"I heard that the prince is going to negotiate with Dayan Mang, I don't know what is going on?" An angry voice came from the door of the study.

Li Xuan, who was looking at the map on the wall and meditating, turned around in surprise, who spread the news.

Murong Nuo broke into the study and stood opposite Li Xuan, facing each other head-on.

At the door of the study, Qiu Zhenmu and the others looked at Murong Nuo's bowl with a cold face, and pressed the knife tightly in their hands.

As long as Li Xuan gave an order, they would immediately behead the king of Qinghai directly under the knife.

Li Xuan waved his hand slightly, then stepped out of the way, and unfolded the huge map hanging on the wall behind him in front of Murong Nuo's eyes.

On the map is a map of the entire Tuyuhun, including East Tuyuhun and West Tuyuhun.

From Xinghai, to Chaka, to Fuqicheng, to now Delingha, as well as Golmud, and Shanshan further west.

"Metropolitan Governor, how do you think this Tuyuhun should be divided in the future?"

Li Xuan turned to look at Murong Nuo's bowl, his eyes filled with oppression.

He believed that the emperor must have told him these things clearly.

Murong Nuo's face was cold, he looked at Li Xuan, gritted his teeth and said: "With Fuqi City as the boundary, Tuyuhun in the east, and Datang Xinzhou in the west. ”

Li Xuan smiled calmly, then nodded and said: "This king also thinks that this is okay, so when he was in Chaidan, this king once planned not to come to Delingha, but to take Golmud directly, block the retreat of Dayan Mangjiebo, and completely bury him and the Tubo people in Delingha, this is the original idea of this king." ”

The gloom on Murong Nuo's face suddenly disappeared, and there was a hint of horror in his eyes, and then he quickly turned convinced.

He believed that Li Xuan did have this ability.

Suddenly, Murong Nuo's bowl suddenly became agitated, and he looked at Li Xuan with a hint of fear in his eyes: "The prince doesn't want to kill us and the others, right?" ”

Although Murong Nuo has lost the throne for many years, and his ambition for power has long been less strong than before, he is still a king, especially a king who has been destroyed twice and is very wary of some people.

Li Xuan is such a person now.

Seeing that Murong Nuo guessed what he had thought, Li Xuan snorted softly.

Turning around and looking at the map on the wall, Li Xuan said lightly: "Metropolitan Governor, in fact, this king is not interested in Fu Qi City and the entire Qingxi Basin, do you believe this?" ”

Murong Nuo's fists clenched, and the resentment in his eyes flashed.

After thinking for a long time, Murong Nuo finally took a deep breath and said, "I believe that after all, if the prince was really interested, he would not have left Fu Qi City so quickly before, and now he will not let go of such a good opportunity." ”

"That's right, this king is not interested in places, this king is interested in population."

Li Xuan swiped his finger on the map, directly transferred to the location of Qugou New Town, and said: "In the next few years, or even ten years, Datang and Tubo will still be the masters of this region, and the focus of this region will still be in the eastern area.

Fu Qi City is too far away, and the Qingxi Basin is too far away.

If it weren't for the fact that this place threatened the flank of the Tang Dynasty, this king would not even come here. ”

Li Xuan's tone carried a hint of obvious disgust.

Murong Nuo knew in his heart that although the vast grassland in the east of Qinghai Lake and the Golmud grassland in front of him were excellent grasslands, in the eyes of the Han people, the real importance was never the grassland, but the fertile land that could grow a large amount of rice and wheat.

Only food can feed more Han Chinese.

Compared to Xinzhou, which is on the edge of Hezhou and Kuzhou, Fuqi City is far away, let alone Golmud.

Li Xuan said that he was not interested here, and Murong Nuo Haobo believed it completely.

Murong Nuo nodded and said, "The prince has a long-term vision. ”

"Therefore, west of Fu Qi City, there must not be any threat to the existence of Datang." Li Xuan's hand pressed on Delingha's body.

"Tuyuhun will not be the enemy of Datang." Murong Nuo nodded in promise.

