In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

Soon after, the Khan's personal guards were all dispatched, and martial law was imposed on the capital city.

The news that Princess Honghua was a member of the imperial family, and the mutiny, cast a shadow over Fuai City.

Li Yuanchang returned to the palace, completely baffled as to who had leaked the secret.

He had only just arrived in Tuyuhun, and the news had leaked out far too quickly; something was clearly wrong!

Moreover, this gave the Tuyuhun rebels an excuse—an excuse to overthrow Murong Khan and massacre Tang envoys.

The more Li Yuanchang thought about it, the more he felt that things were not simple, and he even suspected that someone was trying to harm him!

After much deliberation, he wrote two secret letters overnight. One was sent back to Chang'an by express courier, and the other was sent to Shanzhou, which was closer, requesting military assistance.

He then personally interrogated the female assassin overnight.

In the dimly lit wooden house, the female assassin was tied to a wooden stake, trembling all over.

"I have no intention of harming women. Confess now, who ordered you to do this?" Li Yuanchang said coldly, his eyes showing no pity for the woman.

Even the longest legs can be a killer.

The female assassin was uneasy and remained silent.

Li Yuanchang realized that this was no ordinary palace maid who had been bribed; otherwise, she would at most have been able to steal some information.

Those who dare to carry out such assassinations are either trained assassins for many years or are coerced into doing so.

The long silence made the candlelight flicker even weaker.

Li Yuanchang continued, "When a person dies, they have nothing left."

"Speak now, and if the information is valuable, I will spare your life."

The female assassin's eyes flickered slightly, but she remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.

Li Yuanchang gave him a while before finally turning around.

"Kill him."

Two words, without any hesitation.

The female assassin's pupils dilated, and she panicked: "If you don't kill me, the Khan will!"

Li Yuanchang stopped in his tracks: "If I say you won't die, then you won't die!"

The female assassin's eyes flickered, but she ultimately gave in.

"Yes, yes... the Khan's concubine, Nizan Meiya."

"..."

As the female assassin spoke, one person instigated another, uncovering a large group of traitors targeting the marriage alliance.

The interrogation continued throughout the palace overnight. Li Yuanchang and Murong Khan joined forces to eradicate all the forces and people involved!

The cleanup operation lasted for two full days, and the final count showed that more than 130 people were killed!

From Murong Khan's concubines to his subordinates, and even some nobles from Fu'ai City, they were all implicated in the assassination and sabotage of the marriage alliance.

With the capture of this group, the situation in Tuyuhun became even more turbulent, and many people fled.

Fortunately, Murong Khan had adopted Li Yuanchang's suggestion in advance and sealed off Fuai City, preventing outsiders from entering and insiders from leaving.

The arrest operation went exceptionally smoothly!

As the chain of evidence gradually came together, a name emerged: Chancellor Xuan Wang!

Almost everything that happened after entering Fuai City was orchestrated by this person. The female assassin who used her beauty to carry out the assassination was actually arranged by this person after passing through several hands.

This person was pro-Tibetan, while Murong Khan was pro-Tang, which was a long-standing source of instability.

The trigger for all of this was the marriage alliance.

Murong Khan's palace was practically infiltrated, even the woman he slept with harbored disloyalty towards him.

"King of Han, without you, I would be finished!" His face was grim, and there was a hint of lingering fear in it.

"I, the Khan, bow to you!"

Li Yuanchang smiled helplessly and immediately helped him up.

"You flatter me, Khan."

"We are family, and we are all working for His Majesty. If you lose power, it will be a loss for the Tang Dynasty and a disaster for the people."

"Now we'll see what tomorrow brings. If there are still people, they'll probably come forward."

His gaze was far-reaching, looking towards Fuai City, the not-so-large political center of Tuyuhun!

"Is there anyone else?"

"Your Highness, Prince Xuan has already been captured, so who else could be here?" Murong Khan asked in confusion. This man was already the second most important person in Fu'ai City, second only to him.

Li Yuanchang frowned: "Khan, have you forgotten about that general?"

"General is an honorific title for military officers and warriors, not for civil officials."

"Moreover, there is still no evidence to suggest that those who have been arrested were the ones who planned the ambush at Chiling."

Murong Khan frowned, a murderous glint appearing in his eyes.

"The worst-case scenario is Barto, who has an army of about ten thousand!"

"If they dare to come, I'll fight them to the death!" He was determined to eliminate these people this time, as their repeated disruptions of the wedding had crossed his bottom line.

Li Yuanchang remained silent. The person behind the scenes was destined to die, and Li Shimin would not tolerate it.

But the worst outcome wasn't the potential army of 10,000, but rather the Tuyuhun tribes rebelling together, and Princess Honghua's identity being exposed, which became the biggest problem!

At that point, it won't just be a matter of 10,000 people.

As far as he knew, the total strength of Fuai City was 20,000, but in reality, only 6,000 were armored and combat-ready, and even those were not very strong.

Once besieged, holding out becomes a problem.

He was originally escorting a marriage alliance, but he never expected to get directly involved in the internal affairs of Tuyuhun. The key is that he can't leave, and he can't ignore it either.

They only hoped that reinforcements would arrive soon, or that the other side would be afraid of Tang's retaliation and dare not break off relations.

"..."

One night passed.

The capital of Tuyuhun was already brightly decorated, but the wedding was not a celebration of singing and dancing; instead, it was spent in a tense atmosphere with a large number of troops.

Both the city of Fuai and the royal palace were heavily guarded.

Princess Honghua is still under the protection of the Imperial Household Department.

Murong Khan also dispatched his most trusted elite guard to protect him closely.

To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, he also canceled several parts of the wedding ceremony, such as the pilgrimage to the holy mountain.

The morning sun fully awoke the golden-roofed palace, and the palace maids and attendants began their work.

Li Yuanchang came to visit Princess Honghua, but when he arrived, he found that Murong Khan was also there. However, he did not go in, but only peeked at her. His eyes showed his deep affection and reluctance to part.

"Khan, what are you doing here? Come in," he said with a smile.

Murong Khan said awkwardly, "Your Highness, Princess Honghua and I have never spoken before, so it might be inappropriate for me to go in."

"What's the big deal? Come on, let's go together," Li Yuanchang said, pulling the man along.

After spending a few days together and being of similar age, the two became quite familiar with each other, and Li Yuanchang had a good impression of him.

And so, Murong Khan followed Li Yuanchang into the palace.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

"Seventh Uncle!" Princess Honghua, who was applying makeup in front of the mirror, was pleasantly surprised and immediately stood up to greet him. She was dressed exceptionally beautifully today, exuding the grandeur of a celestial empire.

Immediately afterwards, her gaze fell upon Murong Khan behind Li Yuanchang, and she immediately lowered her head, her eyes darting away.