Before making the war against Tibet public, Wu Zetian felt that it was necessary to tell someone the news in advance. Her daughter, Princess Taiping.

So, the empress sent someone to invite Princess Taiping into the palace. At this time, it was already evening, and Princess Taiping brought her eldest son Xue Linyu into the palace to greet her grandmother, and she planned to live in the palace tonight.

Wu Zetian was first taken aback when he saw Xue Linyu, "Grown so big?" ”

"Mother, Linyu is growing very fast this year." Princess Taiping smiled and groaned, and her motherly appearance was overflowing.

"The grandson kowtows to his grandmother." Xue Linyu knelt down and kowtowed.

"Good, good! Get up! Wu Zetian laughed happily, "Come, come to me!" ”

Obviously, such a gift from ancestors and grandchildren can make Wu Zetian happy more than the gift of monarchs and ministers. After all, he is an old man, and the deep intergenerational love will also work for Wu Zetian.

Xue Linyu obediently walked to Wu Zetian's side. Wu Zetian looked up and down, patted him on the shoulder again, and laughed, "It's so strong!" I haven't seen you for half a year, and my good grandchildren have grown into a big boy! ”

"Mother, do you think he is more like Xue Lang or more like me?" Princess Taiping asked with a smile.

Wu Zetian looked at it carefully, "Like his father!" Handsome! ”

"Mother! - " Princess Taiping cried out dissatisfiedly, "Is it possible that if you don't look like a daughter, you won't be handsome?" ”

"Jun, Jun!" Wu Zetian laughed and took Xue Linyu's hand very happily, "When you grow so big, your grandmother doesn't dare to hug you anymore." Otherwise, this old arm and leg will be broken! ”

Xue Linyu grinned and said, "Grandmother is not old at all. Standing with my mother, like sisters! ”

"This kid!" Wu Zetian laughed, "Like his father, he gave birth to a clever mouth!" ”

"Blind and!" Princess Taiping was furious, "It's not a hit!" ”

Xue Linyu hurriedly hid behind Wu Zetian and smiled, "Grandmother help, my mother is going to beat me again!" ”

"Look at you, how old are you, still hiding behind your grandmother?" Wu Zetian pulled him out and looked him up and down with satisfaction, "It's growing so fast, it's almost as tall as your mother." In two years, they will be able to get married. ”

"Grandmother, I don't want to get married." Xue Linyu said with a smile, "I want to be a general, like my father, fight against Yidi to protect the family and defend the country!" ”

"Kid interesting." Wu Zetian said with a smile, "This is a relative and a general, and there is no conflict." Look at your father, or is he a general while being a colt? ”

"Oh too! ......" Xue Linyu blinked his eyes, "Then I will be a general while waiting for my grandmother to give me a marriage and choose a daughter-in-law!" ”

"Haha!" Wu Zetian laughed, "This kid is really interesting!" ”

Princess Taiping couldn't cry or laugh, "Stand down, if you don't learn well at a young age, you will be able to talk nonsense!" ”

Xue Linyu smiled, and gave Wu Zetian a salute to retire.

"Go ahead, find a device for them to play." Wu Zetian smiled.

Princess Taiping sat next to Wu Zetian, she knew that there must be something wrong with her mother calling her into the palace today.

Wu Zetian didn't say much, and showed her the battle report sent by Xue Shao.

Princess Taiping read it slowly and carefully, and then closed the battle report and put it on the table with a silent and expressionless face.

"What do you think?" Wu Zetian asked.

"Winning and losing. If you lose today, you will win back tomorrow. Princess Taiping said lightly, "I have confidence in Xue Lang." ”

"There is no such thing as a war. What if he loses? Wu Zetian asked.

"Win it back later." Princess Taiping is still calm.

"What if he doesn't come back?" Wu Zetian asked aggressively.

Princess Taiping took a deep breath, "Then let Linyu grow up and win it back." Lin Yu can't do it, so his brother comes. His brothers can't do it, and there is still Dingguo! Dingguo can't do it, and Linlang just gave birth to a pair of sons who didn't have time to name them! If none of these sons can do it, I will take the daughters of the whole family to the ground to find Xue Lang and ask him for guilt, because our godson has no way to disgrace his reputation for life! ”

Wu Zetian smiled, took Princess Taiping's hand and patted it gently, "Say it casually for your mother, you don't have to take it so seriously." ”

"Mother, in fact, what you asked, since the first day of Xue Lang's expedition, my daughter has already thought about it." Princess Taiping smiled and said, "My daughter will no longer be like ten years ago, when she heard that Xue Lang was going to go on an expedition, she cried and cried and ate everything. It is the honor of our entire family that he can serve the country and share the worries of the king, and our daughter is proud of him. Even if one day he loses the battle and can't come back, his daughter will continue to support the family and pass on his legacy to his sons and even grandchildren. I will not allow any of our descendants to appear in a waste pustule or even bring disaster to the country and the people, otherwise I will kill him with my own hands! I want our children and grandchildren to always remember Xue Lang's oath back then - Xue Zi should be the hero of the world! ”

"Good daughter, my mother didn't hurt you in vain!" Wu Zetian took Princess Taiping into his arms and patted her shoulder, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Xue Lang will turn defeat into victory, and Xue Lang will come back! ”

Princess Taiping's tears flowed out silently, dripping on Wu Zetian's crown.

