Song Sen seems to have lost a lot of weight. Although the northwest war situation has little to do with Baiqisi, Song Sen is not idle in Liangzhou City.
During the days when Li Qinzai and the Tubo turned to guerrilla warfare, Song Sen and his subordinates Baiqisi were also taking action.
Perhaps at the behest of Li Zhi, Baiqisi entered Tuyuhun in disguise during this period, approached the leaders of various tribes in Tuyuhun as a businessman, and promised the tribal leaders official salary or heavy profits on behalf of the Tang Dynasty to make them loyal to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. .
Annexing a country does not only rely on war. Many means other than war are even more important than war. After occupying a foreign country, you must first digest it before you can completely integrate it into your own territory.
This is what Song Sen and Baiqisi did.
Before Su Dingfang's army arrived, Song Sen had already started digesting the matter of Tuyuhun.
Once Su Dingfang's war in Tuyuhun goes smoothly and Tubo withdraws its troops, the Tang Dynasty can successfully take over all the land in Tuyuhun with the support of the tribal leaders in Tuyuhun. Next, the Tang Dynasty Ministry of Civil Affairs will appoint officials to build cities and government offices, completing the Tang Dynasty. The rule of Tuyuhun.
Song Sen was very excited when he saw Li Qinzai, and he didn't know if he was pretending. His eyes were red. When he came to Li Qinzai, he raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears.
"Uncle Li County, you really want to shame your subordinates!" Song Sen choked with sobs.
Li Qinzai looked at him with a smile, feeling quite moved in his heart. He held his hand with both hands and said: "Old Song, our relationship should be pure. You two grown men should not overthink it. I haven't reached that state yet... "
Holding Song Sen's hand, Li Qinzai suddenly squeezed it hard: "Huh? Where are the tears?"
Song Sen was stunned: "What?"
"Didn't you just raise your sleeves to wipe your tears? Why are your sleeves dry? Where are your tears?"
"Uh..." Song Sen's old face suddenly turned the color of pig liver.
Seeing that Song Sen was extremely embarrassed, Li Qinzai sighed and said, "Old Song, you are very insincere."
"Brother Li County has returned from a great victory. It is unlucky to shed tears. I can only shed my tears in my heart..."
"Oh, I don't care what is auspicious or unlucky. Just cry for me right now, with tears falling like rain, like the kind you feel when you are mourning your heir."
Song Sen's face was uncertain, and then he blushed hard, as if he had been constipated for ten days but couldn't find the expression.
Li Qinzai's cheeks couldn't help but twitch, silently cheering for him.
After a long time, Li Qinzai suddenly said: "If you can't squeeze it out, just forget it."
Song Sen breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you very much."
After entering the city and returning to the governor's office, Pei Shen, the governor of Liangzhou, welcomed him out and held a banquet as usual to welcome Li Qinzai and celebrate his success.
There was dancing and music in the mansion, but Li Qinzai was dull.
After seeing Zi Nu's flying dance, Li Qinzai had no intention of watching other people's dances no matter how beautiful they were.
The officials of the governor's office toasted to Li Qinzai one after another, and Li Qinzai responded politely, but it didn't take long for him to become almost drunk.
Song Sen came up with a wine cup, and after the two drank, Song Sen whispered in his ear: "For the merits of Uncle Li, the lower official has written a memorial and sent Baiqisi's Pegasus to Chang'an City. "
"This time Bo Ke of Li County made a great contribution. The Tang Dynasty swallowed Tuyuhun with almost no effort. General Su led the army from a thousand miles away and it was just a formality."
"I heard that Lu Dongzan had ordered the Tibetans to withdraw their troops. Today Baiqisi found out that all the Tubo troops north of Tuyuhun had evacuated towards the Kunlun Mountains. On the way, they encountered Pei Xingjian's 10,000 Anxi troops. Haha, there was no fight..."
Li Qinzai sobered up a little from his drunkenness: "Lu Dongzan encountered the Anxi army? Why didn't Pei Duhu fight?"
Song Sen smiled and said: "Chang'an has a secret order for Pei Xingjian. The emperor's intention is to take the land of Tuyuhun first, without causing any trouble. Since the Tibetan army is evacuating, why bother to fight again? Let them get out of here, and we will talk about it after we take the land. "
Li Qinzai nodded, that's right. He should take the land calmly first, and don't make Lu Dongzan jump over the wall.
The performance of the Tubo army in Tuyuhun was like a stock market that opened high and moved low. It opened at the daily limit and fell miserably when the market closed. If they took advantage in the early stage, they were close to annihilating the country. In the later stage, they were disgraced and embarrassed.
The Tubo invasion of Tuyuhun was actually a defeat. They suffered tens of thousands of casualties and gained nothing. Instead, the Tang Dynasty took a huge advantage.
It is conceivable that when the news reaches Tubo, public opinion will be furious.
What Lu Dongzan has to deal with now is not Su Dingfang's army, but thinking about how to explain to Zampu and the powerful landlords in Tubo after returning to Tubo.
With the failure of the Tuyuhun War, the position of the Tibetan Prime Minister is no longer very secure. If nothing unexpected happens, there may be a round of turmoil or even a coup in Tubo.
"Uncle Li has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. The Emperor will definitely reward him after he returns to Chang'an. At least he will be promoted to the title of Marquis. I will ask Uncle Li to continue to look after my subordinates later." Song Sen's smile was particularly flattering.
Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Headmaster Song is not bad. You Baiqisi did a secret and great job in another battlefield. After returning to Chang'an, will Mr. Song be promoted? What kind of official position will the headmaster of Chang'an be promoted to?"
"Hahahaha, thanks to County Uncle Li, if the governor of Chang'an is promoted to the next level, he will be the governor of Gyeonggi, and he will be in charge of Guanzhong Baiqisi. He may be transferred to Hedong Road or Jiangnan Road."
When the topic of promotion came up, Song Sen was no longer sleepy. While pretending to be reserved, he couldn't hide the look on his fat face. The fat on his face was greasy and plump, like a piece of pork belly fresh out of the pot.
"Since the Zhenguan period, Emperor Taizong established the Baiqi Division. Over the decades, Baiqi Division talents have emerged in large numbers, but it is not modest to say that talents like Xiaguan are really rare. In just two or three years, from a mere deputy commander to How great it is to be promoted to the position of taking charge of the capital..."
"What the hell," Li Qinzai glanced at him and quickly cut off his words: "Are you floating? Have you forgotten your last name? Your promotion is all thanks to me, and I still haven't seen you showing any filial piety, officer. It’s getting bigger and bigger, but the world’s sophistication feeds the dog…”
Song Sen paused for a moment, then forced a smile and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Li County. It's true that Baiqisi has no luck, but I am sincere to you and have absolutely no second thoughts. Although Baiqisi is directly subordinate to the emperor, in my heart It's all you..."
Li Qinzai hated the cold and had goosebumps all over his body. Especially when he saw Song Sen's watery little mung bean eyes, he shuddered even more.
However, Song Sen didn't feel disgusted at all, and felt that his flattery was just right, so he respectfully toasted with a glass of wine.
"Uncle Li is staying in Liangzhou City for a few days. The decree from Chang'an should be coming soon. Your Majesty will recall you to Chang'an. I would like to congratulate you in advance on your promotion to the rank of Lord. Your family will be prosperous from generation to generation."
The previous chapter was blocked, has been corrected, and is applying for unblocking. I didn’t expect that one day I would have a chance to cross paths, so I’m happy to celebrate.
