Li Xian has been waiting for a long time for the news of Hexi finally came, but Li Xian couldn't be happy, first of all, the timing of coming was a little inappropriate, at this time Li Xulun had just been official, if Li Xian followed and left, maybe Gaozong would have some thoughts in his heart, in case he felt guilty in his heart, Li Xian was not allowed to go to the frontier to "suffer", then the fun would be great, of course, this is just a trivial matter, although it is difficult, if you want to find some ways, you are not afraid that you can't solve it, What really gave Li Xian a headache was that the chaos in Hexi this time was really bigger, at least it was bigger than what Li Xian originally wanted to play, so to speak, Li Xian originally planned to play a trick of "the wolf is coming", but he didn't expect the wolf to really come - Gar Qinling is going to send troops!

Li Xian has always regarded Gar Qinling as a great enemy on the border, although he had taught him a lesson in the previous surprise army, and it seemed that he had won a beautiful victory, but Li Xian knew very well in his own heart that the reason why he could win a big victory was just by relying on the unexpected momentum, when he really faced the enemy, who was still in the middle of the two, in the face of such a strong hand, Li Xian did not dare to have the slightest carelessness, and arranged for the "Ming Di" to secretly infiltrate the Tuyuhun tribes as early as possible, in order to grasp the every move of Gar Qinling in timeOf course, due to the limited time, the people of "Mingdi" could only grasp a small number of the leaders of the small and medium-sized tribes in Tuyuhun, and they could not know the detailed plan and even the exact movement of Gar Qinling's troops, but the news that Gar Qinling was about to send troops was extremely reliable.

Things are tricky, although Li Xian is not afraid of Gar Qinling, but he doesn't want to fight him again too early, especially if he doesn't want to be ruined by his governor Hexi's plan, but things are not transferred because of Li Xian's will, this battle is inevitable nine times out of ten, the root cause is that Tubo is extremely short of food - the year before last, Li Xian's big trouble in Tuyuhun was only a month, but the damage caused was amazing, almost all the tribes that were swept away were looted, and the entire southern part of Tuyuhun almost became a barren land, The winter of that year became a nightmare for the Tuyuhun tribes, countless people died of freezing and starvation, even after a year of recuperation, it was far from recovering the strength before the war, and what made Tuyuhun even worse was the epidemic of Tuyuhun plague this spring, a large number of cattle and sheep died of disease, seeing that this winter was already difficult to survive, Gar Qinling had to play the idea of passing on the crisis, that is, to attack Tangzhou, snatch rations, in order to survive the winter.

In Li Xian's original plan, after the first battle the year before last, Gar Qinling no longer had enough strength to launch a war of plunder, Li Xianzi could buy a few years of time to pass through the land west of the river, thinking that it was the base for the conquest of Tibet, but he did not expect that under the invasion of a sudden plague, Gar Qinling was forced to have no way out, and had to take risks, and this gave Li Xian two big problems - one is whether Hexi should go, and the other is when to go?

Hexi must go! Just because Li Xian has no choice - looking at the world, there are not many places that can really make Li Xian make contributions, the most suitable is the land of Anxi, where the emperor is far away, even if the place is poor and chaotic, but for Li Xian, it is tantamount to a paradise for establishing meritorious deeds, whether it is the experiment of advanced weapons or the cultivation of confidant generals, it is the same, but no matter how good Anxi is, Li Xian can't go, if nothing else, because of the identity of Princess Mingyue, it limits the possibility of Li Xian going to Anxi, as for the northeast, Now that Goguryeo has been destroyed, Silla is just a plague of mustard, Li Xian arrived there, although he could also play some tricks, but in the end it was impossible to test the actual results, so calculated, the only place that could really make Li Xian stay was Hexi, Li Xianzi could not go here because Gar Qinling wanted to do something to Hexi, however, when to go made Li Xian quite hesitant.

Li Xian has always been reluctant to fight an unprepared battle, at this time to Hexi, whether Gaozong can agree to leave it alone, really to the ground, it is bound to just catch up with the war, when the army is in chaos, it is difficult to stabilize the morale of the army, let alone to win the battle, you must know that Gar Qinling's attack is a desperate fight, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a battle against the water, if it can't stop its attack, once the territory is lost, it is difficult to ensure that the Empress Wu and the prince do not take the opportunity to give Li Xian some eye medicine, and the old man is a very soft person, Maybe Li Xian will be driven away in disgrace, the seriousness of the consequences is not fun, if it is to go to the rear of the war, Li Xian's base plan is also extremely unfavorable, how heavy the reconstruction work after the military disaster, patronizing this end, Li Xian is only afraid that he will have a weak heart, obviously, it is even more undesirable to go to the rear of the war, and the current plan may only be a gamble!

