In fact, Wu Meiniang's remarks are very correct, this war is not a fight, war is about every people, if the ruler for his own face, take all the people to fight, then this ruler is definitely a faint monarch, or tyrant, and this kind of emperor is also ironclad not for long, in feudal society, the ruler and the people are very violent, you violently exploit me, I will violently overthrow you.

In fact, there are only two reasons to start a war, to protect oneself and plunder interests. However, the Tang Dynasty wanted to eat Tubo, it was very, very difficult, you must know that Tubo is now expanding outward, if it were not for the Tang Dynasty's several helps, Tubo would have already eliminated Tuyuhun and ruled the entire plateau, it can be seen that its military power is very strong, if it is fought on the mainland, then Tubo will be even stronger, which is the same as Qin Zhao during the Warring States Period, although Qin has an advantage, but it is not easy to eat Zhao, and in the end it can only be divided.

But Lu Dongzan is not Lian Po, Lian Po is just a general, Lu Dongzan is a generation of heroes, who dares to remove him in Tibet? If you want to remove him, he will replace you first.

If we continue to fight like this, the northwest will definitely collapse, and the Central Plains will not be able to bear it, and it is obviously not cost-effective to pay such a big price for the sake of a plateau and an uninhabitable place.

Therefore, under the persuasion of Wu Meiniang, Li Zhi made up his mind to stop the war, after all, face can't be eaten, and Li Zhi doesn't care about these very much, he doesn't know how many times he has pretended to be his grandson.

At this time, Pei Xingjian's letter also arrived in Chang'an, at the beginning Pei Xingjian was busy recovering Shule and Khotan, and had no time to report to Li Zhi, and now the heavy snow has stopped the war on both sides, Pei Xingjian hurriedly reported the situation to Li Zhi.

After reading this letter, Li Zhi couldn't help but look gloomy and sad.

Pei Xingjian told Li Zhi about Jiji, hoping that Li Zhi would allow Laiqingyuan to transport Jiji's body back to his hometown for burial.

Only then did Li Zhi know that it was Laiji who saved the northwest, and Laiji was martyred in this war, but you must know that they were all preparing to investigate whether Laiji and the eldest grandson Wuji colluded, which was really a slap in the face to Li Zhi, you said that people rebelled, but people didn't even want their lives for the country, this is the best proof.

Li Zhi's face was hot.

In addition, Pei Xingjian also suggested that Li Zhi make peace with Tubo and suspend the army, which is exactly the same as what Wu Meiniang said, and cannot continue to fight, otherwise, the development of the northwest will stagnate or even regress.

On the contrary, he understated his own merits, for example, the recovery of Shule, Khotan and other places.

Pei Xingjian is now in command of the four towns, has a heavy army, and is very far away from Chang'an, he can actually use this to consolidate his power and position there, but he suggested that Li Zhi suspend his troops, once the troops are suspended, all his soldiers will have to go back.

It can be seen that Pei Xingjian is very loyal to Datang.

Li Zhi was very moved in his heart, in this matter, he made a lot of mistakes, but he was a member of the Guanlong Group, helping him make up for his mistakes, Tuyuhun is also Wang Fangyi, Zhao Zhiman, take his life there, if it weren't for these people, the situation would be very unfavorable for Datang.

Li Zhi took Pei Xingjian's letter and showed it to the ministers, in fact, it was mainly for Xu Jingzong to show them, you said that Pei Xingjian came to help the rebellion, people martyred the country, served the country with their bodies, you are more loyal than them, then you also go to martyrdom.

Xu Jingzong was very depressed, he was just an executive, if you don't make a decision, how can he have this ability.

But Li Zhi is a monarch, they are courtiers, of course they will carry the pot, how to say that sentence, Your Majesty is sage, and the ministers should be punished.

Xu Jingzong also understood what Li Zhi meant, Li Zhi didn't want to blame him, nor did he want to disgust them, he was just hinting at them, this case of the eldest grandson Wuji's rebellion, let's stop here, don't continue to pursue it, the rest of the people are loyal to me and the Tang Dynasty.

Over there, Wu Meiniang actually felt that it was almost the same, she had already killed her, and the one who was alive was either already in the ground with one foot, or she was a little baby who had not dried up, and they couldn't afford to make any waves.

Pei Xingjian's letter, the martyrdom of Laiji, in fact, basically declares that the eldest grandson Wuji has become a thing of the past.

