Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Now, he was even more certain that His Majesty Li Er must be rewarding Cui Henian and the Qinghe Cui family for their meritorious deeds today.

In an instant, he took out the handkerchief Xiuxiu had given him, wiped the corners of his mouth and palms lightly, and sat up in full anticipation.

After a while, Yu Shinan and Li Daozong entered the imperial garden one after another, came to the pavilion, saluted His Majesty Li Er one after another, and then sat down.

His Majesty Li Er didn't favor one over the other, and invited the two of them to have a taste, and ate a few pieces of cantaloupe.

After distributing the stolen goods on a plate of cantaloupe, Yu Shinan carefully asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know why you called the old minister and others into the palace today?"

"Good thing!"

His Majesty Li Er spit out two words lightly, and immediately attracted the eyes of Li Daozong and Guo Ye.

His Majesty Li Er said slowly: "As the so-called meritorious service is not rewarded, it is in vain to be a wise king. The case of the collapse of the imperial mausoleum a few days ago has finally come to an end. The three present here have contributed a lot, especially Guo Qing. For this reason, I was imprisoned unjustly and tortured. If I don’t reward the three of you well, I will really feel sorry for you, and you will have trouble sleeping and eating.”

The words were particularly emotional, and Yu Shinan sighed and sighed repeatedly, while Li Daozong even handed over his hands and said: "My younger brother is just listening to the order, which is not a great contribution. If your majesty wants to reward my younger brother, I will really make my younger brother feel ashamed." gone."

Seeing the two of them, one was full of emotions, the other declined, and he felt anxious, like ants on a hot pot, and secretly cursed, what's the matter with you two?Feeling that you two have not suffered this time, feel ashamed to receive the reward?Damn, you two are so pretending to be generous, what about me?

All of a sudden, he got up and clasped his fists in a hurry and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the meaning of Mr. Yu and King Jiang Xia is that you are too polite, Your Majesty. You are the king and we are the ministers. The ministers should share the worries of the monarch. Of course, I also understand His Majesty's intentions. You think that if you don't reward your Majesty, you are afraid of being criticized, and no one will share your worries and relieve your Majesty in the future, right? In fact, Your Majesty, you really think too much. Are you It is a great honor for us to be your servants, the rare emperors and lords in the past dynasties. Of course, if your majesty insists on offering a reward, we can't refuse it. As the so-called monarch Granted, I dare not resign. This is also an expression of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, right?"

"Hahaha……"

Guo Ye's urgent and insincere words immediately aroused His Majesty Li Er's laughter. He pointed at Guo Ye and joked to Li Daozong and the two: "Look at you two, Guo Qing can't wait for my reward. If I really If you don't reward him, he will have to be impatient with me, and he will have to scold you two behind your back."

"Oh? Haha...Your Majesty, Guo Ye has a youthful heart, a child's heart!"

Yu Shinan was also amused by His Majesty Li Er's words, and he gave Guo Ye an annoyed look, covered his mouth for Guo Ye, but said in his heart, you will die if you hold back a bit?

Li Daozong didn't even bother to take a look at Guo Ye, and secretly spat, this kid is really in a hurry, dog meat can't get on the table.

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand at Guo Ye, motioned him to sit down, and then said: "Guo Qing, sit down first, you are not joking, I said that I want to reward you, so naturally your share is indispensable. But today you three are invited into the palace. For another matter, a great joy."

Guo Ye also realized at this time that he was a little too excited, couldn't help but smiled awkwardly, sat down obediently, and echoed: "Your Majesty, what other great happy event is there?"

His Majesty Li Er didn't say it clearly, but suddenly pointed to the cantaloupe rind on the table, and said: "Gaochang Kingdom has never paid tribute since I became the throne. But a few days ago, they suddenly sent people to pay tribute, and also sent Gaochang special products Xuegua, and the Gaochang envoy also brought a letter of credence written by King Qu Wentai of Gaochang at the same time. Can you guess what King Qu Wentai of Gaochang said to me in the letter?"

Li Daozong shook his head, expressing his ignorance.

Yu Shinan looked at the cantaloupe rind, understood a little bit, and muttered: "This Gaochang country has always been at odds with Tubo, a nest of snakes and rats, why did it suddenly change its temper? Could it be that Gaochang and Tubo have something wrong?"

Tibet?

As soon as Guo Ye heard these two words, his heart became very sensitive, and he thought of Yu Wenqian for no reason. Isn't she now engaged in a coup in Tubo?

At this moment, His Majesty Li Er shook his head slightly, and said, "I don't think so for the time being, but Qu Wentai brought me a piece of news about Tubo."

Li Daozong asked: "Your Majesty, what is the news?"

shhhhh~

Yu Shinan and Guo Ye's eyes once again fixed on His Majesty Li Er's face.

Hearing His Majesty Li Er smiled, his eyes flashed brightly, his whole face was full of excitement, and he said slowly:

"Qu Wentai told me in the letter that half a month ago, my confidant of the Tang Dynasty, Songtsen Gampo, the Tubo king, died of illness and passed away!"

Chapter 925 Letter from King Qu Wentai of Gaochang

Songtsan Gampo, is it really dead?

Compared to the surprises of Li Daozong and Yu Shinan, Guo Ye's face was a little more calm, because he had expected such a day.

