Chapter 57 Good News

Four dusty fast horses entered from Mingde Gate and ran north along Zhuque Street.

The officials and civilians were all paying attention to giving in when they heard such a hurry sound of horse hooves. When they turned around, they saw the knight in front with three flags on his back and knew that it was an urgent report from the border. No matter whether the officials and civilians avoided leaving the road, they also heard the man running and shouting: 600 miles of good news, Nanzhao's great victory!

On the road where the war horses ran, the people were cheering, after all, the people were happy to win the battle.

The four horses ran to the front of the Zhuque Gate and parted ways. The horse in front went straight to Daming Palace, and the other three horses went to Anyifang.

After a while, the eunuch Yu Liben held a whisk in one hand and a lower robe in the other, and quickly jogged up Xinglou.

Before he could run to the door, he started yelling: Your Highness, happy events, happy events...

Then he ran into the hall gate and saw Princess Taiping sitting quietly with Yu Qing. If this disturbed her at other times, she would have to leave without finishing her meal. However, since it was a good news, it would be a good news that the superiors would be happy to listen to, Yu Li didn't have to worry about anything.

Sure enough, Princess Taiping's voice was not angry, and she still closed her eyes and said motionlessly: What kind of happy event is Ah shouting? Did Yang Sixu win in Nanzhao?

Oh, Your Highness is ahead of you!Yu Liben bowed with a smile and scraped the good news in his hand in front of him, and handed it on.

Princess Taiping opened her eyes and took the paper, and looked at it with interest: It is said that the wilderness in southern Xinjiang is inconvenient to march, and it is difficult for Yang Sixu to make things difficult for a month. He didn't expect that he could do it. This did not affect the "Autumn Defense" at all. The court officials said nothing, and my ears could be cleaner.

Yu Liben smiled and said: This battle has a great impact. The government and the people thought that Nanzhao had no choice but to agree to the Tang Dynasty. Unexpectedly, the sword was unsheathed and cut off the barbarians who regarded the imperial edicts as children's jokes. Those who dared to despise the Chang'an government orders would have to think more in the future.Eunuch Yang won the battle and maintained the prestige of the court, which was really an indispensable contribution.

Princess Taiping said with a smile: Yang Sixu is going to come back to the court, but you keep saying good things for him. Eunuch Yu is very broad-minded.

After hearing the slightest point, Yu Liben thought to himself: The Zajia is also a little reluctant. If Yang Sixu is favored, where will the Zajia be placed?

But this matter has to be praised. What is the most feared by the superiors? Naturally, others rebel to overthrow him or seize some authority such as local separatism; what is the person they like most is those who destroy their enemies in order to protect him.

Yang Sixu is obviously the latter. Just when he has done good things, wouldn’t he think of himself as a villain if he said bad things at this time?

Yu Liben then said: Eunuch Yang has made contributions to the country, and I have both hands to reward him. Only in this way can I set an example for those who are loyal to His Highness and the court.

Princess Taiping nodded and said: Unfortunately, he used to be with Li Longji...

Yu Liben felt a little secretly when he heard this, but he didn't say anything.

He was ordered to return to the court and asked him to escort Piluoge back to Beijing to question the crime.

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Several other people who went to Chang'an together went to the King of Jin's mansion and told Xue Chongxun about the victory of Nanzhao. There was also a man who was dark under the sun and was not like a Han person.

Xue Chongxun noticed this person at a glance, thinking that he was very different from the Han people, with some differences in facial features and skin color...

The most important thing is the young people's clothing worn.

The military officer said: Prince, his name is Xinu, he is the elder brother of Daman and Xiaoman. It was Yang Gong who sent us to Chang'an.The things you asked for in your letter have been done.

The young man said: My parents are too old to be exhausted, so they did not let them come to Chang'an to see the girls and the others, so they came here.

You can also speak Chinese.Xue Chongxun said in surprise.

Xinu said: My Heman tribe is all white barbarians. They originally owned land and slaves to farm as their economy, so they had many contacts with the Han people and often exchanged agricultural tools, cattle and sheep.Later, he was robbed by Nanzhao and became a slave.

Xue Chongxun casually said: Since this is the case, I can let the court enfeoff the Heman land to your family and give it to the Tang Dynasty official position to defend the territory for generations.

The soldier next to him touched the slave and whispered: Your family has sent a word, why don’t you thank me?After hearing this, Xi Nu hurriedly knelt down and thanked him.

Xue Chongxun smiled and said: Although it was just a word from me and only gave me a title, the leaders of the barbarians were fighting for an official title from the Tang Dynasty. If they had it, they could be protected by the Tang army with just one word, which was incomparable to other natives.

Xinu was not very stupid either. After hearing this, he said: "It is a blessing for a girl to serve the prince around me." When I saw it, I told her to serve the prince with all my heart and strength.

Xue Chongxun heard him mention that Daman Xiaoman's smile dimmed because one died and another became disabled. He didn't have much to say, and just said: You see Daman first, let me talk. I'll ask someone to bring her out and talk to you brothers and sisters. Someone will arrange food and accommodation for you later.

He said that and left.After a while, Daman was taken out by the servants in the mansion. Her eyes were dull and she didn't resist wherever she wanted to take her, and then she went to the living room of the front mansion to cover the house.

At this moment, I suddenly saw my brother. The godless eyes immediately shone with light and I shouted in a daze: Second brother...

Girl!Xinu also shouted in Manyu, looking surprised.

I...I'm not dreaming, aren't I?Is this in Chang'an?How did you come from... Daman's eyes were shining with tears, and he stretched out his left hand to touch Xinu's dark face.

Xinu smiled with tears in her eyes and said: Girl is not dreaming!Yang Gong, the guarantor of Annan in the Tang Dynasty, led his troops into Yangguazhou, and released his parents and brothers back to the land of Heman, and returned them to their hometown.He came to us with the wishes of the Prince of Jin of the Tang Dynasty, and was very nice to us. He also said that he was afraid that your sisters would miss their relatives in Chang'an and would send their parents to take care of them. Later, when his parents were old, he asked his brother to take the opportunity to follow the messenger who passed the news to Chang'an day and night, so that you can rest assured... Where is Xiaoman?

Xiaoman?Daman's face was pale, his sister was dead.

How did this... die?Only then did Xinu find that Daman's right cuff was empty. He stretched out his hand to touch it and his face changed again. Daman, your hand?

Daman cried: Zhang Jiancheng cut off my hand because his subordinates helped me.He threatened us again that if the court did not agree to Nanzhao's annexation of the Heman land, our whole family would be buried alive.Later, Xiaoman and I learned that Tang Ting was going to use troops to Nanzhao, and thought that our parents and brothers would definitely be killed. How could they forgive others if they were so cruel? Xiaoman and I jumped into the lake to meet you underground. Xiaoman was drowned, and I was rescued by the people of the Jin Palace and lived alone.

After talking, the brother and sister couldn't help but feel sad, so they hugged their heads and cried bitterly.