Chapter 132: The truth is revealed

The murder of Tubo envoys swept through Nanzhao like a tornado, which also shocked the Tang Dynasty. On the third day, Li Longji received a message from Gao Zhandao's 800-mile flying pigeon, in which he recorded the assassination in detail. Li Longji was surprised and excited. Yixiang Yele was a deadly war faction in Tubo, and his death was undoubtedly good news for the Tang Dynasty.

Li Longji slapped the table and stood up. He couldn't help but feel excited. He strode to the window, looking up at the white clouds, and his thoughts returned to his youth. "The imperial map is talking and laughing" was the same age as Li Qing. He led his army to the palace, killing Empress Wei, who wanted to be the heroine, and uphold the Tang Dynasty's country. He also met Princess Taiping, which created the thirty-year Kaiyuan prosperous era.

"A good man! A real man should be determined to make contributions to the country." A smile appeared on the corner of Li Longji's mouth, "Since you have the intention to wipe out Tubo for me, then I will fulfill you."

A slight footsteps came from the door, "What's the matter?" Li Longji calmed down and asked coldly.

Gao Lishi's voice was low and he said carefully: "Your Majesty, Li Xiangguo is looking for a meeting."

"Tell him in!"

"Yes!" Gao Lishi was about to turn around and retreat, but was stopped by Li Longji, "You can go to Li Qing's house again and reward his family with 500 pieces of silk and 5 million yuan for me and Yuhuan."

Gao Lishi was stunned. Who was the emperor talking about? Li Qing? He was a little confused, but he didn't dare to ask too much. He quietly stepped down. As soon as he arrived at the door, he suddenly realized and slapped his forehead hard. Nanzhao Li Qing, hasn't the emperor been thinking about Nanzhao these two days?

Gao Lishi spent his whole life thinking about Li Longji's thoughts. Li Longji's every move, agitated, a frown, and a sigh. He knew what this meant. He seemed to be Li Longji's hand, moving as he pleased, doing whatever he wanted. Many times, Li Longji threw some unimportant things to him to deal with, and he could always handle them according to Li Longji's meaning, and never made any mistakes. Over time, the two formed a tacit understanding, and Gao Lishi also gained power for a while. No matter the prince or the prime minister, he dared not easily touch the tiger beard of this "Aweng".

While summoning Li Linfu, he was thinking about what the emperor had told, rewarding Li Qing, using his joint name with Princess Yuzhen, which implied that this was a private reward and had extraordinary significance. In Gao Lishi's memory, except for the royal family, there were not many ministers who could receive the emperor's private reward. Li Qing was about to develop in the morning and evening, and Gao Lishi immediately decided to go to Li Qing's house to announce the imperial edict himself.

He worked tirelessly when he went to Li Qing's house to announce the order, but he asked him to go outside the hall to ask Li Linfu to come in. He was unhappy and ran away because he frowned slightly. He looked around and saw a Jinwu Guard officer on duty in the hall running towards him, nodding in front of him and saying, "Sir, I have something to do, just go and do it."

Gao Lishi was relieved by his yelling 'Master', and secretly praised this person for his winks. Seeing that he was familiar with him, he immediately remembered that this person was the cousin of Princess Yuzhen? He smiled with praise and said, "The emperor has his life, Xuan Li Xiangguo meets. I have trouble with my legs and feet, so you can run for me!"

Yang Yuhuan's cousin is naturally Yang Guozhong, but he is still called Yang Zhao. On the second day after Li Qing set out for Nanzhao, he came to Chang'an from Chengdu. He was recommended by Zhang Qiu Jianqiong. He also took the prince's route. However, he had the relationship between Yang Yuhuan. When his father passed away, Yang Yuhuan made great efforts and said a few good words to him on the side of Li Longji's pillow. Yang Zhao also found a small military officer in the Jinwu Guard, and also had the opportunity to be on duty in the palace. He said silence.

