Crown Tang emperor

During the Zhenguan period, Datang also launched a war to destroy the country against Tuyuhun, and achieved brilliant success.However, in view of the ineffectiveness of the previous Sui teachers, no actual rule was established in Tuyuhun, and it was only managed as a vassal.

Both the Sui and Tang dynasties actually occupied the Qinghai area, but neither of them established effective rule.Even without considering the factors of Tubo, how to manage and rule the Qinghai area, it can be said that so far, Datang still has no mature and specific plan.

In fact, not only the Tang Dynasty, but even Tubo's management of Tuyuhun was quite reluctant.As Tubo's biggest gain in its external expansion, the Qinghai region can be said to bear the future of Tubo. The existence and strength of the family have directly threatened Zamp's royal power.

Decades ago, during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty's national power, the forces returned to Qinghai, still in the form of escorting King Tuyuhun back to his homeland, but suffered a disastrous defeat in Dafeichuan.

It is true that the conflict between the Tubo monarch and his ministers is about to reach a fever pitch, and the envoys of the two parties even fought each other in the street in the capital of the enemy country without any restraint. This is still somewhat optimistic.

In other words, even if Datang can successfully retake the Qinghai area through a combination of vertical and horizontal forces and even a strong attack, what next?And how to maintain the long-term possession of the Qinghai area and the continuous blockade of Tubo?

It should be noted that when the Sui and Tang dynasties conquered Tuyuhun, they were both at the peak of their national power, but they still could not completely digest the Qinghai area.Although Datang is now back on track, it is essentially a new order after the chaos, and it really does not have the strength to undertake the huge investment in the Qinghai area.

In the early years, there was a Tuyuhun royal family as a cover to maintain the rule of Jiji on the table, but now the king of Qinghai has been cut off, and only one puppet remains in the court to act as a puppet. If the court wants to implement control over Qinghai, it is really There is no effective solution.

Expansion of territory is indeed magnificent, but it cannot ignore the facts.The environment in the Qinghai area is not bad, even if it is both, the most likely situation is that the management cost will increase sharply, and the border affairs competition with Tubo in the Qinghai area will become more intense, and the savings in Longyou will be drained, which will directly affect the imperial court's treatment of the Qinghai area. The strength of control in the Western Regions.

After all, the Western Regions are not all a nest of quails. The ten surnames of the Western Turks, especially the newly-emerged Tuqishi, have shown that they can control the situation in the Western Regions to a certain extent in the competition between the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo around the four towns of Anxi. strength of development.

The huge size of the Tang Dynasty is an important factor in maintaining its strength, but it is also because of this that the border affairs itself is a complicated issue, and it will affect the whole body. The consequences of that may be a longer-term worry.

After all, the management and control of the Western Regions also includes checks and balances on the situation in Mobei. If the control of the Western Regions is reduced due to excessive investment in Qinghai, the loss of control of the situation in Mobei is far from being compensated by a system of three surrendered cities .

After a period of silence, the ministers thought about their own plans and sorted out their own ideas, and then expressed their opinions. The meaning revealed in the words is that although the contradictions in Tubo are profound and there is a lot of room for use, this kind of conflict due to the enemy The situation should not be too heavy, and the current national policy of the imperial court, which is about to shrink and recuperate, should not be interrupted because of being too blindly optimistic.

After listening to the statements of the officials, Li Tong also fell into deep thought.Among the series of issues, some of them have already been considered by him, and some of them have not been paid enough attention to and comprehensively considered, so some ideas inevitably seem to be taken for granted.

As for the difference between him and the prime ministers, it lies in the degree of intervention in the situation in Tubo. , But it should also be based on the current actual situation of Datang, limited intervention, on the premise of consolidating the advantages, and there is no need to rush for a breakthrough.

There are two ways of thinking, one is more radical and the other is more conservative.After listening to the statements of the prime ministers, Li Tong also realized that the power to prepare for in-depth intervention in the situation in Tubo did not lie in the degree of intensification of conflicts between Tubo monarchs and ministers, but in the limitation of the Tang Dynasty's own national power.

