Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

After the Anshi Rebellion, Tubo took advantage of the opportunity to enter, and the defenders of the Tang Dynasty were outstretched, and the lands of Helong and the Western Regions were successively occupied by Tubo.

The capital Chang'an fell.

In 763 AD, Tubo conquered Xizhou, Weizhou, and Songzhou.

In 756 AD, Tubo captured the six armies of Weirong, Shenwei, Dingrong, Xuanwei, Zhisheng, Jintian, and Tiancheng under the jurisdiction of Longyou, as well as the three cities of Shibao, Baigu, and Diaoke.

At the same time, it fell into the four states of Shan, Wu, Die, and Dang.

In 761 AD, Tubo took 9 prefectures including Qin, Wei, Tao, Lin, Cheng, He, Lan, Min and Kuo.

In 763 AD, Tubo took advantage of the victory with an army of 20 and drove straight in, approaching Chang'an.

Emperor Zong of the Tang Dynasty fled to Shanzhou in a hurry, and the Tubo army occupied Chang'an, and supported Li Chenghong, the Tubo uncle, as emperor.

The thirteen states in the eastern section of Longyou Road all fell into the hands of Tubo.

In 777 AD, Tubo captured Yuanzhou, Fangzhou, Yanzhou, Xiazhou, Lingzhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yinzhou, and Jingzhou.

In 786 AD, Xizhou fell, and the entire eighteen prefectures of Longyou entered Tubo.

The four towns of Qiuci, Shule, Yanqi, and Anxi in Khotan also fell into Tubo.

Li Shimin, Li Jing, Li Shiji and other famous generals, in the Western Regions, which were fought so hard during the Zhenguan period, fell completely, and completely belonged to the hands of Tubo...

This tragedy is shocking.

This Tubo can also be called the life and death enemy of the Tang Dynasty.

The people of the Tang Dynasty and the people of the Central Plains also suffered from the wars of slavery in Tubo.

For others, it might not feel that way.

But for Li Qiu, who is foresighted, he absolutely does not want to see the subsequent tragedies happen.

At this time, Li Qiu calmed down the emotions in his heart, and said to Gao Kan and Xue Rengui earnestly and earnestly: "Gao Kan, Rengui, you two will always be remembered by me."

"Between countries, there are only interests."

"The law of the jungle preys on the strong, and there is no morality and friendship."

"Only one's own powerful strength and fearsome power are the foundation of standing."

"Nowadays, you are still young."

"But in the future, this Great Tang will still need to be handed over to you."

"It's up to you to guard it."

"Nowadays, everything you see is friendly, courteous, and courteous, even from the low profile of the Tubo monarch."

"All of this is an illusion."

"Behind this, there are also real intentions."

"This time we are going to Tibet as an envoy, and this event itself hides a huge conspiracy."

"The East Palace and the Crown Prince have secretly reached an agreement with Tubo."

"Praise the much-needed craftsmen with the abandoned sect of Tubo in exchange for the life of the teacher."

"The [-] Tubo elites we encountered before came to fulfill their promise."

"Nowadays, all the respect and courtesy you receive are based on the Youzhou Army, our own strong foundation."

"Otherwise, what will be piled up on the crown of the capital will be our corpses."

"Perhaps the heads of the masters have been put into boxes and sent to Chang'an East Palace."

"Moreover, even the low profile we enjoy now has the cunning behind Tubo."

"My teacher is a general of the Tang Dynasty with 10,000+ elite soldiers, the prime minister of the court, and one of the most powerful officials."

"This time, Tubo took the standard reception for the king as a teacher."

"When this matter reaches Chang'an, you can think about it, those officials of the imperial court."

"Censors, especially our Crown Prince, how should we treat being a teacher?"

"This is also Tubo's most ruthless conspiracy, a flattery that cannot be avoided."

Chapter 921 Tell me to ask my eldest grandson Wuji?

Listening to Li Qiu's words, it was like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning.

It was so deafening that Gao Kan and Xue Rengui woke up instantly.

In the eyes of the two of them, there was a clearness again, with vigilance, precaution and coldness.

……

On the other side, Datang Chang'an.

Li Chengqian in the East Palace was almost about to explode from the emergency memorials that were handed in like snowflakes from all over the place.

That is, within a few days, there were floods from all over the country.

The original river was sluggish, and the flood flooded out, destroying a lot of farmland and houses.

Even the government offices of many state capitals were not spared.

For a while, the crops in the farmland were destroyed, and the family's house and grain storage were all submerged by the flood.

