Fox friends are also friends.

The relationship between Gu Qing and Yang Guozhong is a typical fox friend and dog friend, who is blessed and reserved to share the land, and will definitely not be the same in trouble, and maybe he will fall into the well.

The eldest brother and the younger brother shouted affectionately in front of him, staring at each other's future all the time behind his back, and once there were signs of an unstable future, he immediately drew a line and turned his face and did not recognize anyone.

That's the rules of the game in the adult world.

Friends are of course plastic friends, but ...... Money is real in front of you.

Gu Qing's letter was as enthusiastic as ever, and "Yang Xiang" and "Brother Yang" were so intimate that they could melt on the spot.

The meaning of the letter is very clear, to have war horses, grain and grass, and weapons, Anxi needs Yang Xiang's full support.

Then Gu Qing also drew a big cake for Yang Guozhong in the letter, Anxi soldiers are strong and strong, there are weapons and grain and grass, and the combat effectiveness is stronger, sweeping the Western Regions can make meritorious contributions to the Tang Dynasty at will, and give His Majesty a long face, Your Majesty is happy, and there are a few words on the good news to thank Yang Xiang for his unsparing logistical support to Anxi for many years, and this credit naturally has Yang Xiang's share, Your Majesty is happy, and Yang Xiang can of course get some rain and dew.

Although he is already at the top of the courtiers, if he does more meritorious deeds, isn't it fragrant for the prince to be promoted to the king of the county?

Gu Qing's letter made Yang Guozhong look very comfortable, put forward his requirements straight to the point, then analyzed the pros and cons for him, and finally drew him a fragrant and sweet flatbread.

If these are all false, then the five thousand taels of silver cakes and one hundred taels of yellow and clear gold in front of them are really good things.

Yang Guozhong finished reading the letter, and then looked at the ten big boxes in front of him, and his mood was as happy as drinking elixir, and he was very comfortable.

Although Brother Gu Xian is thousands of miles away, he is still a close friend who knows dignity and human feelings.

Now although Yang Guozhong is an official who worships Zhongshu Ling, he is a very popular minister, but in fact, many officials in the court look down on him. Everyone in the world knows that Yang Guozhong himself has no knowledge, nor has he undergone scientific examinations, and his career completely depends on his cousin Yang Guifei, who is a typical favorite of Xingjin.

Since becoming the right minister, the courtiers have attached a lot of labels to him behind his back, such as "no learning, no skills", "no courage and no strategy", "bullying the superiors", etc., without a good word, although Yang Guozhong's IQ is not high, but he is not a pure fool, and he is naturally aware of other people's discussions.

Now that he respects him as always, Gu Qing is one.

The important thing is that Gu Qing can be a man, he and Yang Guozhong never play false, first talk about feelings and then talk about the pros and cons, and finally go directly to dry goods, I am very lucky to meet such an informed and interesting friend in these years.

Yang Guozhong decided that the friendship with Gu Qing must be sublimated again, and reach the realm where the mountains are edgeless, the heaven and the earth are combined, and only then can he dare to be with the king.

There is an An Lushan in the north who is not in harmony with him, it doesn't matter, my Yang Guozhong is not a friend who is not in charge of the army, there is a Gu Qing of the Anxi Army in the west, and my waist pole in the court is still hard.

After reading the letter, Yang Guozhong immediately wrote a note to the three provinces, ordering Wei Jiansu, the secretary of the military department, to ration the war horses, grain and weapons to the Anxi army as appropriate, and then asked the subordinate guests to write a note, elaborating on the necessity of allocating the war horses, grain, grass and weapons to the Anxi army.

After writing this, Yang Guozhong sat in the study and pondered for a long time, took out the note he had just written, crossed out the word "as appropriate" directly, thought about it and added specific numbers.

"The number of war horses increased by 10,000, weapons and crossbows were 20,000, arrows and crossbows were 500,000 each, and the grain and grass should be needed by the whole army of Anxi for half a year.

After looking at it again, Yang Guozhong nodded with satisfaction.

Since the favor is to be sent, it must be sent really, and if the number is less, it will not hurt or itch, and Gu Qing may not appreciate it, which is easy to affect the friendship between the two sides.

After writing and drying the ink, Yang Guozhong was about to call the curtain guests in, and the subordinates reported outside the door of the study, and the Son of Heaven summoned the courtiers of the three provinces to enter the Xingqing Palace to discuss matters.

Yang Guozhong sighed, he knew what the Son of Heaven was going to discuss.

It is said that this Gu Xian brother is really good at tossing, and he will not stop in Anxi, and somehow he will come up with a "Pingtu Tibetan strategy", the Son of Heaven has summoned several important ministers to discuss in the past few days, and it has been in the middle of the night for several days, and the next day will continue to discuss.

Several prime ministers and officials of the three provinces have different opinions, and half of the opponents agree with it, which is also the reason why the decision cannot be made after many days of deliberation.

