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"Okay, you know who you are. Don't be delusional. Go and rest!"
"Yes, father. [Love ↑ Go △ Little ↑ Say △]
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Gao Yue curled his lips and turned to leave.
"Gao Fu, prepare the carriage. We're going back to the palace tonight."
"Yes, General."
Although the night curfew in Chang 'an was extremely strict, Gao Lishi's identity was also very special. Therefore, no one dared to stop his carriage.
Ang Lee's current status was not high. However, he was the Captain of the Right Dragon Army. He was familiar with the soldiers patrolling the night curfew. Even if he bumped into them, he would not be afraid. Furthermore, Ang Lee had made such a great contribution this time. It was inevitable that he would be promoted. Who would dare to offend him?
'This is strange. It's already been more than a month since the mother-son path defeated the Tibetan border army. Why hasn't the reward come yet? The administrative efficiency of the Tang dynasty is too slow!'
Ang Lee complained in his heart. However, he was not in a hurry. What was meant to be his would never run away. And what was not meant to be his, there was no point in forcing it. He had made such a great contribution in Dongnu Province. How could the Emperor not reward him? All he had to do was wait.
As for how to explain to Li Longji that he had let the assassin go, Li An could only admit the truth first, and then use the empty words of promoting the benevolence of the Great Tang and reforming the remnants of the Five Imperial Kingdoms to fool Li Longji. He believed that with Li Longji's breadth of mind, he would not erase his great merit in the East Female Kingdom over such a trivial matter.
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In the Zichen Hall of the Daming Palace, the Emperor of the Tang dynasty, Li Longji, reclined on his dragon throne. He was deep in thought as he flipped through memorials.
This time, Ang Lee had made a great contribution in Dongnu Province, which made him very happy. But now, several ministers had written to impeach Ang Lee, saying that Ang Lee had deliberately let the assassin who tried to assassinate Yu Chengjie go, and that he was colluding with the remnants of the Five Zhao, which made him very annoyed.
Li Longji thought highly of Ang Lee. After all, Ang Lee had made great contributions to the Tang dynasty at a young age. As long as he was properly trained, he would definitely become a pillar of the Tang dynasty in the future.
What did these successive impeachments mean? Was it true, or was it because Ang Lee was in the limelight that the officials in the court were jealous of him?
"General, do you believe these accusations are true?"
Li Longji looked at Gao Lishi and asked softly.
"Everyone, this old servant doesn't know, but Li Xiaowei is in the capital. You can summon him to the palace and ask him in person to avoid any misunderstandings."
Li Longji nodded lightly. "This Li An is a rare talent, and I like him very much. However, he's still too young and doesn't know the severity of his actions. From time to time, he'll always make some mistakes. A treasured sword still needs a lot of tempering to be sharp!"
Obviously, Li Longji believed that this matter must be true. After all, so many ministers had written to impeach him. It couldn't be a joint slander! Without the most basic evidence, how could these ministers have the courage to do so?
"Everyone is right. Li Xiaowei has made so many contributions at such a young age. In the future, he will be a famous protector of the Tang dynasty. Young people! Indeed, he needs more training to become a talent. "
Li Longji smiled gently. He suddenly remembered Zhangchou Jianqiong's memorial. Yesterday, after Li Linfu left, he carefully read the memorial again. At the end of the memorial, Zhangchou Jianqiong described the serious consequences of handing over the Cuandi rebellion to Nanzhao and strongly recommended Ang Lee to be in charge of suppressing the rebellion.
At first, Li Longji was angry and didn't think deeply. After calming down, he realized that Zhangchou Jianqiong's suggestion was for the sake of the Tang dynasty. However, Zhangchou Jianqiong didn't consider the complicated situation facing the Tang dynasty.
The Later Turks, Tubo, Khitan, Xi, and Zhen were all powerful nomadic forces. They seriously restrained the effective power of the Tang dynasty and made the Tang dynasty unable to allocate more strategic resources to the south. The Jiannan Jiedushi, who was in charge of the southwest defense, only had 30,000 elite border troops under his command. Moreover, these 30,000 border troops were mainly used to restrain Tubo. If all of them were used to suppress the rebellion in Cuandi, the strength to defend against Tubo would be insufficient.
If they were to expand the army in Jiannan Province and prepare for war, they would need to use a large number of war reserves in Jiannan Province and even use the power of the capital. In this way, the financial pressure of the Tang Empire would be even greater.
What worried Li Longji the most was that Cuandi was located in a mountainous area and had a very complicated terrain. Twenty to thirty thousand soldiers might not be enough to suppress the rebellion in such a complicated terrain. Moreover, the Tang dynasty's troops weren't good at fighting in rugged mountainous areas and their fighting strength would be greatly reduced in the mountainous area. If the battle continued for a long time, the power of the Tang dynasty would be greatly depleted.
