Chapter 359: The Hardest and Most Significant Choice

After Su Hudong left, Zhang Xuan fell silent.

He knew very well in his heart that the reason why the Hui people spared no effort to support him was related to the character of the Hui Khan, Guli Peiluo.

Guli Peiluo is also a generation of masters in history, but he doesn't have much ambition and just wants to maintain the status quo. He didn't want to develop Huifu into a powerful country like Tibet, and he didn't have that ability, he just wanted to Bo Huiwan's current state of peaceful existence and his royal power.

Speaking of which, Guli Peiluo is really a smart person.

In terms of hundreds of thousands of tribes, if they want to "forge ahead" like Tibet, it will take at least hundreds of years of accumulation, and for such a long time, I don't know what will happen. If one is not done well, it is possible to destroy the country and extinct the species÷ Gu Hun is a lesson from the past, vivid, and relatively vivid example.

Since he is determined to rely on the Tang Dynasty to survive, he even does not hesitate to become a "country within a country" controlled by the central court of the Tang Dynasty like the countries of the Western Regions. Of course, he is the power of the Tang Dynasty in the hands of his son-in-law.

If Zhang Xuan wins the world, his daughter Su Hudong will at least be a concubine, and her position will be more stable in the future.

Therefore, Guli Pei Luo said these words through Su Hudong's mouth.

Of course, he is also a little worried, if Zhang Xuan loses power, not only will his daughter have a hard time, but the person who will return to the family will inevitably suffer.

In Guli Peiluo's view, with Zhang Xuan's current powerful position and power, as well as his prestige in the Tang Dynasty, it is the best time to take advantage of the time of An Lushan's rebellion to raise troops to fight for the world.

Guli Pei Luo didn't believe that with Zhang Xuan's talent and strategy, he would not be able to compete for a mere An Lushan.

Zhang Xuan's change of dynasty is too beneficial for the return. If Zhang Tian agrees, Guli Peiluo will not hesitate to do his best to help the whole country.

But Zhang Xuan's attitude is actually elusive. Before, Guli Peiluo had also tried it once, but unfortunately Zhang Xuan's mouth did not leak.

Zhang Xuan sat in the study, his heart flashed, and he sighed softly.

It is not yet possible to decide what the way forward will be, and it can only depend on the development of the situation, which is to be determined. But with his steadiness and prudence, he will definitely leave himself a safe retreat in advance. Only in this way will we not be in a hurry at the critical moment.

"Lord Wang! Rajah! Qinghai Urgent! Lee Kwang-pil is in a hurry! ”

Outside the study, Zhang Xun's slightly hoarse voice suddenly came.

Zhang Xuan's eyebrows jumped, and he waved his hand suddenly, "Lord Zhang, please come in!" ”

Zhang Xun hurriedly walked in with a haggard look, he was really too tired and tired recently, every day there were thousands of unfinished government and military affairs, all the administrative affairs of Longshuo were pressed on his shoulders alone, and he had to take care of the logistics of hundreds of thousands of troops, and the pressure could be imagined.

Zhang Xuan glanced at Zhang Xun, and without waiting for Zhang Xun to speak, he said in a harmonious voice, "Lord Zhang, please sit down first, sit down and talk, and serve tea to Lord Zhang!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Zhang Xun was not polite, and after sitting down, he arched his hand and said softly, "Lord Wang, Li Guangbi urgently reported that there was an abnormal movement among the Tubo people!" ”

Zhang Xuan said in a condensed voice, "Why? ”

"Lord, Li Guangbi's Tanma got the news that there was a rebellion in the city a few days ago. It is said that the deputy prime minister of Tibet, Daang, led a group of slaves with a family to break into the mansion of Dong Zebu, the minister of Tubo, and killed more than 300 members of Dong Zebu's family. Subsequently, Daang and some Tibetan generals gathered their troops to break into the palace of the Tibetan king, forcing the Tibetan king Stanley to abdicate and give way to Xian, and return the throne to Trisong Detsen! ”

"Stanley refused to give way, and the two sides clashed fiercely. Stanley was defeated, and more than 10,000 henchmen fled from the city of Luo, and disappeared. And the Tubo civil and military vassals headed by Daang swore to support Trisong Detsen as the new king of Tubo in the city of Luoqi! ”

Zhang Xun briefly explained the matter.