On August 29 of the third year of Xianheng, Shanzhou Thorn Shi Cheng Hedong sent an urgent report to Luoyang, saying that the plague was rampant in Tuyuhun this spring, and the cattle and horses suffered heavy losses, and the leader of the Duoben tribe, Helian Qi, led the headquarters to surrender, and presented important military information, it is reported that the Tubo Prime Minister Gar Qinling secretly transferred a total of 100,000 elite soldiers from the two tribes of Bowo and Dare from the country to Tuyuhun, and Tuyuhun garrisoned 200,000, a total of 35 soldiers and horses wanted to plunder the border states of the Tang Dynasty, the military situation was urgent, and I implored the Holy Shang to send troops to prepare for the war. Li Xian, the prince of the prison country, did not dare to make a decision on his own, and urgently reported to Gaozong on the sickbed, the emperor was angry, and ordered the political hall to discuss the matter of entering the army.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since I have been defended, I have never been afraid of war, and now Tubo children have repeatedly offended my Tang Dynasty, which is tolerable or unbearable, I must not tolerate it, you can have even this chapter, just play it."

Although Gaozong's temperament is weak and cowardly, but in foreign wars, but never ambiguous, knowing that the treasury is empty at this time, it is difficult to send a large army to conquer the border passes, but still do not want to make concessions to Tibet, even if this illness is not very good, people can not even sit up straight, can only be extremely weak and leaning on the dragon bed, the face is as pale as paper, but when it comes to the war, the words are excited, as soon as he opens his mouth, he has agreed on the tone for the court, and the heart of the large-scale war is undoubtedly revealed.

"Your Majesty Shengming, the minister thinks that the ambition of the wolf son of Tubo should be punished!"

Hao Chujun was already in the main battle, and when he heard Gaozong's words at this time, he immediately took the lead and echoed in a loud voice.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the war is indispensable, however, the household grain has been close to Xin, and the autumn grain in the south of the Yangtze River has not yet arrived, and the strong war may be disadvantageous, and the minister thinks that this matter should be discussed in the long run."

Li Jingxuan was in charge of peace, and in addition he was in charge of the household department and was responsible for the major matter of raising grain, he was unwilling to start a war lightly, so he stood up and euphemistically put forward opposing views.

"Otherwise, the minister thinks that Li Xiang's words are wrong, my Tang Dynasty is difficult, that Tubo Xiaokou has just suffered from the plague, no more difficult than our side, it can fight, how can I Datang retreat, although the grain is insufficient, but the big households in Guanzhong have more surplus grain, you can raise it from this first, why there is no food available, the minister thinks that when the war, I implore Your Majesty to judge!" As soon as Li Jingxuan's words fell, Liu Renliang, who was also the main battle faction, immediately came out to refute it.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Liu Xiang's words are very inappropriate, for the sake of fighting for a moment of righteousness and disturbing the people, it really should not be, the minister thinks that the Tubo children are attacking the army, what they want is not the food ear for the winter, if our army is strong and clear, it is unprofitable, it will retreat, this does not fight and surrender the soldiers, or can solve the misfortune of the border pass, to wait for the spring, our grain is complete, since it can take advantage of its weakness to hit it, comfort is not possible, this minister's foolish opinion also, please Your Majesty Holy Judgment."

Pei Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was born in the old household department, and he knew the difficulty of collecting grain, so he did not agree with Liu Renliang's opinion, so he put forward his own idea of keeping it safe.

After thinking about it for a while, he still did not comment on the views of both sides, but instead set his sights on Pei Xingjian, who was famous for his good fighting, and said in a deep voice: "Pei Aiqing has been at the border for a long time, and knows about military affairs. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Qinling is the government, the minister of Tubo is harmonious, and it is not possible to make a plan, it is appropriate to defend it, and it is the best policy to delay and wait for the change, although the thief is coming violently, there is no grain for the continuation, and its defeat is also fast, according to the minister's view, it is enough to retreat from the enemy after two months, however, if there is no overall control, the states in Hexi will inevitably be in danger of being broken by each other, although the minister is not talented, he is willing to serve His Majesty before the army!"

In the past few days of court fighting, Pei Xingjian only listened, but never expressed his intentions, not that he had no opinion on this battle, but he didn't want to speak lightly.

"Father, the son thinks that what Pei Xiang said is right, however, Pei Xiang is the minister of the first assistant, it is very inappropriate to leave the court easily, the son has fought several times with Nagar Qinling, and is familiar with the length of his troops, according to what the son has seen, even if he only depends on the soldiers of Hexi, it is not difficult to win, and the son is willing to guard Hexi for his father, to ensure the appeasement of my Tang Dynasty, and I beg my father to grant permission!"

As soon as Pei Xingjian's words fell, before Gaozong could say anything, Li Xian had already flashed out from the side, and asked himself to go out in a loud voice, his words were scorching, and he instantly attracted the eyes of all the people in the hall......