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In the Flying Frost Palace, Li Longji and Yang Xi talked alone.

"Shiro, do you really think that it is the best choice for the imperial court to send a large army to crusade against Tibet?"

Yang Xi looked at Li Longji who was staring at him for a while, and nodded vigorously, "Yes, Your Majesty, the minister still firmly believes that now should we take advantage of the fact that after the rebellion is quelled, when the combat strength of our Tang army is quite high, we should crusade against the Tubo. The threat of the Tubo people is too serious, almost all of Qinghai and most of Anxi are occupied by it, and if they are allowed to occupy it, then these two places will no longer belong to my Datang. ”

Just now, Yang Xi had already told Li Longji about Tubo alone, because after careful consideration, what he said was more detailed and in-depth than yesterday's statement in the palace. Li Longji's inquiry made Yang Xi believe that the emperor had been completely moved by him, so he answered very firmly.

This was the second day after Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu, Fang Xuan and other ministers rushed to the Huaqing Palace to report the matter of Tubo, Yang Xi and Guo Ziyi, Gao Shi, Wei Jiansu and others discussed this matter again, and there was more consensus, and when Li Longji summoned him alone, he also used it to persuade Li Longji today.

"Well, I was moved by what you said, and I also think that I must fight against Tibet!" Li Longji finally said a relatively clear sentence, and his expression seemed to have made a very big determination, very solemn.

Yes, Li Longji has indeed made up his mind, he has already safely understood the situation in Anxi and Qinghai, if he does not send troops to intervene, these two large areas will really be separated from the territory of the Tang Dynasty. In fact, during the years of his reign, he has used troops against Tibet many times, Wang Zhongsi, Ge Shuhan and other generals are veterans who have fought with Tibet many times, and they have had brutal battles with the Tubo people in Qinghai, but our Tang army has won most of the time with difficulty, and has never been able to completely drive the Tubo people out of Qinghai. This time, he used troops against Tibet. Li Longji still did not have any confidence in expelling the Tibetans from Qinghai and Anxi.

Seeing Li Longji say this, Yang Xi was overjoyed and hurriedly flattered: "Your Majesty is wise." The minister believes that His Majesty has made such a wise decision. It will definitely boost morale, as long as the soldiers fight hard. It will definitely be able to eliminate the power of the Tibetans. ”

An Lushan's rebellion lasted a lot less than the original history, the scope of the impact was mainly in Henan and Hebei provinces, and the impact of other provinces was not very large, and the amount of treasures lost was not very much, far from being compared with the damage caused by the Anshi rebellion that lasted for more than eight years in history, if there are statistics, it should be less than one-tenth of the original history. The Tang Dynasty has gone through the great rule of the Kaiyuan Dynasty. The wealth accumulated is innumerable, and if there are a few years of war, as long as the war does not take place in the rich parts of the country, the damage will not be great. With the national strength of Datang, it can be fully supported.

Li Longji completely ignored Yang Xi's flattering words, leaned on the back of the couch behind him, and said in a slow voice: "Shilang, if the imperial court really wants to fight in Tibet, how do you think it is better to use soldiers?" ”

"Your Majesty. The minister felt that he had the intention of completely settling the affairs of Tibet in the first battle, and he wanted to divide his troops into several routes to attack the Tibetans in Qinghai and Anxi respectively. ”

In Li Longji's amazement, Yang Xi spoke eloquently: "Your Majesty, now the rebellion in my Datang has just been quelled. There are many Qin Wang's divisions in various places, and now there are at least three or four hundred thousand soldiers and horses gathered near the Beijing Division, and the number of men and horses that the imperial court can recruit should be at least seven or eight hundred thousand. With such a large number of soldiers and horses, and a large number of generals who can recruit good soldiers, they are fully capable of attacking the Tibetans in several directions. The Tubo people cannot be compared with our Datang in terms of the number of troops and the ability to mobilize for war, and our Datang is not afraid of a protracted war with Tubo, even if it cannot be resolved quickly, it can drag down the Tubo people. ”

"Do you think that you should attack the Tibetans in Qinghai and Anxi at the same time?" Li Longji's face was shocked.

"Yes!" Yang Xi nodded, "Your Majesty, according to the information we have now, there are about 350,000 to 400,000 men and horses in Tubo who can fight, 200,000 in the direction of Qinghai, 150,000 in the direction of Anxi, and more than 50,000 in the direction of Luoqicheng. Our Tang army is equipped with firearms, and its combat power is much higher than that of Tubo, and if it is against the Tubo people with the same number of troops, there will basically not be too much danger, and the victory will be great. And the national strength of my Datang can fully support a war of this scale for a few years, but the Tubo people can't support it at all. Therefore, the minister felt that he should launch an attack on the Tubo people in Qinghai and Anxi at the same time. ”

This is the result of Yang Xi's discussion with Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu, Gao Shi and others, and those other people have not had the opportunity to present their opinions to Li Longji alone, and Yang Xi is the first person.

