Extra Chapter 10: Can the curse of the Tang Dynasty royal family be broken?
Tang Dynasty Inn.
In the main hall.
Both sides sit opposite each other.
On the big side, there are Governor Pushmi who serves as envoy, General Abu who is transformed into Xiao Hei, and Leonti, a Byzantine scholar who serves as translator.
Everyone is a traitor.
On the Tang Dynasty side, Jia Zhongan, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple, was specifically responsible for welcoming envoys from various countries.
At this time, he listened to Leonti's translated words, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "As you wish, the dancer Ramashanti has unfortunately died long ago. Although the possibility of suspended animation cannot be ruled out, the envoy she was with
The regiment must be counterfeited by thieves, but the other party also has credentials as proof. It is difficult for me to distinguish the authenticity based on your words alone..."
Leon was prepared in advance: "There is no need to verify it now. Please send the news back to Jiasicheng, and supervise the envoy and prevent it from entering the capital. Then we will confront each other outside the city. Who is true and who is false, and the truth will be revealed."
After that, you can enter Chang'an."
Jia Zhongan nodded slightly: "I wrote this in detail yesterday and worked hard to deliver it to the Anxi Protectorate."
Pu Ximi said: "The thieves are extremely vicious. They kill the messengers and cut off the exchange of news. We must be on guard!"
Jia Zhongan's expression remained unchanged: "Don't worry, everyone. Wherever the messenger passes, all the post stations will be reported and contacted regularly. For such important matters, the Protectorate will also send people to accompany them, and the thieves will never succeed."
The transmission of ancient information has always been a difficult problem, not to mention the vast land of Anxi. When the Tang Dynasty managed the western region, the first priority it paid attention to was not towns, but inns and inns, forming a network extending in all directions.
Under such circumstances, if you want to snipe the messenger halfway, it's not that it's impossible, but it will be exposed very quickly, defeating the purpose of intercepting the message.
Since the other party was on guard, the envoys did not say much. After discussing the details for a while, they stood up and left.
During the whole process, Xiao Hei never said a word. It was not until he returned to the room with Pushmi and Leonti that he said in a deep voice: "The current situation is not good for us!"
Leon mentioned: "This reminds me of the strategy of 'building a plank road in the open and crossing Chencang secretly'. Is the envoy led by General Abu just a bait? The real key lies with Lan Masanti, who is pretending to be dead?"
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Pu Ximi was puzzled: "But the time gap of one month is not enough to prevent us from reaching Datang. If it is fake and pretends to be real, we should take action in the middle to wipe out the mission..."
"In fact, the mastermind behind the scenes has already done it!"
Leonti said solemnly: "Don't forget, if it weren't for this general who pretended to be Abu, we would have had no choice but to flee each other, and the envoy would have fallen apart and ceased to exist. Then who would be able to prove that the one who entered the Tang Dynasty with his credentials,
Is the First Dancer’s mission a fake one again?”
Pushmi was shocked.
Xiao Hei nodded.
If she were not in the mission, with Yang Zaiwei's absolute force, Leonti's wisdom, and Pushimi's cronies, General Abu, as the only loyal minister who caught the mole, would still be hard-pressed to gain favor.
But the fate of this general would not be to be captured, but to be directly killed. Then the moles would go their separate ways, and the envoy would cease to exist.
At that time, the fake one will automatically take over and replace the real one.
Li Dai Tao Zhan like this was actually not uncommon in ancient times when information was limited, but this time it was so grand that even a country's envoys dared to fake it!
"if it is like this……"
Pu Ximi's face turned ugly: "Then our identity has been exposed?"
Leonti also sighed: "It must have been exposed! The main envoy not only knew that we were the internal agents of the Tang Dynasty, but also guided General Abu to arrest us, and also made the other envoys disguise themselves perfectly. Such preparations must be the best plan.
big……"
"The plan is huge!"
Pu Ximi said to himself: "Lan Masanti performed a dance on the birthday of Emperor Tang, could he take the opportunity to assassinate Emperor Tang?"
