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In the Huaqing Hall of Huaqing Palace, Emperor Li Longji, who was disturbed, received Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu and others who had urgent matters to report to each other a little reluctantly. Yang Xi, who was not invited, also accompanied him as the general of the forbidden army in the Huaqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, news has come from Shanzhou, Liangzhou, and Anxi several times, and the Tubo people often come to attack, and my Datang border pass is frequently urgent!" After Guo Ziyi played, he took out a copy of the recital in his arms, "Your Majesty, the Tubo people took advantage of the civil strife in my Tang Dynasty, attacked everywhere, often violated my Tang border pass, and invaded several places, and the minister implored His Majesty to issue an edict to form a large army to crusade against the Tubo people." ”

Guo Ziyi did not have any courtesy, and immediately stated the reason after Li Longji summoned and inquired about the purpose of these people coming to Huaqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal!" Gao Shi, the squire of the military department, immediately stood up and supported Guo Ziyi's proposal, "Now that the civil strife in my Datang has subsided, it is time to solve the external troubles." The Tubo people took advantage of the fire to rob, and when An Lushan was in turmoil, they attacked my Anxi and invaded my Qinghai land, and my Datang could not tolerate this situation, and I implored His Majesty to issue an edict to form a large army to crusade against Tubo. ”

However, Wei Jiansu, Fang Xuan and other other ministers who followed Guo Ziyi to face the saint did not stand up to support Guo Ziyi and Gao Shi's statement, but they did not object, and just waited for Emperor Li Longji's reaction. Wei Jiansu, Fang Xuan and others did not support the immediate use of troops against Tibet, after all, now that the civil strife has just subsided, and then a large-scale war will be launched, the court will be a little unbearable, and the people will also complain, they feel that even if they want to send troops, they must slow down again, and wait a few years to talk about it, and now they should negotiate peace with Tibet, and it is the best policy to ask the Tibetans to withdraw their troops.

Guo Ziyi and Gao Shi's urgent request did not get Li Longji's immediate statement, and Li Longji, who had never thought about this issue, was very surprised.

Seeing the emperor's performance like this, Guo Ziyi was even more worried, and stood up again to plead: "Your Majesty, the situation in Anxi and Qinghai is very critical, and most of the soldiers and horses in Anxi, Longyou, and Shuofang have all been transferred to quell the rebellion, and now they have not all been rebuilt. If we don't form a large army to crusade and regain control of Anxi and Qinghai by force, these two places will no longer be under the control of our Datang. The minister implores His Majesty to issue an edict to crusade against Tibet, and the minister is willing to lead the army to the battle!"

"Your Majesty, the minister is also willing to lead the army to the battle!" Gao Shi immediately stood up and shouted for help.

Seeing the two close people behaving like this, Yang Xi couldn't help it, and stood up behind Gao Shi and asked for his life: "Your Majesty, the minister also believes that to deal with the threat of the Tubo people, it can only be solved by war, and the war can be stopped by war, otherwise there will be more border passes of the Tang Dynasty attacked by the Tubo people, and countless Tang people will be brutalized by the Tubo people!" The minister was also willing to lead an army to sweep away the threat of the Tibetans. ”

Yang Xi also came out to mix, Li Longji was a little surprised, and couldn't help asking: "Yang Xi, why do you think so?" ”

In Li Longji's mind, Yang Xi's status is not lower than that of Guo Ziyi, Wei Jiansu, Fang Xuan and other prime ministers, mainly because Yang Xi turned the tide in times of crisis, saved the Tang Dynasty, and finally put down the rebellion. Yang Xi's actions amazed and admired him, and Yang Xi's many insights also surprised him and made him very interested. Today, Yang Xi followed behind, and Li Longji, who was not too interested in this matter, immediately asked.

Seeing that Li Longji didn't say anything about their request, but after Yang Xi seconded a few words, Li Longji immediately asked rhetorically, Guo Ziyi and Gao Shi were quite surprised, but in addition to being surprised, there was a hint of joy.

It seems that what Yang Xi said a while ago was right, maybe he could really move the emperor.

They also stopped talking, and listened quietly to how Yang Xi would answer the emperor's inquiry.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the land of Anxi and Qinghai must not be lost, so it is necessary to raise a large army to crusade against Tibet!"

"Oh?!, why do you think so?" Li Longji seemed to be a little interested, he liked to see Yang Xi's confident appearance.

"Your Majesty, Anxi is the key to control the Western Regions, Anxi is gone, the North Court will not exist, and the land around the Tianshan Mountains has lost the hands of the Tubo and Turkic people, so the Anxi garrison must be restored, the Tubo people in Anxi must be driven out, and the rebellion in Anxi must be quelled!"

Yang Xi's impassioned words shocked Li Longji and the ministers, and even Yang Yuhuan, who was hiding behind the curtain and eavesdropping, was stunned, no one expected that Yang Xi, who had never been to Anxi, would value the existence of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate so much.

In everyone's amazement, Yang Xi roughly explained the significance of the existence of Anxi and Beiting, the two capitals that govern the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and stated many reasons why the two capitals of Anxi and Beiting could not be lost.

