Li Xian stood on the right side of the throne of the Zichen Palace, the ministers had retreated, and only the emperor, the empress and he, the crown prince, were left in the hall.

Li Zhi pondered for a moment without knowing anything, looked sideways to the side, and asked, "How is the matter of the deputy envoy of Tubo?" ”

Behind the yellow curtain, a middle-aged official wearing a scarlet official robe walked out, with a slender figure and an elegant demeanor.

Zuo Shi, Hongwenguan straight bachelor, Fan Lubing.

"Back to Your Majesty, the deputy envoy of Tubo has been sent out of Chang'an, please give an order to all the Tibetan envoys to be imprisoned and torture the whereabouts of the deputy envoy of Tubo." Fan Lubing gave up.

This is the second step after the release of the deputy envoy of Tibet, so that some people in the court can believe it.

In this way, they will reveal this news to the Qinling Tomb, intentionally or unintentionally.

"You go and arrest people first, and later the palace will pass the decree, so you don't have to go to prison, but you will be grounded, you will not be allowed to enter or leave, and the food will be halved." Li Zhi waved his hand, Fan Lubing did not hesitate at all, immediately surrendered his hand, and then silently retreated into the curtain and disappeared.

"Order, Ganliang Prefectures and Counties in Longxi, block the border, and search for the deputy envoy of Tubo." Li Zhi immediately added, and then, after the curtain, there was a voice: "Oh! ”

After speaking, Li Zhi looked up at Empress Wu and said in a low voice: "Mei Niang, is this plan really feasible?" ”

"This is the decision between Zuo Xiang and the King of Nanchang." Empress Wu smiled and said: "Although the concubine also thinks it is a little ridiculous, but in this way, this is also the only way that my dynasty can kill the lord of the Tubo country at present, whether it is successful or not, it is best to try it, in case it happens!" ”

Li Zhi nodded slightly, and said with emotion: "Although the means of Twenty-Seven Lang and other things are still a little worse, but in this way, it is really effective. And that medicine, after using it, I sleep every day, and I will no longer be tormented by pain and wake up, and on the second day, my spirit is much better. ”

"That's medicine in itself." Empress Wu stretched out her hand and pressed Li Zhi's wrist, and said softly: "Your Majesty's body has indeed improved a lot in the past few days, and the concubines are also quite happy. ”

"It's just a mistake, I'm afraid no one would have thought that the kind of medicine that just promotes sleep would be useful for wind disease." Li Zhi nodded rarely, then turned to look at Li Xian and said, "Erlang, after you go back, you might as well use some before going to bed, by the way, remember to reduce the dosage to thirty percent, otherwise it will be easy to have an accident." ”

Li Xian hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Erchen obeys the order." ”

Li Zhi nodded, his gaze fell on the music in front of him again, and then sighed softly: "What Twenty-Seven Lang said is true, even if Mangsong Mangzan is seriously ill and difficult to treat now, he is not dead after all, and I am afraid that this is also because of this." ”

"But it should also be that the oil is exhausted, otherwise the imperial doctor will not return to his home for several months." A hint of coldness flashed in Empress Wu's eyes.

"Let's look at the situation first, it stands to reason that the deputy envoy of Tubo has fled back to Luo, and no matter what, he is qualified to meet Mangsong Mangzan." After a slight pause, Li Zhi said coldly: "If it is not seen, it means that the person may have died, and someone is helping him cover up his life and death, and he will not mourn." ”

In today's Tubo, the situation is quite stable, so there are two possibilities: either Mangsong Mangzan, the lord of Tubo, is really not dead, or he died a long time ago, and it is even very likely that before the Tang Dynasty and Tubo moved their troops, the Tubo people were ready to mourn secretly.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, Deputy Tubo will definitely be able to see Mangsong Mangzan." Empress Wu smiled lightly, and then said with a relaxed look in her eyes: "Spreading some rumors that are true or false, this kind of thing, the people in the Ministry of War can still do it." ”

spread some news that Mangsong Mangzan was dead, and then forced the Tibetan royal family to come out and face doubts.