Xiao Hei shook his head: "Not to mention the defensive strength of the Daming Palace, even if there are so many masters of internal defense, it is just a dream to assassinate a dancer alone, but the dance of Lan Masanti does have the power to touch people's hearts, so we have to guard against it.
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Leonti asked: "What are you going to do?"
The little black man said: "Let's go on the road first and rush back to Chang'an!"
The purpose of traveling with the envoys was to gain first-hand knowledge of the overt and covert struggles between the two superpowers of the Tang Dynasty and Dashi. However, Xiao Hei's main purpose was to return to the Tang Dynasty and see how Li Yan's relatives and friends were doing.
If there was no matter about the real or fake mission, she would follow the mission all the way to Chang'an and take a closer look at the development of the Tang Dynasty along the way. For now, she would still focus on business.
"You don't have to worry about being exposed. Pushimi is the envoy of the envoy and can give orders. I pretended to be General Abu before to appease his subordinates. Now that I have arrived in the Tang Dynasty, hundreds of Dashi soldiers can no longer make trouble...
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Xiao Hei acted resolutely, without any delay, and made a decision directly. He was going to stay until the dead of night and then leave alone. However, he saw two people pushing the door in. It was Yang Zaiwei and the real General Abu.
The latter, dressed as a personal guard, was restrained by Yang Zaiwei and walked side by side. He kept his head lowered and unconsciously followed the opponent's footsteps. It was not until he entered the room that he regained control of his limbs and raised his head.
Yang Zaiwei said: "He knows about the fake envoy and has something to say to us..."
Leonti was overjoyed. This prisoner who refused to accept any soft or hard food or salt was finally shaken. It was an unexpected reward. He hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said gently: "General, I am very aware of your concerns. The fake envoy is in the Tang Dynasty.
Making trouble, no matter what evil deeds are committed, it is Dashi who bears the bad name in front of all countries, and it gives the Tang army the right to send troops. This is extremely detrimental to Dashi, who is not ready for a full-scale war with the Tang Dynasty.
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"As for us, we don't want this envoy to cause trouble in Chang'an. It's ridiculous to say that we are obviously fake, but now we have to pretend to be real and expose the true face of another envoy...
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "This is the basis of cooperation. Although we are enemies, we have the same goal!"
General Abu said coldly: "You don't have to be like this. No matter how many sweet words I say, if I don't want to say it, you still can't even think of a word."
Leonti was not angry and stepped down: "Then is the general willing to speak now?"
General Abu snorted and raised his head: "What do you want to know?"
Leonti immediately asked: "Who is the traitor of the Tang Dynasty? Is this the person behind the fake envoy?"
General Abu said: "Your previous judgment was not wrong. The traitor did not reveal his identity. I don't know who this person is, but I am sure that this person has something to do with the appearance of the fake envoy this time!"
Yang Zaiwei asked: "What basis do you have?"
General Abu said: "Lan Masanti is one of his people. This number one dancer is actually the sinful daughter of a high-ranking family in the Tang Dynasty. After her family was raped for crimes, she fell into the realm of my big food."
Pu Ximi sneered: "I thought you were loyal, but I didn't expect you were cheating on me. Now that you know that Lanmasanti is from the Tang Dynasty, can you still allow her to meet the Caliph and become a guest of our nobles?"
General Abu sneered: "This is your stupidity. People in the Tang Dynasty are not of the same mind, especially the aristocrats of the Tang Dynasty. Now they have been repeatedly suppressed, and many people have been punished. How can they be willing to accept the high-ranking noble lady who has become a dancer?"
Yang Zaiwei understood: "The weight of becoming an official through the imperial examination is getting higher and higher. This matter seems to be related to the struggle between the rich and the poor!"
Xiao Hei also thought of the original history of the middle and late Tang Dynasty, when the battle between high-ranking nobles and low-income scholars became fierce. Coupled with the contradiction between the feudal separatist regime and the central government, it eventually led to the Niu-Li party struggle, and the common people's bureaucrats and the gentry.
