bastard seizes tang

Chapter 104 Stone Room
For some reason, Li Ke's fate seems to be incompatible with Yinshan.

When Li Ke came to Yinshan for the first time, he had just gone north to Turkic as a hostage. Although he was a hostage at that time, he was still Xieli's guest, and he had no worries about food and clothing.

Li Ke came to Yinshan Mountain for the second time and was already exiled. He had nothing to do except shepherd the sheep every day, and he rarely had enough food and clothing for three meals.

When Li Ke returned to Yinshan Mountain for the third time, he was already a prisoner, locked in the prison, and couldn't even get out the door. It can be said that once was not as good as once.

"Mr., when you followed the king to the north, did you ever think that you will be in trouble today?" Li Ke and Wang Xuance were imprisoned in a stone house, and Li Ke sat on the ground and looked at Wang Xuance and asked.

Wang Xuance laughed and said: "The so-called 'fortune is where misfortune rests, misfortune and good fortune rest on', everything is about cause and effect, even though I and Your Highness are trapped here, it is not necessarily a bad thing."

After listening to Wang Xuance's words, Li Ke couldn't help showing a strange look on his face, and asked, "Do you believe me, sir?"

Wang Xuance's words come from "Lao Tzu", which is a Taoist classic, but Wang Xuance never reads Taoist classics, which is inconsistent with Wang Xuance's usual habits.

Wang Xuance shook his head and said: "I don't believe it, but I believe it is Your Highness."

Hearing this, Li Ke smiled and said, "Why did you say that, sir?"

Wang Xuance said: "After the Heng'an battle, General Su disappeared for no reason. Didn't he follow His Highness's orders?"

Li Ke asked back: "Oh? How do you know that Ding Fang was sent out by this king?"

Wang Xuance replied: "General Su is brave and fierce, always guarding Your Highness's side, never moving an inch, if it wasn't for His Highness's order, even if General Su died, he would die by His Highness's side."

Li Ke said with a smile: "If Ding Fang heard what you said, he would be very pleased."

Wang Xuance said: "General Su's appearance is comparable to that of the famous ancient general Feng Ziming. Although he is a late bloomer, he will eventually become a master. Your words are definitely not in vain."

Hearing this, Li Ke shook his head and said: "Although Feng Ziming is a famous general, he was only known at the time and was not passed on to future generations. In the eyes of this king, Huo Qubing, who is destined to be my king, is no match for Feng Ziming."

Feng Ziming was a famous general during the Han and Yuan Dynasties. He was a late bloomer. He had many achievements in the Western Regions and was considered a famous general for a while, but Li Ke knew that Su Dingfang's future achievements would not only be due to his achievements in defending the frontier?
Hearing Li Ke's words, Wang Xuance couldn't help being quite envious of Su Dingfang. He didn't expect that Su Dingfang had such weight in Li Ke's eyes.

Wang Xuance asked, "But I don't know where General Su is now?"

Li Ke replied: "If it goes well, Dingfang should be in Heng'an City by now, and Li Jing will lead the troops to the north. Of course, he dare not disregard this king's life, but this king can't put all his hopes on Li Jing alone. , there should always be one step behind.”

In the battle of Heng'an Town, the Turkic soldiers retreated. When they withdrew, the Turkic people's attention was on Li Ke alone. They didn't care about Su Dingfang's side, and Su Dingfang was very skilled in martial arts. It is not difficult.

Just because Li Jing used troops, took risks in a steady manner, and sought victory in dangers, Li Ke was naturally not worried about the situation of the battle, but once this battle reached a critical moment, it would be difficult for Li Jing to be concerned about Li Ke's life. There is a guarantee, Li Ke's former Su Dingfang took advantage of the chaos to kill him this time, for this last guarantee.

"Ped, pedal, pedal"

Just when Li Ke was talking to Wang Xuance, there was a sound of footsteps outside the stone house. Li Ke figured it was noon. At first, Li Ke thought it was a Turkic guard who came to deliver food, but when the door slowly opened When a bright light penetrated, Li Ke discovered that it was Ashina Yun who came in.

"Ayun? Why are you here?" Li Ke originally thought that Ashinayun was in the Khan Court, but unexpectedly he followed Jieli to Yinshan. Li Ke asked in surprise.

Ashina said: "This time when Father Khan marched south, I also came here with the tooth tent. I heard that you were imprisoned by Father Khan, so I came to have a look."

After Ashinayun finished speaking, he ordered someone to carry a felt bag from outside the door, took out a thick woolen quilt from the felt bag, and handed it to Li Ke.

"Winter is coming soon, and the weather in the mountains is very cold, and the stone house is leaking everywhere. You can always keep out the wind with this woolen quilt." Ashina Yun said that he was concerned, but his tone was very serious. Plain, not as lively as it used to be.

Li Ke looked down at the wool quilt that Ashinayun handed over to him, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart.

I don’t know when it started, maybe after Li Ke was exiled to Yinshan to herd sheep, or maybe after the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty, there suddenly appeared an indescribable gap between Li Ke and Ashina Yun, which has nothing to do with the distance , has nothing to do with intimacy, or even the feelings of the two, but only the identities and positions of the two.

Li Ke is the son of the Emperor Tang, while Ashinayun is the daughter of Khan. Following the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty, the two countries were at war, and they naturally stood on opposite sides, although they did nothing, let alone nothing. Wrong, but that's the way it is, and it can't be reversed.

For Ashinayun, for this young girl, Li Ke stayed in the stone room with poor lighting, and looked at her with terrible depression in his heart.

Ashinayun is different from the women Li Ke has ever met. Li Ke admires her and even likes her a little bit, but it is far from the feeling between men and women, which is very strange.

Family love, friendship, and even other things, now sandwiched between Datang and Turkic grievances, suppressed Li Ke out of breath.

"Thank you." Li Ke's words were brewing in his heart for a long time, but after a while, he could only hold back the words "look".

"You're welcome." Li Ke's heart was depressed, and Ashinayun's heart never felt better. The girl who was originally innocent and straightforward, inadvertently became a little more melancholy when facing Li Ke. After three words, he left silently.

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Li Ke was trapped in the stone room of Yinshan Mountain. In Mayi, south of Yinshan Mountain, what Ashina Simo and Jieli said had already happened.

Winter is approaching, the climate is getting colder, and now the Northland is no longer suitable for marching and fighting. In addition, now that Li Ke is still in the hands of the Turks, different voices have appeared in Mayi City.

"Commander, the cold winter is approaching, and the road will be blocked by heavy snow. If we wage war with the Turks at this moment, the risk may be too high." After several battles within a month, Datang has already won the two counties of Yunzhong and Mayi. Counting the success of the battle, Zhang Gongjin, the deputy commander of the army, strongly advocated withdrawing troops and sticking to Mayi.

Zhang Gongjin's words are safe, but Li Jing, the commander of the three armies, does not agree.

Li Jingdao: "The cold winter is approaching now, not only our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are suffering from the cold, but also the Turks in general. If we take this opportunity to go north and catch the Turks by surprise, it will be a meritorious service."

Zhang Gongjin said: "The final general thinks that there is no need to rush the Northern Expedition for a while, and it is normal to fight again after the spring returns next year."

Li Jing shook his head and said, "Now the morale of the Turks has been broken by our Great Tang, if we withdraw our troops at this time, it will give the Turks a chance to breathe, it is definitely not advisable."

(End of this chapter)