When Guhun was strong in the past, he once commanded Zhuqiang, and in addition to occupying Shazhou, he also occupied the four big cities of Qingshuichuan, Chishui, Douhe and Tuquzhenchuan. At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Tuyuhun repeatedly rebelled, and was later defeated by the Tang army and divided into two parts: the east and the west. Dayan Mangjie in the west descended to Tibet, and the east voted for the Tang Dynasty, and the Khan Murong Nuo even married Princess Honghua of the Tang Dynasty, but the national strength was very different from when it was strong and prosperous, but it was just a remnant between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.

Although he knew that Tuyuhun was only pitiful when the country was weak now, and if it became stronger, it would not necessarily be less ambitious than Tubo, but as soon as Li Xian, the governor of Liangzhou, took office, he still reported Tuyuhun according to the usual practice, and here he closely monitored the movements of Tubo.

At that time, Zhao Kuo talked about the defeat of Changping on paper, although he learned a lot, but he had never even experienced a small battle array, if he really took over the military and political power, it had to be a big thing! Don't look at his subordinates, there are Xue Dingshan, Cheng Bohu, Yao Yuanzhi, they are all chicks on the battlefield!

However, less than a day after the messenger he sent to Tuyuhun set off, an uninvited guest suddenly visited the Liangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. The person who came was none other than Tugu Hun Ke He Dun, that is, Li Fengning, the princess of Honghua of the Tang Dynasty, according to the seniority, that is Li Xian's cousin!

Princess Honghua has lived in the northwest for more than 20 years, and at this time she is dressed in cross-dress, more like an authentic Tuyuhun person. I saw that her complexion was slightly red, and she didn't wear much jewelry on her body, only the huge pearl of the light fur crown on her head shone brightly.

When she got married, the current emperor Li Zhi was only twelve years old, but she returned to Chang'an in the third year of Yonghui, but at that time she was still in charge of the queen Wang, so she did not have any impression of Li Xian, only from those letters and Tuyuhun merchants who traveled to and from the Central Plains. I learned a little rumor about Li Xian.

Li Fengning smiled heartily, and actually stepped forward to give Li Xian a big hug. After parting, she smiled and said, "Since Emperor Taizong." There is no prince in Datang and has never been to the frontier front, if I hadn't seen it in person, I would have thought that someone else had deceived me! ”

Li Xian didn't expect that his aunt didn't see any sorrow on her face, as if she didn't know that Tuyuhun would lose the country at every turn, and she was a little surprised. He was a guest from afar, although he himself had just become the owner of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and he had to take this opportunity to entertain the elders. However, when he went to instruct the subordinate officials, the elder Strywin took a hole and secretly told him. This is quite unusual for Princess Honghua to come to Liangzhou without getting the will, but I am afraid that there is something else.

Sure enough, as soon as the sumptuous wine banquet was put on the table, two glasses of wine were served, and Li Fengning put out his intentions.

"Rokuro. I know you're guessing what I'm trying to do. I'll be honest. The third son of Tubo Da Lun Erdong Zandi led 50,000 troops. In about a few days, the army will be in Tuyuhun. At the beginning, after Dayan Mang's rebellion to Tubo, Tuyuhun was not as good as day by day. There was almost no victory in the battle with Tibet. At most, it's just a vent of anger on the heads of other herdsmen. In recent years, there have been many nobles in Xitou and Tibet, and although the Great Khan knows it, he has no choice. I also expected the day when the country would be broken. ”

Princess Honghua is so straightforward, Li Xian's plan to beat around the bush just now fell through the cracks - not catching Qinling already annoyed him, and now his aunt told him bluntly, this Tugu will be broken, isn't this adding to the blockage? Barely holding back his anger, he simply asked bluntly, "Why is my aunt here?" ”

"This battle is definitely going to be lost, but Datang needs Tuyuhun to be in the west. Therefore, I hope that you will make a proposal to Your Majesty and enter the army at the right time to help Tuyuhun restore the country! ”

Talk about the restoration of the country before the country is destroyed! This made Li Xian's heart even more depressed, knowing that Tuyuhun was going to lose it, but he watched it aside, and then helped others to restore the country with great fanfare, how could this matter become more and more awkward the more he looked at it? What's even more awkward is that Princess Honghua married Tuyuhun and Princess Wencheng married Tubo, which is not so much a great integration of nationalities as a foreign policy with mud.

He couldn't help but ask, "What does my aunt think is the right time?" ”

For Li Xian to ask such a question knowingly, Li Fengning couldn't help but feel strange: "Don't you know if it's a Liulang?" Now that the imperial court is planning to attack Goguryeo, it is natural that after the war situation in Haidong is stabilized, the issue of Tuyuhun's restoration can be considered. ”

"Then what if I say that the imperial court should now set the northwest first, and then attack Haidong?"

Li Xian's blurted out a sentence that made Princess Honghua stunned on the spot, almost thinking that her nephew was crazy. After being stunned for a long time, she realized that his face did not look like a joke, so she pondered for a moment, and finally smiled bitterly.

