Crown Tang emperor

After all, Li Tong's main purpose of setting up the Jiying Hall and recruiting students is not to teach and educate people, but to select and focus on training some young people with outstanding talents as a reserve talent pool for important positions inside and outside.If it is only for the study of Confucian classics, Guochao has its own six schools and four halls, as well as the study of alchemy under the jurisdiction of various divisions, so there is no need to build a new school.

Because the standards set by Jiyingkan are higher, the requirements for students are also higher. First of all, they must have a reputation and a guarantee of basic quality, and then select the best from the best and focus on training.

The reason why we want to open a convenient door for the children of officials above the third rank is also to make the Jiyingguan more acceptable to the courtiers.After all, there are very few fools in the officialdom, and they dare not oppose it openly, but they can also cause a lot of trouble secretly.Even Yao Yuanchong, who has such a famous name through the ages, has the right to pass on his deeds to future generations, and it would be a ghostly idea to make it bad.

In order for the Jiying Hall to enroll students smoothly and accurately select a group of available talents, Li Tong personally made a book and tried an additional test before the imperial examination next year. The name was also very auspicious, called Guo Yunmei In addition, he personally presided over this event in the Xuanzheng Hall, which made these selected disciples of the Son of Heaven more worthy of their names.

Shiliu also responded with great enthusiasm to today's sages personally coming off to preside over the selection ceremony. Although the scope of the selection was relatively strict, within a very short period of time, the selection department received thousands of student registration applications that met the requirements.

After all, the move of the imperial court to the west and the various gifts brought the elites of the time to gather in Chang'an. Now it is time for civil elections. There will be imperial examinations and other elections in the coming year. Almost half of the elite of the entire Tang intellectual class gathers in Gyeonggi. It is natural to have such a scale. It is not surprising.

With today's sage personally supervising it, the efficiency of preparations for this election was extremely high. Five days later, a preliminary examination was held in Wangxianmen Internal Selection Academy.

The whole exam is divided into interpretation, policy questions and essays. Li Tong personally drafted [-] policy questions and sent them to the examination room, covering all aspects of military and state affairs. Candidates can choose different policy questions according to their own strengths. as a standard.Of course, if the examinees feel that they are all-rounders, they can also solve all the thirty exam questions correctly.

The strength of such an examination has far exceeded the ordinary imperial examinations, and it is even far inferior to the popular scholar examinations.

When the examinees first entered the examination institute, they were still excited to look up to Tianwei, but when they heard that such a large amount of examination questions had to be completed within the specified time, many people had secretly complained, and they were no longer in the mood to join in. Looking up at His Majesty the Emperor, who is said to be unparalleled in style sitting high in the pavilion, he began to concentrate on thinking about various examination questions.

Seeing the examination seats divided by the screen in the examination hall were full of candidates, who either buried their heads in their books or frowned in thought, Li Tong couldn't help feeling a bad taste in his heart as a tyrant in the examination room.

He originally planned to walk out of the hall to inspect the examination room, wanting to show off his prestige, but as soon as he walked to the gate of the hall, the soldiers rushed to meet him.The frequent clashing sounds of Jia Ge entered the examination hall, which interrupted the train of thought of some candidates in the front row, and looked up nervously.

Seeing this, Li Tong simply went back to the hall and sat up. The staff fetched the list of candidates and looked through it carefully, wanting to see if there were any familiar names among them, and to pass the time by the way.After reading this passage, I was really pleasantly surprised.

This time the list of applicants is extremely long, among which the children of senior officials are recorded in a separate book.When the family is well off, the ability to reproduce will naturally be guaranteed. Nearly 300 of the children of senior officials alone participated in this election.Whether it is the previous dynasty or the current dynasty, almost all high-ranking officials who have children in Beijing and meet the requirements will participate.

The ministers were so enthusiastic, it was not necessarily because they were greedy for a place for a student in the Jiyingguan, but it was more of a statement to give the emperor a face, saying that he did not object to this, but actively supported it.

Li Tong also understands this. No matter how these high-ranking officials' children behave, the first batch of Jiyingguan students must give face to the veterans. Of course, guys like Yao Yuanchong's son who have shown a dandy attitude will not be selected. Among the group of dwarfs, the tallest ones have to be allocated a few places.

