At night, the Potala Palace is a little bit like that.

In the Zamp's bedroom in the Potala Palace, Qi Zong Nongzan worked hard for a day and had been tired for a long time before he stopped dealing with the matter in his hand. He was about to go to bed, but suddenly a maid from the palace reported that the great prime minister Lu Dongzan asked for a meeting.

Lu Dongzan was the most important official in Tubo, and Qi Zong Nongzan was the right-hand man. Lu Dongzan suddenly asked for a meeting in the evening, and Qi Zong Nongzan worked diligently, even though he was about to go to bed, he still stood up to meet Lu Dongzan.

"The Grand Prince is in a hurry to see me at night, but what's the point?" Lu Dongzan entered the palace, and Qi Zong Nongzan asked first.

Lu Dongzan hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "The news came from the Baihai Guards who intersected with Tuyuhun in the east. Pei Xingjian, the chief of the Liangzhou Governor's Office of the Tang army, suddenly increased troops to Xingsuchuan and had already set up camp in Xingsuchuan, which seemed to be a long-term stay."

It was already night, and Qi Zong Nongzan was originally a little sleepy, but as soon as Lu Dongzan said, Qi Zong Nongzan suddenly became excited, his heart trembled, and he was no longer sleepy.

"How many people?" Qi Zong Nongzan asked hurriedly.

Lu Dongzan replied: "According to the scouts' returns, there are Han people in Xingsuchuan's troops and Tuyuhun people, and the number should be less than 40,000."

"Forty thousand people, what is the purpose of the Tang army?" Qi Zong Nongzan frowned slightly when he heard this number.

If the Tang army added troops to Xingsuchuan to start a war, 40,000 people would obviously be insufficient, but if it were just ordinary patrols, the 40,000 people would be too loud, which is really a bit puzzled by Qi Zong.

Lu Dong praised: "Zanpu, as far as I know, Pei Xingjian was the confidant of Emperor Tang Li Ke. He was with Li Ke when Li Ke was the King of Chu. He was very trustworthy."

Qi Zong Nongzan knew what Lu Dongzan meant, Qi Zong Nongzan asked: "What do you mean is Pei Xingjian's entry into Xingsuchuan and was ordered by Li Ke?"

Lu Dong praised: "The Tang army entered the Tuyuhun land. For such a big thing, the Liangzhou Governor's Office could not be the master. Pei Xingjian was Li Ke's confidant general. He suddenly arrived at Xingsuchuan under the order of Li Ke. Most of the time, there was something wrong in Chang'an City."

Pei Xingjian's army entered Tuyuhun and arrived at the fortress of the junction of Tuyuhun and Tubo. This move was like seeking trouble with Tubo, which had a great relationship. Only Liangzhou could not make such a decision. This could only be Li Ke's intention.

When Qi Zong Nongzan heard this, he said alertly: "The Tang army suddenly increased its troops in Tuyuhun. I am afraid that the marriage is a messenger. Wouldn't it be dangerous for the mission?"

Qi Zong Nongzan said, and he couldn't help but worry, because there were not only envoys in the Tubo mission, but also his eldest son. If Li Ke decided to go to war with Tubo, he would inevitably detain the Tubo mission, and then Gongri Gongzan would not be able to come back.

Qi Zong Nongzan couldn't help but regret sending Gongri Gongzan to Chang'an, because he originally wanted to come, and this proposal would be a sure thing, but who would have thought that he would wait for the Tang army to increase its troops on the border.

Lu Dongzan looked at Qi Zong Nongzan's reaction, but he didn't know what Qi Zong Nongzan was worried about. He hurriedly said to Qi Zong Nongzan: "Don't worry about Zanpin. According to the news from the Baihai Guardian, the Tang army began to form a formation on the spot after entering Xingsuchuan. It seemed that it was just a stick and had no intention of advancing westward. I was afraid that the war would be unintentional. The delegation should be free from hindrance."

“What the big picture says makes sense.”

After hearing Lu Dongzan's words, Qi Zong Nongzan thought about it, and it was true that the same was true. As the saying goes, soldiers are the most important. If the Tang army really intends to attack Tubo, they should send troops immediately. They will not station in Xingsuchuan first, which gives the Tubo army a chance to be prepared.

