For aliens, Ma Lan has never fully trusted. He did not trust the Zhangxiong and Li Gongpo, and he also did not trust the Kangju people and Duai.

There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. Now everyone cooperates because they have common interests, and if there will be conflicts in the future, it will also be because of interests.

However, now the common enemy of the Tang army and the Kangju people is the black clothes, and now the Kangju people have begun to calculate the Tang army, and the time is inevitably too early. What happened to Duan Junzi made him even more wary of Kangju people.

It's not the time to settle accounts yet, but this account will have to be settled sooner or later.

After more than an hour, Niu Xu came back with a rather strange look.

"That little slut is dead?" Ma Lan asked.

"No, I'll let her go." Niu Xu shook his head.

"What did you say?" Ma Ling frowned.

Niu Xu said in a low voice: "Uncle Xiaoma, she said that someone else instructed her to do this, and she was forced." She's innocent, I can't kill her! ”

Ma Lan was so angry that the corners of her mouth twitched: "She said she was forced!" Little calf, when will you understand Sogdian again! ”

Niu Xu bowed his head and said, "I don't understand Sogdian dialect, she told me in Chang'an official dialect." I saw that she was pitiful, so I let her go! ”

Ma Lan let out a long breath, stared at Niu Xu for a long time, his expression became a little weird, and said in a deep voice: "Little calf, I'm afraid it's not so simple!" ”

Niu Xu suddenly blushed and said embarrassedly: "She took off her clothes first, I didn't use force ...... on her."

"Fuck off!"

Driving out this guy who couldn't control the lower half of his body, Ma Lu was even more sure in his heart where the Sogdian cook came from. If it was really an ordinary Sogdian cook in the city, how could it be Chang'an official dialect!

In the secret Zoroastrian shrine under the Kangjia Castle outside the city, there are Zoroastrian saints who are being trained all the year round, and the official language of the Central Plains and the ability to kill people are the most basic. These Zoroastrian saints are not fuel-efficient lamps, they are all little hedgehogs like Kang Qingqing, and it is normal for Niu Xu, a heartless guy, to be escaped by the Sogdian cook.

The so-called miracle medicine is made by air-drying the juice of the poppy, Kang Qingqing once used this kind of thing on Feng Changqing, but because the dosage was not enough, Feng Changqing slowly eased up later. And now that Duan Xiushi has been tricked again, he only hopes that Duan Junzi's willpower is strong enough to survive this time.

Back in the governor's mansion, Ma Ling immediately sent a team of personal soldiers to Duan Xiushi's mansion and locked Duan Xiushi at home. He didn't give Duan Xiushi any explanation, and before the Eastern Expeditionary army came back, he didn't let him leave the small courtyard for a single step.

I hope that this period of time will allow him to get rid of his dependence on the magic medicine of the Kangju people.

At the same time, Ma Xuan found Mi Xue and asked her to strengthen the monitoring of the Kangju royal family in the city, so as not to catch the Kangju people off guard if they did anything in the future. If you find the Sogdian cook who was let go by Niu Xu, you will be killed immediately.

……

At the same time, Chang'an City.

Li Longji, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, stood in the garden, his face full of smiles.

Recently, Li Longji can be said to be proud of the spring breeze and in an extremely comfortable mood.

According to the latest news, the Zhangxiong people have captured some cities and fought all the way to the Jiangnan area, and the king of Zhangxiong, Li Gongpo, dug all the ancestral graves of the Songtsen Gampo family, and all the treasures inside came out. Later, the Jiangnan tribes joined forces to besiege it, and Li Gongbu still retreated to Zhangxiong's territory with his whole army.

Li Gongpo, the king of Zhangxiong, humbly sent a statement, saying that it was the divine might of General Toma that could have such a great victory, and that the wealth obtained from this plunder was very large, and a gift of 3 million yuan had been prepared, which was being transported from the royal capital to Khotan, and was ready to be presented to the Heavenly Khan by General Toma.

Li Longji was extremely pleased with the humility of King Zhangxiong. Of course, I am even happier with this gift of three million dollars. Datang spent 30% of the annual income for this Hezhong immigrants, although the money is still lying in Datang's treasury for the time being, and has not yet been paid to the Hezhong Group, but sooner or later it will be given. This is a great pressure for the household. And now this windfall can be said to have relieved great pressure on Datang.

The second piece of good news is from the northeast. Li Jing, a disciple of the clan, was the deputy envoy of Pinglu Jiedu, and after his arrival, he directly launched an offensive against the Khitans in Liaoxi, and even won the battle, forcing the Khitan and Xi people to continue to flee away, and now the army has reached Xincheng. Li Jing sent a note, asking His Majesty to move the Andong Protectorate to the hometown of Xincheng.

The Khitan tribes in western Liaoxi rebelled against the Tang Dynasty for decades, trapped in the separation of the tribes between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, and never able to gather real strength, but they have always been enemies of the Tang Dynasty for decades, and it has always been a big trouble in the east of the Tang Dynasty, and most of the Heshuo army and horses are fighting against the Khitan. Over the years, the Andong Protectorate has moved from Pyongyang to Hebei Province, and in addition to the pressure of Silla and Balhae, the Khitan's refusal to surrender is also an important reason.

For decades, the war situation in the Northeast has been extremely stalemate, and An Lushan failed one after another a few years ago, and the battle of Tianmenling was wiped out by 100,000 people. Now that Li Jing arrived, he immediately opened up the situation in western Liaoning. Li Longji was extremely happy, and at the same time sighed that Ma Renjie had the wisdom to understand people, if it wasn't for his strong recommendation, how could Li Jing be the deputy envoy of Jiedu, and how could he establish such a meritorious career.

