Xuanzong laughed and said, "What if you say it a dozen times? I've come up with talent, and it's not too much to say a hundred times. Wang Yuan, you have done a good job in Nanzhao, a few days ago, Nage Luofeng came to Beijing to thank him, and personally promised to surrender to my Tang Dynasty forever, and the southwest border can be peaceful, which is also what I want. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "This is the duty of a courtier, congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty." ”

Xuanzong smiled and said, "It's strange that Na Ge Luofeng was beaten by you, but he has always praised you in front of me. And I heard that you took his sister as a concubine, didn't you? ”

Wang Yuan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister did marry Princess Erhai as a concubine. ”

Xuanzong smiled and said: "Interesting and interesting, this method is not bad, and it is good to be friendly with Nanzhao, which is also a strategy." I understand your painstaking efforts. ”

Wang Yuan did not argue, and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Xuanzong nodded and sighed: "I am very pleased, I have a large number of capable people, and the country is as stable as a rock, which is my blessing." You can work hard and do your best for the community, and I can live a comfortable life. By the way, I heard two months ago that you were injured by an Assassin, can you heal? ”

Wang Yuan said: "Your Majesty Xie cares, and he has already recovered." ”

Xuanzong said: "Then I can rest assured, I heard that it was done by the remnants of the Nanzhao clan, which is really hateful." I also told Ge Luofeng, asking him to clear the remnants of the Nanzhao clan, and this kind of thing will never be allowed to happen a second time. ”

"What Your Majesty said is that Ge Luofeng also personally promised me this matter, and I believe he will be able to do it. Regarding the matter of Wang Ji and Luo Xizao, the minister wanted to ask for the guilt of this matter again. In my Jiannan, it is really not appropriate to let the two Qincha die at the hands of the Tubo people. The minister was extremely ashamed. ”

Talking about his assassination, Wang Yuan had to mention the deaths of Wang Ji and Luo Xizao, although he didn't want to mention it.

Xuanzong waved his hand and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, you encountered an assassin at that time." Wang Ji and Luo Xixiao were also confused, why they broke into the territory of Tubo, and they encountered misfortune. I am saddened, but it is not your fault. You also saw the last time you talked about this, and you don't need to blame yourself for it. ”

Wang Yuan sighed after thanking him: "Even so, the minister can't help but blame himself very much. Therefore, when I returned to the capital this time, in addition to coming to thank Your Majesty, I also wanted to make a request to Your Majesty. ”

Xuanzong said: "Oh? What request? ”

Wang Yuan said: "The minister wants to ask the military department to allow the minister to send troops to capture Bison City and teach the Tubo people a lesson." ”

Xuanzong was stunned, and said with a smile: "Don't you know the imperial court's holy decree that the Second Army of Longyou Hexi will not crusade against Tubo in the future?" ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "The minister naturally knows." ”

Xuanzong smiled: "That's not the end." The Tibetan offense was my Tianwei, Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu jointly sent troops to punish the Tibetan trip, so I approved Wang Zhonghe's request to lead the two armies of Longyou and Hexi to crusade against the Tibetan State, just to teach the Tibetan people a lesson. You still stay in Jiannan, don't worry about this matter. Although it is in Jiannan, it is not necessary for you Jiannan Army to be responsible, this is contempt for my Datang. Besides, Yang Guozhong's words are very right, after several months of fighting, your Jiannan soldiers and horses have suffered a lot of casualties. Now it's about resting and recuperating. I know that you have gas in your stomach, so I let Wang Zhongji come out for you. ”

Wang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, the minister is not trying to force himself to replace Wang Zhonghei to crusade against Tibet. The minister's meaning is to send troops to coerce him. What the minister wanted was not to have a big battle with Tubo, but to capture Bison City and cut down the culprits who killed Wang Shangshu and Luo Yushi. When the minister heard that the murderous Tubo general was still in the Bison City, the minister kept thinking about capturing the Bison City, cutting off his head, and paying tribute to the spirits of Wang Shangshu and Luo Yushi. ”

Xuanzong smiled and said, "Your mind is praised, but it doesn't have to be so. This is a grudge between countries, and it doesn't matter if you don't kill that person. ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, in Your Majesty's opinion, this is naturally a grudge between countries, but in my opinion, Wang Shangshu and Luo Yushi died in Jiannan, which is a pimple in my heart." If you can't kill the Tubo culprit in Bison City, it will be difficult for the minister to calm down. Your Majesty probably doesn't know the opinion of the people of Jiannan Dao on this matter, they privately say that our Jiannan Army has watched the Tubo people in Bison City do evil but has no way, saying that our Jiannan Army only dares to bully the small country of Nanzhao Yunyun. It sounds harsh. ”

Xuanzong frowned and said, "Are you serious about this?" Do you really want to send troops to capture Bison City? ”

Wang Yuan said: "This is one of the purposes for the minister to come to the capital, how dare he open his mouth." ”