The maid in the house changed into an official uniform for himself, and during the changing period, Yang Guozhong also teased the maid who changed his clothes, and the fresh tofu on his hands was reluctant to wipe it, so he put his hands in his sleeves with satisfaction, and when he left the study, he changed into a dignified right face, and got into the carriage without a smile.

Entered the Xingqing Palace and entered the main hall to discuss matters.

Chen Xilie stood outside the door of the main hall, and when he saw Yang Guozhong coming, Chen Xilie took the initiative to salute and say hello.

Chen Xilie is much older than Yang Guozhong, after all, he is the left minister, Yang Guozhong did not dare to support him, and hurriedly smiled and greeted him in return.

After chatting a few words, Chen Xilie leaned over and asked in a low voice: "Today, most of the time it is still a matter of discussing the policy of leveling Tibet, I don't know if Yang Xiang can reach a conclusion?" ”

Yang Guozhong shook his head: "Gu Qing's strategy is a bit risky, and the treasury of Datang may not be able to afford such a large expense......"

Chen Xilie said with a smile: "The old man and Yang Xiang are exactly the same as the heroes, this plan is not the right way, it is a dangerous move, and the disadvantages to the country outweigh the advantages, and it is impossible to do it." ”

Yang Guozhong smiled and said, "Has Chen Xiangke ever thought about it, why did His Majesty summon us and others three times twice to discuss this policy?" ”

Chen Xilie's eyes flashed, and he said tentatively: "Could it be that Your Majesty has any thoughts?" ”

Yang Guozhong said slowly: "I will not comment on whether Gu Qing's peaceful Tubo policy is good or bad, but there is no doubt that Your Majesty is very tempted, otherwise you would not have summoned us three times or twice to discuss, even if there are many courtiers who oppose it, Your Majesty still wants us to discuss endlessly, why?" Your Majesty is clearly grinding you and me, grinding until everyone has to approve of it, and this policy can be promulgated......"

Looking at Chen Xilie's old and vicissitudes of life, Yang Guozhong smiled and said: "Therefore, Chen Xiang's eyes can't always stare at the music in his hand, but look up more to look at His Majesty's face. Your Majesty's face can determine the affairs of the world. ”

Chen Xilie shook his head, the old man has been conservative and cowardly all his life, and it is difficult to take on a big responsibility, but the three views are still very positive, and he disagrees with Yang Guozhong's remarks.

The Tao is different, and it is not conspiratory.

Chen Xilie smiled very gracefully, and the chat ended.

Yang Guozhong also smiled, staring at Chen Xilie's side face and glancing at it, his eyes contemptuous.

The pedantic and old-fashioned old thing, who thinks that he is a loyal minister when he does things in a down-to-earth manner, and he doesn't even know how to read the face of the Son of Heaven, no wonder he can't be the right minister even if he is fast into the coffin.

One dislikes the other party as old-fashioned, the other dislikes the other as a traitorous villain, two people with different views smile at each other, and each has 10,000 spitting grass and mud horses in their hearts.

The eunuch walked out of the hall and smiled at the two prime ministers: "Two prime ministers, Your Majesty summoned you to meet you." ”

In addition to the two of them entering the hall, the hall was as warm as spring, and in front of the seat of the guest of honor were a pot of burning charcoal copper basins, Li Longji was wearing light clothes, lying barefoot on the Hu bed in the middle, and was closing his eyes to recuperate.

Yang Guozhong and Chen Xilie came late, and there were already two courtiers seated in the palace, namely Guo Ziyi, the general of the Left Guard, and Wei Jiansu, the secretary of the military department.

Seeing the two prime ministers enter the palace to salute, Li Longji opened his eyes, nodded lightly, and said, "Since they are all here, then, continue to discuss the matter, this policy is confidential and cannot be announced to the public, so I will discuss it with several of your courtiers." ”

Looking around at everyone, Li Longji said slowly: "Gu Qing's strategy to level Tibet has advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult to weigh the pros and cons. ”

After several days of discussion, several courtiers present probably figured out the taste.

It seems that the Son of Heaven very much hopes that Gu Qing's policy of leveling Tubo can be implemented, after all, it is an excellent opportunity to get rid of the hundred-year-old disaster of Tubo, but the difficult thing is that the national capital accumulated over the years in the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty may have to spend most of it because of this policy, in case it is self-defeating, the national capital consumed will be wasted from then on, and the risk is too great.

However, for the Son of Heaven, the pros and cons are actually obvious.

If you lose, you will start all over again, and if you succeed, you will be far ahead of Taizong Gaozong, is it worth betting?

Li Longji's choice is obvious, and it is worth betting.

What if the courtiers don't agree? It's okay, grind until you say yes. This is the purpose of convening them for several days in a row, sitting in this position now, if a few people in the hall still don't understand Li Longji's thoughts, such a high position will be considered for nothing.

The pros and cons are no longer important, and now it is up to the character of the courtiers here, whether they are upright and continue to oppose it, or whether they see the wind and make the rudder change their words in favor.

