The drizzle in Guanzhong is continuous, and the green mountains and green ridges are washed by the rain and become more and more bright and bright. The water flows in the rivers, the green seedlings grow among the crisscrossing streets, and chickens and dogs hear each other.
Since spring plowing, a light rain will fall every few days, making the land fertile, and the good weather indicates a good year.
In the evening, smoke curls up.
There was a solemn atmosphere in the East Palace, and the atmosphere was a bit gloomy.
In Lizheng Hall, Prince Li Chengqian sat at the top, while Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen, Ma Zhou, Li Daozong, Fang Jun and others sat at the bottom.
Li Chengqian handed the battle report in his hand to the chamberlain beside him, ordered it to be circulated to the ministers, and then ordered people to serve fragrant tea.
Above the battle report is the news that Tuyuhun has been frequently deploying troops recently and is about to make a move.
After everyone finished circulating it, Li Chengqian said: "What do you think?"
Li Daozong muttered: "Tuyuhun has been attached to Tuyuhun for many years. Although it is still settled in its old place, it has been keeping its peace over the years. It has also shouldered the task of raising horses for the empire. This time, it suddenly took advantage of His Majesty's Eastern Expedition to make some moves. Maybe there are others.
It was caused by the involvement of forces."
From ancient times to the present, Tuyuhun has always been active in the Qinghai area, sometimes rising and sometimes declining, but it has always existed as a powerful political power in the northwest region.
"Tuyuhun" is originally a personal name. It is the eldest son of Murong Shegui, the Chanyu of Murong clan in Xianbei. Murong Shegui was assigned to Murong Tuyuhun to manage more than 1,700 households. After Murong Shegui's death, his legitimate son Murong Xin succeeded him as Chanyu.
He was at odds with Murong Tuyuhun, so Tuyuhun led his troops to move westward to Longshang.
After Tuyuhun died, his eldest son Tuyan succeeded to the throne. When Tuyan's son Ye Yan was in power, he took his father's name as his surname and country name. In the fifth year of Daye, the Sui army defeated Tuyuhun and transferred its territory to the Sui Dynasty.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Fu Yun, the leader of Tuyuhun, repeatedly invaded the borders of the Tang Dynasty, attacked Lanzhou, Kuozhou and other places in the Tang Dynasty, and detained the Tang envoy Zhao Dekai.
In the early years of Zhenguan, His Majesty Li Er sent a special envoy to Tuyuhun to discuss the matter, and summoned the envoys from Tuyuhun to discuss with them in person.
Fu Yun still did not give in.
In the autumn of the eighth year of Zhenguan, with the assistance of the Qibi and Dangxiang tribes, His Majesty Li Er sent Duan Zhixuan, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, as the general manager of the march to Xihai Road, and Fan Xing, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, as the general manager of the march of Chishui Road, to lead the Tang army to attack Fu Yun. Duan Zhixuan
After achieving a small success, Tuyuhun's army began to avoid the Tang army and refused to fight with the Tang army. However, after the Tang army retreated, Tuyuhun attacked Liangzhou again.
How can we tolerate the border barbarians repeatedly attacking the Tang Dynasty? The ambitious Li Er was determined to attack Tuyuhun on a large scale.
In the ninth year of Zhenguan, Tejin Li Jing was appointed as the general manager of the march to Xihai Road, Hou Junji, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was appointed as the Jishi Road, Li Daozong, the Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, as the city king, was appointed as the Shanshan Road, Li Daliang, the governor of Liangzhou, was appointed as the Qiemo Road, and Li Daoyan, the governor of Minzhou, was appointed as the commander of the Shanshan Road.
At Chishui Road, Gao Zhengsheng, the governor of Lizhou, was the general manager of the march on Yanze Road. With the help of Turkic and Qibi troops, he launched a massive campaign against Tuyuhun.
Defeated it in one fell swoop.
After Tuyuhun King Fu Yun was defeated, his son Fushun led the Tuyuhun tribes to surrender to the Tang army. Fu Yun hanged himself to death, and Tuyuhun surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Fushun was named Khan and Prince of Xiping County, and Tuyuhun became a vassal state within the Tang Dynasty.
The geographical location of Tuyuhun is extremely important for the Tang Dynasty to control the Western Regions. If it is allowed to rebel, the road to the Western Regions will be cut off in all likelihood. Once something changes in the Western Regions, Guanzhong will not be able to provide timely support.
Li Daozong had participated in the Battle of Tuyuhun back then and had a very good understanding of its internal situation, so Li Chengqian now valued his opinions very much.
Hearing this, Li Chengqian frowned and said, "Are they Turks or Tubos?"
Li Daozong said: "After the destruction of the Eastern Turks, the remnants retreated all the way to the west and escaped into the deserts of the Western Regions. They never gave up their efforts to return to their homeland. During this period, they tried to rebel against Tuyuhun countless times, but King Fushun of Tuyuhun ignored them. If they relied on the Turks,
I'm afraid people have already attached themselves, so why wait until today? According to Weichen, the Tubo people are more likely."
Li Chengqian nodded.
