Under the night and the cold wind, a huge fleet slowly arrived at Luoyang Pier.
The fire at the pier suddenly lit up, and people on and off the boat communicated quickly.
Li Xuan stood in front of the window, looking up from Luoyang City, and finally landed on the dark moon.
After a long time, he spoke softly: "The bright moon hangs high, unchanged through the ages, but the world has changed. Ever since the defeat of Dafeichuan, the Tang Dynasty has been preparing for its revenge on Tubo for several years, including troops, food, and ordnance. We are mostly ready. Once the war starts, as long as we don't underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, it will be difficult to lose."
Yu Ze walked out of the shadow behind Li Xuan, stood under the moonlight, and looked at Li Xuan cautiously: "What about Tubo?"
"The Tubo Plateau has the right time and location. As long as Tubo is not stupid enough to fight the Tang Dynasty head-on, they will naturally be invincible." Li Xuan looked to the southwest with a solemn expression.
The Tubo Plateau is vast and the weather is extremely cold, but the population is sparsely populated and the cities are scattered. If they cannot build cities at key locations and prosper the city-state, then the Tang Dynasty will have to retreat in defeat even if it reaches the depths of the plateau.
"Everyone is very cautious about this national war. Your Majesty will definitely not want to see the defeat of Dafeichuan again. Therefore, even if there are conflicts between the generals, they will be suppressed temporarily. In this way, Tubo will They had to withdraw, and they retreated significantly."
Li Xuan gave a wry smile, and then said: "Although the Tang Dynasty occupied a large amount of Tubo's territory, the real gains were almost nothing. In this situation, Your Majesty will definitely be unwilling to accept it. But if you continue to move forward, you will be in danger of being lured into the enemy's territory. You are unwilling to do so. The only option is to withdraw the troops. By then, both the government and the public will have to have a punching bag for Your Majesty to vent his anger, and this place is Silla."
"The prince has emphasized over and over again that Silla will definitely send troops to disturb the Tang Dynasty next year when the Tang Dynasty and Tubo go to war." Yu Ze nodded in confusion. Their prince had never planned to let Tubo go.
"In this matter, when the war with Tubo started, all your Majesty's attention was on Tubo. He didn't pay too much attention to Silla's affairs. But after the war, this little move of Silla will definitely make your Majesty extremely angry. , another war with Silla is almost a foregone conclusion."
Li Xuan looked through the window at another large ship behind her. On board that ship were the Silla envoy Qin Yujiagan and the Japanese envoy Daozhen.
The two former friends are now on the same ship but rarely see each other.
The Japanese country of Silla has turned against them now and has exercised extreme restraint by not drawing a sword in front of them.
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"Once the war between Tang Dynasty and Silla resumes, the value of Japan will be revealed immediately. At that time, perhaps there will be an opportunity to truly destroy Silla." Li Xuan's eyes flashed with determination.
The future enemies of the Tang Dynasty, whether they were Tubo or Turks, could not be easily wiped out.
Li Xuan has a clearer understanding of this than anyone else at the time, and also knows more deeply how to manage things carefully.
Therefore, by taking advantage of the power of the destruction of Silla, the Tang Dynasty could just intimidate the Tibetans and Turks, thereby gaining a certain amount of time to recuperate.
Now, Li Xuan, who is very familiar with both Silla and Japan, has become one of the necessary candidates in the war.
By then, the battle against Tubo was in vain, and Li Xuan's participation in the Silla War would no longer be so taboo.
Standing under the moonlight, Li Xuan's thoughts have jumped to a year later. The overall situation is like this. Even if there are people who want to stop it, it will be difficult to achieve anything. However, many things need to be planned now.
"So the envoy of the Japanese Kingdom sent a letter back to the Japanese Kingdom a few days ago. He believed what the prince said and began to prepare for the war with Silla." Yu Ze nodded suddenly, and then said with emotion: "In this way, Silla and Silla The Japanese country is all in the prince’s calculations.”
