"Luoyang Urgent."

A fast horse galloped from Luoyang to Chang'an overnight, entered Chang'an in a hanging basket, and then rode quickly to the palace.

As soon as the emperor got up in the morning, he had already received a report from Luoyang.

The official report from Li Xuan, as well as the secret report from the secret guard.

Handing the fold in his hand to Empress Wu, Li Zhi said in disbelief: "In one day, this troublesome Turkic matter was solved by him in a way. ”

"Using Xiao Tianzi's matter to deter people, and then using the means of leaving tax to exploit wealth, the method of King Nanchang is getting more and more spicy." After watching the secret recital, Empress Wu looked at Li Xuan's recital again, shook her head and sighed.

"It's more than that." Li Zhi smiled and said: "From Luoyang in Chang'an to the grassland, there are countless checkpoints along the way, these people are no longer the people of the Tang Dynasty, if they want to leave the Tang Dynasty, the checkpoint guards and the officials of the prefectures and counties in various places, there are countless means to make these Turks return to the grassland in poverty." ”

"But they ended up on the prairie." Empress Wu looked at Li Zhi worriedly.

"These people who would rather lose everything and go back to the grassland can't be stopped no matter what." Li Zhi shook his head calmly and said, "I didn't want to kill them all, losing everything is already the best punishment, and after these people return to the grassland, there will not be a good life." ”

"Can they join the army?" Empress Wu looked dazed.

"Don't play dumb." Li Zhi glanced at Empress Wu angrily and said: "These people are willing to return to the grassland, it is nothing more than that the grassland can bring them a better life, but when they return to the grassland, they find that the grassland, cattle and sheep have already been properly divided, and there is no share of them at all, what kind of mood are they." ”

Empress Wu restrained the blankness on her face and nodded solemnly.

After these people returned to the grassland, they suddenly found that they had no other way but to join the army, and the sense of loss in their hearts can be imagined.

"And that's not all." Li Zhi looked at the outside of the Zichen Palace, and said with a sneer: "Even if these people are in the Turkic army, no one will give these latecomers any good position, and even the swords, guns, cattle and horses are the worst, maybe there will be some kind of loan tricks......

Empress Wu sat on the side, her eyes raised, and someone on the side was already recording quickly.

"The first battle is the cannon fodder at the front, and the next battle is the poor bastard who has nothing, a family of old and young, how do they live?" Li Zhi sighed with satisfaction: "Now, but it's about to be winter, let them go back at this time, I don't know how many people will die on the grassland, and a big and small fight is indispensable." ”

The person who is recording on one side is faster.

……

Li Zhi tilted his head and said directly: "Tell Luoyang, Henan, the four counties of Chang'an Wannian, when they are selected, they should be attentive, pick one by one, those who are old and frail are given the highest priority, those with a large population are put behind, and those sturdy men who are not tied by their families, each registration is monitored, and there is no delay indefinitely, and none of them are allowed to go back." ”

"Whoa!" Immediately the housekeeper behind the curtain stood up and bowed his hands.

"And." Li Zhi knocked on the table and said seriously: "Those who have never been willing to return to the Turks, Chang'an Wannian, Luoyang, Henan, left and right Xiaowei, recruit more, wait until the news comes from the grassland, compare with each other, I want to see how many people are willing to go back to the grassland." ”

"Your Majesty is wise." Empress Wu patted the horses.

Li Zhi smiled and said: "There are many things that the secret guards can do here, and if the Turks want to make trouble, I will turn him into a farce."

Let the secret guards contact the people of the Ministry of War, on the grassland, make a good fuss for me, get close to Datang, get some benefits, and if you are against Datang, let them be destroyed directly. ”

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded.

This time, the Turks saw the opportunity very accurately, and the Tang Dynasty already had a victory in Tibet, but with repeated victories, the news and benefits brought by the victory had been rapidly decreasing.

The seizure of Qamdo gold and gold mines this year was actually an accident.

