He had always thought that Li Tuo was just a puppet pretending to be of the Li family's bloodline, controlled by Bai Jingzhai's party, but he never expected that Li Tuo was actually the bloodline of Li Chengqing.
"The geisha is pregnant with my child. Of course, I cannot let the world know about it." Li Chengqing said calmly, "A child born to such a humble woman cannot enter the royal family tree, so I asked Bai Jingzhai to take care of it secretly to prevent the news from leaking."
After a moment, he said, "Bai Jingzhai is a thoughtful person and quite loyal to me. He did this without anyone knowing."
Qin Xiao sneered and said, "Bai Jingzhai is a scheming and cunning person. He has royal blood in his hands, how can he not make a fuss?"
"Xiahou usurped the throne and I faked my death to escape. Everyone in the world thought I was no longer alive." Li Chengqing said, "I also thought about going to Xiling at that time, but as you said, Bai Jingzhai was too scheming. When I was the prince, he treated me very much.
For the sake of loyalty, will he still be loyal to me after I lose power?"
Qin Xiao said, "Are you worried that after going to Xiling, he will betray you and seek glory and wealth from Xiahou?"
"If that's the case, Xiahou will indeed reward him heavily." Li Chengqing said, "I can't take risks, so I haven't had contact with him for a long time. I have been waiting to see if he will really be loyal to me. The best way to test it is
It's whether he will hand over Li Tuo. Li Tuo is my bloodline. If he hands Li Tuo over to Xiahou, he will also get a reward, including promotion and promotion. What you just said is right, he has it in his hands.
He has royal blood, and he is also quite ambitious. If Li Tuo is not handed over, he will definitely not do nothing."
"So you've been sending people to monitor him?"
"You said earlier that the pawnshop has been used by you." Li Chengqing smiled and said, "You don't have such ability yourself. Someone from the pawnshop helped you. If what I said is right, is it Tang Rong?"
Qin Xiao looked normal and asked, "Why do you think it's her?"
"The pawnshop in western Liaoning is very weird." Li Chengqing said lightly, "She thinks she is very smart, but I know very well that she wants to take the opportunity to escape and avoid my control. She and you are old acquaintances. You are in Dongdong."
I helped Ji Tianzhai when they were in crisis. Of course, Tang Rong might betray me because of your favor to Tianzhai and turn to you." After a pause, he smiled and said, "Don't you know that Tang Rong is Hong?
A disciple of Tianji, right? The phoenix, one of the nine birds in the Taoist sect, is her."
Qin Xiao thought to himself that it was lucky that Sister Rong had told him her true identity not long ago, otherwise she would have been shocked when she suddenly heard this.
"It is indeed her." Seeing that Qin Xiao didn't speak, Li Chengqing sighed, "It seems that my precautions back then were not wrong."
"You don't trust Bai Jingzhai, so you arranged for Tang Rong to be monitored by him?" Qin Xiao said, "Does he know that Tang Rong is yours?"
Li Chengqing was silent for a moment and then said, "Bai Jingzhai is a very capable person. Xiahou usurped the throne, and Bai Jingzhai had Li Tuo in his hands. He thought about using Li Tuo to do something big one day, but the situation at that time was serious.
, and Li Tuo was still young, so he had been lurking. As soon as Xiahou began to have no energy to pay attention to Xiling, and Li Tuo gradually grew up, Bai Jingzhai began to use the power of the Yuwen family to develop his strength in Wutuo. This person has since
From the beginning, the idea was to use the Wutuo Khanate as a backer, and then use the banner of Li Tuo to swallow Xiling first, and then gradually develop. If they cannot seize the world, they can still separate themselves from Xiling and stand on their own."
Qin Xiao sneered, "So the Xiling rebellion was a conspiracy planned by Bai Jingzhai many years ago."
"That's why I sent Tang Rong beside him to monitor his actions." Li Chengqing said slowly, "If I want to revive Li Tang, I will naturally have to recruit all the forces I can. If Bai Jingzhai becomes a climate in Xiling, I will raise an army to start an attack.
When the time comes, Xiling can also provide some strength. But whether it is Bai Jingzhai or Li Tuo, I have to use them but also be on guard."
