"The people coming from Tibet are talking nonsense, which shows that they have ulterior motives. I now order you and others to capture them all and hand them over to the Military Intelligence Department for interrogation. Don't make a big move. Everyone who knows about it should be warned.
If anyone asks about it later, they will say that the Tubo people have left the capital and he has gone away. If there are rumors that insult the state, I am the only one to ask."
The arrival of the Tubo people was quite strange, so Li Po put aside his dignity and did not intend to waste his attention on it. Under three trees, what could he not ask?
This shows the dangers of the profession of messenger.
In fact, the main reason is that the Tubo people are weak in national power, and their envoys will not be protected. If you look at the Turks from the East and West, they will never be treated like this.
The three of them all agreed, but Yuchi Gong and Ashina Rong really didn't take it seriously.
Only Xie Zheng knew that this was a bit troublesome. After all, the Tubo people entered Chang'an City in a big way, and many people had spoken to them. They were also envoys from foreign countries, so doing so would easily leave a bad reputation.
But when it comes to Tubo...it doesn't matter.
Not long after the name of Tubo spread in Chang'an, everyone only knew that it was a newly emerged small country that fought a battle with the Tang army in the northwest and was completely wiped out in Liangzhou.
Last year's war in the northwest was very short-lived, not many people knew the details, and people didn't know much about the strength of Tibet.
The envoys they sent can be dealt with at will and do not need to be treated too seriously.
It is just right to leave this matter to the Military Intelligence Department. If we can capture the people in Liangzhou, it will actually be easier. What happened to the Tibetan people last winter illustrates this point.
It is estimated that the Tibetan people had too much contact with Buddhist countries such as Tianzhu and did not have much awareness of the dangers involved, so they had the illusion that it was easy to go to foreign countries and they would be treated kindly.
Or maybe they think that their gods can really protect them. Anyway, they are not afraid of death and send people one after another. It seems that I came to slap you a few times and suffered a loss. Now that I have shown friendly intentions, you should
If you accept the same, your thinking will tend to be simplistic and too self-centered, and the result will be very unpleasant, as if you are just here to kill someone.
In particular, Songmohaci was still an attendant of the King of Tibet. Even Songmohaci himself did not think about what would happen to such an important figure as he appeared in the enemy's country for no reason. It was really rash to the extreme.
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When Xie Zheng returned to the south, he was dark and thin, but now he has been raised, his face is fair, and he has an elegant air. He is worthy of being a descendant of the Xie family.
It's just that after staying in a place like the Military Intelligence Department for a long time, it's a bit eerie and uncomfortable when you look at people.
At this time, he pondered for a moment and then said: "Please tell me, Your Majesty, what do you want to know from them? Do you want to live or die? Or do you have other uses for staying?"
After saying this, he realized something was wrong. On the way here, he had been saying "Your Majesty" in his mind many times, but now he forgot about it. He couldn't help shaking his beard in embarrassment, but he couldn't take back what he said.
Li Poze glanced at him and thought to himself, why do you need to ask? You, the doctor in charge of the Military Intelligence Department, can't even hear this, so why don't you have to express it yourself?
"What do you think?"
With just three words, the fate of Songmohachi and the hundred or so Tibetan people was sealed.
Xie Zheng immediately bowed and said, "I understand, your Majesty, please rest assured that as long as you join the Military Intelligence Department, everyone must speak the truth."
There was a sinister air in these words, which made Yuchi Gong frown. He had worked with Zhang Liang and knew something about the Military Intelligence Department, but Xie Zheng had never had any dealings with him. In just one sentence, he felt
There is a bit more ghostliness about this man.
The Military Intelligence Department and the Military Justice Department of the Ministry of War both had power from the Han Palace and were under the control of Sima of the Han Palace. For example, Xue Wanjun, Zhang Liang and others had power in this area.
Later, things became different. Zhang Liang was in charge of the Military Intelligence Department, and his subordinates such as Xie Zheng and Liu Chaozong were his minions.
The powers and responsibilities of the Military Justice Department are vested in the Ministry of War, which sends dedicated personnel to various departments of the army to administer military law.
Li Po's original intention was actually to prevent the generals from killing soldiers indiscriminately, but now it has another meaning. The Department of Military Justice has made certain checks and balances on the generals' powers and responsibilities, which is also an effort to return military power to the Ministry of War.
one.
The Military Intelligence Department... was also later placed under the Ministry of War, but Yu Chigong didn't know much about their specific responsibilities. If these people were in the army, they could spy, instigate rebellion, and even send people to carry out assassinations.
It's easy to use, but it's so sneaky that I don't like it.
Can we still ask envoys from the enemy country now? Isn't a place like Dali Temple more suitable? Yu Chigong instinctively felt a little uncomfortable.
What he didn't know was that the emperor needed eyes and ears, especially now when the overall situation was being decided. Although enemies outside were threatening, people with ulterior motives inside were more worthy of guarding against.
The current Military Intelligence Department already has some prototypes of the later Jinyiwei, and Li Po is also planning to separate them from the Ministry of War. They did not play a big role in the process of pacifying the princes, but after taking charge of the capital, they could not be used.
It's getting easier and easier.
Therefore, it is a bit inappropriate to place them in the Ministry of War. How to change the name, put them by your side, and make necessary restraints at all times becomes a problem.
What Li Po doesn't want is Jinyiwei, or the East Factory and the West Factory. What he faces is also very different from the situation in the early Ming Dynasty. He only needs some eyes and ears, and does not need them to have their own ideas...
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Xie Zheng's performance was a bit bad. Zhang Liang would definitely not say such nonsense.
Li Po remembered that sentence again, all problems can be classified as personnel matters. If people are used right, everything is right. If people are used wrong, if they are done right, it will be even more wrong.
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That night, Senniu Prefecture launched a joint operation with the Military Intelligence Division.
The people from Honglu Temple first coaxed all the Tubo people out, saying that they would be given a better place to live. The Tubo people did not doubt that he was there, and when they left the imperial city, they were all captured by the people waiting there.
At the same time, some Tibetans staying outside the city were also secretly arrested.
In order to avoid leaking the news, people from the Military Intelligence Department built a house outside the city and conducted brutal torture on the Tibetan people to extract confessions. Only one day later, a detailed confession was sent to Li Po's case.
Li Po looked at it carefully and sneered after reading it. As he expected, what Songmohaci said was not entirely true. What kind of envoy? He was actually a private envoy. He was really courageous.
Do you want to imitate Zhang Qian or Ban Dingyuan? You must at least have a powerful dynasty like the Han Dynasty to back you, right? You, a Tubo man, dare to come here to defraud us. You really don't know how to live or die.