A few people stood on the edge of the city wall of the inner city, and a gust of wind blew by. The loess in the sky was like a dark wind in the night, with a whistling sound, which made people feel strange and uncomfortable.
A man in his thirties was wearing a unique Tibetan robe. Under the firelight, the hat on his head was stained with loess. After the wind blew, a lot of it blew off.
Li Hong didn't know Garsirao, but he could tell his identity from his clothes.
Tubo has always had a vested interest in imitating the Tang Dynasty, and every country in this period was trying its best to imitate everything of the Tang Dynasty.
The Tibetans also imitated the Tang Dynasty's system of official grades, and then modified it slightly to become their current grade system.
The color of the clothes naturally imitated the Tang Dynasty, and Gao Shen, the fish charm of the Tang Dynasty, was also changed and imitated.
There are six grades of officials, and the man in his thirties is naturally the first grade. There is a three-inch jadeite hanging on the coarse woolen arm sleeve, which shows that he is already the highest grade.
Next are gold, silver, gold plating, silver, copper, and finally the highest grade iron sheets.
Li Hong lay on the saddle, looked at the leading man with a relaxed expression and said, "Are you Garsirruo?"
"Who are you?" Garsirruo opened his mouth and blurted out the blunt Chinese language of mutton skewers.
"The Grand Protector of the Anxi Protectorate." Li Hong said calmly without hiding anything.
"What do you want to do?" Mutton Skewers' voice was a little cold, and he looked at the soldiers around him.
Originally, he could wait until Li Hong's iron hoofs passed by before escaping. Unexpectedly, one of his men accidentally made a sound at the entrance of the city wall. The small sound was discovered by others, and he had to crawl out in embarrassment.
"I don't want to do anything, but I want to ask, what do you want to do?" Li Hong unconsciously imitated the tone of the mutton skewers, which made Gal Xiruo feel that he had been greatly humiliated.
"Are all officials of the Tang Dynasty so rude?" Gar Xiruo's face was filled with anger.
"Being rude is better than a white-eyed wolf. I, the Tang Dynasty, give you food and drink, but you group of white-eyed wolves only want to take advantage of my Datang. Who is rude?" Li Hong did not dismount, just lying there. On the saddle, wearing a big fur coat, it was very warm, with his head exposed, and he said relaxedly.
"Tuyuhun is not the land of the Tang Dynasty. It is my hometown. It was occupied by them. We just want to come back."
"Fuck you, I said Tubo is my hometown. I'm asking you to come back to me now. Will you give it back? Then, arrest them. It's very cold outside. Arrest them and take them to the Governor's Mansion for interrogation." Li Hong watched Xiaoxue rubbing her hands, and then signaled to Cheetah.
Seeing that Cheetah and the others were about to take action, several Tubo men immediately pulled out the scimitars from their waists, protecting Gar Xiruo in the middle, and watched the Tang soldiers around them warily.
"If you are not mentally ill, just ask your men to put down their knives and follow us. If you want them to die, I have no objection." Li Hong pulled the reins in his hand, and the food stamps immediately understood, and he relaxed Turn around and start walking towards the inner city.
After walking only a few steps, Li Hong heard Gar Xirruo's muffled voice behind him: "Put down the knife and follow them."
"Sir, is this person very powerful?" Walking on the streets of the Loulan Governor's Mansion in front of the inner city, Xiaoxue was a little surprised that His Highness went to such great lengths just for this person.
"He's okay. It depends on who he's competing with. He's naturally weaker than me, but he has a shrewd, powerful, and cunning father, Lu Dongzan." Li Hong looked at the torch in front of him, and Wu Tian had complete control. To the Governor's Mansion.
"I think he can't even compare to one of your fingers." Xiaoxue said proudly.
"No, I shouldn't be qualified to compare with you." Xia Zhi said after watching Li Hong's mood become happier after catching this Garsirruo.
"Hmm, Xia Zhi can still talk. That Banmei and Xunlan, don't you two praise me?" Li Hong looked at Jingzhe in front of him and ran over quickly, and he was in a good mood. He looked at the other two palace maids who were riding next to him. said.
Banmei and Xunlan have gotten to know His Highness the Crown Prince's character better than they did when they were in the palace these days. After getting along with each other for this period of time, they feel that His Highness is probably the best Crown Prince in the world. Will make things difficult for them.
"Master, I think he is not as handsome as you..."
"Come on, you can't even praise others. From now on, learn how to flatter others from Xia Zhi and Xiaoxue." Jingzhe held the food stamps and slowly walked to the door of the Governor's Mansion. He was not tall and dark. The wooden door was wide open, and four or five people were kneeling at the door.
The lanterns on both sides had already been lit, and some torches were still lighting up the place. Li Hong looked at An Mo Shenpan who was kneeling on the ground, and said lightly: "You are really good, you have fully utilized your abilities as a wallflower. It’s the ultimate, take my Tang Dynasty, and then collude with Tubo, let’s see how I deal with you tomorrow.”
After he finished speaking, he looked at several other people he didn't know, kicked each of the people kneeling in the middle of the door, and walked straight in.
