Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 488
Li Tan, King of Yue, who was doing disaster relief in Beiting, also received an urgent message from Liu's backyard.

Tubo attacked Datang from Xichuan, which did not surprise Li Yan.

The political system of Tubo determines that it is a militaristic regime that needs continuous expansion to maintain.

The internal contradictions of Tubo are so great, if it cannot maintain the expansion of the territory, continue to exploit slaves from conquered areas, and constantly consume warriors waiting to fulfill their military exploits, then Tubo's resources will not be able to maintain its rule.

Li Yan handed over the situation to Li Mi who was beside him, and Li Mi glanced at him and said:
"It's not unusual for Tubo to march from Xichuan, and Nanzhao is now held hostage by Tubo, so it's not unusual to march with them."

After all, Xichuan was a key direction for Tubo to attack the Tang Dynasty. The court still doesn't know that Shang Qixin'er is dead, and the Tuyuhun area is already under the control of Longyou.

Li Mi didn't believe it at first, until he saw the dry heads of Shang Qixin'er and his son hanging on Shazhou City, and saw all kinds of government affairs sent from Tuyuhun, he finally believed that Longyou had annexed Tuyuhun .

Li Mi was shocked by Tubo Yiyi's big theory, and died in Hexi like this, and was also very interested in the artillery that Longyou possessed.

After watching several artillery test shots, Li Bi commented that this is "the most important weapon of the country", and he finally understood why Longyou had the confidence to implement the so-called big detour strategy.

With such a military weapon, it is not a problem to occupy Pinglu. If they can really gain a firm foothold, then maybe they can really put down the Anlu Mountain Rebellion in one fell swoop.

However, the more Li Mi got involved in political affairs, the more he realized Long You's strength, and the bond between him and Li Yan became tighter.

With such strength, he will definitely win the heir in the end.

He also understood why Longyou wanted to hide his strength. Anyone who sat on the dragon chair would have trouble sleeping and eating knowing that Longyou's family was in trouble.

If Li Tan's brothers were sitting on the throne, they probably would not be able to sleep day and night.

Seizing the heir is the road that the king of Yue must take, otherwise Datang will fight another civil war.

Thinking of this, Li Mi showed his enthusiasm for work that he had just arrived in Lingwu at that time, and vowed to help the king of Yue win the heir apparent!
After reading the information, Li Mi said: "The emperor wants Du Hongjian to lead the army to support the defense of Longyou, which is a troublesome matter."

Li Yan nodded, Du Hongjian was an old minister from Conglong, he was the governor of the Shuofang Army, and he deeply held the morale of the soldiers of Shuofang.

The emperor ordered Du Hongjian to restrain the army, what if he entered Hexi and refused to leave.

Li Mi said: "Although Du Hongjian is rebellious, he has one characteristic that he can assess the situation. As long as he sees Longyou's strength, he will definitely be able to put himself in the right place."

Li Yan and Li Mi smiled at each other, as if Du Hongjian's going to lead troops into Longyou was just an insignificant matter.

Under the leadership of Li Mi, the disaster relief work in Tingzhou has almost been completed.

But Li Yan stayed in Tingzhou because Li Guangqin's convoy, the lord of Ningguo County, had already chased him to Tingzhou, where he planned to make a sworn brother and sister relationship with Li Yan.

Li Guangqin was originally called Pu Gu Guangqin, and she was the daughter of Pu Gu Huai'en, the servant of the Ministry of War, Shuofang's envoy.

Uighur Mou Yu Khan asked to marry the Tang clan, and Pu Guguang personally volunteered. The emperor asked her to inherit the lineage of King Yong, named her Ningguo Princess, and went to Uighur Khan City to marry Mou Yu Khan.

The Uighur side is willing to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty, but also proposes that Li Guangqin and Li Yan be recognized as siblings.

The imperial court couldn't understand why the Uighurs made such an unnecessary move, but after arriving in Longyou, Li Bi understood what the Uighurs meant.

Uighur was completely scared by Longyou.

In fact, the Uighur Khan wanted to marry Longyou, and if Li Yan had no heirs and no other female relatives in Longyou, Mou Yu Khan wanted to marry Li Yan's daughter.

So Mou Yu Khan asked his future wife to be sworn brothers with Li Yan by name, in order to get on the line of Li Yan through marriage.

The princess who was originally married can reach the Uighur Yazhang City as long as he goes directly north from Shuofang and crosses Yinshan Mountain.

But in order to become sworn brothers with Li Yan, Li Guangqin made such a big circle in Longyou.

Seeing the astonishing changes in Longyou along the way, Li Guangqin became even more concerned about the matter of sworn brothers.

Sitting in the warm carriage, Li Guangqin was reading "Zizhi Tongjian" published by Longyou.

The "Zizhi Tongjian" published by Longyou has two more volumes than the Zizhi Tongjian presented by the backyard in the Central Plains. These two volumes record the history from Li Tang's founding of the country to the emperor's ascension to the throne.

Li Guang was wearing plain clothes himself, and was reading carefully under the lamp.

"Princess, the lights on this car are shaking badly, don't hurt your eyes."

The carriage gradually stopped, and one of Li Guangqin's maids raised the curtain and said with concern.

Li Guangqin raised his head, revealing a bright and charming face.

