On the day Li Shimin received the leaders of the various departments, such a thing happened, and the dinner was just hasty.

Li Shimin was not in the mood to be perfunctory with the leaders of various departments, but Li Chengqian was not idle.

Not to mention that the elders surnamed Zhaowu Jiu have been circling Li Chengqian, and even the leaders of the five Turkic tribes have frequently offered their courtesy to Li Chengqian, but instead put their official khan Li Simo aside.

This made a group of party leaders very entangled, not only wanting to rely on Li Chengqian's backer, but also worried about being used by Li Chengqian......

But at this time, he no longer had any eyes, and he didn't dare to ask Li Shimin to open up to them.

As soon as Li Shimin sat down at the dinner, he called several confidants and ministers to the big tent to discuss the matter of driving back to Chang'an.

The lights in the big tent were bright, but Li Shimin's face was a little heavy, and several other ministers also had their own thoughts.

After a while, Li Shimin said worriedly: "You have also seen today's events, do you think that Cheng Qian's doing this will be beneficial to the long-term peace and stability of the Tang Dynasty in northern Xinjiang?"

When Li Shimin ordered to take down Hou Junji and others, the ministers thought that Li Shimin had decided to fully support Li Chengqian.

Now listening to Li Shimin's question, it seems that there is still room for maneuver, so ......

"Your Majesty, I think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's move is very beneficial to stabilizing the territory of the Northern Kingdom." The first to speak was Li Shiji.

Li Shimin nodded silently when he heard this, of course he also knew that this matter was beneficial to the long-term peace and stability of Northern Xinjiang, but he still said hesitantly: "But so many people oppose it, if it is forcibly implemented, will it cause even greater chaos?"

Li Shimin's character is weaker among the emperors than Qin Shihuang before him and Ming Taizu behind Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

At this time, although he knew that Li Chengqian's policy was beneficial to the Tang Dynasty, he was afraid that the price to pay for the implementation would be too great.

Gao Jifu pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty is very worried, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is far-sighted and ambitious, but at present, all the party departments are unwilling to do anything about martial arts. If a group of rebels are provoked, the northern frontier will immediately become a battlefield, and our battle to destroy Xue Yantuo will not be in vain. ”

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the ministers were seriously influenced by Taoist thought, and there were many ministers who held the theory of purity and inaction.

For example, Zhang Xuansu's and now Gao Jifu are diametrically opposed, and their attitudes towards Li Chengqian are diametrically opposed, but their political attitudes are extremely similar, and they are both quiet and inactive.

In the early Tang Dynasty, the main function of Confucianism and Confucianism was to be ceremonial officials, that is, the role of Shusun Tong in the early years of the Han Dynasty, and it was also a big mistake for Li Shimin to use them as prime ministers in the last years.

In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Han Huizhi re-mentioned "morality, meritorious service, and speech" and Zhang Hengqu of the Song Dynasty proposed "to establish a heart for heaven and earth, to establish a life for the people, to continue to learn for the saints, and to open peace for all generations." "It's all very progressive content.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, because the family and ministers did not have the pattern of the world, the powerful military power of the Tang Dynasty was wasted.

"Your Majesty, at present, my Tang Dynasty is strong and the troops are subdued, and it is a good time to govern the northern Xinjiang.

At this time, His Majesty the Tang Dynasty is wise and wise, His Royal Highness the Prince Shenwu is eloquent and strategic, and the father and son are of the same heart for eternity, so why should Your Majesty worry about the death of the northern frontier?"

Li Shimin also aroused ambition when he heard this, and couldn't help but nod and said: "It's rare that Cheng Qian has been planning for a long time, if I don't allow him, he won't be willing, so let him do it!" Saying that, he glanced at Gao Jifu and said very domineeringly: "I can't mess up in the world!" ”

The ministers knew that Li Shimin had made up his mind, so he got up and saluted: "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

"All the ministers are flat!"

Since Li Shimin decided to support Li Chengqian, he began to make corresponding personnel arrangements later.