He is well-behaved and very good at observing words and expressions. After a few years of hard work in the market, he has the mentality of ordinary people not having a small person. He is a little bit irresistible in dealing with people and things, and will not be bound by rules. He was on duty outside the hall, but he had the courage to slip into the hall. If he could get a praise from the powerful, it would be much more cost-effective than violating the order and fighting thirty sticks. Yang Zhao looked around and finally made him discover that Gao Lishi came out, and then got a good man and went to invite Prime Minister Li Linfu to meet the emperor.

Li Linfu was waiting outside the hall for a long time. Like Li Longji, he also received a report of the murder of the Tubo envoy at the first time, which made him finally catch the handle. Of course, what he wanted to deal with was not Li Qing, but Wei Jian, who used despicable means to replace Chen Xilie in leading Nanzhao.

"Master, the emperor is welcome."

This word "please" made Li Linfu particularly harsh. Since ancient times, the emperor summoned his ministers to speak, so he could not use the word "please". Originally, Yang Zhao was just passing the message, but because of his improper use of the word "please", Li Linfu was worried about him. He looked up and down at Yang Zhao and saw that he was tall, with a lion nose and phoenix eyes, and he looked pretty.

"What's your name? But is it a newcomer?"

Li Linfu asked Yang Zhao, who was raving behind him while walking.

"When I say that, Yang Zhao is the first to be an interview envoy from Jiannandao. He has just entered Beijing and is now the military officer of the Jinwu Guard.

"Yang Zhao?" Li Linfu stopped and turned around and stared at him again, "Is it the cousin of Princess Yuzhen?"

‘Yang Yuhuan’s cousin’ seems to have become Yang Zhao’s business card. Yang Yuhuan’s favor is a foregone conclusion. Then his cousin

Whether it was Gao Lishi or Li Linfu, they could see the huge business opportunities contained in it at a glance. Li Linfu immediately changed his signature smile, grabbed his hand and laughed: "No wonder I feel extraordinary when I see you. It turns out that it is the Yang family. The Qiufeng of a few colleagues will come to beat me tomorrow. It's right in my mansion, and Yang Senjun will come together!"

Being favored by the Prime Minister, Yang Zhao's waist was almost bent to the ground, and the charming smile on his face was a little brighter than his cousin. He repeatedly agreed, "The official must come! I will come!"

Even Li Linfu felt that his charming attitude was a bit too much. He couldn't help but think that another Li Zhanjun, who also came from Jiannan, was much more backbone than this person. However, he liked such a person who knew each other.

"Emperor, the old minister thinks that the Nanzhao kills the Tubo envoys, which is very inappropriate. On the one hand, it has ruined the reputation of our Tang Dynasty, and on the other hand, it has set a bad precedent. Since ancient times, the two countries have fought against each other and have not been killed. Moreover,

Li Linfu suddenly realized that the emperor didn't seem to be listening to his words, and swallowed the words halfway back.

"And what, let's continue!" Li Longji gently lowered the inkstone in his hand, his eyes slightly opened, and a cold light penetrated Li Linfu's heart, as if he could see his old secrets clearly.

Li Linfu felt that he had made a big mistake in this matter. He took it for granted that after his own exaggeration, Li Longji would inevitably be extremely angry. It was enough for him to just light the fire. But now it seems that this is not the case. The emperor seems to have known this matter a long time ago, and he knows it more in detail than himself.

A thought flashed through his mind. The emperor must have a suspicion in Nanzhao. Is it wise for him to mention this matter again? But the emperor had already asked, and he had to answer. Li Linfu had to bite the bullet and said, "The old minister thought that even if he wanted to kill the Tubo envoy, he should first tell the emperor and then do it after getting the emperor's approval."

This was said extremely reluctantly, how could he know if Li Longji had approved it? Li Linfu secretly regretted that he shot himself in the foot today.

