The dawn penetrated the felt tent, and the neighing sound of horses came from outside the tent.

Li Xuanzhen sat with gritted teeth, described as haggard, with sunken cheeks, looking at the terrifying face of Tamaraga with firm eyes.

"Return Princess Wen Zhao to me, and I will tell you where the main force of Bei Rong is."

Tamara Gaya met his scrutiny gaze and said indifferently: "Princess Wen Zhao is a guest of the royal court, not a prisoner of the royal court."

Yaoying looked back at him.

Tamara Gha was also looking at her, her blue eyes drooping, she looked at her trusting and affectionate gaze, with a calm expression, and then said, "It is up to her to decide whether the princess will stay. No matter when and where, the royal court will not Princess Wen Zhao is here to make any deal with Wei Guo."

She wanted to stay, so she stayed. To leave, he sent someone to **** her away, even if greed was already in his heart, he had no reason and should not let her stay.

If she stays, she will be scolded by the royal court followers.

The corners of Yaoying's lips curled up slightly, and she blinked at Tamaraga.

The two looked at each other silently, one did not smile, but the eyes were flowing, the corners of the eyebrows and eyes were faintly glowing, the smile was floating, the mood was charming, the other was quiet, expressionless, as if the heart was still in the water, but the eyes were gentle, and there was a gentle expression between the two. This is a delicate relationship that belongs to them only, and others cannot blend into it.

Li Xuanzhen's expression was gloomy, and a smile rose on her lips: "Who is Your Excellency? Your Excellency can represent Wang Ting Buddhism?"

"I am the regent of the royal court and can represent the Buddha."

Tamara Gadadao, raised his eyes and glanced at Li Xuanzhen, then asked, "Can the prince represent the State of Wei? On behalf of Princess Wen Zhao?"

Li Xuanzhen's expression was slightly stiff.

Yaoying turned to look at him, frowning lightly, and said: "Li Xuanzhen, if Dawei can seize the opportunity to attack Beirong and regain the Western Regions, it will be a great cause for Dawei to benefit the children and grandchildren. As a prince, you should know Among them, the importance and the disadvantages of the two countries' diplomatic relations are not trivial."

Li Xuanzhen frowned, "You are Princess Wen Zhao of the Wei State, your safety is not a trivial matter, I am not joking."

Yaoying looked into his eyes, her expression indifferent.

"Li Xuanzhen, you are simply unreasonable."

"I was abducted by Haidu Aling and fled to the royal court, where I was protected by the Buddha. Only then can I escape. The royal court has never detained me. I want to return to my hometown. No one stopped me! It was Bei that stopped me. Rong! It is inexplicable that you and Wang Ting made such a condition!"

"You are the prince of the State of Wei, you use me to deal with the Buddha, will Li De agree? Will the court agree?"

"If I really become a deal, and I return to the Central Plains in the future, don't Li De and you have the final say?"

"What qualifications do you have to say such a thing?"

She had a cold tone and stopped for a while, "Anymore, if I don't go back to my hometown, what's the matter with you?"

Li Xuanzhen seemed to have been slapped severely, her face was pale, and the waves in her phoenix eyes were surging.

He trembled all over, and gradually calmed down from the enthusiasm for finding her, and all his emotions were condensed to the bottom of his eyes.

"It has something to do with me." He stared at Yaoying unblinkingly, "No matter what you think, whether you care or not, Seventh Sister, I sent you to Ye Lu Department, and I want to take you back. "

Yaoying remained unmoved, was silent for a while, and said, "My business has nothing to do with you."

She once thought that Li Xuanzhen was a good person who was brave enough to do what was right, a good general who treated the people kindly, so she treated him sincerely, hoping that he could sort out his hatred and anger, and finally got disappointed. Li Zhongqian retreated step by step and wanted nothing else. He just wanted to live a mediocre life. He still refused to let Li Zhongqian go. Moreover, she used methods and had poisoned her. She had no expectation of him for a long time. Treat as a stranger.

"I know……"

Li Xuanzhen murmured softly, her cheek twitched a few times, laughed at herself, and looked at Tamaraga, "I have a few words with my sister, and ask the regent to avoid it."

He emphasized: "It is a secret of the State of Wei, please forgive me, the regent."

Tamara Gha glanced at Yaoying, after thinking for a while, Yaoying nodded at him, "If something happens, I will call the general."

He hummed, got up and left.

Only Li Xuanzhen and Yaoying were left alone in the account. He could no longer support him, his tight heartstrings suddenly relaxed, and with a bang, he fell back heavily on the felt blanket, brows pounding with pain.

