It's not that Li Yan deliberately let the Crown Princess off, but Wan'er discovered the clue.
Wan'er wrinkled her little nose, and after repeated confirmations, she nodded and said: "Yes, those two people do have a bloody smell on them. When I just passed by, I felt it was very strong!"
Li Yan sniffed it, but the smell was mixed with other people's smells, and he didn't feel that it was very clear.
But he believed in his apprentice.
Because compared to his pursuit of a comprehensive path to open all six senses, Wan'er has been following a specific route since he first opened his nose consciousness, tempering this power, and constantly enhancing his nose's sense of smell.
This is also a way of cultivating consciousness-only energy. After cultivating one consciousness to a profound level, you can then open up the next consciousness.
Wan'er didn't have a deep foundation in martial arts, so it was very wise to choose this route, and the Forbidden Army she was looking at at this time was also somewhat special.
The group of people seemed to be isolated, huddled in the side streets and did not dare to approach the main road.
Li Yan thought for a moment and led Wan'er over.
The leader of the imperial army saw him and immediately came up to him: "Li Jiyi!"
Li Yan knew it was a foreigner as soon as he heard the accent, and said calmly: "Suwei Palace, thank you for your hard work."
The imperial guards were flattered: "I don't dare to say it's hard work, we are willing to do everything for His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Li Yan said: "Don't be so nervous. The imperial army is guarding the palace. The safety of not only His Royal Highness, but also all the officials is also dependent on you. There have been thieves in the East recently. Do you know?"
The Imperial Guard said: "I know, I will patrol all night today to prevent thieves from breaking in, and I will never slack off!"
Li Yan looked him up and down: "What's your name?"
The imperial guards were overjoyed, but felt a little inferior: "The surname of the humble official is Jin, and the given name is Liangtu, but he has no other characters."
Li Yan heard the name and asked, "Are you from Silla?"
Jin Liangtu's expression changed slightly: "Bizhi is from the Tang Dynasty, and he was naturalized in the Ministry of Household Affairs... He is from the Tang Dynasty!"
Hearing his repeated emphasis, Li Yan nodded: "That was my misunderstanding. I thought you were the hostage sent by the King of Silla to our Tang Dynasty in the early years..."
Jin Liangtu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained: "I have two Silla protons under my humble command."
Li Yan raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Bring it to me and let me see."
Jin Liangtu returned and shouted a few words. The Imperial Guards who bowed their heads respectfully behind him raised their heads, and two of them came out of the queue and walked towards this side.
There is no difference between Jin Liangtu's appearance and that of the Tang Dynasty people, except that he does not speak fluent Tang Mandarin and has a distinct accent. As soon as the imperial guards under his command raise their heads, their facial features are very obvious.
Most of them have round heads, flat faces, and nervously narrowed eyes, making them appear narrower and longer.
In comparison, the two Imperial Guardsmen who came over were somewhat aristocratic. They were tall and fair-skinned. They looked like they had grown up in a pampered way. They came forward and saluted: "Jin Hanlin/Jin Sanguang, greetings... greetings to Mr. Li!"
Wan'er gently pulled Li Yan's sleeve, signaling that it was these two people.
In fact, after they came out alone, Li Yan also smelled that there was indeed a faint smell of blood on both of them.
Their expressions were also quite uneasy, their eyes kept wandering to both sides, and they did not dare to look at them.
Li Yan said: "Why are you so reserved?"
Jin Liangtu winked repeatedly. Jin Hanlin and Jin Sanguang took a deep breath and said in even weirder Mandarin: "Please forgive us... We don't know how to speak Tang dialect... We are not polite..."
Li Yan's expression suddenly became cold, and he looked at Jin Liangtu: "You are very good, but these subordinates are a bit unseen in the market... Anyway, they are all Sanhan Miao descendants, and you have to take care of each other with them."
Jin Hanlin and Jin Sanguang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, relaxing their tense bodies, while Jin Liangtu's expression changed drastically.
