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The bamboo forest had won, and two-thirds of the forty thousand Turkic soldiers had been killed or injured. The remaining one-third had been scared out of their wits and had lost all ability to fight.
With just a bamboo forest and a formation, he could achieve such a huge victory. Xu Maogong was completely shocked. At this moment, his heart was filled with admiration for Lin Chen.
Li Xiu Ning looked at the great victory in front of her and was extremely excited. There was also a strong sense of pride in her excitement. The person who had completed this great victory was her husband!
Just as Li Xiu Ning was feeling proud, Li Er slowly woke up. He opened his eyes with difficulty and only regained his senses after a while.
Looking at Li Xiu Ning who was not far away, Li Er revealed a somewhat annoyed and helpless expression. He stretched out his hand and said in a hoarse voice,"Royal Sister…"
When Li Xiu Ning heard this, she turned around and saw that Li Er had woken up. She quickly walked over, and Xu Maogong followed.
"Your Majesty, you're awake. Are you feeling unwell?”
Li Er waved his hand and looked around." Where is this?”
"This is the border between Dai Province and Youzhou Province.”Li Xiu Ning replied," Don't worry, Your Majesty. The pursuers are trapped in the bamboo forest and more than half of them are dead. We are safe now."”
"Your Majesty, this is the greatest victory in the history of the Great Tang!" Xu Maogong excitedly said."A single formation, zero casualties, and thirty thousand Turkic soldiers!"”
When Li Er heard this, he was instantly shocked." What kind of array formation is this? It's actually so powerful? Who was the one who set up the array? Quickly bring him to see zhen, zhen will reward him well.”
" This…" Xu Maogong looked troubled as he turned to look at Li Xiu Ning.
Li Xiu Ning's expression was very calm. She said lightly,""The person who set up the formation is Mount Fenglong. The village chief, Lin Chen, is also my husband.”
"What?! " Cough cough…" When Li Er heard that Li Xiu Ning had personally admitted that Lin Chen was her husband, he was instantly filled with anger and started coughing violently.
Xu Maogong hurriedly persuaded," Your Majesty, don't be angry. Take care of your body! I think Lin Chen is a genius of the ages and can match Princess Ping Yang…"
"Shut up!" Li Er shouted angrily," Stand down!"
" Yes..." Seeing Li Er's thunderous rage, Xu Maogong did not dare to say anything more. He cupped his fists and retreated.
Li Xiu Ning looked at Li Er indifferently." Your Majesty, there's no need to be angry. This is my own matter and has nothing to do with Your Majesty."”
"How can there be no relationship?" Li Er gritted his teeth and said," You're the real sister of the imperial family, Princess Ping Yang of the Tang Empire. Your every move represents the entire imperial family!”
"Now that you're married to a bandit leader, if the world finds out, how can the face of the Great Tang Imperial Family be preserved?”
"Is that so?" Li Xiu Ning's beautiful eyes narrowed and flashed with a cold light." Then please issue a decree to remove my title as a princess and demote me to a commoner. This way, the royal family's face can be preserved.”
In the entire Great Tang, the only person who dared to speak so bluntly against Li Er was Li Xiu Ning.
First, Li Xiu Ning was Li Er's royal sister and had the protection of the late Emperor Li Yuan. Second, Li Xiu Ning had made outstanding contributions to the Great Tang and had great prestige among the people and the army. Li Er did not dare to punish her.
"You…you actually gave up your status as a princess for a mere bandit. You…you're too impudent!”Li Er shouted angrily.
"A mere bandit? Haha." Li Xiu Ning sneered," Your Majesty, you're so forgetful! If not for this mountain bandit, you would still be trapped in Youzhou City.”
"If it weren't for this bandit, you would have become a captive of the Turks. Without this bandit, how could the Great Tang have won such a great victory?”
"Mountain bandits? Hmph, in my eyes, this bandit is comparable to all the princes and nobles of the Great Tang! Even the descendants of the imperial family could not compare!”
"You…don't talk nonsense, why would I need a mountain bandit to save me!”Li Er gritted his teeth and said," I have hundreds of thousands of troops. How can I not break through Youzhou City?"”
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you're still living in a dream.”Li Xiu Ning said coldly," The Turks have surrounded Youzhou City like an iron bucket. They've set up ambushes all around!”
"Do you know why your 7,000 soldiers could defend Youzhou City for over half a month? It's not that your command is brilliant, but that the Turks did it on purpose.”
"They're using you as bait to lure our Great Tang army into attacking and annihilate them in one fell swoop. Without Lin Chen, not only will you be unable to be rescued, the entire Great Tang might be invaded by the Turks!”
"Impossible! Zhen doesn't believe it!" Li Er shouted loudly. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his eyes flashed with fear.
Although Li Er was very stubborn, it could be seen from his expression that he had already believed Li Xiu Ning's words.
"Believe it or not, you know very well. I just want to tell you that I, Li Xiu Ning, acknowledge this marriage. Lin Chen is my husband. No one can change that, including you!”
Li Xiu Ning said and turned to leave.
"Stop right there!" Li Er shouted loudly to stop Li Xiu Ning. He originally wanted to forcefully order Li Xiu Ning to sever ties with Lin Chen.
But on second thought, with Li Xiu Ning's temper, she would not care about his imperial edict.
If he used force, he would only be able to push Li Xiuning further and further away. Therefore, he had to use a soft method.
Phew…Li Er took a deep breath and calmed himself down. Then, he said,"Royal Sister, can we put this matter aside for the time being?”
"Yes, I admit that Lin Chen has made a great contribution, but it's not enough to make the princess marry. How about this, I reward him with an official position and let him enter the court as an official.”
"We can discuss your marriage with him after you have made great contributions in the future. How about that?”
When Li Xiu Ning heard this, she turned around and looked at Li Er, her beautiful eyes raised." Isn't saving His Majesty's life a great merit?”
"How is that considered a great merit?"
Li Er pondered for a few seconds." At the very least, we have to drive the Turks out of the country.”
"Report…"
At this moment, a pegasus approached. Li Xiu Ning heard the sound and looked over. She recognized the person. It was the big-muzzled man who hosted her and Lin Chen's wedding.
The big-muzzled man rode his warhorse and quickly arrived in front of Li Xiuning. He dismounted and cupped his fists.
"First Madam, the Fort Master burned the rations of the Turkic army, and now the Turkic army is in chaos. The Fort Master requests First Madam to come back and kill the Turks and drive them out of the Great Tang!”
When Li Er heard the big-muzzled speaker's words, he was shocked and tongue-tied. At the same time, his face burned with pain.
This slap was too loud…
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