Crown Tang emperor

Of course, this area is not meaningless. It is located in the center of the Tang and Tibetan trade routes, and it is an important channel for Tubo to communicate with foreign countries, especially to import materials from the Tang Dynasty.Controlling this place is equivalent to controlling the entire Ancient Tea Horse Road.

In terms of the military situation, if the Tang Dynasty could control the Eastern Region, moving westward could directly threaten Siru in U-Tsang, which is the center of Tubo, and going north could cut off the old land of Bailan Qiang through the territory of Shengqiang, so as to attack Tuyuhun internally and externally.Going south can also radiate to the Nanzhao area, which is of great benefit to the rule of Shannan.

But these ideas only exist in theory.As early as in the Yongchang period, when Wei Daigui was defeated in the Western Expedition, Wu Zetian had thought of conquering the people in the middle of Shu in order to crusade against the local and Qiang people in the middle of Shu, so as to curb the fierce flames of Tubo.However, the advance and retreat of the army and the opening of mountain roads require a huge amount of investment. After a long time of conspiracy, they have no choice but to give up in the end.

All in all, although the strategic value of this area is not small, the cost performance is too low.When Wei Gao, a famous general in the mid-Tang Dynasty, went to Shuzhong, although he defeated Tubo and made great achievements in western Sichuan, it was a helpless choice to settle for the second best when the important strategic area of ​​Longyou was lost.

Now that the situation in Longyou is good and the military affairs are overhauled, Li Tong is not in a hurry to open up a second battlefield in western Sichuan. He is going to use some other methods to profoundly affect the domestic situation in Tubo.

The war between the two countries does not necessarily only involve swords and soldiers. Now there is a queen mother on top of Tubo Zanpu, who frequently fights against Dingnan and suffers great losses. In addition, Sun Bo, who has been annexed, is a feminist society with a long history. It is definitely a very joyful thing to train a group of boxers.

Chapter 0676 proclaiming the Dharma into Tibet, worshiping the Buddha to gain shelter

In fact, Li Tong is still curious about why Sun Bo became a feminist country and maintained it for such a long time.

Sun Bo doesn't have a strong sense of existence in this country, and if it weren't for the novelty-seeking elements of his daughter country, most of them would not be known to future generations.But in fact, Sun Bo has existed for much longer than Tubo.

Originally, among the three forces on the plateau, Tubo was the weakest and had the shortest existence time. The reason why it was able to form a cohesive force was mainly because it borrowed from Zhang Zhung’s Bon religion tradition, and it was able to gain sufficient strength for external expansion. The internal turmoil in Bo accepted a large number of Sun Bo people.For example, the Gar family, which is currently in power for a while, and the Wei family, which will become a wealthy family in the future, all come from Sun Bo's clan.

Regarding this issue, even though Ye Ali, as the heir of King Sun Bo, did not know much about it, what he said was nothing more than some absurd myths and legends aimed at promoting the divine grant of kingship.Just like the tradition of patricide and superiority in the early years of Tubo, those Zanpu who were killed by their sons were beautified as the seven kings of Tianchi, herders on behalf of heaven, and when their sons became adults, they were recalled by heaven.

Although Sun Bo has existed for a longer time, he has not formed an independent culture and has no written inheritance. Even the traces of his existence must be retrieved from the written records of the Central Plains Dynasty.

The only regime on the plateau that has writing is Tubo, and Tubo has become the only representative of the plateau regime in the future and even later generations, which shows the importance of writing and cultural inheritance to an ethnic group and a regime.

According to Chinese historical records, Sun Bo is of the Western Qiang species, or the only indigenous people on the plateau may be Zhang Zhung, and even the origin of Tubo may be the descendants of the Western Qiang Miao.

During the period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, the Qiang people and Xianbei people in the Hexi area either failed in the struggle for hegemony or could not bear frequent wars. The early twelve small states.The Sittano tribe in the Yalong area of ​​Shannan gradually grew stronger and became the leader of the twelve small states, and also became the Tubo Zanpu family in the future.

