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 In the early autumn of last year, Li Suining led four thousand cavalry deep into Beidi.

At that time, under this bold decision that was almost not optimistic, these four thousand cavalrymen all had the heart to face death and decided to go into the sea of ​​fire, taking a dangerous step to drain the firewood of their family and country.

In the end, they did it, extinguishing the sky-scorching fire at the cost of thousands of casualties, and brought great success and peace back to their homeland.

Some military advisers said that this battle deep into Beidi saved tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians from casualties, and cut off the **** and evil path that should have lasted for several years.

It is of great significance. The names of those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for this will be entered into the annals of history together with this glorious achievement and will be remembered by future generations.

The same is true for those who enter Beidi, and the same is true for those who die while guarding the pass.

When Cui Jing led his troops to march halfway, the Beidi Army camped on the front line began to retreat in an orderly manner and returned north. Soldiers and horses from both sides occasionally brushed against each other. The Beidi Army bent its arms and saluted from a distance. This salute had the meaning of life and death to prevent countless flesh and blood from turning into bones.

The queen asked Yuan Li to dispatch a thousand cavalry to **** Li Suining out of the country. They drove the cattle, sheep, horses, and gold and silver utensils that had surrendered as tribute in the rear, heading south in a mighty manner.

The road after the snow melted was not easy to walk, and there were several rains. The return march was inevitably delayed, and there was no need to rush.

On this slow return journey, the further south we go, the warmer the weather becomes and the gentler the wind becomes.

However, a series of sealed reports came from behind Guanshan and within the territory of Dasheng, but they were full of restless restlessness and noise.

Those secret reports always passed through Cui Jing's hands before being delivered to Li Suining's car.

It was extremely inconvenient to transmit messages between different countries during the war. In order to ensure the transmission of messages, many secret messages were repeated, and the earliest content mentioned was more than two months ago. It was not until further forward that the difficulty of transmission distance was shortened that the content of the events conveyed in the letters gradually became relatively timely.

The urgent reports that came one after another, spread out, seemed to form a picture of thousands of miles of mountains and rivers that were being burned by wildfire. Every situation in the picture was magnified in front of Li Suining's eyes.

Some news is expected, while some changes are beyond common sense.

In the middle of winter last year, the Tibetan army entered the country.

Cui Jing was not unprepared for the Tubo invasion. There were always troops guarding and patrolling the border between Longyou and the north of Tubo. However, the Tubo army did not attack from the north, but "borrowed" from Tuyuhun in the east.

Tuyuhun rebelled.

Tuyuhun opened the door for the Tibetan army.

Tuyuhun is located to the north of Jiannan Road. The defense line in that area has always been taken care of by Prince Rong's Mansion of Yizhou, which is stationed in the western border. However, the troops left behind by Prince Rong's Mansion could not resist for two days, and the Tibetan army invaded Dasheng territory with overwhelming force.

After entering the country, the Tubo army did not attack Gyeonggi, which was now heavily guarded. Instead, they chose to go straight to Taiyuan. The trade-off in this was obvious - they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity when all the northern forces were used to resist Beidi. Enter and capture the northern territory of Dasheng.

It was November at that time, and the battle between the Northern Territory and Beidi had not yet given any sign of stopping.

It also takes time for Tubo to gather its army. When they first mobilized, the battle between Dasheng and Beidi was at its most difficult and dangerous juncture. Every dangerous battle of guarding the gates had the possibility of the gates being breached. Troops from all over the northern border came forward one after another. Go to support.

From Tubo's perspective, this was undoubtedly a golden opportunity.

Tubo's sudden attack made the already shaky situation in the north worse, causing panic throughout the country.

At this opportunity, King Rong Li Yin once again sent officials to the crisis-ridden Taiyuan to welcome the emperor back to Beijing for safety.

Taiyuan may be captured by the Tibetan army at any time. King Rong's move will show his kindness to everyone.

In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, as the Tubo army approached, Taifu Chu made a decision to "escort" the emperor to leave Taiyuan, but not to return to Beijing, but to return to Luoyang for temporary refuge.

However, halfway through the journey, something unexpected happened.

Some of the accompanying officials had a different intention and cooperated with the assassins who secretly set up an ambush to assassinate the emperor.

The empress, who had been weak for a long time, was assassinated and fell into an icy lake together with the driver, leaving no trace of her body.

Ma Xingzhou was seriously injured and fell into coma while trying to protect him, and his life and death were unknown.

When the news of the emperor's death reached the capital, King Rong of the Supervisory State sighed, and despite the objections of the courtiers who recounted the empress's faults, he still respected her as Emperor Dasheng, drafted a posthumous title for her, had her clothes placed in the imperial mausoleum, and the whole country mourned her.

During the mourning period for the empress, a report of the battle from the north arrived in Beijing urgently.

During a court meeting, an official in the name of the empress came out to lament the current situation of the country. He only said: "During the Taiping period, the country could not live without a king for a day, how much more so now?" 】

Immediately afterwards, Luo Guanlin came out and knelt down to ask King Rong to inherit the throne and put the world first.

