Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 213: Wei Yunqi, a man of both civil and military talents, and Songtsen Gampo, who is willing to be a hostage
Li Yuanji thought for a while and had some ideas in his mind, but he was not sure whether this idea was right or not, because what he knew now was that in just over a year, Songtsen Gampo, at the age of twelve or nearly thirteen, resolutely took over the rebellious Tubo.

At such an old age, and with Tubo in such a chaotic state, Songtsen Gampo not only quelled the rebellions from all sides, but also made Tubo stronger. Li Yuanji was really interested in him.

If the things Songtsen Gampo did had happened in the Central Plains dynasty, he would have been an absolutely great man. It's a pity that he was born in Tibet, but that still does not prevent this man from being truly great.

After thinking for a long time, Li Yuanji stopped thinking about it. Now that he was powerful, Songtsen Gampo would definitely come to ask him for help. He would naturally know Tubo’s intentions by then.

He looked at Xie Shufang and spoke slowly.

"Let Songtsen Gampo wait for a while, and call Yu Minghe, Wei Yunqi and others first."

Yu Minghe and Wei Yunqi are now his own generals. He must favor his own people. People like Songtsen Gampo have to step back.

After a while, Yu Minghe and Wei Yunqi walked in.

"See you, Your Majesty."

Li Yuanji first looked at Yu Minghe. Compared with before, he was more steady but also sharp. His temperament was fully revealed. Yu Minghe must have achieved a lot in integrating practice with theory.

As for Wei Yunqi, he looked like an elegant and easy-going gentleman. Li Yuanji couldn't help but sigh that just from this point of view, Wei Yunqi's unpredictable temperament made him more recognized and loved.

Li Yuanji asked the two to stand up, and then came to Yu Minghe first.

"Yes, although I don't know the details, but judging from what I see now, you are very different from before. Now you are a real general."

Although Yu Minghe remained calm after hearing this, joy still showed on his face.

"I am satisfied that I have not brought shame to the king. I have learned a lot from leading the army in this battle. If I have to do it again, I am confident that I can do better."

Patting Yu Minghe on the shoulder, Li Yuanji put away his smile.

"You have a lot of momentum, which is good, but don't be too proud. You know all about the war that happened here, right? Compared to others, you are still a long way behind.

You must thoroughly understand General Yu Qingze's military tactics. Once you have thoroughly understood them, you can make further progress. What you have learned in the past will make greater progress after you gradually put it into practice. I am also looking forward to that day. "

When Yu Minghe heard the three words "Yu Qingze", his eyes were filled with fire.

"I will do my best and never let the king down. If I see my father in the underworld in the future, I will be proud of him!"

Li Yuanji laughed immediately.

"It's a good thing to have ideas. In this case, you should rest for three days and then go to Japan to take orders from Su Dingfang. This time you will fight against the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty. You should learn well after you go there. This is a rare opportunity, you must seize it for me."

Wei Yunqi immediately pricked up his ears and listened, and Yu Minghe became even more excited.

"Your Majesty, I am full of energy. I will go back and make some preparations. I will report to General Su tomorrow!"

Li Yuanji also smiled helplessly. He had just said that Yu Ming was steady and calm, but underneath his calmness he was still a little impatient.

At Li Yuanji's nod, Yu Minghe retreated and prepared to go to Japan. Suddenly, only Li Yuanji and Wei Yunqi were left in the hall.

Li Yuanji looked at Wei Yunqi and came to Wei Yunqi.

"I have heard of Yunqi's name a long time ago. He once went to the Eastern Turks alone and borrowed 20,000 soldiers from the Khan Qimin. He defeated the Khitan army and made the Han people famous. It is not an exaggeration to say that Yunqi became famous in one battle. Come, let's sit down and talk."

Li Yuanji pulled Wei Yunqi to sit down together. Wei Yunqi was still uneasy. No matter what Li Yuanji's purpose was, this attitude was very rare. Moreover, from the moment he agreed to Li Yuanji to come to Lingnan, he belonged to Li Yuanji.

"Your Majesty, you have praised me. The past cannot be reversed. How can the bravery of the past be applied to today? Compared with Your Majesty, I am like a firefly. Your Majesty is the sun shining in the sky."

Li Yuanji also laughed after hearing this.

"Yunqi, Yunqi, this is not like your style. We are just like usual. You were originally with my elder brother, but now my elder brother was killed by Li Er. In order to save you, I asked Yu Minghe to bring you to Lingnan. Wait for time and help my elder brother avenge this. Yunqi, please don't blame me."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yunqi immediately stood up, walked to Li Yuanji and knelt on one knee.