After a night of hard work, Li Hong's trip was not in vain. After Xia Zhi and others cleaned up the room for him, Li Hong handed everything over to Lawless.
As for how to deal with the Governor of Shenpan in Anmo who leads the Loulan Governor's Mansion in the Tang Dynasty, Li Hong has already thought about it. In any case, the governor must be replaced by someone from the Tang Dynasty, and including the governor, all need to be appointed by Tang people. Serve.
Disintegrate the power of the old wealthy families, cultivate a local middle class that is pro-Datang, and then integrate all classes in Loulan to achieve unification in terms of culture and other aspects, and truly turn this place into a territory belonging to the Tang Dynasty.
Yao Chong and Huan Yanfan had already arrived at the gate of Loulan City before it opened on the second day.
Since Zhang Jianzhi was nominated by Li Hong as the Minister of Rites, he unknowingly followed in the footsteps of Yan Liben, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Yu Wenrong, Liang Xiaoren, Yang Jiong and others from Chongwen Hall had also passed Yumen Pass and were on their way to Kucha City.
As a cultural inheritor in the Western Regions, Li Hong wanted to see if more talents could be discovered in the Western Regions before the poet Li Bai was born.
Originally, Li Hong wanted Wang Bo to come with him, but Li Xianyi had other appointments. Moreover, Long Ma Wu Mei and his father Li Zhi did not agree with him poaching the emperor's younger brother, so they rejected his unreasonable request.
As for the remaining two four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty, Luo Binwang and Lu Zhaolin, they were impressed by Li Hong's talent when they visited Qujiang Pond in their early years. Therefore, with the approval of the officials, the two people who were not highly valued also joined the team. Among those who support the development of the Western Region.
Li Hong was dismissed from his official position in Anmo Shenpan on charges of collaborating with foreign enemies and harboring the king of Kucha Kingdom, and was sent back to Chang'an city along with Bai Sunizhi and other former high-ranking officials in the Western Regions.
Zeluo, a military official of the Tang Dynasty, fought bravely against the Peacock Bandits of thieves in the Western Regions, and died in the line of duty to protect the Protectorate of Anxi.
After handling these matters, Li Hong naturally handed over the rest to Yao Chong, Huan Yanfan and others.
The only thing that has not been dealt with now is naturally the junior prime minister Garsirruo who has already served in Tubo and is under the prime minister Lu Dongzan.
For three days, Li Hong did not give any food to Garsirruo and others, but only a small amount of water to maintain the moisture needed by the body.
"This guy can't be killed." Li Hong shook his head and said, facing the questioning looks of Yao Chong and Huan Yanfan.
"Sir, please tell me why I can't kill him? Is he more noble than the third prince in white clothes and rich food?" Yao Chong asked, somewhat puzzled.
"That's not true. When it comes to status and lofty status, they are evenly matched. Although Galxi is not the prince of Tubo, he is actually equal to their prince. Lu Dongzan single-handedly controls the Tubo court, although he is far away in Tuyuhun. , but his influence is unparalleled. Moreover, Tubo Zampo is not the son of Songtsen Gampo, but Songtsen Gampo’s grandson, Mangsong Mangtsen, is the Tubo Zampu. Therefore, the Tubo court Above the hall, it can be said that the Gardonzan family has the final say.”
Li Hong stared at the topographic map of the Western Regions on the table, pointed at the Ashina Duzhi, and said: "If he is killed now, it will be equivalent to a head-on war with Tibet. Today, our Tang Dynasty does not have the ability to launch two major wars in the Western Regions at the same time. A large-scale war. What’s more, there is also the White-clad Dashi who has been eyeing the Persian Governor’s Palace.”
"Then what should we do? We can't just keep him like this, right?" Yao Chong has now been trained by Li Hong and has become a profit politician. When looking at a person, he always starts from his own interests first.
The way he and Huan Yanfan deal with people who are unprofitable and have no use value is now very similar to Li Hong's way.
And this is why Li Hong brought them to the Western Regions. He hoped that through words and deeds, they would know how to use others and make more use of the cards in their hands to benefit the Tang Dynasty.
"Of course it's impossible to just keep him like this. Tell Pei Xingjian to write to Lu Dongzan and tell him that because his son conspired to rebel in Loulan Governor Anmo Shenpan, he was imprisoned in Khotan by the Tang Dynasty. If you want To redeem his son, the land of Tuyuhun will be returned to Nuohebo, the king of Tuyuhun." Li Hong even said this with a hint of ridicule.
"This...can they believe it?" Huan Yanfan found that this method was a bit childish.
"Of course it's impossible to believe it, and we don't intend to let him believe it, but with him in our hands, we can buy us more time to stabilize Anxi and suppress Ashina Duzhi and Li Zhepei. , In this way, Pei Xingjian will not be constrained in using troops and can let go of the suppression. "
Yao Chong, Huan Yanfan, plus Li Hong, the three of them together are not as old as Lu Dongzan alone, but now they have begun to plot against the cunning Lu Dongzan.
(End of chapter)