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

Chapter 902: Intervene and seize benefits
"I heard that the prince is going to negotiate with Dayanmang. I wonder if that's the case?" An extremely angry voice came from the door of the study.

Li Xuan, who was looking at the map on the wall and meditating, turned around in surprise, wondering who had spread the news.

Murong Nuohebo broke into the study and stood opposite Li Xuan, confronting him head-on.

At the door of the study, Qiu Zhenmu and others looked at Murong Nuo Hebo with cold faces, holding the knife tightly in their hands.

As long as Li Xuan gives the order, they will immediately kill the Qinghai King directly with the sword.

Li Xuan waved her hand slightly, then stepped aside and unfolded the huge map hanging on the wall behind her in front of Murong Nuohebo.

The map is a map of the entire Tuyuhun, including East Tuyuhun and West Tuyuhun.

From Xinghai, to Chaka, to Fuqi City, to now Delingha, Golmud, and Shanshan further west.

"Grand Governor, how do you think Tuyuhun should be divided in the future?"

Li Xuan turned around and looked at Murong Nuohebo with oppressive eyes.

He believed that the emperor must have clearly told him these things.

Murong Nuohebo looked at Li Xuan with a cold face, gritted his teeth and said, "Take Fuqi City as the boundary, Tuyuhun to the east, and Datang Xinzhou to the west."

Li Xuan smiled calmly, then nodded and said: "I also think this is okay, so when I was in Chaidan, I had planned to go straight to Golmud instead of coming to Delingha to block the Dayan Mangjiebo. The retreat is to bury him and the Tubo people completely in Delingha, this is my original idea."

The gloominess on Murong Nuohebo's face immediately disappeared, and there was a hint of horror in his eyes, which quickly turned into conviction.

He believed that Li Xuan did have this ability.

Suddenly, Murong Nuohebo suddenly trembled, and looked at Li Xuan with a hint of fear in his eyes: "Does the prince want to take us away together?"

Although Murong Nuohebo had lost the throne for many years and his ambition for power was no longer as strong as before, he was still a king, especially a king who had his country destroyed twice and was very wary of some people.

Li Xuan is such a person now.

Seeing that Murong Nuohebo had guessed what he had been thinking, Li Xuan snorted lightly.

Turning around and looking at the map on the wall, Li Xuan said calmly: "Grand Governor, in fact, I have no interest in Fuqi City or the entire Qingxi Basin. Do you believe this?"

Murong Nuohebo clenched his fists tightly, and anger flashed in his eyes.

After thinking for a long time, Murong Nuohebo finally took a deep breath and said: "I believe that after all, if the prince was really interested, he would not have left Fuqi City so quickly before, and he will not let such a good thing go now. Opportunity.”

"Yes, I am not interested in the place. What I am interested in is the population."

Li Xuan drew her finger on the map and moved directly to the location of Qugou New City, saying: "In the next few years, or even ten years, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo will still be the masters of this area, and the focus of this area will still be In this area to the east.

Fuqi City is too far away, and the Qingxi Basin is also too far away.

If it weren't for the threat to Datang's flank, I wouldn't even come here. "

There was a hint of obvious disgust in Li Xuan's tone.

Murong Nuohebo knew clearly that whether it was the vast grassland east of Qinghai Lake or the Golmud grassland in front of him, although they were excellent grasslands, in the eyes of the Han people, what was really important was never the grassland, but the ability to grow a large amount of rice and wheat. of fertile farmland.

Only food can feed more Han people.

Compared with Xinzhou, which is just on the edge of Hezhou and Kuozhou, Fuqi City is very far away, let alone Golmud.

Li Xuan said that he was not interested in this place, and Murong Nuohebo now completely believed him.

Murong Nuohebo nodded and said, "Your Majesty has a long-term vision."

"Therefore, there cannot be any threat to the Tang Dynasty to the west of Fuqi City." Li Xuan put her hand on Delingha.

"Tuyuhun will not be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty." Murong Nuohebo nodded and promised.

