Tibet

Chapter 263
It was late at night, and Li Dai was already asleep because of the exhaustion of the pommel horse from the journey, but Pei Sanniang couldn't fall asleep anyway. She was worried about her son's safety and missed her son. When can I see my son again?

She turned her head and saw that her husband was fast asleep and still snoring slightly. She felt bitter and kicked him awake.

Li Dai fell into a drowsy sleep, and muttered in his mouth: "My lady, I'm too sleepy, let's talk about it tomorrow night!"

"What are you thinking? I'm worried about my son, I plan to go to Suiye in two days!"

Li Dai was startled, his sleepiness disappeared, and he quickly persuaded: "Suiye is thousands of miles away, and there may be a war. If you go, Ye'er will definitely be hindered and he will not be able to go all out! "

Knowing his wife Mo Ruofu, Li Dai knows that if he firmly opposes his wife's breaking of leaves, it may be counterproductive. She may leave without saying goodbye tomorrow morning, so to put it another way, if you go, it will hinder your son and affect his career.

Sure enough, when Pei Sanniang heard that she would drag her son down, she hesitated again. The more she thought about it, the sadder she became, and she couldn't help sobbing, "He was only 14 when our mother and son separated, and now he is 16. Do we have to wait until he is [-]?" How old can I be before seeing him? Ye'er may not even know me anymore."

Li Dai quickly hugged his wife in his arms, and comforted him in a low voice: "I won't wait until I'm in my twenties, maybe a year or two at most! My father said that Ye'er will come back to meet the emperor, and it is estimated that he will return to Beijing next year." trip."

"He has returned to Beijing, and we are not in the capital, what should we do?"

"I will ask my father for clarification. When Ye'er comes back, we will ask for leave and come back."

Pei Sanniang felt a little better in her heart, "Your husband is coaxing me, isn't he?"

Li Dai patted her on the shoulder, "I promise, we will work harder on the road at worst."

"All right!"

Pei Sanniang felt hopeful in her heart, and the depression in her chest was much more comfortable. She lay down again and said to her husband: "Husband, rest! You have to prepare for your work report tomorrow, so I'm worried that Yang Guozhong will make things difficult for you."

"No, it's Wei Xiangguo who is in charge now, and I'm reporting to him. Why I came back at this time is to avoid Yang Guozhong."

"Then I'm relieved, by the way, don't you want that?"

Li Dai was startled, "Which one?"

"That's it!" Pei Sanniang kicked her husband.

"Oh--"

The husband and wife looked at each other for a while, and then they fell into a deep sleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Linfu was summoned and hurried to the imperial study room, bowed and saluted: "The old minister sees Your Majesty!"

Li Longji smiled slightly: "Li Xiangguo doesn't need to be polite, please sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Linfu sat down beside him, and after a while, the other four prime ministers arrived one after another.

Li Longji nodded, and slowly said to everyone: "I've been thinking about the Western Regions for the past few days, Gao Xianzhi can't stay in the capital for long, so I call all the ministers to make a decision today, the big food will expand eastward, how should we deal with it? "

Li Longji glanced at Yang Guozhong and said, "Yang Xiangguo, you speak first!"

Although Yang Guozhong is ignorant, he also has his own staff, who will give him advice, and he is somewhat capable of expressing his opinions now.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this minister is mainly concerned with financial support. We maintain such a far-flung sphere of influence, spending millions of dollars a year, and going to war with Dashi. The war expenditure is even more bottomless. Your Majesty, is this necessary? The attitude of this humble official is to abandon the west of Congling, and concentrate financial, material and military resources to defend Tubo in the four towns of Anxi!"

What Yang Guozhong said is actually reasonable. When the court is in financial difficulties, it should be moderately contracted. Most officials of the court think the same as him, and they need to concentrate their military and financial resources to deal with the big trouble with Tubo, but the majority represent the truth?
not necessarily!

Everything has advantages and disadvantages, it depends on which angle the proposer analyzes, or which side his own interests are on. If Yang Guozhong really considered Datang Finance, he would not have launched two Nanzhao wars.