However, after looking through the list, there are a few names that Li Tong remembers more. Although there are some high-ranking officials who are not good at teaching and fail, but after all, the level of education is good, and there are many who can stand out from the blue.

For example, Li Yuanhong, the son of the former Prime Minister Li Daoguang, is a typical example of a son whose fame and achievements are greater than that of Lao Tzu.Before Li Tong returned to China to take power, Li Daoguang was also removed from the position because of Li Zhaode's loss of power and gradually faded out of the current situation.This time the imperial court moved westward, and they also returned to Beijing with them.

Although there is no principled conflict between Li Tong and Li Daoguang, they are not considered close.As soon as the court is in a position, of course, the central government must give priority to arranging its cronies.Li Daoguang's qualifications are there, and he is not easy to be dismissed by idle jobs, so he simply raised his rank and raised him in Beijing.

In history, Li Yuanhong, in addition to the glory of worshiping the prime minister in the Kaiyuan period, also had a highlight moment, which was the anecdote of the Nanshan Iron Case during the Zhongzong period.Compared with Yao Song and other famous ministers through the ages, although Li Yuanhong did not achieve such a high achievement and reputation, he was definitely one of the most outstanding officials in Kaiyuan.

Although he was born in the Guanlong family, Li Yuanhong was able to enforce the law impartially, he was not proud of the rich and powerful, he was not proud of the dead bones in the grave and the ruin of his ancestors, but he was able to surpass his ancestors and make other achievements. This made Li Tong quite impressed with this young man good.

Although the exam is not over yet, Li Tong has already circled the name first, and decided that as long as Li Yuanhong's answer sheet reaches the passing line, he will be included in the Jiying Hall for training.

As for the rosters of electors, Li Tong saw Pei Yaoqing's name as soon as he saw it. He couldn't help but smiled knowingly, and went to the front of the hall. After searching in the large examination hall, he found Pei Yaoqing who was writing at his desk in the left area. .

Pei Yaoqing is not very old, only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he is already six feet tall, sitting in the examination table and writing with a pen, he looks more dignified than some people who are older than him.It's not because of his father's shadow that he can be listed in the examination room. Although his father Pei Shouzhen is the new governor of Huaizhou and can be regarded as a third-rank official, Pei Yaoqing has achieved fame a few years ago and was certified by the imperial court. child prodigy.

Coincidentally, Liu Yan, a famous official in the middle Tang Dynasty, was also born as a child prodigy.This inevitably made Li Tong wonder whether these child prodigies have long understood the materialist dialectic view that the economic base determines the superstructure, so when they grow up, they can make more money than each other.

Even if there is no recruiting at the Jiyingguan, Pei Yaoqing is also a seed player that Li Tong pays attention to. Earlier, he even planned to adopt Fuzhong and teach him personally, so as to teach his own son to practice his skills.However, following the riots in Luoyang, this matter was shelved, and Pei Yaoqing was almost an adult.

In addition to Pei Yaoqing, the prime ministers of the Kaiyuan period that Li Tong had more memories of also appeared in the examination room, such as Yu Wenrong, Han Xiu, and Du Xian.Although today's Kaiyuan is no longer the original Kaiyuan in history, Li Tong is also quite relieved to see that these characters have not been wiped out because of their little wings, but have begun to emerge.

The discovery and cultivation of talents is a fundamental event related to the destiny of the country. Although Li Tong does not have a strong celebrity complex, when the names in the history books appear vividly in front of his eyes, it will naturally make people have various associations .

Even if these people cannot achieve the achievements and heights they had achieved in history due to the change of the background of the times, at least it looks auspicious to bring these people over now.

Chapter 0813 Fan makes agitation and lays corpses on the street

In the evening, with the sound of drums, the whole exam came to an end.As the soldiers of the imperial army entered the venue to collect the examination papers, some examinees had sweat on their foreheads and regretful faces because the examination had not been completed, but in the end they had no choice but to put down their pens and get up to leave the venue.

