Chapter five hundred and seventy-one: Sister Xiangyang, you are really not easy
In the military office of the Banner Army in Wannian County, Prince Consort Dou Dan took some time off from his busy schedule and was hiding in his duty room making tea for his own entertainment.
Making tea is a popular item that just started this year. It first came from the palace of Princess Pingyang Li Xiuning. It is said that Princess Pingyang highly praised this kind of tea, saying that drinking tea can clear the mind, improve eyesight, and moisturize the skin, etc.
The benefits of human beings. After Princess Pingyang, King Qin Li Shimin also publicly declared that when drinking tea, the fragrance spreads through the teeth and cheeks, making people forget to return...
As the saying goes, if something is good at the top, it will be worse at the bottom!
Driven by these two top dignitaries of the Tang Dynasty, drinking tea soon became a must-have option for the nobles when socializing. Although it cannot be compared with wine and five stone powder for the time being, there is also a rising star.
Posture.
Among these teas, the most expensive ones are naturally Biluochun and Dahongpao, which were circulated from the palace of Princess Pingyang or King Qin. They are so priceless that ordinary nobles cannot get even a single drop.
However, there are rumors that there seems to be some rare teas for sale and auction in a shampoo room in the West City from time to time. However, because the shampoo room only accepts women, and it is a membership system, it is not possible for anyone who is not an aristocrat.
You can get in, so even if most people know about this channel, they can only look at it with dismay.
Therefore, many nobles had no choice but to settle for the second best and choose inferior tea from those monk temples.
Of course, as the prince-in-law of Princess Pingyang's good sister Xiangyang Princess Li Xiuzhen, the tea Dou Dan is drinking cannot be the off-brand tea sold in the monk's temple, but the genuine Biluochun.
This was what he did when he went out this morning. He secretly stole... from his wife's dressing box and took it out!
"Okay, the water is boiling!"
Dou Dan, who looked excited, rubbed his hands and watched the white steam coming out of the teapot on the small stove next to him. He immediately reached out to grab the teapot, intending to get water to make tea.
As a result, just as he picked up the teapot and before he had time to fill it with water, he heard a loud bang from the door. His hands trembled in fright, and scalding water spilled out of the teapot.
, it rained directly on his thigh, and it was so hot that he almost screamed.
"Who dares to disturb..."
Before Dou Dan could finish what he said, the door to his check-in room had been kicked open, and then a very familiar woman in military uniform walked in from the outside. Behind her were several female guards also wearing military uniforms.
And a man wearing guard armor and holding a yellow silk scroll in his hand.
"Three...three ladies..."
Dou Dan, who was still holding a kettle in his hand, looked up at Princess Pingyang who walked in, and silently swallowed back some of the vulgar words that came to him after his interest was interrupted.
"Dou Shenqi, I am here for official business and not for personal relationships!"
Princess Pingyang looked serious and said businesslikely.
"Now is the time to go on duty. Dou Shenqi, you closed the duty room and refused to see guests. What is the important matter?"
Dou Dan blinked silently.
As the brother-in-law of Princess Pingyang, he must have met her much more often than the average person.
But to be honest, this was the first time he saw his sister-in-law with such an expression in front of him.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you? Has I offended you in any way?"
After hearing Dou Dan's words, Pingyang Princess Li Xiuning suddenly felt speechless for a while.
I have already said that this is business now, regardless of personal relationships, don't you guys understand people's words? No wonder the second sister complained directly about you at the party because you are not good at everything, and you are the first to eat.
"Dou Shenqi!"
When Li Xiuning addressed the other party, he deliberately strengthened his tone.
"The saint has a decree, and I am temporarily controlling the Twelve Guards. This is the decree and the tiger talisman!"
With that said, she raised her hand to show Dou Dan the tiger charm she was holding, and then continued.
"That is to say, Dou Shenqi will temporarily fall under the jurisdiction of this palace from now on. Do you understand?"
"ah……"
Dou Dan felt that his mind was still a little hard to turn around.
"Okay, why did the saint ask you, Sanniang, to control the Twelve Guards? What about King Qin, was his Twelve Guards General removed by the saint?"
