People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1227 Some people suspect that Zamp may have been poisoned to death

On the mountainside south of Tubo City Pass, Lun Qinling stands on the mountain road, and Zabala stands on one side with his hands tied.

"...With one powerful blow, he destroyed the song in Shannan; with one leap, he destroyed the logic in an instant...The descendants fell into ruins and lost the way of monarchs and ministers; the prime minister took power, the Xiantai complained, and the officials were cruel and cruel, so people's hearts turned against them... Although it is caused by human affairs, when Heaven is disgusted with its virtues and abandons it..."

A sergeant finished reading the contents of the note tremblingly.

Lun Qinling waved his hand and the sergeant quickly retreated.

"Envoy." Lun Qinling looked sideways at Zabala and asked: "Did you hear the same words in Chang'an that day... Heaven was disgusted with his virtues and abandoned him... Could it be that I, Tubo, were really deceived? Is it because the gods are disgusted that we are in today’s crisis?”

The Tang Dynasty wrote hundreds of words, but most of the Tibetan monarchs and ministers did not care, but there was only one sentence that made them breathless and felt severe pain in their hearts.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty ordered... Tubo... Heaven abandoned it...

Tubo, God abandoned it.

Order of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Think of the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. Within a few years, they suffered successive defeats and retreated from the eastern Tuyuhun to the Tanggula Mountains.

The bitter sea, the black sea, the cypress sea, and the Tongtian River.

Su Bi, Yang Tong.

Up to now, he has even been killed by Li Xuan in Tanggula Mountain.

If the emotions involved are overturned, the consequences will be terrible.

Zabala slightly cupped his hands and said: "Prime Minister, the Tang Dynasty is prosperous and prosperous, but now that the Turks are in turmoil and our dynasty is at war, the Tang Dynasty may flourish but decline."

"Very good." Lun Qinling smiled with satisfaction, and then pulled out a piece of silk from his sleeve, which was densely written with words.

"Let the envoy take a look." Lun Qinling handed it to Zabala.

Zabala took it respectfully, and saw the writing on the silk: "Tang, a great country, but aggressive and murderous... Since the Tang Dynasty, dozens of countries, large and small, have been destroyed, Tuyuhun, Turks , Tubo suffered greatly from it, that’s why today the Turks raised troops, Tubo fought, the north and the south attacked, and the Tang Dynasty was destroyed."

Although there are not many words, it is straightforward enough, enough to make all the Tibetan warriors lose their awe of the Tang Dynasty, and even have the intention to destroy the Tang Dynasty in turn.

"The Prime Minister is very capable." Zabala bowed his head slightly and handed the cloth back.

Lun Qinling nodded calmly, then handed the cloth to his soldiers and said, "Send a message to the entire army."

"Yes!" The sergeant under his command walked away quickly.

……

Watching the sergeant enter the city gate, Lun Qinling turned to look at Zabala this time and asked: "The envoy has been in the Tang Dynasty for many years, and there is a question about the truth that has never been solved."

"Please show me, Your Majesty." Zabala earnestly handed over his hand.

"Why can the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty trust the King of Nanchang so much?" Lun Qinling looked beyond the vast snow-capped mountains in the north and couldn't help but shook his head and said: "Last autumn, I thought that the princes of the Tang Dynasty had changed, and even if the King of Nanchang was not If he was dismissed from his post and executed, he would definitely be transferred to another post, but why is he not only safe and sound, but also doing something like the Young Master of the East Palace?"

"Although there was a competition for the throne in the Tang Dynasty, the competition was not between the princes and the emperor. Therefore, in the early years, the King of Nanchang was not only the crown prince Zuo Zanshan, but also a close friend of the King of England. Therefore, Prince Xian was deposed. The King of Nanchang immediately became the Young Master of the East Palace as a close friend of the King of England. As for the emperor's trust..."

