Quiet and elegant wing door.

The warm sunshine was scattered, with a bit of warmth, the breeze was gusting, the flowers in the yard were refreshing, Qin Huaidao came out of the cellar to breathe, but his face was gloomy and terrible, and he couldn't feel the warmth of the sun, just now he interrogated more than a dozen people repeatedly, and finally figured out that the Tubo army had infiltrated from a small pass in Minzhou.

The captives mentioned a very terrible thing, the pass is steep, the road is narrow, it can be called one person as a pass, there is a regiment of defenders, that is, two hundred people, the highest general is a captain, but when they enter the pass, the pass is empty, and after successfully clearing the pass, they come to an official road station.

The people in the post station were all slaughtered, some people were waiting, bringing a large number of clothes, everyone changed clothes and disguised themselves as caravans, and broke into zero, each team of 500 people, one worker and ten teams, led by one person, day and night, picking a place with few people to hurry, try to take the mountain road, bypass the city and villages, and come to Wentianguan after passing through the Qinling Mountains.

The specific route is not clear to everyone, do not know the words, and do not contact with people, and each is different, only follow the person who leads the way to march in a hurry, and the person who leads the team has carrier pigeons to contact the outside world, and from time to time takes everyone around the road, it should be to avoid the patrol of officers and soldiers, which can be seen that there is an internal response along the way.

All the dead soldiers were killed in battle, none of them were captured, and they could not be interrogated, and the man in black recruited them, admitting that he was the killer of Fengyulou, who was usually scattered all over the place, responsible for reconnaissance and intelligence, listening to news, and acting according to the orders of Wentianguan, as for other strongholds, they did not know anything, and the secrecy measures were very strict.

Fang Yiai is still continuing to interrogate, verify the authenticity of the news, and see if he can ask for new clues, but Qin Huaidao knows that it is difficult, killing officials is like rebellion, it is impossible for the people behind them to be cautious, and they will leave clues, it seems that they can only force Tubo to confess the people behind him.

"Your Excellency?" Li Yixie hurriedly came over and asked curiously: "It's almost cleaned, do you have any clues, do you need me to do something?" ”

"Assist Fang Yiai to continue the interrogation, and everyone will be interrogated before dawn tomorrow." Qin Huaidao admonished, seeing that it was not early, he left in a hurry, came to the Tubo Embassy, and saw that the door had been surrounded by a large number of Qianniuwei, Cheng Yanjin was watching it himself, and stepped forward to salute.

"Why are you here?" Cheng Yanjin asked in some surprise.

"Come and see, what about the people inside?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically.

"Dare to jump Lao Tzu and kill them, by the way, have those dead men found out?"

Qin Huaidao shook his head, looked at the gate of the embassy, it was quiet inside, and said, "I'll go in and have a look." ”

"The saint has made a will, you are the presiding judge, you can contact, and the old man will accompany you in."

The two entered the embassy together, and saw a person in the hall, sitting quietly, with a pensive face, Qin Huaidao stepped forward, sat down opposite him, stared at each other and asked, "What is it called?" ”

"You are Lord Qin, the Protector of the Kingdom?" The other party recognized Qin Huaidao, his face changed slightly, he got up and made a big salute, and then sat down again, and said with guilt: "Lord Qin, about the fact that there are Tubo people who sneak attack you, the foreign minister does not know, and it has nothing to do with my Chao Zampu, it is a private act, please also ask your Excellency to know it." ”

Qin Huaidao saw that the other party spoke Tang fluently, so he didn't need a translator, so he immediately corrected: "It's the Tubo army, not the Tubo people, and it belongs to your army stationed on the border of Jishi Mountain." ”

"This is impossible, even if the identity is true, it is also their private behavior, our dynasty has no intention of harming, the great Songtsen Gampo admires your culture, is preparing to follow the Tang system, perform Tang etiquette, learn Tang language, send foreign ministers to come over to ask for a number of Tang books, and ask the Tang King to appoint a saint disciple to our dynasty to spread Confucianism, and re-mention the matter of harmony, the great Songtsen Gampo has long heard that the Tang princess is gentle and virtuous, knowledgeable and reasonable, and hopes to re-mention peace, how to rekindle the war?"