Since this exam was supervised by a sage himself, after the exam, the imperial court set up a banquet in the other garden to show condolences, and Li Qiao, a scholar of Jiyingguan, presided over it.All the candidates participating in the meeting will be given a brocade robe, and they can even eat and take it, which can be described as a joyous experience.

Li Qiao has been famous for a long time, and now he is also in charge of the drafting of the Chinese Book System and the affairs of the Jiyingguan. Although there is still a certain distance from the high-ranking prime minister, he is already a distinguished scholar in the court.Although the saint did not attend in person, which greatly disappointed the candidates present, the candidates were slightly flattered by Li Qiao's appearance.

Due to the age limit, all the candidates for the test this time can be said to be talented and up-and-coming stars, each with their own merits and family members, in their prime and full of self-confidence. Now that they are gathered together, the atmosphere of the banquet is quite lively .Since there is a literary master like Li Qiao present, it is natural that the poems should be sung.

Although there are also some candidates who feel a little hesitant due to their poor performance, but affected by this atmosphere, they temporarily put their frustrations behind them and devote themselves to the harmony of poetry and prose. The plan to add an exam, hoping to get the attention and favor of big shots with excellent poems and essays.

Li Tong invigilated the examination for a whole day, and after returning to the palace, he reviewed some of the memorials submitted by the two provinces, and ordered everyone in the Jiying Hall to review the examination papers with the officials of the Ministry of Rites overnight, and then returned to the dormitory to stay overnight.

After the morning regular meeting ended the next day, the preliminary results of this examination were presented.The sage personally supervised the matter, and the relevant officials did not dare to delay. They finished reviewing thousands of examination papers overnight. When they went to the hall to submit them, Ma Huaisu and others all had dark circles and bloodshot eyes, and they were very tired just looking at them.

Li Tong was also quite surprised that the marking work was carried out so efficiently, so he temporarily put aside the work at hand and read the results for a while.

This time, there were quite a lot of questions in the examination system, and the saint personally invigilated the examination, and some complicated etiquette squeezed the time for doing the questions.So at the end of the final exam, more than 300 people failed to complete the required number of exam questions.Therefore, when reviewing, this part of the examination paper was directly marked as unqualified, and it was not even passed the examination paper.

The exegesis part of the test questions is an investigation of the basic skills of the scriptures.If this part is still wrong, you don't need to read it later.In this level, nearly a hundred people were screened out.

In the end, the reviewing officials intensively read the policy questions and drew up a list of 300 candidates for the primary election, which was the result before Li Tong.Such an elimination ratio is not considered high, but considering that the quality of the candidates is guaranteed, the gold content of the 300 selected is not low.

After Li Tong looked through the list, he found that almost all the candidates he was optimistic about had been selected, but it was not without regret.For example, Du Xian, who was known as a gentleman in "Old Tang Book", was screened out.As for the reason for being eliminated, it was that they failed to complete the exam questions within the stipulated time.

After realizing this, Li Tong raised his head and said to Ma Huaisu: "This test is quite difficult, and the choices for dethronement may not be completely lacking in skills, but there is a considerable strategy that can be listed in the book for supplementary use." .”

After hearing the words, Ma Huaisu was quite nervous, and quickly got up and said: "This review was done in a hurry, and I will definitely review it carefully, so as not to leave any regrets."

Looking at Ma Huaisu's two huge dark circles, Li Tong said with a smile again: "If you want to be thorough, you must not worry about it. Bachelors and others work hard, and take a short rest for one day. They will have a review tomorrow, and the matter can be settled within ten days. That's fine, so that the judge can still be dignified, and the selection is appropriate."

After saying this, he asked people to send the examination papers of the 300 people selected into the hall, and he started to read them in the hall.In addition to some key candidates, some of the test papers of ordinary candidates were also sampled.

After spot-checking the test papers of some candidates, Li Tong also discovered an interesting phenomenon, that is, relatively speaking, the depth and breadth of the essays written by candidates from aristocratic families and high-ranking official families was significantly higher than that of ordinary candidates.

People with superior family backgrounds like Li Yuanhong and Pei Yaoqing, in addition to the prescribed five policy essays, each had additional topics for selection.Pei Yaoqing alone made seventeen countermeasures. Apart from other things, the quickness of writing and thinking alone is amazing.

