Li Zhi was startled for a moment, then suddenly smiled and saluted Li Yunxiao. But just halfway through the salute, he was dragged down by an internal force and could not bend down no matter how low he was.
At this time, a servant on the side brought tea. Li Zhi stepped forward to take it and poured tea for Li Yunxiao himself.
"I...can manage my son so smoothly thanks to the teachings of the Emperor. Without your help, even if I could expand the territory of the Tang Dynasty, there would definitely be countless casualties."
"Okay, how old are you? Don't you feel disgusted? I came to you because I have something to say."
"Master Emperor, please speak."
"I want you to send troops to Tuyuhun immediately."
"Uh... why? The Lord of Tuyuhun died of illness not long ago, and now the internal situation is not stable. If I send troops at this time, wouldn't it be regarded as taking advantage of others' danger?"
He knew what Li Yunxiao meant very well. Why did he send troops there? There was nothing else but subjugation, but he couldn't choose such a time.
Li Yunxiao told what he had speculated, and Li Zhi's face became darker and darker.
"Bold! They actually want to join forces to invade the Central Plains! I really shame them!"
"Here comes someone!!"
Eunuch Hai ran all the way and ran in. When he saw Li Zhilongyan was furious, he couldn't help but kneel on the ground.
"Your Majesty, this slave deserves death, but I really can't stop the Emperor..."
Li Zhi was startled for a moment, and then said: "Why do you want to stop the emperor when something happens? You have to remember! Even if I am sleeping, you have to wake me up!"
Eunuch Hai nodded in agreement.
Li Zhi took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Go and inform all the officials to go to court. I have important matters to discuss!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Yunxiao knew that his work was done, and stood up with a slight smile.
"Such a mysterious statement, do you believe me?"
Li Zhi said solemnly: "In the whole world, there is no one whom Zhi'er trusts the most than the Emperor's Master! Even if it is wrong, I think it is to nip it in the bud!"
Li Yunxiao nodded: "Okay, then I'm leaving."
"I'll see you off."
After Li Yunxiao left, Li Zhi put away his expression and rushed to discuss the matter with the emperor with a majestic expression.
Regarding this matter, half of the people in the court thought it was feasible, and those who listened to the emperor were right. If Li Zhi wanted to surpass the empire established by his father, Tubo would have to conquer it sooner or later.
Half of the ministers remained silent. They did not believe Li Yunxiao's so-called hexagrams, but they did not dare to speak up to stop him.
But the current government is not like before. It is almost a major change of blood. No one can figure out Li Zhi's temper. Maybe if you say something today, you will be dismissed tomorrow.
And that Li Yunxiao is a petty person. If he is interested in him, what's the point?
The most hateful thing is that son of a bitch Li Yifu. He does nothing but snitch and frame good people. He is just a nameless bitch.
Many people wanted to hire a murderer to kill him so that he could experience pain and regret!
If Li Yifu hears this, he will definitely have to chat with that person, you can do it?
Now that the matter had been decided, Li Zhi named the veteran Su Dingfang as the vanguard, led an army of 50,000, and rushed directly to Tuyuhun!
Xue Rengui is ready to go as the rear army, and when needed, he will be the second front army of the Tang Dynasty!
Tubo had been paying close attention to the movements of the Tang Dynasty, and suddenly saw someone mobilizing an army, and immediately thought that there was a problem.
The Lord of Tubo, who had always been calm and set up camp step by step, could not sit still. Now that he had been discovered, he simply moved closer to the northeast. Over the years, many places in the northeast had been infiltrated by them, and they were ready to join their camp. Fight against the Tang Dynasty together.
More than ten days later, Su Dingfang led 50,000 vanguards and when they reached the border sea of Tuyuhun, they happened to encounter the Tibetan army lurking over.
When the two sides met, Su Dingfang had no nonsense, only two words, start a war!
There was a huge disparity in the strength of the two sides. Tubo had already stationed 120,000 troops without knowing it, but Su Dingfang was fearless and rushed out first.
He is now old, and it is his long-cherished wish to be shrouded in horse leather. It is an honor to die on the battlefield! It is an honor to be remembered by future generations!
Tang Jun saw his vanguard commander fighting hard, and the soldiers were full of morale and unstoppable.
The Lord of Tubo did not expect that the Tang army would appear so quickly and meet so coincidentally. Although they had more or less thousands of muskets in their hands, these muskets were insignificant in the face of 50,000 people.
For a time, the armies of Tubo and Tuyuhun were beaten and retreated continuously.
If there is a vanguard, there will naturally be reinforcements. After fighting for seven days, another 50,000 Tang troops came with Xue Rengui's reinforcements.
The troops are united! Attack side by side!
Tubo and the 120,000 Tuyuhun rebels were immediately in danger.
When facing the enemy, Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui infiltrated among thousands of people and took off the head of the opponent's general.
Once the general died, the morale of the army was difficult to stabilize. Within a few days, Tuyuhun was completely pacified.
When the news came back to Chang'an, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel happy and looked up to the sky laughing.
But he soon realized that he had laughed too soon.
Although Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui quelled the Tibetan army lurking in Tuyuhun, Tubo was not comparable to a small country in the Western Regions. It had a total strength of 600,000. This was investigated openly, and there was no telling how many were lurking there.
Now this battle has made it clear that starting a war will lead to deep enmity.
From now on, the Western Region is probably going to be troubled.
Li Zhi now really wants to let Tubo provoke those small countries on the border of the Western Region, because many of Li Yunxiao's business channels are there. If he provokes this person, the emperor will try his best to kill him without having to do anything. .
If Li Yunxiao knew that Li Zhi thought so, he would sincerely say to him, "Thank you."
Now it is possible to send a large army to destroy or subdue Tibet, but the time has not yet come. If a large army is sent to attack rashly, I am afraid that many surrounding countries will immediately unite to attack Datang.
There are no eggs left behind when the nest is overturned. Other countries are not fools and they all know this truth.
And Li Zhi naturally also knew that if he wanted to devour and expand, he had to do it step by step. If he took one bite, he would not become fat, and he might even starve himself to death.
In addition to silk machines, the production of muskets and grenades is now not uncommon. Other countries also have them. Being able to block them for more than ten years is already the best they can do.
Li Yunxiao didn't pay too much attention to this matter. According to his words, it was 'one of his own' and he would have to know sooner or later.
In any case, this victory is worth celebrating. It not only extinguished the arrogance of Tibet and made its master retreat, but also frightened some neighboring countries that still wanted to follow suit.
Li Zhi held a grand banquet, and the civil and military ministers and envoys from neighboring Tibetan countries all came to celebrate with gifts. The most abundant gifts were the horses and silk tribute from Tibet.
Li Yunxiao had a picture pinned to his waist and found a random place to sit down.
