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    In the twelfth lunar month of the first year of Guangqi and the first lunar month of the second year of Guangqi, Li Rupei was extremely busy. He had carefully considered Zheng Congchan's suggestion, and it was indeed feasible. Once the Iron-Blooded Army began to attack the north, all the focus would shift to the north.  Go, there will be little energy left to consider Tubo affairs, so before attacking the north, it should be a wise and realistic choice to capture Tubo first.  &{}{}? Tubo is Tibet a thousand years later. The natural environment is extremely harsh. Although the Iron-Blooded Army is extremely brave in the south, when it comes to Tubo and the plateau, it¡¯s just a matter of time. Moreover, the climate of the plateau is changeable, and many  The place is deprived of oxygen, and the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army may not be able to adapt to the climate of Tubo. If the soldiers suffer from altitude sickness, let alone fighting, it will be considered good if they can evacuate alive.  Even Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty adopted the method of marriage and married Princess Wencheng to make Tubo surrender. In the end of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo did not surrender. After all, it was an independent kingdom. Tubo's Zanpu was the king, and Zanpu's subordinates were  There is one prime minister and one deputy prime minister. Under the prime minister and the deputy prime minister, one person is in charge of internal affairs, called the internal prime minister, and one person is in charge of criminal law, called the general prime minister. In addition, there are also foreign affairs, diplomacy, finance, etc.  Officials, the nine ministers headed by the Prime Minister are called the Nine Ministers of Government. Locally, they are divided into four Ru, namely Zang Ru, Yue Ru, Wei Ru and Ye Ru. Each Ru is divided into upper and lower branches. The branches are as follows.  In Qianhufu, there are chiefs of one thousand households, chiefs of five hundred households, chiefs of one hundred households, chiefs of ten households, etc.  These settings indicate that Tubo was ultimately an independent kingdom.  Li Rupei will never allow such a situation to exist.  In addition, Tubo has always practiced slavery. The power of the nobles is astonishing. They can control the life and death of slaves at will. Slaves are the private property of nobles, without any freedom or power. There are many ways to execute slaves, such as skinning.  This is a system that Li Rupei hates.  Now is not a thousand years later, we have to pay attention to international influence and so on. In today's era, strength is everything. When the Iron-blooded Army attacks Tubo, it only needs to completely annihilate the nobles of Tubo, set up government offices according to the divisions of the Tang Dynasty, and send capable officials to Tubo.  , so that the Tubo slaves could have food to eat and basic freedoms.  He would be able to firmly control the political power and prevent the Tubo nobles from getting ahead.  Of course, this will take a long time, but unfortunately Li Rupei has a lot of time. He believes that if Tubo is governed according to his ideas, a hundred years later, the situation in Tubo will undergo subversive changes.  Li Rupei would never have thought that his decision to attack and completely occupy Tubo would have such a significant impact on history, and how much of a shock it would have to the Tang Dynasty's regime.  During the Zhenguan period.  The Tang Dynasty was extremely powerful. Songtsen Gampo of Tubo once fought with the Tang Dynasty in Songzhou in order to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty. The scale of the battle was not large.  The Tang Dynasty won the final victory. After that, Songtsen Gampo married Princess Wencheng and expressed his surrender to the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty established four military towns under the Anxi Protectorate.  They are Qiuci, Yanqi, Khotan and Shule, which are known as the four towns of Anxi in history.  The four towns of Anxi played an extremely important role in Datang's control of the situation in the northwest.  After the Anshi Rebellion.  The strength of the Tang Dynasty declined sharply. Tubo took advantage of the weakening strength of the Tang Dynasty and sent troops to occupy the Longyou and Hexi prefectures, and then occupied Beiting and the four towns of Anxi.  The loss of the four towns of Anxi, the loss of the Anxi Protectorate, and the loss of Longyou Road became the eternal pain of the Tang Dynasty.  By the time Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty succeeded to the throne, the Tubo and Turkic forces were already very powerful. The Tang Dynasty, which had lost the Longyou Road, was unable to take care of these places. Even the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in history were not able to truly take back the Longyou Road.  , during the Yuan Dynasty, Longyou Dao and Tubo were truly under the control of China.  Li Rupei¡¯s decision is much grander than the original establishment of the Anxi Protectorate and the Four Anxi Towns. I am afraid that Zheng Congchan, who made the original suggestion, may think that he is dreaming after knowing Li Rupei¡¯s true thoughts.  Knowing yourself and your enemy means you can win a hundred battles. The Tang Dynasty has lost control of the Longyou Road for too long. The maps of these places have long been lost. As for Tubo, there is no detailed map. This task fell on the iron-blooded general Qin Erhei.  .  Qin Erhei, a dignified iron-blooded general with 20,000 soldiers under his command, led 500 scouts this time to embark on an arduous investigation. This investigation was full of dangers, the complexity of the area, the harsh environment, and the constant presence of opponents.  Even Li Rupei did not have enough confidence in the threat.  Li Rupei sent Qin Erhei to investigate in person, which shows how much he attaches importance to this battle.  By mobilizing his whole body, Li Rupei needed to capture not only Tubo but also Longyou Road.  As long as the Iron Blood Army can capture these two places, the Turks in the north will never dare to move.   