Li Tong was not surprised by this either. The policy issues he formulated were all related to current affairs and had a very high directionality.In addition to the requirements for the candidates' ability in diction and organization, there are not low examination schools for their respective political opinions and experience.Moreover, many of the policy questions are from a high-level plan, and it is difficult for most candidates to reach such a height with their experience and thinking.

For the second generation of the rich and powerful, there are elders in the family who serve as high-ranking officials. They occasionally return home to discuss and teach the younger generations about the military and state affairs they are in contact with daily.

For example, Pei Yaoqing, who has written seventeen policy essays in a row, obviously cannot reach such a level in terms of experience and knowledge.After all, even if you are a child prodigy with outstanding intelligence, you must first be in contact with some things before you can form your own point of view.

Being able to talk eloquently about many major national events at such a young age is obviously deeply influenced by conveying some of the views of the elders through his own language ability.

However, candidates from ordinary backgrounds do not have the convenience of being taught by their elders and nurtured day and night. Even if they have formed their own views on many issues, they are often not pragmatic and superficial.

Just like when Li Tong first met Liu Youqiu in his early years, this guy was impatient to offer his strategy on border affairs, but after working in Longbian for a period of time, Liu Youqiu became more cautious.This is to be aware of one's own shortcomings in a real situation, and to be ashamed to show off some views that are not mature enough.

The 300 people who were initially selected will go through stricter selection and elimination. In the end, only 24 people will be left in the Shuying Hall as the first class of students.

The level of a person's ability can only be partially reflected through this written examination.

For the optimization of the large-scale election process, Li Tong does not have a more scientific standard right now.However, Li Tong still hopes to inspect all aspects of the small-scale selection of the Jiying Pavilion, so that the selected students can indeed be worthy of the evaluation of the beauty of the country.

Therefore, the subsequent selection process will become more detailed, and it will no longer be just a written test.The [-] primary candidates were placed in the Examination Institute of the Outer Dynasty. In addition to making a paper every morning and evening, they were also responsible for sorting out some old affairs books and judgments of each government office, and were even assigned to the City Supervisory Office, Departments with complex product flows and numerous affairs, such as the Social Supervision Administration, go to practice and inspect their performance, and give each their own strengths and weaknesses.

The reason for arranging such a cumbersome inspection process is that Li Tong also hopes to sink political resources further, give some candidates from ordinary backgrounds more opportunities to perform, and try to tap out their respective strengths and strengths.Even if you can't be selected for the Jiyingguan in the end, your future career will be more specialized and smoother.

As for Du Xian, who was screened out in advance, Li Tong also took his examination papers and read them for a while, and found that this Kaiyuan official was really not a grammatical genius.Even he, a guy who lives by plagiarism every day, is now doing it himself, and his level is higher than that of Du Siam.

So even though he regretted not being able to call Du Siam into the Jiying Hall, he had to abide by the selection rules he made. Forcibly recruiting candidates with such obvious shortcomings would cause the overall gold content of the Jiying Hall to decline.Therefore, Du Siam's name can only be returned to the election department, so that he can continue to participate in the official election.

Before the final result of the Jiyingguan examination, Du Xian, a young man, passed the selection of the Ministry of Officials and was sent to Longyou as a Mucheng. The right went to office.

Knowing the appointment of Du Siam by the Ministry of Officials, Li Tong couldn't help but sigh with emotion that Yao Yuanchong was in charge of selecting Si Zhiming.Although a mere eighth-rank shepherd may not necessarily need the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to make a judgment in person, it also shows that the entire selection system of the Ministry of Officials is still quite knowledgeable.

In the original history, Du Siam did worship the prime minister by virtue of his border merits. He once took charge of Anxi and served as the highest-ranking envoy of Qixi Jiedu among the border ministers.Although his military achievements and reputation are not as good as those of Gao Xianzhi and Ge Shuhan, he was also an important minister of border affairs during the Kaiyuan period.

