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Chapter 215: A Game Using Countries as Pawns

When Li Yuanji thought of this, he couldn't calm down. In Li Yuanji's opinion, Li Er was completely aiding the enemy without any countermeasures.

How can this be called business? This is just helping others to become stronger. In the end, these people will turn around and attack the Tang Dynasty!

Li Yuanji was really angry. He really didn't expect that Li Er would be such a person. He really wanted to slap Li Er a few times to make him wake up.

The Tang Dynasty's smelting technology is far behind his. Why does Li Er do this?
Did Li Er really ignore everything just to deal with him? If the countries he sold military equipment to became powerful and broke away from the control of the Tang Dynasty, wouldn't the Tang Dynasty be destroyed?
The strength of the Tang army was not only due to its military strength, but also to the advantages of its military equipment. The smelting technology of the Tang Dynasty was unmatched by anyone, which made the Tang army so powerful.

Others couldn't break their defense with one strike, but the Tang army could break their armor directly with one strike. In such a battle, how could the Tang army not appear powerful?
Although he also had a lot of arms trade with foreign countries, the objects of his trade were all those he could control or would be able to control in the future, and the quantities were not as large as Li Er's, who directly traded tens of thousands, and even if not tens of thousands, there were still over ten thousand arms.

This is still the early stages, and there will certainly be further investments in the future. When so much military equipment enters other countries, will the few people Li Er sends be able to cope with the changes in the situation?

Li Yuanji didn't dare to think about it anymore. Even though Li Er was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and it was not his business to worry about this, what Li Er had done was really unhuman and he was not worthy of sitting on the position of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuanji then looked at Songtsen Gampo. The man in front of him was not a good person either. He used tricks on him and even induced him to use tricks.

Now he has to take care of Yang Tong's affairs, but even if he does, Tubo must be dealt with. If he doesn't teach Tubo a lesson, he will not be a good man.

"Songtsen Gampo, you go down first. I will tell you after I think it through. But I can tell you that Tubo is my friend, and I will definitely not sit idly by. Go."

Upon hearing this, Songtsen Gampo did not dare to raise any objection and immediately withdrew.

After Songtsen Gampo left, Li Yuanji's face became completely gloomy and his heart was already filled with anger.

"Shufang! Go call Jingren and Wei Yunqi!"

Xie Shufang looked at the gloomy Li Yuanji and listened to these solemn words, and immediately became extremely serious.

"My king, do we need to gather an army?"

Li Yuanji looked at Xie Shufang, who had a murderous look on his face, and suddenly smiled.

"Not for now, go call them both first."

Although Xie Shufang's abilities are not small, they are not the strongest. However, he likes Xie Shufang the most. In addition to the fact that they have been together for the longest time, came from Chang'an together, and are the most loyal, it is also because Xie Shufang understands him the best and puts him first in everything.

After Xie Shufang left, Li Yuanji began to think again. In his opinion, considering Li Er's historical performance, he should not be such a stupid person. Li Yuanji always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Li Er was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so Li Yuanji didn't believe that Li Er didn't know these simple truths. Even if Li Er really didn't think of it, there were so many people under him, it was impossible that no one hadn't thought of it. If Li Er insisted, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among more people.

There is no reason for Li Er to do this now. The only explanation is that the smelting technology of the Tang Dynasty has improved and been greatly enhanced. Otherwise, how to explain Li Er’s behavior in Yang Tong?

Thinking of this, Li Yuanji was shocked. The Tang Dynasty's smelting technology still had more than ten years to improve. Now, the improvement was so great? Could it create weapons that were better than before and had a qualitative change?

Li Yuanji found it a little ridiculous, but he really couldn't think of any other reason.

At this moment, Li Yuanji suddenly realized that the changes in the Tang Dynasty had become very huge. He could no longer look at the Tang Dynasty with his previous perspective. The Tang Dynasty was now progressing very rapidly.

Li Yuanji didn't know whether to laugh or be sad for a moment. The Tang Dynasty had made progress in all aspects, which was a very good thing. But the only bad thing was that he and the Tang Dynasty's emperor Li Er were enemies. Especially since Li Er was still copying the method he used here, copying the answers, which was very annoying.

After a while, Cen Wenben and Wei Yunqi both arrived.

"See you, Your Majesty."

Li Yuanji waved his hand to signal the two to sit down, and then told them all the information revealed by Songtsen Gampo.