Sun Bo used to live in the south of Congling, and had close exchanges with the Western Regions. Later, he gradually moved to the plateau area. When he was the most powerful, even Luo Suochuan, where the current Tubo royal city is located, was Sun Bo's former leader.

After understanding these origins, I have to say that Ye Ali, the newly-appointed Chizun princess of Tubo Zanpu, has a very good background. Her father's line is one of the twelve ancient small states on the plateau, and her mother's line is The Sun Bo royal family was once more powerful than Tubo.If you write a family tree biography for it, you can directly cover the evolution history of the entire plateau for hundreds or even thousands of years.

This is exactly one of the things that Li Tong will do next. He wants to tailor an epic biography of her family for the Tubo princess, and strengthen it into another cultural heritage on the plateau that is different from the Sidano family. signs and symbols.

People have no past and no future, and if they don't know the past, they don't know the past.Don’t think that illiterate herdsmen on the plateau who only know how to tend yaks will not think about philosophical propositions such as who I am and where I come from.The ego and the id are the origin for people to understand and accept the world.

Ye Ali originally thought that His Royal Highness King Yong summoned her today to discuss the actual issues of the territory and people in the Eastern Region, or to gather soldiers to armour, to directly fight against the Tubo regime locally, or to move the tribe inland and place them in the Western Sichuan region , became the editor of Datang.

In the end, she didn't expect that His Royal Highness King Yong didn't have any action instructions for his local people, but actually wanted to edit the biographies of his family.

Although she is shrewd and has many schemes, she couldn't figure out the meaning of doing so for a while, so she said: "Thank you, Your Highness, Ye Li, for your kindness, but even the people of this tribe are vague , outsiders are even more indifferent to this. Even if the spirit of Tang scholars, brush and ink materials are used to write a volume, if the local people are not educated, they may not be able to accept it..."

"There is no need for the princess to worry about this. The princess is not of the blood of Siddha, and it is only a temporary expediency to be included in her lineage due to a conspiracy. Proclaim righteousness to the people, so that people know that I respect me. Since the picture is popular among the people, it is natural that the biography cannot be elegant and refined."

After Li Tong heard the words, he said with a smile: "Later, I will order Xingtai to recruit officials who are familiar with the customs of the country and the desires of the people, and interview them near the mansion, so as to help the princess complete this original chapter."

Speaking of this, he asked again: "I don't know if the princess has heard about the Maitreya Dharma taught by the recluse?"

Ye Ali shook his head after hearing the words, and then said: "Sramana teaches people to be quiet, to teach people to be obedient, to teach people to underestimate this life and look forward to the next life. Ye and Li have nothing to do with each other, so there is very little research here."

Hearing Ye Ali's views on the teaching of Samana, Li Tong felt very close to him. A true pragmatist has always had an attitude of not being superstitious or not believing in religion.Only those who are incompetent, or who do not match their morals and talents, are obsessed with coddling their destiny and seeking self-liberation.

Needless to say, the former is superstitious about numerology, and the reason is very profound. It is more or less because of evil karma. If you don't use some means to strengthen your heart, you may not be able to sleep at night.

Li Tong's question was based on the principle of not wasting.During the days when his grandma usurped Tang Luji, he worked hard in this regard, and even Li Tong himself helped him a lot.

Now, the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha in the Tang Dynasty has been countered by himself, and he lives in the Shangyang Palace.The classics of some previous religious theories, naturally, can only be dusted and ashes.But these classics are also a waste of a lot of manpower and material resources, and it would be a pity to completely ignore them.

Buddhism was first introduced to the plateau from Songtsan Gampo, but it was in an awkward position for a long time afterwards, neither being worldly nor catering to the rulers was high enough on the plateau.

