Although Chang'an City was not built on the Loess Plateau, the Guanzhong Plain was formed by river alluvial and loess accumulation. It is very convenient to dig tunnels. The tunnel inside the house was obviously dug a long time ago. It is only one shoulder wide and is very strange.
A mechanism was set up under the entrance, with a wooden board on top. When it was lowered, a large amount of live soil prepared in advance would block the entire tunnel.
Because the tunnel is narrow, it takes time to clean up the living soil. By the time the cleaning is completed, the assassin has long since fled and cannot catch up.
Li Junxian sighed sadly. In addition to being unable to do anything at the beginning, the hunt for the assassin this time has been progressing rapidly since Fang Jun joined. He dug out Chu Yanbo, followed the clues to find the hiding place of the golden house, and finally surrounded the assassin in the Daqin Temple.
One step is magical.
If we could catch them all, that would be perfect...
Fang Jun was not so emotional. He was not familiar with Zhang Shigui. He did not care too much whether the Duke of Guo was dead or alive. On the contrary, it was the Mingyue girl who had the beauty of heaven and had an affair with him.
Dear, it would be a pity if it fell into the hands of "Hundred Cavalry".
This ending is quite good. I wonder if there will be a chance to renew the relationship in the future?
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His Majesty Li Er is naturally dissatisfied with this ending.
Assassinating a first-class Duke and a general of the imperial court in the street was simply a provocation to the authority of the Tang Dynasty. In the eyes of His Majesty Li Er, such thugs must kill the nine tribes with thousands of cuts. To escape like this, it is inevitable for the imperial court to lose face.
There is no light above.
If there are assassins who take chances in the future, wouldn't it mean that assassinations will become common?
Coupled with the "Guoque" rebellion led by Ashina's association, he was inevitably disappointed with the "Hundred Qisi".
Li Junxian was a fierce general who charged into battle, and there was no need to doubt his loyalty, but he was really not suitable for such a dark and cunning job. On the contrary, Fang Jun's performance made his eyes shine, but then he had no choice but to give up the idea.
Is it possible to combine "Shenji Camp" and "Hundred Cavalry Division" into one?
Compared with the "Hundred Cavalry", he values the future of the "Shenji Camp" more. In the final analysis, the former is just an intelligence department. His Majesty Li Er, who is extremely confident and has great self-confidence, has never thought of creating a team like Jinyiwei.
He formed an organization to monitor hundreds of officials and eliminate dissidents for himself. The "Hundred Cavalry" was just his forbidden army, incidentally spying on the Hu tribe's movements in Chang'an City, nothing more.
The "Shenji Battalion" is regarded by him as a powerful supplement to the future army.
His Majesty Li Er has never doubted which is more important. Naturally, he will not put Fang Jun, who is most suitable to be in charge of the "Shenji Camp", to the "Hundred Cavalry" to engage in some shady conspiracy and tricks...
What's more, the Western Expedition has to be advanced. The "Shenji Battalion" will also accompany the army in the Western Expedition this time, and Fang Jun cannot be transferred away.
Tubo and Tuguhun have been on the move recently, and have been provoking quarrels and troubles at the border several times. It seems that these two tribes must have some kind of contract, and they are willing to retreat and advance together. They both know that they cannot cause too much damage to the Tang Dynasty alone.
Despite the threat, they really wanted to start a war before winter. Even if they couldn't achieve much results, they could still feel the shame of being rejected by Yi Xue and occupy a few cities and plunder them, so as to alleviate the long cold winter and the shortage of supplies.
People who live by nomadic herders are skilled in bows and horses and are very powerful in battle. They can gallop with impunity in the summer, but in winter when the water and grass are withered and the sky is full of wind and snow, they have no choice but to calm down.
Wind and snow are their natural enemies.
If you are unlucky enough to encounter a snowstorm, half of the entire tribe's population and livestock may even freeze to death. Often a prosperous tribe will crumble after just one natural disaster...
Joining forces, plundering in the name of being rejected, and storing enough food supplies to survive the winter become the best way.
With the national power of the Tang Dynasty, it was difficult to wage war against Tubo and Tuguhun at the same time, so the two tribes were very confident this time.
However, what they did not expect was that in the face of their hooliganism, His Majesty Li Er had no intention of backing down this time.
His Majesty Li Er is half of the Hu people, which makes him better understand the nature of the Hu people. They bully the weak and fear the strong, the weak eat the strong, and push for the next step. This is their genetic heritage. The "Shame of the Weishui River" made the strong-willed Majesty Li Er almost commit suicide.