After hearing this, Cen Wenben and Wei Yunqi looked at Li Yuanji with eyes wide open, their eyes full of disbelief.

"A tyrant! A tyrant! How could the Tang Dynasty produce a tyrant like Li Shimin! The former crown prince would do better than Li Shimin if he ascended the throne. Why would Li Shimin aid the enemy and strengthen the enemy countries around the Tang Dynasty?"

Cen Wenben couldn't hold back at all for a moment. Although they were enemies of Li Shimin, they all regarded themselves as members of the Tang Dynasty. No matter how much Li Yuanji and Li Shimin fought, it was an internal struggle within the Tang Dynasty and they were all people of the Tang Dynasty.

Everyone has their own ideas about the Tang Dynasty, but Li Shimin's actions completely touched the bottom line of scholars like Cen Wenben.

Although they were literati, they were more aware of the external threats surrounding the Tang Dynasty. Throughout history, the surrounding ethnic minorities have always been eyeing the Central Plains dynasties, and there have been border threats in every dynasty.

It was precisely because the Central Plains dynasty was extremely advanced in all aspects, had a strong national power, and a powerful army that it was able to force the surrounding ethnic minorities to behave themselves.

However, neither Cen Wenben nor Wei Yunqi could accept Li Shimin's gift.

"Your Majesty, send out the troops! Let's attack the Tang Dynasty directly. The Tang Dynasty cannot allow Li Shimin to squander like this. This will create a huge hidden danger for the Tang Dynasty!"

Wei Yunqi couldn't stand it either. Although he knew that there was still a gap between them and the Tang Dynasty, they were heartbroken by Li Shimin's actions. These were their essence, and they had gradually achieved the lead after countless generations!
Li Yuanji looked at the two people who were filled with indignation and spoke slowly.

"When I first heard about it, I thought so too, but later I felt that it was wrong. I know Li Er better than you do. There must be some secret in this matter. Li Er is not a fool. He must know what hidden dangers and disasters this will bring to the Tang Dynasty.

We have not called you here simply to vent your anger. The first thing we need to do is to contact the people in Chang'an immediately to find out whether the Tang Dynasty, especially Li Er, has taken any actions and what changes have taken place.

The second is Tubo. Now that Li Er has interfered in the affairs there, our development westward will be greatly restricted. Li Er’s influence here must be eliminated, and the hand that Li Er has extended must be cut off!
Now the question is whether we should send troops directly to Tubo or support Tubo. Tubo is not simple either. You all know just now that Songtsen Gampo, the future Zanpu of Tubo, will be a great hidden danger to us once he takes office as the Zanpu of Tubo. "After hearing this, Cen Wenben and Wei Yunqi had to adjust their mood. At this time, they both knew that they were too excited just now. Now that the fact has come, they should consider how to deal with this sudden change.

After a moment, Cen Wenben spoke first.

“Your Majesty, I will send a letter by carrier pigeon later, asking the people in Chang’an to investigate what happened in the Tang Dynasty, especially Li Shimin’s actions, but it will take time.

As for Tibet, I suggest that we should not send troops directly. It would be bad for us to end the war too early. It is better for us to support Tibet first and let Tibet suppress Li Shimin's arrangements.

As for Songtsen Gampo, if Your Majesty thinks that this man is an anomaly, then leave him here, and at the same time ask Tubo to send a letter of credence, Tubo will become Your Majesty's vassal state, and at the same time let Yang Shu in Yunzhou prepare to send troops.

It is to gather a large army on the border to create the illusion that they can send troops to assist Tubo at any time. It is also to deter Tubo and prevent it from having other ideas. "

As soon as Cen Wenben finished speaking, Wei Yunqi on the side spoke up.

"Your Majesty, as for our relationship with Yang Tong, there is no need to sever it. Business can continue as normal, even military equipment can be sold. Since Li Shimin has done so, we don't have to worry about it.

Anyway, all transactions are for the purpose of making money. For us, it is not a loss but a big profit.

At the same time, we also need to make friends with distant countries and attack nearby ones. The relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Tuyuhun and Eastern Turks is not good, so we just contact the two places and do nothing else but maintain trade exchanges.

Although we want to maintain trade relations, Li Shimin may not think that way. He will definitely do his utmost to guard against the Turks and Tuyuhun, diverting the Tang Dynasty's attention so that we can do better in other places.

