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Yang Yuhuan, who was hiding behind the curtain and eavesdropping, was very surprised, she couldn't imagine that Yang Xi would have such a high opinion on these things. I don't know what psychology it is, she really hopes that Yang Xi will perform well in all aspects anyway, in that case she will feel very proud. She didn't want to leave, she kept standing there, wanting to listen to all of Yang Xi's expositions and keep them in mind.

She knew that today, Yang Xi, Guo Ziyi, and Gao Shi were ready to persuade the emperor to send troops to attack Tubo. If Li Longji disagrees, or can't make up her mind for the time being, she is going to say something carefully in private when Li Longji is resting to help Yang Xi do some favors.

Yang Yuhuan couldn't see the change in Li Longji's face, and she didn't know what Li Longji thought now, but she knew that if Li Longji hesitated in this matter, her own words might play a very important role.

Yang Xi saw everyone's reactions, which made him quite proud. If what he said and did in the past can be described as a blockbuster, then what he said today should be a blockbuster again. What he did in the past proved that he was quite savvy in military affairs, and what I am saying today can prove his ability in another aspect, that is, he was very strategic. Although Li Longji is old and mediocre, he still has the ability to judge the general trend after many years of administration, and Yang Xi believes what he said, Li Longji should be able to understand the meaning.

Yang Xi was not worried at all that Guo Ziyi would not agree with him, even if he had not communicated with his father-in-law on this issue. If Guo Ziyi doesn't agree with what he said, then Guo Ziyi will be a generation of famous generals in vain, and he doesn't even have such a strategic vision.

When he thought of this, Yang Xi turned his eyes to Guo Ziyi who was standing on the side, and it happened that Guo Ziyi also looked at him. Eye contact, everything is silent.

With the recognition and encouragement of Guo Ziyi's vision, Yang Xi continued to narrate in Li Longji's astonishment: "Your Majesty, since the defeat of the Dafeichuan army and the defeat of the Qinghai army in the Yifeng period, our Tang army has been unable to expel the Tubo people living in Qinghai. But everyone knows that the existence of the Tubo people in Qinghai is a real threat to our Tang Dynasty, and even the Turkic people in the north cannot be compared with it! But in recent years, there have been civil strife in Tubo from time to time, and the growth of national strength is not fast, and I, the Tang Dynasty, the civil strife has subsided, and the ordnance supervisor has produced many new weapons, and the military strength of the Tang army has been greatly improved, so the minister thinks that he must take the initiative to attack Tubo before its national strength is prosperous, eliminate the threat brought by the Tubo people, and also take advantage of the situation to eliminate the threat of other tribes! There is no shortage of generals in our Tang Army who can fight well, and the soldiers have rich combat experience, and the minister feels that if he starts a war against Tibet now, he will definitely be able to win the war. ”

The tragic battle of Dafeichuan, a British name of Xue Rengui was destroyed, the battle of Qinghai commanded by Li Jingxuan in the Zhongshu order during the Yifeng period, the 180,000 Tang army was almost wiped out, and Liu Xianli, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was captured by the Tubo people. Tubo has become the biggest threat to the Tang Dynasty, which is recognized by the Tang monarchs and ministers. But Yang Xi felt that with his contribution to the Tang Dynasty army, the production of firearms that could be called "modern" in this era would become more and more obvious when fighting against Tubo.

Historically, the Tibetans once captured Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and set up a puppet emperor. Except for Tibet, no foreign force has ever attacked the city of Chang'an, even the Eastern Turks led by Jieli at the beginning of Zhenguan have not been able to do it. Yang Xi doesn't want history to repeat itself in the future. After a few years of rebellion, most of the Tang army has gone through the baptism of war, they are rich in combat experience, if they are equipped with powerful firearms, the degree of combat power improvement must be very high, the Tubo army that has never seen firearms, the enemy is only equipped with firearms The Tang army, this, Yang Xi is very confident.

However, Yang Xi's impassioned words did not get a response from Li Longji, and Li Longji was silent after listening to it. At this time, Guo Ziyi stood up and supported him: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what General Yang said is very reasonable, and now the domestic situation in Tubo is also unstable, and my Tang army is equipped with firearms on a large scale, and the power of firearms has been verified when attacking Shaanxi County and Luoyang, no matter how brave the Tubo people are, they can't resist the attack of firearms." He also asked His Majesty for permission to form a large army and wage war against the Tibetans. If it was too late, the Tibetans would have occupied all the four towns of Anxi and Qinghai. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal, what General Yang said is very reasonable, the invasion of the Tubo people must be counterattacked with soldiers!" Wei Jiansu, who had never expressed his position, also stood up and expressed his opinion.

Gao Shi also immediately followed, once again expressing his support for the use of troops against Tibet, and once again asked for orders to go on the expedition.

