Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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Guo Ye stood up slightly, cupped his hands at the two of them one after another, and said with a smile: "You two, your Majesty has not finished speaking, and you are about to start a fight. Don't you think about it carefully, why did King Qu Wentai of Gaochang He took the initiative to send envoys to pay tribute, and also brought a letter of credence written by himself. There must be something tricky here, but His Majesty didn’t tell us that’s all. Your Majesty, do you think I’m right?”

The last sentence, Guo Ye addressed His Majesty Li Er.

His Majesty Li Er clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Guo Qing, you are still a thief!"

Guo Ye was speechless for a while, how could he speak?The emotional buddies have become thieves and fat rats?

After His Majesty Li Er had finished praising Guo Ye, he glanced at Li Daozong and Yu Shinan sullenly, and said, "You two, one is a veteran of several dynasties with ups and downs in officialdom, and the other is a famous general who has been in the military for more than ten years. , how can you not be an ignorant kid? It's a bit impatient, but worrying about gains and losses is even more terrible!"

When Li Daozong and Yu Shinan heard what His Majesty Li Er said, they immediately lowered their heads in embarrassment, secretly ashamed, and were again guessed by Guo Ye.

Guo Ye, on the other hand, was very upset. Grandma, is His Majesty Li Er a compliment?Or does it hurt people?Is there anyone who appreciates his subordinates so much?Why do you have thorns in your words?

But he didn't say anything. Anyway, Guo Ye gave people the impression from top to bottom that he was indeed an ignorant rascal. This impression was deeply ingrained, and he didn't bother to correct and change it deliberately.

His Majesty Li Er saw that he repeatedly taunted Guo Ye, but the other party didn't jump as usual, so he couldn't help but look up at Guo Ye, and then a look of satisfaction and relief appeared on his face.

Then he said slowly: "King Qu Wentai of Gaochang mentioned in his letter that he is willing to join hands with me to annex and carve up the Tubo Kingdom. The Tang side is responsible for sending troops to conquer Tubo, while Gaochang Kingdom is responsible for lobbying and delaying Xue Yantuo. , Western Turkic countries. After the matter is completed, he will share the Tubo kingdom with me equally."

"Damn it, it turns out that the worst one is this Gaochang King Qu Wentai!"

Guo Ye was the first to let out a cry of surprise, and said happily in surprise: "Defense by day and night, family thieves are hard to guard against, dare you, the Western Regions Alliance is not monolithic!"

Yu Shinan nodded his beard and said, "If what Qu Wentai said is true, then we can really send troops to the Tubo Kingdom. If my hundreds of thousands of Li and Tang troops drive straight in, we will definitely be able to take Tubo within two months."

Li Daozong couldn't wait, and shouted loudly: "Haha, this is the right time, place, and harmony between people. The sky will destroy Tubo, and Li Tang will be rejuvenated. Your Majesty, let's fight!"

Yu Shinan also agreed with Li Daozong's proposal this time, and he cupped his hands and echoed: "Your Majesty, let's fight! The old minister can see that Tubo is included in our territory of the Tang Dynasty in his lifetime, and he will die without regret!"

At this time, His Majesty Li Er did not express his opinion again, but looked at Guo Ye meaningfully, and asked: "Guo Qing, I see that you hesitate to speak, do you have other ideas? Let me hear... "

Chapter 926 Not kind and too wretched

The corner of Guo Ye's mouth was raised slightly, and he smiled lightly: "If Gaochang Kingdom is behind us to delay and lobby Xue Yantuo and Western Turks for reinforcements, this Tubo Kingdom will definitely be able to win. But in return, half of the territory must be ceded. Tubo Kingdom, I'm afraid this is not what His Majesty wants to see?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

His Majesty Li Er burst out laughing loudly, regardless of the king's demeanor like a quack, he stretched out his hand, patted Guo Ye's shoulder heavily, and said with a smile: "Guo Qing, who knows me! Good job!" Guo Ye, you actually hit my heart with just one word. Hmph, Qu Wentai, the little king of Gaochang, actually wants to sit on an equal footing with me and share the Tubo Kingdom. .”

When he said these words, Guo Ye seemed to see Li Shimin who looked down on the world when he entered the palace for the first time.

Bold but not rough, arrogant but not conceited.

Qu Wentai, the little king of Gaochang, regards the king of a country as worthless, which is really domineering!

Li Daozong was puzzled and asked: "Your Majesty, don't you want to cooperate with Gaochang Kingdom to take down Tubo Kingdom together?"

His Majesty Li Er shook his head, and said, "No, no, if you don't cooperate with Gaochang, how can you stop the reinforcements from Xue Yantuo, Western Turks and other countries?"

Guo Ye saw that Li Daozong was still not enlightened, so he couldn't help saying happily: "King Jiangxia, the emperor's intention is very simple, Datang can cooperate with Gaochang Kingdom, but we will eat the fruits of the final victory by ourselves, and will not give Qu Wentai a hair. "

Li Daozong exclaimed, and said with some embarrassment: "This...this is an alliance with each other, borrowing the strength of others, but in the end...is this not good?"

