"Ke 'er, this is Mei Niang, right?"
Yang Ruyi sized up Wu Meiniang and asked.
The little girl quivered and bowed obediently.""Mei Niang greets Concubine Yang."
"This child, don't be so polite. Speaking of which, you should call me aunt. Your mother is also one of the few survivors of the Yang Consortium.”Yang Ruyi helped Mei Niang up and sighed.
Li Ke knew about this relationship.
Wu Meiniang's mother, the Yang family, was also a member of the Yang family's royal family. It was just that she was relatively far away from them. She was a brother of Emperor Wen, Yang Jian.
Yang Ruyi sized up Wu Meiniang and then teased," Ke 'er has good taste. This girl is pretty and sensible…"
What the hell!
Li Ke couldn't help but roll his eyes and pinched Mei Niang's little face fiercely,"Water Spirit? Mother, are you serious? I can't even pinch you. Your face is greasy.”
He even rubbed against Mei Niang's clothes in disgust."This is just a little black girl. She has nothing to do with water spirits.”
Mei Niang felt a huge blow and lowered her head in disappointment.
"Mother heard that you're pregnant again. It's said that you'll be stupid for three years after pregnancy. It seems that it's true.”Li Ke winked at his mother and helped her to the soft couch where she usually rested.
Concubine Yang patted her son in annoyance."How dare you talk to your mother like this!”
Hehe…
Li Ke laughed shamelessly.
After sitting down, Li Ke asked curiously,""Mother, do you want sour or spicy food?”
"It's best if it's spicy. Give me a younger sister and a younger brother, just like that little bastard Li Yin. He's a typical white-eyed wolf who eats and drinks my food. Every time he enters the palace, he'll rob my money bag clean.”
Yang Ruyi watched her son talking to himself and couldn't help but laugh.
She felt that she was the luckiest of all the concubines in the palace.
Because she had a son who cared about family.
"Ke 'er, did your Imperial Father ask you to lead the army into battle?”
Sigh!
Li Ke sighed. He still couldn't hide it.
He nodded.
Yang Ruyi couldn't help but worry. She grabbed her son's hand."Didn't Mother remind you before the New Year to push this matter away?”
"Mother, it's not like you don't know that I have no room to resist the old man's decision. At most, I can only bargain for some benefits.”
Li Ke helplessly spread his hands." It's good that he's accompanying the Crown Prince to study. This time, he'll help Big Brother win the battle. His position as Crown Prince will be stable, and there won't be so much trouble in the future."”
"And mother, I am the elder brother, so I have to work hard to earn merit for my younger brothers and sisters. Father has said that Li Yin and mother's younger sister or brother in your stomach cannot be decided by him in the future.”
" The sins you and Father committed, you have to come to me to collect the debt. As the saying goes, the son pays the father's debt. I can only use this tender shoulder to carry it. Sigh, my life is bitter…"
Li Ke put his hand on his forehead and sighed.
"Damned child, how rude!" Concubine Yang was not as thick-skinned as the Emperor. Her pretty face turned slightly red as she stretched out her hand to hit Li Ke and scolded him with a smile.
She knew that her son was spouting nonsense to make her not worry.
After Li Ke accompanied his mother for lunch, he brought Mei Niang out of the palace.
"Your Highness, am I really black?" After exiting the Black Tortoise Gate, Li Ke was suddenly pulled by Mei Niang, who was following behind him. She gently tugged at his sleeve and asked very seriously.
"Not only is it black, but it's also greasy…" Li Ke nodded.
Aiyo, I'm going to cry!
Li Ke looked at the little girl's eyes that were covered with tears and deliberately smiled and said," Cry. You won't be so sad when you cry. You'll forget that you're black and greasy…"
As expected, as soon as he said that, tears flowed out of his eyes.
"Remember, don't stop crying until you reach the wang fu.”Li Ke ordered in an evil manner.
Along the way, Mei Niang grabbed his sleeve and did not let go, crying pitifully.
……
Li Ke's good days were finally over.
Mid-March.
The imperial order for the army to set off was issued.
Black Tortoise Sect.
Li Shi Min stood on the city wall.
Li Chengqian, Li Ke, Li Tai, and Li Yuanchang stood side by side on their horses.
"The Crown Prince will be the Commander-in-Chief, the King of Wu will be the Left Commander General, the King of Wei will be the Right Commander General, the King of Han will be the Middle Commander General, and the Left Commander General, Hou Junji, will be the Deputy Commander-in-Chief!”
After reading the imperial edict, Wang De looked at Li Shimin.
"Imperial Father hopes that you brothers can be united and live up to the expectations of the people and Imperial Father!”
"Imperial Father, please rest assured. Your son will definitely conquer Tuyuhun and follow the footsteps of Imperial Father and our ancestors to expand our territory!”
Li Ke turned his head and glanced at the Crown Prince. Tsk, what a beautiful saying.
"Your son will definitely unite with the Crown Prince and live up to Imperial Father's expectations!”
"Please rest assured, Imperial Brother."
The other three spoke one after another, only Li Ke only cupped his hands and finished.
Li Shi Min looked at him and felt that the unlucky child was an eyesore.
"Let's go!"
Li Chengqian pulled out his sword and ordered.
Immediately, under the protection of the 3,000 Thousand Ox Guards, the princes left the city with the people lining the streets to send them off.
The guards were already waiting outside the city.
After leaving the city, Li Ke went straight to his left commander.
Half a month later.
The army arrived at Shanzhou, the area controlled by the Longyou provincial governor.
It was also the border between Tuyuhun and the Tang Dynasty.
The army was stationed at the border, and Longyou Jiedushi Duan Xuanzhi personally welcomed them.
Here, Li Ke saw an acquaintance.
Liu Rengui!
After the banquet ended, Duan Xuanzhi left Liu Rengui behind and left. Liu Rengui led 5,000 soldiers under the Longyou military governor to provide food for the army.
At the same time, he was also responsible for the communication between the expedition army and Longyou Provincial Governor's Office.
In the commander's tent.
"Our goal in this battle is to break through the Tuyuhun capital, Fuyao City. To achieve our goal, we need to break through here and here!" Hou Junji explained.”
"Dafei Chuan, Jishi Mountain!"
"As long as we break through these two places, Tuyuhun will have no choice but to flee to the west. If we take down these two places, we will be able to seize two-thirds of Tuyuhun's territory in one fell swoop. Even if the Tubo wants to interfere, as long as we defend Dafei River and Jishi Mountain, the Tubo can only watch helplessly as we take over Qinghai and Baihai.”
"If the Tubo wants to send troops, they will have to cross the no man's land of Qiangtang, cross Mount Kunlun, and attack us from the west of Tuyuhun to snatch Tuyuhun!”
"If we seize Bai Hai, the Imperial Court will have a foothold on the plateau. In the future, whether it is conquering or subduing the Tubo, it will be very beneficial.”
"Right now, Tuyuhun has 20,000 troops defending Jishi Mountain and Dafei River has 30,000 troops defending.”
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince's intention is to lead the left and right armies of thirty thousand men to attack Jishi Mountain.”
"The middle army, 3,000 Thousand Ox Guards, a total of 40,000 people, will take Dafei River, and then Futuo City.”
"Generals, if you have any other opinions, feel free to voice them.”Li Chengqian swept his gaze across the crowd and asked.
Li Ke could not help but frown. Seeing that no one spoke, he raised an objection,"I have no objections to the attack route, but I have some thoughts about General Hou's military deployment.”
A cold smile flashed through Hou Junji's eyes as he respectfully said,"Your Highness Ke, feel free to speak."
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