Chapter 513: Princess Honghua
Who set the fire in Liangzhou Guancang is basically a headless case.
It doesn't matter, fortunately, Li Qinzai is not a reasonable person, and the evidence is even more ridiculous.
Theoretically, both Tibet and Tuyuhun are suspected.
If the Tubo set fire, then the purpose is to prevent the Tang army from participating in the war between the two countries, and there is not much food in the Tang Dynasty this year, which is also the biggest reason to restrict the Tang Dynasty from sending troops.
Now that the official warehouses of Liangzhou are burned again, perhaps the official warehouses of other cities will also be burned, which is more likely to prevent the Tang Dynasty from sending troops to help Tuyuhun.
There is not enough food, the Wang Shi of Datang is like a middle-aged man who shoots in seconds, looking at the mother-in-law of Bai Huahua, tired, helpless, and powerless, and has to swallow his anger to accept the disdain and scolding of his mother-in-law.
Tuyuhun is also suspicious.
If the spy who burned the official warehouse was sent by Tuyuhun, then the purpose was to provoke the anger of the Tang Dynasty and naturally blame Tubo, and now the officials and people of Liangzhou City are scolding Tubo, and it seems that they have determined that Tubo sent people to do it.
If the real culprit is Tuyuhun, their purpose has been achieved.
As long as Tuyuhun does the same thing a few more times, even if Datang has a good temper, he can't help but send troops, and he will beat Tubo when he is hungry, so the crisis of Tuyuhun's imminent destruction of the country will be solved.
When both countries are suspicious, how does Lee Qinjae choose?
His choice is very different, no matter who is the real murderer, I will rob Tuyuhun first.
Wu Shaolang has never been reasonable in Chang'an, and when he comes to this place where the emperor is far away, of course, he doesn't need to be reasonable.
No matter who provokes me, I will provoke Gu Hun and refuse to accept it.
On the second day when the Liangzhou Guancang was burned, Sun Congdong and Liu Asi led more than 1,000 soldiers to set off again, entering the Qilian Mountains from the northwest direction, and entering the territory of Tuyuhun.
Three days later, more than 1,000 soldiers returned with a full load, robbing thousands of cattle and sheep, and thousands of war horses.
Obviously, after leaving Chang'an, Li Qinzai is not the only one who completely lets himself go.
The stolen cattle and sheep Li Qinzai gave all the cattle and sheep to Zheng Rentai to make up for the losses of the Liangzhou Guancang to the Tang army.
Tuyuhun was robbed twice in a row, and he was stabbed in the back by the Tang Dynasty, and Tuyuhun Khan finally couldn't stand it.
The soldiers in front are still fighting to the death against the Tubo invading army, and the Tang Dynasty in the back doesn't help him, so he still sends troops to rob him?
Robbed the wrong person, you!
You go and rob Tibet!
Although only a few small tribes were robbed, it was not simple for the matter to fall into the ears of the Nuo Hao Khan, and he couldn't help but start thinking crankily after being shocked, and he was suspicious of the purpose of the Tang Dynasty to rob him.
Li Qinzai only sent a small army of more than a thousand, and he only robbed a small tribe, and his actions were all small actions, but in the eyes of the big guys, any small action would be infinitely magnified.
Therefore, Datang plans to fall into the well and join Tubo to annex Tuyuhun together?
Otherwise, how could he rob himself for no reason? According to common sense, even if the Tang Dynasty is unable to send troops at this pass, it should stand with Tuyuhun morally and condemn Tubo's invasion.
But the Tang Dynasty sent troops to loot Tuyuhun, such an unusual sign, Nuo Hao Bo Khan had to doubt the motives and purposes of the Tang Dynasty.
In this war, Tuyuhun fought very hard, the Tubo people were fierce, Tuyuhun was defeated and retreated, and he was about to be destroyed, and the Khan of Nuo Haobo could no longer withstand the backstabbing of the suzerain.
So the suspicious Khan immediately sent an envoy to Liangzhou City.
