Chapter 306

In the side hall of the imperial palace.

"See the emperor!"

Merton entered it carefully. Looking at Li Shimin's black face, Merton couldn't help but burst into a sudden heart.

"Aren't you quite impassioned just now? Why did you use your energy and spirit too much?" Li Shimin was angry when he saw the dodgy Merton. The boy almost got down from the military general of man Chaowen in the whole court, and was criticized by him for his years of peace policy.

"Wei Chen knows his mistake!" Merton quickly confessed his mistake.

"Are you wrong? How could you be wrong? You are an iron blooded man of the Tang Dynasty. How can you hide behind a woman and refuse to let her shed blood and tears for you! Do you think you alone know the humiliation of making peace, not making peace and not paying tribute? Your slogan is loud, but do you know how much more blood Tang officers and soldiers will shed for this slogan?" Li Shimin roared.

Although the Tang Dynasty was established, its foundation is still shallow, and Li Shimin has personally experienced the war. Naturally, he knows the cruelty of the war. Every war has to be fought at the risk of overthrowing the country. Once it fails, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty will be in danger of overturning. In those years, the Turkic cavalry directly hit Guanzhong, and the Tang Dynasty will almost be destroyed.

Merton held his neck up and retorted, "that's right. Datang should be in order to obtain the land of Qinghai. Only Datang has its own horse breeding land can it face the grassland and all parts will not fall behind."

"What about Tubo? Is it that Datang has struggled to deal with one, and you want to stimulate Tubo?" Li Shimin said angrily. Ink skills are strong, even if Merton doesn't give ink skills, he also verbally stimulated Tubo envoys.

"According to Wei Chen, compared with Tuyuhun, Tubo should be occupied by the Tang Dynasty." Merton said.

Li Shimin suddenly turned his head and looked at the Mohist School in disbelief. He didn't expect that Merton was so manic today. He was ready to attack a Tuyuhun. Even Tubo wanted to do it. He was too aggressive.

"Your boy won't be crazy!" Li Shimin looked at Merton suspiciously. I'm afraid that only in this way can it explain Merton's abnormality today.

"The Tibetan Plateau has a dangerous terrain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It's not too much to call it a natural danger. If he can be the natural danger of the Tang Dynasty, he can naturally become the natural danger of other countries. Once the Tang Dynasty obtains the Tibetan Plateau and connects it with the 800 mile vast sea west of Tuyuhun, the whole territory in the west of the Tang Dynasty will be free from danger.

On the contrary, we can also take the Tibetan Plateau as the commanding height to deter Nanzhao and other countries, and the border problems in the South can also be alleviated. In this way, there will be no border problems in the southwest of Datang.

"There is no more trouble in the southwest?" Li Shimin couldn't help breathing, which would be a great temptation.

"Datang faces the sea in the East and is blessed by thousands of miles of sea. Datang only needs to defend the North wholeheartedly. Therefore, I think Tubo is a place that Datang must not lose. Even if your majesty doesn't take it now, it will inevitably be included in the territory of Datang in the future, because the Tubo plateau is too important, and the earlier you get it, the more Datang benefits." Merton affirmed.

"Having said that, Tubo has always been obedient. Our Tang Dynasty is a state of etiquette. How can we get out of obscurity and conquer other countries at will." although Li Shimin was excited, he still pretended on the surface.

Li Shimin is also a military master. Naturally, it is clear that Tuyuhun's Grassland and Qinghai lake salt are practical interests, while the Tubo plateau is strategic interests, which is enough to impress Li Shimin. In particular, he agrees that Tubo will be included in the territory of Datang in the future. Datang really can't lose such a strategic place.

Merton said: "from the perspective of terrain, Tubo and Tuyuhun are one. The two major rivers in Datang, the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, all originate from Tubo, and Tubo is surrounded by dangerous mountains. Only the north and Qinghai are the most gentle, which is the best access for Tubo."

Among the many roads to Tibet in future generations, only the Qinghai Tibet highway is the shortest and safest. From the perspective of ethnic exchanges, Datang is the best choice for Tubo and lays the foundation for ruling Tubo in the future.

"Moreover, ethnically speaking, according to the records of Chinese literature and history books, Tubo is a branch of Qiang people. In essence, it is still our Chinese people. Tubo belongs to the Tang Dynasty and China is unified, which is also the right way." Merton quoted scriptures.

"I think so, but Tubo don't think so. The war is going on together. It's hard to predict the outcome. This matter must be careful." although Li Shimin is excited, he still keeps his reason.

"Ink has a skill that can make refined steel in a large number. If our officers and soldiers in the Tang Dynasty have a treasure knife, Li Jing and other famous generals, plus the war horses in Qinghai, who is the enemy in the world." Merton said proudly.

Of course, Li Shimin knows the steel-making method of Mohism. Now most of the steel in Chang'an city comes from Mohist village.

"All the people in the grassland are soldiers. Men are soldiers in wartime and people in peacetime. Even if we win, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy losses," Li Shimin said.

"Tell your majesty that the wound suture method of Mohist hospital has been successfully developed. I believe the military has control. In this way, the wounded soldiers will be treated in time and the number of war damaged personnel will be greatly reduced." Merton added.

Li Shimin was stunned. After careful calculation, he didn't expect that the Mohists had unknowingly made such a great contribution to the military. "You have sharp teeth and sharp mouth. In my opinion, you look like a vertical and horizontal faction." Li Shimin said angrily. After Merton's analysis, Li Shimin had the impulse to kill Tubo, but Li Shimin didn't want Merton to continue to be arrogant.

"The terrain of Tubo and other places is dangerous. Many people build passes in dangerous places. One man can't open the pass. Don't tell me that the Mohist school also has ink skills to break it!" Li Shimin shouted.

Merton pondered, shook his head and said, "there is no Mohism."

Li Shimin took a deep look at Merton and said, "no, just be honest and rot today's affairs in my stomach. I'm not in a hurry about Tubo for the time being. At present, the most important thing in Datang is Tuyuhun. Only when Datang obtains the place to raise horses can it be invincible."

"Yes!" Merton hurriedly said, but as Wei Chen said, he had no selfishness, but thought of the Tang Dynasty wholeheartedly. "

"It's best not to be selfish, or your little body may not be able to carry it." Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and threatened.

Merton secretly complained. He immediately knew that it must be because of the dissatisfaction with Princess Changle. He thought he had thrown out an amazing topic to divert Li Shimin's attention. Unexpectedly, he still didn't hide.

"Remember me, Mr. Wei!" Morton said politely.

Fortunately, Merton's words still played a certain role. Li Shimin's mind was all attracted by the importance of Tubo thrown by Merton. The board was raised high, but put down gently.