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For five thousand years, there had been no end to the great dream. Dreaming back to the Tang Dynasty, you can see, left behind the poem. They covered a distance of ninety thousand kilometers, not saying a word. A long song can be heard, the chord of waves.

Singing after singing, it was heard from both inside and outside the Great Wall … So far, the song that reverberated in everyone's hearts was the song of the years …

China has a long history, from the slave state of the Xia Dynasty on, China has experienced a situation of unity — division — unity. But for the president, unity was the majority, and division was temporary. Putting aside the warring Spring and Autumn Warring States, for the remaining three thousand years, two thousand three hundred years had been spent in a unified kingdom. And a long period of unity is naturally beneficial to China's natural economy and the development of the country. Then, after a sweep of the Qin Dynasty, China began to enter the feudal society. This is a significant turning point in Chinese history.

In the feudal history of two thousand years, there was always an era that made people's blood boil with passion just by listening to it. It was the publicly recognized peak of feudal society in history — the Tang Dynasty! Everyone, however, did not want to hear someone say that the Tang Dynasty was the Tang Dynasty. Instead, they wanted to call it the Great Tang Dynasty of Golden Age.

The territory of the Tang Dynasty extended from the east to the sea, crossed the green mountains in the west (the mountains on the western side of the Pamir Plateau), crossed the South China Sea to the eastern and western regions (the northern part of Vietnam, the inner city of the Han River), and connected to Turkic in the north. The land for thousands of miles was filled with fertile land. Inside the pass, rice, grain, Phoenix and Xiang, outside the pass, cattle and sheep everywhere, a good life force!

The Tang Dynasty was a great multi-nation empire after the Qin, Han and Wu dynasties, and it was also the peak period of feudal society in China. This was not only the inevitable law of historical development, but also the credit of the generations of Tang emperors who were diligent in government and were peaceful and rich in people. On the other hand, it was difficult to find a sovereign other than the founding emperor and his descendants or the upright and clear people, as well as the reunited dynasties of other dynasties, such as Qin, Han, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty's prosperity could be said to be a historical necessity, whether it be in terms of angels, land, or people.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong, he had taken over the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains, which had been swept away by the storm of the revolt. Surrounded by devastation, people living in desolation, waste waiting to rise, people eat, clothes are shameful, and encounter successive disasters. That was it! It was really reorganizing the mountains and rivers for the next generation! As for Emperor Taizong, he was a great man, a wise and elegant monarch.

As the saying goes, fortune never comes in pairs, and disaster never comes alone! The Great Tang Dynasty had just been established and was still in its infancy. Everything was still in its infancy. Those countries outside the border, which had originally submitted to the Sui Dynasty, took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to loot and harass the border of the Tang Dynasty. Burn, kill, rob, commit all sorts of evil, a person would hate to eat meat, sleep on the skin!

In this Northern Rebellion, the rebels led by the eastern Turks contacted the countries of the Western Regions that had originally submitted to the dead Western Turkic army. Together, they rose up and invaded the southern region. The three hundred thousand soldiers were divided into two groups, oppressing the land. They had the ambition to destroy the Tang Dynasty that was still in its infancy in one fell swoop. From then on, the flames of war dyed the horizon red, and there was no longer any peace between the two countries.

It was at this moment that Li Shimin, the second Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was appointed to the post at the end of the night. He was ordered to stay in danger and did not dare to stop, rejoice or relax even a little after the change in the Xuanwu Sect. In the face of an empire with internal and external troubles, Emperor Taizong brought out the spirit, courage, and strategy of an emperor of all time. First, he ordered Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde to lead the army of Zuo Fengyi and march out from the eastern capital of Luoyang to meet the main forces of the east Turkic army that had invaded from the east. Qin Qiong was a very resourceful person, and she had Yuchi Jingde as her right-hand man. Without waiting for the enemy to gain a foothold in the main hall, she had to take charge of the fifty thousand Tang army personally. At the same time, Yuchi Jingde led 30,000 more people to bypass the Swallow Mountain Range, plundering the Yellow Dragon, plundering the East Turkic lair in one fell swoop, burning the tents and provisions of the Turkic people. After that, they set up an ambush in the Black Wind Ridge, waiting for the main forces of the Eastern Turkic Empire to retreat.

It was at this moment that Li Shimin, the second Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was appointed to the post at the end of the night. He was ordered to stay in danger and did not dare to stop, rejoice or relax even a little after the change in the Xuanwu Sect. In the face of an empire with internal and external troubles, Emperor Taizong brought out the spirit, courage, and strategy of an emperor of all time. First, he ordered Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde to lead the army of Zuo Fengyi and march out from the eastern capital of Luoyang to meet the main forces of the east Turkic army that had invaded from the east. Qin Qiong was a very resourceful person, and she had Yuchi Jingde as her right-hand man. Without waiting for the enemy to gain a foothold in the main hall, she had to take charge of the fifty thousand Tang army personally. At the same time, Yuchi Jingde led 30,000 more people to bypass the Swallow Mountain Range, plundering the Yellow Dragon, plundering the East Turkic lair in one fell swoop, burning the tents and provisions of the Turkic people. After that, they set up an ambush in the Black Wind Ridge, waiting for the main forces of the Eastern Turkic Empire to retreat.

