For the military operations of the Tibetans in the Maozhou area, the strategy discussed by the prime ministers and the officials of the Ministry of War was to resist and not attack, and the imperial court immediately ordered the soldiers and horses of all states in the south of Jiannan Province to be on full alert, and divide the states to prevent the invasion of Tibet. At the same time, a second line of defense was set up in Guannei Province to prevent the Tubo army from entering Guanzhong after the Jiannan Road was broken through.

Although their strategy tends to be conservative, it is still a relatively safe approach for now. Once the Tubo soldiers entered the pass, the emperor had to move the capital back to Luoyang again, even if it was only temporary, and the prestige of the country and the dignity of the court would be lost.

Moreover, it is now the cold winter season, the heavy snow is closed, the movement is inconvenient, and the Tibetan is the attacking party, they have already grasped the initiative, and at the same time in Kang, Ning, Sichuan, Shaanxi and other areas have the Tubo troops and horses mobilized, it is really difficult to judge their main direction of attack, if they take the initiative to attack, it is easy to be taken advantage of by the enemy, taking care of one and losing the other.

Therefore, in Kangning, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and all the state capitals bordering Tubo, Chen Bing's defense is the best policy, as for the Maozhou Governor Chen Daci took the initiative to attack, after all, the scope of the battle is still in Maozhou, and the deal is only the first to invade Jiannan's first Tubo soldiers and horses, even if it fails, it will not have a bad impact on the overall situation, if he can win, it will also help improve the morale of the Zhou army. At the moment, I have to let it go, which can be regarded as an offensive in defense.

Regarding the current military operations in Tibet, the strategy of the ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty is still remarkable, and Wu Zetian also agreed with their opinions and immediately made an order. However, the ministers were at odds about how to deal with the joint actions of the Tibetans and the Turks. Wei Yuanzhong revisited the old proposal, suggesting that he should agree to fight with Tubo and himself, while the faction of King Liang fought on the basis of reason and was uncompromising.

The two sides said that the public was reasonable, the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable, and Wu Zetian was also unwilling. In domestic affairs, she can make decisions with one word and be arbitrary. When it comes to military affairs, especially specific strategies and tactics, Wu Zetian knows his shortcomings, but he will not express his opinions rashly.

At this moment, Tang Xiujing, the governor of Liangzhou, rushed to the Changsheng Academy.

Tang Xiujing originally planned to return to Liangzhou in the near future, but because of the heavy snowfall, the road was difficult to travel, which delayed the trip. But suddenly received Wu Zetian's edict, Tang Xiujing was not surprised, because there were already guests visiting him before and revealing the news to him in advance. and helped him analyze the situation in the Western Regions.

Tang Xiujing, like Guo Yuanzhen, as a prince guarding the Western Regions, has to grasp the military, government and economy, so he can't do without the support of local heroes, so they have a very close relationship with local heroes. And the local Haoqiang is inextricably linked with the heir hall. Some are even members of the Hidden Sect. Therefore, it was easy for Shen Mu to establish close contact with Tang Xiujing, a prince, through this relationship, and exert a certain amount of influence.

Tang Xiujing rushed to the Eternal Life Hospital. Wu Zetian asked Wan'er to send troops from Tubo to attack Maozhou. And echoing with the Turks, it seems that there is a joint effort, and now Wu Zhou is facing a two-sided battle and is in a difficult situation.

