Under the dark sky, Suzaku Street was bright.

Li Xuan wore a purple Nine Python and Nine Chapters County King robe, and an eight-sided Han sword hung obliquely on his waist, and slowly rode a horse among the kings.

Yifeng three years, the first day of the first month.

On both sides of the long street, Jingo stands, lanterns are hung high.

King Han, King Huo, King Jiang and other princes of the Jing clan were in front, heirs Li Jing, King Zheng and Li Xuan, King of Nanchang followed, followed by Li Ne, the son of King Han, Li Xu, the son of King Huo, and others.

At the same time, countless officials came out of various squares and streets, and all of them merged into the flow of officials.

Dynasty system: Zhengdan Dynasty, officials and nobles above the nine grades in Beijing must participate.

Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the clear Vermilion Bird Gate in the distance, and his breathing calmed down.

He forgot about last night's events as much as possible, but he knew that everything today was not in his hands at all, nor was it in the hands of Ming Chongyan.

Today, everything is in the hands of the emperor who sits on the dragon chair.

Whoever jumps dies.

Even Pei Yan is no exception.

The raging burning wooden piles in the courtyard of the East Palace, as well as a group of arsonists who were beheaded overnight, have already shown the emperor's ruthlessness.

Towards the end of the year, the blood is unlucky.

As soon as the New Year arrives, the blood is good.

……

The ministers passed through the Suzaku Gate, walked through the Heavenly Street, and then all stood under the Chengtian Gate.

Countless golden wus stand solemnly, with flags waving and lances and blades.

It is still Fang Xianzhong, the general of the left Jinwuwei, and Xue Guwu, the general of the Jinwuwei on the right, standing on both sides of the palace gate on the left and on the right.

The ministers, foreign envoys, scholars, and ministers all stood in their own positions.

Li Xuan's gaze fell on those scholars.

Guozi priest Yu Lizheng may not come forward directly, but these scholars are easy to change.

Young people, it's too easy to be fooled.

Li Xuan looked at the imperial history team by the way, Cui Mi, Di Renjie, Ge Yuanfu, Yao Chong...... Zhou asked, what about Zhou Wen?

Li Xuan couldn't help but be stunned, why didn't Zhou see anyone.

Watching Yu Shi Zhou asked, Ming Chongyan pushed up the person.

This time, Zhou Wen obviously planned to stay out of the matter, but was involved by Li Xuan.

This person was originally intended to be used by Li Xuan to impeach him, and then he would resolve it "painstakingly".

In this way, no matter what kind of means Ming Chongyan has after that, once this is reversed, then the others will look more like a frame.

But now, Zhou Wen suddenly disappeared, whose handiwork, Ming Chongyan, or ......

Li Xuan turned around slightly and looked in the direction of Taiji Palace.

There, Li Zhi, who was sitting on the dragon chair, leaned over and looked at everyone.

……

"Knock knock!"

The five drums sounded, and the palace door was wide open.

"On the first day of the first month, the emperor is in the morning, and the ministers congratulate him."

In the shouting of the inner attendants, countless ministers bowed their hands, and then walked forward, all the way into the Taiji Palace.

In the Taiji Palace, Li Xuan stood in the second row on the right, in the position of the kings.

Dressed in a purple python robe, his expression was extremely solemn.

Looking around calmly, in the second row on the left, in front of the ministers, Pei Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, stood there solemnly.

In the entire court today, the person who is most easily used by Ming Chongyan is Pei Yan.

What kind of person is Pei Yan, Ming Chongyan knows best.

As long as he provoked a little and gave the head, Pei Yan would be able to play a big role immediately.

Today's matter, this trap, as long as Pei Yan steps on it, then he, the secretary of the criminal department, may have to sit for a few more years.

After the fire broke out in the East Palace last night, until now, the inside and outside have been sealed by the guards, and no one can peep.

Just as Li Xuan was thinking, in front of the door of the Taiji Palace, a shout suddenly came: "The saint has arrived." ”

Li Xuan immediately held the ivory wat in both hands and bowed his head solemnly.

The ministers in the hall, the clan, the foreign envoys, and the students all bowed their heads and stood solemnly.

Dressed in a black gold-edged Nine Dragons Nine Chapters Dragon Robe, wearing twelve white jades, and a solemn face, Emperor Li Zhi calmly and steadily walked to the high platform and sat down.

