Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 271 Li Chengqian: Come! Drag him away and castrate his entire clan! [Seeking monthly votes]

Li Chengqian gave two conditions: one was that the allies must use the currency of the Tang Dynasty, and the other was to form an offensive and defensive alliance with the Tang Dynasty.

If it is just the first condition, countries that have not signed the alliance treaty do not have to worry. At most, they can purchase Tang Dynasty goods from a third party and make less profit.

Moreover, as long as the price they offer is high enough, they believe that some Tang people will take the risk to sell Tang Dynasty goods.

But the most fatal condition is the second one.

That is, if the allies go to war with other countries, or if the Tang Dynasty goes to war with other countries, the allies must send troops to help.

This turned the countries that had not signed the alliance treaty from being hostile countries into a group of hostile countries.

How can this not scare them?
You have to know that before this, the power of the twenty-nine countries in the Western Regions was almost the same.

Although wars occasionally break out between countries, they are never large in scale.

However, the situation has suddenly changed.

Small countries that were often bullied or endured in silence have suddenly become helpers of big countries. Do you think they will get back their previous ground?
Don't even think about it.

Therefore, even though they were forcibly pulled out of the Taiji Hall by the Jinwu Guards, the envoys from Gaochang, Shule, and Khotan cried out that they wanted to sign an alliance treaty with the Tang Dynasty.

"Prince of the Tang Dynasty, please give us another chance! We sincerely submit to the Tang Dynasty!"

"Yes, Prince of the Tang Dynasty! We want to sign! We want to sign!"

"Heavenly Khan! We are willing to exchange our gold and silver for Tang Dynasty silver notes. Please allow us to join the Allied Powers!"

Hearing these cries, the foreign envoys who were not summoned into the hall looked at each other in confusion.

Especially the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Tuyuhun and Tubo, which came together in a state of surprise and doubt.

Lu Dongzan was the first to speak: "What's going on? Didn't they agree to advance and retreat together? Why are Gaochang, Shule, and Khotan being driven out?"

Li Siyuan pondered and said, "Given the current situation of the Tang Dynasty, they should not refuse these three countries to join the alliance."

"Yes, these three kingdoms of Gaochang, Shule, and Khotan are the strongest among the twenty-nine kingdoms! Why would the Tang Dynasty ignore these three kingdoms and sign agreements with some weaker ones?"

Batouwu was also a little puzzled and asked: "Is there something strange about this?"

"Hmph! No matter what's strange about it, we Tuyuhun, Tubo, and Goguryeo all have natural barriers. No matter how powerful the Tang Dynasty's firearms are, they can't overcome those natural barriers!" Murong Shun said with a cold snort.

He originally thought that after Fu Zhen's death, there would be no hope for him to take the throne.

Unexpectedly, Lu Dongzan's reminder gave him a shot of adrenaline and made him return to his previous rebellious nature.

Moreover, his intelligence is not fake.

Although the military exercises that day did give him a great shock, he was good at thinking and soon discovered the disadvantages of firearms.

That is, firearms are bulky and not suitable for mobile warfare.

Plateau countries like Tuyuhun and Tubo have natural geographical advantages and cannot be conquered by firearms.

Therefore, he firmly believed that even if the Tang army had powerful firearms, they would not be able to conquer their country.

As long as their country remains invincible, they are qualified to negotiate any terms with the Tang Dynasty.

Even if it means forcibly marrying a Tang Dynasty princess.

"That's right. The border between Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and there are natural fortresses like Wugut. Unless the Tang Dynasty's firearms can blow up the mountain ridges, there is no way they can break through Wugut!" Gao Yanshou echoed.

They smiled at each other, and their confidence increased greatly.

But at this moment, the Japanese envoy Soga Shizuka, who had been silent until then, suddenly spoke up: "Tibet and Tuyuhun are fine, but aren't you, Goguryeo, worried about a Tang attack from the sea? If the Tang Dynasty transports artillery onto warships, how will you respond?"

"This"

Gao Yanshou was embarrassed for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Li Siyuan.

Li Siyuan frowned and said, "I see that the cannon weighs at least several thousand pounds. How many cannons can the Tang warships carry? Don't they carry any troops besides cannons?"

