When Cheng Qianli heard this, he immediately shook his head and questioned: "How is this possible, the same dang, how can King Xiao Bolu go twice?" ”

"This is not necessarily, when the Tubo people came in, the king was Ma Laixi, and this time we attacked the king and became a Su defeat, and Xiao Bolu was a small country. Whether the Tang army is coming or the Tubo army is coming, it will be a disaster for them. What else can they choose but to believe? Let the Tang army and Tubo have a bloody battle in the land of Xiao Bolu, and the victim is still Xiao Bolu.

Gao Xianzhi thought carefully before nodding and saying: "We recover Xiao Bolu this time, of course, it is impossible to stay here for a long time, we need to kill those Xiao Bolu chiefs who are close to Tubo and promote some chieftains who are close to my Tang Dynasty." So if we go aggressively, these people may flee into the mountains, and when we leave, they will run out and make trouble. ”

"So if we lead the army there, they will definitely not believe it, but if I send a thousand men to deliver the message first, so that they will relax their vigilance, and tell them that if the army wants to attack Dabolu by means of the road, they need to go to the capital to buy food and supplies, they will definitely not find a reason to oppose it, so this plan can be carried out!"

He turned to his soldiers and ordered, "Invite Xi Yuanqing and Bai Xiaode over." ”

The soldiers came out with the order, and after a while, Xi Yuanqing and Bai Xiaode entered the account, and said to Gao Xianzhi: "What is the matter with the general calling me." ”

Gao Xianzhi raised his hand and said: "Yuanqing, I order you to lead a thousand people to the city of Sinduo to appease the Su Lost Monarch and Ministers, carry some silk on horseback, and go with the edict of the imperial court." Tell them that the Tang army is not here to go to Rucheng, nor to cut the Ru Bridge, but only to expedition to Dabolu. If they still do not want to open the city, they will be tempted by silk cloth and edicts, and they will be all controlled, and when our army arrives, they will be killed and those who should be released will be released. ”

"Bai Xiaode, you lead five hundred people to follow Xi Yuanqing, and while Xi Yuanqing is communicating with Xiao Bolu, go to the Suoyi River to cut off the pontoon bridge leading to Da Bolu, so that even if Tubo has the heart to rescue Xiao Bolu, he will not be able to return to the sky."

"Whoa!" The two of them crossed their hands in unison.

"Go ahead and do it right away."

The two men each led their troops out of the city and followed the mountain road to the city of Sindo.

……

Li Siye was idle, and on the second day, he took his subordinates Feng Changqing, Tian Zhen, Duan Xiushi, Qiu Luan, and Zhao Congfang out of the city to check the terrain and landforms near Xiaobolu.

He was not aimless, but deliberately rode his horse to the west, and then stopped at the mountain pass by the river, raised his hand and pointed to the distance and said: "Go downstream along this river, which is India, the end point of Xuanzang's westward journey to seek Buddha, with abundant and fertile fields." The country is rich in pepper, dipterocarp, sandalwood trees, and these things are all things that I lack in the Tang Dynasty, and they are loved by dignitaries and nobles to raise prices. ”

"In the past, due to the control of the small Bolu Kingdom by Tibet, the pilgrimage to the western part of the Green Mountains was cut off, and many trade routes were blocked, and the road of business travel could only be crossed from the north of the Great Snow Mountain, and the mountain roads were steep and the avalanches were continuous. You know what the price of pepper in Chang'an was last winter, it was a record high, the price of a liter of pepper was as high as 130 yuan, if a merchant could transport a stone of pepper from Tianzhu to Chang'an, he could make his waist 10,000 yuan. ”

Everyone didn't care about the smell of copper emitted by Li Siye, who had followed him for so many years, and had long been accustomed to General Li calculating economic accounts at every turn.

