Sometimes, it’s not that I’m spineless, but that I can’t stand other people’s swords.

Tubo Zanpu knelt on the golden palace of Emperor Dahua and faced a difficult choice. If he agreed to the emperor's request, then Tubo would have to send 20,000 troops to defend Japan to fight for Dahua. After the 20,000 troops were transferred, he would probably not be able to come back. And maybe this is just the beginning. In the future, Dahua asked for another 810,000. Should he agree? Can he refuse?

The day of quagmire is a quagmire.

Even if the five countries sent troops to help the Queen quell the rebellion, what are the benefits of quelling the rebellion for Tubo? If the chaos in Jie Japanese is quelled, it is estimated that it will not be able to fight against Dahua again in the future. Dahua will no longer have the important opponent of Jie Japanese, so Tubo will lose the southern barrier in the future.

If he doesn't agree, it's still a question whether he can leave here today.

He even regretted coming to Central Plains.

It was completely a shame for oneself. I thought the emperor of the Central Plains would be more face-saving, but maybe he would give in a lowered attitude and get some breathing opportunity.

He underestimated Zhang Chao too much, and he deserved to be the first person in the world who could destroy countless countries.

"Are there any difficulties in abandoning Zongnong?" Zhang Chao asked with a smile.

"According to the emperor's will, I will immediately withdraw my troops from Xiangxiong and send them to the Kingdom of Jieji to help the Queen quell the rebellion."

In the end, Songtsen Gampo was unable to say anything to refuse.

"Very good. I heard that you admire Chinese culture very much. It is not easy to come so far away. Just stay in Hanjing for a while. As for Tubo's internal affairs, why not let the Prime Minister of Tubo take my envoy back first. Then let the Prime Minister of the State work on your behalf for a period of time and let him be responsible for withdrawing troops from Xiangxiong and transferring troops to the Judicial Day. What do you think?"

Songtsen's face was dark.

This really makes you not want to leave when you come.

"Your Majesty, although Tubo has a small country and few people, he has many affairs. I want to rush back to Tubo to handle the matter of Xiangxiong's withdrawal of troops and dispatching troops to guard the day."

"Give up Zongnong, you are wrong. Although you are also the king of a country, you have no reason to do it yourself. Look at me, the territory of the Great Hua Empire is vast, but I also know how to divide power and let go. Just don't let me make arrangements and stay in Hanjing for more days. I heard that you want to come to the Central Plains to marry a Han woman. I happened to make some arrangements for you to see if you have the fate to find a suitable Central Plains woman as your wife."

No matter what, when you come, don't think about leaving easily.

At least before Tubo withdrew from Xiangxiong and dispatched 20,000 troops to join the war in Judgement Japan, Songtsen Gampo would not have thought about going back.

Songtsen Gampo's mute eats yellow lotus, and it is difficult to say.

What can I do now besides agreeing?

If I had known that Zhang Chao was so difficult to deal with, even if I beat him to death, I would definitely not have come.

He really lost his wife and his troops. He lost Xiangxiong, who had finally swallowed her, and was warned not to attack Yang Tong. Now he has to send 20,000 troops to fight the Qidian. This has been a bad life for eight lifetimes.

After the dynasty was dispersed, Zhang Chao summoned several important officials to Beiyuan to discuss matters.

The osmanthus is fragrant, and the millet on the plate is just cooked at this time. Fry a pot of sugar and stir-fry until it opens. It is fragrant and pink. The taste is amazing.

This season, sitting under the osmanthus tree, grab a handful of millet and make a cup of tea, blowing the cool autumn wind, and talking. When it’s time to eat, steam the fat crabs into a pot and then bring a pot of wine. It’s really hard to find a god.

"It's really not easy for this renounced Zongnong to endure it." Qin Qiong sighed, "This kind of person must not let him leave the capital."

Qingluan, Minister of War, sat next to Zhang Chao, peeling millet for Zhang Chao, and his movements were very gentle. Since Li Xiuning left Beijing and went to the Annan fiefdom in Jinzhou, Qingluan has officially taken over the position of Minister of War.

The queen who once commanded Su Bi and unified half of the plateau, was also quite good at being the Minister of the Ministry of War. Moreover, Qingluan, who wore a purple robe and surrounded the jade belt, was immediately full of energy, and she no longer had the boredom of doing nothing before.

"Qi Zongnong has the style of being a father. He is very capable. He is deeply loved by the people in Tubo and should not be underestimated. If you ask me, just kill it and do it once and for all."

Su Dingfang, the commander-in-chief of the international army, said that he might as well lead his troops to Tubo and directly attacked the Mazang River.

Zhang Chao enjoyed eating the millet that Qingluan had peeled for him.

"Tubo must be solved and must be included in the control of the court. After all, the geographical location of this plateau is too important. For the current situation in Dahua, it is like sand in our eyes. However, several prime ministers have also said that the climate and geography of Tubo are relatively unique, and there are also people who abandon the sect and peasants. We don't have to come up and fight and kill. It is the same if we use some means, and the winding paths can also lead to seclusion."

Tubo Zanpu himself was going to come to Hanjing, so how could Zhang Chao missed it?

