Half a month later, the border army won a big victory and took back the last border city.

The Tibetan and Turkic forces were defeated, with 20,000 dead and wounded. The remaining troops combined were less than 50,000. The remnants of the army were defeated, and they were no longer able to engage the Great Qin border army, and retreated outside the pass.

The Turks reached their territory and quickly retreated to their respective tribes.

The soldiers of Tibet continued to march and flee.

No one expected that the prince of Dingbei, who had always been calm and dignified, would personally lead his troops to pursue the remnants of Tubo. The main general of Tubo was beheaded under the sword, and after that, tens of thousands of Tubo soldiers were captured, among them, there was the Tubo national teacher.

The only regret is that Xiao Rui escaped from the customs a few days ago and disappeared.

This battle also made the name of the prince of Dingbei resounding outside the pass.

On the day the good news came, the whole capital was boiling.

This battle completely pacified the border passes.

The Turks' vitality was greatly damaged, and they were unable to invade the border passes within a few years.

Most of the people in Tibet died on the battlefield at the border pass, and there were tens of thousands of soldiers who were captured. Fewer than 20,000 actually fled back to China. With so many soldiers killed and wounded, the national strength of Tibet was greatly damaged.

The Hou Shizi of Dingbei was not in a hurry to return to Beijing. The border army has been fighting for nearly two years, and there are many dead and wounded soldiers, and they urgently need to rest and recuperate.

Fortunately, the military salaries and materials of the border army are very rich, the soldiers are well fed and clothed, there are military doctors and medicinal materials for the sick and injured, and the soldiers who die on the battlefield will also have extremely generous pensions.

The prince of Dingbei, Gu Jinxing, ordered the whole army to rest and recuperate, and at the same time ordered someone to send a song to the capital, asking for instructions on how to deal with the Tibetan prisoners.

At the same time, the Tubo national teacher was also secretly escorted to the capital!

……

There was a lot of controversy among the ministers about how to deal with these 10,000 Tibetan captives.

Wang Ge Lao's opinion was to directly kill these 10,000 captives, firstly, to demonstrate the power of Great Qin Tianwei, to deter the Tibetans and Turks, so that they did not dare to invade again. The second also has the meaning of avenging the dead and wounded soldiers of the border army.

Although Wang Gelao's suggestion was a bit bloody, it won the hearts of all officials, and there were many seconders.

Li Shangshu was the first to stand up and agree.

Cui Ge Lao disagreed: "Since the founding of the Great Qin, there has never been a habit of killing prisoners. Heaven has the virtue of a good life, and killing prisoners indiscriminately is a loss of great Qin's bearing. Moreover, even if these captives were killed, the dead Great Qin soldiers would not survive. That being the case, it is better to use these captives for practical benefits and advantages. ”

This proposal was immediately supported by Zhou Shangshu of the household department.

"The minister thought that what Cui Ge Lao said was very true. It is better to repair the national book to Tubo and order the Tubo people to raise gold and silver to redeem the captives. A soldier demanded five hundred taels of silver, and the general doubled. In this way, there are also millions of taels of silver. ”

Never too much silver!

As soon as the silver taels were mentioned, Zhou Shangshu's overworked and rather old face let out light: "One hollowed out the treasury of Tubo and damaged the national strength of Tubo." Second, all this batch of silver can also be used to compensate the dead soldiers. ”

The prince of Wei also stepped forward and arched his hand: "What Zhou Shangshu said is quite reasonable, and I implore the emperor to agree." ”

At critical times, the prince of Han always stood on the side of the prince of Wei, and immediately echoed it.

The ministers were clearly divided into two factions.

Xiao Xu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, did not say anything at first. When the two sides were arguing, he opened his mouth lightly and said: "Killing prisoners hurts the fortunes of the country, and I have no intention of killing prisoners!"

Wang Ge's expression stiffened slightly.

Xiao Xu said: "I don't plan to ask Tubo for gold and silver. ”

Cui Ge Lao and the others were also surprised.

Everyone looked at the Son of Heaven together.

A chill flashed in Xiao Xu's eyes, and he said word by word: "I want to exchange these 10,000 Tubo soldiers for Xiao Rui and Leyang." ”

……

There was silence in the Funing Palace.

Everyone was shocked at first, calmed down and thought about it, and then felt that this was the best solution.

This border war was all caused by Xiao Rui's brothers and sisters. If you don't kill their brothers and sisters, it will be hard to calm the anger of the people.

It's just that at the moment, Xiao Rui is fleeing outside the gate, and his whereabouts are unknown. As the main general, Gu Jinxing could not always lead the troops to search for Xiao Rui's whereabouts outside the pass.

And the lord of Leyang is the princess of Tubo in the end. Although the prince of Tubo died, she stayed in Tibet safely. You can't lead your troops to attack Tibet in order to kill her.

Thinking about it this way, what the Son of Heaven said is the best way.

10,000 Tibetan prisoners in exchange for the lives of two people. As long as the lord of Tubo is not a fool, he will definitely agree!

Da Qin doesn't need to bother with this anymore, just wait for Tubo to send Xiao Rui's brothers and sisters to the border pass.

Gu Hai took the lead in speaking: "The emperor is wise, and the minister thinks this is the best solution!"

Luo Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites echoed: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

Meng Shangshu of the Criminal Department gave his hand: "The minister seconded the proposal!"

The ministers quickly reacted and seconded them one by one.

Xiao Xu slightly stretched his brows, and ordered in a deep voice: "Fu Zhongshu Ling, you and Cui Zhongshu Ling immediately discuss the drafting of the national letter!"

Fu Zhuo Cui Saburo received the order together.

……

An hour later, the ministers left the Funing Palace.

Xiao Xu, who had been trying his best to support him as if nothing had happened, suddenly showed a tired face after the ministers left. Xiao Guizi and Mu Tao immediately stepped forward, helped Xiao Xu back to the bedroom, one left and one right.

Xu Cang and Dr. Qian were already waiting in the dormitory.

Xu Cang frowned while applying needles to Xiao Xu: "Although the emperor's illness has improved, it is not appropriate to spend too much effort. Weichen has said several times, but the emperor has refused to listen. It is also a review and a review, and it is also a convening of the ministers to discuss the matter. If this continues, Weichen will not be able to treat the emperor anymore. The emperor should ask for another master!"

As soon as he got angry, Xu Cang immediately became the outspoken "Xu Banggavel" again, and he dared to say anything.

Doctor Qian was shocked when he heard this, lest the Son of Heaven be angry.

Xiao Xu had long been accustomed to Xu Cang's unscrupulous words, so he didn't take it to heart at all, but said a little apologetically: "You are thinking about my body, I understand it in my heart." It's just that I have to personally inquire about the major affairs of the court. There are some important notes that I have to review. ”

Xu Cang subconsciously said: "The emperor can let the queen mother review it on his behalf as before." ”

Dr. Qian: "......"

Dr. Qian couldn't wait to plug his ears on.

He seems to have heard something amazing just now! Will he be killed and killed?

Doctor Qian, who was nervous, quickly glanced at Xiao Xu. Seeing that the gentle Tianzi showed a helpless expression, he said with a smile: "Xu Cang, you scared Dr. Qian." ”

Xu Cang reacted at this time, coughed and said to the frightened Doctor Qian: "I just laughed casually, you don't have to take it to heart." ”

Dr. Qian's frightened heart slowly returned to its place, and he squeezed out a smile: "Actually, I didn't hear anything just now. ”

Xu Cang: "......"