Under the rainy night, the black carriage slowly headed towards Yongxingfang.
Jinwu Guards and Qianniu Guards were lined up on both sides. Even though they were soaked by the heavy rain, they still looked around cautiously.
In the carriage, Liu Rengui sat opposite Li Xuan and looked at him sharply: "This trip to the east, does a good son-in-law know what is most important?"
Li Xuan slightly cupped her hands and said seriously and solemnly: "It is the life and death of the Silla envoy."
Liu Rengui nodded with satisfaction and said: "As a good son-in-law, you can manipulate the Silla envoys into applause, but if you want to achieve your goal, you must ensure that they can send the letter back to Dongdao. The timing of this must be controlled Very important."
"My son-in-law, I understand." Li Xuan nodded solemnly. Although he had been chatting in the Penglai Hall before, he was also very clear that his strategy was almost equivalent to extreme operation.
Although the emperor later relaxed his ties a bit, if he wanted to successfully withdraw Anton's army in the end, it would be best if there was not a single deviation in the entire plan.
Only in this way can the Tang Dynasty maintain sufficient advantages in the war against Tubo.
"There will definitely be people from the central government and Yangzhou trying their best to find out the truth about our army. A good son-in-law should be careful. Only you and Dou Xuande can hear the truth about this matter." Liu Rengui reminded very solemnly.
This time the Tang Dynasty used troops against Silla. On the surface, it must look like the Tang Dynasty was going to use troops against Silla in an all-round way.
This is the most important thing. Only in this way can we deceive all enemies.
The truth about the Tibetan envoys can be known to the Silla envoys at the appropriate time. However, the collusion between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese state must be done carefully. Before the army sets off, the Silla envoys can "obtain" it on their own.
The right balance here is very important.
Li Xuan needs to carefully consider what information is known to whom, what information is unknown, when to restrain it, and how it is obtained by the Silla envoys.
"My son-in-law will definitely take care of it." Li Xuan nodded seriously. The reason why he was awarded this position by the emperor was because of what he had done in the southeast and the methods he used, which were valued by the emperor and the queen.
All the officials in the court also saw it in their eyes and believed that he could complete it smoothly.
"The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Household Affairs will select capable officials to go eastward with the worthy son-in-law tonight, so the entire procession of honor will be prepared tonight."
After a slight push, Liu Rengui sighed softly: "I originally wanted to mention something about your place, but now it happened again."
Li Xuan originally planned to leave Beijing the day after tomorrow and then return to Wuzhou to serve as his Wuzhou farewell driver.
There were a lot of things to do and a lot of people to visit, but now there is no time for anything.
Not only did Liu Rengui lose the opportunity to give his final teachings, but even the original speech was also cancelled.
Fortunately, Li Xuan has made proper arrangements for her own affairs.
"As long as the army can withdraw from the East Island smoothly." Li Xuan looked up at Liu Rengui and asked respectfully, "Yue Weng, the generals of the East Island, won't there be any obstacles between each other?"
"Obstacle, you want to ask about a contradiction, right?" Liu Rengui chuckled, and directly exposed Li Xuan's real thoughts with one sentence.
After thinking for a while, Liu Rengui shook his head and said: "The three generals of the Andong Governor's Mansion are Li Jinxing, Gao Kan, and Chang Zhi with black teeth. Li Jinxing is a member of the Sumo Mohe tribe and the son of Duke Tu Diji of the state of Bei. He is the most powerful among all the monarchs. First of all, he is cautious by nature and is valued by His Majesty.
Gao Kan is a man who values power, but Li Jinxing does everything according to the law, and the two can live in harmony. As for Hei Te Changzhi, he is also a fierce general with an upright personality and trustworthy subordinates. However, he was born as a general and cannot be compared with the other two. "
Li Xuan could vaguely get a glimpse of the power structure within the Anton Protectorate.
Li Jinxing was the ambassador of Andong Dao, and he put the imperial court first in everything. Although he did not attach importance to power, he did not allow others to disobey orders.
Gao Kan was born in the Bohai Gao family. Although he was very powerful, he would not disobey Li Jinxing's orders. He had a long history.
As for the black-teethed ones, they look more like Sima Yizhou.
However, among the three of them, Li Xuan knew the most, but Liu Rengui didn’t know much about it.
Those who care about it will always have black teeth.
Because after Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian, the most accomplished commander in the Tang Dynasty was Hei Te Changzhi.
He had also heard Gao Kan talking, but it was not him who heard it, but his grandson, Gao Shi.
Finally, there was Li Jinxing. Li Xuan had never even heard of Li Jinxing's name before going to Luoyang, but this person must have something special to be appointed as the ambassador of Anton.
Among the three of them, the one who made Li Xuan feel most at ease was Li Jinxing.
Li Jinxing won't make a surprise attack, but if he wants to take charge of the defense, others may not get any advantage at all.
Li Xuan also has this style of doing things.
These people, as well as the troops under the Andong Protectorate, were all Liu Rengui's generals who presided over the attack on Silla on Dongdao.
It is precisely because of this relationship that Li Xuan is the easiest to be believed when she goes to Dongdao.
Liu Rengui told Li Xuan the situation in the Andong Protectorate in detail, and finally sighed softly and said: "The battle on the East Island is not fought by our army, nor by Silla. The real enemy is the weather, whether it is waterways. It is very difficult to withdraw our troops by land. If the weather is severe, no matter what the situation is, the people of Dongdao will not give up the attack."