To increase investment on the western front, it is not just as simple as stopping the Liaodong war and transferring troops from the eastern battlefield back to Guanzhong, but a systematic upgrade of the entire border defense system.If it is only a breakthrough in one aspect, it will easily cause a disconnect with the border defense as a whole, and it is difficult to predict whether the result will be good or bad.

This kind of overall upgrade is obviously not something that the current imperial court can accomplish.In fact, the mere transfer of Liaodong troops back to Guanzhong will bring great financial pressure to the imperial court, and it has not considered whether the war situation in Liaodong may repeat itself.

After some contemplation, reason told Li Tong that the views held by the prime ministers were more pragmatic.The two Qinghai wars and the repeated changes of hands in the four towns of Anxi have proved that the national strength of Tubo cannot be underestimated. The struggle against such a powerful regime is difficult to be completed by winning or losing once or twice.

In the struggle against this powerful enemy, the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty also have rich experience.The previous Eastern Turks and Goguryeo were not inferior to today's Tubo opponents, and in the end they all perished under the blade of the Tang Dynasty.

The process of attacking and destroying a powerful country twice is quite similar. It is nothing more than dividing and wooing, using various means such as diplomacy and military to isolate the country, and then attacking and destroying it in one fell swoop.

Seeing that the sage was silent, Yao Yuanchong continued: "Tibet has been injustice for a long time, the divisions have been long-lasting, and the reconciliation is short-lived. Today's Tubo is really a different kind of habit. Generations of Zanpu can't enjoy their country for a long time. Condemned by the heavens. The righteousness of the monarch and ministers, father and son is thin, so the past is arrogant and difficult to control, and all the meritorious deeds are gathered in Dongzan's family.

Today, Qinling stands outside the gate of the country, and no dynasty is allowed. This is also a reversal of the fate of the country, and it will not last long.Previously, when the saint was on the side, he had developed beyond the reach of the predecessors, and set up the country of Xikang by coincidence.Today's Xikang vassal is still short and not enough to help, but it can prevent the reorganization and annexation of the foreign countries for a long time, enough to grow into a abdominal thorn, vain its kingship.

The old Qinling was indeed fierce and difficult to control, but after the defeat of Haidong, the fierceness was greatly frustrated. It lost the royal family and was not an ancient clan. Searching for land and attacking it failed to make up for our country, but if it sheltered and survived, It will lead to great rebellion against the enemy country, and even more damage to the king's prestige..."

If it was said that Li Tong still had some annoyance that he saw the opportunity before him but was unable to catch it, then after hearing Yao Yuanchong's words, his thinking became clear again.

In fact, Li Tong already knew some of the points of view quoted by Yao Yuanchong.Although the current Tubo is powerful, in terms of political structure, it is still not a model of a unified dynasty.

The so-called great things in the world must be united for a long time, and they must be divided for a long time, but this is not the case in all regions. If you want to establish a concept and tradition of great unity, it is far from being completed in a short period of time.

The most obvious example in modern times is the Turks. As the overlord of the grasslands, the Turks have been threatening the Central Plains dynasty for much longer than the unification of Tubo, but they also collapsed in the Sui Dynasty.

The unification of Tubo was originally an anomaly. It was accomplished through superb political means and continuous aggression and mergers by a generation of monarchs such as Songtsan Gampo and Lu Dongzan.The ability to maintain a whole in the future lies in the dividends brought about by unification. The military clans unite to gain greater power for foreign aggression, and the continuous foreign plunder maintains a relatively fragile alliance.

But right now, as the pace of foreign aggression stops, the contradictions between them have become prominent.Lu Dongzan's family occupied Qinghai and refused to share it, which first destroyed Tubo's war profit distribution model.After that, the ancient clan was forced to leave in the middle school, which destroyed the blood tradition again.

Originally in history, Qin Ling had won many battles abroad, and he was able to claim meritorious service according to the strongest Tang army in the world.

But his final defeat seemed a bit ridiculous, facing the young Zanpu's pressing every step of the way, it can be said that he was almost powerless to parry.It's not because several generations of Zanpu short-lived ghosts have established the concept of Zanpu's destiny, but because the dominance of the Yugar family has destroyed the distribution of power and interests in the country, so everyone betrayed them.

