Northwest of Pingkangfang, Suchun Lou attic.

Li Xuan wore a gold silk robe on a black background, and calmly looked at a small building in the dark corner diagonally opposite.

Around the small building, countless Qianniuwei are quietly approaching.

Suddenly, Li Xuan turned around and looked at the Silla envoy sitting behind him.

Qin Dujiaogan's face was pale, and although there was a glass of wine in front of him, he put his hands to the side and didn't dare to move.

Li Xuan's face was expressionless, and he said softly: "State envoy, this is your last chance, if this king catches people and confirms that they have something to do with you, then there will be another war between the Tang Dynasty and Silla...... You should understand the consequences of this. ”

"Lord Wang, Silla finally crawled out of the quagmire of war, and now the country is recuperating, and no one will provoke Datang at this time."

Qin Dujiao shook his head solemnly, then sneered again, and said disdainfully: "Assassinating the Tang Zhongshu Ling This kind of thing will not do any good except anger to the Tang Dynasty."

This matter was definitely not the work of Silla, it must have been someone who wanted to provoke the war between the Tang Dynasty and Silla again. ”

Someone, this person, naturally refers to Tibet.

Qin Yu believed that even if he didn't say it, the king of Nanchang should understand this.

Li Xuan nodded slightly, if at this time, provoke a war between the Tang Dynasty and Silla, it is indeed the most beneficial to the Tubo people.

But......

Li Xuan shook his head slightly in his heart, the Tubo people did have a motive to do this, but many of them would assassinate others, rather than conspire to make the Tang Zhongshu Ling fall.

Apparently someone wanted to make others think it was an accident.

Neither the Tibetans nor the Silla would do this.

The reason why it has evolved into the current situation is that some people are using all this to hide their true purpose.

No one is blind.

Li Xuan turned around, looked at the small building in the distance, and said softly, "Let's start." ”

……

"Whoosh!" Countless crossbow arrows pierced the window and then shot in.

Immediately after, more than a dozen Jin Wuwei rushed in at the same time.

The sword and shield men rushed forward, the crossbowmen followed, and the lance sat in the center, ready to strangle head-on.

In an instant, the sound of fighting quickly sounded.

Countless fires flashed in an instant, and the surroundings of the small building were as bright as day in an instant.

At this moment, a figure quickly flipped out from the roof of the small building.

A cyan crescent robe, a black hat, and two short knives in his hands, six feet seven inches, a thin young man, standing on the roof of a narrow building.

Glancing at the dense crowd of people on the street, he immediately walked quickly along the roof of the building, heading southeast.

At this moment, a figure holding a long knife appeared on the opposite side.

Red clothes and gold armor, a thousand cattle knives.

Su Baotong.

The young man in Tsing Yi didn't know what Su Baotong's origin was, so he scolded coldly and pounced directly.

The sword light flickered instantly, and the two of them fought closely together.

"That's the Goryeo sword technique, not our Silla people's sword technique, that person is a Goryeo person." Qin Yujiao pounced on the edge of the railing, looked at the young man in Tsing Yi who was fighting with Su Bao, and said excitedly: "Lord Wang, just say that we Silla people did not do this. ”

"Goguryeo." Li Xuan's eyes were slightly cold, and he said in a low voice: "Could it be that Goguryeo also wants to restore the country?"

"Of course, the Goguryeo people are not dead, and in Silla and in the Tang Dynasty, there are not a few such people."

As if he felt that he had said something wrong, Qin Dull Jiaogan hurriedly made up for it and said: "These Goguryeo people, whether they are in the Tang Dynasty or in Silla, will not be reused, and they are naturally unwilling." ”

"Arrest people first." Li Xuan made a slight gesture towards the distance.

The next moment, a sharp whistle sounded.

Su Baotong, who was on the roof of the building, immediately stepped up his offensive.

Su Baotong is the grandson of Su Dingfang, the prince of the criminal state, a Goguryeo secret agent, how to be his opponent.

In just two swords, a short knife in the hands of the Goguryeo people has been directly cut out.

The next moment, the whole Goguryeo person suddenly took half a step back, his body was slightly prostrate, the short knife in his right hand was clenched back, and his eyes instantly became fierce.

