibozi for a while, Lao Li was relieved to be able to stabilize the situation. He sent someone to tell the King of Chu to ask him to deal with it carefully.

Then, good news came from Guanbei that the prince annihilated the Liang Shidu in May.

After receiving good news, Li Yuan felt very relieved.

However, in early June, bad news came from Bingzhou. The King of Qin took a risk to penetrate the clouds, but was cut off by Jie Li, Shanyang was lost, and the King of Qi retreated to Loufan Pass. The King of Qin's army was alone and in danger!

Harem.

Pei Ji, Dou Kang, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Yang Gongren, Pei Ju, and the prince who had returned were guarding outside the door.

In the room, Li Yuan was fainting after learning the bad news in Bingzhou. To understand, he couldn't stand the stimulation when he was old, especially the stimulation of ups and downs.

Soon, the imperial doctor came out and everyone quickly asked about the situation. After learning that the emperor was not seriously injured and needed to rest, everyone was relieved. Then they received a message from the eunuch and walked into the room one after another.

Concubine Wan's eyes were swollen and she quietly retreated. Although she was in the palace, she knew that the situation in Hebei was critical and could not help but worry about her son.

Li Yuan sat up with Li Jiancheng's support and looked at the ministers with a slightly distracted look.

"All the ministers, the King of Qin is trapped, how should I rescue you?"

Dou Kang said without thinking, "Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to lead troops to rescue the King of Qin!"

If anyone who doesn’t want to see something happen to the King of Qin is definitely the Dou family. Although he doesn’t know what happened in Bingzhou, the King of Qin is in danger and he must save him!

Li Yuan exclaimed twice, and then said sickly: "You must save the King of Qin, you must save it."

Now who said he would not save the King of Qin? In the smallest terms, he said he was plotting to murder the King of Qin. In the bigest terms, he said he was hooking up with the Turkic thieves and invading the territory of the Tang Dynasty!

Li Jiancheng was still a repeater, and he agreed to whatever Li Yuan said.

"Prince."

"The son is here."

"You go, go and save Erlang, you must save him back!" Li Yuan grabbed Li Jiancheng's palm tightly.

"Don't worry, Father, my son will definitely bring Erlang back!"

"Bring it back intact!" Li Yuan stared at the prince with a hint of earnestness. He knew the conflict between the eldest and the second, for fear that the prince would take the opportunity to take the opportunity to take the blame at this time. It was not that he didn't want to use others to save him, but the situation was wrong now.

If the King of Qin had something to do, the troops outside were ulterior motives, and the Turks were eyeing each other, then the Tang Dynasty would be in danger!

Not to mention, the fourth and fifth brothers were still outside at this time.

He was worried about handing over military power to others.

I don’t know if Li Jiancheng understood Lao Li’s meaning, he nodded and said, “Don’t worry, Father, I will definitely save Erlang.”

Yang Gongren pursed his lips and his face looked slightly strange.

Is the emperor serious?

Let the prince go to save him?

Dou Kang's face was not very good either, he really didn't believe in the prince.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to go with His Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Yuan thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, please Dou Xiang."

The invincible King of Qin was defeated for the first time, which made the court officials uproar. Although they were worried about the Turks before, the court officials would not panic with the King of Qin after all.

But this time, the King of Qin seemed to be in danger, which surprised them very much.

After the court was dispersed, Yang Gongren walked on the road, thinking about going back and conveying the news to the King of Chu.

Pei Ju walked over and said, "Mr. Yang."

"What's wrong with Mr. Pei?"

Pei Ju smiled and said, "It's nothing big, it's just that the matter in Bingzhou is really unexpected. With the caution of the King of Qin, he wouldn't be so aggressive."

Yang Gongren thought, "It seems that the Turks are coming in a fierce manner this time, not just to plunder Bingzhou, but to take the opportunity to seek greater benefits."

"Yes, this Jie Li is very ambitious." Pei Ju sighed.

The two of them said, and walked away and quickly left the imperial city.

Wen'an, Hebei.

Since the large-scale battle in Lucheng in February, the Tang army and the Turks have chosen to use static and to prevent the attack. No one has taken action rashly, but just sent small-scale troops to harass and attack and test.

In this way, the stalemate continued until June.

The Tang army received 30,000 reinforcements from Li Daozong, and its forces had surpassed the Turks and had a slight advantage.

Despite this, Li Zhiyun still chose to focus on stability and did not attack rashly. If Li Zhiyun wanted stability, the generals under his command seemed very depressed. Because in the battle of Lucheng, they defeated the Turks and hoped to take advantage of the victory and kill Shibozi.

On the school ground, Yuchi Gong, who was in a depressed mood, shouted loudly.

"Didn't you eat? One thousand frogs jump, one less finger to shoot!"

Dozens of soldiers who made mistakes hugged their heads with their hands, imitating the frogs, and jumped back and forth.

Wei Zheng, the military officer of the Law Cao, thought it was very good. He liked this way of punishing soldiers, which could not only teach the soldiers a lesson, but also train them at the same time.

In addition, he also likes standing in a military posture.

Yuchi Gong pinched his waist and looked at the miserable appearance of the soldiers who made the mistake, and finally felt a little relieved.

At this moment, he glanced at Xue Shou hurriedly walked into the central army's tent.

Inside the account.

"Your Highness, letter from Bingzhou!"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhiyun, who was reading a book, immediately put down the book and took the letter.

After reading it, he remained silent for a long time and immediately handed over the letter to Du Ruhui and Xue Shou.

After they finished watching, a hint of joy appeared on their faces. However, when they saw the melancholy look on Li Zhiyun's face, they immediately calmed down.

Du Ruhui said carefully: "Your Highness, you must not be kind to a woman."

Li Zhiyun's eyes drooped slightly.

Xue Shou said: "Your Highness, although your subordinates should not say that, you still have to remind your superiors. It is no longer remedied to get to this point. Instead of being sad, it is better to think about what will happen next. What's more, the King of Qin is just surrounded by the Turks. Whether King Qi and Liu Wenjing can succeed is still a different story."

"I understand." Li Zhiyun restrained his acting skills and said lightly: "Xue Deyin said in the letter that Fang Xuanling has been imprisoned. You should tell Xue Deyin and let him find a way to protect Fang Xuanling. This person has great talent and should not be let go."

Seeing that the King of Chu was relieved, Du Ruhui smiled and bowed, "Don't worry, your highness, your subordinates know the talent of Fang Xuanling the most. You will definitely find a way to save his life and let him use it for your superiors."

Xue Shou frowned and said, "I'm afraid this is not easy. With Fang Xuanling's intelligence, he should be able to find the conspiracy behind it. If Fang Xuanling is to be protected, Liu Wenjing and King Qi may not agree."

"So, we have to find another way," Du Ruhui said.

Fang Xuanling admires him, but why doesn’t he admire Fang Xuanling?
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