This is also a very normal thing. For any kind of religious teaching to develop and grow, it must have a soil population suitable for its growth.The origins of Buddhism in Tubo Kingdom today are naturally the Dharma transmission of the Tang Dynasty brought by Princess Wencheng when she entered Tibet, and the Dharma transmission directly imported from Nibhara and Tianzhu.

The situation in these two places is very different from that of Tubo. Although Fa Chuan entered the plateau, it faced a problem of acclimatization. It required a long period of theoretical revision before it could become popular in the world and gain the support of the rulers.

Just like in Middle-earth, there are many schools of Buddhist inheritance today, and even the ruler himself doesn't know what to choose.For example, Zen Buddhism, which became popular in later generations, is divided into Southern School and Northern School. Monk Shenxiu of the Northern School is still in Hubei, and Huineng of the Southern School lives in Guangzhou. Neither of them has been officially accepted by the ruler.

As for the elder brother Xuanzang, although he himself has a very high religious status and has received courtesy from the emperors Taizong and Gaozong, the Dharma Xiangzong he founded has a bit of a sense of death.

The Faxiang School emphasizes classics, and it can be said to be the most complete and advanced among all schools, so it is extremely difficult to get started, which has caused a dilemma in teaching the Dharma.I believe in Buddhism just to catch up with the trend and seek comfort, and you give me endless scriptures and homework, forget it, don’t believe it!

The reason why the southern sect of Zen Buddhism in later generations overwhelmed the northern sect, regardless of the differences in various sutras, meanings and theories, one of the key points for outsiders who do not seek a deep understanding is that the northern sect emphasizes hard work and gradual enlightenment, while the southern sect emphasizes Talk about evidence from the heart, instant epiphany.

For a person who is alive, who hasn't timed the sage's time, and suddenly sees the Buddha with a clear mind, think about it, or the convenient method mentioned by Nanzong makes sense.

However, the step-by-step method of sitting meditation and ascetic practice held by the monk Shenxiu of the Northern Zong did not fail to make contributions, that is, it contributed a lot to the promotion and spread of tea.Sitting in meditation for more than ten hours a day, how can I bear it without drinking some tea to refresh my mind?

Right now Buddhism is in an embarrassing situation on the plateau, Li Tong intends to help and push part of Maitreya teachings into Tibet.The reason why I want to compile a biography for Ye Alixiu is to mix in this part of the private goods. With the background of a clan with a long history in Tubo, and a part of the concept, it will naturally make the Tibetans feel more familiar and accept it. higher degree.

Of course, he would not portray the princess of the Fan Kingdom as the reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha, but his grandma.Some heroine concepts in Maitreya's biography are worth learning from. For example, Xue Huaiyi was ordered to compile "Da Yun Jing Yi Shu", and Li Tong himself dedicated to his grandmother "Bao Yu Jing", which can be used out of context stand up.

The twists and turns of the dog-blood story are the most touching.Li Tong intends to portray the princess of the Fan Kingdom into a miserable woman with many fates and persecution by everyone.

If you want to say why this princess was able to succeed, it is because she worshiped Buddha sincerely. Every time she went to exile, she would cast a golden statue of Maitreya and worship day and night.

Therefore, the princess was blessed by Maitreya Buddha, and she became a Marisu physique. Even the Emperor Zong of the Tang Dynasty, who was thousands of miles away, heard about the princess' deeds and reputation, and sent armored soldiers to support her. , crying and shouting, hoping to get the princess' favor.

If the princess can be so successful, you Tibetan women can naturally do the same.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t afford to cast gold statues, if you have something valuable to build at home, in short, you must build a small Maitreya ashram. If the male in the family does not die, it can keep the family safe. If the male in the family dies, you can get help from the nobles. Not suffering from life without relying on.

In short, the higher the specification of this small dojo, the stronger the buff it can give you. If you have money, you can add a few more layers. If you really want to achieve the specification of a princess, the Emperor Zong of the Tang Dynasty will love you too.