It was at this time that the deputy envoy of Tibet to Tang returned.

If Mangsong Mangzan is not seen, or if someone else sees him on his behalf, or even someone pretending to be Mangsong Mangzan to receive him, it will only make the situation worse.

Only when Mangsong Mangzan personally went to see the deputy envoy of Tubo could the rumors be completely dispelled.

And as soon as you see it, the means put on the deputy envoy of Tibet will take effect.

The people in the Ministry of War promised to be able to do this, and after that, it was the death of Mangsong Mangzan.

But even so, they will still choose to keep it secret, but by that time, everything will no longer matter.

As long as Mangsong Mangzan is dead, there is no point in mourning secretly, because Datang already knows.

At this time, the use of soldiers is completely opposite to the previous use of soldiers.

However, if you want Mangsong Mangzan to die completely, you need to let the deputy envoy of Tubo return to Luo alive.

But whether it is in the territory of Datang or in Tubo, the staff department is ready.

It is more convenient to enter the territory of Tibet, and the identity of the deputy envoy of Tibet is more convenient in Tibet.

Especially since he himself is a big nobleman in Tibet, and his identity is still on the body of Zabala, the envoy of Tubo.

If it weren't for his age, qualifications and ability, the position of the envoy of Tubo would have changed long ago.

If you go backwards, you want to let him be safe and leave Chang'an without any suspicion, and you also want the people of the secret guards to follow him and let him be completely trusted.

This is the first and hardest step.

But Jia Hui, who was secretly trading with Tubo, and Bai Ying, the deputy pavilion master of Vientiane Pavilion, fell into the hands of Qianniuwei, and everything else was logical.

In other words, when this plan came out of Li Xuan's mouth, it was equivalent to Mangsong Mangzan was dead.

"Nothing else, the key is in the palace of the Tibetan king, where someone must be helping the Qin Tomb to cover everything, to keep it secret, to find out this person, and to figure out the relationship between him and the Qin Tomb...... If you want to kill Qinling, you can count on this. There was a cruel coldness in Li Zhi's eyes.

All that they did in front of them could only ensure that the Tang Dynasty won in this big battle, and as for the rest, if they wanted to completely destroy Tubo, they must first kill the Qinling Tomb and provoke civil strife in Tubo.

"Fortunately, at this time, among the five brothers of the Qinling family, four are outside, only one is in Luo, and one has fallen into our hands." Empress Wu's eyes fell on the recital on the table, and she said softly: "Your Majesty, the concubine really doesn't understand, why does he have to let his own brother take risks?" ”

Li Zhi's expression suddenly became solemn, this kind of thing, I am most afraid that other people's calculations are ahead of you, once others take the lead, then it is very likely that your own calculations are also within the calculations of others, Datang is in the battle of Qinghai-Tibet, but he has made a heavy bet.

"Either he really expects this brother to achieve something, or there is a gap between him and this brother, after all, they are not the same mother." Li Zhi remembered the documents he had read before, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.

Although there are five brothers in the Qinling family, these five brothers, except for the two sons-in-law of Zanxiruo and the two sons-in-law of Lunqinling, who successively served as the minister of Tubo and held the military and political power, the other three brothers are far behind.

No one knows this subtle change of mentality better than Li Zhi, after all, he came over like this back then.

"It's better to be careful." Empress Wu turned her head to look at Li Xian and asked softly, "Erlang, what do you think about this matter?" ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he also turned his head to look at Li Xian, and his expression was already solemn.

He and Empress Wu kept Li Xian for so long, and let him know so much top-secret news, but it was not just for him to listen.

Checking and filling in the gaps and putting forward new useful suggestions is what the prince should do.

