Chapter 1081 Prince Lie
"About Songzhou is war or peace,"
Prince Chengqian sat on the imperial couch, paused halfway through his speech, glanced at all the officials in the palace, and then continued, "Actually, in Gu's opinion, there is no need to discuss it at all. Whoever talks about it is a national traitor!"
As soon as the word "national thief" came out, the atmosphere in the hall froze.
In fact, before entering the palace, the ministers who came to participate in the performance had already been informed of the agenda in advance. The focus today is not on whether Qin Lang should be named a captain, nor is it about rewarding Qin Qiong's widow and young son. Jiannan is actually something that has been planned long ago.
The real issue today is whether Songzhou should fight or make peace.
Many ministers also thought about it for a long time. Some advocated the battle and others advocated peace. They had different opinions and reasons, but no one could have imagined that when the prince opened his mouth, he set the tone first, and whoever made peace was a national traitor.
"Ministers, have you forgotten that the Turkic invaders, drinking horses and horses, and soldiers approaching the city of Chang'an, have you not? Back then, when the sage succeeded to the throne in chaos, the Turkic people rushed all the way to pass. At that time, I was still young. But I know that there are many ministers in this hall today, and they were all personally involved at the time."
"At that time, there was a lot of controversy about whether to fight or not. In the end, the sage made a decision, let the Turkic people enter the pass, and then fought with them to promote peace. Finally, they formed an alliance of white horses and let the 300,000 Turkic army retreat. That time Very dangerous, the sage turned the tide with great wisdom, "
"However, the sage has always been ashamed of it afterwards. This is the national humiliation of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the shame of the sage. So later, the sage accepted Qin Lang's advice and set up the national motto of the Tang Dynasty,"
"That is, the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country. No compensation, no tribute, no land, no marriage!"
"This national motto is still engraved in front of the gate of Chang'an Palace. It has only been ten years so far. Are you all so forgetful?"
The prince stood up, his gaze was like lightning.
"Tibetans are coming to the door, 200,000 soldiers invaded Songzhou, forced the Qiangs, and kept saying that I would let the Tang Dynasty and the princess, what kind of behavior is this?"
"You are all nobles, full of officials and ministers. You don't want to fight for the country and share the worries of the king, but you still think of what kind of rhetoric to persuade Guhe to suspend the army?"
"Absurd, ridiculous!"
"Although Gu is in his twenties, he once rode his horse and raised his gun and went to the battlefield in person to fight Tuyuhun who dared to betray the Tang Dynasty. Although he was far away, he would be killed. What about you? Isn't it better than Gu?"
"I read Qin Taiwei's report, and I can't sleep at all. Tubo, a small country on the plateau, is arrogant and rebellious. How dare you offend me?"
"I want to come now, it is precisely because there are officials like you in the court, who are afraid of war, cowardly, and don't even have the courage to be challenged. What face is there for an important minister of a great country?"
"If my Tang Dynasty doesn't even dare to answer this challenge, how can I be called the kingdom of heaven, and how can I be so majestic and let everyone come to congratulate me?"
Cheng Qian became more passionate as he talked.
"The sage asked Gu to make this decision. If Gu wants to come here, he doesn't need to think about it at all. When someone else comes to the door, deceives me, and even takes my sister, does Gu need to think about it?"
"Qin Taiwei is right, if Tubo Choubo dares to invade, let him go and never return!"
Cheng Qian pulled out the sword that he was wearing with him. This jade sword decorated with gold and jade was very exquisite, but Cheng Qian swung the sword and directly split the imperial case in half.
"Xu Jingzong, the servant of Zhongshu, drafted the order of the prince of the country, and passed it on to the Taiwei and Jiannan Jiedu envoy Qin Lang. He was awarded the Jiannan Jiedu alone, which is to let him Jiedu the military affairs of more than 20 prefectures in Jiannan Road. , To fight against the Ugly Captives of Tubo, let them go, they want money and food, the imperial court asks the transfer department to transfer money and food, and asks for armaments, the imperial court asks Weiwei Temple to pay for armaments, and asks for soldiers, the imperial court asks the Ministry of War and the Twelve Guards to send troops!"
"I can't wait to come to Jiannan Songzhou in person, ride my horse and pick up that abandoned farmer!"
The prince's aura was too strong today, and he was the first to catch people when he came up, which caught many ministers by surprise.
The Zhongshuling and Sun Wuji, the chief inspector Zuopushe, immediately clapped their hands in approval, and Li Daliang and other main combatants followed closely behind.
Those peace talkers couldn’t even speak at this time, after all, the prince said, whoever talks about peace talks is a national thief, and whoever forgets the national training is a bastard.
Fortunately, what the prince said next made everyone feel a little more at ease, and the prince did not fully agree with Qin Lang's battle plan.
The crown prince asked Qin Lang to control the soldiers and horses in Jiannan, to detain Dangxiang and the Qiangs in the Western Mountains, and act according to circumstances, while the soldiers and horses in Shannan, Yunnan, Longyou, Qinghai, Guanzhong, Hexi, and Anxi did not give Qin Lang the right to control and mobilize them.
