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When he heard that it was not the southwest but the northwest, Lu Shiqing frowned slightly and signaled him to speak.

Zheng Zhuo said: "Uighur Khan Dolanchu was assassinated in the palace the night before, and he was seriously injured and unconscious, and his life was in danger."

"Source?"

"The letter I sent back urgently by eight hundred miles to the Uighur Khan's secret spy."

"How many people know about this besides you?"

"The Uighur royal family is not moving yet, and the people are peaceful. Dolanchu's subordinates should have blocked the news. But since I can know, I'm afraid there are other insiders in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Lu Shiqing shook his head: "This is not necessarily the case."

"How about this?"

"If Dolanchu was really seriously injured, and could not hide it from the royal family, how could your spy get the news at the first moment and spread it back to Chang'an all the way?"

"You mean," Zheng Zhuo felt something, "Maybe Duolanchu was not assassinated, or was it just a little bit of a skin injury?"

After asking, he thought about it and said in confusion: "Then what is the purpose of his intention to send me the message?"

When Lu Shiqing heard this, he fell silent, walked to the window with his hands behind his back, and then walked back again. After two rounds, he mentioned: "If Dolanchu died, who will be the next leader of the Uighur Khanate?"

"His son Pei Li."

"What are the key differences between Pei Li and Dolanchu in terms of external strategies?"

"In the early years, when the second brother had not yet wiped out the Turks, Duolanchu advocated pro-Zhou and distant the Turks, while Pei Li supported pro-Turks and distant the Zhou Dynasty."

"In other words," Lu Shiqing smiled faintly, "If Pei Li took office in a short period of time, it would be likely that the silent Turkic comeback."

Zheng Zhuo suddenly raised his head: "What do you mean is that Dolanchu is not seriously injured at all, but just wanted to use this news to remind me that the Turks are in a resurgence?"

Lu Shiqing narrowed his eyes slightly, and nodded after a while of silence.

"Since that's the case, how did he only remind me? This matter is related to the survival of the Great Zhou Dynasty. My father is still there, and my power is limited. He has no reason to go past my father and cooperate with me directly."

"Because Duolanchu, who was pro-Zhou, also began to hesitate to stand." Lu Shiqing cut the railway line, "The Great Zhou is no longer the Great Zhou that was once a huge army that slaughtered the Turks in the blink of an eye. Now even a mere Nanzhao, such a small place, can threaten my southern border again and again. Duolanchu has long lost confidence in the saint. He is hoping for the next monarch of the Great Zhou and is testing whether you have this ability."

Zheng Zhuo's eyes flashed a little, and he said, "But Dolanchu doesn't understand me, why did he choose me so hasty?"

"Because he has no other choice." Lu Shiqing pondered for a moment, "If what I expected was right, what he was worried about was that the so-called resurgence of the Turks was made by your second and third brothers. There might be something wrong with the Yazhou side."

He raised his eyes when he said this: "Azhuo, this is a dangerous and an opportunity. We have built hidden beams for so many years, and it is time to build a tall building."

*

After discussing with Lu Shiqing, Zheng Zhuo immediately ordered a secret outpost distributed in the southern region to go to Yazhou to investigate in depth. However, the place where the second prince was sent to was truly a real world, an isolated island, and it was extremely inconvenient to travel. On the other hand, he had to avoid the secret spies who were buried in the sea where all parties in the court and China were also concerned about the second prince. After receiving the news, it was already half a month later.

At this time, Dolanchu, who was rumored to be "sincerely injured by assassination", had recovered and began to re-in charge of power.

After a while, in early December, war broke out in the Uighur Khanate. The Turks, who had jointly expelled and wiped out the Great Zhou and Uighurs, hurried in the wasteland, and withdrew from the historical stage for several years, made a comeback overnight. They used the Northeast Marine as a walkway and dispatched 300,000 troops to the Uighur border. After some demonstrations, they invaded a large-scale invasion.

When the news came out, the four regions were shocked. Emperor Huining urgently summoned all the ministers to the palace to discuss matters, and the open fire in Xuanzheng Hall was not extinguished for a day and a night.

The next morning, Yuan Cixian woke up and saw that the mattress beside him was empty, neat and tidy, without any wrinkles. He knew that Lu Shiqing had not returned overnight.

The news had not reached her, but she was not clueless. If Lu Shiqing could not stay in the palace for a day and night, and could not even take a message out, the only possibility was that Emperor Huining bowed to preside over the seclusion of the ministers. What could make the court so chaotic was nothing more than a war closely related to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, in the chaotic times, there was no corner to be peaceful. She did not dare to draw a conclusion for a moment, and the war broke out. Only what can be confirmed is that this time the launch of the army had nothing to do with Nanzhao. If you have to rely on the Great Zhou to take the lead, it would never be possible to cause trouble at this time.

She thought with her heart and thought secretly. When she was eating breakfast, Xuan asked Lu Shiqing what she was busy with in the palace, but she only laughed and said that he brought a message back last night, saying that it was too late to handle official duties, so she had to stay in the outer hall after she got the keys in the palace.