At that time, Zhang Xuan's face changed.

The Tibetan people were in civil strife again, and Stanley was driven away, which shows that Trisong Detsen's "work efficiency" in Tibet is far beyond his imagination. Stanley fled, and the Tibetan royal power fell into the hands of Trisong Detsen, which was not good news for Zhang Xuan.

Tri Song Dezan is a man of great talent and is not easy to deal with.

If Trisong Detsen is allowed to gain a firm foothold and quell the civil strife in Tibet, the threat of Tibet to Longshuo will definitely be unprecedentedly high.

And there is no doubt that Trisong Detsen will definitely lead the Tubo army to invade Longshuo Qinghai in the shortest possible time, trying to recover all the Tuyuhun hometowns.

At the same time, it was also in response to the An Lushan rebellion.

Zhang Xuan frowned. He didn't expect Stanley to be so uncompetitive and lose his royal power in such a short period of time.

Originally, Zhang Xuan expected that the battle for royal power between Stanley and Trisong Detsen would plunge Tibet into large-scale civil strife, at least for half a year. But it didn't come to pass, Trisong Detsen's appeal in Tubo was not trivial, his people had not yet arrived in Luoshu City, but the news of Trisong Detsen's return was released, and the Tibetan magnates organized a mutiny, drove away Stanley, and welcomed Trisong Dezan to the royal court.

In this way, ",... The benevolence of the thought back then led to endless troubles in the future, if he killed Chisong Dezan, he would not have the fruit of today∨ Xuan couldn't help but sigh lightly.

After all, he is a human being, not a god, although he occupies a certain information advantage as a traverser, his manpower is sometimes poor, and it is inevitable that he will be negligent.

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but secretly scold Stanley for being an idiot in his heart, looked at Zhang Xun and said in a deep voice: "Master Zhang, did Li Guangbi say that where is Chisong Dezan now?" And where did Stanley go with the remnants of the defeated army? ”

In fact, in addition to Zhang Xuan, the Tang Dynasty and even Longshuo, including Zhang Xun, the military generals of Wenchen and the military, did not take Chisong Dezan too seriously.

In the eyes of everyone, it is just a Tibetan prince, but what can the Tubo people do if they change the lord of the country? Tubo is still Tubo, or the Tubo who was beaten by the Longshuo army and lost his armor!

Zhang Xun didn't understand why Zhang Xuan attached so much importance to a Trisong Dezan∨ Xuan returned to Lingzhou, and immediately sent an order to the Qinghai Governor's Office, ordering Li Guangbi to send a large number of scouts to monitor Tubo, and if there was any movement of Chisong Dezan, report it immediately, there must be no mistake. He even repeatedly instructed Zhang Xun that all military reports concerning Trisong Detsen should not be delayed, and that he should be reported immediately.

Zhang Xun pondered for a moment and said with a smile, "Lord, this prince of Tubo is not small, he absconded back to Tubo for a short time, and he ousted King Stanley from power. However, due to the repeated civil strife in Tibet and the gradual decline of national strength, it is difficult to pose a threat to our DPRK again. ”

"There is no mention of Trisong Detsen in Lee's military newspaper, and Stanley's whereabouts are unknown." ,

Zhang Xuan stood up suddenly, slowly paced to the military map hanging on the wall in the study, stared at it, and was silent for a long time.

His face was not sincere and solemn.

Zhang Xun looked at Zhang Xuan, and secretly wondered in his heart: There is only a Chisong Dezan, why is King Yongning so shocked?