"I know your Majesty's intention. I will never forget your kindness to me. From the moment I came to Lingnan, I will regard myself as your general and follow your arrangements."

Wei Yunqi and other old members of Li Jiancheng's party now have no choice but to choose between Li Shimin and Li Yuanji, or die. As for choosing Li Shimin, he has never thought about it. People should be loyal and righteous. No matter whether it is loyalty or righteousness, he cannot convince himself to join Li Shimin.

The only choice he had was Li Yuanji. In addition, Li Yuanji was already on good terms with Li Jiancheng, and they could work together to deal with Li Shimin. In the eyes of people like Wei Yunqi, Li Jiancheng was harmed by Li Shimin, and Li Yuanji was the person they were loyal to.

Li Yuanji helped Wei Yunqi up, feeling deeply moved.

"Yunqi believes in me so much, I will not let Yunqi down!"

The master and the servant expressed their true feelings to each other, and Wei Yunqi was extremely moved. He could feel how much Li Yuanji valued him. It was Li Yuanji's burning heart that was fully displayed in front of him, and Wei Yunqi could only be moved.

"Yunqi, I know all your abilities. I plan to arrange for you to go to Xizhou Prefecture, which is the place where Zhenla was destroyed and divided into four prefectures, namely Xizhou Prefecture, Zhenzhou Prefecture, Wuzhou Prefecture, and Taizhou Prefecture.

I want you to command the military and political affairs of the four prefectures, and all the affairs of the four prefectures will be decided by you alone. Due to the long distance, I will give you the power to execute first and report later.

But I have only one request, that is to develop the four prefectures, and during this period, make detailed plans for each of the four prefectures, develop the people's livelihood, and develop the army. At the same time, we must also take on the responsibility of promoting Chinese, so that everyone there can speak Chinese."

Li Yuanji then gradually talked about the things that needed to be done, including starting trade with the Pyu Kingdom, opening up a channel to India, keeping an eye on the situation in the Pyu Kingdom, controlling the situation in the Pyu Kingdom, etc. There was a lot of things to do.

Li Yuanji had no choice. Wei Yunqi was completely an enhanced version of Liu Rengui. His military formations were top-notch. He had to make use of such a person. He could put the affairs of the four ministries and all these to important use. He was relieved that Wei Yunqi would be in charge of them.

As for whether Wei Yunqi could handle it, he didn't care. He had delegated so much power and trusted him so much. If he couldn't do it well, don't blame him for cutting people. Anyway, he didn't care about the process, he only cared about the result. Wei Yunqi listened carefully. When Li Yuanji dragged all these out, Wei Yunqi had already picked up a pen and paper to write them down. There were really too many things to do. Wei Yunqi felt that from the early Sui Dynasty to the present, Li Yuanji's arrangement was his most troublesome task.

But Wei Yunqi did not complain. Instead, he was more moved. All military and political affairs in the four prefectures were handed over to him. He was also given the power to execute first and report later. Wei Yunqi had never held such great power before. From the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, no one had given him such great power.

The more affairs he had to attend to, the more it showed that Li Yuanji valued him, especially when the military and political affairs of the four prefectures were handed over to him, which was no ordinary respect.

Wei Yunqi had gained some understanding of Lingnan along the way. In addition, Yu Minghe talked to him about Lingnan from time to time, so Wei Yunqi was not completely ignorant.

According to the current division of power, he directly became the most powerful person under Li Yuanji. Even Cen Wenben could not interfere in military affairs. Only he was able to integrate military and political affairs. It can be said that Li Yuanji completely set a precedent for him in Lingnan.

Wei Yunqi knelt on one knee again, feeling deeply moved, and looked at Li Yuanji very seriously.

"Your Majesty's kindness is so great that I have no way to repay you. I am willing to go through fire and water for you, even if it means anything.

"After I take up my post as the military and political officer of the four prefectures, I will follow the king's instructions and complete his entrustment. Even if I die, I will never let the king down!"

Li Yuanji helped Wei Yunqi up.

"Yunqi, why am I saying all this? I believe in you, but even though the mission is heavy, you must take care of your health. If you encounter any difficulties there, please write to me. I will definitely solve whatever I can for you, so that you don't have to worry about anything!"

Wei Yunqi was so moved that he almost shed tears. Whether it was Yang Guang or Li Jiancheng, he had never enjoyed such trust and importance. This was also an important reason why Wei Yunqi was willing to die for Li Yuanji.

After chatting with Wei Yunqi for a while, Li Yuanji let Wei Yunqi go downstairs to rest, and then told Wei Yunqi to learn about Lingnan first after resting.

Li Yuanji was also helpless. The development of Lingnan now was completely different from that of the Tang Dynasty. If he didn't let Wei Yunqi figure it out, it would be difficult to make progress in the future.

