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

Chapter 630 Overnight in Luoyang, the assassination suddenly arrived
Under the night, with the cold wind, a huge fleet slowly arrived at the Luoyang pier.

The fire lights on the pier suddenly lit up, and the people on and off the board quickly communicated with each other.

Standing in front of the window, Li Xuan looked up from Luoyang City, and finally fell on the crooked moon in the dark night.

After a long time, he spoke softly: "The bright moon hangs high and remains unchanged through the ages, but the world has changed. Since the defeat of Dafeichuan, the Tang Dynasty has been preparing for revenge against Tubo for several years. Most of them are ready, once the battle starts, as long as you don't underestimate the enemy and rush forward, it will be very difficult to lose."

Yu Ze walked out from the shadow behind Li Xuan, stood under the moonlight, looked at Li Xuan cautiously: "Then what about Tubo?"

"The Tubo plateau is at the right time and place. As long as Tubo is not stupid enough to fight the Tang Dynasty head-on, then they will naturally be invincible." Li Xuan looked to the southwest with a solemn expression.

The Tubo Plateau is extremely vast and the weather is extremely cold, but it is sparsely populated and the cities are scattered. If cities cannot be built in key positions and the city-states will prosper, then even if the Tang Dynasty enters the depths of the plateau, it will eventually retreat in defeat.

"Everyone is very cautious in this national war. Your Majesty will no longer wish to see the defeat of Dafeichuan. Therefore, even if there are conflicts between the generals, they will be temporarily suppressed. In this way, Tubo will There is only a withdrawal, and a substantial retreat."

Li Xuan smiled bitterly, and then said: "Although the Great Tang occupies a large amount of territory in Tubo, the real harvest is almost nothing. In such a situation, His Majesty must not be reconciled. You can continue to move forward, and you are in danger of being lured by the enemy. You are unwilling and helpless. The only option is to withdraw the troops. At that time, the ruling and opposition parties must have a punching bag for His Majesty to vent his anger, and this place is Silla."

"My lord has repeatedly emphasized that Silla will definitely send troops to harass the Tang Dynasty next year when the Great Tang and Tubo go to war." Yu Ze nodded in amazement. Their lord never intended to let Tubo go.

"For this matter, when the war with Tubo started, His Majesty paid all his attention to Tubo, and he didn't care too much about Silla's affairs, but after the war, Silla's small actions will definitely make His Majesty extremely annoyed. , It is almost a foregone conclusion to start a war with Silla again."

Through the window, Li Xuan looked at another large ship behind her. On that ship, the Silla Pleading Envoy Qin Dujiaoqian and Waguo Guoguo Envoy Daozhen were on board.

These two former friends are now on the same boat, but they seldom see each other.

Silla Waguo has turned his back on him right now, and he has exercised utmost restraint in not drawing his sword face to face.

……

"Once the Great Tang and Silla go to war again, the value of the Wa Kingdom will be revealed immediately. At that time, it may be the time to truly destroy Silla." Li Xuan's eyes flashed with determination.

The future enemies of the Tang Dynasty, whether Tubo or Turks, cannot be easily wiped out.

Li Xuan had a clearer understanding of this than anyone else in the dynasty, and also knew more deeply how to manage it carefully.

Therefore, by using the prestige of the destruction of Silla at that time, Datang can just deter Tubo and Turks, so as to gain a certain opportunity to recuperate.

Now, Li Xuan, who is very familiar with Silla and Wa, has become one of the necessary candidates in the great war.

At that time, the battle against Tubo was futile, and Li Xuan's participation in the battle of Silla would not have so many taboos.

Standing under the moonlight, Li Xuan's mental thoughts had jumped to a year later. The overall situation was like this. Even if someone with a heart tried to stop it, it would be difficult to achieve anything. But many things need to be arranged now.

"So the Japanese envoy sent a letter back to the Wa country a few days ago, and he believed what the prince said, and began to prepare for the battle with Silla." Yu Ze nodded suddenly, and then said with emotion: "So, Silla and Silla The Wa country is all in the calculation of the prince."

