"Yes, the idea is indeed exquisite, Twenty-seven Lang, can this method be used in Tubo?"
Li Zhi's voice was gentle, but then his sharp words pointed at the biggest hidden danger in the Tang Dynasty today.
"No, Your Majesty, you must not do it. The situations in Tubo and Silla are completely different." Li Xuan shook his head with a wry smile and said sincerely: "Although the Tubo nobles hold great power, their territory is vast and sparsely populated, leaving enough room for the lower classes to exert their influence. , and Tubo is close to the Western Regions, making it easier to plunder wealth from the Western Regions. Once this is done, Tubo will only become stronger, just like the imperial examination method makes our dynasty stronger."
Li Zhi fell silent. After a moment, he shook his head and whispered, "I was too demanding!"
"Your Majesty, Tubo's troubles are internal rather than external. In terms of the Qinling family, it has been more than 20 years since his father Ludongzan took charge of Tubo. It has been more than 20 years since Songtsen Gampo passed away. The Tubo emperor is not allowed to kiss him. Not only does he hold power, ordinary people can't even see his face. There are even rumors that the leader of the Tubo Kingdom, Mansong Mangtsen, has been imprisoned. If things change in the future, and his son Chidu Songtsan is young, it may happen again. Old things from those days.”
After a pause, Li Xuan cupped his hands and said, "Now is our opportunity. Your Majesty, the Queen, and all the princes are all wise, so they naturally saw the opportunity."
"Yes, at the beginning of the year, when Qinling sent envoys to sue for peace, there was no signature on the credential written by the ruler of the country, Mansong Mangzan. I already noticed something was wrong, but I sent people to investigate several times, but found nothing in the end." Li Zhi issued. He sneered and then said: "This is exactly why I want to draw troops from Silla."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty." Li Xuan paused for a moment, then brought the topic back to Silla: "In recent years, Silla has collected more survivors of Goguryeo and Baekje in order to fight with our country. Your Majesty can order him to bring Goguryeo and Baekje to the army. The remaining people were sent to the Tang Dynasty to show their sincerity in reconciliation."
"That's right, regardless of whether they are friends or not, Silla will inevitably have trouble." Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction and smiled: "Twenty-seventh Lang has a good vision. It seems that Princess Peng has taught you well over the years. .”
"Your Majesty is also wise. I am just following Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven and the ministers to pick up the skills!" Li Xuan bowed sincerely.
"Haha, okay, okay, brothers and I don't have to be so polite." Li Zhi waved his hands casually and said softly: "There are many mature and experienced people around King Yong, but there are not many young and smart people. You If you have time, go to Prince Yong's Mansion more often!"
"I obey the decree!" Li Xuan handed over his hand again.
"That's it for today. You don't have to go back to the Qianniu Guards. Go to Shendu Garden first, find all the secret passages underground in Shendu Garden, and then destroy them completely!" Li Zhi couldn't help but lean forward. , his eyes flashed with coldness, and the entire Zhenguan Hall atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
Someone caused trouble at his doorstep. How could Li Zhi not be angry?
"I obey the decree, I retire!" Li Xuan said these two words with some discomfort, and then slowly exited the Zhenguan Hall.
Looking at Li Xuan's leaving figure, Li Zhi sighed deeply: "It's a pity. If the King of Nanchang could be five years older, things in Silla would be a lot easier."
"It's not too late now, Your Majesty. What the King of Nanchang said is correct. Silla is only suffering from scabies. The real crisis is still in Tubo. The King of Nanchang returned from the southeast and just in time to catch up with something troublesome in Tubo." Wang Fulai came up gently. In front of him, he poured a cup of tea in front of Li Zhi's desk. Li Zhi drank the tea in one gulp, but his expression became hesitant. ….
"Twenty-seventh Lang is a cautious man, knows how to advance and retreat, and understands propriety. I hope he can stay with Xian'er more, but it is true that it is difficult to experience in the court, so I will temporarily let him go and get some experience before talking." Li Zhi's The voice suddenly became deeper.
Suddenly, Li Zhi raised his head and looked at Wang Fulai: "In this case, that matter must be done. Find a time to tell Zhao Gong that I have agreed to that matter."
"Here!" Wang Fulai bowed slightly, then came behind Li Zhi, and Li Zhi started reviewing the memorial again.
