People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1308 The King of Nanchang’s loyalty to His Majesty

The light spreads across the ground, and the red hall towers above the red mountain.

The Tubo Palace, which was originally white, was painted black except for the red hall in the center.

Li Xuan stepped up the steps, stood in front of the red hall, and turned around.

In an instant, the vast and boundless world appeared before his eyes.

"I rarely come here. Except for coming to the mountain every day to see if the mother and son are still alive, all other matters are handed over to Qianniu Guard. At the same time, Queen Subi lives here and keeps an eye on them." Li Xuan took a step back, and Wang Dezhen and Yang Zhirou all walked up the steps.

"The commander is too cautious." Yang Zhirou felt a little funny for a moment.

Now the supervisory power of the entire Luoshedao army is in his hands. If he doesn't report these things to Chang'an, naturally no one will investigate whether they are there or not.

Li Xuan turned slightly sideways, looked at the red hall, and said softly: "Although I also have the title of county king, there are still too many violations in this place. Under the sky, except for your majesty and the prince, only traitors will live here. "

Wang Dezhen and Yang Zhirou were speechless.

Wang Dezhen raised his head and looked at the palace and said softly: "Although everyone today says that this palace was built by Songtsan to marry Princess Wen, few people know that this palace was actually built here ten years before Songtsen married Princess Wen. Construction has already started before.”

Li Xuan turned around completely, even he was extremely surprised.

Wang Dezhen sneered softly and said: "It's just that the traitor later successfully married Her Royal Highness Princess Wen Changcheng, so these things gradually became no longer mentioned... Just like when he attacked Songzhou and was later defeated by Hou Junji The thing is, the wolf’s ambition has never been annihilated, it’s just been suppressed.”

"Yes, this palace carries too many ambitions. If it weren't for the huge consumption, I would not have demolished it directly." Li Xuan's eyes were cold.

Yang Zhirou looked at Li Xuan in surprise. He could feel that Li Xuan's words were very true.

The anger towards this palace and the resentment towards Songtsen Gampo can be clearly felt.

From another perspective, this is not a kind of loyalty, loyalty to the emperor.

At such a young age, Li Xuan achieved the position of the general manager of Luosue Tao, and was only one step away from the top of the imperial court's three provinces, six departments and nine temples.

In addition to his own ability, the emperor's trust is also one of the most important reasons.

On the other hand, if the emperor can be trusted, Li Xuan's loyalty to the emperor is also extremely sincere.

Yang Zhirou was sent to the Luoche Taoist Army to keep an eye on Li Xuan, which was in itself monitoring his ambitions.

But after two years, Yang Zhirou discovered that although Li Xuan had a thorough understanding of people's hearts, sophisticated methods, indifference, and ruthlessness, his loyalty to the emperor was also real.

The previous Yonghui Monument is clear evidence.

What is engraved on the Yonghui stele is a law formulated by the emperor in Yonghui's youth that is still in effect today.

Yonghui is the emperor's first reign title.

Li Xuan pays more attention to other details such as household registration, etiquette and other aspects than anyone else.

The current Tubo Palace was the residence of Songtsen Gampo, so Li Xuan was unwilling to live here, thinking that living here would offend the power of Heaven.

They just sent the Qianniu Guards to guard the palace, and asked Queen Subi to monitor and take care of them nearby.

After all, Queen Subi is a woman, and there are fewer taboos after all.

Many things are hidden in the details, which is enough to prove the loyalty of King Nanchang to His Majesty.

"Let's go in and meet the Tubo Queen and Tubo Zanpu." Li Xuan calmed down and walked into the hall, and several others quickly followed.

……

In the side hall on the left side of the Red Hall, two Qianniu Guards stood outside the hall, and two maids waited on them.

Bu Lu was in her early thirties, and her originally beautiful face had become extremely cold in the past month.

She was originally calm, but the moment she saw Li Xuan, she directly hugged her son Chidu Songtsen into her arms, while staring at Li Xuan hatefully.

Li Xuan stepped forward, cupped her hands with an indifferent look and said, "I have met the King of Tibet and his concubine. We will leave for Chang'an in three days. Please be prepared."

Bu Lu immediately clenched her fists tightly, and the hatred in her eyes became even more intense, as if she wanted to pounce on Li Xuan and bite her to death. Chidu Songtsan could not help but tremble a little.

"Don't go to Chang'an, don't go to Chang'an." Chidu Songtsan lowered his head and murmured in Wu Lu's arms, trembling all over, but he didn't dare to look at Li Xuan.

Mrs. Bu Lu comforted her son in a low voice with helpless eyes.

No one knew what the reason for going to Chang'an was. Because of this, Tubo often did the same thing, showing off the captured royal family as meritorious deeds.

Now, after Tubo was conquered by the Tang Dynasty, its Queen Mother and Zanpu would be looked at and admired with wanton eyes by countless people from the Tang Dynasty.

Even if they don't want to, they have no choice.

Li Xuan's expression remained indifferent and she said calmly: "If you two need to bring anything, please tell the two maids. They will try to bring whatever they can. It has been years since I left and it is difficult to return after a long separation. Don't have any regrets." ”

Madam Lu's face suddenly turned to hatred, and she gritted her teeth.

Li Xuan calmly turned around, looked at Wang Dezhen and Yang Zhirou and said, "Let's go." "Yes!" Wang Dezhen and Yang Zhirou nodded and stepped away. They themselves came to see Lu and Chidu Songtsan. As long as these two people If it's okay, then naturally there will be nothing else.

……

Li Xuan walked towards the door with a calm expression. At this moment, Lu's voice suddenly sounded: "Wait a minute."