The reason sounded very sufficient, but Qin Huaidao didn't believe a word, and asked coldly, "Have you ever heard of wanting to cover up?" In the art of war, it is called Ming Xiu plank road, dark Chen Cang, there are two advantages to sending you, first, there is a reason to let Tubo itself do the same, and second, if it can be done, you can also take away Tang Shu, students and princesses from our court, good calculation, Songtsen Gampo sent you to do this, presumably the identity is not simple, who are you? ”

"Foreign Minister Tubo talks about Lu Dongzan."

"Are you Lu Dongzan?" Qin Huaidao's face changed slightly, this person has too much influence on Tubo, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the first minister in Tubo, he left his name in the history books, Qin Huaidao heard it, but he didn't expect it to be the other party, he looked at it carefully, his stature was medium, his appearance was medium, he looked no different from ordinary people, the only difference was his eyes, calm, powerful, as if he could penetrate people's hearts and see through everything.

Qin Huaidao doesn't remember what great achievements the other party has, but he knows that this guy has too much influence on Tubo, without him, there will be no strength in Tubo, this alone is enough to explain a lot, if you kill the other party, Tubo will not be strong, and there will be internal strife, internal friction, and go downhill.

Thinking of this, Qin Huaidao moved with murderous intent.

Lu Dongzan felt Qin Huaidao's killing intent, and his heart trembled, and he became vigilant.

Qin Huaidao is proficient in micro-expression observation, seeing that the other party did not panic, but his eyes were vigilant, and he quickly returned to normal, it can be seen that he is a person who is good at forbearance, this person can't stay, and then he thinks about it, this guy is the Tubo Great Theory, the Great Theory is the official position of Tubo, which is equivalent to the prime minister, and the position is high and powerful, it can be seen that Songtsen Gampo attaches great importance to it, it is a pity to kill it, it is better to squeeze its value later, and look at Cheng Yanjin: "Lu Guogong, this person is suspected of murdering the mastermind of this official, it's no problem for this official to take it away, right?" You are the presiding judge, and everything is up to you. ”

"No problem." Cheng Yanjin said indifferently.

"Thank you, Lu Guogong." Qin Huaidao said politely, looked at Lu Dongzan and added coldly: "Lu Dongzan, you are suspected of murdering this official, with the intention of provoking a war between the two countries, let's go with this official." ”

"Lord Qin, do you have any evidence?" Lu Dongzan stood up, his eyes a little cold.

"The Tubo army is the evidence, without orders from their superiors, they dare?"

"I said that they are private acts, they have nothing to do with me, and they have nothing to do with Tubo, Lord Qin is framed and framed, I don't accept it, presumably the envoys of the countries living nearby will not accept it, the country of Tang etiquette, how can Lord Qin do such a thing that makes all the countries in the world feel cold?"

Qin Huaidao smiled: "There is no need to provoke the official, this set of rhetoric is useless to the official, the official has killed you in his personal capacity now, and it has nothing to do with the imperial court, what do you think?" ”

"You?" Lu Dongzan's face changed slightly, he didn't expect that Qin Huaidao was completely different from the people he usually came into contact with, shouldn't Tang Chen die to save face, be polite in everything, and act according to the rules?

"Why, if you send someone to kill the official, you will say that your private behavior has nothing to do with Tibet, and that the official can't kill you in a private capacity? According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, the prince of the country is not guilty of killing a foreigner, he only needs to compensate a little silver, you are a Tibetan envoy, but you are also a foreigner, you can compensate at most ten pieces of silver, do you want to try? ”

"You...... When you saw the king of Tang before, the king of Tang only ordered him to cooperate with the investigation, and he was not convicted.

"Those who are sinful are not qualified to see the Holy One." Qin Huaidao said coldly, looked at Cheng Yanjin and added, "Lu Guogong, I beg to send someone to escort this person to the Supervision Mansion." ”

"It's a small thing." Cheng Yanjin agreed and transferred a team of people.

