Li Yan returned with a few more volumes in his hands and knocked on Wang Xiaojie's door.
Wang Xiaojie had already gotten up early and was memorizing foreign words under the candlelight: "Liu Lang, is it so early?"
Li Yan handed the booklet to him: "Look at it, can you roughly recognize the words on it?"
Wang Xiaojie took it and read it carefully: "This is a roster. All the names on it are Tubo names. Most of them are very simple. I can recognize them. They are servants of Tubo?"
Li Yandao: "There are very few noble surnames in Tubo, and they are rarely given to common people. These are the names of secret guards..."
Historically, when Buddhism flourished in the snowy areas and promoted the concept of equality of all living beings, there was no surname at all, only a given name.
Wang Xiaojie was moved: "The list of secret guards! Where did Liu Lang get it?"
Li Yan said: "The secret guard is stationed."
Wang Xiaojie felt unbelievable: "Have you entered the secret guard station to conduct a search?"
Li Yan explained the general situation.
Hearing how cooperative his former defeated general Blenzanren was, Wang Xiaojie couldn't help but laugh out loud: "He's so kind."
After sincerely praising the enemy, Wang Xiaojie looked at the roster again: "Since the secret guard station is hidden deep in the refugee gathering place, and these names are so simple, does it mean that the secret guard is selected from the refugees?"
Li Yan nodded: "Yes, this is also in line with Tubo's national conditions. Our internal guards of the Tang Dynasty select elites from Zhechong Mansion from all over the country and serve uniformly from top to bottom. Tubo's major military sources are controlled by the heads of thousands of households in Wuru.
How can those tribal chiefs in their hands allow their elites to be deployed by the Gar family?"
Wang Xiaojie said: "Even Wei Ru is not of the same mind. Today I secretly met with a head of a thousand households, and that person expressed his allegiance to me!"
Li Yan smiled and said: "It seems that you have gradually assumed the role of Zamp."
Wang Xiaojie's expression changed slightly: "Liu Lang, I didn't..."
Li Yan raised his hand: "Xiaojie, I absolutely believe in you. Thanks to you this time, maintaining Zamp's identity at this stage is of great benefit to us. As for the future, it depends on how you choose."
Wang Xiaojie scratched his head: "In fact, I still want to lead the troops to fight. After I get familiar with everything about Tubo, if I lead the troops, I will see who can stop me!"
This is really not arrogance.
When Wang Xiaojie adapts to the Tubo court situation and environment, and then leads the Tang army to attack, then why is His Majesty rebelling?
Know yourself and know the enemy, but you don’t know it to this extent...
However, even if the war can be won, it will be difficult to defend Tubo. Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty would have swallowed Tuyuhun and there would be no need to establish Murong Nuohebo as the puppet king.
It is inevitable to suppress and weaken Tibet's strategic intentions. Li Yan does not have a definite idea yet and will not consider it anymore.
The most urgent task is to deal with the hidden guards.
He asked Wang Xiaojie to continue memorizing words and went to the prison himself.
In addition to the suspect Shen Juyuan and the internal witnesses, there is also a group of secret guards arrested in Liangzhou.
Zan Xiruo wanted to fish them out at first, but later Zan Pu became more powerful and couldn't care less.
Several Anzu have died of illness, but Jiao'er is in good health because of the care he received.
Hearing the knocking on the cell door, he woke up, walked to the door, took a look, and bent down: "Deputy Ambassador Li!"
Li Yan asked directly: "Before you were selected as a secret guard, were you a refugee who fled to Tubo?"
Jiao Er's expression changed slightly: "Yes, I was exiled to the Tubo King's City with my tribe at that time, and was later selected to become a secret guard."
Li Yan handed him the roster: "Look, is there anyone you know on it?"
After Jiao Er took it, he couldn't believe it: "The secret guard was breached by Deputy Envoy Li?"
Li Yan said honestly: "Not yet, I just went in and took a look around and took out a few rosters."
Jiao Er: "..."
That's not much different from breaking through. It's like entering an uninhabited land!
He suddenly became very nervous, fearing that he was of no use and would be disposed of, so he hurriedly looked at the roster.
But the more he looked at her, the worse his face became. Finally, he trembled and said, "No... no one I know!"
Li Yan saw his worry and did not comfort him. He said lightly: "Then what else do you know? It's okay. Think about it slowly. I'm not in a hurry!"
"I'm in a hurry!"
Jiao Er turned pale with fright, racked his brains for thought, and suddenly said: "The place where secret guards are trained should be a huge temple!"
Li Yan frowned: "What kind of temple? A Buddhist temple?"
Jiao Er said: "It's not Buddhism. I have seen many Buddhist temples in Liangzhou. They are very different from the ones where I was at that time. They should be temples of the Yongzhong religion."
Li Yan nodded slightly: "Since it is called Yongzhong Divine Guard, it is not surprising that you are trained in Yongzhong sect. So, are the people who train you Bon believers?"
Jiao Er said: "Yes, now that I think about it, those people should be the believers in the temple, teaching us the methods of luck and fighting skills."
