Film and TV: Starting from the marriage with Zhao Linger

There are ten miles of mountains on the southern border.

While the old dean was recruiting talents in Shenzhou and the empire was vigorously conducting the imperial examination, a bloody battle was taking place in the deep mountains and dense forests in the southern border and the edge of the southern border of the empire.

On one side was the Nanzhao delegation, and on the other side were masters dressed in black moon-worshiping costumes.

The delegation is protected by experts, but the other party also has ill intentions.

In the flash of swords and sabers, in less than half an hour, all the masters of the delegation had died, leaving only a few weak scholars and envoys who fainted at the sight of swords.

Lunatics!?

The moment the masks were taken off, it turned out that the leader was none other than the Crown Prince Tianze of Nanyue who had left the imperial capital by boat.

If you want to pretend to be a Moon Worshiper, you must be a real Moon Worshiper.

The Moon Worship Cult not only had believers in Nanzhao, but also in the Nanyue Kingdom.

Tianze had long wanted to clean up these believers, but he had no suitable excuse.

At this time, Li Shouxi wanted to take action against the Moon Worship Sect, and he and Tianze hit it off immediately.

So he took some Moon Worshipers who surrendered and carried out the robbery and murder of the delegation, putting the blame on the Moon Worshipers, so that Li Shouxi would have a reason to send troops to Nanzhao.

After all, how big is Nanzhao?

With the same area, there are tens of millions of people in the Central Plains, while there are only one million believers in the Moon Worship in Nanzhao. Therefore, one hundred thousand soldiers are enough to sweep across Nanzhao.

"Bury it on the spot. As for this waste? Follow the plan!"

"Yes!"

After taking care of the battlefield, everyone dressed up as an envoy delegation and headed directly to Nanzhao with the envoys.

Because they were both believers of the Moon Worship Sect, they had a smooth journey from the Nanzhao border to the Nanzhao capital, and even had a smooth handover with the ministers in the capital.

Even the envoy had no doubts.

After all, there was only one person who could command the Moon Worshipers. And the journey was smooth sailing, and we often saw the Moon Worshipers exchanging secret codes!

Coupled with the grievances and conflicts between the royal family and Baiyue, there was no doubt in their hearts.

As a small chess piece, you must have the awareness of a chess piece.

Therefore, from beginning to end, the envoys who knew how to protect themselves did not ask any additional questions and only focused on completing their tasks.

There was no doubt that Li Shouxi and Tianze were setting up a trap.

I just thought that the purpose of worshiping the moon was to exchange for the return gift from the New Tang Empire to Nanzhao!

You have to know that the emperor of the new Tang Dynasty was the lover of their Nanzhao princess. When he returned, he specially prepared a generous gift. At this time, this generous gift was handed over to the leader of the Moon Worshiping Sect by the Moon Worshiping disciples.

As for Tianze who completed the mission?

The fear of Li Shouxi was even deeper.

If they had not carried out the act personally, according to the development of the incident, it would appear that the Moon Worship Cult had embezzled the valuable gift that Li Shouxi had given to the Princess of Nanzhao, and there would not even be the slightest flaw to be found.

Even the envoys would confess to this after being arrested.

They had no doubt about the integrity of these envoys, so the final outcome of this matter must be the fault of the Moon Worshiper.

I’m afraid even the Moon Worshiper would doubt whether he had done this?

He is so evil.

Therefore, Tianze decided in his heart that he would never play tricks with these people from the Central Plains in the future. Even if a hundred of him were added together, they would not be enough to play tricks on them!

Instead, it was the border between the two countries, shortly after the mission left.

A landslide caused by heavy rain washed away the buried bodies and exposed the evidence of the crime.

It's all such a coincidence!

Therefore, the discovery of these corpses immediately alerted the Bad People.

The bad guys, who knew the records of clearing injustices by heart, quickly concluded that the wounds on these corpses were caused by a strange knife. Moreover, based on the traces and characteristics left on these corpses, they discovered that these people were all from southern Xinjiang.

At the first moment, the case began to escalate.

It's not a vendetta, but the time, place, and people

The leader of the Bad Guys suddenly thought of something and reported the case and his speculation directly to the Ministry of Justice and Cangbing Valley.

The case also alarmed the Ministry of Justice and the Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department, and was reported to the Cabinet.

At this moment, except for Li Shouxi, the entire Imperial Criminal Department began to operate.

He even asked the Nanzhao Kingdom about the situation of the delegation as soon as possible.

By the time the case became clear, it was already a month later.

Minister of Justice Li He looked at the case file in his hand with an extremely ugly expression.

Because the return gifts that Li Shouxi gave to Zhao Linger were all recorded in the historian, and each piece was a treasure and priceless.

After all, she was the biological mother of the eldest princess and the second prince, and the legal wife of Li Shouxi.

Therefore, all the gifts were given to show Li Shouxi's concern for Zhao Linger.

Not to mention other things, just the surface work needs to be recorded by Sima Qian, and then left to future generations to evaluate Li Shouxi's character.

The response of Nanzhao Kingdom can basically be concluded as follows:

This was the Moon Worshiper's act of intercepting the Empire's return gift and disrupting the diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Bold, reckless, lawless

All kinds of vile words flowed from Li He's pen and were then submitted to the Southern Study in the Qianqing Palace.

This is the right of the six ministries.

For important matters, the six ministries could report directly to Li Shouxi, and only minor matters would be submitted to the cabinet, as it was considered unnecessary to disturb Li Shouxi.

