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Ang Lee smiled and looked at Zhao Jingnong. "You are confident that you know the Great Minister's character, but do you know the Emperor of the Tang dynasty?"
Zhao Jingnong smiled. "I'm just a wild man. How can I guess the Emperor of the Tang dynasty?"
"I can tell you that."
Zhao Jingnong did not say anything, but he pricked up his ears. He wanted to hear Ang Lee's opinion.
"Dragons have reverse scales. They like grandiose achievements."
After saying that, Li An looked at Zhao Jingnong to observe his reaction.
Zhao Jingnong was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Li Xiaowei is a subject of the Tang dynasty. How can you evaluate the Emperor of the Tang dynasty like this? This is disloyal. If the Emperor of the Tang dynasty knows about this, it won't be good."
Ang Lee waved his hand gently. "There's only me and the Third Minister here. There's also this vast world. How can others know about this? Besides, you are a smart person. I don't dare to say that the Emperor is wise and powerful in front of you."
"Hahaha. I didn't expect Li Xiaowei to be such a free and easy person. You even dare to speak ill of the Emperor. Is there anything you don't dare to do?"
Zhao Jingnong praised Li An and sighed inwardly at Li An's prowess. Li An was able to point out what he was afraid of with a single sentence.
Ang Lee was still smiling. "Third Minister, what I said is the truth. The Emperor of the Tang dynasty cares about his reputation very much. No one can stop him from doing what he wants to do, and no one dares to stop him. For example, since Dongnu Province has already submitted to the Tang dynasty, it is a vassal state of the Tang dynasty. If the vassal state of the Tang dynasty is annexed by Tibet, it is equivalent to slapping the Emperor of the Tang dynasty in the face. With the temper of the Emperor of the Tang dynasty, he will not tolerate it. Even if he has to mobilize the entire country and make the people homeless, he will still send troops to Tibet to take back Dongnu Province."
Zhao Jingnong was shocked. "The Emperor of the Tang dynasty will really fight a bloody battle with Tibet for a small country."
Ang Lee nodded gently. "Dongnu Province is sandwiched between the Tang dynasty, Tubo, and Nanzhao. If Tubo obtains Dongnu Province, it will be a great threat to the Tang dynasty. The emperor of the Tang dynasty will never allow such a thing to happen. This is the bottom line of the emperor of the Tang dynasty. Otherwise, I would not have come to Dongnu Province."
Zhao Jingnong frowned slightly. "I didn't expect the emperor of the Tang dynasty to be so determined. If Yao Chong and Song Jing were still alive, they would definitely not be like this."
Yao Chong and Song Jing were famous sages during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang dynasty. They assisted the emperor of the Tang dynasty, Li Longji, to create the Kaiyuan period that attracted the attention of the world and pushed the Tang Empire to its most powerful era. The two of them were in power and their policy was to reduce taxes and reduce the army to support the people. During the period when they were prime ministers, the Tang dynasty rarely had large-scale wars with foreign enemies. As a result, the burden on the people was lighter, and the country naturally became more powerful.
However, in recent years, the Tang dynasty's wars with foreign enemies had significantly increased. In Zhao Jingnong's view, this was because the current prime minister, Li Linfu, always followed the emperor's orders and refused to directly dissuade him.
Ang Lee saw the worry in Zhao Jingnong's heart and smiled. "The prime minister wants the people of Dongnu Province to live a stable life, but the premise is that he can't provoke the emperor of the Tang dynasty. Otherwise, I'm afraid that Dongnu Province will never have a peaceful day."
Zhao Jingnong pondered for a moment and frowned. "The emperor of the Tang dynasty is fond of grandiose achievements, but he's not easy to deal with either. Our Dongnu Province is sandwiched between two big countries. It's really miserable."
"Miserable."
Ang Lee smiled disdainfully. "If he wants to have a foot in two boats, of course it's miserable. If he's only loyal to the Tang dynasty, why bother? The prime minister can't tell who's stronger between the Tang dynasty and Tubo, right?"
"Captain Li, you're really outspoken. The Tang dynasty and Tubo have been fighting for hegemony for many years, and both sides have won and lost. Now, the famous general of the Tang dynasty, Gai Jiayun, has been defeated by Tubo, and Tubo has personally led an elite army to station at the border. It seems that they are determined to take over our Dongnu Province."
Zhao Jingnong seemed to have aged many years all of a sudden. He raised his head and looked into the distance in a daze.
It was no wonder. Now, whether it was Tubo, Tubo, Tubo, Tubo, or the emperor of the Tang dynasty, they were all bent on controlling Dongnu Province, and they were very powerful. They could crush Dongnu Province with just one hand.
"The Tang dynasty will win."
Li An didn't beat around the bush and directly gave his opinion.
"The Tang dynasty will win. Captain Li, you're very confident."
Zhao Jingnong did not seem to agree with him.
Ang Lee said confidently, "First, the Tang dynasty has beautiful mountains and rivers. It has a lot of resources, and it has a good army and a lot of food. Meanwhile, Tubo is located in a barren land. It lacks resources, and its land is barren. Its national strength is far weaker than the Tang dynasty's." Second, the Tang dynasty has a lot of famous generals. Gai Jiayun is just a very normal one, and Tubo's Tubo had to personally command him to defeat him. He can't be considered to be very capable. "Third, I've already witnessed Tubo's fighting strength. Nearly one hundred of them ambushed us, but they could not hurt the Tang Dynasty army at all. They were even completely wiped out by our army. Based on these three points, there is no need to fear Tubo. The Tang dynasty will definitely win. "
Zhao Jingnong still looked into the distance expressionlessly. After a long while, he turned his head around and looked at Ang Lee. "If I help the Tang dynasty, what promise can you give me?"