Yao Yuanchong's meaning is also very clear, that is to continue to strengthen the economic strategy of Xikang, and at the same time maintain the conflict between Tubo's monarch and his ministers, so as to limit the actual unity of Tubo and weaken Zanpu's prestige in ruling Tibet.

Datang has not only used this method once, but it has also worked more than once.For example, the feud between the uncles and nephews of Jieli and Tuli in the East Turks, and the betrayal of the Goguryeo monarch and the powerful ministers of the Quan family, are now nothing more than replacing the object with Tubo's praise and talk.

However, due to Li Tong's vigilance towards Qin Ling and the influence of the memory of later generations, he felt that the collapse of the Gar family was imminent, so he subconsciously ruled out this option, hoping to take advantage of the civil strife in Tubo to take back Qinghai in one fell swoop. .

Chapter 0816 manipulating fandom, power is far away

Although Li Tong is very assertive most of the time, he is not a headstrong person, and he also has the air of admonishing correct suggestions.

It's just that no matter how perfect the plan is, it is still just a plan after all, and the specific implementation effect still needs to be tested by facts.

"Qin Ling is aggressive, aggressive and hard to control, how can I get him into my trap?"

Although he agreed with Yao Yuanchong's proposition in his heart, Li Tong was still wary of Qin Ling, and didn't think that this guy could obediently obey Datang's custody arrangements.

Although it was said that the previous battle in Haidong was short-lived, Qin Ling was a famous general who defeated the Tang army on the frontal battlefield more than once, and the scale of several battles was definitely not small, and this guy was extremely ambitious .

Some people have great aspirations but little talent, maybe they have great ambitions, but they are not capable enough. Such people are not dangerous.Ambitious people are very enterprising and will continue to explore areas that have not been reached, not to mention things that have been done before.Such people often prefer to bend rather than bend, and will try their best to prove their worth through their own methods.

For example, in the original history, when the contradictions between the country and the middle school were also sharp and irreconcilable, Qin Ling still launched a fierce offensive against the Tang Dynasty, and defeated the Tang army led by Wang Xiaojie at Suluohan Mountain, hoping to win the middle school by virtue of his military exploits. Greater tolerance for him.

But it is a pity that although Qinling was invincible on the battlefield, he still underestimated the danger of political struggle.His actions like this only put the Gar family in a more dangerous situation and intensified the country's determination to get rid of this cancer.

Although the existence of Qinling is beneficial to Tubo's overall strategy, this guy is a beast with insatiable desires, and Li Tong is also worried that if he is not careful, he may feed a tiger and be backlashed.

"The fan slaves and our country have long been blood feuds. They treat each other with tenderness, and it is difficult to win the trust of each other. To boil the eagle and train the dog, you need to use your strength, and put it to death, so that you can destroy its strength."

Since Yao Yuanchong proposed such an old plan, he naturally had some considerations: "Now the imperial court has set up troops in Longnan, entered and controlled Xikang, and the foreign powers stand side by side, and their teeth are gnashing together. There is no need to lose the time for peace talks, and there is no need to pay for any disputes. Now Qinling is warlike, and you can give him a favor to make him dare not act rashly. Eagles and dogs do not fight, and their power is self-defeating. All the chiefs in Qinghai controlled by them , you can make careful network knots, keep things and information..."

The first major premise of Yao Yuanchong's whole strategy is to ensure the stability of the border and try to avoid direct wars.From the current point of view, the one with the highest demand for war is the Qinling in Hercynian.Whether it is to deter the country or seek external living space, war is one of the few options for Qinling.

Therefore, although Datang's staged goal is to allow the Gar family, a Tubo separatist force, to maintain its existence for a long period of time, thereby aggravating the internal cracks in Tubo, but in order to press Qinling in Haixi and dare not move without authorization, the first thing to do is What to do is to strengthen ties with the Tubo royal family and isolate Qinling politically and strategically.

The reason why a tiger is feared is because of its powerful lethality.But when this only deterrent method can't be used, it's just a big cat in the iron fence in the zoo.

People are forgetful, and the only thing that can be engraved in the heart and penetrated into the bone marrow is the interest.In the Qinghai area controlled by the Gar family, in addition to the power from Tubo, there are Tuyuhun survivors and many Qiang tribes. It is only a matter of time before the western region is gradually infiltrated.