Li Zhi first posthumously sealed Laiji as the assassin of Chuzhou, allowed his hometown to be buried, and gave the funeral of the first-class officials, and also restored their official positions and all honors and benefits to Qingyuan. At the same time, he also used Pei Xingjian's letter to announce that he would seek a truce in the DPRK.

But this war was provoked by Tibet, and it is impossible for Datang to admit his mistake first.

However, Li Zhi also knew that Lu Dongzan would definitely not take the initiative to admit his mistake, because Tubo did not declare war on the Tang Dynasty from beginning to end, and the Tang Dynasty did not condemn Tubo, but even the people of Chang'an knew that the Tang Dynasty was fighting with Tubo.

Xu Yushi came up with an idea and suggested that Li Zhi send an envoy to scold Bai Lan, Gong Yue, and Chu Yue.

Li Zhi listened to Xu Yushi's advice, so he sent envoys to ask Bai Lan, Gong Yue, and Chu Yue.

After this scolding, Lu Dongzan understood it, how could Li Zhi not know that he had sent troops, but Li Zhi did not say anything, obviously he didn't want to start a full-scale war with Tubo.

In fact, Lu Dongzan didn't want to fight for a long time, he couldn't stand it, Tubo was not as rich as the Tang Dynasty, he Tubo sent troops, mainly for self-protection and fighting for territory and population, because Tubo is still a slave system, slave owners fight, of course, to grab slaves, grab land, and now they are deadlocked here, nothing can be gained, and the Tang Dynasty has eliminated Goguryeo, Li Ji and they have all returned to Chang'an, no one can completely eliminate anyone, continue to fight, it will only lose both, the key is meaningless.

Lu Dongzan hurriedly sent an envoy to apologize to Datang, saying that Bai Lan, Gongyue, and Chu Yue were provoked by others, so they offended Li Zhi's Tianwei, and I was not good at supervision, and I was ashamed of my trust in His Majesty Datang, Yunyun and so on.

Li Zhidu only glanced at it and understood that Lu Dongzan didn't want to fight, so he hurriedly sent someone to send a message to Han Yi, asking him to quickly get over there, come over to negotiate with Lu Dongzan, and clean up the mess in the northwest by the way.

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Pyongyang.

"What? You say that the merchants of the northwest stopped the army of Tibet? ”

When Han Yi heard the news, he couldn't help but be shocked.

The person in front of him nodded and said, "According to our people's investigation, it was Laiji who first instigated the merchants to support the Dadu Protectorate, and later it intensified, and the merchants of the entire northwest came out to support the Dadu Protectorate. ”

"Laiji?"

Han Yi frowned, I really underestimated this ancient! said: "In this way, Laiji has made a great contribution, so what is Chang'an's reaction?" ”

"Yes, but Laiji is already dead in battle."

"Killed in battle?"

"Hmm."

Han Yi raised his eyebrows and said, "After you go back, you will immediately order someone to investigate this matter for me." ”

"The villain obeys."

Han Yi said again: "Then what is the situation in Chang'an now?" ”

"Chang'an is mainly debating whether to start a war against Tibet, but it seems that His Majesty does not intend to continue fighting."

"Looks like I'm going back soon." Han Yi said thoughtfully.

Sure enough, soon, Li Zhi's edict came to Pyongyang, telling Han Yi to go back quickly and prepare to negotiate with Lu Dongzan.

At this time, it was already early spring, Han Yi's tasks were almost completed, everything that should have been sold had been sold, and the rehabilitation movement was also coming to an end, so after he received the edict, he immediately took Yuan Vulture and others, took Ono, Brother Xiong, and the academy of the Military Academy to take the first step and set off back to Chang'an.

And those ministers and nobles who were protected by Han Yi must all want to move back to the Central Plains, and they are also willing, because they also know that the people of Goguryeo can no longer tolerate them, and this feud has already been settled, if they stay in Goguryeo, then the people of Goguryeo will definitely think, I reported you at the beginning, you want to come back, you will definitely take revenge on us, and the two sides will definitely continue to fight, these nobles and ministers have no power now, and if they want to fight, they will definitely lose. As for King Gaozang, these people are leaving, he is alone, where do he dare to stay here, go to the Central Plains to enjoy the blessings of the Qing Dynasty, and the treasury of the two countries will all be escorted back to Beijing by Su Dingfang.

Liu Renliang, Dugu Wuyue, and Yuan Yeolhu stayed in Pyongyang and continued to govern the local area, and in addition, after Han Yi returned to Laizhou, he also asked Zheng Shanxing to stay in Laizhou for the time being to cooperate with Liu Renliang and them.

