Tiantang

Chapter 350 The most difficult and important choice
Chapter 359 The most difficult and important choice
After Su Hudong left, Zhang Xuan fell silent.

He knew very well in his heart that the reason why the Huihe people spared no effort to support him was related to the character of Huihe Khan Guli Peiluo.

Guli Pei Luo was also a generation of Ming masters in the history of Huihe, but he did not have much ambition and only wanted to maintain the status quo.He didn't want to develop Huihe into a powerful country like Tubo, and he didn't have the ability. He just wanted to keep Huihe's current state of peaceful existence and his royal power.

Speaking of which, Guli Pei Luo is really a smart man.

Taking the hundreds of thousands of Huihe tribes as an example, it will take at least a hundred years of accumulation to "forge ahead" like Tubo.And for such a long time, I still don't know what will happen.If one fails, the country may die.Tuyuhun is a lesson learned from the past, which is vivid and vivid.

Since Huihe was determined to survive by relying on the Tang Dynasty, and even did not hesitate to become a "China" controlled by the central court of the Tang Dynasty like the countries in the Western Regions, he certainly hoped that the power of the Tang Dynasty would fall into the hands of his son-in-law.

If Zhang Xuan wins the world, his daughter Su Hudong will at least be a noble concubine, and Huihe's position will be more stable in the future.

Therefore, Guli Pei Luo said these words through Su Hudong's mouth.

Of course, he was also a little worried. If Zhang Xuan lost power, not only his daughter would have a hard time, but the Huihe people would also be implicated.

In Guli Pei Luo's view, with Zhang Xuan's current status and power and prestige in the Tang Dynasty, it is the best time to take advantage of the Anlu Mountain rebellion to raise troops to fight for the world.

Gu Li Pei Luo did not believe that with Zhang Xuan's talent and strategy, he would not be able to compete with a mere Anlu Mountain.

Zhang Xuan's change of dynasty was of great benefit to Huihe.If Zhang Xuan agrees, Guli Pei Luo will spare no effort to help the war with all the power of the whole country.

But Zhang Xuan's attitude is actually elusive.Gu Li Pei Luo also tried it once before, but it was a pity that Zhang Xuan was tight-lipped.

Zhang Xuan sat in the study, his thoughts flashed, and he sighed softly.

How to go in the future, we can't decide for the time being, we can only see the development of the situation, to be determined.But with his stability and prudence, he must leave a safe retreat for himself in advance.Only in this way can we not be in a hurry when it comes to the critical moment.

"My lord! My lord! Urgent report from Qinghai! Urgent report from Li Guangbi!"

Zhang Xun's slightly hoarse voice suddenly came from outside the study.

Zhang Xuan twitched his brows and waved his hand abruptly, "Master Zhang, please come in!"

Zhang Xun hurried in with a haggard look. Recently, he has been really tired and exhausted. The countless government and military affairs that he has to deal with every day, and the administrative affairs of the whole Longshuo are all on his shoulders alone. , but also take into account the logistics support of the 10,000+ army, the pressure can be imagined.

Zhang Xuan glanced at Zhang Xun, and said in harmony without waiting for Zhang Xun to speak, "Master Zhang, please sit down first, sit down and talk--Come on, serve tea to Master Zhang!"

"Thank you, my lord." Zhang Xun was not polite, and after sitting down, he folded his hands and said softly, "My lord, Li Guangbi hastened to report that there is something strange about the people in Tubo!"

Zhang Xuan condensed his voice, "Why?"

"Your Majesty, Li Guangbi's scout got the news that there was a rebellion in Luoxi City a few days ago. It is said that the Tubo Vice Minister Da Ang led a group of slaves to break into the residence of the Tubo Prime Minister Dongzebu and killed three hundred people from Dongzebu's family. Yukou. Afterwards, Da'ang and some Tubo generals assembled an army and broke into the Tubo palace, forcing the Tubo king Stanley to abdicate and return the throne to Chisong Dezan!"

"Stanley refused to give way, and the two sides clashed fiercely. Stanley was defeated. He led more than 1 confidantes and horses to flee Luoxie City, but disappeared. The Tubo civil and military officials headed by Da'ang swore an oath in Luoxie City. Trisong Dezan is the new king of Tubo!"

Zhang Xun briefly explained the matter.

At that moment, Zhang Xuan's expression changed.

The Tubo people were in civil strife again, and Stanley was driven away, which shows that Chisong Dezan's "work efficiency" in Tubo was far beyond his imagination.Stanley fled, and the Tubo kingship fell into the hands of Chisong Dezan. For Zhang Xuan, this was not good news.

Chisong Dezan is a majestic and talented man who is not easy to deal with.

If Chisong Dezan is allowed to gain a firm foothold and the civil strife in Tubo is quelled, the threat of Tubo to Longshuo will definitely be unprecedentedly high.And there is no doubt that Chisong Dezan will lead the Tubo army to invade Longshuo Qinghai in the shortest possible time, trying to take back all the old places of Tuyuhun.

At the same time, it was also in response to the An Lushan rebellion.

Zhang Xuan frowned.He didn't expect Stanley to be so disappointing and lose the kingship in such a short period of time.

Originally, Zhang Xuan predicted that the royal power struggle between Stanley and Chisong Dezan would plunge Tubo into large-scale civil strife, which would last at least half a year.Unexpectedly, Chisong Dezan's appeal in Tubo is very important. His people have not arrived in Luoxi City, but they only released the news of Chisong Dezan's return. Dezeen came to the royal court.

