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Chapter 923: Wood Makes a Boat
Yi Nan was riding on his horse, with a raging rage that he had nowhere to vent. He turned around twice unwillingly, looking at the Lingzhou City of the Tang Dynasty with resentment, and then at the Turkic army that was slowly deploying its formation to surround him.

Finally, he sighed helplessly and shouted, "All troops, listen to my order, break out to the west."

At the command, the army, which had been waiting impatiently, rushed out like a pack of wild dogs on the loose, and hundreds of thousands of horse hooves rolled up a cloud of yellow sand and dust.

Before the Turkic army surrounded them, they ran wildly towards the southwest.

Gu Rentu's army did not pursue, but sent out several scout teams, which followed the Xueyantuo army from a distance and disappeared in the distance.

The remaining people began to clean up the battlefield and collect prisoners, while the Tang army in Lingzhou City watched closely without relaxing at all.

The Tang army generals in Lingzhou City were all puzzled when they saw the last scene. Someone even asked, "The Turks sent 500,000 troops last night, which can completely swallow up the 300,000 troops of Yi Nan."

"But judging from what happened just now, they don't have any intention of eating up the Yinan tribe. Why is that?"

"That's right. If the remaining 300,000 had attacked the South Camp directly during the battle in the North Camp last night, even if the Yi Nan army was not completely wiped out, not many of them would have escaped. Are they afraid that we would leave the city to support them?"

Li Daozong also had a troubled look on his face. At the same time, he had a bad feeling in his heart. He heard that this Right Wise King was a man from the Central Plains with deep inner thoughts. With such a talent and wisdom, what kind of frightening plot could he hide in his calculations?

If he could let more than 100,000 elite soldiers go, then what he wants must be far greater than these 100,000?
The appearance of such a person on the grassland is a disaster rather than a blessing for the Tang Dynasty!
The Turks calmly dealt with the Xueyantuo right under his nose, while the Tang Dynasty was helpless. This made Li Daozong very frustrated and helpless. Finally, he shook his head with a heavy heart: "Maybe they are afraid of too much loss, or maybe they want to conquer them. Who knows?"

"But after this battle, Xueyantuo is finished, and has completely parted ways with our Tang Dynasty. The Turkic power is even more uncontrollable."

"Messenger, send the detailed military situation to the court at an expedited speed of eight hundred miles for His Majesty to make his decision."

After that, Li Daozong ordered: "Also, inform the court of the Turkic people's release of 150,000 elite Xueyantuo soldiers. This may be a conspiracy. With the help of the wisdom of the officials in the court, I hope to find out the real intention of the Turkic people, right?"

Chang'an, Taiji Hall!

When Li Shimin arrived at Qiyun Palace, he was stopped by Empress Changsun before he even saw Ankang.

Li Shimin asked angrily: "Queen, I heard it."

"The imperial physician's diagnosis was correct, and Ankang also admitted to me that it was true. The child is the young man from the Dou family."

Changsun Wugou looked calm, not caring about Li Shimin's rage, and told the whole story in detail.

Then he took out an embroidered handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to Qian Er, saying with a gentle expression: "Your Majesty, look at this. It has been five or six years, and I didn't even know that Your Majesty had issued such an imperial decree to Qian Er many years ago."

Li Shimin took the handkerchief and looked at it. His anger instantly disappeared. He held the handkerchief in his hand and rubbed it carefully for a while, his eyes showing a look of deep sorrow and pain: "Where did the queen get it from?"

"It was taken from Ankang. According to her, she found it in the study of the Crown Prince's Palace."

"Humph!"

Li Shimin's face turned cold. "What do you mean found in the East Palace? I think the Crown Princess gave it to him. Cheng Qian hasn't been heard from for five or six years. When he left Chang'an, these things must have been given to her."

Zhangsun Wugou nodded silently. They were both well-educated and experienced. They had seen everything. They were at the core of power, the most noble and most powerful position in the world, such as the emperor and the empress. They had a good grasp of people's hearts and judged the world.

Just by relying on a few clues, one can roughly guess what happened.

How could the little tricks done by Haitang and Ankang, two young girls, who were tinkering with each other in secret, be hidden from the eyes of these two men?

Zhangsun Wugou said helplessly: "You can't blame them for this. Didn't you want to marry Ankang to Xueyantuo or marry the Right Wise King to make peace with the king?"

"Ankang has long had his heart set on that young man from the Dou family. Haitang must have taken this out because she saw Ankang was sad."

Li Shimin said angrily: "Since there is an imperial decree, why didn't Ankang discuss it with me properly? He made things so out of control. Pregnancy before marriage, this matter cannot be kept secret at all."

"It won't be long before the whole of Chang'an knows that the Princess of the Tang Dynasty is someone who doesn't follow the rules for women."

"Why don't you say something so harsh?"

Zhang Sun Wu Gou's eyes flickered, and he sighed, "I think the reason why this happened is because of you. You clearly promised Qian Er in the beginning, so why did you take An Kang away as a marriage?"

"Also, six years ago, you promised in front of several important ministers in Liangyi Palace that if Tai Qian'er failed in his mission, you would make Haitang's son the crown prince."

