"What?" In Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin suddenly stood up with shock, his face full of incredible expressions.

"Your Majesty calmed down. The army could have withdrawn from the grassland before the snow disaster, but the Yinan of Xueyantuo's army led the army frequently to harass the army, which slowed down the speed of the army. Finally, it was blocked by the snow disaster on the grassland hundreds of miles away from Dingxiang!" Changsun Wuji explained again at this time. He had just received the news from the northern border. He was also shocked at that time, and then immediately rushed to Liangyi Palace to report to Li Shimin.

"Yi Nan, you dare to ruin my big business!" Li Shimin heard this and was actually a secretly striking, and he couldn't help but roaring angrily. At the same time, he felt that his heart was bleeding. You know, Li Jing and the others took away were all the elites of the Tang Dynasty. If they were all broken on the grassland, I'm afraid the Tang Dynasty would have insufficient troops within a few years, especially the important ministers such as Li Xiu and Tang Jian in the army, which made him feel extremely heartbroken.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry too much. Just the second day after the army encountered a snow disaster, Li Jing had already sent a hot air balloon to Dingxiang and ordered Dingxiang to dig up snow northward. According to the person who sent the message, there is still food in the army that can support nearly ten days. If the food in the army is controlled, it can even last for twenty days. At the current excavation speed, you should be able to make a way within twenty days!" Changsun Wuji saw Li Shimin's annoyed look and hurriedly reported it again.

Of course, Changsun Wuji only dares to choose some nice words now, such as driving a passageway in 20 days, but there are too many variables in these 20 days. If you don’t say anything else, no one can guarantee whether it will snow again in these 20 days. If you dig halfway, a snow disaster of about the same size suddenly falls, it will be in vain before, and the entire army will not have time to dig another road.

Although Li Shimin was angry, he was not so easy to fool. He slapped the table and said, "Twenty days? Who can guarantee that the entire army will be safely withdrawn from the grassland in twenty days?"

Hearing Li Shimin's question, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but look at Fang Xuanling next to him, and both smiled helplessly. This responsibility was too great, and neither of them could guarantee it.

"By the way, since hot air balloons can carry people to communicate, can we build more hot air balloons and then take Li Jing and his army over little by little?" Li Shimin saw that Changsun Wuji and others were not talking, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he immediately suggested excitedly.

"This..." Changsun Wuji smiled bitterly when he heard Li Shimin's proposal, and hesitated for a moment and finally told the truth. "Your Majesty, the hot air balloons need to be driven forward in the air with the help of the wind, but now the north is blowing in winter. No matter how many hot air balloons we make, they will not fly there. Li Jing does not have enough raw materials to make hot air balloons, so this method is not feasible!"

Li Shimin was also anxious and realized when he heard Changsun Wuji's explanation. However, he immediately spoke again: "Li Jing has insufficient raw materials, so he can definitely make some hot air balloons. In this way, some important people can be withdrawn, such as Li Xiu, Tang Jian and others. Their safety must not be lost!"

"Your Majesty said very much, but now we cannot communicate with Li Jing, so Li Jing can only send us news, so your Majesty's will cannot be conveyed. Of course, with Li Jing's wisdom, I believe he will definitely think of this!" Changsun Wuji nodded in agreement, and then explained with a wry smile that the road was not clear, and the news could only be conveyed unilaterally, which made the court really use no effort, and could only urge Dingxiang to dig the road quickly.

Li Shimin finally woke up when he heard this. He smiled helplessly. After receiving this bad news, he was confused and even forgot such a simple truth.

At that moment, Li Shimin suddenly shook his head and forced himself to calm down completely. After a while, he said powerlessly: "Wuji, except you and Xuanling, does anyone else know about this?"

"Your Majesty, I know that this matter is of great importance, so after the news came from Dingxiang, I was immediately blocked by me. Now the rest of the court does not know about it!" Changsun Wuji immediately reported the report.

"That's good!" Li Shimin finally nodded again when he heard this, and then ordered Fang Xuanling, "Xuanling, welcoming the army to withdraw from the grassland is of great importance, and it may even shake the foundation of my Tang Dynasty. Ruhui was in poor health during this period, so you can go to the northern border and be fully responsible for the passageways, and welcome Li Jing and others to withdraw from the grassland!"

Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling have always been Li Shimin's most capable assistants, but Du Ruhui suddenly fell ill some time ago and couldn't even get out of bed. For this reason, Li Shimin went to visit him personally. However, according to the imperial doctor, Du Ruhui's illness may not be cured in a short time. This made Li Shimin feel very bad, but he didn't expect that such a thing would happen again.