"Well, all of you Aiqing think that a large-scale war should be waged against Tubo, and I also think that Tubo should no longer be tolerated, Guo Aiqing, Wei Aiqing, Fang Aiqing, Yang Aiqing, Gao Aiqing, I agree to your request!" Li Longji was finally moved by the repeated rhetoric of several ministers, but after agreeing to the request of several ministers, he said very tactfully: "However, the weather is about to be cold, and the harsh winter in Qinghai and Anxi has come, and now is not suitable for large-scale military operations. ”

Li Longji's expression made the ministers puzzled for a while, the emperor said this, did he mean that he was about to announce to Tubo, or did he not make a final decision, and everything will be said after the year? Li Longji saw the doubts on the faces of the ministers, waved his hand and said again: "After a few days, I have my own edict issued, and the princes can act according to the edict!"

When the emperor said this, Guo Ziyi also stopped talking about it, but Yang Xi couldn't help it, and stood up again: "Your Majesty, the minister feels that it is necessary to wage war against the Tubo people in order to eliminate their threat in Anxi and Qinghai. Preparations for military operations are accompanied by other preparations. That was to blockade the Tibetans, preventing iron and any other military weapons from flowing into Tibet. At the beginning of Zhenguan, the national strength of Tubo was not strong, and in the first battle of Songzhou, hundreds of thousands of people in Tubo were killed under the city of Songzhou. However, in just a few decades, the Tubo State Office has been strengthened by leaps and bounds, and most of Qinghai has been occupied by it, and there is a very important reason for this, that is, they have received the support of many advanced technologies of our Datang. Therefore, the minister believes that from now on, it is necessary to strictly prevent them from gaining our advanced technology, especially iron, which is the most important raw material for making weapons, and must strictly control it to prevent it from flowing into Tibet. ”

When Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo Zanpu abandoned Zongrongzan, that is, that Songtsan Gampo repeatedly asked for marriage, Li Shimin in order to express friendship, and finally agreed to marry Tubo, and married the daughter of the clan Princess Wencheng to abandon Zongrongzan, and when Princess Wencheng was married, he married many craftsmen and books, as well as crop seeds. This move can be said to have brought the world's most advanced productivity and production technology to the uncivilized Tibetans, and the advanced farming, manufacturing technology and other processes of the Tang Dynasty were unreservedly passed on to the Tibetan people. The teaching of these techniques, as well as the role of books and craftsmen, greatly improved the various production techniques of Tibet in just a few years, which led to a great increase in its national strength. As a result, Tibet has changed from a nomadic tribe to an advanced country with very good farming and production techniques, and its national strength and military strength have greatly increased. This point is the basic accepted view of later generations, most people believe that without this peace, the strength of the Tubo people could not have grown so fast, and the wise Tang Emperor Li Shimin personally cultivated a powerful enemy.

From the nearly 100-year war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo in the historical records, it can be known that Li Shimin's move almost dug the grave of the Tang Dynasty, which can be said to be the biggest trick in Li Shimin's life. But his descendants did not learn from it, and later there was a marriage and kiss of Princess Jincheng.

The dowry of Princess Jincheng was still very rich, and these books describing advanced technology and various manufacturing processes were given to the Tubo people again, and the lovely Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi also ceded the Yellow River Jiuqu to the Tubo people as a dowry. As a result, the influence of the Tang Dynasty in Qinghai and the Hequ region fell to a historic low. Under the present circumstances, the trade between the Tang Dynasty and the Tibetans continued, and the Tibetans received a large amount of materials from the trade that could be used for military purposes, mainly iron tools, and horses. Iron materials are the most important raw materials for making weapons, and the Tibetans have very little iron produced in China because of their low smelting capacity, and they basically rely on trade or plunder.

Yang Xi's new proposal was to cut off trade with the Tibetans, and strive to prevent all military supplies from flowing into the hands of the Tibetans, so as to "clear the wilderness" from them.

Of course, Yang Xi did not dare to say anything about Li Shimin and Li Zhi's father and son, and if he said it, he would definitely annoy Li Longji.

After listening to Yang Xi's explanation, Li Longji, Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu and others understood what he meant, and Guo Ziyi immediately stood up and supported Yang Xi's suggestion: "Your Majesty, the minister fully agrees with what General Yang said, the Tubo people have obtained too many practical things from our Tang Dynasty, and it is necessary to restrict the flow of strategic materials into the territory of Tubo. If one pound of iron is left, maybe the Tubo people will make one less war knife, and it will last for many years, and the materials available to the Tubo people to make ordnance will be greatly reduced!"

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that what General Yang said is very reasonable!" Gao Shi followed Guo Ziyi and stood up to support Yang Xi's assertion. His admiration for Yang Xi became more and more intense, and he really couldn't imagine that Yang Xi, who was a little younger than him, could think so far ahead, and even thought of these things.

"Well, what Yang Aiqing said is reasonable, I agreed, and this matter will be left to Guo Aiqing and Gao Aiqing to do!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe (this site), reward, your support is my biggest motivation. )