Li Longji has always been reluctant to believe that the king of Nanzhao, Pi Luoge, will rebel against the Tang Dynasty, after all, since the founding of the country, Nanzhao has been loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and each generation of new kings to succeed to the throne always can't wait to express their loyalty to the Tang Dynasty, and accept the official canonization of the Tang court, Pi Luo Ge himself is unswervingly allied with the Tang Dynasty, and assist the Tang Empire to fight against Tibet.

It is precisely because of this that Li Longji can confidently and boldly support the unification of the six edicts of Piluoge, so as to make his little brother stronger and better contain the Tubo Empire in the west.

Although Nanzhao is far less powerful than the Tang Empire, the Tang Dynasty seems to be inseparable from Nanzhao, and Li Longji regards Nanzhao as a security barrier in the south of the Tang Dynasty, and he doesn't want to believe that Pi Luoge will do anything harmful to the Tang Dynasty.

In Li Longji's view, most of these things are the remnants of the Five Edicts behind their backs, and their purpose is to sow discord between the Tang Dynasty and the Southern Zhao, so as to facilitate their restoration of the country.

Of course, Li Longji still has some worries in his heart, after all, Zhang Qiu and Qiong are a stable person, if they don't worry enough, how can they take the risk.

Li Linfu bowed his hand and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister has just returned from the second prince of Nanzhao, and he has learned that the purpose of the Nanzhao mission's trip is to ask His Majesty for his life and crusade against the rebellion of the land. ”

When Li Longji heard this, he was not shocked, after all, the Nanzhao mission came to the juncture of the rebellion in the planing area, and in addition to asking for orders to crusade against the rebellion, what else could there be, that is, this was something he had expected a long time ago.

"The king of Yunnan is a minister I rely on very much, and I absolutely don't want to believe that he will have something to do with the rebellion in the land, and Zhang Qiu and Qiong are afraid that they have been deceived by the design of the remnants of the five edicts."

Li Longji said with great certainty.

When Li Linfu heard this, he nodded slightly: "Your Majesty Shengming, it is indeed possible that Marshal Zhang Qiu was deceived by the remnants of the Five Edicts, but Marshal Zhang Qiu recommended Captain Li to be responsible for dealing with the rebellion in the middle of the song, it seems that Captain Li also knows about this, maybe Captain Li was also deceived." ”

"Zhang Qiu and Qiong recommended Li An to be responsible for counterinsurgency?"

Li Longji frowned.

Li Linfu was greatly surprised, and the Emperor of Feelings threw it out before he finished reading it, but he didn't know that Zhang Qiu and Qiong recommended Li An to be responsible for quelling the rebellion.

"Right Prime Minister, since the Nanzhao mission has arrived in the capital, Li An should also come back, I want to ask him personally to see what he knows? By the way, Ang Lee should still be in the Imperial City! I want to ask him now. ”

Li Longji admires Ang Lee very much, and since this matter involves Ang Lee, he naturally wants to ask Ang Lee for clarification.

Li Linfu rolled his eyes and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, when you first entered the Mingde Gate, Captain Li quietly left the team, and I don't know where he went?" When the minister came out of the Honglu Guild Hall, he found that Captain Li was not around, and after asking his subordinates, he knew that he had already left, and now he was definitely not in the imperial city. ”

"What? This Ang Lee is really rude. ”

Li Longji was angry on the surface, but he actually cared about Li An, paused, and said softly: "That's it, since he ran away, I am not in a hurry to see him, the right minister told me about the conditions offered by the king of Yunnan!" ”

In Li Longji's view, Pi Luo Ge is willing to send troops to quell the rebellion for the Tang Dynasty, and there will definitely be conditions.

Li Linfu said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the King of Yunnan did not put forward any conditions, he only hopes that His Majesty can give him a chance to be loyal, and the King of Yunnan is willing to lead the troops of Nanzhao to pacify the rebellion for the Tang Dynasty and share the worries for His Majesty." ”

After speaking, he raised his eyes and secretly looked at Li Longji with his residual vision.

"What? The king of Yunnan is willing to lead the whole army to quell the rebellion, and he did not put forward any conditions to me? ”

Li Longji couldn't believe his ears, even if Pi Luo Ge was loyal, he shouldn't have led the country's troops to quell the rebellion for the Tang Dynasty so unconditionally, after all, no matter how loyal a person is, he will also have selfish intentions, Pi Luo Ge did this just to show his loyalty?

"Your Majesty, the second prince of Nanzhao said very clearly, the king of Yunnan is deeply favored by the emperor, and it is His Majesty's support that allows him to complete the grand wish of unifying the six edicts, and the king of Yunnan has always wanted to repay His Majesty, and now, the opportunity for the rebellion has come, and this is the time for the King of Yunnan to be loyal."

Li Linfu added oil and vinegar to say.

