bastard seizes tang

Chapter 795 The discussion of Tubo
Breaking with Tubo was originally what Li Ke wanted, so he caused trouble in the Tubo mission, disturbed the banquet, and was expelled from the palace by Li Ke's decree. Li Ke's banquet interest was not affected in the slightest, but became more and more serious. Taller.

The big banquet in Linde Hall lasted for more than an hour, and it didn't disperse until late afternoon. After the big banquet was over, the envoys from various countries went out of the palace, and several prime ministers, six ministers and several important ministers came to Zichen Hall to meet drive.

"Everyone came to Zichen Palace to see me, but for the big banquet just now?" In Zichen Palace, Li Ke first gave seats to all the ministers, and then asked.

Cen Wenwen was the first to go out and said: "Your Majesty originally intended to use troops against Goguryeo in the early spring, but now he has completely turned his face against Tubo because of the marriage. Isn't it a bit arbitrary. If Your Majesty does not want to make a marriage, you can just shirk it first, why bother?" We must attack at court."

Cen Benwen knew about Li Ke's reluctance to make a marriage, and Cen Wenwen himself was not interested in making a marriage. Although Cen Wenwen was a civil servant, he was not afraid of martial arts. Sooner or later there will be a battle, the so-called marriage is nothing but a trick of self-deception.

But although Cen Wenwen does not support the marriage, he also does not want Datang to completely fall out with Tubo at this time. After all, both Tubo and Goguryeo are big countries with a population of more than one million, and they can pull at least 20 troops at any time. Moreover, the two countries, one east and one west, have a tendency to involve Datang from left to right. If Datang goes to war with east and west at the same time, I'm afraid it will be unbearable.

Li Ke asked: "What Cen Xiang is worried about is that when I use troops against Goguryeo, Tubo takes the opportunity to attack me in the west?"

Cen Wenwen said: "That's exactly the case. Now that Tubo is in great power, it is not a good strategy to rush to war with it. If when Your Majesty uses troops against Goguryeo, Tubo will attack Goguryeo with all its soldiers, and our Tang Dynasty may have to fight on two fronts. But I don’t know what your Majesty’s strategy is for this.”

Li Ke is a student of Cen Wenwen, and Cen Wenwen is very familiar with Li Ke's temperament. Li Ke's behavior in the palace seems capricious, but it is by no means so. Although Li Ke has always been tough, he is not an unbearable temper , Li Ke must have his reasons for being able to do this.

Li Ke said with a smile: "Haha, Cen Xiang, who knows me, is very true to what Cen Xiang said. The reason why I did this is because I was determined that Tubo would not dare to use troops against me at this time. The tougher I acted , the more they dare not."

Cen Wenwen asked puzzledly, "Why?"

Li Ke replied: "Although Tubo seems to be powerful at the moment, it is just a show. The reason why the Tubo envoys came to Beijing this time had the confidence to dare to act like this, because Abandoned Zong praised him for making two things last year. matter.

One is to kill Qiongbo Bangse, a power minister in the country, and take full control of the government; the other is to destroy the Zhang Shung Kingdom and occupy the plateau, but these two results need time for them to digest slowly. The current Tubo guards The country is the most important thing, and they dare not leave the country with large troops. "

As soon as Li Kezhi's words came out, Cen Wenwen immediately understood. Last year, Qizong praised first to punish the powerful officials, and then to destroy the enemy's country. Although the whole plateau was unified, it was only a formality. None of them are rootless duckweeds. On the contrary, they have extremely deep roots in the court.

Right now, even though Khyungpo Bangse is dead and Zhang Zhung is gone, it is still important not to be careless about abandoning the sect and praising it. Therefore, Tubo must send heavy troops to garrison Houzang, where the forces of Zhang Zhung and Khungpo Bangse are located. Where will the soldiers of the whole country invade Da Tang, on the contrary, they have to deliberately avoid fighting Datang, so as not to give Xiangxiong and Houzang a chance to rebel.

Gao Jifu, who was standing by His Highness, heard the words, and said: "That being said, even if Tubo does not suppress the territory with a large army, but only tens of thousands of horses to attack and harass Tuyuhun, it is still a threat to Longxi."

