Tang Dynasty: The Holy Prince, the Dragon that Reigns Over the World

The night after Ling'er and the others had discussed, a heavy snowstorm hit the Tubo capital, Lhasa. The wind and snow were howling, and the weather was cold. The dignitaries in the royal city hid in their own mansions to avoid the cold and have fun.

At this time, in a luxurious mansion in Lhasa, lived the Tibetan Shang Nanlun Chebu and Dasang Gyatso. (The Tibetan court officials were called "Lun" or "Galun", and there were Shanglun and Lun. "Shanglun" was called "uncle minister", that is, aristocratic officials who married into the royal family. The official name was added with Shang to distinguish them. Nanlun Chebu was the internal prime minister in charge of the internal affairs of the dynasty.)

In a dark place not far outside the wall of Dasang Gyatso's mansion, the three members of Li Guangwei's team were staring at Dasang Gyatso's mansion like wolves staring at their prey.

"Mission objective, intelligence report." Li Guangwei said coldly.

"Target: Dasang Gyatso, the 38-year-old Shangnan Lunchebu of Tibet. Dasang Gyatso is the uncle of Songtsen Gampo and the third son-in-law of the previous Tibetan king.

His family was a great noble family of Tubo, and they had been married to the royal family for generations. He was the most trusted and relied-upon foreign relative of the Tubo royal family, and Dasang Gyatso was also trusted and valued by two generations of Tubo kings.

Dasang Gyatso was a licentious and cruel person. The third daughter of the last Tibetan king died of illness five years after marrying him. After that, Dasang Gyatso let himself go, reveling in music and dancing every day, and killing servants when he was not satisfied. Relying on his noble status, he harmed countless children and maids of the common people (the maids of Tibetan nobles were actually serfs).

There are 100 soldiers guarding his mansion and 20 soldiers patrolling at night. He has to do that indecent thing in his bedroom every night. In order to prevent being disturbed, there are no soldiers around his bedroom. This is the route and time for the soldiers to patrol at night. "The person next to him said hurriedly.

"Damn it! This kind of evil person deserves to be killed by us. This can also be regarded as doing justice for the heavens." Another person said viciously.

"Gouzi, you have a strong sense of justice. Why don't you become a judge? Master taught us that when we are on a mission abroad, we should not use the values ​​of the Tang Dynasty to judge other people's behavior. In Tubo, nobles are nobles and commoners are commoners. In this country, commoners have no status, let alone servants who can be bought and sold at will. They are the private property of nobles and have a lower status than cattle and sheep.

Also, tell me what the first article of Chapter 1 and the fourth article of Chapter 5 say about the Anbu doctrine." Li Guangwei frowned and said.

"Replying to the Commander, the first article of the first chapter of the Anbu doctrine: The Anbu is the sharp blade in the hands of the lord. The Anbu will carry out their missions regardless of right or wrong, good or evil. Everything is based on the lord's will, and completing the lord's orders is their duty and honor.

Chapter 5, Article 4 of the Anbu Code: When performing a mission, the Anbu must maintain a cool head, not let personal emotions get in the way, and be ruthless and cold. "Gouzi immediately replied in a serious tone.

"Go back and copy the Anbu doctrine for me twice. We are the bloody knife in the lord's hand. Where does our sense of justice come from? Action." Li Guangwei said with a sidelong glance at Gou Zi.

The three followed the shadows to the wall of Dasang Gyatso's residence. Seeing that there was no one around, they threw out the hook and climbed over the wall. At this time, Dasang Gyatso had just finished hutianhudi with two newly bought maids. When one of the maids brought tea to Dasang Gyatso, she accidentally spilled water on Dasang Gyatso. Dasang Gyatso was unhappy for a moment and ordered the two maids to be frozen to death.

At this time, Dasang Gyatso was sitting in his bedroom, wearing only a cotton robe, drinking the tonic wine bought at a high price from the Tang Dynasty Royal Trade Bureau. His face, which was originally pale due to excessive drinking, became ruddy due to the effect of the tonic wine, and his body began to feel hot.

"Damn, this Ten Whip Wine from Tang is really strong. I just drank a few cups and I feel energetic again. There are so many good things in Tang, especially the women in Tang are much more beautiful than those in Tubo.

