Chapter 2441: Destructive Tricks
It’s not that they can’t see the harm caused by marriage or even the gift of technology. The reason why they still go forward and would rather die than change is because they must use this method to control the right to speak in the court, and they must try their best to The war disappeared.
Are they compassionate and merciful, and don't want to see the sons of the Han family die in battle on the border and be stained with blood on the battlefield?
no.
At least not entirely,
This is because once the war starts, the words of the Confucian scholars and civil servants will no longer work. Their knowledge and talents are not enough to enable them to win a war. They can only rely on military commanders, thus indirectly improving the status of military commanders.
Above the court, there are only so many benefits. If you gain more, I will lose less. If things go on like this, how can there be room for the great Confucians and civil servants to speak?
Therefore, they would rather make peace, cede territory, and pay indemnity, but also want to curb the promotion of the general's status.
There are even some shameless people who would rather hold back their own family members for their own benefit. When the general is about to win, they will use all their strength and various means to make the war fail.
The failure of the war harmed the interests of the country, but they were able to pocket huge personal benefits...
Of course, it would not work if the generals were allowed to do whatever they wanted.
Just like the motivation of civilian officials to adopt appeasement policies and avoid wars, military generals will seize some opportunities to start wars, because only by starting wars can they compete for the right to speak and seek more benefits.
Without the restraint and restraint of civilian officials, the generals would probably end up hanging maps on their saddles and igniting wars all over the world.
Unchecked war will bring down any superpower, unless they are like the descendants of Genghis Khan who only seek conquest, not occupation. Locusts generally rely on strong force to burn, kill and loot. Without cultural heritage, there is no rule. Foundation, even if it conquers a vast land, it is difficult to occupy it for a long time by force.
The ways of civil and military affairs complement each other and restrict each other. How to coordinate the relationship between civil and military forces is the foundation for the long-term stability and prosperity of an empire.
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After a while, Wei Ying stepped inside.
"Erlang, what are your orders?"
Wei Ying first greeted Li Tai and then asked Fang Jun.
Fang Jun said: "You take a team of people, pick some good guys, and rush to Songzhou immediately. You have to dress up in disguise on the way, whether it's a merchant or a porter. In short, you can't let anyone know your identity. Then you can secretly investigate the activities of the Tibetan envoys. You can't It will hurt their lives, but we must do everything possible to delay it, at least three months before the Tibetan envoys enter Chang'an."
Wei Ying was stunned and said: "I haven't heard of a Tibetan envoy coming to Chang'an. How can I find out?"
Fang Jun waved his hand and said impatiently: "If I tell you there is, then there must be. Although Chang'an has not heard of it at this moment, it is just because the envoy has just left Tubo and must have just set foot in the Tang Dynasty."
Wei Yingxin said that if you just count your fingers now, you will know the movement of the stars, good or bad luck?
If you are in Chang'an, you will know that the Tibetan envoys have just left Tubo and entered the Tang Dynasty. They are not as good as you in strategizing and winning a thousand miles. Your victory is more than a thousand miles?
It’s all ten thousand miles away!
Of course I only dared to say this in my heart, and replied quickly: "Here!"
Seeing that Fang Jun had no further instructions, he quickly turned around and left to gather people and set off for the southwest region. Although he felt that Fang Jun was a bit mysterious in his heart, it did not affect the appointment, but only delayed the trip. The Tibetan envoys entered Chang'an three months later, thinking that Considering that Chang'an is a long way from Tubo, and it usually takes two months to walk, then this task is not too difficult, but the distance is a bit longer, and it takes several months to say goodbye to my wife...
When Wei Ying left, Li Tai couldn't help laughing and said: "Erlang, this move of yours is really damaging!"
As Fang Jun said, the Tang Dynasty currently does not dare to reject Tubo's request rashly. Otherwise, when Tubo becomes angry and embarrassed, it will be difficult to guarantee that it will not break the pot. It will not stop and simply send troops to intervene in the war in the Western Regions, which makes the Anxi Protectorate Being attacked from both sides.
The purpose of Tubo was to take advantage of the situation and gain some benefits from the Tang Dynasty. Unless it had to win, it would not be willing to go to war with the Tang Dynasty directly. Otherwise, once the war started, the "Eastern Datang Company" would cut off the food supply. , Tubo had to face an extremely serious famine.
