Tibet

Chapter 284 Preliminary Aftercare
Three days later, Gao Xianzhi led the army to Samarkand, forty miles away from Samarkand, it was getting late, Gao Xianzhi ordered the whole army to camp on the spot.

Li Ye was ordered by Gao Xianzhi to come to the Shuai Tent. At the gate of the Shuai Tent, he happened to meet Gao Xianzhi's aide, Cen Shen. Cen Shen was in his early 30s this year. People, Cen Shen can not be reused, he has been depressed.

Gao Xianzhi's evaluation of him is that he is too bookish, his personality is too straightforward, he can't speak, and he is not sophisticated enough.

When Cen Jian saw Li Ye, he hurriedly said, "General Li came just in time, I'm going to find you!"

Li Ye smiled slightly: "What do you want me to do, sir?"

Cen Shen said in a low voice: "Jiedushi decided to send troops to plunder Samarkand, General Li persuaded Jiedushi!"

Li Ye nodded, "Thank you for telling me, I'll persuade him!"

Li Ye walked into the big tent, Gao Xianzhi was pacing back and forth in the big tent, Li Ye bowed and said: "See you, Commander!"

Li Ye made great contributions in the first battle of Talas, everyone looked up to him with admiration, even Gao Xianzhi respected him three points.

"How's the injury?"

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, it's all flesh and blood wounds, it's not a problem!"

Although it was a flesh injury, an arrow grazed Li Ye's face, leaving a faint scar, which made Li Ye a little depressed.

Gao Xianzhi smiled and said, "Come in and sit down, I want to discuss something with you!"

"Please order, Commander!"

Gao Xianzhi was very satisfied with Li Ye's attitude, he didn't change his respect for him because of the end of the war, and he still regarded himself as his superior.

"I want to hear your thoughts, how to deal with the aftermath?"

Li Ye was slightly taken aback, didn't Cen Shen say that Gao Xianzhi had already decided to plunder the city?Why do you still listen to your own ideas?

But after thinking about it, Li Ye understood that in addition to the Sogdian small foreign country, there is also Dashi after the aftermath. I am afraid that Gao Xianzhi is more concerned about Dashi.

Li Ye thought for a while and said: "The things obtained on the battlefield must be turned into written texts on the negotiating table. I suggest that the court should come forward to negotiate with Dashi. The commander-in-chief can send someone or ask the Sogdians to go to Baghdad." , send a letter to the Dashuai Caliph, if Dashu wants to return the prisoners of war, then he must send someone to Chang'an to negotiate, this humble post can be written for the Dashuai, and I can also write Sogdian script, which is similar to Dashi."

Gao Xianzhi pondered for a while and said, "It will take at least a year to negotiate like this. It's not easy to feed 2 prisoners of war!"

"You can let them mine the silver mines in Shiguo and provide them with the lowest treatment."

Gao Xianzhi nodded, this plan is good, these prisoners of war can create wealth, "Okay! Just deal with it according to your ideas. In addition, the four kingdoms of Sogdia, Kang, Shi, Mi, and He sent troops to fight against us, and they must be severely punished. !"

"How does the commander-in-chief plan to punish them severely?"

"Execute the king and plunder the capitals of their four kingdoms!"

Li Ye sighed slightly: "The commander-in-chief handled everything extremely well, why did he suddenly make a foolish move and put himself in danger?"

Gao Xianzhi frowned, "What do you mean?"

"I don't care if the commander-in-chief wants to kill the kings of the Four Kingdoms, but whether it is massacring the city or plundering the city, these are actions that are not allowed by the court. If the commander-in-chief really does this, he will be impeached. The hard work and hard work have also been wiped out, and they have to be dismissed and investigated, so why bother?"

Gao Xianzhi's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Is General Li threatening me?"

Li Ye took out the emperor's gold medal and said: "This is my duty. Besides, I still have the title of censor. I must report the truth to the emperor and the court. So I hope the commander-in-chief will be careful not to use his army to harm civilians."

After a pause, Li Ye reminded him lightly: "I believe Mr. Cheng will also persuade the commander-in-chief!"

Gao Xianzhi's heart shuddered, and he secretly scolded himself for being confused, for forgetting about Cheng Qianli, how could he let Cheng Qianli catch him?
His face immediately calmed down, and he pondered for a while and said: "But the casualties are so heavy, if you don't reward the soldiers properly, how can you expect them to work hard again in the future?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "The commander-in-chief might as well leave it to me. After all, I have the title of censor, so it is more convenient for me to handle it!"

"Tell me about your plan?"