Li Xuan glanced at Murong Nuo's bowl, shook his head calmly, and said: "This king doesn't believe anyone's promise, so according to this king's intention, he originally planned to take Golmud, and then roll all the way back and attack the ambush city......"

Murong Nuo's heart suddenly couldn't help jumping.

"However, Shiyin Zhenren dissuaded this king, because His Majesty once said that the restoration of Tuyuhun is a national policy, and no one can mess around." Li Xuan turned his head to look at Murong Nuo's bowl, his words had already been said very thoroughly.

"Therefore, the matter of negotiating with Dayan Mang's knot was brought up by Shiyin Zhenren." Murong Nuo couldn't help but grit his teeth, he couldn't help but think that he knew about this matter, in fact, it was very likely that Ming Chongyan secretly used means to let him know.

Murong Zhi persuaded him to endure it, and then waited for an opportunity to find an opportunity to kick Li Xuan out of Qinghai.

After all, Murong Nuo was once a king, and he had been under the fence of the Tang Dynasty many times, and he knew in his heart that Li Xuan was very difficult to deal with.

Maybe in the end, if you can't get rid of Li Xuan, you will have a deep enmity with him.

The unlimited entanglement with each other is absolutely unfavorable to Tuyuhun, and it is even very likely to force Li Xuan to die.

So Murong Haobo came to see Li Xuan directly, but in order to avoid being seen by too many people and the trouble was out of control in the end, Murong Nuo Haobo chose to come to see Li Xuan quietly in the middle of the night.

After all, this is the land of Tuyuhun, even if it is West Tuyuhun, Murong Nuo has too many means to prevent others from knowing that he has come.

He had to quietly solve Li Xuan's trouble, but he didn't expect that the real trouble was not Li Xuan, but Ming Chongyan.

If it is really Ming Chongyan, then it means that there is no room for maneuver in this matter.

The will of Empress Wu represented by Ming Chongyan is the will of the emperor, and even Li Xuan cannot oppose it.

"The pattern of east-west tugu hun is inevitable, but it may not necessarily be long-lasting." Li Xuan suddenly spoke.

Murong Nuo raised his head in surprise and looked at Li Xuan in disbelief.

He didn't understand why Li Xuan would oppose this situation that was most beneficial to Datang.

"Five hundred miles west of Golmud, there is a mountain road that can lead directly to Luo, which is the best road from Tubo to Qingxi." Li Xuan's hand pointed to the west of Golmud, a place called Tarding, where the slope of the Kunlun Mountains was the gentliest, and the Tubo people went directly down the mountain to the land of Qingxi.

The Kunlun Mountains spread for thousands of miles, and there are many mountain roads that can go directly from Qingxi to Tibet.

However, the Kunlun Mountains are too high, and the Qingxi Basin is too low, which is equivalent to going straight from Hezhou to Wuhai.

But the problem is that it is difficult to even go to Wuhai from Dafei River, let alone from Qingxi to Wuhai.

There is barely a mountain road in the south of Golmud, but it is difficult on the Tuyuhun Mountain, and similarly, it is difficult for the Tubo people to descend the mountain.

"The Tubo people will not give up Qingxi, and they will definitely go down the mountain from Tarding to reinforce West Tuyuhun." Li Xuan looked up at Murong Nuo's bowl and said calmly: "At that time, Dayan Mangjiebo will definitely make a move on Talmu, so as long as the Metropolitan Governor easily destroys Dayan Mang's Junction at that time, it will be fine." ”

Murong Nuo's fist clenched, but in the end, he let go of his fist and said, "Maybe it wasn't necessarily Dayan Mang's Jiebo who was destroyed, but it could also be the Murong Clan. ”

Li Xuan's eyes smiled lightly, and he didn't need to speak, Murong Nuo also fully understood what he meant.

Either resist it yourself, or ask for Datang.

Although Murong Nuo's bowl was itchy at the root of his teeth, he was still relieved in his heart, and insisted on dividing Xitu Guhun into two, it was Ming Chongyan and not Li Xuan.

Although Ming Chongyan represents the will of the Empress Wu, it won't be long before he returns to Chang'an, far away in Chang'an, and there is no way to intervene.

