Tibet

At five o'clock, Li Ye was woken up by Qing Yu who was sleeping next to him.

"What's wrong?" Li Ye asked in a daze.

"Husband, Li Dutong said there is an emergency to report."

"The world is peaceful, what other emergencies will there be?"

Li Ye sighed and had to sit up slowly, "Put on some clothes for me!"

Qingyu quickly stood up and put on clothes for her husband.

Li Ye washed his face to wake himself up, and then followed the two palace maids out. . . . . .

In the outer hall, Li Chenghua paced back and forth anxiously.

Not long after, Li Ye came out, sat down and said, "What happened?"

"Sorry to disturb His Majesty's rest. We do have urgent information!"

"Tell me! What urgent information?"

"I just received a letter from the inner guard eagle from Anxi. Suiye was attacked and fell!"

"What?"

Li Ye's eyes widened, "Who dares to sneak attack Suiye?"

"It's the Saint Sisters' army!"

"Why did the Holy Maidens attack Suiye?" Li Ye narrowed his eyes.

"It may be related to An Jia. I received another eagle letter this morning. An Jia and his party died suddenly and mysteriously when passing by Sui Ye. A total of thirty-four people died."

Li Ye was confused: "What's going on?"

Li Chenghua suddenly thought of something, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, something is not right here, mainly due to the time and distance mismatch. Please Rong Beizhi go back and sort out your thoughts, and report to Your Majesty tomorrow."

Li Ye nodded, "Not necessarily tomorrow, but also in two days."

"I have resigned from my humble position and please rest, Your Majesty!"

Li Ye couldn't sleep either. He paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. Qing Yu brought him a cup of tea.

"What time is it now?" Li Ye turned around and asked.

"It's just after five o'clock. Husband, please take a nap for a while!"

Li Ye took a sip of tea and said, "I can't sleep anymore. I'll go to the study!"

It was already early winter and the night was very cold. Qing Yu quickly put a thick fur coat on her husband and arranged a light carriage. Li Ye got on the carriage and returned to the Guantiantai study.

Li Ye came to the study, and several palace maids were waiting at the door. The study was a confidential place, and only Li Ye's wife and children could usually enter. If anyone else wanted to go in and clean up, they must obtain the consent of Li Ye or his wife.

Li Ye opened the door and nodded to several palace ladies. The palace ladies immediately went in, lit the lamps, and moved the burning charcoal basin into the room.

The room gradually became warmer. Li Ye took out a map from the bookcase and spread it on the table. It was a map of the river, with Broken Leaf as the center, extending to Aral Sea County in the west, Anxi and Beiting in the east, and Baer in the north. Lake Kashgar, south to Tochara.

In such a vast land, Broken Leaf is a crucial strategic place. It can be the eye of a big chess game, but it was unexpectedly captured by a sneak attack. How could Li Ye accept this?

But Li Ye is no longer the impulsive general he used to be. He is now the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who rules the world. He now looks at problems from a higher perspective and looks at problems from an overall perspective.

If the intelligence is true, there is a big problem here. On the surface, it seems that the sudden death of An Jia and others in Suiye triggered the Saint Maiden's revenge on Suiye.

But if you think about it carefully, it is full of loopholes. It will take at least half a month for the news of Anjia's death to reach Kang State. It will also take half a month for the army to kill Suiye. How could it be possible that as soon as Anjia dies, there will be The army is coming? What's more, there are still two thousand troops stationed in Suiye.

It can only mean that the enemy army was hiding not far from Suiye and suddenly attacked Suiye. The garrison of Suiye was caught off guard. It is very likely that there were still people in the city who were cooperating with others.

As for Anga's death, it was just an excuse.

Why did the Holy Maidens suddenly attack Broken Leaf? Li Ye didn't know, but he didn't want to know either. He only knew that he now had a perfect reason to send troops to the west.

Li Ye looked at Dashi in the west again. Although Dashi experienced the tragic defeat of Talos, it was more than ten years ago. Although the war in the west delayed them, they never gave up crossing the river. area.

There is also Tubo who is also eyeing Tochara and the Transoxiana region.

