Li Xiang accompanied the Prime Minister to the door. He promised to send the interrogation files tomorrow. Li Xiang knew that some of the information on it might have been erased, but it was still better than nothing.
"Tomorrow, don't do anything else. When they bring the files over, look through them carefully. If anything looks amiss, mark it immediately. I'll try to figure this out. I think there's something odd, but you'll have to figure out exactly what's wrong."
After returning to the tent, Eunuch Han received new orders from Li Xiang. Anyway, there was no need to keep an eye on Li You now, as he had already caused the biggest disaster.
"Your Highness, may I ask you a question?"
Through the conversation just now, Eunuch Han also understood one thing. No matter what the final result is, the Western Turks must reach a conclusion. So is this conclusion Li You's life? If Li You dies here, then he doesn't need to return to Chang'an City. After returning, neither the emperor nor the Yin Concubine will let him live.
"I know what you want to ask. Now that I'm here, whether it's a dog's life or a cat's life, I will take it back to Chang'an City. You should know that I'm not concerned with this life. If it were just this one, I wouldn't have traveled all this way here. Whoever makes a mistake must take responsibility for their own actions. I'm here for the prestige of the Tang Dynasty."
Hearing Li Xiang's words, Eunuch Han was extremely excited. If Li You's life could be saved, it would mean that his own life could be saved as well. No matter what kind of punishment he would receive after returning, at least he could still be alive. For a eunuch, being alive was the best thing.
Moreover, he knew that Li Xiang always kept his word. If someone else had made this promise to him, it might not be true, but if these words came from Li Xiang's mouth, it would definitely come true. This was the impression Li Xiang always gave people.
"Don't be too happy too soon. I can only say that I will do my best. This requires the efforts of all of us. You have been here for a long time and you are an old man in the palace. You certainly know where the filth is hidden. So in the next investigation, you must bring out all your abilities for me. If you have any difficulties, come to me directly. As long as there is any doubt, I will keep investigating."
At present, all the faults are on Li You, which makes it difficult for Li Xiang to carry out his work. If he can find the other party's faults, then he can bargain with the other party. It would be best if there is an interest group behind this. As long as the other party's interest group can be dragged out, more and more people will be implicated, and it will be easier for Li Xiang to do things.
To put it simply, now only Li You made a mistake. When more people make mistakes, we can no longer just go after one person. What's more, the comprehensive national strength of the Tang Dynasty is there. If we were a small country, you could still bully us, but we have such a strong strength, can you bully us?
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. Even if it costs me my life, I will definitely get to the bottom of all this. Tomorrow, I will read every word and find out all the doubts."
Eunuch Han said very confidently that these eunuchs usually have nothing to do and just look for trouble everywhere, and they are also used to fighting with each other. If someone else were to find such suspicious points, they probably wouldn't be able to find them, but Eunuch Han has the ability to do so. He can survive in the palace for such a long time, which shows that he is capable.
The barracks were filled with snoring for the entire night. It was because Niu Jinda and his men were watching too closely. Now that we have our own people on guard, these people can finally put their minds at ease. They all know that the people brought by Yuchi Baolin are also elite troops. With these people on guard, they can sleep more soundly.
The next day, when Li Xiang was having breakfast, Niu Jinda came in rubbing his eyes. If counted from the time he slept yesterday, this guy slept for a full eleven hours, which was considered a good rest.
"Why don't you sleep a little longer? There's nothing necessary to do today. Although I've sent someone to send a letter, I don't think the King of Western Turkestan will see me."
Li Xiang said this while fiddling with his breakfast, and at the same time asked someone to bring Niu Jinda up.
"This incident is really frustrating. If it were anything else, just because they bullied us like this, I would have ordered my men to charge out long ago. Even though we are few in number, we should have no problem fighting our way out. But after I fought my way out, the blame was really put on us. Doesn't that mean we are in the wrong?"
Hearing what Niu Jinda said, Li Xiang and Yuchi Baolin both nodded. Fortunately, Niu Jinda did not do this. This was what Li Xiang was most afraid of. So when the incident happened, Li Xiang wrote a letter to Niu Jinda and sent it to him as quickly as possible, asking him to stay in a defensive state and not leave just like that, waiting for Li Xiang to rush over day and night.
"You've done a great job on this matter. Now it's not just his problem. I said last night that if it were just his problem, I wouldn't care if he died ten times. This matter can't be confirmed. It can't have anything to do with my Tang Dynasty."
When Li Xiang emphasized this again, the people in the tent also understood what was going on. The Tang Dynasty was now the Celestial Empire and could not withstand the attack of such a scandal. If such a dirty thing were to be related to the Tang Dynasty, the prestige of the Tang Dynasty would inevitably decline a lot.
Take the countries in the Western Regions today for example. Some countries truly admire the Tang Dynasty. After a while, when the Tang Dynasty’s heavenly army arrives, these people may open their cities and surrender. But if these dirty things happen, then people will worry that when they surrender to the Tang Dynasty, will their wives be taken away by them?
It doesn't matter if one or two people have such thoughts. The most important thing is that such thoughts spread. By then, everyone will be nervous. Who will open the city gates to the Tang army? Then you can only occupy this place through war. At that time, the Tang army will have endless wars to fight, and there will be endless burials of soldiers...
