Thief Emperor

Chapter 965 Beast!

The Qian girl met the requirements of Li Yun and his wife in all aspects.

She was from Xuanzhou and was a direct descendant of Emperor Li. Her father, Qian Zhong, was a loyal descendant of the emperor.

Moreover, Qian Suzhen was beautiful and had a generous personality. She was only about two years younger than the prince.

This is the most suitable princess consort.

Empress Xue held the Qian daughter's hand and talked to her for a long time, then pointed at Qian Zhong and said with a smile: "When you were not yet born, your father worked in the anti-theft team. At that time, he was very dark and could not be recognized in the crowd at a glance."

“But it was far from being as majestic as it is now.”

More than ten years, almost twenty years, have passed. Qian Gou'er has been a general for many years. In recent years, he has become a general guarding a region. Naturally, his temperament is very different from that of the past.

When Qian Suzhen heard what the Queen said, she glanced at her father and couldn't help but smiled with her hands covering her mouth. Then she remembered that this was in front of the Queen, so she quickly covered her mouth and dared not laugh anymore.

Empress Xue took her hand, stood up, then looked at Madam Qian and said with a smile: "Come on, let's go, girls, come to my place and talk, let the men talk about men's things."

Madam Qian nodded quickly and said yes, then followed Queen Xue and left Hanyuan Hall with her daughter.

After they left, Li Yun looked at Qian Zhong and said with a smile: "I have seen more than ten families in the past two years. Your daughter is good. I am very satisfied."

"The Queen is probably satisfied too."

Emperor Li smiled and said, "Wait a couple of days and arrange for the Crown Prince to meet her. If the two young people have no objection, we can finalize the matter. After the New Year, we can arrange for them to get married."

Qian Zhong took a deep breath, bowed his head and said, "Superior, this..."

Li Yun glanced at him, frowned and asked, "Why, you don't agree?"

"No no."

Qian Zhong lowered his head and smiled bitterly, "I just think that my daughter is too high a target."

"Nothing is too high."

Emperor Li smiled and said, "Twenty years ago, you and I were both making a living in the mountains. If nothing had happened in the past twenty years, we would have been a perfect match."

"Besides, you are now one of the most outstanding military commanders in the court. It is only natural that your daughter should be the Crown Princess."

Qian Zhong bowed his head deeply and said, "I, your subordinate, thank you for your position."

"All right."

Li Yun waved his hand and said, "This matter is settled for now. I will give you a warrant today. You go to Yingyang Guard to take a look. Tomorrow, you will go to the Privy Council and then the Ministry of War. After completing the formalities, you will go to Yingyang Guard to take up your post."

Qian Zhong bowed his head deeply and replied "yes" respectfully.

Unlike the conversation between Empress Xue and Madam Qian, which could take several hours, although Li Yun and Qian Zhong had a very good relationship, things between men could be explained in just a few words.

After Qian Zhong said goodbye and left, Emperor Li stood up and left Hanyuan Hall and walked all the way to Ganlu Hall. At this time, there were more than twenty documents piled up in Ganlu Hall.

Li Yun was already quite skilled in handling these political affairs. He just shook his head slightly, sat back in his seat, and began to look through the documents. After flipping through several, he picked out one of them, read it carefully, and couldn't help but frowning.

"Gu Chang."

he shouted.

The eunuch at the door immediately walked in with his head bowed, saying respectfully: "Your Majesty."

"Go, call Xu Ziwang over."

"Yes."

Gu Chang nodded quickly, responded, and then left in small steps.

After half an hour, Gu Chang led Xu Ang into the Ganlu Palace. When they reached the palace gate, he bowed his head slightly and said, "Mr. Xu, His Majesty is waiting for you inside."

Xu Ang glanced at Gu Chang and nodded slightly to him. Then he took a deep breath and stepped into the Ganlu Palace. After he walked all the way to the front of the emperor, he lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, your majesty."

Emperor Li looked up at him and waved to him, "Come, come, come closer."

Xu Ang hurried forward. Li Yun picked out five or six documents and frowned, saying, "What's going on? A few days ago, a group of censors from the Censorate impeached Zhang Sui for corruption."

"Today, another group of censors came together to impeach Xu Kun for abusing the people."

