Tibet.

Chapter 1418: National Policy for Difficulties
Wei Jiansu was startled and asked in confusion: "I don't understand what your majesty means!"

Li Ye said slowly: "The Queen of Bakhtahanna hopes that Tubo will send troops to occupy Suiye and completely destroy the Tang forces west of the Pamir Mountains. Two hundred thousand taels of gold is her reward to Tubo!"

Wei Jiansu laughed, "Isn't she afraid that after Tubo takes over Suiye, they will also destroy Bactria?"

"That's why I said she was stupid. I annexed Bukhara instead of using the Nanzhao plan because of this stupid queen."

"Your Majesty, how come Tubo is in Bukhara?"

Li Ye nodded, "That's a good question. I received a report from Li Chenghua that the Tubo envoy not only appeared in Bukhara, but also a group of 500 Tubo soldiers escorted the envoy to Uzhanna in Tokharistan, which means that Dabolü and Qishi have been connected by Tubo again."

"So Your Majesty still wants to send troops to Dabolü and Qishi Kingdom?"

"I am very sure of that!"

Li Ye took two steps with his hands behind his back and said, "How does this relate to the Tang Dynasty's national policy towards Tubo? In fact, it is a matter of 'blocking'. Our soldiers cannot go to the plateau, and the army cannot be supplied, but we can block Tubo on the plateau. Except for India in the south, we can block its expansion on the other three sides. If we block it on the plateau over a long period of time, when the climate slowly gets colder, Tubo will decline on its own."

Wei Jiansu asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, do you think the climate will get colder?"

"It was Feilong who told me. He has some special skills and can read the changes in the world. He said that in a few decades, the climate will gradually become colder, and many lands on the Tibetan Plateau will no longer be able to grow crops. The Tibetan population will decrease, and internal conflicts will intensify. They cannot adapt to the abnormally hot climate of India. As long as they are blocked on the plateau and cannot leave, they will definitely decline and will no longer be a major threat to the Tang Dynasty."

"Your Majesty is wise, but will the Tang Dynasty also become cold?" Wei Jiansu worried again.

Li Ye smiled and said, "The Tang Dynasty spans thousands of miles. The heat in the north has become cooler, but the heat in Lingnan has become more pleasant. The north and the south will naturally be balanced. In addition, the areas in the north that have really become colder are the Mobei grassland and Liaodong. The Hu people will continue to harass the south. I am also very worried about this, so I am preparing for a rainy day and taking the initiative to strike the Liaodong Hu people. That's why."

Wei Jiansu suddenly understood and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty is a man of foresight. I now understand. If that is the case, then the barbarians from the grasslands will become a threat to the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "When have the Hu people on the grassland not been a threat to the Central Plains Dynasty? But I have a plan for the Hu people on the grassland. Let's talk about it in a few years!"

Wei Jiansu nodded silently. He stopped talking about this issue and said, "Now that the gold and silver from the Western Regions have arrived, we need to speed up our currency reform plan."

"I would like to ask the Prime Minister to oversee the currency reform for me. In addition, Li Mi has sent a batch of paper made from bamboo from Fuzhou. I will ask the civil and military officials to evaluate it in the next few days. If it is good, I will approve large-scale papermaking in Fujian Province."

"I will arrange it right away!"

Wei Jiansu bowed and left.

Li Ye saw that it was almost noon, and he was worried about his son Li Fang who had come from the Western Regions, so he ordered: "Go back to the palace!"

Pei Sanniang had always been a little worried that her grandson from the Western Regions would be a bit unreasonable, but when she saw Li Fang, she immediately liked him and loved him very much.

The reason is very simple. Li Fang completely fits the image of Pei Sanniang's son. Why does the old woman like her grandchildren? Because her grandchildren allow her to see her children again when they were young, allowing them to make up for some unfulfilled regrets.

When Li Ye was a child, he was extremely rude and naughty. He kept getting into trouble, which gave Pei Sanniang a lot of headaches. She often cried alone. She hoped every day that her son would become quiet and well-behaved, like a girl.

