Chapter 19

The prince ignored his words and waved his hand to let him sit, but his eyes looked at Lu Zhi who had just spoken, saying, "Lu Hanlin, what do you think this matter should be handled?"

"Dispute? There is a need to be dealt with." Lu Zhi made a confused look and said, "Hedong Road only reported this matter. He said that it was only a matter of investigation, but he didn't know who did it. This move was because the matter was large and had to be reported; and in addition, it also meant to wait and see the style of the court. Your Highness only needs to approve the four words "I know, check". He always has to wait until they find out the results before discussing the handling."

"This top scholar is not a reckless man, and his hands are clean. If it weren't for the 'secret room', I'm afraid we would have to hide it from him. Fortunately, this is the case, otherwise it would be really difficult for the Lone King to deal with it." Hearing this, the prince smiled and said.

"In the past, His Majesty Emperor Taizong once said that Buddhism was: 'In modern times, the faith was deep, and it was surging in the neighborhoods and was finally popular in the court. The people outside were very much like a Buddhist. They often stood up in a temple and worshiped it in several provinces. They gave up money as if they were like a mountain.' My ministers thought that this was really a saying of gold and jade. Buddhism was so victorious, but they set up rules of the mountain and did not comply with the court's laws. Those who were still abominable, even competed with the court for profit, stored a large number of households in the temple, and held the grace of the court to make money. This "like a mountain and a mountain" was squandered by them, and they did not enter the Taifu Treasury. Although Cui Shenjun violated the law this time, he was in accordance with the law, but he was still understandable to recruit new troops to prepare for the king's affairs." Lu Zhi was a Jinshi and a descendant of aristocratic Confucians, so he naturally had no good feelings for these monks who did not serve as farmers and sericultures. Therefore, every word was a heart-breaking statement.

"As soon as this is the case, according to Lu Hanlin, this matter is just a confusing thing. The monks ask others to give every day. This time, this time, it is a confusing thing that others have said." His Royal Highness, who has always had no good feelings for Buddhism, only felt that what Lu Zhi said was deeply loved by my heart, so he was so happy to pretend to be confused and turned the matter into a word. In the end, he still laughed at it.

"Before the May of the time Cui Zhuangyuan took office, he was the entire state army and destroyed the powerful. It is a blessing for the court to find such a talented young man with both civil and military skills in the current science department." Seeing that Chang Gun, who had always been inconsistent with him, Cui Youfu immediately said to himself: "Not good!"

As expected, Chang Gun then said: "When the alliance with Tubo is approaching every four years, the time for the alliance is approaching, but this candidate has not been decided for a long time. In the opinion of the old minister, Cui Zhuangyuan is just right to use it."

"No, this rebellious son has a humble official position and his behavior is unrestrained. How can he represent that our Tang Dynasty and Tubo have an alliance? If the general is always afraid of insulting the court's dignity?" However, when Master Zhongshu heard this, he hurriedly stood up to refute it before the prince made a statement.

"Mr. Zhongshu said this badly. This alliance was a four-year routine. The top scholar's army was a meritorious person. In order to repay his merits, he could be promoted to the upper level of the seventh rank of Zhongzhen. In this way, he could also be able to go. Moreover, Tubo admired our dynasty culture and the new top scholar's mission in person can demonstrate our dynasty sincerity and successfully concluded the alliance. It can also allow these people from outside to see the figures of our dynasty and promote the style of the Tang Dynasty. Isn't it beautiful!" Chang Gun still said in that sinister tone.

"The Tubo barbarians know what kind of trust and righteousness are there? There is a disagreement. Since there is a matter of killing envoys, you old man Chang Gun, you can actually do such a trick of killing people with a knife. It's too cruel." Cui Youfu really hated him to the core and hurriedly stood up to dissuade him: "This rebellious son has only been in office for a few months and has taken on such an important task. It's really a small talent and a great use. I hope the crown prince will clearly observe and choose others as a good idea."

How could the Crown Prince not know the mystery of this? It was just that Chang Gun's words were quite reasonable. After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang court's national affairs declined, while Tubo became increasingly powerful, with a number of armored people reaching 460,000. Under such circumstances, in the past, if the envoys were civil officials, the Tubo people would inevitably deceive them. If they were military generals, they would also ridicule them for not knowing etiquette. They would make trouble and make trouble in order to reduce the face of the Tang Dynasty. As a result, everyone regarded the position of envoys every four years as fearless and no one was willing to go, and the reputation of the Tang Dynasty was declining. However, Cui Po, who was given military officials as civil officials, was strong in his youth and had a strong spirit. When he looked at his actions, he would make a decision and then move. Once he made a decision, he would be the only candidate to take on this envoy. For a moment, he was very hard to make a decision.

"Chang Xiang is a good suggestion. The Tubo barbarians have always respected Mr. Guo. Cui Shenjun is his son-in-law. This is safe! It should be safe. When you look at the top scholar, you are decisive and skillful. Although you are young, you can see the clues of capable ministers. This is also a rare opportunity for him to experience." Lu Zhi, who knew the prince's intentions, continued this way.

After exchanging glances with Li Mi Zhenren, seeing that there was a hidden meaning of praise in his eyes, the prince laughed and said, "Don't worry, Master Zhongshu, it's a risk of having no life. It would be a good thing for him to experience it." Seeing Cui Youfu sitting down with a look of resentment, he continued to say, "Since that's the case, this matter is settled. At the end of the year, he will first issue a document from the Ministry of Personnel to call him back to Beijing to recuperate his position, and then reward him with his merits. He will be promoted to Zhongzhen General of Jinzhou. After the middle and festivals of the next year, he will go to the alliance."

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Four days later, Cui Po received a letter from Cui Youfu in Beijing and learned about this, and immediately drove his horse to the governor Wei's mansion. After the two of them saw the tea, Cui Po asked bluntly: "Please also ask the envoy to tell me what the situation is with the four-year alliance with Tubo?"

"Oh! Why did Cui Shenjun have this question?" Governor Wei, who was thinking about Cui Po's intention to come to the door, asked in surprise when he heard this.

"The official committee has a difficult secret to say about this matter. Please tell me what?" Cui Po said with a wry smile. Judging from the clan's letter and the face of the governor Wei, it was probably not a good job to wait for him. It was just that this was what the family letter said. He had not received the official appointment document from the court, so he would not disclose it at will.

Seeing Cui Po's wry smile, governor Wei seemed to have some understanding, so he stopped asking each other and explained: "This matter was said to be due to the Anshi Rebellion. In order to cleanse the rebels, the court invited Tubo to send troops to quell the rebellion. Tubo Zanpu ordered his eldest son to lead an army of 80,000 to our Central Plains to help the war and made great achievements. The court made an appointment with him to be a brotherly country, live in harmony and help each other. This was the first alliance. Although the war was pacified, the two sides reiterated the initial alliance in the past four years, but the alliance was retained."
Chapter completed!