Just because Li Ruoshuang didn't say it didn't mean that she couldn't think of it.
After Li Tai came out of the East Palace, he was in charge of frontline affairs.
The emperor's news most likely fell into his hands.
But Queen Changsun didn't believe that Li Tai would do such a thing.
"Ruoshuang, you are tired along the way. Eat something first. These are your favorite foods." Empress Changsun said with a smile.
Li Ruoshuang nodded and looked at her sleeping daughter in her arms, her eyes slightly moist.
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"How is General Zhao resting?"
"I was delayed by some things at the end of yesterday, so I just came back. Fortunately, I was able to catch up with today's departure."
In the inn, Zhao Chen had just gotten up when he saw General Youwuwei walking into the yard covered in dust.
There were even a few wisps of dew on the armor on his body.
"Who can be okay? It doesn't matter." Zhao Chen looked up at the sky with a smile on his face.
"General Zhao, it looks like it's going to rain today. If you feel it's not right, we'll wait for another day to set off." General Youwuwei said to Zhao Chen.
The weather was not good, the clouds were heavy, and it seemed like it was going to rain at any time.
Zhao Chen looked at General Youwuwei and knew that the man in front of him was sent by Li Tai to deal with him.
Yesterday I said I was going to do something, but in fact I was just going to inform someone.
But even though the sky was gloomy, they didn't have any extra time to waste here.
Winter is about to begin on the front lines. If we delay for one more day, the chances of losing our lives will double for the soldiers on the front lines.
They have been delayed for nearly a month before, and they can no longer delay here.
"No, pass on the order. Everyone must leave for the front line today." Zhao Chen said coldly.
General Youwuwei saw that Zhao Chen's attitude was so firm, and he immediately did not dare to say anything.
He hurried out and asked people to start giving orders.
There were more than 2,000 laborers transporting cold-proof materials, and there were nearly 1,000 Youwuwei soldiers responsible for accompanying them.
This scene seems quite strange.
After all, such hard work requires so many soldiers to escort them.
"General Zhao, you can set off on your journey." After a simple breakfast, General Youwuwei came over and spoke to Zhao Chen.
It was already drizzling outside the house.
Zhao Chen put on his bamboo hat and got into the drizzle.
When I walked out of the inn, I saw two rows of armored soldiers standing outside.
"You have Tubo people in the Youwu Guard?" Zhao Chen looked at the Youwu Guard general who was following him.
Zhao Chen noticed that the soldier standing in front of him actually looked like a Tubo man.
"General Zhao misunderstood. He is not a Tibetan. His father's generation was a Tibetan businessman, so his appearance..." General Youwuwei quickly explained.
But my heart was pounding.
Zhao Chen glanced at the Tubo-looking Youwu Guards soldier in front of him, said nothing, and walked straight outside.
"Huh..." General Youwuwei let out a long breath, glared at the soldier fiercely, and hurriedly chased after him.
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"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has issued an order. Goguryeo spies have appeared in Chang'an City, and the city gates will be temporarily closed for a few days."
"All troops are not allowed to leave their bases, and those who disobey the order will be deemed to have defected."
At the entrance of Mingde Gate, the tall city wall makes people feel terrified.
The defenders stopped Li Ruoshuang and the Xuanjia Army behind her.
Li Ruoshuang said goodbye to her parents early this morning, led the Xuanjia Army, and prepared to join Zhao Chen.
What she didn't expect was that as soon as she and others reached this point, they were blocked by the soldiers guarding the city.
"Where did the spy come from? How come I haven't heard of it before?" Li Ruoshuang felt angry.
She immediately thought that Li Tai deliberately stopped her from taking someone to pick up Zhao Chen.
At that moment, he drew out his sword and wanted to attack the soldiers guarding the city.
The people were frightened and stepped aside.
The soldiers guarding the city also gathered around, showing fear on their faces.
They have been guarding the city for so long, and they have never encountered anyone who dared to draw a sword against them.
Draw your sword against the soldiers defending the city, and they can kill them directly.
"Li Ruoshuang, what do you want to do, attack the Chang'an defenders?"
"If you do this, even your father Li Jing won't be able to protect you!" Kong Yingda slowly walked out from the side with a joking look on his face.
He waited here for a long time and finally saw Li Ruoshuang coming here with the Xuan Jia Army.
Although Kong Yingda didn't dare to do anything to Li Ruoshuang.
But Li Tai issued an order that no army could leave Chang'an City.
If Li Ruoshuang dares to disobey orders, it will be easy.
"Kong Yingda, you..."
"Is this what Duke Wei taught you?"
"It seems that the tutors in Duke Wei's Mansion are indeed very average." Before Li Ruoshuang could finish her words, she was blocked by Kong Yingda.
Li Ruoshuang has always used her strength to convince people, and her skill with words is certainly not as good as Kong Yingda's.
When Kong Yingda scolded her family, Li Ruoshuang was filled with anger and was about to jump off the horse to attack Kong Yingda when she was caught by someone behind her.
"Mr. Wei." Wei Zheng's appearance surprised Li Ruoshuang.
I didn't tell Wei Zheng when I came back because I didn't expect him to show up here today.
"The prince has given an order not to allow the army to leave the city. The Xuanjia army cannot follow you out." Wei Zheng said softly to Li Ruoshuang.
Li Ruoshuang frowned. When she returned to Chang'an this time, the most important thing was to find someone to help Zhao Chen.
If it were myself...
"Your Majesty is not here. The prince's orders are equivalent to imperial edicts. Although the Xuanjia Army obeys orders, they cannot be allowed to do disobedient things." Wei Zheng and Li Ruoshuang said, looking at Kong Yingda with cold eyes.
Kong Yingda is not afraid.
He looked at Wei Zheng with playful eyes.
"Kong Yingda, you are the head of the Kong family after all. Why are you speaking so rudely to a woman? You are also insulting the family."
"I would really like to know, if Duke Wei were standing here, would you have the courage to say what you just said again?" Wei Zheng looked at Kong Yingda, his face as sinking as water.
If Li Jing were here, even if he had a hundred more courage, Kong Yingda wouldn't be able to say what he just said.
Although Li Jing doesn't care about anything, he loves his daughter very much.
If Li Jing had encountered what happened just now, he would have been pushed to the ground long ago.
But right now, Li Jing is not here.
If you can't deal with Zhao Chen now, why can't you deal with his wife?
"Why, what do you want me to say, do you still need Wei Xuancheng's consent?"
"If you have the ability, you can ask the prince to withdraw the order." Kong Yingda looked at Wei Zheng with a sneer.
Wei Zheng frowned and clenched his fists tightly.
"Girl Ruoshuang, go find Zhao Chen and tell him what's going on here. Tell him that the prince is responsible for everything."
"I suspect that the crown prince concealed the news that His Majesty sent to travel back..."
"Old man Wei, you maliciously slandered His Highness the Crown Prince, which is a capital crime..."
"Death penalty, I will kill you first today!" Wei Zheng cursed and punched Kong Yingda hard in the face.
Kong Yingda was beaten and staggered, waving his fists to fight back.
"Girl Ruoshuang, let's go." Wei Zheng and Li Ruoshuang shouted, and they punched Kong Yingda on the bridge of the nose again.
Li Ruoshuang gritted his teeth, got on his horse, and ran out of the city.
"Made, I'm going to beat you to death today." From a distance, Wei Zheng's angry curse could be heard.