Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

The cold wind was howling and the stars were dim. Two Tibetans on horseback were welcomed to the Xiaoyuan Mountain Camp in Tubo.

"Hey, Deputy Prime Minister, why are you back?" After recognizing the identity of the Tibetan envoy, the guard quickly opened the camp door.

"I have something to do and I need to see the Great Protector. Is he back?"

"Return to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Protector-General is receiving envoys from other countries."

"An envoy from another country?"

"That's right, the envoys from the Three Kingdoms of Black Clothes Da Shi, Hou Tujue, and Tuqi Shi are discussing how to deal with the Tang Dynasty."

"So that's it." Xu Zhi suddenly realized and patted his head and walked towards the commander's tent.

Every time I met patrolling soldiers along the way, I bowed to him and said hello.

When I came to the tent, I opened the curtain and walked in without thinking.

Seeing him coming, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile.

"The deputy prime minister has arrived just in time. I would like to introduce some guests to you."

"These are the generals of the advance army of the Black-clothed Dashi Empire, Fataro, as well as Mobai from the Later Turks and Luo Jinnai from the Tuqi Shi."

"Everyone, this is the Deputy Prime Minister of our Tubo Kingdom who is responsible for national etiquette. Please note."

The three messengers whose names were called each nodded as a greeting.

After everyone sat down again, they were asked some puzzled questions.

"Deputy Prime Minister, didn't the Queen Mother ask you to urge Datang to punish the murderer? Why are you back so soon?"

When he mentioned this, he became very angry and said with a gloomy expression.

"Don't mention it. The people of the Tang Dynasty had no intention of severely punishing Guo Zhiyun, the executioner. Instead, they planned to use Fan Xin as a scapegoat."

"General Protector, it is impossible to expect the Tang people to give up Baiquan City. In the end, we have to do it ourselves and start the war!"

Unexpectedly, Fataro, the black-clad food messenger sitting nearby, shook his head.

"No, no, no, Mr. Vice Prime Minister, it is not the time to start a war with the Tang Dynasty yet. Our advance army is attacking Khan Bana."

"It's still some time before we reach Permanent Ross, so you must stabilize Datang."

Mo Bai, the post-Turkish envoy on the side, also echoed.

"The envoy of Dashi is right. The Tang Dynasty is very powerful. We should not act rashly before we are ready. We should wait until the army is assembled."

As a confidant of the post-Turkic Khan, he was deeply aware of the terror of the Tang army in the past domestic coup.

Especially the young man named Fan Xin.

Seeing that the three countries did not agree to send troops to the Tang Dynasty now, Qimeng's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he patted Xu Zhi's shoulder indifferently.

"Vice Minister, please be patient. The greatest threat to Tibet right now is the Anxi Army deployed in Anxixi Town."

"Only by recapturing it can we break Datang's offensive in the Western Regions."

"Let's do this. You go back first to stabilize the Tang Dynasty border generals and buy us some time."

"It won't be too late to fall out with Datang after our army takes over Xiaobojin, the fortress leading to the Fourth Formation of Anxi."

It should be noted that he was just a deputy prime minister in charge of national ceremonies and had no right to interfere with the military. Seeing that everyone disagreed, he could only return to Baiquan City unwillingly.

One night passed, and Xu Zhi came to the camp early to wait for Tang Dynasty officials to investigate the case.

"Oh my, why did your envoy come so early? Please serve tea quickly."

As soon as Li Linfu entered the door, he found the Tibetan envoy waiting here, and his face was immediately filled with smiles.

Although he knew that the official in front of him was fooling him, Xu Zhi still held back his anger.

"There's no need to drink tea. Let's hurry up and investigate the murderer. Our Queen Mother has no patience anymore."

Li Linfu's smile faded and he nodded.

"Forget it, state affairs are of paramount importance. Let's go to the site to investigate. If someone comes, call the envoy Guo Jiedu!"

While the Tu and Tang parties were jointly investigating the attack on the Tubo defenders, an army of tens of thousands was stationed at Feilong Fort hundreds of miles away.

"Your Majesty, the informants in the city have sent a message, and the imperial court has sent an envoy named Li Linfu to investigate the case."

Liuzi walked to the hillside and took out a secret letter composed of patterns.

After opening it and taking a look at the contents, Fan Xin frowned with his hands behind his back.

"I remember that the censor Zhongcheng was Wei Yuanzhong, why did he become Li Linfu?"

"The emperor should have replaced them all while you were away from court."

"After all, the imperial court has wanted to take action against us for more than a day or two. Wei Yuanzhong is your man and will definitely be replaced first."

Hearing this, Fan Xin rubbed his forehead.

"This Li Longji is good at everything, decisive in doing things, and has a long-term vision, but he is too narrow-minded."

"For Wu Zetian's sake, I have already tolerated him in every way, and he is still aggressive. It is really unreasonable!"

In fact, as his power grew stronger, his subordinates urged him to replace him, but he refused.

Unexpectedly, Li Longji became more serious and did not want to restore the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. He kept his eyes on him every day.

"Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, no matter how much you endure and retreat, it is impossible for Li Longji to remove his guard."

"I will only kill you when I am full of strength. That is when we are in danger."

After taking a look at Liu Zi, Fan Xin looked thoughtful.

After a long time, he sighed softly.

"It's not time for a showdown yet, let's deal with the surrounding countries that are eyeing us."

"The day before yesterday, I came to report that a Tibetan army was disguised as a caravan and secretly mobilized to the four towns of Anxi."

"If my guess is correct, they will take action soon."

Liuzi was shocked and couldn't believe it.

"My lord, do you mean that the Tubo Kingdom is preparing to attack the four towns of Anxi?"

Fan Xin shook his head and looked at the vast white sand in the distance, with a trace of worry in his eyebrows.

"The four towns in Anxi are heavily defended, and the Tibetans dare not attack openly in a short period of time."

"I am worried that they have set their sights on the outpost of Xiaobojin Country."

"Once they occupy Xiaobojin Country, it will be like a sharp knife against the throats of the four towns of Anxi."

"Send the order and the army will march three hundred miles westward immediately!"

"Yes!"

……

Xiaobojin country has many cities.

As a fortress leading to the four towns of Anxi, a large number of merchants pass through here every day.

By collecting tolls, Xiaobojin's treasury was filling up day by day.

One of the handsome young men stood out.

"Your Majesty, look at this bustling market full of merchants, twice as many as last year. It's all thanks to you."

An old man wearing a white cloth on his head said with a smile.

The young man sighed with relief.

"People in the Tang Dynasty often say that a country cannot be without money for a day. If we, Xiaobojin Country, want to develop and grow, we must have more money."

However, as soon as he finished speaking, a figure came in panic.

"Sorry, my king, the damn Tubo people have occupied nine of our cities. The queen asks you to return to the palace immediately to preside over the meeting!"

"What! The Tubo people actually took over nine of our cities!"