But now the relationship with the Tang Kingdom is tense, and I don’t know when I can go to the Chang’an brothel again. Damn, I don’t know what the Zamp is thinking, he must go against the Tang Kingdom. "Thinking of the graceful women of the Tang Kingdom, Dasang Gyatso was furious and hurriedly ordered two maids to come in.

When Dasang Gyatso was about to vent his anger, three members of the Anbu had quietly sneaked to the window of his bedroom. A cloud of smoke drifted into the room through the cracks in the window, and soon the room became quiet. The three opened the door and walked in, and saw that the three people in the room had fallen asleep.

"Get to work. Doesn't Dasang Gyatso like women? Humph, confiscate his tools and feed them to the dogs. Be quick and don't leave any traces." Li Guangwei gave the order with a sneer.

The other two did not answer and continued to work. A quarter of an hour later, the three of them left quietly and neatly. Half an hour later, the smoke lost its effect, and the two maids slowly opened their eyes and woke up while rubbing their dizzy heads.

The naked Dasang Gyatso was seen with knife marks all over his body. He had lost his breath, his lower body was missing, and two Tibetan characters "Heavenly Punishment" were carved on his chest with a knife.

The two maids were frightened and screamed, alarming the entire mansion. The servants were all horrified when they saw the tragic scene, and many of them vomited. The housekeeper hurriedly ordered someone to report to the authorities. When the officials arrived, they were all shocked to see the tragic scene. A yamen runner found half of Dasang Gyatso's lower body in the doghouse. There was no sign of anyone else entering or leaving the house, and the scene could be said to be extremely clean.

The official returned to the government office with a frown on his face. While he was thinking about the case, the yamen runners came in one after another to report that 11 murders had occurred in Lhasa City. The victims were all relatives of the Tubo royal family and civil and military officials. They died miserably and their bodies were not intact. The words "Heavenly Punishment" were engraved on the chests of the victims. The scene was handled very cleanly and there were no clues.

The officials braved the snow and storm, swearing as they inspected the various sites. The officials who had not slept all night and had dark circles under their eyes applied to enter the palace early in the morning.

On the second day, during the morning court session at the Tubo Palace, 12 people were missing from the originally packed hall. Songtsen Gampo, with a face as red as the bottom of a pot, sat at the head and asked.

"I'm sure you all know what happened last night. Does the Judge (Minister of Justice) have any clues?"

"Your Majesty, the scene was handled extremely cleanly and there are no clues. We only know that the victims had the words 'Heavenly Punishment' carved on their chests. They died in a miserable way and their bodies were not intact. Other details are under investigation." said the judge.

After hearing this, the Tibetan ministers started talking about it for a while. Songtsen Gampo frowned and stopped them from talking. Then he looked at Dugu Wuwang and asked.

"Father, what do you think?"

"This should be Li Chengqian's revenge. Judging from the method used, it should be done by the secret department of the Jinyiwei." Dugu Wuwang stroked his beard and frowned.

"Hmph, naive. Do you think you can defeat Tubo with a few cats and dogs? Do you think you can scare me? Pass on my order. The eunuchs should search for Tang people. Anyone with suspicious behavior should be arrested directly. Anyone who resists should be killed without mercy.

The Kaluns and royal relatives of all levels in the royal city have increased their guards. I just don't believe that all the members of the Tang Dynasty's Anbu are supernatural beings. "Withdraw from the court." Songtsen Gampo said coldly.

Dugu Wuwang had a bad feeling in his heart. How could the Jinyiwei Anbu be so easy to deal with? The Jinyiwei Beizhenfu Division was enough to give the Eunuch Camp a hard time, not to mention the Jinyiwei's elite Anbu.

But this was all he could do now, and Dugu Wuwang could only sigh and leave the palace.

The Tubo eunuchs received the order to search the royal city. During the Tubo civil strife, Tang merchants gradually evacuated the royal city of Lhasa under the persuasion of the Jinyiwei. At this time, there were basically no traces of Tang people in the city.

When the Eunuchs' Battalion searched the courtyard where Li Ling'er was, Li Ling'er and her companions pretended to be harmless, spoke fluent Tibetan, and held fake identity documents to fool the Eunuchs' Battalion.

The rest of the Jinyiwei were scattered throughout the royal city. Each of them was proficient in the Tibetan language and Tibetan customs, and easily fooled the search. The Anbu, who were honest and good citizens during the day, put on night clothes at night and immediately turned into dark demons, assassinating people everywhere in Lhasa according to the list.

