The waning moon is like a hook, and the water is surging.
Murong Nuohebo sat opposite Li Xuan, with one hand on the table and one hand under the table.
As soon as he raised his eyes, he asked calmly and directly: "May I ask, Your Majesty, if the Tang Dynasty will give up Tuyuhun?"
Li Xuan held the wine glass and paused lightly with her hand.
Although this question was asked directly, it was not too unexpected.
Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Murong Nuohebo, and said calmly: "The general is a smart man. The general should see the current situation better than anyone else, so why ask questions knowingly."
"So, the Tang Dynasty is really going to give up on Tuyuhun." Murong Nuohebo's voice was a little bitter. Li Xuan's disguised admission made his most likely guess become a fact.
"The Tang Dynasty will never give up any ally, as long as he does not betray the Tang Dynasty." Li Xuan gently raised the wine glass, looked at Murong Nuohebo opposite him, and said: "General, Xuan is here to toast you, I hope Both Tuyuhun and Datang can join hands with each other to create a bright future."
With a "ding" sound, the wine glasses clinked. Murong Nuo drank the wine in the glass in one sip, and then asked quietly: "What the prince said just now shows his extreme distrust of Tuyuhun. I wonder if I can tell Murong that Tuyuhun What did I do wrong to make the prince distrust me so much?"
"General, there are many problems in Tuyuhun today, such as food and grass, army, restoration of the country, and resistance to the enemy... May I ask, General, how the Murong family should deal with it?" Li Xuan looked at Murong Nuohebo with a calm expression, and asked four questions, He asked them all back, and just the first question about food and fodder made Murong Nuohebo silent for a while.
There were some things that Li Xuan didn't say, but Murong Nuohebo knew that he shouldn't ask.
We must seek food and fodder support from the Tang Dynasty, which is the most difficult aspect.
The current drought in Youbin in the Tang Dynasty has affected the autumn harvest, and even the food of the Northwest Road army has been affected.
Liu Rengui sent Li Xuan to Fuqi City this time. Just from Li Xuan's bold actions, it can be seen that the Tang Dynasty could support Tuyuhun with very little food and grass.
At this time, they are not even willing to take it out at all.
Unless they wait until Tuyuhun is really close to being unable to hold on anymore, they will use their last bit to help Tuyuhun get through the final hurdle, but before that, they will never lend a helping hand.
"Just like what the prince did before, dig deep into the Qinghai Lake, save the catch, ask the commander for help, and then spend the whole winter." Murong Nuohebo finally said the words to ask Liu Rengui for help, because other than that Besides, he really couldn't think of any way to solve Tuyuhun.
"General, for everything, it is better to seek from the outside than from the inside." Li Xuan's expression remained calm and said: "Today's Tuyuhun is far from reaching the point of being at the end of its rope. If the general taps into its potential, there is no need to ask for anything. This will solve the current problem.”
Murong Nuohebo frowned slightly, looked at Li Xuan, cupped his hands and said, "Can you please give me some advice, Your Majesty?"
Li Xuan waved her hand and said: "I dare not give you any advice. What the general lacks now is a good person who can really help the general handle internal affairs. I walked around Fuqi City and found that a lot of wealth was buried in it. …This time of drought in the Tang Dynasty, it seems that the court is short of food, but in fact the most important thing the court is short of is food. What the court is short of is actually wealth.”
"Use Tuyuhun's wealth in exchange for food from the Tang Dynasty." Murong Nuohebo finally understood what Li Xuan really meant. He raised his head and stared at Li Xuan: "It turns out that the prince was eyeing Tuyuhun's wealth, so he moved to Tang Dynasty." After leaving Tuxi, Tujing and Tuyuqi three groups."
To suck the blood from Tuyuhun's body, no, is to cut the flesh.
"The one who really focused on Tuyuhun's wealth and plundered it was never me, it was Tubo, it was Lun Qinling. And they have been doing it for many years, haven't they? Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to easily plunder 100,000 cattle and sheep this time. Take Fuqi City away." Li Xuan shook her head calmly.