Although Chen Xilie is conservative and cowardly, he is still quite upright, so he said first: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this policy is not feasible. Ping Tubo is of course a great achievement, but the time and place are not right, Tianbao nine years, the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions just fought with the Great Food Country, barely a tie, but the Tang Dynasty soldiers also lost more than 20,000 people, the Western Regions countries are about to move the Western Regions, at this time, if this policy is done to Tubo, if it fails, Tubo will be annoyed and angry, and raise troops to attack, at that time, I am afraid that the Tang Dynasty will not even be able to protect the Western Regions, the risk is too great. ”

Li Longji snorted, frowned and said unhappily: "Didn't Gu Qing just annihilate the 20,000 Tubo army in the Western Regions?" This battle has already injured the bones of Tubo, and Tubo will not dare to raise troops again in a few years. ”

Chen Xilie shook his head and said: "Anxi Protectorate is connected to Tubo in the south, Dashi in the west, and many nomadic tribes in the territory who have not obeyed the king can be described as internal and external troubles. ”

Guo Ziyi, who was on the side, suddenly interjected: "The minister thinks that the advantages of this strategy outweigh the disadvantages, so you can try it." ”

"The best thing about this strategy is that there is no need to raise swords and soldiers, and to cut the enemy's national capital with money, food, and grass, and it is also good. In the battle between the two countries, how can there be a strategy that does not take risks, Chen Xiang is not the one who leads the troops, so he is safe, but for our martial arts generals, Gu Qing's strategy is very peaceful, and the victory rate is very large. ”

"Even if it fails, the loss is just money and food, if it succeeds, it will be a great benefit to Datang, from now on there is no strong enemy in the surrounding neighbors of Datang, Datang can let go of his hands and feet, and return some of the troops to the field, these troops return to their hometown is labor, and within a few years the treasury will be abundant again, so the minister thinks that this strategy is feasible."

Chen Xilie was angry and was about to say something, but Yang Guozhong rushed in front of him and said, "The minister also thinks that this strategy is feasible. The reason is the same as General Guo, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and the victory outweighs the defeat, even if we lose only some money and food, with the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, we can afford it within three or five years, as for what Chen Xiang said Tubo will be annoyed and angry, this ...... It's a bit unreasonable, even if we can't do this, won't we take the initiative to join the prison with the temperament of Tubo? Don't forget that a few months ago, the Tibetan invaded Khotan, seized its city, and slaughtered its people, and they also entered the army for no reason. ”

Seeing that the opinions of the courtiers finally became more and more tendentious, Li Longji's mood became more and more pleasant, and he turned his head to look at Wei Jiansu, who was silent from the martial arts, and said with a smile: "What does Wei Qing think, just come to me." ”

Wei Jiansu pondered for a long time, and said: "The minister also seconded what Yang Xiang and General Guo saw, but the minister still has one thing, if you want to implement this policy, then the location of the Anxi Protectorate is very important, and most of the trips of this policy depend on Anxi, and now it is Hou Gu Qing of Qingcheng County who is in charge of the Anxi army, and most of the four towns of Anxi are also under his control, this ...... Your Majesty, the authority of the ministers should not be too heavy, the ministers are not jealous of Gu Qing, but they just feel that Gu Qing's power should be restricted......"

Li Longji was taken aback when he heard this, and then nodded thoughtfully.

Wei Jiansu's words just hit the jealousy in his heart, there is already an An Lushan whose authority is too heavy and difficult to remove, if there is a second An Lushan, one in the north and one in the west, Li Longji may really die of sorrow.

It is true that Gu Qing's authority should be properly restricted, it is not enough to have only one Bian Lingcheng in the Duhu Mansion, and recently Bian Lingcheng's recital only said how Gu Qing governed the city in a good way, how to lead the army to practice, and never mentioned any misconduct in Gu Qing, Li Longji was still wondering why Bian Lingcheng was so polite recently, but if he thinks about it carefully at this moment, I am afraid that this Bian Lingcheng is no longer reliable.

Li Longji said slowly: "Except for Chen Xiang, it seems that you and the others are not opposed to the strategy of leveling Tibet? ”

Everyone, except for Chen Xilie, nodded one after another.

Li Longji said with a smile: "In this way, let's implement this policy, Yang Guozhong, you lead the three provinces to draw up a piece of paper as soon as possible, once the money and grain should be allocated, when it must be set up in another name, this matter can not be publicized, the purchase of Tibetan medicinal materials, it will be handed over to Gu Qing to do, the required money and grain will be allocated by the imperial court, it will cost a lot of money in the first year or two, you should be careful to deal with it, after this two years, the vitality of Tubo has been injured unconsciously, and then the second step will be taken." ”

Turning his head to look at Wei Jiansu, Li Longji smiled and said, "What Wei Qing said is very reasonable, I will think about it." ”

The matter has been agreed, and the monarchs and ministers are in different moods.

Gu Qing's Pingtu strategy was officially agreed to be implemented.