This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 274 Volume [-] Tubo Strikes, Songtsen Gampo

On Riyue Mountain, Li Chengqian was receiving Qibi Heli's clansmen.

It doesn't matter what he thinks, since he has come all the way, the proper etiquette is indispensable.

"It's been a hard journey, everyone." Li Chengqian said with a smile, "Since everyone has traveled thousands of miles to serve this king, this king will not treat you badly.

The Six Cities of the Grassland, this king originally intended to resettle the herdsmen on the grassland.

But since everyone has arrived, let's settle down in the six cities of the grassland for the time being.

Pu Shangshu, the Ministry of Household Affairs should pay attention to the six grassland cities, especially the Changming Grain Shop, absolutely nothing can go wrong. "

"Your Highness, don't worry." Pu Xiruo stood up and said, "The Ministry of Households has already delivered a large amount of grain to the six cities of the grassland, and the Changming Grain Shop is also ready. Besides..."

After listening to Pusiro's introduction, everyone was very satisfied.

Having a place to stay is also the top priority of Tiele's department now.

"His Highness's arrangement is naturally appropriate." An old man stood up and said.

As Qibi Heli said, since you have chosen to surrender, you should be more straightforward.

Of course, the main reason was that they saw Li Chengqian's potential.

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "Now the Ming court is employing people. Since you are here, you might as well get to know them first. This king believes that the Tie Le department can survive in this troubled world for so many years, and there must be a large number of talents. , given time, it may not be difficult to seal the Marquis right away."

As for what these people were thinking, Li Chengqian could guess a thing or two.

After all, he still took advantage of his status as the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

However, this hidden convenience does not take up nothing.

Hearing what he said, everyone was overjoyed immediately.

Now, his Tie Le Department has a Minister of the Ministry of War. If there are a few more, no matter whether it is in the Ming court or after returning to Tang in the future, his Tie Le Department will have a place.

But at this moment, Yuchi Baolin, who was on duty outside, ran in hastily.

"What's the matter?" Li Chengqian said sullenly.

Yuchi Baolin saw a lot of people, and was about to approach him to speak, but Li Chengqian waved his hands and said, "It's okay, we're all from our own people, just be honest."

In fact, he knew that Yuchi Baolin would not tell the whole story if it was something that he couldn't say, and this was indeed an opportunity to buy people's hearts.

Yuchi Baolin pondered for a while, and said, "Your Highness, Lou Ning sent a messenger to send a message on horseback, and Tubo attacked the border! The messenger is just outside the king's tent."

"Tubo is so courageous!" Qibi Heli jumped up immediately.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Send the messenger."

He was also a little taken aback.

Tubo attack?

He is still planning other people's Water River County, who knows, Tubo has already started plotting his Chishuiyuan.

Not long after, the messenger entered and immediately said: "Your Highness, Tubo raided the frontier yesterday at sunset, and General Lou and others are fighting bloody battles."

After listening to him, the big tent became quiet.

Especially those tribesmen of Qibiheli, could it be such a coincidence that Tubo called us as soon as we arrived?
"How many troops did Tubo send to attack?" Li Chengqian asked.

He didn't expect that two days before the situation was stable, the war would break out again.

The messenger said, "About ten thousand people."

"Your Highness, if this is the case, Tubo may just want to plunder one or two, as long as they are discouraged, this battle will surely win." Qibi Heli said, "I invite you to fight, and I will definitely wipe out the invading enemy."

Li Chengqian was not in a hurry to speak.

He is thinking.

Think about the legendary Songtsan Gampo, why do you ask for it?
If you really want to say who is the real young talent in today's world, even Li Chengqian has to admit that Songtsan Gampo is one.

The reason why Li Chengqian established the Ming court at the age of 13 is accepted by everyone is that there are people like Songtsan Gampo in front of him.

Well, before crossing, although Li Chengqian knew about Songtsan Gampo, he really didn't know much about him.

Now, combining the knowledge he has acquired with the existing news, he has a detailed understanding of the legendary founder of the Tubo Dynasty.

This one, speaking of it, is only two years older than Li Chengqian.

But he was the real founder of the Tubo Dynasty. Strictly speaking, he truly unified the Tubo tribes and created the Tubo Dynasty.