Soon, the ministers followed and knelt down.

King Rong did not agree.

For several days, officials headed by Luo Guanlin and the foreign minister at Prince Rong's residence were unable to kneel.

One day it rained heavily. Luo Guanlin was unmoved by the biting rain and continued to kneel in the rain.

King Rong finally couldn't bear it and held up an umbrella. Luo Guanlin still refused to get up. It was not until King Rong sighed and nodded and said, "I am willing to comply with the wishes of the master and be ordered to calm the country and the people in times of danger" that Luo Guanlin stood up and bowed with tears in his eyes.

King Rong returned the favor deeply and personally invited all the officials into the palace.

At this point, King Rong killed Bian Jun and took control of the capital for half a year. Today, the emperor passed away, and there is no news about the princess who was not recognized by him. At this time, he ascended the throne in the name of "accepting orders in times of danger", which is already justified. .

The official coronation ceremony is on the third day of March.

On March 3rd, Xuanyuan was born, which was the right time to rule the world.

The news spread quickly everywhere, and most members of the Li family had no objections, and many Jiedu envoys and generals also bowed their heads in agreement.

For more than half a year, King Rong has been committed to recruiting various forces, and now he has achieved initial results. As the edict that he is about to be crowned the Great Treasure spreads, people in the internal affairs gradually begin to unite.

Only Huainan Road, Henan Road, and Hebei Road, which are under the jurisdiction of the Crown Princess, have yet to show signs of submission.

At the same time, the news that the emperor's daughter had been buried in Beidi became more and more intense. Under such circumstances, people's cries were often heard in various parts of Huainan Road, especially in Jiangdu at night.

Under such a general trend, those officials who returned to Luoyang from Taiyuan returned to the capital one after another at the invitation of King Derong.

Taifu Chu was still living in Luoyang. On the day the emperor was assassinated, Taifu was so frightened that he fell ill.

King Rong sent medical officers to diagnose the Taifu one after another, and invited the Taifu back to Beijing to take charge of the overall situation. He did not care at all about the old man's previous support for the Crown Princess in Taiyuan.

The Taifu remained unmoved.

Until King Rong, regardless of his own safety, went to a hundred miles outside Luoyang City in person, just to see the Taifu.

After everyone persuaded him, Taifu finally went to meet him.

In this conversation, King Rong mentioned the late prince Xiao, saying that he was inferior to his nephew. However, due to the current situation and the great plan of the country, he had to accept this order. He knew that he was not enough, so he asked the prince to accompany him. There is nothing he can do to teach and advise, but he is willing to fulfill Axiao's ambition during his lifetime. The first prince, Zixiao, was Taifu Chu's favorite student.

This remark finally moved Mr. Chu, and it soon became a good talk.

Another literati translated the "Essence on Nephew" written by King Rong many years ago. After many years, reading it still makes people cry. I feel that the uncle and nephew have a deep love, and they have the same mind. They are all in the same way.

So amidst the emotions of the world, and with regret and cherishment for his late student, Taifu Chu finally recognized King Rong and left for the capital.

Chu Taifu's move had a great impact. After hearing the news, famous people from all over the world also came to Beijing one after another.

Those officials who were still hesitant to wait and see no longer persisted. They took a look at the direction of the north and finally left in tears.

It was early February, and soon, there were only a few courtiers left in Luoyang City, and one of them was Wei Shuyi.

In the eyes of the world, it was not that Prime Minister Wei did not want to return to Beijing, but that he could not.

He was once a confidant of the empress, and later supported the crown princess. More importantly, his brother-in-law was the deposed prince Li Zhi... He had been in the officialdom for many years, and his position was unclear when he returned.

Although the crown princess probably died in Beidi, the deposed prince is still alive. Even if the Wei Prime Minister returns to the capital, it will be difficult to win the trust of the new emperor, and he may not escape the fate of being liquidated in the future.

Such characters are all proud and unwilling to embarrass themselves. At least they can maintain some dignity by sticking to Luoyang.

It is really embarrassing to be a rare talented person and a pillar minister, but now he is in such a situation.

But the one that is a thousand times more embarrassing is the "Crown Princess".

The situation was originally very good, but she had to go into death alone. Such courage and determination are admirable and must be remembered. However, compared with these names after death, she was originally someone who was expected to compete with King Rong...

She left for Beidi earlier than King Rong took over the capital. She has not heard from her yet, and she is afraid that she was really buried in Beidi.

History books are usually written by the victors. A hundred years later, the history books may not recognize her Li family identity. Even whether her achievements can be recorded in full depends on the magnanimity and mood of the person in power.

Although it was early spring, the city of Jiangdu was desolate.

Many officials visited Jiangdu Governor's Mansion repeatedly, just asking for news about the safety of the Crown Princess.

Chang Kuo has not been seen in front of others for many days. It is said that he is ill. His heart is filled with sadness and anger, and he has violated an old illness and is very ill.

