Chapter 1060: The Turkic army breaks into the city, and Brother Lang and Helan Minyue are urgently m

Hearing Lin Lang's promise to Li Zhi, Chu Yiren's face showed a smile that was full of ambition but also full of scheming.

When Zhou Mengyao saw this scene, she couldn't help laughing and thought: Lin Lang is really good at fooling people. He fooled Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, so much that he was stunned!

After hearing this, Mu Xueman was secretly shocked: Could it be that Lin Lang really wanted to change history and lead the Tang Dynasty cavalry to sweep across the world?

Pan Xiaoting wiped the sweat off her face and thought to herself: No way! Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms. Is Brother Lang trying to unify the world?

Only the innocent Li Moli listened with one ear and ignored it with the other, munching on sunflower seeds like a foodie, thinking: "What is Brother Alang hesitating about? Isn't there another movie that hasn't started yet?"

Then, Li Zhi could be heard impatiently saying, "Brother, didn't you just say there was a movie called 'The Overlord of Western Chu'?"

"Quick! Change quickly! I want to see if Xiang Yu's tragic suicide at the Wujiang River is even more heartbreaking than what is described in history books!"

The timid palace maids could not contain themselves either. After watching "The Emperor and the Assassin", all the suppressed amazement turned into bright anticipation.

Several young eunuchs stood on tiptoe to look towards Lin Lang, their shadows moving with the swaying lanterns in their hands.

The guards forgot the rules of standing guard, and their eyes all fell on the box containing the "CD", and even their breathing became lighter.

Lin Lang smiled and replied, "Please wait a moment, my royal brother."

As he spoke, Lin Lang leaned over to change the disc. When his fingers touched the cold disc, he could feel the surroundings instantly become quiet.

When a new picture lit up on the screen, the movie "The King of Western Chu" still started with the assassination of the King of Qin. Li Zhi stared with his eyes wide open, deeply attracted by the plot of the movie.

Empress Wu also leaned forward. The excitement that had not yet subsided was aroused again by this new story, and the light in her eyes was rekindled.

Lin Lang sat back in his chair, secretly took Helan Minyue's hand again, and whispered softly, "I'll be with you to watch the movie, don't be afraid of the bloody fights in the plot."

Helan Minyue's cheeks flushed, but she did not pull her hand back. She just said "hmm" softly and lowered her head shyly. Her little red face looked so beautiful.

Everyone was concentrating on watching the movie, except Lin Lang and Helan Minyue, who were holding hands and whispering to each other.

However, just as Li Zhi and Empress Wu were about to reach a critical juncture, a scout suddenly rushed over, shouting, "Report! Urgent news from eight hundred miles away!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard the sound.

Li Zhi, distracted from watching the movie, frowned and angrily asked, "Why are you so panicked?"

The scout, sweating profusely, his armor caked with dust, knelt on one knee and spoke in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty! This is bad! Ashina Helu has rebelled against the Tang Dynasty on the northwest border. Hundreds of thousands of mercenaries have captured Tingzhou, killing the defending general and plundering the people."

These words were like thunder. Li Zhi suddenly slammed the table and stood up, his face livid. "How can this be! Ashina Helu surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and then rebelled against it. He even dared to invade our Tang territory. His intention of feigning surrender deserves death!"

Everyone was shocked. The leisure they had just felt while watching the movie was gone, and even their breathing became heavy.

Empress Wu also stood up unconsciously, and her face instantly became extremely ugly.

Lin Lang, who was well-versed in history, knew that the Western Turks had always been one of the important border threats in the Western Regions in the early Tang Dynasty.

According to historical records, when the news of Ashina Helu leading his troops to capture Tingzhou reached Chang'an, the imperial court was shocked. Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, urgently summoned the generals to discuss and judge the matter, and even considered leading the army himself.

Although he did not personally lead the army, it was enough to cause panic in the palace.

