The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 593
After Li Tuman left, only Yang Tong's confidants remained in the hall.

Yang Gongren clasped his hands and said: "This year, my great Sui army went south, and with the help of the puppet Tang, we obtained the vast land centered on Henan County. Wang Shichong was destroyed by the puppet Tang, Dou Jiande and Xiao Xian returned. In the world, there are only Li Yuan, Li Mi, Lin Shihong, and Meng Haigong. , and Feng An who is wandering outside, judging from this development momentum, we may be able to unify the world next year."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Everyone laughed, this year is indeed a bumper year.

"I know that next year's focus is on the inside, and the countries outside the region can let it go." Yang Tong nodded. Now that he is in his current position, he can't act emotionally. Let's not say whether what Li Tuman said is true or not, even if it is true , Can you catch up with the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty for Xiangxiong?Certainly not.

If Da Sui is complete, it doesn't matter, everyone will only think that it is expanding the territory, the key is that Da Sui's own buttocks have not been wiped dry, if he goes to help Xiangxiong, all civil and military officials, common people and soldiers will feel chilling, He felt that Yang Tong would risk the lives of countless Sui generals for the sake of a woman.

"I understand what Wei Pushe means. It's nothing more than trying to make a name for himself, marching into Xiangxiong, and bringing it into the territory of the Sui Dynasty. But the real problem is that we can't send troops to help outsiders fight." Yang Tong looked at Wei Yun rise.

"My lord, what I mean is to let Zhang Zhung join the Silk Road Alliance. As long as Zhang Zhung becomes a member of the Silk Road Alliance, if King Zhang Zhung is threatened by the opposition, he can request the coalition to send troops to help him put down the rebellion. This is One of the general guidelines of the Silk Road Alliance, when things come to them, they will also need the help of the coalition forces, if they oppose it, it will also cut off their future backup."

"That's what I mean!" Fang Xuanling cupped his hands, "The Silk Road Alliance is the most powerful weapon for us to control the countries in the Sui Dynasty. On this basis, we can use all means to participate in the internal affairs of countries and make them civil strife." Endless, step by step towards weakness, so that the weak have to attach themselves to my Tai Sui. If we really want to do this step, it will be enough for our Da Sui forces to infiltrate the military affairs of various countries. If anyone is disobedient, support an obedient person, launch a coup, change A king is."

"You can have this!" Yang Tong laughed!
The old Americans in the previous life pursued this kind of policy, and they played it quite smoothly. They firmly controlled the politics, military, and finance of small countries. If you want you to live, you will live, and if you want you to die, you will die. Many countries in Europe, America, and Asia We have to follow the lead of the old Americans and choose to drive them. If anyone is disobedient, they will be sanctioned and defeated in the name of the alliance.For a big country of the same size, he united the small country under his control, encircled it geographically, implemented economic and border defense suppression, constantly weakened the opponent's national power, and made its army exhausted. With the current Great Sui As far as he is concerned, he is fully capable of embarking on this road of hegemony.

Fang Xuanling went on to say: "It's not just Xiangxiong, I suggest that Tuyuhun, Nuerguo, and Bolu should also be included in the Silk Road Alliance system. If any country is violated, the Silk Road Alliance has the right and name to send troops to intervene. With At the same time, try to cooperate with Supi, Fuguo, Jialiangyi and other nobles who resisted the rule of Tubo, and support them to resist Langri Zanpu, so as to continue Tubo's internal and external troubles."

Tubo developed like a prairie fire, which also made the important ministers of the Sui Dynasty feel threatened. If you let it go, sooner or later, it will become a powerful enemy in the southwest of the Sui Dynasty. You can't kill you now, but you will be nailed to the three acres of land. Divide the land, and wait until the Sui Dynasty is unified before cleaning up, and the resistance will be much smaller.

