"Prince Guide, I really didn't expect that Luxing would be occupied by us so easily."

Luxingtou, Xue Rengui, the chief general of the marching commander of Poludao, stood on the highest building of Luxing, which was called Budala Palace in later generations, looking at the turbid river flowing along Luxing in the distance, and said with emotion.

Zan Po, who was in a complicated mood and even a little confused, stood in the city with Xue Rengui. Looking at the snow-capped mountains in the sky under the sunlight, he sighed heavily and said, "Master, the general, did not expect that Luxing would attack so easily, nor did he expect that my two brothers would turn against Mang Song and Mang Zan at this time, and they would fight each other. Alas, this is the death of the sky and the Tubo Pi."

Looking at Zan Po with a wry smile, Xue Rengui knew his deputies, and the Tubo surrendered general who made the merits of pardon in this battle, and did not pay much attention to it, nor did he say anything ridiculed. He just said in the tone of a commander: "Prince Guide, your two brothers, Zan Sinuo and Qinling will be taken to Chang'an with my triumphant army. The court will have their own judgment on how to deal with them, but don't worry, the court has already sent an edict and told us the solution. They will not be treated lightly by the court. According to what the general thinks, they will likely lead their army to fight like Prince Guide, haha. Prince Guide has made many military achievements in this battle. I believe that the imperial edict will be sent to the court in a few days."

Zan Po is not an ordinary person. Although he was a little moved after leading his troops to the familiar Luxing and did not hide it in front of Xue Rengui, he quickly calmed down and said according to Xue Rengui's wishes: "This battle was arranged by the Grand Marshal. The strategy was successful. Otherwise, it would be impossible to obtain Luxing so smoothly, and it would be impossible to capture Mangsong Mangzan easily. The Grand Marshal will definitely receive the reward from the court, and he will probably be promoted to Duke after returning to the court. At that time, the Grand Marshal's military achievements will be comparable to the British Duke and Duke Xing, hehe. By the way, the Grand Marshal, when we lead the army, don't forget to go to the Zuixian Tower to ask for a drink."

In order to adjust the atmosphere, Zan Po also deliberately joked

Xue Rengui knew the meaning of Zan Po’s joke, and immediately agreed with a smile: “No problem. When we return to Beijing triumphantly, I will definitely invite you to Zuixianlou to drink well. If you don’t get drunk, you won’t be right. Prince Guide, most of our troops have been placed in the city. We have inspected the defenses of each department. Let’s lead the generals to meet someone together.”

"Did the Grand Marshal say he will meet Princess Wencheng?" Zan Po asked carefully.

"It's right" Xue Rengui nodded and walked forward. When Zanpo also started and accompanied him, he continued to say: "My army attacked Luxing. Princess Wencheng, the princess who was married to Tubo from the Tang Dynasty, must visit her. All the generals will go. You must not disturb her. You must send someone to protect her. If anyone does not obey the order, he will be punished strictly."

Xue Rengui led his army into Luoxing, destroyed Mangsong Mangzan's men, and captured Mangsong, successfully took over the defenses in various parts of the city, and also disarmed Zansinuo and Qinling's men, and sent troops to chase and suppress the nearby brigades of defeated soldiers. After stopping all the affairs, he took Zan Po and a group of generals to patrol the city. After patrolling the city defenses in various places, he also remembered a very important thing after entering the city, which was to visit Princess Wencheng. Before going to the expedition, Wu Zetian had a special order to protect the Tang Dynasty princess who married far away and not let her suffer any harm. He also found a way to send her back to Chang'an.

The princess of the Tang Dynasty are extremely noble, and the princess who married far away is still the same. Although the court did not have a high evaluation of Princess Wencheng, like Chen Yi, the ministers who trusted Wu Zetian had complained about Princess Wencheng's actions over the years, but as Princess Honghua, no one dared to disrespect her, even if she was in trouble, she would be the same. The princess of the Tang Dynasty could not let her stay in a wild place like Luxing. After she abandoned Zong Nongzan's death, Princess Wencheng lived alone in Luxing. This situation could not continue. Wu Zetian's order was to ensure the safety of Princess Wencheng no matter what, and try her best to get her back to Chang'an to live.

It is the weather in early May. If you leave now, you can still arrive in Chang'an before the cold weather, otherwise you will have to wait for the coming year.

Princess Wencheng is not as young as she was when she married far away. She is almost fifty years old, but she is not easy to endure the long journey and the torture of the high and cold environment. Xue Rengui believes that it is more difficult to send Princess Wencheng to Chang'an safely than to capture the logic star. Moreover, when she set out from Chang'an, Chen Yi also reminded him that Princess Wencheng may not agree to go back to Chang'an.

How to arrange Princess Wencheng, you must meet her first. Therefore, after Xue Rengui arranged all the affairs, the first thing he did was to lead generals of all sizes to pay homage to the princess of the Tang Dynasty who was married far away.

The Budala Palace is said to have been built by Qi Zong Nongzan for Princess Wencheng. Of course, Princess Wencheng lived in this magnificent palace. She lived in a certain hall at the highest palace. At this time, the place where Princess Wencheng lived was guarded by fully armed soldiers of the Tang army. Without Xue Rengui's instructions, no one was allowed to enter.

