Chapter 1004: The National Interest
Tian Bo received a heavy kick from Li Ze.
More than a dozen Tibetan assassins staged a terrorist attack in the most prosperous part of Chang'an, killing seven innocent people, five internal guards, and four arresters. Except for Sijak and Surabi, who were on the run, the rest of the Tibetan assassins were also killed on the spot.
Of course, there is also Xenobud, who has been arrested and sent to Li Ze.
"Xenobud has succeeded in dressing himself up as a businessman, and he has bewitched you!" Li Ze glared at Tian Bo angrily, "You forget, after all, he is still a great Tibetan nobleman, a general who once commanded thousands of troops, and he does not lack the courage to make decisions on the spot." ”
Tian Bo hung his head and was silent.
This time, it was his big omission. Xenobud succeeded in deceiving him, playing himself as a harmless big sheep, but on the sheep break, he was still a blood-devouring highland wolf.
"How's Abdullah?" Li Ze, who was still angry, asked in a deep voice.
"Not life-threatening!" Tian Bo hurriedly said: "Jin Yuan, Yan Jiu has been consulted together, and he was stabbed three times, and he was hit by a crossbow arrow in the thigh. The knife wound is not serious, the trouble is that the crossbow arrow is poisonous, but it has also been relieved, Yan Jiu said, at most ten days, you can pull out the remaining poison. A few more days of recuperation, and it will be fine. ”
Abdullah saved his life, which made Li Ze breathe a sigh of relief, it can be said that during this time, all departments of the entire imperial court were revolving around Abdullah, personnel deployment, material deployment, and military deployment were in full swing.
And that's not all. really let Abdullah die in Chang'an, then his old subordinates can't say that they will hate Datang very much, and this team that has lost its leader is afraid that it won't last long.
"To comfort Abdullah well, find a time, arrange, I will go and see him." Li Ze pondered for a while and said, "What did he say about this matter himself?" ”
"Abdullah is very open-minded." Tian Bo breathed a sigh of relief and said: "He told his subordinates that Xenobud is so vicious and desperate, which shows that he has come to the right place this time, and that he can make their biggest enemy so angry and corrupt, it means that he has chosen the right path, and he can't wait to cooperate with us now." ”
"That's good, that's good!" Li Ze breathed a sigh of relief: "Tell Jin Yuan, Yan Jiu, no matter what the cost, you have to make this better as soon as possible, and even stronger than before." In addition, his security work will also be promoted to the highest level. The news of Abdula's arrival here must have spread at this time, there are not many Tibetan caravans walking in our territory, and no one can guarantee how many Tibetan assassins there are in these caravans! ”
"It's already been done!" Tian Bo said: "The most elite group of internal guards has been transferred, distributed around Abdullah. ”
"The people who died should be compensated as quickly as possible." Li Zedao: "Those few fast arresters, not only should they be given preferential treatment, but also set them up as an example of guarding the safety of Chang'an and set up as heroes of this city." What is that deputy catcher called? ”
"He Cang!"
"This person desperately dragged the assassin in the end, made great achievements, rewards, and promotions, so that all the officials in Chang'an can see that those who are willing to die for the court and the safety of the people will never let them down." Li Zedao.
"Yes!"
"Go ahead and do it!" Li Ze waved his hand.
Chen Wenliang walked in.
"Li Xiang, the Tang Weekly has already been arranged, and the first page of the meeting will publish this matter on the front page tomorrow, but the fact that Abdullah, Xenobud and others are Tubo people has been erased, and this matter has been planted on the body of the Guangzhou puppet court, which means that the Guangzhou puppet court has created this terrorist incident in Chang'an, and the purpose is to destroy the current good form of Chang'an." Chen Wenliang said.
"Very good, this matter can only be planted on them, and the matter between us and Tubo is not suitable for public now." Li Ze nodded.
"Mr. Gongsun personally wrote this article, and every word is beautiful, which can be described as deafening." Chen Wenliang said with a smile.
Li Ze smiled and said: "With Mr. Gongsun's scathing style, the article must be extremely exciting, but I'm afraid that Xiang Xun will be so angry that he will vomit blood." I'm going to read it tomorrow. ”
Chen Wenliang also laughed.
"Wen Liang, the last time I gave you the question, do you have the answer now?" Li Ze opened a file sent by Chen Wenliang and asked casually while flipping through it.
Chen Wenliang's face became serious, Li Ze asked casually, but he couldn't answer at will, because this was a test of his ability, and it could be said that it was related to his future.
His predecessor, Zhang Xun, is now a feudal official and a governor, and if nothing else, his future should be the same. Of course, the premise is that his ability can satisfy Li Ze.
In dealing with political affairs, Chen Wenliang felt that he had done a good job, and this time the problem was also regarded by Chen Wenliang as a test for Li Ze himself.
"Li Xiang, I think about this question a lot, and sometimes I have some struggles."
