"Li Taibao, please get up quickly. It won't be too late to come to the capital in person and meet the emperor in person to express your gratitude."

Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief and helped Li Changjie up.

"Sir, I apologize for my rude remarks earlier."

Since we are a family now, we have to do something. Otherwise, if this attendant says a few more words to Emperor Shenzong, I will lose my head.

"Oh, we are all family, don't be so polite."

"Besides, you and I have the same background and similar experiences. We are both leading troops abroad now, so there's no need to say anything unnecessary."

"If you encounter any trouble in the southwest in the future, please write a letter to your brother..."

The fancy sedan was carried by everyone, and Li Changjie was now a person valued by the emperor and Prime Minister Han, so Li Xian was naturally willing to make friends with him.

Li Changjie was somewhat moved by Li Xian's words. After all, it was not easy for him, an old eunuch in his fifties.

There is no need to elaborate on the series of banquets and entertainment that followed, which led to his eternal sleep.

Finally, the two of them even had a "Peach Garden Oath". Li Changjie was older and became the elder brother, while Li Xian was slightly younger and became the younger brother.

It just so happens that both of them have the surname Li. Of course, Li Changjie changed his surname later and it is different from Li Xian.

But who cares? As long as we feel destined to be together, that's all.

In this way, their identities were determined, and the establishment of the eunuch duo of the Song Dynasty was officially announced.

The future history of the Song Dynasty will also record the reputation of this pair of "brothers". Whether it is good or bad, it will be left to future generations to judge.

. . . . . .

When Li Xian returned to Thang Long City with the surrender document written by Li Changjie and the notice to pacify the Jiaozhi area, the Song-Vietnam War was declared over.

Then Gu Tingye asked Yan Da, Wang En and Zhang Qie to lead their troops respectively, with Thang Long City as the center, to sweep through the cities in the northern part of Jiaozhi.

If we can use Li Changjie's notice to open the city, that would be the best. If not, the tragic situation of Thang Long City will have to be repeated.

For the Song army that marched south this time, it didn't matter if they did it once, twice, or three or four times!

In short, with the cooperation between Li Changjie and the Song army, the Jiaozhi Li Dynasty became the second country to be swept into the dust of history after the Western Xia.

Looking at everyone who was filled with joy, Gu Tingye had a terrible headache, because there was still one more troublesome matter before him.

Li Changjie's army!

Many families of this army lived in Thang Long City, but Thang Long City was the capital of the country at that time and "everyone was a soldier", so they "accidentally" took ruthless action.

Now Li Changjie has announced his surrender, but if the soldiers under him knew about the tragedy that happened in Thang Long City, wouldn’t they cause trouble again?

Gu Tingye now felt like his head was about to explode, and suddenly felt that he should not have come on this southern expedition.

After lying on the handsome chair with his eyes closed for a long time, Gu Tingye immediately gave instructions to Shi Tou beside him.

"Go and tell Li Changjie that in order to prevent a surprise attack from Champa and Chenla, it would be best for them to garrison in the south for a while."

"Once the north is pacified, we will then return the soldiers to the north and reunite them."

Gu Tingye can only play the tactic of delaying now. As for how long he can delay, it is estimated that it will not take long. After all, his "letter for help" was sent to Bianjing City early.

. . . . . .

At this time in the city of Bianjing, Han Ming was accompanying Yu Yanran, who was pregnant, to exercise. Han Duanyang, who was standing beside them, stared at his father and mother with wide eyes, looking very nervously.

Han Yu held a piece of paper in his hand and instructed the two of them while reading.

This is a relaxation exercise method for pregnant women during pregnancy that Han Ming specially requested from the imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital. It is somewhat similar to the yoga techniques performed by modern pregnant women.

It is mainly used to increase physical strength and muscle tension, enhance the body's sense of balance, and improve the flexibility and agility of the entire muscle tissue.

Han Ming has been practicing the Five Animal Exercises for health preservation and body building since he was a child, so he learned these techniques very quickly.

Then when he had nothing to do, he would exercise with Yu Yanran, and support each other to prevent accidents.

"Honestly, when I was pregnant with Nuo Ge'er, there wasn't any of this mess, right?"

Yu Yanran leaned against Han Ming somewhat helplessly, slowly stretching her hands and legs, stretching her entire body.

"Now that the Silk Road has been opened up, cultural exchanges that were previously blocked are starting to flourish."

"I heard that this relaxation exercise method was recently introduced from the Western Regions and even further away, India. I don't know if it's true or not."

