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

Chapter 778: As soon as the words are spoken, the person dies

Li Xian stood on the right side of the throne in the Zichen Palace. The ministers had retreated, and only the emperor, the queen and him, the prince, were left in the palace.

Li Zhi thought about it for a moment, then looked to the side and asked, "How are the arrangements for the deputy envoy of Tibet going?"

Behind the yellow curtain, a middle-aged official wearing a crimson official robe walked out. He was slender and elegant.
Fan Lubing, a direct bachelor of Zuo Shi and Hongwen Hall.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the deputy Tibetan envoy has been sent away from Chang'an. Please make an order to imprison all the Tibetan envoys and interrogate the Tibetan deputy envoy's whereabouts." Fan Lubing handed over his hand.

This is the second step after letting go of the Tibetan deputy envoy, so that some people in the court can believe it.

In this way, they would reveal the news to Lun Qinling intentionally or unintentionally.

"You go and arrest the person first. Later, the palace will announce the order. You will not be imprisoned, but you will be grounded. You will not be allowed to go in or out, and your meals will be halved." Li Zhi waved his hand, and Fan Lubing immediately handed over his hand without any hesitation, and then silently retreated behind the curtain. Disappear.

"Instructions are sent to the prefectures and counties in Ganliang and Longxi to seal the borders and search for the Tibetan deputy envoys." Li Zhi then added another sentence, and then, from behind the curtain, a voice came: "Here!"

After saying that, Li Zhi looked up at Empress Wu and whispered: "Mei Niang, is this plan really feasible?"

"This is decided upon by the Prime Minister Zuo and the King of Nanchang." Empress Wu smiled and said, "Although I think it is a bit ridiculous, this is the only way our dynasty can kill the Lord of Tubo at present, regardless of success or failure. No, it’s best to give it a try, just in case it works!”

Li Zhi nodded slightly and said with emotion: "Although Lang 27's other methods are still a little inferior, he is actually somewhat effective in this way. And that medicine, after taking it, I won't be able to sleep every day." If I wake up again from the pain, I will feel much better the next day."

"That itself is medicine." Empress Wu stretched out her hand to hold Li Zhi's wrist and said softly: "Your Majesty's body has indeed improved a lot in the past few days, and I am also very happy."

"It's just a mistake. I'm afraid no one would have thought that a drug that just promotes sleep can actually be useful for wind disease." Li Zhi nodded in a rare way, then turned to look at Li Xian and said: "Erlang, after you go back, you might as well take it before going to bed." Use some too, and by the way, remember to reduce the dosage to [-]%, otherwise something may happen easily."

Li Xian quickly handed over his hand: "My son, I obey the order."

Li Zhi nodded, his eyes fell on the memorial in front of him again, and then he sighed softly: "What Mr. 27 said is correct. Even if Mansong Mangzan is seriously ill and difficult to treat, he is not dead after all. As for whether Brother Qinling can An Xin is outside, and that’s why I’m afraid.”

"But it must be that the oil has run out, otherwise the imperial doctor would not have been able to stay away from his home for several months." A cold look flashed in Empress Wu's eyes.

"Let's look at the situation first. It stands to reason that if the Tubo deputy envoy fled back to Luoche, he would be qualified to see Mansong Mangzan anyway." After a slight pause, Li Zhi said coldly: "If he doesn't see him, it means that he may be dead. Yes, someone is helping him cover up his life and death, keeping his mourning secret."

In today's Tubo, the political situation is relatively stable, so there are two possibilities: either the leader of Tubo, Mansong Mangzan, is really not dead, or he died a long time ago, and it is even possible that between Datang and Tubo Before launching the army, the Tubo people were already prepared to keep the mourning secret.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Deputy Tubo will definitely be able to see Mangsong Mangzan." Empress Wu smiled softly, and then said with relaxed eyes: "Spreading some true and false rumors, this kind of thing, people from the Ministry of War's Staff Department are still It can be done.”