Li Yan asked: "How long did it take for you to study before going out on a mission? One year?"
Jiao Er said bitterly: "How is it possible that in one year, I only studied for more than a month, and then I was sent out to perform tasks, and then went back to train. I was learning and doing at the same time, and many people died!"
Li Yan sighed: "That's the elimination system. I don't know how many refugees have to die before we can train a qualified secret guard..."
The secret guards follow a similar route to the plum blossom inner guards. The plum blossom inner guards are rooted in the palace and select and train talents from among the sinners in Yeting.
However, the criminal daughters in Yeting are all wives and daughters of officials and officials. They are generally of high quality and can be trained quickly. However, the quality of the refugees who have fled is much lower.
The Gar family obviously has no intention of investing a lot of energy and money in cultivating them properly. They adopt a cruel elimination method, and those who survive are qualified.
Jiao'er showed a sad look: "We are all slaves of a subjugated country and refugees. When did our lives become regarded as passed away?"
Li Yan glanced at him. When he was in Liangzhou, this guy was very proud of being a Tibetan. There was obviously a key to this: "How did you get married and have children later?"
Mentioning his wife and children, Jiao Er's face suddenly showed longing: "I performed four missions. After becoming a secret pawn, I was led to another place. It was there that I met my wife. She was very good to me.
, and gave birth to two sons for me..."
Li Yandao: "Your wife and children were placed there? Are all the family members of the secret guards there?"
Jiao Er nodded: "Yes, I also saw the families of other secret guards. They are together and take care of each other. What we desire most is to go back and reunite with our families..."
Li Yan was silent for a moment and then said: "So your loyalty to the secret guards is tied to your family. Have you ever thought that if this model continues, you will not get a good death as a secret guard, and your son will not be able to die well in the future."
What will it do?”
Jiao Er was startled, and his face quickly turned pale: "He... he will also become a secret guard?"
Li Yan commented: "Lu Dongzan is a generation of outstanding people. He drew elites from the refugees, trained them with the power of Yongzhong's sect, and found women from Subi to marry and have children for you. From generation to generation, the secret guards will rise with the rise of the Gar family.
Continuously growing, this model is not suitable for our Tang Dynasty, but it is suitable for Tubo."
"But for you, every generation of you will become a shadowy figure that cannot be seen in the light. Unless the rule of the Gar family is overthrown one day, there will never be an end."
Jiao'er's eyes were red, and he bowed down directly and kowtowed heavily: "Please Deputy Ambassador Li, please save us!"
Li Yan's eyes revealed his thoughts.
Secretly guard welfare, get a wife, and have children.
Taking control of these family members is both a concern and a hostage.
So much so that the secret guards stationed in the camp before were tired from logging and had to work day and night, so they didn't dare to complain.
Of course, there will definitely be cases of defection. There will always be people who can't stand the oppression of the secret guards and abandon their families and flee alone.
But as long as most of them are loyal, the organization can continue to operate.
Compared with the investment, the fate of the refugees is low. The Yongzhong sect was trained, and the wife he was given was a Subi girl who had perished...
The reward is a steady stream of meticulous work, creating value for the Gar family in terms of intelligence and assassination.
It is really the best model suitable for Tubo’s national conditions.
"According to this view, there are three important locations in the Tubo King's City."
"The secret guard station, the secret guard training place, the secret guard family gathering place."
"Among them, the most important thing is not the residence, but the gathering place for family members."
"If the secret guards' wives and children are rescued, the foundation of this organization will be destroyed. Not to mention the secret guards in the royal city, the group of secret guards serving under the Tuguhun Qinling Mausoleum may also betray."
"But that place must be the most hidden, not even Lucky Star would know about it..."
Li Yan sorted out the context and looked at Jiao Er, who was still begging him: "Get up, if you want to save your wife and children, you have to rely on yourself!"
Jiao'er stood up and said, "Please give me your instructions, Deputy Ambassador Li!"
Li Yan opened the cell door: "You are a refugee from Tuyuhun who entered Tubo. Now you are going back to the refugee gathering place. I need you to collect information for me..."
Jiao Er was stunned: "Deputy Ambassador Li, let me go? Are you afraid that I will inform the secret guards?"
Li Yan smiled: "You didn't want to reveal any other secret guards in Liangzhou just to keep your wife safe. I still agree with this."
"What's more, even if you go and tell the secret guard now that I'm looking for the secret guard's family, is it possible that they can be temporarily transferred?"
"There are so many people, and any movement will cause a big commotion. I hope the Gar family will do something wrong!"
Jiao'er understood, but felt a little discouraged: "But I'm only one person, so I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill Deputy Ambassador Li's assignment."
Li Yandao: "The old warriors under the little prince have been in contact with the refugees these days. You are for your family, they are for the restoration of the country, no matter how big or small, as long as you have this ideal and belief in your heart, I believe you all have the possibility to create miracles
, go!”
Jiao'er was stunned for a moment, then bowed deeply to Li Yan, walked out of the cell, and headed towards the place where Tuyuhun's old troops were. His eyebrows gradually became firmer and his back gradually straightened.