Intuition told Li Ye that Dashi and Tubo would make a comeback in the next two years, and he could not delay any longer.

Early the next morning, Li Ye came to the imperial study and found that Li Chenghua was already waiting for him in front of the imperial study.

Walking into the room, Li Ye smiled lightly and said, "You figured it out so quickly?"

Li Chenghua bowed and said: "Your Majesty asked me to conduct a detailed investigation of the Holy Maidens Association last time, but I haven't submitted the report yet. The reason is that the journey is far away. The men I sent to Suiye have just started investigating, so there are many things about the Holy Maidens." I didn’t have time to report the important information to His Majesty. I always wanted to write it in the report after the investigation was completed, but I realized last night that if I didn’t tell His Majesty in advance, I’m afraid it would lead to His Majesty’s misjudgment.”

Li Ye sat down and calmed himself down, "Go ahead! I'll listen."

"Your Majesty, do you still remember that you captured the Three Sun Swords made of pure gold in Xinchangfang?"

Why didn't Li Ye remember that the pure gold weighing thirty kilograms was still in the inner treasury?

Li Ye nodded and smiled: "What's wrong with it?"

"Your Majesty, Anga told me that the Three Sun Swords was originally an offering from the Broken Leaf Saints' Guild, but it was stolen. They didn't expect that the thief turned out to be Kong Shibo and he brought it to Chang'an."

"Keep talking!"

"I originally thought that this Kang Shibai was a member of the Holy Maiden Society, at least an outer member, but after several interrogations, I found that his identity was very complicated. He was not only an outer member of the Holy Maiden Society, but also a brother member of the Illuminati. He was also a mid-level general of the Kangguo army and a spy of the Holy Maiden Society."

Li Ye frowned, "What can we see from such a complicated relationship?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have a subordinate named Qu Afeng. She is the deputy leader of Anjia and a native of Jianzhou, Bashu. She doesn't want to leave the Tang Dynasty again. I recruited her into the inner guard. She told me that the Holy Maiden Society has never used the army. Experience, the soldiers come from a mixed bag, many of them are from the armies of the current Sogdian countries, and even several important generals are recruited from the armies of various countries at a high price. "

Li Ye nodded, "Tell me your conclusion!"

Li Chenghua said in a deep voice: "I think that the people behind the army's attack on Suiye this time are not necessarily the Saint Maiden Society."

Li Ye said lightly: "But what you just said is not enough to support your current conclusion."

"Your Majesty, the Saint Maiden Society has no motive to attack Suiye. Although Your Majesty banned the Saint Maiden Society from preaching in the Tang Dynasty two months ago, it took at least three or four people for the news to reach the Saint Maiden Society. month, and in the years before that, the Holy Maiden Society had been preaching very smoothly in various parts of the Tang Dynasty. It is impossible for them to ruin their future. "

Li Ye smiled and said, "But they can use eagle mail to send messages, just like the news from Suiye was sent to the Tang Dynasty by eagle mail. If they use eagle mail, even if it is transferred several times, the news can be sent to Samarkand within half a month. It is entirely possible that the Holy Maiden of Light will be furious and order an attack on Suiye to retaliate against us for arresting the people of the Holy Maiden Society!"

Li Chenghua sighed and said, "I want to go to Suiye to investigate this case in person. I beg Your Majesty to agree!"

"But you are the commander-in-chief of the inner guards. If you go to Suiye, What about the inner guards? "

"Your Majesty, Liu Wutong is reporting in Chang'an. I recommend him to be the deputy commander of the inner guards. In my absence, he can take charge of the inner guards."

Li Ye knew that Li Chenghua wanted to take this opportunity to unload her burden. She had expressed her desire to resign from the position of the inner guards more than once. Li Ye pondered for a moment: "I approve you to go to Suiye to investigate this case. Other things will be discussed when you come back!"

"I obey your order!"

Li Ye said again: "The road to Lingshan is blocked by heavy snow at this time, but if the weather is clear, you can also ride a camel. Go and try your luck!"

Li Chenghua bowed and left.

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said to Du You: "Notify the Political Affairs Hall that I have an emergency report!"