Li Xuan took the fire folder from one side, looked at the ashes on the paper on the table, lowered her body, and blew gently.
The next moment, the flames rushed out and the ashes lit up again.
At this moment, the several lines of Tibetan writing on it were revealed.
The host and guest of Honglu Temple on the side, Cheng Mawei, immediately copied down all the Tibetan characters he saw.
Ma Wei suddenly frowned, stood up and said to Li Xuan, "Your Majesty, these are all written in Tubo secret language. It will take some time to translate them."
Li Xuan nodded, and then said: "Send someone to contact the Ministry of War's Staff Department to see how to crack this thing."
"Your Majesty, Qian Niuwei can also take care of this matter." Zhou Qian immediately stood up and raised his hand to Li Xuan.
At this moment, the entire second floor was surrounded by people from the Qianniu Guards.
Li Xuan rolled her eyes at Zhou Gan angrily and said rudely: "There are a few people in the Qianniu Guard who are proficient in Tubo writing, and they are also involved in the transfer of military information. When the time comes, they will not be able to transfer people from Honglu Temple and the Ministry of War."
"Then my subordinate's visit this time was in vain." Zhou Qian immediately smiled bitterly.
They finally caught Tubo Xizuo, but when they arrived, all of them were already dead.
This made Zhou Qian somewhat helpless.
"How could it be in vain!" Li Xuan raised her head and looked out into the courtyard.
At this moment, Du Zhongkang and his uncle, the fat Du Jie Shi, were already under the custody of Qianniu Guard.
Li Xuan's expression suddenly turned cold and he said: "If my memory is correct, Liu Guangye was here and found out about the conspiracy. The people who contacted him at the beginning were still two descendants of the royal family of the East Turks. Now now The detailed work of the Western Turks and Tubo has appeared again. In my opinion, this place should be carefully investigated to see how much shady dirt is hidden behind this Jiangqiu Garden."
"Is this an intelligence black market?" Zhou Qian understood immediately.
This is actually the place in Chang'an City that specializes in intelligence exchange, intelligence trading and intelligence buying and selling.
There are many children of aristocratic families as cover, and there are even royal families like King Li Xian of England. It is simply the dark place that is most easily ignored under the fire.
Not to mention that there are Jingzhao Du family and Jinwu Weiyoujie envoys escorting them, so there can be no mistakes.
…
Qian Niuwei was left to inspect the entire Jiangqiu Garden, while Li Xuan left with Dou Xiao.
As soon as they went out, they got into Li Xian's carriage.
As soon as he sat down, Li Xuan immediately said: "From now on, no matter where you go, take Dou Xiao with you. He is a meticulous person and can help you avoid a lot of trouble."
"Here!" Li Xian smiled and accepted the promise, then looked at Dou Xiao and said: "Eighteen Lang, I didn't expect that you have such ability and can be noticed by Uncle Wang. It seems that I have been the king before. I made a mistake. From now on, if you have any abilities, show them to your heart’s content.”
Dou Xiao himself is a playboy of the Dou family. Although he hangs out with Li Xian, he usually stays quiet.
But now it seems that this dude is a little bit pretentious.
Dou Xiao glanced at Li Xuan in surprise. He originally thought that Li Xuan would take him with him personally in the future, but he didn't expect that he would be left with Li Xian.
However, Dou Xiao quickly raised his hands and said: "Follow the order!"
"Yeah!" Li Xuan nodded, then turned to look at Li Xian and said, "When you go back, give him a formal identity, otherwise I won't worry about him coming to the west in the future."
To the west, Dou Xiao looked confused.
Li Xian's face darkened slightly, and he whispered: "You know?"
"I just came out of the East Palace. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince told me about things in the west. In this attack on Tubo, you and Shiro will go to the west to take charge. I originally wanted to come over and ask you about your specific arrangements, but I didn't expect that... This happened." Li Xuan sighed softly.
With this sentence, Dou Xiao, who was sitting on one side, opened his pupils hugely.
He didn't expect that he would hear such important news during this casual visit.
King Li Xian of England and Prime Minister Li Dan will serve as the commanders of the expedition against Tibet.
When the prince of the Tang Dynasty went to war, what else could he do except serve as the coach.
"Actually, even if you go to the west, you will only be sitting behind Lintao. You won't be able to go to the front line at all." Li Xian rolled his eyes at Li Xuan angrily.
Things are not as good as what Li Xuan said.
Although Li Xian and Li Dan were princes, they were just young men who had never been on the battlefield.
They went to the Western Front just to stabilize people's hearts. Who dared to rest assured and let them go to the front line.
If something really happened, no one would be able to explain it to the Emperor or the Queen, so they would have to stay in Lintao.
But Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "The war is fierce and dangerous. Once you experience it, you will understand. Lintao seems to be the rear area, but the transportation of grain and grass, the collection of intelligence, the appeasement of the people, and the deployment of the army are all complicated, and it is easier to become a The target of Tibetan assassins.
Especially you, once you die, the entire Western Front army will collapse. If there is a slight mistake, the 100,000-strong army may be completely wiped out, so we have to be careful. "
Li Xian's face suddenly became serious. He had always thought he was sitting in the rear, but he didn't expect it to be so dangerous.
He finally nodded, but then smiled and said: "But with Uncle Wang accompanying me this time, this trip will definitely not be dangerous or boring, let alone Shibaro."
Li Xuan was not so happy. He said calmly: "In the matter of the Western Front, we are just pawns after all. Only the Ministry of War can decide everything. Even Your Majesty...it is hard to say what will happen to the front line by then."
In fact, Li Xuan had already expected that she might arrange to go to the Western Regions with Li Xian this time.