Yaoying immediately asked: "Is my brother seriously injured? Has his current martial arts recovered? When you separated from him, were you sure he was safe?"

Li Xuanzhen looked at the top of the tent, and didn't say a word for a while.

After a long time, he closed his eyes.

"Seven sisters... I feel so painful..."

She only had Li Zhongqian in her heart, even if he was dying from the wound he suffered to save Li Zhongqian, she would not feel bad for him.

He didn't want to hear her ask Li Zhongqian again and again about his safety.

Yaoying frowned slightly, got up and walked to the long case, found a pen and paper, and while writing a letter, she asked: "What does the prince want to say to me? Does the prince want to form an alliance with the court?"

The corner of Li Xuanzhen's mouth twitched, she felt a faint colic, and at the same time she felt like her, "From the current situation, we must pass through Bei Rong's territory if we want to return to the Central Plains. In the long run, Bei Rong belongs to the Great Wei. A strong enemy, Bei Rong will grow stronger day by day, and it will inevitably threaten the Central Plains in the future. Of course I want to form an alliance with the Royal Court to weaken Bei Rong."

Yaoying didn't look up, and said: "Then why did the prince put forward such absurd conditions? If the prince wants to form an alliance with the royal court, he should show sincerity instead of questioning the royal court for detaining me after being rescued. Wang court leaves the Central Plains. Too far away, you can completely ignore the Central Plains. If the prince really misses the people of the Western Regions and wants to be an honorable person, he should be cautious in his words and deeds in the future."

Li Xuanzhen supported the felt blanket with one hand, and climbed up with difficulty, leaning back on the small table: "That's not an absurd condition...I just want to test Wang Court."

Yaoying didn't look up.

Li Xuanzhen looked at her hair top: "Seven Sister... Wang Ting Buddha did save you, but he is the monarch of his country after all. Have you ever thought about it if he refuses to let you go?"

If the rumors everywhere are true, a beauty like her will try her best to please the monk. If the monk wants her to stay and serve him, how can she get away? Li De is anxious to befriend the royal court. If the royal court asks, Li De will order her to be married again without hesitation.

In some places in Tianzhu, there are young women dedicated to serving the elders in the temples. It is said that unless the elders get tired, those women cannot leave the temple.

On the way to find Yaoying, as long as she thought of seduce a monk in order to survive, regardless of her self-esteem, Li Xuanzhen felt guilty and pained.

Is that monk good to her? Did... Did you force her to do those things?

But I really found Yaoying, and Li Xuanzhen didn't dare to ask how she was doing well.

Only Li Zhongqian is qualified to care about her.

He mentioned those things, like sprinkling salt on her wound, it would only irritate her and make her feel more painful and humiliating.

Therefore, he didn't ask a word, he had to think of the worst possible, and resolve all the troubles before forming an alliance with the royal court, so that she would leave without any worries.

The writing movement in Yaoying's hand stopped, "This will not bother the prince to worry, the Buddha is compassionate, upright and clean, extraordinary people, and the Buddha treats me as kind as a mountain."

Tamara Gha is so good to her, how can she force her to stay?

Li Xuanzhen smiled bitterly: "Seven sisters, you are not a man, and a monk is also a man. I know a man's mind better than you."

Yaoying frowned.

In her heart, Tamaraga has no selfish desires, and will never have any feelings for her beyond sympathy and pity.

She sat out for a while, ignored Li Xuanzhen, wrote a letter to Yang Qian and Xie Qing, put it in a small copper pipe, and gave it to the guards outside the account, saying: "I wrote a letter, you guys Take it to copy, and send one out every three hours."

Bei Rong would shoot the letter eagle, and it was not safe to write just one letter.

The pro soldier should be.

Yaoying returned to the felt tent, looked at Li Xuanzhen, poured a bowl of water in front of him, took out a map, and spread it out.

"Prince, the Buddha is the monarch of a country, and he has a heart for all people. The matter between Buddha and I will not affect the alliance between the two countries, and it has nothing to do with you. As the representative of the Western Army, I am discussing with the Crown Prince Wei Regarding the alliance, if the prince continues to pester me and the Buddha, there will be nothing to discuss between you and me."

Li Xuanzhen raised her eyes to look at her, and sighed helplessly, "Okay, I just ask about your private affairs."

Yaoying asked: "Do you know where the main force of Bei Rong is?"

"I know. The closer you get to the royal court, the more worries Wakhan Khan has in his heart. There is a dispute among the Beirong nobles, thinking that he is not daring to confront the Buddha head-on."

