Rise in the glory of the king system

Chapter 812 Chessboard
Li Er stared at Qin Zulai with burning eyes, full of burning passion.

That expression gave Qin Zu the feeling that Li Er was looking at his old lover.

Qin Zulai's expression couldn't help but change slightly.

He calmly ran behind Chang Sun Wuji, the old swindler.

Seeing that Li Er was still looking at him, he quickly shrank his neck.The whole person disappeared directly from Li Er's sight.

Li Er: "..."

Changsun Wuji, who was used as a shield: "..."

Li Er's eyelids twitched a few times, and he said: "Come Qin Zu, what are you doing? Come forward quickly."

Qin Zulai sighed.

He felt that something was wrong with Li Er.

Qin Zulai lingered and stood back to his seat in the hall, Li Er's eyelids twitched, wishing he could beat Qin Zulai directly.

What kind of look is that! !
Why are you hiding? I can still eat you, right?

Li Er looked helpless, if it wasn't for his daughter Chang Le's face, he would definitely beat Qin Zu up.

Taking a deep breath, Li Er said: "Okay, the matter of the second Turkic prince is already settled, and he can't make any waves."

Li Er took a deep look at Qin Zulai, and Xuanji continued: "Next, let's talk about Tuyuhun."

Qin Zulai asked: "Your Majesty, what Tuyuhun wants to do, isn't it also a fight?"

Li Er shook his head and said: "It's not a martial fight, but a literary fight. I fight against the most talented leader of the younger generation of the Tang Dynasty."

"Wen Dou?"

Hearing this, Qin Zulan's eyes moved.

Where did Tuyuhun get the courage to fight against Tang Wen?

Tuyuhun is different from Tubo, Tubo, they also have a great prime minister Lu Dongzan.

Lu Dongzan has been educated and rich for five years, and his name has been left in history, so if Lu Dongzan has a literary battle with Datang, he still has some confidence.

But Tuyuhun, where did they get the confidence?

Qin Zulai didn't remember any famous historical figures in Tuyuhun, and they were very cowhide ones.

He frowned slightly, and said: "It is reasonable for the Turks to fight by force, but it is completely unreasonable for Tuyuhun's Wendou."

"Moreover, Tuyuhun and Tujue sent challenge letters almost on the same day. If you say that they are not related, no one would believe it."

"So, since Tuyuhun will do the same thing as Turkic, he is absolutely certain, but who gave them their confidence?"

"They really thought that they could beat us in the Tang Dynasty in the Wendou?"

Qin Zulai only felt that there was something wrong with the whole thing.

The same goes for Li Er and the others, feeling strange.

Qin Zulai narrowed his eyes slightly, and he said: "Your Majesty, compared to Turks, perhaps the most difficult thing to deal with this time is Tuyuhun instead."

Turks, at least know what their hole cards are.

But Tuyuhun is now a mystery.

The unknown is the scariest thing!

So when Qin Zu came, he had a premonition that maybe Tuyuhun would give him some unexpected surprises this time.

Li Er nodded slightly, and said: "Tuyuhun proposed to fight with us, and the content of the fight is actually the culture of Tang Dynasty, poems and songs, couplets and lantern riddles...it's up to us to choose."

"They are either arrogant and arrogant and don't know how much they have, or they really have some cards and think they can beat us directly."

He frowned, "But what their hole cards are, we don't know now."

Qin Zu came to think for a while and asked, "Who is the most talented person in my younger generation in the Tang Dynasty?"

Fang Xuanling thought for a while, then looked at Changsun Wuji and said, "Master Changsun, Changsun Chong was No. 1 in the last imperial examination, right?"

Zhangsun Wuji nodded slightly.

Fang Xuanling continued: "Then it should be the eldest grandson, the eldest grandson! The eldest grandson has been taught by both the royal family and the eldest grandson's family since he was a child, and he is proficient in everything. Compared with the eldest grandson, the others are inferior. .”

"So if you are going to fight, it must be the eldest grandson."

Changsun Chong?
Qin Zulai frowned slightly, he had been in contact with Chang Sun Chong, and even saved Chang Sun Chong's life.

Earlier, he had some unpleasant troubles with Changsun Chong because of Changle.

However, although Changsun Chong was excellent, in Qin Zulai's heart, there was still some gap between him and the leading figures.

And Tuyuhun, since he dared to propose such a battle, must be confident.

In other words, they probably already knew about Datang, and would send their eldest grandson to fight.