Han Ming, who was behind her, put his left hand around Yu Yanran's waist from behind, and helped her lift her legs and stretch with his right hand, smiling gently.

"Oh~ So, sir, you're using me as an experiment?"

Yu Yanran rolled her eyes, then followed Han Ming's movements and performed them slowly.

"Nonsense, your servants wouldn't do such disgusting things. I heard that this is even being promoted within the palace, so it must be true."

Han Ming didn't care about Han Yu and Han Duanyang, the aunt and nephew who were enjoying the show. He straightened Yu Yanran's head and kissed her on the forehead.

"Eh~!"

"Eh~!"

Han Yu and Han Duanyang hugged their arms and shook their bodies, and immediately prepared to leave these two people and stay away from them.

Before he left the garden, Yong Zeng strode in from outside and handed a letter to Han Ming.

"My Lord, urgent, six hundred miles southwest!"

"Express documents can be sent directly to the Privy Council. Why send them to the Marquis' Mansion?"

Han Ming looked at Yong Zeng with some confusion.

"I heard from someone from the southwest that although this was sent via an official post, it was actually a personal letter from the Marquis of Ningyuan!"

Han Ming frowned, slowly straightened Yu Yanran, and waved to Jin Rui and Ju Cao to come over and support her.

"Take good care of the lady!"

Han Ming gave an order and took Yong Zeng to the study.

Looking at the private letter in his hand that was sent by the imperial post station, Han knew that the matter was probably serious.

Opening the letter and reading its contents, Han Ming sighed deeply, then said with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Good of you, Zhong Huai, you're pushing all the problems onto me."

After thinking for a long time, Han Ming picked up his pen and wrote down how to relocate the Jiaozhi Army under Li Changjie.

. . . . . .

After a month of twists and turns, Gu Tingye's long-awaited "letter for help" finally received a response, which paid off for his long-term pressure to prevent Li Changjie from returning to the army.

Unfortunately, when he happily unfolded the letter, he froze on the spot and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.

Li Xian, the military supervisor, saw that there was no one else in the tent, so he quietly approached and saw only four big words on the mostly blank piece of letter paper.

Don't leave any one behind!!!

Then his heart was shaken violently, and he felt that something was going to happen. He was about to leave immediately, but then Gu Tingye's faint voice rang out.

"Where is Li Jianjun going?"

“Uh (⊙o⊙)…” Li Xian’s body stiffened and he smiled awkwardly.

"I'm not feeling well. I'd like to go back to my tent and rest."

Gu Tingye looked at him with a half-smile and said slowly, "I believe that Li Jianjun has also seen the contents of this letter. What do you think?"

Thoughts? What the hell are you thinking?! How the hell do I even want to say this?!

Li Xian cursed in his heart, feeling that Gu Tingye was a little creepy at this moment.

"I heard that Li Jianjun and Li Taibao are sworn brothers. In my opinion, I would like to trouble you to go there in person!"

Gu Tingye's words frightened Li Xian so much that his legs went weak. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed the other's arm, and spoke in a trembling voice.

"General Gu, this is no joke. If we ask Li Changjie to do something like this, it will easily provoke rebellion in him!"

What Li Xian said made sense. It was not easy to appease Li Changjie and his people. If the accidents of 'Beijiang' and 'Thang Long City' were repeated, the Song Dynasty could completely give up Jiaozhi.

"Li Changjie is a smart man. Do you think he can see the situation clearly..."

Gu Tingye stared at Li Xian with deep eyes.

"Even if Li Changjie can do it, how can he shut up the people of Jiaozhi?!"

Li Xian gritted his teeth and glared at Gu Tingye.

"You can discuss this with Li Changjie... Otherwise, I'll give you a suggestion..."

"It just so happens that Champa and Zhenla have been restless... If the three sides start arguing again... it will cause problems for these hundreds of thousands of troops..."

"This matter...is it easy to solve..."

After hearing this, Li Xian swallowed his saliva and felt a strong sense of suffocation filling his whole body.

"Go... I think the position of Envoy of the Imperial Court is still a little low. When we return to Bianjing City, I will discuss with His Majesty whether we can get a higher position..."

"What do you think, Li Jianjun?"

. . . . . .

Following "Bac Giang" and "Thang Long City", another mystery appeared in later historical books.

As to why the Jiaozhi army of more than 100,000 led by Li Changjie who marched south to fight was completely wiped out at the "Wushi Ridge" hundreds of kilometers southwest of Nghe'an Prefecture.

This incident has become a mystery in modern historical circles for thousands of years, and no explanation can be found...

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