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    In the 24th year of Zhenguan, the leader of Tubo, Songtsen Gampo, died in depression. At that time, Tubo was surrounded by the Tang Dynasty from the northeast and west, and the south faced the threat of Tianzhu. It can be said that the entire Tubo could never expand again.  Even if Datang and Tianzhu didn't need Tubo as a buffer zone between the two empires, Tubo would have been destroyed by them long ago.

    However, although Tubo was not destroyed, life became very difficult under the squeeze of the two empires. Especially the Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu encroached on Tubo's territory from all directions. Although the land lost every year was not a lot, it was enough.  It was precisely because of this that Songtsen Gampo vomited blood. In the last few years of his life, Songtsen Gampo also lived a very miserable life. Some people even thought later that the reason why Songtsen Gampo died in his prime was because of this.  The most important reason is the depression and lack of ambition in the following years.

    After the death of Songtsan Gampo, his young grandson Mangsong Mangtsan succeeded him as Zanpu, assisted by the Prime Minister Ludongtsen. In fact, because the king of the country was young at that time, the power of Tubo fell completely into the hands of Ludongtsen.  An old acquaintance of Li Min finally made his mark and held great power in the country. This also made him somewhat complacent and prepared to use his own strength to lead Tubo out of its current predicament.

    In fact, Ludongzan also did a good job. He changed Songtsen Gampo's conservative strategy and began to actively learn from the Tang Dynasty and develop his country's industry and commerce. At the same time, he actively contacted the Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu to strengthen exchanges between the two sides.  , increase the two empires' understanding of Tibet and reduce the hostility between the three countries.

    Lu Dongzan¡¯s series of measures have indeed greatly improved the situation in Tubo. A group of people have become wealthy due to industry and commerce in Tubo, and the lives of the people have also been improved.  Even the attitudes of Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu towards Tibet have changed, and the number of troops stationed on the borders of the Three Kingdoms has been decreasing year by year.  Everything seems to be moving in a good direction.

    But as Mansong Mangzan grew up, this situation finally changed.  As the leader of the country, Mangsong Mangzan naturally wanted to take back power from Lu Dongzan. In addition, Mangsong Mangzan was young and vigorous. He had long been dissatisfied with the arrogance of the Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu, so he had good relations with the Tang Dynasty.  He Tianzhu's behavior was naturally very disgusting.

    So under this situation, Mangsong Mangtsen had been secretly preparing for a long time, and finally launched a coup at a court meeting, killing Ludong Tsan and his two sons in one fell swoop, and then Mangsong Mangtsen quickly took control of the power of Tubo.  And slaughtered all the Ludongzan family.

    After Mangsong Mangzan took power, he immediately reversed Lu Dongzan's previous practice of proactively making good friends with the Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu, and began to actively prepare for war. He also provoked several times on the border. He was very like "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers"  a feeling of.

    Naturally, the Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu could not tolerate the provocation of the little Tubo, so in the tenth year of Li Zhi's accession to the throne, he teamed up with Li Yun and Li Zhen of Tianzhu to send troops to attack from the north and south.  Crush it.  The Tibetan army organized by Mangsong Mangzan was completely vulnerable and was defeated in just one month.

    After the fall of Tubo, the land was divided between Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu, but this way.  The border between the two countries is also close.  At the beginning, this situation promoted exchanges between the two countries to a certain extent. The southern parts of Datang could directly reach Tianzhu.  Although the road on the Tubo Plateau is difficult to travel, it is much closer than the sea route after all.

    But as this communication increases.  Some conflicts and disputes often occurred on the border between Datang and Tianzhu. At the beginning, they were just civil disputes.  But then it slowly turned into a confrontation between small armies, and even a conflict broke out between the armies later. This made the senior officials of Datang and Tianzhu very embarrassed. Later, the two countries resolved the matter after many negotiations.  conflict.  But with this precedent, conflicts on the border between Datang and Tianzhu began to become more and more frequent.

    The above are the contradictions and conflicts between Datang and Tianzhu. Similarly, the same problems also exist between Datang and Daqi, Daqi and Tianzhu, and even between Datang and the Mediterranean Empire.

    For example, with the rise of the Tang Dynasty's navy in recent years, it has gradually strengthened its defense of its coastline. At the same time, the Tang Dynasty also needs to expand its maritime power. This will inevitably have an impact on Daqi's maritime dominance. Therefore, the two countries  Quite a few conflicts arose in the eastern and southern seas of the Tang Dynasty.

    Also because of the issue of sea areas, the expansion of Tianzhu Navy also offended the interests of Daqi. Therefore, the two countries often have some frictions in Tianzhu waters. This friction has even had a certain impact on the security of Tianzhu waters.

