Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1029

In front of Liangyi Gate.

The golden car stopped.

Siye got off the car.

The emperor stood on the tower of the city gate.

"Chen Siye withdrew his troops and returned to court, and pay homage to His Majesty."

See you at Siye Que.

Emperor Luo Cheng stood on the high platform, looked at the four generals getting off the golden chariot, then turned around and got off the gate.

"Your Majesty." The servant panicked.

"I want to personally welcome several heroes to the palace."

"Your Majesty, no, there is no reason for the emperor to welcome his subjects."

It's just that the emperor ignored the eunuch's advice, directly got off the gate of Liangyi Gate, and then strode to the square in front of the palace gate.

The successor Qin Qiong Yuchi Gong came to see the emperor personally greet him, and couldn't help being extremely excited.

The emperor laughed and punched everyone.

"It's all old brothers, don't kneel, I'm not happy to kneel down, besides, you are all triumphant heroes, I wrote a poem before, especially for you, the general Nan Zheng is courageous, his waist is full of autumn water and wild goose feathers The sword. The wind blows the drums, the mountains and rivers move, and the lightning flashes. The flags and the sun and the moon are high. The unicorns in the sky have their own species, how can the ants in the cave escape. On the day of the return of Taiping, I will untie the battle robes with the general.”

Qin Qiong laughed and said, "Your Majesty's poems are getting better and better. It is said that I also made a poem about the marriage of the Han family. I listened to it on the front line, and I really feel excited. I can't wait to step on the barbarians immediately. Baili Lianying, kill him seven in and seven out!"

"Hahaha, Shubao, you're skinny too." Luo Cheng patted Shubao's chest, and then looked at Siye.

"Siye, I thought you and my brother would never meet again."

Siye was excited in his heart, but his face was still calm.

"I'll be fine. What can I do to some ugly barbarians? It's just that I heard that Your Majesty had a stroke earlier. Why? Your Majesty's body is stronger than this."

Luo Cheng waved his hand, "Actually, it's nothing. Cerebral hemorrhage is not completely related to physical strength. It can only be said that it is a bit unlucky, but fortunately, I went to the ghost gate, and then sent me back again. Shidianyan The lords dare not accept me, for fear that I will recruit another [-] old troops in Huangquan, and kill the King of Hades to capture the underworld."

"Hahaha."

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

"With His Majesty's prestige, for sure. I guess the Hades of the Ten Palaces are afraid, and they will definitely not dare to see His Majesty in the future. I guess His Majesty can live a thousand years." Yuchi respectfully said.

"Old Hei, I found that you were very arrogant and domineering before, but since I nearly blinded Li Daozong in one eye and I demoted you once, you are now a flatterer, and you are very good at flattering."

"How can Your Majesty say that about my minister? I'm a loyal and honest person. When did I become as flattering as those literati? I'm telling the truth."

The emperor laughed loudly, "Well, I just like honest and honest people."

"It's a pity that Cheng Yaojin, Xue Wanche, Pei Xingyan, Niu Jinda, Xue Wanjun, Cheng Mingzhen, Guo Xiaoke and others are still stationed outside. Otherwise, all my meritorious generals would have gathered in one hall."

Luo Cheng held Siye with his left hand and Qin Qiong with his right hand, followed Lai Liulang and Yuchi Laohei on both sides, walked into the Liangyi Gate together, and boarded the Liangyi Hall.

After entering the palace, Siye pleaded guilty to the emperor.

"It's all because the minister didn't listen to His Majesty's will, and underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, which led to the siege of Dafeigu, which made the court fall into a passive position and suffered huge losses. Your Majesty, please punish me."

Luo Cheng waved his hand.

"The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. The general is on the front line, and he still has to rely more on his own decisions. How can he always obey the orders of the court at the rear? Your decision cannot be said to be wrong. It can only be said that the intelligence is inaccurate and some misjudgments It led to the siege, but although you were besieged, you can hold on for several months and perform very well. What's more, although the siege of Dafeichuan made the imperial court passive, it was also a blessing in disguise. Mobilized, and finally created an excellent opportunity for the imperial court's great victory."

"Although the court has won a great victory, the minister is still guilty of improper command and wrong decision-making."

"Don't say that. Now that the victory is great, I don't want to pursue it afterwards." Luo Cheng didn't want to pursue his inheritance. First, Dafeichuan performed well after being besieged. Siye, but Siye decided to take the initiative to attack and annihilate part of the enemy's soldiers before they assembled, and it cannot be wrong, and the process cannot be vetoed blindly by the results.

