Pei Min's words made many people in the hall look sideways. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

His toughness against foreign enemies is obvious to all, otherwise he would not give up the good future of Chang'an, glory and wealth, and invited himself to go out of the court to defend the frontier, and fought vigorously with Tubo in Taozhou and Guang'en Town.

Li Longji was also a little surprised, in his opinion, Pei Min was unwilling to make peace with Tubo, and he looked at him a little inexplicably.

Pei Min continued: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we should learn from the example of the pre-Qin period and distinguish the difference between the victorious and the defeated. Our Datang is the victorious country, and the so-called victorious country should have the benefits of the victorious country, and the defeated country intends to seek peace. For humanitarian reasons, we don't want to kill everything, it's very simple, cede land and pay compensation. Compensate for the losses of our troops, as long as the compensation of Tibet is in line with our wishes. So he promised them to make peace, so what's the matter? ”

Li Longji listened to the ridicule and thought about it carefully, but it was not unreasonable. If you can go back to Jiuqudi in Hexi from Tubo without blood, it will be a good thing.

At first, Lu Huaishen thought that Pei Min had the same opinion as him, but he didn't want to feel that something was wrong the more he listened. In particular, the reparation for land cession is said to be at ease and righteous, and he can't help but say: "Isn't it moral for a big country to bully a small country?" ”

Pei Min squinted at Lu Huaishen, didn't look at him squarely, and said: "Lu Xiang will allow a small country to invade our big country, and the big country can't fight back?" ”

Lu Huaishen was secretly angry in his heart, he was also the prime minister, although he was famous for eating, but he was also the prime minister, and he didn't give one of them, it was tolerable, which was unbearable, and said loudly: "My Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette, how can it be compared with the country of Tibetan barbarians?" Nowadays, my Datang is thriving, and neighboring countries have come to congratulate me and pay tribute to my Datang. If it is rumored that the Celestial Empire is bullying the weak and bullying the small with the big, how can it establish prestige among the kingdoms? ”

Pei Min said unceremoniously: "Prestige is made, not forbearance." The sage said: Repay grievances with virtue, how can you repay virtue? Repaying grievances with straightforwardness and repaying virtue with virtue is the right principle in the world. For the allies and states that sincerely establish diplomatic relations with our country, I, Datang, will naturally do the things of the suzerain. In a country of jackals like Tibet, how can he deal with us, we can only return it a hundred times over, which is the truth of the saints. Tubo has had a hundred years of enmity with my Datang, violated the covenant many times, and started a war with my Datang. Invade my territory and plunder my people, and their hearts can be punished! If you talk to them about benevolence, righteousness and morality, you will be treated with all kinds of favors. Doesn't it chill the hearts of those vassal allies who are truly subservient to us? What will they think? I think my Datang is just like this, anyway, it's the other way around, knock a stuffy stick, and give a candy to coax. What about teasing children? ”

He paused and said: "Today's children are not so easy to coax, if you don't feed him a few mouthfuls of food and block his mouth, he won't take the bait." ”

"Poof!"

Some people couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

Eating, accompanying the prime minister, whether Pei Min is intentional or not, but it is inevitable that they will be connected.

Lu Huaishen's face is purple, and the prime minister is the biggest stain in his life, making him a laughing stock in the world. But when the world laughs, it means laughing behind his back, and he doesn't dare to say it in front of him.

Pei Min talked about this in the court, Lu Huaishen almost made him angry, pointed at Pei Min and said: "You, you, strong words, how can you be careful about the confrontation between countries?" We must consider the overall situation, and we can care about the gains and losses of a single star. ”

Pei Min no longer gave him face, and said sharply: "Lu Xiang, you are standing and talking, you don't have back pain, right?" Gains and losses, do you know how the gains and losses come about? It was the heroes of Mao Shou who exchanged his life for it. In the first year of Kaiyuan, the Tibetan invasion was rejected by 100,000 of our army, and 28,631 people were killed! Tubo Jiukou Taozhou, plundered 13,689 people, and killed 3,921 of our Tang army. ”

"In the Taozhou counterattack, our army lost 1,356 people! Guangen Town lured the enemy into battle, and our army lost 3,457 people! The Battle of the Western Regions, I don't understand the situation, I can't give a number! The current situation is not something you say here, but the soldiers who guard the frontier have exchanged their lives for it. There is no reasonable demand, and if you say that you will make peace, and if you say that you will not fight, you will not fight, and there is no reasonable and convincing reason. What did the frontier soldiers think, and how did they explain to those soldiers who were killed? ”

"Do you want me to calculate for you, in just a few years, how many bones did my Datang frontier soldiers use to protect their homeland? And that's not counting the disabled soldiers, and when you count them together, the numbers are even more shocking! ”

He said word by word, although his voice was not loud, but it was like a bell ringing.