He is an honorary Tang Dynasty man. Even though he was once a descendant of Sanhan Miao, and now he has become Gaohan, how can he have any reason to care for each other with these Silla people?
Li Yan's change in attitude made him even more uncomfortable. He glanced sideways at his two embarrassing subordinates, secretly regretting that he shouldn't have said anything just now, and replied with a stiff expression: "What Li Jiyi taught me is that I must supervise them well and never
Discourteous again!"
"Go for it!"
Li Yan waved his hand, and the three of them bowed with different thoughts and retreated.
Taking Wan'er to the side, Li Yan thought that among the dead soldiers raised by Gong Siye, most of them were Korean survivors, and coldly snorted: "On normal days, we can't tell anything just by the smell of blood, but now combined with various clues,
The possibility that this group of Silla people have contact with the assassins is not small. From this point of view, it is really possible that Silla is behind it."
Wan'er had another focus, and asked in a low voice with disgust: "Master, are those two protons the sons of King Silla? Why are the princes of a king so ugly?"
Li Yan was amused: "You are still a little obsessed with looks, but you are too. All the officials of the Tang Dynasty are too handsome..."
"However, these two people are not necessarily the sons of Jin Famin. When Silla sent hostages, they not only wanted the king's own son, but also the eldest son of the important minister. This way of holding hostages is more sincere. They are probably the sons of the important minister.
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Wan'er suddenly realized: "No wonder it's the Imperial Guards. Is Silla so weak that even the minister's eldest son has to be sent over as a hostage?"
Li Yan shook his head: "On the contrary, Silla has become the dominant force in the Northeast. When Duke Chunqiu was here, this small country was quite respectful. When Jin Famin succeeded to the throne, it began to seek short-term profits and forget the great kindness. It treated our Tang Dynasty quite a lot.
I’m disobedient…”
Wan'er keenly noticed that he was called differently: "Master, is Duke Chunqiu the last king of Silla? Very powerful?"
Li Yan nodded: "Yes, Duke Chunqiu is named Jin Chunqiu. He has been an envoy to the Tang Dynasty since the Zhenguan period. Like Lu Dongzan of Tubo, he is a capable person."
"Among the three countries of Goryeo, Baekje, and Silla, Silla was originally the weakest. However, because of the appearance of Jin Chunqiu and his active contacts, Silla was able to follow the Tang army and destroy it.
He conquered Baekje and Goryeo and completed the preliminary unification of the Three Kingdoms."
"I admire a capable person like Jin Chunqiu, even though he lives in a different country. He is the only monarch in Silla with the word "zong" in his temple name. He is called Taizong of Silla, and he is worthy of his name."
The most interesting thing is that the rise of nationalism in later generations actually defined Jin Chunqiu's behavior as "please flatter the emperor (of the Tang Dynasty) and cause trouble to neighboring countries" and "recruit different species to destroy the same species, and attract bandits to kill brothers."
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Li Yan just wanted to laugh. In these three small countries with human brains and dog brains, who would agree with you as a self-centered brother?
What's more important is that those who steal a country and serve as a pup to a beautiful country for future generations still have a diplomatic style of flattery leads to greater consequences. When these people curse their ancestors, can they take a look at their own virtues now?
A group of people with low self-esteem and twisted psychology!
Wan'er didn't know that, but she had a strong desire to learn: "What kind of person is Jin Famin?"
Li Yan showed disgust: "It's just a white-eyed wolf. Baekje and Goryeo perished one after another. In terms of the distribution of post-war benefits, Silla didn't know how to advance or retreat. It has always coveted the land of Baekje."
"Baekje was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. Why should we let it take advantage of it? Naturally, we should incorporate it into Jisi Prefecture and use the local Baekje docile people as officials."
"Silla was greatly dissatisfied, and Jin Famin became disobedient, and even aided the Goryeo remnants to cause trouble with the Tang Dynasty."
