Chapter 138 one thirty seven

Fang Xuanling suddenly shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, it must be—" Before he could finish his words, he heard someone shouting from a distance: "Good news!" Then thousands of people shouted: "Good news—" Li Shimin's whip was fixed in mid-air, and it didn't fall for a long time. A fast horse galloped towards him. Immediately, a small school in the dusty world was wearing a deer cloth, and a large group of generals of the imperial guards rode their horses closely behind. go hand in hand.A few zhang away from Li Shimin's horse's head, the little schoolboy rolled down from the saddle, knelt down in front of Li Shimin's horse, and cried out in a broken voice, "Your Majesty! Ding—Xiang—" Victory!" The horse rolled aside, kicked its legs a few times, foamed at the mouth, and was dead.

Li Shimin put down his whip, closed his eyes, and two lines of hot tears rolled down. After Jieli was defeated, Li Jing found Ankang among the captives and quickly sent her back to Chang'an.When Li Shimin saw his daughter, the two of them talked for half a night in Ankang's bedroom, and Li Shimin told his daughter that since she left, he had kept the doors and windows of this bedroom closed. Looking at it, and smelling the breath left by his daughter, he felt somewhat relieved.Ankang was very moved, and when he talked about all the sufferings he had suffered in the Jieli camp, he broke down in tears several times.Li Shimin's heart ached when he heard it, and he kept comforting her: "My child, it's all over, it's all over." Ankang asked again if there was Mu Yikuan's whereabouts, Li Shimin's face showed embarrassment, and he told her that he hadn't found it yet. , Ankang was even more sad, and elaborated on Mu Yikuan's benefits to him, and begged his father to find Mu Yikuan.

In fact, Mu Yikuan has already returned to Chang'an.Tang Jun found him and the 300,000 shi of grain near the battlefield, and knew the destination of the grain from the confession of the hired laborer. It is reasonable to execute Mu Yikuan on the charge of supporting the enemy at that time, but Li Jing knew that the Dou family Because of his special relationship with the royal family, he was escorted back to Chang'an and asked the emperor to punish him himself.Li Shimin was afraid that his daughter would be sad, so he had to keep the matter a secret. However, Ankang still found out the news from Li Chengqian. She tried her best and finally met Mu Yikuan in the prison of Dali Temple.The reunion of the two after the catastrophe was a pleasant surprise, and then they hugged each other and cried.Ankang told Mu Yikuan that she would beg his father to forgive him, and told him not to worry.Mu Yikuan shook his head and said, there is no way he could be forgiven, and he could be executed a hundred times for the crime of contributing to the enemy's 300,000 shi of grain.

Ankang looked at Mu Yikuan sadly and said, "It's not fair to you. After all, you did this to save me." Mu Yikuan smiled bitterly and said, "There is nothing unfair. It is enough for his entire army for three months." Ankang said: "But after all, the food has not been sent to the enemy's barracks, so don't despair, things will turn around! If the war is over, the emperor will have a reason to pardon the world! Your No matter how serious the crime is, he can still be exempted from punishment." These words rekindled the fire of hope in Mu Yikuan's heart.He was not afraid of death before, but now, he is afraid, because he has a beautiful girl in his heart.

The two of them just sat in the cold and damp prison cell from morning till dusk. Mu Yikuan sighed, "I never thought that I would go out of one cage and then into another. Is it any wonder? Most of the days we spent together In a place of imprisonment." Ankang said with a smile: "There is no one to disturb here, only the two of us, maybe one day in retrospect, the most memorable days are in this cage." Mu Yikuan was stunned for a long time Taste the words of Ankang. Ankang is not the only one who cares about Mu Yikuan's fate.Quan Wanji, Li Ke's subordinate, was also very concerned about this matter. He was in Honglu Temple and participated in dealing with the aftermath of Ashina's department, so he also knew some rumors about Mu Yikuan's support as an enemy.He, who has always had a keen sense of smell, immediately smelled something from here. He reported the matter to Li Ke, and then analyzed: "A whole 300,000 shi of grain was transported in smoothly under heavy siege. Jieli Daying, where does the food come from? Why is there no one on the road?" Li Ke asked: "What else can't be said here?" Quan Wanji smiled sinisterly: "The food road is controlled by the East Palace. As for this Dou family, the friendship with the East Palace is quite different!" Li Ke nodded upon hearing this, "Well, don't mention it, your nose is quite clever."

Then, he stood up and said with righteous indignation: "The soldiers on the front line are bleeding and sweating, but he did this in Donggong. I don't know how much benefit the Dou family has swallowed!" Quan Wanji continued: "Yes, we have to join him. One copy!" Li Ke looked at Quan Wanji: "Participation is necessary, but it's best not to let us speak, let the generals on the front line speak!" Quan Wanji slapped his thigh and said repeatedly, because right now the emperor listens most to the words of the frontline generals. These people bleed on the battlefield, killed and wounded Paoze, and they hate the enemy the most!Once they come forward, the emperor will have to handle the case.Quan Wanji flattered: "Your Highness, after being injured this time, you seem to have changed a lot. You have lost your sharpness in your moves, but this strength is more than ten times stronger than before!"

Li Ke smiled and said: "It's all realized by being alone at home these days. Thinking about the experience of the past few years, I feel more and more that I should learn from Mr. Cen in dealing with things." Quan Wanji said: "That is, who is Mr. Cen? Otherwise, how could he have been promoted from a secretary to a minister of Zhongshu in three years! By the way, speaking of Mr. Cen, I have one more thing to ask His Highness for help." Li Ke asked. What's the matter with him, Quan Wanji said that Honglucheng is an idler, and he really can't do anything. Recently, there is a vacancy in the warehouse department of the Ministry of Accounts, and he wants to ask Li Ke to come out and talk to Cen Wenwen, so that he can be transferred to that position. In the future, I will do more practical things for Li Ke.

Li Ke glanced at Quan Wanji and said: "This Cangbu Langzhong is a fat man." Quan Wanji said: "Isn't this just a matter of Mr. Cen's writing?"