"Yao 'er, your filial piety is commendable. Imperial Father is very gratified today.”Tang Xuanzong pulled a cushion for Li Yao and gestured for her to sit beside him.
"Imperial Father knows that Consort Wu Hui once schemed against you, but you are still grieving in front of her coffin today. Even Imperial Father can't do your magnanimity and your heart of repaying evil with good.”Tang Xuanzong said with some relief.
"Aiyo! Did you already know that she schemed against me?!”Li Yao mocked in her heart, You're really a wise ruler!”
"Moreover, you are dedicated to the people and punishing evil for the court. Even your second brother can't do this. Hmph, he's still a crown prince.”When Tang Xuanzong said this, he could not help but snort coldly.
"F * ck! Why are you talking about the Crown Prince?”Li Yao cried out in her heart and quickly said,""Second Brother is a wise and capable man, and he has never made any mistakes in assisting the country. He will definitely be a wise ruler in the future."
Li Yao knew that Tang Xuanzong's words just now had a hidden meaning. He wanted to use his words to figure out his ambition.
"Humph! Him? How could Imperial Father not know his capabilities?! He didn't even have the capacity to tolerate others! When Consort Hui passed away, he did not shed a single tear. Just based on this, you are stronger than him!" Tang Xuanzong said.
"Father! Imperial Father's words are really frustrating! How can I compare with you?!”" I'm willing to be a virtuous king of the Great Tang," Li Yao said." I'm willing to be the right-hand man of the Great Tang. I'll help the Great Tang solve its problems even if I have to die!"”
As she spoke, Li Yao knelt down towards Tang Xuanzong.
When Tang Xuanzong heard Li Yao's words, he helped her up with satisfaction.
Tang Xuanzong was not very satisfied with Li Ying. However, he was still unwilling to let anything go wrong with the 'national foundation'.
The reason was simple. It was fine to kill each other during the founding of the country, but the prosperity of the Great Tang did not come easily. If the Princes were to fight each other at this time, the Great Tang's golden age would be ruined.
Moreover, Tang Xuanzong also wanted to protect his beloved son, Li Yao. If Li Yao was too famous in Chang 'an, it would incur the jealousy of the Crown Prince. At that time, it would be inevitable for them to fight openly and secretly.
Therefore, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty thought of enfeoffing Li Yao and letting him leave Chang 'an. This way, he could make a difference to the Tang Empire, protect Li Yao's safety, and prevent him from scheming in Chang' an.
Coincidentally, Li Yao and Tang Xuanzong had the same thought.
The life of scheming against Consort Wu Hui had also made Li Yao a little tired.
Originally, he had transmigrated to become a prince because he wanted to enjoy a life of luxury.
In the end, he was busy scheming against Consort Wu Hui. She had finally managed to kill Consort Wu Hui and was about to be targeted by the Crown Prince, causing Li Yao to have a headache.
Although his position in Tang Xuanzong's heart was constantly rising, he still did not have much power as an ordinary King of E.
If he were to openly fight with the Crown Prince now, he would most likely be the one at a disadvantage.
" Even if I want to deal with Li Ying, I have to at least save up some capital," Li Yao thought to herself.
Just as the father and son were about to speak at the same time, Crown Prince Li Ying ran in anxiously." Father! Bad news! The Uighurs had taken advantage of the national mourning to invade the Anbei Protectorate!”
"Father! Your son is willing to lead the army to Anxi to protect the Great Tang!”The moment Li Ying finished speaking, Li Yao knelt on the ground and begged Tang Xuanzong for his orders.
"Yao 'er, have you thought it through? That's An Bei!" Tang Xuanzong said seriously.
"Your son has thought it through! Your son is willing to guard Anxi with his seven-foot body and protect the prosperity of our Great Tang!”Li Yao said loudly.
"Good! My son Li Yao is loyal and filial. How can Imperial Father let her down!”Tang Xuanzong was even more satisfied.'Sect. Li Yao, King of E, is appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition. He is ordered to lead 100,000 troops to attack the Uighurs!'Write a letter like the right one, and the talisman will be executed!"
"Your son receives the decree to thank you!" Li Yao said loudly. Then, he asked Tang Xuanzong,"Imperial Father, your son has a presumptuous request.”
"Just say it. Imperial Father agrees to it.”Tang Xuanzong laughed.
"Your son wishes to take Commander Guo Ziyi with him to the Anbei Protectorate. This person is highly skilled in martial arts and is currently idle in the Military Department. It would be better to let him and your son go to the Anbei Protectorate together to protect the country.”Li Yao said.
"Yes, I approve. Ying Er, draft another decree,'Guo Ziyi will be appointed as the West's Deputy General to assist the King of E in guarding the border!'，Yao 'er, what other requests do you have?”
"No, no, thank you, Imperial Father!”Li Yao bowed.
"Alright, let's not delay. The border is urgent. Yao 'er, you will lead the army to the Anbei Protectorate soon. The war is dangerous. Be careful." Tang Xuanzong instructed.
"Your son receives the decree to thank you!"
On the first day of the first month of the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan, the entire Great Tang was celebrating the arrival of the new year.
Li Yao, however, faced the cold northern wind, took the 2,000 points in her head and her 100,000-man army, and set off for the Anbei Protectorate.
Because of the remote location of Anbei, by the time the news reached Chang 'an, the Uighur cavalry had already swept through the Anbei Protectorate.
More than half of the territory of the Anbei Protectorate had already fallen into the hands of the Uighurs.
The remaining Tang army could only hide in the Helan Dudu Mansion (today's Zhangye, Gansu Province) and hold on.
When Li Yao heard the news and rushed to the Helan Governor's Mansion with her vanguard army, it was already the 15th of the first month.
Coincidentally, it happened to be the Uighurs attacking the city.
"Second brother, I took a look just now. He had many Uighurs! Just the cavalry alone had a total of 70,000 cavalry!”Guo Ziyi returned to Li Yao's main tent and said.
"We still have to fight! Otherwise, Helan City would be destroyed in the blink of an eye!”Li Yao said," Big Brother, our infantry is still behind us. Right now, we only have 10,000 cavalrymen. We can only win by surprise!"
"Second brother, you are the commander. Tell me, how do we fight?" Guo Ziyi nodded.
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