Sure enough, Li Longji pondered for a moment, smiled gently at Li Linfu and said, "Crime Chen is old and gets sick in Nanzhao. I have sent an order to order him to come back to recuperate. The envoy who was sent to Nanzhao will be appointed as the Minister of State. In the future, the affairs of Nanzhao will be handed over to the prince to handle. The Prime Minister should concentrate on domestic affairs!"

The carriage was scattered, and a group of guards protected Li Linfu's carriage to run in the imperial city. Li Linfu had a gloomy face, and the emperor's words seemed to be still echoing in his ears.

"Although the killing of the Tubo delegation is too aggressive, it is very effective for the current situation in Nanzhao."

"Shangshu Wei is capable and capable, and he has won my heart. I have decided to grant him the title of Pingzhang for the affairs of the Secretariat."

"Li Qing, the commander of Guoyi, made great contributions in eastern Yunnan. I decided to accept the recommendation of the prime minister last time and order him to be an official in the local area."

Every piece is good news for the prince. The Nanzhao dominance he had worked hard to seize was given up, "Chen Xilie, you disappointed me!"

Li Linfu suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He must have thought that this person was a useless person, so he would just send him a deputy. Yang Shenjin and Ji Wen were both extremely capable people. If any of them went to Nanzhao, the situation would never be like today.

There was also the Li Qing who was in vain to cultivate him, but he didn't even contribute any effort to him in the Nanzhao competition, but helped Wei Jian. Li Linfu sneered, "Li Qing, do you still want to go back and forth?"

Just as he was thinking, the carriage slowed down, a servant came forward to report: "Report to the Prime Minister, the governor of Yaozhou Li Mi has something important to report to the Prime Minister."

"Yaozhou?" Li Linfu was slightly stunned, thought about it, and said, "Let him come here!"

Li Mi had just arrived from Nanzhao. He was originally jealous of Li Qing and wanted to seek Chen Xilie complain, but Chen Xilie was addicted to food and sex and refused to see him. Later, he heard that he was sick. At this time, the court deprived him of the jurisdiction of eastern Yunnan. Li Mi's mentality was suddenly unbalanced. The reason was that these were all good things that Li Qing did, so he took the opportunity to return to Beijing to report his duties and hit Li Qing hard behind his head.

Li Linfu glanced at him sideways and saw that he was short and despicable. He really didn't like him, but he still smiled and said, "Governor Li came from thousands of miles away. Thank you for your hard work. I wonder what you need to find me?"

When Li Mi heard the care of the Prime Minister, he was so moved that he almost knelt down. He choked and said, "People say that the Prime Minister loves his subordinates. This is true. When the subordinates return to Yaozhou, they must take the Prime Minister as a model, always warn themselves, treat the people well, and treat their subordinates well."

Seeing him getting off the subject, a hint of unhappiness flashed in his eyes. When the confidant next to him saw it, he coughed heavily. Li Mi was shocked and hurriedly closed his bird beak, took out a memorial from his arms, and handed it respectfully with both hands, "My minister! No, my subordinates reported one person to the Prime Minister. This person dared to falsely pass the imperial edict in eastern Yunnan."

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The Nanzhao government and the country were already in chaos. More than 1,000 Tubo delegations were killed. The Tubo Dalun died in Taihe City. This was undoubtedly because the sky had fallen. The people living near the city gate testified. They saw that it was the Nanzhao soldiers who were attacking him and were afraid of Tubo's revenge. Ge Luofeng and Yu Chengjie factions accused each other, saying that it was the actions of each other and had nothing to do with them.

Piluoge on the sickbed was furious and ordered a thorough investigation of the matter. In any case, Tubo would have to give an explanation, but five days passed, and the investigation of the case had already changed three people, but the shocking case still had no clue. However, even idiots knew that who else could kill more than a thousand people overnight?

Although everyone knew it well, teams of soldiers were still searching Taihe City. As long as there was a little suspicion, they would catch it. Judging from the situation, it seemed that they had killed more than a thousand Tubo delegations, but they were just a few small thieves.

