After briefly making arrangements for the funeral, Li Chengqian ordered his troops to return to the court. Of course, he did not take the opportunity to swallow up the remaining soldiers of Chai Shao's tribe. Instead, he reorganized them and handed them over to the commander Li Ke, and then let them go after returning to Chang'an.

They scattered around the house.

Turning defeat into victory is naturally something that everyone is happy about, and the faces of the soldiers are filled with smiles of satisfaction. Of course, there are exceptions to everything, and the only one who is not very interested in the march is His Highness the King of Wu.

This time he lost his wife and troops, including Chai Shao, and the actual governor became the school inspector. More importantly, he didn't know whether the prince's promise would be fulfilled.

Seeing Li Ke wilting like a rooster that had been hooded, Li You pinched the horse's belly and kept pace with him, jokingly saying: "Third brother, the rat's back hurts, what a big kidney it is, my father was also defeated back then."

To Xue Ju? What does this mean to you?"

If Li You would normally ridicule him like this, he would definitely be calculating, but today he was right. Compared with the battle of Qianshuiyuan, his behavior was nothing.

At this moment, Li Chengqian, who was inspecting military affairs from behind, also rushed up: "What are you talking about? Let's talk to my eldest brother." Seeing Li You looking like he had eaten something, Li Chengqian became even more interested.

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"Returning to the eldest brother, I am trying to persuade the third brother to be more open-minded. Compared with the war with the Western Qin Dynasty in the first year of Wude, is this just drizzle in Anzhou?"

After listening to Lao Wu's reply, Li Chengqian pointed at him helplessly. This boy is really lawless. He has no scruples at all when he speaks. I don't know what is considered taboo for the emperor, even the emperor's old scars.

Dare to expose it, no wonder he has been disliked since childhood.

However, that war was indeed extremely dangerous. In the first year of Wude, with the help of the Guanlong Group, Li Yuan achieved "overtaking in a corner" and captured Chang'an in just four months, occupying all the land in Guanzhong.

But Xue Ju, who also rose to prominence in Longxi, also proclaimed himself emperor in Lanzhou in the same year and appointed Xue Rengao as the crown prince. Since Longxi had been included in the "capture", Xue Ju's next strategy target was Guanzhong.

Coincidentally, both Xue Ju and Li Yuan had the intention of occupying Guanlong and establishing an imperial empire. Under the situation of "one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers", the conflict between the two sides could only be resolved through war.

So in June of the first year of Wude, which was the second month after Li Yuan became emperor, Xue Ju mobilized all the elites in the country to invade eastward. Soon he confronted the Tang army led by Li Shimin in Gao'an City, and a war was imminent.

However, before the war officially started, Li Shimin was mysteriously suffering from malaria. Since he was bedridden and unable to command the battle, he had to hand over military affairs to the commander of the march, Shi Liu Wenjing, and Sima Yin Kaishan, and warned the two to hold on to the city and not to take risks.

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However, because he underestimated the enemy, Yin Kaishan did not pay much attention to his coach's instructions and encouraged Liu Wenjing to go out of the city to fight with him. As a result, he was attacked from behind by Xue Jujun in the melee and was defeated in Qianshuiyuan.

After this battle, the mortality rate of the Tang army was as high as 60%. Even the brave and skilled generals Murong Luohu and Li Anyuan died on the battlefield, but their essence was lost in one battle.

After the war, Li Shimin, who was seriously ill, fled back to Chang'an in embarrassment, while Xue Ju took advantage of the victory and occupied Gao'an, and collected the corpses of Tang soldiers and piled them into the capital to show off his achievements.

After the disastrous defeat in Qianshuiyuan, the entire Tang court was in panic, and Guanzhong was in turmoil. At this time, if Xue Ju continued to raise his troops eastward, the complete defeat of the Tang Dynasty would probably be a "certainty".

It's a pity that Xue Ju suddenly fell seriously ill just as he was preparing to send troops. The wizard who accompanied the army said that the Tang army was responsible. Xue Ju was very disgusted after hearing this, and he died of illness soon after.

It had only been a month. Then, Li Shimin made a comeback, wiped out Xue Rengao in one fell swoop, and completely wiped out the land of Longxi.

Does the story end here? No, Changsun Wuji once said before that the emperor was very ill at that time. Although he was in good health, he couldn't get up from bed overnight. The medical officers accompanying the army were also helpless.

Later, a doctor surnamed Hu from the Imperial Hospital discovered that it was a strange poison from the Western Regions - Nangfu. What's more, he heard from the generals who surrendered in the Western Qin Dynasty that Xue Ju also died of this disease.

The sum of so many coincidences is not a coincidence, so Xue Ju's personal wizard became the biggest suspect. But on the eve of the fall of the Western Qin Dynasty, the wizard disappeared quietly, so this matter became a mystery.

Historical mystery.

"Third brother, Mr. Jingren has been studying national history during the Wude Dynasty. Did he tell you about Xue Ju's wizards?" Cen Wenwen came from a history studying background, and he wanted to know about the people and things that had great influence at that time.

Detailed records. As his student, Li Ke would definitely study some of his teacher's manuscripts, so Li Chengqian asked this question.

After hearing the prince's question, Li Ke felt very strange. How could he think of this properly? If he had to ask, he would have to ask Xue Ju and the others. What is there about a wizard that deserves such fuss?

However, since the prince asked and he had something to ask for, Li Ke also started to think about it. After a while, Li Ke replied slowly: "I remember, it seems, it's called Bao Zhi.

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What? After hearing these two words, Li Chengqian's head seemed to be exploded. Baozhi, is there any connection between the Baozhi of Western Qin and Anzhou?

"Lao San, are you sure? Think about what else Cen Zhongshu has written about this treasure."

Seeing Li Chengqian's anxious question, Li Ke was also confused for a while, and then said: "It seems to be said that Xue Ju became dominant in Longxi because he got this wizard named Baozhi.

According to Xue Jun's soldiers, this person is said to be able to communicate with ghosts and gods, and is good at medical treatment. More importantly, they heard that he can change his face, but Mr. Cen has no way to verify it, and he doesn't know whether it is true or false."

Face-changing? The facial makeup of Sichuan Opera? Li Chengqian's brows furrowed into knots. After thinking for a moment, Li Chengqian said seriously: "Third brother, after returning to Beijing, you go to Cen Zhongshu and get his manuscript. Let him recall it again.

All information about Wizard Baozhi will be collected and sent to the East Palace."

Hey, isn't it just a few pieces of paper? For Li Ke, this is too simple. Since the prince is interested in the war in Western Qin, what if I give it to him?

So, he nodded and replied: "Of course there is no problem. I will do it as soon as I get back. It's just that, eldest brother, prince, father, you see."

Li Chengqian didn't understand what this kid meant. He was worried that his words would not count and he would be stabbed at the critical moment. Then he patted Li Ke on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Lao San, what I say always counts. Don't worry about this."

alright."
Chapter completed!