Di Renjie then remembered that Chen Bilian was still outside.
After saying "wait a moment", he went out, took Chen Bilian into the small courtyard, and said:
"This is a woman I rescued on my way back. I want to let her stay with you for a few days."
Zheng Lingxuan remembered that she was also rescued by Di Renjie, she smiled slightly and said, "I will help you take good care of her."
With that said, he welcomed the two of them into the main room on the north side.
After Chen Bilian entered the house, she bowed to Zheng Lingxuan and said, "Thank you very much for taking me in."
Zheng Lingxuan hurriedly helped her up and said with a smile:
"Actually, I was saved by Brother Di on the road before, and I'm still alive now. Don't be polite to me."
Chen Bilian hurriedly asked what happened, and Zheng Lingxuan briefly explained her experience.
Chen Bilian sighed and told her own experience. The two women immediately felt sympathy for each other, and they called them sister and sister.
At this moment, the door of the house was pushed open forcefully.
I saw Zhuge Nan walking in furiously, shouting: "Brother Di, Sister Lingxuan, good news! Wu Shaoqing is coming back soon... Hey, who are you?"
Chen Bilian was slightly panicked when she saw Zhuge Nan glaring over.
Zheng Lingxuan glanced at Zhugenan and said angrily: "Didn't you know how to knock before entering? It scared Sister Chen."
Zhuge Nan wondered: "When did you get a younger sister?"
"Brother Di brought it back. By the way, you just said that Wu Shaoqing is back, is that true?"
Zhugenan glanced at Chen Bilian warily but said nothing.
Zheng Lingxuan said: "Sister Chen will live in my house from now on. If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
Di Renjie suddenly said: "Lingxuan, Miss Chen should be a little tired. Go and find her a room to settle down."
Zheng Lingxuan responded and took Chen Bilian out of the room.
Zhuge Nan politely took out the tea leaves from Zheng Lingxuan's cabinet and made himself a cup of tea.
When Zheng Lingxuan came back, she drank tea and said with a smile:
"Hey, Brother Di, Sister Lingxuan, our Tang army won another great victory in Liaodong. Now Korea is like a grasshopper after autumn, it won't be able to jump around for much longer!"
"Really?" Zheng Lingxuan looked delighted.
Di Renjie asked: "Where did you hear this news?"
Zhuge Nan said with a smile:
"I just went to the Duke's Mansion to pay my respects to Mrs. Wu. At that time, Mrs. Wu and the eldest daughter of the Xue family were discussing this matter in the lobby, so I listened closely."
Di Renjie nodded and said: "The news should be correct, but according to what you said, since the Tang army won another battle, how could Wu Shaoqing come back suddenly?"
Zhuge Nan glared and said, "I just listened to a few words, then I resigned and left. They are all women, so I couldn't be bothered to listen more."
Zheng Lingxuan smiled and said: "Don't you often go to the Duke's Mansion recently? Haven't you become familiar with Mrs. Wu yet?"
Zhuge Nan hummed: "My foster father asked me to go. Every time I go there, I just say hello and come back."
Di Renjie asked: "Do you know the details of the war?"
"I heard that Wu Shaoqing captured the Korean Yacheng."
"It's Yalu City." Di Renjie corrected.
Zhuge Nan blushed and said: "I know it's Yalu City, Yacheng is just the abbreviation. In addition, General Xue also conquered another city. Anyway, the Koreans can't stand it!"
Di Renjie asked: "Did General Xue conquer Wugu City?"
Zhuge Nan almost blurted out, "How do you know?", but luckily he held it back and pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Well, it's Wu...Wugu City."
Di Renjie folded his arms and muttered:
"Both Wugu City and Yalu City have been lost, and the defenders of the inner city of Goryeo will inevitably retreat. From this point of view, the second line of defense of the Goryeo people has also been broken by our army."
Zhugenan looked at him with wide eyes and couldn't help but ask: "How do you know so clearly?"
"The country is at war with foreign countries, how can we not pay more attention to such a major event?" Di Renjie replied matter-of-factly.
Zhugenan scratched his temples, looked down at the table, and fell into a daze.
Di Renjie said: "I have to go out and take care of Miss Chen's affairs, so I'll leave first."
Zheng Lingxuan said hurriedly: "Let's go after dinner."
Di Renjie did not look back, waved his hand, and disappeared from the door.
Zhuge Nan stood up and said dejectedly: "I'm going back too."
Zheng Lingxuan tilted her head and said, "Are you okay?"
Zhuge Nan shook his head, bowed his body and left Zheng Lingxuan's courtyard.
