Tuoba Cheng has been having a good time lately.

Since he made a good profit from selling tea in Liangzhou City, he has become more and more interested in this city.

After coming and going, he became involved in the Northwest Trade.

This guy is also going to do things, and when Ma Zhou slightly revealed that he wanted to form a slave hunting team dominated by party members, he immediately thought of Tuoba Yong.

This is a few warriors in his tribe, and he has the ability to kill two birds with one stone.

Although he hasn't made much of a name for himself so far, he thinks it's more suitable for him to come forward to form a slave hunting team of party members.

"Chief, this time we have brought out all the eight hundred elites of the surrounding tribes, it should be no problem to deal with this small tribe of the Xue Yantuo people, or we will rush over directly while the sky is not completely dark?"

Tuoba Yong fully saw the benefits of being rich in Liangzhou City during this time, and also saw the beautiful life of the slave catching team led by Dafei.

In addition, yesterday, the personnel of the Northwest Trade personally met with Tuoba Yong and Tuoba Cheng, and their hearts are now full of confidence.

"Well, lean over slowly. This is our first shot, and we can only succeed and not fail. ”

Tuoba Cheng knew that if the party members wanted to live a good life in the northwest, it was necessary to hug the thighs of the northwest trade.

Obviously, that Ma Changshi didn't want to see the slave catching team of the Xue Yantuo people continue to grow and develop, even if there was a slave catching team composed of Tuyuhun people to compete with them, he still let himself form another team of people.

The slave hunting team formed by the Xue Yantuo people must be subconsciously willing to go to other tribes to capture slaves.

Similarly, the slave catchers of the Tuyuhun and the Dangxiang people were the same.

Although Tuoba Cheng also knows what the idea of the Northwest Trade is fighting, but this kind of thing, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.

If you don't show up, others will naturally be willing.

Tuoba Cheng saw this very clearly.

In this case, it is better to come forward yourself and take this wealth into your hands.

In the words of the Tang people, this is called the Dead Daoist Friend Immortal Poor Dao.

"The people of the Northwest Trade have privately mentioned to us that they can buy any slaves from Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks at an extra price of 10%. There are at least two or three hundred young people in this tribe, and if you remove some of the damaged ones, it is estimated that you can earn a few hundred silver coins on this trip. ”

Tuoba Yong licked his tongue and clenched the steel knife given to him by Ma Changshi in his hand, full of confidence in the future.

"Well, Xue Yantuo has a vast territory, and in the future, we will specially select the lone tribe to start, and in less than two years, we will also be able to buy a big mansion in Liangzhou City, wear silk, use glass mirrors, and ride in a beautiful four-wheeled carriage."

After Tuoba Cheng finished speaking, he clamped the horse's belly and began to accelerate with the slave capture team.

【. Just a few miles away, smoke was rising from a Xue Yantuo tribe, and many herders were preparing their day's dinner.

In recent years, there has been basically no war on the northern border of Datang.

As the biggest beneficiary after the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, Xue Yantuo has developed rapidly in recent years.

With the exception of the Western Turks, there was no country in the steppes that could compete with them.

And the once invincible Western Turks are now also mired in internal divisions, and their strength has declined.

Naturally, Li Kuan also began to think about how to deal with them.

"Lord Wang, judging from the letter of King Bin (Ma Zhou's character), the situation around Liangzhou City is actually quite complicated. Except for the tribes within a radius of one or two hundred miles, they are more influenced by Liangzhou, and they are relatively obedient, and the others have their own thoughts. ”

Wang Xuance stood in front of Li Kuan, looking at a map of the northwest region, and discussing countermeasures with Li Kuan.

The situation in the northwest is not only related to the development of trade in the northwest, but also related to the stability of the Datang frontier.

In public and private, Li Kuan needs to exert his influence.

Seeing Xue Yantuo, who occupied a large area of grassland on the map, Li Kuan kept thinking about how the Tang Dynasty dealt with them in history.

Needless to say, the rising national strength of Datang will definitely be able to take Xue Yantuo down in the end, but how much it has cost and whether it can reduce its losses depends on what means are used.

"Well, Xue Yantuo is already a little bit of a tail that can't get rid of it, if you don't care about anything, within a few years, something will definitely happen."

Li Kuan has always wanted to completely bring the northern grasslands into the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and in recent years, the military department has also built some military forts in various parts of the frontier, but the number is still very limited.

The promotion and expansion of cement roads has not been achieved for a while, and now we need to consider how to hinder the development of Xue Yantuo.

