After a while, Duan Zan arrived first, saw Xia Hongsheng there, was stunned for a moment, and then went over to meet the emperor.

"Summoning Duan Qing late at night is urgent." Li Shimin said to Duan Zhan: "Ghost Qianqiu sent back a letter to report that the king of Tianzhu called on all states of Tianzhu to jointly send troops and prepare to help Nibora resist Cheng Qing and Niu Qing's army. At this time, can the spy have a report? ”

Duan Zan was stunned: "Back to Your Majesty, there is no spy to report this matter." Is this newspaper credible? If it is credible, the minister will immediately pass this news to the Tubo garrison, and immediately convey it to General Cheng! ”

"The spies are limited, because Tianzhu had nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty before, so they have not yet established a stronghold in Tianzhu." Xia Hongsheng opened his mouth and said: "General Cheng and General Niu's actions were originally unplanned, so there were no carrier pigeons, so they could only rely on the dispatch from the garrison in Tibet. The letter sent back by Ghost Qianqiu was also more than a month ago. With the WeChat of the King of the Ring Sun, for more than a month, maybe the Tianzhu coalition army is about to complete the assembly, or even the assembly has been completed. ”

"With Cheng Qing and Niu Qing's thoughts, they want to deal with Ni Boluo, and they will not fail to take Tianzhu into account." Li Shimin said solemnly: "Now only look at the soldiers and horses supporting Cheng Qing and Niu Qing and the logistics needs, how long can they arrive in Nibora?" ”

"There is a huge terrain between Mubora and the Tang Dynasty across Tibet, and a large amount of materials may not be transported in a short time." Duan Zan said: "The fastest thing is to directly mobilize the Tibetan garrison and deploy materials from Tibet to aid the two generals. ”

Li Shimin frowned and said: "Tubo is newly broken, although Songtsen Gampo was captured, but his cronies were thrown there, scattered in various corners of the country to resist stubbornly, and the situation is not stable. The Tibetan garrison cannot be easily mobilized, and it is very difficult to transport supplies to Tibet, and it is even more difficult to use them. ”

"Father-in-law, you might as well surround Wei to save Zhao." Xia Hongsheng suddenly spoke: "Didn't you already summon the King of Hejian County?" ”

While speaking, Xia Hongsheng stepped forward, pointed to the location of the Bay of Bengal in the future on the map, and said: "Father-in-law, you see, Tianzhu stretches into the sea here, and the bay here can reach the hinterland of Tianzhu. All it was necessary to send the Ryukyu sailors into the South China Sea, and through Malacca, they could go straight to this bay. At that time, the Ryukyu naval division was ordered to attack its hinterland. Tianzhu is not unified, and the King of the Ring Sun is only the most powerful. If the Ryukyu sailors attacked its hinterland, the Tianzhu coalition forces might return to join forces, or they might cause the city-states in these places to withdraw from the coalition and protect their own territory. The former can reduce the pressure on General Cheng and General Niu, so that the Tianzhu coalition army has to divide its troops. The latter can make the Tianzhu coalition army disperse by itself. In the end, they can disperse the forces of the Tianzhu Alliance. Come to think of it, that's what the ghost Qianqiu had in mind. He pinned down the army south of Tianzhu from the sea, so that it could not go north to deal with General Cheng and General Niu, and then waited for His Majesty to increase the support of troops and take Tianzhu. ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "This strategy coincides with what I have in mind. How long did it take for the Ryukyu sailors to cross Malacca from the South China Sea to Tianzhu? ”

"I'm afraid that the time is not short." Xia Hongsheng said: "It will take at least a month. ”

"Everyone, your Excellency has arrived." Suddenly, Wang De's voice came from outside.

"Come in quickly." Li Shimin replied.

The door was pushed open, and the officials of the three provinces outside, as well as Li Xiaogong, all arrived and entered the house.

"Virtuous son-in-law, you will explain the situation to you." Li Shimin said.