Li Shimin looked at Zhang Shigui and said: "Shigui is now the governor of Lingzhou, and he can't go back to Beijing with me, so he will stay and help Chengqian govern the various departments of Lingzhou well." ”

When Zhang Shigui heard this, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will do his best to assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in this great achievement!" ”

Li Shimin nodded when he heard this: "Okay! Then he looked at it and said to Li Shiji: "It is enough for me to move the division back to the dynasty to have Jingde and Daliang to lead the army, and the soldiers and horses sent to Mobei have not yet returned, Mao Gong, you will also stay to assist Cheng Qian, and escort him back to Chang'an after everything is arranged." ”

When Li Shiji heard this, he hurriedly got up and saluted: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

After Li Shiji sat down, Li Shimin looked at Gao Jifu and said: "Ji Fu has the talent to govern the world, try the mistakes of admonishing and hindering me, Sui Liang is not by Chengqian's side, you can stay and fill in the gaps for him!" ”

"Obey the order" Gao Jifu also stood up and saluted.

Li Shimin waved his hand to signal him to sit down and instructed the ministers: "Cheng Qian's temper is irritable, and the ministers may have disharmony when they assist him, and just put up with him for a while for the sake of my face." ”

When the ministers heard Li Shimin's words, they were all shocked, and hurriedly got up and saluted again: "The ministers will obey Your Majesty's will. ”

After saying that, the ministers retired, Li Shimin called Li Chengqian into the tent and gave him another earnest lecture, ordering him to return to Chang'an immediately after finishing the affairs here, and leaving the two brothers Li Ke and Li Zhi in Lingzhou to return to Chang'an with Li Chengqian.

Two days later, Li Shimin drove back to Chang'an, and ordered Li Chengqian to take full authority over the affairs of northern Xinjiang as the crown prince, and in addition to leaving Li Chengqian with three ministers, he also left him 20,000 forbidden troops to protect Li Chengqian's return to Chang'an.

Li Shimin's departure and Li Chengqian can be regarded as completely liberated, and the rest of the matter will be decided by him.

Because the martial arts had already entered the formalization, Li Chengqian ordered the chief ministers of the northern Xinjiang to come to Lingzhou to see him, and he himself took people around outside Lingzhou City, preparing to choose a site to build a wool felt factory.

On this day, as soon as Li Chengqian returned to the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion, he saw Xu Jingzong hurriedly coming to see him.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there are only five days left before the martial arts, and there are only more than 400 children of small tribes who have come to sign up for the martial arts......" Xu Jingzong reported to Li Chengqian worriedly.

Li Chengqian listened to it and took a sip of tea slowly, before he said lightly: "Don't worry, they will rush to sign up in a few days." ”

Xu Jingzong didn't dare to say much when he heard this, but he knew in his heart that since Li Shimin led the army to leave, the party departments were no longer honest.

Li Chengqian looked at Xu Jingzong's appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, and said confidently: "Let them go crazy for a few days, don't think that if the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty are gone, they will be lawless!" ”

Xu Jingzong heard this and withdrew.

After another four days, the martial arts will officially start the next day, and the people on Li Chengqian's side and the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion have not made any moves.

Seeing that Li Chengqian still did not make any moves, the leaders of the party departments couldn't help cheering and cheering in their hearts, and they gathered together in the restaurant in Lingzhou City at noon to drink and have fun.

On the second floor of the restaurant facing the street, a group of party leaders formed a circle according to a small number, eating meat and drinking very enthusiastically.

Tuoba Chici drank it all with a bowl of wine, and then laughed and said, "I thought that this Li Chengqian was capable of anything? As soon as Tian Khan left, he didn't even dare to let out a fart. ”

When all the leaders heard this, they all laughed.

After everyone laughed, Xi Feng Bulai stood up and said: "The total population of our party departments exceeds one million, how can it be compared to the Mobei Yi tribe, and Li Chengqian does not dare to start a war lightly. ”

"That is, even Tian Khan is also a person who knows what is at stake, how can he connive at Li Chengqian to be our enemy? Doesn't he want the Tang Dynasty anymore?" A drunken leader stood up and said.

