Wei Jian officially announced that the Tang Dynasty's support for the second prince Yu Chengjie succeeded to the Nanzhao high-level set off a huge wave, and the huge influence of the Tang Dynasty made many wavering officials began to carefully consider their decisions. Half a month later, Tubo did not show weakness in increasing his troops in Shenchuan, and Li Longji ordered an additional 80,000 troops to Yaozhou, and another 8,000 troops to the east, and set up a governor's office in Queensland, with Zhang Qiantuo, the assassin of Queensland, concurrently serving as the governor of Queensland, consolidating control over the eastern region and maintaining the communication channel between the interior and the Annam Protectorate (now Vietnam).

Gradually, the contest between the two major factions within Nanzhao, the contest between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo surfaced, and for a time, Nanzhao became the focus of attention from top to bottom of the Tang Dynasty, from the emperor's ministers to the common people, all talking about what happened at the foot of Cangshan Mountain and on the shore of Erhai Lake.

The spring rain spreads the moisture evenly in every corner of the capital of Nanzhao, palaces and houses, streets and alleys, are washed clean by dense light rain, and in the warm season, this rain seems to be like a lover's person, which makes people particularly quiet and comfortable.

But the spring rain failed to bring vitality into the palace of Nanzhao. In a hall, Piloco stared blankly at the gray-white dome, quietly recalling his past, feeling that he had reached the end of his life, and that he had lost his consciousness from the waist down and was in a state of confusion. But these two days of his mind is the most sober moment in this life, he has to arrange the aftermath, so that Nanzhao's thousands of years of achievements can be behind him

Yu Chengjie is extravagant, short-sighted, and cannot stand, on the contrary, Ge Luo Fengxiong is strategic. He found that the country had changed, and the support of his ministers for Chengjie was far greater than that of Ge Luofeng, which he did not expect, although he knew that the unification of Nanzhao was not large, but he did not expect it to be so strong. In particular, the white barbarian forces represented by the White Cliff City Department have a relatively developed economic and cultural level. Most of the Qing officials and army generals of Nanzhao came from this tribe, and Bai Jing became the spokesperson for the interests of Bai Man.

"Heavens! Do you really want me to fail this hurdle? ”

Pi Luo Ge was worried, now that the situation was complicated, he did not dare to forcibly establish Luo Feng, otherwise it would trigger a civil war in Nanzhao and allow the Tang Dynasty and Tubo to benefit from it. can only be slowly figured out, but how long can his body support it?

There are so many things that need to be dealt with by Piloco. He wanted to persuade the ministers to support Ge Luofeng for the Nanzhao plan, and he also had to persuade the Tang Dynasty that he wanted to arrange the chess game before he died, but what he was most worried about was the east, that was the Nanzhao strategy that had not been reported for a long time, could something not happen, he turned over with difficulty, couldn't help coughing twice, the pain caused by the cough seemed to tear his body apart and fainted, several doctors hurried up to treat, and after a long time he gradually woke up, gasping and saying to the attendant beside him: "Go."

In this battle for the throne, he was at a disadvantage, and the capital he relied on was only the 30,000 troops of the general Duan Zhongguo, and these 30,000 troops were the front boundary of Piluo Pavilion when things were urgent, but the ebb and flow of the east was not as good as the ups and downs of Taihe City, in order to compete for the throne, Ge Luofeng quietly recalled Duan Zhongguo and ordered his troops to be stationed in the east of Taihe City.

In the drizzle, Ge Luofeng just sent the Tubo ambassador Yixiang Yele out of the gate, and has been watching more than 100 strong Tubo soldiers surround him and go away, two temptations, no need to be polite, go straight to the topic, only negotiate an hour to reach a cooperation intention, the Tubo vanguard to the Langqiong (now Eryuan, Yunnan) area, to contain the army stationed in the city of Taihe into Taihe City.