If one wasn't in charge, one wouldn't know the cost of daily necessities. In different positions, one's way of thinking would naturally be different. As the emperor of the Tang dynasty, Li Longji's considerations were naturally different from Zhangchou Jianqiong's. This was the fundamental reason why he wanted to rely on Nanzhao to suppress the rebellion in Cuandi.
'When Ang Lee went south to Dongnu Province, he passed through Yizhou and had contact with Zhangchou Jianqiong. In the memorial, Zhangchou Jianqiong recommended Ang Lee to suppress the rebellion in Cuandi. Could it be that this was discussed between the two of them? Zhangchou Jianqiong's view on Cuandi was clearly expressed in the memorial. What is Ang Lee's view on this?'
In the afternoon, he would summon the second prince of Nanzhao, Yu Chengjie. At that time, he would have to express his attitude towards the King of Yunnan. However, before that, Li Longji felt that it was necessary to first meet Ang Lee and listen to Ang Lee's views on this matter. [Love ↑ Go △ Xiao ↓ Say △ w]
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"Summon Ang Lee to the palace."
"Yes, everyone."
In the Danfeng Sect of the Daming Palace, Ang Lee jumped off his warhorse. After checking his identity, he led his horse into the Daming Palace. At the side of the horse bridge, Ang Lee tied up his warhorse and followed behind a young eunuch towards the Zichen Palace.
"Li Xiaowei, please wait a moment."
The young eunuch said as he ran towards the Zichen Palace.
Li An stood outside the Zi Chen Hall, casually admiring the surrounding scenery. It was not the first time he had come to the Zi Chen Hall, so he was quite familiar with the environment here. However, the last time he came, it was a snowy winter, and this time, it was a hot summer. The difference in time was half a year, and the seasons were completely reversed.
In winter, the flowers and trees here were all covered in snow, and it was a world wrapped in silver. However, at this time, it was full of vitality.
'The palace is really good. The environment is beautiful, and there are so many people serving. No wonder so many people want to be the emperor.' Ang Lee cursed in his heart, but he definitely did not dare to say it out loud.
"Li Xiaowei, His Majesty has asked you to enter."
Hearing this, Ang Lee quickly walked into the Zichen Palace. He saw Li Longji reading the memorial with narrowed eyes. Gao Lishi beside him also had his eyelids drooping, and did not look at him at all.
"Minister Ang Lee pays his respects to His Majesty."
Ang Lee knelt on one knee and bowed to Li Longji.
Li Longji gently put down the memorial and looked at Ang Lee, "Li Xiaowei, on this trip to Dongnu Province, you protected Prince Chang's safety, dug out the traitor in Dongnu Province, captured Tubo's Great Lun Wu Yangguo alive, annihilated Tubo's 20,000 border troops in the Battle of Zimu Road, and killed Tubo's Prince Lang Zhidu. You have made such a great contribution, but I have not given you any rewards.
Li An hurriedly said, "As Your Majesty's subject, it is my duty to share Your Majesty's burdens. How would I dare to ask for a reward? Moreover, there is not much difference between receiving a reward sooner or later. Your subject believes that Your Majesty will not forget this subject's meritorious service. What should be rewarded will be rewarded."
"Haha! Li Xiaowei is quite good at talking. If you believe that I will reward you according to your contributions, but there are some things that I have to ask Li Xiaowei first. "
"Please speak, Your Majesty. I will tell you everything I know."
Li Longji nodded. He casually picked up a few memorials and handed them to a young eunuch beside him. He looked at Ang Lee and asked, "Li Xiaowei, you should take a look at them yourself first!"
The young eunuch carefully handed a few memorials to Ang Lee and placed them in Ang Lee's hands.
Ang Lee did not need to read them to know the contents of the memorials. Some ministers were accusing him of secretly releasing the assassin who tried to assassinate Yu Chengjie. The Gao Lishi had already told him about this last night.
Ang Lee pretended to read through the memorials and lowered his head without saying anything.
"Li Xiaowei, don't you have anything to say to me?"
Ang Lee scratched his forehead and pretended to be surprised, "Your Majesty, only I and a few of my trusted aides know about this. These ministers are in the capital, so how would they know about this?"
"So, Li Xiaowei admits it."
Li Longji's face turned cold and he stared at Ang Lee with a serious expression.
"I dare not deceive Your Majesty. There were indeed a few assassins who were captured alive and released by me."
Ang Lee knew that he could not hide this matter, so he simply spoke frankly.
"Li Xiaowei is frank enough. Speak! Why did you let the assassins go? They are very likely to be the remnants of the Five Zhao and enemies of the Tang dynasty. "
Li Longji asked seriously.
