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.    There is another reason for leaving so soon

    Seeing Dashi¡¯s embarrassment, Master Ni Nirvana also came to his senses and begged Wang Fangyi and Qixin Mingtibo to take Fars back.

    Dara Goethe (Tarab), southeast of Fars, was the place where the Sasanian Persian Dynasty flourished, and his ancestors made their fortune here.  We know that it is difficult to defeat the cannibals, and we do not require that the whole of Persia be restored, but you can take this territory for me.

    Wang Fangyi and Qi Xinming were almost furious.

    It is not impossible to take it down, but if it is taken down, how to defend it?  This will be met with a frenzied attack by the Great Eater from both sea and land.  And if you want to capture Fars, you must break through the front line of the plateau, and then Kerman, Yamond, and Isfahan on the Persian Plateau must also be captured.

    It can still be done.

    It¡¯s easy to take down, but very difficult to defend.  It is impossible to rely on the few people in Persia and Hezhong. Unless more than 100,000 troops are mobilized from the Tang Dynasty, it is impossible to repel the crazy attacks of Dashi. And in less than ten years, Persia can't even hope to gain a foothold.  .

    What benefits will the Tang Dynasty gain after seizing control?  Take a look at the territory of Persia.  Fars, Kerman, Yamond, Isfahan, Tehran, Semnan, Gorgan, Khorasan, Baluchistan, Sind, and Makran have restored more than half of the original Persian population.  territory.

    Once the Persian occupies the foot, such a large area, so many territories, and after years of warfare, will inevitably produce many sophisticated generals. Will it be restrained by the Tang Dynasty?

    So far, not only has the country reached a fever pitch, but also in order to regain the lost territory, Merwan and Zubair formed a short-term peace treaty.  As soon as his troops withdrew from Fars and the threat from Fars was lifted, Tehran, Semnan, Makran, Baluchistan and Sind were all once again handed over to the cannibals.

    Dashi had to send a strong garrison again, which reduced the pressure on Byzantium.  Moreover, with their evil intentions, they would not dream of taking back Khorasan and Sestan, which were adjacent to the Tang Dynasty.

    ? Then once the threat is gone, the peace agreement collapses.  It was also strategically beneficial to the Tang Dynasty.

    Wang Fangyi went back to Moufu City and gave Master Ni Ni a stern warning. We haven¡¯t sorted out the domestic affairs of the Tang Dynasty yet, but we are working hard for you Persians. What else do you want?  How many soldiers and people have sacrificed their lives from the river to Tocharo and then to your Khorasan for this battle? Don¡¯t you want them to have a safe and happy life?

    Master Ni Ni said fearfully: "King Protector, although I am the King of Persia, I am also a subject of the Tang Dynasty. This battle now is also to expand the territory for the sake of the Heavenly Dynasty."

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? By Qi Xinming, who could even scold Tuo as a fart, but Hezhong and Tochara, who have no time to manage them, and even Persia.  However, Wang Fangyi comes from a top aristocratic family and has read poetry and books since he was a child, so he would not say that.  But his tone was still very dissatisfied, and he said coldly: "Do you really want our Majesty to be your Persians' counterattack?"

    ¡°I don¡¯t dare.¡± Master Ni Nirvana¡¯s face changed drastically under the weight of this big hat.  But this time he finally understood that people were not too confident about Persia. This was really good. If Persia wanted to survive, it must rely on the Tang Dynasty to ensure its loyalty to the Tang Dynasty.

    I feel bitter in my heart, but I dare not get angry.

    Wang Fangyi knew what he was thinking, and sent a lobbyist privately to tell him tactfully. Think about your situation before. A prince who was exiled was nothing. But now, he is two, the king of the region.  In charge of the life and death of millions of people.

