Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3028 Guanzhong Warning
The drizzle in Guanzhong is continuous, and the green mountains and green ridges are washed more and more bright by the rain. The water in the river is gurgling, and the young shoots are thriving among the vertical and horizontal rice paddies, and chickens and dogs are heard.

Since the spring plowing, there will be a light rain every few days, the land will be soaked and fertile, and the good weather will indicate a good year.

In the evening, the smoke from the kitchen is curling up.

In the East Palace, there was tranquility, and the atmosphere was somewhat gloomy.

In the Lizheng Hall, Prince Li Chengqian sat at the head, and Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen, Ma Zhou, Li Daozong, Fang Jun and others sat at the bottom.

Li Chengqian handed the battle report in his hand to the servant beside him, ordered it to be circulated to the ministers, and then ordered people to serve fragrant tea.

On the battle report is the attached news that Tuyuhun has been frequently mobilizing troops recently and is about to move.

After everyone circulated it, Li Chengqian said: "What do you think?"

Li Daozong pondered and said: "Tuyuhun has been attached to the interior for many years. Although it is still placed in its old place, it has been keeping its own place all these years, and has even taken on the task of raising horses for the empire. This time, it suddenly took advantage of His Majesty's Eastern Expedition to make some moves. Maybe there are others. Forces participated in it and caused it.”

From ancient times to the present, Tuyuhun has always been active in the Qinghai area, sometimes rising and sometimes declining, but it has always existed as a powerful regime in the northwest region.

"Tuyuhun" was originally a personal name, the eldest son of Murong Shegui, Shanyu Murong Shegui of the Xianbei Murong family. Murong Shegui was assigned to Murong Tuyuhun to manage more than [-] households.After Murong Shegui's death, his direct son Murongxian succeeded him as Shanyu, and he was at odds with Murong Tuyuhun, so Tuyuhun moved his troops westward to Longshang.

Tuyuhun died, and his eldest son Tuyan succeeded to the throne. When Tuyan's son Yeyan reigned, he took his father's name as his surname and country title.In the fifth year of Daye, the Sui army defeated Tuyuhun and put its territory under the territory of the Sui Dynasty.After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Fu Yun, the leader of Tuyuhun, repeatedly violated the borders of the Tang Dynasty, attacking Lanzhou, Kuozhou and other places in the Tang Dynasty, and detained the Tang envoy Zhao Dekai.

In the early years of Zhenguan, His Majesty Li Er sent special envoys to Tuyuhun to discuss the matter, and summoned Tuyuhun envoys to discuss with them in person.

Fu Yun still did not budge.

In the autumn of the eighth year of Zhenguan, with the assistance of Qibi and the Dangxiang tribe, His Majesty Li Er sent Duan Zhixuan, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, as the commander of the Xikaidao march, and Fan Xing, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, as the commander of the Chishuidao march, and led the Tang army to crusade against Fuyun.After Duan Zhixuan achieved a small success, the Tuyuhun army began to avoid the Tang army and refused to fight against the Tang army.But after the Tang army retreated, Tuyuhun attacked Liangzhou again.

How can it be tolerated that the border barbarians repeatedly violated the Tang Dynasty?His Majesty Li Er was determined to attack Tuyuhun on a large scale.

In the ninth year of Zhenguan, Li Jing, a special advancer, was the general manager of the Xihaidao march; Gao Zengsheng, the governor of Chishui Road and Lizhou, was the general manager of the Yanze Road march, supplemented by Turkic and Qibi troops, and launched a massive crusade against Tuyuhun.

Destroy it in one fell swoop.

After Tuyuhun King Fuyun was defeated, his son Fu Shun led all the Tuyuhun tribes to surrender to the Tang army. Fuyun hanged himself and died, and Tuyuhun belonged to the Tang Dynasty.Fushun was named Khan and Prince of Xiping County, and Tuyuhun became a subsidiary state of the Tang Dynasty.

The geographical location of Tuyuhun is extremely important for the Tang Dynasty to control the Western Regions. If it is allowed to rebel, seven or eight out of ten of the roads to the Western Regions will be cut off. Once there is a change in the Western Regions, Guanzhong will not be able to provide timely support.

Li Daozong had participated in the battle of Tuyuhun back then, and he knew the internal situation very well, so Li Chengqian valued his opinion very much at this moment.

Hearing this, Li Chengqian frowned and said, "Is it Turkic or Tubo?"

Li Daozong said: "After the destruction of the Eastern Turks, the remnants retreated all the way to the west and fled into the desert of the Western Regions. They never gave up their efforts to return to their original places. During this period, they tried to instigate Tuyuhun countless times, but Tuyuhun King Fushun ignored it. If they were attached to the Turks People, I am afraid that they have already attached themselves, why wait until today? According to Wei Chen, the Tubo people are more likely."

Li Chengqian nodded.

