Li Wei left Shanzhou and arrived in Kuozhou.

went to meet some people secretly, for this meeting, deliberately only took the elite of Qi Mingming's subordinates as guards, many people objected, Li Wei didn't listen, and said: "In the past, Taizong used Ashina Sheer to guard the door, so that he could sleep peacefully, Lone is just a prince, what can he be?" ”

If it is said to be loyal, among the alien races in the entire Tang Dynasty, there are not a few tribes that have the loyalty of the Qibi Department to the Tang Dynasty.

It's hard for everyone to say anything, but to win people's hearts, and immediately see miraculous results, this time those fanzi, beards, in the army, saw Li Wei coming, one by one, beat their chests and feet, and expressed their loyalty, especially the tens of thousands of Qibi soldiers brought over by Qi Biming. What an honor and trust this is.

After arriving in Kuozhou, he immediately met with him.

He is one of the more than 20 elders of the Party Department. The Dangxiang people originally lived in the north and south of Dajishi Mountain, and were scattered all the way to Qinghai Lake. There are mainly eight surnames, fine seal, Fei Ting, Xiangli, quite super, wild words, Fangdang, Mi Bao, Tuoba, among which Tuoba is the strongest and has the most talents. Some of them were very far-sighted, realizing that it was not easy to make a living in the hands of the Tuyuhun people because they wanted a large clan, so Tuoba Ning took refuge in the Sui Dynasty, but for some reason, did not ask for settlement. When Li Jing defeated Tuyuhun, Tuoba, who was related to Tuyuhun Khan, immediately surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and was awarded the governor of Xirong Prefecture by the Tang Dynasty.

Its tribal customs cannot be ordered, do not interact with each other, and meet every three years. This is also the reason why the party has not been strong. In fact, both the Tang Dynasty and the Tibetan tribe ignored this tribe, and many people, the big ones were tens of thousands, and the small ones were thousands of people, scattered from the stone mountains to Qinghai, and the tribes resettled in Songzhou, covering thousands of miles. And because of poverty, he likes to steal and plunder, and is ashamed of his tribe. However, the revenge is along with the martial arts, so it feels like a gangster, who can be shameless, can play ruthlessly, and is so poor that he can't afford to hide. But when I met someone who was even more desperate, I had to be unlucky. The Tibetans first launched an attack on the Bailan tribe, and gradually forced the Dangxiang people to leave the southern foot of Jishi Mountain and move to the edge of the Songfan swamp. He invaded Tuyuhun again and wooed the Tuyuhun people, but only forcibly suppressed the party members, and gradually moved from Qinghai to the northern foot of Jishi Mountain and the western slope of the mountain.

In short, it's a group that looks good to bully.

But Li Wei didn't think so, and later said that there were no more than 10,000 people, and more than 10,000 people were invincible. It can also be said that when the party was in charge, the Song Dynasty and the Liao State were defeated by him, the Jin Dynasty was helpless against it, Genghis Khan was killed, and the Mongols were angry before they were wiped out.

In fact, after the imperial court accepted Li Wei's idea a few years ago, it has been courting, but even earlier, there was a fine seal Lai who led his troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. In the land of Qinghai occupied by the Tang Dynasty, there were already party members. However, this time Li Wei's hand stretched out longer, reaching out to Yaoyi, that is, the party departments on the south side of the Xilian Mountain under the jurisdiction of Tubo. Let Li Jinxing quietly send scouts and invite the influential tribes to send envoys to come for secret talks.

It turned out that there were some benefits when they were wooed, and some tribes secretly requested to move to the Tang Dynasty under the suppression of Tibet, so there was a good foundation, and the scouts sent by Li Jinxing successfully completed the task, only three tribes hesitated and did not come, and the others all sent respected old men in the tribes to come to Kuozhou secretly. It may not be immediately convinced, but listen to what the prince of the Tang Dynasty has to say. The main thing is whether it can provide them with the guarantee of safety.

Li Wei said: "I have seen all the elders. ”

These old men looked at it, and then at the guards behind Li Wei, and Li Jinxing deliberately sent someone to release the news in Kuzhou, releasing Li Wei's remarks on the national policy that night. There are still few Han people in Kuozhou, mainly Tuyuhun people and Dangxiang people, various Qiang people, some Zhaowu nine surnamed Hu people and some other Hu people. This group of people also heard it, and this one was even more satisfied. Return the gift immediately.