Bureaucratic conflicts are brought to the fore.
However, at that time, the imperial power was already in jeopardy. The eunuchs controlled the imperial power, and then the eunuch group began to fight internally. However, the current dispute between high-ranking families and low-ranking families is basically a game between the emperor's imperial power and the aristocratic families.
This started when the Tang Dynasty was founded. After Taizong Li Shimin, Gaozong Li Zhi, and now Li Hong, the high-ranking gentry with a simple diet are increasingly losing their place, and talented people from poor families are constantly becoming officials.
, only when we have the opportunity to display our ambitions can we make the current situation clear and prosperous.
Of course, since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the high-ranking gentry have always retained their superior status as the upper class, and they will not sit still and wait for death.
General Abu was determined to find out the Tang spies hiding in the food. He was quite familiar with the situation in the Tang Dynasty. After describing the situation of Lanmasanti, he also talked about the internal guards: "There were originally five internal guards.
Commander, Grand Commander Shangguan is a woman. Shenlong never sees the end, but every time she takes action, it is extremely shocking. She destroyed the Dashi assassination group with her own hands. It is said that she is also from a noble family, and her grandfather is the prime minister. In the court,
Very powerful."
"The second commander, Qiu Shenji, had prominent fathers and ancestors, but he did not inherit the favor. However, he made great contributions during the reconstruction of the inner guard. He was later awarded the title of Tan Guogong due to his meritorious service. In recent years, he has retired to his idle position and rarely appears."
"The third commander was originally Guo Yuanzhen, a son of a poor family, who is currently the Protector of Anxi. He is good at mediating conflicts among various ethnic groups, is impartial and deeply loved."
"The fourth commander, An Zhongjing, has the ninth surname of Zhaowu. He was born in the imperial examination and entered the official position without grace. His achievements are not obvious, but now he holds the real power of the internal defense."
"The five commanders were originally Jia Sibo, Wuwei Jia, and a descendant of a poor family. They are no longer in the internal guard. They have used the power of government to enter the political hall and will become the prime minister..."
After hearing the end, Yang Zaiwei showed a look of reminiscence.
He recognized Jia Sibo. This person had been harmed by consciousness-only energy and became a living dead. It was he who saved him after breaking through the sixth consciousness. Later, he had the future of participating in the imperial examination and becoming a high school scholar.
Twenty years later, this man has already entered the political hall and still retains great influence in the inner guard.
From the age point of view, it is really remarkable. After all, Jia Sibo is only in his forties, but from the perspective of ability, it is not a surprise. This person is indeed talented and adaptable, and he will definitely be like a fish in water in the officialdom.
When Pu Ximi heard this, he became a little impatient: "I have heard about the five commanders of the inner guard for a long time. You don't need to introduce them again. Who do you suspect?"
General Abu shook his head: "I don't know who it is, but the one who secretly communicated with me is among these five people!"
Yang Zaiwei's eyes darkened: "Where is the evidence?"
General Abu said: "There is no direct evidence, but the information given by that person cannot be given to anyone who is not the commander of the internal defense."
Yang Zaiwei still didn't believe it: "Maybe the other party is trying to induce you to doubt the commander of the inner guard!"
Seeing that the two were about to argue, Leonti was worried that he would shut up again, and hurriedly said: "If the betrayer is the commander of the inner guard, and the reason is the fight between the high and low families, then what is their purpose of pretending to be the Dashi envoy?"
General Abu paused, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "To assassinate the Emperor of Tang!"
Even though Leonti and Pushmi had already guessed, their expressions still changed: "Seriously?"
Yang Zaiwei said: "It can't be done!"
He didn't have a long speech, but with the world's top strength, he made this judgment, which is worth a thousand words.
"You have never seen the Flying Dance with your own eyes, so you don't know that this dance has indescribable magic power..."
