Chapter 2739 2741 [Take the initiative to ask for a tassel]
"My child is following the mother''s instructions and actively strives to go to the Western Territory. To avenge the emperor''s brother, to relieve the father''s worries, and to eliminate harm for the Feng Dynasty." Xiang Nan raised his hands and said loudly.
"Okay." Seeing Xiang Nan''s high fighting spirit, Zhang Meiniang couldn''t help but smile and nodded, "Good boy, you can say that, I''m really happy for you.
In this case, you go to your uncle''s house again. Your cousin Gao Xian is the general of Anhu Mansion in the Western Region, with as many as 100,000 troops under his command. If you can get his help on your trip to the Western Region this time, you will be even more powerful. "
Xiang Nan nodded after hearing this.
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The next day Li Shu summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.
“Your Majesty, the people of Danchi dare to assassinate me, the Prince of Toyochao. This is simply because they don’t take me seriously!”
“The Danchi people have been causing trouble on our border. I heard that wherever they pass, they are like locusts passing through the border, and the people are already complaining.”
"Soldiers are an ominous weapon. Dan Chi has lived on the ice sheet for a long time. The terrain is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there are 100,000 cavalry. I think it is not easy to start the war lightly."
“The truth about the assassination of the prince has not yet been found out, and it does not necessarily mean that it was actually done by Dan Chi. Your Majesty, I think we should send someone to conduct a thorough investigation in order to clarify the truth.”
The ministers all made suggestions one after another.
“Prince Zhong, what do you think?” Li Zuo looked at Prince Zhong and said.
"Your Majesty, this assassination was definitely not an impromptu move by the Danchi people. They should have had a careful plan before the prince set off, which shows that the Danchi people had long been interested in rebelling. Now they must have accumulated a large number of troops and are preparing to fight with me. The Toyo Dynasty openly started a war," Prince Tadashi said immediately.
When Xiang Nan heard this, he became more and more convinced that King Zhong was a fool. There is absolutely no logic in what he said.
First of all, the people of Danchi didn’t know when the prince would set off, so how could they make careful plans in advance?
Secondly, even if Danchi wanted to start a war, he could just attack Toyochao''s city directly instead of going up to assassinate Prince Toyochao. That doesn''t do them any good at all.
Because the purposes of war are: land, wealth, and population. The prince had nothing to do with his trip, so why would Dan Chi assassinate him? Wouldn''t it be unnecessary?
?Sure enough, Li Su remained silent after hearing this.
At this time, Li Chengye stood up and said, "Father, I would like to lead the troops to drive the Danchi people back beyond Yanzhi Mountain and never cross the border again, and also to avenge my imperial brother."
Xiang Nan sighed secretly when he heard this.
?Li Chengye is not smart enough either.
?The words of King Zhong were illogical and could not convince Li Wei that the assassination was done by Dan Chi.
?Li Chengye couldn''t see it, and still proposed to lead the army to the northwest.
The purpose is nominally to avenge his father and brother, but in fact the purpose is not to establish military exploits so as to seek the position of prince.
His thoughts were simply Sima Zhao’s thoughts, and everyone on the road knew them.
?Sure enough, after listening to his words, Li Zu still did not express his position.
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"Father, I think that although the Danchi people are bold and arrogant, they are still afraid of them under the suppression of our dynasty in recent years." Xiang Nan stood up at this time and said, "The assassination of the prince happened suddenly. Qi Qi, it is too hasty to launch an army before finding out the truth of the matter. "
Gao Gao Ming''s eyes lit up when he heard what Xiang Nan said.
?These words were exactly what he wanted to say. Because he knew that Prince Li Chengji was not killed by Danchi people.
The reason is that Gao Xian had a secret deal with the Danchi people in the Western Region Protectorate. The Danchi people robbed and robbed the Fuchao border every three months, and then expelled them with an army led by Gao Xian.