When he walked out of the embassy, Lu Dongzan suddenly shouted: "Lord Qin wants to frame Tubo and want to add to the crime, everyone, the Tang Dynasty treats foreign ministers like this, which is chilling. ”

Many embassies of various countries nearby, some people at the door saw this scene and went in to report, some people came out to watch, Qin Huaidao felt cold in his heart, this guy actually wanted to provoke tension in various countries, and united against Datang, it doesn't matter if the countries are incomparable, the Tang Dynasty is unparalleled, whoever dares to jump out is, but the rotten Confucianism misleads the country.

Cheng Yanjin also thought of something, and shouted: "Hurry up and take it away." ”

There was a Qianniuwei pushing, Lu Dongzan staggered a few steps, fell to the ground, scared this Qianniuwei at a loss, Qin Huaidao saw this Qianniuwei move, the strength was not great, Lu Dongzan was in the prime of life, it was impossible to fall, obviously on purpose, suddenly had a plan, and shouted: "Don't move him!" ”

Lu Dongzan fell to the ground and continued to shout grievances, attracting many onlookers nearby, most of them from other countries.

"Fence it off, watch out for someone to assassinate you." Qin Huaidao reminded.

Qian Niuwei hurriedly acted and surrounded Lu Dongzan, Cheng Yanjin was a little unclear, looked at Qin Huaidao and asked in a low voice, "Virtuous nephew, who are you?" ”

"He likes to shout grievances, so let him shout enough to see who jumps out." Qin Huaidao said in a low voice.

Cheng Yanjin is also a bold lord, his eyes lit up, he nodded knowingly, looked at the envoys of various countries and shouted: "You can see it, you are not allowed to get close to within ten meters, and you will retreat, otherwise, this official will be punished for the crime of intent to commit murder and assassination." ”

No one who could be sent as an envoy was a fool, and they all retreated.

Someone asked: "Lu Guogong, what is wrong with the Tubo Great Theory that makes you treat it like this?" ”

Cheng Yanjin didn't pay attention to the other party, Qin Huaidao saw that the other party was dressed as a widow, and immediately thought of a nation, and his heart was cold, and said: "Don't inquire about what you shouldn't ask, how can you, a foreign minister, ask about the affairs of my court?" Could it be complicit? ”

"No, no." The other party hurriedly said.

"Why don't you ask so much? The official looks at you like this. Qin Huaidao said coldly.

When the other party heard this, he was furious, and took a few steps forward and said, "Lord Qin treats the foreign minister like this, is it to provoke a dispute between the two countries?" In Shimotianaka, the envoys of the Japanese kingdom, my lord is like this, so he is not afraid of chilling the hearts of all the countries in the world? ”

"Inquire about the rebellion, behave suspiciously, come and arrest him." Qin Huaidao said coldly.

Qian Niuwei glanced at Cheng Yanjin, hugged him, and held the person down, where could the other party break free, and scolded: "Baga, what are you going to do, you are humiliating the Wa Kingdom, I want to see King Tang." ”

Qin Huaidao went up, threw off his arm is a few slaps, swelled the other party's cheeks, knocked out a few teeth, the other party felt the killing intent in Qin Huaidao's eyes, and his heart trembled inexplicably, he couldn't figure out why Qin Huaidao hated himself so much, but he knew that he was afraid of death if he yelled again, and he didn't dare to shout again.

"Who else wants to ask?" Qin Huaidao looked around coldly.

Everyone's faces changed slightly, and they felt a little bit of the same hatred for the enemy, and Tubo treated them like this, maybe one day they would fall on themselves, their lips and teeth were cold, but no one immediately jumped out to speak.

Qin Huaidao knew that if he really united the countries because of this, although he was not afraid, he was also troublesome, and it was better to have less trouble, so he said coldly: "Listen to it, this official only said once, Tubo sent 5,000 troops to infiltrate into our dynasty and assassinate this official, and you must know that this official brought prisoners into the city, and there are still hundreds of Tibetan army prisoners here, so you can't fake it, the Tubo prisoners have confessed, they were instructed by Lu Dongzan, and the official was ordered to preside over the trial, is there a problem with arresting Lu Dongzan and asking questions?" ”

It doesn't matter if the captives are recruited or not, they are controlled anyway, no one knows the truth, and only by confirming the charges can the envoys of various countries be worried.

Of course, the envoys of various countries knew about the prisoners entering the city, but they were blocked by the escorted Qianniuwei, and they could not go forward to observe, and knew that it was the Tubo army, but no one questioned Qin Huaidao's words, such a major matter, if there is no certain evidence, will never press on the Tubo body and let go of the real murderer.