After more than ten days of comprehensive investigation, 24 Jiyingguan students were finally selected, and some of the candidates Li Tong was concerned about were basically selected.These people will study in Jiyingguan for one to three years, and then they will be awarded internal and external official positions according to the evaluation, officially starting their careers.

As for those who were not selected, they were also rewarded according to their respective performances during the inspection process. Although they were not selected into the Shuyingguan, it did not mean that their talents were poor, it can only be said that the requirements of the Shuyingguan were higher.

Next, these people will be selected again, and there are many who have performed well and have been awarded the title of magistrate or even magistrate of a large county.And the performance of these people in the selection shows the high gold content of the Jiyingguan students from the side.Although these students are not officially official yet and have shown some performance, but in the current public opinion, they seem to have become new stars in the political arena of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Tong was relieved that the recruiting of the Jiying Hall was completed before the New Year's Eve.He was planning to pack up and prepare for the new year, and prepare for the Shangyuan Festival next year, but soon another unexpected incident disrupted his plan: two envoys from Tubo met on a narrow road, fought each other in the street, and several people died directly on the street !

Chapter 0814 Xiuge Liaodong, the army prepares for war

"How is it? Is the son of Qinling's life in danger?"

In the internal and external court halls, following the return of the imperial physician who went to the Sifang Pavilion to visit and diagnose the wounded Tubo envoys, Li Tong immediately summoned the imperial physician order Shen Nanqiu, and asked nervously.

"The visible trauma has been dealt with, and the person has woken up, but still feels tinnitus and dizziness. I'm afraid the internal injury is serious..."

Seeing that the sage paid so much attention to this matter, Shen Nanqiu naturally did not dare to be negligent. Combining the diagnosis results of himself and several imperial physicians, he gave a detailed introduction to the injury of Gong Ren, the son of Qinling, and finally said worryingly: "These Tibetans are poor Hands are poisonous, if there is an internal carbuncle causing stasis, I am afraid that life will be lost. Most of the Imperial Medical Office are lecturers, and the diagnosis and medicine are still skilled in the Pharmacy Bureau. Please..."

"All the medical drugs used will be convenient, and try to keep this child safe."

After Shen Nanqiu's pathological analysis, Li Tong didn't quite understand and didn't care about these details, and then he said solemnly: "If he really dies, try to prolong his life for a few days, and report at any time if the situation gets better or worse. "

Li Tong didn't care much about whether the Tibetans were killed or injured in the brawl, but if Qinling's eldest son was directly beaten to death on the streets of Chang'an, it would really be a big trouble.No matter what the cause of the incident is, it will not only directly affect the situation in Qinghai, but also indirectly affect the relationship with some other foreigners.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the children of foreign monarchs and chieftains have often stayed and studied, and there are also cases of sudden death from serious diseases, but there are still no cases of being directly beaten to death. This at least reveals that the public security situation in Chang'an City is worrying, and that the imperial court did not properly handle the conflicts between the Tibetans.

So after sending Shen Nanqiu away, Li Tong summoned the relevant responsible persons, namely Shi Sizhen, the general secretary of Zhongshu in charge of the Sifang Pavilion, Su Yue, the county magistrate of Wannian, and Chen Mingzhen, the general of Zuo Jinwuwei.

After the three of them entered the hall, seeing the sage's serious expression, they also felt uneasy in their hearts, but they dared not speak casually before entering the hall.

Li Tong first looked at Shi Sizhen and asked: "Let me tell you what happened first."

"The minister respectfully obeyed his orders and did not dare to let the two envoys come into contact with each other. Guards rationed every entry and exit..."

Shi Sizhen stepped forward and answered cautiously.The Sifang Pavilion is mainly responsible for receiving and arranging the guests of the tribute envoys from various countries. The diet and daily activities of these envoys in Chang'an are all within the responsibility of the Sifang Pavilion.For such a vicious incident, Shi Sizhen, as the chief official of the Sifang Pavilion, naturally cannot absolve himself of the blame.

It's just that this matter is also a disaster for Shi Sizhen, not to mention the deep conflict between the two bandits, which may intensify at any time, Shi Sizhen's arrangement for them is quite appropriate, at least living in the Sifang Pavilion When the well water does not interfere with the river water, there is little contact.

