Who set the fire in Liangzhou Guancang is basically an unsolved mystery.
It doesn't matter. Fortunately, Li Qinzai is not a reasonable person, and the evidence is even more ridiculous.
Theoretically, both Tubo and Tuyuhun are suspected.
If Tibet set fire to it, then its purpose was to prevent the Tang army from participating in the war between the two countries. Originally, the Tang Dynasty did not have much food this year, which was also the biggest reason restricting the Tang army from sending troops.
Now that the official warehouses in Liangzhou have been burned, perhaps the official warehouses in other cities will also be burned, which will more likely prevent the Tang Dynasty from sending troops to help Tuyuhun.
There was not enough food, and the Master Wang of the Tang Dynasty was like a middle-aged man who suddenly fell asleep. Looking at the white-haired woman, he felt tired, helpless, and powerless, and he had to swallow his anger and accept the disdain and scolding of the mother-in-law.
Tuyuhun is also suspected.
If the spies who burned the official warehouses were sent by Tuyuhun, then their purpose was to arouse the anger of the Tang Dynasty and put the blame on Tubo. Now the officials and people in Liangzhou City are scolding Tubo, and they seem to have determined that it was someone sent by Tubo.
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If the real culprit is Tuyuhun, their goal has been achieved.
As long as Tuyuhun did the same thing a few more times, no matter how good-tempered the Tang Dynasty was, it would be unable to bear the temptation to send troops and beat Tubo even if it was hungry. In this way, the crisis of Tuyuhun's imminent destruction of the country would be resolved.
When both countries are suspected, how does Li Qinzai choose?
His choice is very different. No matter who is the real murderer, I will rob Tuyuhun first.
The Fifth Young Master had never been able to reason in Chang'an, so when he came to this place where the sky was high and the emperor was far away, he certainly didn't need to be reasonable.
No matter who provokes me, I will provoke Tuyuhun, and I will hold back if I don’t accept it.
The day after the official warehouse in Liangzhou was burned, Sun Congdong and Liu Asi set off again with more than a thousand soldiers, entering the Qilian Mountains from the northwest and entering the territory of Tuyuhun, robbing people and grain wherever they saw them.
Three days later, more than a thousand soldiers returned with a full load, and had robbed thousands of cattle and sheep, and thousands of horses. Liu Asi, who was unlucky, actually robbed more than a hundred Tuyuhun girls.
Apparently Li Qinzai was not the only one who completely let himself go after leaving Chang'an.
Li Qinzai gave all the robbed cattle and sheep to Zheng Rentai to make up for the loss of the official warehouse in Liangzhou to the Tang army.
Tuyuhun was robbed twice in succession and stabbed in the back by the Tang Dynasty. Tuyuhun Khan Nuohebo finally couldn't stand it anymore.
The soldiers at the front are still fighting to the death against the Tibetan invading army. The Tang Dynasty behind them just doesn't want to help them, but they actually send troops to rob them?
You robbed the wrong person!
You go and rob Tubo!
Although only a few small tribes were robbed, it was not an easy matter for Khan Nuobo Khan to hear. After being shocked, he couldn't help but start thinking wildly and doubting the purpose of Tang Dynasty's robbery.
Li Qinzai only sent a small army of more than a thousand people to rob only small tribes, and his actions were all small. But in the eyes of big men, any small action will be infinitely magnified.
So, Datang planned to add insult to injury and join forces with Tubo to annex Tuyuhun?
Otherwise, how could he rob him for no reason? According to common sense, even if the Tang Dynasty was unable to send troops at this juncture, it should morally stand with Tuyuhun and condemn Tibet's invasion.
However, the Tang Dynasty sent troops to plunder Tuyuhun. With such unusual signs, Nuohebo Khan had to doubt the motives and purposes of the Tang Dynasty.
In this war, Tuyuhun fought very hard. The Tubo people were fierce in battle. Tuyuhun was retreating steadily. The country was about to be destroyed. Nuohebo Khan could no longer withstand the backstabbing of the suzerain.
