Datang: God-level son-in-law, salted fish will become stronger

"Hmph." Li Er snorted displeasedly, "I forgot about Tashi, I didn't expect Nangri Songzan to send the news so soon."

As he spoke, he handed the letter to Changsun Wuji who was beside him.

"Auxiliary machine, come and read it to everyone, and hear what Tubo's intentions are."

"It's Your Majesty." Changsun Wuji took the letter, took out the letter, and muttered: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Ben Zanpu feels deeply guilty about the Tashi envoy's visit to the Tang Dynasty... Tubo is willing to cede The land of Xinxiang is in Datang, and the troops are retreated to the south of Qilian Mountains. From now on, they will not step into the land of Datang...Tubo is willing to pay tribute to Datang with [-] yaks, [-] Tibetan sheep, and snow lotus in Tianshan...in order to obtain Datang His Majesty the Great Emperor Tang forgives...May the two countries repair each other and communicate with each other..."

Everyone listened to Changsun Wuji reading the contents of the letter, with smiles on the corners of their mouths.

Tubo Zanpu was resigned this time. He retreated to the south of Qilian Mountains and paid tribute to [-] yaks and [-] Tibetan sheep.

Changsun Wuji raised his brows, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, we finally got rid of this bad breath. This is the first time that Nangri Songzan has suffered such a big loss. In the past, this old boy often looked for me in the Qilian Mountains. Trouble."

"Let's not talk about it, let's just say that two months ago, we had a conflict with Tubo on the border of Xinxiang Township."

Li Er nodded, and pondered: "Nangri Songzan bowed his head to my Tang Dynasty, it is gratifying, but we must not take it lightly, this old boy has always been scheming."

After speaking, Li Er turned to look at Li Jing, "Pharmacist, what do you think?"

Li Jing saluted and said: "In the view of the general, Nangri Song praised this move, but he wanted to eliminate the grievances between Tubo and our Tang Dynasty. According to the current situation, there is no need for Tubo to show such a humble attitude to the Tang Dynasty. I, Datang, show weakness."

"In the past few days, Tubo spies have come to report that Nangri Songtsan is making a big move. He has the idea of ​​clearing up the Tubo tribes and unifying the plateau area. At this time, he certainly doesn't want to make extra troubles and have another friction with my Tang Dynasty."

Hearing this, Li Er frowned slightly, "Hmph, I knew how this old boy Nangri Songzan would be so willing to apologize to Datang, it turned out that he wanted to unify the plateau area, if he succeeds, sooner or later He is my Great Tang's rival."

Qin Mu listened to Li Er's words without saying a word.

What he said was correct. During the Anshi Rebellion, Tubo's power reached its peak. The Hexi Corridor and Hetao Plain were all captured by Tubo, and it even hit the Central Plains.

In fact, Nangri Songtsan's ability is not the strongest, his son Songtsan Gampo is the founder of the new era of Tubo.

Although Songtsan Gampo was the No.30 third Zanpu of the Tubo Dynasty, he was actually the founding king of the Tubo Dynasty. During his reign, he moved the capital to Luoxie, quelled the civil strife in Tubo, surrendered Yangtong, unified Tibet, and formally established slavery. The Tubo Kingdom ruled by the Lord has made countless achievements.

But for now, Tubo can't become the scourge of Datang.

It is very difficult for Tubo to attack Datang, but if Datang wants to attack Tubo, it also needs to pay a certain price.

"Then what should we do?" Changsun Wuji frowned slightly, and pondered: "Our army is not good at fighting on highlands, and at this time, it is time to waste everything? Is it possible to fight against Tubo?"

Li Er shook his head, "The war must not be fought. Even if Nangri Songtsan has some ideas, it still takes a lot of effort for him to unify Tubo. We don't need to make enemies for Datang."

"What Datang needs now is development. There is no need for it. We will never use force against any country."

"Pharmacist."

"The end is here."

"Deploy manpower and continue to infiltrate Tubo. Although there will be no battles, I will always control Nangri Songtsan's every move."

"The last general takes orders."

"Li Junxian."

"The end is here."

"Let Tashi and his mission go back to Tibet. It is meaningless to detain them in the Tang Dynasty. Since Nangri Songtsan has already paid compensation, I will sell him a face."