And a few years ago, that is, in the third year of Zhenguan, the old nobles of Tubo raised their troops to rebel, and colluded with Yangtong and Supi in the west to send troops together.

This made Tubo, which was already fragile, crumbling.

It was also under such circumstances that Songtsan Gampo succeeded Zanpu, and with the assistance of his uncle and a group of cronies, he quelled the rebellion of the old aristocrats and saved the building from falling!
In that year, Songtsan Gampo was 12 years old and thirteen years old!

To this day, Songtsan Gampo is still suppressing the tribal rebellion, and has not really unified Tubo yet.

So Li Chengqian was curious, what did he want to do?
There is a pile of shit under my ass, and you want to get involved in the dispute over Chishuiyuan?
Regarding Chishuiyuan, Li Chengqian is very clear that this is the place that Tubo will fight for in the future.

In history, it was Tubo who finally occupied this piece of land.

No way, they need this land too much.

This piece of land is very important to both Tubo and the Central Plains. Whoever occupies this piece of land will have an advantage.

Without him, this land is an oxygen buffer that both sides need!

When you come down from the plateau, you will be drunk with oxygen, and when you go up to the Central Plains, you will be hypoxic, and Chishuiyuan is just in the middle!
We all need such a place to adapt.

But now, is it too anxious?

"Your Highness, according to the news that came back earlier, Songtsan Gampo has not ruled Tibet yet. Does he want to use our Daming royal court to lure tigers and wolves? Help him eliminate those rebel tribes?" Gao Chunxing said beside him.

Li Chengqian nodded. He thought the same way just now. Indeed, no matter how you look at it, Songtsan Gampo has no reason to start a war with him now.

Perhaps, and only in this way, is the only explanation.

Of course, the specific situation is not yet certain.

"Your Highness..."

As soon as Qibi He Li opened his mouth, Li Chengqian waved his hands and said, "There are more than ten thousand thieves in the area, and they can't be greeted by General Qibi." After speaking, Li Chengqian looked at the messenger and said, "How is the war going now?"

"Fortunately, Your Highness ordered the city to be built early, and our equipment has a slight advantage. Moreover, when the herdsmen who built the city saw the Tubo invaders, they also went to the top of the city to help. For a while, the Tubo thieves will never want to break the city. "The courier said, "However, this battle will consume a lot of ordnance."

Li Chengqian nodded.

This is what he expected.

When building the city, the first thing Li Chengqian did was to build the city wall. Unexpectedly, this really worked.

However, it is definitely not as easy as the messenger said. In a big battle, casualties are inevitable.

Besides, Li Chengqian also knew what kind of virtue the city walls were built in a hurry. In fact, apart from the appearance of Deyang City, the newly built cities are presumably all appearances.

It would be nice to have a city wall to defend against enemies.

"Your Highness, it's inconvenient for my brother to go, but I can go!" At this moment, Qibi Samana stood up and said, "In addition to the five thousand elites that my brother brought earlier, I still have five thousand in the Tie Le Department. Elite, Your Highness treats me with sincerity, and we will also serve His Highness with allegiance."

He is not stupid, this is an opportunity, and it is a rare opportunity.

If he could make meritorious service in this battle, wouldn't he be able to go with the flow and become an official?
Qibi Heli also said immediately: "Your Highness, what the Samana said is right. Since the Tie Le tribe surrendered to His Highness and enjoyed the peace brought by the Ming court, it is only natural to serve the Ming court. I hope His Highness will do it."

"I hope His Highness will do it well." As soon as he finished speaking, all the elders of the Tiele tribe also got up together.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Is this a good thing?

Tibet?

No matter how strong Tubo is, can it still be as strong as Tang Dynasty?
If the royal court of the Ming Dynasty and Tubo go to war in an all-out way, can the Tang Dynasty just sit back and let it go?

But Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Everyone traveled a long distance, how can you go to the battlefield without resting?"

"Your Highness, that's not what you said." Qibi Salamander said quickly, "We have already regarded ourselves as members of the Ming court, and now, just entering the house, Tubo welcomes us in this way. What can't be tolerated!"

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Since that's the case, this king will obey you. If you come back with a big victory in this battle, this king will definitely reward you!"

