Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2440 Foresight
Fang Jun couldn't help feeling worried.

Except that he himself is the Secretary of the Ministry of War, the war in the Western Regions is naturally within his responsibility. In addition, the new Anxi Du Huhejian County King Li Xiaogong, Sima Xue Rengui, and even Gao Xing, who has never known each other, are all in the Western Regions now.

Personal future is no longer Fang Jun’s primary concern. He knows better than anyone how cruel the Arabs are. In this era, Arab warriors armed with faith, in order to conquer land and spread faith, without any legal and moral constraints , Raiding like locusts, they don't care about soldiers or civilians, killing people in the wild is just common, and massacring cities on slopes is even more commonplace.

Once the battle is lost, all Tang troops may be slaughtered...

However, even if Fang Jun wants to support the Western Regions now, he is powerless. The military power of the entire empire is tilting eastward, and all eyes are on Goguryeo. How can there be spare power to divide troops to support the Western Regions?

If you go to the Western Regions, it will take at least a year to go back and forth. Once the battle situation is unfavorable, it is possible for two or three years. The defenses of the land are empty.

Right now, with His Majesty Li Er sitting in town, there is no danger of people making trouble, but next spring, His Majesty Li Er will lead a few guards Ma Yujia to personally conquer Goguryeo, and he will definitely leave the prince to supervise the country. By then...

If someone has a heart of disobedience and is willing to take risks to make military remonstrance, the consequences will be disastrous.

So no matter how worried, the current Anxi Protectorate can only rely on its own strength to fight against the Arab army. Even if it cannot win a big victory, it must preserve its strength. Even if it loses some cities and lands, it will not be a big problem, as long as the Eastern Expedition wins , Hundreds of thousands of troops returned to the country, and gave the strongest support in the Western Regions every minute.

Fang Juncai did not believe that the Arabs who cultivated slash-and-burn farming could defeat the Tang Dynasty's Modao team and musketeers armed to the teeth just by virtue of their blood and courage!

I'm afraid that Li Xiaogong is greedy for merit and is blindly optimistic about the situation. Once there is a mistake, it will be difficult to save the defeat...

Li Tai sighed and said: "Who would have known that the British Duke would sweep all the countries in the Western Regions, and all the barbarians bowed their heads and obeyed their ears. In the blink of an eye, the situation has deteriorated to this point."

Fang Jundao: "Not only that, although the Arab army is aggressively attacking, at least the Anxi Protectorate is facing the enemy head-on. Even if there is a defeat, it will not lead to a rout. At worst, it will retreat to Gaochang, cut off the silk road, and fight the Arabs. After the Eastern Expedition, we will dispatch a large army to support, and then fight to the death with the Arabs. The most feared thing is Tubo. There will be enemies on both sides, and if one move is not careful, the entire army will be wiped out."

"No way?"

Li Tai's face turned pale, and he had doubts in his mouth, but he believed in his heart that this was very likely to happen.

In the past two years, Tubo has been keeping quiet since his marriage proposal was rejected, but he was negligent for a while.But everyone knows the wolfish ambitions of Tubo. If Fang Jun's plan of "highland barley wine" didn't make the nobles in Tubo fall into the eyes of money, they would be busy gathering barley to brew wine and make a fortune all day long. The army has already taken advantage of the trend to attack Datang Prefecture.

The fight between the two countries has long been turned upside down.

Fang Jun rubbed his forehead, and said depressedly: "Not to mention whether Tubo has enough strength to fight against Tang Dynasty now, their Zanpu is extremely far-sighted, they only need to send a strong army into Congling to threaten the countries of the Western Regions, Anxi How dare the Duhu Mansion turn a blind eye? In order to prevent the situation from being attacked, no matter what kind of request Tubo puts forward, the Tang Dynasty will only agree, otherwise Tubo will attack the Western Regions and cut off the Silk Road in a fit of anger, and even go all the way east to cut off the Yumen Pass. On the way out of the customs, the Anxi Protectorate will be isolated in the Western Regions, completely cut off from Chang'an, and become a lone army."

Li Tai remained silent.

Although he is now focused on the cultural cause of the empire, he also has an unusual vision for politics, and he can see the crisis after the loss of the Western Regions at a glance.