After Wan'er's introduction was finished, Wu Zetian said: "Tang Qing has lived in the Western Regions for a long time, and is familiar with the situation of the Turks and Tibet. It is inevitable that we will be overstretched, can Tang Qing have a good plan to get my court out of the current predicament? ”

Tang Xiujing already had a strategy in his heart, but it was not good to say it directly, so he pretended to think for a moment. The officials stopped arguing and looked at him in silence. Tang Xiujing frowned and pondered for a moment, bowed to Wu Zetian, and said, "Bixia, the minister thinks that if you want to break the stalemate between the enemy on both sides, the only way to break the stalemate between the Turks and the Tibetans is to destroy the combined forces of the Turks and Tibetans. ”

Wu Zetian bowed his head and said: "The prime ministers also mean this. However, if the Turks and Tibetans have really secretly communicated with each other, they will advance and retreat together, and form a joint force. What can I do to break their alliance? ”

Tang Xiujing said: "The minister thinks that the imperial court can use the ten Turkic surnames of Liliang to contain Mo Si, and once Mo Si retreats, the momentum of the two countries' joint forces will naturally be solved." ”

Wu Zetian was silent for a moment, and then hesitated: "If I issue an edict, will the ten Turkic surnames send troops in response to the edict?" ”

In this regard, Wu Zetian is really not sure, maybe the Turkic tribes with ten surnames will not openly resist the order, but as long as they are passive and do not contribute to the work, the court is helpless, if they completely hope for the Turkic ten surnames, and the ten tribes refuse to send troops, but delay the warplane. ”

Tang Xiujing said confidently: "I think this plan is feasible. Although the Eastern and Western Turks have the same ancestor, they have long become feuds, and the fundamental land of the Eastern and Western Turks is in the grassland, and the grassland is the foundation of their survival.

Now, the Mo Si soldiers and horses are attacking our Central Plains, and the domestic armed forces are empty, which is a rare opportunity for the ten Turkic surnames. If Bixia can promise certain benefits, then the ten Turkic surnames will definitely become an elite soldier of Bixia, and the edict will go straight to the heart of the Turks and solve the danger of our court. ”

Wu Zetian immediately grasped the key point, the key to the Turks sending troops was to have a condition that was enough to impress them. Wu Zetian immediately asked: "According to Qing's opinion, what conditions do I have to promise before the ten surnamed tribes are willing to send troops?" ”

Tang Xiujing said angrily: "The most important thing is to promise to be righteous first!" ”

Wu Zetian's eyes flashed slightly, and he said, "Righteous name? ”

Tang Xiujing said: "Not bad! Bixia, the leader of the Turkic tribes with ten surnames, is the successor of Bixia Qinfeng, Ashina Hu Sero. For many years, Hu Sero stayed away from the tribe and lived in Beijing for a long time, and the tribe with the ten surnames has been managed by Mohe Dagan (the official name of the Turks).

This Mohe Dagan's name is Uzile, is the most powerful leader of the Turkish tribe of the ten surnames, this person can soothe the soldiers, has prestige, the Hu people in the Western Regions are vying for obedience, and now there are 20 governors under his command, each of which has 7,000 elite cavalry, plus 60,000 elite cavalry in his headquarters, Uzile has 200,000 people who control the strings, which is enough to be a long time with Mo Si.

Now Uzile has set up a big tooth tent in Broken Leaf City, and a small tooth tent in Gongyue City, and all the people in the hometown of Hu Sero belong to him. However, our dynasty still only recognizes Hu Sero as the lord of the ten Turkic castes. Husero has a name but no reality, and Uzile has a reality but no name.

If Bixia recognizes Uzile as the Khan of the Ten Tribes, Uzile will be grateful for the grace of heaven and will definitely be willing to serve the imperial court. Once he became the head of the ten tribes recognized by the imperial court, he could justifiably order the tribes under his command to send troops from him. As for the ten chiefs, the court does not need to give the benefit of wealth, you must know that once the Turks mess with our Central Plains, the Western Regions trade route is interrupted, the ten surnamed tribes will bear the brunt of it, and they will suffer from it, as long as they send a messenger, know the benefits, and then have Wu Zhile to order the departments, they will definitely send troops! ”

Wu Zetian was overjoyed and said: "Okay! If I order you to send an envoy to the tribe with ten surnames with my edict, and crown the leader of the Turgish tribe, Uzile, as the king of Huaide County and the Khan of Turgish, and order him to lead troops to attack the Turks, are you willing to share your worries for me? ”

Tang Xiujing bowed and said: "The minister has received his own order, and he will go to Broken Leaf City to live up to his holy hope." ”

Wu Zetian was overjoyed, nodded again and again, and Wan'er on the side moved her pen like a fly, quickly drafting the edict to Wu Zhile.