Li Chengqian would not refuse Qibi Shamen's initiative to ask for a job.

This is a good thing.

"Thank you, Your Highness." After Qibi Shamen finished speaking, he bowed and left with the messenger. He also had a hot temper, and since he wanted to make meritorious service, he had to hurry.

As for the long-distance journey of the soldiers under his command?
That's all nonsense. They were a bit tired all the way, but because they brought the whole tribe to migrate, they didn't walk fast, and it was okay to stop and go along the way.

"Your Highness, I will take my leave." Everyone in Tiele's department also got up together.

Li Chengqian knew what they were going to do, so he waved his hand immediately.

Hehe, they are all a group of people.

After they left, Li Chengqian said: "Pu Shangshu, you go to the workshop to dispatch some ordnance and send it to the front line. No matter what Tubo thinks, you still need to make preparations.

Now that others have attacked, no matter what they want to do, we must face the enemy with the attitude of a national war.

This is the first time that my court of the Ming Dynasty has encountered a strong enemy in the true sense, so don't be careless. "

"I understand." Pussyro nodded.

To be honest, for more than half a year, he has become accustomed to fighting wars. Except for being a little shocked when he heard the news at the beginning, he didn't feel anything after that.

"Wang Shilang." Li Chengqian looked at Wang Xuance again, and said, "Go write a letter and question Tubo Zanpu, what is your intention this time!"

Wang Xuance got up and saluted, "I will do it right away."

"General Qibi, you sent [-] soldiers overnight to support Qiu Bowen in the north. I am worried that Murong Fuyun will send troops south when he sees such an opportunity." Li Chengqian arranged again.

Together in the war, there are really many things.

All aspects must be considered.

Qi Bi He Li nodded, immediately got up and said: "I will arrange it now."

"Yishangshu, the Ministry of Industry and Engineering is giving priority to the construction of six border cities for the time being. The Tubo attack has also reminded us that as long as we are not strong enough, we will not be safe at any time." Li Chengqian ordered again.

Yi Yuanxi also got up to salute. Indeed, the defeat of Murong Shun in the first battle did not make others aware of the strength of the Ming court.

At this point, everything that should be arranged has been arranged, and everyone will go to work on their own.

Li Chengqian asked Gao Chunxing to find out all the recent news about Tubo, and he wanted to study it further. What was Songtsan Gampo's move for?
But when Li Chengqian was studying Songtsan Gampo's intentions, the Qibi monks quarreled with the elders of the Tiele tribe.

"I said everyone, this is going to war! If one is not good, people will die!"

"I don't know it's going to fight?" said an old man, "But it's also an opportunity to make meritorious service! Besides, there are still fewer thirteen or fourteen-year-old warriors in my Tiele tribe? Who didn't come here from the age of thirteen or fourteen?"

"Your grandson, who is thirteen or fourteen years old, is with the army. If something bad happens, should I explain to you?" Qibi Samana was also helpless.

These people are crazy about making meritorious service.

Of course, he also wanted to make meritorious service, so he didn't want to...

At this moment, Qibi Heli came out and saw that everyone was arguing endlessly, so he asked, "Why are you arguing?"

As if he had grasped a life-saving straw, Qibi monk said: "Brother, you come to judge..."

Immediately, he introduced the details again.

Qibi Heli was also speechless after listening to it, he really wanted credit and went crazy!

But he can also understand, what these people think, he knows everything in his heart.

It is too difficult for them people to get ahead in the Tang Dynasty. The ghostly place of the Tang Dynasty is full of monsters. There are opportunities to get ahead, but there are more wolves and less flesh. How can there be so many opportunities in the Ming court?

They thought that they had accumulated enough credit in the Ming court first, and when the time came to return to the Tang Dynasty with Li Chengqian, their Tie Le tribe would surely stand firm like those noble families.

"Don't think about it." Qibi Heli said, "War is not about treating guests to dinner. It will kill people. There will be more opportunities in the future. If it is really impossible, let them join the Youth Army, and the Youth Army will only accept them These young people.

There is another one, if His Highness knows that you sent all your children to the battlefield, it will be a good fruit. "

He has been in the Ming court for so long, so he naturally knows something about Li Chengqian's character.