In addition, Your Majesty should pay special attention to the Harsha Dynasty and the Western Turkic Khanate. Gundam once sent troops to help us, but the Harsha Dynasty was an enemy of Gundam and had always wanted to destroy it. As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. It is very likely that the Tang Dynasty will seek an alliance with the Harsha Dynasty.

As for the Western Turks, they have always been friendly to the Tang Dynasty. If Li Shimin sends people there, the Western Turks will definitely move closer to the Tang Dynasty. We contacted Tuyuhun and the Eastern Turks more to counter Li Shimin's arrangement."

Li Yuanji listened to the two people's words, especially what Wei Yunqi said. Li Yuanji himself really didn't expect it. After Wei Yunqi's reminder, Li Yuanji suddenly realized it.

He and Li Er are enemies. If he wants to develop, Li Er will definitely find a way to stop his development. This is inevitable. Li Yuanji originally did not expect it to be so broad. Wei Yunqi's reminder made him wake up directly. There is really a lot that Li Er can do.

Li Yuanji especially agreed with the idea of ​​making friends far away and attacking nearby ones. Isn't that what Li Er is doing now?
Li Yuanji had always thought that his fight with Li Shimin would take place in Japan. Now it seems that his fight with Li Shimin will not only take place in Japan, but they will be seen in almost every place. All the countries in the world have become chess pieces in their hands.

Thinking of this, Li Yuanji suddenly felt a surge of heroic spirit. This was what made it interesting. He and Li Er would not engage in direct conflict. Instead, they would use other small countries as pawns and play against each other. Even if they entered the battlefield, it would only be a local war.

Unless one of the two parties is fully prepared, they will go into full-scale war. Otherwise, the victory or defeat will be decided somewhere else, which is really interesting.

After thinking this through, Li Yuanji smiled and became eager to get started.

"Jingren, Yunqi, you guys are right, especially Yunqi, you really reminded me this time, so let's start doing what you said.

Jingren, next you should focus on the changes in the Tang Dynasty, especially Li Er's actions, and report them in time.

Then, in the following period, I will help Yunqi get familiar with the situation as soon as possible and make sure Yunqi has a comprehensive understanding of our development.”

"Yunqi, hurry up and go to Xizhou as soon as possible to manage the affairs of the four prefectures after you have figured it out. Now that you have guessed that Li Shimin will do that, Xizhou and Pyu Kingdom are directly related to our army's entry into Tianzhu and the key to intervening in Tianzhu!"

Cen Wenben and Wei Yunqi agreed immediately. They chatted for a while and then the two of them left. Li Yuanji was alone and still had a headache.

"These two people really don't care about Songtsen Gampo. They want to keep Songtsen Gampo here? Of course, they can, but once his father dies, can I let Songtsen Gampo go back?"

Li Yuanji was really speechless. If he let Zanganbu go, he would easily turn him into an ungrateful person. If he didn't let him go, the people of Tubo would certainly not submit. If he directly destroyed Tubo, Li Er would probably wake up with laughter. Once he did that, he would have no integrity at all. How could he play this game with other countries in the future?
After thinking for a while, the upset Li Yuanji was too lazy to think about it anymore. Now this matter is not the most urgent. The most important thing is to deal with the issue of making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones as soon as possible. This is what Li Er is doing now, so he must also be prepared.

"Shufang, go call Dahe over."

After hearing this, Xie Shufang went to find Ning Chun again. Now he already knew how difficult the situation was. There were very few things that Li Yuanji could ask so many people to solve one after another.

After a while, Ning Chun arrived.

"I've met the king."

Li Yuanji motioned Ning Chun to sit down and then told Ning Chun what had just happened.

"Dahe, I called you here for this matter. I want you to go as an envoy to the Eastern Turks and Tuyuhun. The purpose of your going is to show that we are fighting against Li Er together, and then discuss the issue of mutual exchanges and trade. There is no need to talk about other things.

The journey is long, I will give you another 200 soldiers and 500 horses to protect your safety. It will be easier with the horses when you go to the north. You should return as soon as possible, and your own safety is the most important thing."

Ning Chun agreed without any hesitation after hearing this.

In fact, the best candidate in Li Yuanji's eyes for this mission was Wang Xuance. However, Wang Xuance is now in charge of the affairs of Yuezhou Prefecture. Direct transfer will not only take time, but will also be bad for Ning Chun and Wang Xuance.

Fortunately, it was not a big deal to discuss, so Li Yuanji just made the arrangements.

Afterwards, Li Yuanji began to consider the issue of Tubo, which was the most important issue at the moment.

(End of this chapter)