Tibet

"Completely correct!"

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "The Tubo Army and the Tang Army have been fighting for hundreds of years. The Tang Army has killed hundreds of thousands of people. The Tubo Army soldiers will only die more, but their total population is only about one million. Several generations of young people have died on the battlefield. , the late Tianbao period was also when their troops were exhausted. I could also feel it in Anxi. Originally, there were tens of thousands of troops stationed in Dabolu, but only a few thousand people were left. After all were killed, there was no more reinforcements. The same is true for the Gasi Grassland, which shows that the troops were exhausted. .

However, six or seven years have passed, and the new generation of Tubo youth has gradually grown up. I have received information that tens of thousands of Tubo recruits have gone to Tianzhu for actual combat training, indicating that their new round of offensive is about to begin. "

Both of them nodded silently, and Yu Ao also realized that his appointment would probably be in Longyou border.

Li Ye pointed at the West Sea with a wooden pole, "At present, the Helong Army has deployed 50,000 people in Shanzhou, of which 20,000 are in Shanzhou and 30,000 are stationed in the West Sea. They are led by Xin Yunjing, the governor of Shanzhou, the deputy envoy of Longyou Jiedu. General Hun must be very familiar with it!"

Hun Yao nodded, "My father had a close relationship with General Xin. He was once my boss. Three generations of the Xin family have been fighting against Tibet for decades."

"With Xin Yunjing sitting on the front line of Chiling and Xihai, I am not worried. Now I am worried about the Jiuqu and Jishishan lines. The Tibetan army will advance along the Yellow River into Longyou. Currently, there are only 5,000 troops in Kuozhou and Hezhou. This is our weak points."

Hun Yao sighed and said: "It is true that the troops are too few. Back then, Marshal Geshu built more than a dozen military cities along the Yellow River and invested 30,000 troops to fight against the Tibetan army. They repeatedly fought tug-of-war and sabotage. In fact, Longyou was These two battlefields are one at Chiling Mountain and the other at Jishi Mountain."

Li Ye said slowly: "I plan to invest 30,000 troops in Hezhou and Kuozhou to establish the Hezhou Governor's Office, and General Hun will serve as the Hezhou Governor."

Hun Yao was shocked, "But I just came to Longyou!"

"In the eyes of the Tubo army, there is no such thing as seniority. I have decided that General Hun should not postpone it any longer!"

Hun Yao was really moved in his heart. He was entrusted with important tasks when he first arrived. This kind of trust can only be achieved by those who really know and understand him. On the contrary, the court dismissed him from office because of his participation in Pugu Huai'en's rebellion. In contrast, , this letter is so precious.

Hun Yao's eyes were moist. He suppressed his inner emotions, clasped his fists and said solemnly: "In this humble position, I will do my best and never let His Highness down!"

Li Ye nodded, "I also believe that my vision is not wrong."

Speaking of this, Li Ye glanced at Yu Ao again, smiled slightly and said: "Although Master Yu's qualifications and experience are a little weaker, I still want to give you a chance to serve as the governor of the Hezhong Governor's Mansion and be in charge of government affairs! "

Yu Ao couldn't close his mouth for a long time. He only wanted to be a county magistrate or a county magistrate, but His Highness King Qi actually asked him to be the governor of the governor's office. He suddenly felt huge pressure on his shoulders, but he did not postpone it, but silently nodded. nod.

Li Ye said to Hun Yao again: "Yu Changshi lacks experience. As the governor, you should teach him more."

"I humbly obey my orders!"

Hun Yao and Yu Ao said goodbye and left. Li Ye returned to the official room and saw Li Mi sitting in the room waiting for him.

"Your Highness seems to be in a good mood!"

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "I have solved a major defense problem in Hezhou, so I am certainly in a good mood!"

"I remember, didn't His Highness appoint Hou Mo Chen Zai as the commander of the Ningsai Army in Hezhou?"