Before Lin Lang could think too much, he heard Li Zhi's angry voice: "How dare the little Helu bully the Tang Dynasty! I will personally lead an army of 400,000 soldiers to crush the Western Turks! I swear to tear Ashina Helu into pieces!"

"I have ordered that food, fodder, and weapons be prepared within three days. I have ordered Cheng Zhijie, Pei Xingjian, and Su Dingfang to come to the palace immediately to discuss and adjudicate this important matter!"

It is worth mentioning that Cheng Zhijie is Cheng Yaojin, Su Dingfang is Su Lie, and they and Pei Xingjian are all famous generals of the Tang Dynasty.

"Yes!" A Yulin guard hurriedly did as he was told.

"Wait." Lin Lang suddenly stood up and bowed to Li Zhi. His voice was not loud, but clear and powerful: "My Royal Highness, please don't be angry. Why should my Royal Highness personally lead the army to suppress such a trivial matter?"

Li Zhi was stunned and asked quickly, "Brother, what good plan do you have?"

Lin Lang raised his eyes, his gaze sharp as a blade. "Although the nomadic people of Western Turkestan are brave, they are mostly a mob. I request your permission. Without a single soldier, I will go to Tingzhou alone to quell the rebellion. Within three days, I will behead Ashina Helu on the battlefield and present him to Chang'an."

These words were so resounding, like a huge rock hitting the calm lake, and everyone present gasped in shock.

The guards' hands on their swords suddenly tightened, the palace maids tugged at each other's sleeves, their eyes widened even more than when they were watching the movie just now - who has ever heard of someone charging single-handedly into an enemy army of hundreds of thousands and daring to claim to kill the general in three days?

Li Zhi's brows knitted together, and he took a half step forward, his voice filled with surprise. "Are you joking, my dear brother? That little Helu has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and has already captured Tingzhou City. Even if I were to lead 400,000 cavalry in person, I would have to proceed with caution. You're only one man..."

Lin Lang straightened his back, his expression unwavering as he spoke with a resounding voice, "I never lie."

Li Zhi was puzzled and asked anxiously, "My dear brother, do you know that Tingzhou is 5,270 miles away from Chang'an?

Lin Lang replied, "I know."

Li Zhi was astonished and said, "Even if the post horses ran day and night, traveling 300 miles a day, it would still take 18 days to get from Chang'an to Tingzhou City! You said you could go back and forth and kill the general in three days. How...how can you do that?"

Lin Lang was well prepared. He lowered his eyes and pretended to ponder. When he raised his eyes again, his tone became a little mysterious, and he lied: "My royal brother, you don't know that in addition to holding military orders and raising elite soldiers to protect our country, our ancestors also passed down a ghost seal."

"Ghost Seal?" Li Zhi and Empress Wu asked in unison, their eyes full of inquiry.

"That's right." Lin Lang said slowly, "This seal can command the ghost soldiers. Those ghost soldiers come and go like the wind, traveling a thousand miles at night as if walking on flat ground. Just hold the seal and give the order, and they will reach Tingzhou in an instant. Then, it will be easy for the ghost soldiers to break into the camp and capture the thieves, and take Helu's head. Three days is more than enough for the round trip."

"Yin...Yin soldiers?" Li Zhi gasped, his face filled with shock, his voice trembling. "Are they the legendary...Yin soldiers who are fearless of swords and guns and disappear without a trace?"

Although he was an emperor, he had heard folk legends about ghost soldiers passing through the road, but he thought it was just nonsense and never thought that there really was a device that could command ghost soldiers.

Empress Wu clenched the Buddhist beads in her fingertips and scanned Lin Lang's face back and forth, as if trying to tell whether it was real or fake.

She had seen too many sorcerers playing tricks on people, but the "movie" that Lin Lang had just taken out was an unprecedented wonder. Now that he said there was a ghost seal that could drive away the ghost soldiers, she found it difficult to tell the truth from the false.