"Your Majesty, the minister fully agrees with General Yang's words, Anxi and Beiting must not give up, and must send troops to recover!" Gao Shi immediately stood up in support during the pause in Yang Xi's speech, and then petitioned again, "Your Majesty, the minister has crossed the border in Anxi, and the minister is willing to lead the army to go out to recover Anxi, and restore my Anxi and Beiting." ”

Today's Anxi and Beiting Protectorates, due to the internal transfer of the Anxi army to quell the rebellion, only a few military towns are still in the hands of our Tang army, and most of the territory is occupied by the Tubo people and the rebellious Turkic tribes, and the influence of the Tang Dynasty in the Anxi and Beiting Protectorates has dropped to a very low point. If you don't increase the troops immediately, the consequences will be unimaginable, Gao Shi, who had stayed in Longyou, was anxious and repeatedly asked for orders to lead the army to the battle.

Guo Ziyi also immediately stood up and seconded the proposal to support Yang Xi's assertion. But Li Longji was noncommittal, and just motioned for Yang Xi to continue to tell.

Seeing that Li Longji was unexpectedly interested in what he said, Guo Ziyi and Gao Shi immediately supported it, Wei Jiansu also wanted to stand up and support, Fang Xuan and other ministers did not object, Yang Xi was very encouraged, and immediately continued: "Your Majesty, because of its extremely important geographical location, Anxi is the key to controlling the Western Regions, and there must be no mistakes. And the land of Qinghai is the gateway to Anxi and Beiting, if Qinghai is completely occupied by the Tubo, the road to Anxi and Beiting in my Tang Dynasty will be completely blocked, and there can be no loss!"

"In addition to the extremely important geographical location of Qinghai, there is another reason that cannot be given up, that is, Qinghai is a very good pasture!" Yang Xi took a deep breath and talked eloquently, "Qinghai is a very wide area, and the coast of Qinghai is a land with abundant water and grass, and it has been an excellent horse grazing land since ancient times, and I heard that there are also good horses. Your Majesty, if the whole of Qinghai is completely under the control of my Datang, there will be millions of horses that can be shepherded in Qinghai alone, which can fully meet the needs of our Datang army. According to Chen's view, the Qinghai area is more important than Anxi, Anbei and even Liaodong, especially the Hehuang Valley and the Yellow River Jiuqu, which must not be lost. ”

Hearing Yang Xi point out two key strategic points about Qinghai at once, Guo Ziyi was very surprised. He knew that Yang Xi had never been to Qinghai and Anxi, and according to Yang Xi's age and experience, he would not know much about Qinghai and Anxi affairs, at least he had not discussed Anxi and Qinghai with Yang Xi during this time, and almost never discussed these things between the two of them. But today, he heard Gao Yi from Yang Xi's mouth, and he was immediately interested, hoping to hear Yang Xi tell more, so he didn't stand up and interject.

Li Longji was also quite surprised, he didn't expect Yang Xi to be able to see so far and think so much, so he raised his hand and said, "Yang Aiqing, what you said makes a lot of sense, I want to hear your continued analysis!"

"Your Majesty, although over the years, my Tang Dynasty has had many defeats in the war against Tubo, but according to the minister's view, the current national strength of Tubo is not very strong, if the measures are taken properly, the strength of Tubo will definitely be greatly affected, and even suffer a heavy blow!" Yang Xi's interest was even higher, and he spoke in more detail like a strategic analyst, "Your Majesty must also know that most of the Tubo Plateau occupied by the Tubo people has a cold climate all year round, and the season of sunny and warm weather is very short, and the growth of crops is extremely difficult. The terrain of the plateau is very high, which is not suitable for cultivation and grazing at all, and even most places are not suitable for human and animal survival! This should be the main reason why the Tibetan people are trying to seek breakthroughs in all directions in order to find a better place to survive. They hope to occupy the land of abundance and become their new place of existence. Qinghai and Anxi, my Datang Dynasty, are the main targets they covet. Over the years, they have conquered some places in Anxi and Qinghai, and they have transferred most of their forces to these places, and in the Qinghai area, they have accumulated hundreds of thousands of men and horses, and they have obtained the material ...... for these horses by virtue of the output of Qinghai."

"Whether it is Qinghai or Anxi, it is a very vast place, more suitable for living and production than the Tubo Plateau, most of the places around Anxi are suitable for grazing, if it is occupied by the Tubo people, not only can the Western Regions jointly fight against our Tang Dynasty, the cattle and horses produced in the land are also enough to support the military and livelihood of the Tubo people. The Jiuqu of the Yellow River and the Hehuang Valley are not places that can be cultivated, and the shores of Qinghai are excellent horse grazing land, because it borders on Tibet, which is a place that the Tibetans dream of. If the Tubo people completely get the land of Anxi and Qinghai, their national strength will definitely increase greatly, therefore, the land of Anxi and Qinghai must not fall into the hands of the Tubo, to recapture Anxi and Qinghai, it is necessary to launch a large-scale war against the Tubo people, defeat the Tubo people, and make the Tang Dynasty the real king of these two lands......"

After Yang Xi spoke impassionedly, he paused for a moment, he wanted to sort out his thoughts, and he also wanted to give Li Longji and others time to think and react, and what to say next, he also had to see their reactions.

But one thing is certain, he must explain these things thoroughly today, in addition to proving to these people present that his vision is far-sighted, he also wants to persuade Li Longji to agree to Guo Ziyi and Gao Shi's request, and raise a large army to crusade against the Tubo people.

Both were military men, and he liked to solve problems by means of war! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe (this site), reward, your support is my biggest motivation. )