Tuoba Chici was a little fluttering when he heard these words, and stood up and said to everyone: "Although Li Chengqian didn't dare to make trouble with me for a while, we still have to have a charter to come out, and in the future, Li Chengqian will find trouble with us and other ministries to resist together." ”

The party departments here are the most powerful in the Tuan Department, and everyone is naturally willing to hear it.

"That's it, let's choose the leader of Tuoba to be the khan today, and then let Li Chengqian's little boy know that we are not easy to mess with."

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The leaders were talking babbling when they suddenly heard a large group of women crying downstairs, and the voices of people on both sides.

I vaguely heard someone saying something like "these party women are really pitiful......".

Tuoba Chizi and the others walked to the window to take a look, only to see a street full of ragged party women and children.

These women and children were being driven by a group of warriors surnamed Zhaowu Jiu who were dressed in white and armed with scimitars, towards the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion.

The leaders of the party naturally understood that this was the tribe of Zhaowu Jiu who attacked the party.

Originally, it was extremely common for tribes on the grassland to attack and kill each other, but in recent years, because of the various official offices set up by the Tang Dynasty on the grassland to uphold justice, this kind of thing is slowly decreasing, which is also the reason why some small tribes in the party can survive.

But when they saw that the surname Zhaowu Jiu openly sent the looted women and children of the party to the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion, they understood that the Tang Dynasty would not give them justice in this matter.

couldn't help but turn blue one by one, looking at the women and children who were being bullied by Zhaowu Jiu below and slowly walked forward.

After a while, the women and children of the party tribe finished walking, and behind them were horse-drawn flatbed trucks, on which the heads of party men were neatly stacked.

A group of party leaders stood on the restaurant, watching the tragic death of their fellow clansmen, but their faces were blue and they didn't make any moves.

Suddenly, two young people jumped out of the street. Stretched out his hand to grab the reins of the horse in the hands of the Zhaowu nine surnamed warriors led by him, and shouted loudly: "Tian Khan has a decree not to allow the various tribes of the grassland to attack and kill each other, why do you Zhaowu Jiu attack and kill the Dangxiang tribe?"

Seeing this, the surrounding Zhaowu nine surnamed warriors all drew their scimitars and surrounded the two party youths, preparing to divide their bodies with knives.

The two party warriors were not afraid, and still tightly held the reins of the samurai surnamed Zhaowu Jiu, who was the leader.

The warrior surnamed Zhaowu Jiu, who was robbed of the reins, was not angry, raised his hand to stop the other warriors surnamed Zhaowu Jiu, looked at the young man of the party and said lightly: "Young party warriors know the will of the Heavenly Khan, and you should also know that you are enjoying the safe environment that Datang gives you, shouldn't you pay some for Datang?"

The people who rushed out were the brothers of Xifeng Dazhao and Xifeng Dade, and Xifeng Dazhao thought for a while when he heard this: "Our brother was born in a tribe of only more than 100 people, and I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince held a martial arts event, and we also came to participate." ”

The warrior led by the surname Zhaowu Jiu looked at the fine seal Dazhao and said: "You are very good, you are a good son of my northern Xinjiang."

However, some people did not have the idea of retribution, and not only did they not follow the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince, but they also destroyed everywhere, such as this Yeli Meide Department that was attacked by my troops.

How can we, the Northern Tribes, who have received the great favor of the Heavenly Khan and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, allow such wolf-hearted people and tribes to survive?"

On the first day of entering Lingzhou City, the fine Feng Dazhao brothers were implicated in the incident of killing the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty by the Ye Lilai Gang, and they also learned from it that they intended to slander the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and they had no good impression of this Yeli Meide tribe, so when they heard this, they relaxed the reins of the horse and hugged their fists at the warrior led by the surname Zhaowu Jiu and said: "My brother doesn't know that the warriors are going to rebel against the thief, and he is disrespectful!" With that, the brothers stepped aside to make way for them.

