The next day was another sunny day, with white clouds floating in the blue sky. In the morning, Xue Chongxun went to the embassy of the Ministry of Rites to receive the Tibetan envoys according to the official dress of the palace authorization, and no matter how the relations between the two countries deteriorated, the foreign envoys could safely live in Chang'an, which showed the generosity of the Tang court as the rule-maker of the Eastern world.

From the entrance of the hotel, everyone began to perform complex red tape, from greeting the "monarch of the country" to the number of times to bow to each other, there were set lines and procedures, no matter how arrogant Tubo was on formal occasions, he still saluted the Tang court.

In the past, Xue Chongxun would feel that this kind of boring performance was boring, it was boring, and even the lines of asking and answering were memorized in advance, and it was a waste of time to have no substantive meaning; Now that his mind had changed, he almost understood the meaning of this set of grand etiquette.

In his previous life, Xue Chongxun was an ordinary person, except for memorizing political textbooks when he was a student, he rarely thought about the problems at the level of the social system, because it was useless; Now he belongs to the ruling class, especially now, and has a great authority in his hands, so sometimes he has to think about such a big thing.

From the perspective of the various forms of governance that have been practiced, slavery, feudal centralization, feudal Western-style feudal system, Western-style democracy, Soviet Union socialism, and socialism with special characteristics ...... Xue Chongxun believes that it is a joke that those relatively advanced systems were to be realized in the Tang Dynasty, and regardless of the level of productivity, there is no doubt that a long-term and complex huge project from the theoretical basis of national identity to the maturity of a series of management and public opinion supervision systems is not something that he could have done in his lifetime; Not to mention that one person can do it, for example, Rousseau is also a saint, they can only do one of them.

On the contrary, this kind of feudal civilization, which is based on the Confucian moral system and a large number of classics, has undergone a long-term test and has reached a relatively mature and stable stage...... the rule of the "Son of Heaven" has never relied only on the law, and the role of etiquette and morality at this time cannot be underestimated.

Because Xue Chongxun understood this, he was able to observe various etiquettes in the Rite Department Pavilion with a clear eye, and felt the solemnity between the feet: compared to the naked robbery in the barbaric area, the more tactful plunder was obviously more civilized and gentle.

Xue Chongxun was a prince, at least at the same level as Tubo Zampu, and had a higher status than the envoy sent by him, so he sat on the top and called himself "Lonely", while the envoy and the officials of the Tang Dynasty Rite Department were seated separately.

At this time, the Tibetan envoy stood up and pressed his hand to his chest to salute, and said in the jerky oriental lingua franca (Chinese): "The people of our country and the Tang Emperor have been in-laws for generations, and Taizong was the co-lord of the world, and he treated the people of all ethnic groups with sincerity. Now that our people have not married with the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and the relatives are becoming more and more alienated, there will be some misunderstandings, so I Zampu wrote to ask the Tang Dynasty to surrender the princess to the royal city, and wouldn't it be good for the two countries to get back together? ”

Xue Chongxun looked back left and right, suppressed some anger in his heart, and said in a high-sounding manner: "The Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty regards the people of the world as children, and now you Tubo people have no reason to attack Xiao Bolu and kill innocent civilians; They have been harassing our Tang Dynasty border all year round, looting and slaughtering people, how is it different from killing the emperor's children? ”

After some questioning, the Tibetan envoy was speechless, because he really had no reason to force his words in the general righteousness, and the surrounding officials suddenly showed a look of relief.

