Yang Kai of the Yixing Society, Wang Mingyi of the Household Department, Li Anmin of the Military Department, Tian Bo of the Internal Guard, and Sun Changming, the secretary and supervisor, and Chen Wenliang gathered in Li Ze's office to discuss matters related to Tibet.

"Xue Jun is a thief, and his heart is not dead." Yang Kai was a little indignant, slapped the table and shouted, "Such a person must be punished." ”

Gongsun Changming smiled and said, "On the other hand, he has already been punished. Everything he has worked so hard to manage, Xue's vigorous investment in Tubo over the years, will now be easily pocketed by us, with their money, to do our business, I think, this is where he suffers the most. ”

Li Ze also said: "This is reasonable. No matter what Xue Jun's initial idea was, in the end, in terms of results, it was quite good, and more importantly, in Tubo, where do we need more Tang people to gain a foothold, and in this regard, he has done a good job. ”

"That being said, I think it is necessary to supervise him." Yang Kai said: "Li Xiang, don't he say that he wants his children and grandchildren to come back?" Then why don't we fulfill his wish and select the best group of people in their third generation from the Xue clan to come back, Hedong They don't think about it, but Wuyi and Zhenzhou can accommodate them. Straight to Xue Jun himself, let him do his best for our Tang Dynasty in Tubo. ”

Yang Kai's plan was very vicious.

Bringing the best talents of the Xue clan back under supervision is tantamount to directly cutting off their wings. cut off the possibility of their further development.

Li Ze bowed slightly.

"Since Xue Jun is willing to hand over the forces that he has operated in Tubo over the years, then we can also meet his requirements, the third generation of the Xue family, you can select some people to come back to serve, depending on your talent. This matter will be handed over to Cao Xin to do. As for Xue Jun, after his death, he can also go back to the countryside for burial, and in addition, the Ministry of Rites will discuss it to see what kind of title is suitable for him! Li Ze said with a smile: "We don't ask for other people's things in vain, there is a punishment, and the rewards that should be given cannot be less." ”

Chen Wenliang worked hard to write a book, recorded Li Ze's opinions, and prepared to go back and hand it over.

"In view of the current situation in Tibet, it is necessary for us to make certain changes in its policy." Li Ze continued: "Tocharian must have a big problem with his body, but as far as we know about Tocharo, he will definitely do something before he dies, and these things include launching an attack on Delhi China South in an attempt to defeat Delhi China South. Delhi Chinan's recent sudden increase in orders for ordnance supplies must have foreseen this situation. ”

"Naturally, the ordnance can't be sold to them at this time." Li Anmin said with a sneer.

"Sell, how can you not sell?" Wang Mingyi immediately retorted: "We must collect the deposit, and we must increase the amount collected, and it is also necessary for the price of ordnance to rise sharply, and then the delivery will naturally be slow." ”

Li Anmin had a constipated expression on his face: "This is too shameless." ”

"How can the affairs of the state be said to be shameless!" Wang Mingyi had a righteous and awe-inspiring expression: "Besides, it's not that we don't fulfill the contract, it's just that because of the fierce war in our country and the strong growth of our internal needs, the price will naturally rise. ”

Li Anmin was dumbfounded.

Yes, between countries, how can there be any justice? It's just a deception, which is different from the interaction between people, honesty first, righteousness first. If the ruler of a country takes these things in his head and uses them as the standard for acting, then the country will not be far from bad luck.

"Xue Jun is very sure of one thing, that is, although Delhi Chinan is not as good as Tocharo, it is much better than Tocharo's sons. And Tocharo still can't get rid of the shackles after all, and still wants to hand over the power in his hands to his own bloodline, which dooms them to failure in the future. Delhi China is a relatively mature politician, and once he annexes Tochar, without this great enemy, he will naturally turn his face and be ruthless to us. Therefore, let Tocharian inflict a heavy blow on Delhi China before he died, and we can also take the opportunity to strengthen our power in Tibet, the power that truly belongs to us, so as to lay a good foundation for the final annexation of Tibet. ”

Everyone nodded.