Zhang Xuan did take a few high glances at Tri Song Dezan, and thought that Tri Song Dezan was an opponent that should never be underestimated↓ Because of this, he planned for a long time to destroy Tang Fan and his relatives through various means, and detained Chi Song Dezan in Chang'an. The only regret is that he was not able to be ruthless, and did not kill Chi Song Dezan at that time, resulting in the later stage, Chi Song Dezan was publicly imprisoned by the Tang Dynasty and absconded with the help of An Lushan.

Although Tri Song Dezan's previous performance was not so "outstanding". But in a sense, it's not a kind of clumsiness.

In fact, the historical Tubo Zanpu Trisong Dezan, Wenzhi and martial arts can be called the first master in the history of Tubo. After Trisong Detsen sat on the throne, he took advantage of the Anshi Rebellion to repeatedly commit crimes. In the first year of Guangde, Trisong Dezan united with the Nanzhao, Dangxiang, Tuyuhun, Huifu and other tribes, and the Tubo general Dazaru Gong led the 2◎ coalition army to attack Chang'an. During the Trisong Detsen period, the Tubo Dynasty reached its peak, not only in terms of military strength, but also in terms of cultural and economic prosperity.

In this magnificent history, Tri Song Detsen is a pivotal heavyweight. Although because of the butterfly effect seen through the crossing, Trisong Detsen's fate trajectory has a slight fork, but if he is given the opportunity, he will also make a comeback. Therefore, the threat of this person in Zhang Xuan's mind is no less than An Lushan.

If Trisong Detsen is allowed to gain a firm foothold in Tibet, with his appeal and influence, Tubo will quell the civil strife in the shortest possible time and sweep away the decline.

If it were someone else, he would definitely choose to recuperate and wait for the opportunity to regain the lost land at this time, but Trisong Dezan was different, he would definitely choose to decisively send troops at this time, attack Qinghai and Tuyuhun at all costs, and respond to the An Lushan rebellion, so that Zhang Xuan would suffer from the enemy on his back and be in a dilemma.

What to do? Zhang Xuan hesitated.

At this moment, he is facing the most difficult and important choice after crossing the Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Xuan stared at the map, and slowly reached out and pressed his hand on the location of the Tubo Wang's court, his expression changed.

Zhang Xun didn't dare to disturb his thinking, and stood quietly on the side, waiting for Zhang Xuan's final decision.

This decision is very difficult to make∨ Xuan smiled bitterly, turned his head to look at Zhang Xun and said softly, "Lord Zhang, this king regrets it." At the beginning, he should not have thought of benevolence, leaving the life of Trisong Detsen, so that there is a great disaster today! ”

"If this person is made to become a climate, it is far more difficult to deal with than An Lushan." Zhang Xuan sighed lightly, "Lord Zhang, if this king orders Li Guangbi to lead a large army to attack Luoqi City, and take advantage of Chisong Dezan's unstable foothold to break up the Tubo royal court, what do you think is the chance of winning?" ”

Zhang Xun was taken aback, groaned for a while, and said softly, "Back to the words of the prince, now our army is strong and strong, if Li Guangbi leads tens of thousands of troops to attack Tubo and catch the Tubo people off guard, the chance of winning should be eighty percent!" It's just that our army still has to prepare for war to quell the rebellion, and if the war starts again at this time, I am afraid that we will not be able to do enough to deal with the weight of grain and grass. ”

"Although there is strong support from the imperial court, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses fight a battle, and it costs a lot of money and food, I am afraid it will be ......."

Zhang Xuan nodded silently and sighed.

That's where he is, and that's why it's hard for him to make this decision.

The whole town of Longshuo has done its best to bear the weight of tens of thousands of troops. If it weren't for the continuous transportation of various materials from various towns in the Central Plains to Longshuo, it would be difficult for Zhang Xuan to support such a large consumption. (To be continued)