In this case, they have every chance to target Chang Sun Chong's weakness and attack Chang Sun Chong.

A literati's pen, a murderous knife.

Changsun Chong, the younger generation of the Tang Dynasty and a leader in the literary world, if he lost the competition in Chang'an, he would lose miserably...

That would be a huge blow to the scholars in the entire Tang Dynasty!

First it was literary fighting, then it was martial fighting.

If both of these battles are lost...

Then Datang will really be ashamed and thrown home.

More importantly, I also lost face.

At that time, the morale will be greatly reduced, the confidence of scholars will be greatly reduced, and the entire Tang Dynasty will be in a haze.

In this case, what is there to talk about being strong?If you don't go backwards, it's already very good.

Turks and Tuyuhun, this is obviously a conspiracy.

Datang couldn't refuse, because refusing was tantamount to fear, tantamount to fear!
And if Datang takes over, he will be clearly plotted against.

This... is really... interesting!

Li Er and others were worried to death.

But Qin Zulai, the corners of his mouth slightly raised at this moment.

He only felt that his calm blood was boiling again.

What Qin Zulai likes the most is this kind of thing that makes him feel the pressure.

It's just a pity that, except for Yuwen Chengdu, no one ever made him feel this way.

Even if the previous Beidou would open the sun, he couldn't do it.

But now, he felt the conspiracy between Tujue and Tuyuhun!
he knows.Behind the Turks and Tuyuhun, there must be a pusher controlling all of this.

He had already vaguely seen the chess game that man was unfolding.

Turks and Tuyuhun are his pawns.

Now the opponent's chess piece has fallen.

Then... Next, it depends on how you settle.

Interesting, really interesting.

Li Er was still worried, but suddenly he saw Qin Zulai's lips raised, and his heart moved.

Hastily said: "Qin Zu is here, is there anything you can do?"

Qin Zulai chuckled, and said: "There is a way to solve the conspiracy, but Yangmou, we can only solve it openly."

"Yangmou is not terrible, just crush them with absolute strength."

Li Er frowned and said, "But I'm worried that they might have anticipated what happened to Changsun Chong, but they still dared to bring it up. I'm worried..."

Fang Xuanling and others were also worried.

Chang Sun Chong is not an unknown person, it is absolutely impossible for Tuyuhun not to know.

Therefore, if Tuyuhun dared to be so open and aboveboard, and raised the Wendou like this, he was absolutely sure of winning.

Qin Zulai smiled and said: "Your Majesty, if the opponent knows our hole cards when playing chess on the chessboard, then there is no way to play this chess."

"So, since we already know that the opponent knows our hole cards, why should we play that chess piece as they wish?"

Li Er's eyes moved, he quickly looked at Qin Zulai, and said, "You mean..."

Qin Zulai said with a smile, his face was full of confidence, "Your Majesty, leave this matter to me."

"Whether it's a civil fight or a military fight, please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will never let Datang lose."

"If we can still lose at our home court, then we are really incompetent."

"Wei Chen, let them know that the conspiracy here will not work!"

"Yangmou..."

His eyes flickered with brilliance, and he said domineeringly: "They are asking for their own death!"

He looked at Li Er and said, "Your Majesty, respond to them."

"Your Majesty, tell them so."

Qin Zulai said: "I, the Tang Dynasty, have never learned anything from enemies!"

"So, if you want to compare with us, you can!"

"Then tell them we..."

Qin Zulai said in a cold voice, "It's about life and death!"

…………

After half an hour, Qin Zulai left the palace.

This time, Qin Zulai took over both the Turks and Tuyuhun missions.

Ever since he solved Kaiyang of the Beidou Society, he has never encountered a case that made his blood boil a little.

Therefore, how could he let it go if he encountered such an interesting thing?
Of course, it was not only this reason, but the more important reason was that Qin Zulai felt that there was a huge problem in this matter itself.

And if there is a problem, it means that this matter... Absolutely, it is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

After all, Turkic and Tuyuhun's reaction was too quick.

Of course, it has been many days since Qin Shihuang's treasure was found.

You must know the distance between Turkic, Tuyuhun and Datang!

You know, the lag in message delivery in this era,.

We need to know more about the characteristics of Turks and Tuyuhun...

Therefore, let alone such a short period of time, whether they will know about the books of various schools of thought.

And even if they knew, with their fists larger than their heads, they might not be able to perceive the influence of those books on Datang.