Yu Shinan also nodded in sympathy and remonstrated: "Your Majesty, you are the king of a country. This reputation of reneging on your promises and breaking the covenant will not sound good after it is spread to the world."

His Majesty Li Er's cheek flashed a little unnaturally, and said in a blunt and displeased tone: "Yu Qing, that's not what you said."

Seeing this, Guo Ye was secretly anxious, my teacher Yu, did you ever speak like that?Aren't you making His Majesty Li Er uncomfortable?

So, he promptly said: "Master Yu, Your Majesty is also doing this for the sake of the Tang Empire's country and foundation. Think about it, is reputation important? Or is the huge Tubo kingdom merged into our country?" Is the map of the Tang Dynasty so important? Considering the overall situation regardless of the small details, the emperor truly understands righteousness!"

His Majesty Li Er's face looked much better after Guo Ye's words were so flattering.

At this moment, Yu Shinan realized that he had spoken too casually just now, knowing that Guo Ye had blocked it for him, so he gave him a grateful look.

However, His Majesty Li Er changed the subject and said, "Of course, Qing Yu is right. My reputation is of course very important. Therefore, I will pretend not to know that I decided to easily tear up the covenant with Gaochang Kingdom. "

After speaking, he gave Guo Ye a meaningful look.

Fuck!

Guo Ye's back felt cold, his chrysanthemum tightened, and His Majesty Li Er started to play a rogue again.You don't want to think about gaining benefits and fame in the back, and let your subordinates be the infamy, right?

Subconsciously, Guo Ye felt guilty, he didn't dare to look directly at His Majesty Li Er, and took two steps back.

Yu Shinan and Li Daozong seemed to have sensed His Majesty Li Er's shame, and took two steps back furtively, not daring to answer His Majesty Li Er's words.

Suddenly, His Majesty Li Er waved at Guo Ye and shouted: "Guo Qing! Come closer, I have a difficult task for you."

Grass!

Guo Ye really wanted to raise his middle finger at Li Shimin and yell at Li Shimin, "Your sister, you have never thought about your buddies for good things. Why do you always let me bear the infamy and do such shameful things?"

Sure enough, when Guo Ye took two steps forward, His Majesty Li Er slowly said: "Guo Qing, didn't Songtsan Gampo pass away from illness? You made a trip to Tubo for me, as an envoy of the Tang Dynasty Go pay homage to this Tubo Zanpu."

Huh?

It's that simple?

Guo Ye is a little confused, what kind of game is this?

Soon, he suddenly realized, and asked: "Your Majesty, you are saying that the purpose of asking the minister to pay homage to Songtsan Gampo is to find out the situation and reality in Tubo. It is for my Li Tang army to suddenly send troops to capture Tubo as an internal response? "

"Haha, talking to smart people is easy and easy!"

His Majesty Li Er glanced at Guo Ye approvingly, nodded and said: "Not only to inquire about the truth, but I will also let you bring an army of 3000 horses from Xichuan Xiaodu to garrison Tubo Luoxie City. As long as our army starts to launch a general offensive against Tubo, you can use these [-] soldiers and horses to control the capital of Tubo in the first place.

Luoxie City is the center of political power in Tubo Kingdom. As long as Luoxie City is taken down, other cities in Tubo Kingdom will inevitably be unable to echo Luoxie City and will be paralyzed.At that time, our Datang army will definitely sweep thousands of troops and capture the entire Tubo Kingdom like a rolling mat.Guo Qing, do you understand what I mean? "

Guo Ye naturally understood.

But to understand is to understand, it is two different things to implement it.

He couldn't help crying and said depressedly: "Your Majesty, it's difficult to control the capital of Tubo with only 3000 troops, isn't it? My minister, I'm afraid I have more heart than power."

"Hehe, Guo Qing is too self-effacing, it's not good!"

His Majesty Li Er pretended to reprimand Guo Ye, and said, "I know that what you are best at is the ability to combine vertical and horizontal. When you go to Luoxie City to pay homage to Songtsan Gampo, you can win over some local forces in Tubo and suppress them. Some other forces. I will delegate power to you, as long as they are willing to surrender to me and belong to the Tang Dynasty, you can promise to the other party."

Guo Ye let out a sigh. If his task is only like this, it is acceptable. After all, although it is difficult, it is not very great.

Just when he was about to deal with this matter, His Majesty Li Er said again: "By the way, I almost entrusted you with that arduous task. Guo Qing, as long as our army captures Tubo and garrison some cities, we will After Tubo is attached to the territory of the Tang Dynasty, Gaochang Kingdom will definitely send people to some cities to discuss the cession and distribution of Tubo. I order you to be fully responsible for this matter, including the [-] troops of Li and Tang who invaded Tubo this time. How to break face with Qu Wentai of Gaochang State, how to break the covenant by treachery, that is up to you, Guo Qing, to decide! Anyway, you will be away, and you will not accept your order."

Damn it!

Guo Ye really wanted to cry but had no tears. Sure enough, this errand was still spread on his own head.

He didn't want to bear this infamy, so he simply acted obediently and declined: "Your Majesty, I am too young to take on this important task. I don't know who is the general who led Li Tang's [-] troops to attack Tubo this time? Leave this difficult role to him?"