Li Longji nodded lightly, but he still had some doubts in his heart, he didn't believe that there would be such a good loyal minister in the world, if Pi Luo Ge put forward some conditions, he could still feel at ease, but Pi Luo Ge did not put forward any conditions, which made him faintly feel that Pi Luo Ge might have other plans, could it be that Zhang Qiu and Qiong really found something?

Thinking of this, Li Longji shook his head slightly, unwilling to continue to think about it, after all, he really couldn't lose Nanzhao, even if Pi Luoge really had other plans, as long as it was not a rebellion that tore his face, he was willing to compromise appropriately to maintain the stability of the southern country.

"Your Majesty, at present, the main forces of my Tang Dynasty are concentrated in the west and north, and I am really a little powerless in the south, since the king of Yunnan is really worried about His Majesty, it is better to completely hand over the responsibility of quelling the rebellion to the king of Yunnan, so that my Tang can concentrate on dealing with Tubo in the west and the Turks in the north."

Seeing Li Longji's hesitation, Li Linfu spoke again.

"The right minister also thinks that the king of Yunnan is loyal?"

Li Longji was a little skeptical in his heart, but in order to jointly deal with the strategic needs of Tibet, Li Longji preferred to believe in Pi Luoge.

"Your Majesty, the four generations of loyal martyrs of Nanzhao have never betrayed the Tang Dynasty, and the minister believes that the King of Yunnan is loyal to His Majesty."

Li Linfu insisted.

He felt Li Longji's heart that he didn't want to believe in Nanzhao's rebellion, and he knew that Nanzhao didn't have the courage to challenge the Tang Dynasty and didn't dare to turn his face with the Tang Empire.

Li Longji nodded slightly: "The rebellion is intensifying, which makes me quite a headache, the king of Yunnan is willing to share my worries, I am very pleased, the second prince of Nanzhao has just arrived in Chang'an City today, let him rest for a day, and tomorrow afternoon, I will officially summon him again." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the ministers will go and tell the second prince of Nanzhao later, so that he can prepare tomorrow."

"Okay."

"The minister retired."

Seeing that Li Longji was tired, Li Linfu retreated with interest.

"Hand it over."

After Li Linfu left, Li Longji signaled to the little eunuch to take Zhang Qiu and Qiong's recital again, just now he was angry for a while, and he didn't finish reading the recital, at this moment, he had to take a good look at it and see what was going on with this recital.

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Li An left Yan Zhenqing's mansion and rode straight to the imperial city, he calculated, at this time, Yu Chengjie should have settled down, maybe someone will think of him, so he must rush over as soon as possible.

"Okay, where did you go?"

As soon as he entered the imperial city, Li An was bumped into by Yan Zhenqing.

"Uncle?"

"It's okay, your trip to the East Female Country has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and my uncle is very pleased, but why did you leave without permission after entering the Mingde Gate, do you really think no one will notice you?"

Yan Zhenqing reprimanded in a stern tone.

"What's the matter, uncle, did someone find out that I was sneaking away?"

Ang Lee asked knowingly.

Yan Zhenqing frowned: "After the right minister came out of the Honglu Hall, he found that you were not in the team, so he specially asked his subordinates, this question doesn't matter, all the ministers know that you have sneaked away, say it!" What the hell did you do? ”

"Uncle, I ......"

Li An's tone was slurful, he couldn't tell Yan Zhenqing about his private meeting with Yan Ruyu!

"Okay, you come with me quickly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to see you."

Yan Zhenqing didn't bother to ask the reason, and turned around and walked into the imperial city.

Li An dismounted and followed Yan Zhenqing closely.

"Uncle, what is the prince trying to see me for?"

Li An couldn't help but ask curiously.

Yan Zhenqing shook his head lightly: "The prince didn't say it, and I don't want to ask, but it is estimated that it has something to do with the matter of the land, and in the past month, the most important thing in the court is the rebellion of the land." ”

"Rebellion? What does this have to do with the crown prince? Can he be the Lord? ”

"It's fine, be careful."

Yan Zhenqing turned her head and glared at Li An.

The place where the prince lives has not changed, it is still the palace annex where he lived before, as for the East Palace, it has not been inhabited for many years, and it is estimated that it has long been overgrown with weeds!

Li An stood at the gate of the courtyard and sighed in his heart.

"Captain Li, the prince let you in."

Facing the extremely ugly Li Jingzhong, he walked out gently.

Li An nodded lightly, glanced at Yan Zhenqing, and walked in alone.

"Humble Li An, meet His Royal Highness the Prince."

Ang Lee saluted respectfully.

Li Heng waved his hand and said softly: "Captain Li, you have made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty in the past few months in the Dongnu Kingdom, and this palace congratulates Captain Li in advance on behalf of His Majesty." ”

"Your Royal Highness, as a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, Li An should do these things, sharing worries for His Majesty is the duty of a courtier, and Li An does not dare to take credit."

