Fang Xuanling slowly expressed his guess: "The worst possible is that Li Mu has been planning for this for many years..."

As he spoke, Fang Xuanling entered the 'Di Renjie' mode, his voice was lowered, and it seemed even more unfathomable: "Imagine if Li Mu would have known that he was the son of King Xi... that would be really terrifying."

"He made great contributions by chance. He took this opportunity to make a sworn brother with Li Ji's son Li Siwen, leaving him to wait for the opportunity in Dingxiang to massacre the Gaochang royal family, and let his father-in-law become the King of Gaochang. Later, he joined forces with the Prince of Hejian who was resentful to His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor to become the gubernatorial master of Dingxiang. In just a few years, he trained 50,000 Dingxiang Army, all of which were recruited by the Prince of Hejian and Li Mu's righteous brothers. Their loyalty to the Tang Dynasty was really unreliable. At this time, Your Majesty was not in Chang'an, and Li Mu won a great victory. If he brought this great victory power to a prince to command the prince to lead the 50,000 Dingxiang Army to rush south, he would probably be out of power. Your Majesty was far away, and it would be too late to wait for him to come back!"

"If all these inferences are true, then he will take the prince to Dingxiang, which must be part of his plan!"

"This..." Empress Changsun was smart, but because of her cleverness, she thought a little more. Fang Xuanling linked all kinds of things together, and she couldn't help but not think about it much.

Fang Xuanling said excitedly: "This matter is now between the two. The old minister thinks that what he should do at this time is to bring Li Mu's family to Chang'an. If he..."

"What are you saying?" Li Tai, who had listened to him for a long time, was already furious: "Fang Xiang, I respect you very much, but I never thought that you could say such words today. My elder brother, no, my mentor's loyalty to the Tang Dynasty and his father's loyalty, the heaven, earth, sun and moon can be seen. I don't believe that he would do such a thing!"

Fang Xuanling didn't expect Li Tai to speak to him like this. He was stunned for a moment and subconsciously said, "King of Wei, the old minister is preparing for the future. If he doesn't prepare in advance, if he does this and prepare hastily, it would be too late!"

Fang Xuanling sighed, "Don't I know that slandering behind my back is a villain's act? But the old minister just reminded the queen and the regent that the reputation of Li Mu and the Prince of Hejian should not be allowed to continue to rise. This is not about the victory or defeat, but about the stability of the country! If they did not have the intention of being unjust, they would be happy to see it and suppress public opinion. This is also a good thing for them!"

Empress Changsun signaled Li Tai not to speak, and comforted Wen Yan: "Fang Xiang was working hard for the country, how can I not know?" After pondering for a moment, she looked at Fang Xuanling and said: "Then, in your opinion, what should I do about this matter?"

"First, we must send a trustworthy person to Dingxiang to see what is going on there. Whether these two people have the intention of being disobedient. Secondly..." Fang Xuanling looked at Li Tai and said, "Just treat it as a villain, the old minister is willing to be this villain. We must take Li Mu's family and the family of Hejian Prince to Chang'an City to monitor and live." Li Tai was about to speak, but was pulled by Empress Changsun, Fang Xuanling continued, "There was a precedent for this matter. When the general went to war, he would have a proton. This has been the case in all dynasties, and it is not considered to be harsh on him."

Li Tai turned around angrily and stopped looking at Fang Xuanling. Fang Xuanling also took his leave and said, "Finally, it is to guide public opinion." Then he heard him say in a deep voice: "First, we must emphasize that this battle is Your Majesty's plan. It can be said that this is something Your Majesty had expected long ago. Before sending troops to Goguryeo, he had already left a gift. This way, it can not only help the people to calm the people, but also make a more contrast to Your Majesty's plan. Li Mu and Hejian Prince are just executors, not planners. The full support of the six ministries. Secondly, we must tell the people that the Kucha defenders first defeated the Turkic offensive, and then the great victory of Li Mu and Li Xiaogong, and less of their results..."

Li Tai secretly scolded the old cunning in his heart. Every word he said was the truth, but the addition and subtraction completely changed. The contributions Li Mu and Li Xiaogong did not sound that much. They are really a good player.

"Is this a bit too much..." Empress Changsun still has a conscience after all, and felt that this was too sorry for Li Mu and Li Xiaogong. If Li Mu and Li Xiaogong had no intention of being unjust, they would not look good when they returned in triumphant future. The battle report was written very clearly. Without Li Mu taking the tiger cannon, Kucha City would inevitably fall. If Li Xiaogong had not led the ambush and there would definitely be no one behind the attack, this would be a real contribution!