"Yes! Without the army, our warships can easily defeat them and make their artillery sink into the sea!" Gao Yanshou smiled as if he had realized what was happening.

Several people nodded in agreement.

Just as Soga Shizuka was about to say something, Inujou Ota-sama interrupted, "It's a good thing you have the confidence to resist the Tang Dynasty, but I'm afraid Japan doesn't have the ability. Therefore, Japan will not participate in your plan."

"Yes! And we, the Western Turks, will not participate in your plan!"

As Inujou Odenkumi finished speaking, the Western Turkic envoy quickly echoed him.

"No, what are you doing?"

"Okay, big talk, if they don't want to participate, forget it!"

Lu Dongzan wanted to express his dissatisfaction with Japan and Western Turks, but was stopped by Murong Shun.

But then Murong Shun added sarcastically, "Have you not seen Gaochang, Shule, and Khotan? If they are not united, they will be devoured by the Tang Dynasty without a trace. But we are different. As long as we are united, the Tang Dynasty will be powerless against us."

"Great! Now let's see the big talk!"

Li Siyuan nodded and said, "As long as the Great Theory attacks the Tang Dynasty, we will definitely support you!"

"Yes! We all support you!"

"Good good!"

Lu Dongzan smiled excitedly, but soon stopped smiling. He said with a face full of grief and indignation, "With your help, I will definitely seek justice for my Tubo Xiaolun this time!"

After saying this, he immediately stepped forward and walked towards the Tai Chi Hall on his own.

At the same time, in the dungeon of the Eastern Palace Jinyiwei.

In the dark and damp dungeon, the flickering candlelight illuminated faces that were either terrified or numb.

All kinds of prisoners are imprisoned here.

Among them, there are thieves who steal things, wanderers who commit crimes, and many desperate criminals with special skills.

Although it was dark and heavily guarded here, they never thought of giving up the struggle and wanted to escape from here.

At this moment, heavy footsteps suddenly came from the depths of the dungeon.

Then, a pale-faced man in black slowly walked over, escorted by two Jinyiwei.

His appearance immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the dungeon.

Even if no one knows him, one can guess from his eyes that this man is definitely a very powerful killer.

But someone whispered, "Could it be the legendary Shouzhuolang?"

"How do you know? Have you seen Shouzhuolang?" someone asked in surprise.

"I haven't seen them, but I've heard of them. They repay favors and debts, and they're quite mysterious!"

"Then how did he get captured by the Imperial Guards? And why was he injured so badly?"

"You ask me, who should I ask? However, this is a good opportunity. The Jinyiwei and Shouzhuolang are fighting each other. Maybe we won't have to die."

"What do you mean? Are you going to join these bandits and go against Shouzhuolang?"

"Hehe~~"

Accompanied by a strange laugh, two Jinyiwei took the guard into an interrogation room with expressionless faces.

But he saw that there were already three people standing in the interrogation room, one was Yang Nannan, one was Pei Xingjian, and the other was in the shadows. His face could not be seen, but he was definitely a man.

Pei Xingjian was the first to speak: "Has his injury been treated?"

A Jinyiwei replied truthfully: "It has been dealt with, but only the bullet has been taken out."

"It doesn't matter."

Pei Xingjian said nonchalantly, "As long as you can speak, that's all that matters!"

"But he was very stubborn. He didn't make a sound when he took the bullet just now." Another Jinyiwei said.

Pei Xingjian laughed. "This captain likes people who are stubborn. Wasn't that guy before also stubborn? In the end, he admitted everything!"

After saying this, he raised his hand and said, "Hang him on the rack and let me interrogate him!"

"Yes!"

The two Jinyiwei responded, and then without saying a word, they put the guard on the rack! "

Pei Xingjian just looked at the other person with a smile, and without any nonsense, he picked up the whip and started whipping him.

"Don't tell me!"

"You said it or not!"

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After a fierce beating, sweat broke out on Pei Xingjian's forehead.

But the other party was really stubborn and didn't say anything.

He was so angry that he turned to look at Yang Nannan and said breathlessly: "Don't you have that kind of poison that can make prisoners confess honestly? It makes me so tired every time."

"Don't you like torture? I'm giving you a chance."

"What a chance! Commander Su has been captured by Wu Hou. We have to solve the case quickly!"