After all, with different nationalities, different levels of education, and different growth experiences, it is difficult for them to empathize with the situation in Datang.

Therefore, Qin Zulai did not think that the Turkic Khans and the Khans of Tuyuhun could judge that the Tang Dynasty would take this as an opportunity to quickly become stronger through the news in some books.

Even if they were smarter and more far-sighted than he thought, Qin Zulai didn't think they could come up with a response strategy so quickly.

You know, it has only been twenty days since the discovery of Qin Shihuang's treasure.

As for the news of the books of various schools of thought, it was after Li Er and the others returned to Chang'an that they began to spread the news.

That's only ten days.

In such a short period of time, the news may only be transferred between a few countries.

However, Turkic and Tuyuhun have already sent the letter of challenge to Chang'an.

Not to mention anything else, it will take at least seven or eight days for this challenge letter to be sent from Turkic and Tuyuhun to Tang Chang'an.

So this, almost when the news reached the Turkic and Tuyuhun countries, they immediately firmly believed that Datang was about to be criticized!

So we must stop Datang!

Then, he immediately found candidates and methods for civil and military fighting, and immediately sent a letter to Datang.

Work faster, non-stop...

is it possible?
This is a plan to deal with the rise of Datang!

This is a game between countries!
Not to mention dozens of days of discussion and planning, a few days of thinking and discussion, should it be?

But in terms of time, Turks and Tuyuhun did not have this time at all.

Therefore, if there is no problem in it, who can believe it?
And about this, Qin Zulai already had some guesses in his mind.

It was also these speculations that made Qin Zulai the first moment he heard about this incident again.There is a decision...

He wants to take over this matter!
He must firmly control the development direction of this matter!

perhaps……

The corners of Qin Zulai's mouth raised slightly.

This matter will bring him some unexpected gains.

"Master Shaoqing."

Qin Zulai was thinking while walking on the street.

Suddenly, he heard someone calling his name.

Turning around to look, I saw Han Min, who had changed into casual clothes, trotting towards him.

"Master Shaoqing, what a coincidence." Han Min said.

Qin Zu took a look at him and said, "You're on duty? Master Han."

Han Min nodded, "It's been a busy day, and I can finally plant normally."

"Master Shaoqing, do you still want to continue to work?"

Qin Zulai shook his head, "I can rest for more than ten days. I'm about to start working."

"After more than ten days, I will be working. What are you doing?" Han Min was taken aback.

Qin Zulai smiled and didn't say much.

He rubbed his stomach, just in time to hear the sound of a street vendor yelling and selling bubble naan.

He said, "Master Han, do you want something to eat?"

As soon as Han Min heard about eating, his eyes immediately lit up.

I don't care what will happen after ten days.

He nodded hastily.

The two of them sat directly on the street vendor's stools and each ordered a large bowl of pickled naan.

The soaked naan was served. There was mutton soup inside, and there were some naan on the outside. You could break it into pieces and soak it in the mutton soup. The taste was really amazing.

The two quickly ate.

At this time, the stall owner wiped his hands, walked over, and said, "Master Shaoqing, how does it taste?"

Qin Zulai is now very popular among the people, especially the people of Chang'an. When everyone sees Qin Zulai, they will call him Qin Qingtian.

As for Qin Zulai, he would smile and nod in response to them.

So when the common people saw Qin Zu coming, they became more courageous and dared to talk to Qin Zu.

Qin Zulai gave a thumbs up and said, "Very good."

The boss suddenly laughed foolishly, "Master Shaoqing is delicious, if it's not enough, if it's small, please add some more to Master Shaoqing, and don't ask for more money."

Qin Zulai shook his head and said: "That's not good, it's not easy for you, I can't take advantage of you."

The boss hurriedly said: "I didn't take advantage of it. Who doesn't know that Master Shaoqing is the master of Qingtian, and he has us ordinary people in his eyes. It is my great honor that Master Shaoqing can come to eat with us."

"And to be honest with Mr. Shaoqing, the price of food has been reduced recently, and our prices are still the previous prices, so even if Mr. Shaoqing eats one portion, we will not lose money."

"So Master Shaoqing, don't be polite!"

"Food prices are reduced?"

Qin Zulai asked puzzledly, "Didn't you say that the price of food went up when I ate here a month or two ago? Why is the price reduced now?"

In the past, the Dangxiang clan wanted to rebel and purchase food on a large scale, which caused the price to rise.

And Qin Zulai's suspicion of the Dangxiang clan's rebellion was also based on that grain price fluctuation.

