On the eighth day of February, the day before the scientific expedition.

Afternoon.

A long letter lay flat on the table, and the sunlight outside the window fell on the letterhead.

Li Xuan looked at the letter and looked solemn.

Liu Jinyu walked in with the support of the maid Xiaoyun, and walked back to the room cautiously in a pink full-breasted skirt.

Li Xuan hurriedly got up and helped Liu Jinyu to sit on a recliner covered with a blanket on the side.

Liu Jinyu moved her body slightly, making herself more comfortable, her eyes inadvertently swept to the long letter, and asked with some curiosity: "Where did this letter come from?" ”

Li Xuan picked up the long letter, handed it to Liu Jinyu's hand, and said softly: "The letter is from Hangzhou, it is a letter from Li Yi, the commander of Wu Yue's 3,000 new soldiers, the 3,000 new soldiers in Hangzhou have received orders from the military department, and they and the soldiers of Huiji Mansion and Xinlin Mansion, as well as the remaining 6,000 new soldiers, as well as the soldiers who withdrew from Dongdao, set off one after another, converged with the soldiers of Henan Province, and arrived in Chang'an one after another, and then went to the western front through Chang'an. ”

Although his tone was light, Li Xuan's expression was serious, the army was mobilized, and the big battle was about to start.

Liu Jinyu glanced at it, nodded, and said, "In two months, all these soldiers will arrive in the Lintao area, and then be divided into various armies." ”

Li Xuan frowned, and then sighed and said, "Is it used to supplement the troops?" ”

Liu Jinyu shrugged his shoulders and said: "The Zhichong Mansion soldiers on the Western Front are all transferred from Longyou, Guanxi, and Hebei, and there are not many troops in Henan and Jiannan, and the troops in Jiangnan Province can only be used as supplementary troops, and it is good that they are not directly allowed to be auxiliaries." ”

The soldiers in the north have always been tall and hard-working, and have always been the first choice for soldiers.

In this westward expedition, if it weren't for the serious losses of the northern good family and the lack of replenishment over the years, it would not have been easy to recruit southern soldiers.

"100,000 troops, I don't know what the military department plans to arrange." Li Xuan's expression was stunned.

"In the land of Tibet, not many Jiangnan soldiers even know how to ride horses, and most of them will be used as foot soldiers...... Lang Jun wanted to seize this force, so he saw that he would have any position. Liu Jinyu looked up at Li Xuan and sighed softly: "Lang Jun wants to go this time, at most in the area of Lintao and Lanzhou, I'm afraid I don't even have the opportunity to go to Qinghai-Tibet." ”

Looking at Liu Jinyu's pity, but her eyes were full of smiles, Li Xuan could only shrug helplessly, and didn't know what to say for a while.

Liu Jinyu obviously knew something, but no matter how Li Xuan asked, she didn't say anything.

Earlier, there were still some official documents sent to the palace in the court, but after Dou Xuande was transferred to the head of the household department, there were fewer and fewer official documents.

Originally, the head of the household department was concurrently served by the right minister Dai Zhide, but now that Dou Xuande has been transferred to the head of the household department, Dai Zhide can focus on the official affairs of Shangshu Province, and the pressure on Liu Renliang has also been reduced a lot, and there are many fewer places where Liu Jinyu is needed.

"I hope so, there is nothing bad about Lintao and Lanzhou." Li Xuan smiled lightly and didn't say anything more.

Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan in surprise at this time: "Lang Jun noticed something wrong?" ”

Li Xuan shook his head slightly, sat beside Liu Jinyu, hugged her gently, and said: "The Prime Minister of the Tubo Kingdom is definitely not a figure to be messed with, even if our dynasty is fully prepared this time, but no one knows what strange tricks he can use, this big battle, either a big victory or a big defeat, or a tie with each other." ”

"Lang Jun's opinion is always unexpected." Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan in surprise.

Although it is said that the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, Li Xuan's views are different from those of most people in the DPRK and China.

The vast majority of people in the DPRK and China believe that the Tang Dynasty will win this battle.

Having learned the lesson of the defeat of Dafeichuan, the upper and lower armies are united in their hearts and are determined to take revenge.

Li Xuan smiled faintly, and then said: "In the battle of the great powers, we should be stable first, and then we will try to fight for fighters, but this time, the battle between our dynasty and Tubo is only stable, but the fighter is difficult to find, so even if we succeed in taking Tubo, our dynasty is bound to suffer heavy losses." ”

Liu Jinyu frowned, looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Lang Jun has something to say!" ”

"This is what the lady said, and it has nothing to do with being a husband." Li Xuan smiled, and then waved his hand directly.

Li Xuan did not have much expectation for this battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, because in his memory, he did not have any memory of the battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.

A big victory like the Battle of Baijiangkou, although ordinary people have not heard much, they have occasionally come into contact with it, but this time, it has not made much splash in history, so this one, nine times out of ten, is an unwinnable game.

Really smart people, before the outbreak of the war, have already thought about how to end the war.

……

If this battle is really a draw, Li Xuan is not much dissatisfied, but on the other hand, once an accident is discovered, the opportunity will appear at the same time.

But the premise is to figure out the layout of Tubo, on some of the layout of the Qinling, Li Xuan may not be able to see through, but Pei Xingjian and those people may not be able to see through.

So we still have to start with Pei Xingjian.

"If Lang Jun really wants to, then I'm afraid that the three thousand new pawns really have to be held in his hands." Liu Jinyu suddenly spoke, and she was also a little surprised about the future battle situation.

"Three thousand new pawns is not conspicuous among the 100,000 troops, but it is not so easy to get these three thousand new pawns." Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and then said, "It depends on how the military department arranges it." ”

"Why don't you ask someone?" Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan with a smile.