?In this way, the people of Danchi gained benefits and gained military merit. This was the so-called self-respect of the bandits. Therefore, he knew that the death of the prince had nothing to do with the Danchi people. In addition, after the prince went to the Western Region as an envoy, the Gao family actually sent someone to assassinate the prince. It''s a pity that the prince fought bravely to fight him out, but his success fell short.
?Now the prince has really been assassinated, and there is obviously a second wave of assassins.
This second wave of assassins was probably sent by Li Chengye and King Zhong.
Because according to common sense, whoever benefits the most after a person dies may be the real culprit.
??Perhaps we can find evidence from this case that Li Chengye assassinated the prince, and then we can successfully bring down the second prince and eliminate another powerful enemy for Li Chengyin to ascend to the throne.
So he insisted on investigating the truth first. Unexpectedly, Xiang Nan spoke for him before he opened his mouth. He is such a smart boy.
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"Danchi people are warlike by nature. If we don''t give him a head-on blow this time, he will be a tiger in trouble, and there will be endless troubles!" King Zhong said immediately after hearing this.
"Father, I am wondering why the Danchi people want to assassinate the prince? He is doing so much harm to other countries but no benefit at all. Why would he do this? I am afraid that he may be framed." Xiang Nanze said again.
"You say that, do you have any evidence?" Li Fu looked at Xiang Nandao.
"There is no evidence yet." Xiang Nan bowed and said, "So I suggest that the imperial court send capable personnel to the Western Region to investigate the case, clarify the truth, find out the real culprit, and seek justice for the imperial brother."
"Yeah." Li Yu nodded, and then said, "The prince of our dynasty was assassinated. If there is no countermeasure for such a big event, the neighboring countries will definitely think that our dynasty is weak and can be bullied.
Cheng Ye, I order you to lead troops to Anhu Mansion in the Western Territory. First, thoroughly investigate the assassination of the prince; second, to deter the countries in the northwest.
Cheng Yin, take the envoy to Xizhou. Although the prince was assassinated, the East Palace is still there. If the daughter of the King of Xizhou marries into the East Palace, she can strive for stability and peace in Xizhou, which is very important in this stall. "
“Yes, I will obey the holy orders.” Xiang Nan and Li Chengye bowed one after another.
?However, Xiang Nan could already see that the emperor deliberately favored Li Chengye.
The prince was assassinated. In fact, the emperor could see that Dan Chi was just a scapegoat.
Because as Xiang Nan said, Dan Chi''s assassination of the Prince of Feng Dynasty caused a hundred harms but no benefit.
On the contrary, it is the Toyo Dynasty''s own forces that are more likely to promote this matter in order to compete for the throne.
The ones who are qualified to compete for the throne are Li Chengye and Li Chengyin, so the culprit is between Li Chengye and Li Chengyin.
Now that Li Chengye is urging war before the truth is known, the suspicion is obviously even greater.
?But the emperor sent Li Chengye to investigate the case and investigated himself. It would be strange if he could find out the truth.
Obviously he intended to protect Li Chengye, and also showed that he actually didn''t care much about the truth about the prince''s assassination. He just wanted to take this opportunity to repair Danchi.
On the one hand, Danchi has been invading the border all the year round, harassing the imperial court, robbing property, and plundering the people. This has caused serious harm and has accumulated a lot of hatred;
On the one hand, Danchi is now powerful and has one hundred thousand cavalry, which is a huge threat to the Toyo Dynasty. It’s time to take a closer look at it before it becomes a major problem.
As for sending Li Chengyin to Xizhou to propose marriage, it should also be out of balance considerations.
After all, politics requires balance. Since you gave Li Chengye a candy, you must also give Li Chengyin a date.
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??Gao Ming was so smart that he naturally noticed it and couldn''t help but feel secretly alert.
??The emperor was really too cold-blooded. He didn''t care how his biological son died, he only thought about his own political interests.
??It is true that the royal family has no father and son!
(End of this chapter)