On the second day, during the early morning court session, Songtsen Gampo was furious.

"What's going on? How come another six Garuns were killed? What is the job of the Eunuchs' Camp? Why haven't they found any traces of the Tang people?"

"Your Majesty, the Eunuchs' Camp searched the royal city all night yesterday, but no Tang people were found in the city. I suggest that the highest level of martial law be imposed throughout the city." said the leader of the Eunuchs' Camp.

"The highest level of martial law in the whole city? We have just finished a war. There is no fighting outside and no rebellion inside. The highest level of martial law in the whole city now will not only affect the recovery of national strength after the war, making people's lives more difficult, but also cause panic among the people in the city. It is not feasible." Dugu Wuwang hurriedly stopped him.

"Do we want to watch all the nobles and Kalons in the royal city being killed? They are just untouchables. It doesn't matter whether they are panicked or have a hard life." Xibian Chebu (an official in charge of subordinate departments and external reconnaissance, expedition and other affairs) said dissatisfiedly.

Just as the ministers were arguing over whether to impose the highest level of martial law, a servant from the Eunuch Camp came with a report.

“Report! Your Majesty, a large number of people in the city have diarrhea and are in a coma. The doctors have examined and treated them, but the cause of the poisoning is unknown and cannot be cured.

A fire of unknown cause broke out in the open space in the center of the city. After the fire was extinguished, the words "Heaven's Punishment for Songtsen Gampo" appeared on the ground.

There are also rumors that Karun was killed in the city, and a divine fire appeared in the open space in the center of the city, and the people suddenly had diarrhea and fainted. It was God's punishment for the Zamp's greed and tyranny. Now the people in the city are in panic, and the source is being traced. "

"Report! Your Majesty, a fire broke out in a granary in the city this morning for unknown reasons, and all the grain and grass in the granary were burned."

"Report, Your Majesty, a fire broke out suddenly in the South City market for unknown reasons, and the fire has burned down half of the market." At one time, a series of fire cases were reported to the Tibetan court.

Songtsen Gampo was so angry that he slammed the table and said angrily.

"The reason is unknown, the reason is unknown. Are all the people of Tang evildoers? Can they kill people out of thin air? Control fire? Can they use unknown poisons? Or did I really anger the heavens and be punished by God?" The Anbu were certainly not evildoers. Instead, they used a mixture of phosphorus powder and other combustible substances. This was Li Chengqian's exclusive secret recipe.

"Zanpu, please calm down and take care of your body." Dugu Wuwang advised.

"Li Chengqian, what on earth are you trying to do? You monster. Father, what should I do?" Songtsen Gampo held his head, pulled his hair, and said dejectedly.

"Oh, let's impose martial law. If we don't, the city of Lhasa might be burned down." Dugu Wuwang sighed.

"But now people are in panic and many people have been poisoned. If we impose martial law at this time, it may cause civil unrest," Songtsen Gampo said weakly.

"Report! Your Majesty, something terrible has happened." A palace servant hurriedly ran into the hall to report.

"What's the big deal? There's a fire somewhere? Someone is poisoned? Or someone is killed again." Songtsen Gampo said impatiently.

"Ah? On fire? Killed? No, but poisoned." The palace servant said in confusion.

"You dog slave, if you don't explain, I will skin you alive." Songtsen Gampo said angrily.

The palace maid was frightened and spoke hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, this morning your Majesty's Nobu Mameng (Zammeng means the queen of Tubo, Mameng also means the wife of the Tibetan king, but ordinary concubines can be called Mameng, not Zammeng) has not woken up.

The palace maid went in to check and saw Mo Meng lying on the bed with a letter under the pillow. After the palace doctor checked, he said that Mo Meng had taken medicine last night, but the palace doctor did not know what medicine it was and could not detoxify it.

"I rested at Nob Momeng's place last night and didn't notice anything unusual before going to bed." Songtsen Gampo said with a frown.

"Wait, you said I was poisoned last night? That means someone broke into the room where I slept and poisoned my penis, and I didn't know?"

Songtsen Gampo suddenly woke up, thinking that someone had sneaked into his bedroom and poisoned the person beside him without his knowledge. Songtsen Gampo was instantly terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. He was stunned for a moment.