"The last general takes orders."

Immediately afterwards, Li Er looked aside and said quietly, "Qin Mu."

Qin Mu hesitated slightly, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

Li Er replied: "Nangri Songzan surrendered to the Tang Dynasty this time, and you are the first to contribute. In the compensation from Tubo, I will give you [-] cows and [-] sheep, and your painstaking efforts are not in vain. , and Chengqian's class, you have to pay more attention, don't delay."

Although Li Er has some opinions on Qin Mu, his ability is beyond doubt.

Qin Mu was very satisfied with bringing Li Chengqian to this role. After all, Li Chengqian, who was only eight years old, already possessed the basic skills to be a prince.

Qin Mu saluted and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, the crown prince will be handed over to me, Your Majesty can rest assured."

Originally, Qin Mu planned to build a farm near Mangya Village, but he did not expect that Tubo would send livestock to him.

For a moment.

Li Er looked at the family officials and Guozijian students who were still kneeling in the distance, and pondered: "Auxiliary machine, pass on the decree, and let them go back after kneeling for an hour. They also understand what is meant by awe. .”

After saying that, Li Er turned around and walked, "Get up and go back to the palace."

"The humble minister takes orders and sends you off to Your Majesty respectfully."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

......

As soon as Li Er left, everyone lost interest and quit one after another, leaving only Changsun Wuji here to follow.

But Changsun Wuji never tires of it, he often fights with these officials of the aristocratic family, seeing them being punished like this today, his heart is extremely happy.

In front of the cemetery, the officials wearing several layers of clothing could no longer withstand the cold wind and shivered.

They swore that if their sons dared to seek trouble at Manya College again, they would have to take one of their legs off.

What the hell is this called.

Chapter 145: Strange New Year's Eve

The ninth year of Wude, New Year's Eve.

Chang'an City.

The lights are brilliant, the voices are full of people, and it is very lively.

Suzaku Street is full of street vendors and ordinary people.

During the Chinese New Year, the Tang Dynasty canceled the curfew, and the common people put on new clothes and took out the money they had accumulated on weekdays to welcome the new year.

Every household is also cleaned cleanly.

"Inserting peach branches", "posting spring books", "hanging spring banners", "painting tiger heads and calligraphy"...

The people are very busy, but they are full of joy.

At the same time, some Taoist priests in black robes in Chang'an City were gathering towards the city from various gates.

Manya College.

The main hall is brightly lit.

Qin Mu and Li Chengqian did not go back to the palace, they specially applied to Li Er tonight to spend the New Year with these fatherless children in Manya College.

Tonight, Qin Mu invited all the students to eat steaming dumplings.

"Come on, Brother Mu, I'll toast you a glass of wine." Cheng Chumo picked up the cup, brows beaming with joy.

He, Changsun Chong, Qin Huaiyu, and Yuchi Baolin specially asked for leave from their family to accompany Qin Mu and the crown prince.

As long as it is related to Qin Mu, it is a passport for them to go to various occasions anytime, anywhere. Qin Mu still has some weight among the humerus ministers in the court.

Cheng Chumo, as a general of Qianniu Zhonglang, was supposed to guard the front of the imperial court, but Li Er also authorized him to come here today.

Xiangcheng didn't come to Manya College, she went to the palace to accompany Empress Changsun.

"Let's toast our cousin together. If there is no cousin, there would be no such magnificent Mangya Academy."

Chang Sun Chong picked up the wine cup and stood up.

At the same time, the students in the hall also stood up, some held wine and some held tea.

"Respect the son-in-law, respect the crown prince."

Qin Mu is the founder of Mangya Academy, and Li Chengqian is the guardian of Mangya Academy.

A son-in-law and a prince, no one here will dare to mess with them from now on.

Of course, this group of students are not lunatics who pretend to be powerful and bully others.

They knew that the only way they could repay Qin Mu and the crown prince was to study hard in the cold window, gain fame in the exam, and dedicate themselves to the Tang Dynasty.

Otherwise, don't say sorry to Qin Mu and Li Chengqian.

Even the fathers who died for the country, they are sorry.

Qin Mu picked up the cup and said loudly, "I respect everyone."

Seeing that these children are well fed, clothed warmly, and read books, Qin Mu's heart was finally at peace.