Tang Xiujing said again: "Bixia, for Tubo, the minister thinks that he can also use the same method to withdraw his soldiers and horses!" ”

Wu Zetian originally thought that as long as the Turks retreated, the imperial court would have enough troops to calmly deal with the invasion of Tubo, but when he heard that Tang Xiujing also had suggestions for Tubo, his interest was even higher, and he hurriedly said: "What is Tang Qing's plan, come quickly." ”

Tang Xiujing said: "Bixia, Tubo has been in civil strife, until Songtsen Gampo Neiping rebellion and annexing Zhufan, Tubo surpassed Zhangxiong in one fell swoop and became the largest country on the plateau. However, Songtsen Gampo died young, fortunately, there are Lu Dongzan, on the Qinling father and son are unborn talents in the world, one of the father and son is good at internal affairs, the other is good at military affairs, there is this father and son as the prime minister, control the great politics of Tibet, and only keep the peace of Tibet for decades.

However, the internal and external troubles of Tibet have not been eliminated, and they have only been forcibly suppressed by Lu Dongzan and Qinling father and son. Now that the Qinling family has been eradicated by the king of Tubo in one fell swoop, the good generals of Tubo will be eliminated, and it is not only the military strength that has been injured, but all parties inside and outside have been oppressed for a long time, and now they are a little ready to move.

The countries of Nanzhao were originally my Central Plains subordinate countries, and then they were forced to be vassals to the power of Tibet, but our Central Plains has always been to convince people with virtue, and there are many preferential tolerances for the various departments of Nanzhao, while Tubo is rampant and tyrannical, and treats it harshly, compared with the two, the countries of Nanzhao naturally want to the Central Plains and the enemy of Tibet.

Over the years, the Nanzhao countries and Tubo have repeatedly raised swords and soldiers, sometimes descending and sometimes rebelling, sometimes rebelling and sometimes descending. If Bixia issues an edict to the kings of Nanzhao and re-accepts it as a subject country of our dynasty, the kings of Nanzhao will definitely respond to the imperial court, and Tubo will also face the dilemma of being attacked on both sides, and naturally dare not send troops to my Central Plains! ”

I think that the Nanzhao countries did not have the support of the Great Zhou, and they also rebelled from time to time, and now they are blackmailed by Tubo, and with the support of the Great Zhou in terms of armor and money, it is strange that they do not oppose Tubo. What Tang Xiujing said was reasonable and well-founded, and it sounded very feasible, but a huge problem was easily solved by him by putting the solution outside the country.

Wu Zetian listened to the dragon face Dayue, and then remembered the last time the Tibetan envoy said that this person was brave and had defeated Tubo, which made Da Zhou raise his eyebrows, and the more he looked at him, the more pleasing it became. If he used such a talent early and gave full play to his talents, why would Da Zhou be bullied by barbarians like he is now!

Wu Zetian said happily: "Tang Xiujing listens to the seal!" ”

Tang Xiujing hurriedly stood still and said respectfully: "The minister is here!" ”

Wu Zetian said: "I ordered you to be the governor of Xia Guanshangshu, the governor of Liangzhou, and the three products of Luantai in the same Fengge!" ”

Tang Xiujing was taken aback, but he didn't expect that after a royal prelude, he was actually promoted to the prime minister of the dynasty, and hurriedly thanked him: "The minister's virtue is shallow, how can he be a heavy responsibility!" ”

Wu Zetian glanced at the ministers in the palace dissatisfied, and said to Tang Xiujing in an accentuated tone: "Qing is the talent of the country, and he can share his worries for me. It's too late to start Qing, it's already my regret! ”

When the ministers heard this, they were all a little embarrassed.

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