The Tai Chi Palace is quiet and a bit terrifying.
Anyone can tell from the emperor's face that the military newspaper was not as they thought, and something must have happened.
Otherwise, why would the emperor look like this?
Even though the Turkic soldiers were at the Wei River, they would never see the emperor as he is now.
Could it be that something big happened to the front line or someone had a problem?
"Your Majesty, what big thing happened?" Fang Xuanling followed closely and asked Li Shimin.
Li Shimin put away the military newspaper in his hand, unable to hide his sadness on his face, then stood up and waved to the officials and said, "I am tired, so I will retreat to the court."
He stopped again and looked at Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling: "You two follow me."
When Li Shimin left, all the officials in the Tai Chi Hall were extremely surprised.
"What's wrong with Your Majesty? He clearly showed sadness just now, why did he say it's okay?"
"I don't know, what big thing happened to the front line?"
"It must be something big, otherwise why would Your Majesty be so worried?"
"I'm afraid there's nothing to explain to you if you want to explain it."
"Oh, I don't know what happened on the front line."
All officials in the court discussed and walked slowly outside the court.
...
In the Ganlu Hall.
The emperor still couldn't hide his grief.
He didn't understand why Zhao Chen had such a big deal this time.
Although Li Jing only said in his heart that something happened to Zhao Chen and that the body was not found, Li Shimin had no way to rest assured.
If something really happened to Zhao Chen, how should he, Li Shimin, deal with himself in the future?
If it weren't forcing Zhao Chen to lead the army to rescue Gaochang, how could this happen today?
Zhao Chen was unwilling to go at the beginning, but Li Shimin strongly requested it.
Li Shimin was wondering, how would Empress Changsun feel if she learned about Zhao Chen’s accident?
If Empress Changsun knew that it was because of her own persecution that Zhao Chen died, how would Empress Changsun think of him?
"Your Majesty!" Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling walked into the Ganlu Palace and saw the emperor sitting on the dragon throne with a calm face.
He shouted in a low voice, and then the emperor slowly looked over.
Seeing the two, tears immediately flowed out of Li Shimin's eyes.
Over the years, like themselves, they have watched Zhao Chen get to where they are today step by step.
But now, something happened to Zhao Chen.
"Your Majesty, what happened to the front line?" Wei Zheng asked again, his face full of worry.
He was thinking that if something had happened to Zhao Chen, if it were the rest of the people, the emperor would not have looked like this.
But Zhao Chen...
Wei Zheng thought to himself, hoping that things would not be as they imagined.
Fang Xuanling opened his mouth and wanted to ask something, but he still didn't ask.
"Xuancheng, Xuanling, the pharmacist sent a military newspaper, Zhao Chen..." At this point, the emperor's voice was sobbing that he couldn't speak.
When Wei Zheng heard Zhao Chen, he immediately shook his whole body, his hands trembled slightly, and a stone seemed to be blocked in his throat, and his eyes were staring at the emperor tightly.
Fang Xuanling's heart burst, opened his mouth and said, "What happened to him, King Han?"
"The Medicine Military Newspaper said that Zhao Chen led 10,000 cavalry to burn down the food and grass stationed by the 100,000 army of Luoxi, beheaded tens of thousands, and was chased by Luoxi, and eventually fell off a cliff, not knowing his life or death."
"And news came from the Tubo army that Zhao Chen was already dead."
"My heart is so painful, alas." Li Shimin's voice sounded slowly, and Wei Zheng felt his whole body soft and he collapsed on the ground.
Zhao Chen died!
Fang Xuanling felt panic in his heart.
Zhao Chen has walked all the way from the countryside to today and has become the new king of the Tang Dynasty.
But something happened to Zhao Chen now!
The future of the Tang Dynasty is in danger!
"Your Majesty, don't blame yourself. The King of Han doesn't know the life and death of the King of Han. As long as you haven't found the body of the King of Han, you cannot determine that the King of Han is dead." Fang Xuanling advised Li Shimin.
Li Shimin shook his head: "Tubo has announced that Zhao Chen is dead, how can I wait?"
"Your Majesty, Tubo announced that the death of the King of Han was nothing more than to attack the morale of our Tang Dynasty. If Your Majesty really believed it, he would have been fooled by Tubo."
"The 100,000 Tubo army has only returned tens of thousands, so they should be more anxious than us."
"The most urgent task is to strictly abide by this news, and to order the Duke of Wei to search for the traces of the King of Han, and not to be fooled." Fang Xuanling continued to persuade Li Shimin.
Although the news was sent back by Li Jing, the emperor himself said just now that Zhao Chen fell off the cliff and had no idea of ​​life and death.
This does not mean that Zhao Chen is really dead.
A ray of light seemed to ignite in Li Shimin's eyes. He had great expectations for Zhao Chen and hoped that Zhao Chen could inherit his throne in a hundred years.
Zhao Chen died, and he, Li Shimin, could not accept it, nor was he willing to accept it.
"Xuanling, I plan to go to the front line to supervise the battle tomorrow to find Zhao Chen's trace..."
"Your Majesty, I will go together!" Before Li Shimin finished speaking, Wei Zheng lay on the ground and shouted to the emperor.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then nodded slowly.
Wei Zheng and Zhao Chen have a close relationship, and it is hard to describe their relationship when they are old friends.
If something happened to Zhao Chen this time, if Wei Zheng and him were not allowed to look for Zhao Chen's traces, Wei Zheng would probably not even sleep well.
"Tomorrow, Xuancheng and I will go to the front line with each other. Zhao Chen will be alive and nothing will happen. If Zhao Chen dies, I will devote all my efforts to destroy Tubo in person."
"The court is presided over by Xuanling, don't disclose this matter, and don't talk to the queen." Li Shimin told Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling sighed slightly in his heart, and then nodded slowly: "I obey the order!"
...
The ministers in the court all felt strange.
Yesterday, the emperor showed grief and today he was going to the front line to supervise the battle again.
This unusual action made everyone feel suspicious.
But no one knows the exact news.
The next morning, the emperor personally led the Xuanjia Army and Wei Zheng to the front line.
...
"Your Majesty, Gaochang Kingdom has begun to guard against us." Luo Xi looked at the Gaochang Kingdom city in front of him and said to Songtsen Gampo with a smile.
Songtsen Gampo disagreed.
Gaochang Kingdom is already in internal strife and has serious strength. How could it compete with its own tens of thousands of troops?
"Don't worry, just the forces of Gaochang Country can't resist us for a few days."
"If you pass the order, you will be the first to break through the city in front of you, you will be rewarded with a thousand gold medals and be named General." Songtsen Gampo issued the order.
"Yes." Losi showed excitement.
Go forward immediately and prepare to attack the capital of Gaochang State in front of you.
The vast Tubo army was spread across the plain, with flags flying, making the Gaochang defenders on the city wall tremble.
They had less than 10,000 troops, and how could they resist the Tubo army of more than 100,000.
This battle will eventually be defeated.
"General, the Tubo people are here to attack the city!" The generals around them all became sharp.
Chapter completed!