    The great cannibals did not dare to come to Khorasan. Wang Fangyi wanted to leave temporarily to help Li Wei stabilize the overall situation in the country, and the trouble of returning to the Turks from the east could be solved by the way.  Only a few generals such as Zheng Qingze, who had good relations with Bo Shanhuo, were left to continue to preside over Persian affairs.  Then he said to Master Ni Nie: "Your Highness, it is not because we Tang people are harsh. At this time, Dashi has not yet reached the time of true destruction, so it is not easy to send troops. And you must have heard about the situation in our country. There will definitely be good things in the future.  When the opportunity comes, we will help you when the time comes.¡±

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Leave a hope for Ni Nishi, but in my heart, do I want to support another puppet emperor in Baluchistan, Sindh and Malank?  But after thinking about it, I thought it was ridiculous. How to manage it?

    ¡°In fact, this expedition also supported puppet governors in Malank, Balochistan, Sindh, and Tehran, bringing the country¡¯s territory to an unprecedented level.  But just like the time when Li Zhi supported Persia, the time was shorter. A few months later, when the cannibals entered, everything was lost.  However, this expedition yielded a lot of rewards, especially the richness of faith, which made Qi Xinming reluctant to leave.  Different from the big food policy, it adopts a pacifying approach to ordinary people and distributes all materials that are not easy to carry, including grain, to the people, or to the Persians and the Tocharians in the river.

    The various pseudo-kings of Sindh were also treated differently. Dashi attacked Sestan and Jiling City from Herat, but it was??Fars attacked Sindh.  After ruling here for more than ten years, some countries have completely turned to food.  There were even elephant soldiers dispatched, and it was very easy to deal with the elephant soldiers.  In fact, the clumsiness of the elephant soldiers rarely posed a threat to the cavalry. Once the fire-repellent powder exploded, the elephants went crazy.  All these kings and noble Hui people were executed.  All the kings and noble Hui people who took the initiative to defect were spared.  However, when the cannibals arrived, they suffered a lot.  In this way, more than 10 million yuan of partial wealth was once again brought from Xinde. Because he did not want to run it or leave it to the cannibals, he robbed it completely.  Once again, nearly three million people's wealth was taken out and distributed to various tribes in the Western Region.

    With the two rewards, all departments were convinced.

    Of course, if you think about it, you have to pay, and then they will also have to put on a big show.

    Each battle was written down in a regular manner in Di Bao and sent to Luoyang.  However, I have not written down how much wealth I will get and what my future plans will be.  The process is also very simple, and some battles can be covered in just one sentence.  The principle is to report reports of worries urgently and reports of good news slowly. Each letter is slower than the other.

    Wu Zetian¡¯s eunuch, Eunuch Luo, also guarded him and prevented him from reporting the truth immediately.

    Groups of troops gathered from Tocharo and the river towards Suiye City and Anxi.  But the people of Luoyang already knew that Li Wei was not dead.

    "Li Zhi is dead. It would be a good idea for the wise people to think about this emperor."  It's just a pity to leave a mess before death.

    The time left for Wu Zetian is longer than in history. In history, it is necessary to stabilize the centrists, restrain the opposition, and win over the wait-and-see faction before Li Xian returns to power in the New Year in just ten days.  Now there may be half a year for her to prepare, but what she faces is not Li Xian, but a mountain that is difficult to move.

    It is also different from history.  In history, Pei Yan instigated Wu Zetian to depose Li Xian, and the crime of deposing him was just because Li Xian said something to vent his anger. Who didn't hold his anger in that situation?  I thought that when Li Dan came to power at a young age, he would be able to control greater real power. Unexpectedly, power unknowingly fell into Wu Zetian's hands.  Disappointment arose, and the opposition to Wu Zetian's establishment of the Seven Temples of the Wu Clan became the trigger.  Then he took advantage of Wu Zetian's patrol to plot against Wu Zetian. Unexpectedly, the rainy day prevented Wu Zetian from going out on patrol, but it failed.  This incident may have made Wu Zetian realize that there was no evidence, but she also used an almost unfounded crime to kill Pei Yan.

    It is also necessary to kill, Pei Yan is the Zhongshu Ling, the political affairs hall is determined by the Zhongshu Province, many prime ministers are attached to him, what if Cheng Wuting and other generals are friendly with him and do not kill Wu Zetian?