One thought after another flashed quickly in his heart, and the faces of the envoys of various countries looked much better.

Qin Huaidao saw that he pacified everyone, waited for a while, and saw that no one jumped out, so he took the people back to the official office of the Ministry of Communications, detained the people in the cellar separately, did not interrogate them at all, and told Fang Yiai to take people to guard them, not to allow anyone to contact the two of them, and not to give anything, and to lock up the small black room.

After that, Qin Huaidao hurriedly came to the palace, and after some instructions, he was taken to the Ganlu Palace.

Li Er was still staying up late to review the recital, and when he saw Qin Huaidao coming in, he put down the recital, pointed to a Xiu Ling next to him and said, "Sit down and talk, I will know that you are back, I heard that you took away the Tubo envoy Lu Dongzan and the Japanese envoy Tanzhong?" Tell me, why? ”

"Thank you!"

Qin Huaidao is not polite, how tired is he standing? He sat down, his face became solemn, and he organized his language and said: "Shengshang, after interrogation, the captive confessed to enter from a small pass in Minzhou, someone answered, 5,000 people were divided into ten caravans, and they went separately, the routes were different, day and night, they picked up the uninhabited island roads and mountain roads, and used carrier pigeons to contact the outside world along the way, avoiding patrols, it can be seen that someone responded, and arrived at Wentianguan three days ago. ”

"Can the pass be clarified?" Li Er's eyes were cold.

"Thirty miles south of Minzhou, Niushan Pass, the pass is remote, the road is narrow, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is a group of people guarding, it is said that they enter the pass when it is dark, but the pass is empty, smooth passage, the road is not communicated along the way, only responsible for guiding the way, leaving after arriving at the place, I don't know much, and I continue to judge others."

"These bastards, I can't spare them, what do you think?" Li Er asked.

"Please give an order to the saint, let the Luzhou border army arrest the defenders of the pass and return to the eucalyptus, and after the ministers and others are together, track down the people who lead the way, and take a two-pronged approach to see who can't sit still and jump out."

Li Er thought for a while and said: "It's easy to capture the defenders of the pass, a holy decree can be done, and the people leading the way may not be able to find it, I'm afraid this is not enough, with your temperament, it's not just that, right?" ”

"The best way is to force Tubo to stand up and take the initiative to confess the people behind it, and the court will have a great righteousness, and it is difficult to convince the public with only a few captive testimonies, so the minister suggested that Tubo should be ...... with troops."

As soon as he said this, Li Er interrupted: "No, first, the Great War of Goguryeo has just ended, and there is no need for the imperial court to fight again, and second, the soldiers have not been selected yet, and there are no soldiers available......

Qin Huaidao smiled without saying a word, listening patiently.

Li Er saw that Qin Huaidao's face was holding the wisdom bead in his hand, and he turned his words around, and asked rhetorically: "Are you as you did when you sent troops to the Khitan, and you are sure of victory?" ”

"Back to the saint, the same only 5,000 soldiers and horses, with enough to lose, no need for food and grass, to feed the war, if let the minister lead the army, have the right to decide, the minister has seven or eight percent of the confidence to force Tubo to surrender, and fifty percent of the country is sure to destroy the country."

"Why?" Li Er is interested, there are not many 5,000 soldiers and horses, and it is the same loss as at the beginning, but if it wins, the knife hanging in the west of the Tang Dynasty will be gone, and a large territory will be included in the Tang Dynasty.

As an immediate emperor, Li Er has a deep obsession with opening up the territory and expanding the territory, so he wants to lay a big territory in his lifetime to prove that he was right about the Xuanwu Gate at the beginning, and he is more suitable to be a saint than Prince Yin and the first emperor of the ages.

