Chapter 230: Tugu can't be destroyed
When Lu Dongzan came to the capital, there were two things in total, one was to ask for a princess for their Zampu, and the other was to flank Tuyuhun.
Of course, these two things were decided by them six months ago, and in these six months, earth-shaking changes have taken place here, and I am afraid that neither of these things can go his way.
Over the years, there have been many foreign envoys in Chang'an City, but Tubo is still different, Chang'an's intelligence department has been operating, and I also know that Tubo is a very powerful country, and the army of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo in the process of fighting, we have suffered a lot of losses.
Therefore, in the eyes of many Tang generals, the chances of their army encountering the Tubo army are too small, and Li Xiang has studied this matter, not that the combat effectiveness of the Tang army is insufficient, but a problem of understanding the Tang army.
Whether facing the Turks or Tuyuhun, the Tang army put the cavalry in an important position, but in the face of the Tubo army, the cavalry could not play their role, especially if we had to enter the plateau to fight, it would be too much of a test for us.
At this time, I didn't know what altitude sickness was, so Hou Junji once rushed over with people, but was defeated by the Tubo people, which also left an indelible impression on all the generals, that is, the army of the Tang Dynasty was not as good as the army of Tubo, of course, we were not afraid of them, it was only a small-scale border conflict at that time, if it was really fought, the generals of the Tang Dynasty would still be able to put on the battlefield.
"What's there to say about this, we already don't implement the peace policy, just reject them directly, as for the plan to flank Tuyuhun, do I need them in Datang?"
In the face of Tubo, many people in Datang did not have a good impression, Cheng Yanjin directly said this, the plan you made six months ago may be a little beneficial to our Datang, and now we can take Tuyuhun ourselves, do you want to take advantage of it?
If things were so simple, Li Shimin would not have called all these people, and looking at the expression on Li Shimin's face, I know that this matter is probably not so simple.
"Just now, Lu Dongzan mentioned that the 150,000 troops of the Tubo State have arrived at the border of Tuyuhun."
Li Shimin said this sentence helplessly, although in the battle with Tuyuhun, Datang did take a huge advantage and enriched its own treasury, but many places in Datang have been in debt for a long time, for example, the compensation has not been brought back, and the household department has arranged the money out, if there is a conflict with Tubo, it must be a protracted war, and the current Datang can't do it.
"What does he mean? Could it be that you want to threaten me with force? ”
General Qin Qiong's anger also came up, we just won a victory in Tuyuhun, and this guy has also seen it, and now he is saying such a thing, this is not what a friendly country should say, not to mention that my Datang is now in full swing, and if he dares to say this, it means that they don't take my Datang seriously.
"I don't think they have the courage to do so, but Tubo is indeed a strong country, and if we don't take action, they can destroy Tuyuhun alone."
When Li Shimin said this, he put gold on his face, and everyone has already stood in front of you and said what he just said, which shows that people already have the intention of coercing by force.
"What does Your Highness think?"
On such an occasion, if no one speaks, Li Xiang basically won't be able to speak, mainly because there is no big mistake in the direction of everyone's discussion, Li Xiang is sitting next to him and listening, anyway, he is just a junior.
Fang Xuanling didn't speak, and everyone couldn't discuss it, so he pulled Li Xiang out, Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji had a hundred hearts and eyes in their hearts, but when facing the generals of the imperial court, they might quarrel with each other, but if some words came out of Li Xiang's mouth, some things would be different, after all, Li Xiang was also one of the generals, but at the same time, he could see the overall situation clearly.
"What is the Prime Minister talking about?"
Li Xiang deliberately pretended to be stupid, obviously you can talk about it yourself, so you have to kick us out.
"Lu Dongzan's purpose."
Fang Xuanling also cherishes words like gold, but he can definitely express his meaning clearly, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin believe in Li Xiang very much, so both of them looked at Li Xiang.
This made Li Shimin a little uncomfortable, he was the core of these generals back then, but now that there has only been a battle, have my two generals been fought over?
"Your Majesty?"
Li Xiang did not answer directly, but looked up at his grandfather, this detail is quite important, if you answer directly, then you will be regarded as a courtier, once something happens, then you need to take responsibility, but if the emperor nods, even if some things are wrong, then you can't care about a child with you.
"Tell me too, your kid has always had a lot of ideas."
The emperor was unwilling to expand Li Xiang's influence, and did not hesitate to make Li Xiang and King Wu enemies with the matter of establishing the queen. But sometimes you have to use this kid, who makes this kid a useful person.
"If Sun Er's guess is right, Lu Dongzan came to Chang'an and asked to marry the princess, firstly, it is his task, and secondly, he also wants to show that his Tubo country is different from other countries, and my Datang will open a back door for him."
After Li Xiang's words were finished, the people present were immediately divided into two groups, one group was Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin, their eyes widened, they couldn't believe that Lu Dongzan still had such an idea, this is to trample on the majesty of my Datang.
The other group is Fang Xuanling and the eldest grandson Wuji Li Shimin are also included, they are also speculating on this issue, but they don't dare to say it, once we say it, we are very likely to be in a state of opposition with Tubo, and the two empires are in a state of opposition, which is a very dangerous thing, so we have to borrow Li Xiang's mouth to say it.
"What about Tuyuhun? Did they fake a shot or did they really want to fight? ”
Cheng Yanjin mentioned the next question.
"Whether they are a false shot or really want to fight, we can't get involved, and we have to support Tuyuhun when necessary."
After Li Xiang said this, the faces of the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling were full of appreciation, a fourteen-year-old child can see these clearly, it is indeed a blessing for my Datang......