"Your Majesty, since Du Xiang was seriously ill, Fang Xiang's burden has become heavier. If he leaves Chang'an, it will cause a backlog of government affairs, and it may also attract some people's suspicion, so it's better to let me go!" Just as Li Shimin finished speaking, Changsun Wuji took the initiative to speak out.

"Wuji, you..." Seeing Changsun Wuji take the initiative to ask for a trip to the northern border, Li Shimin also showed a look of surprise. In order to avoid suspicion, Changsun Wuji specially asked for instructions to remove the power in his hands. Although Changsun Wuji still holds some government affairs now, most of them are what Li Shimin gave him temporarily, and the real power in his hands is not great. However, if he goes to the northern border, he must have the local military and political power. This may cause dissatisfaction among some people and lead to attacks on Changsun Wuji.

"The overall situation is the most important thing, and the rest is not taken into consideration by the minister!" Changsun Wuji also knew what Li Shimin was worried about, but now he smiled freely and said, as if he really didn't take personal gains and losses seriously.

"Okay, since Wuji, you are willing to take on this hard work, then you can go there!" Seeing Changsun Wuji insisting, Li Shimin did not refuse, because he believed in his brother who grew up together.

"Your Majesty, if the Duke of Qi goes to the northern border, he can use the reward army and escort Jie Li to Chang'an at the same time. This will not cause doubts!" ​​Fang Xuanling also agreed at this time. He had too many things, so if Changsun Wuji was willing to go for him, he would have no choice.

"I think so too. Wuji, please prepare immediately and leave for the northern border tomorrow!" Li Shimin nodded when he heard Fang Xuanling's words, and then he ordered. At that moment, Changsun Wuji also immediately accepted the order, and then withdrew from the Liangyi Hall with Fang Xuanling.

After watching Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling leave, Li Shimin suddenly sighed and showed endless sadness on his face, because he thought of a troublesome thing. Li Xiu and his army were blocked on the grassland. He didn't know whether he should tell Princess Pingyang about this?

Li Shimin should not have hidden such a big thing from Princess Pingyang, and should have even personally told her sister the news. However, since the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Princess Pingyang has never forgiven him, which made the relationship between their siblings very stiff. Princess Pingyang even erected a stone tablet in front of her home, prohibiting Li Shimin from entering, which made Li Shimin the most helpless thing.

After thinking about it, Li Shimin felt that he should tell Princess Pingyang about this, otherwise, when Princess Pingyang knew that Li Xiu was in such a big danger, he would still hide it from her, which would definitely make the relationship between the siblings even more severe, so it would be better to let her know earlier. Of course, he would not see Princess Pingyang, but someone could see it.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin immediately called his son, Li Chengqian, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and did not tell him about Li Xiu. Instead, he wrote a letter in person, asking Li Chengdao to hand it over to Princess Pingyang. Seeing his father's serious expression, Li Chengqian did not dare to ask more questions. He put the letter in his arms and came to Li Xiu's mansion.

Princess Pingyang was accompanying Yimo to tease the child. Just over a month after Li Xiu left, the pregnant Yimo finally gave birth to a daughter, which was what Li Xiu wanted most. After all, in his opinion, how could his son be as cute as his daughter? Unfortunately, Yimo was not at home when Yimo gave birth, and he had never even seen his daughter yet.

When Princess Pingyang heard Li Chengqian ask for a meeting, she was a little strange at the moment. After all, it was almost dark now, and Li Chengqian was really not the time to come. However, she still asked someone to take Li Chengqian to the living room. As soon as she saw the other party, she immediately smiled and said, "Chengqian, why are you here? Your uncle is coming. Have you finished the homework he left for you?"

The news that Jie Li was captured by the Tang army had reached Chang'an before, and the whole Chang'an was so excited that he sent it to Chang'an with the war report. Li Xiu also wrote a letter to his family, telling Princess Pingyang that she was about to come back, which made her and Yi Niang very happy. She had been looking forward to Li Xiu coming back to name him and Yi Niang's daughter.

"Don't worry, aunt, I've finished writing it long ago, but today my father suddenly asked me to bring you a letter, saying that you must read it!" Li Chengdao said straight to the point, and then took out the letter in his arms and sent it to Princess Pingyang.

Li Chengqian is no longer the child who knew nothing before. He already knew that his father's throne was stolen from his uncle, which also led to his uncle being killed, and his uncle and cousin being driven to America and unable to return. It is precisely because of this that his aunt in front of him hated his father very much. So when he received the letter just now, he was a little hesitant, but since it was his father's order, he did not dare to disobey.
Chapter completed!