Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

Barkley has his own set of principles for how to treat friends.

However, Barkley did not apply this set of principles to Wu Yancheng. Everyone knew perfectly well whether the money was used for bribery or for making friends.

Wu Yancheng was well aware of this. After accepting the 500,000 taels of silver, he returned home and pretended to prepare gifts. Then, he took ten flying coins as tokens and prepared to leave.

Prince Wu Chengye had just returned from outside when he saw his son carrying large and small bags of gifts about to leave. Unlike last time, he was not furious.

He carefully examined his son before cautiously saying:

"Is it the same as last time?"

Wu Yancheng nodded, which was his answer.

Wu Chengye rubbed his hands together: "I hope nothing bad has happened."

"No, Father, His Majesty is watching. Nothing will happen. I've grown up now, and it's time for me to shoulder my responsibilities."

“You son of a bitch, even if you stay at home until the end and don’t go out to become an official, what can your father say? This huge family business will eventually belong to you.”

“There’s always something I need to do. Father, even my powerful uncle knows to send my cousins ​​out to gain experience. I’ve been living a life of luxury for over ten years, it’s time for me to do something worthwhile.”

"Alright, you're all grown up now and have your own ideas, so I won't stop you. But if you really have any secret missions, at least let your father know..."

Wu Chengye was somewhat disappointed.

He knew he wasn't cut out for politics, so he focused all his energy on following his elder brother, Wu Chengsi.

He had been with Wu Chengsi through the hardships of life in the impoverished mountains and rivers of Lingnan. The two brothers shared a very deep bond, and Wu Chengsi would certainly take him along when he became wealthy.

Therefore, when his son entered officialdom, he followed Wu Chengsi's advice and went to the Court of State Ceremonial as appointed by the emperor, and he did not object.

The reason is simple: Wu Chengsi liked Wu Yancheng very much, and an elder uncle would not harm his own nephew.

However, the thought of his good son spending his days outside doing nothing makes him feel uncomfortable.

It seems that ever since Li Cunxi became emperor, these people have never allowed him to participate in anything they do.

The father and son stared at each other for a long time, and Wu Chengye silently stepped aside.

“Dad hit you last time because you didn’t know anything and were unclear about anything. I was worried when something happened to you.”

"Of all my children, you are the one I value and love the most."

Wu Yancheng was overwhelmed with emotions, but he couldn't say anything and could only nod repeatedly.

"If it weren't urgent, I would definitely have told you, Dad."

"There are some things I can't say. They concern the fate of the nation. Taking a few lashes from you for the sake of the Tang Dynasty isn't a bad thing. Outsiders might even believe it if they see it."

"Alright, Dad, I have to go now. I'm going to visit my uncle."

Wu Chengye responded with two "Eh" sounds and stepped aside.

Soon, the carriage that had departed from the Prince of Dai's residence arrived at the Prince of Jin's residence.

According to the information he had received early in the morning, Wu Chengsi waited in the second hall for a while before finally welcoming Wu Yancheng.

They then received news that Li Mingyuan had gone to the Imperial Study to file a complaint.

“Uncle, Minister Li’s side has started as well,” Wu Yancheng said.

“Well, sit here for fifteen minutes, then leave, pretending we’ve finished our business,” Wu Chengsi said. “Bring up two plates of pastries.”

……

"Breaking news: Li Mingyuan, the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, has filed a complaint against Wu Chengsi."

After overhearing the news from other Honglu Temple officials at the Honglu Temple Hotel, one of the messengers informed Barkley of it.

Barkley was overjoyed: "This is absolutely amazing!"

"Both times I came to Luoyang, and both times I caused the officials in the Tang Dynasty court to attack each other. The front lines were in war, the court was in chaos, and the country was completely vulnerable!"

"If our Tubo takes this opportunity to attack the Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid we can easily seize a large amount of land."

He grinned from ear to ear, as if he could already see the Tibetan army setting foot on Tang Dynasty soil and conquering Tang cities.

Even if he dies at that time, it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to be buried with the Tang Dynasty at the last moment.

Anyway, he got the result he wanted.

"By the way, have we received any news from Goguryeo or Japan?"

"So much time has passed, surely the Tang army hasn't launched an attack on Goguryeo and the Japanese islands yet?"

Barkley had barely finished celebrating when a new problem immediately came to mind.

More than a month has passed since the Tang Dynasty sent troops to Goguryeo and Japan. Logically speaking, even if the marching speed is slow, they should have crossed over by now.

Unless the soldiers are reckless, a fight should have broken out by now.

Strangely, no news has come back from the front lines so far, and he doesn't know if the Tibetan side has received any definite information.

"Judging from the timeline, it is very likely that Daleha's army has already entered Goguryeo territory."

"Even Sun Xiangzhou's army, which is leading the campaign against Japan, has already entered the Japanese islands, but there is no news about it at the moment, so it is not appropriate to make any wild guesses."

The other messenger frowned, a vague sense of foreboding creeping in.

If no news continues to circulate, then he has every reason to suspect which country the Tang Dynasty intends to attack this time.

After all, the troops have been deployed for so long, yet they have not been able to ignite war between Goguryeo and Japan. It remains to be seen who this battle is actually fighting.

"According to you, this time, the Tang Dynasty might not be dealing with the two countries, but with my Tibet?" Barkley frowned.

"Perhaps so. After all, no one is a fool. It's better to deal with just Tibet than Goguryeo and Japan at the same time," the envoy guessed. "After all, if we only attack Tibet, the Tang Dynasty's forces will definitely be sufficient."

"Perhaps you are right, I don't think this is something to be happy about."

"Yes, that's what I think too. We don't know what kind of person His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is, and we have no idea what his attitude towards Tibet is."

"Yes, if the two armies he sent weren't attacking the other two countries at all, but instead were attacking our Tibet..."

Barkley's smile vanished completely.

The deployment of hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Tibet was definitely not a good thing for Tibet.

Now that the military genius of Tibet, Qinling, is dead, and Bolunzan has also been executed because of this incident, although there are many powerful generals left, there are probably not many who can truly rival the Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, the war was being fought on Tibetan soil, so the damage to the people was unimaginable.

"It seems we should inform the Zanpu (Tibetan king) to make preparations as soon as possible."

"However, this time, we won't need to go through all that trouble."

"Go and call that new groom over right now, and tell him that the time has come to serve Tibet!"

Another envoy nodded: "It's time to make use of the manpower that the Grand Minister entrusted to us!"

"Yes, bring him here, we need him!"