However, it is not easy to reach a relative consensus with the Tubo royal family and create a substantial blockade of Qinling.

After all, the fact that the Gar family's tail is too big is only an internal affairs issue, but Datang's previous move to split Xikang was actually an act of substantial hostility.Although the source of the matter lies in the disputes among the power classes within Tubo, the way the Tang Dynasty blatantly took the land of Xikang as its own has also made the upper class of Tubo generally dissatisfied.

Li Tong even suspected that if he sent envoys to Tubo in this way, directly expressing that he would jointly restrain Qinling with Tubo, but did not allow Tubo to completely eliminate Qinling and enter the Qinghai area again, maybe the Tubo dignitaries would be angry and follow directly Qinling made peace, sent troops to take back Xikang first, and did not accept Datang's plan to split the country for a long time.

Moreover, compared with the Tang Dynasty, which had resolved its internal troubles and sought to recuperate, Tubo itself did not shy away from war.Its country was originally a political power established by annexation by force. Now that the young Zanpu has grown up, he naturally hopes to solve the internal troubles as soon as possible. The power is in his hands, even if he pays a certain price.

Although it is said that there are other hidden conflicts in Tubo apart from the Gar family, it took two years in history for Tubo Zanpu to complete the internal integration and officially attack the Gar family.

But right now, Datang's hands and feet have openly explored the Xikang area, posing a threat to the safety of Tubo. Whether this will accelerate the internal integration of Tubo and attack the Gar family in advance is also an uncertain factor.

Since you want to play a balance, you must use your brains more, so the officials discussed various plans while reading the classics and documents related to the internal situation in Tubo.But until late at night, there was still no conclusion.

Li Tong is not anxious about this, after all, what is being discussed now is a series of problems for a behemoth like Tubo, so naturally it is not possible to finalize a specific plan in a short time.Now that the overall policy and opinions have been unified, we will discuss it in detail next.

The prime ministers have their own responsibilities, and they can't just focus on Tubo's foreign affairs. Seeing that it was getting late, Li Tong announced the temporary adjournment of the meeting, ordering the middle officials to lead the prime ministers back to rest, and he himself went back to the palace to sleep.

On the second day, the imperial doctors who went to Sifang Pavilion for diagnosis and treatment reported that Qinling's son's condition had improved, and Li Tong was slightly relieved.

He does not lose his attention to the situation of his people. Apart from worrying about the strategic situation in Qinghai, he also remembers that in history, after the fall of Tubo, the Gar family, under the leadership of Gongren, the son of Qinling, took refuge in the Tang Dynasty, which made the theory of entering the Tang Dynasty Shi became an important frontier defense force in Longyou.

Although this kind of thing that hasn't happened is not enough to be a reference for the moment, it can also reflect Gong Ren's side of being close to Tang from this point.Compared with other Hu chieftains who repeatedly jumped between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, Lun's performance after entering the Tang Dynasty was not bad, and he even performed quite well in the Anshi Rebellion.

There was no early court today. After the prime ministers of the foreign courts presided over the regular meeting, Li Tong summoned the court officials in China and North Korea to continue the unfinished discussion yesterday.This time, it is not necessary for all the prime ministers to participate, but only those related to the ministry to participate in the court.

In addition to the courtiers, Li Tong also specially ordered people to summon Xikang Queen Ye Ali into the court to participate in the discussion together.Although there are many people who are proficient in foreign affairs in the court, compared with Ye Ali, a native of the Tibetan nobles, they are still less specific and delicate after all.

The envoys were fighting in the street, and Ye Ali must have guessed that the imperial court would call him for talks, so the Chinese envoy brought him into the court shortly after leaving the palace.Ye A Lifang, dressed in a Hu suit and men's attire, immediately attracted everyone's attention as soon as he entered the palace.

It is really rare for a woman to discuss politics in the court. Even in the Wu Zhou Dynasty, when a woman was in charge of the country, apart from the Empress Dowager, there were very few female officials in the inner court to talk freely in the palace.What's more, this woman is in full bloom and heroic, so it is difficult for people not to pay attention.

"Minister Ye Li, kowtow to the saint!"

