Leaving behind the happy Princess Changle and Empress Zhangsun, Li Shimin came to the Imperial Court with the urgent documents. The two consecutive urgent documents must have alarmed the officials. It was time to announce the news. Otherwise, the court would be in a panic.
"What! Five thousand Tubo cavalry ambushed the Firearms Supervisor! "
"The Firearms Supervisor won."
… … …
When Li Shimin announced the two urgent documents in the Imperial Court, the whole court was in an uproar. They were not only shocked by Tubo's audacity, but also by the Firearms Supervisor's fighting strength.
"Gunpowder is so terrifying!"
The officials could not help but click their tongues. For the first time, they paid attention to the Firearms Supervisor. This fighting strength alone was probably among the best in the Tang Dynasty. It even had a tendency to surpass the Mo Saber Unit, the first fierce army of the Tang Dynasty.
Fang Xuanling and others also breathed a sigh of relief. The Firearms Supervisor had proved the power of gunpowder even though he was outnumbered. He also kept the secret of gunpowder from leaking out. Otherwise, they would regret it for life.
"Tubo is so audacious. This time, we must not let them go." A minister said aggressively.
Now that the Tang Dynasty had just defeated Gao Chang, the Western Turks were so scared that they fled thousands of miles away. Although these ministers were opposed to the war before, now that the Tang Dynasty had won, they were naturally proud.
But who would have thought that at this moment, when the Tang Dynasty thought that they were invincible in the world, the little Tubo dared to jump out and touch the Tang Dynasty's tiger's whiskers? This made the ministers embarrassed.
"Of course. Modun has already led four hundred soldiers and eight hundred warhorses to pursue the remnants of the Tubo army." Li Shimin said in a clear voice.
The ministers could not help but be stunned. No one thought that Mo Jiazi would take revenge overnight. The war had just ended, and he turned around to chase after the remnants of the enemy.
"What about the Tubo soldiers who invaded Tuyuhun? The battle of Gao Chang is over. It's time to solve the problem of Tuyuhun. "Zhangsun Wuji said.
Li Ji shook his head and said, "The Tubo army in Tuyuhun should have been in contact with the ambushing army outside Yumen Pass. They have begun to withdraw the rebellious Tuyuhun tribes to Wuhai and other places. the altitude sickness is strong there. Once our soldiers went deep, our combat power was greatly reduced. and we had to withdraw for fear of being ambushed by Tubo. "
Fang Xuanling frowned and said said said Said, "Didn't Merton say that saffron can relieve the altitude sickness? Why is our soldiers' combat power's is greatly reduced? "
With a bitter smile, Li Ji replied, "Saffron can indeed alleviate altitude sickness, but the effect isn't good. The Mo Family has already started to research a method to resolve altitude sickness, and I'm afraid that this secret has been leaked, which caused Tibet to take revenge."
According to the confession of the Tubo traitor, Tubo did know that Meton might be able to solve the altitude sickness.
Li Shimin's face suddenly turned cold. Gunpowder was the nemesis of the city walls. Just gunpowder alone was enough to make Tubo interested, not to mention the more fatal secret to solve the altitude sickness for Tubo.
"If I find out who colluded with Tubo and leaked state secrets, don't blame me for not showing mercy." Li Shimin said coldly. Meton's secret to solving the altitude sickness was only known to the officials of the imperial court. Now that it had reached Tubo's ears, there must be someone colluding with Tubo.
The officials bowed their heads and were silent. This matter involved too much, and no one dared to say anything.
However, Meton had always made a lot of enemies. No one knew who was using Tubo to kill him.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. In the future, the imperial court will definitely strengthen the confidentiality and there will not be any leaks." Fang Xuanling, as the leader of the officials, was the first to express his position.
"This matter will be put aside for the time being. When Meton and the Western Expedition Army return, we will discuss the matter of Tubo." Li Shimin warned the officials and then said loudly.
Meton's secret to solving Tubo's altitude sickness was known to all. Even if they investigated, there would be no clue.
"Yes!" The officials heaved a sigh of relief.
After the end of the court meeting, the two urgent messages gradually spread in Chang 'an, causing a great uproar in Chang' an.
Su Dingfang was wrong. He thought that the two urgent messages would be like two big explosions, but he did not expect that because Li Shimin deliberately suppressed them, the two big explosions would explode in Chang 'an at the same time.
"Mo Jiazi is indeed worthy!"
"Tubo calculated everything, but he did not expect that his opponent was Mo Jiazi, who created miracles again and again."
The people could not help but click their tongues. They did not think it was strange that Mo Jiazi could make a comeback in the face of such a disadvantage. After all, it was Mo Jiazi!
In the circle of ordinary people, it was just a joke. However, in the circle of noblewomen in Chang 'an, it was like a big explosion of gunpowder.
It must be known that when almost all of the high-ranking officials and noblewomen encountered Princess Changle and Empress Zhangsun, regardless of whether they had good intentions or false intentions, they would all advise Modun to return as soon as possible to accompany Princess Changle in childbirth. A few months ago, this could be said to be a politically correct matter. However, they now discovered that this trend had actually been exploited by someone with ulterior motives, directly becoming a plot to frame the son of Modun.
"I didn't say that I wanted Merton to come back. I heard it from others …" A noblewoman cried in front of Empress Zhangsun.
Empress Zhangsun could not help but feel helpless. She did not know how many arguments she had heard today. She found that almost all of the noblewomen had said that they wanted Meton to come back first.
On Princess Changle's side, she even rejected all of the noblewomen because she was pregnant.
"Don't worry, Princess. I've already asked those women to come back. However, most of them left many gifts and were unwilling to return them." Liu E returned to Princess Changle's side and reported.
Princess Changle stroked her belly and said softly, "Then accept them. If you don't, they will definitely feel uneasy."
"Princess is benevolent!" Liu E said. As the mistress of the Mo Residence, Princess Changle naturally did not lack any gifts. The reason she was willing to accept them was that she would not pursue the matter. Otherwise, they would definitely panic.
"As long as Meton is fine, nothing else matters." Princess Changle's face was filled with happiness as she spoke. When she had learned that Modun had met with danger, she had panicked to the extreme. Fortunately, good news had come one after another, allowing Princess Changle to feel how precious this feeling of regaining something she had lost was.
Liu E saw Princess Changle's expression and could not help but mutter, "Prince Consort is really something. He just escaped danger and then risked his life to chase after them. He made the princess worry for nothing."
Princess Changle said calmly, "Who said I was worried? Since Meton went to chase after them, he must have absolute confidence. Even five thousand cavalrymen could not do anything to him, let alone a thousand soldiers."
Not only was Princess Changle full of confidence in Meton, but even the entire Chang 'an City was full of confidence in Meton's pursuit. However, they did not know that Meton was about to face an even greater predicament.
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