"No, don't do it!" Tang Ping shouted, holding down the headset.
Of course, Tang Ping wanted to get rid of people like Hou Junji who caused the division of the Tang Dynasty.
But if it were true that simply killing him could solve the problem of the Yanbei Protectorate, he would have already found a way to do it.
The current structure of Yanbei Protectorate is too complicated. There are old generals gathered by Hou Jun, generals surrendered by Northern Yan, and ronin from Fusang, Goguryeo and other places who have defected.
Various armed forces of all shapes and sizes were gathered together by Hou Junji.
If Hou Junji dies, I don’t know how many people in Beiyan will jump out to avenge him, seize power, and take advantage of the chaos.
Tang Ping brought an army of 100,000 people, but he knew better than anyone how much combat strength they actually had.
When Beiyan is in chaos, these 100,000 troops plus the original Guizhou city border troops will definitely not be able to suppress them.
The current forces of the Tang Dynasty are secretly moving to the southwest, and the war with Tubo is about to begin. At this time, the Northern Yan cannot be in chaos.
"Ping Guogong, I am busy with military affairs, please forgive me for not entertaining you well!" Hou Junji did not want to make contact with Tang Ping.
He also wanted to kill Tang Ping, but he couldn't do it due to various reasons, so he might as well go back early and keep out of sight.
"Hou Duhu, wait!" Tang Ping stopped Hou Junji, and then said to the surprised Hou Junji: "I brought a lot of good things this time, and I want to get one outside Guizhou City. At the market, please ask the governor to ask more of his soldiers to come and support us when the time comes!"
Market? Hou Junji couldn't figure out what Tang Ping was up to, but this guy was famous in Chang'an for making money.
Now in the entire Tang Dynasty, his Tang family and Tang's Trading Company are behind all walks of life, so it doesn't seem strange that they want to bring their business to Beiyan.
Of course, Hou Junji also knew that it was definitely not that simple, but after thinking about it, wasn't it just to sell something? What kind of waves can it make?
Tang Ping mentioned this here. It would be stingy if he didn't agree.
"Hmph! Got it!"
Neither side had any intention of taking action, so the border troops Tang Ping left in the nameless village were naturally sent back intact.
However, all the weapons he carried were taken away by Hou Junji's people.
Tang Ping knew that this was a warning from Hou Junji, but he didn't care about these trivial matters, as long as everything was fine.
There are only more than a hundred steel knives, and he is not short of these things now.
"Let's go back to the city!" He gave the order, and then Tang Ping asked Liu Bo in the car on the side: "General Liu, are you okay?"
"I'm sorry for the trouble, Duke of Ping. I really don't want to be the general. I know that I'm guilty of a serious crime. I'll resign to the Ministry of War immediately after I return."
"Don't!" Tang Ping said, "You have resigned and have to wait for Chang'an to go through the procedures and send someone over. Who is in charge of Guizhou City during this time?"
"As for what you did, there is indeed something wrong, but fortunately there are no serious consequences. I will note it for you for the time being."
Guizhou City is not a big place, but its geographical location is very important. Liu Bo was the most suitable guard selected by the Tang Dynasty court.
Although he wanted to use assassins for this assassination, Tang Ping's residence was actually very tightly protected by him. Even if the four assassins were not discovered by Tang Ping's people, there was no possibility of assassinating Tang Ping.
Rather than replacing him like this, it would be better to make him feel guilty.
As expected, Tang Ping's consolation regardless of previous grudges made Liu Bo shed tears of gratitude.
Regardless of his physical condition, Liu Bo just wanted to hold on and thank Tang Ping.
"Okay, okay!" Tang Ping quickly stopped him: "Your wound is going to open, and San'er has to save you again, so stop being so pretentious."
"Yes...General...I will obey your order!"
Liu Bo also knew that it was not easy for Li Shan to rescue him, so he lay down in the car and fell asleep quickly because of fatigue.
The guard who took care of him breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him sleeping. Then he got out of the carriage and said to Tang Ping, "Thank you, Lord Ping, for saving me."
Our generals. "
"Okay, no need to thank you." Tang Ping glanced at the carriage, and then asked curiously: "I don't think you, General Liu, are that keen on power. Why are you so?"
"General Liu..." The guard hesitated for a moment, then whispered to Tang Ping: "Does Duke Ping know that General Liu's father is a subordinate of Hou Junji?"
"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Tang Ping was stunned. He had Liu Bo's information in his hand, but he only mentioned that he came from a family of military generals, but did not mention that his father was once a subordinate of Hou Junji. Pass.
"More than ten years ago, before my General Liu was crowned, General Liu's father followed Hou Junji to fight Dou Jiande. In one of the battles, Hou Junji set up an ambush and asked the generals who went to engage in the battle to pretend to be defeated and lure the enemy deeper. .”
"And that general happened to be General Liu's father. According to what Hou Junji said, General Liu feigned defeat when fighting Dou Jiande and fled toward the ambush. But I don't know where the mistake was. General Liu hadn't arrived yet. The ambush circle was overtaken by the pursuing Dou Jiande army."
"Anyway, General Liu was gone in that battle. Later, it was said that General Liu made a mistake, but the specific reason is not clear. It's just that General Liu never dealt with Hou Jun when he gathered his army. , so our general has been..."
After listening to this, Tang Ping realized that there were so many things hidden in it. To put it bluntly, Liu Bo suspected that Hou Junji had designed his father's death.
But after so many years, the Tang Dynasty had not yet been established, so Tang Ping didn't know the truth behind it.
But with Hou Junji's insidious and domineering character, it is not impossible to use his opponents to get rid of people who are not against him.
However, this also made Tang Ping completely understand why the Tang Dynasty court would feel confident sending Liu Bo, who was not very experienced in the military, to guard Guizhou City.
Because it is absolutely impossible for Liu Bo to collude with Hou Junji. In the position of Guizhou, loyalty is more important than ability.
When he went back, he was not as anxious as when he came. After walking for a long time, he returned to Guizhou City. When they left, Tang Ping said to Liu Bo's personal guards: "Go back and let your general have a good rest. As for Hou Junji's matter, Just leave it to me."
"Here!" Liu Bo's personal guard responded, and then asked: "Ping Guo Gong said that he would set up a market outside Guizhou City. Is there anything you need our help with?"
Tang Ping thought for a while and said, "There are really some things, but don't worry, the things I want are still on the way. I will ask you for help when they arrive."