Li Xian may not have understood the truth about what Li Xian mentioned at the New Year's Day meeting, but as time went by, it became difficult for many people to hide it.
For example, Li Dan basically doesn't go out during this period.
Even Li Xian was completely banned some time ago.
Even today, Li Xian thought that Li Xian was practicing archery and horsemanship in the Prince's Mansion.
After all, it is very important that the commander of the army, at least in terms of bows and horses, cannot reveal any flaws in front of the generals.
If you are not careful, it will affect the morale of the army.
Therefore, the emperor specially invited Du Gushan, the right guard general, to teach Li Xian.
Dugushan is the eldest son of Shi Dugude, the governor of Bingzhou. He is stunning in his martial arts. If it were not for his background, Dugushan would have gone to the front line to kill the enemy.
Today's military, the Li family, the Yang family, the Dou family, the Dugu family, the Wei family, the Du family, these long-established families in Longxi, are getting weaker and weaker in the military.
On the contrary, the founders of the Tang Dynasty, as well as the Hedong family and foreign military generals, have developed rapidly in recent years.
But these Longxi aristocratic families would not sit back and wait for death. If Li Zhi couldn't do it, they would invest in Li Hong, Li Xian and Li Xian.
The emperor was actually happy to see this. Sometimes, he was not afraid of making moves. What he was afraid of was making moves quietly where you couldn't see him.
After gathering his thoughts, Li Xuan continued: "There is a high probability that this battle with Tubo will be a draw, but there is also a lot of possibility that it will be a great victory for the Tang Dynasty. However, because of Qinling's presence, Tubo With a big victory, my Datang has a lot of chance of a big defeat."
"The Tang Dynasty was defeated?" Li Xian's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but think of the situation during the Battle of Dafeichuan.
When the news of the defeat on the front line came, many things in the palace were smashed. They didn't even see the emperor for a month.
"On Qinling." Li Xuan emphasized repeatedly: "If we are on the front line this time, our biggest enemy will be the Tubo Prime Minister talking about Qinling. According to the current information, it is very likely to talk about Qinling." Already on the front lines.”
Hearing what Li Xuan said, Li Xian's face suddenly became solemn.
"What I have to pay attention to in this matter is that Qinling is the opponent of the entire Tang Dynasty, not just us." After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "Speaking of today's events, the Tubo people have disturbed the situation. I'm afraid it will be difficult to hide this from His Majesty and the Queen. You have to think of your words, otherwise you will be dragged to the palace gate and beaten like the prince did last year."
Li Xian was severely punished by Empress Wu for doing some ridiculous things.
Hearing what Li Xuan said, Li Xian immediately raised his head and looked at Li Xuan with a pitiful face: "Uncle Wang, please do me a favor."
Li Xuan glanced at Li Xian, then took out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve and handed it over: "This is what you lost in Jiangqiu Garden today. Zhou Qian helped you get it back, record his feelings, and then use these Banknote, soothe your injured ass.”
"Ah!" Li Xian was stunned.
Li Xuan smiled and said: "You forgot, you made a bet with me today on whether Du Zhongkang's life could survive until the sunset, but now it seems that today, I'm afraid Du Zhongkang will not die, so , you won this bet, and this money is the spoils you won back."
"Did I win?" Li Xian looked in disbelief and couldn't help but said: "Uncle Wang, Du Zhongkang has entered Thousand Niu Prison. As long as Uncle Wang speaks, he will never come out alive, or even survive." Why should we let him go tonight?"
"It's not about letting a horse go, but it's about acting in accordance with the law. The law determines the punishment and sentences him to death, so he will die. The law determines the punishment and sentences him to live three thousand miles, so he will live three thousand miles. Everything is determined by the law. "Li Xuan looked at Li Xian and Dou Xiao sincerely.
Dou Xiao nodded immediately and looked at Li Xuan with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"I don't believe it!" Li Xian knew Li Xuan quite well. Li Xuan's words were used to deceive others. They might be able to deceive them, but they were not close to deceiving him.
Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said: "Sanlang, don't think that we are kings, but kings cannot act arbitrarily, so if you want to kill people, you must take up legitimate weapons, that is, the law, Tang Law. "
Li Xuan looked solemn, stared at Li Xian and said: "When we kill people, the law is the best tool. To put it bluntly, the law kills people, and the killing is not related to the cause and effect; if Du Zhongkang is judged by the law If he is sentenced to death, then no one can save him. Anyone who wants to save him is an enemy of the law and the entire Tang Dynasty. What I need to do when the time comes is to mobilize the power of the entire court to kill him completely. .”
When Li Xian heard what Li Xuan said, he opened his mouth in surprise.
This is too cruel.
Dou Xiao on the side looked solemn and even nodded slightly in agreement.
Li Xuan immediately said: "The Du Zhongkang incident involves nothing more than the Du family. We will exert the same pressure as the Du family on Qianniuwei, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. We don't need to use any means. We can do it openly and openly." But if the Du family is dissatisfied later and does something inappropriate because of this, then no matter how many actions they make, they will be killed according to the law, and no one can save them. This is a conspiracy. "
Li Xian nodded with a complicated expression.
Li Xuan smiled and then said: "Of course the Du family also has legitimate means, such as the eight discussions of forgiveness, discussion of relatives, discussion of old friends, discussion of virtue, discussion of ability, discussion of merit, discussion of nobleness, discussion of diligence, discussion of guests, the Du family only needs If any of them can be implicated in Du Zhongkang, then he still has a way to escape."
"No, no." Dou Xiao said slowly at this time: "Because he is a bastard."
(End of chapter)