After Wei Yunqi left, Li Yuanji put away his previous expression and smiled. At this time, Li Yuanji was extremely happy. With the addition of Feng Li and Wei Yunqi, how could he not be happy? Invisibly, his power increased.

After adjusting his mood, Li Yuanji immediately called Xie Shufang.

"Shufang, go and call Songtsen Gampo."

Xie Shufang took the order and went down. After a while, he came in with a young man.

He is said to be a teenager, but if you only look at his height and appearance, you really can't tell that Songtsen Gampo in front of you is a teenager. Have you ever seen an eleven-year-old boy who is over 1.6 meters tall and has an extremely haggard face?
While Li Yuanji was looking at Songtsen Gampo, Songtsen Gampo glanced at Li Yuanji quickly and began to salute.

"Songtsen Gampo, son of the Tibetan king, pays homage to the King of Qi."

Li Yuanji smiled immediately. Songtsen Gampo lowered his attitude very low, which further proved that Songtsen Gampo came here to ask for something very important.

"Get up. I heard that you are only eleven years old now?"

Li Yuanji asked Songtsen Gampo curiously, and Songtsen Gampo immediately responded respectfully: "King Qi, I am still one month away from turning eleven."

Li Yuanji was stunned and took a deep breath. He was less than eleven years old and he had already started to shoulder the burden of a country. What was he doing when he was less than eleven years old?
Let alone him, even if it was Li Shimin, at the age of less than eleven, could he shoulder the burden of a country?

Li Yuanji already had the answer in his mind, and he really admired Songtsen Gampo.

"It is true that heroes emerge from youth. In ancient times, Gan Luo became a high minister at the age of twelve. Today, Songtsen Gampo is less than eleven years old and has taken on the responsibility of a country. This is truly remarkable."

What Li Yuanji really lamented was that Gan Luo was only a senior minister at the age of twelve, while Songtsen Gampo in front of him inherited the title of King of Tubo at the age of twelve and quelled the civil strife. Although their opponents were incomparable, in terms of deeds, Songtsen Gampo was truly amazing.

Songtsen Gampo panicked when he heard this.

"King Qi, you are too kind. How can I compare with Shangqing Ganluo? I was born in a remote country and am a little more sensible. Now the affairs of Tubo are still managed by my father. I came to King Qi as an envoy because I heard that King Qi's fiefdom is different from that of ordinary people and any other country, so I came to see it for myself."

Li Yuanji just laughed: "Haha, you, don't be so modest, I know your abilities better than you do.

Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. Before, I led my troops back to Chang’an in accordance with the imperial edict of the Tang Emperor. You were able to send 20,000 troops to help me when we were in such an internal crisis. I will remember this friendship in my heart.

What is the matter with you coming here this time? Just tell me, I will do my best to help you in any way I can.

We will finish our business, and I can take you to see the uniqueness of Gulingnan to satisfy your ideas. "

Li Yuanji looked at Songtsen Gampo with a smile, and when he saw the hesitant and flustered Songtsen Gampo, he smiled even wider. This time he did not play by the rules and caught Songtsen Gampo off guard.

Songtsen Gampo was a little at a loss at this time. In fact, what Li Yuanji showed was completely different from what Songtsen Gampo had thought. After all, he was still too young. However, Songtsen Gampo, who was mentally mature, reacted quickly.

Since Li Yuanji was so straightforward and got straight to the point, there was no need for him to hide anything.

"King Qi, I came here to ask for help. The old nobles in my country of Tubo are dissatisfied with my father and are planning a rebellion. Many people in Yangtong in the west have also had bad intentions. Su Bi also wants to oppose my father's rule.

Now my father and I are surrounded by enemies on all sides, so I have come here in person. I am willing to serve as a hostage here and ask the King of Qi to send troops to help us.

If the crisis is resolved, if the King of Qi has any instructions in the future, our Tubo will definitely cooperate with the King of Qi and follow the King of Qi's lead."

When Li Yuanji heard this, he was shocked. He knew that Songtsen Gampo must have come for something extremely important. Coming to watch because Lingnan was different was just an excuse, but he did not expect that this matter would be so explosive.

He knew that things would be very turbulent inside Tubo at this time, but he didn't expect it to become so chaotic so quickly. This was beyond his expectations.

Especially when Songtsen Gampo was willing to stay as a hostage in exchange for his troops, Li Yuanji was really shocked.

Songtsen Gampo was right before his eyes. If he agreed, it would be very difficult for Tubo to rise again. He might even be able to directly control Tubo and Songtsen Gampo. Li Yuanji was tempted.

(End of this chapter)