A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1020 He is anxious
The sun is still scorching in Luzon in the South China Sea, but the autumn wind is blowing in Chang'an in Guanzhong.

A yellow leaf was lifted off the branch by the autumn wind and slowly fell.

In the Li Zheng Palace Courtyard of the East Palace, Crown Prince Liangdi Wu extended her hand to take the yellowing leaf, "Your Highness, do you think the departure of the leaf was due to the pursuit of the wind or the unwillingness of the tree to retain it?"

Crown Prince Li Chengqian was stunned by this question, "What?"

Today Wu came to see her, but he was still immersed in political affairs. Tubo entered Kousong Prefecture, and the court, with Fan Xing as commander, assembled 50,000 elites for defense in the Gansong Ridge area. Your Majesty has an order to delay the Tibetans until at least September. We want to hold them back, but we cannot fight the Tibetans.
This task is more difficult than repelling the Tibetans directly outside Gansong Ridge.
But Fan Xing led Niu Jinda, Liu Lancheng, Li Junxian, Qibi Helizhi, Wansili and other generals, and really dragged the Tubo people under the Gansong Ridge.
The Tubo people were in a dilemma, and the Eight Divisions of Dangxiang became the fish in the pond. The Tang army guarded Gansong Ridge like a natural barrier. The Tubo people could not break through, and they could not even touch the edge of Songzhou City.

Tubo led the sheep and other people from all walks of life, claiming that 200,000 troops were stationed at the foot of Gansong Ridge, which was the territory of the Dangxiang people. At first, the Tuoba tribe was very active in welcoming the Tubo people and acted as their guides.
However, as the Tubo army stationed troops for a long time, conflicts began to emerge. The Tubo people not only occupied the pastures of the Dangxiang people to graze sheep and horses, but even directly demanded livestock, cattle and sheep from the Dangxiang people and demanded tribute from them.

He also sent party members to attack the Tang army again and again.
But no matter whether they attacked Gansong Ridge or took a detour to harass Duizhou and Taozhou, the party members were all beaten with bruises and swollen noses and lost their generals.
In a few months,
The first ones who couldn't bear it were the party members, especially the Tuoba tribe. The Tubo people over there were squeezing them and using them as cannon fodder, but the Tang Dynasty had been contacting them, recruiting and persuading them, and offered many condition.

The two party governors who had immediately betrayed the Tang Dynasty when the Tubo people came were now told by Tang Ce to betray them.

As for the detailed sealing department, let alone others. They might have had some thoughts of sitting on the fence and trying to fish in troubled waters. But who knew that they would be the first to be unlucky. Instead of benefiting from anything, they would lose access to pastures, livestock, and even women. They will all be taken over by the Tubo people.

The direction of the situation has never escaped Datang's control.
The Tubo people are becoming more and more anxious, and they are becoming more and more strict with the tribes that Dangxiang and Tuyuhun have returned to. As a result, those people are becoming more and more alienated. As the weather gets colder,

"Well, thank you for your concern."

"Your Majesty, Tubo Zanpu has sent another envoy. This time the team is led by an important Tibetan minister, Da Lun Lu Dong Zan,"

"Wu Huaiyu is still ill?" The emperor frowned.

The progress there is just like what Wu Huaiyu had planned.
The Tubo people were riding a tiger and were unable to get out of the quagmire. The Tang Dynasty only delayed them for a few months, but now the Tubo people themselves were in chaos.
The relationship between the Dangxiang people and the Tubo people became increasingly tense.
Even Tuoba Chici, Murong Fuyun's father-in-law and old friend, has now taken the initiative to send his nephew to secretly contact Datang to express his loyalty.

"I'm learning to be a dressmaker recently, and I tried on an autumn coat for Your Highness. I'll try it on to see if it fits. If not, I'll change it."

"I heard that the teacher fell ill when he passed Zhuya Island while inspecting prefectures and counties in Lingnan. I don't know if he is feeling better now."

Seeing the prince in a daze, Wu Erniang smiled slightly and said, "The leaves are falling and the sky is cold. Your Highness, please remember to add some clothes."

