Wu Zetian also sat upright and listened carefully to Chen Yi’s story!

"Empress, now the Tubo people occupy more than half of Qinghai, and most of the former Tuyuhun land was occupied by him. The Tuyuhun King Murong Nuo Hobo and Princess Honghua survived with our Tang Dynasty. Murong Nuo Hobo and Princess Honghua submitted several times to request the court to send troops to help them restore the country, but for various reasons, they have not been able to do it. Now the Tubo people still occupy Qinghai, that is, no matter when the Tang Dynasty sends troops to attack the Tubo people, they are all famous in the division. Therefore, as long as the court wants to send troops to Qinghai and attack the Tubo people, it is an opportunity at any time!"

Chen Yi's inexplicable call made Wu Zetian stunned for a moment. After thinking for a while, he understood, but he was still not completely clear about why Chen Yi said this. He frowned and asked: "Zi Ying, are you suggesting that I issue an edict to attack Tubo now?"

"No!" Chen Yi quickly shook his head and denied, "Empress, I just said that the Tubo people now occupy Qinghai, they are people who invade our Tang vassal state and our Tang territories. We must find a way to drive them out and eliminate their power, and we cannot let them do anything wrong. That will damage the face of our Tang Dynasty. If we want to use military forces against the Tubo people, we will be famous at any time!"

Wu Zetian continued to frown, "Ziying, you also know that fighting is the most expensive. Now our Tang army is fighting against the Goryeo people. I don't know how long this war lasts. I can't predict the money it will cost. Even if Goryeo can be wiped out soon, it is impossible for our Tang Dynasty to continue another large-scale war in a very short time, so the treasury revenue will not be supported!"

"Empress, I am not suggesting that war against the Tubo people will be started soon. I am just saying that you should not be careless against the Tubo people at any time. As long as the opportunity is right, you should launch a large-scale military affairs to completely eliminate the military power of the Tubo people! To start a war with the Tubo people, there is no need to worry about the fact that the troops are unknown. Now most of the Tubo people are concentrated in Qinghai. If all the Tubo troops in Qinghai are eliminated, the Tubo country will definitely be divided. A split Tubo will have much less threats to the Tang Dynasty than the unified Tubo people!" Seeing that Wu Zetian's expression was still complicated, Chen Yi sighed in his heart. He changed his way of speaking and said tactfully: "Empress, the Tubo people attacked me very tactfully!" Seeing that Wu Zetian's expression was still complicated, Chen Yi sighed in his heart. He changed his speech and said tactfully: "Empress, the Tubo people attacked me!" Seeing that Wu Zetian's expression was still complicated, Chen Yi sighed in his heart.

The purpose of destroying Tuyuhun was to seize Qinghai from my Tang Dynasty. The purpose of their doing so was to look at the very good horse-herding conditions in the Qinghai area. The land of Qinghai even guarded the important road from the mainland of our Tang Dynasty to Anxi. As long as the land of Qinghai is not occupied by the Tubo people, the Tubo people cannot have the strength to truly threaten our Tang Dynasty! Therefore, I feel that before the Tang Dynasty started a full war against the Tubo people, we must strengthen the defense of Qinghai, and we must never let the Tubo people take advantage of the opportunity to occupy more places that originally belonged to our Tang Dynasty! And we must further compress the living space of the Tubo people, and force the Tubo people to dare not withdraw the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Qinghai!"

These words made Wu Zetian's brows stretch, and his eyes looked at Chen Yi softened. He seemed to appreciate it, but his tone also changed. He asked softly: "Zi Ying, you said it well. Today you will tell me in detail what you think of, and you don't need to hide anything. Even if you say it wrong, I won't blame you!"

"Thank you for your magnanimity!" Chen Yi naturally flattered and continued to preach: "Actually, the situation in Qinghai is already in a stalemate state. The Tubo people have only the advantage of military strength, but they are forced by Duke Xing and dare not attack, let alone retreat the army! According to my eyes, as long as the troops are slightly increased in Qinghai and the famous general Xing is continued to be sent to guard the famous general Xing, the Tubo people can do nothing! As long as there are famous generals like Duke Xing lead a large number of troops to guard the land, the Tubo people will not be able to take the land of Qinghai from our Tang Dynasty, but the land of survival may be compressed by our Tang Dynasty! Also, if Pei Xingjian, a famous general in Anxi, is in charge of the rule, the Tubo people will not be able to take advantage of it!"

Chen Yi's words changed Wu Zetian's face again, but he still suppressed his discomfort, showed a kind smile, and praised Chen Yi: "Well, Ziying, I'm right. I also understand that it was because of Su Lie and Pei Xingjian's disciples guarding Qinghai and Anxi that the Tubo people did not take advantage of the opportunity. The palace will immediately let Su Lie return to Qinghai and strictly prevent the Tubo people from causing trouble!"

Seeing that his words convinced Wu Zetian to agree to Su Dingfang return to Qinghai, Chen Yi was overjoyed. This was something he had never thought of. He was overjoyed and arrogant again. In Wu Zetian's slightly admired eyes, he said again: "Empress, the existence of Tubo people in Qinghai is a real threat to our Tang Dynasty. Even Goryeo in Liaodong cannot be compared with it! In my opinion, Tubo is the enemy that our Tang Dynasty needs to pay attention to the most. In recent years, Tubo's national strength has increased significantly, but he is still afraid of our Tang Dynasty and dare not start a full-scale war with our Tang Dynasty. I feel that before the national strength of Tubo is prosperous, the threat it produces must be eliminated, and even go to war with the Tubo people in full!"

