Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 419 "A visitor from the Wu family"

Galdongzan was indeed one of the most outstanding strategists of this era, and he had a thorough understanding of the rise and future of Tibet.

Deeply understand the reason for the rise of Tubo: the right time, right place, right people.

Songtsen Gampo is just one of them, a hero created by the times.

As the climate warmed, the snow on the plateau turned into grassland and farmland, and the ores that had been buried deep in the snow also emerged. With resources, Tibet had the capital to rise.

Once the climate returns to what it was before, with heavy snow covering grasslands and farmland, and the ground freezing as hard as steel, food, livestock, and mining will all suffer a devastating blow.

Before this happens, Tibet must have a safe haven, a place where it can expand outward.

Qinghai and Hubei are connected to Liangzhou and Longyou, and to the west are the big and small Bolu, which is a perfect place to gain a foothold.

However, due to the appearance of Chen Qingsi, the Tang army blocked the way down the mountain from Tubo.

Gal Dongzan has realized that Tang Ting has seen through Tubo, and they are just waiting for him to come to their door, or to trap them in the mountains until the cold winter comes.

Since everyone has seen through each other, there is no more conspiracy to be found. The only way is to win with serious force.

Galdongzan knew that their Tubo talents were not as good as those of the Central Plains, and that every era had talents who could carry the banner.

His son Qin Ling was the most talented military being he had ever encountered, so all the burdens could only be placed on him.

If it is really crushed, Tubo will lose its future forever.

But if he could withstand the pressure, Galdongzan believed that his son would definitely be able to carve out a world for Tibet.

Looking at Galdongzan with a determined look on his face, Dayan Mangbozhi flashed a person in his mind, a young man who forced their Tubo family into such a situation...

Su Dingfang is old, but he is still young.

Although the opponent seems not good at commanding troops, if he underestimates him because of this, he is afraid of suffering a big loss.

But he didn't say it out loud.

Just as Gal Dongzan said, they have been forced into a desperate situation and have no choice.

Compared with the desperate Tubo, Chen Qingsi in Luoyang is much more leisurely.

Although Su Dingfang repelled the Tibetan invasion, and the military department under Chen Qingsi's command had to prepare for post-war rewards and promotions, most of these were the following matters. Chen Qingsi's task was to review, not to do everything in detail.

Zhang Ming, the Minister of War, handed over the list of military exploits he had compiled to Chen Qingsi.

"Chen Shangshu, the list of meritorious officers and soldiers has been reviewed and is accurate. It can be submitted to the meeting hall for review by the prime minister."

There are usually two rosters in the army that count military exploits, one from the commander and the other from the military supervisor.

They reported the situation they saw to the Ministry of War in detail, and the Ministry of War summarized the situation on both sides to determine the merits of the superior and the inferior, so as to prevent the army from pretending to be public for personal gain and to win people's hearts.

The list compiled this time is the final list that combines the two reports. The achievements at the general level are clearly recorded.

Chen Qingsi looked carefully and saw Xi Junmai's heroic performance, and felt very relieved: the pearl had been covered in dust for many years, and finally found an opportunity to show itself again.

"Chen Shangshu, have you heard that some people are now persuading us to take advantage of this great victory to restore relations with Tubo. Since Tubo cannot be destroyed, it is better to take this opportunity to make an alliance with the nephew and uncle to calm the war."

Zhang Ming asked cautiously, with a hint of indignation in his tone.

When he rescued Tuyuhun in the past, the two armies of the Tang army were defeated by Lun Qinling along the way, and were forced to the foot of Dafeichuan by him all the way. It was all thanks to Su Dingfang to turn decay into magic.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has never suffered such a heavy price.

The Ministry of War clearly remembers this grudge.

If it were other thieves who caused the Tang Dynasty to suffer such a heavy loss, the generals would have to dream of revenge and would not give up until they were destroyed.

It happened to be Tubo on the plateau. The price of revenge was so huge that the court could not bear it and had no choice but to give up.

This anger is always held in the hearts of some people.

Now that they heard the news that they were going to negotiate a peace and re-alliance with Tubo, people in the Ministry of War and the military had a lot of opinions.

Chen Qingsi said: "No matter what they say, just be yourself."

He has already analyzed the pros and cons with Li Zhi.

In general, peaceful development is indeed beneficial to people's livelihood. But peace is a matter for both parties and is not the result of wishful thinking.

As the suzerain of the Celestial Dynasty, Datang had the rules of a suzerain: strength plus credibility.

As for the small barbarian countries, they are pursuing profit, and the covenant is dispensable to them, and it is no harm to the waste paper.

Talking about peace with Tibet is tantamount to putting a tight ring on oneself, but the other party does not have to abide by it.

If this is the case, and Li Zhi is interested in forming an alliance, Chen Qingsi will have to think of a way out for himself.

