Ang Lee was an extremely strong young master of the Tang dynasty. He was handsome and elegant, and he had saved Zhao Yefu's life. For this reason, he had already captured Zhao Yefu's heart.
At this time, Ang Lee proposed to learn the Tufan language. Zhao Yefu was naturally very happy and nodded happily.
When I saw you for the first time in Junyue Building, I felt that you were a very special person, or at least a good person. And in Shenhe Plain, you almost risked your life to save me, which made me feel that you were an indomitable man of the Tang dynasty. I'm really happy to meet you in Chang 'an this time. "
Zhao Yefu's drunken eyes were full of appreciation and joy, with a hint of affection.
How could Ang Lee not understand Zhao Yefu's affection? However, with Zhao Yefu's status as the ruler of a country, there would be no result between them. Their special identities determined that they would never be together in the end.
"Yefu, you are a beautiful, kind, pure and lovely girl. You should have a carefree life, but God let you take on the heavy responsibility of governing Dongnu Province. It's really fate."
Zhao Yefu smiled bitterly and nodded, "I'm fine. I really don't want to be the monarch of a country. Just like you said, it's fate that makes fools of people and let me sit on the seat of the guest of the East Maiden Kingdom. However, fortunately, there are several uncles who fully assist me. This time, I came to Chang 'an City to hand over the internal affairs of the East Maiden Kingdom to my uncles."
Hearing this, Ang Lee felt a little touched and hurriedly asked, "Yefu, how many uncles do you have? What positions do they hold?"
"Five uncles. They all serve as foreign ministers, just like the provincial governors of your Tang dynasty."
Ang Lee nodded. "Five provincial governors are half of the Tang dynasty. By the way, are the troops of Dongnu Province also commanded by them?"
Political power comes from the barrel of a gun. This was the wise saying of Taizu of the later generations. It was applicable in all countries. Whoever held the military power of a country had real power. Ang Lee deeply believed in this, so he was very concerned about the ownership of women's power in the East.
Zhao Yefu smiled: "Our Dongnu Province has ten thousand elite troops. My five uncles each command two thousand troops. Together, we guard our homeland.
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"The five of them each command two thousand soldiers. No wonder!"
"I'm fine. What happened to you?"
Ang Lee chuckled and stretched out five fingers. "Five people means five hearts. No one knows what the other is thinking. What I mean is that one of your five uncles might be in cahoots with Tufan. However, he only controls one-fifth of Dongnu Province's military power, so he doesn't dare to usurp the throne. However, if he assassinates you, Dongnu Province will have no ruler, and he will have the opportunity to steal the throne."
"Don't worry. How can you accuse my uncles without any evidence? My uncles dote on me a lot. They would never collude with the Tibetans."
Zhao Yefu was very angry. Her chest heaved slightly.
Seeing this, Ang Lee hurriedly explained, "Yefu, this is just my personal guess. I'm not sure. Since I accidentally received the secret letter from Tufan, I've been thinking about who in the royal family of Dongnu Province colluded with Tufan and wanted to kill you. Also, once you are assassinated, who will be the biggest beneficiary in Dongnu Province's royal family? I mean, once you are assassinated, who will inherit the throne?"
Zhao Yefu frowned and shook his head. "Don't worry. You must have wronged my uncles. In Dongnu Province, women have always been respected. Even if I die accidentally, the new king will be a woman elected by the royal family. My five uncles can become foreign ministers, which is already a very high position. They have no possibility of becoming king."
Dongnu Province respected women. In this way, the five foreign ministers didn't seem to have the motive to collude with Tufan and assassinate Zhao Yefu. However, Ang Lee really couldn't think of anyone else besides these foreign ministers who had a lot of troops. Unable to think of the key point for a moment, Ang Lee frowned.
"Don't worry. The people in Dongnu Province are simple and honest. I have never believed that my people would collude with Tufan. Perhaps, the secret letter from Tufan is a trick to sow discord. They want us to kill each other."
Zhao Yefu naively believed in his people.
Ang Lee knew that these tricks were not something that Zhao Yefu could handle. If he continued to talk about these, it would only add to his troubles.
"Yefu, let's not talk about these. As long as I am here, I will not let anything happen to you. I will not let Tufan annex Dongnu Province."
"Okay, I know."
Zhao Yefu smiled and admired Ang Lee's handsome face with affection.
Then, Zhao Yefu asked the maid to bring the four treasures of the study. He began to teach Ang Lee how to speak Tufan. He even tried to teach Ang Lee how to speak Tufan language.
Ang Lee stood beside Zhao Yefu and learned Tufan language easily and happily. Meanwhile, the brothers under his command were all busy. They had to strictly protect King Guichang's safety. At the same time, they had to closely monitor the people in Dongnu Province and dig out the hidden spies around King Guichang as soon as possible.
However, after a whole night, nothing happened. Zhang Erniu and Zhang Guangcheng were listless. They came to report to Ang Lee.
"What's wrong? The people in Dongnu Province are all obediently staying in the camp. Nothing out of the ordinary."