Li Heng smiled faintly: "Captain Li is too modest, by the way, this palace called Captain Li to come to ask about the land planing?" In his letter to His Majesty, Marshal Zhang Qiu recommended Captain Li to quell the rebellion, and I think he must have known that Captain Li knew about the situation in the area, so he wrote that note. ”

Li An did not hide it, and immediately told Li Heng everything he knew, and answered all the questions raised by Li Heng one by one.

Li Heng was generally very satisfied with the answers given by Ang Lee, and praised Ang Lee.

"Li Jingzhong, go and bring the jade wrench finger of the palace, Captain Li has made great achievements for the Tang Dynasty, and the palace will reward Captain Li."

Li Heng looked at Li Jingzhong and ordered.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Li Jingzhong bent down and saluted, slowly exited the room, and when he walked out of the door, he glanced back slightly, and a different smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Li Heng watched Li Jingzhong leave with his spare eyes, and after he left, he looked back at Li An and asked, "Captain Li escorted the second prince of Nanzhao all the way to Chang'an City, he must know the second prince of Nanzhao very well!" ”

"It's only been a month, so I don't know much about it, but I generally know some basic information."

Li Heng nodded and stared at Li An's eyes tightly: "Then what does Captain Li think, how does the second prince of Nanzhao feel about Datang, and will he be loyal to Datang?" ”

Li An immediately understood that Yu Chengjie must have sent someone to contact the prince, otherwise, the prince would not care so much about Yu Chengjie.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, forgive me for my humble duties, the second prince of Nanzhao has average ability, but it is precisely because of this that it is the most beneficial to my Tang Dynasty, the eldest prince of Nanzhao is not born to the king of Yunnan, and this second prince is the most qualified heir of Nanzhao."

Ang Lee boldly expressed his opinion.

Li Heng nodded lightly: "What Captain Li said is that since ancient times, the succession to the throne has been a succession, and there is no grandson, if you let your adopted son succeed to the throne, wouldn't it be a mess of Gangchang, but the king of Yunnan seems to be intending to let your adopted son succeed to the throne." ”

Li An shook his head lightly and said, "This is not necessarily, the king of Yunnan sent the second prince to Chang'an City this time, isn't it just to test the attitude of the Tang Dynasty?" As long as I, Datang, fully support the second prince of Nanzhao to succeed to the throne, the king of Yunnan may change his mind. ”

"Captain Li said well, this palace knows what to do."

Li Heng stretched out his hand and waved it, signaling Li An to silence.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the wrench is here."

Li Jingzhong, who had an ugly face, walked in.

Li Heng looked at Li An: "Captain Li, this wrench has been with the palace for many years, and the palace has been reluctant to use it, so I will give it to Captain Li today as a souvenir!" ”

Li An did not shirk, and said respectfully: "Thank you for your humble position, Your Highness. ”

Li Heng let out an 'um' and nodded slightly.

"Retire from your duties."

Li An respectfully retired and slowly withdrew.

Yan Zhenqing didn't leave, just waited in the pavilion outside, and when she saw Li An coming out, she hurriedly greeted her.

"It's okay, what does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say?"

Li An took out the wrench that the prince Li Heng rewarded him, and smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth: "The prince rewarded me with a wrench, but he himself was reluctant to use it." ”

Yan Zhenqing frowned: "I mean what did the prince tell you?" ”

Li An smiled lightly: "Uncle, there are many people here, let's go back and talk slowly." ”

"Heh, you kid."

Yan Zhenqing scolded with a smile.

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In the right prime minister's mansion, Li Zhonglin is counting the gifts, all of which were sent by the second prince of Nanzhao, and the purpose is naturally to curry favor with Li Linfu, so that Li Linfu can support him to inherit the title of king of Yunnan.

"Ah Lang, the second prince of Nanzhao is really generous, he actually gave us so many gifts, it seems that this Nanzhao country is not poor at all!"

Li Zhonglin said with a smile.

Li Linfu stroked the beard on his chin and said softly: "Compared with the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in Nanzhao, what is this gift?" ”

Obviously, Li Linfu still knows the purpose of currying favor with Yu Chengjie.

"What does Ah Lang mean is that the second prince of Nanzhao wants to seek to inherit the title of king of Yunnan? This is the real purpose of his visit to Chang'an City this time. ”

Li Linfu nodded lightly: "Although the king of Yunnan also has an eldest son, it is said that this eldest son is not his biological heir, but only an adopted son, and in terms of identity, he does not have the right to inherit the title, so this second prince can't sit still, and wants to seek the support of the Tang Dynasty, so as to replace the appearance of the king of Yunnan." ”

Li Zhonglin nodded as if he didn't understand, and asked, "What does Ah Lang mean is to support the second prince of Nanzhao to inherit the title of King of Yunnan?" (To be continued.) )