When the Eastern Turkic people heard that there was actually a group of Tang soldiers with tyrannical strength behind their backs, they were so frightened that they were forced to give up their chance to fight against Qin Qiong's subordinates. They immediately ordered their troops to return to their lair. However, he didn't know that Tang Jun, who was extremely powerful and gave him a headache, was waiting for them at Black Wind Ridge. In this battle, the Tang Army had been waiting with leisure. At the same time, they had held the initiative from the very beginning, thus breaking the formation. Qin Qiong then felt that, together with Yuchi Jingde troops, she would unite with the remnants of the Eastern Turkic tribes and wipe out more than 30,000 of their main forces, capturing the vast majority of the nobles from the eastern Turkic states below the Jishan Khan. This battle greatly boosted the morale of the Tang soldiers, as they directly took care of the leader of the rebellion, the evil East Turkestan. This was no doubt a blow to the tigers, telling the vassal countries that had been forced or forced into the path of rebellion by the East Turkestans: The East Turkestans can take you down, but the Tang Dynasty can do the same!

After Emperor Taizong sent Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde to the east, he also ordered General Li Qing to become the commander in charge of the march in the west of Longxi. Cheng Dingjin served as a deputy general, leading the main army of the Left Guard and deploying troops from the west of the Tang Dynasty to join forces with the main and aristocrats in the Turkic Empire to attack the internal and external forces together, defeating the main enemy forces and Dunhuang. The next battle was at Yumen. The hundred thousand Tang soldiers split into three groups and entered the desert, using a roundabout method to lure the enemy in. They surrounded the main enemy force, trapping it for ten days, forcing it to surrender. Li Jing took advantage of the Tang army's great victory to muster up the entire army's morale and use the might of the heavens to suppress the countries of the Western Regions. Although the Western Regions was not big, there were more than fifty small countries like Lou Lan, the Yue clan, and Gao Chang. The great army of the Tang Dynasty, numbering three hundred thousand, was not even close to the gates of the city before it received letters from the countries of the Western Regions, claiming that it was forced to become enemies with the Tang Dynasty due to the coercion and enticement of the Turkic aristocracy. Li Qing knew what this meant. He wanted to end the war as soon as possible and prevent the people from being tormented by it. Although he accepted the surrender, he still had to return to the imperial court.

After Emperor Taizong sent Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde to the east, he also ordered General Li Qing to become the commander in charge of the march in the west of Longxi. Cheng Dingjin served as a deputy general, leading the main army of the Left Guard and deploying troops from the west of the Tang Dynasty to join forces with the main and aristocrats in the Turkic Empire to attack the internal and external forces together, defeating the main enemy forces and Dunhuang. The next battle was at Yumen. The hundred thousand Tang soldiers split into three groups and entered the desert, using a roundabout method to lure the enemy in. They surrounded the main enemy force, trapping it for ten days, forcing it to surrender. Li Jing took advantage of the Tang army's great victory to muster up the entire army's morale and use the might of the heavens to suppress the countries of the Western Regions. Although the Western Regions was not big, there were more than fifty small countries like Lou Lan, the Yue clan, and Gao Chang. The great army of the Tang Dynasty, numbering three hundred thousand, was not even close to the gates of the city before it received letters from the countries of the Western Regions, claiming that it was forced to become enemies with the Tang Dynasty due to the coercion and enticement of the Turkic aristocracy. Li Qing knew what this meant. He wanted to end the war as soon as possible and prevent the people from being tormented by it. Although he accepted the surrender, he still had to return to the imperial court.

The two armies returned victorious, and they captured more than a hundred people from the Eastern Turkic aristocrats. Emperor Taizong was ecstatic, and he bestowed Qin Qiong, Golden Mirror, to command the imperial court. At the same time, Emperor Taizong worked diligently in public service, and his subjects were famous throughout the country. There were many famous loyal officials under him, and his talents were plentiful. The entire Tang Dynasty was filled with the strength of the nation, and the rivers and mountains were very joyous.

After seventeen or eighteen years, Emperor Taizong gradually aged, and gradually caught a disease that all emperors would get from ancient times. That was, he became very happy, became fiercer, and gradually began to pamper the warlocks of the martial arts world as they sought to refine the elixir of immortality. At this time, Emperor Taizong had just lost his most beloved person — Empress Songsun and his most heartbroken son — Li Chenggang.

Empress Changsun was the younger sister of Sun Wuji, a loyal subject under Emperor Taizong. She and Emperor Taizong had been husband and wife for decades, and their relationship was deep. Empress Changsun had always been quiet and virtuous, and was Taizong's good wife. Her sudden death was a blow to the aging Emperor Taizong, who poured all of his love for his eldest grandson into the affairs of the nation and his three sons. What made Emperor Taizong even more infuriated was the crown prince, Li Chengzhi, at that time.

Li Chengqian was the first son of Emperor Taizong. He was already in his prime and had lived in the Eastern Palace for ten years. As a benevolent and generous person, Li Chengkang also had great ambitions. He had repeatedly recommended Emperor Taizong to his father, and was deeply loved and cultivated by Emperor Taizong. No matter what this Li Cheng did, if he became the emperor in the future, it wasn't hard to imagine him as a wise monarch. What was rarely known, however, was that he was a good man (i.e., a homosexual GAY), a fact that was not known to ordinary ministers and palace servants. Even if they knew, they would only find it a little absurd, and no one had ever pursued the matter.

Part of the history of the book is based on the New Tang Book, but as the plot of the novel needs to develop, there is an exaggeration in it, I hope you readers and friends do not mind. The words of a novelist are difficult to follow

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