Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room, after Changsun Wuji said these words, there was a sudden silence in the Imperial Study Room!
Everyone's eyes were focused on Changsun Wuji.
After hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Li Shimin frowned slightly and said, "Do you think I'm a foolish king who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong, black and white? Coaxing? Can you tell me how Luo Zhang coaxed me?"
"this……"
His Majesty's words made Changsun Wuji choke and didn't know what to say. What should he say? That all this was what he had in mind, evidence? Where's the evidence?
If there was evidence, how could he wait until now and not impeach Luo Zhang?
The rest of the people took a breath after hearing His Majesty's words!
What do you mean, Your Majesty? Could it be that Luo Zhang really did this?
Was he the one who started the war between the two countries?
Was it he who forced Tubo to send troops?
How can this be?
Could it be that Luo Zhang is a god descended to earth? Can this kind of thing be done?
The people sitting here are all extraordinary people, but they are not capable of instigating a war between two countries and asking a third country to help.
Doubts about Luo Zhang are inevitable!
This is also a habitual thinking of people. Often when others do something they cannot do, they think it is impossible. They think it is opportunistic!
If he can't do it himself, how could he do it?
You must know that people are different. Some people are destined to be born extraordinary. They are not something that ordinary people can save. You can guess how extraordinary they are.
Changsun Wuji felt that it was impossible for Luo Zhang to accomplish such a thing, so his brain suddenly became heated and he said what he just said.
But he forgot that you said Luo Zhang was fine, but by saying this you were questioning His Majesty. How could His Majesty be happy? He would definitely fight you!
"Tell me, you just said that Luo Zhang deceived me, where is the evidence? Without evidence, can I think you are slandering?" Li Shimin questioned Changsun Wuji, not giving him any face.
Li Shimin was also annoyed. You have a grudge against Luo Zhang. You have to distinguish between occasions and speak. Just say what you say. You don't even have evidence. This is tantamount to questioning me, the emperor, who doesn't know right from wrong!
You are a pretty person, even though you are my brother-in-law, you still have to pay attention to the occasion!
"Your Majesty makes atonement. I am guilty. I listened to one side and misbelieved the villain's words. I will go find him when I get back!" Changsun Wuji hurriedly explained, his face turned a little pale, and he cursed in his heart that he was really stupid. He shook his head, why did he say such things when he got excited? Isn't this asking for trouble?
"Hmph! If you make false claims without evidence in the future, I will not take mercy lightly!" Li Shimin glared at Changsun Wuji and hummed.
Fang Xuanling on the side didn't care about Changsun Wuji's thoughts, and then asked: "Your Majesty, is this really done by Luo Zhang?"
"Yes, this was indeed done by Luo Zhang!" Li Shimin replied affirmatively.
"Wow!"
Li Shimin's confirmed words caused an uproar among everyone, and they were all curious about how Luo Zhang did this. They didn't see him sending people to the Turks. Besides, if he did, the Turks wouldn't listen to you. They would send troops just as they said. !
In addition, there is Tubo. If you ask others to help, they will help? When did Tubo become so easy to talk to?
"Your Majesty, how did he do it? Isn't this incredible?" Du Ruhui exclaimed.
"Yes, Your Majesty, how did Luo Zhang do it?" Fang Xuanling also asked.
"How did you do it? Do you still remember the Jiulong ice jade glass bottle that Luo Zhang auctioned at Yanlai Tower?" Li Shimin asked.
"I remember, the old minister was there at that time. There were three statues auctioned at that time, and they were taken away by Goguryeo, Japan and Xue Yantuo. I was still very angry at that time. How could Luo Zhang take such a treasure and sell it to someone from a foreign country? Shoot him away, I think he is a waste of money!" Du Ruhui said bluntly.
"You're right. I thought the same way at the time. I'm afraid everyone here thought the same way. But after he told me the whole story, I realized that Luo Zhang was actually setting up a long-term plan. This plan At that time, I was not very optimistic and did not believe that I could succeed. But today I found out that I was wrong and he succeeded! Xue Yantuo and the Turks really fought!" Li Shimin exclaimed!
"Your Majesty, what happened next?" Du Ruhui swallowed and asked.
"Later? Xue Yantuo's purpose of slapping away the Jiulong Ice Jade Glaze Vase was to please the Turks and get their protection. He made a good plan, but he fell into Luo Zhang's trap!" Speaking of this, Li Shimin laughed again. Now that he thought about it, he felt incredible!