When Xue Rengui led a large group of generals to Princess Wencheng's hall, a man who looked like Princess Wencheng's maid was discussing something with the leader of the team. This was a maid who came from Chang'an when Princess Wencheng married Tubo. After hearing the situation, Princess Wencheng wanted to see the chief general of the Tang army and wanted to guard the Lang general to report, but the Lang general was ordered by the superiors and led his troops here to guard. He had no other authority and could not leave, so he could only explain carefully. Xue Rengui led a group of generals over, which made the Lang general relieved and quickly stepped forward to report.

Xue Rengui didn't say anything after hearing this, and stepped forward to salute the maid of Princess Wencheng, whose appearance had been completely changed, and said, "Please inform the princess, let me tell you about the Grand Chief of the Tang Poludao Army, and the General of the Right Wu Guard Xue Li led the Prince Guide and his generals to pay homage to the princess, please give him a message."

"It turns out it's General Xue." The old maid quickly returned the gift, and tears rolled out in her eyes. She quickly wiped it away and said with a sob: "The princess asked me to tell the general from the Tang Dynasty that she was about to find the commander of the Tang army. Please follow me in with me."

Xue Rengui nodded and ordered his generals, including Zan Po, to follow him into the palace.

The hall where Princess Wencheng lives is very large, with countless candles lit inside, illuminating the entire hall. The Tang generals who entered the hall saw a dignified and noble old woman sitting upright in the hall, and there were a group of men and women with their heads lowered down. Although there were many people inside, no sound came out.

Xue Rengui led the generals to the front of the hall and saluted respectfully to Princess Wencheng, who was seated in the hall: "Mr. Ludao, the general of the military commander, Xue Li, the general of the Right Martial Guard, led all the generals under his command to pay homage to His Highness."

Zan Po and other generals followed Xue Rengui to salute Princess Wencheng, who was sitting upright in the hall.

"Master Xue, please be exempted from tribute, and you all are exempt from tribute." Princess Wencheng raised her hand and signaled to His Highness and the generals.

"Thank you, Princess." After Xue Rengui gave a gift, he also looked up at Princess Wencheng. What caught his eye was a pale and aging face, as if he had suffered some major blow, which immediately reminded him of what Chen Yi said before leaving.

At that time, Chen Yi faintly accused Princess Wencheng of being accomplices for tigers and helping Tubo to be powerful for the years. According to the situation, the princess who married far away was really haggard because Tubo was defeated. It is possible that she was extremely disgusted with the arrival of the Tang army at this time. Thinking of this, Xue Rengui felt sad. Women are women. They marry chickens and chickens, and dogs and dogs. After marriage, everything is considered for the husband's family and interests. Princess Wencheng is the same. She completely regards Tubo as her own country. She has long forgotten that she is the princess of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, she would not have opposed Tubo's use of troops against the Tang Dynasty and sent people to Chang'an several times to marry Tubo's royal family. Almost instantly, Xue Rengui's feeling of marrying the princess changed a little, and Princess Wencheng's next few words made him feel like chewing wax.

"General Xue Da, I can't understand why the emperor and queen of the Tang Dynasty sent troops to attack Tubo in succession. Don't they know that this palace is here? The first emperor asked me to marry Tubo far away to maintain the relationship between uncle and nephew and let Tubo live in peace with the Tang Dynasty forever. I really didn't expect that when I was in my remnant years, the emperor and queen of the Tang Dynasty actually sent a large army to attack Tubo haha." A bitter smile revealed the anger in her heart.

Xue Rengui endured the unhappiness in his heart and replied seriously: "The princess is wrong. The first thing that provoked the war was the Tubo army. The Tubo people, regardless of the opposition of our Tang Dynasty, sent troops to destroy Tuyuhun. Murong Nuohun was the Tubo people, the prince of Xihai, personally conferred by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, not only attacked Tuyuhun, but also attacked the pass of the Tang Dynasty from time to time. Liangzhou, Shanzhou, Hezhou, and Anxi were attacked by Tubo people for years.

Fortunately, many of my warlike generals guarded the border, so the conspiracy of the Tubo people to occupy the land of the Tang Dynasty was not successful. In his later years, Duke Su of Xing tried his best to annihilate the hundreds of thousands of Tubo troops living in Qinghai. Why in the eyes of the princess, everything was the fault of the Tang Dynasty? The Tang Dynasty never took the initiative to provoke trouble. Everything was the Tubo people first betrayed their faith and attacked the border of the Tang Dynasty. Please understand these principles."

After hearing Xue Rengui's words, Princess Wencheng opened her mouth and still said nothing. She just sighed silently, and two lines of clear tears rolled down her eyes.

Xue Rengui signaled the generals to retreat, leaving only him, Zan Po and Ashinadaozhen inside. After all the generals retreated, he stepped forward and bowed to Princess Wencheng and asked: "Princess, I will welcome the princess back to Chang'an by the order of the Queen. I will also prepare for it. The princess will set off now. In a few months, the princess will be able to go home."
Chapter completed!