Wang Xuance naturally knew very well the thoughts of his prince, and after thinking for a while, he said something that surprised Li Kuan, "Lord, it is recorded in the Book of Han that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used his master's father to plot to make the princes split the land with private favors and divide their children, and the Han Dynasty was a custom title, and it belonged to Han County. Han has great grace, and the princes analyze themselves a little bit weakly. In the current situation, his subordinates felt that the prince could go to the last book, and suggested that His Majesty divide the various departments of Xue Yantuo. ”

"Push the Grace Order?"

Li Kuan's eyes lit up.

This is a very vicious conspiracy.

On the one hand, the Heavenly Khan Li Shimin occupied the righteousness, and Xue Yantuo was obviously subservient to the Tang Dynasty, which was similar to the situation of the various vassal states of the Han Dynasty at the beginning.

On the other hand, if it was the heir of Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Khan, it would be difficult for him to find a reason to refuse.

On the grassland, the family relationship between father, son and brother is relatively weak, if others know that Zhenzhu Khan rejected the will of the Tang Dynasty, it is estimated that without the Tang army's action, only a few envoys can make Xue Yantuo rebel.

Especially those heirs who are unlikely to have a chance to inherit the Khan's throne, as long as the Tang Dynasty crowns them as Little Khan, few people can not be moved.

"That's right, it's the Tui En Order. Now that Xue Yantuo has not yet had the courage to officially break with Datang, it is a good time to divide and dissolve. ”

Wang Xuance was already very good at putting forward constructive plans in a complex situation.

Now that he has dealt with Xue Yantuo's people, he has no burden.

Even asking Ma Zhou to form their own slave hunting teams of several tribes also had his suggestion in it.

"Okay, I think this plan is feasible, you draft a note, and I'll hand it over in a few days."

Li Kuan hadn't been to the court meeting for a while.

I heard that a while ago, a group of imperial historians impeached themselves because of the fact that they were buying candy all over the city.

Now, the Chu Wangfu has completely settled this matter with sugar.

Just take this opportunity to let the imperial history over there see what it means to talk about the country and work hard to prosper the country.

In the future, there will be less impeachment of oneself.

……

In the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Shimin was also having a small meeting with Fang Xuanling, Wen Yanbo and others. "Your Majesty, the information from the Yunzhong Governor's Mansion that after Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Khan moved his tent to the Eastern Turkic homeland, his momentum has risen sharply, and he has repeatedly had some conflicts with my Tang border army."

Hou Junji's face was solemn, and he felt that these Xue Yantuo people were too short-sighted.

"In all parts of the border, the boundaries are not so clear, and it is normal for there to be occasional conflicts."

Xiao Yu did not support Datang falling out with Xue Yantuo at this time.

"Gong Xiao, having said that, but now that Xue Yantuo is gradually revealing his disobedience, he still needs to pay attention to it."

"Do you want the Ministry of Rites to send someone to reprimand you first, so as to see the after-effects?"

Wen Yanbo put forward his own suggestions.

No matter who it is, if you want to fight with a khanate like Xue Yantuo, you need to think carefully.

The so-called great country will die if it is warlike; Although it is wrong most of the time, it is not necessarily in the interests of Datang to fight if you disagree.

If in a few years, the main cement roads are opened, and the logistical pressure is greatly reduced, it will be more appropriate at that time.

Therefore, Fang Xuanling also supports Wen Yanbo's suggestion, after all, it is not yet necessary to go to war.

"On the one hand, let the Ministry of Rites send people to reprimand, and at the same time, let all localities be vigilant to prevent some tribes from taking risks."

Not surprisingly, Fang Xuanling's suggestion is basically the final result today.

"The advice of all Aiqing can be regarded as the old way to seek the country. However, I just happened to receive another note. ”

Li Shimin didn't expect that at today's small meeting, Hou Junji would throw out Xue Yantuo's question.

Yesterday, when Li Kuan entered the palace to see the concubine of Chu State, he happened to be there, and for the first time, he actually put forward some suggestions on court and politics.

"Your Majesty, I would like to hear about it."

Fang Xuanling was a little embarrassed, it was obvious that Li Shimin did not agree with the plan discussed by everyone.

"Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's Tui En Order, everyone Aiqing must have heard of it. Xue Yantuo is now the dominant family on the grassland, if he learns from the practice of Tui Enling, divides the heirs of Zhenzhu Khan, and lets Xue Yantuo have a few more little Khans, is this plan feasible? ”

Li Shimin asked if it was feasible, but in fact, Fang Xuanling and the others heard it at once, and His Majesty had already made up his mind.