Standing in the spotlight of everyone, Ye Ali didn't feel cramped, and stepped into the palace to greet him gracefully.

"The king of Xikang is exempt from the courtesy and will be seated."

Since Li Tong returned to Beijing, he had met Ye Ali a few times at some ceremonial occasions, but he didn't have a chance to see Ye Ali for a long time. Now seeing this heroic woman again, he felt his eyes brighten again.

Although his wives and concubines in Neiyuan also often dress in neutral clothes and have their own charming charm, they still give people the feeling of being a lady who is playing around, charming and lively.Only the Queen of Xikang, the kind of tough and heroic spirit bursting out of her bones, is beyond the reach of other women.

"The king of Xikang must have known about the troubles that happened a few days ago. The imperial court will send envoys to Tibet to announce the matter, and the relevant etiquette and wording have not yet been agreed upon. Today, the king is invited to enter the court to refer to the matter..."

When Ye Ali entered and sat down, Li Tong started talking about the business, and did not hide the consensus reached by the court before. He hoped that Ye Ali could use this as a reference and propose some feasible entry points.

After listening to some conditions narrated by the sage, Ye Ali also lowered his head and meditated, and after sorting out his thoughts, he raised his head and said: "The imperial court does not want to lightly provoke border disputes, but in fact, there are quite a few people in the Fan Kingdom who share this sentiment. Yalong's old surname often resented Wang En's lack of compassion, and hated the new rich, while the Xiangxiong family still had a gap between separation and reunion, thirsty for profit and little righteousness..."

Before Tubo unified the plateau, there were three forces in the plateau area: Shannan Yalong, Houzang Xiangxiong, and Sun Bo Nvguo. Today, these three forces still stubbornly exist in the political situation of Tubo.The old Yalong team in Tubo is similar to the Guanlong noble group in the Tang Dynasty, and the Chen family from which Ye Ali was born is also among them.

However, the relationship between the Yalong family and the Zanpu royal family is not good, as can be seen from the fact that Ye Ali was forced to flee to the Tang Dynasty.This is also very understandable. Li Tong was not interested in the nobles of Guan Long who Datang relied on to start a business, and even spared no effort to suppress them.

A series of power centralization actions of the Zanpu royal family can be said to have touched the interests of the Yalong nobles. Songtsan Gampo’s father was even killed by the Yalong nobles.Moreover, out of the maintenance of bloodlines and old forces, the Yalong nobles also hated a series of upstarts, including the Gar family, who rose with the unification of the Tibetan Plateau.

Today's Yalong family nobles are a stumbling block hindering the further development of Tubo. They are withdrawn and stubborn, not enthusiastic about construction, but they are good at making trouble.When Zanpu, the previous generation of Tubo, died, in order to prevent the Yalong family from jumping out to make trouble again, Tubo Zanpu Chidu Songtsan was even fostered in the Gar family army for three years, until the conflict between the country and the country eased. Chidu Songtsan returned to Luosuo City to formally succeed to the throne.

Although the current Yalong family has been weakened under the long-term suppression of the Zanpu royal family and the upstarts, it still cannot be underestimated.Especially after Nibala, a vassal state in the south of Tubo, was also infiltrated by the Yalong clan, the Yalong clan still had a considerable say in the political situation in the middle of the country.

As for the Xiangxiong Hao clan in the Houzang area, although they are a little more peaceful than the Yalong clan, they are also troublesome people, and rebellion continues.However, the upper-class nobles in the Houzang area have integrated into the Tubo Kingdom well. Today's queen mother, the Meilu family, was born in the Tibetan nobles.

Moreover, on the issue of the Gar family, the Tibetan nobles and the Zanpu royal family also have the same appeal.The reason why Lu Dongzan rose in the political arena of Tubo was because he got rid of Qiong Baobangse, a great aristocrat in Houzang who was also a powerful minister.Therefore, when the nobles of Tibet mentioned the Gar family, they all gritted their teeth with hatred.

Although the Gal family came from Sun Bo's lineage, they did not have a good relationship with the Sun Bohao clan. The root cause is that the Gal family dominated Qinghai and refused to share it.After all, when Lu Dongzan attacked Tuyuhun back then, the Sun Bo faction also gave great support.