Li Longji was silent for a while, considering Yang Xi's words, but he didn't ask anything more on this issue, but asked another question: "Shiro, who do you think is better to send to lead the army?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister's father-in-law, Guo Xianggong, is the best candidate to command the soldiers and horses! But Guo Xianggong can only command one way, and the other team should choose someone else to lead the army. ”

"Then who do you think would be better for the other group to send the other group to lead the army?"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is the best choice to lead the other way with the minister!"

"What? You!" Li Longji's surprise could no longer be hidden, and he looked at Yang Xi in amazement, "Shilang, you said that your father-in-law Guo Ziyi led one way, and you led the other way?" ”

"Yes, the minister has already asked for war in front of His Majesty yesterday, and he wants to ask for war again today," Yang Xi raised his head and said very proudly: "Please allow Your Majesty to allow the minister to lead the army to the battle, the minister will definitely live up to his mission and will lead the army to defeat the Tubo people!"

"Do you really want to lead an army?" Li Longji's eyes lit up, and he looked at Yang Xi with a straight glare.

Yang Xi also looked at Li Longji without giving in, and promised loudly: "Your Majesty, this is true, the minister wants to lead the army again, and I ask Your Majesty for permission." His Majesty's performance in the counterinsurgency campaign was well known, and he thought he was capable of commanding a large army. An Lushan's rebel army was no worse than the Tubo people, and it only took so much time for the minister to put down the rebellion together with other generals. The minister is confident that there are few generals in the DPRK and China who surpass the minister in terms of military strategy. I hope that Your Majesty will agree to the minister's request and entrust the minister with the post of commanding the soldiers and horses. ”

Li Longji looked at Yang Xi seriously, and finally showed an appreciative smile, but still said a few words that flicked Yang Xi's intentions: "Shiro, you have just gotten married, and I believe that your wives and concubines are unwilling for you to lead the army again, and your father and mother will definitely not want you to lead the army again." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will find a way to convince them! As long as His Majesty agrees. ”

"As long as no one else stops you, of course I will agree to let you lead the army. As you said, there are really not many people in the DPRK and China who have military strategies like yours today. Even your father-in-law, Guo Ziyi, thinks so. Your performance in the counterinsurgency war is amazing, and why should I not believe it? Li Longji said with a smile on his face: "I also believe that if you lead the army to the battle, it will definitely bring me a surprise." ”

"Thank you Your Majesty for your trust, the minister will definitely find a way to persuade his family to agree to let the minister lead the army to the battle!" Yang Xi said loudly again.

From Li Longji's words, Yang Xi felt another point, that is, Yang Yuhuan didn't say anything in front of Li Longji not to let him lead the army to the battle, if Yang Yuhuan said this, Li Longji would definitely not agree so happily.

When discussing things with Yang Yuhuan yesterday, although Yang Yuhuan repeatedly said at the last moment that she didn't want Yang Xi to go on the expedition, Yang Xi didn't know if she had persuaded Yang Yuhuan at that time, but judging from Li Longji's performance today, Yang Yuhuan should not have stopped him from asking for his life in front of Li Longji. Although relieved, Yang Xi was still a little disappointed. If you really want to lead the army to the battle, the days must be very difficult during this period of battle, not to mention the company of beauties, and you may not even sleep peacefully.

But a strong sense of mission made Yang Xi feel that he had to lead the army again. As he himself said, if you lead an army to win a battle, your prestige will rise the fastest. And there is a little benefit, isn't Li Ying planning to install cronies in the forbidden army now? Yang Xi wants to see how Li Jue will do these things after the army of several roads goes out and a large number of generals go out to the army.

Now that Li Jue had made up his mind to do so, Yang Xi felt that it was a good thing that he was not in Chang'an, so as to avoid a fight with Li Jue too early.

He and Guo Ziyi both led the army to the battle, so let Yang Guozhong, who can recover soon, go to fist and kick with Li Jue.

At this moment, the dressed Yang Yuhuan came out of the back of the hall.

"Your Majesty, do you really agree with Shiro to lead the army to the battle?" Yang Yuhuan asked very unhappily.

In fact, she had been hiding behind and eavesdropping for a while just now, although she said good things for Yang Xi when she talked to Li Longji about this matter last night, hoping to give Yang Xi the ministry of commanding all the way alone, but she still subconsciously hoped that Li Longji could refuse Yang Xi's invitation. Just tasted the taste of male and female love given by Yang Xi, Yang Xi wants to lead this expedition, this kind of stealing joy is about to end temporarily, and I don't know when Yang Xi will come back, which makes her very sad.

However, she still recognized what Yang Xi said to her, and the best way to increase her reputation is to lead the army to achieve another big victory. With the army in hand, it will be much easier to get things done. Yang Yuhuan knew that Li Longji's age and body did not allow him to continue to be in charge of Datang for many more years, and it was likely that he would soon pass on the throne to Li Jue. If Yang Xi wants to seize the throne, he can only take action when Li Jue has just become emperor. If Li Jue is allowed to stabilize his power, it will be much more difficult, and even Yang Xi's power will not necessarily be wiped out by Li Jue.

But if you don't like it, you still have to say it.

Li Longji smiled at Yang Yuhuan, "Yuhuan, isn't this matter undecided?" Don't worry, if there are other suitable candidates, I will definitely not let Shiro go on the expedition!"