Li Rupei personally assigned the task to Qin Erhei, and repeatedly warned him not to be brave if he encounters any danger, especially the road into Tubo is extremely difficult. If you really can't find the way, you can think of other ways. In fact,  Li Rupei's idea is also loose, that is, after the Iron-Blooded Army completely controls Longyou Road, it will completely block Tubo economically and let Tubo collapse without a war. This can reduce the losses of the Iron-Blooded Army soldiers. However, this will probably take a long time.  It will be very long and will have a certain impact on Li Rupei's overall campaign deployment.  There are also favorable aspects, that is, some merchants in the south have business dealings with Tubo, and some people know the way to enter Tubo.  These people were naturally secretly recruited to participate in this investigation.  In the eighth month of Guangqi, Qin Erhei led five hundred scouts to set out. They followed the caravan and took a historic step on a road full of crises.  The sixteenth day of the first month of the second year of Guangqi.  Cui Anqian, Zheng Congdan, Gao Chibang, Zhu Wen, Xie Yuxin and others came to the palace.  They didn¡¯t know what was going on, and they didn¡¯t know why the prince summoned them.  Entering the palace and seeing the butler's smile, everyone thought it was nothing serious. Maybe the prince wanted to emphasize something. Zheng Congchen had just returned from proposing marriage and had just reported the matter to Li Rupei. When they saw the prince, they didn't notice anything strange.  place.  Before entering the study, everyone quickly felt that the atmosphere was unusual.  The soldiers around the prince were waiting in the middle courtyard. No unrelated people were allowed to approach the study. Even when everyone entered the study, they had to take out all the weapons they had. There was no smile on the faces of the soldiers.  The attitude of the soldiers represents the attitude of the prince.  Everyone¡¯s hearts are aroused. This is a sign that something big is going to happen, or that something big is being discussed.  Everyone entered the study and saw Li Rupei with his back to them, looking carefully at the map on the wall. This was a map that no one had ever seen before. It was marked with a few big characters: Longyou Road, Tubo.  Everyone¡¯s hearts tightened instantly, and they vaguely understood what was going on.  When Li Rupei turned around, everyone's hearts tightened even more. There were actually tears on Li Rupei's face.  "You have seen the maps on the wall. Although they are not complete yet, these maps are soaked with the blood of the Jagged Army scouts. In order to be able to draw the map, nearly a hundred scouts have been killed or injured." The atmosphere in the study became even more tense.  , Needless to say, everyone knows about the combat effectiveness of scouts. Could it be said that drawing such a map requires the lives of nearly a hundred scouts.  Li Rupei sent scouts to investigate the terrain of Longyou Road and Tubo. This was the first time that everyone knew about it.  "The terrain of Tubo and Longyou Road is particularly complicated. On the way back, the scouts encountered a blizzard. They were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses. They were almost blocked in Tubo. If they hadn't had abilities that ordinary people didn't have, they probably wouldn't have been able to come back.  " "Everyone has seen the map. You should understand what we are going to discuss today. I don't want you to argue too much. The map was drawn with blood by the scouts, as well as the dangerous weather and road conditions of Tubo and Longyou Road. There is no need to argue or attack.  It was X's decision to occupy Tubo and Longyou Road. I'm afraid you don't understand why X spent so much energy, because X's ideas were different from yours. " "During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, Tubo was not completely conquered.  Tubo is still an independent kingdom, and it remains so to this day. In someone's eyes, this kingdom should not exist and should be under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty must establish prefectures and counties in Tubo, set up officials, and completely govern Tubo. As for  Those Tubo nobles who are unwilling to obey the rule, let them cry in front of their ancestors." "You may think that this idea is too bold, even absurd. I remember that during the Zhenguan period, Emperor Taizong was ready to change after defeating Gaochang.  Gaochang is organized as a state and county. Prime Minister Wei Zheng suggested that the people of Gaochang should be appeased, the state of Gaochang should be preserved, and the Khan of Gaochang should continue to rule. Then the power of the Tang Dynasty would spread to the wasteland. Moreover, Gaochang is far away from the Central Plains, so setting up states and counties,  Thousands of men need to be dispatched to garrison every few years. With such effort, many people will lose their lives, and it will also consume military resources and break up families. In such a vicious circle, the money in the Longyou area will be exhausted, and the gains will outweigh the losses. Emperor Taizong adopted this  Wei Zheng's suggestion allowed Gaochang to retain the country and return it to the leadership of the Khan. " "Hundreds of years have passed, and everyone knows what is going on in Longyou Road. Wei Zheng's suggestion made sense at the time, but in this context.  From a long-term perspective, this suggestion is wrong. To conquer a place, it must be completely conquered. The culture of the Tang Dynasty must dominate the local area. Only the culture of the Tang Dynasty becomes the mainstream here.Really takes over the place.  " "What Wei Zheng said makes sense. It is that setting up prefectures and counties will consume a lot of money. However, such a price must be paid. This has been the case since ancient times. There is no gain without paying. In a short period of time, such a payment  It may be significant, but in the long run, such dedication will surely blossom into brilliance that no one can imagine.  "(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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