Although the benefits of maritime trade have already surpassed the wealth brought by the Silk Road, Datang must rely on the existence of the Silk Road to win over and coerce the countries in the Western Regions to obey the rule of the Datang. The battle to the death among the countries of the Western Regions.

What's more, without the input from the Silk Road, the status of Guanzhong within the empire will be quickly overtaken by Jiangnan. In order to prevent the situation of weak stems and strong branches and inferior systems from happening, we can only abandon Chang'an and move the capital. Jiangnan.

Abandoning the most entrenched area of ​​the Li and Tang royal families, and going to the territory where the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River has been entrenched for hundreds of thousands of years, the political situation of the empire will fall into fierce turmoil in the future. If you are not careful, the collapse of the empire is not impossible...

Fang Jun half-lyed on the bed, frowned in thought, deduced the development of the situation in his mind, and after a while, suddenly shouted at the door: "Call Wei Ying in!"

"Here!"

The servant who was guarding the door led the way.

Li Tai asked: "Why did you call Wei Ying?"

He naturally knew that Wei Ying was the leader of Fang Jun's personal army, shrewd, capable, and loyal, but he didn't understand why Wei Ying was called at this time?
Fang Jun explained: "If our expectations are correct, Tubo did take the opportunity to send troops to Congling to invade the countries in the Western Regions. It is unlikely that they would brazenly start a war with the Tang Dynasty. After all, Tubo's domestic grain reserves have long been ravaged by highland barley wine. There is not much left, and it is difficult to support a big battle, so their purpose is more likely to take advantage of the fire, so as to coerce Datang to agree to some conditions that they would never agree to normally, such as... a marriage."

Li Tai slapped his thigh, and said angrily: "Mother! This king already knew that Lao Shizi Zanpu was not a good person. He failed to propose marriage twice, and this time it must be the same trick again! He didn't weigh it himself, just He is also worthy of being the daughter of our Li Tang royal family? Not to mention coveting our books on medicine, arithmetic, astrology, architecture, etc., there is no way!"

In the past, Li Tai had expressed his disapproval of making peace with Tubo. In his opinion, how could the golden branches and jade leaves of Li Tang's royal family be able to marry in such a bitter and cold place as Tubo, and serve the savage Lao Shizi Zanpu who drank blood and was so barbaric?
It's more about saving face.

However, since he founded and took charge of the "Datang Culture Promotion Association", he has become more and more aware of the importance of culture and knowledge to a country and a nation.

The Han dynasties came and went and changed for several generations. However, even in the last years of the dynasty, the world was in chaos and the people were struggling to survive. But as long as the new dynasty was born, the political situation was stable and the government was clear, the Han dynasty would be prosperous and the people safe again in a few years.

Of course, there is the industrious nature of the Han people since ancient times, but it is more precisely because the Han people have the most advanced knowledge in farming, medical care, arithmetic, architecture, etc. in the world.Armed with this knowledge, the Han people will be able to build their homeland again on the abandoned land, and it will be more prosperous than ever!
The barbarians are different. They grow freely in the frontier and face the harshest natural environment. If they want to rise, they need to save several or even dozens of generations of hard work. However, once they fail, they will fall into decades. Even hundreds of years of sinking.

If Tubo still learned the knowledge of the Han people, and then relied on his brave and brave temperament, wouldn't he become the enemy of the Han people?
Therefore, Wei Wang Li Tai is the most resolute "hawk" in the court today. If the barbarians refuse to accept, then they will be convinced. Fight to the death!

Marriage?

That is absolutely impossible.

Fang Jun was very pleased that Li Tai had such an understanding.

Throughout the ages, there have always been a large group of so-called great Confucianists who are greedy for comfort, why not eat minced meat, advocating the gimmicks of the Chinese kingdom and the state of etiquette, thinking that war is an unnecessary means, and it costs countless food and money to start a war. , people will die, why not send one or two princesses to express the sincerity of the Central Plains Dynasty, and give some gold and silver treasures and advanced technology to turn gold into jade, and influence the barbarians with ethics, so everyone can live in peace, wouldn’t it be happy?
Is it because they don't recognize the harm brought by this move?

of course not.

Even with the limitations given by the times, they may not be able to be seen thoroughly by future generations, but these people who can occupy high positions in various eras, hold great power, and even control the lifeline of the dynasty are all outstanding people of a generation. It is free.

(End of this chapter)