    However, due to Li Wei's pressure, the two of them did not get into trouble after a long time.

    But the mentality is different. Because of Pei Yan's support, Wu Zetian stepped onto a bigger stage. This opportunity she will definitely take advantage of.  I still haven't had the idea of ??becoming a queen, but after taking more political power in my hands, once my son returns and I make some concessions and compromises, will my son really be able to fight a civil war?  Don't forget that you already have great righteousness in your hands, because you have the right to make decisions about the military and state power, and you can also reluctantly depose the emperor and establish a new king.

    Of course, she didn't want this to happen.  I'm afraid my son won't think about it either.

    As for how much concessions you can make, it depends on how much your son can play.  She wasn't in a hurry even if it didn't show up. The worst possibility was that she would have to abandon more useless chess pieces by then.  Even Pei Yan can be abandoned if necessary.

    Pei Yan was also forced to take the stand. Although he almost became the most powerful prime minister in the history of the Tang Dynasty, if the power of the Queen Mother was not guaranteed, Li Wei would at least have to remove himself from power after returning to Beijing.  This was something he was unwilling to do, so he devoted himself to helping Wu Zetian consolidate her position step by step.

    The news of the emperor's death in battle made all the plans in Wu Zetian and Pei Yan's minds come to nothing.

    If he really died in battle, Wu Zetian might feel melancholy. Among all the sons, only this son was relatively close to her.

    Pei Yan is definitely the happiest.

    "Don't say that the emperor is a good prince. When he is a prince, he is a good prince. After he becomes an emperor, he may not be a good emperor. There should not be too many examples in ancient and modern times.  Therefore, when a minister seizes a legitimate heir, he does not necessarily have to worry about the virtuous reputation of the princes.  If that were the case, Cao Zhi would have returned to his position long ago.  It depends on whether it is beneficial to you.

    But I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s fake, so the emperor is playing some conspiracy.

    And I can¡¯t think of the emperor¡¯s intention of doing this.

    He sent people to Qinghai to inquire, but Hei Chi Changzhi hesitated. After the news reached Luoyang, more people thought that something had happened to the imperial court.

    Wu Zetian called all the prime ministers to the inner hall to discuss matters, and asked a question, what if something happens to the emperor?

    Di Renjie immediately said: "No, if that is the case, the generals in Qinghai will report this matter."

    "But how can Mr. Qiu explain the current situation?" He was recently promoted to be a disciple of Zhongshu.Third-grade Wu Chengsi asked in return.

    Di Renjie couldn't answer either.

    Everyone's unified understanding is that something may have happened to the emperor, but he may not have died in the battle, and his life or death may not be known. After all, when the Silver Wall was breached in the battle at Nanshan Pass, the two armies had not arrived yet, and most of the soldiers were killed by Lun Qinling.  .  But a few people escaped, and there was only one passage. To the north was the Tibetan army, and to the south they entered the Tibetan territory.  Later, Li Jinxing and Heiji Changzhi entered Tubo territory and gathered hundreds of defeated soldiers who fled to Tubo territory.

    If something goes wrong, right here, the emperor may evacuate in time, so Li Jinxing and Hei Te Changzhi frantically invaded the interior of Tubo.  However, when a large number of reinforcements from Yangtong and Tubo arrived, they had to disperse.  Then set up a checkpoint at Nanshan Pass.

    But Tubo also set up barriers in Nanshan, facing each other from a distance, to prevent Tang troops from penetrating deeply.  So the emperor escaped, but was unable to escape due to the Tubo barrier.  He is still alive in the world, otherwise the Tubo people would not fail to celebrate.

    You must know that back then, in order to pursue the emperor, Lun Qinling even took the opportunity to defeat the Tang Dynasty army in Qinghai and used hundreds of thousands of troops to surround the remaining ones.  The emperor is still alive, but he may be in Yangtong, or a certain place in Tubo. It is very dangerous and the Tubo people still haven't discovered it.

