People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 691 Long-distance friendship and close-up attack, the strategy of cannibalism

"Send someone quickly to send the covenant herb to the Ministry of Rites. After the Ministry of Rites has no objection, it will be submitted to the center and His Majesty."

As soon as the Tubo envoy Zabala came to the gate of the official building, he heard Li Xuan's voice quickly issuing orders from inside the door, but when he heard his footsteps, Li Xuan's voice stopped suddenly.

A sneer flickered at the corner of Zabala's mouth, the King of Nanchang always liked to use such childish tactics.

At this moment, the recorder on one side had already spoken; "The envoy of the Tubo Kingdom has arrived."

After a moment of silence, Li Xuan's steady voice finally came from inside the door: "Please!"

Zabala bowed slightly to the recorder with a blank expression, then stepped into the door, looked at Li Xuan who was sitting at the head and bowed slightly: "The minister has seen the county king."

Standing there, Li Xuan looked at Zabala, frowning involuntarily: "Is the envoy in good health? Why does his voice sound hoarse? Come, please..."

"My lord, don't bother, the minister is fine!" Zabala bowed his hands to Li Xuan in return.

"That's it, the ambassador, please take a seat." Li Xuan stretched out his hand, and Zabala walked to the short table beside him and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, Zabala said directly: "Dare to ask the prince, the foreign minister just met the Silla envoy, but the covenant between Datang and Silla has been fulfilled?"

Li Xuan smiled, a little calm, a little happy, but slowly, the smile gradually became cold: "National envoy, although the strategy of far-distance and close-attack is effective, it must also consider the reality. Tubo and Silla are thousands of miles away. The last trip took a year, and if Datang investigates more closely, one year may not be enough."

Far distance and close attack, the king of the East China Sea presented Tubo with the first technique to attack the Tang Dynasty.

"What the lord is talking about, the ministers can't understand." Zabala sat there with his head slightly lowered, with a calm expression.

Really thick skin.

Li Xuan complained inwardly, then sneered at the corner of her mouth, and said softly: "Since the envoy doesn't understand, this king will tell the envoy more."

Zabala raised his head, as if he was listening respectfully.

Li Xuan said indifferently: "Now that winter is over and the weather is warm, the armies of Liaodong Province and Andong Province have begun to pack up their war preparations, and be on guard against Silla going north at any time this year... Although the borders of Silla and Datang are long, I want to come here." , what is qualified to send troops to Silla is nothing more than a few cities and a few roads. If the king is in Liaodong, he will definitely make a big fuss around those cities. Ambassador, do you know that today, the relationship between Datang and Silla is much bigger than in previous years? , where is the biggest difference?"

Zabala bowed his hands to Li Xuan respectfully and solemnly: "Please ask the prince to clarify?"

"It's the terrain." Li Xuan said indifferently: "In the past, it was the Great Tang who penetrated into the territory of Silla and launched an attack on Silla. Under the long-distance attack, the food and grass were insufficient, and the soldiers were exhausted. It was difficult for the Great Tang to exert its full strength, but now the Great Tang Tang guards at his door, waiting for work at ease..."

Li Xuan's voice remained in the air, but Zabala couldn't help thinking about it.

After a long time, Zabala looked dignified, and said slowly: "I heard that the prince had proposed a strategy of cannibalization back then."

"The envoy is well informed." Li Xuan's voice slowed down, and her expression was equally solemn.

Both people can feel the great threat that the other brings to the other.

A long-distance raid will inevitably lead to insufficient food and grass, and the soldiers will be exhausted. Once you encounter a shrewd opponent, seize this flaw and wait for work with ease, and then you will surely succeed in a battle.

Just like the Battle of Dafeichuan that year.

Although the Tang Dynasty is powerful, it is so radical that it does not pose much threat to Tubo.

But if Li Xuan followed Li Xuan's method of fighting steadily and gradually encroaching, the threat might not be great in the short term, but in the long run, Tubo would definitely be in danger of destroying the country.

In addition, if it can be matched with a general who is good at defending, this method will be even more powerful.

Just like the king of Nanchang.

Li Xuan can see what Zabala is thinking at a glance. What he really cares about is the strategy of cannibalism that Zabala said.

When Li Xuan talked about the strategy of cannibalism, only the emperor knew about it.

Later, although Li Xuan submitted a memorial, all those who could hear about it were important officials in the court.

The Tibetans have other eyeliners in the court.

At the beginning, the King of the East China Sea had his own connections in the court, but even if he had already learned about it, how could he tell it easily.

Today is the Tang Dynasty, not the Song Dynasty, and the use of public opinion to oppress the court has never happened.

If this eyeliner is not pulled out, I am afraid there will be more leaks in the future.

In particular, it is very likely that the Demon Cult is behind this person, and they might take the initiative to contact the Tibetans.

Keep an eye on Zabala and the Tubo Mission to find this person.

In this way, there is no need to worry about the risk of leaking the secret book that Li Xuan obtained from the King of the East China Sea.

Immediately, Li Xuan said softly: "Now that the Tang Dynasty and Silla have signed an alliance agreement, there should be no more wars between the Tang Dynasty and Silla..."

"The prince is so sure?" Zabala raised his bearded face, and the sarcasm in his eyes was clearly visible.

"Sure." Li Xuan slapped Zabala bluntly, but a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.

Zabala keenly caught this trace of ridicule, and couldn't help but tremble inwardly.

The covenant between Datang and Silla is definitely not as simple as he thought. This matter must be clarified before breaking their covenant.