Spread some news that Mansong Mangzan is dead, and then force the Tibetan royal family to come out and face doubts.

Just at this time, the Tubo deputy envoy to the Tang Dynasty returned.

If Mansong Mangzan fails to meet, or if someone else meets him on his behalf, or even finds someone pretending to be Mansong Mangzan to meet him, it will only make the situation worse.

Only when Mangsong Mangzan went to see the Tibetan deputy envoy in person could the rumors be completely dispelled.

And as soon as he sees him, the methods used on the Tubo deputy envoy will take effect.

The people from the Ministry of War's Staff Division ensured that they could do this. After that, there was the death of Mansong Manzan.

But even so, they would still choose not to mourn in secret, but by that time, everything would no longer matter.

As long as Mangsong Mangzan died, there would be no point in not mourning him secretly, because Tang Dynasty already knew about it.

The use of troops at this time is completely opposite to the use of troops before.

But if you want Mansong Manzan to die completely, you need to let the Tibetan deputy envoy return to Luoshang alive.

But whether it was in the Tang Dynasty or Tubo territory, Zifangsi was ready.

It is even more convenient to enter Tubo territory, and the status of Tubo deputy envoy is more useful in Tubo.

In particular, he himself is a great nobleman of Tubo, and his identity is still in the form of Zabala, the envoy of Tubo.

If it were not for the lack of age, qualifications and ability, the position of the Tubo envoy would have been replaced long ago.

Going backwards, we want him to leave Chang'an safely and without any suspicion, and we also want the secret guards to follow him and make him completely trust him.

This is the first and most difficult step.

But it happened that Jia Hui and Bai Ying, the deputy head of Wanxiang Pavilion, who were secretly trading with Tubo, fell into the hands of Qianniu Wei, and everything else fell into place.In other words, when this plan comes out of Li Xuan's mouth, it means that Mansong Mangzan is dead.

"There's nothing else about it. The key is that in the Tubo palace, there must be someone there who is helping Lun Qinling to cover up everything and keep the mourning secret. Find this person and figure out the relationship between him and Lun Qinling... ...If you want to kill Lun Qinling, you can count on this." There was a cruel coldness in Li Zhi's eyes.

All they were doing before them could only ensure that the Tang Dynasty would win this battle. As for the rest, if they wanted to completely destroy Tubo, they must first kill Lun Qinling and provoke civil strife in Tubo.

"Fortunately, at this time, among the five brothers of the Qinling family, four are outside, only one is sitting in Luozhe, and the other one fell into our hands." Empress Wu's eyes fell on the memorial on the table, and she whispered softly Said: "Your Majesty, I really don't understand why he has to let his own brother take risks?"

Li Zhi's expression suddenly became solemn. In this kind of thing, you are most afraid of other people's plans being ahead of yours. Once someone else takes the lead, then it is very likely that your own plans are also part of others' plans. Datang is in Qinghai-Tibet This battle was a big bet.

"Either he really hopes that this younger brother can achieve something, or there is a gap between him and this younger brother. After all, they are not siblings." Li Zhi thought of the documents he had read before and couldn't help but feel relieved. tone.

Although there are five brothers in the Lun Qinling family, except for the two legitimate sons of Zan Xiruo and Lun Qinling who successively served as the prime ministers of Tubo and held military and political power, the other three brothers are far behind.

No one knows this subtle change of mentality better than Li Zhi. After all, he also came through this way back then.

"It's better to be careful." Empress Wu turned to look at Li Xian and asked softly: "Erlang, what do you think of this matter?"

Hearing this, Li Zhi also turned to look at Li Xian, his expression already solemn.

He and Empress Wu kept Li Xian for so long and let him know so much top-secret information, not just for him to listen.

Checking for deficiencies and making up for them, and making new and useful suggestions, this is what a prince should do.