Taking a deep breath, Murong Nuo looked at Li Xuan and said seriously: "Please also ask the prince to make a move, so that Tubo can't look west." ”

When the Tang Dynasty and Tubo went to war, the focus was on the Eastern Front, and once the Tubo made difficult progress on the Eastern Front, then naturally they could not afford to look west.

Without the Tibetans, Dayan Mangjiebo had no resistance at all.

"This king has no interest in Qingxi." As soon as Li Xuan's words spoke, Murong Nuo's heart couldn't help but cool slightly, and then he listened to Li Xuan continue: "But this king needs Qingxi and will never be able to pose a threat to Qingnan. ”

"Lord Wang, please speak." Murong Nuo looked at Li Xuan with a serious face.

Li Xuan turned to look at the map in front of him, pointed to the center of Chaka and Fuqi City, and said calmly: "Here, a fortress is being built now to ensure the safety of Chaka, but in the future, this fortress will be expanded into a city." ”

Murong Nuo's heart couldn't help but jump.

Li Xuan continued: "The Tuyuhun people can come and go here at will, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty can also go to Fuqi City and Delingha at will, once something happens, the Tang Dynasty can enter Delingha at any time, and once the Murong clan can't hold Golmud, the Tang Dynasty will immediately take over Delingha's defense." ”

Murong Nuo's breathing suddenly became heavy.

Li Xuan turned around and looked at him calmly.

Li Xuan's intention was very clear, neither Murong Nuo's bowl nor Dayan Mang's Junction could pose any threat to Datang.

You can go to Delingha in the west, and naturally you can go to Fuqi City in the east.

"If that situation really comes, I hope that the prince can come to Delingha in person." Murong Nuo gritted his teeth and looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan smiled lightly, shook his head and said: "If Golmud falls, Xinghai will not be stable, this king must first consider that this is not a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain on Qinling, and secondly, it is to rescue Delingha, only by holding Xinghai, Delingha will be saved, as for the aftermath, it is to take Golmud and sweep away the cliff and Shanshan." ”

Murong Nuo's brows suddenly lifted, and he subconsciously walked to Li Xuan's side, looking at the map, a hint of realization flashed in his eyes.

As long as Dayan Mang's junction violates the contract, Datang will completely give up supporting him.

"The Murong clan will definitely defend Delingha, and I hope that the prince will be able to help at that time." Murong Nuo gritted his teeth and agreed to Li Xuan's proposal.

Li Xuan nodded solemnly, and then talked with Murong Nuo for a long time before sending him away.

……

"Lord Wang!" Li Zhu appeared at the door of the study.

Li Xuan still looked at the map, but said in a calm voice: "I heard that the reputation of the black-clothed Heavenly King spreads quickly. ”

"Yes!" Li Zhu nodded slightly and said, "The Xituyuhun cavalry who retreated from the battlefield, as well as the Murong Zhibu who fought side by side with us in Qilian Mountain, all frantically spread the legend of the black-clothed king, and said that the prince was the reincarnation of the black-clothed king. ”

"The King in Black." Li Xuan pondered the name carefully, he originally just wanted to spread fear, but he didn't expect that someone would turn out the name of the black-clothed black king from the pile of old antiques, so he simply used it.

"Let our people also help spread it, these things are useful in Qingxi, and it shouldn't be bad to come to Fuqi City." Li Xuan's gaze fell on Fu Qi City, and then moved from Fu Qi City to the castle in the southwest, and finally to Delingha.

Through the two cities, he can control the entire Qingxi in his hands.

Then the next thing is to deal with the more than 10,000 Tubo cavalry around Golmud and more than 20,000 Tuyuhun cavalry.

"Send men, dressed in black, to Tarding and burn the grain and grass there." Li Xuan's finger was directly on Tardin.

Tarding, 500 miles west of Golmud, was the only way for Golmud to reach the cliffs, and it was also their only way out.

As soon as something happened to Tarding and the back road was cut off, Dayan Mangjiebo's determination to hold on to Golmud would immediately waver.

If, at this time, news of a defeat also came from the front, then he would immediately agree to negotiate.

Abandon Golmud and leave.

(End of chapter)