"Li Tuo is your son, and you recognize him as father and son. How can he not help you?"
"Do you think Bai Jingzhai hopes that I will achieve great things, or that Li Tuo, whom he cultivated, will sit on the throne?" Li Chengqing said with a bitter smile, "Although Li Tuo is of my blood, he must hate me deeply. His biological mother's background
Lowly, I knew that his mother gave birth to him, but I didn't take them to Beijing. Wouldn't Bai Jingzhai tell Li Tuo these things? Li Tuo would use the royal blood to make things happen, but he may not recognize me as his father."
Qin Xiao smiled and said, "It seems that Uncle Qing is still somewhat self-aware."
"Although I sent people to monitor Bai Jingzhai all the time, this person is really cunning and has long discovered that Tang Rong is a spy." Li Chengqing sighed, "So I can't control that power at all, and Bai Jingzhai is indeed a tycoon, and he is really
Assisted Li Tuo to capture Xiling."
Qin Xiao said, "Then you should know that recovering Xiling and restoring the territory of the Tang Dynasty is what I must do. Maybe in a few years, your illegitimate son will go down to accompany you, and then you and your son can be reunited."
Li Chengqing burst out laughing when he heard this.
Qin Xiao suddenly raised his hand, and a burst of energy burst out from his fingertips and seeped into the back of Li Chengqing's neck. Almost instantly, Li Chengqing's laughter stopped abruptly.
"You must avenge your mother's murder." Qin Xiao said lightly, "Uncle Qingwang, it's a good journey!" But without saying more, he turned around and walked out of Tianwang Temple.
In early August, it was hot in the middle of summer, and the whole Kyoto was like a furnace.
In this hot summer, Kyoto welcomed several guests. One of them made Qin Xiao very excited, while the other guest made Qin Xiao a little surprised.
Pei Xiaogong, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army and the great general of the Tang Dynasty, unexpectedly came to Kyoto.
Emperor Qin Xiao of the Tang Dynasty was in Yan
Yingdian summoned Pei Xiaogong.
The court meetings of ministers have always been held in the Taiji Hall, but the Taiji Hall is now being repaired and the Jinluan Hall is being rebuilt. Therefore, at the suggestion of Changsun Meier, Qin Xiao decided to hold court meetings in the Yanying Hall until the Taiji Hall is repaired.
Yanying Hall is not far from Taiji Hall. Although it is not as grand as Taiji Hall, it is still very majestic.
At first, Qin Xiao was planning to summon Pei Xiaogong alone, but eldest grandson Meier advised him that if he wanted to summon Pei Xiaogong, he should summon all the ministers to hold a court meeting in Yanying Hall, and then summon Pei Xiaogong to the court.
Changsun Meier also explained it very clearly, which has at least two advantages.
First of all, he was formally elevated to the imperial court and summoned Pei Xiaogong in front of the civil and military officials of the dynasty. This also gave the great general of the auxiliary country a great face and made Pei Xiaogong feel the emperor's favor.
In addition, many people in the government and the public know that Pei Xiaogong was promoted by the Prime Minister Xiahou Yuanzhen and wielded military power. Such a figure is extraordinary. Some people even regard him as the strongest force in the Xiahou Party. Now even Pei Xiaogong has come to the pilgrimage to see him.
, and bowing at the feet of the Emperor meant that the Xiahou party completely surrendered to the new emperor.
This made the remnants of Xiahou's party still remaining in the states of the Tang Dynasty completely give up and could only remain loyal to the imperial court.
However, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty admired Pei Xiaogong's courage very much. .??.
He went to the capital in person to attend the meeting, which was a huge risk. Perhaps once he stepped into the gate of the capital, he would never be able to leave again.
But he still came.
"Your Majesty, Pei Xiaogong, pays homage to Your Majesty. Long live our Emperor!"
Pei Xiaogong did not wear any armor. He even entered the palace in cloth. He was followed by two generals, but they were all wearing armor.
There is no lofty Jinluan Hall in Yanying Hall, but a slightly higher platform was temporarily built.
After Pei Xiaogong and two generals knelt down to pay homage, Qin Xiao had already stood up from his chair and walked directly forward. The ministers thought that the emperor was going to personally help Pei Xiaogong up to show his comfort for Pei Xiaogong's visit to the capital.