Li Xian hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands and said: "Father, Emperor and Mother, in this battle with Tubo, the most important thing is food and grass, whether it is from Shanzhou to Fuqi City, or from Hezhou up the Yellow River, or on the road It is very difficult if it is far away or has high mountains and rapid currents, especially all the way to Hezhou...Father, why don't you ask Huang Rensu, the young minister of Dali Temple, to go to Tubo? He is more familiar with the terrain in that area."

Huang Rensu, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, once served as an envoy to Dushui and went to Tubo. He was very familiar with Hezhou and the terrain of Tubo.

Li Zhi nodded slightly and said: "You are right. Food and grass are indeed important, but the key is to be able to harvest something first. Huang Rensu will dig canals and manage rivers in Youbin and Shandong this year. At the same time, he will deal with unscrupulous officials to ensure that this year autumn harvest."

"Father, why don't you transfer Uncle Wang from Nanchang to You and other places in Shandong? I feel that Uncle Wang is more skilled in water conservancy and local governance, but he is a little too cautious when it comes to marching. "Li Xian showed a wry smile on his face.

"It's rare that you have looked over." Li Zhi couldn't help but laugh. He turned to look at Empress Wu and said: "27 Lang Qian is very good, but he is too careful. If you say cautious, you are praising him. Holding the hand Two thousand soldiers, facing the Tubo people who were attacking for thousands of miles and not fully equipped, were still helpless."

Li Xuan never expected that his plan to kill three thousand Tubo cavalry would be regarded as restrained in Li Zhi's eyes.

"He is still too young." Empress Wu shook her head and said: "After all, Lang 27 does not have much experience in killing blood. In one battle, less than ten of his cavalry were injured. He is too merciful."

Li Xuan received another soft-hearted evaluation from Empress Wu.

"Teach him slowly. Anyway, there is no need for him to rush to the front line now. With Yan Guogong and Hei Te Changzhi, he only needs to ensure the transportation of grain and grass in the back." Li Zhi turned to look at Li Xian and said in a deep voice: " You just asked why the King of Nanchang was not sent to Youbin instead of sent to the Taohe River. I tell you that Huang Qing personally recommended that the King of Nanchang go to the Taohe River. He said that he would transport grain and grass in the upper reaches of the Yellow River from Hezhou to Qinghai-Tibet. , the King of Nanchang is more suitable than him and will do better than him, because the King of Nanchang understands the nature of water better."

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, then he cupped his hands and said, "My son was negligent."

"In the future, there will be no need to overdo other matters. All the water supervisors, general supervisors, and the Ministry of Industry will let 27 Lang have more experience." The emperor simply told Li Xian in detail how to use Li Xuan.

Many people thought that the emperor promoted Li Xuan so that he could succeed him as Minister of Rites in the future, but in fact the emperor was focused more on the Ministry of Industry.

The war between Datang and Tubo will become the mainstream of Datang's foreign wars in the future.

Li Zhi was very sober. Although he wished to completely destroy Tubo now, he also knew that that was not realistic.

Even Silla spent several years in the Tang Dynasty and failed to capture it, let alone the stronger Tubo. We could only take it step by step, first capturing the old territory of Tuyuhun.

Li Xuan once told the emperor that he was better at water conservancy and farming.

Although he has been mostly engaged in conquests in recent years, it can still be seen from various channels that Li Xuan's skills in these matters are not weak, and he is even stronger than some state governors.

"The King of Nanchang has done a good job in water conservancy and foreign affairs. Shanzhou will also transfer him there in the future." Empress Wu added lightly.

Li Xian immediately raised his hands with a solemn expression: "My son, I will teach you."

"Deng Deng Deng!" A rush of footsteps sounded outside the Zichen Hall, interrupting the emperor and Empress Wu's teaching to Li Xian.

This made the Emperor and Empress Wu a little unhappy, and at the same time they felt a little nervous. Could something have happened again?

Datang, can't there be more good news?

(End of this chapter)