Xenobud was expelled from the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as the city gate was opened, a group of people gathered around the carriage and drove out of the city gate and galloped towards the east of the river.

Inside the car, a frustrated Xenobud leaned against the wall of the car, looking through the glass window at the receding scenery of Chang'an.

Opposite him, sitting was Xue Jun, who was also watching all this with nostalgia.

Although the mood of the two is not very good, they are fundamentally different.

For Xue Jun, this can be said to be nine deaths. It is very likely that he will die in a foreign land, and it will be difficult to return to the homeland of the Tang Dynasty. For him personally, of course, it is difficult to part. But putting aside personal life and death, he is excited.

After operating in Tubo for so many years, at first he did have thoughts, but in the end, he never thought that it would be in line with the major events that the imperial court was operating, although he said that he had worked hard for many years and still made a wedding dress for Li Ze, but after seeing the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty now, Xue Jun willingly offered everything with both hands.

Because of all this, it will be exchanged for his next chance to rise in the Xue clan.

nested in a place like Tubo, in another ten or eight years, the Xue family will really be finished.

Now, the best descendants of the family will be allowed to return to Datang, and the dark clouds hanging over their heads will dissipate, and they will be allowed to re-enter the mainstream of Datang.

Maybe these children and grandchildren will not make any big improvement in their lives, but this is just the beginning, with the background of the Xue family, they will inevitably be stronger than the next generation. One day, the Xue family will definitely be able to become one of the top few people in the Tang Dynasty again.

And for this reason, the remaining Xue clan people will fight to the death, the more they die, the smoother the road will be when they return to these children and grandchildren of the Tang Dynasty.

With the blood of all the Xue clansmen, to pave the way for the future of these children and grandchildren, this account is worth it.

This is also the only way for the Xue family now and in the future.

Li Ze's methods are cruel, and his heart is also ruthless, Xue Jun has already had a deep understanding of this, but in the same way, this person is also true to his word and keeps his promises. He is not afraid to give great rewards to those who have made significant contributions to the Tang Dynasty, even if these people were once his enemies.

This person's mind is really as wide as the sea and as high as the sky, and Xue Jun is now dead.

Under the leadership of Li Ze, Datang will inevitably rise above the top of this world and become a giant in this vast and boundless land. Although it is a little late for the Xue family to attach its wing tail now, as long as he works hard, he can also achieve some feats.

The rise of a big family requires the efforts of several generations, and Xue Jun is not in a hurry at all.

Xenobud's mood was completely different.

In his ears, the roar of cannons was always ringing, and in front of his eyes, what kept flashing was the messy scene that had been bombarded by cannons.

"Truth, only within the range of artillery!" Li Zeyin's voice continued to echo in his ears, and the sound became louder and louder, like Hong Zhong Dalu, making him miserable.

He seemed to see the soldiers and horses of Tibet, under the bombardment of cannons, falling in pieces, the cities of Tibet became pieces of ruins, the exquisite palaces and temples were destroyed, and the flames were burned, and the cattle and sheep galloped desperately on the grassland, and the shepherds who died on the ground could be seen along the road.

And the heavily armed cavalry of the Tang Dynasty was galloping on their horses with a strange smile, trampling on that quiet and peaceful land.

He shuddered, and sat up straight.

The expulsion of Xenobud meant the official end of the honeymoon period between the Tang Dynasty and the forces represented by the Tubo Delhi Chinan, and also meant that the Tang Dynasty's policy towards Tubo had undergone fundamental changes.

Because Tocharo is going to die, Delhi Chinan, who will eventually win the victory of the Tubo infighting, will inevitably dare to change his policy towards the Tang Dynasty.

Hostility between the two sides is inevitable.

Or Delhi Chinan didn't want to do this, but the aggressiveness of the Tang Dynasty and the ambition to annex Tibet made Delhi Chinan have to embark on the road of confrontation with the Tang Dynasty.

This is not at all a matter of personal will.

Li Ze would never allow a Tibetan empire that still had the potential to become strong to exist by his side.

In a sense, Tibet at this time is still a big country, they still control most of Qinghai and the Tibetan Plateau, this is an incomparably vast land, although there are not many people, but the huge territory and the natural condescending strategic posture against the Tang Dynasty still make Li Ze like a man's back.

Although the war in Tibet at this moment has been continuous, and it has fallen to the bottom of the trough, for a country, after falling to the bottom of the trough, there will inevitably be a slow upward process, and its national strength will definitely slowly recover.

took advantage of his illness and asked for his life and beat the water dogs.

