As time entered late autumn, the northern expedition army, which had been preparing for a long time, finally officially advanced to the desert. After more than a month of progress, the vanguards and horses tracked the traces of the Turkic team's activities near Niutou Mountain in the north of the Xishoujiang City.

The 8,000 vanguards decisively chased and attacked. Soon after, they fought against the Turkic troops found on the northern foot of Niutou Mountain, and defeated the enemy's troops, captured more than 7,000 tents of Turkic tents and huge 10,000 cattle and horses.

The most important thing is that in the subsequent pursuit, the forward troops successfully captured the leader of the Turkic soldiers, the Turkic Khan Mojilian.

This little Khan Mojilian is not the direct descendant of Mochu, the current leader of the Turkic leader, but the son of Gu Duluo, the previous leader.

After Gu Duluo died, although Mochuo fought for the position of Khan of the Turks, he returned shortly after the Southern Confrontation and defeated Shuofang. Later, he was isolated from the north of the desert by the Three Shoushoucheng City, which greatly reduced the power and scope of activities of the Turks compared with the Gu Duluo era.

In order to balance the disputes and resentment of the leaders of the tribe, Mochuo had no choice but to appoint his elder brother's son as the nominal heir to the Turks. But it was obvious that his true thoughts were not like this. He placed the so-called little khan on the south side of the tent, close to the area of ​​the Three Sushucheng City. Once the Tang Dynasty had a plan to conquer the north, the little khan would be the first to be attacked and the first to be attacked.

Sure enough, as the northern expedition of the Tang Dynasty began, Mochu's plan to kill people by using a knife became effective.

The young Khan Mojilian was the leader of the Turks, who were originally exhausted and old, and naturally could not resist the attack of the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty. He was captured in one battle. The other sons of Gu Dulu and many Turks were still close to Gu Dulu.

However, Mochu was rare to be proud for too long. This Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty was not just a tentative one. It would be necessary to achieve success in one battle.

A mere little khan naturally could not satisfy the appetite of hundreds of thousands of troops. Therefore, after capturing this little khan, the commander of the army, Zhang Renyuan, only ordered the relevant prisoners of war to be escorted to the country, leaving only a few Turkic nobles who were well aware of the current situation of the Turkic and intentionally surrendered as guides. The army continued to march towards the Turkic tent of Yu Dujunshan.

The Northern Expedition Army won the first battle. When the news came back to China, the two capitals were filled with emotions and rushed to tell each other. At the end of the year and the festival was approaching, hearing the good news from the frontier, it naturally made the Shiliu feel more joyful.

But not everyone can be proud of being immersed in this joyful atmosphere. If they are facing deep troubles, the so-called great military news will only feel noisy to them.

This year, due to the transfer of the Saint and the imperial court center to the eastern capital Luoyang, the atmosphere in Chang'an was quite deserted, and the markets were inevitably greatly affected. Even the World Expo held on schedule was not as lively as in previous years.

Especially in some Fangqu where the powerful live together, the owners all need to pursue power and stop. There are often only some servants left in Chang'an's residence, and their popularity is even weaker than ordinary folk houses.

Yongjiafang is one of the Guifangs in the northeastern region of Chang'an, and it is inevitable that this will be affected. During the day, the streets are solemn, with few pedestrians, and after nightfall there are no more luxurious residences and banquets, which become much quieter.

However, in the evening of this day, there were some carriages and horses walking back and forth between the Fangqu. This was because the Wang Linzi who lived in the Fangzhong loved to add a man to celebrate the house and celebrate.

The Linzi royal residence is located in Beiqu, Fangzhong. Its structure is different from ordinary houses. It covers a vast area and spans two songs. Outside the wall on the east side of the royal residence is the Beifang Gate of Yongjia Fang. The Wuhou Street Shop inside the Fangmen has now been transformed into a barracks. There are hundreds of managers stationed day and night to guard the royal residence, making people feel that the royal residence is noble and difficult to get close to.

The ordinary people in the neighborhood naturally did not know that the soldiers of the Beijing camp stationed in the streets were not mainly to protect the safety of the royal residence, but the saints far away in the eastern capital personally instructed to supervise the personnel and exits of the Linzi royal residence.

Before the relocation of the Holy Lord, the King of Linzi was punished for violating the ban, and his ministry was taken away, and his imprisonment was imprisoned in the mansion. However, this so-called imprisonment was not a circle of prohibitions that completely prevented personnel and matters. The human relationships in daily life can also continue, but they are inevitably subject to investigation and inquiries when personnel and matters are in progress.

