I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

Fortunately, after years of development, the Tang Dynasty was in a strong stage at this time and had sufficient strength to deal with the crisis.

Li Chengqian did not choose to return with the funeral procession in an orderly manner. Instead, he made a prompt decision, quickly found a fast horse in Xianyang City, and led a team of Jinyiwei, galloping towards Chang'an like an arrow.

His eagerness to return to the palace infected the generals in the funeral procession.

Most of these generals were good at riding horses, and seeing the emperor in such a hurry, they followed suit.

Except for a few old generals who were too old and in poor health to ride horses, the rest of them jumped on their horses and rode at full speed to Chang'an.

When passing through the Xianyang city gate, every member of the funeral procession was carefully searched by the city guards, and no one was allowed to pass until they found any suspicious points.

This scene made Li Shimin and the other four secretly glad that they did not bring Xiao Baigan with them, otherwise they would really get into big trouble under such strict inspection.

The sound of horse hooves beat like drums on the ground, raising clouds of dust.

It was only in the evening when Li Chengqian rushed to Chang'an.

At this time, Fang Xuanling was leading the ministers of the court to welcome Li Chengqian's return at Zhuque Gate.

The moment he saw Mr. Qi and Fang Xuanling, Li Chengqian didn't bother to exchange pleasantries and hurriedly asked, "How is the Xueyantuo situation now?"

Fang Xuanling stepped forward, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, the Xueyantuo Khanate's Khan Yinan heard that Your Majesty was planning to hold a funeral for the late emperor. He saw this as an opportunity and attempted to annex the Turks."

"He ordered his eldest son, Dadushe, to lead the Xueyantuo army, along with the Tongluo, Pugu, Huihe, and Bailei tribes, totaling 200,000 troops, across the desert south. They are now stationed in Baidaochuan."

"Yesterday, the Turkic Khan Li Simo retreated to Chang'an and sent an envoy to report the emergency."

Li Chengqian frowned: "Li Simo is here?"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Fang Xiang bowed again in response.

Li Chengqian made a prompt decision: "Summon him to Liangyi Palace to wait for me. Also, when Li Ji arrives in Chang'an, have him come directly to Liangyi Palace to see me."

"How's the situation in Tibet?"

Mr. Qi stepped forward and said confidently, "Your Majesty, Tubo has at least two months of breathing space."

"I have ordered that the Tibetan envoys be blocked at all checkpoints along the way. The journey back to Tibet will be difficult and will take at least two months."

At this point, Mr. Qi paused, a hint of pride flashing in his eyes: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Our Tang army has always been invincible."

"In the 12th year of the Zhenguan reign, a Tibetan army of 200,000 soldiers attacked Tuyuhun, a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, and then went on to attack Songzhou."

"At that time, Songzhou Governor Han Wei initially led several thousand Tang troops to Gansong Ridge to resist the Tubo army. However, the enemy was too powerful and we were outnumbered, so our army had no choice but to retreat to Songzhou City."

"The Tibetan army advanced rapidly, quickly reaching the city of Songzhou and beginning a fierce assault on the city."

"When the late emperor heard that the Tibetans were invading en masse, he immediately ordered Hou Junji to lead 50,000 troops to support them."

"Niu Jinda led a vanguard of over 10,000 men, marching day and night, and was the first to reach Songzhou."

"Taking advantage of the Tibetan army's lax defenses, the army advanced at night, attacking the enemy camp like a celestial army."

"The Tibetan army immediately fell into chaos, and our army killed and wounded nearly 10,000 people. This shows that the Tibetan army is vulnerable."

Mr. Qi spoke slowly.

"The Tibetan army besieged Songzhou for over ten days, suffering heavy losses, but was never able to capture the city."

"Under our army's fierce counterattack, Songtsen Gampo was terrified and had to flee westward with his troops. He also sent envoys to apologize."

"After that, Songtsen Gampo again requested a marriage alliance. To maintain peace on the border, the late emperor decided to appease Tubo and agreed to marry Princess Wencheng to him."

Li Chengqian glanced at Mr. Qi and smiled slightly.

"Mr. Qi, are you saying this on purpose to relieve my pressure? Tell me the truth."

Mr. Qi looked at Li Chengqian a little embarrassedly.