"Zi Ying, I will consider what you said carefully!" Chen Yi reiterated the threat from the Tubo people and threatened to destroy them while the Tubo people did not have an absolute advantage. Wu Zetian could no longer remain indifferent!

"Empress, I'm talking too much!" Chen Yi laughed. When Wu Zetian laughed, he suddenly thought of another point and asked almost blurted out: "Have you ever thought about why the Tubo people have grown so quickly over the years?"

"Oh?! I haven't thought about it carefully. I guess you must have considered this point, right?" Wu Zetian said in surprise and smiled curiously: "Then tell me, why did the Tubo people become stronger so quickly?"

"Empress, at the beginning of Zhenguan, the national strength of Tubo was not strong. In the battle of Songzhou, hundreds of thousands of Tubo people failed to fight under the city of Songzhou. At that time, Tubo could not compete with our Tang Dynasty at all! But in just a few decades, the Tubo State Council had made rapid progress and strengthened, and most of Qinghai was occupied by it. One very important reason is that they received the support of many advanced technologies in our Tang Dynasty!"

“Why do you say that?”

"This is related to my Tang Dynasty's marriage policy!" Chen Yiqing cleared his throat and continued to tell proudly: "Tang Tai... Oh... When the Emperor of the First Emperor, Tubo Zanpu Songzan Gampo was the one who abandoned Zong Nongzan wanted to cling to the country of Tang, improve its prestige among other tribes, and at the same time gained the advanced cultivation and manufacturing level of our dynasty. He repeatedly asked for marriage, and the Emperor of the First Emperor... In order to show friendship, he finally agreed to marry Princess Wencheng and married Princess Wencheng to abandon Zong Nongzan. When Princess Wencheng married, he married many craftsmen and books, as well as crop seeds, which made Tubo go from a tribe that only knew how to hunt to an advanced country with very good farming and production technology, and its national strength increased greatly..."

When Princess Wencheng got married, I wonder what Emperor Li Shimin thought, but he showed great enthusiasm in preparing dowry for her. Many books and craftsmen took Princess Wencheng's dowry to join Princess Wencheng to Tubo.

It was these dowry books, craftsmen, etc. that brought the most advanced productivity and production technology in the world at that time to the uncivilized Tubo. The advanced farming, manufacturing technology and other crafts of the Tang Dynasty were passed on to the Tubo people without reservation. Perhaps Princess Wencheng, like most married women, married the Tubo leader, and regarded the Tubo leader as his lifelong support, and even as a Tubo person. After entering Tubo, Princess Wencheng personally taught the Tubo people farming, textile and other technologies. The teaching of these technologies, as well as the role of books and craftsmen, greatly improved the various production technologies in Tubo in just a few years, prompting a great increase in its national strength. With the improvement of national strength, Tubo's military strength became stronger and stronger, and eventually became the biggest border trouble in our Tang Dynasty.

The textbooks strongly praised Princess Wencheng's entry into Tibet for promoting the great integration of the nation. This is really a lie. From the historical records, we can know that the people who say this argument are almost idiots. No matter what the great integration of the nation, they cannot be at the cost of the blood of the Han people, otherwise they will be the sinners of the Han people!

In Chen Yi's understanding, the only major mistake that Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, did in power for more than 20 years, was to marry the Tubo people. Princess Wencheng's marriage, the craftsmen and books he brought directly improved the productivity level in Tubo and promoted the improvement of its national strength. It can be said that Li Shimin personally cultivated a powerful enemy. The white-eyed wolf in Tubo finally turned his face and refused to recognize others. He bit the Tang Dynasty a few words, which made the Tang Dynasty hurt to the core.

After hearing what Chen Yi said, Wu Zetian looked very bad, but he didn't say anything to stop him.

Chen Yi, who did not see Wu Zetian's expression change, continued to immerse himself in the atmosphere of his speech, and said endlessly: "The mistakes of the old emperor's policy of marriage led to the strength of the Tubo people. Therefore, the empress should take measures to correct the mistakes of the old emperor, and cannot..."

"Ziying, how can you comment on the late emperor like this!" Wu Zetian turned cold and shouted in a low voice!

Chen Yi, who was interrupted, looked at Wu Zetian in confusion and understood from Wu Zetian's unpredictable anger. He said too much. How could he say Li Shimin's badness in front of Wu Zetian? You must know that Li Shimin has just passed away a few years ago, and it is impossible for anyone in the court to think of the failure of the marriage policy. He said this, and he could say that he slapped the Tang royal family in the face. But he had to say that he hoped that Wu Zetian would be touched after listening to his words to avoid similar things happening again. After all, such a good opportunity today is not easy to get!

After saying the crime, he continued to tell: "Empress, I feel that marriages like Princess Wencheng cannot be found anymore. It is to cultivate a powerful enemy for my Tang Dynasty. There is no friendship between countries, only interests. Princess Wencheng married the Tubo people and became powerful. The Empress should find a way to make up for it and correct it..."

"Chen Yi, you are becoming more and more lawless. How can you say this? If it is passed on to Your Majesty, you will be seriously blamed, and the ministers will impeach you. How many heads do you have to cut off? Ah?! You won't stop me!"
Chapter completed!