Chapter 2001 It’s hard to tell the beginning and the end
Guo Fushan sighed and said: "Even if you know this, what can you do? The Eastern Expedition is like an arrow on the string and has to be launched. All the strength of the country is leaning eastward in order to fight against Goguryeo. The garrison in northern Xinjiang is no longer half of what it used to be.
Sixty-seven out of ten grains and fodder have been allocated, but it is not enough to protect ourselves, let alone retreat from the enemy."
Yi Nan is a tycoon with a precise vision. He wants to take advantage of the situation, firstly to gain a large amount of wealth to survive a prosperous winter, and secondly, to frighten the opposition forces within Xue Yantuo and consolidate the status of the khan.
The Hu people are afraid of power but not moral, and their righteousness and reputation are far less useful than the handle of a knife...
A Zhenzhu Khan who could coerce the Tang Dynasty to make concessions, who would dare to have different aspirations?
Not to mention that once he gets married to the Tang Dynasty, Zhenzhu Khan Yinan will become the son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty, and Xue Yantuo will also become the nominal "Ji Sui Kingdom", and his status will become more and more stable.
At this moment, the attendants were pushed away, and Cui Dunli, a doctor from the Ministry of War, came in from outside with a gloomy expression: "Master Fang, Yi Nan's envoy has arrived in Chang'an. Now in Honglu Temple, Yi Nan's credentials have been handed over and requested.
Make peace!"
Guo Fushan said angrily: "This is simply too much!"
Cui Dunli also said: "Who says it's not the case? These barbarians are greedy and short-sighted. They think that the Tang Dynasty's current strategy is focused on Goguryeo, and there is nothing they can do about it for a while, but they don't want to think about how they can resist it once the Tang Dynasty frees up its hands.
To return to today’s shame?”
Then he said to Fang Jun: "Your Majesty has a decree, Fang Shilang will go to the political hall immediately to discuss the matter."
For such a big event, Fang Jun naturally did not dare to delay. He stood up immediately and Guo Fushan personally put a fur on him. The corners of Cui Dunli's eyes twitched as he watched, "You are the right minister. How shameless are you to lick a left minister like this..."
Guo Fushan did not notice Cui Dunli's expression, but told Fang Jundao: "We are the Ministry of War, we must not be weak. We hope that the Minister of War can express his attitude strongly!"
War means dead people and huge consumption of military supplies, but that is something that the ministers and assistants in the political hall need to consider. For the Ministry of War, the larger the scale of the war, the greater the power it has and the greater the benefits.
big.
War is the aspiration of all military forces.
In order to pursue his political affairs in his position, since Fang Jun is the left minister of the Ministry of War and the actual leader of the Ministry of War, he must put the interests of the Ministry of War first. The various impacts of the war are not what he should be concerned about.
Fang Jun nodded slightly, put on his mink hat, went out and summoned his troops, got on his horse, and galloped all the way to Tai Chi Palace.
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Political Hall.
An earth dragon is burning in the spacious house, and a bronze animal stove is placed in the corner, with sandalwood scent lingering, making it as warm as spring.
Several prime ministers and assistants, as well as several generals and directors of the military department, were all present.
His Majesty Li Er, who was at the head, had a gloomy face, threw a letter of credence in his hand on the table, and coldly snorted: "This is simply unreasonable! Is Yi Nan crazy? He thinks that the Tang Dynasty is about to march eastward, and I can't do anything to him.
Now, you can extort at will and let you be slaughtered? It’s simply ridiculous!”
It's impossible for him not to be angry.
Who in the world does not know that the Tang Dynasty does not make peace with each other, does not cede territory, and does not pay tribute?
How powerful was Tubo, who led tens of thousands of elite soldiers directly to Songzhou, intending to force Tang Dynasty to make peace with him, but was not sternly rejected by His Majesty Li Er, and was defeated in the first battle so that Tubo had to retreat to the plateau in despair?
Who is Xue Yantuo!
What's particularly abominable is that Yi Nan not only asked for a marriage, but even designated the marriage partner, His Majesty Li Er's fifteenth female princess Xinxing... Apparently he was prepared to prevent His Majesty Li Er from marrying a clan girl who would be given the title of princess.
Perfunctory.
I just want to catch one of His Majesty Li Er's daughters to cause trouble and become a real Tang Dynasty Prince Consort...
Cen Wenwen frowned and sighed: "But if you refuse categorically, I'm afraid Yi Nan will become angry and directly kill Qi Bi Heli."
Since this year, Cen Wenwen has become more and more aged. His originally black and white hair has turned snow-white, the wrinkles on his face have become deeper, and his energy level is much lower than before.
His Majesty Li Er remained silent.
If not, why would we need to convene all the prime ministers and ministers to discuss it?
Negotiation is rubbish, Tubo rejected the request for marriage, is Xue Yantuo stronger than Tubo?
