People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 964 Whose city is this?

Outside the west gate of Fuqi City, Murong Zhong and Qu Chongyu led the generals to welcome the Tang envoy.

Under the escort of cavalry in black clothes and armor, Li Xuan came running from a distance wearing a black robe with gold threads.

Between the rise and fall of the sleeves, it seemed that the armor under the clothes could be glimpsed.

When the Tuyuhun people on the city wall saw this scene, their breathing stagnated.

Rumors that had been circulating in the city for a long time suddenly appeared in front of them, and everyone couldn't help but stare.

"Hello!" Li Xuan pulled his hand slightly, and the horse stopped instantly. He raised his head and scanned the crowd with his cold eyes.

In an instant, it sank.

Those Tuyuhun warriors who had followed him on his expedition couldn't help but shudder.

Immediately, Li Xuan's face was full of gentleness. She sat on the horse and looked at Murong Zhong and Qu Chongyu. She held her hands with an implicit smile and said, "Two of you, it's been a long time."

"I've seen the prince, please, prince!" Murong Zhong stretched out his hands in a hurry and said at the same time: "My father has prepared a separate courtyard in the city. Please take a break for the prince and the envoys."

Li Xuan nodded, gently clamped the horse, and moved forward slowly.

Murong Zhong and Qu Chongyu quickly mounted their horses to follow.

Li Xuan said calmly: "How many foreign envoys have arrived in Tuyuhun City now?"

"Many, the countries in the Western Regions were extremely excited when they learned that Tuyuhun was restored. Envoys from more than a dozen countries have arrived in Tuyuhun to participate in the ceremony of Tuyuhun's restoration." After Murong Zhong finished speaking, he swallowed subconsciously.

"Yeah!" Li Xuan nodded slightly and said calmly: "As long as they don't come to watch the fun.

It will be difficult for Tuyuhun to regain its kingdom. As long as it is not restored today and destroyed tomorrow, I believe everything will be fine. "

Murong Zhong was stunned for a moment, and then said with a forced smile on his face: "This will definitely not be the case."

Li Xuan smiled, stopped talking, and then rode into the city with two hundred black armored cavalry.

In fact, everyone knows that all these envoys did not come to Fuqi City with any good intentions.

The two great powers of Datang and Tubo went to war, and Tuyuhun re-founded the country with the support of Datang. Once they successfully restored their country, they would surely bring immense confidence to the small countries that supported Datang.

But if they regain their country today, they will be destroyed tomorrow. At that time, it will not only be Tuyuhun but also Datang who will be slapped in the face and laughed at.

Countries in the Western Region will also lose confidence in Datang.

However, Tuyuhun will forever lose hope of ever rising again.

Li Xuan's words pierced Murong Zhong's heart like a sharp knife.

His face is terribly ugly

Qu Chongyu followed on one side, looking at this scene with disbelief.

He even kept his mouth open and forgot to close it.

Isn't it like this when the King of Nanchang was in Chang'an?

Why did a handsome and handsome prince of the current dynasty turn into such a cold and murderous god when he arrived at the border?

The vitriol in his words was something that Qu Chongyu had never thought of.

……

After crossing the city gate and entering Fuqi City, Li Xuan subconsciously looked towards the side alley.

There were so many black-clothed figures in the dense crowd, lying on the ground, chanting in a low voice.

The figure in black spreads out from the alley, as if there is no end in sight.

Li Xuan turned around and walked towards the city with a calm expression.

Have the followers of the King in Black spread to Fuqi City?
Murong Zhong clenched his fists tightly and wanted to say something, but his mouth was subconsciously closed tightly and he could not speak at all.

Qu Chongyu on the side wanted to persuade, but he didn't know how to speak.

In fact, he had heard the legend about the King in Black since he came to Fuqi City, but he never paid much attention to it.

With King Nanchang's military exploits, it was not a big deal to have so many followers of Tuyuhun.

Not to mention that he is still the current king.