Seeing this gesture, Li Xuan's eyes instantly widened several times, and he looked at the Goguryeo people with great surprise.

That knife technique......

At this time, Su Bao took a step forward with the whole body, slashed with the thousand bull knife, and slashed together with the short knife.

In an instant, Su Baotong's shoulder had already hit the Goguryeo people's chest.

The Goguryeo people were knocked out in an instant and landed heavily on the long street below.

Before he could stand up, two thousand bull knives were already on his neck.

Then, a slap was slapped on the jaw.

A tooth flew out in an instant.

……

In the dark and dry Qianniu Prison, the Goguryeo man was tied directly to the shelf with iron chains, and his flesh and blood were blurred.

Seven-star whips, rib knives, bone piercing spurs, all kinds of things, more than a dozen torture instruments were already stained with blood.

A jar of honey and a jar of ants are quietly placed on the table.

When the lid of the altar was lifted, it was clearly visible that there was a piece of meat in the jar containing the ants.

The flesh is shiny and fragrant, obviously covered with honey.

The dense ants covered the flesh directly, and the sound of biting could be faintly heard.

Su Baotong picked up the honey and walked towards the Goguryeo man step by step, and the Goguryeo man's face changed instantly.

The aroma of honey is overwhelming.

The Goguryeo man looked at the honey, but as if he was looking at some terrible devil, he tried his best to hide back.

At the moment when Su Baotong's cold fingers landed on his hand, the Goguryeo man subconsciously screamed in pain: "Don't ......"

Standing outside the cell door, Li Xuan turned around in an instant, and the answer had already come out.

……

In the Zichen Palace, the emperor and the Empress Wu sat on it at the same time, looking at the music that Li Xuan placed on it, and the two of them frowned at the same time.

"Gao Baobao, what is he going to do, take advantage of the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo to choose the opportunity to restore the country?" Li Zhi looked up at Li Xuan, his expression relaxed and full of puzzlement.

"Returning to Your Majesty." Li Xuan seriously arched his hand and said: "Qianniu Wei Chacha, last winter, the treasure king and the Yan Yan sneaked into the court, wanting the imperial court to make him the governor of Liaodong, the king of Joseon, and return to Andong, but Hao Xiang noticed that something was wrong, so he temporarily suppressed it, and now it has been a month, so for personal gain, Gao Bao attacked Hao Xiang. ”

"He wants to change the Zhongshu Order, so that he can pass his appointment, and then return to his hometown of Goguryeo, as for the rest, there is no doubt about the restoration of the country." Empress Wu brought a sneer on her face, and sneered: "In this world, there are really all kinds of delusional people, Datang treats him like this, he is not grateful, conspiracy is wrong, really damned." ”

"People deserve to die, but they can't be disposed of at will." Li Zhi stretched out his hand, patted Empress Wu's wrist, and looked to the side: "Spread the decree, Qianniuwei surrounded the Treasure Palace overnight, and everyone was immediately imprisoned, those who should be arrested, and those who should be investigated." ”

"Whoa!" Behind the curtain, a figure stood up, and then left the Zichen Hall with light and fast steps.

Li Zhi then looked at Li Xuan and said: "King of Nanchang, tomorrow I will hand over the prisoners and files to Dali Temple, and let Dali Temple convict according to the law." ”

"Obey." Li Xuan arched his hand with a solemn expression.

This matter has nothing to do with Li Xuan.

Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I saw the recital you came up, are you suggesting to build a checkpoint in the mountain road?" ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan seriously bowed his hand and said: "The mountain road is going south, so the minister suggested that a checkpoint be built at the two hundred miles of mountain road north of Dafei Sichuan to facilitate the transportation of the army. ”

"Is it convenient for transportation, or is it convenient to stop the Tubo people from chasing and killing?" Li Zhi's face turned slightly cold, and he shook his head and said, "Twenty-seven Lang, how optimistic are you that my dynasty can gain a foothold in Wuhai?"

Could it be that except for you, the king of Nanchang, my Datang has not been able to recruit good warriors? ”

"Your Majesty, this is not the case." Li Xuan hurriedly bowed down and explained: "In fact, even today, our dynasty has no accurate intelligence information on the total number of troops under Qinling...... If the soldiers under Qinling far exceed the expectations of our dynasty, the situation is critical. ”

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then said seriously: "You continue." ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan arched his hand and said: "Although I have instigated a rebellion in the hinterland of Tibet, it has indeed set off some momentum, and it is more likely that this year, it will greatly drag the troops of Tubo to reinforce Wuhai, and promote the lack of troops on the front line of the Tubo people."