Li Xuan glanced at Murong Nuohebo, shook his head calmly, and said: "I don't believe in anyone's promises, so according to my wishes, I originally planned to capture Golmud, then roll back all the way and attack Fuqi City. …”

Murong Nuohebo's heart suddenly couldn't help but beat.

"However, Master Shiyin dissuaded me because His Majesty once said that the restoration of Tuyuhun is a national policy, and no one can mess with it." Li Xuan turned to look at Murong Nuohebo, and his words were very clear. .

"So, the matter of negotiating with Dayan Mangjiebo was proposed by Master Shiyin." Murong Nuohebo couldn't help gritting his teeth. He couldn't help but think about it. He knew that this matter was actually very possible. It was Ming Chongyan who used secret means to deliberately let him know.

Murong Zhi persuaded him to endure it, and then waited for an opportunity to kick Li Xuan out of Qinghai.

After all, Murong Nuohebo was once a king and had lived under the patronage of others in the Tang Dynasty for many times. He knew in his heart that Li Xuan would be difficult to deal with.

Maybe in the end, if you can't drive away Li Xuan, you may end up with him and become a deep enemy.

The unrestricted entanglement with each other is definitely not good for Tuyuhun, and may even force Li Xuan to kill him.

So Murong Nuohebo came directly to see Li Xuan, but in order to avoid being seen by too many people, and the trouble finally got out of hand, Murong Nuohebo chose to quietly come to see Li Xuan late at night.

After all, this is the land of Tuyuhun. Even if it is the west Tuyuhun, Murong Nuohebo has too many ways to prevent others from knowing that he has been there.

He had to quietly solve Li Xuan's trouble, but he didn't expect that the real trouble was not Li Xuan, but Ming Chongyan.

If it is really Ming Chongyan, it means that there is no room for maneuver in this matter.

The will of Empress Wu represented by Ming Chongyan was the will of the emperor, and not even Li Xuan could oppose it.

"The pattern of East-West Tuyuhun is inevitable, but it may not be long-term." Li Xuan suddenly said.Murong Nuohebo raised his head in surprise and looked at Li Xuan in disbelief.

He didn't understand why Li Xuan would oppose this situation that was most beneficial to Datang.

"Five hundred miles west of Golmud, there is a mountain road that leads directly to Luoche. It is the best road from Tubo to Qingxi." Li Xuan pointed to a place called Tarding, Kunlun, west of Golmud. The slope of the mountain is the gentlest there, and the Tubo people went directly down the mountain to the land of Qingxi.

The Kunlun Mountains spread for thousands of miles, and there are many mountain roads that can lead directly from Qingxi to Tubo.

But the Kunlun Mountains are too high and the Qingxi Basin is too low, which is equivalent to going straight from Hezhou to Wuhai.

But the problem is that even going from Dafeichuan to Wuhai is very difficult, let alone going from Qingxi to Wuhai.

There is barely a mountain trail south of Golmud, but it is difficult on Tuyuhun Mountain. Similarly, it is also difficult for the Tubo people to go down the mountain.

"The Tubo people will not give up on Qingxi. They will definitely go down the mountain from Tarding to reinforce the western Tuyuhun." Li Xuan looked up at Murong Nuohebo and said calmly: "When the time comes, Dayanmangjiebo will definitely be there again. He did it to Talmu, so as long as the Grand Governor kills Dayan Mangjiebo at that time, it will be fine."

Murong Nuohebo clenched his fists, but in the end he unclenched his fists and said: "Perhaps it is not necessarily Dayan Mangjiebo who is destroyed, it may also be the Murong clan."

Li Xuan smiled softly, and Murong Nuohebo completely understood what he meant without saying anything.

Either resist it yourself or ask Datang.

Although Murong Nuohebo felt itchy at the base of his teeth, he felt relieved and insisted on splitting Xituyuhun in two. It was Ming Chongyan, not Li Xuan.

Although Ming Chongyan represents the will of Empress Wu, he will return to Chang'an before long. He is far away in Chang'an and there is no way to intervene if he wants to.