When Lu Dongzan and his eldest son Zan Xiruo were alive, they paid more attention to maintaining this relationship.But after Qin Ling came to power, because he hated the Sun Bo people's participation in the coup that murdered his brother, he was no longer polite to the Sun Bo people.

Ye Ali's analysis made Li Tong feel that although this Qinling could not be said to be politically incompetent, at least he was not smart. He was almost offended by the nobles of the three families of the middle school. .

However, it is not without reliance that the Gar family can stand up all year round.When Lu Dongzan was in power, he carried out relatively systematic and profound reforms to the social structure of Tubo, the most important of which was the establishment of the "Guihu" military household class.

After the unification of Tubo, it began a high-speed external expansion.During this process, Guihu, as the main undertaker of military operations, also shared a lot of war dividends, and got a large number of cattle and horses and plowed fields and pastures, which made the Tubo kingdom rise rapidly in addition to the original wealthy chieftain clan. A group of military landlords.

This military group still has a lot of support for the Gar family.After all, since the sudden death of Songtsan Gampo, the Gar family has been leading them to conquer foreign countries, and the prestige established for decades cannot be eliminated in a short period of time.

Of course, it was precisely because of the high prestige of the Gar family among the military households that Tubo Zanpu would not be at ease if he did not kill Qinling.After all, the rich and noble in the Tubo Kingdom are rampant, and these newly-emerged Guihu landlords are also the fundamental basis for Zanpu to maintain his rule. How can they share it with his subordinates?

However, the rise time of these Gui households is still short, the foundation is still shallow, and they are scattered in the Tubo Zhuru, and the integration is not easy. It is still not enough to form a group that can directly challenge the noble clans that have been formed for hundreds or even thousands of years. powerful class.

And as Zanpu became an adult, he also consciously weakened the influence of the Gar family among these Gui households.The frequent absence of immediate family members of the Gar family in such grand gatherings as Tubo's Yimeng and Materialji, which dispatched national personnel resources, also made Qinling's position as a big talk more and more unworthy of its name.

Ye Ali was well aware of the domestic situation in Tubo, and he spoke in a specific and orderly manner. Many details could not be obtained through the analysis of materials.Moreover, in addition to outlining the domestic situation in Tubo, some specific candidates were proposed as a breakthrough to prevent Tubo from directly using troops against Qinghai.

"Actually, within the Fan Kingdom, the most powerful force to prevent Zanpu soldiers from killing the Gar's family is the Queen Mother's Wulu clan. The Wulu clan is the lower part of the empress's possession. Fortunately, the royal family can show up. If the Gar's family does not exist, Zan Pu also no longer needs to look up to his clan. In the early years, the Queen Mother wanted to hire a descendant of his clan for Zanpu, but because of the lack of dowry, she was ridiculed by all clans, so she had to give up..."

After pointing out that several Tubo families could be bribed and influence Tubo's national policy, Ye Ali released another big news.In fact, regarding this point, she also gradually came to realize it after thinking about the old things recently. After all, experience is experience, and it is not everyone's ability to gain insight into this intricate matter.

Hearing this, Li Tong's eyes lit up immediately. He first took up a pen and wrote this on paper, and then asked some more details, hoping to get more testimony.

Supplemented by Ye Ali's narration, Li Tong also realized that although Tubo has completed formal unification and carried out many social reforms, the overall ruling structure is still rough.The Shanglun family, which is familiar to later generations, has not yet formed.The forces that rallied tightly around Zamp and struggled to maintain his kingship remain thin, both politically and militarily.

The lofty status and prestige established by the later generations of Tubo Zanpu through both religious and secular methods are only half-baked at the moment.The issue of the treatment of Princess Wencheng and Princess Nipo Luo Chizun after entering Tibet, where many idlers grind their teeth, involved the complicated entanglement between the old Yalong nobles and the new military nobles.

Datang now has a fairly comprehensive understanding of Tubo's national conditions, coupled with some specific context provided by Ye Ali, a well-known traitor, the subsequent formulation of diplomatic strategies will be much smoother.

