Tuoba Dao used women's skirts as a rope to secretly escape from Tong Wan City. This was a very interesting story in itself. What was even more interesting was that Tuoba Dao's future empress, Helian Bobo's daughter, should be in the palace at that time.
When these two incidents were linked together, it was easy to imagine what Tuoba Dao had done when he sneaked into the Huxia Imperial Palace. How did he get these women's dresses? Could it be that Helian Bobo's daughter had taken a fancy to this handsome young man and gave him the dresses in order to save him? She even secretly took him to the city walls through a small path to avoid the guards.
This was very likely to happen. After all, Tuoba Dao was only in his teens at that time and was very handsome. He definitely had the ability to charm young girls. It was not impossible that Helian Bobo's daughter took a fancy to him.
Tuoba Dao was able to make her his empress and let her enjoy the highest honor. Perhaps it was related to his saving her life back then. This was a reasonable guess.
Empress Helian's two younger sisters had also become Tuoba Dao's wives. The three of them were able to stay together in the Northern Wei Imperial Palace after the fall of the Huxia Empire. Their noble status and good living conditions were not reduced in the slightest.
If you put the three sisters together, you might be able to come up with more interesting stories. For example, although the handsome Tuoba Dao had snuck into the palace wearing the uniform of a Huxia soldier, his unique temperament still attracted the attention of the three sisters.
When they noticed this unique soldier, they went up to him and asked him all sorts of questions. Three cobblers were better than one Zhuge Liang. With the wisdom of the three princesses, how could they not see that the soldier in front of them was a fake?
Although they knew that this soldier was an enemy spy, the moment they saw him, their hearts were filled with unease. They did not have the heart to report him and wanted to protect this man who had moved their hearts.
Tuoba Dao was also not an ordinary person. When he saw that the three princesses were interested in him, he said some sweet words to make the three princesses happy. After that, he made a very tempting promise to the three princesses to let him go. He would definitely repay them in the future.
Since the three princesses were in love with Tuoba Dao, they naturally did not have the heart to harm him. Therefore, not only did they not report Tuoba Dao, they even took the initiative to lead the way and let Tuoba Dao and the others follow behind them as guards. Using their princesses' identities, they could easily climb up the city walls and give Tuoba Dao a chance to escape.
Because the city walls were too high, if he jumped down directly, he would definitely fall to his death. Therefore, the three princesses tore their skirts and made them into cloth ropes and tied them to a long spear. With the help of the three princesses, Tuoba Dao easily escaped from Tong Wan City....
Tuoba Dao had always remembered this kindness in his heart. He had married countless wives in his life and had many beauties. Sadly, only Helian Bobo's daughter was conferred the title of Empress. The Empress's two younger sisters were also high-ranking nobles. If it wasn't for the fact that Helian Bobo had saved his life, how could he explain this?
After all, although Tuoba Dao had many wives in his life, most of them were political marriages. There were no feelings to speak of. True feelings needed to be witnessed in trials and tribulations. Only by going through trials and tribulations together could one have true feelings, and deep feelings.
Of course, all of this was just the imagination of the later generations. Maybe there was no such thing at all. Maybe he just stole a few skirts and ran away. As for what happened, only Tuoba Dao and a few of his followers knew.
Ang Lee told this story to Li Hanlu. He wanted to hear her opinion.
"What a touching story! I didn't expect a mere Summer State City to have so many stories. Empress Helian is so lucky to have met a man who knows how to repay her. Oh right, what other stories are there? Tell me more! "
Li Hanlu seemed to be more willing to believe this story and was unwilling to doubt it.
After all, Summer State City was the Tong Wan City of the Huxia Empire. It was a capital city. Naturally, there were many stories. In a place with an imperial palace, there would definitely be many stories.
Ang Lee casually told a lot of stories. Li Hanlu listened with great interest. From time to time, she would ask questions about things she didn't understand.
After a few stories, the sky was about to set. Ang Lee and Li Hanlu didn't go back. They stood on the city wall and watched the sunset. It was a good feeling.
However, before the sun had set, a guard ran over.
"Is there anything urgent?"
Ang Lee knew that if there wasn't anything urgent, the guard wouldn't disturb him. It must be something important.