If he wants to be a vassal state of Dahua, then let him do it. If he becomes a vassal state, he must obey the reasonable request of the sect leader. Xiangxiong is a vassal state of Dahua, and so is Yang Tong. Dahua asked Tubo to withdraw his troops from Xiangxiong. Can he refuse?

Dahua asked Tubo to send troops to assist the Queen of Jieji Kingdom, who had already surrendered to Dahua, to quell the rebellion. Does he have any reason to refuse?

Qi Zongnong could not find any reason to refuse.

If he had no reason to reject Dahua's reasonable conditions, then Dahua would gather Su Bi, Yang Tong, Xiang Xiong and other younger brothers to beat him, and he would become famous.

"There is no need to kill him, just stay in Hanjing."

He was neither killed nor released, so he was placed under house arrest in Hanjing.

Today, Zhang Chao can use the name of the emperor of the Sect Master to send troops to fight against the rebels of the Japanese country. Tomorrow, Zhang Chao can also use the name of the emperor of the Sect Master to transfer his Tubo army to attack the Zhalouqi country. Or, one day he can still be asked to fight against Nibharu, in short, they cannot refuse.

If he refuses, Dahua can conscript Nibharati and other vassal states to fight Tubo in the name of the emperor of the sect.

After fighting, let’s talk about the almost all the power of these vassal states that are not their own.

When the time is ripe, Dahua will naturally be able to pick ripe fruits.

After all, Dahua is actually unreasonable.

But Dahua is strong, but it has unreasonable capital. If Tubo is stronger, of course he can ignore Dahua.

Su Dingfang peeled a grain and threw it into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it.

"This time it's a bargain for Liu Rengui and Xue Rengui. When I was fighting with His Majesty, these two kids were just soldiers in front of His Majesty's tent. Now they are so bad that they can destroy a country in half a year."

If Wang Xuance is added, the three emperor disciples in South Asia are indeed full of energy.

Su Lie was a little jealous. Although he has become the commander-in-chief of the army now, although the commander-in-chief is high, he is very idle.

What Dahua lacks the most now is these commanders and marshals. The three armed forces headquarters have three commanders in chief, but the Ministry of War has three military marshals. Not to mention the nine war zone commanders, there are three military commanders each below, as well as commanders of each army, fleet commanders, etc. If you add those deputy commanders, chief of staff, etc., there are many senior officers.

But these military positions have many structures, checks and balances, and do not have much power.

Even if he, the commander-in-chief of the Army, is not much stronger than the generals of the guards in the past. Anyway, the higher his position, the more he is, the more he is subject to checks and balances. On the contrary, officers at the battalion level, or captains, have relatively more command power.

Looking at Liu Rengui, Xue Rengui, Cheng Chumo, Wang Xuance, Cui Yan and other junior brothers, either the governor or the admiral, each commanding the military power in a war zone. Even if these powers are only temporary, they are enviable enough. The more temporary the power is, the greater the power.

Formal positions like him are actually very idle.

"The two countries are small, and it is not rare to conquer and destroy." Zhang Chao smiled, "I plan to set up a Lion State in the Lion State, and Alagan will be incorporated into Xinji Prefecture. Like Xindu Prefecture and Goa Prefecture, they are overseas states directly under the imperial court."

The location of the Lion Kingdom is quite special, especially when the court has not yet captured Zhalou and when maritime trade passes through the southern coast of India, the Lion Kingdom, the large island can become an important supply base. The form of its large island is more suitable for defense operations.

Ma Zhou proposed that considering that many territories outside the Central Plains were very far and difficult to manage, he proposed to establish a province.

The meaning of the Shangshu Province is equivalent to the local dispatched agencies of the Shangshu Province in the past, which governs the affairs of a region, and has great power in military and civil affairs. It can be said that its functions are similar to the Xingshu Province in the early Tang Dynasty in the past.

The Xingtai Shangshu system in the early Tang Dynasty originated from the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Although it was only temporarily established for a period of time, it was indeed helpful for strengthening local control. However, such provinces can easily cause excessive local influence.

However, the situation facing Dahua's overseas areas is too far away, and the central government is difficult to manage. Many princes have scattered fiefs and many of them, and the court's overseas prefectures and counties are scattered.

Compared with the various ances of the Central Plains, the situation of overseas leaders is more complicated.

Ma Zhou proposed to establish a provincial, but it was not exactly the original provincial, and there were no positions such as the Secretary of the State, the Minister of Personnel, the Minister of War, etc.

The position of provincial governor, governor, governor, general, etc. was changed to be in charge of civil affairs and military affairs. Governor was equivalent to the propaganda envoys of various dynasties in the Central Plains, but a governor was also established above the governor, and the governor was specialized in the military.

Because the borders, especially overseas leaders, are more complex, they are given relatively more authority so that they can better manage those distant territory for the court.

"If you want to change, you will all be based on the provincial system." Zhang Chao had already taken over Ma Zhou's memorial, and he thought about it for a long time.

In fact, Dahua not only has a vast territory, but also a distant place on all sides of the country. It is also the Central Plains. The imperial court now has quite a lot of direct jurisdictions, which is more than twice as large as in the early Tang Dynasty.

In the early Tang Dynasty, the world was divided into ten paths, but now there are dozens of paths in Dahua.

It is indeed difficult for the cabinet to directly manage these dozens of responsibilities, including overseas leaders.
Chapter completed!