It is one thing to prohibit it unknown, but no one wants to be questioned like a prisoner when visiting relatives and friends. Therefore, although the Linzi Palace has arranged a wedding banquet for children today, there are not many guests who actually come to congratulate him.

In the middle hall of the palace, the King of Linzi sat alone in the table, and his face was not as happy as Lin'er, but pale and looked a little haggard. He did not care about the incoming and out of the people in the residence, but just drank one cup after another, and the guests at the table were unable to communicate much.

There were not many guests in the hall, only a few Wu's sons from the princess' mother clan, as well as Li Longfan, the king of Anping, and others. Even Wang Renjiao, who had been invisible for the previous banquet, was missing. However, Wang Renjiao's son Wang Shouyi sat in the guest room, drinking and drinking as if no one was around, and feasting at the table.

Such a banquet atmosphere naturally makes people feel depressed and the guests are also uncomfortable.

When the sky was falling, the servant Wang Maozhong hurriedly came to the hall to report, which immediately triggered the anger of the King of Linzi: "Report to the great king, Mr. Pingyi told me that he would go to the south of the city today to visit Master Shenxiu. If you don't have time to enter the palace to congratulate him, please forgive me..."

"This is an inhuman evil relative... He didn't even come to see his legitimate sister gave birth to a child, but instead visited the monks with great sincerity!"

When Li Longji heard Wang Maozhong's reply, his face suddenly became angry, and he raised his hand and threw the wine glass to the ground. He married the Wu girl. Wu Pingyi, the son of Wu Zaide, has never been very enthusiastic about this marriage and rarely visited this relative.

But by heart, Li Longji is not bad for Wu Pingyi, his wife and brother-in-law. Wu Ping was peaceful all his life and was not keen on snobism, but he was quite talented in poetry. Therefore, Li Longji often instructed him to engrave Wu Pingyi's poems and essays he sponsored to help his brother-in-law become famous in the Shilin literary world.

Although they were not very friendly with each other before, they were still reassuring.

But just a few months ago, Li Longgen was criticized by Shi Lin when he wanted to get married. When his life was facing a big setback, Wu Pingyi, his brother-in-law, not only did not provide timely assistance, but also openly burned his collection of poems engraved in the Cuiguan in previous years to show that he drew a clear line with the King of Linzi, the scum of the ethics and scammers of the Ethics and Sorry, and no longer had any contacts since then.

After encountering setbacks, Li Longji was filled with depression and did not care about this matter. The reason why he sent a member to invite him to come and give birth was because he felt that the princess was not easy to get pregnant and gave birth, and hoped that he could summon his relatives to visit and comfort him, but he did not expect that Wu Pingyi was still so inhumane, which naturally made him feel particularly embarrassed.

Seeing that the Linzi King was in great heat, the guests at the table were also embarrassed and frightened, and they were all silent.

But Wang Shouyi, who was not stingy, laughed, picked up the wine glass and drank it all, and then laughed: "The world is accustomed to being inclined to attract danger and avoiding doubts and distant disasters. Doesn't the King of Love know? Since you have good wine and delicacies, how can you lose the taste because of the absence? Love is destined to be damaged. If you break your appetite again, it will only double the loss of the king himself."

Although Li Longji took Wang Renjiao's daughter as a concubine, he did not look down on Wang Shouyi, a guy who was accustomed to wandering around in the market.

At this time, when he heard Wang Shouyi's voice, he felt even more irritable. He just waved his hand and said coldly: "After entering the mansion, you will naturally have enough wine and food. After eating and drinking, you will be home obediently. Don't wander around outside at night!"

After hearing this, Wang Shouyi just curled his lips, smiled and said nothing more.

He had no harmony with the King of Linzi. He started to be greedy for his sister when he first came to visit. If it weren't for Aye's advice in his early years, he wouldn't be very happy to cater to him perfunctorily.

Now that the throne of the King of Linzi has been taken away, even Aye keeps away from him. The reason why Wang Shouyi came to the door today was to support his own girl. Although he was not powerful, he was quite popular. He didn't want the eldest wife in the mansion to treat her own girl harshly after giving birth.

By the way, due to the implication of the King of Linzi, his qualification to participate in the martial arts this year was deprived. When he heard the hot discussions of the achievements of the Northern Expedition, he was extremely disappointed and annoyed. He came to the Prince of Linzi's mansion to eat and drink, but he was not considered in vain.

Li Longji sat in the seat and continued to feel sulky, while the other guests were embarrassed to go, nor did they stay.

But after a while, the official came to tell the story that more than a dozen people were visiting outside the door, all of whom said they would come to congratulate the King of Linzi, and each brought valuable gifts. They were currently receiving inquiries from the generals of the Beijing camp outside the door, asking whether the king would welcome him into the palace?