…
Early morning, Prince Pei's Mansion.
Zheng Yuanning walked through the corridor and through the courtyard, and came to a water pavilion built on a small pond.
On all sides of the water pavilion, there are four different kinds of flowers, some big and some small, red, white, blue and green, with fragrant fragrance.
The water pavilion was covered with bamboo mats, and King Pei Li Xian was seen leaning on a brocade chair with one bare foot spread across the chair, looking down at a book.
Zheng Yuanning took off his shoes, entered the water pavilion, cupped his hands and said, "I have met His Highness King Pei."
King Pei raised his head and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, there are no outsiders here. No need to be polite. Please sit down."
Zheng Yuanning responded, sat down next to King Pei, and glanced at the servants in the pavilion.
King Pei waved his hand and said, "Everyone, step back."
When there were only two people left in the cabinet, Zheng Yuanning said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I have just received news that Liaodong has won another battle, and Duke Zhou Guogong will return to Beijing soon."
Prince Pei raised his eyebrows and said, "I already know the news about the victory in Liaodong, but I don't know that Wu Chengsi is going to return to Beijing. Is this news accurate?"
"It's the news coming from Duke Zhou's mansion, it shouldn't be wrong."
King Pei's eyes narrowed and he said: "Stop your plan against Di Renjie immediately. Even if you put him in prison now, you can easily get him out when Wu Chengsi comes back."
Zheng Yuanning frowned and said, "But I'm afraid that Duke Zhou will not leave once he comes back. We can't wait forever, can we?"
King Pei pondered: "Logically speaking, the war in Liaodong is not over yet, so the queen mother should not recall Wu Chengsi back. Let's see the situation first before talking about it."
At this moment, Chen Ziang suddenly hurried to the backyard and in front of the water pavilion. While taking off his shoes, he said:
"Your Highness, something bad has happened. Urgent news has just been received from the Ministry of War. The Tibetan general Lun Qinling has led an army of 200,000 and has been stationed at the border of the four towns in Anxi. I heard that a deputy general of our army went to negotiate with them and was detained by them.
Living!"
Zheng Yuanning's face changed drastically and he said angrily:
"This is all Wu Chengsi's fault. Our country is obviously fighting against Goryeo, but he wants to conflict with the Tubo prince? He insists on attacking the Tubo country. Is this okay? If they really attack, what should we do?
?”
Chen Ziang raised his eyebrows and said: "I'm afraid that Tubo has long been thinking of using troops against our country, and the incident in Guanglingyuan is just an opportunity."
"If you don't give them an excuse, how can they take action easily?" Zheng Yuanning snorted.
King Pei waved his hand and said: "Okay, don't argue anymore. Isn't Prince Tubo still staying in Chang'an City? Zi'ang, go and ask Prince Chisong to come."
Chen Ziang took the order and went.
An hour later, Chen Ziang came back alone, his face a little ugly.
"Your Highness, the Tibetan prince has entered the palace. I just heard from someone from the Tibetan Office in Beijing that they, the Tibetan people, plan to propose marriage to the imperial court and marry His Royal Highness Princess Taiping."
King Pei stood up abruptly and said angrily: "Those bastards are clearly threatening our princess to marry them with an army of 200,000!"
Zheng Yuanning touched his beard and said:
"Your Highness, you don't need to be too angry. Your Highness the Princess has always supported Wu Chengsi and is not close to you. It would not be a bad thing to marry her off."
Li Xian was stunned for a moment, lost in thought.
Chen Ziang said angrily: "Your Highness, you don't know that when I went to find those Tibetan people just now, their attitude changed drastically and they looked arrogant. If I marry Her Highness the Princess at this time, it will not be good for me as a man of the Tang Dynasty."
It’s all lost!”
Li Xian was silent.
At this moment, Wan Jun, the general manager of the palace, quickly came to the water pavilion, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, Her Royal Highness the Queen has announced that you should enter the Zichen Palace."
Li Xian nodded and said to Chen Ziang and Zheng Yuanning: "I will go to the palace first. If you have anything to do, we will discuss it when I come back."
After passing through the Danfeng Gate and arriving at the Zichen Hall, King Pei met Prince Li Hong outside the gate.
"I've met the emperor brother." Li Xian bowed his hands respectfully.
The prince put his hands behind his back, grunted, and stepped into the hall.
Li Xian followed in and saw three foreigners standing in the palace, namely the Tibetan prince Chidu Chizan, the Tocharian prince Taktu, and the young Turkic king Guduulu.
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