"Assistant Minister Li, a telegram just came from the palace. His Majesty personally asked about Assistant Minister Li. He asked if you are doing well and if you are returning."
The guard said.
Hearing this, Ang Lee looked at Li Hanlu and said, "His Majesty is quite concerned about me. I've only been away for a few days and he's already so concerned."
"His Majesty personally asked. How do you plan to reply?"
Li Hanlu said.
Ang Lee thought for a moment and looked at the guard. He said, "Tell His Majesty that things are going well. I will be back in the capital within a month. As for how I am doing, Summer State is not like the capital. The wind blows and the Horse Gang often appear. It has its own characteristics."
"Yes, I understand."
The guard ran away.
Looking at the back of the guard running away, Li Hanlu said, "If husband answers like this, will His Majesty send troops? After all, Madam just said that there are often bandits here. His Majesty might be worried about husband's safety."
"Haha! Wait and see! His Majesty will send another telegram later. Fortunately, the telegram machine is nearby. We don't have to run there. "
Ang Lee said.
In the Daming Palace, Li Longji, who was bored, began to fiddle with the telegrams. He first sent a few telegrams to Luoyang. Then, he sent a telegram to Ang Lee. He was anxiously waiting for a reply.
"Why haven't you replied? Did you not receive it?"
Li Longji asked anxiously.
"Your Majesty, it hasn't been long. He should have received it, but he can't reply so quickly. Assistant Minister Li can't squat in front of the telegram machine every day. Maybe he's a little far away, so it will take some time."
The little eunuch beside him said.
"It's strange. When there was no telegram machine, it took the post horse many days to find out about Summer State. I didn't see him so anxious. It's only been a while and he's anxious."
Li Longji sighed.
With the development of technology, the efficiency of people's work would increase exponentially. This was naturally something that made people excited. However, once people got used to high-efficiency equipment, they would have higher needs, and their patience would change. For example, in the past, it would take ten days to ride a horse to Xia Zhou and back. Perhaps many days had passed and they would not be anxious. However, now that the news would be delivered immediately and the reply would not take more than a day, people's moods would change greatly. They would feel that since they could send the news instantly, why not send the news immediately? Waiting for another fifteen minutes would be a waste.
This was the psychological problem of people. It was a strange way of thinking. For example, if one spent one yuan to buy a catty of cabbage and found that it was missing one tael, that was, one had spent an extra dime. At this time, people would be very angry and would even find trouble with the peddler. However, if one hesitated for a while and ended up spending 1.5 million yuan to buy a house with the possibility of further increase, people would choose to buy it without hesitation. They would even feel that they had made a big profit.
The loss of one yuan for a catty of cabbage would make people haggle over every ounce. However, spending an extra 500,000 yuan to buy a house would make people feel that it was worth it. The difference between the two was huge, but people would care about the small money and ignore the big money. It was really strange.
"Your Majesty, Assistant Minister Li has called back."
The little eunuch saw the technician translating the telegram and hurriedly reported.
"Horse Gangs often appear in Summer State? Why haven't I heard about it? What's going on? "
Li Longji frowned and asked.
He really had no recollection of this matter. After all, he had to deal with so many state affairs every day. He was also very old. How could he take care of everything? It was normal that he was not clear about some state affairs.
"It's just some petty thieves. It's not a big deal. It's normal that Your Majesty doesn't remember. The Deputy Provincial Governor of the Shuofang, General Guo Ziyi, and his 8,000 elite troops have already entered Summer State. These petty thieves won't be able to jump around for more than a few days."
The little eunuch knew everything. If he didn't have the ability, he wouldn't have dared to serve by the Emperor's side. Otherwise, if he didn't know anything, what was the use of having him?
"Petty thieves actually need 8,000 elite troops of the Shuofang Army. It seems that the danger is not small. How long has Guo Ziyi been there? What's the result? "
Li Longji asked cautiously.
He felt that since they were petty thieves, they shouldn't have mobilized so many troops. The fact that so many troops could be mobilized seemed to indicate that this bandit problem was not small.