In this way... the one thought of benevolence back then led to endless troubles.If Chisong Dezan had been killed, it would not have achieved today's results.Zhang Xuan couldn't help sighing slightly.

After all, he is a man and not a god. Although he has a certain information advantage as a time traveler, his manpower is sometimes poor, and some omissions are inevitable.

Zhang Xuan couldn't help calling Stanley an idiot in his heart, looked at Zhang Xun and said in a deep voice, "Master Zhang, did Li Guangbi say where Chisong Dezan is now? And where did Stanley lead the defeated army?"

In fact, apart from Zhang Xuan, the Tang court and even Longshuo, including civil servants and generals like Zhang Xun, did not take Chisong Dezan too seriously.In the eyes of everyone, he was just a Tubo prince, so what if the Tubo people changed their king?Tubo is still Tubo, the same Tubo who was beaten to the ground by the Longshuo army!
Zhang Xun didn't understand why Zhang Xuan valued Chisong Dezan so much.When Zhang Xuan returned to Lingzhou, he immediately sent an order to the Qinghai Governor's Mansion, ordering Li Guangbi to send a large number of scouts to monitor Tubo.He even repeatedly asked Zhang Xun not to delay any military reports about Chisong Dezan, and to inform him immediately.

Zhang Xun pondered for a while, then smiled, "My lord, this Tubo prince is quite capable. He fled back to Tubo not long ago, and he kicked out King Stanley. It’s hard to pose a threat to me.”

"Li Guangbi's military newspaper did not mention Chisong Detsen, and the whereabouts of Stanley is even more unknown."

Zhang Xuan stood up suddenly, walked slowly to the military map hanging on the wall in the study, stared at it, and remained silent for a long time.

His face was very serious and dignified.

Looking at Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xun secretly marveled in his heart: Why is King Yongning so frightened by Chisong Dezan?
Zhang Xuan did take a few high glances at Trisong Detsen, thinking that Trisong Detsen was an opponent that should never be underestimated.Because of this, he planned for a long time to use various means to break Tang and Tuo's marriage, and detain Chisong Dezan in Chang'an.The only regret is that he failed to be cruel and did not kill Chisong Dezan at that time. As a result, Chisong Dezan was publicly imprisoned by the Tang court and absconded with the help of An Lushan.

Although Chisong Dezan's previous performance was not so "brilliant", but in a sense, it is not a kind of hiding clumsiness.

In fact, in history, the Tubo Zanpu Chisong Dezan, Wenzhiwugong can be called the first master in Tubo history.After Chisong Detsen took the throne firmly, he took advantage of the Anshi Rebellion to repeatedly violate the border.In the first year of Guangde, Chisong Dezan even joined forces with Nanzhao, Dangxiang, Tuyuhun, Huiwen and other tribes, and the Tubo general Daza Lugong led a [-] coalition army to attack Chang'an.During the Trisong Detsen period, the Tubo Dynasty reached its heyday, not only in terms of its military strength, but also in its cultural and economic prosperity.

In this magnificent history, Trisong Detsen is a pivotal heavyweight.Although due to the butterfly effect of the traveler's arrival, Chisong Dezan's fate has diverged a bit, but if he is given a chance, he will also make a comeback.Therefore, the threat of this person in Zhang Xuan's mind is no less than that of An Lushan.

If Chisong Dezan is allowed to gain a firm foothold in Tubo, with his appeal and influence, Tubo will quell civil strife in the shortest possible time and sweep away the decline.

If it was someone else, he would definitely choose to recuperate and wait for the opportunity to recover the lost land at this time, but Chisong Dezan was different. He would definitely choose to send troops at this time, attack Qinghai and Tuyuhun at all costs, and respond to the Anlushan rebellion. Zhang Xuan was hit by enemies from both sides, and was in a dilemma.

How to do?Zhang Xuan hesitated.

At this moment, he is facing the most difficult and most important choice after traveling through the Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Xuan stared at the map, and slowly put his hand on the location of some cities in Tubo Wang Tingluo, his expression changed.

Zhang Xun didn't dare to disturb his thinking, and stood quietly by his side, waiting for Zhang Xuan's final decision.

It's a tough decision.Zhang Xuan smiled wryly, turned his head to look at Zhang Xun and said softly, "My lord Zhang, I am too sorry. I shouldn't have thought of benevolence at the beginning, leaving the life of Chisong Dezan, so that there is a serious disaster today!"

"If this person becomes popular, it will be far more difficult to deal with than Anlu Mountain." Zhang Xuan sighed softly, "Master Zhang, if this king orders Li Guangbi to lead an army to attack Luoxie City, take advantage of Chisong Dezan's unstable foothold Break up the Tubo royal court, what do you think is the chance of winning?"

Zhang Xun was startled, pondered for a while and said softly, "Returning to the prince, our army is now strong and strong. If Li Guangbi leads an army of tens of thousands to attack Tubo by surprise and catches the Tubo people by surprise, the chance of winning is [-]%! It's just that our army still needs to prepare for the fight against the rebellion." , if there is another war at this time, I am afraid that we will not be able to catch the food and supplies."

"Although there is strong support from the imperial court, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will spend a lot of money and food in a single battle. I'm afraid..."

Zhang Xuan nodded silently and sighed repeatedly.

This was exactly what he was worried about, and this was the reason why it was difficult for him to make this decision.

The whole town of Longshuo has done its best to bear the food and supplies of 10,000+ troops.If it weren't for the continuous transportation of various materials from various towns in the Central Plains to Longshuo, it would be difficult for Zhang Xuan to support such a large consumption.

(End of this chapter)