"The Yixing Society selected capable, reliable and Tubo-speaking members in the Western Regions, Ningzhou, Suizhou, Xiazhou and other places, and entered Tubo in a big way to join the two serf rebel armies under our control." Li Ze looked at Yang Kai and said, "These people, preferably experienced officials who can govern the local area, who can speak and effectively incite the people, the main purpose of their entry is to develop the members of the Yixing Society on a large scale and spread the purpose and essence of the Yixing Society to them." By all means, these people were convinced that the Society became one of its most loyal members. ”

Yang Kai arched his hand and said: "Li Xiang rest assured, a long time ago, the Yixing Society has been deliberately training personnel in this area, in Ningzhou Suizhou and other places, we have accumulated a considerable number of such Yixing members, they will enter Tibet, there will be no speech, customs and even food discomfort. ”

"The work is done in front, and this point has always been very reassuring to Yixing Society." After praising Yang Kai, Li Ze looked at Wang Mingyi again.

"After the members of the Yixing Society entered the area controlled by the serf rebels, they would help them establish an effective administrative system for managing the local area, and they would distribute pastures, land, cattle and sheep, and houses to the common people, and your task was to help these serf rebels become rich."

"Yes. We will set up special caravans, increase the import and export of goods there, and at the same time give a certain tilt over the finances. Wang Mingyi said.

"It's not enough!" Li Ze shook his head and said: "It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish." Tubo this place, there is no lack of resources, what is lacking is the means of management, you have to select all kinds of excellent talents from the Department of Commerce to help them, fur, Tibetan medicine and the deep processing of all kinds of agricultural and sideline products can earn great profits, I believe that these business opportunities, the professionals in your department, will be better than me. ”

"When I get back, I'll arrange it right away." Wang Mingyi nodded.

"Military!" Li Ze looked at Li Anmin: "In addition to the military, Li Cunzhong's subordinates have increased their preparations on the border, made preparations for all wars, and put more pressure on Delhi Chinan. At the same time, it can also contain part of his troops. When he intended to launch an attack on the area occupied by the serf rebels, he could carry out some provocations and other activities to a limited extent, forcing Delhi China to dare not act rashly. ”

"At the same time, the Hetao Zhang Jiasuo's department, after the beginning of spring, marched into the Western Regions in a big way, with Yuquan Pass as its headquarters, and at the same time, a part of its department served as the reserve army of the Xue Ping Department in the Western Regions, ready to supplement and support it at any time, and the other part pressed into the territory of Tubo, in order to launch an attack on Tubo as another line of soldiers and horses when necessary."

"Got it!" Li Anmin said. "Gansu supplies Li Cunzhong, Ningxia supplies Zhang Jia, these two people have been recuperating, even when our interior is in difficulty, we have not used the resources of these two places, now it is time for them to play their role, Xue Ping has also been asking Zhang Jia's department to enter the Western Regions, so that he can do his best, and continue to move forward without worries, so as to cross the green mountains."

Li Ze looked at Tian Bo: "I don't need to talk about the matter of the internal guard, although there are more difficulties in Tubo than in China, but the internal guard still has to increase its strength and continue to infiltrate, and now there is a panic in Tubo, at this time, there are many people who want to seek a way back, bribery, rebellion, I don't care what method you use, you must obtain valuable information in a timely and effective manner, so as to provide reference for the actions of other departments." ”

"The internal guard will spare no effort and go all out!"

"Li Xiang, there is one thing that we must pay attention to, and that is the religion of Tibet!" Gongsun Changming said: "In the territory of Tibet, from the kings and nobles, down to the ordinary people, all believe in Buddhism, and the status of the Buddha in the territory of Tibet is extremely lofty, and these Buddhas, in fact, are also a large landowner, with a lot of wealth, monks and soldiers. They were more difficult to deal with than the local aristocracy, as they had a wide following. ”

Li Ze closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and said: "On the issue of religion, we have always had the most basic bottom line, that is, what is God is to God, and what is human is to man. God must not interfere in human affairs. This is also my bottom line above the Tibetan religion. Tell these Buddhas that we respect the privileges they deserve, but God, should not be tainted with the dust of the world, so there are some things that they must return. ”

"I'm afraid that this will cause a strong backlash from them." Gongsun Changming said: "Even if it is a serf rebel army, the vast majority of people believe in them. ”

"That's why the Yixing Society was the first to enter." Li Ze said: "At the same time, we also have to find those true aspiring pure Buddhas, and vigorously support them in order to disintegrate the other party from within. ”

"Such a person, I'm afraid it's hard to find!"

"No, we'll make one!" Li Ze said lightly: "This matter, leave it to Xue Jun to do, he has been stationed in Lhasa for a long time, and he wants to know more about these Buddhas than we do." ”

"Okay, this matter, I'll talk to Xue Jun in detail about it and formulate an operational plan." Gongsun Changming frowned slightly, religious matters have always been the most troublesome things, and he is really not at ease when this matter is handed over to others.