When the two armies are fighting, casualties are inevitable, and this is something that cannot be avoided in a powerful commander-in-chief.

Although the results are calculated, they Datang is taking advantage of it. The three major battles all ended in the victory of the Tang Dynasty, and the casualties paid by the Tibetans were far superior to those of the Tang Dynasty.

It's just that the gains and losses of interests are not calculated in this way, and in Pei Min's eyes, a hundred Tubo soldiers are not as good as a Tang soldier.

The sacrifice of the Tang army is certainly lamentable, but their sacrifice is valuable and meaningful.

They exchanged their lives for the peace of the Tang Dynasty, which is worthy of praise.

They are heroes, heroes without names and surnames.

Many officials in Chang'an enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous era and did not remember the sacrifices of those soldiers, but Pei Min, as a general in command of the three armies, could not forget their sacrifices.

Although he couldn't name all of them, he remembered exactly how many people were killed and how many were killed or wounded.

Pei Min did not allow anyone to wantonly trample on the results that the soldiers had exchanged for their lives.

He said unceremoniously: "Meaningless peace talks are tantamount to turning the sacrifices of all the fallen soldiers into nothingness." ”

Lu Huaishen looked at Pei Min, who was glaring angrily, and couldn't help but take a step back.

Yao Chong stretched out his hand to support his forehead and said, "What a pig-like teammate." ”

He paused and stepped forward to go out of class and said: "Pei Guogong must not be excited, he has not been able to ignore the sacrifice of the border soldiers, but it is a matter of the overall situation, and it needs to be considered holistically. Through the hard work of His Majesty, my Datang has greatly changed the weak military and political style in the past, and it is not what it used to be. This is clear to the Kokuko. ”

Pei Min nodded and admitted that compared to the chaos of Empress Wu and Empress Wei back then, cats and dogs were all shouting overhead. The current situation is not a little better.

Yao Chong continued: "Guogong is also wise and brave, and he also has the ability to govern the world, and he also has a certain understanding of the economy of the Tang Dynasty. At present, Datang is in need of a stable environment to recuperate, which is not suitable for large-scale military mobilization. This must be clear to the Duke of the Nation ......"

Pei Min nodded again, it could not be denied that what Yao Chong said was the truth.

Yao Chong said again: "Guogong is deeply aware of the strategy of Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and uses the method of vertical and horizontal to form a good alliance to avoid the disaster of the West." ”

Pei Min listened to Yao Chong's praise, but he had a bad premonition in his heart, he didn't believe that Yao Chong would praise him so kindly.

Really!

Yao Chong's words were reversed, and he said: "Now that the countries around my Tang Dynasty, Northeast Silla has already submitted to my Tang Dynasty, and the Xi people and Khitan also surrendered three years ago. With the addition of the alliance of the Turks, now there are only three enemy countries: Tibet, Turkic, and Great Eclipse. Dashi has no intention of developing eastward, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Only the Tibetans and Turks are my Tang feuds. Their grievances with our Huaxia can be said to have a long history, and they have been entangled in grievances for hundreds of years, either surrendered or hostile. Whether they are sincere or not, getting along with Tibet at the moment is where the overall situation lies. As long as our Datang and Tubo are on good terms, the Turks are upright and weak, and they will definitely not dare to confront our Datang. In this way, there will be no foreign enemies around our Datang in the short term, and we will be able to settle down and concentrate on development. In less than three or five years, with the current momentum of our Datang, the soldiers and horses are ready, and the grain and grass materials are abundant. At that time, it will be a good time for the country to make contributions and recover the lost territory. At this moment, the covenant with Tubo is conducive to the steady development of the temple, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. ”

Yao Chong's voice fell, and Qi Huan, a member of Ziwei She, also came out of the class and said: "Regardless of whether the Tubo and Turks are sincere or false. We don't have to care, all we need is three or five years of peace. Our Tang soldiers fought bravely and exchanged their blood and lives for peace. Although we are in the court, we also admire them very much, and we should take this as a warning, and use this peace in exchange for the prosperity of the country and the strength of the people, and live up to their sacrifices. ”

Pei Min looked at Yao Chong and Qi Huan, and time understood why Li Longji was hesitant.

Lu Huaishen, the prime minister, is as his name suggests, full of empty talk, and a meaningless truth. Confucianism has never learned the true scriptures, but it has entered the dead-end of "great benevolence and great righteousness", full of benevolence, righteousness and morality.

Confucius is talking about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but his benevolence and morality are not to others, but to warn oneself, so that oneself can have benevolence and righteousness, know etiquette and understand the law, so that the world can be harmonious. But Confucius never said anything forgiving for the wicked. Instead, they should repay their grievances directly, and use the methods of the wicked to the wicked.

Regarding Lu Huaishen's truth, Pei Min really didn't take him seriously.