Ge Luo Feng's forehead is full and broad, purple face, long nose and wide mouth, a pair of eagle eyes are blazing, he is the adopted son of Pi Luo Pavilion, he has been very courageous since he was a teenager, in the twenty years of Kaiyuan, Pi Luo Ge was the edict, so he set up a plan to worship the ancestors, and invited the other five edict leaders in the west to the Mengshe Zhao Song Ming Building to attend the banquet, it was the eighteen-year-old Ge Luo Feng who led five hundred warriors to kill all the other five edict leaders and their guards, and burned the pine for more than ten years, he followed his father to fight in the north and south, and laid down the Nanzhao Kingdom, but his identity as a son of Pi Luo Pavilion has been restricting him, The succession to his throne, especially the most powerful Bai Man, among the various ministries of Nanzhao, was even more opposed.

"The eldest prince, the king ordered you to enter the palace quickly."

A fast horse galloped forward, and the king's personal guard called out loudly on the horse, his expression flustered and his voice anxious.

"Isn't it good to be a father?"

Ge Luofeng had an ominous premonition in his heart, he hadn't fully arranged, and if Pi Luoge died at this time, the situation would get out of control, which would be extremely unfavorable to him.

"Back to the eldest prince, the king has fainted three times since morning."

It seemed that his father's situation was indeed serious, and Ge Luofeng did not care to review the serious mistakes he had made in this matter, so he turned on his horse and galloped towards the palace with the guards.

The intermittent pain had gradually improved, and Pi Luo Ge struggled to lie on the bed under the support of the maid, pointed to the small chair beside him and said to Ge Luofeng: "

Ge Luofeng sat down nervously, and looked carefully at his father's complexion, and saw that his face was swollen, his face was stretched out with a little crystal, and his eyes were dim, like a torch about to be extinguished, he was also stunned in his heart, his heart was still soft, if he took advantage of Yu Chengjie's time in Chang'an, the next dose of fierce medicine, then now this palace is his, as a result, Yu Chengjie rushed back in advance, his advantage became a disadvantage, at this moment, Ge Luofeng's thoughts and thoughts are how to make his father get better, help him defeat Yu Chengjie, But that's what my father looked like in front of him.

Pi Luo Ge saw Ge Luofeng's worries, he drank a little ginseng soup, his eyes gradually became a little angry, and said with a faint smile: "Your brother doesn't do anything, if it's just that he wants to get involved in this position, things will be easy to do, just need my order, what you have to pay attention to is the people behind him, they are powerful, and they usually don't dare to act under my pressure, but now that I can't do it, they jumped out one after another, so it's okay, so that you can see clearly which are the people who support you and which are the people who oppose you." ”

As he spoke, he watched Ge Luofeng's reaction, and seeing that his expression was normal, as if he was not moved by his words, he asked with a smile, "What?" Isn't it right to say something about the Father? ”

"Of course, my father's words are correct, and those who have done great things since ancient times have not been benevolent to women."

Ge Luofeng said abruptly: "It's just that they are against me, not Nanzhao, and besides, the population of my Nanzhao is already scarce, if I make a big move, I am afraid that my Nanzhao will be greatly damaged, and my father's hard work will be ruined." I really don't want to ruin the great cause of Nanzhao for my own selfishness. ”

"It's really gratifying that you can think about the big picture, and it shows that I'm not looking at the wrong person,"

Pi Luoge coughed a few more times, he held back the pain, and said with a sinking face: "Then let me ask you, what's going on with Dong, why don't you report to me!" ”

Ge Luofeng was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down. "Father, there is no news from the east side, and the child has already sent someone and is waiting for a reply."

Pi Luo Ge sneered, "If you had answered like that ten days ago, I would still have believed it. But now I can only say that you have something to hide from me, to be honest, did you transfer Duan Zhongguo back? ”

Ge Luofeng saw that his father knew it, he didn't dare to quibble, so he had to bow his head and remain silent, which could be regarded as acquiescence.