As the greatest shame in his life, how could he face the aggressiveness of Tubo and Tuguhun and have another "Wei River Alliance"?
The most important thing is that there is now a picture of the words framed in the royal study.
"No marriage, no indemnity, no land cession, no tribute, the emperor will guard the country, and the king will die in the country!"
His Majesty Li Er likes this calligraphy very much, and even more likes the domineering power contained in it!
But at the same time, this text is also fucking...
While it inspires His Majesty Li Er to work hard and run towards a more ambitious goal in life, it is also like a tightening curse that prevents him from doing anything rashly. Once he messes up, he will definitely be caught by those hateful guys who are unwilling to accept his words.
, lash out, and inevitably get another disgusting meal.
So he felt that he was actually morally kidnapped by that little bastard Fang Jun...
But no matter what, His Majesty Li Er made up his mind and became more tough than ever. Instead of compromising, he took the initiative.
Although it is difficult to initiate a war with Tubo and Tuguhun, they can destroy the Gaochang Kingdom with a thunderous force! As long as the Gaochang Kingdom is destroyed, Tubo and Tuguhun will have to consider what the consequences will be if they really offend the Tang Dynasty!
Recently, His Majesty Li Er has been very good at killing chickens to scare monkeys...
Since Gaochang State is to be destroyed to achieve a deterrent effect, it must be decided quickly, and the original expedition plan must be advanced.
The state machinery of the Tang Empire began to operate slowly but accurately.
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Like most subjects of the Tang Dynasty, Fang Jun never believed that it would be difficult to overthrow the Gaochang Kingdom, it was just a matter of time. The mighty and domineering Tang Dynasty struck with all its strength, and there was absolutely no second outcome for the small Gaochang Kingdom.
Qu Wentai, the king of Gaochang, once despised the Tang army: "We are seven thousand miles away from the Tang Dynasty, and there is no water and grass for two thousand miles in Qilu. The winter wind cracks the muscles, and the summer wind burns. If only one in a hundred soldiers arrives, how can they lead a large army?"
If you are able to conquer our city for ten days or so, it will collapse after all the food has been eaten, so I will tie it up and capture it."
I don't know who gave him such confidence. In the eyes of the soldiers and civilians of the Tang Dynasty, it was completely ignorant.
Anyone who dares to challenge the national prestige of the Tang Dynasty will be punished even if they are seven thousand miles away!
The current Tang Dynasty has this kind of heroism!
Fang Jun was worried about another thing.
His Majesty Li Er did not accuse the Zheng family of Laiyang of annihilating the nine tribes, but the direct lineage of the Zheng family of Laiyang alone numbered more than 300 people. When they were escorted into Chang'an City, there were prison cars lined up and weeping endlessly.
All pity.
If you dare to challenge His Majesty Li Er's imperial authority, you must be prepared to pay the price.
The fate of the Zheng family in Laiyang was already doomed the moment it rained heavily.
The saddest thing is that when the Zheng family of Laiyang was escorted to Beijing by His Majesty Li Er's order, no one from the aristocratic family came forward to intercede for them...
When Fang Jun stood on the roadside and watched Zheng Boling, whose hair and beard were all white and whose face was ashen, being locked in a prison car and taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, he couldn't help but feel that this old guy was not worthy.
He used the entire family as a bargaining chip and fought for those powerful families, but in the end, he didn't get even a little sympathy. People would only say that Zheng Boling brought it upon himself and the Zheng family in Laiyang deserved it, but no one ever took a look at the mourners behind the prison car.
Crying baby...
Even if Zheng Boling was guilty of heinous crimes, how could he be so innocent?
Just because they were born in the Zheng family, drank the Zheng family’s milk, and ate the Zheng family’s food?
Fang Jun was very angry and felt unbearable disgust at this cruel legal system, but he could do nothing.
The joint sitting system and the patriarchal system have always been accompanied by the entire feudal civilization. They are adjustments and regulations to the social relations of the patriarchal system based on the interests of the emperor's rule. They unify the clan society under the royal law, causing everyone in the clan society to protect themselves from danger and enforce the law.
the legal situation.
Not to mention that Fang Jun was powerless, even if His Majesty Li Er wanted to depose him, he would encounter great resistance.
The system that has been formed for thousands of years has been deeply ingrained. How easy is it to abandon it once?
A wave of decadent powerlessness swept through the body. What about the time traveler? He is just an ordinary person, not a savior...
Fang Jun understands this truth. He understands everything, but he can't understand it.
In the face of the huge historical inertia, he is like a tiny mantis, raising his thin arms, trying to block the giant wheel of history...
Fang Jun took a deep breath, turned and walked away.