Li An has no conclusive evidence, so he shouldn't have said it casually, but for the sake of the Tang Dynasty's country, he can't take care of so much, and it's a big deal to make the emperor unhappy. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your Majesty, there is no conclusive evidence for Weichen now, but in Weichen's opinion, this matter is mostly related to the King of Yunnan."

Ang Lee boldly stated his judgment.

Li Longji pondered for a moment and looked at Li An: "Captain Li also suspects that the rebellion is related to the king of Yunnan?" So how do you judge? ”

Li An pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, there are three bases for Weichen, first, the king of Yunnan is talented, and he has unified the six edicts a few years ago, and if he wants to expand the land again, the land is undoubtedly the best choice." Second, as soon as there was a rebellion in the land, the king of Yunnan couldn't wait to let his second prince go to the capital, which is enough to show that the king of Yunnan attaches great importance to the land, and if there is no intention to plan the land, why be so nervous. Third, according to the investigation of the ministers, the king of Yunnan secretly sent a group of men and horses into the land half a year ago, with unclear intentions, and this group of people and horses is very likely to be related to the rebellion of the land. ”

In any case, the facts that Li An said are indeed possible, after listening to Li An's report, Li Longji lowered his head and fell into contemplation, the king of Yunnan is a foreign minister he cultivated single-handedly, he really doesn't like the rebellion in the land plan, it will be related to the king of Yunnan, but the rebellion in the land does have many abnormalities, and these abnormal phenomena all point to Pi Luo Ge, so that Li Longji has to believe it.

"Captain Li's analysis has some truth, but as long as there is no conclusive evidence, I won't believe it, does Captain Li understand?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Wei Chen understands that on the way back to the capital, Wei Chen has left a number of subordinates and asked them to go to the land to investigate the situation, and I believe they will definitely be able to find out important clues."

Li Longji was stunned for a moment, pointed at Li An and said: "Li An, you are making your own decisions again, just for the sake of your dedication to the country, I don't care." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Although Li Longji relied on Nanzhao to fight against Tibet, he really did not want Nanzhao to occupy the land, because in this way, Nanzhao's power would be further enhanced, and too powerful neighbors would pose a real threat to the Tang Dynasty, which was also what Li Longji did not want to see.

"By the way, Captain Li is worried that after the king of Yunnan quells the rebellion, he will not leave, but my Tang Dynasty's soldiers and horses are in the west and north, and it is the most appropriate way to rely on the help of the king of Yunnan for the time being, in addition, is there a better way?"

Li Longji looked at Li An and pointed out the difficulties that the Tang Dynasty was currently facing.

Li An Zhengse said: "Your Majesty, since the king of Yunnan is willing to be loyal to the court and share worries for your majesty, your majesty should give him the opportunity to be loyal, but you can't hand over the dominance of pacifying the land to him, and my Tang Dynasty will also send a team of soldiers and horses into the land, so that the north and south can better quell the rebellion of the land, and it can prevent the king of Yunnan from having the intention of encroaching on the land." ”

Li Longji smiled when he heard this: "What Captain Li said is basically the same as what Zhang Qiu and Qiong said in the compromise, it seems that when you were in Shuzhong, you and Zhang Qiu and Qiong had already discussed, and he recommended that you lead the troops to quell the rebellion, which is also what you mean?" ”

"As long as Your Majesty gives Wechen this opportunity, Wechen is willing to serve Your Majesty."

Ang Lee didn't answer directly, but this answer was tantamount to admitting.

Li Longji smiled slightly and looked at Li An: "The mountains are high and the forests are dense, Captain Li thinks that how many soldiers and horses are needed to be enough, I will say first, my main force of the Tang Dynasty cannot be transferred to the south for the time being, and there will not be many men and horses that can be used." ”

"Your Majesty, there are not many soldiers, but they are fine, and three or five thousand men and horses should be enough."

Ang Lee pondered for a moment and gave a small number.

"Three or five thousand centaurs is enough? Captain Li can't joke. ”

Li Longji was taken aback and looked at Li An seriously.

Li An's expression became more serious: "Your Majesty, Weichen only needs three or five thousand soldiers and horses to quell the rebellion for Your Majesty, and if Your Majesty has doubts, Weichen can make a military order." ”

Li Longji was stunned again: "There is no need for a military order, how to deal with the matter of land planning, I still have to think carefully, but I am really curious, does Captain Li know about land planning?" Why are you so sure that only three or five thousand soldiers and horses can quell the rebellion there because of the assistance of the king of Yunnan? ”

Li An smiled lightly: "Your Majesty, the powerful are just a group of rabble, it is not difficult to pacify them, only vulgar generals will use a large number of men and horses to quell the rebellion." ”

Seeing Ang Lee so confident, Li Longji seemed to see when he was young, back then, he was also like Ang Lee, wise and confident, but now that he is old, he no longer has the sharpness of his youth.