At this time, Xue Chongxun glared at Tubo Daodao: "If you do this, what qualifications do you have to marry my Tang Dynasty!" ”

The envoy's face changed suddenly: "The imperial court wants to sever the relationship between relatives?" ”

Xue Chongxun breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Regardless of relatives, just talk about the laws of the Tang Dynasty, those who kill people die!" He escorted the Lang clansmen, who had slaughtered tens of thousands of people in Shanzhou three years ago, to Beijing to be questioned for their crimes, and sent the "war criminals" to Chang'an for the crime of leading troops to launch the invasion of Xiaobolu, and compensated the losses of the victimized soldiers and civilians with cattle and sheep coins. Having done this, we will talk about peace and affection. ”

"You ......" the Tibetans looked at each other. One of them said a few words to the envoy, and the Tibetan envoy said, "The court is insincere, and we are afraid that there is no need for any more peace talks." ”

Xue Chongxun said coldly: "Since this is the case, there is no nonsense, there is a sentence to send to Tubo Zampu: Don't say it unexpectedly." ”

The Tibetan envoys' faces turned pale when they heard this, they fully expected that the Tang Dynasty would use this way to negotiate peace, and immediately left the table angrily, and the etiquette that they had learned before had been completely ignored.

The news spread quickly, and the state of war with Tibet was not a matter of one or two years, but this time the Tang court's tough attitude was unprecedented, which attracted the attention of the government and the opposition. Naturally, the young officials were full of joy and felt very face-saving, and the generals were even more supportive, because only when they fought did they have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. However, some scholars speculated about the change of the imperial court's national policy, and blamed the Tubo Zampu for not writing a book in time to "ask for guilt", which was too inferior; Some people also privately talked about Xue Chongxun's blind engagement in the temple, stiffening the border relationship, and making himself a great enemy.

In the next few days, there was another big move, Empress Dowager Gao approved Lu Xiangxian's resignation, sealed the county duke, and allowed him to return to his hometown to recuperate; Later, Zhang Shuo was promoted to Zhongshu Ling, with higher authority than several other prime ministers, and was removed from the title of secretary of the military department and made him a full-time prime minister; Cheng Qianli changed the military department; Liu An, the head of the household department, made up for the book of the household department, and the Pingzhang of the same book......

After a series of adjustments, people of insight realized that the Tang Dynasty would not only have to fight against the Tubo people in Xiaobolu, but also estimated that the war would escalate. Therefore, the imperial court will use Zhang Shuo, the main battle faction, as the full-time prime minister to improve the central political response.

The intention of Xue Chongxun's staff group was also initially achieved, and the attention of the scholars was greatly shifted to the border passes, and the most talked about inside and outside Chang'an was war. During this period, it was inevitable that many poems about anti-war and sympathy for the bloodshed and death of soldiers were born, and they also contributed to culture.

…… He galloped to the aid of Xiao Bolu with 4,000 cavalry, and the monarch of Xiao Bolu was not busy hearing the great joy of the whole country to greet him, and the two countries formed an alliance to defeat the Tibetan soldiers several times south of the Green Ridge, forcing the Tubo people to retreat south.

Zhang Xiaosong also had some friendship with Du Xian, and cooperated with the Anxi soldiers in the north to exert pressure on the Turks. After the Tibetan troops retreated, the Turkic Shi hurriedly sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to repair. This was the case in the Tang Dynasty, where a victory would make the enemy fight fewer and less, and if the battle was defeated at Xiaobolu, the Turkic Shi might become the enemy of the Tang army again.

The little Bolu monarch was not busy and sent an envoy to Chang'an, and the Empress Dowager Gao made him the little Bolu king in the name of the emperor.

The war was not over, and the governor Shi Zhang Jiazheng wrote a letter to advise on the increase of troops on Longyou, Zhang Shuo then recommended him as the envoy of Longyou Jiedu, and increased troops to the Tuyuhun and Jishishan areas, waiting for the opportunity to launch an attack on Tubo...... However, if the Tang army wants to fight over, it will be a plateau, and it should be difficult.

Soon the Tibetan envoy arrived in Chang'an again, and Xiushu asked the Tang Dynasty emperor to negotiate peace again, but the Tang court refused. Although relations could not be repaired, both sides were unable to wage a large-scale war after the Battle of Little Bolu, and the situation on the border eased.

At this time, Xue Chongxun and Zhang Shuo became closer and closer...... He asked Zhang Shuo to be the full-time prime minister, of course, not just for a border conflict. G