After a slight pause, Zabala sighed softly and said: "There are about three points. The first is selflessness. Regarding matters in front of the Taoist army, the King of Nanchang will send a memorial to the court every three days for almost all matters big and small. The second is decision-making. The King of Nanchang always makes the right decision before and after encountering problems; the third factor is trust. After all, the King of Nanchang is a member of the royal family, and is only a county king, not a prince. He is a capable man, so the emperor's trust is greater than his suspicion."

Lun Qinling nodded and said, "It seems that it will be difficult to drive him away without killing him."

"It's very difficult." Zabala shook his head and said: "In today's Tang Dynasty, among the younger generation, no one is better than the King of Nanchang; the older generation cannot reach the plateau at all; the emperor can use the talents in their prime. If it's not enough, how can we send it to the plateau?"

"It turns out that he took advantage of this loophole, so it can only be him on the other side, only him." Lun Qinling turned around and looked to the north with a gloomy gaze.

Zabala fell silent. It was better for him to remain silent in front of Lun Qinling.

On the city gate in the distance, waves of low cheers sounded, and the invisible momentum suddenly rose sharply.

"Envoy." Lun Qinling turned around and looked at Zabala and asked, "Does the envoy think the King of Nanchang will take the bait?"

"It's hard to say." Zabala sighed softly and said, "How can the cautious man of Nanchang King easily attack the city without knowing the truth of the Prime Minister?"

"Yes, he is testing." Lun Qinling looked to the north of the city gate in the distance. The news of his departure had spread, but Li Xuan was not in a hurry to attack the city. Instead, he sent someone to read out the "Complaint to Tubo" 》This move is to test Lun Qinling's reaction.

Lun Qinling sighed softly, and his eyes fell on the paper again. He looked at Zabala and asked: "Envoy, do you think this matter can be done?"

Zabala lowered his head slightly and spoke cautiously: "Now in front of the army, we can still calm the morale of the army, but..."

"It's just Luoche, right?" Lun Qinling smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Originally, the truth has been prepared in Luoche City. All Tang people, all businessmen and nobles related to Tang people are under surveillance. If anything happens, , and can even kill directly, but who would have thought that they would actually use the Western Region to do something."

"If we count, almost as soon as the Zhengdan Dynasty Meeting ended, the Tang Dynasty sent people to the Western Regions, and then circled around the Western Regions to Luozei, almost non-stop." Zabala looked at Lun Qinling with worried eyes.

Before Li Xuan returned to the front of the army, Lun Qinling was relaxed and everything was under control. But as soon as King Nanchang returned to Luozuo, the situation changed.

Even before he returned to the army, he was in Chang'an and had already planned that Qinling would have to return to Luosuo.

"Your Majesty." Lun Qinling couldn't help but sigh softly. It wasn't that he didn't want to stay in front of the army, but that the situation behind him had reached an extremely critical point.

"I heard that several families in the royal capital are already making moves, and even the Lu family is beginning to feel uneasy." After a slight pause, Zabala whispered: "There is news that someone suspects that the king of the country was poisoned to death. "

Lun Qinling's face couldn't help but change slightly.

Although Zabala was controlled by him in front of the army, he still had many connections in Luozhe, and a lot of news had already reached Zabala's ears before it even reached Lun Qinling.

"Of course I have to go back, but I still have to deal with that bastard on the other side." Lun Qinling looked towards the north with a fierce gaze.

King of Nanchang, Li Xuan. At this moment, a fast horse rushed out of the city at great speed, and then rushed directly in front of Lun Qinling.

The sergeant immediately jumped down and knelt down, and said urgently: "Prime Minister, the Tang people have retreated, they have retreated."

"Retreating?" Lun Qinling narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm afraid he's making a bait to lure us in. There may be an unknown number of archers ambushed between these two mountains. Once we kill them, they will immediately You will be ambushed in the narrow mountain road, and the King of Nanchang is very skilled at this."

The sergeant knelt on the ground and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Send the order!" Lun Qinling narrowed his eyes and said, "Send the order to all ministries not to act rashly and wait with peace of mind. At the same time, send people to investigate the situation in the mountains and fields on both sides."

"Here!" The sergeant immediately turned around and went to deliver the order.