But what Yao Chong and Qi Huan said was different, what they planned was beneficial to the country, and there was indeed a certain truth, and it was indeed considered from the national side.

"It's hard to deal with!" Pei Min thought to himself.

After a little groaning, Pei Min bowed slightly to Yao Chong and Qi Huan.

Compared with Lu Huaishen, who was not treated properly, Yao Chong and Qi Huan's statements still made him agree.

Approval is not the same as approval.

Pei Min bowed: "There is a certain truth in the analysis of Yao Xiang and Qi Sheren, but it is also as you said. At this time, it is indeed beneficial for the country to accept the request of Tibet for peace and make peace with it. ”

Seeing Pei Min change his words, the expressions of the officials who were originally in charge of the battle changed slightly, and they were a little uneasy.

Especially Song Jing, who was newly promoted to prime minister.

Song Jing is the first day of deliberation in the capacity of prime minister, and in the face of the problem of Tibet, Li Longji has the intention to improve Song Jing's status in the court, and first asks Song Jing for advice.

Song Jing has a resolute temperament, and he has already seen through the two sides of Tubo, and directly expressed his disagreement with the peace.

I don't know if it was out of justice or selfishness, Yao Chong stood on the side of peace, and said the Tao.

Yao Chong's characteristic is that he is good at adapting to the affairs of the world, while Song Jing's strength is to keep the text to uphold the righteousness of the world.

In terms of eloquence and sophistry, Song Jing, who has a square temperament, is really not Yao Chong's opponent, and he is gradually falling behind.

Song Jing didn't do partisan things, but he also knew that if Yao Chong was pressed down today, the future would be difficult, and he thought about how to solve this situation.

But Pei Min continued: "But the two of you ignored a little...... Agreeing to make peace with Tibet is tantamount to tying one's hands and feet! ”

Yao Chong and Qi Huan were stunned, not knowing what Pei Min said.

Pei Min said: "As Lu said, my Tang Dynasty is the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, the state of etiquette, and Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. ”

For foreign races, Pei Min never stresses benevolence, righteousness and morality, but a country needs credibility, especially a country like Datang, which has many subjugated and congratulatory states in their hands, and they regard Datang as the suzerain, and take Datang as the head of the horse. Tubo can casually reneg on the covenant regardless of the influence, but Datang can't, there is a difference between benevolence and credibility.

Datang wants to go higher and further, out of its own strength, and also has the credibility to convince its allies and friends. If the Tang Dynasty made an alliance with Tubo today, and gave Tubo a stab in the back tomorrow, what would the other allies think?

"Looking at the time of the invasion of Tibet in my Tang Dynasty, it is impossible to prove one point. They have no faith and are discerning. Every time there is a natural and man-made disaster in my Tang Dynasty, and I have no time to take care of myself, I take advantage of the chaos to destroy the alliance and attack. If we are strong, they will be as friendly as loyal dogs, and as soon as they have the slightest opportunity, they will show their fangs and bite off a piece of meat from my Datang. ”

In Pei Min's memory, the course of history is also like this: in history, because of the rise of Wang Zhonghei, he subdued all the alien races around the Tang Dynasty and forced Tubo to draw up a contract with the Tang Dynasty.

Then as soon as the Anshi Rebellion came, Tubo did not hesitate to tear up the covenant and sent troops to rob a large area of land in Longyou, and later soldiers came to Chang'an, taking advantage of the chaos to capture Chang'an, leaving a disgraceful comparison of the Tang Dynasty.

In any case, this situation cannot be repeated.

"Suing peace with Tubo at this moment has indeed yielded a short-term peace, but it is also equivalent to limiting the opportunity for my Tang Dynasty to counterattack the land of Jiuqu and recover the territory. I have the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and I don't let people do an inch of land! It is ours, and it must be taken back. If you don't take it back, how can you be sorry for your ancestors and ancestors? Pei Min looked at Li Longji and said with a little impassioned, and then looked at Yao Chong and Qi Huan and said: "The so-called civil and martial arts are different, but they are all under the same rule." The economy of the Tang Dynasty depends on you civil servants for the people's livelihood in the world, and the stability of the country and the resistance to foreign races are the responsibility of our military ministers. As military generals, we don't mind sacrificing for the stability of the country, and we don't hesitate to do so. Therefore, Yao Xiang does not have to worry about the stability of the country, even if there is no paper covenant, we can still make Tubo as docile as a cat and a dog. I won't drag you back......" The implication is naturally that Wenchen should not come to drag their military ministers back.

Speaking of this, Pei Min suddenly smiled heartily and said: "Of course, if they are willing to cede the land and pay compensation, return the Jiuqu Land in Hexi, and withdraw from Shibao City, so as to avoid the casualties of our Tang soldiers to recover the lost land in the future, I don't mind agreeing to them to sue for peace." ”