"Actually, the most appropriate thing at this time is to immediately dispatch a large army from Liaodong to attack Maishao City. Fight fiercely at the front to consume the Silla army. Once the new troops arrive at the rear, they will immediately attack the enemy and then retreat calmly." Li Xuan sighed softly and said what she had been hiding in her heart.
"If there are still troops in Liaodong, why bother to transfer troops from Jiangnan Road." Liu Rengui shook his head slightly and said: "The fastest way to transfer troops on land can only be from Hebei Road. What is the difference between this and Yang Guang's trip that year? The army is blocked and the Turks in the north are in trouble again, which will immediately lead to the chaos of the late Sui Dynasty."
What Li Xuan could think of, how could Liu Rengui and those high-ranking officials not think of it? They were more worried about other things.
Li Xuan had a vague feeling that if the central government really did this, the King of East China Sea would definitely have all the means to drag the Tang Dynasty into the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Liu Rengui looked up at Li Xuan and said softly: "The wise son-in-law is traveling eastward this time. Even if everything goes well, he may not return until after the first lunar month. However, there are some things that can be avoided. open."
Regarding the funeral of Princess Yin, she was not yet dead, and Empress Wu had already decided that she would pass away after the Zhengdan meeting in the imperial court, and then be buried at the mansion of the fifth daughter of Guide County, thereby cutting off all speculations of being connected with the King of the East China Sea.
Thinking of this, Li Xuan immediately held up his hands and said, "Yue Weng, Sun-sou always feels that the King of East China Sea is diverting attention from what is happening now. But even if there is Silla in the east and Tubo in the west, the King of East China Sea's focus is still on the court. In the Central Plains, when Tubo and Silla are about to make a move, he may not be able to live peacefully...perhaps, he has been plotting something all along, so he took the initiative to reveal the origin of his troubles, and Yue Weng is extremely worried."
Liu Rengui nodded. He had gone through countless ups and downs in his life. He was still vaguely aware of the strangeness here, but without key information, even he couldn't do much.
"The Queen of Heaven has ordered Ming Chongyan to continue investigating the King of East China Sea. As long as Ming Chongyan is focused on Ming Chongyan and the methods used by the King of East China Sea to confront him, the true identity of the King of East China Sea will be peeled off layer by layer."
Liu Rengui said softly: "The Tang Dynasty is vast and contains billions of living beings. Your Majesty and the Queen have gone through countless ups and downs to support them all the way to today. A remnant of the hidden prince is nothing."
On a rainy night, the carriage stopped at the Lecheng County Government House. Just when Liu Rengui was about to get off the carriage, Li Xuan couldn't help but whisper: "Yue Weng, keep an eye on the prince!"
The black curtains were lowered, and the black-framed carriage was already heading towards the Nanchang Palace, escorted by Jinwu Guards.
Liu Rengui stood under the door of the mansion, looking at Li Xuan's car leaving, his brows furrowed involuntarily.
There are too many things about his grandson-in-law that people cannot understand. Many people in the court knew this, but they didn't care much. After all, what Li Xuan used was just some magic and had nothing to do with Tao. ap.
Moreover, Li Xuan's Tao has always been liked by others. The emperor's title as King of Sanqiu has foreshadowed his future.
Empress Wu also expressed her praise for Li Xuan's efforts in these aspects.
But at this moment, Liu Rengui suddenly discovered that he knew much less about his grandson-in-law.
Why is this matter related to the prince again? Could it be that it is the prince Li Xian who has been supporting the King of Donghai behind the scenes?
Or is it that the King of East China Sea has always been lurking beside the prince?
Liu Rengui remembered that the last time he talked with his grandson-in-law, Li Xuan was sure that the King of Donghai would definitely appear at the funeral of Princess Yin, so Liu Rengui had been secretly investigating everything that might appear at the funeral of Princess Yin. people on.
It’s just that there has never been a focus, and I can only search like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Prince, Liu Rengui took Li Xuan's reminder to heart.
Not to mention anything else, just the possibility of King Donghai appearing next to the prince is a threat.
Who is this King of East China Sea?
Kaihuafang, inside Prince Peng's Mansion, was completely bright under the rainy night.
One big box after another was placed in the center of the lobby, and a lot of thick clothes were put in.
Liu Jinyu stood on one side and watched Princess Peng Ouyang command Ruoding. She couldn't help but ask: "Mom, didn't you say that the weather in the south is warm in winter? Do you need to bring so many things?"
Ouyang smiled, took Liu Jinyu's hand and said: "Silly boy, the weather in Nanchang is indeed not as cold as in the north, but it is wet and cold. Compared with the cold in the north, it is more feminine, but it penetrates the bones. The same weather, It’s nothing in the north, but in the south it can make you sick.”
After all, Ouyang had lived in the south before and knew the weather in the south much better than Liu Jinyu.
"When the weather gets warm next year, we and I will go to Pengzhou to live for a while, then go to Nanchang for a while, and then go to Zhongnan Mountain to escape the summer heat." Ouyang was just halfway through speaking when she saw that Li Xuan had already taken great strides. Walk in from the outside.
"Mom, my son is unfilial and has to leave early again." Li Xuan knelt down on one knee at Ouyang's feet.
Ouyang stretched out her hand to help Li Xuan up, and then comforted her softly: "You are doing things for His Majesty, my mother knows it well."
After glancing at Liu Jinyu standing aside, Ouyang pushed Li Xuan into Liu Jinyu's hands: "You go back and have a rest, my mother has prepared everything for you."
"Mom!" Liu Jinyu stamped her feet shyly and walked quickly towards the backyard.
Li Xuan bowed to Ouyang again, and then chased after him.