Li Ye shook his head, "He hopes to go to Bashu to defend Tibet. His grandfather once served as the deputy envoy of Jiannan Jiedu, and his father also served as the defense envoy of Yazhou. He hopes to inherit his father's achievements. I will appoint him as the defense envoy of Yazhou instead. He will not go there. ”

"What about Yu Ao?"

"Yu Ao, I asked him to serve as the governor of Hezhou Governor's Office and train him well."

Li Mi said meaningfully: "Is Your Highness trying to win over the Yu family?"

"On the one hand!"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Of course I know that he only passed the Jinshi exam last year, and he was appointed as the governor after only one year of service. It is indeed a little too high, but I believe that Yu Xiulie will definitely help him. If the eldest grandson seizes this opportunity, the Yu family will fully support Yu Ao, devote more resources, and send high-level staff to help him."

Li Bi suddenly smiled and said: "His Highness did not appoint Yu Ao as the governor of the river, but appointed the Yu family as the governor of the river. Presumably Hou Mochen Zai as the defense envoy of Yazhou is also calling on the Hou Mochen family to help!"

Li Ye nodded, "That's what I mean!"

Li Mi gave a thumbs up, "Your Highness's move was very clever, and it mobilized the enthusiasm of the entire Guanlong nobles."

"This is also inspired by Dugu Hanyang's appointment as the governor of Weizhou. My father-in-law sent two of his most effective staff to help Dugu Hanyang. He also invested nearly ten thousand yuan and established many industries. There were three thousand looms alone. Taiwan, making Weizhou the largest cotton producing area in Longyou."

Li Mi changed the topic and handed a report to Li Ye, "This is the report Li Bai sent from Bashu. There is something interesting."

"What?

"Two years ago I read a poem, 'It is common in Prince Qi's house, but Cui Jiutang heard it several times before. It is the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, and I meet you again when the flowers are falling.' Has Your Highness read this poem?"

Li Ye nodded, "It's Du Fu's "Meeting Li Guinian in the South of the Yangtze River". It seems that Du Fu met Li Guinian, who was known as the number one musician in Chang'an, in Jingzhou. Li Guinian was performing on the street. Du Fu was very emotional and wrote this song. poetry."

"Now both of them are in Chengdu and were hired by Li Bai as professors of Chengdu Imperial College."

Li Ye smiled happily and said: "It's really God's arrangement. I even went to find Du Fu, but the family disappeared without a trace. Unexpectedly, they returned to Chengdu a few years later."

Li Mi also smiled slightly and said: "It is estimated that Li Bai was running a school in Bashu and holding imperial examinations. The news spread, and the two of them came to seek refuge after getting the news."

"should be!"

Li Ye asked again: "How is the imperial examination going?"

"It is still under preparation. The exam is scheduled to start next month. It is estimated that five to six thousand people will participate."

"This number is not bad. It's more than I expected. I thought it was two to three thousand people at most."

"The main reason is that each county is relatively capable. It is worthy of being the land of abundance. Each county organizes scholars and sends cars and boats to pick them up, so the scale has increased."

"What else?" Li Ye asked again.

"Also, Liang Chongyi's son was killed by our people disguised as Plum Blossom Guards in Shangzhou. Liang Chongyi abolished the Tang flag in anger and replaced it with Chu flag. He had prepared these Chu flags for a long time and withheld them. This Finally, he was angered and asked all state and county officials to go to Xiangyang to pay allegiance to him."

Li Ye pondered for a moment and asked, "Does he have any contact with Li Xilie?"

"Yes! He replied to a letter to Li Xilie, but the content is unknown. Judging from his public performance, he very much agrees with Li Xilie's open rebellion."

Li Ye said calmly: "In fact, he has openly rebelled. He even changed the flag and proclaimed himself the King of Chu."

Li Bi thought for a while and said: "I guess the court will pretend not to see it. Liang Chongyi did not annex the court's 700,000 yuan like Li Xilie did. The court can still tolerate it, and the court army cannot fight on two fronts. More importantly, Jing Xiang has been handed over to us, and there will definitely be no more trouble for the court."

Li Ye nodded, "I hope we can return to Jingxiang next spring!"