"But later, something really happened to the crown prince, and you pretended that nothing had happened and never mentioned it. In the past few years, Xiang'er has grown up, and Haitang and her son have lived in the East Palace, which is not right. How can they not feel resentful?" Li Shimin listened to the queen talking about this again, and sat down with some frustration: "It's not that I don't want to make Xiang'er the crown prince. You know the situation in the court. The aristocratic families are powerful, and adult princes like Li Ke and Li Tai are eyeing them covetously."

"After the Crown Prince got into trouble, I still counted on them to maintain the balance of the court."

"If their hopes are cut off, these sons will start to make trouble and be used by the aristocratic families. The stable government that has finally been stabilized will start to become turbulent again."

"I don't want to delay it. I want to wait until Xiang'er is older and see how talented he is. When he is able to take on the responsibility, I will hand over the responsibility of the crown prince to him."

Changsun Wugou gave Li Shimin a silent look. The two of them had slept in the same bed for more than ten years and had gone through so many ups and downs together. How could she not know what Li Shimin was thinking?
In the past few years, Li Shimin has been favoring Prince Wei, and has a hidden intention of making Prince Wei his heir. All the ministers are aware of this, but now they are using these words to fool themselves.

However, establishing a crown prince is a big deal.

In addition to the emperor's intentions, we also have to consider the power game in the court. Although Li Shimin did not appoint Li Xiang as the crown prince, due to the power of the Eastern Palace, he did not dare to easily appoint Li Tai. I am afraid this matter will not be settled for a while.

Although she was the queen, she had no say at all in such matters. If she said too much, Li Shimin's words that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics would easily affect their relationship.

Shaking his head, Changsun Wugou could only focus on the matter at hand: "Since you didn't keep your promise, how can Ankang expect you to acknowledge it after showing it to him? It's better to kill first and ask for permission later. Now that the matter has been settled, your idea of ​​marrying her to a foreign country will naturally fail."

It has to be said that although this matter was done abruptly, it was very effective, forcing Li Shimin to submit even if he was very angry.

When Li Shimin arranged a marriage for Ankang, he always used the overall situation as an excuse.

Now, Ankang’s private actions have also changed the overall situation, and Li Shimin has to reconsider the overall situation that has changed.

"Now that things have come to this, it can be seen from this that Ankang is determined to marry the young man from the Dou family. Who told you not to care about her when she was young? Now Ankang is deeply in love with her and it's too late to say anything more."

"When my sister Shufei passed away, she only left behind this little bit of blood."

Ankang's decision to delay before reporting to the emperor not only showed his resistance to Li Shimin, but also his lack of trust in her as his mother, which made Changsun Wugou very sad.

Finally, he said with a depressed look: "Over the years, I have treated Ankang as my own son. When I saw this imperial edict, I thought of my poor Qian'er. This is also his wish. In this case, I will make the decision to marry Ankang to the young man of the Dou family to avoid making a bigger joke later."

Li Shimin's face was gloomy. Thinking of the Turkic army approaching, Ankang was still an important chess piece to stabilize Yinan, but now it has become like this.

Looking at the bedroom behind Qiyun Palace, he originally wanted to go in and scold Ankang, but the die was cast and it was too late to say anything. Even if he went, he would only have a big quarrel with his daughter, which would not help and would affect the harmonious relationship between father and daughter.

In addition, the Turks had millions of troops stationed on the border, the people of Chang'an were in panic, and the court had a lot of things to arrange.

Finally, he waved his hands and said irritably: "Forget it, forget it. It's going to rain, and my daughter is going to get married. I don't care anymore. I'll leave all the affairs of the harem to you!"

After Fang Xuanling returned to the palace, he thought about it all night and felt that the emperor's decision to go to war with the Turks in a rage was a bit impulsive. This matter concerns the fate of the Tang Dynasty, and he alone cannot make a judgment, so he still needs to consult with other ministers.

After the last incident, Fang Xuanling felt that Li Jing was staying out of the matter and had a more profound understanding of the situation, so he decided to go find Li Jing.

Since his last meeting with the emperor, Li Jing has returned to his villa at the foot of Mount Zhongnan, practicing Buddhism to avoid the world.

After Fang Xuanling finished his court session, he ordered his servants to drive the carriage out of the city.

Li Jing's villa was eighty miles away from Chang'an, just south of the city. According to the ordinary carriage journey, it would take a whole day to go back and forth.

When the sun was about to set, we arrived at a place with beautiful mountains, clear water, singing birds and fragrant flowers.

Fang Xuanling's servant went to report and entered the manor, where he saw the Tang Dynasty God of War who had opened up several acres of land in the backyard.

"Duke Wei is in such a good mood!"

Seeing that Li Jing was working alone with no servants around him, Fang Xuanling sent his followers away and went forward to help Li Jing water and fertilize the plants.

Li Jing raised his body and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the cloth on his neck and shin: "Prime Minister Fang, this farm work looks easy, but it is no easier than fighting. You can take a rest in the pavilion over there!"

"We'll talk again after we've weeded this patch of grass."

(End of this chapter)