There is no future with a stupid boss.

Chen Qingsi stamped his seal on the list and had it sent to the Council Hall.

Today, dealing with the affairs of the Ministry of War, which delayed a little time, Chen Qingsi also gave up asking about Feng Chan, and instead went to the Yanjia School to pick up his son Jingjing from school.

As a father, he hasn't picked up his children from school yet and feels like a failure.

Chen Qingsi also made a special detour to buy a bunch of candied haws.

There was candied haws of sugar in the Tang Dynasty, but the sugar-making technology was not perfect at this time and was not popular. Only well-off families could try it.

As for the bunch Chen Qingsi bought, it was made of honey bee sugar and was more expensive. It was a delicacy tasted by high-ranking officials and nobles.

Chen Qingsi found her carriage and chatted casually with the driver.

The driver's name was Xiao Peng. He used to be a bodyguard who traveled around the world delivering goods. After he got married and started a business, he didn't want to run around, so he wanted to find a job as a housekeeper.

Because he kept his promises and his family was clean when he was traveling in the world in his early years, he was appointed as Jingjing's bodyguard to escort him to and from school.

Chen Qingsi was very friendly to the person who protected her children. She did not judge him based on his status at all. After chatting with him and finding out that he had a seven-year-old child, he asked, "Would you like your child to practice literature or martial arts?"

Xiao Peng was a little cautious when facing a high-ranking official like Chen Qingsi, and said: "My wife wants him to practice essays, saying that she doesn't want her children to be like me, fighting and killing, and becoming a rough man."

It is true that the Tang Dynasty advocated martial arts, but it was definitely not the extreme recklessness of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

There are very few illiterate people who really come to the fore in this era. Even if they cannot read Chinese characters at the beginning due to environmental problems, they will learn to write after they rise, and they will pay attention to literacy and martial arts, or martial arts will become literary.

On the other hand, you don’t have to be good at it, but you can’t understand it.

Therefore, a reckless man like Xiao Peng will still be discriminated against.

"It's good to study literature. Reading can make you wise and rational." Chen Qingsi said: "Is there a school for studying?"

Xiao Peng said: "Learn from the bookmakers in the county..." Speaking of his son, a smile appeared on his rough and weathered face: "At the end of last year, he got an excellent grade."

Chen Qingsi said: "The calligraphers in the county can only teach some reading and writing. If you really want to become a talent, you have to find a good calligraphy school. A certain person once stayed in the Imperial College for a period of time and has some connections in Chang'an. Recommend a suitable book school for your child..."

Xiao Peng was instantly overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. He originally had this intention...How could he not know the level of calligraphers in the county, but he was forced by life and could not afford so many books and had no connections.

He was transferred to the Chen residence as a guard. The Chen family did not have the habit of being harsh on servants, but they did not open a charity. The salary paid was the same as the market, and at most the food and drink were better. But since he became Master Xiaolang's bodyguard, his salary has nearly doubled, and he has been able to afford the education of the school.

Now that Chen Qingsi, a great scholar, has personally introduced it, how can it be any worse?

Chen Qingsi smiled and said: "Work hard and I won't lose you."

Xiao Peng understood that the big man in front of him who could shake the temples with his stamp of feet must be treated like this because of Master Xiaolang. He nodded heavily and said: "Even if I risk my life, I still have to protect Mr. Xiaolang." Safety."

"Aye!"

At this moment, Jingjing walked out of the book school. He saw Chen Qingsi at a glance and shouted excitedly. He was about to walk towards him quickly, but stopped midway, turned around, and followed a ten-year-old girl. The young man bowed.

The young man returned the salute and said goodbye to each other.

Then the little guy rushed over.

Chen Qingsi smiled at the boy.

The young man obviously knew his identity and saluted from a distance, and then directed other elementary school children to find his family.

Chen Qingsi carried the little guy into the carriage, and the father and son sat in the carriage.

Chen Qingsi took out the candied haws.

The little guy's eyes flashed and he said: "Tanghulu, Aye is so good."

Chen Qingsi handed the candied haws to you and said, "Eat slowly. You have to finish it before you get home. Otherwise, Aye doesn't care what your mother-in-law says about you."

The little guy happily took it, nodded slyly, and said, "Yes, as long as Aye doesn't say it and Jingjing doesn't say it, it's not deception."

Chen Qingsi smiled happily.

In front of the mirror, Chen Qingsi didn't know why it was so easy to smile.

Just a few simple words can make him happy from the bottom of his heart.

Chen Qingsi suddenly remembered that when Jingjing shared interesting stories about the school with him, she often said that they had a young gentleman who was extremely knowledgeable and treated them very well. She asked, "Is that young man from before the young gentleman?"