If it had not been for the provocation of the envoy of the Tibetan State at the beginning of the year, Li Xuan's attack this year would not have been possible.

But these gold and gold mines, which were supposed to be next year's earnings.

This means that if there is a war next year, the benefits will be reduced and the expenses will be magnified.

Datang as a whole is going down, and this time is the best opportunity for the Turks.

But it's a pity that for so many years, there have always been people within the Turkic people who are dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty, especially the Mobei tribes.

In fact, this itself is a strategy of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks who are close to the Tang Dynasty will get more resources and wealth, and those who are hostile to the Tang Dynasty will be driven to the remote Mobei.

But now, this discontent has spread from Mobei to Monan.

This trend of thought was first after the defeat of Dafeichuan, and the Tang Dynasty, which had been invincible for decades, fell a big heel in Tubo.

Silla's lifelong entanglement with the Tang Dynasty in the past few years is also because of this.

Now it has become a Turk again, but where the Turks can be compared to Silla, the Empress Wu and the emperor can see it very clearly.

They see the Turkic situation very clearly, but how to deal with it is a difficult problem.

Especially in Chang'an Luoyang, there are countless Turkic people in Luoyang, plus inside and outside the Great Wall, in the south and in the north, millions of Turks, if you really want to mess up, it is not easy to clean up.

……

"First clean up the Turks in Chang'an City, catch those who should be caught, kill those who should be killed, they want to go back to the grassland, I won't stop them, but no one can take away what should be left." Li Zhi glanced sideways at Empress Wu and said, "This matter, let Ma Sizong be responsible, Yuanqing literati, in these matters, the means are always a little weak." ”

Empress Wu nodded slightly, Yuan Wanqing did a little off.

Speaking of Ma Si Zong, Empress Wu couldn't help but think of Qiu Shenqi, but unfortunately Qiu Shenqi died in Muzhou and died in the hands of the Demon Sect.

And Ma Sizong was the same as Qiu Shenyu at that time, he was the general of Zuo Jin Wuwei, although he was older, but he was not very big, and his ability was enough.

In terms of decisiveness, he is not inferior to Qiu Shenqi, but in terms of guarding the quiet machine, he is also much stronger than Qiu Shenqi.

"After the Turks in Luoyang, Chang'an are stabilized, let the county prince of Pingyang send troops, and there is no need for him to wait in Chang'an until the county prince of Wenxi returns." After a slight pause, Li Zhi continued: "Transferring the King of Nanchang back to Chang'an, he has done a good job in this matter, if he can capture Xiao Tianzi and Li Jingye, then the marriage will be given as a reward." ”

"The concubine obeys." Empress Wu bowed her head slightly, and then said: "Your Majesty, the king of Nanchang already has three wives and concubines here who are directly married by the concubines, and if he wants to make meritorious contributions in the future, it will be difficult for the concubines to get here." ”

"Nothing is too much to do." Li Zhi ignored the insinuations in the depths of Empress Wu's words, and said calmly: "The matter of Tubo has long been decided, and as for the rest, I don't believe that the king of Nanchang will have fewer children in his life." ”

"Yes." Empress Wu chuckled, and the depths of her eyes relaxed a lot.

What the emperor really wants to give, there are things that can be given, and there is nothing to give.

It's nothing more than that the emperor's power skills are too poor, and he can't do well in many aspects.

At this time, Wang Fulai appeared at the door and arched his hand to the emperor and Empress Wu: "Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven, it is early." ”

"Hmm!" Li Zhi nodded and said, "Summoning Zhuqing into the palace!" ”

"Whoa!"

……

North Gate, in a secluded courtyard.

Yuan Wanqing walked into the hospital calmly, with a hint of relief on his face.

