On the New Year's Day of the second year of Datang Dazhong, there is still a court meeting and a ceremony. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info But it's a little different, Li Chen officially let him dance a waltz, novel dance steps, and music, which is very refreshing.

There is also the fact that this year, the Empress Dowager Zheng did not go to Xingqing Palace to accept the pilgrimage, and she stayed in Daming Palace this year, and the hard-working officials still had to run at both ends.

However, these are very bland, nothing compares to the reform of the Tang imperial examination released on Chinese New Year's Eve last year. This is almost a big earthquake, and the emperor is really moving this time, and he has to make a good move for the imperial examination.

It hasn't been officially announced yet, and many people are still hearsay. The emperor announced the incident at a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with many courtiers in Chinese New Year's Eve. Let many uninformed courtiers not know what to eat at that Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

And then only one night passed. It's time to know everything. The next day, after the Great Pilgrimage, everyone arrived. Less than fifteen, everyone in Chang'an knew about it. The only thing I don't know is when it will spread all over Datang.

Many people don't like this kind of reform, and it touches the interests of too many people. The Tang Imperial Examination, such a system, actually has a legacy of the Wei and Jin dynasties. Isn't the Nine Grades Official Law just for people to choose? The grades are chosen, and then what rank can be used as an officer.

The imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty is also very similar. Although there is still a test, although there are many scholars from poor families who have ascended to the top, the system is still very close to the Jiupin Official Law, and a person with a name and prestige can make people soar into the sky or fall into the mud by relying on his comment. If you are not famous enough, you can also be an official university. Not necessarily the exam is obtained with real talent.

Therefore, Li Chen's handling of this made many people unhappy. It's too strict, and it's completely blocked out where they can play tricks. So this New Year, many people are not in a good mood, not to mention what the court will be, and even the whole New Year is in a bad mood. Although no matter what the system, there must be a gap to drill. However, it is not possible to find out in a short period of time, and it will take time for them to adapt to the new rules.

Unlike those with vested interests, although the news has not yet spread, many Chang'an scholars are already very excited, and the imperial court is ruthless this time. Originally, Li Deyu entered the court as a prime minister, and these poor scholars had great hopes.

When Li Deyu was in the court, he was a famous award-winning lone cold and a poor scholar. Now that they have entered the court, they have great expectations for the imperial examination in the new year, and now they are even more overjoyed when they get the news. are ready to take revenge in the new year.

The New Year in Chang'an, when the minds of hundreds of officials were floating, the scholars of the poor family were secretly happy, and many people spent it with unknown ideas. A new year is coming.

'Li Xiang, do you think we should recover Victoria first?' In the New Year, Li Chen recruited Li Deyu to discuss with him a little whether he could consider recovering Victoria.

Victoria, this is another caravan target. Like Li Chengyu's caravan, they had already done a lot of things along the way, surveying the terrain in advance, where the roads were wide and long, where they could camp, and where there were water sources, all of which were marked. This caravan was simply covering for the exploration of Tibet.

'Victoria. Speaking of Victoria, Li Deyu is full of emotion. Speaking of this Victoria, geographically, it is now Shuzhongli County. This is the gateway to Shudi. After Victoria, it is Jinguan City. Needless to say, this location is important.

This was once one of the important places of the Tang Dynasty, and now it is the territory of Tibet. Victoria was far away in the Three Kingdoms period, and Jiang Wei built a city here to defend Jinguan City. In the eighth year of Wude of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was established, and Victoria was set up here. The terrain here is dangerous, not only a traffic artery, but also an excellent defense point. Hold here, Datang will hold Xichuan.

Originally, after Anshi, in the face of the invasion of Tibet, Victoria could still hold on to it with its dangerous terrain, but finally fell into the hands of Tubo in the first year of Daizong.

There is still a story behind this loss. If it is true, it is simply a model of modern spy warfare. It is said that Tubo married a woman to a Victorian, who was not a general, but a city gatekeeper. As a result, twenty years later, the woman had a child who grew up, and Victoria fell.

It sounds ridiculous, but this matter is recorded in the records of Yuanhe County. According to this point in time, I am afraid that in the early years of Tianbao, Tubo began to calculate this matter.

Once Victoria fell, the whole of Xichuan fell into the harassment of Tibet. It's not that the imperial court doesn't want to recover, but it's a pity that this place is also a difficult place for the Tang Dynasty to attack.

Located on the plateau, it is difficult to transport baggage. Xichuan Jiedu envoy, the famous minister Wei Gao, sent 10,000 troops, and did not come down for several years. Later, Tubo invaded the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty recruited Nanzhao, who was attached to the Tang Dynasty at that time, and defeated the Tubo.

Wei Gao was in Shuzhong, ambushed, defeated the Tibetan reinforcements, and even the commander was captured, and originally wanted to take the opportunity to recover Victoria, but Victoria was strong and urgent, and finally failed.

Thirty years later, Li Deyu served as the envoy of the Xichuan Festival, at this time Nanzhao rebelled against the Tang Dynasty and invaded the southwest. In order to show goodwill, Nan Zhao took the initiative to release some of the Tang people who had been captured earlier.