Li Xuan shook her head unexpectedly, and then said: "Whether it is Silla or Japan, there is no shortage of smart people. As long as the two families communicate with each other, the advantage of our dynasty will be greatly reduced. Therefore, the real key to maintaining the situation in the East Island is It is to make the Silla and Wa kingdoms have an eternal enmity, as for how to operate it, we have to rely on the current negotiation."

A sneer appeared on the corner of Li Xuan's mouth: "Silla's Pleading Envoy, even if he is called an Pleading Envoy, how can he not pay the price."

From Li Xuan's point of view, during the truce between Tang and Silla, Silla will definitely do everything possible to try to solve the threat of Wa.

Under such circumstances, it is hard to say that the Wa Kingdom will not take the initiative to give in, and even stand back and watch the battle between the Tang Dynasty and Silla in the next year.

Although people like Monk Youdaozhen are actively promoting it, King Tianwu, the king of the Wa Kingdom, is not so easy to deal with.

Now if he wanted to impress King Tianwu, what he could really offer was benefits.

Of course, this benefit needs to be obtained from Xinluo.

Seeing the calculating look in Li Xuan's eyes, Yu Ze couldn't help feeling sad for Silla and Wa.

Based on his understanding of Li Xuan, if Li Xuan really planned something, he would rarely miss it.

Unless when the time comes, Silla will give up everything and surrender to the Tang Dynasty, then once they, the king of Nanchang, set foot on the East Island, the day when Silla will be destroyed is not far away.

Li Xuan glanced sideways at Yu Ze, seeing that Yu Ze was a little dazed, Li Xuan said, "Send a letter to the Silla Pleading Envoy, and I will go see him after we leave Luoyang."

"No!" Yu Ze immediately cupped his hands, then looked up at Li Xuan and asked, "My lord, the big ship will stay in Luoyang for half a day, will my lord enter the city?"

"Entering the city?" Li Xuan raised her head, looked at the vast Luoyang City in the distance, finally shook her head slightly, and said with a sigh: "Send someone to send two New Year's gifts to the Dai Wangfei, and then send two sticks of incense to the Shangqing Palace. "

"Here!" After Yu Ze agreed, he backed away slowly.

Dai Wangfei is the Crown Princess Pei who honors Emperor Li Hong.

Since Li Xian came to the throne as the crown prince, the crown princess refers specifically to Li Xian's crown prince, Fang Shi.

Naturally, it is not good for the Pei family to be called the Crown Princess, nor the old Crown Princess, nor the Empress of Filial Piety, so she had to take a step back.

Before Li Hong became the prince, he was named Daiwang, so he called Pei the Daiwangfei.

In this way, in the future, Li Xian, the sons of Li Xian and Li Dan will be the sons of the prince, instead of honoring the emperor and the prince.

Unless, Li Xian, Li Xian, and Li Dan's sons all died, this acting prince would have the possibility of succeeding the throne.

After Yu Ze left, Li Xuan looked towards the Luoyang Palace.

Compared with Chang'an, Luoyang has some deficiencies after all.

When the emperor and the queen of heaven moved to Luoyang, Chang'an was still the center of gravity of the world, with six departments, nine temples and five surveillance centers, half of which remained in Chang'an; but when the emperor and the queen of heaven moved to Chang'an, Luoyang no longer had the ability to handle the world's government affairs. There is no longer the responsibility to deal with the world's government affairs.

The center of gravity of the world is half in Chang'an, and half in the emperor and Empress Wu.

……

The night gradually dissipated, and the sun rose in the eastern sky.

The sound of "cracking" kept ringing throughout Luoyang City, and firecrackers exploding in the brazier could be seen everywhere.

On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, today is just a new year, and Dou Xuande ordered to stay in Luoyang City for half a day. After everyone asks for orders, they can go ashore for half a day.

Several of Li Xuan's Qianniuwei were from Luoyang, so Li Xuan simply gave them a half-day holiday to let them go home.

In fact, it is a half-day holiday, but it is not so strict.

