Crown Tang emperor

Although it is not yet the moment when the doors of the workshops are opened and the curfew is lifted, the walls of the workshops are full of onlookers. Looking at the bustling crowd on the long street, they are proud and sing loudly. , looking forward to being able to join in this festive atmosphere after the gate of the square is opened, so as not to let the beauty of the streets alone.

When the team reached the Danfeng Gate of Daming Palace, those Hu people were naturally not qualified to enter the palace, so they were led to both sides of the palace gate by the imperial guards.As for the envoys from all directions, under the guidance of the ceremonial officials, they arranged to get off work and form a team, waiting for the sage to summon them in.

At this time, in front of the Danfeng Gate, the courtiers, Chinese and military ministers had already lined up, facing each other from left to right with the Hu Bin envoys.The courtiers have their own ranks of high and low ranks, and the ranks of the Tibetans who belonged to the Tang Dynasty also have similar ranks.

In the order of the Tang Dynasty, there were more than a hundred monarchs of the Hu tribe who obeyed the orders of the Tang Dynasty, and there were differences among them due to various factors such as the level of national power and their closeness to the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, among the guests and envoys gathered in front of the Danfeng Gate, the Khan Ashinaxian, who had prospered and died in the past, and the prince of Silla, Jin Longji, ranked first.

The reason why these two people were able to rank at the forefront of the Tibetan team was naturally not arbitrarily arranged. They each represented the Hu chieftains with the highest status and treatment in the custodial system established by the Tang Dynasty in the west and east.

As the original overlord of the Western Regions, the Western Turks have been destroyed for many years, but they still have a profound influence in the Western Regions. The Ten-surname tribes of the Western Turks are still one of the most important forces in the Western Regions. It is so powerful under the banner of the Western Turkic king's account.

In the early years, Tubo actively developed into the Western Regions, and it also attached great importance to the appeasement and integration of the remaining Western Turkic forces, and recruited the son of Ashina from the Western Turkic royal family as the Khan of the Ten Surnames, hoping to unify the Ten Surname tribes.

However, with the direct garrison of the Tang Dynasty in the four towns of Anxi, the return of the Tang Dynasty to Qinghai, and the deepening of the conflict between Tubo monarchs and ministers, the intention of Tubo to infiltrate the Western Regions and threaten the four towns through the old road of Tuyuhun has no longer been implemented. conditions, so Tubo's influence in the Western Regions is also declining day by day.

Today's Western Turkic Khan Ashinaxian, who was prosperous in the past and died in the past, is a direct brother of the ten-surnamed Khan Ashinazuzi supported by Tubo, and both are the sons of the original Western Turkic Khan Ashina Yuanqing.The main reason why the two brothers were separated in the two countries and each was a puppet was due to the chaotic situation in the early Tang Dynasty.

In the old years of the Wu Zhou Dynasty, the military competition between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo in the Western Regions was quite fierce, and the final solution to this problem was to recover the four towns by Wang Xiaojie's troops.

As for the Western Turkic Khan Ashina Yuanqing, because he lived in the Tang Dynasty for a long time and was alienated from his subordinates, he did not make much contribution in the process, and naturally he was dissatisfied and despised by the court.Therefore, during the longevity period, Ashina Yuanqing was framed and killed by the cruel official Xu Junchen. His son Ashinazu fled to Tubo, and the other son Ashinaxian was exiled to Lingnan.

After the revolution in Shendu, King Xiang came to power. In order to check and balance the growing Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province, and to let the influence of the court spread to the Western Regions again, Ashina Xian, who was in exile, was brought back to the court and canonized as the Western Regions. Turks prospered in the past and died in Khan.It's just that Ashina's offering was still young, coupled with the obstruction of the platform and the chaos within the court itself, this arrangement did not produce the expected effect in the end.

Since today's sages succeeded to the throne, they put recuperation first, and did not make any major plans or adjustments to the Western Regions. As for the puppet Khan presented by Ashina, they only stayed in Beijing.This time when all the tribes came to the court, especially from the states in the Western Regions, there were a lot of people coming to the court, so Ashina Xian, the Western Turkic Khan, was pulled out to put on a show.

As for the prince of Silla, Jin Longji, the Silla behind him is already the most powerful regime in Haidong, and Silla can still maintain its political independence under the custodial order of the Tang Dynasty.If the other party intends to cultivate well, Datang will naturally treat him with courtesy and regard him as a representative of the eastern tribes.