Although Li Shimin felt that nothing would happen to Wu Huaiyu, he still had to express his concern. After giving the instructions, the emperor turned his attention to Songzhou again.

"Still recuperating in Lingao, Yazhou,"

Li Shimin was a little confused and even worried about Wu Huaiyu.

The imperial court is also preparing to close the net.
Cheng Qian has been paying attention to this matter these days.

"What kind of disease do you have? Wu Huaiyu is a descendant of the Hidden Immortal. The people respect him as one of the three great medicine kings."

"Send the imperial doctor to Yazhou," the emperor ordered.

The emperor and the queen also just returned from Qizhou Jiucheng Palace.

"My brother is not only a God of War, but also a King of Medicine. He will definitely be fine."

Other parties, such as the Qiang tribe, even moved closer to Datang.

Cheng Qian looked at Wu Erniang, who had grown taller and appeared more generous, and smiled slightly at her.

In Tai Chi Palace,

Songtsen Gampo sent this person to Chang'an with five thousand taels of gold as a gift.
"It seems that the young man is anxious."

Tubo gave a great assist this time, and actually helped the Tang Dynasty to push all the originally wavering party members and Qiang to the side of the Tang Dynasty.
And the nobles and tribes in Tuyuhun who took refuge with the Tubo are now regretting it. They got nothing from the Tubo people. The Tubo people promised them to take back Tuyuhun from the Tang people, but they never fulfilled it. Instead, they are now eager to annex them. intention of,
These Tuyuhun people had no home to return to and had become vassals of the Tubo people. They were unwilling to do so. Many Tuyuhun people already wanted to break away from them. Li Shimin felt that this was another opportunity for the Tang Dynasty to win these people over again, even though they had betrayed the country before. Tang, but Li Shimin was willing to give them another chance.

Li Shimin knew that the Tubo Dalun was the prime minister, and the prime minister was responsible for the Dalun and Xiaolun to manage state affairs. This Ludongzan was an important minister of Songtsen Gampo and a hereditary noble of Tubo.

Li Shimin chuckled.

Songtsen Gampo now wants to end the war, but he has not been able to achieve any of his goals. Now he is unwilling to retreat, but Datang has been showing weakness in Songzhou. Fan Xing launched several "massive" counterattacks, but every time it was thunderous The rain was heavy but the rain was light, and we ended up retreating to Gansong Ridge with a slight defeat.

This made everyone in Tubo feel that Datang was nothing more than that. They had won many games, but they had not yet been able to win a key victory.

As long as you keep persisting, you will definitely find opportunities.

As long as there is a big victory, even if Songzhou is not taken, the Emperor of Tang Dynasty can be forced to make some concessions. It doesn't matter whether he marries a princess or not. Tubo cannot just retreat in despair. At least they can make Tang Dynasty negotiate peace with them. , Only by retreating in this way can Tubo's reputation be maintained, and only in this way can it continue to deter Yangtong, Subi, Duomi, Dangxiang, etc.

Nowadays, the voices of the Tubo army at the foot of Gansong Ridge are also very mixed. Some nobles feel that they have to go on an expedition, but in the end they can only be refused from the Tang Dynasty. Now even Party Xiang Qiang and others can't suppress it. The weather is getting colder, and it will soon fall on the plateau. Snow, then they will be in danger, not as good as the class teacher.

But there are also some nobles who feel that they cannot retreat from this situation. If they retreat, they will lose all their achievements. They feel that they have already achieved many victories and they can win if they persist. Finally Songtsen Gampo decided to wait a little longer.

But he also made two preparations. While continuing to prepare to capture Songzhou, he also sent a mission to Chang'an again, hoping to reach an agreement with the Tang Dynasty and force the Tang Dynasty to marry the princess. It would be best if he could not make a marriage but still hope for peace. In this way, Tubo You can also retreat with dignity.

They can continue to maintain their status and face as the overlord of the snow-covered plateau, and they can continue to deter small countries like Sheep.

"After all, he is too young," Li Shimin put down the information in his hand. The young king was as old as Cheng Qian. He was able to achieve such a situation. Li Shimin already admired him in his heart. He might be several times better than Cheng Qian. point.

Cheng Qian has also received good training in the past few years, but after all, he still lacks some real experience.