When the epic biography of the princess of the Fan Kingdom is completed, Li Tong plans to send skilled craftsmen to the Eastern Region of Tubo, and let the princess cooperate with the requisition of materials from the Eastern Region to build a grand and luxurious Buddhist temple in Kangyanchuan, as a model for the Tubo people.

Chapter 0677 tea horse trade, Xikang is the country

Although there are lessons to be learned from how to govern Tubo in history, Li Tong's idea also deeply considers the current background of the times.

At present, the game relationship between Datang and Tubo, or Daxingtai and Tubo, cannot completely gain the upper hand, so there is no need to expect that the upper class dignitaries in Tubo will cooperate and vigorously promote Dharma transmission through the official.

Historically, Buddhism was able to occupy a mainstream position in the Tibetan religious field, which was also closely related to Zanpu's centralization process.Without the full support of those in power, large-scale construction of religious sites and large-scale preaching would be impossible.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Tong chose to start with Tubo women. Women are relatively more emotional and have a higher acceptance of this kind of sutra lectures.This point can be clearly felt from the state of the Tang Dynasty. Most of the court ladies in the inner garden are Buddhists, even if they are simple and poor, they must worship the Buddha first.

Moreover, women's consumption concept is more passionate, and the actual rate of return is not too high.Li Tong's grandfather and his grandmother are both small prodigals, but his grandfather Emperor Gaozong's waste of materials is mainly to expand the territory. As for his grandmother, he is born poor, as long as I think, not you.

It's also fortunate that Li Tong turned over early, otherwise the construction of the god capital Luoyang could still be built, such as the famous Tianshu and Songshan Sanyang Palace, before the Wu family had time to build, they would have overturned.

Of course, if Li Tong’s idea is implemented and how effective it will be, there is another key factor, that is, the proportion of Tibetan women in the control of family property.This is also one of the reasons why Li Tong plans to go to Tibet as a boxer, to improve the family status and property control rights of Tibetan women as much as possible.

How did Sun Bo become a feminist society? Even Ye Ali is unclear on this point, but one thing is certain, that is, although Sun Bo has been annexed by Tubo to form Sun Boru, the status of women in the old custom is still not low. Households still regard the mistress as the ethical core and property core of a family.

Although Sun Bo is also based on agriculture and animal husbandry, his attitude towards foreign exchanges is more positive than that of Tubo, and he is also the main target of Tang-Tibet trade.And in foreign trade, Sun Bo also has an advantage, that is, the technology is relatively developed.

For example, the tent fabrics and gold and silver products in Tubo Kingdom, and even some ordnance are made by Sun Bo.

The level of armor forging in Tubo is not inferior to that of Tang Dynasty, and its technology comes from various sources, and Sun Bo is also an important source of technology.

As for Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet, she brought a large number of craftsmen with her, which is why the Tubo armor was sharp and sharp, and it was a head-on blow to the Tang Dynasty.People who hold this kind of argument are probably similar to street women who believe that the bedside cabinet of the empress in the palace is full of brown sugar.

Although Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet was greatly exaggerated in later generations, it was only a not surprising incident in the Tang Dynasty's peace policy at that time.There are not many barbarians from all over the world who have to marry the daughters of the Tang clan, even King Murong Zhong of Tuyuhun, whose mother is Princess Honghua of the Tang Dynasty, is himself the son-in-law of the Li family.

If the princess of the Tang Dynasty married, they would have to bring a large number of material craftsmen. How could the generations of Tuyuhun marry the Tang Dynasty and be wiped out by the Tubo kingdom?

It was nothing more than that later Tubo took advantage of the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty to cut off Longyou, causing serious disasters, and some conspiracy theorists demonized this marriage.

During the First World War in Qinghai, the Tang army seized a large number of Tubo utensils and staffs. Li Tong also compared a few of them with the real ones. They were quite different from Tang Jun's equipment in terms of shape, material and craftsmanship.

