Tang Dynasty Puppet Doctor

Chapter 168 Having a Child, Falsely Issuing an Imperial Edict

Li Linghuan looked at Xiao Muchen and asked with slight surprise, "Do you still remember him?"

"Who?"

Seeing his equally astonished expression, Li Linghuan shook her head and chuckled. It seemed her hopes were unrealistic. They didn't remember anything. To these people, it was as if he had never existed in their lives; all their memories of him had vanished.

Just as she had completely forgotten him before, she probably would never have remembered him if it weren't for Murong Huan's flute music.

After a moment's hesitation, she said, "I'm sorry, I can't wake Murong Huan up to talk to you right now."

"Why?" Xiao Muchen became extremely nervous. For some reason, an indescribable unease and fear suddenly rose in his heart. He was afraid that Ahuan would disappear, afraid that she would never wake up.

Li Linghuan looked up at him: "Because she herself does not want to wake up, Xiao Muchen, if you want her to wake up, then come with me and lead these soldiers back alive!"

Don't you want to wake up?

She said that if Murong Huan voluntarily gave up his life, she would disappear forever.

No, I can't let her disappear, I absolutely can't...

"Xiao Muchen, there's something Murong Huan hasn't told you yet?"

Seeing his somewhat lost and dejected expression, Li Linghuan suddenly put on her robe, stood up, walked to his side, and whispered in his ear, "She is already carrying your child, which is now in my womb."

Amid Xiao Muchen's momentary astonishment, Li Linghuan paused for a moment, then said...

"So, Xiao Muchen, I hope you can pull yourself together. Whether she can wake up again depends on whether you can awaken her."

"But now, I also have my own things to do!"

"what's up?"

"I will take the initiative and, while our supplies are still plentiful, attack Lun Qinling's main camp. I will kill him to intimidate the enemy and force the Khan of Tibet to come and negotiate peace with me. I will end this war as soon as possible before the great blizzard arrives!"

She paused for a moment, then added,
"Don't worry, I won't hurt your children!"

Xiao Muchen instinctively wanted to stop her, but he knew the princess's temperament; once she made up her mind, nothing could change it.

Since they could not stop them, they had no choice but to cooperate fully and summon all the generals to their tents to discuss countermeasures.

When they heard Li Linghuan say that she would personally lead the army deep into the enemy camp, Murong Xian'er and the others naturally disagreed. However, seeing her resolute attitude, they could only agree in the end and, together with Liu Sheng and others, served as her left and right deputies to assist her in fighting the enemy.

Xiao Muchen originally wanted to travel with Li Linghuan, but Li Linghuan refused, saying that if someone attacks, someone must defend, and the defense of the main camp in the rear cannot be relaxed.

Xiao Muchen, as one of the generals in this expedition, was naturally the most suitable choice.

No matter how worried and reluctant he was, he could only obey Li Linghuan's arrangements.

However, after Li Linghuan led his troops to quietly infiltrate the desert where the enemy was located, Xiao Muchen was not entirely unprepared. Long before he led his army to Anxi, the Empress had handed him a list of some spies she had planted in Tibet.

He also contacted one of them and brought the truth about the death of Prince Chidu to the Tibetan Khan.

Now we're just waiting for a message from them.

Sure enough, on the third day after Li Linghuan penetrated deep into the enemy camp, he received a secret letter that the Tibetan king wanted to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty and had secretly sent a thousand men to kill Lun Qinling and take back his military power.

Moreover, Lunqinling's younger brother, Bolun Zanren, had already been executed by order of the Zanpu on the charge of murdering Prince Chidu, and many of Lunqinling's followers in the Tubo royal court had been arrested and imprisoned.

This incident was a severe blow to Lun Qinling, who was still fighting against the Tang Dynasty, and the morale of his army plummeted. Therefore, when Li Linghuan launched a surprise attack on the main camp, he swept through the enemy lines with unstoppable momentum, leaving Lun Qinling's army in a state of utter disarray. In the end, Lun Qinling fled in panic with his remaining few hundred men until he reached a canyon.

This is also the only canyon in this desert area.

Lun Qinling never imagined that he would end up in the same situation as Wang Xiaojie.

Upon seeing the young woman riding on horseback, chasing after him, the Tibetan general, who had never suffered a defeat in his life, suddenly felt the sorrow of a hero's end and a bow being put away after the birds are gone.

