This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 823 Volume Li Er's Will, the Killing Knife
For those in power, face is the least valuable thing, but it is also the most valuable thing.

It’s just that this face is only for a specific group of people.

In the past, Li Er was actually unwilling to do so, but when he truly saw the fertility of the land of Siam, he had to put down his face as if it was not worth much anymore.

As an emperor, he is undoubtedly qualified and responsible.

He wanted to solve the problem for the Han Dynasty once and for all.

As for whether doing so is fair to Zhenla and Pyu, haha, that is not a question he would think about.

Besides, where is there any fairness in this world?

……

Outside the palace, when Sun Fujia received Li Er's order, he pondered for a moment before asking the eunuch who delivered the order a question.

"Did the guys who tried to assassinate Your Majesty really flee to these two countries?"

Li Xiaogong did not go south with them. He, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was the Tianguan of the Ministry of Rites at that time.

And he is also considered a legendary figure in Chinese history.

You know, he is the first number one scholar in the history of Chinese history since the imperial examination. This title alone is enough to ensure that he has a place in the vast history books.

However, he was a Langzhong in the Ministry of Justice before. That is, after Ma Zhouyue became the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Li Er specially transferred him to the position of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites. In fact, this was also intended to promote him.

Li Er was obviously training him to be the next Minister of Rites.

Of course, if Li Er wanted to attach importance to the imperial examination, he naturally had to establish a few typical figures.

Ma Zhou is one, and his Sun Fujia is naturally one as well.

"Based on the information currently available to the Secret Service, it is indeed so." The eunuch did not hide anything and narrated the situation as soon as he heard it.

Upon hearing this, Sun Fujia slapped the table beside him and was immediately furious.

Perhaps it was because of his many years of prison life, even though he was a civil servant, he still had a murderous aura. When he heard that the traitors who had tried to assassinate His Majesty had fled to Zhenla and Pyu, the rage that he could not suppress immediately rose to his head.

If the lord is humiliated, the minister will die. This principle is universal in the court of the Tang Dynasty.

"Come here, prepare immediately and draft a letter. I want to see who dares to protect the murderer who assassinated our Emperor Tang!"

After saying that, Sun Fujia bowed to the eunuch and said, "I have something else to do. I apologize for my negligence..."

"Please go ahead, Minister Sun. I have to hurry back to the palace to report." Before Sun Fujia could finish his words, the eunuch smiled and said goodbye.

After he left, Sun Fujia arranged everything and immediately walked towards Changsun Wuji's official residence.

After listening to Sun Fujia's words, Changsun Wuji pondered for a moment, and then said: "Minister Sun, just do your job with confidence. Since those villains dare to murder Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite to them."

"With the Minister's words, I feel relieved." After Sun Fujia finished speaking, he turned around and left without staying for long.

He came here not to seek credit from Changsun Wuji, but just to figure out the mystery behind this matter.

As soon as he left, Changsun Wuji smiled.

"This guy, as expected of someone who comes from a prison background, has a quick mind."

"Puye, do Zhenla and Pyu really have the guts to do this?" A subordinate hesitated for a long time, but finally asked the question in his mind.

He could guess the purpose of Zhenla and Pyu doing this.

After all, the fall of Siam made these two countries feel a sense of crisis, which is normal.

At this time, if something unexpected happened to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, wouldn’t the crisis faced by their two countries be resolved?
"Zhenla and Pyu?" Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji said with disdain, "Do they have the guts to do this?

Aren’t you really afraid of the destruction of your country and race?
Who would dare to say no to murdering the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, even if it meant destroying both countries?"

Changsun Wuji naturally would not say that this was an excuse for His Majesty to launch military operations against the two countries.

There are some things that they cannot touch.

"Go and invite Minister Ma, Duke Chen, Duke Liang..." Changsun Wuji immediately gave the order.

Not long after, the people who had just left gathered together again.

At this time, everyone probably hasn't even had dinner yet.

However, Changsun Wuji asked everyone to come back, and everyone naturally understood what must have happened.

At this moment, everyone was not in a hurry to speak, and they were all waiting for what Changsun Wuji would say.

After seeing that everyone had arrived, Changsun Wuji dismissed his attendants and said, "Your Majesty may not be able to wait any longer."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. What kind of words are these?

However, no one was in a hurry to speak. They were all waiting for Changsun Wuji to continue speaking.