Qin Huaidao was relieved to see that Li Er was tempted, if he really objected, he could do it alone, but the price was too great, he looked around, and after making sure that no one was eavesdropping, he whispered: "Holy Lord, do you remember the thing that the minister mentioned about blowing up the mountain?" The minister called it explosives, which can make a thing, and the sound is like thunder, and it can kill a war horse within a zhang. ”

Li Er looked at Qin Huaidao with a little more jealousy in his eyes, and after thinking about it, Qin Huaidao was not in love with power, nor was he in charge of the army, and he was willing to take out this thing, which showed that he had no ambition, so he waited in his heart and asked, "Is there a real thing?" ”

"It hasn't been made yet, it will take some time." Qin Huaidao saw Li Er's jealousy, but he didn't care, it was a big deal to go away and fly high, and continued: "The minister also plans to make a thing that can fly into the sky, this is the birthday gift that the minister promised to give to Princess Yuzhang, and at that time, it will be made in large quantities, and the explosives will be dropped from the control, and the Tubo palace will be directly bombarded. ”

"Shhhh

Li Er secretly took a breath of cold air, if the same tactics attacked the palace, wouldn't he not know how to die? The heart of jealousy emerged again, but after thinking about it, Qin Huaidao's ability is too big, there are many princes standing behind him, and he will start his whole body, even if he gets the means to manufacture gunpowder and flying things, this kind of person can only be enveloped, God knows what more magical means he has?

Thinking of Yu Zhang, Li Er was a little depressed, he used to feel sorry for the cabbage being arched, but now he is worried that Yu Zhang is too young to get married and have children, after a long time, who knows what variables will be?

No, you have to find a way to tie Qin Huaidao!

Suddenly, Li Er thought of the conversation he had summoned to Tubo before, that Tubo actually had a thief's heart and wanted to marry, since he wanted to attack Tubo, of course he couldn't marry, why not complete Qin Huaidao? All for the sake of imperial power.

With a move in his heart, Li Er asked, "When do you want to send troops?" ”

Qin Huaidao didn't know that countless thoughts had flashed in Li Er's heart, and said: "If you leave in a month, you can still rush back to make a birthday for Princess Yuzhang, since the minister agreed, naturally he can't break the contract." ”

"It's a good thing to keep your promise, you will send troops in a month, and your birthday is only a little more than a month away, so you can do it in such a short time?" Li Er was taken aback and asked.

"It is enough to force it to surrender, but if the country is destroyed, I am afraid it will not work."

Li Er moved his mind and forced the other party to surrender, why didn't he take the opportunity to destroy the country? Can you let others sleep soundly on the side of the couch? He asked, "What if the country is destroyed?" ”

"That's hard to say, I'm afraid it's more than half a year." Qin Huaidao said uncertainly.

"Then force surrender first, and then destroy the country, as long as you take Tubo, I will give you a big surprise, how about it?" Li Er asked with a smile.

Qin Huaidao didn't think much about it, the attack on Tubo was purely for revenge, out of anger, nodded and agreed, Li Er continued: "Within a month, I will select five thousand elite soldiers to come out, waiting for your news. ”

"Thank you!" Qin Huaidao thanked him and continued: "The Supervision Mansion has dispatched a hundred people from the Criminal Department who are good at investigation, interrogation, and noon, and needs one person to assist in management, and I also ask the Holy Lord to arrange for one person to come over as soon as possible, so that the ministers can free up their hands to do other things." ”

"Who do you recommend?" Li Er asked quietly.

Qin Huaidao didn't touch people, and while Li Er was suspicious, he said bluntly: "It's all up to the saint to decide." ”

Li Er likes Qin Huaidao's point, he is talented, he is not greedy for merit, he is not in love with power, and he doesn't even want to be an official, so he can rest assured, thinking that the secretary of the Criminal Department is Li Jing, and the selected person must have an inextricable relationship with Li Jing, and he is not as good as an adult, and said: "Li Dejian, the son of Wei Guogong, happens to be unemployed, so I will go over and help you." ”

"Thank you." Qin Huaidao saw that this was indeed the case, but he didn't show it, and after thanking him, he continued: "There is one more thing, according to the prisoner's confession, Lu Dongzan is a powerful minister of Songtsan Gampo, the first family of Tubo, this person has great talent, Songtsan Gampo relies on the other party to sit on the throne, let it go back, it is not good for our dynasty, but if the other party dies, no one can help Songtsan Gampo to shake other families, and Tubo will be chaotic." ”

"Are you sure?" Li Er's eyes lit up.

