Not long ago, the envoy of Silla was assassinated in a flower boat under Jiuqu Bridge. Chang Yu, while instructing his men to set up defenses, introduced the assassination that happened not long ago to Li Xuan standing beside him.
"Tonight, the Silla State Envoy entertained guests on a flower boat outside the West Water Gate. After the banquet, everyone went home. When the Silla State Envoy's boat sailed to the middle of the river, a group of assassins suddenly emerged from the water, and then Directly massacred the Silla envoys, slaves and maids on the boat.
In an instant, the Silla envoy and his party on the small boat were all killed, and the surrounding ships had no time to rescue them. ” Chang Yu looked frightened.
Once a state envoy was assassinated, even if it was a hostile country like Silla, it was definitely not a trivial matter.
"They were all killed?" Li Xuan couldn't help but take a breath, and at the same time couldn't help asking in confusion: "Sima, why is the Silla ambassador in Yangzhou?"
When Silla envoys landed in the Tang Dynasty, they should land in Dengzhou, and then either take the official road, or go north up the Yellow River to Luoyang, or go south to Xuzhou and reach Luoyang from the canal in Xuzhou.
In any case, he should not appear in Yangzhou at this time.
"It is your Majesty's wish." Chang Yu took a deep look at Li Xuan and then said: "The King of Silla is in Yangzhou now, so Your Majesty ordered the Silla envoy to rush to Yangzhou from Dengzhou. It is said that this is the property of the King of Nanchang. Prompt."
"This king?" Li Xuan's face suddenly became confused, why is this matter related to him.
The King of Silla mentioned here is not the King of Civil and Military Affairs of Silla, Kim Bo-min, but his younger brother, King of Linhai County, Kim In-wen.
Unlike the ambitious King Wenwu, Jin Renwen was loyal to the Tang Dynasty.
Xue Rengui had written a memorial at that time: "In the royal family of Silla, the elder brother is the rebel leader and the younger brother is the loyal minister."
In the first year of the General Chapter of Li Zhi's reign, Jin Renwen was granted the title of Linhai County Duke, with a settlement of 2,000 households.
After a battle in February this year, Datang won a complete victory.
The emperor appointed Jin Renwen as the new king of Silla, intending to send him back to the country to completely replace his brother King Wenwu and completely pacify Silla.
It's a pity that the prince died of illness, which caused turmoil in the government and the public. The civil and military kings saw the opportunity to plead guilty, and the emperor's attitude has changed.
Therefore, after the Silla envoy arrived in the Tang Dynasty, the emperor ordered Jin Renwen to stop in Yangzhou. The Silla envoy did not let him go directly to Luoyang, but asked him to come to Yangzhou.
As for what kind of entanglements and changes there are, Li Xuan doesn't know.
Li Xuan naturally knew about Jin Renwen's affairs in Yangzhou. At that time, he was still the capital of the gods, and such things could not be hidden from him.
What's more, when the emperor later inquired, Li Xuan also conducted a certain investigation on Silla.
However, because it was difficult for him to take credit for the Silla War, Li Xuan quickly withdrew and stopped paying attention to what happened next.
This time when passing through Yangzhou, Li Xuan was very pressed for time. Although he knew that Jin Renwen was in Yangzhou before, he had already forgotten about it.
If Chang Yu hadn't deliberately mentioned it tonight, Li Xuan would have forgotten about it.
"In other words, the envoy of Silla is in Yangzhou this time, and His Majesty is practicing leniency and severity." Li Xuan thought in his mind, and he generally knew what the emperor wanted to do.
Chang Yu looked at Li Xuan in surprise. He didn't expect that Li Xuan could see through this.
"Your Majesty asked the envoys of the Silla Kingdom to come to Yangzhou to discuss trade matters with Yangzhou merchants. At the same time, he asked the Prince of Linhai County to station in Yangzhou to put pressure on him. When he arrived in the divine capital, he was faced with an irresistible temptation, and the court could at any time If he refuses, the court will naturally be able to easily weigh it when he is unable to advance or retreat." Chang Yu pointed it out directly.
Li Xuan then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid otherwise. The most important thing for the Silla people now is to have a truce with our country. Although the merchants in Yangzhou are full of temptations, I'm afraid they only see His Majesty's desire to make peace with Silla. , so it will be difficult to negotiate peace.”
What kind of mentality does the people of Silla have? Although Li Xuan is not confident that he is the first person in the dynasty, he believes that he is not much inferior to those of the important officials in the government and the public.
What's more, he has a broad vision and many things
People can think about problems from a unique perspective.
"It's difficult to negotiate a peace, so it's not difficult to fight him."
Chang Yu suddenly sneered and turned around to look to the southwest, where the Silla embassy was located.