In fact, apart from these two people, there was originally a more important person in the Tang Dynasty's Jiji system, that is, the leader of the East Turkic settlements in the six prefectures of Hequ, and the descendant of Li Simo, the king of Huaide County.

This royal line had been cut off during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, but it was established again in the reign of Emperor Wu in order to check and balance the Turkic Gu Dulu brothers.However, due to the unclear position of the other party during the several Turkic invasions, and the close personal relationship with Wu Sansi among the kings of the Wu family, today's saints are somewhat disgusted.

With the establishment of the system of three subjugated cities, which has achieved considerable results, the dominance over the six prefectures has been further strengthened. The imperial court simply no longer appointed the governors of the six prefectures of Hequ, and the local military and political officials and chiefs of various ministries led the people.

After this first sequence, the number of the chieftains of the second level increased.

This includes the annexed chiefs of the tribes, such as the Murong clan of Qinghai king, the Gao clan of Goguryeo king, the Koji clan of Gaochang king, and the Tiele Qibi clan, etc. Although they are the leaders of various tribes, they are also real Serving as an official in the Tang Dynasty is already an important part of the Tang army, and it is also a result of the development of Jimi's rule to the final stage, so it will naturally receive preferential treatment from the court.

In addition to these Hu chiefs who have already served in the imperial court, there are also powerful Hu chiefs who are still leading their people in the four sides and are very powerful, and are closely related to the interests of Datang's frontier defense.

For example, Xi Wang Li Dazhen who entered Beijing to participate in the Suwei, Huihe and other tribes in Tiele, and tribal leaders such as Tuqishi among the original Western Turkic tribes who are now powerful in the Western Regions, or their respective dispatches messengers.

Among them, the most worth mentioning is the leader of Huihe, Dujiezhi.

Last year, when Lishan performed martial arts, the sage ordered the execution of Huihe's son, Fu Digeng, who was independent and unresolved, and vigorously supported the Adang family among the Huihe tribe. His attitude towards Huihe was full of malice.

Because of this, many Hu chiefs speculated that the Tang court might go to war on Heshuo and continue to severely punish the Huihe tribe.

Although the conflict between Tang and Tubo broke out at the end of the year, it inevitably made Shiliu speculate more, but similar doubts have not been completely eliminated.Therefore, although the imperial court ordered all parties to call the heads of the chiefs to Beijing to congratulate them this year, there are still not many Hu chieftains who actually came to Chang'an. Don sanctions.

So when they saw Du Jiezhi, the leader of Huihe, came to Chang'an in person and stood in the pilgrimage line in a purple robe, the guests and envoys from all parties were very surprised. The son of Du Jiezhi had already been killed by the Tang Dynasty, even if he did not turn his face Rebelling against the Tang Dynasty would not mean that he would personally enter the court to show favor and weakness, so wouldn't he be afraid that he would also be cut off by the Tang Dynasty?

Being so concerned by the people around him, Du Jiezhi naturally felt uncomfortable, but when he thought of the content and promises revealed by Heshuo Chief Li Zhaode when he negotiated with him, Du Jiezhi felt hot again.

Being targeted so viciously by Datang, Du Jiezhi was naturally ashamed and annoyed.However, with the establishment of the Sanshou surrendered city, the barrier between Hequ and Monan became stronger, and Huihe was really powerless to rebel against Tang alone.

After Li Zhaode entered the town, he repeatedly expressed his goodwill to Dujiezhi, and revealed that Datang's next strategic focus is Qinghai in the west, and he has no plans to make a big move in Hequ.

Of course, Li Zhaode's one-sided remarks are not to be believed.But in the next period of time, Datang did give Huihe great preferential treatment, and even some other chiefs in the tribe who hated Datang's domineering and cruelty changed their tone, thinking that Lishan Martial Arts was indeed an opportune event Misunderstand.

Especially this time when he came to Beijing to congratulate him, Li Zhaode even made a promise that as long as Du Jiezhi was willing to go to Beijing in person, then Datang would divide the salt fields in Yanzhou to Huihe for cooperative management.This is the preferential treatment that the rest of the rivers and lakes can't get, and the profits involved are even more astonishing.

Therefore, even if Du Jiezhi himself did not want to come, the members of his tribe kept urging him.Coupled with the fact that the situation between Tubo and Datang has suddenly become severe, it also shows that what Li Zhaode said is true.So after some deliberate trade-offs, Du Jiezhi finally made such a decision.

