The next day, Pei Lin sent off the Tibetan envoy and began to have the remaining captives registered in preparation for the next road construction. Tens of thousands of horses have been registered in just five days, Pei Lin looked it up, and sure enough, he didn't see Ashina Simo's name, and he was immediately relieved. More than 100,000 people built roads together, and there may have been a roster before, but in the past few years, in the process of building roads, I don't know that there were many dead and injured, because in the middle of the mountains and forests, the dead are discarded casually, and where will someone seriously write down their names.

"Are all the names of the rest of the people on it?" Pei Lin put down the roster in his hand, looked at the officials in front of him, and said, "These captives will still be of great use in the future, and there can be no losses." In the future, there will be fewer people, and the emperor will settle accounts with us, but before that, this official will settle accounts with you. In fact, he is still very happy at the moment, because he did not do this roll call, nor did he do the registration, and he will not be able to find any responsibility in the future.

"Xiaguan and the others have already ordered it twice, and there is absolutely no problem." The Captain of the Guardian Corporal hurriedly said.

"If these people die, they will die, and I believe there will be no major problems." The prefect of Hanzhong said indifferently: "My lord, since the roll call has been completed, will these people be handed over to the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Industry and placed outside Hanzhong City, I'm afraid it's not appropriate!" "Tens of thousands of road construction troops are placed outside the city of Hanzhong, and the prefect of Hanzhong also has some pressure.

"After repairing Chang'an to Hanzhong, isn't there still Hanzhong to Chengdu! Your Majesty will build this road one day. Pei Lin said indifferently. He has also been to Hanzhong, but the road from Chang'an to Hanzhong is too difficult to walk, although he has not yet entered the Shu Road, but the hardships of this place make Pei Lin dare not go further, this time, from Chang'an to Hanzhong, let him feel the benefits of galloping, and his carriage is much more convenient.

"I still have to fix it!" The prefect of Hanzhong and the others looked a little embarrassed.

"How. These guys are just a few taels of rice porridge a year, how much food does the imperial court send you every year, and they can't support these guys? Pei Lin glanced at everyone disdainfully, Li Xin is not bad to the people below, but these guys below are like beasts to the captives, how can they give them good food and drink, at most it is better than before.

"Yes, yes." The prefect of Hanzhong and the others showed embarrassment on their faces, just as Pei Lin expected, whether it was the prefect of Hanzhong or not. Or other officials, the attitude towards these captives is not very good, although they are not killed casually, but in terms of food, it is much worse. Anyway, I just don't want them to starve to death.

"This official will leave for Beijing tomorrow, as for how to arrange these miscellaneous items, there will definitely be His Majesty's holy decree, but remember, although these people are miscellaneous pieces, they are still useful. These people will replace the people of the Tang Dynasty to bear the labor, if one person dies, it means that their people will come out to work, build roads, for the common people. It's not so easy for the captives. At that time, the imperial court will pay more. Pei Lin raised the roster in his hand and admonished.

"Yes, yes, they will never let a single person die." The prefect of Hanzhong hurriedly nodded and said. There was even more bitterness in my heart. Facing Pei Lian, he didn't dare to speak.

In Chang'an City, Li Xin looked at the text in his hand. After looking carefully, he didn't find Ashina Simo's name, and immediately said to Song He and Ji Gang beside him: "Ashina Simo is dead? ”

Ji Gang was stunned for a moment, and soon said: "Building a road itself is a hard thing, the conditions are difficult, I didn't eat the last meal, I didn't even eat well, I must have died of exhaustion, from Chang'an to Hanzhong, there are deep mountains and wild forests everywhere, and after death, it is possible to throw it anywhere." There, it doesn't matter if you're a general or a small soldier. Man is like an ant. ”

"Is that so?" Li Xin hesitated for a while, and said to Song He: "Is this Ashina Simo really dead like this?" ”

"Maybe it's dead." Song He also hesitated for a while.

"Let's send someone to check first, and see if this Ashina Simo is really dead." Li Xin quickly put the matter aside, although Ashina Simo is good, but he is only a general, if he dies, he will die, even if he runs away, he may not be able to run too far, in this place in the Central Plains, Ashina Simo can't run out at all, after the road is built, how much combat power can these people have left, and these people who have lost their supplies are afraid that they can only be killed.

"Yes." Ji Gang took this matter to heart, as a courtier, anything the emperor explained was to be magnified as much as possible, so as not to cause any major incidents, and in the end it was himself who was unlucky.

"When will the Tubo people come to Chang'an?" Li Xin asked again.