Tuyuhun had taken refuge with Tubo for many years, and he donated countless gold and silver treasures to Tubo. He was more skilled than anyone else in his methods.
This was how they planned to use Fuqi City, which was short of food, to plot against the Tang Dynasty. This was one of the plans on Qinling.
In Datang's response to the incident in Fuqi City, Li Xuan was just a part of it.
Without the emperor's nod, how could Li Xuan dare to easily move tens of thousands of Tibetan people to Qugou New City?
Everyone can see the benefits in this. Once successful, the value of Fuqi City to Datang will be greatly reduced.
At least in the battle with Tubo, Tuyuhun was no longer relevant.
But it doesn't mean that Tuyuhun is really useless.
Twenty thousand soldiers and tens of thousands of civilians would cause huge trouble if they desperately attacked the Tang Dynasty's rear. Therefore, Li Xuan needed to handle the follow-up.
Murong Nuohebo knew very well Li Xuan's intention, but he wanted more.
"The one hundred thousand cattle and sheep." Murong Nuohebo raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, and said in a deep voice: "Tuguhun can be bought back with money, but the price..."
Although the Tuyuhun royal family lived in the Tang Dynasty, they were definitely not without money.
"This is a matter for the doctor of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it is not under my control." Li Xuan waved his hand directly. The one hundred thousand cattle and sheep were never in his hands. He could use the reason of requesting the imperial court to issue meritorious service. The sheep were distributed to his soldiers, and then they were leased to the Tuguhun people in Qugou New City for rent and profit, but they could never be sold directly to Murong Nuohebo.
"That is to say, this matter is feasible. The key is the price." Murong Nuohebo got the answer to the question he wanted.
"The general can relocate the herdsmen from Anle Prefecture, and of course the livestock, and then lease them to the people of Fuqi City like land to collect taxes." Li Xuan picked up the jug and poured a glass of wine into Murong Nuo's bowl.
Murong Nuohebo held down the wine glass, shook his head, and said: "That will happen next year, it is not appropriate this year."
"There are many valuable things in Fuqi City. The cows and sheepskins stored in people's homes, as well as the salt mines around it, can be brought to Shanzhou to exchange for high prices. Then they can go to the court or big merchants." Li Xuan picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in one gulp.
Murong Nuohebo raised his eyes and looked at Li Xuan, and said softly: "So this is the strategy the prince used to solve the food shortage in Fuqi City."
"The Tang Dynasty does not ban salt, but it is still short of salt. If the general can send a large amount of green salt to the Tang Dynasty and stabilize the price of salt, the court and the people will be able to accept higher food prices." Li Xuan once again told Pour yourself a glass.
The specialization of salt industry in the Tang Dynasty happened after the Anshi Rebellion, but it does not exist now.
"But the tea card fell into Zuo Wei's hand." Murong Nuohebo finally raised his wine glass.
"Zuowei took it down there. You have to talk to Zuowei General Qibi Heli about this matter." Li Xuan pushed the matter out directly.
What Chaka really controls is not Zuo Wei, but Hu Bu.
The reason why the Tang Dynasty and Tubo continued to war was not only threatening each other's borders, but also the salt mines around Qinghai Lake. Once Chaka, the largest salt mine, fell into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, it would immediately make up for the distance. Far from constant loss of food and salary.
This matter is really in the hands of the Queen of Heaven, just like the entire household department of the Tang Dynasty is in the hands of the Queen of Heaven, and no one can easily touch it.
"What about Fuqi City?" Murong Nuohebo's face was slightly gloomy.
Li Xuan glanced at him in surprise and said: "This area is surrounded by vast areas and there are many salt mines. Even Qinghai Lake can steam water and dry the salt. It is so easy to get salt."