Even if the Tubo envoy knew that the Tang Dynasty was delaying his trip, he could only brave all the difficulties and rush to Chang'an. Anyway, as long as he did not die, there would be no war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. He had to rush to Chang'an to complete the mission. The mission assigned by Songtsen Gampo...
This is indeed a bit unethical, but there is no doubt that the effect is also very good. As long as the Anxi Army can be bought some more time, perhaps the development of the situation will turn around.
Fang Jun smiled bitterly and said: "It's just a little trick. Even if it succeeds, what's there to be proud of? A truly powerful country must be able to face any enemy in the world head-on with a powerful force. Crush the past, not such dirty tricks.”
Li Tai nodded slowly, deeply convinced.
Then he sighed: "Erlang was injured this time. I think he will need to recover for a while. I am afraid that my trip to Jiangnan with me will be delayed."
Nowadays, the tasks under his command are getting bigger and bigger, and the amount of money he needs is simply huge. Naturally, the Ministry of Civil Affairs cannot give him much support. Even His Majesty Li Er is troubled by his "fundraising" behavior every day. At the beginning, I could still give tens of thousands of guan, but later it gradually shrank...
In order to appease Fang Jun's anger, Taiyuan Wang family offered to donate many properties in Jiangnan to Fang Jun. Fang Jun was naturally not suitable to accept it, so he gave it to Li Tai. It was a timely gift for Li Tai, who could not wait to go to Jiangnan to accept it. these industries.
What's more, he also tried to take advantage of the Jiangnan nobles, but without Fang Jun's strong support, he would have no confidence.
Those Jiangnan nobles now have business relationships with Guanlong, Shandong and other clans, and have been entrenched in Jiangnan for hundreds of thousands of years. Their confidence is not generally strong, and they may not sell him the face of the prince, but Fang Jun's name is in Jiangnan. But it works very well. If he can't take advantage of it, Li Tai will feel sorry for himself.
Fang Jun said with a smile: "That's okay. I have to be busy getting married recently, and the academy is about to start school. After finishing this busy period, Xianguan's injury will probably be better. Then I will accompany His Highness on a boat trip south to experience The misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River in late autumn is not bad. ”
Li Tai was overjoyed: "Then it's settled. It just so happens that I will handle the affairs of Chang'an smoothly, and then we will go south together!"
"It's a deal!"
"That Erlang Quan will be taken care of for now, and I will go back first."
"Your Highness, please go slowly. Please forgive me for not sending you off like this."
"My family, why are you doing this? Farewell!"
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When Li Tai left, Fang Jun sat on the couch alone, worried.
At this time, although everyone in the court attaches great importance to the Western Regions, no one is as clear as Fang Jun about what impact it will have on the Tang Dynasty once the Western Regions are lost.
To put it simply, everyone knows that the fall of the Tang Dynasty was actually caused by the Anshi Rebellion, and the Anshi Rebellion originated from the separatist rule of vassal towns.
Could it be that the Tang Dynasty court at that time was full of ignorant people and could not see the hidden dangers that the separation of feudal towns brought to the empire?
No. It’s not that we can’t see it, but there is no other way but to reuse the feudal towns and rely on them to resist the Hu people from the north and the unstable situation that has repeatedly broken out along the southeastern coast.
Because the entire empire center invested all its power in the war with Tubo.
It was precisely because of the loss of the Western Region that the Tang Dynasty lost this vast buffer zone, which allowed the remnants of Tibet and the Western Turks to reach Yumen Pass anytime and anywhere, threatening the Hetao and Longyou areas of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty had to deploy heavy troops here to resist the pressure of Tibet and Western Turks. ,
The war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo lasted intermittently for more than a hundred years. By the time Tubo was unable to advance eastward due to the war against Dashi, Uighurs, etc., which occupied most of its troops and the internal conflicts intensified, the Tang Dynasty had already Being exhausted by this war, coupled with the trouble caused by the feudal vassals in the country, we have reached the end of the road...
It can be said that as long as the Western Region is still under the control of the Tang Dynasty, it will be free to conquer the world and even develop the domestic political economy to an unprecedented peak.
But once the Western Region is lost, a scene that happened in history will surely happen...
Thinking of this, Fang Jun ordered someone to fetch the four treasures of the study, and he picked up his pen on the bed and wrote the memorial carefully. (End of chapter)