In order to prevent the tragedy from happening again, the Tang Dynasty mission station was protected tightly, and even a bird with a sharp mouth could not fly in.

The killing of the Tubo delegation had a particularly severe impact on the situation in Nanzhao, as if a table suddenly had a leg missing, and it was inevitable that it would be tilted. It severely hit the confidence of the supporters of Geluofeng and forced Geluofeng to consider a retreat. Just three days after the incident, he secretly ordered another general, Luo Feng, to lead 20,000 troops to Lishui (now northern Myanmar).

Another direct consequence of this incident was that it cut off the bond between Tubo and Nanzhao at once.

After the rain, the temperature in Nanzhao quickly rose. The drizzle was drizzling in the past two days, cold and wet, and when the rain turned into winter, people were wearing thick winter clothes, but when the sun smiled, women in every household began to rummage through boxes and cabinets, looking for thin summer clothes.

This day was the fifth day after the Tubo delegation incident. The whole city of Taihe City was still under martial law. The night was deep and the mist was everywhere on the streets. Soldiers patrolled the streets, and murderous intent was hidden in the dull night sky. The carriage that the medical officer Wu Yulin was riding was returning from the palace. He was in a good mood these days. Piluoge's illness gradually improved under his careful control. He had a way to suppress the attack of toxins in Piluoge's body. Just control it and then find a way to remove the toxins from the body bit by bit.

Of course, this is the capital for his promotion and wealth. He will never tell other medical officials what the King's disease was. It is precisely because he has a good sense of property rights protection that at noon, Queen Nanzhao officially promoted him to the chief of medicine and was fully responsible for the king's illness.

‘The spring breeze is proud and the horse’s hooves are fast’, Wu Yulin’s carriage is running fast, he closed his eyes and planned his future with pride. Now he has established a firm foothold in Nanzhao, and it is time to bring his family here, and he will send someone to Yibin County tomorrow.

Wu Yulin almost laughed out loud. He could send people now. The carriage gradually drove to his house. His house was on the west end of Taihe City. It was a small courtyard with two entrances and seven or eight houses. Now only he and a Nanzhao girl who served him lived.

The desertedness on the street and the military investigation made Wu Yulin's joy gradually disappear. He also heard about the situation in Nanzhao. He always thought that it was not his business. He was just a famous doctor who saved lives and helped the wounded. But since he was promoted today, he felt that there was a responsibility on his shoulders, and he should also consider major national affairs, such as governing the country, managing the family and pacifying the world.

The door of the house was half open, and the maid did not come to greet him. The original physical celebration method had to be cancelled. Wu Yulin was a little annoyed. Since he became an official, he should be an official, so he decided to teach this Nanzhao woman a lesson tonight.

After entering the living room, the lady was still not there. The lights in the room were faintly and about to go out. He hurriedly found an oil pot to fill the lamp with oil. The lights immediately turned brighter, and then he found a wick to change it. At this time, he suddenly found a man sitting quietly on a chair by the door, wearing a white robe and a slut on his head. Wu Yulin seemed to have caught a ghost. He was so scared that he retreated repeatedly, "Hey!" He shouted loudly: "Who are you, what are you doing at my house!"

The man smiled slightly, "Does Wu Ming have been promoted to an official position and have you forgotten me?"

The voice sounded a little familiar. Wu Yulin looked carefully and found that it was his old friend Li Qing. He changed his clothes and didn't know him anymore.

"It turned out to be the magistrate of County Li. I thought it was a small thief who killed the Tubo envoy and ran to my house!"

He suddenly remembered that his maid was missing, stared at him with suspicious eyes and asked, "Can you see the woman in my room?"

Li Qing smiled, "When I saw it, I have ordered someone to send her to a safe place."

"A safe place?" Wu Yulin was a little confused. Is his home not safe enough? He hesitated and asked, "Is there anything wrong with County Magistrate Li looking for me?"
Chapter completed!