Fan Lubing, who had just come over to be on duty, glanced at Yuan Wanqing and asked with some surprise, "Why are you here?" ”

"The king of Nanchang sent back a book from Luoyang overnight, and he has pacified the Turks in Luoyang, and at the same time sent a list of Turks who are connected with Huaiyuanfang and Xiao Tianzi in Chang'an." Yuan Wanqing looked up at Fan Lubing with a complicated expression.

"Why, Your Majesty didn't let you arrest anyone?" Fan Lubing suddenly understood Yuan Wanqing's worries.

"It's Zuo Jin Wu Wei Zhonglang General Ma Sizong." Yuan Wanqing sighed lightly and said, "This is not an ordinary person, this is considered to be completely in the eyes of the queen of heaven." ”

Fan Lubing groaned slightly, and then said: "This kind of thing, their kind of generals do it, it is much more convenient than us, even if it was Shiyin Zhenren back then, there was Qiu Shenqi in front of him, but later Qiu Shenqi died, he had to rush to the front by himself, but what was the result?" ”

"He's dead." Yuan Wanqing looked up in some surprise.

"This in itself is a bad thing to do, you take a step back a little, it's good for us, and it's good for the king." Fan Lubing directly mentioned the key point.

"Yes, if you want to convince the people in the court, you can't get too close to the secret guards." Yuan Wanqing nodded slowly, his face solemn.

It is better to use the threat of secret guards to win over others, after all, it is better not to have this relationship, and to use your identity as a literati and the identity of the king to win over people.

Or more accurately, too much blood is not a good thing.

"You're right." Yuan Wanqing retracted his thoughts, then looked at Fan Lubing and said, "Ma Sizong has the best way to deal with this matter, and it is best for him to take over the affairs of the Criminal Department and Wei Siwen together." ”

"Wei Siwen's matter is easy to handle, but it is just a matter of sending it out, the key is the criminal department." Fan Lubing frowned and asked, "Who was Pei Yan cheated this time?" ”

"I don't know." Yuan Wanqing sat on the short couch, looked at Fan Lubing with some amusement, and said: "Pei Yan is also unlucky, he was even set up with chess pieces by others in his own home. ”

"It should be Li Jingye." Fan Lubing nodded and said, "Only he has the ability to do things in the Criminal Department, and only he has the motivation to make a move at this time." ”

"It's hard to say." Yuan Wanqing shook his head and said, "I always feel that there is something not quite right, but I can't say what is wrong." ”

Fan Lubing suddenly raised his head, looked at Yuan Wanqing and asked, "What's going on in the East Palace?" ”

"No, not at all." Yuan Wanqing's face became solemn, and he said seriously: "We all know that Shiyin Zhenren's case is not small and the prince is involved, but there is still no evidence, and now there is a little breakthrough in Luoyang, as long as you dig deeper, it is difficult for the prince to clear up the relationship, but the problem is that the prince is too quiet." ”

Once the Luoyang side really found out something, they Li Xian was deposed, and they were already on the agenda.

But in this case, the East Palace was too quiet, which made Yuan Wanqing feel extremely strange.

"Could it be Your Majesty, who deliberately explained it." Fan Lubing frowned and glanced in the direction of Zichen Palace.

"Your Majesty has an explanation, but in other places, it has nothing to do with the East Palace itself." Yuan Wanqing shook his head slightly.

"Keep an eye on it." Fan Lubing groaned for a moment and said softly: "Your Majesty's mind no one can guess, even if the prince has been, in the final analysis, it is just a lack of ability."

Once Your Majesty really wants to abolish the crown prince, those etiquette people above the court will definitely not give up, and Your Majesty is afraid that he will also retreat. ”

"Hmm!" Yuan Wanqing nodded and spoke: "King Ying......"

A rush of footsteps interrupted Yuan Wanqing's words, and a black-clothed secret guard walked in briskly from outside, and then handed a secret letter to Yuan Wanqing's hand.

Opening the secret letter and seeing the contents inside, Yuan Wanqing's face was full of surprise, and he said in a lost voice: "Ma Sizong missed. ”

(End of chapter)