At the same time, Li Tong already had an idea in his mind about the candidates for the mission to Tibet, and that was Zhang Shuo.Zhang said that this guy really has a way of engaging in relationships. This mission requires both soft and hard diplomatic rhetoric, bribery and bribery of the Tubo dignitaries, so that the situation in Tubo can develop according to the arrangement of the Tang Dynasty. The task can be described as quite difficult.

This is also a test that Li Tong arranged for Zhang Shuo. If Zhang Shuo can complete this task, then there is no need to stay in the center to write and write, and he can be put in the local frontier to take care of more complicated and important things.

After Ye Ali proposed some dignitaries of the foreign country who were worthy of bribes and could be corrupted, he helped to sort out a list of bribes. However, after the list was handed over, Li Tong glanced at it, and his expression was unavoidable. unnatural.

He is not stingy, if he can use some wealth to influence the formulation of the enemy's national policy, thereby gaining more strategic space for the imperial court, there is nothing he would not be willing to give up for such a small amount of money.And when Datang finished replenishing the blood, the gifts he sent would naturally have to be doubled to get back.

Ye Ali observed the words and expressions, and whispered before entering: "Yalong is old and expensive, so deluded and vain. If I can know that my concubine is fortunate enough to be in the country, I will be happy and honored.

After daring to say this, Ye Ali hurriedly lowered his head, and after a while, he suppressed his shyness and explained: "I don't dare to covet things, I just express my heart, and I am waiting for the Lord to pick it up."

Chapter 0817 saints are wise and do not tolerate evil spirits

After the center of the imperial court moved back to Chang'an, many new departments were established.However, since there are two Great Inner Imperial Gardens in Chang'an City, there is plenty of office space.

As a newly established department, the Stables Department, although it has a lot of powers, does not have the prominence of a newly built official mansion near the residence like the Jiying Pavilion.

This leisure garden is located in the southeast corner of the imperial city, separated from the prison of Dali Temple by a wall. The surrounding trees are shaded but neglected, and the environment looks quite gloomy.The dormitory is also quite dilapidated, completely showing the prestige of the Stable Department in charge of the stable industry of Hecheng Baifang.

As the New Year approached, the city of Chang'an became even colder. Some nearby culvert was congested and frozen, causing sewage to flood and overflow, making it slippery and difficult to walk in the lanes in front of the Stables.

In the early morning, all court officials returned to the imperial city one after another to continue their busy day, and many officials also came to the Stable Office.

Suddenly, there was a muffled sound outside the door, followed by shouts of curses: "Slackers, you were clearly ordered to get up early yesterday to carry ashes to pave the way! I was lazy and missed the job, and I fell to my death. All of them will go to the Nanshi Execution Ground for a while." suffer!"

A few people in the official office looked out, and saw Ma Fang, the housekeeper, lying on the slippery ground, her official robes were covered with broken ice slags and permafrost, and half of the mustache in her bosom was trembling. He fell out with a look of dismay.

Seeing this, several people dared not be negligent, and hurried forward to help Ma Fang up, and while helping him pat his robe, they apologized with a smile and said: "Brothers, how dare you be lazy? Haven't returned yet..."

I came to work early in the morning, but fell a piece of shit in front of the official office. Naturally, Ma Fang was not in a good mood. With the help of his subordinates, he walked into the official office cursing: "I said I didn't dare to be lazy. How long has it been? All the streets and squares have already entered the yamen, could it be that they want Lishan to mow grass and burn ashes? After the members return, they will go to the hall, and if they are not rewarded with a few whips, they will not be able to relieve their hatred!"

They have been working with each other for a long time, and the officials also know that the chief is just yelling fiercely, but he is not mean, maybe they will forget it later.However, some people still said angrily: "The same is to serve the country. Our house stables roam around the world all day long, doing dirty and hard work, often making enemies with wealthy families, and all the money, silk and beautiful goods we plunder are taken away by our superiors." Let's go, even a government office is still remote and messy..."

"Is it okay to arrange you to work in the political affairs hall?"

Ma Fang rolled her eyelids when she heard the complaint, and said in a bad mood.

The official laughed dryly when he heard this, supported Ma Fang and said with a laugh: "That's too good, we dare not think about it in the Zhengshitang. But the officials and the strength in the back street guidance office are far less than ours. The Stables Office, however, occupies such a large area, if it can be changed..."