General Abu said: "What's more, there is an important person who cooperates. With that person, the assassination of the Tang Emperor can definitely be realized!"
Yang Zaiwei frowned: "Can't you finish it all at once? Who dares to do such a rebellious move?"
General Abu took a deep breath: "The prince of the Tang Dynasty!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked, including Xiao Hei.
But after being surprised, they all questioned in unison: "Impossible!"
General Abu said: "The struggle for imperial power has always been like this. Is it worth making a fuss about?"
Although Yang Zaiwei has not returned to China for twenty years, he has also paid attention to the situation of the Tang Dynasty after coming to Dashi: "The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had three sons, all of whom were legitimate sons born to the queen. The latter two princes could not compete with their brothers for the position of crown prince.
The prince oversaw the country five times, and each time he held real power, trained a team, and even dispatched internal guards, all were allowed by the Tang Emperor. With such a prince, who can compete with him for the throne?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! General Abu said: "But over the years, the Tang Emperor was obsessed with Taoism and gradually ignored the government affairs, allowing the conflict between the new nobles of the poor family and the rich families, and no longer spoke to the outside world.
With an enterprising spirit, many of the generals of the Tang Army are dissatisfied with the Tang Emperor. However, the Tang Emperor is in good health, so it will take ten or twenty years for him to abdicate. Don't you know, 'Tian Khan'?
'How did you become a king?"
Pushmi and Leonti looked at each other.
As in history, Li Shimin's Tiankhan is still spread among the surrounding ethnic groups. Many small tribes still don't know his successor, and they still think that the sage of the Tang Dynasty is Li Shimin.
And the great food governors like Pu Ximi and scholars like Leonti also had some understanding of Li Shimin's rise to power, and they did not attach more importance to filial piety than the Han people. In their view, Li Yuan was stupid and Li Shimin was wise and wise, so it was natural for him to force his father to abdicate.
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So for today's Tang Dynasty, if Li Hong was really obsessed with cultivating Taoism, did not want to make progress, and allowed the conflicts in the court to intensify, and there were many hidden dangers, it would be natural to follow Taizong and replace his father with his son.
General Abu made the final conclusion: "I originally couldn't understand why, with the power and status of the commander of the internal guards, he would collude with my Dashi and become a traitor to the Tang people..."
"Now I have fully thought about it. All this is for the Qianqiu Festival, the birthday of Emperor Tang!"
"The commanders of the internal guards who secretly communicated with me were actually instructed by the prince, and they made this plan to usurp the throne by cooperating internally and externally. They did not dare to bear the charge of patricide and regicide, so they wanted to use the name of the envoys to assassinate the emperor of Tang Dynasty, and then
It is logical to declare war on my food, satisfy the needs of the generals and high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty, and create an era for the prince!"
Listening to this almost roaring voice, even Yang Zaiwei became dubious.
Twenty years ago, he witnessed the secret fight between Empress Wu and Li Hong, and had a deeper understanding of this kind of power struggle between royal families.
But after Yang Zaiwei saw Li Yan's promotion and Li Hong's true feelings revealed, he felt that the Tang Emperor was benevolent, the prince was intelligent, and had a rare friendship among the royal family, so he would not follow in the footsteps of the Wu family.
Twenty years later, he was shaken.
People change...
Especially after sitting on the throne of the Ninth Five-Year-Old, any family affection or benevolence will gradually be wiped out under the impact of power...
Xiao Hei walked to the window and looked towards Chang'an in the east.
Perhaps General Abu thought his speculation was extremely logical, but after all he was an outsider, looking through the fog and unaware of the temperament and experiences of Li Hong and his son.
So compared to Yang Zaiwei's wavering, Xiao Hei chose to believe.
Of course, she did not deny General Abu's speculation.
But prepare to implement the previous decision.
Enter Chang'an.
Witness it with your own eyes.
Did the Tang emperor and the prince finally lose their true nature under the influence of the supreme power?
Or will it break the curse of the Tang royal family and give future generations a precious example to follow?