Of course he also understands that even if Datang is released with good intentions, it must be temporary, but why not himself?With the choice of Datang's border affairs strategy, it is possible to quickly expand the power of the headquarters. Only when one's own strength becomes stronger can one grasp more voice in the subsequent development of the situation!

Chapter 0925 The famous ministers of the British Lord meet each other happily

Among the chief envoys of the Hu Chiefs, the group from the Western Regions had the largest number of people.

Since the Han Dynasty, the power of the Central Plains Dynasty has extended to the Western Regions, which are known as 36 countries.After entering the Tang Dynasty, this number also did not decrease much, but also increased, and even reached as many as forty or fifty state regimes at one time.

The power of these states varies from big to small. Although there are also countries such as Gaochang and Yanqi that were directly conquered by the Tang Dynasty and directly ruled their land and people, but so far, there are nearly forty states that still exist in the Western Regions. .This number does not include the regime established by the Western Turkic ten surnames and their descendants, which also shows the complexity of the situation in the Western Regions.

Faced with such a complicated Hu Qing situation, if Datang wanted to maintain the normal operation of its prison order, it naturally required the use of various means.

The Anxi Dadu Protectorate, which is well known to later generations, is naturally the highest-ranking military and political institution in the Western Regions.Under the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, there are also 72 Dudufu and [-] prefectures.These Jimi prefectures basically covered the large-scale Hubu state forces in the Western Regions, and under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, they together constituted the Tang Dynasty's Jimi order in the Western Regions.

However, most of these Jimi prefectures were established in the Longshuo period of Gaozong, who had just conquered the Western Turks in the Tang Dynasty and had the strongest power and influence in the Western Regions. Tubo rose rapidly, and after annexing Tuyuhun, it began to insert its hands in the Western Regions, competing with Datang for hegemony in the Western Regions.

In the following decades, the four towns of Anxi, representing the hegemony of the Western Regions, changed hands many times between Datang and Tubo. It also made the states in the Western Regions realize that their country is a powerful regime not inferior to Datang through practical actions.

Therefore, today's Tubo is also quite influential in the Western Regions. There are many Western Regions that were originally subject to the Tang Dynasty and turned to Tubo.

In recent years, although the national power of the Tang Dynasty has gradually recovered, and Tubo itself is trapped in internal strife, and rarely provokes the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, but it is still different from Gaozong's heyday in the old year.

Although the imperial court specially ordered all the states to come to Beijing to congratulate them this time, nearly half of these state tribes that belonged to the order of the Tang Dynasty did not enter Beijing to congratulate them, and they did not even express the basic tribute. It is tantamount to breaking away from the confinement system of the Tang Dynasty, and arbitrarily dissolving this layer of subordinate relationship.

However, the decline of Datang's rule and influence in the Western Regions cannot be simply attributed to the incompetence of the current Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate.In fact, today's Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate can still maintain Datang's hegemony in the Western Regions, which is considered to be extremely good.

It should be known that the expansion of hegemony is backed by a strong national power, and at the same time, a huge cost of war must be paid, and the deterrent force that makes the conquered dare not give birth to a heart of resistance must be maintained at all times.

In the past few years, to be honest, Datang did not provide Anxi with such conditions, only to maintain the military expenses of the four towns garrisons, and there was no more specific and grand strategic concept at all, which would inevitably make Anxi The barbarians of the Western Regions felt contemptuous.

While the congratulatory members were still waiting outside the gate of the palace, Tang Xiujing, the governor of Anxi, had already entered the palace first, and was summoned by the saint in the inner hall.

Among the civil and military officials of Kaiyuan New Dynasty, Tang Xiujing is definitely an outlier.In the border minister system of the Tang Dynasty, the governor of Anxi is one of the most important official positions among the border ministers.Originally, according to the Tang Dynasty's tradition of emphasizing internal affairs over external affairs, they would never be directly promoted among border ministers, and the imperial court had to send high officials to take control of the military and political power in the Western Regions.

For example, Wang Xiaojie, the former Anxi Metropolitan Protector, served as a general of the imperial guards in the court, and was sent to the Western Regions to recover the four towns and stayed there for several years.

