Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 235: The inside must be settled first!

In the middle of the night, Wangcheng was buzzing with people, torches were erected one after another, and the flames flickered.

Unlike other soldiers who looked excited, after the little prince finished speaking, he saw that Master's expression changed.

He sighed for a while: "Master, I'm not sure, will I mislead you?"

Li Yan's expression quickly returned to normal, and he patted him on the shoulder: "The so-called clues may be misleading, but even if they are misleading, they can provide many ideas. What you said is very good, don't be burdened."

The little prince groaned, still a little scared.

Li Yan looked at Miyagi, who was strewn with dead bodies: "We are going to live in the aristocratic mansion in Wangcheng for a while, and the palace needs to be vacated after finishing. Before the arrival of a clear edict, even you are not qualified to live in it. "

The little prince said: "I understand."

Li Yan nodded slightly: "Let's go! Go back and sleep well!"

But in fact, that night, countless people were so excited that they couldn't sleep.

Li Yan was lying on the couch, staring straight at the roof, and rarely fell asleep.

It wasn't until Xiao Hei came over and licked his face with his tongue that he sighed leisurely: "One wave is not calm and another wave is rising again, whatever, sleep and sleep!"

Early the next morning, Li Yan, who had regained his energy, had just finished washing when he was recruited by Pei Xingjian.

When An Yuanshou and Qiu Ying arrived at the same time, Pei Xingjian's first words were: "Our army is running out of food and grass!"

Everyone's face darkened.

An Yuanshou was even more furious and said: "Wei Inspector Wei is responsible for the supply of food and grass. Could it be that Longyou has reached such a point that he can't even send out food and grass for [-] soldiers? If it doesn't work, our An family will go bankrupt and we must provide enough food and grass! "

This is outrageous words, no matter how rich Wuwei An's family is, they will never do such a thing, but Li Yan also understands the anger of this old general.

They had just seized Tuyuhun King City, and they were in great momentum. When they took advantage of the victory and pursued, there was a crisis of food shortage in the rear.

Fortunately, the inside should offer the city, the inside should cooperate with the outside, and quickly enter the city to capture the king.

If we launch a siege normally, wouldn't we give up halfway and give the enemy a chance to counterattack?

Pei Xingjian stroked his beard lightly, and looked at Li Yan: "I heard that Sun Boru has a lot of grain, and he intends to make friends with Tang Dynasty, can I buy grain from here?"

Li Yandao: "It is feasible, but the situation in Tubo is very delicate. If we buy grain now, even if Sun Boru is willing to sell it, there will be problems."

Pei Xingjian immediately said: "Maintaining the separatist situation in Tubo is very important to our Tang Dynasty, this method will not work!"

Qiu Yingdao: "Now it seems that it has to be resolved in Tuyuhun."

Li Yan shook his head and said: "Under these years of continuous fighting, the Qiang people gradually fell into abject poverty, and they were searched again by Bren Zanjian. They can't even eat enough for themselves. I'm afraid it will be difficult to provide food for our army."

Qiu Yingdao: "It's not the poor Qiang people, it's the powerful chieftains of the Qiang tribe! These Tuyuhun nobles occupy the caravans, but they are very rich. They must also save food at home. Looting all of them will definitely ease the plight of our army. .”

Pei Xingjian frowned: "This matter needs a long-term plan!"

An Yuanshou said: "These powerful chieftains of the Qiang tribe are deeply rooted in this land. The reason why Tubo wants to support the puppet king's regime is to appease their hearts. We must not act rashly."

Li Yandao: "Plundering the wealth of these powerful chieftains is a relief. I also hate this kind of traitor very much, but when the other party sacrifices the city, we will immediately turn against each other. Who will dare to lead the way for our Great Tang Heavenly Army in the future?"

Qiu Ying said in a deep voice: "It's not that I don't understand these principles, but we finally wiped out the puppet regime supported by Tubo, we can't just retreat like this, the lesser of two evils, that's the only way!"

The four fell silent.

If the supply of grain and grass in Longyou is cut off, and they are forced to do so, they will really have to make such a bad move.

An Yuanshou was the first to change his mind: "It is necessary to make this preparation. Not only that, we also have to go to various ministries to collect cattle, horses and animals to reward the soldiers and stabilize the morale of the army."

Li Yan sighed secretly: "The Qiang people in Tuyuhun also suffered, and the Tang Dynasty actually did not lack cattle, horses and animals. Every time a foreign war was won, a large number of livestock poured in. In the most exaggerated period, the horses were sold at a low price. to the point..."