"Among all these children and nephews, you are the only one with a majestic heart, like a mother!" Wu Zetian sighed, "Taiping, Taiping, women don't let their eyebrows!" How nice would it be if you were a man? ”

"Mother, there's nothing wrong with my daughter." Princess Taiping snuggled in Wu Zetian's arms and said softly, "It's a daughter who can marry a heroic husband like Xue Lang." There are no regrets in life, and there are no regrets in death! ”

……

The army of the Garqin Tomb has not moved for almost a month.

Just like what is written in Gu Long's novel, the master stood there motionless and seemed defenseless, and his body was full of flaws. But if you attack, you will find that those flaws are all traps and killing moves.

Xue Shao didn't dare to be careless, and would personally go to the wall of the first line of defense every day and observe the surroundings with a telescope. Guo An's scouts have never been idle, and they are trying to find out any movement of the Tubo people every day, focusing on their logistics and supplies.

Within a month, the rear sent two rations to the Garchinling. There are a lot of them every time, and it seems that the food in his army can last for at least half a year.

But Xue Shao felt that this was likely to be a trick. Because it was too difficult to bring so much grain from the plateau thousands of miles away. Moreover, the Tibetan Zampu may not be so generous and continuously provide grain to the Garqin Mausoleum, which is not too different from the "capital enemy" for him.

It is unrealistic to want the scouts to lurk in the Tibetan camp. Therefore, Xue Shao could only guess that those stacked grain trucks might not really be filled with grain. The Garqin Mausoleum may be using the method of "looking at plums to quench thirst" to stabilize the morale of the army.

But conjecture is just conjecture after all, Xue Shao does not dare to conclude that the Tubo army has run out of food. The most important thing at the moment is to figure out what the Garqin Mausoleum, which has been living in the house for a month without movement, is going to do?

Xue Shao took the telescope and looked at it carefully, while thinking seriously. Behind him, there was the sound of shouting and swords colliding.

The moon slave is competing with Guo An for a sword. The tribes and the sergeants watched together and applauded loudly.

When it comes to various scout skills and equestrian archery, Guo An is definitely stronger than Yuenu. But if you want to compete in swordsmanship and martial arts, then he really may not be very sure.

The two fought fiercely back and forth, and the moon slave really had some upper hand. Her legs are particularly sharp, which gives her a big advantage.

After all, Guo An didn't dare to use all his strength, so he hurriedly jumped out of the battle circle after retreating, "Admit defeat, I admit defeat!" ”

The sergeants burst into laughter and cheered for the moon slaves.

"Victory is not martial!" Yuenu said, "Guo An, you didn't do your best! ”

"I've done my best. It is indeed Mrs. Ao's swordsmanship is outstanding, and her martial arts are extraordinary, and she is not Guo An's opponent. Guo An said.

"Nonsense, you obviously have a lot of reservations!" The moon slave does not spare people.

Xue Shao put away the binoculars and turned around and said, "It's just a matter of moving your muscles and bones, and you will stop when you click." ”

"Yes." Yuenu and Guo An promised together.

The troops and sergeants all dispersed, and there were many discussions along the way, saying that they couldn't imagine that Mrs. Wuyi was so good, and she really didn't let her eyebrows go!

Xue Shao had a ridiculous idea in his heart: Is it because she has a special talent inheritance that Yuenu's martial arts are so outstanding?

You can't think about it. Thinking about it, Xue Shao's heart felt like a needle had been pierced.

In fact, this needle had already been pierced, just after Xue Chuyu came back from the sunrise formation.

At this time, Wu Ming came over with a few documents. After letting Wu Ming serve as the envoy of the handbook, Xue Shao really had a surprise discovery. It turns out that Wu Ming, who has always been inconspicuous, in addition to his amazing martial arts, can also write good official documents.

Thinking about it, he once assisted his brother Xue Yi as an official in Jeju for many years, and once served as a scout commander in the Western Regions. It is difficult for such a person not to be "both civil and military"!

Wu Ming handed over a few documents that needed to be signed by the coach, Xue Shao signed them, and said, "How about the master to play a few games of chess with me?" ”

"I'm happy to accompany you."

Xue Shao turned his head to Yue Nu and said, "You are sweating, go wash quickly, and when you're done, go and settle down for dinner." ”

"Okay." The moon slave did not doubt that it was there, and strode away with sweat.

Wu Ming showed a smile on his face, he had probably guessed that Xue Shao wanted to ask him something.

The two of them went down to the city and came to the camp, put on the tea and chessboard, and started to kill.

There were no eyes and ears around, and after a few chess moves, Xue Shao asked casually: "Master Gui Geng this year?" ”

"Seven out of forty."

"I can't see it at all!" Xue Shao was slightly surprised, "The master is older than my brother, and his face looks similar to my age?" ”

"The inner strength of pure yang, no desire and no desire, peace with encounters. It may be good for maintenance. Wu Ming said with a smile.

Virgin?

Xue Shao smiled: "Won't it? ”

Wu Ming said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Could it be that the master plans to marry me a wife?" ”

"Haha!" Xue Shao smiled, "I remember that the master used to be a layman in the army, how could he never marry a wife?" ”

Wu Ming smiled indifferently, "I didn't take the initiative to join the army myself, I was exiled to serve in the army." ”

"Why?"

"It's a long story." Wu Ming held a chess piece in his hand and said lightly, "I have never told anyone in full, including Brother Ling." Master, do you really want to hear it? ”