At the end of May in the twelfth year of Tianbao, Li Siye sent a memorial to the emperor. The memorial stated that Tubo and Dabolu were ready to move in an attempt to reopen the passage to Congling. He decided to appoint Changqing as the deputy envoy to the Anxi camp and lead the expedition in person.
The army took the initiative to attack and conquer the Dabolu Kingdom, completely cutting off Tibet's northward path.
After the memorial was sent to the capital, it was first sent to the desk of Yang Guozhong in the Political Affairs Hall. After reading the memorial, Yang Guozhong was also undecided and wondered what Li Siye meant by this move. He was already the military governor of the three towns, so why was he still like this?
Are you keen on expanding your territory? Is it possible that you also want to pursue the four towns of Jiedu?
He originally wanted to go to the palace tomorrow to reject Li Siye's memorial, but he couldn't seem to find any reason. The problem was that he couldn't guess the real motive of Li Siye's actions. Even Li Linfu would not be able to guess it if he was born again.
When Yang Xiang encountered a problem that he couldn't figure out, he also dared to ask without shame. But he couldn't bear to go to Chen Xilie, the left prime minister who had been ignored, and he was unwilling to go to Wei Jiansu. Cui Yuan, who had entered the official position with his family background, had no choice but to
I'm not ashamed to ask for help from my subordinate Ji Wen, who only knows how to torture and extract confessions.
Ji Wen has been following Li Linfu all year round, and he has also developed a good eye for analyzing situations. What's more, a guest came to his house last night. He was Cao Anding, the recorder of the Hexi Jinzou Academy.
It was a big deal when he entered the house, and he was given a stone of pepper. He had never seen such a large bribe. He originally wanted to stick to the professional bottom line of an official, but in the end he couldn't resist the temptation and accepted it.
Yang Guozhong came to ask about Li Siye's plan to attack Da Bolu. Jiwen pondered for a moment and then he made up his mind. He crossed his hands and replied: "The right minister should note that your majesty gave Li Siye the power of Jiedushi of the three towns not as a reward for his merits, but just as a reward.
It is to balance the power between the vassals and towns. Now he has held twelve positions. Even if he makes great achievements, he will only be awarded with honors and nobility, and will never be given more real power. Besides, people who do things will make mistakes, and people who don't do them will not.
He will make mistakes. If Li Siye is content with the status quo, it will be difficult for you to find fault with him. If he makes such a fuss, he will eventually be defeated. Then won’t you, Right Minister, have something to say?"
After hearing what Ji Wen said, Yang Guozhong felt that it did make sense, but he just felt that it was too cheap for Li Siye.
In fact, Li Siye often bribed him every time he came to Chang'an to express his merits, but this Yang Xiang had a rather white-eyed personality. Even if he accepted the things, he would not delay him and regard the other party as a threat. An incompetent person always has some delusions of victimization, and always thinks that everything is wrong.
People all over the world were against him, but in fact neither An Lushan nor Li Siye took him seriously.
When they think of him, they are all ready to use his cuteness and stupidity to attack their opponents.
The next day, the left and right prime ministers and several ministers from the DPRK went to the Zichen Hall of the Daming Palace to attend. Li Longji asked about Li Siye's alienation from Zheng Dabolu. Yang Guozhong, Chen Xilie, Cui Yuan, Cui Huan and others agreed and seconded Li Siye's advice.
A memorial to lead the Anxi Army in the expedition to Dabolu. The emperor decided to issue an edict to approve Li Siye’s deployment for the expedition.
In July, the emperor's decree arrived in Hexi, so a lot of time was wasted on the way to deliver the message.
But Li Siye had a way. When he wrote the memorial, he had already predicted the outcome in advance and sent out the order to mobilize the army.
For this expedition, he did not use the troops in the remaining three towns of Anxi: Qiuci, Yutian, and Yanqi. He directly ordered Zhao Chongxun to lead the Shule Army into Xiaobolu from the Chifotang Road in Congling, and ordered the envoy of Long Shuo Army to lead 5,000 people.
Starting from the Ashu City of Tohura, we crossed the Snowy Mountains, and then followed the upper reaches of the Indus River into the territory of Xiaobolu. The Tang army gathered in Xiaobolu totaled 14,000 people, plus the Shini troops on the Congling Ridge.
Together with the armed forces of the Honey Protectorate, the total strength can reach 20,000.
At the same time, Duan Xiushi sent people to escort Mr. and Mrs. Abu to Liangzhou. Originally, they were imprisoned in Liangzhou Mansion Prison after entering Liangzhou. However, Li Siye concealed the truth from others and secretly removed the dying hero from the prison.