But when Murong Zhong personally came to both sides of the city gate yesterday and ordered his soldiers to block the road and prevent people from approaching, Qu Chongyu felt the Murong family's strong fear.

But today, when he saw the dense crowds of followers of the Black-clad Heavenly King on both sides of the city gate and in the alleys on the left and right roads, he suddenly felt a chill.

Looking back, more black-armored cavalry were left in the military tent outside the city, and the military camp quickly expanded.

Looking sideways at Li Xuan who was walking ahead, Qu Chongyu suddenly had a ridiculous thought in his heart: "Whose city is this?"

……

Looking up, a magnificent palace appeared in front of Li Xuan.

A sneer flashed in Li Xuan's eyes.

Some people like to show off their wealth to make others admire them, but with the wealth of rebuilding the palace, it is better to use it to improve the combat effectiveness of the soldiers.

After all, King Tuyuhun has a limited mind.

"Your Majesty, please come this way!" Murong Zhong pointed to a deep courtyard beside the palace, raised his hands and said, "That is a separate courtyard prepared for Your Majesty. It is a little crude. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"It's okay." Li Xuan waved her hands lightly and turned to look around. Hundreds of elite cavalry were patrolling back and forth. Li Xuan squeezed out a smile on her face and said: "It's very nice here. At least you can sleep well at night."

The corner of Murong Zhong's mouth couldn't help but twitch, but then he said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Fuqi City today has a copper wall and an iron wall. The Tubo people cannot easily enter."

Li Xuan turned sideways and looked at Murong Zhong, the corners of her eyes slightly lowered, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly.

Although it was not obvious, the disdain was clearly conveyed.

Just as Murong Zhong was about to speak, Li Xuan had already turned his horse and headed towards the other courtyard. "Sister, father, look at him." Murong Zhong was already very angry. He turned to look at Qu Chongyu and complained.

"When the Angel of the Tang Dynasty arrives, my father-in-law should go out of the city to greet him in person." After Qu Chongyu finished speaking, he turned around and followed Li Xuan.

Murong Zhong was stunned for a moment, then caught up and said, "This is not to ask the King of Nanchang to change clothes and take a bath first, and then..."

"That's called summoning." Qu Chongyu stopped his horse, stared at Murong Zhong and said, "Even if Tuyuhun returns to the country, his position will be under the Tang Dynasty prince. Even if he is not greeted at the city gate, he should be greeted at the palace gate. Instead of letting the King of Nanchang bathe and change his clothes first and then summon him, are you embarrassing the King of Nanchang or the Tang Dynasty?"

"No, no." Murong Zhong quickly waved his hand to explain and said: "This is not because the prince is tired along the way, and I want him to rest more..."

Qu Chongyu took a deep look at Murong Zhong, then slapped the reins and quickly chased after Li Xuan.

Murong Zhong suddenly fell down.

He didn't know the sensitivity in this, but if the Murong clan wanted to gain a foothold, they couldn't just rely on the Tang Dynasty, they had to rely on themselves.

……

Li Xuan rode on the horse, looked at the deep courtyard, and nodded with satisfaction.

He waved his hand, and two hundred cavalrymen had already taken the lead.

All the original servants and guards in the mansion were driven aside.

All key points in the entire courtyard are occupied by guards in black.

"Prince!" Qu Chongyu chased after him.

Li Xuan turned around calmly, nodded slightly, and then got off the horse.

"Your Majesty." Qu Chongyu dismounted and said quickly: "King Tuyuhun is washing and bathing. He will come over to pay homage to His Majesty soon."

Li Xuan turned around in surprise and said, "See you tomorrow, isn't there anything good to see you today?"

Qu Chongyu smiled reluctantly and said: "After all, the prince came on His Majesty's order. When the angel arrived, Tuyuhun should have greeted him at the city gate."

Li Xuan waved her hand and said: "I don't care about those false gifts. Before the ceremony, it is better to make King Tuyuhun less visible. The Tubo people will not miss any opportunity to assassinate him."

