Quan Yi led two thousand soldiers and horses from the Tang Dynasty and Tibet to join the Futu Camp. Yuan Shuji and Guo Shifeng had already been waiting in the Futu Camp for a long time, but Lawless had not been seen since last night. He must be still tracking the three princes from Zhenla who were kidnapped last night.
Li Hong was in front, and Yang Sijian and Lin Shiling were on the left and right. Now that they had officially entered the land of Liuzhao, what happened next? They still needed to follow the arrangements and dispatches of His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Lang Qiongzhao had a feud with Meng Shezhao in the early years? What kind of feud was it? How long have you known Lang Qiongzhao?" He led the two of them to the back garden of the palace, with the fresh and warm breeze blowing on his face, looking at the top of his head Those large tracts of thick white clouds are indeed the Yunnan Plateau, known as the South of Colorful Clouds.
"Not long after I was transferred to Tubo by His Highness, Lang Qiongzhao took the lead in finding me. Many of the remnants of Tubo's old forces were provided to me by him. He always hoped to be able to give Xinu Luo from Your Majesty. He was promoted to the title of King of Yunnan, so he coincided with me. As for the feud between the two..." Lin Shiling smiled sinisterly and continued: "Sheng Luoyan's biological mother. Xinuluo's princess was actually Lang Qiongzhao's wife in her early years, and she was snatched away by Xinuluo, so it would be easy for me to divide them. "
"Then the father who doesn't know Sheng Luoyan is actually Lang Qiongzhao, right?" Li Hong immediately asked gossiping.
"Your Highness, you are joking. Xinuluo is indeed Sheng Luoyan's biological father, but it is because of Sheng Luoyan's mother that Lang Qiongzhao and Sheng Luoyan have always been at odds with each other. However, since His Majesty granted Xi Nuluo the title of Queen Nuluo of Yunnan, Lang Qiongzhao's hostility towards Xi Nuluo has somewhat subdued. This time, after knowing roughly the purpose of Your Highness's visit, Lang Qiong Zhao is ready to break up with Xi Nuluo. "Lin Shiling. After Li Hong sat in the pavilion with Yang Sijian, they sat down on both sides.
"Lang Qiongzhao wants to use my help to help him get rid of Xinuluo, and then compete for the king of Yunnan, right? Do you agree?" Li Hong glanced at Yang Sijian, who was still a little reserved next to him, and had to signal Yang Sijian to settle him first. Of the dozens of literati who came over, only Lin Shiling was left here to talk to him.
"No, I'm not stupid, how could I agree to his proposal? Judging from my current understanding of Langqiong Zhao, Meng She Zhao is the strongest among the six, followed by Shi Lang Zhao, Yue Ji Zhao, and finally He Langqiong issued the imperial edict, and I believe he knew in his heart that even if His Highness were to grant you the title of King of Yunnan again, nothing would happen to him. As for the head of the Six Zhaos, he will comply with how the imperial court will regulate the Six Zhaos next," Lin Shiling said confidently. It can even be said that Lang Qiong Zhao is now an imperial edict that he can command at will. , there is absolutely no intention to go against the Tang Dynasty.
"Then what do you think we should do next?" Li Hong asked calmly.
Lin Shiling was able to purposefully make friends with Langqiongzhao after entering Tubo, and was able to continue to divide the Liuzhao, so that Langqiongzhao and Xinuluo continued to be hostile to each other. This is enough to show that Lin Shiling was being When he was transferred to Tubo, he had already guessed that his next step would be to rectify the Liuzhao.
"If my prediction is correct, we should see the outcome tonight, and... However, since I don't know His Highness's plan during this period, I cannot accurately guess whether there will be blood tonight. Xinuluo is suspicious and cunning by nature, but in my case It seems that this person is cunning, cold, and suspicious on the one hand, but deep down in his heart, his nature is more of fear and inferiority! The more powerful he appears, the more important it is that he is guilty and uneasy. , when people talk about Xinuluo, they never mention his arrogance, and he has never shown this characteristic. Therefore, I always believe that Xinuluo should be a tycoon who can take things up and let go, and a man who can handle things in trouble. He is a calm and experienced person, so it is not an exaggeration to say that he will make any decision, unless he really launches an army to rebel against Tang Zili." Lin Shiling frowned, considered his words, and said slowly.
"So, Xinuluo is very likely to choose to surrender unconditionally, and it is unlikely that he will raise troops?" Li Hong's face still showed no fluctuations, and he continued to ask lightly.
"Absolutely. I think it is his son Sheng Luoyan who needs to be careful. The reason... I think your highness will understand even if I don't tell you." Lin Shiling's originally sinister eyes looked at Li Hongshi with an inexplicable hint of fear. .
Li Hong looked up at the carved roof of the pavilion and sighed softly. Lin Shiling was right. People have been blinded by Xinuluo's insidiousness, cunning, suspicion and coldness from beginning to end, but no one has ever discovered it. Under these distinctive characteristics of his, the arrogance and arrogance that people have always described have never appeared in Xi Nuluo.