Of course the crown prince didn’t say the reason, he only said that the soldiers of Guanzhong, Hexi, Longyou and Anxi were going to attack Gaochang and Yugushe, and the soldiers of Shuofang, Hedong and Hebei were going to defend against Xue Yantuo, and after that in Liaoxi, they were going to defend against Goguryeo.
Yunnan and central Guizhou are naturally chaotic and newly settled, and they still need to stabilize the place.
In short, the crown prince supported Qin Lang's fight against Tubo, and let go of the fight, but the strength of the troops is only the tens of thousands of soldiers in Jiannan Road, and the Qiangs are also controlled by him, but whether they can be transferred or not depends entirely on Qin Lang's own ability .
The attitude of the crown prince and grandson Guojiu made many ministers think that the attitude of the crown prince today must be the emperor's intention. The emperor wants to fight, so the prince is determined to fight, and the uncle Guo completely agrees. Thinking of this, no one is willing Let's fight again.
It is better to use only the soldiers of Jiannan Road to fight against the Qiang tribes than Qin Langna's previous plan, which would almost involve mobilizing half of the soldiers from the Tang region, which involved too much.
Let Qin Lang only restrain the soldiers of Jiannan and the Qiang tribes, and he can reluctantly accept it. After all, Qin Lang is good at using soldiers. He doesn't have to worry too much about leading troops. of.
Moreover, these official positions granted to Qin Lang by the crown prince are also clueless. The Jiedushi added the title of Duzhi Yingtian Observation and Disposal Economic Envoy. Tian is in charge of the army and the people, and also in charge of the grain. Observation and disposal envoys, this is the power of personnel and supervision. The post of economic envoys has been very common since the establishment of Zhenguan, and it is higher than the governor. Temporary dispatch of military positions, responsible for controlling one party, such as being responsible for the military of one party.
There is also a Xuan Fu envoy, who is used to manage the Qiangs.
And most of them are set up along the edge of the border. They are set up when there are peace and barbarians fighting against the enemy, and they are often withdrawn after the peace.
It's just that this name is a verbal name, not official.
But this time the crown prince granted Qin Lang the Jiedu envoy, and also served as an economic and strategic envoy. The local officials were granted special privileges, but in general, this was only a military chief or a temporary one.
Therefore, this time the Jiedushi also served as an economic strategy envoy, Duzhi envoy, field camp envoy, observation and disposal envoy, etc., which means that this Jiedushi is not only a military commander, but also includes all aspects of power.
After Qin Lang, the Jiedu envoy, took up these posts, he became the entire Jiannan Road. He transferred troops when he needed troops, adjusted food when he needed food, paid money when he needed money, and even appointed and dismissed officials with one word.
In fact, Qin Lang had served as a Jiedu envoy before, but he was dismissed after paying the festival, and now he is granted double banners and double festivals again, so that he can only kill and reward. the meaning of.
Using a main battle Qin Lang as Jiedu envoy, concurrently holding several envoys, and also leading the governor of Yizhou Metropolitan Government, and serving as Ningyuan military envoy, in fact, let Qin Lang let go of his hands to fight Tubo.
As for the westward expedition to Gaochang, the emperor also let the prince handle it.
That's why the prince is also full of arrogance today, he no longer discusses with other ministers, and directly appoints Shi Cheng Yaojin, the governor of Liangzhou, as the commander in chief of the Jiaohe Road Marching Army, and transfers Xue Wanche, Qibi Heli, A Shi Nasheer, and the Great Khan of the Western Turks, together with Russia set up the conquest, and Hou Junji, the governor of Xizhou and envoy of the Tianshan Army, was ignored by the prince.
Now Chengqian doesn't want to mention this name at all.
In the end, Changsun Wuji asked Hou Junji to lead the Tianshan Army as the vanguard. The prince was silent for a moment, and then he only said a word.
The play is over, and the prince asked the three princes to share food.
So Changsun Wuji, Li Daliang, and Ma Zhou, who was newly promoted to attendant, stayed to accompany the prince to have dinner together. He is very polite, even with a spring breeze on his face.
Ma Zhou had just been promoted to a servant, and he was still not used to it for a while.
"Is it inappropriate for Jiannan and Anxi to go to war at the same time?"
Just now in the hall, Ma Zhou did not say a word, but now he spoke again, the prince was not annoyed, but felt that Mr. Ma was giving him face just now, reminding him now, he was sincerely seeking for the country, and patiently explained, "The Songzhou You don't have to worry about it, with the Taiwei there, Tubo will definitely be defeated, we just have to wait for the good news."
"The only thing the imperial court has to deal with is Gaochang. Although Gaochang is considered a big country in the Western Regions, to the Tang Dynasty, it is just a few cities and more than a hundred villages. In terms of strength, it is not as good as my state in the Tang Dynasty. The crusade against Gaochang is really powerful. The threat is still Yugushe, he fled from Mobei to Anxi back then and didn't have many troops, but in the past few years, his strength has become stronger and stronger, and now he can command no fewer than 100,000 tribesmen."
