Chapter 167: The One Who Has a Trick
Li Hong's life was very comfortable, because when Empress Wu and Gaozong left Chang'an City to go to Luoyang, only one-third of the courtiers who stayed with him to supervise the country in the end were usual, and the rest all went to Luoyang, except for the seven prime ministers of Su Dingfang, only Sun Chuyue and Le Yanwei were left.
Li Hong is not familiar with Sun Chuyue, but Sun Chuyue's ability is good, and he handles government affairs in an orderly manner, which makes Li Hong feel at ease when he uses him. Le Yanwei is only Li Hong's first look, and he is also a talented person, and Li Hong is also very relieved in terms of government affairs, plus Zhang Wenjun, Xiao Dezhao and Li Jingxuan and others assisted Li Hong, Li Hong lived a more comfortable life without the constraints of the martial arts.
After handing over the task of thoroughly investigating whether the ministers of the court and China were traitors to Liu Ju, Le Yanwei, Di Renjie, and Luo Binwang, Li Hong handed over the matter of dealing with the monks and temples in Chang'an City to Fan Lubing. As the lord of Chang'an County, Fan Lubing himself is not qualified to deal with this kind of big event, but he can't stand up to Li Hong's person, and his ability is deeply trusted by Li Hong, so he was put by Li Hong in the place where he www.quledu.com the most test novel, of course, in addition to Fan Lubing, Li Anqi, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, is also one of the supervisors this time, dealing with the problem of temple monks, how can there be no officials of the Ministry of Officials!
As for Qin Zhan, who performed well in the night battle of the Great Ci'en Temple, Li Hong forcibly arranged him to be among the Zuojin Wuwei and became a Zhonglang general.
Originally, the left and right Jin Wuwei were under the jurisdiction of the Southern Ya, and the generals of the left and right Jin Wuwei were appointed, and Li Ji had a very important right to speak. But this time Li Ji followed Gaozong and left Chang'an, and only Zuo Jinwu was left to guard Chang'an City, and the army taken in by Nanya was less than half, and Nanya did not have Li Ji, the governor, and others naturally couldn't overpower Li Hong, and Li Hong easily arranged Qin Zhan to the position of Zuo Jinwuwei's lieutenant general.
General Zhonglang is a middle-level general in the guard, and his position is not very high, and he may receive orders alone, and he is definitely a powerful general.
When Gaozong and Empress Wu left Chang'an City, the reactions of the countries in the Western Regions were different, but with Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian, as well as Wang Fangyi, the three famous generals, there was no chaos in the countries of the Western Regions.
As for Tubo, Lu Dongzan has not moved until now.
However, Tubo was surprisingly quiet, which made Li Hong feel that Lu Dongzan seemed to have no movement on the surface, but in fact, he might have been making preparations before the war secretly.
After such a comfortable day for a month, Li Hong was reading in the study on this day, when suddenly Yan Zhuang walked in and said to him that Cheng Dazhi had met him and said that he had something to say. Li Hong asked Yan Zhuang to lead Cheng Dazhi to the study.
"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" When Cheng Dazhi saw Li Hong, he bowed down and saluted.
"No need to be polite. Dazhi, come to see Gu today, what's the matter? Li Hong opened the door and asked, everyone is very busy, he doesn't like to beat around the bush.
Cheng Dazhi got up and said, "Your Highness, do you remember the Tubo gladiators in the gladiatorial arena?" βγ Seeing that the prince was a little dazed, Cheng Dazhi reminded again, "It's Sanglan, who you are very optimistic about on the day of the duel." β
"You say it's him?" Li Hong asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" What did he do again? β
"Nope. Chen came here today to show you that he has won thirty-six games in a row and is eligible for release. Cheng Dazhi said. He knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's memory was not bad, as long as he reminded His Royal Highness the Prince, he would always remember something.
"So fast?" Li Hong was surprised.
"I didn't expect his strength to be so strong." Cheng Dazhi said excitedly, "Because of his outstanding performance, the business of the gladiatorial arena has been very hot this month, and the living room is full almost every day. Moreover, since meeting His Highness, he has behaved very bravely, he no longer only uses brute force, but also uses his brain. It is indeed a Tibetan people who are different from the Tibetan people. β
"Hehe-" Li Hong smiled, "I didn't expect that at that time, Lone just said casually, but he picked up a treasure!" β
"What does Your Highness mean?" Cheng Dazhi asked.
"Let him come and meet Lonely!" Li Hong said, "Since Gu promised him that he would give him an arrangement after he won 36 games in a row, he can't lose his word." β
"No!" Cheng Dazhi received the order and strode out of the study.
After a while, I saw him lead Sangran, who had changed into a clean samurai uniform, into the study.
"Sangran to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Sangelan walked into the study, and when he saw Li Hong, he knelt down and kowtowed. This was the standard for Tibetan slaves to give gifts to the Tibetan royal family and nobles.
"Sangran, I heard that in just one month, you have won thirty-six games in a row?" Li Hong asked, "Tell me how you did it." β
"There is no other way, the minion is just in the duel, constantly telling himself that the minion cannot die, the minion needs to live, and needs to be free." "It is because of the desire to live, and the desire to be free," replied, "that the slave has persevered until now." β
"Now that you're free, what do you want to say to Lone?" Li Hong asked.
"If it weren't for His Highness's encouragement, the slave wouldn't be alive today, if His Highness is willing, the slave is willing to serve His Highness." Sangran said loudly.