    The generals in Qinghai are thinking of ways to rescue him, but they dare not speak out, fearing that the imperial court will take the opportunity to take away all the military power in Qinghai, and then the emperor will have no cards to play with when he comes back.  But there was no news of the emperor's death. Otherwise, doing so would be the same as rebellion.  But without righteousness in hand, and the Hus are not convinced, no matter how many soldiers and generals Qinghai has, they will not succeed in their rebellion.  It is even possible that when the real news of the emperor's death came, the Qinghai generals would be in internal chaos without fighting.

    So when I asked Hei Te Chang Zhi, Hei Te Chang Zhi hesitated and tried his best to decline the answer.

    The only way to explain it is this.

    Wu Zetian said: "Get ready to establish a crown prince."

    If something happens, is it possible for the Ai family to become the queen?  This was done to prepare the country, and none of the ministers objected.

    Wu Zetian asked again: "My dear gentlemen, who do you think should be the crown prince?"

    "Empress Dowager, I think that if you want to establish a crown prince, you can choose one of your several sons," Di Renjie said in a tired voice.

    "No, His Majesty's several princes are all very young. If he is established, it is better to establish a long-term prince. Only by selecting one from His Royal Highness the King of England and His Highness the Prime Minister will it be beneficial to the country." Wu Chengsi immediately retorted.

    "Pei Qing, what do you think?" Wu Zetian asked Pei Yan through the purple gauze curtain.

    "I also think what Duke Zhou Guogong said makes sense."

    Di Renjie wanted to say something, Pei Yan, you are so shameless. Back then you wanted to support King Lu.  Now King Lu is about to be ten years old, and you have come to support Li Xian and Li Lun again.  He also knew what Wu Chengsi and Pei Yan were planning. If Li Wei really died and made Li Wei's son the crown prince, what could those rebellious generals in Qinghai really do?  Even if the emperor is really dead, he will shirk responsibility under the pretext of supporting the crown prince.  But thinking that Li Wei's life and death were unclear, Di Renjie didn't want to fight for anything.

    ¡°Although he is a seemingly powerful envoy now, if the emperor dies, he may end up with unknown consequences.

    Di Renjie did not object, and no one else objected.

    Li Xian was so idle that he didn't expect to be picked out by others and made the crown prince.

    This hard-working master has a certain sense of justice, is impulsive, loves his wife and family, and likes to have some fun without causing any major harm.  If he were to be a prince, he would be a prince of peace, or even a good husband and father.  However, being a crown prince or an emperor was forced by Wu Zetian, which was very sad.  ps: The original text of Li Zhi's imperial edict is: The military plane is in a hurry, and the burial has been completed. The heir should be separated from other matters. Major military and state affairs must not be suspended, and ordinary idle tasks should be assigned to his duties.  The weight and weight of the clothes are all based on the Han system.  It is appropriate to change the day to the month.  Its garden and mausoleum system is based on frugality.  According to the "Edict of the Great Emperor", the world is great, the clan and society are of great importance, and contracts and talks must not be left alone for a long time.  The crown prince can assume the throne of emperor in front of the throne, and the severity of his observance should be based on the Han system.  It is appropriate to change the day to the month.  The garden and mausoleum system is based on frugality.  If there are any undecided military and state affairs, then the Empress of Heaven will be able to return to the throne and stop the progress.

    The tombs should be frugal, and ordinary affairs should be handled by officials. Major military and state affairs are related to the monarchy, and are still handled by the adult Li Xian personally.  However, he was afraid that Li Xian would not be able to live up to expectations, so if there was any indecision, the Empress Dowager would be the one to take action. There was a word "concurrent", which meant that Wu Zetian only had the power to assist, but not the right to make decisions.  However, Pei Yan reported that the prince ascended the throne and did not listen to the government. The ministers reported and the Queen of Heaven issued an order to be implemented at the door.  By directly bypassing Li Xian, Li Xian was completely sidelined, allowing Wu Zetian to obtain formal independent power to handle political affairs, which was the most solid first step for the queen.  This is something that the history books deliberately ignored when beautifying Pei Yan, but it is also very interesting.
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