Xu Ang picked up the document that Li Yun handed over, read it carefully, and then put it back. After a moment of silence, he said, "The Censorate heard about the matter and reported it to the emperor. The censors below can report it if they get the news. I can't suppress them."

"If we really suppress it, it will inevitably be suspected of covering up."

"Moreover, these two..."

"My hands and feet are not very clean."

Emperor Li rubbed his temples and said silently: "Zhang Sui's case is not serious. I have asked the King of Jin to warn him and transferred him out of Jingzhao Prefecture and prepared to demote him."

"As for Xu Kun."

Emperor Li looked at Xu Ang and continued, "The Nine Departments have already investigated his case, and there is no major problem." "The Imperial Censorate..."

Emperor Li frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Xu Ang was not afraid, he just bowed his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, if everything is decided by the Nine Departments, then there is no need to set up the Censorate. The Censorate is just performing public duties."

"and."

He looked at Li Yun and sighed slightly: "The court is now very complicated. Many times, I cannot have the final say."

Emperor Li looked at him and asked, "I know about the fighting among the civil officials, but fighting is fighting, and it cannot affect the normal operation of the court."

"There's a war going on in the north right now."

Li Yun reached out and knocked on the table, saying, "In the future, you have to press the button for this kind of thing."

Xu Ziwang looked at Li Yun and said with a wry smile: "There are two prime ministers behind this. I'm afraid I can't control them."

"Then you will also go to the Political Affairs Hall to discuss matters in the future."

Emperor Li knocked on the table with his hand and said, "Then, Tao Wenyuan will also be appointed as prime minister, and someone else will be appointed as the minister of rites."

Xu Ang thought for a moment, then bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

His Majesty the Emperor looked at Xu Ang and sighed, "I don't know if you guys are really fighting hard, or if you're fighting for me to see and pretend."

Hearing this, Xu Ang was silent for a while, then smiled bitterly and said, "I can't explain it clearly."

He looked at Li Yun and said, "Maybe, it was just a show at first."

The Imperial Censor sighed and said, "Now, the fake has become real."

Emperor Li snorted: "After you enter the political hall, you will mediate."

"You guys fight your own battles, I won't interfere. If anyone crosses the line and ruins the court's business, it will ruin my business."

"I won't forgive him."

Xu Ang took a deep breath and said, "I will do my best."

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Forty miles outside Youzhou city.

Gongsun He rode on a war horse, leading thousands of vanguard troops behind him, looking at Youzhou City from afar.

After he entered Youzhou, he had a smooth journey and only encountered a few Khitan soldiers, and there were no other obstacles.

Just as he was about to send out scouts to continue the expedition, a captain from the scout camp ran over and shouted in a loud voice, "General!"

"A dozen miles ahead of our army, we spotted a large group of Khitan soldiers!"

Gongsun He was startled, then he became serious and asked in a low voice: "How many people? Infantry or cavalry?"

"All!"

The captain whispered, "Mostly cavalry, there are at least three to four thousand cavalry. We didn't see it clearly, so if we estimate it more, there may be tens of thousands of them!"

"The main force of Khitan."

Gongsun He was certain of the identity of this group of Khitans, then he glanced in the direction of Youzhou City and realized, "Yes, they are not going to fight a battle to defend the city with us."

It has been more than seven years since the Tang Dynasty artillery came into being, or since its first actual combat use. During these seven years, artillery in the army has basically become standard equipment and is no longer a secret.

Even so, the Khitans could not build it.

However, although the Khitans did not have artillery, they already knew about the existence of such a thing and knew how to deal with it.

If we defend the city and allow the Tang army to bombard it with artillery, no matter how high the city is, we will not be able to hold it for long. So the best way is to take the initiative to go out of the city to meet the enemy.

While Gongsun He sent people back to the central army to report to the commander-in-chief Meng Qing, he personally led his men to the front line. Soon, he saw the Khitan army at the front line.

The Khitan cavalry had already split into two sides, with the Khitan infantry leading the way.

At the forefront of these infantrymen were ragged Han people who were tied up and rushed to the front line by the Khitans.

Gongsun He only looked through the telescope for a moment, then put it down and cursed his mother viciously.

"Damn it!"

He gritted his teeth.

"These bastards!"

(End of this chapter)