Although Sun Bo's custom is to emphasize women, it is different in Tubo.Not to mention comparing with the Tang Dynasty, even compared with Xiangxiong and Sun Bo at the same time, Tubo is a representative of barbarism, and obtaining materials and resources through conquests is the main source of life for them.

Moreover, there are almost no natural people in Tubo, either they are the subjects of the lords of various states, or they are slaves directly under the royal court.Although under the reforms of Lu Dongzan and his son, Tubo also carried out some household registration policies, dividing Yong and Gui, but in essence it still provided production and military services for its lords, and did not have an independent legal identity. Issues such as family status and property control are not included.

Therefore, Tubo is not included in Li Tong's scope of preaching and teaching for the time being. Naturally, he does not have such noble international humanitarian sentiments and strives for the liberation of Tubo serfs.

After so many years, those serfs can't be instigated by external forces. Humans can only help themselves and help them.Even if they want to do it, the Tibetans have to do it themselves.

No matter how bewitching the sutras and dharma propaganda are, a living person must wear clothes and eat while alive.No matter how brilliant the Dharma is, only the next life can protect you, and you will have to suffer in this life.In order for the Tibetans in the Eastern Region to be built up, of course people must have the capital to build up.

Therefore, in addition to the spread of Buddhism, Li Tong also planned to export certain technologies to the Tubo people in the Eastern Region, such as labor-intensive light industries such as weaving.

Sun Boben had technological reserves, and the felt tents he produced supplied most of the needs of Tubo, but the profits in this area were not high. After all, Tubo is a bunch of poor people, and if you don’t give it, you can grab it. What else can you expect? fair trade.

Since Sun Bo is going to join the order of the Tang Dynasty, it is also necessary to support him in business.In the future, Li Tong intends to come forward from Xingtai to organize merchants to increase the purchase of such products in Sun Bo's area, and force Sun Bo to expand production through market demand.

Sun Bo is located in an area where the Tang Dynasty cannot direct its troops directly. It only relies on military competition, and it does not have an advantage in the competition with Tubo.But if it is through commercial means, the ten Tibetans are not Datang's opponents.

Right now, due to the disagreement between the Tubo monarch and his ministers, and the occurrence of a variable like Ye Ali, Sun Bo's Eastern Territory is temporarily out of Tubo's order. This is a good opportunity for Tang to take advantage of the vacancy.

One of the more important factors for the strong attachment of the people in the plateau regime to the lord is that the production environment is very difficult and the production conditions are very harsh. Only by gathering together can we fight against various natural and man-made disasters.Therefore, the lords don't need much sophisticated ruling technology, as long as they control the limited production resources, the living people will naturally gather and not disperse.

In this regard, the distribution of natural resources was not friendly enough to the rulers of the Central Plains dynasty.

There is arable land everywhere, and as long as the people work diligently, they can get a living, and the living conditions of the individual are far better than that of the barbarians.Therefore, the Central Plains dynasty needed more sophisticated and in-depth system exploration and construction in order to effectively control land and population.

Improving the business environment in the Sunbo area, so that they are no longer limited to the original agricultural and animal husbandry production, and even business income has become their main source of income.

In this way, the relationship between the lord and the citizens can be untied to a certain extent, and the people can live without the means of production provided by the lord, and can even directly cultivate a group of city-state citizens.

From a small point of view, this can weaken Sun Bo people's resistance to the infiltration of Datang forces. From a large point of view, it is equivalent to directly cutting off Sun Bo's eastern region from Tubo's ruling model. It is much more difficult.

This whole set of strategies was not created by Li Tong, but came from Zhao Erfeng, the governor of Sichuan in the late Qing Dynasty. The idea of ​​making the Kham area west of the Yalong River an independent political unit like Xikang was also derived from this. out.