These two pieces of good news have a great deal to do with Prime Minister Ma Luan. And the last good news, which has just arrived in Chang'an, is from Jiannan Dao.

Yang Guozhong attacked Nanzhao and achieved a great victory, Ge Luofeng lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and had retreated to Lushui, and at the same time expressed his surrender and sent two sons to be protons.

Looking around, there are almost no opponents. In his twilight years, he ushered in such a situation, and his martial arts made Li Longji extremely excited.

For those who have made meritorious contributions, it is natural to reward them greatly. Li Gongbu, the king of Zhangxiong, was officially canonized as the king of Chongxin, and his status was officially recognized by the Tang Dynasty. Li Jing's march has not yet ended, because he has not been canonized for the time being, but he has issued an edict to greatly commend him, and at the same time ordered Guo Ziyi, the deputy envoy of Fan Yang Jiedu, to fully cooperate with Li Jing, and must complete the task of returning the Andong capital to the new city.

And Yang Guozhong, the former prime minister who led the troops in white, was the envoy of the southern section of the sword and the middle of the imperial history, and the title was still the prince of the country, and he was recalled to Chang'an on the same day.

Li Longji understood that even if it was the first battle of Nanzhao, it was because Ge Luofeng did not have the backer of the Tubo people, so Yang Guozhong could succeed. The three good news have a lot to do with Ma Lu.

The reason why Yang Guozhong was not allowed to regain the phase was also in consideration of this, because he said that the position of the right minister was prepared for Ma Lan, where could he regret it. In any case, Ma Luan's credit is much greater than that of Yang Guozhong.

Ma Lu naturally wanted to be rewarded, but Li Longji suddenly realized that there was no reward left. While he was happy about his great martial arts, he was also worried about how to reward Ma Lu, a meritorious man.

The book summoning Yang Guozhong to the court has just been sent out, and now Chen Xilie is still the main one in the court. Li Longji was worried, and Chen Xilie, the left minister, came to meet him, but he solved this big problem for him.

"Your Majesty, Ma Renjie is a man of temperament. He was bitterly in love with Gao Qianqian, the daughter of Gao Xianzhi, so that he was unwilling to accept His Majesty's marriage, but later he had a husband and wife with Yang Youniang, Yang Youniang did not pass the door but lived in the county king's mansion, and presided over the affairs of the Fufeng County palace with the woman's hair bun, which has become a strange talk in Chang'an. This time the three major events are all related to Ma Renjie, Ma Renjie has made meritorious contributions, and the minister thinks that His Majesty should let Ma Renjie get his wish, and he will be grateful to His Majesty. ”

"What does Chen Qing mean by this?"

"Your Majesty, Ma Renjie is a ranger, the most important promise in his life, he made a promise to Gao Xianzhi's daughter when he was in Anxi, he wanted Gao Qianqian to be the eldest wife of the Ma family, but now he let Yang Youniang openly live in the county king's mansion, what he cares about is the status of the second daughter. If Your Majesty can make a book, especially allowing the two daughters to be the eldest wives of the Ma family, Ma Renjie will definitely be grateful to Your Majesty, and he will not hesitate to smear His Majesty's liver and brain. Such a reward is the most needed for Ma Renjie. ”

Li Longji's eyes lit up and he laughed.

He has Hu blood, and he doesn't pay attention to etiquette, otherwise there would be no such thing as forcibly seizing his daughter-in-law. The matter of two eldest women in a family seems ridiculous to others, but in Li Longji's opinion, it is a rare story.

"Good! Good! Good! Ha ha! What Chen Qing said won my heart, so do it! Yang Youniang and Gao Qianqian are all the wives of the Ma family, so Ma Renjie has no worries, haha! ”

Li Longji laughed heartily, and ordered Jia Zhi to immediately draft the will and send it directly to the palace of Fufeng County.

"Your Majesty, I have come this time, and I have good news for Your Majesty." Chen Xilie saw that Li Longji was happy, and took the opportunity to say.

"Let's talk about it! What's the good news? Which frontier general has been able to expand the territory for me? ”

Chen Xilie said: "General Zuo Weiwei Mu Kun congratulates His Majesty on his great martial arts and sent a big gift, worth more than two million yuan, which has now been transported to the outside of Xingqing Palace. ”

"Mu Kun?" Li Longji frowned and said, "The descendants of the Ni Nirvana Master have only a little bit of money that I have given a year, and I haven't heard that they are doing business, how can they give me two million yuan?" ”

Chen Xilie said with a smile: "Listen to Mu Kun say that the money comes from the Persian Temple. ”

Li Longji nodded, tapped his fingers on the chair and said, "I see, it seems that the Persian royal family still has some foundation." Chen Qing, the prince of Persia must ask for such a big gift to me this time, what do the descendants of Ninishi want me to give them? ”

Chen Xilie said with a smile: "Mu Kun heard that the Anxi army has captured and is preparing to cross the Wuhu River to the south, and he wants to ask His Majesty to reopen the Persian Governor's Mansion. ”

Li Longji's face sank suddenly: "Chen Qing, how much benefit you have received from Mu Kun, you dare to say such words in front of me!" ”

Chen Xilie was not in a hurry, and said with a respectful smile: "Your Majesty, Mu Kun is a gift to Weichen, but Weichen dares to come and talk to His Majesty because Weichen thinks that reopening the Persian Governor's Mansion is extremely beneficial to the Tang Dynasty. ”

"What's the benefit! The Persian Governorate has been abandoned for so long, where are the remnants of the former dynasty in the Persian homeland! The land in the river was brought down by Ma Lan and my Tang Jian'er, could it be that the descendants of the Nirvana Master also want to get a piece of the pie? Li Longji sneered. (To be continued.) )