Taking a deep breath, Murong Nuohebo looked at Li Xuan and said seriously: "Please take action to prevent Tubo from going west."

When the Tang Dynasty and Tubo went to war, the focus was on the eastern front. Once Tibet had difficulty making progress on the eastern front, it would naturally be unable to look westward.

Without the Tubo people, Dayan Mangjiebo would have no resistance at all.

"I have no interest in Qingxi." As soon as Li Xuan spoke, Murong Nuohebo's heart could not help but feel a chill, and then he heard Li Xuan continue: "But I need Qingxi to never pose a threat to Qingnan. "

"Your Majesty, please speak." Murong Nuohebo looked at Li Xuan seriously.

Li Xuan turned to look at the map in front of her, pointed at the center of Chaka and Fuqi City, and said calmly: "Here, a fortress is being built now to ensure the safety of Chaka, but in the future, this fortress will be expanded into a city .”

Murong Nuohebo's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

Li Xuan continued: "The Tuyuhun people can come and go here at will, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty can also go to Fuqi City and Delingha at will. If something happens, the Tang Dynasty can enter Delingha at any time. Once the Murong clan cannot defend Golmud, Datang will take over Delingha's defense immediately."

Murong Nuohebo's breathing suddenly became heavy.

Li Xuan turned around and looked at him calmly.

Li Xuan's intention was very clear. Neither Murong Nuohebo nor Dayan Mangjiebo could pose any threat to Datang.

You can go to Delingha in the west, and naturally you can go to Fuqi City in the east.

"If it really comes to that situation, I hope the prince can come to Delingha in person." Murong Nuohebo gritted his teeth and looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan smiled softly, shook his head and said: "If Golmud falls, Xinghai will not be stable. The king must first consider whether this is a plan to lure the tiger away from Qinling, and secondly, rescue Delingha. Only by guarding Xinghai, Delingha will be saved, and after that, we will capture Golmud and sweep across Mangya and Shanshan."

Murong Nuohebo's brows suddenly raised. He subconsciously walked to Li Xuan's side and looked at the map, with a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes.

As long as Dayan Mang Jiebao breaks the contract, Datang will completely give up supporting him.

"Murong will definitely defend Delingha, and I hope that the prince will be able to help." Murong Nuohebo gritted his teeth and agreed to Li Xuan's proposal.

Li Xuan nodded solemnly, and then talked with Murong Nuohebo for a long time before sending him away.

……

"Prince!" Li Zhu appeared at the door of the study.

Li Xuan still looked at the map, but said in a calm voice: "I heard that the reputation of the King in Black spreads very quickly."

"Yes!" Li Zhu nodded slightly and said, "The Xituyuhun cavalry who retreated from the battlefield and Murong Zhi's tribe who fought alongside us in the Qilian Mountains all spread the legend of the Black King crazily. He also said that the prince is the reincarnation of the Black King."

"The King in Black." Li Xuan thought about the name carefully. He originally just wanted to spread fear, but unexpectedly someone dug out the name of the Black King in Black from the pile of old antiques, so he simply used it. .

"Let our people help spread the word. These things are useful in Qingxi, and they should be good in Fuqi City." Li Xuan's eyes fell on Fuqi City, and then moved from Fuqi City to the southwest castle , and finally moved to Delingha.

Through two cities, he can control the entire Qingxi.

Then the next step is to deal with the more than 1 Tubo cavalry and the more than 2 Tuyuhun cavalry around Golmud.

"Send people in black clothes to Tardin to burn the food and grass there." Li Xuan's finger pointed directly at Tardin.

Taldin is five hundred miles west of Golmud. It is the only place from Golmud to Mangya, and it is also their only retreat.

Once something happens to Taldin and the escape route is cut off, Dayan Mangjiebo's determination to hold on to Golmud will immediately be shaken.

If news of defeat came from the front at this time, he would immediately agree to negotiate.

Abandon Golmud and leave.

(End of this chapter)