Li Xian hesitated slightly, and then arched his hand and said: "Father, mother, the most important thing in this battle with Tubo is grain and grass, whether it is from Shanzhou to Fuqicheng, or Hezhou against the Yellow River, either the road is dangerous, or the mountains are turbulent, it is very difficult, especially all the way to Hezhou...... Father, why didn't you transfer Huang Rensu, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, to Tubo, he is more familiar with the terrain in that area. ”

Huang Rensu, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, once served as the envoy of the capital water, sent an envoy to Tubo, and was quite familiar with Hezhou and the terrain of Tubo.

Li Zhi nodded slightly, and said: "You are right, grain and grass are indeed important, but the key is to be able to harvest first, Huang Rensu will dig canals in Youji Shandong this year, control the river, and deal with illegal officials at the same time to ensure this year's autumn harvest." ”

"Father, why don't you transfer Uncle Wang of Nanchang to the Youhe Shandong Prefecture, Erchen feels that whether it is in water conservancy or local governance, Uncle Wang is more handy, but on the march, he is a little too cautious." Li Xian's face showed a slight wry smile.

"It's rare, you've seen it too." Li Zhi couldn't help but laugh, turned his head to look at Empress Wu and said: "Twenty-seven Lang is very good, but he is too careful, and he is praising him when he says that he is cautious, holding two thousand soldiers in his hand, and in the face of thousands of miles of attack, the Tubo people who are not fully equipped are still restrained." ”

Li Xuan would never have imagined that he designed to kill 3,000 Tibetan cavalry, and in Li Zhi's eyes, he was evaluated as restrained.

"He's still too young." Empress Wu shook her head and said: "Twenty-seven Lang has not seen much about killing bloody after all, and in a big battle, the damage of his cavalry is not ten people, which is too soft-hearted." ”

Li Xuan was here after martial arts, and he got another soft-hearted evaluation.

"Let's train slowly, anyway, there is no need for him to rush to the front line now, there are Yan Guogong and Heiya Changzhi, he only needs to ensure the transportation of grain and grass in the back." Li Zhi turned his head to look at Li Xian, and said in a deep voice: "You just asked, why didn't you transfer the king of Nanchang to Youhe, but let him go to Tao River, I told you that the king of Nanchang went to Tao River, it was Huang Qing who personally recommended it, he said that in Hezhou to Qinghai-Tibet to transport grain and grass in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the king of Nanchang is more suitable than him, and he will do better than him, because the king of Nanchang knows more about water." ”

Li Xian was slightly stunned, and then arched his hand and said, "It's Erchen's negligence." ”

"In the future, there will be no need for a majority of other things, they will be water supervisors, they will be supervisors, and the Ministry of Works will let Twenty-seven Lang have more experience." The emperor simply explained the method of using Li Xuan to Li Xian in detail.

Many people thought that the emperor promoted Li Xuan in order to let him succeed him as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites in the future, but in fact, the emperor was staring at the Ministry of Industry more.

The battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo will be the mainstream of the Tang Dynasty's foreign wars in the future.

Li Zhi was very sober, although he wanted to completely destroy Tibet now, but he also knew that it was not realistic.

A Silla has not taken several years of work in the Tang Dynasty, let alone the stronger Tubo, so it can only be taken step by step, first taking the old land of Tuyuhun.

Li Xuan once said to the emperor that he was better at water conservancy and farming.

Although he has been campaigning a lot in recent years, it can still be seen from various ways that Li Xuan's skills in these things are really not weak, and even stronger than some state assassins.

"Water conservancy, foreign affairs, the king of Nanchang has done a good job, and Shanzhou will also transfer him in the future." Empress Wu said again lightly.

Li Xian immediately arched his hand with a solemn expression: "Erchen is taught." ”

"Kick and kick!" A rush of footsteps sounded outside the Zichen Palace, interrupting the emperor and Empress Wu's teaching to Li Xian.

This made the emperor and the Empress Wu a little unhappy, and at the same time a little nervous in their hearts, could there be something wrong again.

Datang, can't there be more good news?

(End of chapter)