"It should be three days later, but now they have changed their conditions and want to marry the daughter of the clan as Zampu's wife." Ji Gang hurriedly said: "Lu Dongzan once said in private that if you marry a royal daughter, Tubo will always serve Your Majesty as the emperor and will always be subservient to Your Majesty. ”

"Clan girl? Is there a woman of school age in the clan? Li Xin's face was calm, and he said lightly: "Even if it is a clan girl, I will not agree, the clan girl marries Tubo, not only the separation of flesh and blood, but more importantly, the clan girl will also bring a large number of craftsmen, farmers, etc., these people will also contribute to the development of Tibet." ”

"Your Majesty thinks so, but those courtiers don't think so." Song He said with some concern.

"What? If you want to marry the children of Datang to a foreign country, I'm afraid no one is so stupid! Li Xin said indifferently. The Tang Dynasty is now thriving and dominating all directions, and the Turks and Tubo people are a group of barbarians in the Tang Dynasty, how can anyone marry their daughters?

"That's nature." Ji Gang nodded, and said with a smile: "Tubo is just a barbarian, I heard that the Tubo people only take two baths in their lives, and there are many lice on their bodies, and there is a brother who said that he has followed a Tubo person, and his body is already stinking, and he is ten miles away, and he is not afraid of losing himself, because the smell on his body is very strong!" ”

Li Xin laughed out loud after hearing this, pointed at Ji Gang and said: "What you said is too exaggerated, this Lu Dongzan is also a native of Tubo, and he is a rare talent, whoever underestimates him will be unlucky." I heard that Lu Dongzan and Songtsen Gampo are also proficient in Chinese and have a deep understanding of Han culture. ”

"I decided to wait for the Turks and the Tibetan envoys to leave this time, and then go to Helan Mountain to pay tribute to the soldiers who died in battle." Li Xin thought for a while and said, "King Chen stayed behind, and I went to Helan Mountain with the queen and the king of Han. Jin Yiwei must complete the detective of everything on the way from Chang'an to Helan Mountain in the shortest possible time. ”

"Yes." Ji Gang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but quickly understood and hurriedly responded.

There were countless thoughts in his heart in an instant, this time Li Xin took King Han to go, leaving King Chen to sit in the Jingshi, is there anything different, but these things are obviously not things he wants to consider, just arrange Li Xin's safety.

However, the news that Li Xin went to Helan Mountain to sacrifice the soldiers who died in the war was soon published by Tang Feng, and there was a big uproar in the world, and the soldiers in the army were excited.

"Haha, here's the opportunity, here's the opportunity." On the official road, Pei Lin sat on the carriage, looking at Tang Feng in his hand, with a hint of a wild smile on his face, Li Xin was finally ready to leave the palace and go to sacrifice the soldiers who died in battle, this is an excellent opportunity to change the situation in the world, Pei Lin believes that there are many people who are waiting for such an opportunity. And among these people, there must be the existence of him Pei Lone.

"King Chen stays behind, tsk, this is the rhythm of catching them all! I don't know if those families will agree, and the Li family, those people are the widows of the Li family, King Chen has the blood of the Li family, and it is a bit interesting to inherit the Li family. Pei Lin looked at Tang Feng in his hand, and when he saw King Chen staying in Beijing, his eyes flickered.

In the eyes of others, Li Xin kept King Chen in Beijing, definitely not because he wanted to pass the throne to King Chen, but because he brought King Han to Helan Mountain, in fact, Li Xin's heir is still Li Chengzong.

However, this time, it is to give Pei Lin the best opportunity, after all, in Helan Mountain, he is not in Beijing, Guanzhong is Li Xin's base camp, no matter what, the Guanzhong family will be loyal to Li Xin, Helan Mountain does not know how many dangers there are, enough to ambush more soldiers and horses, whether it is the Turks, or the Tubo, or the assassins found by Gao Chong, they all have the opportunity to give Li Xin a fatal blow. Pei Lin can't wait to go to Helan Mountain now and arrange some killing formations.

"Li Xin is definitely not simple, he attaches importance to military merits, attaches importance to the army, and the respect of the emperor, and actually goes to sacrifice the soldiers who died in battle, and the soldiers will die for it." Lu Dongzan heard the news outside Chang'an City, looked at Tang Feng sent by his subordinates, and finally sighed and said: "If you can, you must not be an enemy of such a person." But such a person must also be his enemy, otherwise my Tubo will be in danger. The order was sent down to cooperate with the actions of the Turks as much as possible. ”

Lu Dongzan's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help pinching Tang Feng tightly, he felt Li Xin's ambition, and felt Li Xin's future direction of action, Turkic and Tibetan were the direction of his attack, only by killing Li Xin could he stop the Tang Dynasty's expansion to the west. Lu Dongzan was a smart man, and he knew how big the gap between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks was. (To be continued.) )