The boss smiled and shook his head, "I don't know, the price of grain in Chang'an is still the same as before, but the price of grain in the north has indeed dropped a lot..."

He looked around and said in a low voice, "Master Shaoqing, don't make a fuss. Not many people know about it at present. I also happen to have relatives doing business in Jimi Prefecture in the north."

"Then, he found that the price of grain there was suddenly much cheaper, and there was a lot of it."

"So he wrote to me and asked me to take the opportunity to buy more, which would reduce costs, so I stocked up on the small ones."

"With cheap food now, the cost has dropped a lot. My small stall has also made a lot of money these days."

"Zhizhou?"

Qin Zulai's eyebrows suddenly raised, his eyes narrowed slightly, and some light flickered deep in his eyes.

He smiled and said: "Even if the cost is reduced, it's because you, the boss, have the brains to seize the opportunity. This has nothing to do with me, so the money that should be given cannot be less."

Seeing Qin Zu insisting, the stall owner could only nod helplessly.

After a while, the stall owner said again: "Sir Shaoqing, I heard that people from Turkic Paper and Tuyuhun are coming to challenge us in the Tang Dynasty?"

"I know that Master Shaoqing is far-sighted and far-sighted, so Master Shaoqing, we, the Tang Dynasty, must be able to defeat them, right?"

Hearing this, Han Min was stunned for a moment.

He looked at Qin Zulai and said, "Tujue and Tuyuhun want to challenge our Tang Dynasty? Sir Shaoqing, when did this happen? How come the officials don't know."

Qin Zulai was also a little surprised, even he just found out about it.

How did this ordinary stall owner know?
He looked at his boss and asked, "Boss, how did you know about this?"

The stall owner said: "Many people are talking about Turkic and Tuyuhun, and they want to challenge my younger generation in Datang."

"The guest officer who ate at my place just now is discussing this matter."

"However, we believe that Turkic and Tuyuhun are going to play big swords in front of Guan Gong, and they will definitely lose miserably. Sir Shaoqing, do you think I am right?"

"After all, my Great Tang is a treasure of nature, outstanding people, how can I lose to those barbarians?"

Qin Zulai's eyes flickered a few times and he looked at Han Min.

Han Min was a little dazed at first.

But suddenly, he seemed to understand something.

He quickly looked at Qin Zulai and asked, "Master Shaoqing, is this true?"

Qin Zulai narrowed his eyes and nodded.

"The letter of challenge arrived today in the hands of His Majesty. Even I only knew about it half an hour ago, but now, it has already spread throughout the city."

With a swipe, Han Min's eyes widened.

His face suddenly changed!
He groaned and stood up.

Although Han Min's ability to solve crimes is not very strong, his response to other matters is not slow.

Today's challenge letter has just arrived at the palace.

Qin Zu came to know about it only half an hour ago.

And he simply didn't know it at all.

But the common people have made a commotion that is well known throughout the city.

What does this mean?
Han Min is not stupid, how could he not know...

Someone clearly spread the word on purpose! !
Purpose.Is it to make the challenge a fait accompli?

If you want to persecute Li Er from the people and public opinion, you must agree!
After all, the people have now recognized this matter and believe that the Turks and Tuyuhun brought humiliation to themselves.

If the court rejects the challenge, what will the people think?
Do you think Datang is afraid?

And if the court accepts...

Isn't that in the middle of their trick to incite public opinion and impose it on the court?
Han Min looked at Qin Zulai with a look of surprise, "Master Shaoqing, what should we do?"

Compared to the impatient Han Min.

At this moment, Qin Zulai raised the corners of his mouth.

He put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said calmly: "Why panic? Even if they don't do this, I, Tang Dynasty, will accept the challenge of those ignorant people."

"And now they are doing this... They think their trick has succeeded. They rely on public opinion and force the court to have no second choice."

"But how do they know..."

Qin Zulai sneered, and said meaningfully: "They did this, but they confirmed some guesses in my mind."

"Now, things are really interesting."

"Is this using Turkic and Tuyuhun as guns, trying to play around with the Tang Dynasty, Turkic and Tuyuhun?"

Qin Zulai laughed.

The long-lost blood boiled like this.

This challenge has a lot of conspiracies and plots, and everyone has their own plans, but it’s really exciting!

Take the Three Kingdoms as the chess pieces and Chang'an as the chessboard.

Want to play a shocking game of chess?

(End of this chapter)