Zhuang Luhua endured the humiliating tears and felt angry. When she looked up, she saw a pretty and charming smile and said, "I know that Your Majesty is too tired. Your Majesty has drunk the ginseng soup."

After being released, Li Song looked much more happy. His pale and cold face was filled with a little smile and flushing, and he said, "I have a question to test my beloved concubine."

"I am afraid I can't answer it. Your Majesty will give you a simple question." Zhuang Luhua said coquettishly. The environment can make people. She went from being a noble lady in the general's mansion who was unspeakable and could tolerate humiliation in front of foreign ministers.

"Wuling Hou betrayed me. I remember that your good sister and Wuling Hou were in love. Will she rebel against me for Wuling Hou?" Li Song stroked Zhuang Luhua's face.

Zhuang Luhua pretended to be thinking and said, "I don't think so. She is a smart person and will never go against Your Majesty for a man. Besides, being loyal to Your Majesty is to follow the times and go against the sky. What's the benefit of going against the sky, and the elders of the Zhang family are all in the capital."

"I have ordered someone to go to Liaoyang to pass an order and ask her to return to Beijing. By the way, I will tell her that I take good care of Zhang's family." Li Song said with a smile.

Zhuang Luhua said calmly, "It's the time to use people. Although Liaoyang is a little stable, the Khitan Shuludan's willingness to marry Princess Wen'an is equivalent to surrendering to Your Majesty. However, Shuludan is ambitious and the Xi tribe has always been restless. Someone must guard your Majesty there. According to my understanding, she is a smart person."

Li Song was silent for a while, Zhuang Luhua was frightened, but she was affectionate and coquettish in his arms.

"If you say something right, just do it according to your wishes." Li Song said, "You can send me some rewards and reward Princess Xincheng. Do you know what to do?"

The confidant hurriedly said, "I understand, I will leave."

After Zhang Yayou learned the news of Fang Yi's escape, she was anxious and wanted to go to the capital to find out the truth immediately. However, she knew that what she needed most at this time was calm.

"Don't worry, Fang Yi will not die." Li Shi comforted.

Zhang Yayou said: "Yes, I think so too. Don't comfort me. Born in troubled times, life is like grass, and death is the fate of most people."

Li Shi smiled and said, "Don't be so pessimistic. We all have to live for a long time! Let's cheer up. The Xi tribe has been uneasy recently and has invaded the border many times. Without you in charge, I feel unsure."

Zhang Yayou smiled and said, "I don't know when I am so important! The Xi tribe is taking advantage of the situation to make trouble. Now the court cannot count on it, so we still have to find a way to be self-sufficient. I will notify Zheng Yumu to transport a batch of minerals to Shengzhou and exchange materials with Zhou Tangchen."

Trading minerals is risky. Now in a chaotic world, Liaoyang is Zhang Yayou's fiefdom. It is reasonable to transport minerals for sale, but it may not be legal. If she is exaggerated by someone who is interested in the future, she will sell minerals without the permission of the court. At the least, she will be greedy for ink, and at the worst, she will be deceiving the emperor.

However, even if there are some procedures for exchanging minerals and using materials for military and civilians, there is no fault. In the future, even if someone wants to take advantage of this fact, it will not be tenable.

"The storm is coming." Li Shi sighed slightly, "If Liaoyang cannot be defended, you can leave and take advantage of the chaos."

Zhang Yayou said, "What about you?"

"I am a big man, how can I not think of a way out for myself? You go first, and I will follow you out to find you later! Could it be that we will sacrifice our lives for the one on the dragon throne? You have heard of the things he did, a tough character!" Li Shi smiled, and in front of Zhang Yayou, he spoke much casually.

Zhang Yayou smiled and said without saying a word, "Liaoyang is our home, guard it unless we are all dead. Do you still remember what it looked like when we first came to Liaoyang?"

The two recalled the scene at that time, recalled the hard and warm years that brought Zhang Yayou and Li Shi back to the hard and warm years, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

Soon, the peace of Liaoyang was broken.

The nuisance of the Xi people has evolved into ambush and attacks. The Khitan, who signed a peaceful contract with the Tang Dynasty, also joined the melee. Although he did not attack the Tang Dynasty on the surface, he had repeatedly touched the bottom line of interests of the Tang Dynasty on the issue of Wumeng City.

Even the Uighur tribes connected to the ground also took advantage of the chaos to attack and burn, kill and loot.

After three months, Zhang Yayou truly understood what it means to wait for the battle and what it means to fight bloody battles.

The old wounds on her body were added with new injuries. She wore armor weighing more than ten pounds every day to command battles, and even went to the battlefield in person. The air was filled with blood and she was so tired that she fell asleep. Because she killed many people, she also saw many soldiers falling down beside her, and she was in a miserable state of death, and even her flesh and blood flew everywhere. She often had nightmares.

During this three-month battle, more than 10,000 people were killed or injured in the Liaoyang city guards. In addition, the bodies of the Xi tribe and the Khitans were piled up like mountains. In the end, they didn't bother to bury them. They dug a large ice cave in the Sanggan River and threw the body down.

Many people died of the guards around Zhang Yayou. Zhong Shisan was cut off one of his arms during the battle. Yu Ling was injured half of his face and almost ruined his face. Li Shi was also injured.

The court did not send reinforcements to support him, and the supply of food and supplies was insufficient; Zhang Yayou's side sent people to Youzhou and Shengzhou for many more times to rescue him, either turned away or died halfway through the road. After three months of fighting, he did not see any soldiers and soldiers from Youzhou and Shengzhou.

"These bastards!" Li Shi was furious, "What's the benefit for them when we die?"

Zhang Yayou said: "It's not until the last moment, it's not the time to give up. We're putting ourselves to death and then we'll live. In the harsh winter, the Xi tribe and the Khitans are not better than us. If you persist, you might win!"

"We don't have much food or grass." Li Shi lay on his back. "Now they are all coarse grains and steamed buns. In such cold days, there are not enough cotton coats. If you can't last long, it will be at most one month."

While chatting, Zheng Yumu ran in with a bandage, his face flushed, he wanted to laugh, but seemed to have cried, and he shouted excitedly: "We are saved!"

"Is there a rescuer coming?" Zhang Yayou stood up. Her first thought was, was Fang Yi back? Once, Fang Yi was like a god descending from the sky, helping her and pulling her out of the desperate situation; once, Fang Yi was elusive and always able to escape danger for her and help her solve problems gave her countless confidence and hope.

She thought in her heart that she had not received a reply from Fang Yi for a whole hundred and ninety-three days; I had no news from Fang Yi for a whole hundred and thirty-two days.

Zheng Yumu said: "There were no reinforcements, but the people of Liaoyang and the people of Youzhou, Yinzhou, Shengzhou, Suizhou, Hengzhou and other places spontaneously sent us food and grass; the people in Liaoyang, regardless of gender, age and young, signed up for the army. They said..."
Chapter completed!