After winning the battle, when searching for the loot, it was found that the consumption equivalent to the war was not enough to make up for it.

This is the reason why Li Yan doesn't like fighting in his bones. Needless to say, if he fails, even if he wins, it is often difficult to pay back.

The agrarian dynasty was able to rule greatly, and it would always be light on levies and low on taxes, and share weal and woe with the people, rather than purely relying on wars to gain profits. Even if it wins every battle, the country will become poorer and poorer.

Of course, without tossing at home, we must also prevent foreign enemies from plundering, so the rule of Zhenguan is so great.

Internally, it can imitate the rule of Wenjing, so that the people can live in peace, and externally, it can defeat the barbarians, shock the countries, and make the Hus surrender.

Li Yan thought about it, and finally came up with a middle strategy: "I have an idea, which can barely stabilize the situation in Tuyuhun."

The three cheered up: "What idea?"

"Xing Buddha!"

……

"Grandmaster!"

In front of the gate of Wangcheng, Li Yan and Pei Xingjian greeted the monks from Dalun Temple in person.

Li Yan and Kumara are already acquainted, and after a little politeness, they got straight to the point: "There are many Buddhists in the various tribes of Tuyuhun, but they are not yet mainstream. Please invite the master and monks from your monastery to accompany the army to practice medicine in various tribes." , spread the Buddhadharma, and influence the suffering people in Tuyuhun with the meaning of compassion.”

The subtext is that if Da Tang's father wants to eat, he can only wrong the Tuyuhun people first. You have suffered in this life, but you can look forward to enjoying happiness in the next life.

Kumara clasped his hands together: "Amitabha Buddha, to save all living beings with the Dharma, everyone to do good, and to be reborn in bliss. This is my wish of Dalun Temple. Thank you for fulfilling it!"

Thinking that perhaps during the conversation, he could administer medicine and save a few more people, Kumara acted vigorously and did not want to delay for a moment: "The poor monk will go now!"

Watching the monks receive the medicine to join the army, Li Yan showed respect and saluted from afar.

Pei Xingjian caressed his beard and said: "Yongzhong Bon religion is currently strong in the Fan Kingdom. We are really good at supporting Buddhism, but once Buddhism flourishes, I am afraid it will be difficult to contain it here."

Li Yandao: "Pei Gong, according to my humble opinion, when the plateau's climate changes and grain production decreases, Buddhism can really prosper here."

Pei Xingjian thought for a moment, and couldn't help admiring him: "Yuan Fang, you are really a prime minister!"

Li Yan smiled bitterly silently.

This genius is very cruel.

He personally realized why rulers like to use Buddhism.

When the people under the rule are too miserable, this kind of religious power is really the most labor-saving medicine.

He obviously doesn't like Buddhism, but when it comes to the critical moment, he can't avoid it.

Pei Xingjian saw that Li Yan was in a bad mood, and comforted him: "This move stabilizes the border and protects the people of the Tang Dynasty. It is a great contribution. Human affairs will not be perfect after all, so don't think too much about it!"

Li Yan nodded. He would not be so naive that all ethnic groups could live and work in peace and contentment. Of course, his priority was the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, Tuyuhun was successively fought by Qinling in history, and the people were squeezed to the point of desperation. Compared with it, it was already much better than before.

After regaining his composure, Li Yan held his hand on the handle of the chain knife at his waist: "In Tuyuhun, there is only one big thing left now. The Tubo army needs to be dealt with. Please ask for orders to take Brenzan personally. blade!"

……

Lobo border.

This is the border between Tubo and Tuyuhun. Six years ago, when Tubo destroyed Tuyuhun, the first step was to occupy this place.

And six years later, more than [-] foreign troops under the command of Bren Zanren were also besieged here by the Tang army and gradually strangled.

Commanding the troops was still handed over to Hei Chi Chang Zhi and other powerful generals in the army, and Li Yan was responsible for commanding the army, and at the same time, at the critical moment, he dealt a thunderous blow.

But this battle doesn't require his thunderous blow.

At first, I could hear Bren Zanren riding back and forth on horseback, constantly boosting morale: "Fight to the death! Fight to the death! I, the Tubo warriors, fought to the death with the Tang people, and I will never give up!"

Suddenly, several figures rushed towards Bren Zanren, the Chinese army was in a mess, and finally the commander-in-chief fell down with a loud crash.