This is what a country, a nation, should look like.

Li Chengqian took a sip of the wine and said to Qin Mu with a smile: "Brother-in-law, the palace will give food in half an hour. I don't know how many dishes Father will give us two."

On such occasions, Li Chengqian prefers to call Qin Mu brother-in-law, which brings the distance between the two infinitely closer.

But when facing Qin Mu, he would take off his mask and act more purely.

For some reason, being with Qin Mu feels comfortable and down-to-earth.

"Hehe..." Qin Mu smiled, "This year's New Year's Eve is the most comfortable and relaxing time for His Majesty. In the past month, the frontiers of the Tang Dynasty have been stable and the development is booming. His Majesty will definitely be more generous, and maybe he will add a few more things. , have shown gratitude."

In fact, Qin Mu didn't care about these things.

To him, it doesn't make much difference whether Li Er is kind or not.

But this shows how much Li Er attaches great importance to Manya College.

After all, this year he spent New Year's Eve with the prince at Manya College.

"That's natural." Li Chengqian smiled, showing his white teeth, "If Master hadn't turned the tide this year, beheaded Xieli and repelled the Turks, what the Tang Dynasty would be like today is still unknown."

While the two were talking, Xue Rengui rushed in from the door in a hurry.

He came to Qin Mu's side and said in a low voice: "Master, it's not good. A team of Qianniuwei who came to Manya College to give food was killed. All 15 people were killed with a knife. The method was extremely cruel."

Hearing this, Qin Mu put down the cup he had just picked up.

"Keep quiet, you stay with your cousin and the four of them to protect the prince, and Xuan Ce and I will go and see the situation."

After the words fell, Qin Mu got up and quietly evacuated his seat.

"Brother-in-law..."

Seeing that Qin Mu's expression was not right, Li Chengqian called softly.

Qin Mu looked at him, and said calmly, "No problem, I'll come as soon as I go."

Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Li Chengqian didn't ask, but he knew that something must have happened.

Cheng Chumo and the others were still tossing glasses and toasting frequently, not noticing that Qin Mu had quietly left the stage.

Outside the hall, Wang Xuance had been waiting for Qin Mu for a long time with a horizontal saber on his body.

As Qin Mu walked out, he said in a deep voice, "Where did the Qianniuwei team get killed? Did you find any clues?"

Wang Xuance's face was gloomy, and he lowered his eyes and said: "Just one mile away from Mangya College, when Rengui and I heard the sound of fighting and arrived, the battle was already over. This group of people are very skilled in martial arts, and the visitors are not good."

Qin Mu nodded, "Go, take me to the scene."

For a moment.

When Qin Mu and Wang Xuance arrived at the scene, the slain Qianniuwei had already been discovered by the patrol battalion.

"Who is it?" The patrol battalion looked at Qin Mu and the two who had rushed over, and scolded.

Qian Niuwei was killed in the imperial city, which was a great challenge to the imperial power and national prestige.

Qin Mu looked gloomy, and hurried forward, "I, Qin Mu."

"Qin Mu?" The patrol battalion froze for a moment, then cupped their hands and said, "I don't know if I'm a son-in-law, please forgive me."

"It's okay." Qin Mu waved his hand and walked forward.

The corpses of fifteen Qianniuwei were lying on the cold floor tiles, and the blood on the ground had gradually solidified.

Surprisingly, the heads of these fifteen corpses were all replaced by straw heads.

"It's really strange..." The patrol battalion was frowning, wondering: "It's audacious to intercept and kill Qianniuwei in Chang'an City, why go to such lengths to cut off their heads and replace them with straw?"

Qin Mu also couldn't understand that the reason he could do this was definitely not to simply intercept and kill this team of Qianniuwei.

"Xuance, what do you think?" Qin Mu turned around and asked.

Wang Xuance stared at the wound on Qianniuwei's body and the cut and scratch on his neck, and shook his head, "I can't tell, but it's definitely not a vendetta. This person is targeting someone or something, maybe he is targeting you, my son-in-law." of."

Qin Mu nodded, he couldn't deny it. In just a few months, he didn't have too many grievances. He really couldn't remember who did it for a while.

After a while, Li Junxian put on a strong and sharp head, and led a team of Qianniuwei to rush over.