However, I have to say that this ploy is much better than the innocuous approach just now.

The same is to send envoys, one is to reprimand in the past, and the other is to announce the division of each little khan in the past, and the effect is definitely different.

"Your Majesty, this is a very good plan. Under such a separation, there will inevitably be some chaos within Xue Yantuo, and it is impossible to continue to develop and grow in a year or two. ”

Fang Xuanling wholeheartedly supports Li Shimin's resolution.

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Fang Xuanling started, and for a while, there were many sounds of sycophants in the Xuanzheng Palace.

"Haha, everyone Aiqing misunderstood, this plan was proposed by the King of Chu."

Li Kuan originally wanted to make a suggestion at the court meeting, but just after discussing with Wang Xuance, he saw Li Shimin in the palace the next day, so he simply said hello in advance.

When the time comes, the matter should be decided directly to avoid ripping.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu's proposal?"

The eldest grandson Wuji asked in a little surprise on the side.

To be honest, the eldest grandson Wuji now feels more and more that he can't suppress Li Kuan.

He was really a little worried that one day, the things of that year would be known to Li Kuan, and the trouble for the eldest grandson's family would be big.

Of course, it's useless to regret it now, you can only take one step at a time.

……

In the annex of the Chu Palace, Li Kuan finally felt the warm days in winter and cool in summer.

"Aya, Huahua, I want to see Huahua."

In the evening, Xiao Maize, who had been indoors all day, began to make noise about going out.

"Flowey? There shouldn't be many flowers this time of year, right? ”

Seeing that it is already autumn, all kinds of fruits are beginning to ripen, and flowers are relatively rare in the herb garden.

"Lord Wang, it's the area where strange flowers and plants are planted in the Hundred Herb Garden, and a new white flower has bloomed in the past few days, which is very beautiful."

Cheng Jingwen explained on the side.

"Flowey, it's good-looking."

Xiao Ma was already a little good at walking, got up from the ground, and staggered to Li Kuan, saving his thighs.

"Let's go, let's go and see."

The sun in the evening is not so big, and proper sun exposure is also conducive to calcium supplementation, and Li Kuan did not refuse the little girl's request to see the flowers.

Baicao Garden is a relatively special existence in the courtyard of the Chu Palace, and the area is constantly expanding every year.

Fortunately, the annex of the Chu Wangfu covers a wide enough area, and it will not affect the expansion of the Baicao Garden because of a few acres of land.

Li Kuan personally held the little corn and went into the Baicao Garden with Cheng Jingwen.

From time to time, the sound of birdsong came from the woods in the garden, and there were also people who were busy weeding and loosening the soil.

"Flowey, this way."

Little Corn's performance surprised Li Kuan.

This is not yet a year old, and there is already a sense of direction.

"Lord Wang, that strange flower is really in this direction, I took her to see it twice in the past two days, but I didn't expect her to remember it."

Cheng Jingwen was also a little surprised by Little Corn's performance.

"Let's go, this king is curious, what kind of flowers can make this little girl unforgettable."

"Lord Wang, do you want her to sit on the cart?"

Cheng Jingwen saw that Li Kuan had been holding the little corn, and her face seemed to be a little sweaty.

And Luzhu pushed a special stroller to follow, and this thing was designed and directed by Li Kuan himself.

It is said that this stroller has also become the standard in the homes of many nobles in Chang'an City, and even there are special shops selling similar strollers in the West Market.

"No, just hold it, I've spent less time with her these days, and I feel like she's not so sticky to me anymore."

The little girl weighs only a dozen pounds, but Li Kuan doesn't mind working hard.

Although the Baicao Garden is not small, it will soon arrive at the flower field that Cheng Jingwen said.

"Lord Wang, this is it, this flower seems to be blooming more intensively than the previous two days."

Cheng Jingwen picked a white flower and handed it to the small corn.

Li Kuan looked at this flowerbed full of snow-white flowers, and was very surprised, there seemed to be no such flowers last year.

"Is this flower field newly planted this year?"

"Yes, I heard that the seeds were sent from Liangzhou. Ma Zhou saw in the courtyard of a Western Turkic Hu merchant that this flower seemed to be very beautiful when it was in full bloom, and it happened that this flower did not seem to have been seen in the Central Plains, so he sent a batch of seeds over. ”

Cheng Jingwen, as the hostess, is more familiar with some small things in the palace of King Chu.

"Flowers from the Western Turks?" Li Kuan couldn't help but lean over and take a closer look.

Suddenly, Li Kuan seemed to remember something, and an excited expression appeared on his face.

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