The place where the fight took place was not in Sifang Pavilion, but in Changlefang near Dongshi.The reason why the two envoys went to Changlefang at the same time was because they were invited by Wannian County and arranged for them to participate in this year's World Expo.

"The World Expo is coming to an end, and there is still a considerable amount of leftovers that cannot be sold, so, so I thought..."

When it was Su Yue's turn to play the report, he looked anxious and embarrassed.This time he was really clever but was misunderstood by his cleverness. Originally, the envoys lived in the Sifang Pavilion, and there were official envoys to guide and take care of them when they went in and out.

But this year it was Wannian County's turn to co-organize the World Expo. Su Yue used to work in the Xikang Palace, and thought he had a good understanding of the conflicts between the Tibetans. Sell ​​a little stock.

He originally wanted to hope that the anger among the Tibetans would become estranged and polite, and fight for wealth, but he didn't expect the situation to get out of control, and the two envoys of the two groups fought violently when they met, without giving him a chance to control the field.

The last responsibility lies with the Zuo Jinwu Guard. There was an armed fight in the city. Regardless of the identity of the participants, the Zuo Jinwu Guard failed to arrive in time to extinguish the crime. As a result, the fight lasted for more than a quarter of an hour, and finally several people died on the spot.

However, the Zuo Jinwu Guard is not without difficulties. Chen Mingzhen said bitterly: "Recently, the Zuo Jinwu Guard is working with the Stables Office, and the street disciples are scattered to envoy all the workshops. There are not enough staff. The Changle Square where the incident happened has already been five years old. The hundred street disciples maintained order and took care of the official goods in the warehouse. At that time, there was a commotion and the situation was chaotic. For fear of losing the warehouse goods, all the street disciples guarded the warehouse. , so that the gate is congested and difficult to enter..."

After listening to the stories of the three relevant personnel, Li Tong couldn't help but sigh.Such a low-probability incident is really hard to guard against. Su Yue's great cleverness is indeed the source of the trouble, but the two envoys did not report to the Sifang Pavilion when they went out, so that the Sifang Pavilion could not arrange enough guards. It can be seen that the two sides have long planned to meet and fight.

As for the Zuo Jinwu Guard, although he failed to prevent the envoys from fighting, he did his best to protect the state property and maintain order in the workshop. The warehouse was not damaged, but the passers-by fled in panic, causing their mount to fall into the canal, killing a donkey and breaking it. A horse's leg.

After pondering for a while, Li Tong ordered: "Zuo Jin Wuwei immediately enters the Sifang Pavilion, strictly checks the equipment carried by the envoys, and records each. Citizens, the Sifang Pavilion immediately ordered the two parties involved to confess their guilt and record the reasons in detail. If they refuse to make excuses, they will be expelled from the capital immediately, and they will never be allowed to contribute again!"

No matter what the cause of the matter is, it is the basic operation to beat back.I entertained you with delicious food and drinks, but in the end you dared to conspire to destroy the law and order of my great Chang'an. In today's rioting workshop, will you enter the court and commit murder tomorrow?

Then he looked at Su Yue and said: "The purchase intentions of the two envoys will be compiled into a book immediately and put in the file. If this matter is not settled within a day, no money or goods will be allowed in or out of the World Expo!"

After Su Yue heard the words, she was taken aback for a moment, and then realized it after a while. She nodded quickly and sighed in her heart that she was still a saint after all.I was already in a panic because of this incident, but the saint was able to grasp the key points with ease.Things have happened, everyone is in a mess, but the most important thing is that the seller must have an explanation.

Although the World Expo was held not long ago, it was already the largest commercial event from the customs to the Western Regions, up to Qibei, and down to the southern Xinjiang.One can imagine how those stakeholders feel.You Tibetans bite dogs and don't want to live a good life. That's your own business. As a result, everyone's money is blocked. How can this be tolerated?

Seeing Su Yue nodding with a dazed face, Li Tong was furious again. You sell goods as soon as you sell them, but you made such a big noise, and you couldn't understand the general situation, so he pointed at Su Yueleng again. Hum said: "Take off this official clothes, white consul, go to the Sifang Pavilion to condolences to the two sides!"