The corner of Li Xuanzhen’s mouth roused, “In the Northern Army, many people changed their beliefs and secretly worshipped the Buddha of the royal court. Li Zhongqian and I spread rumors and incited slaves to make trouble. In order to stabilize the military, Wahhan Khan killed a group of Buddhist slaves in public. "

It is not the first time that he and Li Zhongqian have made trouble in the Northern Army. They are familiar with each other. Rumors that the Buddha is blessed by the Dharma and are invincible have been spread in the army.

Wakhan Khan acted decisively and shot the soldiers in public under the name of "monstering the crowd," but he still couldn't stop the spread of the rumors.

At this time, Li Xuanzhen and Li Zhongqian discovered that there were people in Beirong who had contributed to the situation, and the rumors could not be contained.

Yaoying raised her eyes when she heard this, "Is it Haidu Aling, or other Beirong nobles?"

Li Xuanzhen said: "It's the Beirong nobleman."

Yaoying knew in her heart.

The contradiction between the Wakhan Khan and the Beirong nobles has always existed, and there are also contradictions between the nobles and nobles from different tribes.

Last time the Northern Rong civil strife, Haidu Aling did not cause any splashes. On the contrary, the nobles almost established a new chief. The Northern Rong almost fell apart and the contradictions intensified, so Wakhan Khan must defeat the royal court to establish his dominance. . Many tribal chiefs among the nobles didn't know one big letter, and they only had gold, silver, treasure, cattle, sheep and land. They had long been dissatisfied with Wahan Khan, who was acting steadily, and had short-sightedness. It is not surprising that he would be dragged down at this time.

Li Xuanzhen went on to say: "The Northern Army's heart is unstable. In order to be safe, Haidu Aling persuaded Wakhan Khan to change course, and also said that he would go to the west to ask for reinforcements. Wakhan Khan's army was divided into about six teams, each The team was led by his son, and he led the main force to pounce on Sam Valley."

Sam Valley?

Yaoying is no stranger to this place name. Sultan Gu and Bi Suo mentioned Sam Valley several times, and sent a scout to explore it.

To the east of the Sam Valley are towering and steep mountains, to the west is the endless Gobi grassland, to the north are two large rivers that nourish oasis winding through, and to the northwest are the desert and the inner lake. In general, Sam Valley has a flat and vast terrain, high in the east and low in the west. To the east are snow-capped mountains, and to the west are ravines.

If Wakhan Khan preempts the favorable terrain and then lures the royal court to send troops, it can easily trap the royal court army to death in the canyon, and then divide the troops to attack the holy city. But the king court knew that Sam Valley was the Dragon Lake Lair, and had to send troops, because if Wahhan Khan made a desperate move, crossed Sam Valley, united with western tribal nations, and attacked the king court from the west, the king court would be in danger and the holy city would be even more dangerous. .

For Wakhan Khan, this is indeed a very safe choice. In the eyes of the world, Sultan Gu is dead, and he was surprised and sure of winning.

However, he never thought that Sultan Gu was still alive, and the royal court had already sent an army, so he could adapt to the situation in the shortest possible time.

Even if Wakhan Khan guessed the movement of the royal army, he couldn't change his strategy anymore. The arrow was on the line and he had to send it out. He had no choice.

Yaoying pondered for a moment, and said, "Beijing and the royal court are going to fight, and the blockade of the eastern territories will definitely be loosened. This is our opportunity. Li De wants to regain Shazhou and Guazhou, but he wants to send troops to attack Nanchu and complete it. With great unity, the imperial court can't allocate too many troops."

She looked at Li Xuanzhen.

"The opportunity is not to be missed. The Western Army has secretly united with the states and made an appointment. However, the Western Army lacks supplies. Even if it takes the city, it will not last long. The court must send troops to intercept the cavalry stationed in the grasslands of Beirong, Shazhou and Guazhou. I won’t be a lonely state."

Li Xuanzhen's eyes narrowed slightly, she was not in the Central Plains, and she could still accurately tell the situation in the Central Plains.

"You’re right. I have observed the states of the Western Regions in the past few months. The people everywhere are deeply oppressed by the Northern Army. The people don’t have a livelihood. No tribe can send an army of tens of thousands of people. The Western Army can take down the city. Once Bei Rong turns around, the city will still be changed. The Western Army needs the court to back up..."

He looked at the map, "What if the court sends troops?"

Yaoying shook her head: "Haidu Aling understands the situation in the Central Plains. He must make arrangements early. I suspect that Nan Chu has already started a war with Dawei at this time. The imperial court will never send troops for several rebels and put himself in a situation where he is under enemy. ."