After hearing this, Li Daliang comforted Chengqian, "Although Yugu set up to win over tribes such as Chuyue Chumi and form an alliance with Gaochang, it is not a cause for concern. My Tang Dynasty sent troops to the Western Regions, and the rest will not need many troops. With 20,000 to 30,000 troops The elite soldiers are enough, and then recruit the Yanqi and Shule countries in the Western Regions, as well as the Western Turks, Qibi and other Tibetan soldiers and horses. These people are familiar with the local climate and location, and are also good at riding and shooting. , exactly."
"I'm not worried about anything in the military, but I'm just worried about the impact on finances?" Li Daliang used to be an official in the local area.
Ma Zhou had been a transit envoy before, so he was quite clear about the court's finances. After hearing the words, he said, "If according to what Li Gong said, the court only needs to send 20,000 to 30,000 Helong soldiers and horses, supplemented by the help of the Tibetan tribe, can we It will not cost much to end the war within three to five months, so there is nothing to worry about with the current fiscal revenue and treasury reserves of the imperial court."
The Great Tang restrained so many Hu Di barbarians, and the high-ranking officials and nobles rewarded them generously. Of course, they were not raised for nothing. Every time they fought abroad, they must recruit Hu barbarians. Even in some foreign battles, the real Datang government soldiers The number is not much, on the contrary, the number of those barbarian associations and tribes is more.
These Tibetan soldiers did make great achievements in the Tang Dynasty's foreign wars. There have even been batches of famous foreign generals in history. Completely joined the Tang Dynasty court system, led by the court generals to conquer.
For example, Shi Danai, Li Simo, Ashinasheer, Ashinabuzhen, and Zhisifali, these are all Turkic people, and Qibi Heli is from Tiele.
Qu Tutong, Xi Ren.
Later, Black Tooth Changzhi was from Baekje, Gao Xianzhi was from Goguryeo, Li Guangbi was from the Xi tribe, Ge Shuhan was from the Western Turkic Geshu tribe, and Pu Gu Huai’en was from Tiele , Bai Xiaode, that is Prince Qiuci, and Hun Yan, that is also from Tiele.
It was still An Lushan who rebelled in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. He was a Sogdian.
These are basically generals in the Tang court, and there are countless Human tribe leaders who brought their own dry food to fight for the Tang Dynasty.
There are many benefits to using those soldiers and horses from the tribes to conscript. Not only do you not need to give equipment, money and food, but you don’t even need to give pensions and rewards. Generally, after the battle, they are allowed to take all the gains they seized and allow them to rob. This trick is still very good. easy to use.
Even in history, after the city of Chang'an was breached in the Tang Dynasty, Datang had to borrow troops from Huihe, its former vassal, to quell the chaos. These Huihe soldiers helped Datang regain the two capitals, and they didn't get paid much. They were allowed to rob freely after taking down Chang'an and Luoyang. .
Later, it was agreed to trade silk horses, and Datang exchanged silk for Huihe horses.
Chengqian sat there and sighed, "I wish I couldn't go to Jiannan to destroy Tubo."
Everyone on Wednesday could only keep silent. Your Prince Jian Guo still wants to go to Jiannan to fight Tubo? Are you really addicted to fighting, you limped a leg last time, and now you want to go again?
This is impossible.
Of course Chengqian knew it too, so he just sighed.
"Three lords, you said that after Qin Lang destroyed Tubo in the first battle, what will he do next? Take advantage of the victory to march into the snow-covered plateau, and step on the iron cavalry to destroy the Turks, or what?"
The eldest grandson and the three did not expect the prince to ask this suddenly.
After a long time, it was Li Daliang who spoke first, "I used to guard Longyou before. The further to the southwest, the higher the terrain, the thinner the air, and the more desolate it is."
"At the foot of the Jishi Mountain where the Dangxiang people live, the area around the Yellow River bend is already very barren, but at least they can nomadicly herd horses and raise sheep. However, if you go south and cross the Zishan Mountain, the terrain there is higher and more desolate, even crossing the Yak River. Afterwards, there are many places where no tree has grown for thousands of years. If you continue to the south, pass Supi and enter Tibet, there are snow-capped mountains and glaciers everywhere. Some highland barley and other crops, but the land is vast and sparsely populated, and it is difficult to develop. Shannan and Houzang, the birthplace of Tubo, are more suitable for farming, but the place is also small..."
Li Daliang said a lot, and he also reminded the prince that even if Qin Lang defeated Tubo, there was no need to waste too much energy going there. Kingdom, become a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, and then find a way to split Tubo's internal strife, and then join the weak to attack the strong, so that they can fight among themselves, and they will be powerless to look east!"
Chengqian said, "Isn't it too cheap for them? Even if Tubo is vast and sparsely populated, the land is desolate and barren, but they can't just let them go. If they dare to invade Tang Dynasty so arrogantly, they will have to pay the due price. We have to send troops into Tubo to sweep them away, the Tang Dynasty may not want that poor place, but the Tubo barbarians above, as well as those cattle, sheep and horses can still be brought back."
(end of this chapter)