Even so, he still felt a little excited in his heart, after all, this history was changed because of him.If he hadn't built Dongchang and excavated Yuwenqian by himself, Songtsan Gampo would have married Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty according to the original historical track, and would continue to bring Tubo to a richer and stronger state.In the mid-Tang Dynasty, the Tubo kingdom threatened the Tang Dynasty several times, and almost broke into the Central Plains several times, destroying the Chinese civilization.

However, all this has changed because of him now.

In this, he is proud enough.

It's a pity, thinking of Yu Wenqian who was out of his control, Guo Ye's teeth itch with hatred, and secretly cursed, this stinky bitch actually concealed such a big news, it really has grown hard.Hmph, I will deal with her sooner or later!It seems that it's time to activate those dark chess pieces of Dongchang.

"Guo Qing? Guo Qing?"

His Majesty Li Er called a few times, waking Guo Ye up, and he realized that Li Daozong, Yu Shinan, and His Majesty Li Er were all looking at him with strange eyes.

His Majesty Li Er asked suspiciously: "What's wrong with Guo Qing? You're gnashing your teeth and looking hostile again?"

Guo Ye hurriedly smiled apologetically, and covered it up in time: "Forgive me, Your Majesty. I was overjoyed to hear that Songtsan Gambo, the thief chieftain, died. Your Majesty, you know that I led three thousand Erlang marched into the hinterland of Tubo, and many brothers died in Golmud City. Today I am glad to hear that the bandit chief died, and I can finally comfort the spirits of those brothers who died."

This explanation is reasonable and reasonable. His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "Yes, Songtsan Gampo suddenly fell ill, and it will be difficult for Tubo Kingdom to produce a second Songtsan Gampo. An opponent; for Datang, it is one less confidant. This is a good thing, a great good thing."

At this time, the mature and prudent Yu Shinan walked out of his joyful mood, and asked curiously: "Your Majesty, King Qu Wentai of Gaochang sent envoys to pay tribute, and also sent someone to send a letter of credence. I'm afraid it's not just to tell you Songtsan The news of Ganbu's death?"

"Yu Qing is amazing, she really deserves to be my servant!"

His Majesty Li Er gave a thumbs up and praised: "In the letter, Qu Wentai not only told me about the death of Songtsan Gampo, but also suggested to me that now that the new Tubo king has not been established, the domestic situation is in chaos. The best time for Tubo."

Although Guo Ye was silent when he heard the words, his heart still skipped a beat, and his thoughts flashed.

And Yu Shinan exclaimed: "Oh?"

Then Li Daozong and Li Daozong looked at each other and nodded one after another. Obviously, they were also moved by Gaochang King Qu Wentai's proposal.

Li Daozong clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Qu Wentai's proposal can be considered. As the saying goes, take advantage of his illness to kill him. Now that there is no new monarch in Tubo, it is certain that all forces are competing for the new Zanpu At this time, they must be without a leader. If I, Li Tang, suddenly send out troops, with hundreds of thousands of troops overwhelming the border, if I work hard, I will definitely be able to raze the Tubo Kingdom to the ground. If it succeeds, there will be no Tubo Kingdom in the world from now on."

The more Li Daozong talked, the more excited he became, his face was extremely rosy, he was originally from a military background, and now he has such an opportunity to make great achievements, and it is also a chance to make great achievements in the world, how can he stay calm?

Now Li Daozong was so excited that he almost knelt down on one leg and volunteered to lead his army to conquer Tubo.

Yu Shinan now lost the excitement of Li Daozong, frowned slightly, and said with some worry: "Your Majesty, don't blame the old minister for spoiling your interest. I'm afraid it will not be easy to conquer Tubo. Because Tubo, Gaochang, Xue Yantuo and Western Turks are all countries of the Western Regions Alliance, so how could they easily let me, the Tang Dynasty, swallow the Tubo Kingdom?"

His Majesty Li Er did not express his position, but Li Daozong, who never liked to argue with others in front of the emperor, suddenly turned red-eyed and shouted: "My lord Yu, such an opportunity is once in a thousand years, how can you be timid because of these foreign countries? If these foreign and small countries are more restrained, how can our Tang Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of troops be a piece of paper? They can crush them one by one and completely pacify the countries of the Western Regions."

"funny!"

Yu Shinan changed his original intention of the previous main station, shook his head and reprimanded: "Jiangxia Wang took it for granted. Now that the Tang Dynasty is recuperating and slackening taxes and conscripts, and accumulating national strength, what can we use to support hundreds of thousands of troops fighting in the Western Regions? It’s not about attacking a city and plundering an area. If you want to declare war with the four countries of the Western Regions, let alone the chances of winning, it will take at least a year or two. Although the current treasury of the Tang Dynasty is not empty, it is not enough to support it. Such a large-scale and long-term war. As for the small country of Fanbang you mentioned, if they united and formed a group, would you still think they are a small country of Fanbang? Lord Jiang Xia, self-confidence is a good thing, but blind self-confidence is Yelang's arrogance !"

Li Daozong couldn't hold back when he heard it, he blew his beard and stared, and said angrily: "Yu Shinan, you are cowardly, afraid of war!"

Yu Shinan was not to be outdone, and fought back against the case, saying: "This old minister has considered everything, not like your lord, who is reckless and belligerent!"

The two were fighting each other with words, you glared at me, I glared at you, they almost rolled up their sleeves and started a fight.

The atmosphere in the small stone pavilion in the imperial garden became tense for a moment because of the dispute between the two

"Stop, stop... stop!"

It was not His Majesty Li Er who spoke out to persuade the fight, but Guo Ye who had been silent all the time.