Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

This time the envoys from the Qiemo Kingdom came here not only to make amends for Li Ke, but also to bring a large amount of gold. Qiemo's gold, and this time Qiemo has been passed on for a longer time than Rao Qiang, fearing that the army of Datang would be unfavorable to them, Qiemo brought 2.2 tons of gold to Li Ke this time alone.

To be honest, Li Ke was really surprised. Each of these countries in the Western Regions is small in size, but they are quite rich unexpectedly. But thinking about it again, many of these countries in the Western Regions have existed since the Han Dynasty, because the mutual The distance is too far, and it is impossible to conquer each other, so the inheritance age of these countries is beyond imagination.

And the Silk Road was first popular on the southern route, so these countries in the Western Regions around Sulunchuan have left a lot of wealth. Li Ke feels that this is why he let Yang Cheng and the others say that he only likes gold, otherwise, Li Ke Ke felt that these people would also bring other substantial wealth.

But even so, Li Ke now has more than 9 tons of gold in his hands!Although 9 tons of gold is actually not that big, after all, there are as many as 1 tons of gold in a square of one meter, and the volume of Li Ke's 19 tons of gold is just that little.

To be honest, Li Ke is drooling a little. These countries alone have so much gold. If all 36 countries in the Western Regions are robbed, the amount of gold may be more than a hundred tons?After all, countries such as Qimo Rao and Qiang are small countries, while other larger countries in the Western Regions must have gained more wealth.

For example, the Kingdom of Khotan, which is a Buddhist country, is known to have a terrifying wealth-raising ability in a country of this kind of belief, and the Kingdom of Khotan is also a country that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and there must be a lot of gold gathered in them.

Li Ke is now wondering if he should let Murong Shun grab it.

But after that, Li Ke still held back. Now is not the time. The main target now is Tubo. If Tubo can be won, it means that Datang has a springboard to cross the Himalayas!

At that time, the entire Indian peninsula will be within the radiation range of the Tang Dynasty's iron cavalry. Even if the place is too poor to manage because of the poor race, it is a good place to fight east!

Moreover, the geographical location of Tubo actually has a great influence on Datang. If Tubo is captured, it means that because of the existence of the Himalayas in the entire southwest, it only needs to guard a few entrances that can go south, and then it can be completely empty!

Unlike now, a large number of troops need to be stationed on the borders of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. When these troops are saved, they will either go west to Central Asia, or turn east directly. At present, Yunnan and other regions are poor, but these If the place comes down from the Tibetan area, it is not difficult to win.

Datang's territory will gradually be complete.

In fact, the places in Yunnan in later generations can actually be ignored. These places are all ethnic minorities, and many of these ethnic minorities were primitive tribes during this period, and they were all self-sufficient in the deep mountains.

The position of Tubo actually poses the greatest threat to Datang, because the people of Tubo are used to the plateau, but Datang does not have it. The natural environment is worse than Qinghai, allowing them to attack, retreat and defend, and even do not need to defend, as long as they exit If it was far enough away, it would be very difficult for Datang to attack.

Those countries in the Western Regions are nothing to worry about.

After the missions of the Qiemo Kingdom handed over the gold, Li Ke dismissed them casually, but Li Ke still made them sign an unequal treaty, that is, if any merchant from the Tang Dynasty went to the Qiemo Kingdom to do business, Taxes are not allowed.

If you don't want anything, it will be even more wrong, leaving an excuse, if you want to make trouble in the future, you can find an excuse.

After sending away the envoys from the Qiemo Kingdom, Li Ke called Yang Cheng and Wang Zheng over.

"The two of you will form a mission next, and then go to Tibet." Li Ke looked at them and said.

"Your Highness, is it still the previous strategy?" Yang Cheng asked.

"No, when I went to Tubo this time, I asked Songtsan Gampo a question, whether it was because the Tang Dynasty did not agree to his request to marry the princess, so he deliberately shielded Murong Shun? And slaughtered all the traitorous Murong near the Tubo border Shun the Tuyuhun tribe?!"

"Tell him that it is now the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and those tribes are the people of the Tang Dynasty! Let him give me an explanation, if he does not give an explanation! The army of the Tang Dynasty does not mind continuing to fight!" Li Ke directly opened the mouth. "By the way, there is one more thing you need to know. Murong Shun has already wiped out all the Tubo nobles north of the Kunlun Mountains. If there is no accident, most of the herdsmen of those Tubo tribes will move into my Great Tang."

Most of the herdsmen who went out to spread the word a few days ago have returned, only some of the herdsmen who went to the border near Tubo have not returned, and Xue Wanche, Xue Wanjun, and Niu Jinda have each led [-] cavalry to the three important positions where they handed over to Tubo , such as the Tanggula Pass and the location of the Tongtian River.

These locations are originally the territory of Tubo, but Xue Wanche and the others will track them directly under the pretext of tracking Murong Shun. When Yang Cheng and his mission go to question Songtsen Gampo, if he wants to fight, then Xue Wanche and the others have already occupy a favorable position.

If Songtsan Gampo didn't want to fight, Songtsan Gampo would have to smash his teeth and swallow the territories occupied by Xue Wanche and the others. He would not dare to ask Li Ke back these territories anyway.

During this period, the control of these nomadic countries on the border was actually very weak. If Murong Shun went well, he would kill all the nobles along the way. It is estimated that Songtsan Gampo might have just heard the news when their envoys arrived in Yangcheng.

It’s about 2000 miles away from here (Dang pronunciation lasa, later pronounced luoxie). The speed of Yangcheng’s mission cannot be fast, and the road is difficult to walk. It will take at least a month or so, and it will take nearly two months to go back and forth. There is enough time for Li Ke to make many arrangements.

Logically, Datang is also known as Womatang. If there is no Li Ke, after Princess Wencheng entered Tibet, Songtsan Gampo built the Potala Palace, the Jokhang Temple, etc. in Lhasa today, and the place will eventually be renamed Luosuo (luosuo).

In fact, places such as the Potala Palace in Lhasa in later generations are still barren.

"Yes!" Yang Cheng and Wang Zheng both bowed and saluted.

The two of them didn't ask the reason, but Li Daozong next to him was a little hesitant: "Your Highness, is this not good? If Tubo really makes trouble, wouldn't we have to fight Tubo directly?"

"According to Tubo's progress, the war will definitely not start this year. It is already mid-July, and it will be mid-August by the time Yangcheng and the others arrive. By the time Songtsan Gampo makes a decision to organize the army, he has already entered the country." Winter. The Kunlun Mountains are not so easy to cross, so Songtsan Gampo is very aware of this, not only we can't stand fighting in winter, but the Tubo people can't stand it either."

"And if he doesn't act this winter, he will have no chance when he can do it tomorrow." Li Ke sneered, one winter is enough for Li Ke to completely absorb Xizhou.