At this time, if you don't take the opportunity to take this land quickly, the further back you go, the more difficult it will become.

The war against Tibet was a collision between two nations and two civilizations, and Li Ze attached more importance to the upcoming dispute with Tibet than the battle for reunification with the south.

Although the South is divided, in a broad sense, everyone is still a family, and there will be countless ways to solve disputes and problems between the same cultural group, and war is just one of the options. But the collision between two civilizations, apart from blood and fire, will not have a second option.

Either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.

Li Ze has a clear understanding of this.

But at this time, the Tibetan people did not necessarily have such a cognition. At this time, their national consciousness is still in a state of ignorance, and it is beginning to sprout, and they do not have a deep understanding. At this time, it is the best time to annex them, and after annexation, they will be incorporated into the Great Chinese civilization, slowly assimilated, fused, and finally merged into one.

"Xue Jun, I haven't figured it out, why Li Ze is willing to make Goryeo a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, but can't let us make Tubo his vassal state?" Xenobud looked at Xue Jun on the other side and asked, "If Li Ze can agree, I will definitely do my best to facilitate this matter."

Xue Jun shook his head and said, "Tubo and Goryeo are different. This is Datang's consideration of the strategic situation in decades or even hundreds of years, and only Li Xiang will have such a far-sightedness, and our vision is not so long-term. Li Xiang would not allow Tibet to exist as a state. Because in the long run, he will pose a threat to Datang. ”

"With Datang's current national strength, who can threaten him?" Xenobud said in annoyance.

"Not necessarily." Xue Jun shook his head and said: "As long as it is a hidden danger, it must be eliminated in the bud, and the hidden danger cannot be left to future generations." Just like the original Mo Nan Mo North and other places, there are also many voices within Datang, thinking that it is not worth investing a lot of manpower and material resources, because on that land, there are no people who can create a lot of wealth, and there are not many resources worthy of our vigorous exploitation, but Li Xiang still insisted that this area must be actually and effectively controlled, do you know why? ”

Xenobud shook his head.

"Li Xiang said that through the distant Far East, there is a country of tigers and wolves, and there is a suffocating obsession with the territory." Xue Jundao: "Sooner or later, this country of tigers and wolves will break through in the direction where we are, so we need such a place as our strategic space, only by controlling this place, we have the initiative, so even if this land is not of much use to us for the time being, we must hold it in our hands." This is for all generations. ”

"Why didn't Li Ze annex that country?"

"It's too far. The long distance, the cold dripping and freezing weather, and the countless human and financial resources invested to fight a war with no chance of winning are not worth it at all. Xue Jundao: "Li Xiang will not do useless things, nor will he start a meaningless war." He only fights meaningful wars, Xenobud, you have been in the Tang Dynasty for many years, you should know that as long as Li Xiang makes up his mind, there is no possibility of changing it. You need to make a decision. ”

Xenobud shook his head slowly: "I don't need to make a decision, I can only rise up to meet the enemy when the Tang army comes." ”

Xue Jun laughed: "Xenobude, Li Xiang doesn't need you to make a decision now, but hopes that you can make a decision at the last moment." You have to rise up to resist Datang, it was expected by Li Xiang, but when you will still be crushed into powder after all your efforts, Li Xiang hopes that you can make the right choice at that time. You have to be clear that the Tang Dynasty not only wants the territory of Tubo, but also wants the people in this territory, a place of death, for us, it does not mean much, Datang decided to fight with Tubo, it is not to kill the Tubo people, but just to change a leader for the Tubo people. ”

"Tubo is different from the Tang Dynasty. Those nobles and leaders will never compromise with the Tang Dynasty. Xenobud said.

"Between life and property, they can only choose one." Xue Jundao: "What's more, Datang doesn't want their private property, except for land, of course, such a thing as slaves will never be allowed to exist." You have been in Datang for so long, you should have seen how those big landlords and families in Datang wisely gave up their land and moved closer to the policy of the imperial court? These people are much richer than ever. And those who die to the end are either dead, and those who are not dead are also struggling in the mud. The same is true of the Tibetan aristocracy, those who are willing to compromise with the Tang Dynasty will continue their glorious lives, and those who want to resist to the end can only be completely destroyed in the end. ”

"They don't know the real situation of Datang, so no one will listen to these words."

"Let the war, then, let them understand." Xue Jun sneered: "And Li Xiang didn't kill you, but released you back, that is, he wanted those people to know what a real Datang is like." Xenobud, I think you know that too. Li Xiang still wants to retain as much vitality as possible on this land, so that fewer people can die. ”