In front of the Liangyi Gate.

The chariot stopped.

Heiye got out of the car.

The emperor stands on the platform of the city gate.

"The ministers and heirs will return to the court and meet Your Majesty."

See you at your majesty.

Emperor Luo Cheng stood on the high platform, looked at the four generals who walked down from the golden chariot, and then turned around and got down.

"Your Majesty." The chamberlain was terrified.

"I will personally welcome a few heroes to the palace."

"Your Majesty, no, how can there be a reason for the emperor to welcome his courtiers."

It's just that the emperor didn't pay attention to the advice of the eunuchs, and went directly down to the Liangyi Gate, and then strode to the square in front of the palace gate.

Qin Qiongwei, the heir, came to see the emperor in person, and couldn't help but be very excited.

The emperor laughed and punched everyone.

"It's all old brothers, don't kneel, I don't kneel, besides, you are all triumphant heroes, I wrote a poem before, specially written for you, the general is bold in the south, and the waist is crossed by the autumn water goose sword. The wind blows the drums, the mountains and rivers move, the lightning flashes, the flag is high, the sun and the moon are high. The unicorn in the sky is originally seeded, and the ants in the burrow can not escape. On the day of the return of the edict, I and the general untied their battle robes. ”

Qin Qiong said with a smile, "Your Majesty's poems are getting better and better, it is said that I also made a poem before about the Han family and relatives, I waited on the front line to listen to it, I really felt enthusiastic, and I couldn't wait to immediately step on the camp of Hulu Baili Company and kill him seven in and seven out!" ”

"Hahaha, Uncle Bao, you are also skinny." Luo Cheng patted Shubao's chest, and then looked at Heiye.

"Heir, I thought you and my brother would never see each other again."

Si Ye was excited, but his face was still calm.

"I'm fine, just some ugly Hulu, what can I do? It's just that the minister heard that His Majesty had a sudden stroke before, why? Your Majesty's body is a few points stronger than that of the minister. ”

Luo Cheng waved his hand, "Actually, it's nothing, the cerebral hemorrhage is not entirely related to whether the body is strong or not, it can only be said that it is a bit unlucky, but fortunately, the ghost gate was closed for a trip, and then I was sent back, and the ten palaces of the Yama Lord did not dare to accept me, for fear that I would re-recruit the old department in Huangquan, recruit 100,000 old departments, and kill the king of Hades to capture the territory." ”

"Hahaha."

The crowd couldn't help but laugh.

"With the authority of Your Majesty, for sure. I estimate that the ten palace kings are afraid, and they will definitely not dare to see Your Majesty in the future, and it is estimated that Your Majesty will live for a thousand years. Wei Chi said respectfully.

"Lao Hei, I found out that you were very arrogant and domineering before, but since that time I almost blinded Li Daozong in one eye and was belittled by me once, you have now become a sycophant, very good at sycophants."

"How can Your Majesty say this, the minister is a loyal and honest person, when will he be like those literati? What the minister said was the truth. ”

The Emperor laughed, "Well, I just like loyal and honest people. ”

"It's a pity that Cheng Biting Jin, Xue Wanche, Pei Xing, Niu Jinda, Xue Wanjun, Cheng Mingzhen, Guo Xiaoke, etc. are still stationed outside, or the immortal meritorious generals will all gather in one hall."

Luo Cheng held the heir with his left hand, held Qin Qiong with his right hand, followed by Lai Liulang and Yu Chi Laohei on both sides, walked into the Liangyi Gate together, and boarded the Liangyi Palace.

After entering the palace, Heiye pleaded guilty to the emperor.

"It is all because the ministers did not listen to His Majesty's will and underestimated the enemy's rash advance, which led to the siege of Dafei Valley, which made the court fall into passivity and suffered huge losses, please punish Your Majesty."

Luo Cheng waved his hand.

"The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the general is on the front line, and he still has to rely more on his own decision, how can he obey the orders of the court in the rear everywhere? Your decision cannot be said to be wrong, it can only be said that the information is not accurate, and some miscalculations led to the siege, but although you were surrounded, you were able to hold on for several months, and your performance was very good. What's more, although the siege of Dafeichuan made the imperial court passive, but it was also a blessing in disguise, you were like a piece of fat bait, mobilizing the Western Turks of Tubo and Tuyuhun, etc., and finally created an excellent opportunity for the imperial court to win this great victory. ”

"Although the imperial court won a great victory, the minister was still improperly commanded, made a mistake in decision-making, and the minister was guilty."