"I don't know anything about politics and military affairs, but it is true that the Tibetan family is ambitious. Their appetite is by no means more than one Tuyuhun, Khotan, Shule, Qiuzi, and Yanqi

They have also coveted the town for a long time. However, His Majesty is anxious to complete Emperor Taizong's decision to send troops to the northwest, but I am afraid that the imperial court will not agree from top to bottom. ”

will be outside, and the king's order will not be affected.

The ghost made the gods, and Li Xian thought of such a sentence. There are a lot of ground soldiers in hand, and a small local battle can still be fought. However, the biggest problem is still how to command, how to arrange, whether military orders can be smoothly issued at that time, and whether the officers and men will obey orders. The military horses of Tubo are about to arrive, can it be that when the time comes, it will take ten times as much effort to help people restore the country?

If he is not mistaken, the biggest defeat of the famous general Xue Rengui seems to be the defeat of the Tubo people in the battle of Dafeichuan, and from then on, the hope of the Tang Dynasty to restore the country for Tuyuhun is completely gone.

Seeing that Li Fengning was staring at him, he simply took two steps forward and asked in a low voice: "If I can get Liang Erzhou to send troops and horses to help Tuyuhun, how likely does my aunt think it is to repel Tubo's attack?" ”

"Without His Majesty's edict, you dare to send troops privately?" Although Li Fengning had heard of Li Xian's tricks, he didn't expect him to be so bold, and he slapped him on the head in a hurry, "Don't look at you as a prince, even if you are the prince, the consequences of sending troops without permission will be unbearable!" Even if Tuyuhun can't return to China in the future, it's just an internal migration. Liulang, don't think that you can come to Hu when you become the governor of Liangzhou, and the soldiers up and down may not listen to you! ”

That's right, Liangzhou is not too far from Luoyang, Chang'an, if he rashly sends troops to help, he is afraid that he will be taken back the next day to ask for guilt. At that time, it won't be so easy to escape!

Thinking of this, Li Xian suddenly scolded in a low voice. This thousands of miles of chasing, without the shadow of Qinling, it doesn't count, you have to watch Tubo attack the city, what is the matter? Wait, when Cheng Chumo came, he seemed to mention that his mother and grandmother were very annoyed by the hurtful arson of Qinling, can they go this way? However, the current situation is urgent, how can there be so much effort to grind his mouth!

"In short, I came this time, in fact, to explain the future, in fact, it is not so many days, if you really talk about it, it is better to say that I am a little curious about you, the new governor of Liangzhou, so I came to take a special look. I haven't seen this mother's relative since I went back to Chang'an more than ten years ago. Rokuro, I heard that you drink well, stay with me tonight and I'll go back early tomorrow morning! ”

Li Xian has seen a lot of hearty women, and among the elders, the eldest princess of Linchuan is hot-tempered, but such as Princess Honghua, who has been married for decades, is not full of resentment, he still feels extremely admired, and immediately agreed happily, and personally sent her to a place to rest, and then went to find someone to discuss.

When he first arrived, although there were many subordinate officials in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, he didn't dare to talk rashly about sending troops, and Cheng Bohu Xue Dingshan was a straight intestine, so he thought about it, but he only found Yao Yuanzhi. And after this Shaanzhou Yao Shilang understood what Li Xian meant, he was first dumbfounded, followed by a burst of inexplicable excitement, but finally became depressed.

"This is no better than you leaving Luoyang without permission, and you must not order yourself to provoke the border, even if it is you, I am afraid that this prince's title will not be able to keep it, and maybe you will have to be exiled to that poor mountain and bad water to count the stars! This kind of thing can't be messed around! ”

"If it weren't for that, I'd have consulted with you?" Li Xian snorted angrily, and then explained in a low voice, "I see that Dugu Qingyun and Xin Wenling are both counting on a battle, but they can't fight and make meritorious contributions when they are stationed here, what is more annoying for the general?" is the soldiers below, who doesn't want to make military achievements, who doesn't want an official position? ”

"Rokuro is right, but the cost of fighting is one difficulty, and the reward after the war is another, and the most important thing is the deployment of soldiers. Besides, although those court bigwigs had a good relationship with you in the past, who will help you speak on this kind of issue? The sea orient strategy has been the top priority of His Majesty since his accession to the throne, and it is impossible to give it up at this time. Yao Yuanzhi analyzed this, and saw that Li Xian's face was very ugly, so he could only sigh, "If you want to send troops, there is only one breakthrough, and that is the queen mother." ”

At this juncture, is it up to my mother to do it?

Li Xian had such a question in his heart, but he also knew that he could only hope that there would be the latest progress in the next few days. Although there was an arrangement for the deployment of troops and generals, and he was also given the position of governor of Liangzhou, his rank was still not enough to decide on a strategic offensive.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, only his father Li Zhi, the son of the Tang Dynasty, can decide things at this level. From this point of view, the biggest benefit of being an emperor is about to be a man of his word.