"Oh?" Li Ze raised his head: "In this way, you have the answer." ”
"Yes, this is the difference between public virtue and private morality!" Chen Wenliang said: "Private morality needs to be blameless, but public morality should be talked about from a broader environment, once there is a conflict between public morality and private morality, I think subordinates will choose public morality instead of private morality." This is the helplessness of officials, but it is also a sacrifice that officials should make. ”
Li Ze looked at Chen Wenliang for a while, but he didn't make an affirmative or negative meaning, just nodded.
Chen Wenliang waited for a while, and saw that Li Ze had already lowered his head to review the official document, and he couldn't help but feel apprehensive, and after a while, he asked in a low voice: "Li Xiang, do you want to see Xenobud today, he has been clamoring to see Li Xiang." ”
"Hang him for a few days." Li Ze shook his head and said, "I'm waiting." ”
"What are you waiting for?"
"Wait for two heads!" Li Ze said lightly.
Xenobud was imprisoned in a side hall in the middle of the imperial city. Ever since he was brought in by the internal guards, he has been cut off from the outside world, and all he can see every day is the internal guards who deliver food. These people stiffened their faces and refused to say a single superfluous word.
Xenobud is also calm, it is time to eat, it is time to drink. In addition to asking the internal guards to see Li Ze every day, there was no superfluous action.
Until now, the only thing he was sure of was that Li Ze would not kill himself.
When he saw Abdullah, he knew that Li Ze had already begun to deploy third-party forces in Tibet. In any respect, Abdullah is still too weak to stir up the situation, but not to become a decisive force. Under such circumstances, Li Ze will not intensify the contradiction between the Tang Dynasty and Tibet for the time being.
The current situation must be maintained.
It was only Abdullah that he lifted him up.
Because Li Ze's biggest enemy now is still the southern power group, the Guangzhou Imperial Court, only after the internal turmoil has been completely quelled, Li Ze will set his sights on the plateau.
So, I won't die.
But Sijak and Surabi are different.
If you don't kill yourself, it doesn't mean that Li Ze won't kill the two of them.
Abdullah was hit by an arrow, and he could see it clearly, and the arrow was poisoned, and the best result was that Abdullah died of poison.
But this possibility is very small, and Xenobud also knows that by Li Ze's side, there is a female doctor named Yan Jiu who is extremely good at poison.
What should Tibet do in the future? Xenobud's mood was a little heavy. After so many years in Tang Land, he has deeply felt the strength of the Tang people.
Walking on the land of the Tang people, seeing the increasingly perfect criss-crossing roads, seeing the scene of white sails on the river, seeing the chimneys of Texas Industrial City that are high and emitting black smoke day and night, and looking at the endless carriages that transport all kinds of products to various places, he will feel a sense of powerlessness in his heart.
The Tibetan warriors were undoubtedly formidable.
But strong warriors need to be accumulated with money.
Let's not talk about the equipment of the warriors, an elite warrior eats more than ordinary people. Just like in the uprising of the Tibetan serfs, an elite warrior in Tibet can deal with four or five or even seven or eight serfs, in addition to better equipment, that is, the warrior's physique must be stronger, he has enough stamina, enough explosiveness, and enough toughness. A scrawny guy who can't even eat, it's unrealistic to expect him to deal with a strong samurai.
The serf uprising, which almost swept through Tibet at the beginning and has now been compressed into a few small areas, is the most intuitive manifestation of this strength.
Of course, the last batch is also the most difficult to deal with.
Without the intervention of external forces, Xenobud believed that these people would not last long, but now, Li Ze has come in. It is precisely because he has the most intuitive understanding of the powerful power of the Tang people that Xenobud desperately wants to kill Abdullah, and the strategy of drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle, although it is a risk, but once it succeeds, the harvest is the greatest.
Unfortunately, he failed.
Xenobud did not want Tibet to be an enemy of the Tang people.
The current Tang people are too powerful, and once Li Ze dominates the Tang Dynasty, he will be even more powerful. Therefore, the Tibetans must eliminate the internal troubles as soon as possible and gather all their forces in order to rely on the geographical advantages to defend themselves in the future.
This is Xenobud's greatest luxury.
Tocharian is dying.
Once Tocharian is dead, the Delhi China Group will lose its greatest enemy. Although Delhi China never defeated Tocharian in his life, God did it all for him.
Seeing that victory was in sight, Xenobud discovered that another potential enemy was being cultivated by the Tang people.
Li Ze has never given up his heart of annexing Tibet.
This discovery made Xenobud very depressed.
Before the assassination attempt, he had already sent the news through his caravan, hoping that Delhi China would make a quick decision after receiving the news.
He couldn't kill Abdullah here, so he could only count on Delhi Chinan to plow and sweep Abdullah's army with the power of thunder and thunder.
If you can do this, the effect will be the same.