Although Li Huan's son Li Nan has this feeling a bit, Li Nan is not Pei Sanniang's biological grandson after all. He is Yuwen Luo's grandson.

The arrival of Li Fang made Pei Sanniang see the appearance of Li Ye that she had expected when he was a child, and she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. This was the grandson she wanted.

She immediately recognized this grandson and personally brought him to the palace to meet Dugu Xinyue and others. When Li Ye returned to the palace, Li Fang was telling his aunt, his concubines, and his brothers and sisters about the customs and habits of Samarkand. He had also lived outside the Great Guangming Temple for a few years and lived in the streets of Samarkand, so he was very familiar with the customs and habits of Sogdians and could talk about them in detail.

At this time, a little palace maid ran over and whispered to Dugu Xinyue: "My queen, His Majesty is back!"

Dugu Xinyue nodded, then leaned over and said to her mother-in-law Pei Sanniang who was sitting in the main seat: "Mother-in-law, Aye is back."

Pei Sanniang still likes to keep the old name. Of course, not every daughter-in-law can call her Ah Ye in front of her. Only two people can. One is the queen Dugu Xinyue. She is the authentic daughter-in-law and she can call her that. The other one is Qingyu. She is her favorite daughter-in-law and she can call her Qingyu, but Qingyu never dares to. "

Pei Sanniang nodded and smiled: "You guys continue chatting, I'll talk to him first!"

Pei Sanniang stood up and walked out of the palace surrounded by a dozen palace maids, where she met Li Ye.

"Mom, why did you come out?"

"I have something to tell you."

Pei Sanniang and her son came to the corridor. Pei Sanniang smiled and said, "Fang'er's mother likes him very much. Mother has always hoped that you would be like him when you were a child. It's a pity that we don't mention it now. Ye'er, bring his mother here too! Although she is a Hu person, I can acknowledge this daughter-in-law."

Li Ye was startled. It turned out that his mother didn't know that Jin Shanling was dead. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Didn't mother ask Fang'er?"

Pei Sanniang shook her head. "I didn't ask. I think I should ask you about this."

Li Ye sighed and said, "His mother has passed away. Civil unrest broke out in Samarkand, and her mother was martyred along with thousands of others."

"what?"

Pei Sanniang's eyes widened, and she immediately asked angrily: "Why didn't you stop it?"

"Mom, I knew it was already..."

"Don't say that to me!"

Pei Sanniang waved her hands angrily, "Are you an ordinary person? You are the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Who would die if you don't allow them to? Don't treat me like a three-year-old child. I know that you don't like the child's mother. Do you think she is too old?"

Li Ye was also anxious. "Mother, I didn't even know this son existed. Jin Shanling refused to come back and dedicated herself to the Zoroastrian god, so I let her do what she wanted. Even if we went our separate ways, by the time I knew I had this son, it was only half a month before Jin Shanling passed away. Even if I sent an eagle letter to Suiye, it would take nearly half a month, and it would take another 20 days to get from Suiye to Samarkand. How could I make it in time? More importantly, I didn't know she had decided to be martyred!"

Pei Sanniang's expression softened a little, "The key is whether you did it or not?"

"Of course I did. I immediately wrote a letter to Jin Shanling and asked Li Chenghua to give it to her. I mainly wanted to ask about my son's situation. But before the letter arrived in Zhangye, she died a martyr."

Pei Sanniang slowly calmed down, "It seems that I have wronged you. I thought his mother was forced to commit suicide!"

Li Ye sighed and said, "Mother, Zoroastrianism has always regarded burning oneself in fire as a noble destination. Jin Shanling had been planning this five years ago. She transferred all the wealth of the Holy Maiden Society for seventy years and hid it in a cave. Then she handed her son over to Li Chenghua. She was ready to perish together with the Holy Maiden Society. Some people forced her to step down, but she refused. What she couldn't get, no one else could get."

"What about the wealth of the Holy Maiden Society?" Pei Sanniang suddenly returned to her true self.

(End of this chapter)