The martial queen, dressed in a phoenix robe, sat down next to her.

Li Xian, who was dressed in nine pythons and nine chapters, wore a black three-beam crown and stood solemnly on the first step of the steps.

Below are King Li Xian and King Li Dan.

An internal servant of the provincial councillor immediately stepped forward and shouted: "The saint is coming, and the ministers are saluting, and they are tending." ”

The ministers in the hall took half a step forward neatly, and knelt on one knee with a solemn face.

Take off your shoes and unsheath your sword.

Finally, he fell to the ground on his knees, bowed heavily, and shouted in unison: "Ministers meet Your Majesty, and wish Your Majesty a long life." ”

The Provincial Governor of the Inner Chamberlain solemnly shouted: "Xing! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The ministers stood up, their eyes downcast.

Zhao Renben walked out of the ministers, walked to the main hall, bowed and said: "Minister, servant, Zhao Renben played, Yifeng two years, the wind and rain are smooth, the people are happy, all industries are smooth, the world is stable, the ministers are the subjects of the world, and I wish Your Majesty a long life." ”

Li Zhigao sat on it, nodded calmly, and his eyes fell on Li Xuan involuntarily.

In the second year of Yifeng, the decisive battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo Qinghai finally began.

In the early stage, the two sides pulled the military strength in the middle stage, calculated the grain and grass, and in the later stage, the Dafei Sichuan battle, and the Tang Dynasty won.

Under the First World War, there were 40,000 tiger divisions, leopard divisions, and 40,000 sheep divisions in Tibet, and very few of them were able to return to Tibet alive in the end.

The entire Tuyuhun hometown fell into the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

Datang even hit all the way to the banks of the Tongtian River.

The party item was reclassified into Datang as a state.

Even Su Bi was terrified because of the Tang Dynasty's killing.

In the next one to two years, Subi will become an important place for the Tang Dynasty and Tubo to fight.

Whichever side wins, it's not a good thing for Subi.

But for Li Zhi, this is already his feat.

……

The rituals of the Great Dynasty continue to be carried out one by one.

In the service, the emperor announced the system, the ministers congratulated, the thousand cows danced, the states offered Rui, and the Zhufan tribute.

When the Wuzhou march was playing, Li Xuan's eyes fell on Pei Yan.

Pei Yan's face was expressionless.

The golden ancient Buddha appeared in front of the ministers, who glanced at it and then closed it.

This kind of gold-plated ancient Buddha has been seen a lot by the ministers, and no one thinks it is a full gold Buddha.

A moment later, Li Xuan played in person.

Present the detailed map of Baihai, to Tongtian River, to Qamdo, Tanggula Pass, Nagqu, and even Luo.

A total of 3,000 miles, all under the map.

Take Luo, the capital of Tibet.

This goal was clearly displayed in front of the Tang Dynasty for the first time.

Li Zhi waved his hand very casually, and he didn't seem to care too much, but everyone knew that the emperor cared the most.

This is likely to be the last country that Li Zhi destroyed during his lifetime.

A powerful country that is almost capable of thwarting the Tang Dynasty.

Now, it may be a few more years before Tibet is destroyed.

But it only needs to take Qamdo step by step, and then take the Tanggula Pass, then the logic is close at hand.

Everything is so clearly visible.

Li Xuan cautiously retreated.

No one in the middle said a word.

Pei Yan didn't, standing in the back, the scholars who were originally talking a lot in the Guozi Prison, at this time, there was no opening, everything was going smoothly and terrible.

Zhuzhou offered Rui, and Zhufan paid tribute.

Li Xuan's most familiar old friend, the envoy of the Tibetan State, Zabala, walked forward with his head held high and a proud face.

Immediately, a brown wooden box was opened.

A one-foot-tall golden Buddha appeared in the eyes of the Tang monarchs.

Gao Xia looks similar to the one offered by Wuzhou.

Suddenly, the eyes of the ministers in the palace had gently swept over the body of Du Bixing, the Wuzhou Jinzuo.

Du Bixing's face was calm.

"Your Majesty." The envoy of the Tibetan State, Zabala, finally spoke, his eyes fell on the Golden Buddha with some nostalgia, and then he said: "This Golden Buddha was mined by our dynasty after the annexation of Subi, extracting gold from the gold mine, and then making it. ”

The breath of the ministers in the hall couldn't help but stagnate.

