Li You went on to say:

"During the Warring States Period, in order to avoid being annexed by the Qin State, both the Chu State and the Zhao State promised the princess to Qin Shi Huang, and as a result, they were still destroyed by the country.

History is full of such examples. I won't go into them all here.

There is also the initiative and pro. This is a proactive and effective method taken on the basis of our strong strength in order to divide and disintegrate the other side, and the benefits of this are well understood by everyone, and I will not repeat them.

For Tibet, due to geographical reasons, it is unrealistic for our dynasty to want to conquer Tibet. And from the perspective of resources, the conquest of Tibet is a chicken rib.

Therefore, for my dynasty, it is better to be a good neighbor with Tibet. However, this is not wishful thinking, it depends on what people think.

From the current situation, Tubo occupies a geographical advantage, and our Western Regions Protectorate and Longyou Dao are all within the range of Tubo's attack, and they can choose a little at any time to attack our court.

Due to the lack of experience in plateau operations, our army basically had no effective means of counterattacking Tibet.

From this point of view, Tibet is the stronger side. At this time, to be close to it is to be passive and close.

Erchen's opinion is that it is not appropriate to be friendly at this time, and that Tubo should adopt a striking attitude to weaken its strength, and when Tubo really becomes a weak neighbor and is afraid of my Tang Dynasty, he can adopt a friendly strategy to achieve the goal of living in harmony. ”

This is the case in history, after the rise of Tibet, many local wars were launched against the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang army at this time was the period with the strongest combat effectiveness, and the Tang army repeatedly defeated the Tubo army, and Songtsen Gampo had to take the initiative to sue for peace, which led to the story of Princess Wencheng.

After making peace, Tubo did not provoke the Tang Dynasty once during the lifetime of Songtsen Gampo. Even in the early days of Lu Dongzan's reign, the relationship between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty was also very good.

It was not until after Li Shimin's death that the relationship between Tibet and the Tang Dynasty gradually became sour.

Seeing Li You's eloquent appearance, everyone was surprised, where is this a sixteen-year-old child, this is clearly a seasoned strategist.

Li Jing said: "The minister agrees with the opinion of His Royal Highness the King of Qi. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling also supported the opinions of the two Li You.

Tang Jian said with some concern: "If you reject the Tubo people like this, will it cause conflicts?" ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Li You, how do you think this matter should be handled?" ”

Li You said: "Agree to make peace, but set up obstacles to make it difficult to retreat."

When the bridegroom welcomes his wife, isn't he going to compose a poem? If he can't do it, he won't let him pass.

That's what it means, if there are some difficult problems, if the Tubo people can't answer them, that's their problem. ”

"Alright, alright, that's a good idea." As the secretary of the Ministry of Etiquette, Tang Jian pays the most attention to etiquette and reputation, which is very much in line with his taste.

The ministers were unanimous in favour of this view.

Li Shimin said: "That's it." Li Tai, this matter is still in your charge. That's all for now, let's talk about other things. ”

Seeing that there was nothing to do with him, Li You closed his eyes and recuperated, and when the early dynasty was over, he returned to the Qi Palace.

Not long after Li You entered the mansion, Hou Junji and Li Daozong came.

Li You saw the two and said, "Two uncles, I'm just about to look for you." ”

Hou Junji asked, "What's the good thing?" ”

Li You said: "Our monosodium glutamate has been successfully developed. ”

The magpie was very well-behaved, and without waiting for Li You's instructions, he went out to call someone.

Soon, Wang Liao came in with a box. He placed the box on the table and opened the lid, revealing a pile of crystal particles.

Li You picked up a little with his fingers, put it in his mouth, tasted it and said, "You taste it, it's a good thing." ”

Hou Junji and Li Daozong followed Li You's example and put MSG in their mouths.

"Oh, this tastes so delicious." Hou Junji praised.

"Good thing, I'm really going to get rich." Li Daozong said excitedly.

Next, a few people discussed business matters for a while.

Li You received: "Two uncles, I have one more thing to look for you, which is about Tuyuhun, Tuyuhun ......"

At this moment, Baihu came in and reported: "Lord Wang, General Li is here." ”

Soon, Li Jing came in.

Li You said: "It just so happens that I have something to discuss with you, let's go to my study." ”

Entering the study, Li You opened a map of Tuyuhun, and he said: "Generals, I'm afraid the battle in Tuyuhun is not far away. ”

Li Jing said: "Your Highness, the minister is here for this matter. ”

……

Shanzhou.

Not long after Murong Ling and his party entered the right road of the Tang Dynasty, Murong Ling's messenger chased after them.

Murong Bo said in the letter that the rebel Murong Qian had just recently received a large amount of military supplies from the Tubo people, expanding its strength by 40,000, and some of the Tubo army had entered Longde City, and war was about to break out. Let Murong Ling speed up and rush to Chang'an as soon as possible to ask His Majesty the Emperor for help.

Murong Ling asked Hao Lianbot to lead the personnel of the mission to follow, and she herself took a few guards and rode straight to Chang'an.

In the afternoon of this day, Murong Ling and the others came to Yuanzhou City, and seeing that it was still early, they decided to continue their journey and go to Tongji County in front of them to fight.

In the past few days, everyone felt a little tired, and when they saw a tea stall on the side of the road outside the city, they got off the horse and rested.

Murong Ling and the others were drinking tea, and a group of people who looked like Tuyuhun merchants also stopped to drink tea.

One of the guards beside Murong Ling couldn't help but pay attention to the same Tuyuhun people when he saw them. He spotted a familiar face, someone he had stumbled upon in the Shanzhou Inn.

The guard wondered how this man could be here unless he was also on a fast horse. He immediately realized the danger.

He whispered, "Your Highness, there is something wrong with these people. ”

Although Murong Ling's martial arts skills are high, he has no experience in the rivers and lakes, and when he heard the words of the guards, he couldn't help but look towards those Tuyuhun people. Sure enough, I found that those people were suspicious.

These Tuyuhun people are all young and strong, and ordinary businessmen are young and old, how can they be so neat. Looking at their bodies again, they seem to be carrying guys, and they should be coming for themselves.

Murong Ling guessed correctly, these people were sent by the rebel Murong Qian.

Murong Qian guessed that Murong Bo would ask the Tang Dynasty for help, so he sent people to intercept and kill the envoys he sent.

The killers did not make a move in the territory of Tuyuhun, but waited for Murong Bo's envoys to enter the territory of the Tang Dynasty before making a move.

First, he had received a notification that the Tibetan delegation had been sent to Chang'an, and he had to calculate the time and cooperate with the Tibetan mission's actions.

Second, if Murong Bo's envoy was killed in Tuyuhun, Murong Bo would get the news, and it would be too late to send envoys, and his whereabouts would be even more hidden.

It's better to wait until Murong Ling and the others stay away from Tuyuhun, something happens to the envoy, and Murong Bo can't get the news, and when he gets the news, it's too late to send the envoy.

At this time, Murong Ling and the others had already moved away from Tuyuhun, and the killers decided to do it. They secretly followed Murong Ling and the others, looking for an opportunity to attack.

Murong Ling's actions had already aroused the vigilance of the killers, who felt that they had been exposed. They were secretly ready to do it.

At this time, the killers saw Murong Ling standing up and walked towards them. They couldn't help but clench the hilt of their knives.