Countless people are homeless and have no houses to live in.

The disaster caused by the flood is still intensifying and deteriorating.

At this moment, many subordinate ministers of the Eastern Palace gathered here with worried expressions on their faces.

The new prime minister, Gao Shilian, also very anxiously said to Li Chengqian, "Your Highness."

"Right now, all the prefectures in the Tang Dynasty have sent emergency reports of disasters."

"This flood is different from the droughts of previous years. It came too fast."

"Many state capitals are also unprepared."

"According to what they have reported so far, there are tens of thousands of drowned people."

"The real situation may be more, more serious."

"I think that the most urgent task right now is to provide disaster relief as much as possible."

"Open warehouses to release food and save people."

"Otherwise, the number of people killed and injured in this flood would be too great."

At this time, Du Zhenglun, the new Minister of the Ministry of Officials, also bowed and said, "Your Highness."

"The minister was also sent to various places in the past to assist the state governments in various places to deal with the disaster."

"At the moment, we are not only opening warehouses to release food and helping the victims."

"It is also necessary to urge all state governments to strictly prevent the occurrence of the plague."

Hearing everyone's advice from you and me, Li Chengqian only felt his head was as big as a bucket.

In the end, he couldn't bear it any longer, and waved his hand directly and said, "Don't talk about such great truths with me."

"At this critical moment, this king will directly delegate power to you."

"It's up to you to personally supervise the disaster relief."

"Like Gao Shilian, centered and coordinated."

"Especially in terms of coordinating the distribution of money and food from the Ministry of Households and the state capitals."

"At the same time, this king also asked you to take charge of the affairs of the official department."

"As long as disaster relief is beneficial, you can decide on the appointment and removal of officials at your discretion."

"As for Du Zhenglun, it happens that you also have experience in disaster relief."

"For the time being, Gao Shilian will supervise the affairs of the Ministry of Officials."

"As for you, this king appointed you as an imperial envoy to go to Shandong and Luoyang, where the disaster was the worst, to provide disaster relief."

"Also, Kong Yingda, Yu Zhining, etc., can all be imperial envoys."

"Go to the various state capitals..."

Listening to Li Chengqian's words, everyone present, including Gao Shilian, all had bitter faces.

It is far from the aura of high-speaking and eloquent just now.

Seeing them calm down, Li Chengqian glanced at them with rather sharp and questioning eyes.

At this time, Gao Shilian sighed softly, bowed and said, "Your Highness."

"This year's floods are rare in decades."

"The disasters in various places are far more severe than we imagined."

"This kind of matter is far from being able to be solved by our own power in the East Palace."

"I think, Your Highness, you should call a group of ministers to discuss together."

Speaking of this, Gao Shilian paused for a moment, sighed and said: "Before coming to the East Palace, I also asked the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War to find out."

"Right now, there is far less food in our official warehouse than imagined."

"Except for the supply to the frontline army, the remaining part is for this disaster."

"It's just a drop in the bucket."

"At the same time, this flood also destroyed too many rivers and canals."

"It is very difficult to transport the grain stored in the south to the north."

Kong Yingda continued at this moment: "Your Highness."

"Under the disaster this time, many government warehouses in many state capitals were also affected by the disaster."

"In many places, even officials have no food to eat."

"Not to mention those people."

"And just like the famines over the years, these merchants on the market have begun to have rare goods to live in."

"Deliberately raising the selling price."

"Originally a bucket of rice cost more than a dozen pennies, but now it has risen to two or three hundred, three or four hundred."

"And looking at the price, it is still rising."

"In this way, it will be more difficult for the people to survive."

"Even if the imperial court wants to provide disaster relief, it will have to spend too much money."

Hearing this, Li Chengqian was furious.

He punched heavily on the table.

"It's this group of hateful merchants again!"

"Don't they want to be lawless?!"

"Is there no one to take care of them and let them behave like this?"

"Do extraordinary things in extraordinary times."

"In my king's opinion, simply confiscate the property, money and food of these profiteers."

"What I hate the most in my heart is this group of lowly merchants who smell like copper!" Listening to Li Chengqian's anger, everyone knew it.

At least half of the anger here comes from Peking King Li Qiu.

At this time, Du Zhenglun said calmly: "Your Highness, you are also concerned about the disaster and the affected people."

"That's why I said such angry words."

"Although these merchants are hateful, they confiscated their property for no reason."

"There is no such reason."

"If you are not careful, it will easily lead to big trouble."