    The conflict between the Tang Dynasty and the Mediterranean Empire mainly came from the territorial dispute between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. The Black Sea was the traditional sphere of influence of the Roman Empire. Therefore, from the perspective of the Mediterranean Empire, the land around the Black Sea also belonged to them. However, the Tang Dynasty  After conquering the Caspian Sea, they believed that the land around the Caspian Sea belonged to them. As a result, the land ranges on both sides happened to overlap, and a battle for land began.The two countries first held negotiations, but in the end they could not reach an agreement at all, and neither country was willing to give up their ownership of this land. After all, if this land was lost, Li Ke's Black Sea and Li Zhi's Caspian Sea would become very different.  Not safe.  As a result, the land between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea became a condominium area between the two countries. Both countries had troops stationed there, and conflicts and conflicts broke out from time to time.

    Most of the conflicts listed above are territorial or territorial sea conflicts, and there are also problems in commerce, population, economy, etc., which also troubled the five Li Min brothers of the four empires. Even because of these problems in relations between countries, they have  It affected the relationship between their brothers. For example, Li Zhi had a big quarrel with Li Zhen because of the incident on the southern border. Later, although Li Min and Li Yun mediated, although the two nodded and admitted their mistakes, their relationship with each other still remained.  My feelings are also much stranger than before.

    In the imperial palace in Keelung, Taiwan, Li Min was sitting behind the desk, tapping the fingers of his right hand gently on the table, as if he was thinking about something?  Now Li Min is over forty years old, with three short strands of beard under his chin. He looks more mature and stable than before. However, he has not been burdened by the heavy government affairs in recent years, and he has taken good care of himself, so he looks more mature now.  He looks like a young man in his early thirties.

    Wang An, who is over sixty years old, is sitting on the sofa next to him. His eyes seem to be closed, as if he is asleep.  According to the laws of Daqi, the prime minister can only serve a maximum of two terms, each term of four years. Wang An had been re-elected as prime minister for eight years when he was in Yongwei for three years. Therefore, he could no longer serve as prime minister after that, so in  Liu Rengui, who had outstanding political achievements, was nominated by Li Min. As a result, more than half of the officials agreed, and he became the second prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

    Although Wang An resigned as prime minister a few years ago and now serves as Li Min's personal advisor, he still has a strong influence in Daqi.  Moreover, now he is still the teacher of the princes and princesses of Da Qi, and holds a high position as Taifu. Sometimes his words may change one of Li Min's decisions.

    Next to Wang An sat Liu Rengui, the second prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.  Compared with Wang An's old age, Liu Rengui has just turned fifty, which is still quite young for the position of prime minister.  In addition, Liu Rengui was an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs. He single-handedly led the first firearms unit under Li Min. Later, Da Qi stipulated that the civil and military forces were not subordinate to each other, so Liu Rengui completely gave up his military position and became a complete civilian official.

    Speaking of which, Liu Rengui had an upright personality, and because he had led soldiers before, he was very tough in governing. Sometimes he even refused to give Li Min face. The two often quarreled in the court because of their different opinions.  On one occasion, Li Min was so angry that he planned to remove Liu Rengui as prime minister and then hold him accountable.  But I didn't expect that although Liu Rengui had an old-fashioned personality, being old-fashioned did not mean being stupid. After receiving the news, he immediately published an article in the newspaper, comparing himself to Wei Zheng, who never backed down in the face of imperial power and insisted on his own views.  is correct!

    When Li Min read this article, he first angrily cursed Liu Rengui for being treacherous, then threw his head up and laughed a few times in the hall, then exposed the matter and never caused trouble to Liu Rengui again.  After all, people have already compared him to Wei Zheng. If Li Min dared to accuse him, wouldn't he be clearly telling others that he, a son, could not compare to the magnanimity of my father, Li Shimin?

    Although Liu Rengui has a bad temper, his style of doing things is very suitable for Li Min, especially his military style, which is more suitable for stabilizing Daqi's current situation.

    For example, a few years ago, the Japanese on Honshu Island rioted because they were jealous of the wealth of the Han people. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese participated. Fortunately, the army responded quickly and did not cause too many casualties.  Later, Liu Rengui personally ordered that all the Japanese who participated in the riots be hanged on both sides of the road. As a result, decades later, several mummies can still be seen floating on both sides of some roads in Japan.  With such a bloody example in front of them, all the Japanese became honest, and no Japanese dared to have any dissatisfaction with the government for hundreds of years.

    In addition, Liu Rengui's methods became more forceful when he expanded externally. He incorporated those Americans who surrendered into the army, and then used these people to open up colonies in the Americas. All Americans who were unwilling to surrender would be mercilessly attacked, and men were  They were taken to work as miners, and the situation of women was even more miserable.

    It was Liu Rengui's iron-blooded style that reminded Li Min of Bismarck, the iron-blooded prime minister of Germany in later generations. Therefore, at a court meeting, he personally called Liu Rengui the iron-blooded prime minister. As a result, the title was spread by newspapers, and for a time Liu Rengui became the iron-blooded prime minister.  His name spread throughout the world.

    No matter how tough Liu Rengui is, he still has no right to deal with some things. For example, in today's matter, he personally came to ask Li Min for his decision. However, Li Min was a little hesitant after hearing this, so he  The elderly Wang An also invitedCome here, want to see what he thinks?  (To be continued)
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