Li Longji looked at Gao Lishi beside him and sighed: "Young people are full of vigor and self-confidence, just like we did when we were young, general, read the holy decree!" ”

Gao Lishi responded, took out a holy decree from his sleeve, and said loudly: "Li An, the captain of the Right Longwu Military Academy, quelled the rebellion of the Dongnu Kingdom, smashed the Tubo invasion conspiracy, and made outstanding achievements...... The rest of the meritorious soldiers will be rewarded. ”

This time the reward can be described as extremely rich, in addition to the wealth of gold, silver and satin, the official position has also been promoted to the fourth rank, from the sixth rank to the top of the fifth rank, the scattered number of General Dingyuan, indicating that Li An has officially entered the ranks of generals, and from then on, his subordinates can officially call themselves generals.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, ...... reward"

Li An knelt down to thank him, and was very happy in his heart, these were all earned by his best efforts, and they could be regarded as the rewards he deserved.

Seeing that Li An couldn't close his mouth happily, Li Longji glared at Li An slightly: "Li An, you are now a general, you can no longer rely on the Lingzhou Academy, the reward I gave you is enough for you to buy a house in the capital." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Wechen will go to the city tomorrow to buy a house."

Li An closed his mouth and said.

"General, send out the rewards of other meritorious soldiers."

Li Longji explained to Gao Lishi, and looked at Li An: "General Li, go to the capital to see the house!" Shop around to get the best house. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Weichen retires."

With full of joy, Li An rushed back to the Lingzhou Concert Academy, and told his confidants about the emperor's reward for meritorious soldiers, and all the meritorious soldiers were very excited when they heard this.

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In the afternoon, Yu Chengjie, the second prince of Nanzhao, under the leadership of the Tang officials, went to the Daming Palace to meet the Tang Emperor Li Longji, this is the first time Yu Chengjie came to Chang'an City, and he does not know much about the rules here.

"Everyone, the second prince of Nanzhao has arrived outside the palace."

A little eunuch walked into the Zichen Hall in small steps and reported the situation to Li Longji.

Li Longji nodded, and the little eunuch understood, and shouted loudly: "The second prince of Xuannan Zhao has come to see you on the Cheng Festival. ”

"Ministers see Your Majesty on the Chengjie Festival."

Yu Chengjie respectfully saluted Li Longji in accordance with the etiquette explained by the officials of the Tang Dynasty.

"Give a seat."

Li Longji stretched out his hand and waved it to let Yu Chengjie sit down.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yu Chengjie thanked him first, and then slowly sat down where he should be, his expression looked a little restrained, after all, in front of him was Li Longji, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who controlled thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and it was impossible not to be nervous.

"The king of Yunnan has been in good health all these years?"

Li Longji saw that Yu Chengjie was too nervous, and his tone was kind and homely.

"Back to Your Majesty, my father's body is quite tough, but a few years ago, he was infected with wind and cold, coughed often, and occasionally vomited blood a few times, Lang Zhong said that as long as he recuperated carefully, it would be fine."

Yu Chengjie replied respectfully.

Knowing that Pi Luo Ge is in poor health, Li Longji's mood is complicated, this courtier who has been loyal to the Tang Dynasty for many years, keeps pace with the Tang Dynasty court everywhere, and cooperates with Li Longji is also very tacit, and now he is so sick, which makes Li Longji feel very sorry and worried, once Pi Luo Ge suffers misfortune, it is unknown whether the successor can insist on uniting the Tang Dynasty against Tubo.

But at the same time, Li Longji also felt greatly relieved, Pi Luoge's health is not very good, and his ambition will be greatly weakened, so he should not have too many illusions about the land.

"The king of Yunnan is only over forty years old, and he is actually infected with wind and cold, which has to be well regulated."

Li Longji said and looked at Gao Lishi beside him: "I remember that a few days ago, An Lushan sent twenty thousand-year-old ginseng from Liaodong, all of which were given to the king of Yunnan and asked him to make up for it. ”

"Yes, everybody."

Yu Chengjie was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, thousand-year-old ginseng is extremely rare, and my father occasionally feels cold, so he doesn't need so much." ”

Li Longji smiled lightly, waved his hand and said: "The king of Yunnan is a loyal minister that I rely on very much, what is the thousand-year-old ginseng, as long as the king of Yunnan can get better quickly, no matter how much ginseng he rewards, I am willing to do it." ”

Yu Chengjie was flattered and hurriedly said: "Weichen thanked His Majesty for his gift on behalf of his father, and my Nanzhao will be loyal to Datang from generation to generation and will always be a loyal minister of Datang." ”

"Hahaha! Good, good. ”

Li Longji was very satisfied with Chengjie's answer.