Su Yue knew he was in the wrong, so naturally he didn't dare to defend himself, and the sage had treated him so well, he had taken good care of him, and he hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, already thinking about what price to sell those goods to be worthy of his fifth-rank official position.

After making a preliminary solution to the matter, Li Tong waved his hand to screen everyone away, and then the middle officials came to report, and the prime ministers had been waiting outside for a long time.

After thinking for a while, Li Tong left the outer court hall and turned to the Xuanzheng Hall of China and North Korea. Then he summoned the prime ministers and a group of worship officials into the hall, and at the same time ordered people to sort out and send the books and materials about Tubo to the palace as soon as possible. in the hall.

Although the initial handling plan he arranged just now is tough, Li Tong also understands that Tubo is different from the ordinary Fanyi state after all. Whether this matter is handled well or not, it is very likely to affect the next two countries. The development of the country's diplomatic and military situation.

It is obvious that the prime ministers also hold this view, otherwise a single case of a brawl between the envoys would not be worth meeting and discussing with the top decision-makers of the empire.

After everyone boarded the hall, Yao Yuanchong took the lead in speaking and said, "I request the imperial court to declare an edict immediately, and the war in Liaodong should be ended as soon as possible. The troops of the Liaodong Dao will be stationed in the Xuanfu prison, and the Liaodong army will retreat to the country to wait for the changes in the west."

Li Tong also nodded after hearing the words. Yao Yuanchong didn't need to remind him of this matter, he had already considered it.Although the imperial court has newly decided on the national policy of stopping war and recuperating, it does not mean that there will be no combat preparations at all. If the situation on the Tubo side really intensifies to the extent that the imperial court needs to send troops to intervene, then troops must be sent.

Of course, Datang is also in a recovery period right now, and it is absolutely impossible to bear the huge pressure of the two-front war, and the east and west battlefields are thousands of miles apart. Even in the period of true national power, such militarism is enough to drag down the finances.

There may still be some aftermath in Liaodong, but the strategic importance of the east and west battlefields can be judged after a little weighing.Although Liaodong has complicated ethnic issues, Tubo in the west is a complete and powerful regime. The Dalun Qinling in Qinghai can directly threaten the key area of ​​Longyou.

Obviously, the imperial court wanted to ensure that it had enough power to intervene at any time, and even take the initiative to provoke disputes in the west. This was the arrangement that was most in line with Datang's interests.

Then Li Tong briefly described his own disposal plan, and none of the prime ministers had any objections to this.

Essentially speaking, this incident is the outbreak of internal conflicts in Tubo. Although the incident happened in the city of Chang'an, Datang is not too deeply involved in it. A tougher attitude can also grasp the bigger picture in the subsequent development of the situation. initiative.

Now that the monarchs and ministers are gathered together, the focus of the discussion is not how the Tang Dynasty handled this incident, but what can be done and what benefits can be obtained.

Regarding this point, Li Tong also had his own idea. He looked at the ministers seriously and said, "This matter is tentatively to recover Qinghai, and return to the Zhenguan tense with the frontier defense of the Fan Kingdom!"

Chapter 0815 The Enemy's Rebellion, Our Strong Aid

Hearing what the sage said, all the officials gasped. Looking at their surprised eyes, they probably felt that Li Tong's goal was a bit whimsical.

Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Li Tong gave a dry laugh, and then said: "Aspirations need to be far-reaching, but execution must be cautious. Let's use this as an argument. The sudden expansion of the Fan Kingdom is not a short period of time, and the stubborn diseases can be alleviated. I believe in this truth." I still understand."

Although he added another sentence, the officials still frowned silently, apparently still feeling that the goal was a bit exaggerated and not realistic enough.

It's no wonder that the ministers reacted like this. Qinghai, or the hometown of Tuyuhun, was in itself a headache for the Central Plains dynasty.As early as the pre-Sui period, Emperor Yang of Sui launched an attack on Tuyuhun and successfully destroyed Tuyuhun, setting up prefectures and counties because of its borders, but this did not last long. After its establishment, it continued to invade the Longyou area.