Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 71 But I'm Not Shen Liang
Chapter 94 But I'm Not Shen Liang
It can be said that it is difficult to move an inch without money these days.

Especially for Qianzhou, 5 of them were refugees. The reason why they came to Qianzhou was to have a meal.

If they knew that there was no food in Qianzhou, they might panic.

Fortunately, Li Chengqian came back in time and brought back the money.

Zhuge Liang asked people to carry the money back to the warehouse, and also asked Li Chengqian a serious question.

"Your Highness, in the month since you left Qianzhou, those barbarians have often harassed the nearby people. The officials have already arranged for the guards to go to Mengman Ridge to guard."

Li Chengqian frowned and said, "What's going on, please explain carefully."

Zhuge Liang yelled: "Come here, bring me the map of southern Datang."

Soon, a guard walked up to Li Chengqian and Zhuge Liang with a map in his hand. After presenting the map respectfully, he retreated directly.

Zhuge Liang unfolded the map, and Li Chengqian's eyes fell on the mountains, rivers, and cities on the map.

Zhuge Liang's slender finger pointed at the map, starting from Qianzhou and heading west, while Li Chengqian's eyes gradually moved in the direction of his finger.

"Look, Your Highness, this is Mengman Ridge, and after that is Qianzhou. It is also the only road leading to Qianzhou after Jieshou Pass, and here."

He continued to move his fingers and said, "Qingxi Pass is also a road, but it leads to Yizhou."

"Yizhou now has strong soldiers and horses, and is rich in products. With the natural dangers of the Shu Road, barbarians naturally dare not mess with it."

Li Chengqian pinched his chin and thought for a while, "After all, Qianzhou is easy to bully?"

Zhuge Liang nodded seriously, "That's right."

Li Chengqian had a headache, "I can guarantee that nothing will happen in Qianzhou, but in Chenzhou and other places, it is too far away."

Zhuge Liang said: "Your Highness, the key to the problem is not to protect the people, but how to prevent the barbarians from crossing the Mengman Ridge. Only by solving the problem from the root cause!"

Li Chengqian frowned, pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "I remember that there are six kingdoms in Nanzhao, namely Mengxuan Zhao, Yuexi Zhao, Langqiong Zhao, Bilu Zhao, Shi Lang Zhao, and Mengshe Zhao, right? "

"Ah."

"Among the six edicts, the Mengshe edict is the strongest, followed by the Yuexi edict. These two countries seem to be fighting each other all the time, right?" Li Chengqian said.

Zhuge Liang said: "Your official understands that the Mengshe Zhao is the leader of the Nanzhao six kingdoms and is in charge of governing the other five imperial edicts, but the Mengshe Zhao and the Yuexi Zhao are at odds with one another."

It's hard to imagine that so many countries can be born in a place about the size of Datang Prefecture.

Speaking of which, what is the war between them like... A country only has tens of millions of people. If there is a war with tens of thousands of people, wouldn't the country be wiped out?
"Zhuge Liang, let Mo Zaiti lead two thousand elite cavalry to go to Yuexizhao. You don't have to do anything, just circle around Yuexizhao twice, and come back after the round."

"Ah?" Zhuge Liang was confused, "Why did Your Highness do this?"

"Do you know how to knock a mountain to shake a tiger?" Li Chengqian grinned, like a beast about to kill its prey, "Do you know why there are thousands of Tang troops guarding Jieshou Pass?"

"The Tang army guarding Jieshou Pass is not the Nanman people, but the Tubo in the west of Nanman. If the Tubo army does not move, the frontier army will not move. That's why the Nanman people dare to cross Jieshou Pass and commit crimes."

"In the past, Shen Liang was busy fighting with Xie and Zhang, so he didn't have the time to take care of the Nanman. This further fueled their arrogance."

"But I'm not Shen Liang!"

Li Chengqian's eyes sharpened, "These guys are like dogs, if you ignore them, they will bark wildly in front of you."