The Pugu family belonged to the Uighurs who belonged to the Tang Dynasty, and Li Guang himself had the appearance of a beautiful Uighur in later generations.

High nose bridge, three-dimensional facial features, Li Guangqin's brown pupils, tall figure does not suit Datang's slightly fat aesthetics, but if placed in modern times, she is as super beautiful as xxxba and xxxzha.

Li Guangqin has been riding horses and archery with his father since he was a child, and he still has a heroic temperament, which is far incomparable to those beauties in the film and television circles of later generations.

The maidservant grew up with Li Guangqin, and she spoke more casually.

"This King Jianning, oh, why is King Buyue so arrogant, he didn't meet the princess in Hexi, and let us chase him to Tingzhou."

"Princess, why don't we just wait for the Yue King in Shazhou City?"

Li Guang closed the page and said:
"The send-off team has been gone for two months, how long do you want Uighur Khan to wait?"

The little maid stuck out her tongue.

Li Guangqin said: "Whether I live well in Uighur in the future depends on the attitude of the King of Yue towards me."

The little maid looked at Li Guangqin suspiciously.

Li Guangqin sighed, this is the most difficult thing for a woman to succeed, as there are no available talents under his command.

Li Guang looked at the "Zizhi Tongjian" in his hand. One of the reasons why Princess Taiping was defeated in the battle with the emperor was that she was unable to attract too many talents as a woman.

As a woman, it is impossible to show up in public like a man, and make friends with civil servants and military generals, even in the Tang Dynasty where the folk customs are open.

The reason why Emperor Zetian was able to replace the Tang Dynasty with the Zhou Dynasty was that Gaozong Li Zhi let her two sages come to the court, and relied on the political status authorized by the emperor to win the hearts of the ministers in the court and become the empress.

Even Wu Zetian had to appoint cruel officials to suppress upright ministers after he ascended the throne in order to maintain the stability of the court.

The biggest difficulty for women to succeed is the lack of talent.

This is also what Li Guangqin learned from reading "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" these days.

The Pugu clan was a subordinate alien race, and they were freer than the women of the Tang Dynasty when Li Guangqin was growing up.

But as his father's official position became bigger and bigger, Li Guangqin's fate was also doomed.

As a woman, marrying into a family with similar status is the fate of most women in this era.

But Li Guangqin was unwilling.

Although the Wu Zhou Dynasty was taboo in the Tang Dynasty, the story of Wu Zetian was Li Guangqin's favorite.

In addition to Emperor Zetian, Princess Taiping, Shangguan Wan'er, and Princess Pingyangzhao when Li Tang founded the country are all Li Guangqin's idols.

This time, the reunion with his relatives was an opportunity for Li Guangqin to change his destiny.

Ordinary clan women would be terrified when they heard that they had kissed Uighurs, for fear that they would not be able to withstand the harsh environment on the grassland.

But Li Guangqin thought this was an opportunity!
The grassland is different from the Central Plains. Because of the harsh living environment, the grassland people still retain some residual customs of the matrilineal society, and the status of female nobles is actually not low.

The wife of the Uighur Khan is called Ketun. Not far from the Uighur Yazhang City, there is a Ketun city that is the private territory of the Uighur Khan.

Uighur Ketun can have [-] guard soldiers, and can also have his own tribe and territory.

In addition, Kodun had a lot of political power when the Khan went to war, or when Kodun died.

It was very normal for Lao Ketun on the grassland to control state affairs when his son was young.

The Pugu family did not all take refuge in the Tang Dynasty, and there is still a group that stays in the territory of the Uyghur, that is, the Pugu family who now guard the Khan Monument of the Nine Surnames, and they also have great strength within the Uyghur.

The Pugu clan on both sides did not break off contact, and Li Guangqin did not have relatives on the Uighur side.

So after comprehensive consideration, Li Guangqin took the initiative to ask for a marriage reunion, which not only made her the princess of the Tang Dynasty, but also improved her father's status a lot.

Just the title of Princess Datang and the power of the Pugu clan in the Uighurs are not enough to guarantee Li Guangqin's status.

After entering Longyou, Li Guangqin finally understood why the Uighur envoy insisted on her making a detour to Longyou to worship Li Yan.

It turns out that the object of Uighur surrender was not Datang!It's Longyou!

Li Guangqin was taken aback by this conclusion, but she soon confirmed the judgment.

The prosperity of Longyou was beyond Li Guangqin's imagination. She had been to Chang'an before the Anlushan Rebellion, but what she saw from Wuwei to Zhangye, and then to Jiuquan made Li Guangqin unable to believe that this was the northwest of the empire.

Li Guangqin also saw the roar of the first steam spinning machine in Zhangye City, and visited a steam spinning factory employing thousands of people.

Li Guangqin was amazed by the astonishing production capacity and efficiency, and the fact that the mountains of goods could be quickly transported away by railway.

What is even more astonishing is that the price of a thousand gold books in Guanzhong is ridiculously low in Longyou, and ordinary people can easily read and understand those printed publications that look like tofu.

And King Jianning's record of defeating the Uighurs and Tubo was sung in the tea houses and taverns. Li Guangqin finally understood that what the Uighurs were afraid of was Longyou.

Then the one who decides his own destiny is Yue Wang Li Tan!

(End of this chapter)