"Your Majesty, Weichen came to the capital this time to ask His Majesty for war on the orders of his father, to crusade against the rebels in the land, to share his Majesty's worries, and to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty."

Yu Chengjie immediately expressed his fierce loyalty.

Li Longji grinned: "The king of Yunnan is in poor health, but he has not forgotten to share his worries for me and be loyal to the Tang Dynasty, I am very relieved, I know that the kings of Nanzhao are all loyal ministers of my Tang Dynasty, and the king of Yunnan is a good minister of me. ”

This answer is equivalent to agreeing to let Nanzhao quell the rebellion, Yu Chengjie looked excited, and said: "Your Majesty, my father often admonishes Weichen, if there is no funding from the Tang Dynasty, there will be no Nanzhao today, no matter what happens in the future, we must be wholeheartedly loyal to the Tang Dynasty, be Your Majesty's loyal courtiers, if there is a little rebellion, the ancestors of Nanzhao will not agree in the coffin, this time the rich clan rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, my Nanzhao should raise the strength of the whole country, serve the Tang Dynasty, and quell the rebellion of the wealthy clan in the plan. ”

Li Longji raised his eyes and looked at Yu Chengjie who was dancing with his eyebrows, he always felt something wrong in his heart, paused, and smiled indifferently: "The king of Yunnan is so loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and he is willing to use the power of the whole country to help the Tang Dynasty to rebel in the land, I am very happy, but the rebellion is my responsibility, how can I let the king of Yunnan bear this responsibility alone, besides, the mountains and forests are dense, and the rebellion can not be completed in March or May, the king of Yunnan is loyal, but I can't bear to drain the national strength of Nanzhao, I will send an elite army of soldiers and horses to attack the land from the north, The king of Yunnan only needs to mobilize some domestic soldiers and horses to echo the Tang Dynasty in the south. ”

Obviously, at the last moment, Li Longji thought of Li An's suggestion, and he suddenly felt that Pi Luoge was willing to help the Tang Empire quell the rebellion with the strength of the whole country, which was problematic, after all, there would not be such a stupid politician in the world who would sacrifice his own interests in order to express his loyalty.

Yu Chengjie heard this, stunned suddenly, before leaving, Pi Luo Ge gave him the task, is to ask him to fight for the dominance of the pacification of the land for Nanzhao, in Pi Luo Ge's view, the main force of the Tang Dynasty is in the west and north, most of the soldiers and horses of Jiannan Road are also controlled by Tubo, and the soldiers and horses that can be used to deal with the land are very limited, at this time, as long as Nanzhao is willing to fully undertake the counterinsurgency, the Tang Dynasty should be very happy.

However, this is only the speculation of Pi Luo Ge and his henchmen, and the facts are already very clear, Li Longji did not agree to hand over the dominance of pacifying the land to Nanzhao, but sent a Tang army of soldiers and horses into the land, and let Nanzhao be responsible for the Tang army.

In other words, if this matter is settled like this, Yu Chengjie's task will not be completed, and it will definitely be difficult to explain to his father Pi Luo Ge after he goes back, and this will invisibly increase the chances of Ge Luofeng succeeding to the throne.

Yu Chengjie's expression was a little nervous, pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, it is the duty of every courtier to share worries for the Tang Dynasty. ”

In order to take the lead in quelling the rebellion, Yu Chengjie said his reasons before he could think clearly, and after Li Longji heard it, he thought that Pi Luoge's intentions were problematic.

What is called, the terrain, climate, and customs are similar to Nanzhao, doesn't this mean that the land is more like the territory of Nanzhao? Yu Chengjie expressed it like this, how could Li Longji not be vigilant.

Li Longji pondered for a moment, looked at Yu Chengjie, and pretended to be displeased: "My Tang Dynasty division is invincible, what is the tiger and leopard falling into the plain, the second prince is too underestimated by my Tang army." ”

"Wechen is stupid, Wechen deserves to die, please forgive Your Majesty for Weichen's unintentional mistakes."

Yu Chengjie also realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly asked Li Longji for his guilt.

Of course, Li Longji didn't want to turn his face with Nanzhao, let alone reprimand Yu Chengjie who came from afar, so he paused and said with a smile: "The second prince just said his opinion, what is the crime?" Come, let's not talk about state affairs, let's talk about the customs of Nanzhao! ”

Li Longji had already made up his mind at this moment to let Li An take the lead in quelling the rebellion in the land, and for this reason, he would divert the topic in time. (To be continued.) )