Ang Lee asked in confusion.
"Our brothers took turns to monitor them. Indeed, nothing out of the ordinary happened."
Zhang Guangcheng expressed his opinion again. Beside him, Zhang Erniu also nodded in agreement.
"Nothing out of the ordinary. Could it be that our deployment was too strict and alerted the spies?"
Li Feishouyu frowned and said.
Ang Lee nodded gently. "That's possible. Last night was the first night we left Chang 'an City. The soldiers were still excited. The spies and Tufan assassins did not dare to act rashly."
"Captain Li, what should we do next? Do we continue to monitor them?"
Zhang Guangcheng asked for instructions.
"Of course, we must continue to monitor them. We can't relax for even a moment. However, you have to be more discreet. Do not alert the people in Dongnu Province. Understand?"
"Understood."
Zhang Guangcheng and Zhang Erniu replied loudly.
"Kunxiong, Fei Yu, pass down the order. The troops are ready to depart."
"Yes, Big Brother."
Li Kunxiong and Li Feiyu strode forward to pass down the order. At this moment, the Assistant Minister of Rites, Xi Yu, walked over excitedly.
"Greetings, Assistant Minister Xi."
Xi Yu smiled and waved his hand. "Captain Li, you don't have to be so polite. I still have to rely on your guards along the way. Haha."
"You're too polite, Assistant Minister. It's my duty."
Xi Yu patted Ang Lee's shoulder and said proudly, "Captain Li has been entrusted by His Majesty to protect Prince Guichang and his entourage. It's a heavy responsibility. However, sometimes you don't have to be too cautious. If Prince Guichang were to sleep in the wild just to guard against a few thieves, it would be a disgrace to the Tang dynasty. Last night, nothing happened."
From Xi Yu's proud expression, Ang Lee saw his authority. Xi Yu was warning Ang Lee that he was the highest leader of the Tang dynasty's envoy group. Listening to him was not wrong.
"You're right, Assistant Minister Xi. Ang Lee has not thought it through properly."
In front of the truth, Ang Lee could only lower his head and agree with Xi Yu.
Hearing this, Xi Yu smiled. "Captain Li is young and promising. You're a rare talent in the Tang dynasty. However, you're too young and don't have enough experience. It's inevitable that you'll be a little one-sided. In terms of future achievements, Captain Li will definitely surpass me. Hahaha."
"You flatter me, Assistant Minister Xi. Ang Lee still needs to learn more from you."
"Good, good, good. You're worth teaching."
Xi Yu's face was full of smiles as he walked towards his carriage.
"What's there to be proud of? If we encounter a Tibetan assassin, I'm sure this old man will run away faster than anyone else. He even dares to teach our Captain Li a lesson."
Erniu teased in dissatisfaction.
Ang Lee glared at Erniu. Then, he scolded: "Erniu, don't be so presumptuous. It's true that I didn't think it through. Protecting the safety of King Guichang is important. However, protecting the integrity of the Tang dynasty is equally important. Assistant Minister Xi is right. We have six hundred warriors. How can we be so scared that we don't even dare to enter the city because of a few assassins?"
Erniu pouted: "I just don't like his smug look."
"Okay, let's get ready to go."
Ang Lee mounted his horse and led his warriors to protect King Guichang. They slowly rode out of Jincheng.
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In the direction of Chang 'an City, the three thousand soldiers of the Dragon Martial Army under the command of General Chen Xuanli had already gathered outside Ming De Gate. They were waiting for Chen Xuanli's order to set off immediately.
The three thousand soldiers of the Dragon Martial Army were the elites that Chen Xuanli had selected from the thirty thousand soldiers of the Dragon Martial Army. They were the most elite soldiers of the Dragon Martial Army.
Chen Xuanli was ordered by Li Longji to lead this army to tail Ang Lee's men. If there was a crisis, they could provide strong backup for Ang Lee. This was Li Longji's arrangement. After all, Ang Lee only had six hundred soldiers. The situation in Dongnu Province was more complicated. As the ruler of the Tang dynasty, Li Longji couldn't place all his hopes on Ang Lee's six hundred men.
Even though Li Longji admired Ang Lee's talent and favored Ang Lee, it didn't mean that he could trust Ang Lee without any scruples. As a wise ruler, Li Longji knew how important Dongnu Province's submission was to the Tang dynasty. For this reason, he had to be fully prepared when it came to dealing with Dongnu Province.
In addition, Li Longji also had a backup plan. He had already given Chen Xuanli the authority to mobilize the troops of Jiannan in an emergency. Li Longji believed that with such a strict arrangement, the crisis in Dongnu Province would definitely develop in a direction that was beneficial to the Tang Empire.
"General, the three thousand soldiers of the Dragon Martial Army are ready to set off at any time."
A deputy general cupped his fists and asked for instructions.
Chen Xuanli looked back at Chang 'an City and nodded. "Pass down the order. The army is to set off immediately." He then rode his horse toward the west.
"Move out! Everyone, move out immediately!"
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