"That's not possible. My Heart-Eating Gu hasn't been trained yet."

Yang Nannan spread her hands, then suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "Why don't we put him on the wooden donkey? I've never seen a man on a wooden donkey before."

Upon hearing this, Pei Xingjian subconsciously took a step away from Yang Nannan, and said with a strange look on his face, "You still call me a pervert, but why do I feel like you're even more perverted than me?"

"Bah! You're the pervert!"

Yang Nannan spat at Pei Xingjian in annoyance and said, "Since you are tired, let my 'gu ren' come to help you execute the sentence! It's a good opportunity to try out this new Gu!" "Wait! Did you say gu ren?"

Pei Xingjian was surprised for a moment and asked, "Did you turn that Shouzhuolang into a Gu man?"

"Yeah, there's nothing to be surprised about. We Gu Masters are also 'Gu people', but we can control the Gu, and they can't."

After saying this, Yang Nannan took out an earthen flute without saying a word and put it to her mouth.

As the sound of the xiao continued to ring out, the man hiding in the shadows, as if possessed by an evil spirit, walked out from the shadows with empty eyes, then slowly walked to the front of the prisoner, raised his fists, and punched the prisoner again and again, like a walking dead robot.

Seeing this scene, the Jinyiwei including Pei Xingjian couldn't help but feel their scalps tingling and their legs trembling.

Witch!

This Yang Nannan is definitely a witch!
He can actually train people to become "gu people".

However, as the Gu Man continued to swing his fist tirelessly, the Shouzhulang who was on the rack finally couldn't help but groan: "Stop, stop!"

"Quick! Stop it!"

Upon hearing this, Pei Xingjian quickly told Yang Nannan to stop playing the xiao. He then rushed forward, grabbed the guard by the collar, and shouted, "Speak quickly!"

"Say"

The guard raised his head breathlessly, his face pale and his eyes bloodshot. "What are you talking about? You all hit me with your rifles, whipped me, and beat me with your fists, but you didn't ask me anything. You just asked me if I would tell you or not. Tell me or not?"

"Why don't you ask?"

"Uh,"

Pei Xingjian's mouth twitched, and he immediately looked at the two Jinyiwei with an embarrassed expression: "Didn't you ask?"

"what?"

The two Jinyiwei said in unison, looking confused.

Pei Xingjian's face immediately turned dark.

"Hahaha!"

Yang Nannan, standing by, burst into laughter. "He's the ant guarding Zhuolang. He's only responsible for killing people, not keeping secrets. If they fail to complete their mission, they'll die too."

"Since you knew, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Pei Xingjian shouted angrily.

Yang Nannan laughed and said, "I don't know what ants are, I've only heard of them."

"Humph!"

Pei Xingjian snorted coldly, but ignored Yang Nannan. Instead, he asked the guard directly, "Why did you kill the Fire Master?"

"He exposed his identity, so damn him!"

"So what's the new mission issued by the Fire Master?"

"do not know!"

"Ok?"

"I really don't know! I'm only responsible for killing people!"

"Since you were in charge of killing people, why didn't you leave after killing them? Instead, you pretended to be a fire master and dealt with me?"

"because."

"Because you are not an ant at all!"

Before the other party could finish his words, Pei Xingjian interrupted him with a sneer.

When the other party heard this, he fell silent.

But Yang Nannan hurriedly said: "Hey, how can you be sure that he is not an ant? He is not..."

"you shut up!"

Before Yang Nannan could finish her words, Pei Xingjian interrupted her coldly, then released the guard and said, "Do you think that if you pretend to be an ant, I will be fooled by your answer? If you are really an ant who is only responsible for killing people, there is no need to pretend to be a fire master!"

"So, I guess you must be a higher level being!"

"But no matter who you are, I only have one last question for you: was it you who killed Tubo Xiaolun?"

The guard remained silent after hearing this.

Pei Xingjian didn't waste any time talking to him. He immediately said to the two Jinyiwei: "Bring the copper pot and firewood. I will make you a 'clay pot chicken'!"

"Yes!"

The two Jinyiwei responded and brought the copper pot and firewood without saying a word.

Pei Xingjian then said, "Cover him with a copper pot and light a fire outside."

"promise!"