The main reason for his objection was that Gao Xianzhi was recommended by Li Linfu to serve as the governor of Anxi. This time Gao Xianzhi came to Chang'an and gave Yang Guozhong 2 taels of silver, but gave Li Linfu 3 taels of silver, which made Yang Guozhong extremely unhappy.

Next to him, Chen Xilie added: "Yang Xiangguo is right. Hezhong is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, but it is only a thousand miles away from Dashi. If Dashi costs thousands of dollars, we have to spend tens of thousands of dollars. The benefits and costs are very unequal. Besides, Our primary enemy is Tubo, and we should indeed concentrate our manpower, material and financial resources to guard against Tubo, rather than setting up another strong enemy."

"Chen Xiangguo is surprised by this statement!"

Wei Jiansu stood up and said: "We can't give up our territory to others just because we are afraid of setting up a strong enemy. If we have this kind of thinking, then Huihe, Ge Luolu, and Sijie will all become our strong enemies. Give in, give up Yinshan to Huihe, and give up Beiting to Ge Luolu, then there will be no strong enemies.

Hezhong and Suiye are the results of the Holy Master's step-by-step expansion of the territory. How can they surrender to others because of fear?What else would Anxi Jun do?It is better to disband and waste so much military finances, and it will save money. "

Yang Guozhong said angrily: "The west of Congling is not our immediate interest, and it will not affect much if it is lost, but the Anxi army wants to defend the four towns of Anxi, and preventing Tubo is their top priority!"

Wei Jiansu said lightly: "Yang Xiangguo is really wrong. The west of Congling is related to our vital interests!"

Even the emperor Li Longji was a little interested, and asked with a smile, "What does Wei Xiangguo say?"

Wei Jiansu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, what I'm talking about is the benefits brought by the Silk Road. We ship a large amount of silk, porcelain and other goods to the West every year, but there are not many goods from the West, only a small amount and carpets. , silverware, etc., which shows that we have made huge profits from the trade on the Silk Road. We do not produce much silver and gold ourselves, but where do so many silver and gold in the market come from? In fact, they are transported through the Silk Road. Come.

How many people were supported by this Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty, the prosperity of the East Market and the West Market, and the soaring housing prices in Chang'an, we have indirectly gained huge benefits. Why did we launch a war against the Turks back then, and why did we destroy the Western Turks? Isn't it because they blocked the Silk Road?That's why I said that the west of Congling has huge personal interests for us, and His Majesty should have a deep understanding. "

What is a needle hidden in the cotton, what Wei Jiansu said is a needle hidden in the cotton, especially the last sentence, "Your Majesty should have a deep understanding", it seems that it is not aimed at Yang Guozhong, but is actually a needle hidden in the cotton flower.

What does that mean?Wei Jiansu was implying to Li Longji that Yang Guozhong's qualifications were too shallow, and he didn't know the hardships of the Tang Dynasty in opening up the Western Regions during the Kaiyuan period and the early Tianbao period. He didn't understand anything.

Li Longji understood Wei Jiansu's implication, nodded and said: "Let me think about it! Everyone, please go back first, by the way, Li Xiangguo stays."

Since the beginning of this year, Li Linfu has adjusted his strategy. If he can't compete with Yang Guozhong, he won't fight with him anymore. Instead, Wei Jiansu has become Yang Guozhong's opponent. This is also because the conflict between the crown prince and the Yang family has begun to rise.

Li Linfu's keeping a low profile made the emperor Li Longji value him instead. He needs Li Linfu's experience to suppress the situation and clean up the mess for Yang Guozhong. It is suggested that Li Longji can accept it.

Only Li Longji and Li Linfu were left in the imperial study room. Li Longji picked up a booklet and said, "Yang Xiangguo recommended Shi Cuiyuan, governor of Yizhou, as the Minister of Zhongshu. Does Li Xiangguo think it is feasible?"

(End of this chapter)