Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3112
"What's the matter?"

Fang Jun felt the heat and humidity on his shoulders, and moved Princess Gao Yang's cheeks towards him, his eyes met, those usually clear eyes were already full of moisture at this moment.

"No……"

Princess Gao Yang twitched her nose and turned her head aside: "The nose touched your shoulder, it's just a little sore."

Fang Jun chuckled, gently wiped the teardrops on her face with his fingertips, and said softly: "It's not the first time to go out, so why be so worried and sentimental? No matter how strong Tuyuhun is, it can't be stronger than the Turkic Wolf Rider back then." How about Xue Yantuo, who lives in Mobei? Don't worry, Mr. Lang now has the reputation of "Military God", which is resounding all over the world. Tuyuhun will definitely succeed in no time, and the flattening of Qinghai is just around the corner. My lady, please stay at home and wait for your husband's triumphant return."

"Pfft!"

Even though Princess Gao Yang was full of worries, she couldn't help being amused by him. She stared at Fang Jun with her beautiful eyes, and sneered, "Why did you say 'Military God'? You sealed it yourself? It's cheeky."

Fang Jun snorted, tightened his arms around his slender waist, and said softly: "In short, my husband is an unrivaled military genius in today's world. I haven't heard Wei Guogong praise my husband from time to time. What? This battle is certainly dangerous, but with the strength of the right guards, it is certain to win. Besides, as the commander in chief, he must be firmly in the middle army, and the troops can be deployed in formation. You don't need to be so worried, even if you lose the battle, you can return to Chang'an safe and sound as your husband."

When parting, always comfort the family properly, don't let the wives and concubines wash their faces with tears all day long, lest you worry about your family when you are thousands of miles away.

Princess Gaoyang gave a "hmm" and didn't speak, just lying in Fang Jun's arms, her arms tightly around Fang Jun's neck, hugging each other tightly, rubbing her ears together, feeling endless love and parting feelings in her heart .

Actually, how could she not know the danger of this battle?

Although Lang Jun said it easily, Mei Niang has long said that this battle is critical. Presumably with Lang Jun's ambition and will, even if he is defeated, he will definitely not flee in embarrassment and will definitely fight to the end.

In order to protect the stability of Guanzhong and keep the country, even if the battle is fought to the death, it is impossible to take half a step back...

After a long time, Princess Gao Yang lay down on Fang Jun's shoulder, and said softly: "If you don't come back, I will raise children and serve my in-laws, and then I will be a green lamp to the ancient Buddha, and I will miss you for the rest of my life."

Fang Jun's heart sank.

The Tang Dynasty did not have so many Confucianism and etiquette, because the population dropped sharply due to the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the court always encouraged childbirth.Widowhood is not only not recognized by the court, but it is even forced to remarry. If the husband's family blocks it, it will incur heavy punishment from the government.

His Majesty Li Er's own sons-in-law died several times, and then turned around and remarried immediately.

If he dies in Hexi, no matter how much His Majesty Li Er loves him, he will choose a good son-in-law for Princess Gaoyang to remarry.

Now Princess Gao Yang firmly stated that if he dies in battle, he will be a widow for the rest of his life and will never marry again...

Fang Jun sighed softly and said, "Silly girl, why is this so?"

Princess Gao Yang lay in his arms and burst into tears, and said in a muffled voice: "I don't care, anyway, I'll be the only man in my life anyway! If you have the heart to make me lonely and lonely for the rest of my life, then you will be alone forever." Going back or not... woo woo."

Fang Jun smiled wryly, stroked her back, stroked her soft hair, and said softly, "Don't worry, lady, even though it's difficult for my husband, I will return safely and take care of you for the rest of my life."

In a person's life, there are always too many emotions and too many concerns.

It is easy to live towards death, but after death, what should those people who care about him and those who care about him do?
At this moment, Fang Jun was more confused than ever.

*****
The next morning, it was dawn.

As soon as the gate of the East Palace was opened, Prince Li Chengqian walked out of the Lizheng Hall. He was dressed in a prince's robe and looked magnificent, stepped on a snow-white war horse, and walked out of the palace gate surrounded by the "Yuan Cong Forbidden Army" with red tassels and black armor. Go out from Zhuque Gate, go straight south along Zhuque Street, and go straight to Mingde Gate.

Along the way, the gates of Shanhe, Xingdao, Tonghua, Kaihua, Chongye, and Jingshan opened early, and countless noble officials, traffickers and pawns stood at the gates and cheered.

Everyone knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was about to rush to the south of the city to hold a grand ceremony to worship the sky and pray for the Youtunwei to go out of the town of Hexi, so they all got up early and wanted to follow and applaud the Youtunwei who was about to resist Tuyuhun's rebellion , Fold a willow, and say "Treasure!"
Therefore, when the prince drove slowly ahead, countless people spontaneously followed behind, blocking the entire [-]-foot-wide Suzaku Avenue, and pedestrians rubbed shoulders and could only move forward slowly.