"You said that the Tubo people are not strong enough, how can they be in danger?" Li Zhi asked directly.

"It's the Light Army." Li Xuan raised his head, looked at Li Zhi, and said with a solemn expression: "It is true that the rebellion in the hinterland of Tubo has indeed greatly restrained the forces of Tubo, but most of those forces are local forces, and the Guang Army, the core of the center of Tubo, has not been affected. ”

After a slight pause, Li Xuan said: "If our dynasty did not instigate a rebellion, then in order to cover up the illusion that Mangsong Mangzan was still there, the Tubo people would inevitably let the Guang army guard the royal capital, and then send the local troops to the front of the army to reinforce. ”

"No, you're lying, no matter whether or not I find out about Mangsong Mangzan, the Guangjun will still move, but the former is a secret action, and now it has become above board." Li Zhi broke through the hidden meaning of Li Xuan's words with one sentence.

"The minister is guilty." Li Xuan immediately bowed.

Li Zhi waved his hand directly and said, "It's none of your business, no one expected that the Light Army would be reinforced before, otherwise I wouldn't have noticed it now." ”

Empress Wu also understood at this time: "In this way, five thousand elites are not enough. ”

"No!" Li Zhi waved his hand again, thought about it and said: "The Guangjun will not attack head-on, they will only stab you in the most unexpected place at the most critical moment, and this place will definitely not be Wuhai."

King of Nanchang, you say, where will it be? ”

"Da Fei Chuan." Li Xuan bowed his hand deeply.

With a big non-Sichuan sentence, the entire Zichen Hall was suddenly solemn.

"Yes, it will inevitably be Da Fei Chuan, that place he is most familiar with, and if you give me another defeat of Da Fei Chuan, you can hit Da Tang and me the most." Li Zhi clenched his fists tightly.

On Qinling's vicious intentions are calculated not only on the battlefield, but also in other places.

"Everything should still be the same as last time, Wuhai harassed for a long time, so that our army could not hold on, and then the Tuyuhun people betrayed, and the front line was forced to withdraw." Li Xuan bowed.

"Can't you hold on too?" Li Zhi raised his head and stared at Li Xuan.

"The minister can defend it, but the back road is cut off, and the front road is turbulent, even if the martial saint is alive, I am afraid it will be difficult to defend." Li Xuan shook his head slightly, and said softly: "Not to mention, the summer and autumn in Wuhai are shorter, and once winter comes, the transportation of grain and grass will become a desperate situation." ”

The atmosphere in the Zichen Hall was depressing and terrible for a while.

At this time, Empress Wu suddenly spoke: "Why, why do you think Tuyuhun will inevitably rebel?" ”

Li Xuan bowed slightly, looked at the Empress Wu and said, "Can the Queen of Heaven know that in the entire Tuyuhun Old Land now, where are the spies of the Tubo people the most?" ”

"Where?" Empress Wu subconsciously asked.

"It's Fu Qi City." Li Xuan shook his head slightly, sighed lightly and said: "When the minister was in Fu Qi City, he once cleaned it once, and killed as much as possible the Tuyuhun nobles and hidden fine works in the city that were inclined to the Tubo people, but since the minister left, the Murong clan has not carried out similar actions. ”

Murong Clan floated.

They ignore the great shadows that lurk beneath the surface of the water.

Li Zhi's heart moved, and he blurted out a sentence: "The preparation of the thousand light army, is it that the Tubo people used to sacrifice to be proud of the enemy?" ”

It is absolutely cost-effective to sacrifice the preparation of the light army in exchange for the negligence of the Murong clan.

On Qinling, he is really ruthless enough.

In Yifengzhong, Gaozong awarded Gaozang Kaifu Yitong three divisions, the governor of Liaodong, the king of Joseon, living in Andong, and the main domain of Zhenben.

Gaozang to Andong, dive and Shen Ya communication, rebellion, matter, recall, distribution to Qiongzhou"

(End of chapter)