But Xuan was not stupid. Seeing that she was forced to eat breakfast, she looked absent-minded, so she naturally thought that something big happened. But since Yuan Cixian didn't mention it, she didn't ask much, so as not to make her feel heavier and damaged her body.

My mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, please forgive me, and I forgive you. No one mentioned Lu Shiqing again. It was not until dusk that Yuan Cixian couldn't sit still, so she planned to call Cao An to ask.

In fact, looking for him is just a dead horse. It is natural that others can't know what happened in the palace in the mansion. But since last month, Lu Shiqing has stopped talking about government affairs to her because her belly has been getting more and more months. In the past month, she has almost no idea about the movements of the court, so she wants to find out about Cao Anshen to see what he has been busy with recently, so she can judge and guess from it.

However, before she could send someone to call Cao An, a servant returned that Lu Shiqing had returned, so she waited honestly in the house.

In the cold winter, the frost and wind are bitter. There has been a snowfall in Chang'an ahead. Looking at this hazy sky, it seems that another event will take place soon.

When Lu Shiqing returned, he was covered in frost. He was afraid that Yuan Cixian would be frozen, so he picked out his wet blouse outside and only wore light fur. Before entering her room, he warmed his hands with a charcoal stove.

Yuan Cixian waited for a while before seeing him arrive, and then got up from the seat, waited for him to walk in front of him, stretched out his hand to stroke his eyebrows, wiped a little bit of white frost on it, and asked him, "Are you cold?"

Lu Shiqing choked. He thought that the first sentence she would definitely ask what happened in the court.

He stretched out his freshly warm hand to hold her: "It's not cold." It seemed to signal her to touch it.

Yuan Cixian glanced at him: "You are the Buddha's feet you hugged for the moment!"

He smiled and helped her sit back. Because his hands that had just been warmer were hotter than her, he simply bent his knees in front of her, squatted down, grabbed her hand, and rubbed it in his palm.

Yuan Cixian looked at him with her eyes down, but after looking at her for a long time, she still spoke. She bent her eyes and said, "Suddenly, did you do something that is sorry for me, or did you plan to do something that is sorry for me?"

Lu Shiqing's subordinates stopped moving, raised their heads, and saw that her smile remained unchanged, and even became a little more proud: "I've called it!"

Lu Shiqing didn't say anything, bent the corner of his lips, lowered his head and went to her palm to sniffle. He waited until her hands were hotter than him before looking up at her again.

But at this time, the smile on Yuan Cixian's face was gone, and she stared at him with red eyes and said, "Tell me, where are you going again."

He bent his knees and did not raise his head, raised his head and smiled lightly, "Just go to the Uighurs."

Yuan Cixian suddenly felt a little afraid to look at him with a smile, and looked up at the head of the sky and said, "When will you leave?"

"Tomorrow morning."

She didn't speak for a long time, and it took a long time to say "Oh".

Lu Shiqing sighed, stood up and sat next to her, and hugged her and said, "The Turks attacked the Uighurs, and the second prince led them into the battle. The court cannot ignore this matter. Regardless of whether the person who led the troops was the prince who escaped from the exile of our Great Zhou Dynasty, if the court was on the wall today, the Uighurs suffered tomorrow and were conquered by the Turkic cavalry the next day, our people..."

"I know." Yuan Cixian interrupted him, "You don't have to tell me these things. I understand the truth. I just..." She said this and bit her lip and turned her head to look at him, "In less than two months, I will be in the middle of the day."

Lu Shiqing nodded, stroked the corners of her red eyes, and smiled, "It's just right. It's just two months. Then I'll give them a birthday gift."

Yuan Cixian felt a sore nose, and when she heard the word "good news", she asked, "Aren't you going to have a peace talk this time?"

He shook his head: "This battle is different from the last clash with Nanzhao. It is a must-have battle. The court wants to send troops to aid Uighurs, but I will not go to the front line. I just follow the reinforcements to send Uighurs to meet the Khan to reach a covenant. So you don't have to worry. Azhuo and I have been preparing for this matter for a month, and there will be no trouble."

"Where is him?" Yuan Cixian asked, "Is it him who led his troops to fight?"

He shook his head again: "One, the Great Zhou sent troops to help the Uighurs, and left several empty gates. He must stay in the capital and be alert to the Pingwang. Second, the present is not the best time for him to show up."

Yuan Cixian understood this and said with a purse, "You may not have to go to reach an alliance with Khan, you may not have to go, you went for the sake of the Sixth Prince."

On the surface, he was serving as an envoy for the saint and Dazhou, but in fact he was to help Zheng Zhuo get Duolanchu's support.

Lu Shiqing nodded now.

Yuan Cixian sniffed and looked at him with dissatisfaction and said, "Even I have two children, the three of us are not as good as him!"

He laughed when he heard this, leaned over and pressed his nose against the tip of her nose and said, "I promise, I will catch up with you."

She glanced at him: "What should I do if I'm late?"

"you say."

Yuan Cixian was not willing to swear to him, and said angrily: "If it's too late, I will clean up the fines and carry my bags to grab you!"
Chapter completed!