Tang Xiujing was born in the Mingjing, and although he also served in an official position in Gyeonggi, he was a mansion assistant like the Dianzhu of the Wangfu, and he was not even considered a real court official.What's even more unfortunate is that the prince he served was Wu Wang Li Ke.

During the Yonghui period, Li Ke, the king of Wu, was killed by his grandson Wuji. Tang Xiujing, as his assistant, was inevitably involved, so he was demoted from Gyeonggi and sent directly to Yingzhou on the border of Liao. The experience of a soldier's life.

It has been nearly 50 years since he was expelled from Beijing during the Yonghui period. The young man who was in the prime of his life back then has already become a veteran with pine and white hair. For 50 years, from Liaodong in the east to the four towns in the west, Tang Xiujing traveled all over the frontier and never returned to the court to serve.

If someone else had encountered such a wasted life, I'm afraid they would have given up on themselves, but Tang Xiujing did not just sink and give up his life, becoming an old bastard who wandered in the frontier and had no ambitions.

He has been around for many years, and his experience is also rich in meritorious service.First of all, when he was in Yingzhou, he broke through the joint rebellion of Turks, Khitan and Xiren, and was transferred to Fengzhou Sima because of his meritorious service.

And not long after arriving in Fengzhou, it coincided with the rise of the Turks in Monan, wantonly plundering the northern border states and counties of the Tang Dynasty, and even the governor of Fengzhou at that time was beheaded by the Turks.The imperial court was shocked by this, and many people proposed to abandon Fengzhou and retreat to the Hequ land south of the Yellow River to defend against Turkic invaders.

However, Tang Xiujing strongly advised the imperial court not to give up Fengzhou easily, and insisted on sticking to his hometown under the extremely unfavorable border defense situation, allowing Datang to maintain its rule and influence in the Monan area north of the Yellow River. the foundation of the city.

Afterwards, Tang Xiujing was transferred to Anxi's deputy governor, and it happened that Tubo invaded aggressively and competed for the hegemony of the Western Regions.Wei Daigui, sent by the imperial court, suffered a complete defeat in the Western Expedition, while Tang Xiujing collected the defeated soldiers and stuck to Xizhou for several years.And at the request of Tang Xiujing, the imperial court decided to send Wang Xiaojie to continue the western expedition and regain the four towns.

Of course, the most glorious moment of Tang Xiujing's life was the battle with Tubo in Hongyuan Valley.It was Tang Xiujing who led the Tang army and commanded Ruoding. The senior man in his 70s put on armor and went into battle in person. He defeated Tubo in six battles and built a Beijing temple with the remains of Tubo.

This big victory can be said to be the most glorious victory of the Tang army in the frontal war with Tubo after the battle of Dafeichuan, and thus forced Tubo to give up the strategy of Longyou and the Western Regions and turn to the southwest to open up , Indirectly caused Tubo Zanpu Chidu Songtsan to die in his prime.

Historically, after the first battle in Hongyuangu, Tang Xiujing finally gained the attention of the rulers of the court and was recalled to serve as the prime minister.And at this time, 50 years have passed since he was banished from court in his early years!

During the Wu Zhou Dynasty, the foreign wars were indeed a mess, but such a shining figure like Tang Xiujing who worked hard on the frontier, spent his life as a soldier, and finally became a supreme minister should not be obliterated in one word.

All the brilliance in history has never been achieved by fluke. It is precisely because of the dedication of such heroes who sacrificed their lives to serve the country regardless of honor or disgrace that the glorious history of the Central Plains Dynasty has existed.And this kind of spirit has never disappeared in the blood of this nation, so even if there is a temporary sinking, there will be a more glorious rise in the end!

The evaluation of Tang Xiujing in the history books is also very high. The old Tang books praised Tang Xiujing for his proficiency in side affairs. From Jieshi to the west of four towns, stretching thousands of miles, the key points of mountains and rivers can be remembered.And this extensive record of extensive knowledge did not come out of thin air, but the precious wealth accumulated by Tang Xiujing's life-long observation.

As for the "New Tang Book", it even praised the prime ministers who were both civil and military. At that time, it was said that Li Jing, Guo Yuanzhen, Tang Xiujing, and Liu Renyuan were just representatives of the prime ministers in the early Tang Dynasty.

For Tang Xiujing, a capable and capable official of the country, Li Tong naturally had full respect in his heart.Li Tong had already set his sights on Tang Xiujing before they both made a fortune, and that's why he and his wife Tang Lingshu formed a good relationship that first greedy his grandfather and then his body.