Li Longji took the prayers handed over by the servants, and saw that most of them were unfamiliar names, and he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

He was thinking about when he had a relationship with these posters, but Wang Shouyi grabbed a piece of Hu cake and rubbed the oil on his hands. Then he clapped his hands and said, "Let me go to welcome the guests on behalf of the king. It is difficult for me to help the king in terms of power, but when it comes to the love in the house, the living room is not cold, and there is still some gain. The king may look down on the heroes in the neighborhood, but when it comes to the righteousness, we will not lose our performance."

Hearing this, Li Longji realized that the people outside the door were called by Wang Shouyi to strengthen his power. Seeing the empty central hall of the guest room, he suddenly laughed at himself and stood up from the table: "I am now in this situation, it is already a rare kindness for the visitor to come and visit him, so why would he care about the status of the guests, so he went out to greet him with Shouyi."

Nowadays, he no longer has any fantasies about his power. It is already touching to have a few guests drinking and enjoy the sorrow of his heart.

The two of them walked forward and backward. After arriving at the front hall, they saw the soldiers of the Beijing camp blocking more than a dozen people in front of the door of the royal residence, and an official held a questionnaire.

After seeing this scene, Li Longji's face darkened again, and he strode forward and said angrily: "What kind of thief's nest is my hall? Are all the visitors all evil people? If Shengduo in the Jingzhongzhong is illegal, you should be punished by the eight people in Jingyingqiu!"

Hearing the King of Linzi, the general of the Beijing camp who was blocking him in front of the door bowed his head and said, "The boss has his life, and he is not afraid to neglect his position. I beg the king for forgiveness."

Li Longji was still waiting to speak out and scold him. A visiting guest came out and crossed his hands and said, "Don't worry, the king's anger, the king's anger, the residence has its own access control. I will not report the visit, so I really need to investigate carefully to avoid disturbing the king's stability in life. There are many people in the capital camp in front of the door, but they are ordered to do it respectfully. There is no right to make decisions in the matter. It is also hard for them to be the guards. Some people's journey is also to ask for peace of mind."

Seeing that the guest took the initiative to relieve his embarrassment and his words were quite appropriate, Li Longji felt a little relieved. At the same time, he looked at the other party with some curiosity, as if he had met several times, but he was not very familiar with it.

Seeing that the King of Linzi was just staring at him but did not speak, he smiled at the convenience and bowed, "A certain name is Zuorong, and now he is also working in the Beijing camp. He is a different general. He had visited the residence with Liulang before, but because of the many guests, he did not receive the order from the King. Today, he also learned from Liulang that there were joys in the royal palace. He was humble and took the initiative to come to the door to ask for a drink to congratulate him."

When Li Longji heard this, he looked back at Wang Shouyi. Seeing that Wang Shouyi was also nodding, he stepped down and walked downstairs and nodded to Zuorong and several other guests who greeted each other one after another, responded: "A new little thing is added in the arms of the house, why bother to congratulate you? Even if there is no such festival, you can always have wine and food in the residence, and you can still wait for you."

While speaking, the soldiers of the Beijing camp had already recorded the visitor's identity, and then stopped staying here and repelled them, and retreated to the Wuhou Street Shop not far away.

Li Longji glared at the street shop again, and then invited everyone to return to the central hall of the mansion, and ordered the servants to add more wine and food to entertain the new guests.

These guests are also varied in identities, including Zuorong as an official and a merchant in the neighborhood. If this type of person comes to visit the door, he will be classified as idle people by the servants and will not attend the official reception in the middle hall.

However, now that the situation of Linzi King is in such a situation, naturally there will be no such judgments. Li Longji personally raised his glass to respond to the toasts of these people one by one. The atmosphere in the hall became lively, which also made his mood slightly better. Looking at Wang Shouyi, who made this scene, his eyes became more friendly.

Putting aside the pros and cons of various philosophies, these people are willing to come to Linzi Palace as a guest in the current situation, and they can indeed bear a righteous evaluation in any case.

In previous years, Li Longji was quite content with his communication skills and had many noble relationships, but as the situation changed, those people disappeared in his court, which inevitably made him feel deeply moved.

After drinking and chatting, the guests and hosts were all happy. Although the court deprived the King of Linzi, all kinds of materials that should be supplied to the residence were not deducted, and they were all rare treasures that were not common in the market. In addition, some voice people raised in the mansion sings and dances made these guests feel the glorious and wealthy life of the residence, and they only felt that they were eye-opening.
Chapter completed!