"Your Majesty, General Guo has only been there for about three months. Since the Horse Gangs hide deep in the mountains, they run faster than rabbits when they see the imperial army. Therefore, they didn't get much. They only killed about 100 Horse Gangs. However, Assistant Minister Li is also there this time. The good days of the Horse Gangs are coming to an end."
The little eunuch said.
"What's the matter? You seem to know something. Is Assistant Minister Li's real intention to go to Summer State because of the Horse Gangs?"
Li Longji felt that he had been deceived and asked.
When the little eunuch realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, it was unrealistic for him to continue hiding what he knew. Therefore, he could only say, "Your Majesty, I heard it from General Chen of the Dragon Martial Army. He let the cat out of the bag when he was chatting with me. When I asked him repeatedly, General Chen told me the truth and told me not to spread it around. Therefore, I didn't dare to tell Your Majesty."
"Oh, Chen Xuanli also knows about this, so he kept it from me. Alright, I don't blame you. Go and invite Chen Xuanli over. I want to ask him in person."
Li Longji said.
Soon, Chen Xuanli entered the main hall. He already knew what was going on, so he apologized as soon as he entered.
"Alright, you shouldn't have kept such an important matter from me. Although the Horse Gang is nothing to worry about, they are still vicious villains. Assistant Minister Li only brought three hundred guards, which is really too little. If he really is itching to go to war, I won't stop him. But at the very least, he should bring more soldiers and horses."
Li Longji said.
"Your Majesty, there are 8,000 elite soldiers under General Guo in the Summer State City. They are enough to fight against the Horse Gangs. I once suggested going to the Summer State, but Assistant Minister Li didn't agree. He said that the Horse Gangs were nothing to worry about and that his 300 guards would be enough."
Chen Xuanli said.
"Hmph, it's easy for you to say. Guo Ziyi has been in the Summer State for three months. He doesn't even know where the Horse Gangs are or how many there are in the Summer State. He actually wants to use 300 guards to deal with the Horse Gangs. That's too arrogant."
Li Longji said with some dissatisfaction.
"Right, what's going on with the Horse Gangs in the Summer State City? Tell me everything you know."
Chen Xuanli really didn't know much, but the little eunuch knew a lot. Therefore, he told the Emperor about the rampant Horse Gangs in the Summer State City in the past few years. Almost every time someone wrote to the court to ask for the Horse Gangs to be exterminated, the little eunuch wrote it down.
"Good! The Horse Gangs have been rampant in the Summer State City for several years. They have robbed countless merchants, but I know nothing about it. That's good. "
Li Longji actually complained.
But how could he blame others? Li Longji could only blame himself for this. As he grew older, Li Longji no longer interfered with the affairs of the court. As long as it was not a major issue, the Prime Minister and his eunuchs would take care of it on his behalf. A mere robbery of merchants by horse thieves was not a big deal. His subordinates would not bother the Emperor over such a trivial matter. As such, the Emperor naturally did not know about this matter. But now, he was blaming his officials.
"Your Majesty, if you don't trust Assistant Minister Li, I'm willing to lead troops to the Summer State and assist Assistant Minister Li in exterminating the Horse Gangs there."
Chen Xuanli was about to go crazy from boredom in the capital.
Li Longji thought for a moment, then directly ordered, "Send a message to Assistant Minister Li. Ask him if the Horse Gangs are difficult to exterminate and how many reinforcements are needed. If he needs any, just let me know. Don't show off."
The telegram was quickly sent and delivered to Ang Lee.
"Well, Your Majesty already knows that we are exterminating the Horse Gangs and will send reinforcements to help."
Ang Lee looked at the telegram and said with a smile.
"That's a good thing! General Guo's forces are now stretched thin. If the court sends more troops north, exterminating the Horse Gangs will be easier. "
Li Hanlu said.
"The Horse Gang may only have one or two thousand people. Mobilizing a large number of troops for such a small number of thieves is like using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken. Moreover, if a large number of troops go north, it will easily alert the enemy. When the Horse Gang escapes, the army can't always be stationed in the Summer Province!"
Ang Lee said.
"Send a message back to His Majesty. There is no need to use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken. If the army is too powerful, the Horse Gangs will escape. Leaving them alive will always be a disaster. General Guo's troops are enough to exterminate the Horse Gangs. There is no need to send more reinforcements."
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