"My lord!" Kong Yingda didn't quite agree with Fang Xuanling's words, and cupped his hands and said, "Tubo is just a small country, even if it turns against us in the future, it's just scabies, is it necessary to take it so seriously? "

He is the Minister of the Ministry of Education who specializes in teaching, and he doesn't know much about the situation in Tubo, so he feels that everyone is making a fuss out of a molehill.

"That's wrong!" Yang Tong shook his head and said, "Flowers don't last a hundred days, and people don't have a thousand days to be happy. No dynasty can always be strong and prosperous. There will always be times when natural disasters and man-made disasters lead to its internal weakness. Small countries It is impossible to be weak forever. One day, they will produce famous generals and become powerful. Let’s take the Xiongnu as an example. The Huns still have the strength to slaughter the Central Plains?"

"This..." Kong Yingda was at a loss for words.

Huo Qubing killed the Xiongnu corpses and blood, and the emperors and ministers of the Han Dynasty believed that the Huns could not become a climate; when Dou Xian expelled the Huns for three thousand miles, the emperors and officials of the Han Dynasty believed that the day when the Huns were not far away from the country's subjugation and genocide, and felt that the Huns were not enough. .But in the Jin Dynasty, the first to raise the butcher's knife to the Central Plains were the Huns who didn't take it seriously at the beginning. They sent troops southward and set off the prelude to the chaos.

"Today, Tubo, Goguryeo, Silla, and Wa countries learn from me in the Sui Dynasty, and learn the civilization of the Sui Dynasty everywhere. One or two seem to be gentle and obedient, but in fact they teach me today, and they will definitely kill me in the future. Control the Sui Dynasty'. The ancient sages left many warning words and used various examples to make us "be prepared for danger in times of peace". However, even after suffering countless losses and experiencing the danger of national subjugation and extinction many times, the descendants still have no long memory and are still supercilious. , Arrogant self-importance, this kind of thinking is very dangerous and very bad!"

Yang Tong sighed, and said to Ling Jing: "Ling Shangshu, tell us about Tubo, and let everyone know why I value this country so much."

"Here!" Ling Jing got up and introduced the situation of Tubo to everyone: "Everyone, when Tubo, headed by Langri Zanpu, annexed the neighboring tribes and moved northward to the Jiqu River Basin (Lhasa River), it shows that the Tubo Dynasty has passed. However, according to the information I have collected, Tubo is quite fragile at this time. Langri Zanpu bestows and wins over the newly conquered or newly attached nobles. In order to balance the power of the original nobles, he employs a large number of small tribes, And support it to fight big. Or grant military power, command divisions to counter rebellion; or entrust important tasks, official residence and ministerial position."

"However, Langri Zanpu gave too many benefits to the new tribes who joined Tubo, and also caused great dissatisfaction among the nobles who supported him. Even the original commoners also harbored resentment. Bi, Tabu, Gongbu, Niangbu and other ministries have also defected one after another. These people have only one purpose, which is to retake the land and interests that belonged to them. There will be a major change like a reborn body, and by then there will be no forces opposing him in Tubo."

Hearing this, some civil and military ministers who did not know the situation in Tubo became serious.Before, they didn't know what Tubo was like, and they didn't take Yang Tong so seriously, but after what Ling Jing said, everyone paid more attention to it.Because the Sui Dynasty became so powerful, if there are foreign enemies in the current Sui Dynasty, it will be strongly resisted by thousands of people. By analogy, if Tubo also transformed into the current Sui Dynasty, other Cohesion will be unprecedented.

Seeing that everyone was looking squarely at Tubo, Ling Jing went on to say: "The method is exactly the same as the Holy Majesty's use of poor scholars. Once the old nobles are successfully weakened and annexed, the stability and strength of Tubo are self-evident. The country with internal disputes such as Xiong, Daughter, and Bolu can resist it. If it is allowed to quench impurities and sharpen it into a sharp edge, it will be a sharp sword, and in the southwest of my Sui Dynasty, there will be an extra sword Similar to the Turks in the beginning and end period."