Among them, taking advantage of the geographical advantages of the Kangba area in the tea-horse trade and vigorously developing industry and commerce is a foundation for the unique establishment of the Xikang area.But it is a pity that neither the international situation nor the domestic environment at that time provided time for the implementation of this idea.It was not until the period of the Republic of China that Xikang became a political entity under the efforts of Sichuan warlord Liu Wenhui.

Of course, the current situation in Tang and Tibet is not enough to imagine things as far away as future generations.However, the division of Kangxi and Tibet is undoubtedly an important idea for managing the Southwest.

The game with Tubo was a long-term process for Datang.Previously, due to the strategic choice of the Tang court, it did not face up to Tubo's invasion of Tuyuhun in time. It has not completely returned to the old situation in the Yonghui period.

Once the Anshi Rebellion broke out, the tragedy of Tubo's capture of Longyou occurred, making the west of Longguan no longer owned by the Tang Dynasty.And Tubo committed crimes every year, which became the nightmare existence of the emperors of all dynasties after the middle Tang Dynasty.

Now in the competition for the Qinghai region, Daxingtai has already got a good starting point.Now that there is another opportunity to directly affect the Sun Bo area, and he took the initiative to hand over the knife when the Tubo monarch and his ministers were fighting against each other, Li Tong certainly would not miss it.

Although he will not directly send troops to occupy the eastern region of Tubo, he can use various means to make it share the same bed with Tubo itself, and finally separate it from the ruling system of Tubo, making this region an outpost to guard against Tubo and deter Nanzhao where.

The promotion of Buddhism and the wooing of commerce are all routine business methods, but they are still not enough to show the preferential treatment and return that Li Tong gave to the princess Ye Aliju of the Fan Kingdom.

He wants to build this princess into a symbolic figure in various internal casts. Guo Yuanzhen's suggestion is to wait for the opportunity to fight among Tubo monarchs and ministers, and then use the title of Tubo princess to interfere in Tubo's civil strife. keep.

Li Tong didn't care about Princess Chizun of the Eastern Territory. Since the princess had already surrendered to him, he was going to directly enshrine the princess as the king of Xikang County, and set up a city with Sun Bo's Kangyanchuan as its capital. A subsidiary state under the direct control of Taiwan.Using this as a transition, formal state and county regulations will eventually be established.

The Sitano family has never been the lord of the plateau by destiny, but because of its arrogance and domineering, it insulted all tribes, and after unifying the plateau, it brought only war and suffering to the plateau.That being the case, why stick to such a choice?

Of course, right now is not the time to directly entrust the conferment. It needs to wait until Kang Yanchuan has a rudimentary form of a religious and commercial center in the eastern region of Tubo, before it can be directly separated from the territory of Tubo.

Maybe by that time, Li Tong will already have the formal power to enshrine the monarch of a foreign country.As for right now, I'm still trying to create a life experience for this princess while playing tricks with the imperial court. If you want money, you won't be able to take it away!

Chapter 0678 Digong dignitary, restless home

In the evening, Prime Minister Di Renjie drove down Tianjin Bridge and walked slowly along Tianjie to his house.

Right now is the time for the officials to return to their residences, so there are many pedestrians on Tianjie, some riding horses, some riding carts, and each of them varies according to their rank and status and the scale of their behavior.

Di Renjie's guard of honor is undoubtedly the most magnificent.There was an advocacy section in the front, which cleans the streets and the roads, and all relatives hold sticks in front of and behind the car. In addition, there are also a team of cavalry guards at the front and back, riding slowly on horseback, as guards.

The entire guard of honor team has nearly 200 people.Even on this street where people come and go, they are the most outstanding and eye-catching team.

Of course, such a guard of honor is also worthy of Di Renjie's lofty status in the court today.After Zhongshu ordered Li Zhaode to dismiss the prime minister, the imperial court awarded the prime minister and the most powerful position among the prime ministers to King Yong of Zhenguo who was far away in Chang'an, Xijing.