"Your Majesty, you don't know. The Murong clan has cleaned Fuqi City more than a dozen times for the restoration of the country. All the Tibetan artifacts have been wiped out." Qu Chongyu hurriedly explained to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan glanced at Qu Chongyu expressionlessly and said calmly: "Mr. Tianshang, do you believe this?"

Qu Chongyu was stunned. When he came to his senses, Li Xuan had already entered the mansion.

"Prince!" Qu Chongyu hurriedly chased after him.

Li Xuan waved her hands calmly and said: "Tianshan Duke, please tell King Tuyuhun that I will not go to see him today. I will see you at the ceremony tomorrow."

Qu Chongyu stopped with an ugly expression. He knew that Li Xuan was still a little angry.

Who else wouldn't be angry?

Having come all the way here, as the most distinguished guest, Li Xuan's treatment was not the best. It would be strange not to be annoyed.

"My lord, if anything happens, please say hello. Qu lives next door." Qu Chongyu shouted, and then he saw Li Xuan pause in his footsteps, seem to nod, and then disappeared deep into the courtyard, never to be seen again.

Qu Chongyu sighed softly, turned around and walked away helplessly.

……

"Father, how is the King of Nanchang?"

Kodou'er, who is sixteen years old, is 1.6 meters tall and has a little baby fat. She looks very cute, but her exaggerated fullness in her chest is so surprising.

Qu Dou'er stood on one side and looked at his father who had just entered the door, with a curious look on his face.

Although she had come from Chang'an by boat with Li Xuan, at that time, she didn't know that the emperor had granted her a marriage and asked her to be a concubine to the King of Nanchang.

So at that time, although the two people were slightly facing each other, there was no contact at all.

Now that they have arrived at Fuqi City, Qu Chongyu still tells Qu Douer everything in order to ensure everything goes smoothly tomorrow.

So Qu Dou'er is now very curious about everything about Li Xuan.

"The King of Nanchang is very good. Dou'er, please go back first. We can see you tomorrow." Qu Chongyu nodded gently to Qu Dou'er.

"Oh!" Qu Dou'er responded, and then returned to the backyard with some embarrassment.

Watching his daughter leave, Qu Chongyu couldn't help but sigh.

"What's wrong?" Murong Yi, who was sitting on the bench, finally noticed something was wrong. She looked at her husband in a low voice and asked with concern: "What happened?"

"My father-in-law did not go to the city gate to greet King Nanchang, nor did he greet him at the palace afterwards. He treated King Nanchang like a small prince." Qu Chongyu couldn't help but shook his head and said: "King Nanchang is already a little annoyed. Tomorrow I probably won’t see my father-in-law again before the ceremony.”

Murong Yi was stunned for a moment, then said with an ugly face: "The King of Nanchang still doesn't know about that matter?"

Qu Chongyu nodded with a wry smile and said, "I probably don't know yet."

Murong Yi immediately couldn't help but stood up and walked out, saying, "No, I have to go find my father."

"Don't go." Qu Chongyu called out to Murong Yi, shook his head slightly and said, "If you want Dou'er to get married, then don't go."

"Why?" Murong Yi was shocked.

"Because the relationship between the King of Nanchang and the Murong family is not good, the prince deliberately did not let his father-in-law meet the King of Nanchang first, and the King of Nanchang had no intention of meeting his father-in-law.

It looked like he was about to leave as soon as tomorrow was over, and the rift between the two parties was obvious at a glance.

If the King of Nanchang is troubled because of us, it will probably be difficult for Douer to marry him in the future. "

"You mean, the King of Nanchang doesn't think his father can defend Tuyuhun, and he has no intention of helping." Murong Yi was not an idiot, and it was not difficult to guess Li Xuan's intentions.

"Otherwise, what do you think the Queen is doing by asking her to be her husband?" Qu Chongyu said softly.

(End of this chapter)