Xuanzong said: "But the Bison City is in the desert, and you only have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, going deep into the desert to attack the Tubo City, is this appropriate?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "It was originally inappropriate, but now the timing is very appropriate." ”

Xuanzong said: "How do you say this? ”

Wang Yuan said: "The imperial court ordered Wang Zhonghei to attack from the northeastern border of Tubo, and this is the best time for my Jiannan army to send troops to Bison City." ”

Xuanzong raised his hand and said: "I understand, you mean that Wang Zhonghe's sending troops to attack Tubo will attract the attention of the Tubo people, and the Tubo Congress will go all out to reinforce the northern battlefield, and even if the small Bison City is attacked, it will not have the energy to rescue." Is that what it means? ”

Wang Yuan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty is wise, this is exactly the minister's little abacus." When Wang Zhongji attacks, I will also attack Bison City. If the Tubo people rescued Bison City, wouldn't it just involve the energy of the Tubo people, but would give Wang Jiedu some help. If the Tibetans ignore them, I will take the Bison City and disgust them. Bison City penetrated deep into the territory of Tubo, and it was like a thorn in the palm of their hands, even if they couldn't save it, but the pain was unbearable. At the same time, I can also take the opportunity to avenge Wang Shangshu and Luo Yushi, kill the culprit, and correct the name of my Jiannan Army. ”

Xuanzong frowned and pondered: "In this way, there is some reason to send troops. I'm just worried that you don't have many soldiers and horses in Jiannan, and you will suffer a loss if you enter the desert to fight. ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "The high mountains, dense forests, swamps, and poisonous miasma ministers of the Nanzhao Kingdom have all seen it, but they are afraid of this desert land? Besides, the minister did not want to seize the capital of Tibet, but only to capture a small desert city, and the risk was not high. ”

Xuanzong thought for a while and said, "It's just a small battle. Did you mention this matter to Yang Guozhong? What did he say? ”

Wang Yuan said: "The minister entered the city in the evening, and just returned to the old mansion to settle down and came to see His Majesty, Yang Zuoxiang is afraid that I don't know that I have returned to Beijing." The minister planned to visit the left minister tomorrow and report the matter to him at the same time. But before that, the most important thing is to get His Majesty's approval. ”

Xuanzong's face showed a look of approval. There have been rumors about the relationship between Yang Guozhong and Wang Yuan, Wang Yuan was only a civil official before, and the close relationship with Yang Guozhong was nothing, and Xuanzong didn't care. But now that Wang Yuan is a Jiedu envoy, although Xuanzong doesn't believe that Yang Guozhong and Wang Yuan will do anything, if the relationship between the border town Jiedu envoy and the emperor's relatives and ministers is too close, Xuanzong will feel uncomfortable, because it is a taboo thing. Now Wang Yuan's actions obviously made Xuanzong feel much more comfortable.

"That's it, after you meet Yang Guozhong tomorrow, if he has no objections, I will also approve this matter. Let's not talk about these things for the time being, I am very happy that you have returned to Beijing, listen to the song with me, and then tell me about the interesting stories of Nanzhao's sights and hearings, and the march and battle. In front of Ge Luofeng, it was difficult for me to ask him about those barbarians, lest he think that I was disrespectful to him. Xuanzong laughed.

Wang Yuan nodded and sat down, Xuanzong ordered the musician to play, and the court band below began to pluck the silk and bamboo orchestra. Wang Yuan was actually in no mood to listen to any tunes, but he also pretended to shake his head and enjoy it. Xuanzong himself was so angry that he ordered the band to stop playing soon after.

"I'm about to get mad at these guys, and I don't know what music to play, and I don't have any mood at all. Wang Yuan, I told you that since you left Beijing, Li Guinian suddenly disappeared somehow, and I looked for him for a long time and disappeared, which made me very unhappy. After the Year of the Turtle, none of my musicians were as good as one, and I have changed several times, none of which can make me feel comfortable. Hey, that's a real headache. I love to listen to music and dance, but now even this fun is about to be gone. Xuanzong said with annoyance on his face.

Wang Yuan listened to him talk about Li Guinian's disappearance, and unconsciously glanced at Yang Guifei. Yang Guifei leaned lazily on the pillow, raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, and also glanced at Wang Yuan. The two made eye contact, tacitly and quickly avoided each other's gaze.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, in fact, these musicians play very well, but Your Majesty has listened to the skills of Li Musician, and his taste is high, so he naturally thinks that these musicians are too ordinary. After a few days, the minister presented a new song to His Majesty, and asked these musicians to play a song for His Majesty, so that His Majesty could relieve his boredom and make His Majesty smile. ”

"Good, good. That's great. That's all right, I'm waiting for your new song. Xuanzong stroked his palm and smiled.

"How dare the minister laugh, Your Majesty can rest assured." Wang Yuandao.