Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

"Goddess Te will take command!"

Almost identical profanities, at roughly the same time, were uttered from the mouths of the True Khans surrounding Li Chengqian.

In the palace of Consort Hou Qianya, Li Chengqian was speechless with exasperation.

Looking at the letter in his hand, a handwritten letter from Gao Yang delivered by a golden eagle, and the impressive military tally that was also sent back along with it.

At this moment, Li Chengqian wished he could teleport directly to his spoiled younger sister, lift her skull, and see what was inside.

"She's supposed to be a princess, yet her methods are no different from those of a street ruffian!"

"Forced sale?!"

Hou Qianya is getting closer and closer to giving birth. At this moment, she is half-lying on the bed, watching Li Chengqian sitting at the table next to her, holding a letter and cursing.

But she couldn't help but smile, her eyebrows curving into a smile.

"His Highness is clearly smiling."

Li Chengqian turned around and glared at her, withdrawing the corners of his mouth from his smile: "When did I laugh?! This girl is trying to pull this 'act first, ask questions later' act on my behalf, and I'm supposed to laugh?!"

Hou Qianya smiled without saying a word, but reached out to stroke her belly.

Two days ago, her father traveled a long way from the mines in Japan to have the physician from the Duke of Lu's mansion take her pulse. Although she had not yet given birth, she and Hou Junji already knew that she was carrying a grandson of the emperor.

When Hou Junji learned of this news, he returned home that day and, presumably to restrain himself, slapped his face repeatedly until it was swollen like a pig's head, thus preventing himself from becoming overly smug afterward.

Li Chengqian gave a soft hum and read Gao Yang's letter twice more.

His dissatisfaction was merely verbal; however, this matter did indeed require some maneuvering in the imperial court, and the necessary procedures and processes had to be followed.

He didn't care whether his younger siblings held too much power, as long as they could expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty and broaden the cultural sphere of China, Li Chengqian wouldn't have any worries about the future.

That's not something he, a dead man buried in the yellow earth, should worry about.

As long as China can achieve true unification of the world, Li Chengqian doesn't care whether the entire planet will enter a period of Spring and Autumn or Warring States after his death, or be embroiled in the conflicts of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

As long as the world still belongs to China, that's fine.

He personally visited Empress Zhangsun and told his mother about the matter.

Empress Changsun was a little worried.

"Gao Ming, could it be that Gao Yang has been kidnapped or held hostage by the Tiele tribes?"

Using someone else's strength against them is a good strategy, but it's often a double-edged sword. If you can't control these alien cavalry, it could backfire and hurt you.

"Hehe, Mother, you're overthinking it. That girl Gao Yang is very clever!"

Although Gao Yang didn't go into much detail in her letter, based on Li Chengqian's understanding of her, these six thousand Beihai Dragon Riders would likely become the troublemakers who stirred up trouble on the grasslands in the future.

As for the five thousand personal guards he arranged for Princess Gaoyang, equipped with firearms and the Divine Machine Battalion, they were the cornerstone of her prestige in her fiefdom.

"This is going to give Wei Zheng a headache!"

It was the seventh year of the Zhenguan era, nearing May.

Gao Yang's long convoy was finally about to arrive in Baikal County, and Wei Shuyu, Dou Mingzhong and others who were traveling with him couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Although supplies were plentiful along the way, these people, who had lived in Chang'an and the Central Plains since childhood, faced long journeys of thousands of miles once they set out.

Everyone is finding it hard to keep up.

South of Baikal in May, it's not considered cold anymore.

Aside from the large temperature difference between day and night, and the feeling of cold at night, during the day, Gao Yang was already sitting in a carriage, riding a Qinghai horse given to her by Li Chengqian, chatting with the Tiele cavalry of the Beihai Dragon Cavalry.

His generous and easygoing personality, coupled with his skillful archery and horsemanship, made these cavalrymen more or less acknowledge and respect Gao Yang.

Of course, there were also many hot-blooded young cavalrymen who harbored aspirations for Princess Gaoyang of the Tang Dynasty.

Wei Shuyu, Dou Mingzhong, and others followed him.

Keep a close eye on things, just in case.

However, it is clear that compared to Wei Shuyu and the others, Hongyu, the commander of the personal guards, is more reassuring.

"Your Highness, rest assured, if that Xueyantuo barbarian harbors any disloyal intentions, we will ensure he never returns!" A young man, whose father was said to be the chieftain of the Tiele Xijie tribe, spoke with great passion and pride.

Suddenly, my eyes noticed something, and when I looked up, I saw a wild goose flying overhead.

"Princess, please look!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly pulled out his bow and arrow, drawing the bow and nocking the arrow in one smooth motion.

With a whooshing sound, the air was cut through.

With a sharp sound, the arrow left the bowstring and, in the blink of an eye, as if it had eyes, flew towards the direction of the wild goose.

The wild goose plummeted straight down, and the young man smiled, seemingly waiting for Gao Yang's praise.

Gao Yang was very accommodating, clapping his hands and nodding.

"Excellent archery!"

Before the eager young people around him could even show off their skills, he did so.

But then Gao Yang looked up and, after seeing several birds flying in the sky, suddenly drew his revolver from his waist, much to everyone's surprise.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang..."

Six crisp and rapid gunshots rang out in quick succession, and smoke billowed from the gun barrels.

Almost simultaneously, six birds, each in a different location in the sky, also began to fall downwards.

Everyone: "!!!"

"This this......."

The young men of the Tiele tribes, who had just been gathered together, bursting with hormones and eager to show off, suddenly seemed to have their throats grabbed, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

He stared blankly at Gao Yang, who had put away his gun.

"Your Highness is mighty!!!" Dou Mingzhong and the other talented young men from Chang'an who accompanied her seized the opportunity to cheer loudly.

It was as if they were the ones who had just witnessed that scene.

Gao Yang slightly raised his chin, his eyes filled with the battlefield arrogance inherited from the General of Tian Ce, as he gazed at the Beihai Dragon Riders before him.

"If the Xueyantuo dare to rebel and invade the border, I will personally lead you to slaughter them without leaving a single one alive!"

These words immediately drew excited shouts from the audience.

"I am willing to die for Her Highness the Princess!"

"Your Highness is mighty!!!"

.......

Baikal County is a vast area that has undergone five or six years of development and construction.

The city itself covers an area of ​​over 7,000 mu.

Although this city was built from scratch, representing the countless bodies of foreign slaves buried underground, neither Gao Yang nor Wei Zheng, the instigator, cared.

In front of the city gate of Baikal County.

Wei Zheng, accompanied by the garrison commander Cheng Yaojin, the Duke of Lu, respectfully greeted them.

"Your subject Wei Zheng (Cheng Yaojin) pays respects to Her Highness Princess Gaoyang!"