Chang'an, Qin Tianjian!
"Didi~didi~!"
"There's a telegram!"
In the quiet room, there was a sudden "didi" sound. A chamberlain quickly came to the desk where the telegraph machine was placed, quickly took out a pen and paper, and began to record the message.
The other two chamberlains in the room also turned their attention here. Nowadays, telegraph machines have not been widely popularized. There are only a few people with telegraph machines in the entire Tang Dynasty, so now they are sending telegrams to the palace. , either Li Zexuan, or Li Tai!
And Li Zexuan is in the military camp at the moment. If something happens, he can just send someone to the palace to send a message or go to the palace in person. There is no need to send a telegram!
In this case, the only person who sent the telegram could be Li Tai!
The beeping sound of the telegraph machine lasted for about half a quarter of an hour. When the sound of the telegram gradually subsided, the previous chamberlain turned his head and shouted to his two companions behind him: "This is an urgent message from His Majesty the King of Wei. ! Hurry! Come over and help translate the message!"
"good!"
The two of them felt shocked, responded, and quickly stepped forward to translate the message with the chamberlain.
After a while, the expressions of the three people in the room changed. The chamberlain who first recorded the telegram stood up and said: "Taiyuan is in danger. You guys wait here. I must submit this telegram to His Majesty immediately!"
"yes!"
The two of them accepted the order.
The chamberlain put the translated message into his arms and hurried out the door.
In the Ganlu Hall, Li Erzheng and Zhao Song were chatting about tomorrow's fighting competition among the Xuanjia Army.
"...these rules this boy has set are quite interesting. After the morning court tomorrow, I will go to the Xuanjia Army camp to join in the fun and see the results of the Xuanjia Army's training under this boy's new training code!"
Li Er looked at the pamphlet in his hand, smiled meaningfully, and then said to Zhao Song beside him.
"Do you want me to inform General Duan in advance?"
Zhao Song heard this and was not surprised at all by Li Er's decision. He asked tentatively.
"No need to bother!"
Li Er shook his head and said: "It's just you and me, just change into casual clothes and go! It will also save a lot of trouble!"
Although it cannot be said that the world is at peace now, for the territory of the Tang Dynasty, it has been at peace for a long time. At the end of April, as Shuofang City was captured by the Tang army and Liang Division was defeated, all the separatist rebel forces in the Tang Dynasty had been wiped out by Li Er. As the imperial capital, Chang'an City, compared to other places in the Tang Dynasty, The public security is many times better, so Li Er is not worried about what assassins he will encounter when leaving the palace incognito!
Unlike other "pampered" emperors who grew up in the palace, Li Er had done this many times before leaving the palace alone.
"Old slave obeys the order~!"
When Zhao Song heard this, he looked hesitant. He wanted to give some advice, but after following Li Er for so many years, he knew Li Er's temper very well, so he swallowed back the words that were on his lips, and then He changed his words.
But he was secretly thinking that no matter what happened tomorrow, he would arrange for some experts to follow them secretly, otherwise if something unexpected happened to Li Er, he would be dead!
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! His Royal Highness the King of Wei has sent an urgent report~!"
As soon as Zhao Song finished speaking, a chamberlain hurried in from outside. After entering the hall, the chamberlain held a piece of rice paper in his hands and bowed to Li Er.
Previously, Li Er had ordered the imperial guards outside the Taiji Palace to report any urgent matters to the chamberlains in Qintian Prison who were responsible for guarding the telegraph machines. You can enter the Manna Hall directly without notification.
"What? An urgent report from Qingque? Submit it quickly!"
Li Er, who was sitting at the top, was shocked when he heard this and said quickly.
Zhao Song's face also became serious. He quickly came to the waiter, took the rice paper from the waiter's hand, and then quickly handed it to Li Er.
Li Er didn't talk nonsense. After receiving the message, he opened it and read it carefully. He saw that it said:
"My dear father, Qingque, today I suddenly received news that there is a group of Turkic spies hidden in Taiyuan City. The leader is a Han man named Zhao Deyan. Han Tianhu, who was formerly in Hanjiazhuang, accidentally intercepted the message sent by this person early this morning. A letter from the grassland…”
This telegram is not long, but it is not short either. It has nearly three hundred words. The main reason is that the relationship between this matter is too important and too complicated. It cannot be explained in a few words. If it is not explained clearly, , it is easy to affect Li Er's judgment and decision-making, and it is very likely that he will lose everything if he is not careful! So Li Tai used as concise language as possible to tell Li Er exactly what he had encountered this afternoon, including the fact that Tiedan pretended to accompany him and the imperial army to escort a batch of fake supplies to Longshan, and was ambushed in the south of the city. Said it too.
It's just that Li Tai didn't mention Dugu Xin's previous speculations about the Wang family in this telegram. The main reason is that so far, they don't have any evidence, so it would be inappropriate to speak out rashly!
The telegram of more than 300 words takes a long time to translate, but it seems that it can be read in a moment. After reading the telegram, Li Er frowned and his face was as heavy as water. This morning, Dugu Xin was in Taiyuan. Taiyuan City was assassinated. After he received the news, he suspected that it might be a Turkic spy. However, he never expected that the assassin lurking in Taiyuan City would be so bold and wanted Jieli to lead his troops into the Tang Dynasty and then come to the Tang Dynasty. The inside and outside cooperated to directly capture Taiyuan and capture Li Tai alive!