This thing can't be done, it has nothing to do with credit.

……

At the same time, Tubo got married.

In the royal palace, the sixteen-year-old Songtsan Gampo was discussing matters with his uncle Lunker, Grand Minister Shang Nang and a group of cronies.

Although Songtsan Gampo was the youngest among all the people, he would be considered a child in future generations, but judging from his appearance, he looked quite mature.

If you don't ask, no one would have guessed that he who is in charge of Tubo now and will rule the plateau in the future is just a junior high school student in the later generation.

It is true that the era is the most prerequisite condition for cultivating talents.

"If this time, it would be a good thing for me, Tubo, to use the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty to wear down those rebellious forces," Lun Keer said.

Shang Nang laughed and said: "Not only that, but this time, we can also test the strength of the Ming court, for me, Tubo, it is far better than suppressing the rebellion.

However, this time the Ming Dynasty Wang Ting will definitely question me, Tubo. "

Songtsan Gampo nodded, and said: "It is inevitable, I think Li Chengqian is also a young talent, he can win Chishuiyuan in a short time, and force Tuyuhun to recognize the legal status of the Ming court.

Aside from his identity and his own abilities, it cannot be denied. For the time being, we can have ideas about the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty, but we cannot take actions, otherwise, we may cause dissatisfaction in the Tang Dynasty.

After all, today's Tubo is not capable of competing with Datang. "

Everyone nodded.

Tubo has not yet achieved true unification, and it is indeed incapable of competing with Datang.

Of course, they are not afraid that it is not so easy for Datang's army to kill them.

Unsuitability to the climate cost them half their lives.

"Are we going to send another envoy to Daming?" Lun Keer said, "After all, this is not my Tubo invasion, but rebellion."

After speaking, everyone laughed.

Songtsan Gampo said: "That's true. In this way, Lu Dongzan, you will go to the Daming court again to show my king's attitude. It is Tubo who violated the Daming court this time. Assist the Ming court to defend against the enemy." (Zanpu seems to be calling himself Zanpu, but this Zanpu is weird... Let’s just say that, Tubo is also a royal family, and this king is also okay, easy to understand.)
"My minister takes orders." Lu Dongzan got up immediately.

He is Songtsan Gampo's confidant and the planner of this plan to lure tigers and drive wolves away.

It never occurred to Li Chengqian that the person who was sent to the Ming court at the beginning was Lu Dongzan, who was well-known in the history of Tubo.

Of course, he didn't look carefully at the list of envoys, otherwise, he would have found out.

Lu Dongzan was also very shocked when he saw the eye-catching things in the Changming store, and he was even more envious when he saw that Riyue Mountain had an endless stream of grain entering the city every day. Immediately, I had such a plan in my mind.

He clearly knew that those rebellious tribes were greedy, so he spent all his money and food at the Changming Store to buy some flashy but really extravagant items.

After returning to Tubo, he publicized the wealth of the Ming court, and at the same time claimed that he would speak to Songtsan Gampo to send troops to the Ming court, and threatened that as long as [-] soldiers and horses were needed, he could plunder and run away.

After all, not everyone can catch up with them.

In the end, after some acting with Songtsan Gampo and others, those rebellious tribes were finally moved.

After all, money and food are what are fought in wars, and they are too short of money and food now.

Without money and food, facing Songtsen Gampo, they really did not have the confidence to continue fighting.

You know, this has reached the time of their life and death.

According to the original historical process, that is, this year and next year at the latest, Songtsan Gampo unified the entire Tubo.

It is conceivable how difficult their situation is at this time.

"Zanpu, the old minister please go to Tuyuhun as an envoy." Lun Ke'er said suddenly, "It's not a problem, but I heard that the old friend of the old minister has passed away now, so I went to express my condolences."

Regarding his words, everyone knew that these old guys really didn't have a fuel-efficient lamp.

Songtsan Gampo nodded, and said, "Da Ming, it's really prosperous, and this king is so envious. If it's not for Tang Dynasty, this king really wants to go down!"

"Yeah, I'm so envious of waiting."

If there is no accident, it is estimated that this word will spread to those rebel tribes tomorrow.

To kill without a knife...

(End of this chapter)