A team of 100 people entered Chang'an City. Those who were interested could recognize it at a glance that this was not a Tang Dynasty man, but a person from the Western Regions.

This team of people was an envoy from Tubo. There were dozens of guards around the carriage, and each of them had a scimitar on their waists.

These people walked on the streets of Chang'an City and looked at the passing people around them, and they all showed disdain.

"Gerhong, look at these people from the Tang Dynasty. They are all thin. It is estimated that one hundred of them are not enough for me to fight alone. Haha! The Tang Dynasty is really weak!"

"Songzanbuti, we have reached the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Be careful when speaking. Remember that our purpose this time is to make salty, so don't make any troubles!"

"Haha! You are just too cautious. Do these Tang people dare to attack us? They are unable to protect themselves. With ten years of giving us, we can defeat the Tang Dynasty."

Songzanbuti said with a sneer.

Gerhong glanced at the surrounding streets indifferently and said coldly: "This is also a matter of ten years later. This time, our princess will come with her. If any accident occurs, you can't make up for it even if you die ten thousand times."

"Don't worry, the princess is my clan girl. With me here, she will not be in any danger."

Songzanbuti said with a smile.

Faced with the Tang Dynasty at this time, they were arrogant at heart. Because the Tang Dynasty was in constant civil strife and its military strength was weak, they invaded the border several times, and the Tang Dynasty was just tolerant.

Even the troops stationed were transferred backwards, so the confidence of the Tubo people became increasingly high, and they regarded the Tang Dynasty as their on-the-trade meal.

In the palace.

"Your Majesty, the Tubo envoy has arrived in Chang'an. I have asked someone to hold a banquet. I will meet the Tubo envoy tonight!"

The Minister of Revenue said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, I have arranged everything in the palace. All the procedures for receiving the Tubo envoys are carried out. You just need to follow the procedures."

The head of the Office of the Internal Affairs also said.

When Li Yan heard what the two said, his brows frowned. The Tubo envoy had just arrived in Chang'an City, and he couldn't wait to meet them. He was too disgusted.

Moreover, Tubo was just an envoy. Do you want the emperor to meet him in person? These ministers around him are really getting more and more aware of their affairs.

"Send the order, I have no time today. Let the Tubo envoys wait. I will see them again when I have time!"

Li Yan said coldly.

When the Minister of Revenue heard what Li Yan said, he said with a gloomy face: "Your Majesty, Tubo has repeatedly invaded the border of our Tang Dynasty recently. His desire to start a war is obvious. Our Tang Dynasty cannot afford to fight!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, do you know how much money is left in the treasury now? It's almost gone. If war starts again, I don't know how much my son from the Tang Dynasty will die, and the people will be displaced!"

"You can't fight! Your Majesty, only by paying attention to the envoys of Tubo and letting them realize His Majesty's kindness can we turn swords into jade and silk!"

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also advised.

These two people, one is in charge of tax revenue, the other is in charge of everything in the palace, and the salaries of all officials. Therefore, they all hold the financial power of the Tang Dynasty.

Once the war started, the Tang Dynasty consumed huge amounts of money, and they were the ones who suffered the final loss. Therefore, they were the ones who least wanted to fight.

How could Li Yan not see what the two of them were thinking, and she showed contempt in her eyes and said, "According to your opinion, I will not only meet them today, but also make them happy?"

At this time, Li Yan had already become murderous about the two of them, but the two of them had been following him for a long time, and the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were in charge of the two.

Li Yan still knows the interests of this, so he cannot kill the two of them for the time being.

When they heard what Li Yan said, both of them looked happy. If Your Majesty had such an enlightenment, they would be much easier to deal with. Only when they did not fight could they continue to make money.

"Your Majesty also asks you to put the overall situation first!"

"Your Majesty is wise, and I will listen to everything!"

The two said in a deep voice.

Li Yan had a cold face, but she felt a little sad in her heart. She didn't expect that there was such garbage among the guests she once kept.

"Since you are ready, I will meet them today. You can go down and do your business!"

Li Yan said in a deep voice.

"Yes! I'll do it now!"

The two said happily.

After the two left, Li Yan went to find Yao Guangxiao.

"Guangxiao, what do you think of this?"

After telling Yao Guangxiao what happened just now, Li Yan asked.

Yao Guangxiao has always been the person Li Yan trusted the most. After Li Yan ascended the throne and became emperor, Yao Guangxiao was named Prime Minister and also served as Minister of War. He can be said to be the most powerful person under Li Yan.

At this time, when he heard what Li Yan said, Yao Guangxiao looked gloomy and said, "This matter is a bit difficult to deal with. During this period, the troops shown by Tubo are very strong. Our troops are enough to deal with them. However, we cannot take into account both the beginning and the end. We must also be on guard against Youzhou."

"Also, the Ministry of Revenue allocated less and less money to me recently. I suspect there are still many tricks in this and are investigating it secretly."

"You mean, someone from the Ministry of Revenue is embezzled?"

Li Yan asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, this matter is a foregone conclusion. Not only that, the money from the Ministry of Revenue is probably empty. I suggest that we should first find out where the money that was lost has gone."

"Otherwise, if we take down the Minister of Revenue and others now, they would rather die than tell the whereabouts of the money, and we will have greater trouble."

Yao Guangxiao said in a deep voice.

The vassal kings and emperors are different.

Previously, Li Yan was a vassal king, and he was in charge of a city, but now he is the entire Tang Dynasty with tens of millions of people.

If the money from the Ministry of Revenue is gone, the food and clothing of the soldiers will be vain and the salaries of the officials will be gone. By then, the regime system of the Tang Dynasty will collapse.

"Damn it! I really believed in the wrong person!"

Li Yan gritted her teeth and said.

"Your Majesty, it's not that you trusted the wrong person. Li Zhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Zhao Ren, the General Manager of the Office of the Internal Affairs, both have real talents and outstanding abilities, but they have two hearts."

Yao Guangxiao said in a deep voice.

The management of a country requires a lot of talents, but people are unpredictable, and sometimes talents can be bad.

"Is there any news from Lin Fan? Is there a large number of soldiers mobilized?"

Li Yan asked.

Now, he can only hope to Lin Fan. If he can lead 100,000 soldiers to Chang'an and hand over the 100,000 people, he can convince his ministers to start a war against Tubo.

"There is no movement in Zhenzhou. I believe Lin Fan's situation is not good, so he is recuperating."
Chapter completed!