"First, I will not kill these kings, nor will I abolish them, but I will let them go to Chang'an to plead guilty, and let the emperor deal with them, commander, after all, they are all kings canonized by the emperor, how to deal with them is the emperor power, we will not overstep our power.”

Gao Xianzhi felt ashamed secretly, he was not as good as a young man who could see clearly at his age, these kings were indeed not something he could casually kill.

Gao Xianzhi suddenly thought of Shi Guo again, "That Kundu Stone."

Li Ye insisted, "Kun Dushi committed suicide by drinking poisonous wine in fear of crime, I didn't kill him!"

Only then did Gao Xianzhi realize that Li Ye had thought of this problem a long time ago, so he killed Kundu Stone with poisoned wine, and he hadn't realized this problem all along.

He smiled helplessly and said: "You are right, let the emperor deal with them, and then what?"

"Then I will let the four kings willingly contribute half of the treasury's wealth and food, and there will be money to reward and pension the soldiers, as well as food to raise the prisoners of war. As for how the kings atone for their crimes from the court, it has nothing to do with us. "

Gao Xianzhi nodded, "Alright! I'll leave this matter to you."

The next morning, Li Ye led [-] soldiers to Samarkand. King Constantine of Kang Kingdom took the queen, prince and a group of ministers out of the city to plead guilty to the Tang army.

Li Ye said slowly in his proficient Sogdian language: "I am Li Ye, the envoy of Broken Leaf Soldiers, and I have full authority to negotiate with you under the order of the commander-in-chief. You are in danger now. If I can't deal with it, then the Tang army will enter the city to solve it. Think for yourselves!"

Constantine was so frightened that he said tremblingly: "We are not willing to fight against the Heavenly Army of the Tang Dynasty. We are really forced to send troops. I beg the general to understand our difficulties!"

Li Ye sneered and said, "Don't think I'm easy to talk about. You Kang, Shi, Mi, and He sent [-] troops to fight the Tang army, and the Tang army killed tens of thousands of soldiers. Do you still dare to say that you are innocent? I therefore I didn’t cut off your head immediately because the person who has the right to cut off your head should not be me, but the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, you four kings must go to Chang’an to plead guilty, and it is up to the Emperor of Tang Dynasty to decide whether to kill you or not.”

After a pause, Li Ye said again: "However, whether to put your whole family in a wooden cage cart to Chang'an, or let you go to Chang'an by yourself, the decision rests with me!"

King Constantine understood, and hurriedly said: "I implore General Li to enter the city, I am willing to obey General Li's arrangement!"

Li Ye nodded, "Immediately send someone to notify the other kings of the Three Kingdoms to come. If they don't come, it will be regarded as a war against the Tang army!"

"Someone has been sent to inform that the kings of the three countries will arrive in Samarkand today."

Li Ye led his army into Samarkand, which is worthy of being a famous historical city and the economic center and religious center of the nine kingdoms of Sogdia.

There are at least three Kesai cities in Samarkand, which are equivalent to two Tuozhi cities, which are even bigger than Suiye City, with a population of at least hundreds of thousands, numerous shops, neat streets, and Zoroastrian monasteries of all sizes can be seen everywhere , From the clothes and spiritual outlook of the people on the street, we can see that this is a rich country.

Two thousand troops entered the barracks in front of the palace. Li Ye came to the palace and was invited to the VIP room. King Constantine, the two princes, and the prime minister of Kang Kingdom negotiated with Li Ye.

"Let me tell you frankly that Commander-in-Chief has decided to plunder the city, but I managed to persuade him. I just don't want ordinary civilians to suffer, but on the battlefield, I led the army against the [-] troops of Sogdia, killing The Sogdian army surpassed [-] people, and all the other soldiers surrendered to me, I just tell you, if the negotiation fails, I will be the one who will kill you!"

Constantine was so frightened that he was sweating profusely, "I beg General Li to speak up!"

"Then let me be straightforward. First, give half of the wealth in the treasury to the Tang army. Second, the king himself goes to Chang'an to plead guilty to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If he needs to give the emperor some valuable national gifts, that's your own business. I suggest that it is best to send a prince to study in Chang'an Taixue."

The other party's request made King Constantine heartbroken, but he was also deeply thankful that the heartache was half of the treasury's wealth and they needed to accumulate it for decades, but fortunately the other party left half of it to them.

Just as the eldest prince was about to speak, Constantine immediately interrupted him, and said to Li Ye, "We fully accept it! I will organize the warehouse immediately, and send half of the wealth to the Tang army's camp at the latest tomorrow morning."

(End of this chapter)