Seeing this, the warrior headed by the nine surnames of Zhaowu also immediately hugged his fists to the fine seal Dazhao brothers.

There were Tang Dynasty soldiers on the side of the road, and there were also warriors from various tribes who applauded loudly when they heard this, and even a few Turkic warriors shouted in public: "You should go back and report to the clan elders and send troops to destroy a few rebels!" ”

The party leaders in the restaurant were all chilled when they looked at this scene, like falling into an ice cave.

As tribal leaders who have lived in and around the Hetao for many years, they know very well what the Turkic tribes will do without the restraint of the Tang Dynasty.

In the middle of the night, Tuoba Chizi reacted and hurriedly ran out, shouting as he ran: "Send someone to sign up for the martial arts, all the registrations and all participate!" ”

When the leaders heard this, they all hurried downstairs.

As soon as the party leader returned to the post house, he immediately ordered his clan to go to Lingzhou City to find the pavilion where Datang accepted the name of the martial arts report.

A group of party leaders waited for news in the post house, and the children of the clan who went out after more than an hour came back one after another, but none of them successfully registered, because the registration point in Lingzhou City was withdrawn yesterday.

When the party leaders heard this, they were anxious, and at this time they all knew that they had to go to Li Chengqian.

Under the leadership of Tuoba Chizi, a group of party leaders hurriedly came to the door of the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion to see Li Chengqian.

But the forbidden army guarding the gate looked at them and turned their nostrils to the sky, and ignored them.

Now almost all the people in Lingzhou City know that these party members have hated Li Chengqian, and the surrounding tribes are waiting to eat him one by one, who will send a letter for them in vain at this time?

Tuoba Chizi and the others had to do everything possible to please the forbidden army guarding the door and send valuable gifts, so that the forbidden army was willing to send letters inside for them.

After a while, the forbidden army came out of it angrily, and as soon as he saw Tuoba Chizi, he said loudly: "I said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is busy, how can I have time to see you?"

Hearing this, Tuoba Chizi hurriedly explained: "We are here to sign up for tomorrow's martial arts!" ”

The forbidden army waved his hands impatiently, like chasing flies, and said, "Let's go!" Let's go! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that this year's martial arts report is over, and you will come back to sign up in three years! ”

"Ahh

Tuoba Chizi looked at the gate of the tall Lingzhou Governor's Mansion, and didn't know what to do for a while.

Three years later, if we start a military campaign, will there still be party departments at that time?

The Turkic tribes and the nine surnamed Zahu had already exterminated them to the point that they were all gone.

At this time, Li Chengqian was in the Governor's Mansion to discuss with several ministers how to arrange the youth of various ministries after the military exercise.

Li Chengqian said with a final word: "The meaning of the Lone King is to divide it into two parts, one part is for ordinary tribal youths to use by force ranking, and the other part is for the children of the leaders of each tribe to form a guard and send them to stay on the Great Wall. ”

As soon as Li Shiji and Su Dingfang heard it, they understood that Li Chengqian was planning to take the children of the leaders of various tribes to Chang'an as protons.

With the improvement of the status of ordinary clan soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, there will inevitably be contradictions with the leaders of the tribes, and the various tribes will inevitably fall apart.

He nodded in agreement.

However, Li Shiji still said with some concern: "There are more than 10,000 ethnic groups of the Ashina clan of the Turkic tribes living in Chang'an, and the children should be taken to Chang'an to oppose it.

However, the leaders of the party departments have been resisting martial arts, and I am afraid that they will not be willing to send their children to Chang'an City?"

As he was talking, he saw Liu Kui walk up to Li Chengqian and whispered: "According to the orders of His Royal Highness the Prince, the slave maid taught Tuoba Chizi a lesson, and now he still refuses to leave at the door." ”

Li Chengqian glanced at Li Shiji when he heard this, and said lightly: "Go and tell them that if you want to participate in the martial arts, you have to kneel down at the door and wait, and Shunchang will choose it yourself." ”

Li Chengqian will continue to humiliate these party leaders in the hope of getting a result that he can take as he wants.