Li Xuan smiled coldly in his heart, what the Tubo people were thinking, even if he guessed completely wildly, he could still make a good guess.

This is really what he wants to see, the Tibetans have to move, and only when they move can Li Xuan reveal all their details.

Especially the Ministry of War.

The mobilization of the Tang army is the focus of attention of the Tubo people.

Especially in plateau warfare, thousands of miles are galloped, and if there is a slight mistake, it will be a thousand miles away. The most important thing is to prepare to obtain the information on the deployment of Datang's troops.

……

"The envoy should have seen the head of the King of the East China Sea, right?" Li Xuan suddenly mentioned the King of the East China Sea, and Zabala, the envoy of the Tubo Kingdom, became vigilant.

Zabala sat there, nodded to Li Xuan, and said: "I have seen it, and the ministers have not yet congratulated the king for eradicating the rebellion and making new achievements."

Li Xuan looked at Zabala calmly, and his eyes gradually became fainter.

Zabala looked calm, looking at Li Xuan without any hesitation.

After a long time, Li Xuan finally nodded slowly, and said, "It seems that the envoy really thought that the King of the East China Sea was dead."

"Why, doesn't Your Majesty think so?" There was a sneer on Zabala's face, but as soon as he spoke, he saw that Li Xuan's face opposite him was full of weirdness.

Immediately, Zabala knew that he had said something wrong.

Li Xuan smiled lightly, then nodded and said: "The envoy is right, the King of the East China Sea is indeed dead, of course, there will inevitably be some people who have doubts, but so what.

As if the king of the East China Sea is still alive, but does he dare to come out now?
This time, he exposed too much. Chang'an, Luoyang, and the three hundred prefectures of the Tang Dynasty have already launched a full-scale strangulation of Wushengdao. "

Zabala's face couldn't help but twitch slightly, Li Xuan chuckled, and continued: "In the past few days, countless censors have gone to various states to review the remnant party of the hidden prince. Those who govern well will be promoted. Those with sound governance will stay in office, and those with improper governance will be dismissed. Therefore, the longer the time drags on, the King of the East China Sea will die sooner.”

Li Xuan looked at Zabala and said softly, "At that time, will he still be useful to Tubo?"

Zabala's palm under the table was clenched tightly, but then slowly loosened.

"My lord is right, he is indeed dead." Zabala lowered his head slightly, but the moment he lowered his head, a trace of unwillingness flashed deep in his eyes.

Li Xuan sighed softly, and said with emotion: "Emissary, Datang and Tubo, both countries have a vast territory, but unfortunately, in this world, only one strong country is allowed to exist... Putting aside this war, Ambassador, what do you think of the Great Tang? Between Tibet and Tibet, which country will survive in the end?"

"Of course it's Tubo." Zabala said indifferently, "I don't have such a thing as the King of the East China Sea in Tang Dynasty."

Li Xuan smiled lightly, and said: "I hope that the Qinling Mausoleum will save the whole family from being punished in the end."

Zabala raised his head and stared at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan's words pierced directly into his heart.

Li Xuan's expression was calm, but his eyes were extremely sharp and he said: "I hope that when Lun Qinling is on the front line, his backyard will not catch fire."

Zabala's face changed suddenly, and the eyes that looked at Li Xuan were already full of murderous intent.

Mangsong Mangzan, king of Tubo, was seriously ill.

There was a lot of hidden news in Tubo, but it was exposed by Li Xuan at a glance.

Li Xuan just drank tea calmly and didn't talk to Zabalado, as if he was thinking about something.

After waiting for a long time, a figure silently appeared at the door, nodding to Li Xuan.

The envoy of Silla has already left the guest house.

Li Xuan then stood up, looked at Zabala and said: "National ambassador, I'm here today, and I still have time to sit down and discuss the doctrine in the future."

"The foreign minister is waiting for the King of Nanchang to call again." Zabala stood up with a gloomy expression.

"Please!" Li Xuan waved his hand indifferently, Zabala snorted coldly and waved away.

……

Seeing the back of Zabala leaving quickly, Li Xuan frowned and looked to the side, Ma Wei, the host and guest officer, came out from behind.

Said to Li Xuan: "Report to the lord, everything has been properly recorded today."

"Clean it up, tidy it up, the king will enter the palace tomorrow." Li Xuan's face was serious.

Ma Wei, who was standing on the side, looked at Li Xuan with some puzzlement: "My lord, what's the matter?"

Li Xuan sighed softly, turned around and looked outside the door, and said lightly: "If my king's predictions are correct, the Tubo Kingdom has already gone to the front line of the Qing and Tang Dynasties to spy on the army, and the war between the two countries is imminent. .”

"Ah!" Ma Wei on the side was stunned. What's going on? He was right next to him during the conversation just now. Why didn't he hear a single bit of such important information? Instead, it was the King of Nanchang, Such an extremely important matter was guessed out of thin air.

If it is said that the Tubo Kingdom Xianglun Qinling has now arrived at the front line, then the front line war may break out at any time.

Although Datang had been prepared for a long time, the sudden start of the war was not what everyone liked.

In particular, it is only late February, and Chang'an is still cold, especially in Tubo.

Going to war at this time is not good for Datang, but it is even more bad for Tubo. Will the Tubo people really do this?

But there is a cloud in the art of war, and it is unexpected.

This is how Li Jing, the Duke of Wei, wiped out the Eastern Turks.

Ma Wei didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately cupped his hands and said: "The lower officials will lead people to tidy up overnight, so they will definitely not delay the prince's affairs tomorrow."

"En!" Li Xuan nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)