Li Xuan shook his head unexpectedly, and then said: "Whether it is Silla or the Japanese country, there are many smart people. As long as the two countries communicate with each other, our advantage will be drastically reduced, so the real key to maintaining the situation on the East Island is It is to create eternal hatred between Silla and Japan. As for how to operate this, we must rely on the current negotiation."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Li Xuan's mouth: "Silla's petitioner, since he is called the petitioner, how can he not pay the price?"
In Li Xuan's view, during the truce between Datang and Silla, Silla would definitely try every means to try to solve the threat of Japan.
Under such circumstances, it is difficult to say that the Japanese country will not take the initiative to give in, and even stand back and watch the war between Tang Dynasty and Silla next year, sitting back and watching the fight between tigers.
Although people like Monk Daozhen are actively promoting it, King Tianwu, the leader of the Japanese country, is not so easy to deal with.
Now if you want to impress King Tianwu, the only thing you can really offer is profit.
Of course, this benefit needs to come from Silla.
Seeing the calculating look in Li Xuan's eyes, Yu Ze couldn't help but feel sad for Silla and Japan.
Based on his understanding of Li Xuan, if Li Xuan really calculated something, he would rarely miss it.
Unless Silla gives up everything and surrenders to the Tang Dynasty, then once their King of Nanchang sets foot on the East Island, the day when Silla will be destroyed is not far away.
Li Xuan glanced sideways at Yu Ze and saw that Yu Ze was a little stunned. Li Xuan said: "Send a message to Silla to ask for forgiveness. After leaving Luoyang, I will go to see him."
"No!" Yu Ze immediately handed over his hand, then looked up at Li Xuan and asked, "Your Majesty, the ship will stay in Luoyang for half a day. Does Your Majesty want to enter the city?"
"Enter the city?" Li Xuan raised her head and looked at the vast Luoyang City in the distance. Finally, she shook her head slightly and sighed: "Send someone to send two New Year's gifts to Princess Dai, and then have someone put two sticks of incense on the Shangqing Palace. "
"Here!" After Yu Ze agreed, he slowly backed away.
The Dai Wangfei is the Crown Princess Pei who was filial to Emperor Li Hong.
Since Li Xian ascended the throne as crown prince, the term "Crown Princess" refers specifically to Li Xian's Crown Princess Fang.
Naturally, Pei couldn't call her the Crown Princess, nor the Crown Princess, nor the Queen of Filial Piety, so she had no choice but to take a step back.
Before Li Hong became the prince, he was named the acting king, so he called Pei the acting princess.
In this way, in the future, Li Xian, Li Xian and Li Dan's sons will become princes on behalf of the king, rather than filial piety to the emperor and prince.
Unless the sons of Li Xian, Li Xian, and Li Dan are all dead, the acting prince will have the possibility to succeed to the throne.
After Yu Ze left, Li Xuan looked at the Luoyang Palace.
Compared with Chang'an, Luoyang has some shortcomings after all.
When the emperor and the empress moved to Luoyang, Chang'an was still the center of gravity of the world. Half of the six central departments, nine temples and five supervisors still stayed in Chang'an; but when the emperor and the empress moved to Chang'an, Luoyang no longer had the ability to handle the world's government affairs. He no longer has the responsibility to handle the world's government affairs.
The center of gravity of the world was half in Chang'an and half in the emperor and Empress Wu.
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The night gradually dissipated, and the sun rose in the eastern sky.
The sound of "cracking" kept ringing throughout Luoyang City, and firecrackers exploding in braziers could be seen everywhere.
On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, today is the Lunar New Year. Dou Xuande ordered to stay in Luoyang City for half a day. After everyone asked for orders, they could go ashore for half a day.
Li Xuan discovered that several Qianniu Guards under his command were from Luoyang, so Li Xuan simply gave them half a day off to go home.
In fact, it is said to be a half-day holiday, but it is not that strict.