"I promise that the Tang dynasty will definitely win."
"Alright, with your promise, I'm relieved. Tell me, what do you need me to do?"
Ang Lee was overjoyed. He took a step forward and whispered into Zhao Jingnong's ear.
When Zhao Jingnong heard this, he was slightly shocked. Then, he nodded to show that he agreed.
Ang Lee then took out the dagger that Zhao Yafu gave him and placed it in front of Zhao Jingnong. "The second prime minister was worried that the third prime minister would not believe me, so he deliberately gave me this dagger and said that the third prime minister recognized this dagger."
Zhao Jingnong grinned. "I'm looking at the person, not the dagger. Second brother, you never understand me, haha."
After that, Ang Lee followed Zhao Jingnong to the military camp and talked about the world's affairs with him. The topics were quite interesting, and they only left when it was almost dusk.
After successfully convincing Zhao Jingnong to stand on his side, Ang Lee was in an extremely good mood. With Zhao Jingnong's help, his chances of crushing Tubo's conspiracy would be higher.
Ang Lee rode on his horse and looked at the beautiful scenery of the sunset. He shouted out loud to vent the depression that he had been feeling for the past few days.
"Big Brother, how did you convince the third prime minister? He seems very happy."
"The Tang dynasty will definitely win."
"The Tang dynasty will definitely win."
"Yes, the Tang dynasty will definitely win. With just these four words, Zhao Jingnong willingly submitted."
"The Tang dynasty will definitely win! The Tang dynasty will definitely win! The Tang dynasty will definitely win!"
The group of people all shouted out loud. They followed Ang Lee to vent the depression in their hearts.
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In the next few days, the situation in Queen's City became more and more tense. The Tang dynasty interest group with Ang Lee as the core and the Tubo interest group with Wu Lun Yangguo as the head started a series of open and secret fights. Both sides already knew of each other's existence, but they had not completely fallen out with each other yet.
In the gloomy study, Great Minister Zhao Daiwen quietly sat in the darkest corner, staring at his feet in silence for more than two hours. Next to him, Ha Mi Guo wanted to say something, but when the words reached his mouth, he swallowed them back down.
"Master, the Fourth Prime Minister is here."
Zhao Daiwen immediately stood up. "Fourth Brother, how's the situation?"
Zhao Hui sighed slightly. "I don't know who leaked the news. Half of the dozens of subordinates who participated in the operation that night have disappeared. I've been looking for them for so many days but to no avail. I don't know where they are hiding."
"Could they have joined the Tang Army?"
Ha Mi Guo interrupted nervously. When he saw his master and Zhao Hui looking at him angrily, he quickly covered his mouth and slowly left the study.
"These people's hands are stained with the blood of innocent people. When they saw that Mu Dayong was captured alive, they were worried that they would expose themselves, so they hid. This is the biggest possibility. However, if we don't get rid of them as soon as possible, they will be a disaster sooner or later."
"What the Great Minister said is right. The current situation is very bad. Although Da Lun planned to transfer the Second Prime Minister away, the Fifth Prime Minister immediately colluded with Ang Lee. Moreover, he seems to be secretly investigating the family extermination case in the city."
"What? Zhao Wufu still hasn't given up?"
Zhao Daiwen was furious.
"Zhao Wufu seems to have known that we have joined the Tubo. He is deliberately going against us."
Zhao Daiwen frowned. "The current situation is so dangerous, and Da Lun has just left. What should we do?"
This was the first time he showed a worried expression in front of Zhao Hui. It could be seen how much pressure he had been under in the past few days.
"Master, Da Lun is back."
Zhao Daiwen and Zhao Hui looked at each other and quickly got up to greet him.
Wu Lun Yangguo quietly left Queen's City yesterday evening. When he left, he was in a hurry and didn't say when he would come back.
"Da Lun."
Wu Lun Yangguo looked at the two and said straightforwardly: "The situation in Queen's City is very dangerous, but the situation outside is even worse."
"The situation outside?"
Both Zhao Daiwen and Zhao Hui were taken aback.
"The Tang Empire's Shuo Military Governor, Wang Zhongsi, suddenly led elite troops to reinforce Hexi and Longyou. It seems that he wants to attack the Tubo Empire. This Wang Zhongsi is the Tang Empire's number one general. He has defeated the Tubo Empire's army many times in the past. In order to boost the morale of the army and defeat Wang Zhongsi, Zan Pu asked us to take action immediately to seize the power of Dongnu Province and completely drive the Tang Empire's forces out of Dongnu Province."
Zhao Hui and Zhao Daiwen looked at each other and said softly: "Da Lun, our troops are all at the border. Queen's City only has 600 to 700 people, while the Five Ministers and the Tang Army have more than 1,000 troops. Zhao Yefu also has 500 troops under his command. We don't seem to have much chance of winning."
Wu Lun Yangguo smiled contemptuously: "Seizing power doesn't care about the number of troops, but the brain. Six to seven hundred people are more than enough to kill Zhao Yefu."
Zhao Daiwen frowned: "What is Da Lun's plan?"
Wu Lun Yangguo waved his hand and asked the two to come closer. He then whispered his plan to the two.
"Da Lun, is this really okay?"
"The current situation is extremely dangerous. Besides taking risks to win, do you have a better way? This is also Zan Pu's idea."
Wu Lun Yangguo's tone was slightly threatening.
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