"Where's the letter?" Dugu Wuwang walked to the palace maid, snatched the letter, opened it and read it aloud.

"Brother Songtsen Gampo, I am very happy to see you.

I have no way to repay you for taking care of my brothers and sisters in the Jinyiwei. I will repay you by saving the lives of the royal family, the civil and military officials in your royal city, and the safety of the people in the city.

Forget it, we have already torn our relationship apart, so I will not be polite with you. Songtsen Gampo, you are so rude, you have captured my people, so just kill them. A real man has already pledged his life to his country, so he should be prepared to die.

But, the lives of my Tang Dynasty men are so precious, they are all warriors who died for their country, how dare you kill them. Do you think I am easy to talk to, or do you think I, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, am made of mud? If I don't show my power, you think I am Hello Kitty.

Boy, let me tell you, we have a feud. Humph, I arranged everything in the royal city. So, how are the methods of my Jinyiwei?

I can tell you responsibly that everything in the royal city is just the beginning. Soon you will find that similar incidents will occur from time to time in various cities within the Tubo territory.

Don't accuse me of being insidious. I was born with the temperament of a bandit. Since you are not polite, don't blame me for being insidious. If I don't turn your Tubo upside down, I am not a son of the Li family.

When you formally apologize and compensate, this matter will be over. Otherwise, hehe, I and my Jinyiwei have plenty of time and money to play with you. But I will wait and see whether you can do it, Tubo.

Also, the person you sent to return the bodies of my Jinyiwei brothers and sisters has been torn into pieces by my men. I heard that His Excellency Zanpu likes to drink minced meat soup and eat hand-grabbed meat in the morning. Doesn’t the minced meat soup taste especially delicious this morning? Doesn’t the hand-grabbed meat taste especially delicious?

Oh, yes, I heard before that the king had a favorite concubine who was extremely beautiful, and I have longed for her. But a gentleman should not take away someone else's love, so I specially ordered someone to copy a picture of Concubine Ling sleeping, just to satisfy my curiosity.

Humph, I will give you one month to think about it. During this month, the Jinyiwei will not stop its actions. If you wait too long, your country's civil and military officials and the people will suffer even more. Not only will your beloved concubine not wake up, but her photo will also spread to every corner of the Tang Dynasty, even abroad. I want everyone in the world to appreciate the beauty of the Tubo king's beloved concubine.

Of course, if you want to go to war with me, I will be delighted. When the time comes, I will bring two armies and the best soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to visit your royal city.

Okay, that’s all I have to say. Take care, brother.

Also, Mo Wen, if you betrayed me for your future, I can forgive you, but if you sell out your brother, I will never forgive you.

Respectfully presented by Li Chengqian, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty.

After listening to the letter, Songtsen Gampo remembered the minced meat soup and hand-grabbed food he had eaten in the morning, and his internal organs suddenly churned, and he couldn't control his vomiting. After vomiting, Songtsen Gampo's face turned pale and he was furious.

"Li Chengqian, I will never forgive you. Come, send troops. I will destroy the Tang Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, it's bad. The little prince fell into a coma after drinking butter tea this morning, and the palace doctors are helpless. A letter was left on the little prince's desk: I am the Poison King of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Lianghe, the pacification envoy of the Jinyiwei Artifacts Department. I tried my hand in the city the other day and caused the people of your city to have diarrhea that is difficult to treat.

I will give the little prince a medicine called the Immortal Drunk. Don't worry, the little prince will wake up in one day, and the symptoms of the people in the city will be cured in ten days. Of course, the Zanpu can also order the doctor to see if he can cure the poison I have prepared.

I believe the Zanpu has read my master's letter. I advise the Zanpu to follow my master's wishes. No one in the world can stop my master from doing what he wants, not even you.

If you don’t believe me, you can give it a try. But next time I use poison, it will be really toxic.”

After the palace maid finished speaking, Songtsen Gampo stood up in horror and shouted loudly.

"Martial law, the highest level of martial law in the whole city. Li Chengqian, you evildoer, I-" Songtsen Gampo's blood rushed up before he could finish his words. He fainted from fear and shock. The Tibetan ministers were horrified and hurriedly carried Songtsen Gampo back to his bedroom for treatment.

At this time, Li Linger and his group had already left the Tubo Royal City and were heading towards Shuanghe City where Li Chengqian was.