He took them out and let them live in the back garden of Liangzhou Dudu's Mansion, and prepared delicious food and wine to entertain them.
This pair of desperate mandarin ducks were already counting the days and waiting for death, so they looked particularly detached, and they didn't mind showing off their affection in public. The two held hands and sat opposite Li Siye.
Li Siye held up a glass cup and looked at Mr. and Mrs. Arbus from a distance, and said sincerely: "The virtuous couple are so loving, but they didn't expect to be reduced to the situation they are in today. It makes people sigh with regret. However, the poet Lu Zhaolin once wrote a poem that he only envy mandarin ducks but not mandarin ducks.
Immortal, I will try my best to let you stay in Liangzhou as long as possible and cherish the last time."
Absi and the princess looked at each other affectionately, and they raised their wine glasses and returned the favor to Li Siye: "Thank you, Doctor Li, for your hospitality to our couple. Although the sweet days are good, they will eventually come to an end. We will not make things difficult for you, doctor. When the time comes, we will
Days later, just send us to Beijing."
Li Siye put down his wine cup and said with a somewhat serious expression: "I don't know whether to say something about virtuous couples or not."
Absi and the princess looked at each other and said calmly: "It's okay to say it, doctor."
"I would like to ask, what is Ye Hu's plan next? Is he really planning to go to Beijing to be tried? Even your former boss Li Linfu was framed for this. After he was buried, his coffin was dug out, the coffin was opened, and the purple and gold court clothes were taken away.
Your family property has also been confiscated. There is no way you will survive in Chang'an. Not only that, you will have to kneel down and be humiliated in front of the so-called civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and let mediocre people like them criticize your crimes. You will be beheaded and abandoned.
Corpse. Your princess will also become a dancing queen and the plaything of countless high-ranking officials and minor officials."
The princess's face was pale, and her bright red lips were shockingly red under the wine juice. Arbus squeezed her hand tightly, and a wry smile escaped from the corner of his mouth and said: "Doctor Li is afraid that I will be too comfortable, and wants me to see you as soon as possible."
Is it realistic?"
"That's wrong, Abu Si Yehu, I just don't want you and your wife to be humiliated in front of those people in Chang'an, so I have a suggestion." He put a porcelain bottle on the table, stared at the two of them and said slowly
: "This is a highly poisonous substance extracted from the sap of the Lingnan tree. The Taoist priests made it into pills. If you take it, you will die within a short time. I will give it to you before I leave to help you recover."
Before reaching Chang'an City, end your life early to avoid being humiliated."
"Thank you very much," Albus stretched out his hand to take it, but Li Siye took it back and said with a smile, "I can't give it to you for the time being. When the time is right, I will send someone to deliver it to you."
At this time, Li Siye had to be careful. If the couple failed to think ahead and died in his Liangzhou Governor's Mansion, he would have to explain the reason to the emperor. Therefore, the medicine could not be delivered until the couple left the Liangzhou Mansion.
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In August of the twelfth year of Tianbao, after Li Siye sent Abusi and his wife away from Liangzhou, he temporarily appointed Cheng Qianli to stay in Hexi. He took his entourage west to Yangguan and went to Xiaobolu along the Khotan Road to Congling trade road.
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Because the post road system on this road was very developed, Li Siye and his dozens of followers, Marquis Yu, each rode three horses, changing horses and riding back and forth. They traveled 300 miles in one day and arrived at Nieduo, the capital of Xiaobolu Kingdom, in only one and a half months.
city.
The Shule Army and the Longshuo Army had arrived at Xiaobolu half a month in advance, while Feng Changqing had arrived ten days ago. The three armies had rested and prepared compressed dry food, and were only waiting for the arrival of the Jiedu Envoy before they could go on the expedition.
After Li Siye arrived at Niduo City, he decided to hand over full command to Feng Changqing, while he would sit in charge from the side.
In real history, this battle was also commanded by Feng Changqing. He just wanted to confirm whether Feng Changqing still had the original commanding ability after his life path was changed by him. Besides, he could not be the only one in his northwest vassal camp.
The more generals who can fight and can stand alone, the better. People like Feng Changqing, Li Guangbi, Duan Xiushi, and Bai Xiaode should be able to completely defeat the generals under An Lushan.
In late September of the twelfth year of Tianbao, Abusi and his wife took poison and committed suicide after crossing the Wei River in a chariot escorted by the imperial court. After hearing the news, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered the Jingzhao Mansion to bury their bodies together nearby.
In early October, Li Siye led his army across the Poyi River, the dividing line between Xiaobolu and Dabolu, and launched an attack on Dabolu.