The two Jinyiwei stepped forward as promised. The guard finally broke down and said quickly, "You guessed right. It was indeed us who killed Tubo Xiaolun."

"Why did you kill Tubo Xiaolun?"

"Because we accepted the commission from the Tibetan leader to help him assassinate the Tibetan leader and put the blame on the Tang Dynasty's Jinyiwei."

Put the blame on us?
Pei Xingjian was stunned for a moment, then frowned and asked, "Why should I believe you?"

"We Shouzhuolang have always valued honesty in our business. After we kill someone, we must bring something back to the employer to confirm the transaction is complete!"

"what?"

"I know this, it's the cochlear implant!"

Before the other party could continue speaking, Yang Nannan answered first: "I remember now, this person is indeed not an ant. He is just like me before, a lone wolf who obeys the orders of the wolf master!"

Lone wolf?

Pei Xingjian was stunned again.

He knew that there were several levels of people in Shouzhuolang, and the people at each level were different.

I'm afraid that the previous guard exposing the identity of the Fire Master was also the plan of the Wolf Master, and the purpose was to lure the Jinyiwei to investigate the Fire Master.

In this way, they only need to lure the Jinyiwei to the Fire Master and then send Lone Wolf to kill the Fire Master, so as to create the illusion that the Jinyiwei have killed someone. In the process of chasing Lone Wolf, the Jinyiwei will definitely attract the attention of Wu Hou. They can then use the same method to lure Wu Hou to Tubo Xiaolun, and it will not be difficult for the Jinyiwei to be surrounded by Wu Hou.

Thinking of this, Pei Xingjian nodded in sudden realization, but after just a moment, he felt something was amiss.

Why did the Tubo general put the blame on the Jinyiwei?
Could it be that this action is aimed at the prince?
wrong!

Something seems wrong!

If it was just targeting the Crown Prince, there would be no need to go to such great lengths.
As if he had thought of something, Pei Xingjian once again grabbed the guard's collar, staring at him sharply and saying, "You have other intentions, right? Tell me!"

"Hehehe"

Upon hearing this, the guard suddenly laughed sinisterly: "I didn't expect that there is such a meticulous person in the Jinyiwei. I underestimated him."

"Shh!"

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly gritted his teeth and spat out a stream of green juice.

"Be careful--!"

Yang Nannan seemed to have anticipated this and immediately pulled Pei Xingjian away.

The juice suddenly sprayed onto the "gu man" without warning, making a sizzling corrosive sound.

"Yang Nannan! You traitor! Your master will come and deal with you!"

Seeing that his desperate attack failed to hit Pei Xingjian, the guard immediately started cursing.

However, after just saying this curse, he was poisoned to death by the venom in his mouth.

The real fatal blow!

"Quick! Send someone to inform the Crown Prince and tell him that the Tubo Xiaolun was killed by the Tubo Dalun in collusion with Shouzhuolang! It has nothing to do with our Jinyiwei!"

Before he could even stand firm, Pei Xingjian hurriedly gave orders to the two Jinyiwei.

At the same time, Taiji Palace, Taiji Hall.

Li Chengqian had just finished explaining to the foreign envoys who were signing the alliance the time to exchange the silver notes and how to dispatch troops to cooperate with the Tang Dynasty in the war, when Lu Dongza's sad and angry cries were heard outside the hall.

"Oh, wise and mighty Heavenly Khan! You must make the decision for Tubo!"

"I, Tubo, pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year and am its most loyal foreign nation! I, Tubo Xiaolun, the Vice Prime Minister of a dignified country, actually died in the Tang Dynasty in such an unclear manner!"

"That's our Zamp's uncle! How can I explain this to him?"

Hearing the crying and shouting, Li Chengqian in the hall frowned immediately.

Li Shimin, who was standing aside, also looked gloomy.

Although he had sent Hou Junji to investigate the case since last night, he did not expect that Lu Dongzan would attack the Tang Dynasty at this time.

And it happened at the critical moment when the alliance was just signed.

Is he deliberately trying to sabotage our Tang Dynasty alliance?

Thinking of this, the father and son looked at each other, then sat back in their seats calmly.

Li Chengqian was the first to speak: "Who dares to mourn in the court of the Tang Dynasty? Come, drag him away and castrate his entire clan!"

Wow!
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was stunned.

(End of this chapter)