The Tang Dynasty has been very difficult in the past two years, and it has been very difficult since the army was sent to destroy Baekje.

The cost of a war is too great, not only the casualties of the soldiers and soldiers, but also the huge expenditure of the national treasury is like a bottomless pit.

Once the war began, countless grains, grasses, and ordnance were thrown into the bottomless pit, and the soldiers at the front ate their horses every day, and the consumption of the treasury was almost measured in hours.

It's good to have a good year in the wind and rain, and you can save more money, but in a year of natural disasters, a big war can almost put the country on the verge of bankruptcy.

Today's Li Zhi has encountered this situation.

Tubo invaded Tuyuhun, and in other years, there would be no other sound in the court at all, just one word, and it would be over.

However, this time, there were two voices in the court, and the other faction was not in favor of fighting, but they were more sensible, and they knew that once they fought with Tubo, countless lives and money and food would be thrown into this bottomless pit without stopping.

It's easy to start a war, but it's not up to Datang to decide when to cease war.

Besides, Tuyuhun is not a hardcore vassal state.

Before becoming a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, Tuyuhun was at war with the Central Plains Dynasty, when the Central Plains Dynasty was weak, Tuyuhun took advantage of the situation, and when the Central Plains Dynasty was strong, Tuyuhun bowed his head with a shy face.

During the opening of the Sui Dynasty, Tuyuhun repeatedly attacked the border of the Central Plains, Emperor Yang of Sui could not bear it, sent a large army to conquer, a big battle killed and injured countless people, but the effect was not large, and it did not take long for Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun to recover the lost land.

In the eighth year of Zhenguan, Tuyuhun finally encountered a hard bone, and Li Shimin's temper would not be used to Fu Yun, so he sent Duan Zhixuan, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, to the west.

This time, Tuyuhun was beaten to the point that he lost his temper completely, and Fu Yun was beaten by Duan Zhixuan and retreated, and he didn't dare to go back until Qinghai Lake.

In the same year, Li Jing, the god of war of the Tang Dynasty, plus the old team Hou Junji, Li Daozong, Xue Wanjun, Qibi He Li, Li Daliang and other famous generals, under the will of Li Shimin, the generals joined forces to beat Tuyuhun severely, killing the sun and moon in Tuyuhun without light.

To tell the truth, the lineup of famous generals such as Datang joined forces to beat Fu Yun, and Fu Yun should kneel down to thank nature for the gift of nature, and Datang had never used such a luxurious lineup when he beat Dong Turks.

The World Cup champion team beat the national football team just like that, holding the handle.

The final result of the Tang Dynasty was to kill more than 100,000 Tuyuhun troops, capture hundreds of thousands of livestock, cattle and sheep, Tuyuhun Khan Fu Yun was defeated and hanged, and his son Fu Shun surrendered to the Tang army and was canonized as the new khan by Li Shimin.

Since then, Tuyuhun has completely returned to his heart and become a vassal of the Tang Dynasty.

The Tuyuhun royal family is all Xianbei clan, with "Murong" as the surname. Now the khan of Tuyuhun is named Nuo Haobo, and there is a Han named "Murong Zhonglie".

In Mr. Jin Yong's book "Tianlong Babu", Murong Fu, the son who is bent on recovering the country, has exhausted all the organs, and finally ends up crazy.

The country that Murong Fu wants to restore is "Dayan", and the name of the country is of course fictional, but the character and event of Murong Fu have been researched, Murong Fu is actually the descendant of the Tuyuhun royal family, and the country he wants to restore is the Tuyuhun Khanate.

Now that the Tubo army is ready to move at the border, the Tuyuhun Khan Nuo Haobo is frightened, and there is a high probability that he will become the last Khan of Tuyuhun, the sinner of the family, and the inner taste is self-evident.

After telling the whole story, Li Zhi stared at Li Qinzai's face, wondering what he thought.

Cui Sheng, who was struggling to write, also stopped his pen and stared at Li Qinzai as well. I don't know if it's waiting for Li Qinzai to say that he has a good record, or if this eldest brother himself wants to know what his brother-in-law thinks, and tries to find a reason not to hate him.

Li Qinzai pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, Tubo invades Tuyuhun, and the Tang Dynasty cannot ignore it. ”

Li Zhi nodded, as if he had expected Li Qinzai's answer, and said, "I would like to hear about it." ”

"Your Majesty, the strategy of the Tang Dynasty is to first go east and then west, and the minister knows that Goguryeo in the east has not been eliminated, after all, it is a piece of His Majesty's heart, so His Majesty's thoughts over the years have been all in the east, just to accumulate national strength, and then use the power of the whole country to cut it down."

Li Zhi nodded happily: "Jing Chu understands me." ”

Li Qinzai said again: "Now that Tubo is attacking Tuyuhun, it is tantamount to a fire in the backyard for the Tang Dynasty, if Your Majesty ignores it, after Tubo destroys Tuyuhun, it is difficult to say whether it will invade the Tang Dynasty next." ”

"At that point, Your Majesty, the strategy of the Tang Dynasty was forced to change, and the Tang Dynasty could only put Goguryeo down first and go all out to deal with the Tubo in the west, at that time the Tuyuhun had been destroyed, and the Tang Dynasty had lost the barrier and strategic buffer in the west, and the Tang Dynasty would pay a greater price in the face of the Tubo army."

"Tuyuhun is not a loyal vassal state, its country is barren and destitute, so the courtiers think that they can help or not, but the ministers feel that the Tang Dynasty should think from the position of the overall strategic situation."

"No matter how much Tuyuhun is, it's not worth it, but it is a strategic buffer place after all, just for this reason, Tuyuhun can't be abandoned."

Li Zhi's expression gradually became solemn, and Cui Sheng, who kept putting down the pen next to him, was also solemn, and wrote down every word Li Qinzai said on the paper.

Li Zhi nodded heavily and said, "What Jing Chu said is reasonable, and his words woke me up." That's right, in fact, from the moment Tubo planned to destroy Tuyuhun, Datang was forced to change its strategy. ”

"Most of the courtiers think badly, this is not a question of whether the Tang Gang will help Tuyuhun, but if Tuyuhun is destroyed, the Tubo people have come down from the plateau, and the next step must be to invade the Tang Dynasty, whether the Tang Dynasty can afford to fight or not, they must face Tubo."

Li Qinzai breathed a sigh of relief.

I'm afraid that kind of self-righteous emperor, I can't listen to any big truths, and I am arrogant and arrogant that the world is the biggest.

Fortunately, Li Zhi listened to it, so Li Qinzai didn't mind saying a few more words.

"Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty can't afford a big war now, but it can't ignore Tuyuhun, so it will not only lose the strategic barrier in the west, but also chill the hearts of other vassal states."

"The minister suggested that we first intervene and mediate with diplomatic frontal interference, and increase troops to Liangzhou, so as to make a posture of being ready for battle, and diplomacy and military might complement each other to exert pressure, forcing Tubo to throw a rat into a trap and dare not act rashly."

Li Zhi smiled happily: "I have listened to too many courtiers' advice in the past few days, and Jing Chu's words are undoubtedly the safest and most in line with my heart. ”

"That's right, you can't ignore it, if the first emperor is alive, the Tibetan thieves dare to be arrogant, although I am not as good as the first emperor, but it is not just Tubo can handle it at will."

As if a major event had been decided, Li Zhi lifted a piece of beef into the clay pot and put it in his mouth.

The monarch and the minister chatted for a long time, and the meat in the pot was already cold, but Li Zhi didn't mind at all, but ate it with relish, nodding happily while eating.

"This beef is just tasting something at this moment."

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