"Don't say that, now that I've won a big victory, I don't want to do anything to investigate it afterwards." Luo Cheng didn't want to pursue Heiye, firstly, Dafeichuan behaved very well after being besieged, and secondly, although the imperial court had a will to make a decision to Heiye at that time, Siye decided to take the initiative to attack and annihilate some of his soldiers and horses before the enemy was assembled, which could not be wrong, and could not blindly veto the process with results.

However, Heiye still resolutely asked to resign from all official positions and return to the fiefdom.

"We'll talk about that later."

"You are all great generals who have returned from the front, and I have something to ask you about and listen to your opinions."

The emperor told Siye and Qin Qiong that the imperial court had now made a decision to stop the march in the Western Regions, but still supported Mo Helu to send troops to attack the Khan of Sheku, and at the same time asked Tiele to leave some soldiers and horses to support Mo Hedu. The imperial court only steadily digested the land of the three counties of Yiwu Gaochang and Yanqi, and the other places implemented the system of the county of Jiaomi, which was first incorporated into the system of the Celestial Empire, and the others were left to be slowly infiltrated.

"On the Western Regions, there will be no big moves for the time being, and now we still have to set our sights on the southwest. Tuyuhun no longer retained its vassal status, but was directly converted into a county. ”

Tuyuhun set up a county, there will not be too many obstacles, and the key to the imperial court in the southwest is still Tubo.

Although there was no real hard battle with the Qin army, the Tibetan troops this time had fully exposed their toughness, especially their control over the southwestern Zhuqiang.

"Although Tubo is far away from Tibet, and I am still separated from Daqin, but now Zhuqiang is forced to submit to him because of its authority, in fact, Tubo has been directly opposite to my Great Qin. We must face up to this arrogant and powerful neighbor, Heiye, you have directly fought with the Tibetans, what do you think of them, and how should the imperial court deal with them? ”

Heiye groaned for a while.

"Before the withdrawal of the troops, the Tubo sent three thousand taels of gold to the camp, and said that they would come to Chang'an to ask for marriage, this time it is different from the previous two times, they no longer hope to marry my princess Daqin, but hope to send the princess Tubo into His Majesty's palace. The Tibetan people also fully realized the strength of our Great Qin this time, so they want to avoid war, fear the revenge of our Great Qin, and hope to marry and seek peace. ”

Luo Cheng nodded.

"And what do you think about that?"

Si Ye said, "The minister thinks that Tubo is originally a small Tibetan state, but it has a strong desire to expand, especially in the past two generations of Zampu, they have almost unified the plateau states, and Zhuqiang has also submitted to him. Although the Tibetan army only has about 60,000 soldiers and horses, the strength of these 60,000 Tibetan troops is completely enough to sweep all the other forces on the plateau. ”

"Although the Tibetans are defeated this time, they will continue to make a comeback sooner or later, but in a short time, maybe twenty years, maybe thirty years, they will not dare to provoke Great Qin again, but they will further conquer the tribes, as well as the Zhangxiong Kingdom in the west. If he dominates the entire plateau region, then Tubo will inevitably clash with our Great Qin again, and at that time, he may attack Tuyuhun again, or directly invade Jiannan Yunnan. ”

These words can be regarded as very insightful to Tibet.

"Then do you think that my Great Qin will directly start a war with Tubo?" Luo Cheng asked.

"No, the minister thinks that when accepting the marriage request of Tubo, His Majesty might as well send someone to welcome the Tubo princess into Chang'an, and temporarily reach an alliance with them."

"And then?" Luo Cheng asked.

Heiye continued, "Then the imperial court concentrates all its strength, or surrenders or conquers, conquers all the Qiang in the southwest, sets up counties in its place, or the county system, and brings them into the sphere of influence of my Great Qin, and at the same time, the imperial court is on the front line of the south and west of Jiannan, increasing the garrison of the government and building castles, if the western frontier is stabilized and advanced step by step, Tubo will not want to sit on the throne, let alone threaten my Great Qin, and even when the time comes, my Great Qin can send troops to destroy it!" ”

"Well, these words are the real policy of Anguo." Luo Cheng completely agreed with the words of the heir, and now went to fight Tibet, as soon as the imperial court went through this battle, the treasury was empty, and the soldiers and people were tired.

Second, there is still Zhuqiang between it and Tibet, and it is too far to directly attack Tibet, and the Qin army is not yet able to adapt to the plateau climate, and logistics are even more difficult to guarantee.

If you want to destroy Tibet, you must first destroy the Qiang.

After pacifying the Qiang, and then advance step by step, garrison troops in the Qiang land to build a city, wait for the Qin army stationed in the Qiang land to fully adapt to the climate there, and wait for the imperial court to reserve enough money, food and materials in the Qiang land, then it is the time to start the war.

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