What Gao Jifu said, Li Ke didn't need to speak, Li Ji said first: "Gao Shangshu is too worried, once the two armies start a war, the frontier army will be trapped, and the scale of the war will not be determined by Tubo himself. .If the situation in Tubo is as His Majesty said, then Tubo can't afford to fight this battle, let alone lose. As long as you don't want to be a militarist, you won't dare to use weapons."

If Datang and Tubo go to war, Datang will lose at most one Tuyuhun, which is absolutely affordable, but Tubo cannot. The work of Tubo for several years will be in vain.

Gao Jifu said: "Although this is the case, we still need to be careful. The Tubo barbarians are hard to seize with common sense. I am afraid that there are many people like Seru Gongdun in the country. It is better to prepare early."

Li Ke nodded and said, "What Ji Fu said is absolutely true."

As Li Ke said, he said to Cen Wenwen: "The Ministry of Zhongshu draws up the decree, and Tubo is ambitious. Sooner or later, there will be a battle with us in the Tang Dynasty. Shi Pei Xingjian, the governor of Liangzhou, will lead [-] troops to station in Tuyuhun, and control Tuyuhun's [-] troops. , stationed in Xingsuchuan, to guard against Tubo's eastward advance."

"No." Cen Wenwen got the order and immediately complied.

Following Li Ke's order, the Tang Dynasty's national policy for Tubo was determined, and Li Ke also got what he thought of. Even if Li Ke launched troops against Tubo in the future, the pressure in the court would be much less.

However, there were still some officials in the DPRK who opposed the war. Li Kezhi issued the order, and Yu Zhining, Minister of the Household Department, came out and said: "Your Majesty, since the Northwest is preparing for the war against Tubo, it will inevitably involve a lot. If you use troops against Goguryeo at the same time, Fearing that the enemy will be in danger, and the money, food and manpower of the court and the central government will inevitably be insufficient, so this year's Eastern Expedition should be released again."

Whether it is Tubo or Goguryeo, both are considered big countries, with at least 20 troops. If Tubo is really hard-hearted and invades Tuyuhun when the Tang Dynasty uses troops against Goguryeo, then the Tang Dynasty will fight on the east and west. China's national strength is indeed a big challenge. Yu Zhining is the secretary of the household department, so he knows these things best.

Li Ke has been planning the battle to destroy Goguryeo for a long time, and naturally he will not give up. Li Ke said: "As far as I know, last year, Guanzhong, Hebei, Henan, and Huainan all had good harvests, and the treasury was in surplus. .”

Li Ke had already learned about the situation of Datang's grain reserves before deciding to mobilize troops. Since the 18th year of Zhenguan, Datang has recuperated for three years, and the remaining grain and grass reserves of Datang are enough to support an army of 40 for nearly two years. In a year's time, even if the Tang Dynasty went to war, it would not be short of food and grass in a short period of time, not to mention that for the battle against Goguryeo, Li Ke was originally thinking of a quick victory.

Yu Zhining said: "Although there is plenty of money and food in the Tang Dynasty, the Ministry of Households is not under great pressure, but the repair of the city, the repair of civil engineering, and the procedures of craftsmen should all be coordinated by the Ministry of Works. The Ministry of Works was just completed last year. Daming Palace, if there is such a big commotion this year, it may be difficult for the Ministry of Industry to dispatch it."

Hearing this, Li Ke didn't explain much to Zhi Ning, but instead asked Yan Liben, who was newly promoted to Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry: "The words of Yu Shangshu have been made very clear just now, what do you think, Yan Qing?"

According to common sense, Yan Liben was a civil servant, and he was not prone to war. He should follow Yu Zhining's advice and dissuade Li Ke from temporarily suspending the Eastern Expedition. However, Yan Liben has just been promoted by Li Ke to Minister of the Ministry of Industry. So great, he still remembers what Li Ke said to him at the beginning, and often thinks about it, so as to motivate himself, how could he shrink back and miss Li Ke's important event.

Faced with Yu Zhining's surprised look, Yan Liben replied decisively: "If there is a war between the east and the west, although there will be pressure on the manpower allocation of the Ministry of Industry, I believe that I can still do my best to deal with it. Your Majesty from the Ministry of Industry does not have to worry."

Hearing this, Li Ke smiled happily and said, "Okay, what Yan Qing said is very heart-warming. The Eastern Expedition doesn't have to be easier, and the troops will be dispatched as scheduled."

(End of this chapter)