But Siye still insisted on resigning from all official positions and returning to the fief.

"Let's talk about this later."

"You are all generals who have returned from the front line. I want to ask you about some things and listen to your opinions."

The emperor told Siye and Qin Qiong that the imperial court had now made a decision on the Western Regions, which was to stop marching, but still supported Mo Hedu to send troops to attack Shekui Khan, and at the same time asked Tiele to leave some troops to support Mo Hedu .The imperial court only consolidated the land of the three prefectures of Yiwu, Gaochang and Yanqi, and implemented the Jimi prefecture system in other places, which were first incorporated into the Celestial Dynasty system, and the others were left to slowly infiltrate.

"There will be no big moves in the Western Regions for the time being, and now we still have to focus on the southwest. Tuyuhun will no longer retain its vassal status, but will directly be changed to a county."

Tuyuhun set up a county, and there would not be too many obstacles. The key to the imperial court in the southwest is still Tubo.

Although Tubo sent troops this time, although they did not have a real tough battle with the Qin army, they have fully exposed their strength, especially their control over the Qiangs in the southwest.

"Although Tubo is far away from Weizang, and there are Qiangs separated from our great Qin, but now all the Qiangs are forced to submit to him due to his prestige. In fact, Tubo has already directly faced our great Qin. We must face up to this tyrannical and powerful Neighbor, Siye, you fought against Tubo directly, what do you think of them, and how will the court deal with them?"

Siye pondered for a while.

"Before Tubo withdrew, they sent 3000 taels of gold into the camp, and said they would come to Chang'an to ask for marriage. This time, it was different from the previous two times. They no longer extravagantly asked to marry me, Princess Daqin, but hoped to send Princess Tubo to His Majesty. In the palace. The Tubo people also fully realized the strength of our Great Qin this time, so they want to avoid war, fear the revenge of our Great Qin, and hope to marry and seek peace."

Luo Cheng nodded.

"Then what do you think about it?"

Siye said, "I think that Tubo is originally a small state in Tibet, but it has a strong desire to expand, especially in the last two generations of Zanpu. They have almost unified the plateau states, and the Qiangs have surrendered to him. Although Tubo has only [-] There are soldiers and horses left and right, but the strength of the [-] Tubo army is completely enough to sweep all other forces on the plateau."

"Although Tubo was defeated this time, sooner or later they will continue to make a comeback, but in a short period of time, maybe 20 years, maybe 30 years, they dare not provoke Daqin again, but they will further conquer the tribes, as well as the elephants in the west. Xiongguo. If he dominates the entire plateau area, then Tubo will inevitably conflict with our Great Qin again. At that time, it may attack Tuyuhun again, or directly invade Jiannan Yunnan."

These words are still very insightful for Tubo.

"Then do you think I, Daqin, go to war with Tubo directly?" Luo Cheng asked.

"No, I think that when you accept Tubo's marriage request, Your Majesty might as well send someone to welcome the Tubo princess to Chang'an, and temporarily reach an alliance and friendly relationship with them."

"And then?" Luo Cheng asked.

Siye went on to say, "Then the imperial court concentrated all its efforts, either by surrendering or conquest, to conquer all the Qiangs in the southwest, and to set up prefectures and counties in their land, or to bring them into the sphere of influence of our Great Qin. The imperial court stationed more soldiers and built castles on the west line of Jiannan. If the western border is stabilized and advances step by step, Tubo will never want to sit on the hegemony, let alone threaten our Great Qin. Even when the time comes, our Great Qin can definitely send troops to defeat them. Destroy it!"

"Well said, these words are the real strategy to stabilize the country." Luo Cheng fully agreed with Siye's words, and now he is going to fight against Tubo. After the war, the treasury is empty and the soldiers and people are exhausted.

Secondly, there are still Qiangs separated from Tubo, and it is too far to directly attack Tubo, and the Qin army is still unable to adapt to the plateau climate, and the logistics are even more difficult to guarantee.

To destroy Tubo, the Qiangs must be destroyed first.

After pacifying the Qiangs, advance step by step, station troops and build cities in the Qiang area, wait for the Qin army stationed in the Qiang area to fully adapt to the climate there, and wait for the imperial court to store enough money, food and materials in the Qiang area, then it will be time to start the war. hour.

(End of this chapter)