She raised her head and looked at Li Xuanzhen.

"Can the prince mobilize the Liangzhou army?"

Li Xuanzhen and her looked at each other.

"How do you know that I can mobilize the Liangzhou army?"

Yaoying said indifferently: "Can it or not?"

Li Xuanzhen stared at her for a while and nodded: "I have already sent to Liangzhou on the way to the royal court. I can mobilize Liangzhou soldiers and horses... At the court, I can persuade Li De to change his mind."

Nan Chu can be handed over to Du Sinan, and the stakes he buried in Nan Chu can be used.

Li Xuanzhen turned around, "But if I do this, I need to take a big risk."

Yaoying didn't even want to say: "The prince will choose to take risks because you are bound to win Guazhou and Shazhou, and this opportunity is rare in a lifetime. The Western Army and the Royal Court are all your allies. If you miss this opportunity, the prince will regret it. lifelong."

In the book, he still wanted to regain lost ground until he died. It's a pity that Tamara Gya in the book passed away early, and Bei Rong quickly grew and prospered. The Minister of the Central Government did not want to take risks. He missed several opportunities and failed to fulfill his wish for personal expedition.

When she spoke, she raised her hand and flicked her sideburn hair from time to time, with a serious look.

Li Xuanzhen couldn't help but think of the previous incident that she deliberately harmed Li Zhongqian in front of her because she hated her. At that time, her eyes were full of resentment when she looked at him. The more resentful she was, the more happy he was.

Now think about it, it is not her that he hates, but the identity of her thankful daughter.

He had mixed feelings for a while and smiled: "Yes, I chose to take risks. Liangzhou soldiers and horses should be ready at this moment."

He had vaguely felt that she knew him a long time ago.

Yaoying clicked on the map. Li Xuanzhen had been a general for so many years and had been in the Western Regions for so long. She would not have no ambitions at all. She was not surprised that he had secretly mobilized the Liangzhou army.

"The Royal Court and Bei Rong fought decisively to contain Bei Rong’s army. The Western Army took the opportunity to start the incident. The prince led the Liangzhou soldiers to intercept the prairie cavalry. , The prince made a careful decision."

Li Xuanzhen sat up and stretched out her hand to cover the back of her hand on the map.

"Seven sisters, I promised to form an alliance."

Yaoying frowned and pulled out her hand, "Li Xuanzhen, don't call me Seventh Sister. I don't want to have a brother like the prince, and the prince doesn't want to have my sister."

Li Xuanzhen withdrew her hand and remained silent for a long time.

"good."

Yaoying puts away the map: "The journey is far away. When the prince's injury improves, she must leave immediately, rush to join the Liangzhou army before the end of the war, otherwise the alliance is meaningless, I will ask the regent to send elite escorts to the prince."

She got up and left.

"Li Yaoying."

Li Xuanzhen's hoarse call came from behind.

Yaoying stopped and looked back.

Li Xuanzhen stared at her, her phoenix eyes were clouded with a cloud of darkness: "What I said just now is absolutely nothing. I did come to the palace to save you. I gave my life to save Li Zhongqian several times because of you. You. It should be understood that even if there is no mother feud, Li Zhongqian and I have reached the point of endless death. Now we are all outside the territory. He is wholeheartedly thinking of finding you and will not kill me for the time being. When we return to the Central Plains, he will not let it go. I, I will not sit still, but I can assure you that I will not kill Li Zhongqian..."

As long as he is strong enough.

Yaoying's eyes were calm, without a trace.

With light and shadow floating, Li Xuanzhen’s pupils are like ink brush outlines, and slowly said: "Three years ago, Li Zhongqian went on the expedition and separated from you. If you don’t, you are separated. I have been separated from you for more than two years... I thought you were dead. Later, I learned that you were still alive and fell into the hands of Haidu Aling. I went to see you in Yizhou and learned that you had escaped and met Wang Ting Buddha..."

He didn't want to experience the various sufferings and regrets during this period.

"Now I'm going to Shazhou to lead my troops to regain the lost ground. You stay in the royal court and wait to be reunited with Li Zhongqian."

He looked straight at Yaoying.

"I'm fate, I don't die so easily, but I'm still afraid of missing the opportunity to explain to you. I don't want to be like the last time. I haven't said what I want to say, and it's turned upside down again. So I didn't lie to you, I It's all the truth."

"Trust me, I'm here to save you."

"It doesn't matter whether you accept it or not...I can't let go."

There was no expression on Yaoying's face, she put down the felt curtain and went out.

Li Xuanzhen fell back on the blanket wearily, curled up in pain.