Zabala stood aside, inexplicably feeling an invisible tremor.

He knew that whether it was Qin Ling or Li Xuan, their calculations were not that simple.

People like them, if they don't take action, will definitely hit you with a fatal blow from the most unexpected place.

……

Under the darkness of night, the sergeant knelt on the ground again and said in a deep voice: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, there are a large number of Tang people's scouts lurking between the mountains and fields on both sides. We have to pay a huge price for every step forward, but the strange thing is that we I finally rushed over, only to find that apart from these scouts, there was no one else in the mountains."

Lun Qinling narrowed his eyes slightly and stopped talking.

The surroundings fell silent for a while, and the noise from the city not far away made Zabala feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

At this moment, an eagle flew over from high altitude, and then landed directly.

There was a roar, and the falcon landed on the arm of a strong Tibetan soldier in an instant like lightning.

A small piece of paper was immediately taken out without anyone looking at it.

The note was immediately delivered to Lun Qinling. After opening it and just taking a glance at it, Lun Qinling's face darkened.

"Prime Minister, what's wrong?" Zabala called Lun Qinling back to his senses softly.

Lun Qinling shook his head, clenched the note tightly, and then said: "There is news from Tanggula Town that the King of Nanchang has appeared in Tanggula Town."

"Ah?" Zabala's face was full of shock.

There may be fierce fighting on the front line at any time. At this time, King Nanchang ran to Tanggula Town.

"Queen Subi asked for an audience, and King Nanchang had no choice but to retreat, but..." Lun Qinling narrowed his eyes slightly, shook his head and said, "This should be a trap, he is luring me to attack."

Zabala was speechless. Lun Qinling was trying every means to get Li Xuan to attack the city, while Li Xuan was trying every means to get Lun Qinling to leave the city gate and attack from the north.

But it's a pity that these two people are smarter than rabbits, so how could they easily step into other people's traps.

"If this is a trap, then where is the King of Nanchang now?" After Lun Qinling finished speaking, he suddenly raised his head and said: "Let's go back, envoy!"

"Here!" Zabala was a little surprised, but immediately handed over.

Soon, the group of people entered the city gate like the wind.

Although it was not very public, the soldiers in the city couldn't help but let out a low voice of excitement.

A moment later, Lun Qinling was already standing in the lobby.

Zabala respectfully followed in. Lun Qinling glanced to the side. A personal guard had already arrived holding a set of armor. It was the same armor as Lun Qinling.

"Prime Minister, this is..." Zabala's face was full of doubts.

"The troublesome envoy is here to temporarily represent the true face for a while." Lun Qinling looked solemn and said: "If the true face is right, King Nanchang will not move at all. The so-called return to Tanggula Town to see Queen Subi is also a cover-up. , I'm afraid he has already made up his mind, and in three days, the whole army will attack fiercely."

"Three days." Zabala immediately understood the awkwardness of this time.

When it comes to Qin Ling, you must be more logical. Even if you set out now and work day and night, you may not be able to get back within three days.

But he couldn't stay here for another three days because the king was very busy.

"The Prime Minister has sent an order, and all ministries are not allowed to take any action within three days." Lun Qinling raised his head and looked at Zabala, and said solemnly: "The Prime Minister will definitely rush back within three days, and I will leave everything to the envoy here. ”

Zabala took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "I am willing to obey the military order."

"Okay!" Lun Qinling nodded, and immediately strode away without looking at whether Zabala's suit would suit him after putting on the armor.

Seeing that Lun Qinling didn't do much to cover up, Zabala's mind began to wonder. Could this be another layer of calculations to lure the King of Nanchang into the hook again?

……

Until dawn the next day, Lun Qinling, whom Zabala thought might come back, did not come back or show up again.

Maybe he came back quietly, but then left again.

Li Xuan stood at the top of the city, looking at the distant sky and counting the time and distance.

Finally, as the sun set, Li Xuan waved her right hand: "The entire army is dispatched to attack the city."

Amidst the roar, a huge catapult was pushed out first.

(End of this chapter)