Li Xiuning closed her eyes silently and took a deep breath.
no……
This idiot is my brother-in-law, so I have to be patient and not hit him!
"Dou Shenqi, why do you care so much? If you don't hurry up, I will go out and gather all the officers above the rank of captain of the Shenqi army. I will lecture you personally!"
"Ahhhh..."
After being severely scolded by his third wife, Li Xiuning, Dou Dan ran out of the check-in room with a kettle in hand and a look of embarrassment on his face, still saying aggrieved words.
"Go right now, go right now, why are you so fierce..."
Li Xiuning lowered his head and silently pinched his eyebrows with his hands.
Now she finally knew why her sister, Princess Xiangyang, had always been obsessed with Xiao Qingwei. If she had such a husband, she would be so angry that she would die.
However, although Dou Dan's performance was outstanding, the flag-joining army, one of the two guards stationed on the left and right sides of Chang'an City for a long time, was still very elite.
A quarter of an hour later, the generals of the flag army who were on duty at the military office and above the rank of captain had gathered on the playground in front of the lobby and lined up neatly according to their military rank.
Li Xiuning wore a military uniform and walked out of Dou Dan's duty room with his female bodyguards. His eyes were coldly swept over the generals present, and then he waved his hand.
"Declaration!"
"yes!"
A soldier standing behind him agreed, then took a step forward, unfolded a yellow silk scroll in his hand, and shouted loudly.
"The sage has an edict, join the flag army to receive the edict!"
After hearing his words, although the generals who were participating in the flag army all had expressions of astonishment on their faces, after Sanniangzi glanced around with a serious face, these generals were still there one by one.
He lowered his head and bowed politely.
"Join the flag army to receive the order!"
"July 13th of the sixth year of Wude. I resisted insults and attacks, and I sent especially sincere messages to the court. I served as a virtuous person, and I actually stayed close to the virtuous. Princess Xiu Ning of Pingyang. At the beginning of the relationship, I established the structure of Qinlong, clarified Qinlong, and made great achievements. I conquered the Shuo border.
It is appropriate to trust your heart, entrust you with important responsibilities, take charge of the military aircraft, and only agree if you hope for the truth. Give the tiger talisman, and order you to temporarily take over the command of the twelve guards on the left and right, so as to secure Guanzhong."
After hearing the decree from His Majesty Li Yuan, the generals who were present in the flag army were even more confused.
All in all, why did the saint send Princess Pingyang to temporarily take over the military power of the twelve guards? And what does it mean to secure Guanzhong? It is said that the place is unstable now. Could it be said that the saint plans to let Princess Pingyang lead the twelve guards to suppress the bandits?
No matter what they thought, the decree in front of them was not fake and the tiger talisman in Princess Pingyang's hand was not fake, so they could only bow their heads and agreed one by one.
"Join the flag army and obey the order!"
After seeing the generals of the Banner Army agreeing, Princess Pingyang nodded slowly, then looked at General Dou Dan of the Banner Army again, and said calmly.
"Dou Shenqi, I heard that your Shenqi Army is responsible for blocking Chang'an City and Wannian Road, is that right?"
"..."
Dou Dan blinked, his face blank, and he obviously didn't know about this at all.
"Ah! This matter... was done by our Banqi Army?"
"how……"
Seeing Dou Dan's expression, Li Xiuning was speechless for a moment.
My brother-in-law still doesn't know that the Banner Army under his command has set out to seal the entire city of Chang'an! How did you become a General of the Banner Army?
"Dou Shenqi, don't you know this?"
"General Dou..."
At this moment, a captain standing behind Dou Dan coughed and stood up.
"Don't you remember? A few days ago, His Highness the Crown Prince said that the ground in Chang'an has been unstable recently and that he needed to join the flag army to block Chang'an City and Wannian Road. Didn't you agree at that time?"
After hearing his words, Dou Dan tilted his head and thought for a while, still looking confused.
"Is there such a thing?"
"yes!"
The captain raised his head and glanced at Princess Pingyang, then whispered.