Lu Dong praised: "If we look at Pei Xingjian's actions, although the Tang army was stationed in Xingsuchuan was just a precaution, the Tang army would mostly be stimulated by the marriage. Even if the Tubo delegation is safe and safe, I am afraid that the marriage will fail."

Qi Zong Nongzan asked, "Is it possible that Li Ke dared to refuse marriage at this time? Is it because our news is wrong? Tang Ting did not intend to go to war with Goguryeo?"

Lu Dong praised: "The news should not be wrong. With Li Ke's nature, if the Tang court had no intention of marching eastward, then Pei Xingjian's army would never have only arrived in Xingsuchuan. Pei Xingjian's march was so conservative, so he must have been tempted by Li Ke's order to test Zanpu's intention."

Xingsuchuan is located northeast to the Baihai Sea. Xingsuchuan is a hundred miles away from the Tubo area. This time, the Tang army was still quite conservative in Xingsuchuan.

The Tang army has always been used to being tough in foreign affairs. If it weren't for the purpose of launching troops against Goguryeo, the Tang army would not have been so cautious, but I was afraid that it would have been on the border long ago.

With Lu Dongzan's words and learning that the Tang army was cautious, Qi Zong Nongzan had more thoughts. Qi Zong Nongzan asked Lu Dongzan: "Master, how determined do you think the Tang army is to be enemies of my Tubo and dare to be attacked from both sides."

As soon as Qi Zong Nongzan said that Lu Dongzan guessed Qi Zong Nongzan's thoughts. Qi Zong Nongzan was forcing his to marry a princess in the Tang Dynasty and wanted to try again.

Lu Dongzan asked, "Do Zanpu suspect that the Tang army is bluffing, but in fact he dare not start a war with me, Tubo?"

Qi Zong Nong praised: "Yes, that's true. If we also sent troops north at this time and confronted the Tang army in Xingsuchuan, the Tang army is about to fight against the eastward expedition, and the army will be transferred to the eastward expedition. The forces in Guanlong and Guanzhong will be empty. Do you think Li Ke will bow his head for the overall situation of the east expedition and send the princess to marry him?"

In Qi Zong Nongzan, the Tang army was about to fight, and the money, grain and soldiers had already begun to be transferred to Liaodong. The actual situation was exactly the same. If Tubo took this opportunity to send troops to attack and let Li Ke see the pressure on the border and Tubo's determination to marry the Tang princess, Li Ke would probably give up a woman for the sake of the overall situation.

But Lu Dongzan did not hesitate at all and immediately replied: "This matter is absolutely impossible. Although the military forces in Guanlong are probably insufficient now, Li Ke is not someone who can be forced casually. If Zanpu really sent troops to knock on the side at this time, he would probably be Li Ke in person to fight with the most elite Beiya army in the world."

When Qi Zong Nongzan heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The Emperor of the Northern Yamen of the Tang Dynasty had the personal army, including Li Yuan Cong Imperial Guard, Li Shimin's Xuanjialing Cavalry, and Li Ke's Modao Camp. These were the unparalleled elites left by the three generations of emperors of the Tang Dynasty and the hundreds of battles. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were the strongest army in the world. If possible, Qi Zong Nongzan would never be willing to be enemies with them.

Qi Zong Nong praised: "The war in Liaodong is imminent, should Li Ke really dare to act like this?"

Lu Dong praised: "Now, there are still many troubles in Tubo, and Xiangxiong and Houzang are still uneasy. Zanpu dares to launch troops at this time, and Li Ke will definitely dare."

Lu Dongzan's words were heard, and Qi Zong Nongzan suddenly became silent. He was more or less familiar with Li Ke, the opponent, and he knew that Qi Zong Nongzan was talking about the truth.

Qi Zong Nongzan sighed lightly and complained unwillingly: "If there were no trouble in the country, this would have been a great opportunity to annex Tuyuhun and force the princess of the Tang Dynasty, but such a good opportunity could only be missed."

Lu Dongzang said: "The situation is like this, there is no other way. Zanpu only needs to look at the long term and can understand it."
Chapter completed!