When Tang Xiujing, who was grey-haired, but still vigorous and vigorous, walked down to the inner hall under the leadership of the middle official, he saw the saint from a distance waiting in front of the outer steps of the hall. He rushed forward and kowtowed and said: "I'm an old man who has the material and no weapons, how dare you have a saint come out of the palace to wait..."

"Da Dufu's self-deprecating words, I don't know how many gentlemen of the court are ashamed! I am young and strong to govern the country, and I especially look forward to the talents of old and mature officials to help me. If it is not restricted by common etiquette, it is more than just waiting in front of the palace. When I return to Beijing, I will be there Let’s ride out of the city to meet us!”

Li Tong took a step forward, bent down and supported Tang Xiujing with both hands.This is not the first time he and Tang Xiujing have met. As early as the beginning of the Kaiyuan period, when the town officials came to Beijing to congratulate Tang Xiujing, they had already met Tang Xiujing.

However, when they met again this time, Li Tong still couldn't help feeling that there was nothing worthless under his fame, not to mention his talent, Tang Xiujing had a heart-wrenching charm just by his appearance and demeanor.

This veteran is now over 70 years old, but his figure is still not as emaciated as ordinary old people. If he stands upright, he is even slightly taller than Li Tong. Dare to despise the bearing.

And Tang Xiujing was treated so courteously by the saint, and there was a gratified smile on his face. Looking at the saint, in the eyes of the saint, in addition to the respect of the subordinates for the king, there is also a sense of appreciation from the elders for the younger children.

Of course, Tang Xiujing did not dare to rely on his old age in front of a saint, but his family was lucky enough to be favored by such a respected relative, which made Tang Xiujing laugh out loud even in his dreams.

The monarchs and ministers brought each other into the palace, and after they each sat down, Li Tong did not ask Tang Xiujing about the border situation in the Western Regions first, but said with a smile: "Before the border still relied heavily on the elders of the country. , can only continue to rely on. Now that the old man returns to the court, although the age is not damaged, the love between relatives is deeper. I hope that the old man can stay in Beijing, and I don’t know what the old man will do?"

Chapter 0926 The veteran enters the court and writes the code

Being honored as the elder of the country by the sage already put Tang Xiujing in a good mood, and he bowed forward and sat on the table modestly to show his humility.After hearing the following words, Tang Xiujing's expression was slightly stagnant, and after a while, he asked in a trembling, even unbelievable tone: "Chen, can I return to the court?"

Seeing Tang Xiujing's expression and reaction, Li Tong sighed slightly, and then nodded seriously.

"The minister is willing and willing to return to the court, to be loyal to the saint, and to contribute to the country!"

Tang Xiujing bowed down and bowed again, and replied in a trembling tone. When he raised his head, the veteran of the Western Regions had tears in his eyes, which showed his excitement.

Tang Xiujing has joined the army for nearly 50 years, and his qualifications and merits can be described as rich.Of course, the imperial court could not be said to have treated him badly. Now that he is an official residence in Anxi, he can be said to be the most prominent and prestigious choice among the frontier ministers.

But as a human being, there is always a feeling of nostalgia in my heart, and as I get older, this feeling of homesickness naturally becomes stronger and stronger.

For 50 years, he served as a frontier general who was far more tiring and dangerous than ordinary local officials. It can be said that he spent most of his life in the cause of defending the country and deterring the distant barbarians. I am afraid that sporadic images of unfamiliar local people and things will come to mind only when the trumpet is played in the dream.

This emotional lack and suffering cannot be compensated simply by meritorious deeds.What's more, Tang Xiujing is already in his 70s, and he should already be enjoying his grandchildren and caring for his life.

Although Tang Xiujing was originally from Guanzhong, he was not from a prominent family, otherwise he would not have been implicated by Wu Wang Li Ke and be demoted far away.Even though he has made a lot of achievements in the matter, but because there is no strong support in the court, he has never had the opportunity to return to the court with honor, and he has a feeling of depression in his heart.

In the political atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty, which prioritized the internal over the external, the transfer of border ministers back to the court not only meant a great improvement in the political situation, but also meant that the court and the world recognized and praised the ministers' achievements.