Pi Luo Ge glanced at his son, waved his hand, asked him to stand up, sighed again, and said, "I gave an explanation to Zhao Quanwei of Dongdi. Send a letter every six months, if there is a big event. I have to report it at any time, but it's been almost a month. He has no news, I guess it must be the Tang Dynasty that made a move, you have no one in your hands, and it is beyond reproach to transfer back Duan Zhongguo, but it has ruined my big thing, do you know that as long as I take the east, I can cut off the connection between the Tang Dynasty and the Protectorate of Annam. We will be able to develop in the south in less than three years. It can become a country of thousands of miles. ”

Ge Luofeng didn't dare to stand up, and said in a trembling voice: "The child knows his mistake, please punish his father." ”

"Forget it, it's come to this, I don't blame you, my body is not good, I just hope you can remember my words, after ascending the throne in the future, you must use the contradictions between Tubo and Datang to seek the greatest benefits, occupy the east first, and then take Annan, and internally balance the contradictions between various ministries, develop trade, enhance strength, wait for the internal changes in Datang, and then take advantage of the chaos to capture the land of Bashu, in this way, my Nanzhao will succeed!"

Ge Luofeng nodded solemnly, "If the child gets the throne, he must do what his father said." ”

Pi Luo Ge smiled, took out a peacock gold medal from under the pillow, and handed it to him, "With this gold medal, you can mobilize my Black Feather Guard, which should be able to help you." ”

Seeing his son's eyes beaming, he was still not at ease when he thought about it, and repeatedly admonished: "Your second brother is not a person who does great things, just deal with the people behind him, you have to spare his life, and you must not kill each other!" ”

"The child obeys the command of his father!".

Ge Luofeng came out of the palace, and could no longer hold back the joy in his heart, although the number of this black feather guard was small, but all of them were strong in martial arts, especially good at assassination, it was a sharp weapon for his father to eradicate dissidents back then, and now it is his own, which is undoubtedly like a tiger.

He remembered his father's advice, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Don't kill Yu Chengjie?" Father, you must be naïve! ”

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and at dusk, the sky is gray, and it is a good season to rest and prepare food at home, and there are fewer and fewer oil-paper umbrellas floating on the streets, and the streets are filled with the smell of meat and wine gathered from every household.

In Chengjie's house is more than a little bit of the fragrance of fat powder, collecting beauties is the biggest hobby in Yu Chengjie's life, over the years, he has collected no less than 100 beauties, petite Annan, elegant Tang Dynasty, enthusiastic Persian, soft beauty, straightforward and more authentic, in short, Chunlan Qiuju, each has its own taste, so that Yu Chengjie spends most of his time in bed, and as a result, his house also has more medicinal taste, Yu Chengjie's sexual life, everyone in Nanzhao knows it, Pi Luo Ge naturally understands, But his king's father seemed intent on indulging in him, indulging in a life of immorality, and never speaking to him about the affairs of the state.

However, 'Lin wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop', the needs of the group's interests will be pushed to the starting line of the competition for the throne in Chengjie, just as the big oil and meat are tired of eating and want to change the taste, under the instigation of Zhao Quandeng and others, Yu Chengjie suddenly had a 120,000-point interest in power, and began to dream of the king of Nanzhao.

No, in the spring season, Yu Chengjie's clothes were actually dressed neatly, and he met the envoys of the Tang Dynasty in the guest hall in a serious manner, Wei Jian, the secretary of the Tang Criminal Department, accompanied by Yu Chengjie's master, Zhao Quandeng, the official of Nanzhao Qingping, of course, Yu Chengjie is just a symbolic meaning, and it is Zhao Quandeng and Wei Jian who are really talking about things.

The conversation has been going on for nearly two hours, Yu Chengjie really can't bear it, he excuses his internal urgency, sneaked out, in the spring rain and night, he is very high, habitually walking to the backyard, but he doesn't know that on a big tree ten zhang away in front of him, a pair of eyes are flashing cold, staring at him striding forward, the sharp sword in his hand quietly unsheathed.