Chang 'an Fortress, Tang Empire.
The morning court session dispersed. Some were happy while others were sad. The officials who came out were all frowning.
It was no wonder. The discussions in the morning court these few days were all related to Western Liang. It was a big deal.
However, this matter was decided during the morning court session.
A few figures fell behind.
As soon as Duke Lu came out of Taiji Palace, he said angrily,"Zhangsun Wuji, that old fox. The plan was clearly his. Why should we take the blame?”
Just now, during the morning court session.
The few people who were to be sent to scout for information had been decided.
It was an important matter, and Liangzhou was a fortress. This time, Li Er was really concerned.
Lu Country Duke Cheng Yaojin, Yi Country Duke Qin Qiong, and Fang Xuanling were the candidates this time.
It was the fourth day since Liangzhou City fell.
According to the information sent by the scouts at the front line, the Western Liang army did not seem to have any intention of continuing the war. Instead, they had retreated.
"Cheng Zhijie, His Majesty has put in so much effort.”
Behind Cheng Yaojin, Fang Xuanling chuckled.
With Li Er's arrangement, Fang Xuanling could roughly guess Tian Zi's intentions.
Cheng Yaojin had always been Li Er's confidant and had never doubted him.
Qin Qiong had yet to participate in the Black Tortoise Sect coup. Although Li Er did not say much about this, he also wanted to find out Qin Qiong's attitude from this matter.
"Damn, what kind of good intentions does His Majesty have? According to Old Cheng's words, just mobilize the army and directly recover Liangzhou!”
Cheng Yaojin said indignantly.
Previously, he did not know about Liangzhou City.
But now, Liangzhou had suddenly fallen, and Li Er did not hide the truth.
Zhangsun Wuji offered advice and Li Jing made arrangements, but the result was a failure.
After the accident, he thought of himself. This was what Cheng Yaojin thought.
"Duke Lu, oh Duke Lu, it was because we underestimated Western Liang that Liangzhou fell. Don't be careless!”
Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and tried to persuade him.
In fact, the news from Chang 'an was not very accurate.
One of the reasons was that all the Great Tang soldiers had been wiped out by Li Ye.
Therefore, there were some guesses mixed in the information.
Beside the two of them, Qin Qiong was silent and did not say a word.
A strange light flashed in his eyes.
Very few people knew that Yi Country Duke Qin Qiong had a good personal relationship with Jiang Xia Prince Li Daozong.
Qin Qiong was from Shandong, and King Jiang Xia's territory was also somewhere in Shandong.
The three of them went their separate ways, and Qin Qiong returned to the mansion.
"Master, there's a secret letter for you."
The butler said respectfully when he saw Qin Qiong return.
"Yes, I understand. You can leave.”
A moment later, only Qin Qiong was left in the main room.
A letter. Qin Qiong took out a thin piece of paper and directly threw it into the brazier at the side to burn.
Then, he closed the door and took out a note from the envelope.
On it was the handwriting of Prince Jiang Xia, Li Daozong!
"Western Liang's combat strength is unfathomable. The time has come for the disaster of the past.”
Merely sixteen words, but Qin Qiong's expression suddenly changed!
Who was Li Daozong?
Li Yuan's nephew, who had participated in defeating Liu Wuzhou, fighting Wang Shichong, and fighting against the Turks. Li Daozong had made great contributions.
To be able to come up with an unfathomable evaluation from his mouth was simply a matter that was as difficult as ascending to the heavens!
Moreover, what made Qin Qiong's expression change was that phrase,'the calamity of the past!'
"Could it be…the matter with the King of Wei?”
In an instant, Qin Qiong already understood the main information from between the lines.
Back then, the King of Wei, Li Tai, was young.
That year, Li Tai had taken a fancy to a dancer from the Western Regions.
Because he was used to being arrogant, after being repeatedly bewitched by the Western Region dancer, Li Tai fell into a gentle embrace without knowing the severity of the situation. He even obeyed the dancer.
Finally, one day, when the King of Wei was drunk, the dancer sneaked into the secret hall while Li Tai was asleep and obtained the many decisions Li Er and the important officials had discussed about dealing with the Western Regions.
Fortunately, the dancer was not professional enough. Before she could bring the information out of the Imperial City, she was caught by Li Jing, who was rushing back to the city to report the situation, so the information was not leaked.
However, once this matter spread, the entire court was shocked.
If the Western Regions learned of the Great Tang's strategy, not only would the Tang army suffer a crushing defeat, but it would even be in danger of being destroyed!
That was a time when the Great Tang was still unstable!
Li Er was furious and wanted to send Li Tai to the border.
But in the end, under the Empress Zhangsun Wugou's pleading and Li Er's soft-heartedness, he ordered Li Daozong to find a person who looked like the King of Wei and dressed him up, playing the game of exchanging a civet cat for the Crown Prince.
"Is this young man still alive? This Li Ye…is not an ordinary person…"
Qin Qiong's expression became increasingly unsightly.
He was one of the insiders of this matter.
In fact, he knew more about Li Ye's background than Li Daozong!
Parents dead?
Alone?
Bullsh * t!
With such a status, if it wasn't for the fact that the current ruler was the Emperor, Li Ye probably wouldn't have been like that back then!
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