"Just now, His Majesty ordered the Ministry of Rites to go on a diplomatic mission to Zhenla and Pyu. It is said that the murderer who assassinated His Majesty fled to these two countries..."

Before he could finish, Hou Junji stood up and said angrily, "How dare you! I understand now. It must be Zhenla and Pyu who secretly supported Siam and secretly plotted to murder Your Majesty.

I will lead the army to destroy these two countries."

Hou Junji was filled with righteous indignation when he said this, and he seemed to be eager to trample over the two countries right now.

After him, Xue Wanche and his group also stood up one after another, all like Hou Junji.

Seeing this, everyone stood up and said, "My lords and generals, please calm down for now. There is no need to rush."

They are not fools. The assassination of His Majesty was a strange thing in itself. Now His Majesty is like this, and there is an 80% chance that he wants to use this as an excuse to launch military action against the two countries.

Of course, they support this.

Apart from anything else, they also covet this thousand miles of fertile land.

"I invited you all here to discuss this matter with you." Changsun Wuji waved his hand and said, "I'm sure you all have noticed that His Majesty did not inform us in advance, but instead sent the Ministry of Rites to send an envoy. This shows something.

Moreover, once a war breaks out, it won’t be that simple.

Although we have no shortage of food and grass now, what about soldiers?
No matter whether we send troops to Zhenla or Pyu first, the other country will definitely not sit idly by.

It is impossible for them not to understand the principle that the fox mourns when the rabbit dies.

But although Siam has surrendered now, it is not in the same mind with our Tang Dynasty.

By then, we might be attacked from both sides.

The most urgent task now is to prepare the army. Duke Chen, you can plan for this first.

We must prepare for the worst. Even if the three kingdoms attack the Tang Dynasty at the same time, we must have a countermeasure.

The second is to stabilize the people's hearts in Siam. If Siam can be stabilized, it will also be a golden signboard for the other two countries.

The third is food and fodder. Although we are not short of food and fodder now, as the saying goes, food and fodder must be sent before the army moves.

Fourth, and most importantly, once the time is right, fight.

I'm sure you all know why Your Majesty sent the Ministry of Rites to inform us of this matter, so I won't go into details."

After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, everyone nodded.

"There's not much of a problem with food and grass," Ma Zhou said immediately, "but it's hard to deal with the civilians. After all, this is not the Tang Dynasty. We can't let our soldiers carry food and grass to fight on their own, right?"

"As long as the local government is well governed, food and grass will not be a problem." Fang Xuanling said, "Moreover, in my opinion, local governance is the top priority.

This is related to how the people of Pyu and Zhenla will view our Tang Dynasty in the future. To put it bluntly, this is for them to see.”

Fang Xuanling's words were recognized by many people.

Indeed, as long as Siam sets an example, the people of Pyu and Cambodia will be more receptive.

As for whether the Tang Dynasty will be unable to conquer these two countries.

Haha, this issue has never been within their consideration.

What a joke! There are really not many people in the world who can stop the Tang Dynasty's cavalry, and those few do not include a small country like Zhenla.

"Before, I didn't mind who would take charge of this matter." Changsun Wuji suddenly said, "But now that His Majesty has made this intention, appeasing the people is our top priority."

As he spoke, Changsun Wuji looked at Fang Xuanling, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "When it comes to pacifying the people, I'm afraid there are few people in the entire court who can do a better job than Duke Liang. I'm afraid Duke Liang will have to go there in person this time."

Fang Xuanling was not surprised to hear this. He knew what Changsun Wuji meant. It was because Li Er gave the Tang Daily to him.

How could a person like Changsun Wuji not want to have such a powerful weapon in his own hands?

This is an attempt to get me out of here and take over the Datang Daily.

Fang Xuanling didn't care much about this.

He once yearned for power, but after stepping down from that position, he got used to the current situation.

Don't meddle in matters that are not your business. When he was in that position, he was troubled by many trivial matters.

"Duke Qi, you are too kind." Fang Xuanling did not refuse and said immediately, "Then I will go there in person."

After no longer pursuing an official position, Fang Xuanling became more free and easy.

Besides, the management of people's livelihood was his original intention when he first became an official.

……

Three days later, Fang Xuanling appeared in a provincial capital in Siam.

As soon as he entered the city, the first thing Fang Xuanling did was to post notices all over the city.