"This requires craftsmen." Murong Nuohebo raised his head and looked at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan's face became more and more surprised. She looked at Murong Nuobo with unimaginable surprise and asked, "Can it be that the Murong family can't even find a craftsman who can look for minerals and dry salt?"
"There are craftsmen, but the prince is not talking about ordinary craftsmen. Even in the whole Tuyuhun, there are only a few." Murong Nuohebo shook his head slightly, sighed, and said: "It's not that the Murong family doesn't have such craftsmen, it's just that they have been struggling for many years. Displaced, such craftsmen have long since disappeared.”
Li Xuan fell silent, and after a long time, he slowly said: "The general will just send a letter to the Ministry of Industry to inquire about this matter."
"But I don't want to go to the Ministry of Industry." Murong Nuohebo opened the matter directly with one sentence.
Once this kind of matter goes to the Ministry of Industry, the imperial court will definitely get involved. Murong Nuohebo wants Li Xuan to find a way, and he also gives Li Xuan a share of the benefits.
Li Xuan nodded lightly and said: "If the general doesn't want to go to the Ministry of Industry, he can go to others. The Yuan family in Hezhou, the Li family in Longxi, and other families can participate, and they also have food."
Murong Nuohebo took a deep look at Li Xuan. Could it be that Li Xuan really didn't seek any benefit from this?
Li Xuan looked at Murong Nuohebo calmly. It wasn't that he didn't seek interests in this, but he couldn't trust Murong's methods.
Murong will definitely betray in the future, and when the time comes, it will not only be Datang, but him as well.
"In addition, the general can also go west. The general is back, and Dayan Mangjiebo is probably not far away." Li Xuan raised the wine glass again, and then drank it all. Murong Nuohebo, the Qinghai The king is not so safe.
"It seems that the westward marching army has to prepare in advance." After Murong Nuohebo finished speaking, he looked up at Li Xuan. He always felt that Li Xuan's words had a special meaning.
"It will take at least several months to resolve the issue of food and grass. I am afraid it will also take several months to prepare for the westward march. If you think about it, it will be winter. Then the preparations for the general's restoration of the country should be almost done. I don't know if there is a deadline. "Li Xuan's gentle words made Murong Nuohebo's breathing suddenly become heavier.
He raised his glass, drank it down in one gulp, and finally looked at Li Xuan and said, "Don't worry, I still need to nod towards this matter."
Li Xuan smiled and said softly: "General, please hurry up. It's easier for the North Korean side, but it's hard to say for the Tubo side. This time, I have a plan to solve it temporarily, but if they attack directly next time Fuqi City, this defensive force in the city..."
Li Xuan couldn't help but shook her head, and looked at Murong Nuohebo with a trace of unnoticed contempt in her eyes.
The Tuyuhun people are suitable for killing each other, but externally, they are always the weakest.
"This city will step up the training of the army." Murong Nuohebo's face became gloomy. Compared with Li Xuan's record, Murong's record was really a bit unsatisfactory.
Raising his head, Murong Nuohebo suddenly smiled and waved his hand behind him.
Immediately, a red wooden box was placed on the short table by the sergeant.
"There is a jade Buddha inside. I heard that the Lord of Fuchang County came to this world. Although I can't go back as my uncle, I still have to pay tribute." Murong Nuohebo looked at Li Xuan calmly.
Li Xuan took a breath, nodded, and said, "Thank you so much, General."
After saying that, Li Xuan stood up, cupped his hands in front of Murong Nuo's bowl and said, "Grand Governor, Xuan will take your leave now, and the Fuqi City will be returned to the Grand Governor. I hope the Murong family can prosper this Fuqi City forever."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Murong will always be loyal to the Tang Dynasty." Murong Nuohebo stood up, and then watched Li Xuan swarm away with his cavalry.
In the darkness of night, Murong Nuohebo's face looked gloomy and terrifying.
The king of Nanchang is so unfavorable to Murong Nuohebo's restoration of the country, so what about the court?
(End of chapter)