The Qianniu Guards only need to ride horses and be able to keep up with the group after noon. There are not many other requirements.
Even if you only need to arrive in Chang'an with Li Xuan, it doesn't matter if you set off later.
In the cold wind, Li Xuan stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the busy dock.
It is now the end of the year, and tributes from various places to the imperial court will be sent to Chang'an one after another this month.
Li Xuan and her group arrived relatively late in Chang'an. Even so, there were still many people doing their business.
"Your Majesty, don't you plan to go ashore for a walk?" Deng Liang's surprised voice sounded behind Li Xuan.
Li Xuan turned around, cupped his hands slightly and said, "Brother Ziliang."
"Your Majesty!"
Li Xuan said calmly: "Brother Ziliang didn't get off the boat either?"
"Xiaguan is actually following the example of the prince. What the prince said in Yangzhou that day, Xiaguan has always kept in mind. Although he has not encountered too many risks along the way, he still puts caution first." Deng Liang's tone was very respectful. , but his words always have a hint of disbelief.
Li Xuan shook his head and said calmly: "I am a nosy person. Luoyang City is in short supply at the end of the year, all kinds of thieves and human traffickers. If I encounter them in the city, I will inevitably beat them half to death." , delaying departure time."
"People traffickers will be punished by everyone. According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, those who sell people as slaves will be hanged; those who are slaves will be exiled for three thousand miles; those who are wives, concubines and descendants will be sentenced to three years. Buqu is not bad. , but the wives, concubines, and descendants, only served for three years, are still a bit young." Deng Liang's words made Li Xuan look at him with admiration.
"Brother Ziliang, what I see is the same!" Li Xuan smiled and nodded, then waved his hand and said: "The law has been set and cannot be changed for the time being, but the execution of the law is ultimately based on people. After three years of service, There are also different divisions, and the methods are deeper, which is a dilemma of life and death."
Deng Liang raised his eyebrows, then solemnly raised his hands and said: "Zi Liang has learned a lesson."
Li Xuan calmly raised her head and said softly: "May all people in the world be reunited today."
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There was a sudden noise under the boat. Li Xuan took a step forward with some curiosity, and suddenly saw a group of fifty-year-old men, led by government servants, heading towards the building boat. There were already people climbing on the boat in front.
Li Xuan looked sideways at Zhang Huan, frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
"This is the Yexiang man who pours night incense at the dock." Zhang Huan pointed to a big bucket on an oxcart far under the boat, and said with a helpless smile: "The Luozhou Prefecture found a job for the old and poor old man, forcibly The big ships that spend the night in Luoyang are required to pour night incense and pay for the night incense."
"But we are an official ship?"
"So, this expense is paid by Luozhou Prefecture."
Li Xuan nodded slightly, and then said: "The order is that they are not allowed to board the two envoys' ships. In addition, since it is a young year, let someone give them an extra reward. Luozhou Prefecture has a kind heart, and we cannot be compared. "
"Here!" Zhang Huan immediately went down to deliver the order.
Li Xuan turned to look at Deng Liang on one side and said: "The governor of Luozhou loves the people like his sons, and he can provide for the lonely widowers..."
A sound of slight footsteps came from the side. Li Xuan turned around and saw a pale-haired old man walking towards the cabin with his companions.
Li Xuan turned around without paying attention. At this moment, the old man suddenly raised his head and stared at Li Xuan, staring into his eyes.
Suddenly, an unusually bright light flashed in the old man's eyes.
Light directly filled Li Xuan's vision, and in an instant, he entered a world of white.
Before Li Xuan could react, a golden cold light suddenly shot out from the depths of the white world, and it hit Li Xuan's eyes in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Li Xuan's expression was extremely solemn.
The fingertips of his right hand lightly drew the center of his eyebrows, and the center of his eyebrows split open, and a black eight-sided Han sword appeared between the white sky and the earth.
Li Xuan stabbed away the golden light coming from the opposite side.
"Bah!"
(End of chapter)