"If it weren't for the Empress of your Great Zhou using tricks to sow discord between me and the Zanpu, how could I have lost to such a weak woman as you?"

"It's really laughable, really. I've killed countless enemies in my life, even your famous Tang generals Xue Rengui and Wang Xiaojie were defeated by me. In the end, I'll die at the hands of a little girl like you."

Li Linghuan smiled and said, "Wang Xiaojie's death was also a trick used by you Tibetans and Khitans. All's fair in war, and this is just a strategy to defeat the enemy without fighting. However, I still want to give General Lun Qinling a chance to fight me one-on-one!"

Generals die in a hundred battles, and strong men return in ten years.

They sacrificed themselves for their country in times of crisis, vowing to die as if returning home.

A famous general will meet the same fate as a famous general!

Lun Qinling was momentarily stunned. Under the setting sun, this woman, who looked so delicate that she seemed like she could be crushed if he squeezed her with force, seemed to have an aura as heavy as Mount Tai pressing down on her.

Most importantly, even though he was the victor, he was still given the dignity due to a famous general or an opponent.

Murong Xian'er wanted to stop him, but Li Linghuan had already jumped off his horse with his spear and engaged in close combat with Lun Qinling. However, this one-on-one battle did not last long, and Lun Qinling was defeated by Li Linghuan and willingly admitted defeat.

He had expected Li Linghuan to cut off his head to demonstrate her divine generalship, but to his surprise, the woman lowered the long sword that was about to behead him and said calmly and dignifiedly:

“I will not force General Lun Qinling to surrender to my Great Tang, but even if I release you, you will have nowhere to stay in Tibet.”

In his previous life, Lun Qinling was defeated and committed suicide. His younger brother, Zan Ruoxi, then led the remaining troops to surrender to the Great Zhou.

Knowing he had nowhere else to go, Lun Qinling ordered several hundred of his followers to surrender to Li Linghuan, and then jumped into the canyon like Wang Xiaojie.

The war, which had lasted for three months, finally came to an end, and she was finally able to lead tens of thousands of soldiers in triumph, just like he had in his previous life.

On the very day of their triumphant return, Li Linghuan and Xiao Muchen unexpectedly received two imperial edicts from messengers in Chang'an.

The contents of the imperial edict also greatly shocked Murong Xian'er and the others.

The first imperial edict was essentially ordering Prime Minister Xiao Muchen to return to Chang'an immediately, without delay!

The second imperial edict read: "Murong Huan, the military governor of Anxi, is guilty of plotting a rebellion in collusion with the Tibetan traitor Lun Qinling. He is hereby sentenced to death, and his troops shall continue to garrison Anxi and never return to Chang'an!"

When the imperial edict, which sounded like a bolt from the blue, was delivered, Li Yi, Lu Shiyilang, and the others were so angry that they almost drew their swords to kill the messenger. They were also very worried that "Murong Huan" would be so loyal that he would die to atone for his sins and preserve his reputation.

Unexpectedly, Li Linghuan directly held his sword to the envoy's neck and asked sternly, "Is the imperial edict the Emperor's or Princess Anle's?"

The envoy trembled with fear: "Jiedushi... Jiedushi, are you planning a rebellion?"

"If I were to rebel, you would be dead by now. Answer me, or I will take your head and these two imperial edicts you brought to Chang'an and demand an explanation from the current emperor!"

As I write this, the main text is almost finished. I am very grateful to Huakai Banxiayuan, Xianting Fengyu, and book friends 160920211046389, Zai Mengzhong Jianfei, and Huohuohuohuo Yi for their monthly votes. It was a very unexpected and pleasant surprise. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to Yanzhihu1 and Zizhuha, who have been following the story and commenting on every chapter.

To be honest, this is my first time trying a suspenseful genre, and the female lead has a dual personality. Combined with the history of the Wu Zhou Dynasty, I was quite nervous when I first started writing, worried that the dual-personality female lead wouldn't be likable. As it turns out, she really isn't very likable, haha. So, the readers who have followed me this far are like treasures to me, very rare and a great encouragement. I probably won't dare to touch this genre again (although I don't have many readers, it still took a lot of brainpower). However, finishing the book and not abandoning it is my most basic requirement for myself, so no matter what, I will finish it and there will be a few extra chapters. Finally, I wish everyone a happy May Day!