I made another introduction.

It is not that there are only eight party departments, there are other departments, but they are mainly surnamed in eight departments, and each surname may not be in one place, for example, some of the Tuoba Department are in Songzhou, some have moved to Lingwu, some are in the West Slope Mountain, and some are still in Qinghai.

There are all kinds of surnames.

After the introduction, they sat down one by one.

Li Wei said directly to the point: "Lone shouted that you came for the good of your people and for our Datang." ”

Fang Dangjing, the elder of the Fang Dang clan, asked, "Your Highness, can you make it clear?" ”

"Come, Lone will show you a map." As he spoke, Li Wei took out a map, and then used a pen to draw circles along Chiling and Jishi Mountain, all the way to the territory of Songzhou. The elders began to understand, and one by one's eyes lit up.

These large and small circles are drawn along the mountain ranges, and are exactly where all the roads are headed. Of course, it is impossible to block all the roads, and there are several small roads in Xiangshi Mountain, which go to Bailanbu, but it is not easy for the three armies to pass. Even the two roads that are slightly larger on Jishi Mountain are sealed with circles. There are also roads that the scouts haven't explored, that's not much, and it can be added.

"It's ......"

"These circles are lonely ideas, build cities and checkpoints here to defend you, so that you will not be invaded by the Tubo people and Tuyuhun people. If you like to continue grazing, then grazing, if you like farming, the orphans will send people to teach you to use the Yellow River and other water sources to cultivate farmland and grow food. The Tang Dynasty will not ask you to pay such a heavy tax as the Tubo people, as long as you give some gifts as tribute every year. Or if the court needs your horses, they will also send people to exchange markets with you, and everyone will trade willingly. Of course, in wartime, troops need to be dispatched, but not gratuitous, and the court will give rewards and pensions. But in normal times, the imperial court will also send troops and weapons to defend you at various levels. But this time can be very long, it will take two or three years, three or five years to achieve. ”

There is a pit left here, although it is for their defense, but there are hundreds of thousands of party members living in this area, and it is possible to draw 50,000 elite party soldiers. With these elite soldiers, as well as being familiar with the terrain, you can climb over Jishi Mountain, swallow Bai Lanqiang, and build the level to Purple Mountain. wiped out Bai Lanqiang, Tuyuhun is equivalent to a turtle in the urn, and the Tang Dynasty can catch it as much as it wants. This avoids the stubborn stumbling in Dafeichuan, Wuhaiyang, and avoiding the strengths. Of course, Tubo will not sit idly by, but it will advance step by step, turning field battles into offensive and defensive battles. Consumption also consumed Tibet to death. But this must first have two prerequisites, the first is the recovery of Jiuqu and Tuntian, it is impossible to transport grain and grass from Guanzhong to Jishi Mountain and Purple Mountain, and the second must need a large number of soldiers suitable for fighting in alpine terrain.

In fact, the destruction of the Bailan Department, the Tubo people can only fight to the death, but the imperial court does not need to fight to the death, as long as the checkpoint castle is calmly guarded, the Tuyuhun is eliminated from the rear, and the Tuyuhun is lost, coupled with the internal contradictions, the financial crisis brought about by the war, the destruction of Tubo is not far away. At least it can restore Tubo to the situation of the division of the Sui Dynasty.

But this goal is a bit far, it may take ten or twenty years to achieve, and it may not be achieved in a lifetime.

But whether it can be achieved or not, there are all kinds of benefits and one harm in winning over party members.

Moreover, the Tang soldiers were used to defend the city for them, and the intention was even further. The reason why the party members are weak is that the departments are loose. Once they were left to defend themselves, they had to meet frequently to share the troops and taxes, and it gradually evolved into a unified situation. Once there was a unified party clan at the foot of the rocky mountain......

The consequences are even worse. Although it is a waste of financial and manpower, it can divert a large number of party items and requisition, and the gains will always outweigh the losses.

Li Wei didn't say anything, and no one could guess it, these elders couldn't do it either, and asked suspiciously: "Then what do you need our people from our party to do in the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"Be the people of our Datang and enjoy the civilization, wealth, and tolerance of our Datang. In the near future, I only ask you to delay the dispatch of troops as much as possible when we are fighting against the Tibetans, and if you send troops, it will be a perfunctory battle. ”

"This ......" hesitates together, which seems to sound like a small effort, but a lot in return.