Who knew that Qin Xiao walked directly past Pei Xiaogong, but reached out to help one of the lieutenants behind Pei Xiaogong. Everyone saw that the Holy Emperor's face was full of joy, and he even looked a little excited.
All the ministers looked at each other in confusion. Most of them didn't know who the general was at all. They felt strange in their hearts. They secretly thought that it would be a great act of kindness for the emperor to step down, but it was not Pei Xiaogong who was lifted up, but his general.
, this is really confusing.
Some ministers were already whispering among themselves, and they all wanted to know who the general Qin Xiao had promoted.
"Captain Han, I miss you very much!" Qin Xiao looked at the familiar face and couldn't hide his joy, "I'm very happy that you can come to Beijing."
The general Qin Xiao raised was none other than Han Yunong.
Han Yunong is now a marching general under Pei Xiaogong.
, but Qin Xiao still calls him by his old name.
At this moment, Han Yunong was also very excited, and his eye circles were even a little red, saying, "I miss the Holy One all the time. After General Pei set out, he rushed here day and night. We all want to see the Holy One as soon as possible and congratulate Li Tang on his revival!"
Qin Xiao heard this and knew what Han Yunong was thinking.
Han Yunong values love and justice. He obviously saw that Qin Xiao ignored Pei Xiaogong, so he mentioned it intentionally.
Qin Xiao then turned around, looked at Pei Xiaogong who was kneeling beside him, and said coldly, "Pei Xiaogong, do you know your guilt?"
Pei Xiaogong's body was shaken and his forehead was pressed to the ground. "It's my sin. This time I come to Beijing to apologize to the Holy One!"
"Your Majesty!" Han Yunong was a little worried as he did not expect Qin Xiao to question Pei Xiaogong in public.
Qin Xiao raised his hand to stop him from talking, and just said, "Then do you know what crime you are guilty of?"
"I have many sins to blame," Pei Xiaogong said hurriedly, "No matter how the Holy One punishes you, I am willing to accept it!"
Qin Xiao sneered and said, "Han Yunong is both intelligent and brave. He is a first-class talent. When he arrived at the Southern Army, you just gave him a small marching general. It is really a bad use of people. Do you think you are wrong?"
The ministers thought that the Holy One was going to ask Pei Xiaogong about a serious crime, but they did not expect that it was a crime of employing people. They were all surprised, and some even smiled at it.
Pei Xiaogong obviously did not expect that Qin Xiao meant this crime. He was startled for a moment and immediately said, "This is my crime. I ask the Holy One to punish you!"
"Seeing that you came here day and night, I will forgive you." Qin Xiao stretched out his hand to help Pei Xiaogong up and said with a smile, "General Pei, if you don't want to seal him, I will." Before Pei Xiaogong could say anything, Qin Xiao
He already said, "I have conferred upon Han Yunong the rank of Fourth-Rank Zhongwu General, governor of Yongzhou, and commander of Yongzhou's military forces. General Pei, do you think Han Yunong can take on this important task?"
The fourth-grade Zhongwu General is a martial artist, and Yongzhou Governor Shi is an important position in charge of the entire Yongzhou sergeant.
Han Yunong understood Qin Xiao's thoughts almost instantly.
Inside the Jiayuguan Pass is the territory of Yongzhou, and the entire Yongzhou is actually the front line of regaining Xiling.
Recovering Xiling must be the national policy of the Tang Dynasty. Although it is impossible to send troops for the time being, Qin Xiao will definitely start deploying it.
As the front line to regain Xiling, there will definitely be a large number of soldiers, horses, money, food and materials hoarded to Yongzhou in the future to prepare for the war.
Qin Xiao asked Han Yunong to take charge of Yongzhou's military affairs, which meant that Han Yunong should prepare for war.
When Qin Xiao set out from Xiling to Beijing, he was accompanied by Yuwen Chengchao, Han Yunong and Du Hongsheng. On the day they entered Jiayuguan, the four of them all swore an oath to make the recovery of Xiling their lifelong wish.
Qin Xiao has not forgotten his original intention, and by granting him the title today, he is already fulfilling the promise he made back then, and they will fight back to Xiling together.