The meaning of Zabala's words can be heard by the ministers.

Subi has gold.

Today's Datang seems to be short of food on the surface, but in fact, the senior officials who really know the inside story know it.

A lot of grain in the entire Tang Dynasty has fallen into the hands of those big clans, but not much has really fallen into the hands of the people.

The annual tax grain taken by the imperial court was somewhere in between.

Therefore, as long as there is gold, Datang can grab countless grains from the hands of the family.

Li Xuan's gaze was calm.

Tibet is mountainous, and there are many mines when it is mountainous.

Not to mention gold mines, silver mines, even jade mines, and copper mines, there are also a lot of mines, but the problem is that there are so many mines, why no one has mined them for so many years, and it is not because of environmental limitations.

If there were indeed countless gold prospectors going to Subi, then under the infinite greed and ambition, the front-line soldiers would be much more dangerous.

"The foreign minister just saw the Wuzhou envoy and the golden Buddha that he offered, I don't know if I can compare it with the foreign minister's to see which one is more image, which one is more precious." After Zabala finished speaking, his eyes fell on Li Xuan for the first time.

Li Xuan's face was calm, but a trace of pity flashed in the depths of his eyes.

What a good trap, but in the end, there was only one Tubo person.

Li Xuan swept through the entire hall, the scholars of the Guozi Prison, the imperial history of the Imperial History Terrace, and even Pei Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, at this time, they all closed their mouths and did not say a word.

Li Zhi looked at Du Bixing expressionlessly, and asked, "Du Qing." ”

"Back to Your Majesty, compared to the Golden Buddha offered by the envoy of the Tubo State, there are many deficiencies here." After a slight pause, Du Bixing continued: "The golden Buddha of the minister is hollow in the middle, but inside, the minister begged the king of Nanchang to write a Buddhist poem, praying that the Buddha would bless the Tang Dynasty, the wind and rain would be smooth, and the peace would be for ten thousand years!" ”

"Oh!" Li Zhi suddenly became interested, glanced to the side, and then, Wang Fulai walked down quickly.

After a while, Wang Fulai walked up briskly again, and a note was placed on the table in front of Li Zhi.

The paper is not small, and the words are not small.

"The gold dust is in the eyes, and the clothes are dusty.

The spirit is still not heavy, who does the Buddha see. ”

Li Zhi chanted gently, his expression gradually calmed down, he waved his hand casually, and said: "The Buddha does not love money, all living beings have spirituality, the envoy, you are in love." ”

The corners of Zabala's mouth twitched slightly, looking at the golden Buddha in front of him, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.

He was not disgusted with Buddha statues, but with people who were calculating behind them.

Obviously, he wanted to use the Buddha statue to mention the gold mine, and then frame the king of Nanchang for greed for money, but in the end, what the other party took out was a hollow Buddha.

The amount of gold used by the Hollow Buddha is less than one-tenth of that of the true Solid Buddha, and the difference is huge.

The rest of the means were suddenly useless.

……

Li Xuan looked up at Yuan Wanqing opposite, he didn't know how Ming Chongyan knew about the Wuzhou Buddha statue, but the weight of the Buddha statue never mattered, the important thing was that at the beginning of the year, King Yue and King Cao sent two Buddha statues to the East Palace.

If it is linked by people because of this, Wuzhou and King Yue, King Cao, plus Li Xuan, and the crown prince...... The mind in this is too sinister.

If at this time, Yushi jumps out again, Li Xuan will inevitably fall into a deep killing machine.

In addition, those scholars from the Guozijian were also hooked out, and even Li Xuan would feel an incomparable headache under everyone's mouths.

It's just that......

Li Xuan's gaze swept over the scholars of the Imperial History and the Guozijian, and the strange thing was that all these people were quiet and terrible today, and none of them stood up.

Li Xuan's backhand prepared in advance was not able to play out.

Interesting.

Li Xuan's gaze refocused on Zabala's body, and at the same time swept over Pei Yan's body.

……

Zha Bala, the envoy of the Tubo State, clasped his hands together, and arched his hands: "Money and dung, the Tang Dynasty is really prosperous, but the dozen or so lives of the East Palace last night are the souls of the injustice under the prosperous world?" ”

In the entire hall, there was an incomparably solemn and awe-inspiring slaughter.

(End of chapter)