Everyone frowned slightly. They still didn't think that this matter had anything to do with the Turks sending troops. Instead, they were even more confused. According to Xue Yantuo's offering of treasures, the Turks should be happy. Why did they start fighting?
"You have forgotten one thing. Did Luo Zhang sell highland barley wine before? What is the bottle that holds the wine?" Li Shimin asked.
"hiss!"
The entire imperial study room was filled with the sound of inhaling. What does cruelty mean? This is cruelty. It makes you money, makes you thankless, and makes you want to die.
Luo Zhang produced so many Jiulong ice jade glazed bottles. Is it still valuable that Xue Yantuo took them away as if they were treasures and gave them to the Turks?
When the Turks learned that these Jiulong ice jade glazed bottles were in the streets of Chang'an City, and they still treated them as if they were treasures, do you think the Turks were angry?
They will definitely feel that the Xueyantuo people have tricked them, and I am afraid that this dispatch of troops was also done by the Turkic Khan in anger.
"That's it, that's it. It's wonderful. It's wonderful. It's a stroke of genius. A glass vase provoked a war between the two countries. The old minister had to applaud Luo Zhang!" Du Ruhui marveled in admiration.
"Your Majesty, it is normal for the Turks to send troops. They feel that they have been tricked and want to teach Xue Yantuo a lesson, but what about Tubo? What reason do they have for sending troops?" Fang Xuanling asked.
As soon as Fang Xuanling said this, everyone looked at His Majesty again, waiting for His Majesty's answer.
Of course, there are also those who don't want to listen, such as Changsun Wuji. At this time, he has already guessed the tricks used by Luo Zhang. He has been in the court for so many years. If he can't even figure out these, then he should stop messing around.
The reason why Changsun Wuji knew about Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui didn't is because he wanted to trick Luo Zhang and bought a large amount of highland barley, which is a long story.
Through the Qingba incident, Changsun Wuji realized that something was wrong. Luo Zhang was not targeting him specifically and digging a hole for him. It seemed that he had jumped into the hole himself.
It can even be said that he had a certain amount of credit for the success of Luo Zhang's plan. If he hadn't sent people to raise the price of highland barley, making it impossible for Luo Zhang to buy highland barley, the price of highland barley in Tubo would not have gone up!
The high priest and big landowner of Tubo will not fall out with Lu Dongzan because of the highland barley, and then go crazy to harvest the highland barley of Tubo.
Afterwards, Changsun Wuji also went to investigate and found out that highland barley was the main food for the Tubo people. After learning this news, he understood everything.
He originally wanted to destroy Luo Zhang's plan, but found out that His Majesty was also involved, which made Changsun Wuji give up.
Today, old things were brought up again, how could he not know the details.
What happened was just as Changsun Wuji thought. Luo Zhang also did the same. He purchased a large amount of highland barley, causing the price of highland barley to skyrocket. This led to the Tibetan high priests and big landowners to buy Tubo highland barley and transport it to the Tang Dynasty for sale, which made the Tubo people complain.
The reason why he sent troops to attack Xue Yantuo was Lu Dongzan's helpless move.
Only war can solve the plight of the Tubo people. Attack Xueyantuo and plunder resources from Xueyantuo. Then the people will not complain and can have food to eat and clothing to wear.
But this has laid a hidden danger for Tubo, that is, in the future, highland barley will no longer be the food of the people, and those high priests and big landowners will not miss the opportunity to make money.
And if you want to find a substitute, you can't find it at all, so you can only eat polished rice.
The people cannot afford to eat and will still complain. They can only continue to plunder and continue the war. Such a vicious cycle will make Tibet exhausted and the country's population will decrease sharply.
Eventually, Tubo will continue to have internal strife and collapse on its own.
You know, wanting to get rid of Tubo has always been what all the ministers have in mind, but Tubo is not easy to attack with troops. This has always been a headache for the ministers.
Unexpectedly, Luo Zhang's little strategy could have such a miraculous effect.
After Li Shimin finished speaking, the imperial study room was eerily quiet, and everyone had incredible expressions on their faces, as if they couldn't believe it was true.
However, things are like this, and they can't help but believe it. His Majesty will not joke with them, and according to what His Majesty said, it is completely reasonable.
"Now do you still think there is a problem with me conferring Luo Zhang the title of Marquis of Lantian County and appointing him as the Right Minister of the Ministry of War?" Li Shimin said with a slight smile.
