The next day, the sky had just brightened.
Outside, there was the sound of raindrops falling.
Chang Le opened his eyes and woke up. He smelled a fragrance and got out of bed. He found a bowl of steaming food on the table in the room. At this moment, the wooden door of the thatched cottage was pushed open with a creak.
"I thought you were still sleeping. You can try my century egg and lean meat porridge while it's still hot.”Yang Chen entered the house and closed the wooden door. He then helped Chang Le to get a stool and placed it in front of the table.
After a while, Chang Le sighed.
"I really want to eat Brother Yang's cooking every day.”
Chang Le ate the hot porridge without feeling that it was hot. His eyes curved into crescents as he smiled. Suddenly, he realized that he seemed to have said something wrong.
Yang Chen stared at her with a half-smile and teased,
"If you want to eat, I can make it for you every day.”
"Brother Yang, you've misunderstood. I'll be leaving soon, but if I have the chance, I'll definitely come and play with you.”
Changle remembered that he had been away from home for a day. He hurriedly ate half a bowl of porridge, put away the bowls and chopsticks, and went to the woodshed to lead the date red horse back to Lingzhou City.
Yang Chen noticed the haste in her tone, but he did not notice the emotion in her tone.
The rich girl Li Caiwei left just like that.
Her last sentence was probably perfunctory.
Nothing happened!
It would be a lie to say that she was not disappointed!
Yang Chen greeted his mother and went into the mountains to hunt.
If he wanted to marry the ancient fair, rich, and beautiful woman, he would have to shoot a few more prey to make himself stronger.
[Hunting Points: 372/1000]
He might be trash now, but he could already imagine how lonely it would be to be invincible in the future.
Why didn't anyone take a fancy to a potential stock like him?
I'm a man with a system!
......
Lingzhou City, afternoon.
Last night, Lingzhou City was already on alert. The Governor of Lingzhou, Li Jing, ordered the army to search for a " Young Master Zhangsun " everywhere. Anyone who provided any clues would be rewarded with a thousand gold coins.
The search area was still expanding.
Five miles, ten miles, fifteen miles
Some small merchants and hawkers even closed their stalls and went out of the city to look for people.
At this moment, a date red horse trod through the dust and rushed over from the north gate of Lingzhou City.
"I am Young Master Zhangsun. I have something important to see the Viceroy.”Changle shouted towards the city wall. She had been on her way here and saw the search outside the city. She looked anxious and could imagine the despair of her father and mother.
When the soldiers guarding the city gate saw the "Zhangsun Gongzi" with a jade-like crown and brocade, they immediately let him go.
The date red horse directly stepped through the city gate and continued to run towards the government office in the center of Lingzhou City.
Lingzhou City Government.
At this time, Li Shimin was pacing anxiously in the hall.
It had been an entire day since Changle's disappearance, and the city had been turned upside down. There had been no news from the Turks, so they had probably been killed.
The Turks deserved to die!
"Wuji, I want to attack the Turks. You must immediately write a crusade against the Turks.”
Zhangsun Wuji, who was sitting at the side, saw that Li Shiming had lost his mind and said in horror,"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. We cannot be too hasty in attacking the Turks. The princess's whereabouts are unknown, which proves that there is a chance of survival.”
Before Zhangsun Wuji could finish speaking, a shout came from outside.
"Report! The princess is back."
The two of them were extremely excited when they heard this.
Hurried footsteps sounded.
Changle quickly stepped into the hall and hugged Li Shiming, crying,"Your daughter is unfilial. I didn't return for a night and made father worry.”
When Li Shimin saw that Chang Le was safe and sound, and learned that she was saved by a young hunter in the mountains, he thanked God.
But the hatred for his family and his country still lingered in his heart. He immediately summoned his ministers, wanting to declare war on the Turks.
Fang Xuanling, Duke of Liang, Li Jing, Governor of Lingzhou, and Du Ruhui, Duke of Lai, entered the palace one after another. When they learned that Princess Changle was safe, they congratulated Your Majesty. However, when they heard that Li Shiming wanted to start a war, they all looked troubled.
Li Shiming said to Chang Le,"You should go to the back. Your mother wants to see you the most at this moment."”
"Lizhi, I want to accompany my father.”
Changle wanted to hear the difference between the ministers and Yang Chen, but Li Shimin was naturally happy to hear this and sent someone to tell Empress Zhangsun that he was safe.
In this war between the Great Tang and the Turks, the Spiritual Province was the front line.
Li Shi Min had brought important officials of the imperial court to Lingzhou City to reduce the delay in military intelligence and make it easier for him to command. It was obvious how much importance he placed on this battle.
"My princess was attacked by the Turkic horse bandits outside the Spiritual State City. It's easy to imagine the suffering of the people at the border.”
"I have decided to go north in the near future. What do you think, dear minister?”
"Your Majesty," Li Jing said hesitantly,"I don't think the time has come yet. Even if the Turks are in chaos, our army will not be able to win." If they rushed in, even if they won a small victory, it would be meaningless. It would only alert Jie Li Khan and make him flee far away.”
"This subject has a plan. Should we try it? Contact Xue Yantuo in the north and attack the Turks from the north and south.”
Fang Xuanling placed the cup of tea on the table and said hesitantly.
When Chang Le heard that Fang Xuanling's plan coincided with Yang Chen's, he couldn't help but feel a little excited and happy.
Fang Xuanling was the minister who was best at planning under his father. Didn't this prove that Yang Chen was also very powerful?
However, Fang Xuanling's plan was opposed by Zhangsun Wuji.
"No! Xue Yantuo is a vassal of the Turks. Even if these steppe tribes agree to our Great Tang's terms, they might betray us and tell the Turks. When that happens, the Turks will be on guard and it will be even more difficult for them to win.”
Li Shi Min heard the words of the ministers and finally looked at Duke Lai Du Ruhui.
Du Ruhui shook his head. It wasn't that he didn't have an idea, but that he shouldn't send troops now.
If the Great Tang attacked the Turks, the Turks would most likely unite against the enemy.
Just as Li Jing had said, if they wanted to defeat the Turks, they had to fight to the death. It would be best if they could find the Turkic King's tent and kill the Jie Li Khan.
Putting aside the fact that the Great Tang could only achieve a small victory, no one knew where the Turkic tent was.
The hall fell silent, and an unexpected voice sounded.
"Father, your son has an idea."
Princess Changle believed in Yang Chen's opinion and mustered her courage to speak.
"Changle!"
Li Shiming shouted in a low voice and frowned. He didn't expect Chang Le to be so unruly.
Putting aside the fact that this was an important official of the imperial court discussing state affairs, it was taboo for a woman to interfere in politics.
......
ps:
The setting in the book is different from history.
Everything was based on the book.
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