"This is why I attach importance to Tubo. What we can do now is to support those forces that oppose Langri Zanpu and prevent Tubo from completing the de facto unification. Ling Shangshu, send more people into Tubo to get rid of Langri Zanpu." Pu's capable generals, especially Langri Zanpu's youngest son, Songtsen Gampo, are mortal, his head is worth [-] gold coins!"

"Here!" Ling Jing complied awe-inspiringly.

One hundred thousand gold coins, that is, 10 taels of gold.Yang Tong's generous rewards are eye-catching.Although I don't know why he valued Langri Zanpu's son, but after some education, no one came out to object.

"My lord, how will I reply to Princess Xiangxiong?" Zhang Xuan asked, clasping his hands.

Yang Tong said: "Tell her that Da Sui agreed with Xiangxiong to join the Silk Road Alliance. If Lan Han dared to rebel, he would use the regulations of the Silk Road Alliance to intervene. Merchant travel infiltrated."

When he seized Guanzhong and the Hexi Corridor, Yang Tong immediately opened the Silk Road, and successfully used economic control to develop high-level countries into pro-Sui forces, laying a solid foundation for the Western Regions to enter the territory of the Sui Dynasty. This method also applies to Zhang Zhung.

"Where is that Princess Zhang Zhung? Does Your Majesty want it or not?" Zhang Xuan asked again.

"Yes, of course!" Without waiting for Yang Tong to speak, Yang Gongren said first: "Xiangxiong is located at the intersection of the Western Regions and the Southwest of the Great Sui Dynasty, and it is one of the most important links in the strategy of the Western Regions and Southwest China during the Great Sui Dynasty. Tubo has thorns on its back; if Zhang Zhung wants to survive the country, he has to rely on the Great Sui everywhere. If Zhang Zhung encounters troubles, he will transfer the Tai Sui army in the name of protecting the prince to seal the country, and occupy Zhang Zhung in fact. They are in a condescending position to Khotan in the west, Tubo in the east, and Daughter Kingdom in the south."

While Yang Tong was pondering, Fang Xuanling on the side added fuel to the fire, and said with a smile: "The Holy Majesty has too few heirs, so women should be admitted to the palace and more princes should be born. According to my opinion, Kinderman should be taken as well. Collect them together, and then in the name of the prince, Silla will be included in the territory of the Sui Dynasty."

This is actually what everyone meant. As long as the goal of expanding the territory can be achieved, everyone is willing to use all means. What's more, it is not Da Sui who sent the princess here, so it does not violate the rule of 'no marriage'.

Yang Tong couldn't help but laugh: "According to what you say! If Goguryeo, Baekje, and Turkic also send the princess, I will also accept it?"

"This couldn't be better." Yang Shidao, minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, cupped his hands: "At that time, even if we get a small part of the country's support, we can logically send the army in. This prince has the blood of the country's royal family, and their people There is no way to object.”

"Not necessarily!" Yang Tong shook his head, and said, "I won't talk about anything else, let's just talk about Xiangxiong. This person has the power to be loyal to him. It is not difficult to kill Lan Han within the time limit and regain control of the military and government. At that time, he may not obey the orders of my Tai Sui! Even if he refuses to admit it afterwards, we have nothing to do with him. Qimin Khan is a lesson from the past. Wars are used to solve problems. Therefore, between countries, it is ultimately a contest of strength, and family affection is unreliable. It is more beneficial than anything else to develop pro-Sui forces within them, and it does not arouse the vigilance of the other party. Moreover, Princess Xiangxiong and Jinde Man is the same kind of person, with deep scheming and sincerity, who would not change his face when lying or pretending to be pitiful. If they are brought into the palace, troubles will happen even if they don't have anything to do! Forget about it."

"Here!"

The ministers did not dare to say more.

Although Yang Tong didn't say it clearly, everyone knows that he is worried about the battle for the crown prince in the future. In the past, each prince stood behind a party. If princesses from various countries were included in the palace, the princes they would give birth to in the future would be backed by a country. , the battle for crown prince will expand to the whole world.

(End of this chapter)