A large number of agents were arranged to read the contents of the notice to the people.

The first sentence of the article is about the land system of the Tang Dynasty.

In this era, no matter where you are, as long as you hear the word "land", few ordinary people will not stop to take a look.

In just one day, the whole city was talking about it.

Of course, most people are still waiting and watching.

As for officials, it is not uncommon for them to say something today and not keep it tomorrow, especially when they are officials from the Tang Dynasty.

But Fang Xuanling didn't care.

He was waiting, waiting for this storm to develop.

As more and more people know about this, some brave people will come to consult.

……

Just when Fang Xuanling was preparing to make a big splash in Siam.

Chang'an was in an uproar.

There was no other reason. The news of the Ming Dynasty's massacre of hundreds of thousands of people in Northern India had reached Siam. How could the Tang Dynasty not know about it?

However, as many people expected, when the people of the Tang Dynasty heard that the Ming Dynasty had massacred hundreds of thousands of people, they just sighed.

As for more, haha, there really isn’t anything.

They are not your compatriots, let alone your relatives, so even if you can empathize with them, you can't reach that far.

In addition, the people of the Tang Dynasty already had great prejudices against foreign races. When they heard that hundreds of thousands of foreigners had been slaughtered, some of them even clapped their hands in celebration.

Ordinary people are always the most pragmatic group of people. This has never been wrong for thousands of years.

However, the biggest effect of this news was to divert people's attention away from the previous assassination of Li Er.

After dinner, the topic of conversation was no longer about who might be the murderer who assassinated His Majesty.

It can be said that many people’s expectations were not achieved, and at the same time, many people’s worries did not happen.

That day, in a restaurant in Chang'an.

Li Xiaogong, Li Daozon, Zhang Shigui, Xue Wanjun and other guys were all drinking in the restaurant.

And on their dining table, the latest issue of Ming Daily was placed.

Because it was not realistic to make illustrations in that era, the entire page of the newspaper was filled with them.

Zhang Shigui, who had been staring at the newspaper for a long time, rubbed his eyes and said with a smile: "With this thing, it really proves the saying that a scholar knows everything in the world without leaving home."

"Don't mention the scholar, even a warrior like me knows about this." Xue Wanjun at the side also shook his head when he heard this, "I have subscribed to the newspaper from Changming Commercial Bank for ten years.

Even if I tell you, you wouldn’t believe it. There are only a few hundred of them!
That's really cheap...

Only someone from the Ming Dynasty would dare to do such a thing."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Li Xiaogong smiled and said, "I believe you have all received the emperor's order before."

It is naturally impossible for them to get together to drink for no reason. The reason why they can get together today is because of His Majesty's previous order.

When this matter was mentioned, everyone fell silent.

It was unknown how long it had been before Zhang Shigui looked at Xue Wanjun and asked, "Duke Lu, your brother is in Siam. Didn't he send you a letter?"

"Come on, my brother knows it, don't you know it?" Xue Wanjun said unhappily, "But your Majesty is doing this, obviously preparing to guard against the Ming Dynasty.

But I still haven’t seen the threat that the Ming Dynasty can pose to my Tang Dynasty…”

"Why is there no threat?" Liang Jianfang asked immediately after hearing this, "Could it be that the story of Duke Yun's death in battle was fake?"

"You old man, you are just making trouble." Xue Wanjun would not tolerate him and said immediately, "Don't you know what's going on with that old man Zhang Liang?

What is he going to do with hundreds of fake children? Is he going to turn the tables?

Dying on the battlefield would be his best outcome. At least the Zhang family would be able to survive.

If your majesty really takes action, haha, just look at what will happen!"

Everyone actually knows the truth about Zhang Liang's affairs.

This old guy doesn't know how to restrain himself when doing things. How many people in Chang'an don't know about this?
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore." Li Xiaogong saw that they were about to quarrel again and said, "The problem now is not this, but how to report to His Majesty.

But this Changming Army, let alone their combat effectiveness, just the rascals in it are difficult for us to deal with..."

Xue Wanjun scratched his head after hearing this, and said after a while: "They are all young masters from different families. What should we do? Not to mention whether it will offend people, the key is if they don't listen to our advice, can we really do it?

Who didn’t we watch growing up? "

After he finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

It's not difficult, at least from their point of view, it's quite simple, but it's not easy to do...

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