"It also includes fighting a duel with the Tibetan warriors for the sake of loneliness, and leading a large army to invade Tibet?" Li Hong stared at Sangelan and asked. Sangelan hesitated for a moment, then immediately replied, "If you promise to be loyal to the Great Palace, the slave will be a person from the Tang Dynasty, a person from His Royal Highness, no longer a Tubo person, and it will be the same if you kill anyone, there is no difference." β
Li Hong stared at Sangran, and when he saw that the burly man didn't seem to be lying, he got up and walked up to him, helped Sangran up, and said, "Sit down, sit down and talk." β
This move is very common in Li Hong's opinion, because the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty is very simple, except for the court meeting, the ministers can sit down with the emperor to discuss things at other times, not to mention in front of his crown prince, it is even more casual.
But when it was put on Sanglan, he was already moved. As a slave, even when he made military achievements in Tibet, he did not receive such courtesy from the nobles. Let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince help him up, and let him sit down and talk to His Royal Highness the Prince. This is simply unthinkable for Sangland!
"Thank you, Your Highnessββ!" Sangran choked up, he held back and didn't cry, but sat upright on the chair opposite Li Hong.
Li Hong said to Yan Zhuang on the side, "Tea!" β
Yan Zhuang nodded slightly.
In a few moments, the maid brought tea to Sangran.
"Drink, and then tell me what you think." Li Hong smiled kindly.
Sangelan held the teacup in both hands, took a sip nervously and excitedly, put down the teacup, and then said, "The slave has no experience in leading the army to fight, let alone the ability to train soldiers, but he is skilled in archery and horses, and his martial arts are not bad, he is willing to be a guard beside His Highness, usually guarding the safety of His Highness, charging for His Highness on the battlefield, and being willing to be the vanguard of the dead." β
"Want to change your name?" Li Hong asked suddenly.
Sangelan was stunned for a moment, and said happily, "Please also ask Your Highness to give you a name." β
The ethnic minorities who can be given surnames and names in Datang are all honors for their contributions to Datang, and it is an honor for ethnic minorities to be able to get the surname and first name of Datang.
"Lone likes your loyalty, and if you like Yong, you will be called Zhao Zhongyong!" Li Hong said lightly.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Sangelan got up and said excitedly, from now on, his name will be Zhao Zhongyong, and he has become Zhao Zhongyong of the Tang Dynasty.
"The guards around Lone are enough, I don't need you, but there is a place that needs you very much, so you can go wherever you are!" Li Hong pondered for a while and said, "Last time I gambled with your Tubo ambassador, I won him 600 elite cavalry, and now there is no one to lead it, you go to the Nanya camp to lead this elite cavalry for Lone, Lone does not require you to be able to train them the same as you, only requires that when Lone needs you, you can become a lone cavalry, whether it is against the Huns, the West Lake Hu people, or you Tubo people, you can become a hundred battle elite horses that meet gods and kill Buddhas." β
Zhao Zhongyong was stunned, he never thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would let him lead the army, and he would also lead a team of 600 Tubo elite cavalry. He was just a slave, and he was only a slave who had just returned to obedience, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not doubt his loyalty, and he had just returned to Shun and handed over such an important force to him, which made Zhao Zhongyong both excited and moved.
Suddenly, at this moment, he had a strong desire to go to Li Hong to die in his heart.
"It's-"
Zhao Zhongyong was stunned for a moment, only tears poured out of his eyes, in this world, except for his mother, the prince was the first person who believed in him and trusted him.
"Don't think too much, don't doubt the lonely person, don't use the suspicious." Li Hong smiled, "Lone believes in you, and I believe in Lone's vision even more." β
With a "poof", Zhao Zhongyong got up and knelt in front of Li Hong, and replied loudly, "No! β
"Yan Zhuang." Li Hong said to Yan Zhuang on the side, "You give him another 20,000 copper coins, let him buy a house in Chang'an City, set up another home, and then take out a set of armor and an embroidered spring knife from the treasury of the East Palace and give it to him." β
"No!" Yan Zhuang received the order, and Zhao Zhongyong, who was kneeling on the ground, was already moved.
"If it's all right, you can go down. Go find Qin Zhan tomorrow and ask him to take you to the Nanya camp. Li Hong said.
"No!" Cheng Dazhi and Zhao Zhongyong took the order and bowed out of the study.
"Your Highness, did you really hand over the six hundred elite horsemen to him?" After the two left, Yan Zhuang asked a little worriedly. Li Hong said with a smile, "The six hundred Tubo Elite Riders haven't been put in Lone's eyes yet, so what's the harm in handing them over to him?" β
"I'm afraid that if he doesn't want to repay his kindness, there will be rebellion!" Yan Zhuang said in a low voice.
"Lone is willing to give him this opportunity, but do you think he will rebel against Lone?" Li Hong asked with a smile.
Yan Zhuang didn't know how to answer.
"Reveal this news to Princess Gesang." Li Hong said casually. Yan Zhuang was taken aback, and asked with a shocked face, "What does Your Highness mean?" β
"You said, Gu rode six hundred Tubo essence to Zhao Zhongyong, and the Duke of Gesang mainly knew, what would he do?" Li Hong asked with a smile.
"Naturally, they will do whatever it takes to win him over." Yan Zhuang said.
Li Hong nodded and said, "You send someone to keep an eye on him, if he really can't withstand the temptation and is bought by Princess Gesang, it's not too late for us to kill him, if he can withstand the temptation, it won't be in vain for Gu's cultivation of him." β
"No!" Yan Zhuang bowed and exited the study. When Yan Zhuang left the study, he found that his back was shocked into a cold sweat, and then he knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to have done nothing, in fact, everything was in his calculations, this kind of temperament that can determine a person's life and death in a gesture is indeed only a generation of male lords can do it.