On the fourth day after the looting of Tuyuhun, a team of people came from outside Liangzhou City, and the first person was a woman.
The woman wears a hat, covered with black gauze, and a red dress is particularly eye-catching, and the cavalry behind her are all leather robes and knives, wearing felt hats, and the standard Western Regions customs are dressed.
The woman came to the city gate, looked up at the towering city tower in Liangzhou, her eyes were a little red, and murmured: "It's been more than 20 years, and I finally set foot on my homeland......"
The city gate was closed, and there was a cheer from the city tower, and a knight of the cavalry stepped forward and shouted in stiff Chinese: "After the Tugu Hun Nuo Hao Bowl Khan, Her Royal Highness Princess Honghua of the Tang Dynasty, on the order of the Khan, will meet the envoy of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!" ”
The tower was silent for a long time, and then the heavy gates slowly opened.
Princess Honghua pursed her lips and led the cavalry into the city without saying a word.
Outside the Liangzhou Thorn Mansion, Li Qinzai, Pei Shen and other officials stood outside the gate of the mansion, waiting for Princess Honghua to arrive.
Li Qinzaizong is an envoy of the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty, and he must also stand outside the door and wait.
Because Princess Honghua is the daughter of the first emperor Li Shimin, she is the same generation as Li Zhi.
In the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin sent the seventeen-year-old Princess Honghua and Tuguhun, and it has been twenty-three years now.
The princess of the Tang Dynasty who sent out to make peace is still a princess, the princess is the lord, and Li Qinzai is the minister, so she must be respectfully greeted outside the door.
Not long after, Princess Honghua led the cavalry to arrive, and it was not until Li Qinzai was a few feet away that she stopped her horse.
Li Qinzai and Pei Shen immediately stepped forward to salute and greet Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Princess Honghua dismounted and lifted the black veil on the hat, revealing a slightly old cheek.
Counting the years, the current Princess Honghua is forty years old, and no matter how she maintains it, her skin is not as white and tender as when she was young.
Before the meeting, a group of people were wearing the official uniforms of the Tang Dynasty and practicing the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, and Princess Honghua's eyes were red again, but thinking of her current identity and position, she couldn't help but sigh faintly.
After a long time, Princess Honghua said: "Which of you is the envoy of the Son of Heaven?" ”
Li Qinzai took a step forward, bowed down and said, "The next official Li Qinzai is an envoy of the Son of Heaven." ”
Princess Honghua looked at him seriously and said, "Li Qinzai? The envoy of the Son of Heaven is so young, where are you from? ”
"The British public is the grandfather of the lower officials."
Princess Honghua was slightly taken aback and said, "It turned out to be the queen of Yinggong, no wonder." ”
Immediately, Princess Honghua suddenly sank her face and said, "Who ordered the people who sent troops to rob the Tuyuhun tribe?" ”
The officials of the Assassin's Mansion were silent, still maintaining a bowed posture, but they took a step back in unison, except for Li Qinzai, who remained motionless and exposed himself at a glance.
Li Qinzai turned his head and was taken aback, these undisciplined things sold themselves without saying a word?
Princess Honghua stared at his face and sneered: "It turned out that you gave the order......"
Li Qinzai stubbornly said: "Her Royal Highness the princess forgives the sin, and the minister has no choice but to do it." ”
"Tell me, what's the last resort?"
Li Qinzai's eyes blinked a few times, and he said without changing his face: "The minister got the military report, there is a Tubo spy who burned the official warehouse in Liangzhou City, and then escaped into the territory of Tuyuhun, and the minister ordered to enter the Tuyuhun ...... in order to pursue this spy."
"As for robbing the tribe or something, the army of thieves will inevitably be injured by mistake, and this matter should be a misunderstanding."
Princess Honghua gritted her teeth and said, "A misunderstanding will be explained?" Robbing vassal states for no reason, where does the face of the Tang Dynasty exist? ”
"You're going to rob Tibet!"
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