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The breeze blew from the weeping willows, making people feel cool, but Li Xuan couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
The emperor called him over and asked him inexplicably about Silla and Tubo, but he avoided the most important Tianyin Sect incident at the moment.
Thousand-faced Buddha, no matter that
Whether the person is really the Thousand-Faced Buddha or not is no longer in Li Xuan's hands.
Walking on the Imperial City Street, Li Xuan was thinking slightly.
The emperor's words were definitely not casual. There must be some deep meaning. Could it be that he was asked to participate in receiving the envoys from Silla.
Chao Zhongdi reported that the Silla envoy had arrived in Dengzhou. If he traveled quickly, he would be able to reach Luoyang within ten days. He happened to be in Luoyang at that time.
King Wenwu of Silla sent envoys to sue for peace. In Li Xuan's view, this was a farce. How could the people of Silla obediently sue for peace.
Being capricious and cunning is quite normal for them.
Once the Tang army retreats, they will immediately follow up. As long as the Tang army shows a slight flaw, they will immediately pounce on it and bite them.
If Li Xuan can participate in this battle by then, he is confident enough to cause the Silla people to suffer a big loss and even reach the capital of Silla.
Shaking his head, Li Xuan rejected this idea in his heart. Now the focus of the Tang Dynasty has shifted to Tubo, and even if Silla starts a war, it will be just a small fight.
Even the military itself couldn't get enough of that credit, so it was his clan's turn.
But he can keep up with the war in Tubo. Even Li Xuan can feel the strangeness of the Tubo Dynasty. Not to mention that the emperor like Li Zhi has sent countless spies into Tubo. Went to investigate the situation of Tubo Zampu.
If the Qinling family finally couldn't help but rebel, then it would definitely be an excellent opportunity for Tang Dynasty to attack Tubo.
In this way, those things done by the Tianyin Sect are just trivial matters, and the Tubo battlefield is the place where they can truly display their talents.
Not to mention he is a small county king, even a prince can perform it.
After leaving the palace, Li Xuan went straight to Shendu Garden. There was obviously not just one underground secret passage in Shendu Garden, and they all needed to be found and destroyed!
"Your Majesty, in Xianren Palace and Jicui Palace, we have found the entrance to the secret passage below, and we are still searching in other places." The Imperial Guardsman held Zhou Cang in his fists and reported to Li Xuan: "Are you going to do it immediately? All entrances found have been destroyed."
"Destroy?" Li Xuan looked at Zhou Cang in surprise, with a trace of doubt in his eyes, but then he said: "Don't worry, wait for the people from the Ministry of Industry to come, wait until they confirm that there is no more anything underground. The secret passage exists, and if you want to destroy it in one fell swoop, you need to ask for permission before destroying it."
Zhou Cang was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "It's my fault that I thought it wrong."
"It's okay, Mr. Zhou will go and do some work. If you find anything, just report it at any time!" Li Xuan turned around and looked at the Dragon Scale Palace in the distance: "I need to pay homage to Uncle Zhuang Wang. Uncle Wang has passed away several times. It’s been so long that I haven’t paid homage to you, it’s all my fault.”
"My lord, my condolences!" Zhou Cang didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only slightly cup his hands and watch Li Xuan leave.
"Your Majesty!" Li Xuan had just stepped onto Longlin Bridge when he saw Dali Temple running toward him with an anxious look on his face: "Your Majesty, something happened. The King of Huainan County, the Prince of Huainan County, Chang Shi, and the Crown Prince All of Li Yan’s family members were sent away by the Prince of Beiping!”
"What a quick move!" Li Xuan couldn't help but be surprised. The emperor had not allowed him to get too involved in the affairs of the Thousand-Faced Buddha before, and Li Xuan had a feeling that the emperor was going to take over all the affairs of the Tianyin Sect.
If the emperor had not talked to him about Silla and Tubo affairs, Li Xuan might still have felt like killing a donkey, but now this feeling has long been forgotten by him.
"Brother, don't be anxious. This matter will eventually be tried and convicted by Dali Temple. These people will still fall back into the hands of Dali Temple." Li Xuan looked towards the direction of the palace, and then said softly: "The reason why not now For you and me to intervene again is just because there are some things in this that I don’t want you and me to know about.”
This is the only reason that can be said in the past. .
Taiqing Demonic Way