And what about Tufan? The Victorian defender actually took the initiative to offer Victoria. It's a pie in the sky, and it's still a golden pie. Although Weifu is a bit nonsense, it is good that it can be recovered, Victoria can be recovered, and at least half of Shuzhong is Antai.

The result Le? Li Chen knew about this matter before he crossed, and it was even clearer after he crossed. My Tang Dynasty is a big country, how can I recruit a rebellion. As a result, at the suggestion of Niu monks and children, Victoria and those who surrendered were returned to Tibet.

As a result, the Tubo people laughed, the Tang people really have faith, they are a fool, completely stupid. Executed under the city of Victoria. Datang is really benevolent and righteous, and he is really stupid, and there are babies among those people, and they have not been let go, they have been penetrated by Changmao, and their methods are cruel.

Revisiting a piece of history that he was familiar with, Li Chen shook his head, why did he hate the Niu Party. That's why, regardless of the big picture. Wenzong is also stupid enough, no wonder he was commented that he has the way of an emperor and has no talent of an emperor. You never thought that with Victoria, it would be difficult for Tubo to attack Shu. Importantly, they attacked Hehuang, and it happened that they sent troops from Victoria to besiege Wei and rescue Zhao. Or simply, just go straight to the heart of Tibet.

Interestingly, Niu Monk and his behavior were also praised. Li Chen remembered that when he read about this incident, he also saw Sima Guang's evaluation, Sima Guang praised Niu Seng and his children very much, saying that he was for the sake of the country's faith, and that the Victorian Shou was a traitor, and he should not surrender and rebel, and he deserved to be killed.

Seeing this, Li Chen shook his head very much, Sima Guang also wanted to use Zizhi Tongjian as an imperial book and read it to the emperor. Fortunately, no emperor in history has ever used this book as an emperor to read.

'Now is not the time to reclaim Victoria. After a moment's emotion, Li Deyu said, "Although Tibet is divided now, there is no real fight, so it is better to slow down." ’

'Can you do it at the same time as Longxi?' Li Chen also knew that now was not the best time, 'Let's do it with the recovery of Longxi?' ’。

'No. Li Deyu shook his head, "The two can only be one." Victoria is strong and difficult to break, and compared with Victoria, Longxi is more important. ’

Taking Victoria, Shuzhong is more stable, but it is not absolute. Later, there is National Highway 317 to go to Victoria County, but there is another road into Tibet, National Highway 318, from which Nali can also invade Shu.

But Longxi, if Longxi is not taken, it will be more dangerous for Chang'an. At the beginning, Niu monks and children were also an excuse that Tubo might retaliate and harass Longxi, although Tubo had long been weakened and did not have the ability to harass the Tang Dynasty, but Wenzong, who suffered from phobia, still agreed.

Now, it's not that I'm afraid of being harassed by Tibet, but I can't fight like this, and it is more important to recover Longxi than to recover Victoria. Datang doesn't have the ability to fight on two fronts.

'Hehe, if it's just urgent. Li Chen smiled, this is not a problem at all, "What if there is a way to quickly conquer the fortified city?" ’

With this as the main premise, how long and how much strength will it take to attack Victoria? "If you put aside the terrain in Victoria, the supply difficulties caused by it, it doesn't take much, 3,000 people are enough. After conquering, you can let 1,000 people defend the city, and 2,000 people can run thousands of miles. Attack the rear of Tibet. ’

2,000 people have to run thousands of miles, this is Li Deyu's suggestion after accepting the surrender of Tibet to Victoria, the purpose is to frustrate the prestige of Tibet and breathe a sigh of relief. However, with the return of Victoria to Tibet, all this came to naught.

But at one time, at another. Li Deyu denied this tempting answer, "Now that Tibet is divided, if the Tang Dynasty suddenly conquers Victoria, under the pressure of a strong enemy, maybe the two parts of Tibet will be united, which is not beautiful." ’

Even if this does not lead to a convergence of the two, the next action may cause the Osong faction to suffer a major blow, which is equivalent to indirectly contributing to the unification of Tibet. The capture of Victoria alone was enough to attract the attention of the Tubo people, and then sent troops to Longxi, and the possibility of Tubo people and solution increased. ’

Actually, I think, it's still going to fight. Although it may cause the Tibetan to be nervous, we have the capital to intervene in the Tibetan civil war. ’

First of all, the climate in Tibet is very difficult to adapt to, so conquer Victoria first and garrison troops here to train soldiers. As for whether there will be any signs of convergence between the two factions, we can continue to observe, but I think it will be difficult. ’

With Victoria, we have the capital to intervene in the civil war in Tibet. If the Yundan faction wins, we will support the Osong faction, and if the Osong faction wins, we will send troops to attack and weaken its strength. In this way, the civil war in Tibet can be effectively prolonged. ’’

As for whether it will cause reconciliation between the two factions in Tibet, hehe. Li Chen sneered twice, brave in private fighting, and cowardly in public fighting, not only Chinese. (To be continued.) )