Along the way, Han Yi wore stars and moons, non-stop. Back in Chang'an, Han Yi didn't even have time to go home, and was directly intercepted by Zhang Desheng at the north gate, and then dragged directly into the palace. These days have been hard for Zhang Desheng, and Li Zhi asked him to wait for Han Yi at the north gate every day.

"Wechen see Your Majesty."

When Han Yi came to the Liangyi Palace, he was still panting when he saluted, which shows how rushed he was.

"Aiqing, hurry up and be polite."

Li Zhi looked a little distressed, and quickly asked him to sit down, and asked people to prepare tea and snacks, Han Yi was indeed hungry, so he didn't care about Li Zhi, and ate vigorously, while Li Zhi waited patiently on the side.

When Han Yi had almost eaten, Li Zhi said: "Aiqing must be very tired after traveling day and night." ”

Isn't that? Han Yi scolded secretly, but said hypocritically: "Worrying about Your Majesty, that is the duty of a minister, how dare you say that you are tired." ”

"Your loyalty to me, I know very well in my heart."

Li Zhi sighed and said, "But I can't help it, the soldiers on the front line are still waiting." ”

Han Yi hurriedly swallowed the pastry in his mouth, took another sip of tea, and said, "Wechen understands, so Wechen rushed back day and night." ”

The northwest is a very important part of his plan, and he also wants to solve the matter as soon as possible, if it drags on any longer, it will be extremely detrimental to him.

Li Zhi nodded with a smile and said, "I have already informed you of the situation in the letter, what do you think about this?" ”

Han Yi said: "I think Your Majesty's decision is very wise, Weichen has always believed that it is not a wise move to start a full-scale war with Tubo, because Tubo is located on the plateau, and that place is not suitable for human habitation, not to mention that sending troops to Tubo will cost huge financial, manpower, and material resources, even if we are allowed to fight down, no people in the Central Plains are willing to go there, in this case, Tubo will soon resurge." Although the Tibetans are treacherous and the people and gods are angry, there is only one result of a war with the Tibetans, which is both defeats and unprofitable, which is also meaningless. ”

To swallow a country with similar military strength to you, this is actually a very difficult thing, if you don't play well, the whole country will be dragged down, if you start a war with Tubo, then the whole region, there is only war left, Han Yi thinks that you can't easily launch a full-scale war against Tubo, you must know that he was assassinated by Lu Dongzan back then, and he endured without thinking about revenge.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "I think the same way, but... If Tubo doesn't know what to do, then what's good? ”

"Your Majesty is referring to the Heyuan region, right?"

"Hmm."

Han Yi said: "Since we took the initiative to hint at the truce in Tibet, then the Tibetan side will definitely want to return to the Heyuan area, which will also be the focus of negotiations, but what the minister means is to let Lu Dongzan continue to live in his fantasy, this is impossible, our soldiers are stepping on there at this time, there is the border of our Tang Dynasty, and not an inch of land will be given to him." ”

Today's Tuyuhun has no military strength, if not, it will not be able to come out, Tuyuhun needs the protection of Datang in all aspects, in fact, it is a capital protectorate of Datang, the reason why Datang did not completely swallow Tuyuhun is that it does not want to have a direct conflict with Tubo, this is a buffer zone, then the boundary of Tuyuhun is of course the border of Datang.

Li Zhi said: "But what if Lu Dongzan doesn't agree? ”

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, Weichen suggested not to fight, because if you continue to fight, you will only lose both, and it will not benefit anyone, but it will not make a sound with a slap in the face, if we give the Heyuan area to Tubo today, he will occupy the entire Tuyuhun in another day." We don't want to fight, not because we're afraid of war, and if the Tibetan side is aggressive, then we can only continue to fight with them. Although this will be a heavy blow to my Datang, Weichen assures that before that, it must be lying in the grave. Of course, Na Lu Dongzan is a smart man, and I don't believe that Lu Dongzan would be willing to embark on a path of rapid death with his family. ”

"Well said! I didn't choose the wrong person. Li Zhi listened very happily, this was too morale-boosting, he didn't want to fight, and secondly, he didn't want to give the source of the river to Tibet, not that he valued the land, but he thought it was too embarrassing, so he hoped that Han Yi could neither go to war nor give the source of the river to Tibet, Han Yi's reply was exactly what he wanted, and asked: "Then how to deal with the northwest region?" ”

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