Jing Yuncong and Li Jinzhong had little contact, only that he had been entrusted with military posts for his meritorious service in supporting the emperors of the two dynasties, and he did not think that he knew the army, and when he heard his words, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and subconsciously nodded in agreement.

The emperor saw that Li Jinzhong was stepping into the middle of the palace step by step under his own guidance, and he was proud in his heart, but he asked anxiously on the surface: "Since it is not possible to use soldiers, can the Duke of Jin have a better way to capture Zhang Liang?" ”

Li Jinzhong also had his own calculations, and replied unhurriedly: "Since the beginning of Princess Yi'an of the Taizong Dynasty, this dynasty has repeatedly sent the princess and Tubo to make peace, and the old minister heard that His Majesty also wanted to do the things of peace after ascending to the pole, and now why not follow the example of the previous dynasty, and reconcile with Tubo, secretly send warriors to go to Luo Some City with the envoys to propose relatives, and then look for an opportunity to take Zhang Liang in one fell swoop, so that the disaster of the southwest army can be solved, and the second can be the first merit of the Jing Palace, isn't it good?" ”

Speaking of pride, he actually took out the huge Buddha beads from his arms and twisted them between his fingers.

The emperor knew what Li Jinzhong was thinking about, so he didn't hurry to say it, turned his face and asked Liu Yi, "Does Mr. Liu have anything to say?" ”

Liu Yi saw that the emperor and Li Jinzhong suddenly talked about the foreign domain from the Jing Palace, and knew that this matter was not trivial, and he had already secretly weighed the pros and cons and whether it was feasible or not, and when he heard the emperor's question, he replied: "The minister thinks that what the Duke of Jin said is extremely true. The southern border is restless, since the first emperor has a long history, the root cause is actually because the Tibetan often covet our Helong heart, want to take advantage of our northern rebellion, the lack of troops, forcibly annex the two provinces of Helong into its territory. A few days ago, His Majesty had talked to his ministers about the rebellion in the north and the ambitions of the southern and foreign domains. Now it's time to start with Tibet. In the former dynasty, the princess of Kunyang went out to Tibet, in exchange for nearly 20 years of peace and tranquility in the south, and the Duke of Jin suggested that the marriage between the two countries should be used as an opportunity to reconcile with Tibet. It is indeed a good strategy to use. It's just that if the arrest is carried out in the name of harmony, the slightest carelessness during the period may easily make Tubo resentful, which will go against the original intention of reconciliation.

As far as the minister knows, Tubo has always had the habit of bullying the weak, and in the family, often the young son swaggers forward. The old father lowered his eyebrows and looked at him, far from the state of etiquette and civilization, and blindly showed weakness and repaired. will only be despised by them, and it will be difficult to achieve their wishes. According to the minister's opinion, Mo Ruo applied both soft and hard, and ordered the general of Beibian to show the military etiquette between the spirit and the difference. Threaten them with soldiers. At the same time, send envoys to repair and make a sense of sincerity, so that the barbarians can be both respectful and fearful, and will not act without trespassing.

As for the location of the capture of Zhang Liang, the minister thought that it would be safer to be outside the territory of Tubo, after all, Nasimo had a heavy army, and Zhang Liang was an in-law, once he found out that Zhang Liang was captured. Use it strongly, but I'm afraid that Tubo Zampu can't help him. The minister's intellect is limited. If there is any inadequacy in the words, please correct your majesty and your lordship. ”

Li Jinzhong listened to Liu Yi's discussion of the so-called details in his eyes, and agreed with his plan to reconcile with Tubo and take the opportunity to arrest Zhang Liang, and became even more complacent, and smiled generously: "Brother Liu planned Zhou Xiang, and there was no negligence. Your Majesty, if you act according to Brother Liu's words, the old minister's plan will be a great success. ”

The emperor saw that the time had come, so he said: "Take both soft and hard measures, and prevent problems before they happen, Mr. Liu can be said to be far-sighted. At present, the reason why the remnants of the Zhang clan are still stubbornly resisting and perverse after the death of their master is because Zhang Liang is far away in a foreign country, which can be counted on. Sending an envoy to Tibet is not only related to the reconciliation between our dynasty and foreign vassals and the great plan to stabilize the southwest, but also bears the heavy responsibility of arresting Zhang Liang and eliminating the palace troubles. ”

