Chapter 231: Vow to Death to Not Get Married

Look at the looks in Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong's eyes. Are you drunk? We have just finished fighting Tuyuhun. Although we have concluded a peace agreement, we still have hatred. Go and see those people on the grassland. The look in your eyes makes you want to eat us all alive. You have occupied 400 miles of land in front and behind others. Do you still want to have a good relationship with them? There's no such thing as this in the world, right?

"Don't be confused, two generals. Let me tell you one thing. Is it better for Tuyuhun to be our neighbor, or is it better for Tubo to be our neighbor?"

After Li Xiang said this, the two generals figured out that it was not a secret that Tubo had the ambition to conquer the Central Plains, and the empire was relatively powerful, at least much stronger than Tuyuhun. But if you want to compare it with Datang, it is a bit inferior.

But people of this era don't know that in their eyes, the strength of Tubo is similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, but Li Xiang knows that the national strength of the two countries is far apart. Just look at the land between the two countries and you will understand. A person living in the Central Plains A fertile land, one lives on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Whether it is population or food output, the difference between the two countries is too big.

If the Tang Dynasty had the choice, Tuyuhun was very weak and could kill him at any time, but at the same time he could isolate Tubo from the Tang Dynasty. Just like the current situation, everyone should be most satisfied, but Tubo and the Tang Dynasty Tuyuhun probably didn’t think so.

"If we had known that things would be like this today, we shouldn't have weakened Tuyuhun so much."

Changsun Wuji sighed. During these days in the southwest, he sent a lot of detailed work to Tuyuhun. Now there is an aura of failure in Tuyuhun, and there is hostility among the tribes. After all, the north has lost a lot of grassland. , can only be crowded in the central and southern regions, which is an irreconcilable contradiction for Tuyuhun.

Originally there were only two tribes in this pasture, but now five tribes have come, and according to their Khan's wishes, the five tribes want to divide this pasture equally, which no one is willing to do.

"You all know the general situation. This is what brought you here. If Lu Dongzan proposes marriage, how should we respond?"

When Li Shimin said this, Li Xiang knew that Li Shimin's heart was loosened. That day in the court, Li Shimin had already announced to the people of the world that the Tang Dynasty would never make peace with each other from now on, if it was because of Tubo's loosening. , where is the majesty of the emperor? Where is the majesty of the Tang Dynasty?

Changsun Wuji said nothing, he was also watching everyone's reactions.

It is not difficult for a politician to overturn his original words in another way, but Li Xiang will never allow such a thing to happen, and must plant discordant thoughts in everyone's heads.

"You can't get married, especially under the current circumstances. If you break the rules of the Tang Dynasty, then the rules will be empty words from now on, and the people will not believe in the majesty of the imperial court."

Li Xiang saw that no one had taken a stand on this issue. Even Cheng Yaojin did not dare to say anything. After all, this was related to the relationship between the two countries. Li Xiang immediately stood up. Just like the last time in the court, he had to be resolute. Everyone present will weigh the pros and cons. If this iron law is broken, it will have a profound impact on the entire Chinese nation.

Everyone still remembers Li Xiang's attitude last time, but now something like this has happened. Tubo's 150,000 troops have already marched on the border. If there is no peace, how will we deal with it? This is not a small country like Tuyuhun.

"Have you ever thought about it, Your Highness? If we refuse, then Tubo will resort to war. Although there is still Tuyuhun in the middle, Tuyuhun is extremely weak. If Tubo's 150,000 troops attack Tuyuhun, it will take at most half a year. In time, Tuyuhun will all belong to the Tubo Kingdom, and then the southwest of our country..."

Changsun Wuji didn't finish what he said, but everyone also knew what would happen in the southwest. Once Tubo captured Tuyuhun, according to their aggressive thinking, it would be hard to find peace on the border of the Tang Dynasty.

The most important thing is that if they are defeated, they can return to the plateau. We may fail to catch up. We won a war with great effort, but the final result was not great. The only losses were some soldiers. This was a bit difficult for Datang. Not worth it.

"My soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are brave and good at fighting. They are never afraid of any challenge. Tubo is no exception. Even if Tubo wants to destroy Tuyuhun, it will take half a year. What's more, the Prime Minister is still in our country and is on his way back. If we have to delay another half a year, then we will have a year to train the army and train the army that can go to the plateau to fight."

Everyone knew that Li Xiang had a vigorous and resolute temper, but they didn't expect that he was already making such preparations to fight Tibet.

Seeing that everyone was a little confused, Li Xiang immediately began to explain that in the Tuyuhun land we occupied, there was a piece of land that was on the plateau. We could send our troops there to let them adapt to the conditions on the plateau first. , the soldiers who do not adapt can be withdrawn, and those who adapt can continue to stay there. After a year, our country can also gather an army that can fight on the plateau. If the Tibetan army is defeated by then, we can also move along the Their retreat path follows us. Once we enter the hinterland of Tubo, this serious problem will be solved.

"How can Your Highness ensure that trained soldiers can fight on the plateau?"

General Qin Qiong said with some disbelief. After all, during the previous war with Tubo, hundreds of our country's soldiers entered the plateau, but these hundreds of soldiers lost their combat effectiveness almost instantly. According to them, the Tubo Kingdom was protected by gods. Once we enter their territory, we can only be slaughtered by others. Less than one-tenth of the hundreds of soldiers came back alive.

In the 21st century, everyone understands what this means, that is, the air is thin after entering the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and people living on the plains cannot use it there. However, in this era, technology is not that developed, ghosts and gods This theory is prevalent, and both generals and soldiers in the army agree that Tubo is a place protected by gods.

"It's very simple. Just find some people who have been there and you will know. You won't be able to adapt to it after two or three days, but you will definitely be able to adapt to it in ten days..."