In the summer of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, the world is balanced, but it is very clear in the hearts of many bigwigs that in fact, there are many turbulent waves hidden under the calm water. After that, the imperial court sent people to release grain for disaster relief, although it was not to say that the vitality was greatly damaged, and it was definitely affected. Another example is that Gao Changguo in the Western Regions was disrespectful to the Tang Dynasty, the emperor was angry, and the court and China were arguing, even if they are still issuing orders to reprimand, but Gao Changguo's attitude is there, and a crusade is estimated to be inevitable.

Everyone knows that today's emperor can't stand this!

In the past thirteen years, under the leadership of Li Shimin, the founding fathers of the Tang Dynasty have worked hard to create the current situation in one fell swoop - although locust plagues, droughts and floods have continued, but thanks to the blessing of many people and few people, the harvested grain can still feed the world; There are rebellions every year, but most of them occur in wild places such as the southwest, which is not enough to worry about; As for the troubles in the north over the past hundred years......

After the humiliating alliance of the year, the Tang Dynasty tried its courage and used several wars to make the northern Turks understand one thing, that is, when the Central Plains Dynasty was strong, there were only two roads they could take.

Surrender or run away!

In fact, not only the emperor Li Shimin alone, but also the Tang Dynasty has actually swelled a little...... Especially those military attachés, perhaps the founding fathers do not have much pursuit of both titles and official positions now, but for more middle-level and low-level generals, the pursuit of military exploits is a matter of course.

Therefore, under the promotion of all parties, the war in the Western Regions seems to be inevitable.

However, preparing for a war is not an easy task, especially since Gaochang is far away in the Western Regions...... In fact, to be more precise, it should be in the location of Turpan. If you want to conquer such a country, how long will it take to send troops from Chang'an? How much does it cost people to eat and chew horses along the way?

Even if Datang is strong enough now, I'm afraid it will take at least half a year to prepare.

And......

In addition to military preparations, other aspects cannot be neglected.

For example, those small countries around Gaochang Kingdom, as well as the Western Turks, which are already weakening but are still strong opponents in the west, Datang has to think about it.

Fortunately, the Western Turks in the thirteenth year of Zhenguan did not live particularly well.

The Western Turks are not monolithic, and there was a great war in the twelfth year of Zhenguan between the Zhili Khan and the Yipilu Khan, regardless of victory or defeat, and in the end they could only take the Ili River as the boundary and divide the land. However, just this year, the minister of the Zhili Loss Khan, Tong Lifa, united with the Ebi Lu Khan, and sent troops to attack Zhi Lishi. In the end, Zhili lost his death on the way to escape, and the crossbow tribe set up Zhili's younger brother Bo Butler as the khan, called Sha Bo Luo Ye Hu Khan, and built the royal court in the north of the water......

This regime is the Western Turkic Southern Court.

The Western Turkic Southern Court ruled over the Qiuzi, Shanshan, and Jimo states. Lu Jianya in the west of the Shan Mountain, called the North Court, the rule of the Yue Yue, Ba Xi Mi, Barge Ma and other countries, the strength is not very strong, but also to face the Beiting Yi Pi Lu Khan huge pressure, so the first time to send an envoy to the Tang Dynasty tribute, seek protection.

At least for a short time, the Turks don't have to worry.

What really needs the emperor to worry about is the group of Turks located in the Tang Dynasty.

No one has forgotten the rebellion that took place in April at the Jiucheng Palace.

It was Huang Ren and Ma Yuan who came out of nowhere, making Li Yuanjia feel that they had created a miracle in the rebellion.

The brother of the Turki Khan formed an association to privately marry more than 40 members of the Naben tribe, and coerced the son of the Turkish, He Luohu, to ambush outside the Jiucheng Palace at night and attack the palace, which once caused an uproar in the court. Although in the end, the emperor was safe and sound, but sacrificed the time and military, and in the end, the association rate was killed by the Tang soldiers, and He Luohu was also exiled to Lingnan, but the suspicion of the Turkic people who surrendered within the Tang Dynasty also reached its peak!

Even if Li Shimin has a broad mind, the worries in the hearts of the ministers cannot be eliminated.

Therefore, in July, under the repeated urging of the important ministers, Li Shimin finally issued an order to regroup the Turks and Zhuhu who had been settled in various states, cross the Yellow River and return to the old land of Monan, and made Li Simo the Khan of Yimi Ni and Libi to lead this part of the people......

When Li Yuanjia received the news, it was already the end of July.

The afternoon sun is still strong, but lying under the shade of the trees, my body feels much more comfortable than it was a month ago. So after gently shaking the recliner and taking another sip of hot tea, Li Yuanjia sighed very comfortably: "Tsk, I don't know what these Turks think, Datang treats them so favorably, there are still people who want to rebel...... Hehe, not to mention hitting a stone with an egg, but also affecting his own people, it's extremely stupid! ”

"Oh, ah, ...... King"

As soon as Li Yuanjia's words fell, Fang Fengzhu next to him stretched out his little hand and brought a washed grape to his mouth.

She is not interested in studying these things, and now she only cares about the small basket of grapes in her hand and the husband lying beside her.

Li Yuanjia was naturally unceremoniously, swallowed the grapes in one bite, and by the way, kissed Fang Fengzhu's little hand and squeezed his eyes at her.

Pursing her lips and smiling, Fang Fengzhu's heart was sweetly tight.

If she had put it aside, she would definitely be shy, but after a long time of getting married, Fang Fengzhu gradually got used to this kind of intimacy...... What's more, in this intimate contact that is different from that in the bedroom, she has a faint feeling that the distance between herself and the king seems to be getting closer and closer.

Although the feeling of being separated by a layer is still very strong, it is also an absolute fact that it is close.

This feeling makes Fang Fengzhu very happy.

In a good mood, Fang Fengzhu had no usual scruples for a while, and said with a smile: "King, I don't think they are stupid, but too arrogant...... Just like this Gaochang country, such a big country, do you really think that we can't do anything about it if the distance is far away? ”

"Hehe, that's exactly what I said."

After thinking for a while, Li Yuanjia nodded with a smile.

Not to mention this era of news closure, even after thousands of years, will there be fewer countries like Yelang? In countries with bigger farts, anyone dares to scold when they open their mouths, and everyone dares to poke a few times when they move their hands, and there seem to be a lot of people who are killed by the bigwigs in the end, right?

Merely......

"If they don't die, where will I get my chance?"

Thinking of what he was going to do once the news of Datang's attack on Gaochang was finally confirmed, Li Yuanjia suddenly became a little excited.

However, before he could think about it, Han Lucheng hurriedly trotted in: "King, Your Majesty sent someone to bring you a letter......

"Oh?"

After listening to his words, Li Yuanjia immediately stood up.

Seeing the person who came and got the emperor's letter, Li Yuanjia opened it and scanned it, and his face suddenly showed surprise: "I'll take it, this good thing will come next......