Fortunately, his body has gradually recovered, and he is still young, not yet forty years old. He can still continue to steer the ship for Datang, and Cheng Qian still has enough time to learn and exercise.

As long as Li Shimin has another thirty years, he is confident that he can lead Datang to greater glory.

A mere Tubo dares to act like a clown.
I must teach them a severe lesson this time.

In ten years, or less than ten years, he, Li Shimin, will send an elite Tang army to set foot on the snowy plateau, and let Tang cavalry penetrate closer to the city of Tubo.

As for Tuyuhun, Dangxiang, Yangtong, Supi, Duomi, Bailan, etc., naturally they have to be conquered and leveled one by one.

Li Shimin got up and came to the screen map.

The territory of the Tang Dynasty was already very large.

But he has not restored the territory of the strong Han Dynasty, the Western Regions, Korea, these places have not yet been restored. Even the place where the Han Dynasty set up bronze pillars in Annan is not yet under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and is still controlled by the people of Linyi. occupied.

Western Regions, Mobei, Korea, Annan,
There are also Tubo, Tuyuhun and Dangxiang in front of us.
Li Shimin's eyes scanned the map one by one.

Finally, I set my sights on the South China Sea,
At Lingao Port in Yazhou on Zhuya Island, Wu Huaiyu is recuperating there.

Go further east to the deep sea,
That was Luzon, which he granted to Wu Sanlang. It was reported that the Wu family had recently allocated a lot of resources to Luzon, and even secretly recruited people there.

It doesn't seem simple there,
The emperor thought of Liuqiu Island,

Now there are two states on Liuqiu Island, Liuzhou and Changtai. The fiefdom of his second son Li Tai is on the island. The emperor sent many craftsmen to build the palace to prepare for Li Tai's fiefdom in Changtai next year. ,

The emperor now pays more attention to Liuqiu and knows a lot more about it. The place is even quite good. Maybe Luzon Island is similar to Liuqiu and has great potential.

But I heard that it is still three thousand miles from Guangzhou to Luzon.

From the southernmost tip of Liuqiu Island to Luzon Island, there is still more than a thousand miles.

After all, it was not land, but the deep ocean. This distance was really too far.

Li Shimin looked at Luzon's position for a while, but finally looked away. Even if Luzon had some potential, it didn't matter. The imperial court had no spare energy to develop in the deep sea.
Not worth it either.

If we really have that spare power, we might as well open up from Annan to the south and restore the boundaries of southern Xinjiang at its peak during the Han Dynasty, or we might as well manage Nanzhong further south.

However, Li Shimin would not put too much power into the southern barbarian territory. It was not worth it. The real threats to the Tang Dynasty would only appear in the northern grasslands, followed by the Western Regions or Liaodong, but never the southern borders.

The Hexi Corridor, the Hetao Grassland, and the Liaoxi Corridor are the keys to a stable cornerstone of the empire. If there is enough left, we can expand the Western Region to the northwest, recapture Liaodong to the northeast, and even push the defense line beyond the Yinshan Mountains.
It was impossible to spend too much effort and energy to go to southern Xinjiang. This was because the emperor knew that Luzon might not be that simple, but in the end he still granted Luzon to the Wu family, just adding the name of Jisizhou.

It's enough to just put a halter on the Wu family's head, so there's no need to pay too much attention to it.

Luzon,

The emperor did not know that Wu Huaiyu was not recuperating in Hainan Island, but had been in Luzon.

They even just fought a glorious victory in Luzon, defeating a tribe of tens of thousands of people, taking over a large island, and occupying more than 300 villages.

There are more than 300 villages, which would be equivalent to one or two counties in the Central Plains.

In Buffalo Town, Wu Huaiyu asked Sanlang to announce the rewards and meritorious deeds to the Luzon Army officers and soldiers who were on the expedition.

The Wu family is as generous and cheerful as ever, and rewards are never delayed.

In Buffalo Town, rewards were distributed to the officers, and a promotion and decoration ceremony was held. Wu Sanlang, Marquis of Luzon, presented the ceremony to a group of officers who had made meritorious service and received promotions.
And granted them the title of Hundian.

(End of this chapter)