Li Xuan waved his hand directly and said: "The court has a system, and those who watch the military aircraft at will will be killed...... However, it is not entirely hopeless. ”

"Oh?" Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan in surprise, then frowned and asked, "Could it be that there are still others who know about this matter?" ”

"Yes." Li Xuan nodded and said: "The grain and grass transferred by the household department and the road renovated by the Ministry of Industry can be glimpsed one or two points, but if you want to know more things, you may be able to start from the two people." ”

"Which two?"

"One is the King of England." Li Xuan remembered that before, Li Xian mentioned to him that he should take care of Li Xian, and Li Xuan generally knew that Li Xian was probably also on the list.

Liu Jinyu nodded solemnly, and then asked, "What about the other person?" ”

"It's the envoy of the Tibetan state, Zabala." A sneer appeared at the corner of Li Xuan's mouth, and he said softly: "If you say that the person who knows the most about the movement of our army, then in addition to the ministers of the Chao Dynasty, I am afraid that the one who knows the most is this Tubo envoy, especially the overall situation." ”

"That's right, but before, didn't you say that all the eyeliners of the Tubo envoys in Chang'an have been cleared?"

Looking at Liu Jinyu, who was full of surprise, Li Xuan shook his head slightly, and said softly: "Those cleared eyeliners are all things that can be seen by us, these are only things in the hands of the deputy envoy of Tubo, and the things in the hands of the envoy of Tubo have never been known to him." ”

After a pause, Li Xuan said softly: "The Tang Dynasty and Tubo are so closely related to each other, how can they be summed up by just a few eyeliners and a king of the East China Sea. The rest of the people, unknown ones, are the real killer features of the Tibetan people. ”

Liu Jinyu raised her eyebrows suddenly, as if she had thought of something: "I see." ”

……

At dusk, Li Xuan walked calmly between the pavilions and corridors, Li Bi followed Li Xuan's side, and said softly: "Hui Wangye, Luo Bin Wang, Song Zhiwen, and Yang Jiong, there is nothing unusual in the past few days." Song Zhiwen has been staying in the Hongwen Pavilion, Yang Jiong will start to participate in the system tomorrow, Luo Bin Wang left Wugong County today and returned to Chang'an, it is reported that he has a friend who will participate in the scientific examination tomorrow. ”

Li Xuan's footsteps paused, and then said: "Order, take back our people tonight, and from now on, no longer pay attention to Luo Bingwang, Song Zhiwen and Yang Jiong." ”

"Whoa!" Li Bi didn't ask any reason, and directly agreed.

"In addition, there is also the matter of the Yingxu caravan, and the eyes of the subordinates have now detected that the internal guards have begun to take over the caravan in secret." Li Bi then mentioned it again.

Li Xuan took a light breath, and then said: "Let Li Mo leave tomorrow and go to Lanzhou, and find a way to master the treasurer and head of the Yingxu caravan in Lanzhou?" ”

"Do those stewards care?"

"Leave those people alone." Li Xuan chuckled lightly and said: "On the surface, it seems that the managers of the British government in Lanzhou are the most important, but this so-called importance is just to say to the British government, this kind of person is of little use to this king, but it is not as good as the shopkeepers and principals below who really do things, control them, and hide carefully, although the internal guards will not notice them, but there is nothing wrong with being careful." ”

"Whoa!" Li Bi immediately gave up.

Li Xuan sighed lightly, those people in the internal guard seem to have a lot of power, and the killing is amazing enough, but they can't escape the suspicion of being a master in the affairs of the caravan.

This is not the business of the internal guard, the things of the official family, which is not like this.

"Our people, after infiltrating it, want to use the eyes of this caravan to probe the movements of the Tubo people on the plateau, and what this caravan can detect is definitely more than what we have detected ourselves." Li Xuan's eyes revealed a hint of ruthlessness.

There was also a caravan under the command of King Peng's mansion, but it was mainly to go to the Western Regions, and Tubo touched less, but it was not completely untouched.

However, there is far from someone like Li Jingye who dares to go deep into Tibet, so the best way to find out the truth of Tibet, in addition to the military department, is to borrow Li Jingye's group of people.

"Look at the people below the shopkeeper in Lanzhou, and attract some appropriately, once one day, after this caravan goes bankrupt, we will pull all the useful people in these people." Li Xuan's words revealed her ruthless nature.

"And what about the ones east of Lanzhou?"

"Leave it alone." Li Xuan waved his hand directly and said softly: "The people of the internal guard, they will collapse this trade route, and before it collapses, then they will loot all the money that can be scavenged on this trade road, in Lanzhou and west of Lanzhou, it is not important that we do some barbarism, but if we cross Lintao to the east, it will fall more and more into the eyes of Chang'an, we don't need to care about this thing, it is really useful, in the Western Regions." ”

The internal guards have great rights in Chang'an, Luoyang, and even the entire Datang, but the farther away from Chang'an Luoyang, the more difficult it is to exert this right.

Not to mention to the east, to the west, beyond Lanzhou, this right has begun to weaken rapidly.

Out of the Yumen Pass, those who are in the inner guard may die in the desert at any time.

Therefore, those people in the internal guard rarely appear outside the Yumen Pass, and the influence of the Empress Wu rarely goes out of the Yumen Pass.

Outside Lanzhou and Yumen, there are too many unknown powers.

There are so many families in the Tang world, and investing in the Western Regions is not just for the benefit of the caravan.

……

In the west courtyard, rows of long tables are placed on both sides of the courtyard, and the stove is burning in the courtyard, and the whole courtyard is warm.

He Zhizhang and Zhuge Minghui sat on the left and right, He Zhizhang lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking, Zhuge Minghui looked at him with a trace of worry in his eyes.

At this time, a voice came from outside the hospital: "The prince has arrived!" ”

(End of chapter)