So Nuohebo Khan, who was confused and uncertain, immediately sent an envoy to Liangzhou City.
On the fourth day after the looting of Tuyuhun, a group of troops came from outside Liangzhou City, and the leader was actually a woman.
The woman wears a bamboo hat, a black gauze covering her face, and her red dress is particularly eye-catching. The cavalry behind them all wear leather robes, carry swords, and wear felt hats, dressed in standard Western customs.
The woman came outside the city gate, looked up at the towering towers of Liangzhou, her eyes turned red, and murmured: "It has been more than twenty years, and I finally set foot on my homeland..."
The city gate was closed tightly, shouts and questions were heard from the city tower, and a knight from the cavalry stepped forward and shouted in stiff Chinese: "After Tuyuhunnuo Hobo Khan, Her Royal Highness Princess Honghua of the Tang Dynasty, on the order of the Khan, came to meet
Envoy from the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
The city tower was silent for a long time, and then the heavy city gate slowly opened.
Princess Honghua pursed her lips and led the cavalry into the city without saying a word.
Outside the Liangzhou governor's mansion, Li Qinzai, Pei Shen and other officials stood outside the mansion, waiting for the arrival of Princess Honghua.
Even though Li Qinzai was an envoy from the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, he still had to wait outside the door.
Because Princess Honghua was the daughter of the late emperor Li Shimin and was the same generation as Li Zhi.
In the 14th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin sent the seventeen-year-old Princess Honghua and his wife to Tuyuhun. It has been twenty-three years now.
The Princess of the Tang Dynasty sent out for marriage is still a princess, the princess is the master, and Li Qinzai is the minister, so he must be greeted respectfully outside the door.
Not long after, Princess Honghua arrived with her cavalry, and they stopped their horses only a few feet away from Li Qinzai.
Li Qinzai and Pei Shen immediately stepped forward to salute and pay homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Princess Honghua dismounted and lifted up the black gauze on her bamboo hat, revealing a slightly older face.
Counting the years, Princess Honghua is now forty years old. She lives in a sandy and cold place outside the Great Wall. No matter how much she takes care of her skin, her skin will never be as white and tender as when she was young.
In front of the meeting, a group of people were wearing the official uniforms of the Tang Dynasty and practicing the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty. Princess Honghua's eyes turned red again, but when she thought of her current identity and position, she couldn't help but sigh.
After a long time, Princess Honghua said: "Which one of you is the emperor's envoy?"
Li Qinzai took a step forward, bowed and said, "I am lowered to serve as the emperor's envoy, Li Qinzai."
Princess Honghua looked at him carefully and said, "Li Qinzai? The emperor's envoy is so young. Where do you come from?"
"The British public is the grandfather of the lower official."
Princess Honghua was slightly surprised and said: "It turns out that she is the Queen of Yinggong. No wonder."
Then Princess Honghua suddenly darkened her face and said, "Who gave the order to send troops to plunder the Tyuhun tribesmen?"
All the officials in the governor's office were silent, still maintaining their bowed postures, but they took a step back in unison. Only Li Qinzai remained motionless, exposing himself to everyone.
Li Qinzai turned his head and was surprised. These unscrupulous people sold themselves out without saying a word?
Princess Honghua stared at his face and sneered: "So it was you who gave the order..."
Li Qinzai bit the bullet and said: "Your Highness, please forgive me, I have no choice but to do this."
"Tell me, what's the last resort?"
Li Qinzai blinked his eyes quickly and said without changing his expression: "I received a military report that a Tibetan spy burned down the official warehouse in Liangzhou City and then escaped into Tuyuhun territory. In order to pursue this spy, I ordered
Entering Tuyuhun..."
"As for looting tribes and so on, if the army is looking for thieves, it is inevitable that there will be accidental injuries. This matter must be a misunderstanding."
Princess Honghua gritted her teeth and said: "A misunderstanding was resolved with just one sentence? How could the face of the Tang Dynasty be preserved if the vassal country was robbed for no reason?"