The palace maids around were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and the young eunuchs shrank their necks, as if they were afraid that the evil soldiers would suddenly emerge from behind them.

Helan Minyue looked up at Lin Lang, her eyes full of worry. Even if there really were ghost soldiers to help, it would still be a battlefield with swords and sabers. How could she not be worried about her husband going on an expedition alone to quell the rebellion of the Western Turks?

Lin Lang met everyone's gaze with a calm expression: "If my royal brother trusts me, please let me try. In three days, I will bring Helu's head back to Chang'an to report."

Li Zhi stared at Lin Lang for a long while, remembering the countries in Shanghai that had asked him to subvert cognitive devices. Out of trust in his brother Lin Lang, he made up his mind: "Okay! I believe that you can single-handedly suppress the rebellion of the Western Turkic army!"

"Please rest assured, my royal brother. Lang will definitely fulfill your mission."

"It's just..." Li Zhi changed the subject and looked at Helan Minyue who could only stand aside. Her eyes were red, but she bit her lips tightly and didn't say a word. Only the hand clenching her sleeve revealed her uneasiness.

"My dear brother, the day after tomorrow is your wedding to Minyue. Wouldn't it delay your wedding if I go?"

Helan Minyue was anxious and aggrieved, almost crying. Her eyes were full of worry for Lin Lang. She moved her lips as if she wanted to say something, but in the end it turned into an almost inaudible sigh.

At this moment, Chu Yiren suddenly spoke, her voice calm but with undeniable strength: "Royal brother, the country is in crisis, why should we talk about personal feelings?"

After hearing this, Li Zhi immediately looked up to his brother's wife Chu Yiren.

Empress Wu glanced at her niece beside her. Helan Minyue was lowering her head, her fingers tightly twisting her sleeves, and the worry in her eyes was almost overflowing.

Empress Wu, feeling sorry for her niece, could not help but say, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should hold a simple ceremony for you and Minyue tonight, marry them immediately, and send them to the bridal chamber."

"Tomorrow morning, my dear brother can set off lightly. This will not only save us from state affairs, but also fulfill our love for each other."

Li Zhi pondered for a moment. Seeing a flicker of emotion in Lin Lang's eyes, and Helan Minyue, though shy, nodded silently, he said loudly, "Okay! As the Queen says! Pass on my order, a banquet will be set up in the side hall immediately to celebrate the wedding of my dear brother and Minyue!"

Lin Lang looked at Helan Minyue. She raised her head, tears in her eyes but with determination, and said "hmm" softly.

Amid the tense atmosphere at the scene, there was suddenly a touch of unique warmth, but this warmth was wrapped in the heaviness of family and country.

The palace maids and eunuchs received the order and immediately went to decorate the venue for the wedding.

Upon hearing that Lin Lang and Helan Minyue were going to get married urgently tonight, Zhou Mengyao pouted unhappily, with a look of jealousy on her face.

Chu Yiren accepted it calmly, as if Lin Lang had become accustomed to having another concubine.

Mu Xueman took Zhou Mengyao's arm and whispered to her in comfort, "It doesn't matter. Our husband has so many concubines, so one more won't hurt."

Pan Xiaoting and Li Moli looked at each other and accepted it with pleasure. What else could they do?

As for Mrs. Han Guo's wife Wu Shun, she was very worried that her son-in-law Lin Lang's trip would be dangerous. She didn't want her daughter Helan Minyue to become a widow just after getting married.

After all, in ancient times, it was customary for concubines to be buried with the emperor when he died.

Helan Minyue twisted the handkerchief with her fingertips, and the silk embroidered with lotus flowers had already been wrinkled.

Although she was still worried about Lin Lang going alone to quell the rebellion of the Western Turkic army, she could not suppress the burning heat in her chest.

The blush spread from the tips of her ears to her neck. Helan Minyue looked at Lin Lang shyly, wishing she could rush into his arms right now, drink the wedding wine in the flickering red candlelight, and completely brand herself into his heart for the rest of his life.