In fact, as early as the first year of Kaiyuan, when Tang Xiujing returned to Chaomiansheng for the first time, he had darkly expressed similar thoughts.It's just that the situation in the middle school had just stabilized at that time, and Li Tong had just taken over the position not long ago. He needed someone close to him to control the important places in the Western Regions for him, and at the same time, there was indeed no suitable candidate in the court who could replace Tang Xiujing. I can only ask Tang Xiujing to stay for a few more years and buy him some time.

Now that the situation in the middle school has become much calmer, and the external strategic line will also be greatly adjusted, it is also reasonable to call Tang Xiujing back to the court.

"The elders of the country are the pillars of the country when they are in the public. They have patrolled the border for fifty years and have made great achievements. In private, they are respected by relatives and relatives. They support me as a beautiful and intelligent wife. I also want to respect the etiquette of the younger generation and give this affection. In public and private, You have benefited me deeply, and I should repay you with honorable gifts!"

Li Tong also got up from the banquet, helped Tang Xiujing up again, held his arms and continued to laugh and said: "All the affairs of the court are being reformed, and the young and strong have their own plans. Although this is a practical rule, it is not a mockery of the old man who is the first attacker. Don’t take it seriously, throw it away and don’t use it. After the old man enters the court, he doesn’t need to work too much, but he still needs to rely on the old man’s ax to pick up the relics when discussing state affairs.”

Recalling Tang Xiujing to the court is just a piece of imperial edict when the time is right.But how to appoint him after returning to the court made Li Tong think about it for a long time.

After all, Tang Xiujing is not just a simple frontier hero, but also has the identity of a foreign relative.If it is just to recall the vain position in the court to raise it, it will inevitably waste Tang Xiujing's talent.

Although Tang Xiujing is more than 70 years old now, Li Tong naturally understands that he is by no means old and useless. Without his own intervention, the veteran will show his power and create another glory in the near future. With a big victory Megatron at home and abroad.

Although the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty are now more aggressive and the national power is stronger than that of the same period in history, there is no need for veterans of the ancient age to go into battle and fight the enemy bravely, but since Tang Xiujing still has such ambitions, But because of being a foreign relative, Li Tong still felt a little pity that he faded out of the current situation.

But in this situation, whether it is inappropriate to recall Tang Xiujing to the court or serve as the general of the Imperial Guard, how to continue to tap Tang Xiujing's talent and value really needs to be considered.

After some consideration, Li Tong decided to give up the veteran's ability to fight decisively on the battlefield, and focus on digging Tang Xiujing's rich experience and experience in most of his life.After all, the situation on the battlefield changes in an instant, and the results are also very different. If you continue to put Tang Xiujing at the forefront of the battle with the enemy, it will be gratifying to win, but if something unexpected happens, it will be difficult for you to face your own wife.

Right now, the Tang family is full of civil and military talents, and many young and underachievers also need opportunities to hone their talents.Compared with the outcome of a war, the experience and strategy of a veteran like Tang Xiujing is a precious asset in itself.

Therefore, Li Tong hopes that after Tang Xiujing returns to the court, he can organize his half-life experience and various border affairs strategies into a book, and turn his rich experience into solid theories, so as to continue to continuously cultivate military talents for the Tang Dynasty. Talents.

"Cultural and military matters are the country's major plans. Soldiers in the midst of the situation must be practical and do not allow false and arrogant words. Attacking and defending, the patriarchal law has been passed down in ancient times, and the predecessors' jewels and jades can be sincerely imitated. However, there is no need to blindly discuss matters. The past is thicker than the present. Since Wude, the Tang family has established businesses and governed, and they are more majestic than the ancients. Although there are historical pens to measure, the importance of ink used by literati may not be able to fully describe the gains and losses..."

Now that he had the idea of ​​asking Tang Xiujing to edit the book, of course Li Tong was not satisfied with just compiling Tang Xiujing's personal travel notes. He wanted to compile a war history from the end of Sui Dynasty to the beginning of Tang Dynasty and since Gao Zu started his business. It records in detail the great work of the Tang Dynasty from the eradication of the heroes at the end of the Sui Dynasty to the conquest of the surrounding Zhuhu in all directions.

Although the imperial court has its own special history editing system responsible for recording and editing relevant major events, these historians may have exquisite grammar and brilliant pens, but they are not specialized military talents after all, and they cannot record and summarize related wars. Get specific.

Compiled a special history of war, recording the difficulties of Datang's entrepreneurship and the grandeur of foreign wars. After reading it, people can not only be proud of the glory and strength of Datang, but also learn about war through specific examples of war. The art of war and strategy and game skills in the book, this is an idea that Li Tong had very early on.