Xinuluo forced Shelong to pass the throne to him back then. Now Lin Shiling reminded herself to be careful of Sheng Luoyan. What he actually wanted to say was that Sheng Luoyan might force Xinuluo to pass the throne to him when the situation in Taihe City became increasingly severe. Give him the throne, and then he will raise troops to rebel against the Tang Dynasty and become independent.
The reason why Lin Shiling did not dare to tell him the reason in front of him was probably because the "good tradition" of forcing the Zen position has been happening since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Now Nanzhao is just imitating the Tang Dynasty.
If he said it out of his mouth, he would feel that he would be embarrassed by the royal family.
"In that case, Sheng Luoyan will be left to you." Li Hong glanced at Lin Shiling, and then continued to say expressionlessly.
"Yes, Your Highness, I promise to see Sheng Luoyan to death with General Quan Yi, and I will never let him ruin your plan." Lin Shiling stood up and saluted respectfully.
"It's not your character to be hesitant. If you have anything to say, just say it. You have been in front of me from the beginning and acted without any selfish thoughts. Why are you still hesitant now for what reason?" Li Hong's face He asked with a soft smile, looking at Lin Shiling standing motionless opposite.
"I... I have something I don't know whether to say or not, but if I don't say it, I feel like it's stuck in my throat and I've lost my duty as a loyal minister, so I might as well say it. I thought that dozens of people headed by Yang Sijian I am afraid that in the land of Liuzhao, it is difficult for a scholar to fulfill the role of Dai Zhide in Tubo. If he does not do it well, it will be self-defeating. "
"How do you say this?" Li Hong asked, raising his eyebrows.
"Your Highness, you should know what happened in Chang'an City a few days ago, right? King Ying, King Yin, and Princess Taiping teamed up to force the Imperial Academy to offer wine to Kong Zhiyue in the court. This matter is now being discussed in every corner of the Tang Dynasty. According to the rumors, I cannot rule out that some literati deliberately spread rumors in order to damage the image of the imperial court in the minds of literati. Yang Sijian was dismissed by His Highness, and in addition, his daughter was disrespectful to His Highness the Crown Princess. Now that Yang Sijian and these literati are being reused, I am afraid that they will not have the same effect as Dai Zhide did in Tubo, but will instead..."
"Needless to say, there are other hidden reasons why Yang Sijian came here. But having said that, it would be a pity to leave Chang'an without such a scholar who has engraved Confucianism in his bones. Now I have You know very well that we are short of manpower, so we have no choice but to make do with it first." Li Hong stretched out his hand and motioned for Lin Shiling to sit down.
Then he continued to say slowly: "I asked you to go to Tubo with Jinghui and Quan Yi back then, instead of putting you in Chengdu Mansion on Jiannan Road. You must have never figured out why? What you said today, although I think about it from the perspective of the court, but are you still confused? Why did Di Renjie go to Jiannan Road a few years later, instead of you, Lin Shiling, who went to Jiannan Road a few years earlier to strike while the iron was hot? "
"Your Highness is wise, I do think so. But Your Highness didn't say anything, and I didn't dare to ask. I could only comfort myself in my heart. I must have His Highness's intention in making such arrangements." Lin Shiling did not get up this time. As for himself, Li Hong's thoughts were revealed, and for him, there was really nothing to hide.
Facing Prince Li Hong, Lin Shiling would never hide any of his emotions or some of his thoughts. He knew better than any other official that since His Highness could give him, he could also take back.
Moreover, if he wants to realize his high position and salary and become a feudal official who governs a country, he must show more loyalty and honesty than others in front of His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Whether it is Pei Xingjian or Di Renjie, they both belong to the same kind of people. If Di Renjie is sent to Tibet, it will be no different from sending Pei Xingjian to Tibet. Jiannan Road is the land of our Tang Dynasty, whether it is the common people or officials , you have regarded yourself as a Chinese citizen since ancient times. With your character and government, including your methods of doing things, you can resolve the remaining disputes in Jiannan Road in a short period of time, but the subsequent influence will not be on any of us. We can be sure. Maybe ten years later, the imperial court will really send a large number of troops to Shu to suppress the rebels. "
"So Di Renjie went to Chengdu to rectify the officialdom and deal with it in a gentle and gentle way. Even if he dismissed all the officials in Jiannan Road, the people would not have any estrangement from the Tang Dynasty. They would only applaud and applaud. But if the minister Entering Shu and sweeping it away with thunderous force will inevitably cause greater turmoil, even shake the interests of the people and the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, thus bringing you unknown hidden dangers. But... His Highness allows his ministers to join Tubo, is this all? Isn't it possible that the unafraid style of the minister will make the efforts of Lord Pei Xingjian and others in vain?"
"Tubo no longer need to be gentle and mellow. If we want them to have attachment and respect for us, the Tang Dynasty, we must first make them afraid of us. Therefore, you are more suitable for Tubo than Di Renjie, but not for Jiannan Road. "
"Be afraid first and then respect?" Lin Shiling couldn't figure out the reason.
(End of chapter)