"But as long as you scare them with your hands, they will beg for mercy!"

After Zhuge Liang thought for a while, his expression suddenly changed: "The officer understands what you mean!"

...

There were only [-] cavalry in the entire Qianzhou, but at this moment they were dispatched in full force, heading for Jieshou Pass.

Datang has set up border gates in various important military areas, and this Jieshou Pass is an important release line in the southwest direction of Datang.

Beyond Jieshouguan, there are Liuzhao, Zhenla, Fat Kingdom and other countries.

But for Datang, they are all small countries, so there is nothing to fear.

At the beginning of Zhenguan, Li Shimin once sent 20 troops to guard Jieshou Pass, just to keep an eye on one of the most powerful neighbors of Datang.

Tibet!

In the sixth year of Zhenguan, Songtsan Gampo of Tubo suddenly stood up like a drug, and in just a few years he quelled civil strife in Tubo, conquered the Qiangs, and reunified Tubo.

After Songtsan Gampo unified Tubo, he often felt lonely late at night.

It just so happened that in order to stabilize the Tang regime, Li Shimin gave his daughter to the lords of neighboring countries as Chihuahuas for the purpose of marriage.

After Songtsan Gampo heard about this incident, he sent envoys to Chang'an with big bags and small bags, and asked for marriage.

Tubo is rich in cattle and sheep, but the cost of transporting these live animals is too high, which is obviously not cost-effective.

So Songtsan Gampo made a compromise, slaughtered the cattle and sheep, and sent Fengcheng dried meat to him.

Li Shimin heard that someone gave him a gift, and immediately received the envoy happily.

As a result, I saw... Hey!This person is not authentic, he does not give gold or silver, but he actually gives jerky.

Li Shimin was immediately unhappy, especially when the envoy proposed marriage, he was even more confused.

Proposal?You're just kidding, we don't know each other well, okay...

The marriage proposal was naturally rejected by Li Shimin. Although he has many daughters and likes to give them to others, there is a limit to that.

At the very least, you have to be sincere in proposing marriage. If you want to abduct a princess from me with just a little jerky, how can there be such a good thing in this world.

After the Tubo envoy failed to propose marriage, he worried that he would be punished by Songtsan Gampo, so after returning, he told Songtsan Gampo that Li Shimin had originally agreed, but because Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun was obstructing him, he later refused.

Therefore, you must be honest and honest. If you speak carelessly, it is likely to trigger a war between the two countries.

When Songtsan Gampo heard the envoy's words, he was furious. You, Li Shimin, married your daughter to Fu Yun and didn't marry me. Wouldn't that mean you look down on me?

So, Songtsan Gampo, who was angry, immediately assembled the Tubo army, and then... beat up the Tuyuhun next door.

This kind of strange brain circuit really shocked many people.

The most unlucky one was Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun. After being beaten by Tubo, he wrote a letter questioning Songtsan Gampo, saying that we have no grievances or enmities, why are you beating me?

Songtsan Gampo wrote a letter of thousands of words to Fu Yun eloquently, telling him the reason for the war.

But it's a pity... the language barrier between the two sides, Fu Yun couldn't understand what Songtsan Gampo wrote, so he replied with a few question marks.

Seeing that Fu Yun dared to despise him so much, coupled with being aggrieved by Tang's rejection, the stubborn Songtsan Gampo immediately sent more troops, sending half of the entire Tubo army.

In the ninth year of Zhenguan, Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun was beaten by Tubo, and fled to Qinghai, not daring to return to his territory.

Songtsan Gampo felt comfortable now, so he sent envoys to send the treasures collected from Tuyuhun to Chang'an City, and then continued to propose marriage to Li Shimin.

It has to be said that Songtsen Gampo has redefined infatuation to a new level.

It took a lot of trouble to beat up the neighbor next door, just to ask for a marriage...

(End of this chapter)