Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 297
"Report to everyone! Mr. Xi bought it and is waiting outside the hall." An eunuch trotted in.

"Show him in." Li Chengqian said.

"No!" The eunuch took the order and retreated.

Xi Junmai came in from outside the hall, saluted Li Chengqian and said, "I will see you, Lord Qianniu, the minister of the East Palace!"

"Free from courtesy!" Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xi Jun bought Xie En and got up.

Except for Xi Junbu, all the officials of the East Palace have been promoted by Li Chengqian, and only he is still the Qianniu of the East Palace.

As for why Li Chengqian didn't give him a promotion, he was placed among the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Yamen or the Forbidden Army of the Beiya.

In fact, Li Chengqian had other plans. Xi Junmai was someone who could quell the civil strife in Tuyuhun with 120 alone, and his strength was not bad.

Li Chengqian knew that if Tubo wanted to continue to grow and develop, it had to expand its territory westward, and Tuyuhun was the first target of Tubo's outward expansion.

The fall of Tuyuhun also brought a lot of troubles for the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty competed with Tubo for the dominance of the four Anxi towns.

Even at the expense of dispatching the army to the west, this led to the emptiness in the northeast, which gave Silla an opportunity to drive away the Tang army in Liaodong and successfully unify the peninsula.

This is something that Li Chengqian absolutely cannot tolerate. How much hard work and sweat did the Tang Dynasty put in to eliminate Goguryeo, what qualifications do you have for Silla sticks to pick the fruits of victory.

This was a disgrace to Datang, and to him, the emperor. No matter how much manpower and material resources Datang put into it, in the end he was treated like a monkey by a group of sticks.

Li Chengqian would never allow such a thing to happen, and would never allow such a tragedy to repeat itself here.

It was his fault that Tang Gaozong was incompetent in history, but he, Li Chengqian, would never allow it, and the peninsula could only become a prefecture and county of the Tang Dynasty.

If Silla keeps its own place and returns, he can show mercy and keep their country. If they have to jump up and down, they can just wipe it out.

Therefore, we must first control the pace of Tubo's westward expansion.

To prevent Tubo from expanding westward, it is necessary to ensure that Tuyuhun will not be annexed by Tubo.

As for whether Tubo will expand to the south, it has nothing to do with Li Chengqian. The south is the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, which is the territory of Liuzhao. Although they surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, it is not under the management of Datang, it is a situation of silos, and Li Chengqian is very happy to see them both lose.

In that case, Datang would be able to take the opportunity to take down the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, incorporate it into the territory of Datang, and become a state and county under the jurisdiction of Datang.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have rewarded the officials of the Eastern Palace a lot, but you are still a thousand bulls in the Eastern Palace. Do you have any complaints in your heart?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that I have never held any resentment towards Your Majesty. If any of my words come from the bottom of my heart, if even half of them are false, I will die." Xi Junmai was so frightened that he almost died when he heard Li Chengqian's questioning, and hurriedly knelt down road.

Xi Junmai thought that someone was behind his back and framed him, so the emperor summoned him for questioning. He was somewhat unhappy because he didn't get a promotion.

Now there are still people who frame him as dissatisfied with the emperor, he feels that he has been wronged, he really is sitting at home, and the pot comes from the sky.

Xi Junmai wondered who would frame him behind his back, and whether he had offended anyone since he came to Chang'an.

"You don't have to be nervous, I'm just asking casually, you get up and talk." Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xi Junmai stood up again.

"You used 120 cavalry to pacify Tuyuhun, so you must have a good understanding of Tuyuhun. If you were to deal with Tuyuhun again, how would you feel?" Li Chengqian said.

Xi Jun was taken aback!
Could it be that Tuyuhun is restless again?Your Majesty now wants me to deal with Tuyuhun?If this is the case, I should take advantage of this opportunity.

"Your Majesty has an order, and I will never quit!" Xi Junmai saluted.

"Tell Zhen about the situation of Tuyuhun first." Li Chengqian said.

"No!" Xi Jun agreed, and explained to Li Chengqian his current situation with Tuyuhun.

"Very good!" Li Chengqian nodded. After Xi Junmai said this, he became more determined to protect the important geographical location of Tuyuhun.

Tuyuhun was the springboard for Tubo's westward expansion, and one of the important components of Tubo's development and growth. Without Tuyuhun's geographical location, it would be impossible for Tubo to expand westward.

In other words, the Hexi Corridor will be far under the control of Datang, so the prerequisite is to ensure that Tuyuhun is not annexed by Tubo.

"I have decided to appoint you as the governor of Lingzhou, but you must pay close attention to the situation in Tuyuhun, once you find that Tubo is planning to attack Tuyuhun."

"I want you to ensure that Tuyuhun will not fall into Tubo's hands in the name of protecting the vassal state. If necessary, you can launch a military attack on Tubo."

"In short, even if Tuyuhun cannot become the territory of Tang Dynasty, Tuyuhun must not be allowed to fall into Tubo's hands."

"For Tubo, you must be highly vigilant, and you must not relax for a moment." Li Chengqian said.

This can't allow him to deal with it carelessly. Although Tubo's territory is not as large as that of Tang Dynasty, he can fight against Tang Dynasty on equal footing.

This is enough to prove how powerful Tubo's overall strength is.

Songtsan Gampo is now in charge of Tubo, and will not do anything to Tang Dynasty, but once Songtsan Gampo dies, Tubo will break the good relationship between the two countries and enter a state of hostility.

Therefore, Li Chengqian had to make all preparations, even if Tubo could not be destroyed, he had to keep it in the plateau.

"I understand! I will live up to your majesty's entrustment." Xi Jun said.

Although he was puzzled in his heart, Tubo and Datang were related by marriage, and the two sides had frequent and good contacts, so how could they become enemies with Datang.

But the emperor said so, and as a subject, he could only follow through. After he arrived in Lingzhou, he had to reorganize his military affairs and monitor the situation of Tuyuhun and Tubo at all times.

When necessary, he would send troops to help Tuyuhun fight against the Tubo army and drive them back to the Tibetan plateau.

Therefore, Xi Junmai has only one task, and that is to prevent Tubo from annexing Tuyuhun at all costs.

"This is the edict appointing you as the governor of Lingzhou. From now on, you will be the governor of Lingzhou. If you have anything to clean up, go back and clean it up."

"If you have anything to explain to your family, go back and explain it, and go to Lingzhou to take up the post as soon as possible." Li Chengqian took the imperial edict that he had prepared earlier from Wang Quan, and handed it to Xi Jun to buy.

"Thank you for your grace!" Xi Junmai hurriedly knelt down, raised his hands above his head, and received the edict of appointment from Li Chengqian as the governor of Lingzhou.

"Resign!" Xi Junmai got up and said goodbye, and after leaving the palace, he went back to tidy up casually.

Then he said goodbye to his family and set off for Lingzhou to take up his post.

(End of this chapter)