Tang Xiujing is well versed in the art of war, has rich experience, and also has a good attainment in classics and righteousness. After all, he is a serious Mingjing, and he is undoubtedly the most suitable person to preside over this matter.

After hearing the sage's idea, Tang Xiujing was also quite moved for a while. He was full of various ideas about this military book that still existed in the concept and was tentatively named "Three Dynasties Military Code", and couldn't help it. So he put forward various suggestions to the sage for improvement, and he didn't feel disappointed at all about turning from the high-ranking Anxi Daduhu to a book repairer.

Of course, this is not because Tang Xiujing is indifferent to fame and wealth, but because the values ​​​​of people at that time are still different from those of later generations.Lide, meritorious service, and Liyan, the three immortals of life, have a profound impact on human values.Moreover, the people of Tang had a very high opinion of Xiushiben, and not even the prime minister could get this honor for everyone.

Seeing Tang Xiujing actively expressing his views and suggestions, Li Tong was also very relieved.Of course, Tang Xiujing returned to the court this time not only as a book repairer, but in terms of official titles, the court also prepared quite high honors.

First of all, in terms of dispersing officials, the imperial court gave Tang Xiujing the first-rank honor of opening the third division of Yitong.First-rank scattered officials are basically rarely awarded to living officials. Even during the Wu Zhou period when the Wu kings were in power, Li Zhaode wanted to evacuate Wu Chengsi from the court, and the court only awarded second-rank special officials. .

As for the title, it is directly promoted to the highest level of the Duke.Therefore, after Tang Xiujing entered the court, in terms of official rank alone, he could truly be called an extremely human minister.

Of course, the status is already so respected, so the specific military and political affairs naturally can no longer participate in or intervene.

Li Tong made this arrangement, not because he was worried about the chaos of his relatives.After all, he is young and powerful now, and he has put all his efforts to quell all kinds of civil strife in the country. It can be said that he has a high prestige and full control over the court. Not to mention that Tang Xiujing doesn't have such ideas, even if he does, there is no room in the court to call the wind and rain .

Having said that, Li Tong still does not hope that there is an obvious party of foreign relatives in the court, so that the situation in the court will affect family relations.Therefore, although Tang Xiujing was recalled to the court, he also arranged an honorary position that strangers should not enter.

After talking about this incident, the sky in the east has already been revealed. Taking advantage of the time before the morning dynasty, Tang Xiujing gave a brief introduction to the current situation in the Western Regions.

As for the four towns, the situation is still relatively stable. The local states and tribes, including the tribes with the ten surnames of the Western Turks, can basically maintain their obedience to the Tang Dynasty.However, the location of the four towns only covers the core area closely related to the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty, and in the more peripheral areas, due to the previous national policy of the Tang Dynasty to shrink and recuperate, the troops of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate are mainly concentrated in the four towns and have not been exposed to the outside world. With some action, the control is slightly insufficient.

Among them, there are two places with relatively large hidden dangers, one is the country of Bahana on the northwest side, and the other is the small Bolu country on the southwest side.

Among them, the small Bolu Kingdom is located relatively close to the Houzang Xiangxiong area of ​​Tubo, and it is an important channel for Tubo forces to extend to the Western Regions.In the past few years, Tubo once again launched a scramble for the four towns, but was defeated by Wang Xiaojie. After that, for a period of time, the main force sought breakthroughs in this direction. Up to now, the ten-surnamed Khan Ashinazizi supported by Tubo is still active in this area.

It's just that right now Tubo's focus is still on the country's internal struggles, and it's obvious that they don't have the energy to take care of this aspect of external expansion, so the instability in the small Bolu country can be ignored for the time being.

As for the country of Pulling Khan, there is another ancient name that is more familiar to people, and that is the country of Dawan.The hidden dangers in this aspect aroused Li Tong's thoughts even more, that is, Tang Xiujing reported that he had discovered some traces of cannibal activities in the country of Pulling Khan.

Li Tong didn't know much about the big food during this period, but he was also deeply vigilant.Although it is said that this point in time is still decades away from the historical Battle of Talas, when Tang Xiujing said that the big cannibals had actually been active in the outskirts of the Western Regions controlled by the Tang Dynasty, he naturally felt a lot of emotions. idea.