Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

"No need to worry." Cui Bianxu raised his hand to stop her from saying the rest of her words. He naturally knew the rules, but he was indeed not in a safe position as the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple.

His ability wasn't the most important thing; what was important was that he had no ambition to do this: "If I'm demoted or lose my official position, I'll join the army."

The borders of the imperial court are not absolutely stable, but as long as you are willing to take risks, the future can be promising!

When he mentioned military affairs, he became more talkative, his eyes showing a different kind of eagerness than usual: "After Langri Songtsen died, the new Zamp succeeded to the throne at a young age. Although he was young, he was not lacking in character, skill, wisdom, strategy, bravery, and martial arts. In the sixth year of the Zhenguan reign, the Tubo capital was moved to Lhasa..."

Lu Su? Zanpu? For the first time, she saw something that could be called love on Cui Bianxu's face.

Jiang Shangxian needs to go over the names that are different from modern ones in her mind before she can remember them. She really doesn't know much about the history of Tibet.

The place of Lhasa was called Lhasa during the Tang Dynasty. Now it is the eleventh year of Zhenguan, and the king of Tubo is Songtsen Gampo.

In contrast, Cui Bianxu was well-versed in this area, and it seemed he had put a lot of thought into it. "Tibet originally had over forty small kingdoms, and Tubo was able to crush them all. People like that definitely wouldn't be willing to stay in a place with so few resources."

Between the prosperous and fertile Central Plains and the difficult and miserable Tubo, even a fool would know how to choose. In his opinion, there would be a war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo sooner or later, and this was one of his opportunities.

(Besides Li Shimin's unrivalled military prowess, another reason for the Tang Dynasty's prosperity was the particularly favourable climate of the seventh century, which led to rapid agricultural development and, to a certain extent, the Zhenguan Reign.)

One of the reasons is that, apart from Tubo, there were too many people around the Tang Dynasty who seemed to be submitting but actually had ulterior motives. No king, even the king of a small country, would willingly be inferior to others all his life.

Goryeo, Turkic, Silla...

For military generals, every war is an opportunity.

Just like for the Americans with developed military industry, without war, warmongers cannot make money and will be doomed.

To some extent, Americans are inspirational. As the Chinese say, if there are no conditions, we must create them.

The Americans have learned this saying very well. If there is no war, they will create one.

Jiang Shangxian's brain cells were spinning like a tornado. The history of Tibet was, to some extent, too obscure. The plateau was mysterious and magnificent.

However, the official history of Tibet began in the seventh century AD when Songtsen Gampo created the Tibetan language. As we all know, history is changeable and uncertain.

If modern people want to understand history, they mostly rely on official history and archaeological excavations. Archaeological excavations in that place are not easy. Before Tubo, what countries, civilizations and writings existed in the mysterious land of Tibet?

However, during the reigns of Li Shimin and Li Zhi, father and son, although the Tang Dynasty often fought with others, it was still relatively stable.

After all, being beaten and beating others to call you dad are two different things.

After figuring this out, she felt somewhat relieved: "If that's the case, when will Shaoqing set off?"

"When I go back, I will ask for leave from the Dali Temple and leave Chang'an before sunset." Leaving Chang'an without permission is one thing, and absenteeism is another.

The imperial court's transfer order and joining the army yourself are two different things.

Cui Bianxu didn't consider starting from a small soldier. There were proper positions available, so why should he ask for trouble?

He's not trying to prove anything to others, he just likes it!

Jiang Shangxian immediately followed up with his blessing: "Young Master, be careful on your journey. May all your wishes come true."

"Thank you for your good wishes." Cui Bianxu was excited and nervous, and had the mentality of a gambler who wanted to turn a bicycle into a BMW if he tried hard.

This mentality brought him some strange excitement, just like when he was a child, all the Erlangs of the Cui family studied literature, but he was the only one who stuck his neck out and said he wanted to learn martial arts.

Aye looked at him for a long time with a look that he still couldn't understand. Finally, he sighed and said, "Once you start, there's no turning back. You have to think it through."

His answer in a baby voice was firm, even though he was only five years old at the time: "Do what you like, why look back?"

Strictly speaking, Cui Bianxu is a person with strong intuition. It is ambiguous whether this matter can succeed, but he feels that if he does it, his life will not be in danger.

Under normal circumstances, Jiang Shangxian should have known to leave at this time, but now her buttocks were still firmly stuck to the stool.

Cui Bianxu ate for a while and saw that she was still sitting there. He knew that she might want to talk to him about something, or even ask for something.

He was quite patient with Jiang Shangxian and immediately put down his chopsticks. "If you encounter any difficulties, you can find my guards. This time I will go to Luoyang alone, and they will stay in Chang'an."

Jiang Shangxian felt embarrassed. He pinched the second part of his index finger with his thumb to encourage himself, and said with a silly smile, imitating Zhu Bajie's appearance: "Shaoqing, that young lady Li Xueyan is here to look for me."

She pointed at the ground, indicating that the person had come directly to Lexian Tower and she really had to see him.

Cui Bianxu's eyes flashed with surprise: "What is she doing here?"

That shouldn't be the case. He just wanted to bring someone to the palace to see what's going on. There are many people doing this in Chang'an. Who doesn't have social relationships that they can't shirk?

"Miss Li seems to be interested in Mr. Zhao..." She blinked. This was troublesome. If you trace back further, the blame still fell on Cui Bianxu's friend.

"Zhao Shan?!" Cui Bianxu's surprise was beyond words. To be honest, other people would not take Li Xueyan, a royal family girl who was not outstanding, neither good nor bad, and not yet of marriageable age, seriously.

Ordinary women from the royal family will only be noticed when they are valuable.

He had met Li Xueyan several times, and it was true that he had met her literally.

Zhao Shan, whose courtesy name is Xingcheng, has a very good name - the stars flow across the sky and the years become a monument.

The Tianshui Zhao family originated in the Sixteen Kingdoms period and branched out with the decline of the Later Qin Dynasty. Starting from the early Tang Dynasty, members of several major branches mostly served in military positions. Among them, the clansmen in Dunhuang and Hebei, located in the border areas, were more prominent. The clansmen in Nanyang, Henan, Jingzhao, Fengtian and Xin'an were famous for the large number of them who passed the imperial examinations.

Like Cui Bianxu, Zhao Shan was one of those people with horns on his head, and was incompatible with his clan. The Zhao clan in Tianshui, Hebei was martial, but Zhao Shan preferred to be a scholar. Cui Bianxu's mother was from the Zhao clan in Dunhuang. The two were distant relatives, and they both grew up in Hebei since childhood, so they became good friends.

Unlike large aristocratic families like the Cui family of Qinghe, the Zhao family of Tianshui can only be considered a small or medium-sized aristocratic family.

"If Zhao Shan's official position can be promoted a little bit, this marriage might be possible." Cui Bianxu gave Jiang Shangxian a brief introduction about Zhao Shan's background, and then came to this conclusion.