Thousands of people gathered to block the long street, but apart from a few crying children, there was no noise from people.

Everyone followed His Royal Highness silently, with a heavy heart.

Outside the gate of Mingde, all the merchants waiting to enter the city dismounted from their horses and sedan chairs, and the long caravans stood silently on both sides of the official road.

The sky was not yet bright, and thick clouds were piled up on the horizon, making the space between the sky and the earth solemn, and the atmosphere low and deadly.

Not long after, we arrived at Yuanqiu.

The tall and majestic round mound is a place for offering sacrifices to the country, the Haotian God who gave birth to all things in the world, and hopes that the gods can bless the world in the nine heavens.However, just a few days ago, a sacrificial ceremony was held here. Hundreds of thousands of Tang Erlang put on their helmets and armor, rushed to Liaodong, and started a bloody killing.

And now, God Haotian will sit on the nine heavens indifferently, watching the people who believe in him offer sacrifices to him again, hoping to protect them from the town of Hexi, and resist the killing from the Hu tribe...

Fang Jun had already led Pei Xingjian, Cheng Wuting and more than a thousand Youtun guards to wait here.The scale of this sacrificial expedition is much smaller than the last time His Majesty Li Er's royal conquest was just a ceremony, so Fang Jun has already ordered most of the soldiers to leave the camp in advance, cross the Yong'an Canal westward, and arrive at the gate of Kaiyuan Temporarily stationed here, wait until the sacrifices here are completed and meet at one place, and then go to Hexi.

The officials of the Ministry of Rituals were in charge of the sacrificial process, because they had done it not long ago, so this time they were familiar with the process and went very smoothly.

Li Chengqian read out a memorial to heaven on the top of the circular mound, and read out an impassioned and passionate call to the public. Hearing the surrounding officials, soldiers, and even the surrounding merchants and common people, the enthusiasm and morale skyrocketed!
After that, the sacrificial ceremony is completed.

Fang Jun got on his horse, cupped his hands and said to Li Chengqian: "Forgive me for not being able to fully salute because of the armor on my body. Going to Hexi, I will receive the protection of the Haotian God and the blessing of His Majesty, and I will surely win the victory and live up to my trust!"

According to the procedure, at this time Li Chengqian said a few words of blessing, then he could silently watch Fang Jun lead his army west, and then return to the city.

But Li Chengqian disrupted the process, and hurried forward two steps forward, pulling Fang Fangjun's rein with one hand, and holding Fang Fangjun's hand tightly with the other, choking with tears: "Going to Hexi, there are many difficulties and dangers, Erlang take care all the way Of course there is no room for mistakes in military and state affairs, but Erlang should also be more careful. Regardless of the victory or defeat, he must not act recklessly, and save this body for future use! I am alone waiting for you in Chang'an."

His voice was not high, and he couldn't hear it clearly from a distance, but the court officials around him could hear each one clearly, and suddenly showed a look of horror.

The army is about to be launched, and the importance of this battle is known to all the world, and it can be said that there is no victory but no defeat!However, at this time the crown prince said something like "preserve this body for great use"...

Not to mention that such words are not very auspicious, the key point is that the crown prince still said such words despite knowing that it was impolite. Obviously, he thought that the victory or defeat of this battle was not enough for Fang Jun to risk his life to kill the enemy, which was a bit too much.

It can be seen from this that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really regards Fang Jun as a humerus and trusts him too much...

Fang Jun couldn't laugh or cry, could it be that His Royal Highness was possessed by Liu Bei?
But it is really inappropriate to act like this at such a time, so he quickly got off his horse, moved in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is the heir apparent of the country, your words and deeds should be moderate, and you must not violate etiquette. I am going to Hexi, and I will definitely suppress the rebellion Thief, stabilize the western frontier for the empire, otherwise, don’t return to Beijing!”

These words are not for Li Chengqian, but for his own ambition.

The Hexi counties must be preserved, the Tuyuhun rebels must be wiped out, and the Western Regions must be unimpeded. This is the goal he set for his Western Expedition.

Maybe others can ignore the victory or defeat of a war. After all, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. If you lose this time, you can win it back next time.But Fang Jun, from the perspective of God, has a clear view of the world's major events, and knows what the consequences will be if Hexi falls.

Such an empire with a prosperous culture, a prosperous economy, and a prosperous military represents the backbone of the Han people for more than a thousand years in the future. How can we let it be as powerless, divided by warlords, flourishing and declining as in history?

This is something he is worth protecting with his life.

No fear of life and death.

(End of this chapter)