bastard seizes tang

Chapter 857
The disease in Luoxie City of Tubo came quickly and fiercely. Anyone who was infected, even a strong man, could not survive for a long time, and at most they would die within a month.

Although Qizong Nongzan was a man, he had been in the army for a long time, and he was proficient in bow and horse, but he could not last long. Princess Chizun died of illness [-] days after contracting the disease, and Qizong Nongzan only lasted three years longer than her The day soon followed.

Qizong Nongzan is the hero of Tubo, who succeeded to the throne when he was young, and not only quickly checked and balanced all parties, quelled the war, but also moved the capital in just a few years, eliminated powerful officials, destroyed powerful neighbors, and laid down a large territory. Counting the kings of all dynasties since the founding of Tubo, none of them can compare with Qizong Nongzan.

Abandoned Zong Nongzan died, and the whole country of Tubo mourned, but mourned the old man, but for the new Zanpu Gongri Gongzan, the first thing to do was to care for the internal and external affairs. Gongri Gongzan ascended the throne, The first thing to do is three things.

First, generously reward Lu Dongzan, the hero of the former court, and reward gold, silver and fine wine, which stabilized the situation in the court;
Second, increase troops in Xingsuchuan, keep an eye on Pei Xingjian's elite frontier army, and prevent the Tang army from taking the opportunity to attack the border;

The third and most important thing is that on the day when Gongri Gongzan succeeded Zanpu, he immediately sent envoys to Chang'an to inform Lu Qizong of Nongzan's death and Gongri Gongzan's succession to the throne. Li Ke's canonization helped Tubo to make a stable transition during this transition period of Zanpu.

What Gongri Gongzan did is not very clever, but under such circumstances, it can indeed help Tubo to tide over the difficulties. As long as Gongri Gongzan can stabilize the situation inside and outside Tubo, and at the same time get the canonization of the Tang court, get Tang Huang Li Ke recognized him as Tubo Zanpu, and his Zanpu position was completely secured.

The Great Tang regarded Tubo as an enemy, and cast a lot of eyeliner inside and outside the Tubo court. Just when Qizong Nongzan died of illness and Gongri Gongzan succeeded to the throne, the news was sent from Tubo to Chang'an. At the same time, In order to obtain Li Ke's nominal title as soon as possible, Gongri Gongzan had no intention of concealing the matter, and sent the news immediately, so almost on the same day, two groups of people sent the news to Li Ke.

Now that Goguryeo is gone, the old grievances have been repaid, and the Western Turks are about to die, it is difficult to become a climate. Tubo has become the next enemy in Li Ke's heart. Therefore, Li Ke is not in the slightest careless about such a huge change in the Tubo kingdom. The prime ministers of the three provinces were summoned to the palace for an audience, and Li Ji and Su Dingfang, who had just returned to Beijing and were given leave of absence, were also brought along.

"Tubo Zanpu abandoned Zong Zanxin and died. Gongri Gongzan sent an envoy to Beijing to ask me to canonize him as Tubo Zanpu. What do you think should be done?" In the Zichen Palace, Li Ke asked first when everyone was seated.

Tubo sent envoys to ask for title, this is a state matter, and they are not doing military affairs, but Li Ke sent Li Ji and Su Dingfang. It is not difficult to guess what Li Ke is thinking.

In addition, Li Ke was already at odds with Tubo, and he wanted to take it for a long time. The prime ministers knew in their hearts that the question Li Ke asked seemed to be about state affairs, but it could be summed up in a few words. Should Tubo fight now or later? beat.

Cen Wenwen is both the prime minister and the emperor's teacher. He is very familiar with Li Ke's temperament, and he also knows what Li Ke means. He knows that Li Ke has the idea of ​​​​taking advantage of the opportunity to go west.

Cen Wenwen was the first to speak and said: "Your Majesty, Abandoning Zong Zan is Tubo Zanpu, who has a high prestige in the Tubo kingdom and is most loved by the people of Tubo. Now that Abandoning Zong Zan died of illness, it is time for the whole country of Tubo to mourn. The so-called mourning soldiers cannot attack, and it is better to make peace at the moment."

Cen Wenwen was the head of the ministers, and he was the first to make a statement, which also set a tone for today's court agreement, that is, unless necessary, do not use weapons without authorization, and the Western Expedition should be left for a later date.

What Cen Wenwen said was his own meaning, but it was not the meaning of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. In terms of the current situation of Datang, it is indeed not the best time to go west.

In the kingdom of Tubo, Li Ke has always regarded Qizong Nongzan and Lu Dongzan as his greatest opponents, so Qizong Nongzan is dead, and Lu Dongzan cannot be trusted by the new king. When Li Ke got the news, he inevitably felt a little bit worried. The impulse to take advantage of the chaos, but after a brief weighing and Cen Wenwen's words, Li Ke has calmed down.

Although Qizong Nongzan is dead now, Ludongzan has lost the trust of the new king, and Datang's external environment for Tubo has improved, but its own situation has not yet been fully prepared.

Tubo is not Goguryeo, and it will not take a year or so to break Tubo. Now that the country has not yet prepared enough food and grass for the Western Expedition, and the soldiers have not yet finished training, it is indeed not the right time for the Western Expedition.

Li Ke said: "What Cen Xiang said is that although Tubo has been rude to our court, its crime should be punished, but if a gentleman does not kill and mourn, it is really not the time to crusade and question the crime."

Li Ke is well versed in military affairs. His so-called gentlemen don't attack and mourn, but they don't want to mobilize troops when the whole country of Tubo is in mourning, and force the whole of Tubo together, so that they can be twisted into one rope. Instead, it helps Gongri Gongzan busy.

Hearing what Li Ke said, Wang Xuance thought about it for a while, and then came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the person who blamed Tubo The matter does not lie overnight, it should be considered in the long term, not only should the crime be questioned inappropriately, but also should be canonized as Gongri Gongzan Zanpu according to his will, so as to reassure his mind."

Wang Xuance and Li Ke had known each other for many years, so his words naturally followed Li Ke's wishes. As soon as Wang Xuance's words came out, Li Ke understood Wang Xuance's intentions in a short while.

Li Ke is very aware of the current Tubo, the current Tubo internal and external troubles, if Li Ke launched an attack at this time, Tubo would be forced to unite, let go of their grudges and unite with the outside world, and it would be difficult for anyone to take it lightly, but once the external pressure disappears No need for Li Ke to do anything, they will fight among themselves in a mess.

Li Ke asked, "What does Xuan Ce mean?"

Wang Xuance said: "It's not been a day or two since Gongri Gongzan and Ludong Zan were at odds. Your Majesty can recognize Gongri Gongzan's Zanpu position, and even confer him the title of king so that he can secure the Zanpu position. , and then add fuel to the dispute between Tubo's monarch and ministers, and then there is no need for His Majesty to do anything, Tubo will be in chaos."

Li Ke thought for a while and asked, "Xuan Ce wants to disintegrate Tubo from the plateau?"

Wang Xuance said: "It is not easy for Tubo to occupy the advantage of the plateau. If your majesty wants to break it, you must first disintegrate its power from within its own country."

Hearing this, Li Ke thought about it for a moment, then smiled and said: "Xuance's words are reasonable, since this is the case, then I will not hesitate to lose at this moment, pass the order to Pei Xingjian, he also stayed in Xingsuchuan for some days, let him go back to his teacher to recuperate Come on, you don’t have to worry about the Tubo people anymore.”

(End of this chapter)