"Please believe that Lonely, Lone also has Xianbei blood." This sentence is very quiet.

Being able to shout at the Han and Hu families can at most make those famous families laugh, which is in line with the national policy of the Tang Dynasty. But I can't shout loudly, I am a descendant of the Xianbei people, so it may endanger the rule of the Li royal family in the Central Plains. In fact, Li Wei did not regard himself as a Xianbei person, and he still said that sentence in his heart, if he is not of my race, his heart will be different. Either it is assimilation, which completely erases the original imprint from the cultural race, or it is directly erased, or it is differentiated, so that it can not be completely strong.

But as Pei Xingjian said, this is a good card, depending on how it is played. Fight well, better than 500,000 male soldiers, so small fights.

"Yes," the elders all "understood."

Several people talked in their language for a while, and Fei Tinghui said, "Your Highness, can you let us discuss." ”

There are many benefits, especially repairing the city for them, solving the problem of security, and no longer being exploited by the Tuboans, all of them are tempted, but Li Wei asked for little, and even did not ask them to submit immediately, and allowed them to assist the Tubo army, but did not try their best when fighting. Therefore, the heart goes up and down, but it cannot be decided.

"Okay, I'll meet you again tomorrow. But the opportunity is fleeting, this time the imperial court may send Gu to come, and next time I want the imperial court to send a member of the royal family who can do it, it is unlikely. And when you go to Chang'an, there are many inconveniences. Think again. ”

"Yes."

Li Wei roared away with a group of Tiele guards.

Out of the city of Kuozhou, not far from the Tang Dynasty and the actual line of control of Tibet. Although there is a land of nine songs, the water and grass are abundant, but you can also see a few Gobi deserts, with sparse weeds, strange rocks, and from time to time you can hear the desolate singing voice of some herdsmen. Because the two countries are at war. There are fewer and fewer people on the border, and there are not many herders, so the land is wider and quieter. When you get here, you can feel the murderous atmosphere of the border pass.

After turning around, he went into the city to rest.

The next day, the conversation continued, and Tuoba Baishan said, "Your Highness, can we tell us what we think. ”

"Yes."

"If Your Highness goes out to fight, we can secretly send 10,000 soldiers. But there are a few conditions, weapons and equipment must be provided by your Datang, we only send children and war horses, if Tubo forcibly wants us to send troops, we have to obey. I ask for your pardon for this. If the two armies are fighting, our children must not meet, and when they fight, warn both sides to show mercy. There is one more condition, yes, it is ......"

"What is it?"

"We have selected the best and most beautiful maidens from our tribe and asked Your Highness to take them as wives and concubines."

“……”

Li Wei was speechless for a long time. The meaning is very clear, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo actually wooed Tuyuhun, the Tang Dynasty married Princess Honghua to Nuo Haobo Khan, but Gongsong Gongzan welcomed Tuyuhun Mengjie Ga as a concubine, and the son born was Mangsong Mangzan. Therefore, there were more pro-Tuyuhun Tuyuhun people than pro-Tang Tuyuhun people, and the Tang Dynasty was slow to react again, and finally Tuyuhun was destroyed by Tubo. But because of this, Tuyuhun nobles have been courting.

This is to use the in-laws to improve the status of the party members who will return to the Tang Dynasty in the future.

But the policy of the Tang Dynasty was very strange, preferring to marry a woman rather than a woman. It is to marry one clan woman after another to the Fan State, but he cannot marry a woman from the Fan State back. There is an analogy that Xue Rengui married a noble woman from the Tiele Department as a concubine, that is, the legendary Zhongfan Lihua in later generations, and many ministers wrote to impeach Xue Rengui and almost dismissed Xue Rengui.

As a member of the Fan clan, the Tiele tribes were far more popular and expensive in the Tang Dynasty than the party departments. As an influence, he is not a concubine, but a concubine in the East Palace, and the impact is even more far-reaching. Once the woman who accepted the party entered the East Palace, what happened later can be imagined.

Tuoba Baishan suddenly led these elders to rise and fall and said: "Only with the grace of His Highness, in the future, there will be at least 500,000 party members from the West Slope Mountain to the Jishi Mountain, and they will all be willing to be the people of the Tang Dynasty forever." ”

This problem is huge, one side will cause great trouble, and the other side is more than 500,000 party members, that is to say, at least 60,000 or 70,000 elite soldiers, where to go......?