"Empress, every word that the old minister said is true, and it is also for their own good." Fang Xuanling said lightly: "If the two of them are dedicated to the country and have no selfish thoughts, they will not mind. If it is really the old minister who is worried too much. When they are triumphant, the old minister is willing to write a notice in person to explain the causes and consequences clearly. Even if they are ruined, the old minister will be willing!"

After all this, Empress Changsun had to agree. Anyway, Fang Xuanling took the blame and just put the matter on him at that time. This was his own voluntary. Is there anyone to force him?

So the matter was decided.

Li Tai was in a strife, so Empress Changsun asked Fang Xuanling to take charge of the matter personally. Fang Xuanling quickly arranged it and wrote a front-page headline in person, which would be printed in tomorrow's Datang Daily.

But after the report was written, there was a problem with the publication. Tang Guan, the president of the Tang Daily, said that he would not let the article pass. Helplessly, Fang Xuanling had to take someone to arrest him, and the newspaper was successfully printed.

When Li Tai heard about this, he was so angry that he couldn't even eat. He sent someone to take Tang Guan to the palace, and Fei Ge immediately passed on a letter, telling Li Mu all the things here. At the same time, he also sent a letter to Li Shimin, gave Fang Xuanling eye drops, and asked Li Shimin to issue an order to denounce him.

The people of Chang'an, who were still immersed in joy, could not wait to know the specific process of this battle. They wanted to see how the Hejian prince was wise and how the Tang soldiers fought bravely to fight the enemy, so that they would continue to brag and celebrate at night.

Therefore, as soon as the Tang Dynasty Daily was posted the next day, it immediately attracted people to watch. In order to let the people clearly understand the content of today's front page headlines, Fang Xuanling also thoughtfully arranged hundreds of students from Hongwenguan to act as daily newspaper readers and read the contents of the Tang Dynasty Daily over and over for the people.

"Thanks to this battle, thanks to Your Majesty's strategy, he has made an insight first, and has calculated that the Western Turks will take advantage of the situation. He informed the Western Regions countries early, bought them time for preparation, and sent countless gold, silver and treasures, allowing the Western Regions countries to hire people to defend the city... Although the Hejian County Prince led his army to attack halfway, most of the injured were the servants. The real main force of the Turks was still there, and the losses were not large, and the outcome was unknown..."

As the newspaper readers slammed and silenced, the excited expressions of the people gradually dimmed, replaced by an indescribable feeling of loss...

"Why does it sound like it's not like a marquis?" Although Li Mu had been promoted to Duke, the people were still used to calling him a marquis.

"Yes, haven't you heard of it? It's because His Majesty's insight into the opportunity. When mercenaries defend the city, our people at most beat the edge drum."

"The Hejian Prince's record is also quite watery, and they are all eliminated by some servants. The real Turkic main force is nothing!"

"Hey, I'll just say, the Marquis is so young, how can he be so powerful..."

"It is said that he is a god, but he is not a real god after all."

"White happy..."

The common people were talking and shook their heads. Although the joy of victory was still there, the hero in their minds disappeared...

I have to say that Fang Xuanling's move was very clever. The people who had originally admired Li Xiaogong very much, only to find that what they knew was quite different from the "facts". It turned out that the prince of Hejian was not as brave and so wise as those rumors said. The joy in the hearts of the people was gradually dissipating, and some people even thought that Li Xiaogong was just like this. This battle was only relied on His Majesty's layout and arrangements.

Soon, the content of the Tang Dynasty Daily had spread throughout the city, and the people who were originally very happy gradually calmed down. Some people even felt that this victory belonged to others and had nothing to do with themselves. As for the thought of celebrating it, it naturally faded...

Fang Xuanling, the initiator of all this, breathed a long sigh when he saw this situation. He returned home, wrote a letter to find the Dongchang mansion, and asked him to send it to Li Shimin for eight hundred miles.

He felt that he was doing the right thing!

...

A few days later, no new news came back from the northwest. Li Shimin replied, but he said nothing, neither saying what Li Mu and Li Xiaogong were wrong nor stop Fang Xuanling's actions. The sun rose as usual, and few people in Chang'an City talked about yesterday's good news again. Even if someone raised the topic, they were quickly transferred elsewhere. The people were embarrassed to mention this matter.