Li Jinzhong smiled and said, "The old minister thinks that Lin Shu, the Chinese scholar, is quite courageous, but he is up to the task. ”

For many years, Tubo has been reckless in military force, and has constantly harassed the southwest border, and the city of Luo is 8,000 miles away from Chang'an. Li Jinzhong was beaten by Lin Shu yesterday, but today he recommended him to be an envoy to Tibet, seemingly tolerant and generous, regardless of previous suspicions, but in fact he was suspicious, Jing Yuncong and Liu Yi couldn't help but secretly sweat for Lin Shu, and looked at the emperor, hoping that he would not be confused by Li Jinzhong.

But where can Jing Yuncong and Liu Yi guess the emperor's thoughts, what he has been waiting for is Li Jinzhong's words, seeing that now Li Jinzhong really recommended Lin Shu to envoy to Tibet under his own temptation, although the emperor was happy in his heart, he did not show it at all, and said with a gloomy face: "Even if Lin Shu is a little talented, but he is disrespectful in front of the king, and dares to be disrespectful to the Duke of Jin, if it weren't for the assassin in the palace last night, now he is only afraid that he has been deprived of his official position and become a prisoner of the ranks." A person like this, even if the Duke of Jin doesn't care about him, I can't spare him, how can I give him a heavy responsibility? ”

Li Jinzhong expected that Lin Shu was the emperor's old subordinate when he was in the East Palace, and the emperor would never blame him for the fight.

He originally wanted to recommend Lin Shu to envoy to Tubo and throw this hot potato to him, and if the matter is successful, he will plan and make suggestions first, and the merit is naturally the first part, and once the matter is not harmonious, he can kill Lin Shu with the hand of Tubo, and he does not have to fall into the notoriety of revenge.

Now listening to the scene where the emperor is still saying something insincerely in order to appease himself, Li Jinzhong is extremely annoyed, but on the surface he still has to excuse Lin Shu: "The old minister once heard that Lin Shu has a nickname called 'Hun is not afraid', he was born like Zhang Fei, although he is reckless in doing things, but other sins are not to be touched." Mr. Liu just said that the Tibetan people are accustomed to bullying the weak, and His Majesty may wish to use this dignity of Lin Shu, or maybe get twice the result with half the effort. Compared with the court's plan to harmonize with foreign vassals, the old minister has suffered a little grievance, so what is the reason? ”

He really didn't want to say more good things about Lin Shu from his mouth, so he had to force his words with Lin Shu's appearance. Jing Yuncong, Liu Yi and others couldn't help but hide their faces and snicker when they heard Li Jinzhong excuse Lin Shu indecently.

The emperor was determined to perform this play to the end, and still said with a straight face: "The Duke of Jin has the style of an ancient minister, and I am very relieved. It's just that he was rebellious and rebellious, and he couldn't be pretended to be a positive envoy, so he demoted Lin Shupin by two ranks, and used the title of a member of the Ministry of Rites as a deputy envoy. Qing Ze, this envoy is also responsible for arresting Zhang Liang, you simply suffer some grievances, I also appointed you as the deputy envoy of the Tubo Xuan, and went to Luo Some City with you. ”

When everyone heard that he had appointed two deputy envoys in a row, they all paid close attention to who the envoy appointed by the emperor was. Only Li Jinzhong seemed to vaguely guess something, and secretly said in his heart that it was not good.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the war in the north is unfavorable, the rebels are coming back, their momentum is blazing, the elbows and armpits in the palace are changing again, and it is inevitable that people's hearts will fluctuate from top to bottom, and the court is at a critical juncture. This mission to Tibet is particularly important for the reversal of the situation in the whole country, and if it is successful, it will not only restore tranquility to the southern border, but also calm the hearts of the people, and reap the miraculous achievements of the sun. Li Qi, the king of Mu, is my eldest son, and he is a weak crown, and I plan to appoint him as the ambassador of Tubo and pro-consolation, do you think it is appropriate? "The emperor, in full view of everyone, finally said who was the envoy. (To be continued.) )

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