"Back to the saint, the captive said so, the minister has never been to Tubo, I'm not sure, but this kind of thing would rather be believed, not to mention that Lu Dongzan can sit on the high position of Tubo, how can it be mediocre, this person has also seen it in the saint, and it should be seen that this person is extraordinary." Qin Huaidao solemnly reminded.

Li Er recalled Lu Dongzan's various things, and said in a deep voice: "I have seen this person a few times, and he is indeed unique, this visit is to ask for the Tang Book, the sage's children to preach the great religion and harmony, it seems that he just wants some benefits, but he was rejected by me, what do you think about this?" ”

"It's good for the Holy One to refuse." Qin Huaidao hurriedly said: "Shengshang, there is no shortage of women in Songtsan Gampo, and kissing is just a means for the other party to divert the attention of the saint and the officials of the imperial court, and asking the children of the saint to go to Tubo to preach and educate is also to win over Confucianism to help them speak, and the real purpose of Lu Dongzan is to ask for books." ”

"It's just a few books, what's the problem?" Li Er asked in some surprise.

"If it is a saint classic, it doesn't matter how much, give it to them, but the minister speculates that what Lu Dongzan really wants is skills, once the book on manufacturing skills is leaked, Tubo will lead to a great development of smelting, and the level of weapon manufacturing will catch up with our dynasty, and it will be a big disaster at that time.

"I did talk about it when I proposed it last year." Li Ermeng thought of the request made by Tubo and his relatives last year, at that time, he was soft-hearted, felt indebted, and asked people to prepare some secretly, and the technical books also mentioned that at that time, the hundred officials thought that they were a big country, and they just made books a little, and there was no need to be stingy, and no one saw the calculation behind it.

Thinking of this, Li Er was shocked into a cold sweat, and said coldly: "Fortunately, you jumped out to oppose it at the beginning, I almost fell into the trap of Tubo, and I also paid the princess, this Lu Dongzan is so vicious and calculating, when he is punished, those saint disciples also deserve to die, in order to spread the teachings of Confucianism, he actually disregarded the safety of the imperial court." ”

"Shengshang, the retainer killed Lu Dongzan, exported his evil anger, and provoked the instability of the Tubo Dynasty, killing two birds with one stone."

"Lu Dongzan is a foreign minister after all......"

Qin Huaidao understood the meaning behind it, and said with a smile: "The minister imprisoned Lu Dongzan and the captive together, how did he die when he turned around, the minister doesn't know, it's a big deal to hand over the captive to Tubo and ask himself." ”

"Hahaha, stinky boy." Li Er smiled with satisfaction and asked, "That Tanaka?" ”

"The Japanese are white-eyed wolves, they can't be raised, take the opportunity to kill their prestige, and deter other vassal states, but this alone will inevitably make all countries nervous, and it is inevitable that they will share the same hatred of the enemy.

"Wouldn't it be a disservice to you to do so?" Li Er waved his hand indifferently, and said with a bit of domineering: "It's just a little vassal country, I am not a person who is afraid of things, how can I chill the hearts of my courtiers, you let them do it, let them jump, just clean up, as long as Tubo is forced to surrender within a month, no country dares to jump." ”

Qin Huaidao saw that Li Er was an understanding person and domineering enough, so he smiled reassuringly, agreed, and left in a hurry.

It was late at night when I got back to the mansion.

Early the next morning, Qin Huaidao was just about to go to the official office, and the prince and the prince sent two holy decrees, one was to re-establish the Supervision Mansion, add the seal of Qin Huaidao Mansion, and the Supervision Mansion was upgraded to the Zhengsanpin Yamen, instead of the previous five-pin, and there was a secret decree to attack Tubo.

With this secret decree, Qin Huaidao can let go of his hands and feet to prepare for relevant matters, otherwise he will be criticized, and even according to the crime of rebellion, there will be a reward sent together, a hundred pieces of cloth, two large boxes of precious medicinal materials, and two large boxes of jewelry and jade, all of which are good things.

Qin Huaidao asked He'er to take people to move things into the warehouse, and the prince pointed to the carriage.

The carriage was very ordinary, the curtains were tightened, and he couldn't see it inside, Qin Huaidao asked curiously: "Princess, who is in the carriage?" ”