Xiao Yu also said: "It is true. The Tubo people have always been ambitious and wanted to take advantage of the terrain to invade the Western Regions and the border states of the Tang Dynasty. However, because of the highland barley wine, the various departments in the country were in chaos and it was difficult to act in a unified manner.
Due to the shortage of food due to the large-scale brewing of highland barley wine, it has been powerless. Now that His Majesty is personally conducting the expedition, the troops in Guanzhong are empty. The Tubo people took the opportunity to stir up trouble and promised Fushun some benefits to support his rebellion. It is very possible."
Speaking of this, Li Chengqian said to Fang Jun: "A highland barley wine not only slowed down Tubo's expansion, but also greatly depleted its national power. It even made the relationship between its tribes tense and lacked trust. This is beyond the country."
This is due to the Duke. Otherwise, Songtsen Gampo’s ambition will definitely point the finger at the Tang Dynasty and start a war. The empire will not be able to attack Goguryeo with all its strength."
This was considered a public occasion, acknowledging Fang Jun's contribution to Tibet's strategy.
This alone was able to secure peace for the Tang Dynasty on the southwestern border for more than ten years. It can be said that it was a contribution to the contemporary era and will go down in history.
Fang Jun said humbly: "Tubo is dormant because the Tang Dynasty is strong and powerful. Your Majesty is wise and powerful. How can I dare to covet the merits of heaven? However, I also agree with the words of Jiangxia County King. Tubo currently lacks enough national power to start a direct war with the Tang Dynasty.
, but they have always coveted the land of the Tang Dynasty, and they are determined to instigate Tuyuhun to rebel, thereby cutting off the connection between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions, and laying the foundation for Tubo to annex the Western Regions. It is really logical."
Historically, Tubo has always coveted the Western Regions, and eventually the "Anshi Rebellion" broke out in the Tang Dynasty. When the national power was weakened and the political situation was turbulent, Tubo took the opportunity to control the eighteen prefectures of Longyou and four towns in Anxi, and even once captured the Tang Dynasty.
The capital city is Chang'an.
The Tang Dynasty flourished, then declined, and finally perished. The "An-Shi Rebellion" was certainly a key node, but Tubo took advantage of the chaos and sent troops, which was also an extremely important reason.
As the saying goes, "One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers." Even though Tubo's current national strength is far from comparable to that of the same period in history, Songtsen Gampo is ambitious and will never sit back and watch the Tang Dynasty continue to expand. He instigated Tuyuhun to rebel and took advantage of the Tang Dynasty.
When the whole country was marching eastward, it was in the interests of Tubo to turn the tide in Longxi and delay the progress of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Chengqian had a headache and said, "If Tuyuhun really rebels, what should he do?"
Nowadays, the military strength in Guanzhong is empty. The only two organized troops are the left and right garrison guards, but they shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding the Xuanwu Gate and cannot be easily mobilized. The other garrison guards only have a small number of soldiers left to guard their respective stations. Even if
If they mobilized soldiers to form an army and marched to Longxi, would they be able to withstand Tuyuhun's army?
You must know that back then, King Fuyun of Tuyuhun was an enemy of the Tang Dynasty. In order to destroy him, His Majesty Li Er almost sent out the most elite troops in the country at that time, but he could only barely defeat him. He did not have the power to completely subdue him, so he could only
Fu Yun was allowed to commit suicide, and the remaining troops attached themselves to the Tang Dynasty.
For more than ten years, Tuyuhun was nominally attached to the Tang Dynasty, but in fact all internal affairs were decided by itself, and the Tang court could not interfere at all.
The Tuyuhun cavalry was so powerful that even the most elite troops of the Tang Dynasty found it very troublesome. What's more, the current army was empty. The only army that could be called a "strong army" was Youtun Wei.
Cen Wenwen said: "Movement is worse than silence. Since Tuyuhun has not yet rebelled with its cavalry, it is better to send envoys to appease them, promise benefits, and stabilize them. Even if King Fushun of Tuyuhun has the heart to be independent, he must be wary of the national power of the Tang Dynasty. As long as
If he hesitates, he can delay time. At the same time, he can write an urgent letter to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to make a decision."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the palace fell silent.
His Majesty Li Er is on a personal expedition and is currently in Liaodong. The prince is in charge of Chang'an and supervises the country. Naturally, he exercises the power of the commander-in-chief and has full authority to deal with the Tuyuhun incident.
However, Cen Wenwen said that he would "write an urgent letter to His Majesty and ask for a holy judgment." This was not to question the Crown Prince's power, but to hand over the responsibility to His Majesty Li Er.
What is the responsibility?
Naturally, he sat firmly in Chang'an and did not respond to the changes in Tuyuhun, even though Longyou fell and the Western Region was cut off.
Only His Majesty Li Er can afford this kind of responsibility, and no one else can...
Li Chengqian took a sip of tea, held the tea cup in his hand, and said in a solemn voice: "Is the situation really so collapsed?"
He was the prince, and he had just gained the power to supervise the country. Before he could take the opportunity to express his ambitions, he received such a blow. How could he accept it in such a short time?
The depression in my heart is simply beyond words.
Especially when his father, the emperor, was marching in person to conquer the country, Tuyuhun was about to rebel. This would trample his majesty as a prince on the ground and rub him...