Ang Lee pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have already interrogated these assassins. They are indeed the remnants of the Five Zhao and are extremely hostile to the Tang dynasty."
"In that case, why did Li Xiaowei let them go?"
Li Longji admired Ang Lee's honesty and courage, but at the same time, he was even more confused. He did not understand what Ang Lee was thinking.
"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, killing a few remnants of the Five Zhao will not change their continued hostility to the Tang dynasty, nor will it help the King of Yunnan solve his internal problems. After all, I have also heard that the King of Yunnan did something disgraceful when he unified the Six Zhao. He burned the Lord of the Five Zhao to death in Songming Tower, but at the same time, it ignited the anger in the hearts of the people of the Five Zhao. This is the fundamental reason why the remnants of the Five Zhao have been opposing the King of Yunnan for many years.
If this lowly subject were to escort these assassins to the capital or hand them over to Nanzhao, they would inevitably be executed. In this way, the remnants of the Five Zhao would place this debt on the Great Tang's head and view the Great Tang with even greater hatred. This would be extremely detrimental to the Great Tang's empire. For this reason, this lowly subject boldly tried to persuade these assassins with emotion and reason, advising them not to make any more unnecessary sacrifices and to go back and advise their companions to peacefully live their lives and not come back to assassinate. The effect was quite good. On the following road, the number of assassins clearly decreased, and after passing through the Chen Cangdao Road, we encountered no more assassins. "
Ang Lee said a lot of information in one breath.
Li Longji heard this and thought for a long time. He stroked the beard on his chin and praised, "Li Xiaowei is far-sighted. I misunderstood you, haha! They are just a few small fries. It is useless to kill them. This matter is over, and no one is allowed to mention it in the future. "
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"By the way, Li Xiaowei, you came from Central Sichuan, so you should know a lot about the Cuandi matter. Tell me your opinion!"
Li Longji asked straightforwardly.
Ang Lee frowned and thought for a moment, then respectfully said, "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly, but the Cuandi rebellion is a trivial matter. If Nanzhao has full authority to deal with it, it will be extremely detrimental to the Tang dynasty."
Li Longji was slightly stunned. "Go on."
"Your Majesty, there are more than a dozen people in Cuandi, and each of them is in their own way. It can be said that they are scattered sand. Each of them has no more than thousands of soldiers and horses, and together, they are no more than tens of thousands. They do not pose a serious threat to the Tang dynasty. The King of Yunnan is a man of great talent and bold vision. After unifying the Six Zhao, he has more than 50,000 soldiers. If he is fully responsible for quelling the rebellion, once the rebellion is quelled, the King of Yunnan will stay in Cuandi and the Tang dynasty will forever lose this area."
"Does Li Xiaowei doubt the King of Yunnan's loyalty to me?"
Li Longji asked coldly.
Ang Lee gently shook his head. "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, one should not have the heart to harm others, but one should always guard against others. No matter how loyal the King of Yunnan is to Your Majesty, he is after all the ruler of Nanzhao and a foreign minister of the Tang dynasty. We must guard against him."
"Cuandi is the Jipeng Province of the Tang dynasty. Even if the King of Yunnan has the intention to annex it, does he dare to do so? Is he not afraid of my millions of soldiers? "
Li Longji was slightly proud.
Ang Lee smiled faintly. "Your Majesty, although the Tang dynasty has many soldiers and horses, its territory is extremely vast and there are too many places to defend. In this rebellion in Cuandi, we are counting on Nanzhao to share some of the pressure. How can we attack Nanzhao? If Nanzhao really occupies Cuandi and does not leave, and is very respectful on the surface, will Your Majesty send a large number of troops to attack Nanzhao?"
"This …"
Li Longji was stunned. If Piloge really occupied Cuandi and did not leave, and very respectfully offered part of the spoils of war, shamelessly asking to annex Cuandi to Nanzhao, it was really difficult for him to do so. If he agreed, the interests of the Tang dynasty would be damaged. However, if he really turned hostile, the war with Nanzhao would be inevitable. In this way, the Tang dynasty would really be surrounded by enemies from all sides. The strategic idea of working with Nanzhao to fight against Tibet would be completely ruined.
Nanzhao was a little brother cultivated by the Tang dynasty. Li Longji did not want to fight with Nanzhao. In order to fight against Tibet together, losing the remote territory of Cuandi was also within the acceptable range.
Seeing that Li Longji was lost in thought, Ang Lee continued, "Your Majesty, the tyrants of Cuandi were originally scattered sand and had deep grievances with each other. This time, they united to fight against the Tang dynasty. It is somewhat abnormal that they are in sync. It seems that they have discussed it in advance. It seems that it is not easy to let these people who have accumulated grievances sit down and discuss. There must be a mastermind behind this."
"Who is the mastermind behind the scenes that Li Xiaowei mentioned?"
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