"It seems that the two adults still don't trust me and don't want to tell me what is in their hearts. Li Leng was not angry, tasted a sip of tea, and said with a faint smile, "Since this is the case, then I will throw bricks and tell me my opinion." ”

Shen Hao and Cai Xiang smiled unconsciously, but Shangguan Yun's face was solemn, he had seen Li Leng's methods, and the whole person was very clever.

Li Leng said: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Ce, ascended the throne in the year of the weak crown, and it has been more than 150 years now. In the past 150 years, he has not only cultivated to earth-shattering, but also unified the divided Han Dynasty, making the once weak Han extremely prosperous, and even the first power, Qin, is taboo for three points. ”

Cai Xiang laughed and said, "Your Highness, everyone doesn't know about these things, and there's nothing new about them. ”

"Lord Cai, don't be rude. Shen Hao didn't know Li Leng's temper, and was afraid that Cai Xiang's words would collide with Li Leng, which would cause Li Leng's resentment, so he hurriedly reminded him.

"It doesn't matter, Cai Shaoqing is straightforward and loyal to the country, which is understandable. Li Leng waved his hand, not taking Cai Xiang's confrontation to heart, and continued, "A hundred years ago, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched three large-scale cultivation wars against the Yuanrong clan, which finally caused the Yuanrong clan to suffer a great loss of vitality and retreat to the wild hinterland of the Western Regions. These three wars won a hundred years of development time for the Han Dynasty, and also made the national strength of the Han Dynasty rise rapidly. ”

Cai Xiang was puzzled and said, "Your Highness, what do you want to say?" ”

At this time, Shen Hao didn't scold Cai Xiang anymore, obviously he was not satisfied with Li Leng's personality.

Li Leng asked Shangguan Yun: "General Shangguan, I heard that last month the Great Han suddenly shrank his forces and stepped up the defense of the frontier, didn't I?"

Shangguan Yun nodded and said, "Yes, this is the first time in a hundred years that the Great Han has shrunk its forces and passively defended the frontier. ”

Li Leng looked at Shen Hao and Cai Xiang and asked, "Did the two adults see anything?"

Shen Hao and Cai Xiang looked at each other, but they didn't see any clues from these things.

Shen Hao said: "This should be something that happened in the Han Dynasty, which caused the Han frontier troops to be insufficient, so they could only adopt a passive defense strategy." ”

The two of them have been marginalized for a long time, and they have no access to core power, and naturally they have no access to core intelligence.

Therefore, they don't know what happened in the Han Dynasty, so they can't analyze what the future situation of the Han Dynasty will be.

Li Leng said: "A generation of male lords, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he is also old, and he no longer has the ambition and strategy of his prime. If a person's mentality has changed, will he still support the main battle faction as always? Without the support of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, will the main battle faction still have the upper hand?"

Shen Hao and Cai Xiang were speechless for a while.

Li Leng continued: "The Han and the Yuanrong clan have a grudge for a hundred years, in other words, the Yuanrong clan hates the most is always the Han country. Now that the Yuanrong clan has suddenly risen strongly, it is not us who is most afraid, but the Han Empire. ”

Shen Hao and Cai Xiang were suddenly shocked, their faces were a little more respectful and recognized, and they also sat up a lot straighter, listening carefully to Li Leng's analysis.

Li Leng said: "Last month, the Great Han suddenly shrank its forces on the frontier, what does this mean? It shows that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is seizing the military power of the main battle faction. The main battle faction is to support Liu Bi, the king of Wu, who has always wanted to replace the crown prince and become the emperor of the Han Dynasty. But unfortunately, the Prince of Han acted cautiously and had the support of the prime minister, so the main battle faction and Liu Bi had no way to take the prince. Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty preferred Liu Bi to succeed to the throne before, in recent years, the crown prince has handled national affairs with ease, and his national strength is stronger than before. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gradually changed his mind and wanted the crown prince to succeed to the throne smoothly. It can be seen from this reduction of troops and passive defense that this is the strategy of the main peace faction. ”

Cai Xiang was overjoyed and said, "Then the possibility of our alliance with the Han will be very high." ”

Shen Hao sighed: "I'm afraid it didn't go so well. ”

"Why?" Cai Xiang asked puzzled.

Shen Hao didn't answer, but looked at Li Leng.

Li Leng smiled and said lightly: "Because the Lord and the faction have no military power, and the Taoist school behind them emphasizes too much on the rule of inaction, resulting in the influence of the Taoist school in the court is very weak. The main battle faction is different, they firmly grasp the military power, and the Confucian school behind it emphasizes active accession to the WTO, whether it is in the government and the opposition or in the Xiuzhen school, it has a very great influence. At present, the main battle faction is inferior, but the overall strength is stronger than that of the main and peace factions. ”

Shen Hao looked admiring and said: "Your Highness's words are the key, the situation of the Han Dynasty is complicated, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is very old, he broke through the realm last year and went mad, his body is getting worse, his suspicion of the people around him is greater, and his hostility and defense towards other countries are prosperous in the past year. And we lost the battle with the Yuanrong clan before, and lost thirty cities in the northern territory. At this time, if he formed an alliance with the Han, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would definitely be careful, thinking that our Tang Dynasty was using his warriors to resist the iron cavalry of the Yuanrong clan, and wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. ”

Shangguan Yun, who had not spoken all this time, listened to everyone's analysis and suddenly asked, "Since it is so dangerous to send an envoy to the Great Han, why does His Highness insist on forming an alliance with the Great Han?"

"Without an alliance with the Han, our Datang will not be able to fundamentally lift the dilemma of fighting on both sides, and the thirty northern cities will forever fall into the hands of the Yuanrong clan, which is too much of a threat to our Datang. Li Leng Zhengse said, "The life and death of individuals are in danger, compared with the glory and disgrace of the country, what is it!"

Shen Hao and Cai Xiang were in awe, and at the same time stood up and made a big salute, and said respectfully: "We are willing to do our best to promote the Han and Tang Alliance." ”

No matter what Li Leng's ability and courage are, this part of the mind and spirit of serving the country and the people, putting personal life and death beyond the limit, is enough for them to admire and look at it differently.

Even Shangguan Yun was moved, and his gaze at Li Leng had a slightly different color, but he still felt that this trip was not of much significance, the Han and Tang Dynasties had accumulated grievances for hundreds of years, how could they change this situation because of a single mission.

"Sit down!" Li Leng smiled faintly and said, "With the assistance of two adults, plus General Shangguan, we will definitely promote the alliance between the Han and Tang Dynasties." ”

Shen Hao said: "Your Highness, Lord Cai and I have some friends in the Han Dynasty, and they still have a certain influence in the court. When we arrive in Luoyang City, we will gradually visit those friends and ask them to mediate. ”

Cai Xiang said: "Your Highness, according to the usual practice, after our party arrives in Luoyang City, the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty must summon us the next day, and His Royal Highness will also present our Tang Guan Die and the messenger documents. There is one thing Your Highness needs to be prepared for, when Emperor Wu of Han summons us, those people from the main battle faction will definitely deliberately make things difficult for us. If His Highness couldn't hold his breath and said something that should not be said and did something that should not be done, then it would be tantamount to deliberately provoking the authority of the Han Dynasty, which might lead to a war between the monks of the two countries. ”

"I understand what you mean, you are urging me to be patient in all things, and not to be rash. Li Leng took a sip of tea and smiled indifferently.