Qian Niuwei only needs to ride a horse after noon and keep up with the brigade, and there are not many other requirements.

Even as long as they arrive in Chang'an with Li Xuan, it doesn't matter if they leave later.

In the cold wind, Li Xuan stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the busy pier.

Now it's the end of the year, and tributes from all over the country will be sent to Chang'an one after another this month.

Li Xuan and his group were relatively late in arriving in Chang'an. Even so, there were quite a few people doing their business.

"My lord isn't planning to go ashore?" Deng Liang's surprised voice sounded behind Li Xuan.

Li Xuan turned around, cupped her hands slightly and said, "Brother Ziliang."

"My lord!"

Li Xuan said calmly: "Didn't Brother Ziliang not get off the boat?"

"The lower official is actually imitating the prince. What the prince said in Yangzhou that day, the lower official has always kept it in mind. Although he has not encountered too much risk along the way, he still puts caution first." Deng Liang's tone was very respectful. , but his words always carry some meaning of disbelief.

Li Xuan shook her head, and said calmly: "This king is nosy, Luoyang City, the most indispensable thing at the end of the year is all kinds of thieves and human traffickers, if this king encounters them in the city, it is inevitable that they will be beaten to death , delaying the departure time."

"Trafflers, everyone will be punished. Tang law, all the people, who sell people as slaves, will be strangled; those who are part-timers, they will flow for three thousand miles; those who are wives, concubines and grandchildren, they will be apprentices for three years. Particles are okay. , but the wives, concubines, and grandchildren have only lived for three years, which is still a bit light." Deng Liang's words made Li Xuan look at her with admiration.

"Brother Ziliang, it's the same as what I saw!" Li Xuan nodded with a smile, then waved her hand and said: "The law has been established and cannot be changed for the time being, but the enforcement of the law is ultimately due to people. There are also different divisions, and the deeper the means, the dilemma of life and death."

Deng Liang frowned, then solemnly cupped his hands and said, "Zi Liang has been taught."

Li Xuan raised her head calmly, and said softly: "May all people in the world be reunited today."

……

There was a sudden commotion from under the boat, Li Xuan took a step forward curiously, and suddenly saw a group of old men in their [-]s, led by the government servants, coming towards the boat, and someone had already climbed onto the boat ahead.

Li Xuan looked sideways at Zhang Huan, frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

"This is Yexianglang who pours Yexiang at the pier." Zhang Huan pointed to a vat on a bullock cart in the distance under the boat, and said with a helpless smile: "The Luozhou government is looking for jobs for old and poor lonely old men. Ask the big ship staying overnight in Luoyang to dump Yexiang and pay Yexiang money."

"But we are official ships?"

"So, this fee is paid by the Luozhou government."

Li Xuan nodded slightly, and then said: "The order is that they are not allowed to board the ship of the two ambassadors, and in addition, they are young, and they are given a little extra money. The Luozhou government is kind, and we cannot be compared. "

"Here!" Zhang Huan immediately went down to deliver the order.

Li Xuan turned to look at Deng Liang who was on the side and said, "The governor of Luozhou loves the people like a son, and he can support the widowed and lonely..."

A slight sound of footsteps came from the side, Li Xuan turned his head, and saw a pale-haired old man walking towards the cabin with his companions.

Li Xuan was about to turn around without paying attention, at this moment, the old man suddenly raised his head, fixedly stared at Li Xuan, and fixed his eyes.

Suddenly, an unusually bright light flashed in the old man's eyes.

The light directly flooded around Li Xuan's line of sight, and in an instant, he entered a vast white world.

Before Li Xuan could react, a golden cold light suddenly shot out from the depths of the white world, and it reached Li Xuan's eyes in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Li Xuan's expression was extremely solemn.

The tip of the right finger stroked lightly between the eyebrows, the eyebrows split open, and a black eight-faced Han sword appeared between the white sky and the earth.

Li Xuan stabbed straight at Jin Mang who was stabbing towards him with his sword.

"Bah!"

(End of this chapter)