"The Prince of Linhai is in Yangzhou. To be honest, I am a little worried that the Silla people will assassinate the Prince of Linhai." Li Xuan shook his head and said with confusion on his face: "Now it is the Silla envoy who has been assassinated. What exactly is going on? Who did it? By the way, how is the situation of the Silla envoy? Chang Sima, as you just said, it doesn’t look like something happened to the Silla envoy."
If Silla's envoy really died in Yangzhou, no matter what, Yangzhou officials from top to bottom would inevitably be reprimanded by the emperor.
Chang Yu's current appearance shows that although he is also worried about the follow-up, he is more worried about Li Xuan's situation and does not seem to care about the life or death of the so-called Silla ambassador.
If the Silla ambassador really died in Yangzhou, he shouldn't look like this.
"Your Majesty is keen!" Chang Yu cupped his hands to Li Xuan and said, "Xiaguan first went outside the West Water Gate and checked the corpses, only to find that although there were many corpses inside, there were no Qin Dujiaogan, the official of Silla. His body, Your Majesty, where do you think we finally found the body?"
"On the flower boat." Li Xuan said it very calmly and firmly.
In fact, Chang Yu's words had already revealed this meaning. Since the envoy of Silla was not dead and it seemed that he was not captured, there was only one place where he could be, and that was on the flower boat.
Li Xuan didn't believe that any Yangzhou family would dare to invite the envoy Qin Obtuse Angle to meet him on a private boat. The emperor would be jealous, and although he wouldn't directly confiscate the family and exterminate the family, it would probably be unbearable for the family to casually remove the positions of several family leaders. heavy.
They can still weigh clearly what is light and what is important.
"That's true. Silla is a small country and its body is short. After arriving in the Tang Dynasty and witnessing the prosperity of our dynasty, it is natural to miss Shu." Chang Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, looking down and disdainful, as if he was looking at a country bumpkin.
The Tang Dynasty was rich from all over the world, respected by the world, and all nations came to court. Silla was a small and small country, and there was no such prosperous place as Yangzhou.
When I came here, I was squinted by the bustling scene, which is perfectly normal.
"Let Dou Changshi investigate carefully and find out the relationship between those who died in the Silla envoy and the Silla envoy." Li Xuan pointed out the relationship between them in one sentence The strangeness.
Is the assassination tonight really aimed at the Silla ambassador? I'm afraid it's not necessarily true.
Chang Yu's face suddenly became solemn, and he raised his hands to Li Xuan: "What the prince said, I have written it down."
To be able to sit in the position of Sima of the Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office, Chang Yu had no idea how many intrigues he had gone through. When Li Xuan passed by Li Xuan, he immediately saw the strangeness clearly and frowned at the same time.
"By the way, Your Majesty." Chang Yu looked at Li Xuan and said with a serious face: "What happened tonight, the Silla envoy was assassinated, has long been responsible for it, but for the assassination of the Prince, no matter what, the Governor of Yangzhou The government will investigate."
"About this?" Li Xuan felt a little embarrassed, but after thinking about it, he said directly: "I can't say much about what happened tonight, but Liang Fu, who came back with me, no, is Liang Fuling, Liang Fuling, the only daughter of Yongchang Bo Liang Ming, is probably also a target of assassination. This line can be investigated."
"Uncle Yongchang's Mansion?" Chang Yu showed a look of surprise on his face, and then looked at the people's nods and said, "Uncle Yongchang's Mansion involves the entire New Linwei. If Yongchang Bo's Mansion is used as the starting point, it will be easy to plot against the New Linwei." Captain and Captain Guo Yi, if they are not careful, the whole of Yangzhou will be in danger."
"Finding out the hand that secretly instigated is only one. The most important thing is the second. Who is it that can completely capture the entire Yangzhou City when Xin Linwei is paralyzed? Who has this power? Chang Sima, you should be careful!"
There are now two Zhechong Prefectures around Yangzhou City, Xinlin Prefecture and Hanjiang Prefecture.
Hanjiang Prefecture is a naval force. The water network in Yangzhou City is complex and ships can reach every corner of the city at any time. However, once the navy goes ashore to fight, its combat power will be reduced by three points.
This was the moment when Xinlin Guardsmen took action, but he
When we have a problem, we immediately give others an opportunity to take advantage of it.
But this also revealed the details of the other party. If they could fight against the Hanjiang Prefecture soldiers whose strength had been reduced by 30%, how could the other party's military strength be nothing?
If it's not someone from outside, then there is a problem within Xinlin Mansion and Hanjiang Mansion, and the trouble is also not small.
Those who should be careful need to be careful from now on.
What you should be careful about, you need to be careful about now.
Otherwise, I don’t know how I died.