Don't want to be scolded by Tang Jun. With the falling of weapons, the Fan army fell to the ground: "Surrender! We surrender!"

Seeing Bren Zanren, who was tied up and brought over by Wuhuada, Li Yan couldn't help laughing: "Fengchu, don't you come here all right?"

Bren Zanren didn't even hear the address of the other party clearly, but couldn't accept it, and kept shaking his head: "Impossible, impossible, my Tubo warriors will not be so timid and cowardly!"

Li Yan was speechless: "It's not cowardice, it's because you don't treat soldiers as human beings, when the fear of war reaches the extreme, no matter what country you are from."

He pointed to the border: "The most important reason is that this is Tuyuhun, which is a foreign country for the Tubo people. They obviously have their hometown not far away, but they want to fight to the last soldier in the territory of Tuyuhun? Bren Zanjian, Let alone you, even if Qin Ling came personally, he would not be able to suppress the mutiny."

Bren Zanren still refused to accept it, and said Li Xiao: "What the second brother said is not wrong, everything is my fault, you kill me! Kill me!!"

Li Yan admired their brotherhood very much, and then rejected him: "Shut up!"

One thing is right, Bren Zanren led troops to resist the Great Tang after all, and there are quite a few main fighting factions in Tubo. If this guy dies heroically here, this prestige will be transferred to the Gar family invisibly.

So Li Yan would not kill him, and turned to the Tubo soldiers who surrendered on the ground.

Qinling praised Bren with [-] elite soldiers. At first, he went to various ministries to recruit soldiers and horses. The food and grass were abundant and powerful, which was a huge threat.

But at this moment, these skinny and mentally exhausted soldiers showed numbness to war and longing for life in their eyes, so they surrendered without hesitation.

However, Tang Jun himself was short of food and grass, so it was impossible to provide food to these prisoners.

kill prisoners?
Then give the Gar family a chance.

Li Yan ordered: "Confiscate the weapons, armor and mounts, and send them all back to Tubo!"

Fan Jun was stunned and couldn't believe it.

The witty general shouted: "Thank you Zanpu Zhong! Thank you Zanpu Zhong!"

Li Yan stepped forward with a knife, chopped off the clever ghost, and said loudly: "Remember, it was Li Yuanfang, the general of Dingyuan of the Tang Dynasty, who released you. My Tang Dynasty is willing to make friends with Tubo, and it is the Gar family who hindered you and forced you to join the war. , now you can survive, thanks to His Majesty the Tang Emperor's kindness!"

His voice spread far and wide, and the Fan army shouted in unison: "Thank you, General Li!! Thank you, His Majesty the Tang Emperor!!"

Bren Zanren closed his mouth and struggled desperately after hearing this, his eyes were both angry and sad.

Li Yan looked at him and smiled slightly: "Although you are destined not to understand, but in fact, I saved your life, which is also my reward for Fu Xing..."

Historically, this guy died at the hands of the princess, in an extremely ridiculous way.

Bren Zanren entered the hall to meet Zanpu, who was the father Zanpu who recognized Wang Xiaojie as his father. Zanpu said he liked the golden knife in his waist, and Brenzanren presented the golden knife. Carefully cut her little finger, the princess, who was not hanging behind the curtain and listening to politics, immediately turned her face, saying that he was plotting to assassinate Zanpu, and the guards dragged Bren Zanbla down and chopped it off directly.

The killing of the youngest brother was actually a temptation by the central government. At that time, the eldest of the five brothers, Zan Xiruo, had been assassinated, and the fourth child was also suspected of being assassinated. Lun Qinling did not know how to govern, and the resistance in Tuyuhun was all due to the third child, Zanpo. Barely maintained, the supply of military supplies has to be maintained by Tubo, and in the end they didn't dare to do anything.

The Tubo god of war fought back by bullying Wu Zhou to build up his prestige. In the battle of Suluo Khan Mountain, Qinling defeated the Tang army led by Wang Xiaojie. Tubo called it "the battle of Tang people's grave", which may be exaggerated. , but the defeat was disastrous.

Now Tubo will not have that chance, Li Yan even ordered: "Take General Gar down, take care of him, and take him all the way back to Chang'an."

Bren Zanyan pushed down desperately, and Li Yan was relieved to see the orderly clearing of the battlefield.

Beat the foreigners first, and then solve the internal affairs of Datang.

This is his style.

To fight against the inside, we must first secure the outside!

　Thanks to the book friends "Rogeotarifos" and "The Wuliu White-eyed Pig" for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)