Qibi Heli is a Tiele noble, and many of Tiele's old tribesmen look up to him. If he is allowed to die in front of Yi Nan's tent, the morale of the Tiele army will be dispersed, there will be no peace outside Yumen Pass, the Silk Road will be cut off, and the countries in the Western Region will be out of control.
, this kind of loss is something that Datang cannot bear no matter what.
Therefore, how could Qibi not die...
Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice: "Qibi Heli was born in Tiele. He is also a barbarian. It is unknown that he has the same bad temper as the barbarian man. Now he is captured by the barbarian man and has a steel knife on his neck. He may have rebelled long ago.
Maybe. Your Majesty must never agree to Yi Nan's request for a marriage. Our Tang Dynasty is so powerful, and Xue Yantuo is so arrogant and arrogant that he should be punished!"
The foundation of the Guanlong Group lies in the military. Only in war can soldiers maximize their interests.
He doesn't think there will be any difficulty in Datang's two-front battle...
As for Qibi’s power?
A barbarian-born general is just a general. If he dies, he will die. What's the pity?
If the Tiele tribes stationed between Gansu and Liang rebel because of Qibi Heli's death, at worst they will have to conquer again...
Cheng Yaojin gave Changsun Wuji a rare support: "The land of Goguryeo is barren and the population is sparse. The army will definitely fight in one battle. At that time, with the power of great victory, it will march straight from Liaodong to Mobei, and cooperate with the armies of Xiazhou and Shuozhou to encircle the Yi.
Even if a man has three heads and six arms, he can be destroyed in a snap!"
The military's demands are obviously consistent, and they are not afraid of serious problems...
His Majesty Li Er remained silent.
He didn't want Qibi Heli to die. Qibi Heli and Ashina Simo were the two important generals of the Hu tribe whom he single-handedly supported. They were models of buying horse bones for a thousand dollars. I don't know how many young men of the Hu tribe served in the Tang army.
They fought to the death in the sequence, just because these two examples were placed there, so that they knew that as long as they achieved military merit, the Tang Dynasty was not stingy about titles, such as making generals, breaking the earth and making kings, etc.!
If Qibi was ignored and allowed to be killed by Yi Nan, what would the young men of the Hu tribe in the Tang army think?
Centrifugalism is certain, and the policy of "using barbarians to control barbarians" since Zhenguan will completely fail...
This is something he absolutely cannot allow to happen.
But what if Yi Nan takes the wrong medicine, becomes angry after being rejected, and goes to war without hesitation? With the current military strength of Dingxiang and Shuofang, it is probably difficult to resist Xue Yantuo's furious offensive. Is it necessary to mobilize a group of soldiers from Liaodong?
Send an army to the west to contain Xue Yantuo?
But in this case, can Liaodong's troops successfully capture Goguryeo?
The imperial court was full of confidence in conquering Goguryeo, but His Majesty Li Er did not dare to be careless at all. After all, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had learned from the past. If he made the same mistake again and failed to pacify Goguryeo, and lost his troops and generals, his reputation was greatly reduced. How would the people scold him? How would the history books write?
Own?
Suddenly, I felt dizzy in my head, my eyes were a little blurry, and I felt a sick feeling in my chest.
He forced himself to be calm and could not let his weak side show in front of his ministers, so he pressed his temples hard with his hands. He was a little exhausted at the moment, and really wanted to simply agree to Yi Nan's request for a marriage, eliminate the border troubles in the northern border, and wait until the attack was over.
After Goguryeo, free up your hands again to avenge today's shame.
But think about the words hanging on the wall of your own palace, "Without ceding land, no compensation, no marriage, and no tribute, the emperor will guard the country and the king will die."... It is really well said and the momentum is really high, but
How difficult is it to achieve it?
He couldn't help but glared at Fang Jun, who remained silent.
I always feel like I've been kidnapped by this guy...
Fang Jun, who was sitting at the bottom, lowered his head and drank tea, saying nothing about the dispute in front of him. This was because his official position was low, his title was not obvious, and each of them was a big shot.
They all have their own little plans. It’s a time when the fight for power and bayonets is red, so why bother getting involved?
Anyway, Xue Yantuo's crisis is of the highest level, far higher than that of Goguryeo. No matter how the court chooses and how the game is played, as long as these old guys don't want to taste the shame of the "Wei River Alliance" again, the final result will inevitably come first.
Defend the enemy outside the country, and then you can consider the affairs of Goguryeo. After all, Goguryeo is placed there, and it cannot escape even if it is one day earlier or one day later...
While I was drinking tea comfortably, I suddenly felt that the surrounding air seemed to drop several degrees suddenly, and a gloomy wind blew in. It was like having thorns stabbing my back after being targeted by a ferocious beast.
Astonished, he raised his head and met His Majesty Li Er's ugly face, as well as the resentful look with gnashing teeth...