Chapter 1987 Only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent a thief
Cheng Sanlang nodded and continued, "However, Songtsen Gampo did not deal harshly with the Xue family who was born in Galdongzan.
Perhaps it is because the Xue family is originally from a large Tubo family, and many Tibetan officials are from the Xue family."
"So, Songtsen Gampo only dismissed some officials promoted by Galdongzan, and also took back the land and slaves that were previously rewarded to Galdongtsen."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows. It seemed that Songtsen Gampo was not a fool. He knew that he was only targeting Gal Dongtsen, not the entire Xue family.
Cheng Sanlang continued to talk.
"As for Nima, he was just a guide and not an official, so he was not punished."
"But he did talk about the three important ministers of the Sangshung Kingdom who had colluded with Songtsen Gampo's sister before, because after the news of the "Chang'an Xundao" was spread back to Tibet."
"They were all put under house arrest for a period of time, and later released because no real evidence could be found."
"But I heard that some of them wanted to return to the tribe to take charge of affairs, but Songtsen Gampo persuaded them to stay with official positions."
"All three of them followed Songtsen Gampo back to the capital of Tubo. I'm afraid they won't even think of leaving Luoshu City in the past few years."
"By the way, uncle, the people of Subi who had their homes invaded by Tubo once again caused chaos in Tubo, but they were quickly defeated by Songtsen Gampo who returned."
Having said this, Cheng Sanlang couldn't help but sigh with regret.
"It's a pity that the Tang Dynasty is a bit far away, and there are not enough troops stationed in that area, be it Subi or Xiangxiong.
If we can establish a line with our border town of Datang in time, under attack from both inside and outside, I'm afraid we can definitely make the Tubo drink a pot."
Hearing this, Li Shimin also nodded in agreement, it was indeed true.
Looking at Cheng Sanlang, who looked concerned about the country and the people, Li Shimin suddenly had a bold idea.
"My dear nephew, do you have any ideas about dealing with Tubo?"
"Ideas?" Cheng Chubi smacked his lips and took a sip of tea soup. "My nephew really has some."
"To deal with Tibet, it is better to deal with it sooner rather than later, faster than slowly."
"Why is this?" Li Ke, a half-empty military man, couldn't help but muttered. "Brother Chu Bi, don't forget that Xue Yantuo in the north has moved south."
"My current goal in the Tang Dynasty is to target Xue Yantuo. If Xue Yantuo does not retreat for one day, it will be impossible for the court to turn its attention to Tibet."
"I say, dear brother, your vision is too narrow. You should not only stare at the north, but also at the south.
Do you think that while the Tang Dynasty is busy dealing with Xue Yantuo, Tubo can wait in line as quietly as a chicken and wait for the Tang Dynasty to turn around and deal with him?"
"..." Li Ke's face turned a little dark. He had only heard of being dumbfounded, but he had never heard of the idiom "quiet as a chicken".
Li Shimin looked at Cheng Sanlang with a smile. He really wanted to hear about this young talent from the Tang Dynasty who was always making trouble but also had a lot of calculations.
"Come, come, nephew Chu Bi, please tell me your reasons why it is better to deal with Tubo sooner rather than later."
"The reason is very simple. Although Songtsen Gampo, the leader of the Tubo Kingdom, has shortcomings of one kind or another, I have to admit that he has a heroic appearance and a broad vision. Well..."
Having said this, Cheng Sanlang subconsciously glanced at Li Ke beside him.
Li Ke was immediately offended. He bulged his eyes and looked at Cheng Sanlang unhappily. He felt like he had been insulted by Brother Chu Bi again...
"...The important thing is that this man unified the official system, revised the law, and gathered military power from many Tubo nobles in Tubo. Moreover, he attached great importance to agriculture and business."
"If we give him ten years and wait until everything in Tubo is on track, I'm afraid there will be wars in the northwest border of the Tang Dynasty."
"Why, my dear nephew, do you think that I, Wu Ben of the Tang Dynasty, can't defeat him, Tubo?"
"We, the Tang Dynasty, will definitely win, but there is a problem. Tubo is located on a plateau with extremely high altitude. We, the elite of the Tang Dynasty, can easily defeat Tubo on the plains. But..."
However, it could not keep the enemy out of the country, and the plateau was very vast and sparsely populated. It was extremely difficult for the Tang Dynasty to conquer Tubo.
Therefore, the most important thing to do is to strangle Tubo's opportunity to develop and grow in a timely manner. How to strangle it is very simple: support its opponents.
Just like Supi in the west, and Xiangxiong, whose leader Li Mixia was imprisoned aggrievedly, they could all be regarded as powerful opponents of Tubo.
If Datang can give them some support and clever operations.
Maybe it is really possible to suppress the development and growth of Tubo, and let the three heroes compete for hegemony on the plateau. Oh no... plus Tuyuhun, it will be the four heroes competing for hegemony.
Tubo cannot develop, haha... As for the Tang Dynasty, it is completely possible to rely on spokesmen and various means to firmly control this plateau in the future.
Li Shimin looked at Cheng Sanlang talking proudly in front of him, and had to admit that what this guy said made sense.
And he was definitely not aimless, but well-founded, after communicating with Nagaer Dongzan.
This gave Li Shimin a good understanding of Songtsen Gampo. This leader of the Tubo Kingdom, who knew quite a lot about strategy, was definitely not comparable to the leaders of the nomadic tribes on the grassland.
The important thing is that he is still very young and already has such vision and means, if not suppressed.
It is really possible that the Tang Dynasty will become the master of the entire plateau. At that time, Datang will really have to deploy heavy troops on the most important trade route and be vigilant at all times.
But the problem is, if you can only commit a thief for a thousand days, how can you prevent a thief for a thousand days?
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"What's the matter with your father, why are you going back like this?" Cheng Chubi and Li Ke watched as the thoughtful Uncle Li got into the carriage and swayed away.
He looked at Li Ke with a confused expression, and Li Ke also spread his hands with an equally confused expression.
"Little brother, I don't know. My father must have been discussing how to deal with Xue Yantuo and Tubo these days. Maybe he was worried and came out for a walk."
"Forget it, anyway, there are a bunch of elders taking care of these things, so it's not our brother's turn to worry about it."
"Yeah, what are we brothers doing now?"
"...Idle time is idle time." Cheng Chubi smacked his lips and looked at this unsafe place. What if Uncle Li came back with a murderous attack?
"That's all, let's find another place."
Hearing this, Li Ke understood instantly. The two brothers quickly took the bamboo signs that they had packed before and started looking for a good place for leisure and entertainment.
As for the White House, it used to be nice, but now that the interior is being renovated, it's so noisy that people can't calm down and play cards.