Zhao Congfang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he guessed excitedly: "Li Duhu, do you mean that we can quietly take some people to Tianzhu, go in and buy some pepper back, and then ask someone to send it to Chang'an, so that we can each earn some extra money for our families?" ”

Li Siye said expressionlessly: "There is a ban in the army, but if there is a person who leaves the army without permission, it can be regarded as a deserter who is afraid of war, and he will be arrested and beheaded immediately." ”

Zhao Congfang closed his mouth in disdain, put his hands in his sleeves, and stood behind him with his bows.

He suddenly turned to look at everyone behind him, and said, "The expedition to Xiao Bolu has won a complete victory, and Gao Xianzhi will definitely send people to stay and garrison in order to control Xiao Bolu Kingdom." The generals who can stay and garrison will inevitably become military envoys of the first army, and the lowest rank is from the fourth rank. I estimate that Gao Xianzhi wants Xi Yuanqing to stay very much, but Xi Yuanqing probably won't be willing, after all, it's too remote. ”

"But," the turn in Li Siye's mouth made everyone's hearts palpitate, and it was very likely that someone would be involved in this unfortunate deal today, and they all lowered their heads and did not respond.

"But I hope that one of you will stay as an envoy, and you may think that I must not stay in this place. That's right, this is a little farther, separated from Shule Town by a green ridge, more than 4,000 miles away from Qiuci, and more than 10,000 miles away from Chang'an, which is the most desolate and remote corner away from Datang. ”

He swept over the faces of several of them and continued, "I can assure you that this place, though far away, will be important enough in the future. After becoming a military envoy, you will be the most powerful person in the Tang Dynasty in the land of Xiao Bolu, and in a sense, the king of Xiao Bolu will listen to you. And more importantly, I won't let my brother stay here for the rest of his life, and you can rest assured that in five to ten years, someone will replace you. That's why I want to ask, which of you would like to stay and be the envoy of this army. ”

After Li Siye's words were finished, there was a short silence, maybe everyone didn't believe his words, maybe everyone had their own plans in their hearts. There is a saying that a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, so they all have the idea of becoming a festival envoy in the future, and if they have such grand ambitions, they naturally don't want to stay in a marginal corner like Xiao Bolu.

Feng Changqing took the initiative to speak: "We know Li Duhu's intentions, there are good and bad errands in the world, good errands need someone to do, and bad errands need to be done. I would like to say that I am willing to obey your orders if I need to be here as an envoy. ”

Feng Changqing said this very smartly and reasonably, so that others had to make the same statement: "Our thoughts are the same as General Feng's, there must be a suitable candidate in our hearts, and please speak out, we are all willing to take responsibility." ”

Okay, they all kicked the ball back, and Li Siye stopped going around in circles, and said directly: "Zhao Congfang, you are steady and assertive." You don't need to listen to anyone's orders to stay here, you just need to obey the judgment of your heart, and I think you have the ability. ”

Zhao Congfang sighed in his heart, although he was a little reluctant, he immediately bowed down and said, "Du Hu, Zhao Congfang is willing to serve as the left-behind military envoy." ”

Li Siye held his arm with both hands and picked him up, and said with an earnest gaze: "Cong Fang, I let you stay here, not just for you to guard, there will be more important events in the near future, and someone will contact you at that time." ”

Only then did Zhao Congfang find a little psychological comfort, General Li really had something important, and he was not using air cannons to comfort them. Also, he never does anything unprepared, and every arrangement is followed by a plan.

General Li called them here to arrange this matter, and since the matter had been arranged, he led the people back to the city of Aguyue.

Gao Xianzhi was about to lead his troops to set off for Xinduo, because Xi Yuanqing sent back the news, saying that he had controlled the situation and captured those local indigenous nobles who were inclined to Tibet, but King Su lost and the princess fled to the mountains, and the whole thing was expected by Gao Xianzhi.

What made them feel fortunate was that Bai Xiaode had just gone to cut the rattan bridge over the river at noon, and in the afternoon the reinforcements of the Tubo people had arrived, and the Tubo people could only look at the river and sigh. This situation is too much in the air, if they arrive at the bridge half a day late, and let the Tibetan reinforcements rush over, they will be greeted by a bloody battle in the territory of Little Bolu, and their victory will become uncertain.