Fang Xuanling came out of his home to the imperial city. After hearing the news from the coachman inquired, he couldn't help but stroke his beard proudly. He could calm the situation in one day. Who could do it if someone else was replaced?

At this moment, I suddenly heard the crowds of people outside, and the gongs and drums were loud. Fang Xuanling thought someone got married, but after listening, he felt something was wrong. Because east, west, south, north, and south, there was no reason why the people in the city got married together?

Fang Xuanling lifted the curtain, looked at it, and said to the coachman: "Go and see, this is not the New Year or the Festival, what happened to be so lively outside?"

The coachman responded and rushed out in a flash. In a short while, the coachman rushed back with a happy look on his face and reported to Fang Xuanling in his greatest voice: "Master, great joy, great joy!"

"The Marquis led his army of 30,000 to catch up with the remnants of the Turkic Valley in Camel Valley. He took advantage of the night to make the flying balls cross the Camel Valley, and the entrances on both sides of the valley collapsed. A fire broke out in the camp, and more than 30,000 Turkic people died!"

When Fang Xuanling heard this, his chin almost fell to the ground. When the coachman saw it, he thought he was too happy and smiled silly: "The master is so happy that he loses his composure. Close his mouth quickly. This is indecent."

"Shut... can't shut up..." Fang Xuanling covered her cheeks and shouted: "Hurry, take me to the clinic, my chin is dislocated!!"

The coachman hurriedly drove and took Fang Xuanling to Liu Shenwei's clinic. It took a long time to connect his chin. His cheeks were swollen, and he applied two plasters to relieve swelling.

Fang Xuanling thought to himself, this is really endless. Could this kid Li Mu be really a reincarnation of a god? Why do others have to work hard in wars? He is like playing in wars? It took a while to recover. Fang Xuanling covered his cheeks and asked angrily: "Isn't Li Mu in Kucha City? Why did he run to Camel Valley again?"

"Mr., I have found out clearly. Camel Valley is the only way for the Turkic people to withdraw their troops. When the Marquis pursued, they had already escaped 150 miles. They thought they could rest assured, but they never thought that the Marquis' front army was riding on the flying ball. No matter how fast they ran, they could fly fast? It happened that the grassland was blowing south and the flying ball was walking with the wind, and they caught up overnight." The coachman had the potential to tell crosstalk, as if he was standing next to Li Mu at that time, and said vividly: "Mr. was also on the flying ball. Seeing the tents piled up below, he immediately ordered all the gunpowder to be thrown down. Just like that, a fire camp came!"

Fang Xuanling took the ice pack offered by Liu Shenwei's little apprentice and applied it to his tortured old face, signaling the coachman to continue talking.

"Mr. Marquis himself did not expect that victory would come so easily. He was ready to pursue Mobei. If it weren't for the south wind, he wouldn't have taken the ball flying!" The coachman said happily: "Master, do you think this is just asking God to follow the wishes? Marquis is such a blessing!"

"Yes..." Fang Xuanling gritted his teeth and gasped in pain: "Yes, Fu Jiang!"

When Fang Xuanling heard that Li Mu had easily destroyed the Western Turks, his expression was extremely wonderful. Of course, he hoped that the Western Turks would be destroyed. This was a great good thing for the Tang Dynasty. But he, Du Ruhui, Li Jing and others, had not been able to achieve this for many years, and Li Mu made it easy. This feeling really made him uncomfortable. It was like some students who died every day and could not get into a third-tier school, while some students had everything they could eat, drink, whore and gambling, and they just focused on the college entrance examination. How could they balance their mentality?

Fang Xuanling, who didn't care about his cheeks, stood up on the edge of the table and said tremblingly: "Come on the sedan chair quickly, I'm going to enter the palace to meet the saint!"

The streets are still full of gongs and drums, and the firecrackers are coming, and the people's spontaneous celebrations are getting more and more intense. The streets are happily parades and celebrations. This excitement is not only far beyond the previous few days, but is even no less than the carnival during the Spring Festival.

Fang Xuanling covered his cheek and got angry. He knew that he had a great contribution here. If it weren't for the erasure of Li Mu's contribution yesterday, the common people would not have had the loss of heroes collapse and hopes. Then after learning about the news of today's victory, they would only take it for granted, and would not be so blinded by the joy of losing and regaining it. They must vent their loss and heartbreaking yesterday.

Similarly, Li Mu's image became taller and more majestic under this silence first and then promotion!
Chapter completed!