On Jiangnan West Road, which is adjacent to Huainan Road, the palace of the eldest princess Xuan'an is already preparing to leave for Beijing - outsiders see it and understand that this is forced by the situation. Even the eldest princess Li Rong has to comply with the general trend. .

Everyone was focusing on the enthronement ceremony on March 3, but the soldiers and people in the northwest did not bother to inquire about the exciting news in the capital.

Especially for the soldiers of Shuofang, all the upward momentum has nothing to do with them. They resisted the Tibetan army and did not dare to slack off at all. They were only filled with resentment, resentment for the invading aliens and resentment for the hypocrite who was about to ascend the throne but had a blood feud with them. Li Yin.

The Tubo army was blocked in the area between Guannai Road and Hedong Road. Seeing that Taiyuan was three hundred miles away, the army was unable to advance even half a step for more than half a month. It was Shuofang's army and horses that resisted them, but not only Shuofang's army.

This invasion was a major one and was carried out personally by the King of Tubo.

At this moment, he was questioning whether someone had leaked the news of his march in advance. Otherwise, he would have rushed all the way and left no time to deploy troops everywhere. How could there be such a heavy guard and interception here? This seems to have been planned for a long time!

Besides, isn't it said that today's northern Dasheng is already in a vulnerable situation?

Faced with his question, the woman sitting in the tent raised her eyes slightly and asked him: "We have captured the three states, but we have been blocked here for half a month. Has the king lost his patience?"

The King of Tubo walked to her case and held back his anger and asked: "I want to ask the princess whether the cooperator can be trusted?"

He only knew that this woman had an internal agent in Dasheng, and she was a very powerful internal agent. The other party did provide him with an accurate defense map of the western border of Dasheng. Otherwise, he would not have been able to attack so smoothly all the way...

But this woman never told him the identity of her collaborator, which made him somewhat doubtful.

"Your Majesty, it's no longer important whether he is trustworthy or not." The woman wearing a lake blue cloak looked at him quietly and said, "We have arrived here. How much territory we can take next depends on your Majesty's will." Ability and ambition.”

"Besides, the Beidi army is fierce, and it is true that the war in the north is tense." She said: "The Tibetan army from behind is still coming one after another. Facing the only 60,000 troops in front, what does the king have to fear?"

The King of Tubo looked at her steadily: "I just hope that Princess Gu'an will not hide anything -"

Mingluo smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured. Your Majesty and I are closely related to each other in life and death, and we share the same interests. Naturally, I have everything in mind for Your Majesty."

The King of Tubo left with a gloomy expression.

He made a deal with this woman. She opened the door of Tuyuhun for him, led him to attack Dasheng, and took over half of Dasheng. After that, he would make her his queen.

The two of them are wary of each other, but they both need each other at this time. The King of Tubo knows very well that now is not the time to quarrel.

After watching the Tubo King leave, Mingluo calmly retracted his gaze and continued to read the official documents and letters in front of him.

Slowly, she became distracted, looked away, fell on the candlestick, and suddenly let out a sneer.

She still feels a little dazed when she thinks about it, her aunt died like this.

Such a majestic and inviolable emperor, in his twilight years, died in such an ignominy way on the way to escape.

Didn’t he say that he would stay in Taiyuan, didn’t he claim that “I will return with the prince”?

She should stay in Taiyuan. As a niece, she originally wanted to go to Taiyuan to pay her respects.

In Mingluo's mocking eyes, there was a hint of unwillingness to vent her anger in the future. Of course she was unwilling to give in. She couldn't let her aunt take a good look at how her abandoned child returned to Dasheng... The aunt who abandoned her in the first place should be the most responsible. You have to see it with your own eyes.

Why did my aunt leave? It's because she no longer believes that the princess and her biological daughter can come back from Beidi alive, right?

Thinking of the words "biological daughter", Mingluo murmured sarcastically: "I should have thought of it earlier..."

There really is a way to resurrect life in this world, but how could someone like my aunt choose to bring a useless daughter back to life? The aunt should choose her "son" to be the prince first.

After going to Tuyuhun, I heard that Mrs. Chang became General Ningyuan, and then became the governor of Jiangdu, and the governor of Huainan Province...

One night, she woke up from a nightmare about the Goddess Tower. Thinking of various clues, she finally had the answer in her heart.

The eldest princess Chongyue who married Beidi is the former prince Xiao...so Chongyue can kill the Beidi coach in front of the battle!

This answer makes everything make sense…

So, many years ago, my aunt told a huge lie and deceived everyone in the world!

Many years later, the secret technique was activated again to bring that man back from the dead!

It's a pity that people who are resurrected from the dead are still mortal bodies, will be injured and bleed, and will die again...

It is said that the princess died in Beidi...

The resentments of the past festivals had never turned into smoke. She could not forget how she was abandoned and thrown into barbaric places like Tuyuhun.

Therefore, she hopes that the other person is not dead yet, at least he can take a breath and come back here... She will wait here and send the other person on his last journey with her own hands.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be very lonely and boring to return to your hometown and not be able to see any "old friends"? (End of chapter)