"Huh?" Li Xuan frowned and stopped, turned to look at Bu Lu, and said, "Is there anything else?"

Madam Lu raised her head and looked at Li Xuan with a sneer on her face: "Qi Nie Zhusong, you haven't caught him yet, right?"

Wang Dezhen and Yang Zhirou looked at Wu Lu coldly for an instant, with murderous intent in their eyes.

"So, Nie Zhusong is really not dead." Li Xuan looked straight at Mrs. Bulu.

Although Li Xuan had previously passed an autopsy and confirmed that the person was not Nie Zhusong, he still had a trace of luck in his heart, hoping that Nie Zhusong had been killed. The corpse he saw was not used by Lu. It's a mystery, but now it seems...

"That night, we were all dazzled by suspicion, and even Mangbu Zhila was killed. But in the end, Nie Zhusong cried and knelt down to beg for mercy, and at the same time shouted that we had been tricked, we Only then did he wake up. "Bu Lu's eyes were full of regret. If the internal strife hadn't consumed their last bit of energy, they wouldn't have been defeated so quickly.

"After that, who came up with the plan to let Nie Zhusong escape?" Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

"It's me." Bu Lu looked at Li Xuan without the slightest fear, and said with a sneer: "As long as Nie Zhusong lives, Tubo will have a chance to regain its kingdom..."

"As long as Qi Nie Zhusong is still alive, you mother and son will not be treated too harshly, right." Li Xuan's words pierced Lu's heart.

Lu's face couldn't help but change. This was indeed the truest thought in her heart.

It doesn't matter whether Nie Zhusong recovers or not, but as long as he poses a threat, Datang must consider future changes.

Then they may have a mother and son in the future, even if they are just chess pieces, they will survive well, and they may even have a chance to return to Tubo in the future.

Li Xuan sneered and turned to look at Yang Zhirou: "Tell her."

"Yes!" Yang Zhirou cupped his hands, then took a step forward and said: "From the beginning of August to the present, a total of thirteen people claiming to be Qi Nie Zhusong have appeared throughout Tubo. Because of their contact with him, there are people who are preparing to rebel against the Tang Dynasty. Four hundred and thirty-eight people.”

Li Xuan sneered lightly and said: "The army immediately moved in. These 438 people, they and their families, all the men above the wheel were beheaded, and all other women and children were taken into the government as slaves. You You should understand what this means.”

It is not necessary for the majority of women to be slaves, but many people do not care about children being slaves.

Many people subconsciously think that these children will grow up smoothly, but in fact no one knows how much hard work these children have to do every day. Only a few of them can survive to adulthood. Even if they survive, most of them will His body also collapsed.

Even if there is something special, he will eventually be killed by those who are watching him, looking for opportunities to avoid future troubles.

As the Queen Mother of Tubo, Mrs. Lu has done many such things herself.

But this is not the most important thing. What is important is that the Tang Dynasty destroyed Tubo's resistance forces in various places with only thirteen people who claimed to be Qi Nie Zhusong.

And in the future, there will be new people claiming to be Qi Nie Zhusong in other places, so even if there is any resistance, they will still be destroyed.

Even in the end, even if Nie Zhusong really appeared, it would be difficult to gain the trust of others, let alone rebel against the Tang Dynasty.

Lu's face instantly turned extremely pale.

"Let's go." Li Xuan turned around indifferently and walked out of the hall, but her eyes tightened at this time.

Qi Nie Zhusong must be found. No matter whether he is alive or dead, he must be found and completely eliminate this future trouble.

Li Xuan was not afraid of what he would do alone in Tubo. What he was really worried about was the future.

What if in the future, after Li Zhi dies of illness, Nie Zhusong turns to associate with Empress Wu.

Empress Wu used him to deal with Li Xuan, and he used Empress Wu to restore the country.

When the time comes, the whole of Tubo will be in turmoil, and only Li Xuan will be unlucky. Currently, only Logistics has completed the household registration in Tubo the fastest, and other places are still lagging behind...

"Commander." Yang Zhirou suddenly spoke. Li Xuan subconsciously stopped and turned around, and saw Yang Zhirou cupping her hands and saying: "Commander, Nie Zhusong wants to restore the country, and restoring the country requires not only manpower, but also financial resources. Will it be possible? Where is the treasure of national restoration that is so rich that it cannot be defeated?"

"Huh?" Li Xuan's eyes lit up for a moment, then turned to look at Wang Dezhen and asked coldly: "Uncle, is there a lot less money in the royal treasury?"

"Not at all." Wang Dezhen looked full of surprise and said thoughtfully: "We found that the usage records of all the property in the royal treasury are well documented, and there are no large expenditures with other unknown uses."

Li Xuan nodded, looked at Yang Zhirou and said: "I and my uncle have always only focused on the Tubo court warehouse and the royal treasury. I did not think that they might have treasure troves in other places, but there must be such a place. So……"

Li Xuan turned sideways, looked at Mr. Bu Lu who was sitting there with a frightened face, and said in a cold voice: "Li Zhu, hereby order, from now on, within three days, no food or water will be given to the King of Tibet and the Queen Mother. If you are responsible, no one will die within three days, right?"

"Yes!" Li Zhu walked out of the darkness from the side and held his hands solemnly to Li Xuan and Wang Dezhen.

"Let's go." Li Xuan strode outside and said at the same time: "Assemble the Qianniu Guards and the Jinwu Guards to check all the royal guards, craftsmen, and city gate guards. They will definitely find something."

"Here!" Wang Dezhen and Yang Zhirou handed over their hands at the same time.

Every action must have traces.

Unless the Tubo royal family kills everyone.

(End of this chapter)