The cabinet also reviews the importance of the information.

After Li Shouxi saw it, he brought it up for discussion at the small court meeting the next day.

"It is indeed a barbarian country, they have no knowledge of etiquette and only know how to plunder!"

"The Tang Dynasty has just been restored. Your Majesty, please do not hesitate because of personal feelings. If you hesitate, you will suffer the consequences!"

"Since the evidence is conclusive, please send troops, Your Majesty."

When the ministers saw the contents of the memorial, they were all outraged.

This is a blatant provocation. No one would have thought that a small country in southern Xinjiang would dare to challenge the mighty Tang Dynasty.

Dozens of royal treasures and various top-quality resources that are priceless and in short supply are of inestimable value.

“First, submit a letter of credence, asking Nanzhao to hand over the Moon Worship and disband the Moon Worship Sect.

If you don’t comply, we will decide whether to send troops.”

The ministers wanted to persuade him again, but Li Shouxi looked at the five Tiance generals guarding Tiance Mansion and said:

"Draft an imperial decree to order Qin Shan to lead 50,000 soldiers to station at the southern border and await orders."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After hearing this, everyone stopped talking and discussed the matter.

But he had already determined in his heart that this battle was absolutely unavoidable. Given the current situation in Nanzhao, the King of Nanzhao could not shake the foundation of the Moon Worship Sect at all, and could only protect himself.

Therefore, Baiyue will definitely not surrender, this battle must be fought.

Then, Li Shouxi looked at Li Shentong:

"Send out a thousand black armored cavalrymen to escort a batch of equipment suitable for mountain and forest combat to Qinshan, and send another thousand Shenji Battalions for support. We cannot lose this battle."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Equipment suitable for mountain warfare? A battalion of one thousand war machines?

When everyone heard Li Shouxi's arrangement, they couldn't help but look forward to this battle. With new equipment and top elite troops, this battle would also shock the surrounding vassal states.

Chapter 395 A Desperate Struggle

"Oh!"

The court of Nanzhao.

The King of Nanzhao, whose body was already riddled with wounds, glanced at the letter from the credible state. Suddenly, he burst out with a burst of strength, overturned the tribute table in front of him, and looked angrily at Baiyue, who was in a trance.

If the letter from the Tang Dynasty had not arrived today, Baiyue would not have been interested in attending the court meeting.

But the actions of the King of Nanzhao at this time also awakened Baiyue from his wandering soul.

There was no trace of surprise or anger in his pupils. Instead, he raised his hand and took the letter without hesitation. The ministers were no longer surprised by this and instead looked at the letter from the Tang Dynasty with curiosity.

Baiyue, who had watched it once, gradually showed a trace of emotion on his calm expression, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

Then he looked at the two ministers beside him and said slowly:

"The Tang Dynasty's return gift was turned upside down, the guards of the envoys were killed, and the matter was pinned on me, Baiyue. How dare you do this? You are plotting against my Baiyue Sect!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, all the court officials looked at their two colleagues in disbelief.

Zhao Linger, wearing a long dress of Nanzhao palace, could not help but look at the two envoys who were sent to the Tang Dynasty. They turned the Tang Dynasty's return gift upside down, killed the guards of the envoys, and even put the blame on the Moon Worship Sect?

Not to mention that Zhao Linger and King Nanzhao did not believe it, even the ministers in the same palace who were familiar with the two men did not dare to believe it.

Do two simple and honest people have the guts to plot against the Moon Worshiper?

Abandon the car to save the handsome man!

Suddenly, everyone thought of the strategy of worshiping the moon.

"Master, don't be anxious yet. Just listen to what they say."

"it is good!"

The Moon Worshiper also knew how brave the two were, not to mention that this matter revealed something weird.

At this time, the two ministers were already terrified. Looking at a group of hungry wolves staring at them, they quickly told them what they had encountered without hiding anything.

For a moment, everyone looked at the Moon Worshiper again.

Because what both of them said was reasonable and well-founded, and even the details were clearly stated.

"Are you sure it was done by the Moon Worshipers?"

“I can confirm this because after they entered Nanzhao, they were able to communicate freely with Moon Worshipers from all over the place.

If the leader doesn't believe it, he can ask the followers along the way!"

When Baiyue heard this, his heart suddenly tightened.

With such certainty in their statements, and with the evidence provided by the Moon Worshipers along the way, there was no need for the two to lie.

If it was really done by the Moon Worshipers, then he would definitely take the blame.

"check!

Your Majesty, Baiyue has never done this, nor would he bother to do such a thing. I think this matter should be thoroughly investigated."

Baiyue has realized that this is a conspiracy against him.

But the Moon Worshiping Sect leader had already made preparations. From the day Zhao Linger returned, he knew that Li Shouxi would attack him sooner or later.

Although he didn't know whether it was Li Shouxi's doing this time, Baiyue didn't think he had no chance of winning.

What is the most terrifying thing in southern Xinjiang?

It’s not the strange people from southern border, nor the poisonous insects that make people shudder, but the deep mountains and old forests.

Just like Tibet on the plateau, why do so few people set foot there?

The root cause is still the altitude sickness known as God’s curse, and southern Xinjiang is no exception.

Southern Xinjiang is full of mountains and forests. Except for the local people in Southern Xinjiang, people from the Central Plains who go deep into it have a narrow escape from death.

This is also why the Nanyue Kingdom traded with the Central Plains by sea and land, rather than by land.

Because of the danger of the land route, it is extremely dangerous for the original people to come here.