Wan'er asked: "Master, how does Silla compare to Tubo?"
Li Yan said: "How can it be compared with Tubo? In this era, Tubo has the right time, place, people, and climate. It has conquered all directions and has produced first-class figures such as Songtsen Gampo, Ludongtsen, and Qinling. In comparison,
What is Silla?”
After Wan'er collected the information, she clenched her fist and said, "Then destroy it!"
Li Yan laughed: "You are still so young, don't be so evil. Destroying the country is not a joke. At that time, Goryeo was not strong, but after the previous dynasty Emperor Wen Yangdi, even Taizong could not win. At that time, Goryeo also suffered
I suffered many defeats, but still persevered tenaciously.”
Wan'er wrote down: "Master, what do you mean, blind war and conquest won't work, we need to find a way to destroy the country?"
Li Yan nodded: "Yes, the key point is that it is very difficult to achieve a truly meaningful annihilation of the country."
"If your junior brother Tuyuhun was destroyed during the Sui Dynasty and soon recovered, it would be a useless act done by Emperor Yang solely because of the strong national power of the Sui Dynasty. It is just a nameless thing."
"The same is true for Silla. Although its overall strength is not high, its methods are very sinister. It likes to incite the survivors of Baekje and Goguryeo to fight against our Tang Dynasty. Now that Tubo is weak, it dare not resist on the surface, but secretly it must
He also plays some shameful tricks."
Historically, the Tang Dynasty lost the war on the Western Front and was defeated by Tubo. When Silla saw this, he immediately became a demon and wanted to directly annex the old land of Goguryeo, and a war broke out with the Tang Dynasty.
The war between the two countries was not large-scale and lasted on and off for several years. Seeing that no one could please anyone, both sides made concessions.
The Tang Dynasty acquiesced to Silla's possession of the peninsula area south of the Datong River, and Silla returned to the Tang Dynasty's control order in the northeast and resumed tribute and hostage.
Although the goal was not completely achieved, Silla also made a lot of money.
It is also ironic to think about the Sui and Tang Dynasties, when they conquered Goguryeo and ended up making wedding clothes for the country.
This is not because the rulers of the Sui and Tang Dynasties were stupid, but due to various reasons, it was really difficult for small countries in these places to really destroy them and for big countries to really benefit from them.
Li Yan pondered for a moment, then returned to the inner guard camp and recruited his team.
An Shengan, whose father had once served as the guard of the Left Prison, Zhonglang General, and who was also a member of the Forbidden Army, came to him and said, "Liu Lang!"
Li Yandao: "You can check someone for me, Jin Liangtu, the imperial guard guarding Luoyang Palace."
An Shengan was a little surprised: "Listen to this surname, is it from Silla?"
Li Yan said: "I think his eyes are very gentle, maybe he can use them."
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"boom!!"
Jin Liangtu's eyes were full of violence, and he slammed the wine glass down: "My road to heaven was ruined by these two ugly things!"
Jin Liangtu's heart ached when he thought that he had been favored by Li Jiyi, but had his good impression ruined by two subordinates who couldn't even speak Tang Dynasty.
He gritted his teeth with hatred and growled: "Where are Jin Hanlin and Jin Sanguang? Bring them here to me!"
However, his subordinates quickly reported: "The two of them handed over the fish talisman and have left the palace."
Jin Liangtu was furious: "Today is the first day for His Royal Highness and the officials to enter the palace. We all have to work overtime until dawn. They are so lazy. They are really bad people who cannot stand on the stage!"
The subordinate said: "Chang Shi, Jin Hanlin and Jin Sanguang have been acting strangely these past two days. I'm afraid it's not laziness..."
Jin Liangtu was slightly startled, and after carefully thinking about the two people's daily behavior, he also had doubts, and immediately said: "Go and find out what they are doing. If these Silla thieves dare to do harm to us, the Tang Dynasty, I will