The other party's ambition is too great!
And who is this Zhao Deyan? As a Han Chinese, not only did he work for the Turks, but he also had contact with the great Khan of the Turks? Also, why does this person know everything about the mission of Li Tai and his party to go north to Taiyuan, and how does he know the functions and uses of the telegraph relay station? These are the top secrets of Yanhuang Academy!
Not to mention a Turkic spy, many officials in the court did not know about this task of the academy and the specific purpose of the telegraph relay station. How did Zhao Deyan know about it
At this moment, many thoughts quickly flashed through Li Er's mind, but the most overwhelming ones were surprise and fear. Just imagine, if Han Lizheng failed to intercept Zhao Deyan's letter from the flying pigeon, what would happen to Li Tai and Dugu Xin in Taiyuan City? They may not know who the opponent they are facing until the Turkic wolf cavalry approaches the city, so how can they prepare in advance
"Quickly send a message to Qingque, ordering Wang Liaoyuan, the governor of Bingzhou, to send a warning message to Fengzhou, Shengzhou, Yunzhou, and Youzhou at an urgent cost of 800 miles to remind the governors of the above four states to strengthen the defense of the key border roads. And be warned, no Turks are allowed to enter the Tang Dynasty, any violation will be punished by military law!"
Forcibly suppressing the questions in his mind, Li Er put down the message in his hand, raised his head, looked at the chamberlain, and gave instructions in a deep voice.
While the chamberlain quickly recorded what Li Er said with a pen, he bowed and said, "I obey your order!"
"In addition, I order Bingzhou Zhechong Mansion to join the military and protect the safety of Qingque and Yanhuang Academy teachers and students at all costs. Also, for the safety of Taiyuan City, I order Bingzhou Governor Wang Liaoyuan to find out the identity of Zhao Deyan within three days. , and bring him to justice!"
Li Er thought for a while and added.
"My slave obeys the order~!"
The hand of the chamberlain holding the pen moved quickly, and what Li Er said was quickly recorded in the book in his hand. He bowed and responded.
"Go~!"
Li Er thought for a moment and found that he had nothing else to give, so he waved the waiter to leave quickly.
The chamberlain bowed, turned and left the Manna Hall.
Zhao Songshi stood on the lower left side of Li Er, and never asked what was written in the telegram. Although he was very curious, he understood that there were some things that Li Er wanted him to know, and he didn't need him. If he asks, Li Er will tell him directly. On the contrary, if Li Er doesn't want him to know, even if he asks Potian, Li Er won't tell him. On the contrary, he may be punished!
At this time, Li Er picked up the telegram again, handed it to Zhao Song, and said: "Zhao Song, go and check Jie Li's account to see if there is a senior Han official named Zhao Deyan. This is a telegram from Qingque. You should take a look too!”
Zhao Song took the rice paper with the message in both hands and bowed: "I obey the order!"
Before he could read the message, Li Er spoke again: "Have Li Junxian and the others arrived in Taiyuan City~?"
Zhao Song cupped his hands and said: "Back to Your Majesty, two quarters of an hour ago, the old slave received the flying pigeon letter from Commander Li. According to the letter, he had arrived in Taiyuan City in the morning, and he discovered that there was a hidden force in Taiyuan City. The forces are secretly monitoring His Highness and others. He is hiding in the dark at this time, which makes it easier to find out the origin of this group of forces. Therefore, he does not show up to meet His Highness. Instead, he has been hiding in the dark and secretly protecting His Highness! "
Hearing this, Li Er immediately felt relieved. He nodded and said, "Yeah! Li Junxian's work is really reassuring! It's easy to hide from open guns, but hard to guard against hidden arrows, so let him hide in the dark!"
Speaking of this, Li Er suddenly frowned, because he suddenly remembered that Li Junxian's method of sending messages was actually a flying pigeon? After experiencing the convenience of the telegraph machine, Li Er felt that the method of sending letters by flying pigeons was already a "backward" method of communication. After all, how could the speed of pigeons be as fast as that of telegraphs (electromagnetic waves)
It's a pity. It's a pity that no one among the Baiqi can use a telegraph machine. Otherwise, a few telegraph machines should be equipped for the Baiqi. Now Li Junxian can report to him the situation in Taiyuan City at any time!
"Your Majesty said so!"
Zhao Song responded.
After a moment of silence, Li Er suddenly spoke again: "Don't let the Queen know about this first, otherwise she will have to worry and have nightmares all night long!"
Speaking of nightmares, Li Er couldn't help but think of the dream that Queen Changsun told him before. The reality seemed to be mirroring that dream. There was a group of Han people who had taken refuge with the Turks in Taiyuan City and wanted to do harm to Li Tai and others. Then Li Tai and others Will they eventually be caught by that group of people
Won't! I will never let those little guys succeed!
Li Er said firmly in his heart.
"Old slave understands!"
Zhao Song responded, and Li Er waved his hand to him and said, "Go ahead! Help me find out Zhao Deyan's identity as soon as possible!"
"Here~!"
Zhao Song bowed to accept the order, carrying the message from Li Tai, and walked out of the hall.
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