Jingjing nodded vigorously, and after swallowing the snacks in her mouth, she said: "That's him. He's amazing. He understands everything. If the child asks him something he doesn't understand, he will answer it one by one."

He was afraid that Chen Qingsi wouldn't believe it, so he said: "I saw him with my own eyes. He hit the target with one arrow from a long distance. Jingjing will be like him in the future, capable of writing and martial arts."

Listening to the admiration in her son's mouth, Chen Qingsi felt a little appreciative. There is no one better than you in both civil and military skills, and asked: "Do you know what the young gentleman's name is?"

Jingjing thought for a moment and said, "The young gentleman's surname is Yao, and his name is Yao Chong."

Chen Qingsi twitched the corner of her mouth, it turned out to be him?
The prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty recommended Fang Du first, followed by Yao Song.

Fang Du is naturally the familiar Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, and Yao Song is Yao Chong and Song Jing.

Fang Du assisted Li Shimin to create the rule of Zhenguan, while Yao Song assisted Li Longji to push the Tang Dynasty to its peak and create the prosperous Kaiyuan era.

If it were him, that would be okay.

Chen Qingsi led Jingjing home and stepped into the door, only to learn that Wu Minzhi was visiting.

Wu Minzhi is Helan Minzhi.

He Lanmin changed his surname when Chen Qingsi was in charge of Baekje.

Empress Wu deeply hated her two brothers who had abused and humiliated her when she was a child. After her rise, she was unwilling to reconcile with the Wu family no matter how much she needed help from them. Instead, she kept plotting the succession rights of the Wu family.

After Empress Wu came to power, she retaliated against her two brothers. Wu Yuanqing died of illness due to fear, while Wu Yuanshuang was directly framed and convicted and exiled to Zhenzhou to die.

The two brothers died one after another. According to common sense, the knight's title should be passed down to Wu Sansi.

But Empress Wu took it back by force and gave the inheritance rights to her sister's son Helan Minzhi.

Helan Minzhi inherited the title of Zhou Guogong from the Wu family, and also changed his surname, and is now known as Wu Minzhi.

Chen Qingsi had heard about it and naturally knew that Wu Minzhi was He Lanminzhi.

"Aye, if something happens, go find your mother in Jingjing!"

Chen Qingsi watched Jingjing disappear in the front yard and walked quickly to the living room.

Seeing Chen Qingsi enter, Wu Min stepped forward to salute and said with some excitement: "I have met Mr."

Chen Qingsi looked at the increasingly handsome and handsome young man, nodded and said: "I heard that you inherited the title of Zhou Guogong and officially became an official as a guest of the prince. I haven't had time to congratulate you yet..."

Wu Minzhi grimaced and said with a sense of grievance: "Sir, the student is actually not very willing to change his surname..."

Helan's lineage, Helan Anshi, was the only one from Helan Min. If the surname was changed to Wu, his lineage of Helan's family would be extinct.

Wu Minzhi was unwilling, and neither was the Helan family.

But what did Queen Wu do?
In this situation, how can the Helan family be qualified to speak?

Even if he didn't want to, Helan Minzhi had to change his name to Wu Minzhi.

Chen Qingsi said: "The matter has come to this, let it take its course."

This is a matter between the Wu family and the Helan family. It is difficult for Chen Qingsi to interfere as an outsider.

Wu Minzhi also recognized the reality and said, "That's all." He shook his head and said, "If you don't talk about these bad things, sir, how is everything going?"

Wu Minzhi had a sincere face. He loved Chen Qingsi's poems and admired him extremely. During the few days we spent together in the East Palace, Chen Qingsi treated him sincerely, taught him all about the literature of the Tang Dynasty, and truly recognized Chen Qingsi as a gentleman.

Chen Qingsi gave him eight words, "Restrain oneself, be cautious in independence, guard one's mind and clarify one's nature." Wu Minzhi took them as a motto, and specially wrote them down and put them on his bedside.

The eight words Chen Qingsi sent to Wu Minzhi were carefully considered.

Wu Minzhi is very smart and knows everything about everything, but his temperament is a bit frivolous and perverse. He likes to act casually and is prone to extreme things.

Historically, because of the filth in the family, Li Zhi slept with his mother and his sister, and his aunt killed her sister...

In anger, Wu Min slept with Empress Wu's mother and cuckolded Empress Wu's dead father...

The chaos in relationships is staggering.

According to Wu Minzhi's extreme temperament, Chen Qingsi gave him eight words.

Wu Minzhi took this horoscope as a companion and examined himself three times, and his temperament actually changed.

This was unexpected by Chen Qingsi.

"Everything is fine!"

Chen Qingsi also felt that Wu Minzhi in front of him had become calmer, which was a bit surprising.

Wu Minzhi bowed his head and said: "Sir, the student is here to ask for advice from the prince on the order of the prince."

(End of this chapter)