"When a certain person came to find you with the people sent by the prince, you were having a drink. At that time, you told the prince what he wanted to do and let him do it... and you also asked us not to disturb you. Don't you remember?
?”
Princess Pingyang no longer knows how many times she has been speechless today!
My sister Princess Xiangyang is really not easy to do. Compared with her, Chai Shao can be regarded as the best among people!
"Forget it, stop talking about these boring things!"
The third lady couldn't stand listening and waved her hand directly, interrupting Dou Dan and the captain behind him.
"I would like to ask you, do you have the emperor's order to join the flag army and go out to block Chang'an? Is there an official document from the Wannian Dao? Is there an order from the Ministry of War and a fish charm?"
"this……"
Dou Dan looked at Princess Pingyang again with a confused expression.
"Since it is an order from His Highness the Crown Prince, it must be...unreasonable!"
Li Xiuning took a long breath and said it to herself again.
This idiot is my brother-in-law, even for the sake of Sister Xiangyang, I can't beat him!
Then, she looked at the captain next to her.
"Since Dou Shenqi knows nothing about this, do you know?"
"Princess Qi!"
The captain arched his hands and bowed slightly to Princess Pingyang, without any panic in his expression.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already issued the order to the Political Affairs Hall, but the procedures of various departments have not been completed for a while, so the specific official documents and fish charms will have to wait for two days before they can be issued. However, Pingjing cannot delay, so with General Dou's permission
After that, the subordinates did as ordered..."
"Dou Shenqi doesn't know anything, but you know it very clearly..."
Princess Pingyang looked at the captain with a playful smile on her face.
"Can you tell me how you, a young captain, know that Brother Bishamon has given the order to the political hall, but the procedures have not been completed yet."
"Because I was born in the Eastern Palace and was once the personal guard of His Highness the Crown Prince."
The captain who spoke puffed up his chest and said proudly.
"So I know a few more things than other comrades..."
"Hmph! Did you bring Brother Bishamon out to scare me? Believe it or not, I executed you here, and Brother Bishamon wouldn't dare to do anything to me?"
Princess Pingyang looked at the captain and snorted coldly.
"But today, I will give you a favor to Bishamon-san and give you a break. If you dare to talk nonsense to me again, don't blame me on the military affairs department!"
With that said, Princess Pingyang turned her eyes and once again glanced at the other generals present.
"Without the Emperor's Order Fish Talisman, leaving the camp privately is a violation of the order. Now I have decided to revoke the order to blockade Chang'an and Wannian Road, and all the flag troops will return to their bases."
After hearing Princess Pingyang's order, the captain who was the prince's personal guard once again raised his hands and spoke.
"Your Highness the Princess, the order to blockade Chang'an City and Wannian Road is an order from His Royal Highness the Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom. Therefore, I cannot obey the order without His Highness the Crown Prince's order!"
After hearing his words, Li Xiuning's eyes narrowed for a moment, and then he continued.
"What did you say?"
"Someone said..."
The captain opposite actually repeated his words to Li Xiuning again.
"Without His Highness the Crown Prince's order, I would not obey it!"
"Yeah?"
A trace of anger flashed across Li Xiuning's delicate face, and then she seemingly casually pulled out the pistol from her waist. With her white and tender hands, she pushed the safety with an understatement and repeated,
"I have obtained the saint's will and the tiger talisman to control the Twelve Guards. If you dare to disobey my order, you are disobeying the military order! Now I want to ask you again. I want to revoke the order of the Banner Army to blockade Chang'an and Wannian Road.
Do you comply or not?”
The captain looked at the angry Li Xiuning with a look of panic on his face, but after gritting his teeth, he continued.
"Someone said it before, but no..."
boom!
After a soft noise, the captain's body fell straight backwards, with a look of horror frozen on his face forever.
"When the battle comes, those who disobey will die!"
Princess Pingyang gently blew the gun smoke from the muzzle and swept her beautiful phoenix eyes lightly.
"Besides this guy, is there anyone else you want to disobey?"
Under Sanniangzi's majestic eyes, all the generals who participated in the flag army involuntarily knelt down and put one hand on their chests.