Xiao Yu also said: "That's true. The Tubo people have always been ambitious and wanted to take advantage of the terrain to invade the Western Regions and the border state capitals of the Tang Dynasty, but because of the highland barley wine, it made it difficult for the various ministries in the country to act in unison. Due to the lack of food due to the large-scale brewing of highland barley wine, there has been a lack of food, so it has been powerless. Now that His Majesty is personally marching, Guanzhong is empty of troops, and the Tubo people took the opportunity to stir up wind and rain, promising some benefits to Fushun, and supporting his rebellion, which is very likely."

Speaking of this, Li Chengqian said to Fang Jun: "A highland barley wine not only slows down Tubo's outward expansion, but also greatly depletes its national power, and even causes tension and lack of trust among its tribes. It is also a credit to the public. Otherwise, with the ambition of Songtsen Gampo, the Tang Dynasty will be whipped and wars will be set off, and it will be difficult for the empire to attack Goguryeo with all its strength."

This can be regarded as a public occasion, and it is a recognition of Fang Jun's contribution to Tubo's strategy.

This alone has won the peace of the southwestern border for the Tang Dynasty for more than ten years.

Fang Jun said humbly: "The dormancy of Tubo is due to the great power of the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty is wise and powerful. How dare I be greedy for the achievements of the sky? However, I also agree with the words of the king of Jiangxia. Tubo certainly lacks sufficient national power to fight the Tang Dynasty head-on. , but has been coveting the land of the Tang Dynasty, and has never died of evil intentions, and provoked Tuyuhun to rebel, thereby cutting off the connection between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions, and laying the foundation for Tubo to annex the Western Regions, it is really logical."

Historically, Tubo has always coveted the Western Regions, and eventually the "Anshi Rebellion" broke out in the Tang Dynasty. When the national power was weak and the political situation was turbulent, Tubo took the opportunity to control the eighteen prefectures of Longyou and the four towns of Anxi, and even captured the Tang Dynasty. The capital Chang'an.

The "Anshi Rebellion" was certainly a key node in the prosperity and decline of the Tang Dynasty until its demise, but it was also an extremely important reason for Tubo to take advantage of the chaos to send troops.

The so-called "one mountain cannot contain two tigers", even though Tubo's current national strength is far from comparable to that of the same period in history, Songtsan Gampo is ambitious and will never sit back and watch the Tang Dynasty continue to prosper and expand.Provoking Tuyuhun's rebellion, taking advantage of the Tang Dynasty's national expedition to overturn the rivers and seas in Longxi, and delaying the progress of the Tang Dynasty, this is very much in the interests of Tubo.

Li Chengqian said with a headache: "If Tuyuhun really rebelled, what should we do?"

Now Guanzhong is empty of troops, and the only two established troops are the left and right guards, but they also shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Xuanwu gate of the guards, so they cannot be easily mobilized.The rest of the soldiers and guards only had a small number of soldiers left to guard their respective garrisons. Even if they dispatched soldiers to form an army and marched to Longxi, would they be able to withstand Tuyuhun's army?
You know, back then, King Fuyun of Tuyuhun was an enemy of Datang. In order to destroy him, His Majesty Li Er almost dispatched the most elite troops in the country at that time, but he could barely defeat him. Fu Yun was allowed to commit suicide, and the rest of the Ministry was attached to Datang.

For more than ten years, Tuyuhun was attached to Datang in name, but in fact all internal affairs were decided by himself, and the Tang court could not intervene in it at all.

The strength of the Tuyuhun cavalry made it difficult for even the most elite army of the Tang Dynasty. What's more, the current army is empty, and the only army that can be called a "strong army" is the Youtunwei army.

Cen Wenwen said: "It is better to be still than to move. Now that Tuyuhun has not yet rebelled, why not send envoys to appease him, promise benefits, and stabilize him. Even if King Fushun of Tuyuhun has a self-reliant heart, he must be afraid of the national power of the Tang Dynasty. If he hesitates, he can delay the time. At the same time, he will send an urgent message to His Majesty, and ask His Majesty to make a decision."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall fell silent.

His Majesty Li Er was in charge of the expedition, and now he is in Liaodong. The crown prince sits in Chang'an and supervises the country. He naturally exercises the power of the prefect, and has the full power to deal with the matter of cutting off Tuyuhun.

However, Cen Wenwen said that he wanted to "write an urgent letter to His Majesty and implore the Holy Judgment". This was not to question the power of the prince, but to hand over the responsibility to His Majesty Li Er.

What responsibility?

It is natural to sit firmly in Chang'an and not respond to any changes in Tuyuhun, even if this results in the fall of Longyou and the separation of the Western Regions.

Only His Majesty Li Er can afford this kind of responsibility, and no one else can do it...

Li Chengqian took a sip of tea, held the teacup in his hand, and said in a shy voice, "Is the situation really so broken?"

He is a prince, and he has just obtained the power to oversee the country. He has not yet been able to take the opportunity to show his ambitions, but he has suffered such a slap in the face. How can he accept it all of a sudden?
The depression in my heart is beyond words.

Especially when the royal father marched in person, Tuyuhun was about to rebel on the back foot, which even more trampled his majesty as a prince on the ground...

(End of this chapter)