As the chief of the province, Di Renjie can be said to be under two people and above ten thousand people in Shendu City.Apart from the emperor and empress dowager, Di Renjie is the most respected.After all, the emperor's sons have not yet left the cabinet, and the erotic palace has no owner, and Princess Taiping does not lead the court.

But it was not Di Renjie's intention that the guard of honor was so extravagant.Originally, Di Renjie favored frugality and disregarded prestige, and he was even impeached for this at the beginning of the year, saying that he was flattering the public and not a minister.

Di Renjie has been in the ups and downs of his career for many years, and he will not change his style because of such idle words.The reason why Xing Yi is so dignified now is because of the death of Cui Xuanwei more than two months ago.

This matter caused a great commotion in God's capital at that time, and there were many voices calling for a thorough investigation of this matter, both in the court and in the opposition.Although Cui Xuanwei lost power and was demoted, he has a lot to do with both the government and the opposition.

What's more, at the moment when the Tang industry is thriving, and both inside and outside hope that the situation can be restored to clarity, there will still be a terrible incident of ministers dying. Naturally, the people are eager to know the truth.

At that time, there was a lot of voice in the capital pointing at King Yong of Xijing. Whether Cui Xuanwei committed suicide or was harmed by others, King Yong was very suspicious.After all, Cui Xuanwei lost power because he was suppressed by King Yong.

Cui Xuanwei's loss of power itself did not arouse much emotion in Shiliu.After all, King Yong made great achievements in Qinghai, and the whole country was excited and jubilant because of this. At this time, he showed malice to King Yong, and no matter what suppression and punishment he received, it was his own fault.

But even if you want to suppress and retaliate, you should have a measure.Whether it is King Yong's majesty, killing ministers by surprise, or being vengeful and causing people to assassinate, this is undoubtedly beyond the standard that the public can tolerate.

At that time, there were even criticizing songs in the square, saying that the bad rain in Kansai was so strange that it caused my seedlings to destroy my fields.The so-called bad rain in Kansai naturally has a meaning.

Regarding the various voices and actions that slandered him in Shendu City, King Yong's response was also very direct and sharp, that is, he ordered Zuo Yulin Guard of the North Gate to send troops to protect Li Zhaode, Di Renjie and other Kuangfu ministers.

During the most complicated and worst days, before and after Di Renjie was ordered to go to Shanzhou to investigate the cause of Cui Xuanwei's death, Lu Wang Li Shouli even accompanied him personally, going in and out together.

This move also made the atmosphere in Shendu City unprecedentedly tense at that time, making the public think about it.King Yong's move seemed to prove his innocence, and implied that there must be a conspiracy in this matter, so he sent troops to protect the two important officials.

But in fact, when King Yong is in such a powerful position, how can he care about evil words and slander? The biggest significance of such a move is to directly show it to everyone in the capital, but he still has the ability to dispatch the imperial guards in the capital. It is a naked declaration of hegemony. Either to frighten Xiao Xiao, or to frighten the court.

Zuo Yulin Guard is not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the court officials know this well.But because Zuo Yulin Guard was mainly responsible for guarding the Shangyang Palace before, and even no longer participated in the north gate guard, many people ignored this.

But now that King Yong has directly revealed this relationship, the situation in Shendu has become unprecedentedly tense.All the rumors and evil voices against King Yong disappeared in an instant.Because many people realized that if he really angered King Yong and made him angry, King Yong really had the power to throw the table over.

Although the public condemnation against King Yong disappeared without a trace, the thorn in the court's heart became deeper and deeper.

When Lu Wang led the army to protect Di Renjie who was out to investigate the case, Guan Guogong Yang Jiaben also led the Nanya Imperial Guards to Shanzhou, and the entire external passage of Shanzhou was almost completely blocked.Due to the gathering of soldiers, Shanzhou became a black hole-like existence around the capital for a while. The outside world knew nothing about what happened in Shanzhou before and after Cui Xuanwei's death, and what Di Renjie investigated.