"Yes." Xia Hongsheng saluted, then repeated Fang Cai's words to everyone again, and then said: "This is the case. Although the main energy of the Tang Dynasty at the moment is to stabilize Liaodong and Tibet, and pass through the Western Regions and Persia. But the little nephew thought it was a rare opportunity. If you grasp it, you can take the opportunity to include Tianzhu, including the large area of land between Tianzhu and Linyi Road, into the territory of the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop. Even the beginnings are ready-made, and no one has anything to say. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Young Master Xia said is not bad." Li Xiaogong took the lead and said: "Tianzhu is like summer all year round, and Zhancheng rice can be at least three seasons a year in Tianzhu, and all ships going back and forth between Persia and the Tang Dynasty must dock in Tianzhu for replenishment, and this Tianzhu has already accounted for how many benefits of Datang have been accounted for!" Now that there is a ready-made reason, the minister thinks that he can cut it down! ”

"At present, General Cheng and General Niu only have more than 1,000 people in Niboro, if the Tianzhu coalition army comes, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support it alone." Fang Xuanling said: "The location of Nibora is also a problem, whether it is to increase troops or logistical supplies, they all have to pass through Tibet, and they can only march slowly, which is a big problem. The most important thing at the moment is to pass the news on to the two generals and learn about the current situation and intentions of the two generals. ”

Li Shimin nodded and turned his head to look at Duan Zhan.

"Weichen immediately went to report to the garrison of Tubo, and asked him to quickly spread the news to the two generals and send back the front-line letter!" Duan Zan immediately saluted: "Your Majesty, Weichen retires!" ”

"Good!" Li Shimin nodded: "Duan Qing, go and report quickly!" ”

Without waiting for Duan Zan to leave, Li Shimin turned his head and asked everyone: "Do you think this time it is appropriate to attack Tianzhu?" ”

But seeing Fang Xuanling, he suddenly smiled and said: "Your Majesty, if you don't fight Tianzhu or don't fight Tianzhu, the old minister thinks that he should immediately announce to the world, saying that Tubo attacked the Tang Dynasty first, and was punished by the Tang Dynasty." Nibhara aids in the abuse, and should also be punished. Datang has nothing to do with Tianzhu, and warned Tianzhu not to meddle in this matter, disband the coalition army, withdraw from Nibra, and Datang will not provoke Tianzhu. If not, you will bear the consequences! And sent an envoy to warn Tianzhu. ”

"Brother Xuanling, what envoys are you sending at this time? When the envoys arrived, the daylilies were cold! Li Xiaogong shook his head and said: "According to the minister, we should immediately dispatch the sailors to Tianzhu as quickly as possible, and at the same time deploy a part of the Tubo garrison to help the two generals Niu and Cheng." The two-phase attack wiped out Tianzhu in one fell swoop! ”

Regarding Li Xiaogong's rebuttal, Fang Xuanling just laughed and kept silent.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are attached to the public affairs." The eldest grandson Wuji stepped forward and said.

"So, do you all support taking this opportunity to attack Tianzhu?" Li Shimin was a little surprised.

"The people of Datang live and work in peace and contentment, and the population gradually recovers growth, how can there be too much food? Farming all year round, it is a veritable granary of Datang! The eldest grandson Wuji sighed: "Since ancient times, the people have suffered from war, and they would rather be peaceful dogs than troubled people. However, in our dynasty, although there were repeated expeditions, with each expedition, the people profited a lot. At present, the people not only do not suffer from conquest, but from time to time they hope that the imperial court can destroy a few more countries, have more prisoners of war to serve them, or wait for the relocation of people to obtain several times or even dozens of times the land. Ministers often look at the annals of history, as if they are not suffering from conquest, but have made a lot of profits from it, and they have gained both fame and fortune, and our dynasty is really the only one. Speaking of which, it's thanks to Shizuki's nephew! If it weren't for Jingshi's nephew, how could he see the benefits of this war? Therefore, the minister felt that he should take this opportunity to incorporate Tianzhu into the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, Datang also has this ability. ”