Xue Yantuo's 150,000 army went south, all the way to Chang'an, a month ago he was majestic, and now he is like a lost dog like gold, the leader of the first line was captured, and the remaining soldiers are less than one line.

Xue Yantuo's defeat confirmed the strength of the Tang Dynasty, and the famous overlord on the grassland fell like this, and it was a complete downfall, the kind that could not set off a trace of wind and waves.

On the ninth day after the remnants of Xue Yantuo were escorted to Chang'an City, Li Jing, who was far away in Jizhou, received good news from Chang'an City, and on the orders of Li Shimin, led an army of 30,000 to go out of the customs and expedition against the remnants of Xue Yantuo.

The ending is naturally undoubted, Xue Yantuo's main force has been defeated, Yinan Khan has been captured, and it is some old, weak, sick and disabled people who stick to the tribe, how can they be the opponents of the imperial army?

When Li Jing took out the surrender document pressed by Yinan Khan himself, the only remaining remnants of the army on the grassland no longer resisted, laid down their weapons and completely surrendered, and accepted the deployment of the Tang army.

For a long time in the future, Li Jing led the army to recruit the tribes of Xue Yantuo, and the steppe of thousands of miles in the north was officially included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the area was almost equal to two-thirds of the current territory of the Tang Dynasty, a record high!

The northern grasslands were completely incorporated into the country, which was something that the ancestors of all dynasties had never done, and such a pioneering feat was enough to make Li Shimin comparable to the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, and achieved a supreme story. The entire Tang Dynasty was reciting Li Shimin's exploits, proud of his country and king.

Li Shimin naturally felt extremely happy, what is the ultimate dream of being the emperor for? Not to go down in history? He Li Shimin doesn't say anything else, just this time is enough to make him be praised by future generations, remember, and even imagine that in the future, countless future emperors will sigh when they are nostalgic: "Pity the Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Wang Yunyun......" Thinking about saving makes Li Shimin feel very happy, and even going to the pit is much smoother than usual!

"Set up a state banquet! Celebrate! Li Shimin waved his hand and gave an order.

At that time, many ministers stood up against it. In particular, a group of old stubborns led by Wei Zheng were excited, crying and shouting to beg Li Shimin to take back his life.

"Your Majesty! The war in the Western Regions continues, the northern cities need to be rebuilt, the people are displaced, and the casualties mourn the heavens, which is a disaster for the country! Your Majesty should be honest and honest, for the people, and for all generations to create a prosperous era! Wei Zheng knocked his head to the ground three times, burst into tears, and loyally asked Li Shimin to focus on the overall situation and not to be extravagant and wasteful.

This time, Wei Zheng said more tactfully, if it was in the past, he would definitely be direct and ruthless.

Even so, Li Shimin still frowned unhappily, defeated the grassland people twice, took over such a large territory, and made great achievements that were incomparable to the predecessors of the past dynasties. I only asked for a state banquet to celebrate, not even this, what does it mean for me to be the emperor? Do you have to be pure and have few desires, indifferent to fame and fortune, and become a Taoist priest?

"Wei Aiqing doesn't need to say much, I won't be extravagant and wasteful, I just convene the ministers of the court, Chinese and martial arts, and the famous families to celebrate the victory........"

Before Li Shimin finished speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Wei Zheng, and the old man stubbornly said with a stiff neck: "Your Majesty, no!" The Western Regions are still fighting, and a large number of people have nowhere to settle down, what we should do at this moment should be to quell the war and settle the people, not to celebrate the success of the feast, Your Majesty cannot put the cart before the horse! ”

Li Shimin suddenly felt a countercurrent rising in his chest, and almost slapped the table angrily and stood up and cursed. But after all, this is above the court, no matter how angry he is, he has to maintain his bearing, so he can only... Bear with it!

"Your Majesty," the eldest grandson Wuji stood up from the court, and after a salute, he said: "Your Majesty, what Elder Wei said is right, now should be the time to quell the war and settle the people, and it is indeed too early to set up a celebration banquet.......

Li Shimin's eyebrows lifted, his chest continued to rise and fall, he couldn't imagine that at this time, even the eldest grandson Wuji would come out to oppose him, and he was so hated for holding a celebration banquet? Even the eldest grandson Wuji, who has always been on his side, spoke out against it?

The eldest grandson Wuji saw that Li Shimin's face was wrong, smiled slightly, and hurriedly added: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister means that it is indeed a little early to hold a celebration banquet now, and when the war in the Western Regions subsides, the people are settled, and the Northern Plains regime is established, wouldn't it be better to hold a banquet for the world and celebrate it?" After speaking, the eldest grandson Wuji also glanced at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what the eldest grandson Wuji meant, didn't Wei Zheng grasp the current domestic peace and talk about things? Well, now we won't hold a celebration banquet, and wait until the country is peaceful and the Beiyuan regime is established, and no one has anything to say about this next term, right?

What a delaying tactic! Li Shimin laughed, approved the eldest grandson Wuji's confession, and asked people to record it as a proof in the future.

Of course, Li Shimin is not good at punishing Wei Zheng, after all, he is really thinking about the people of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin doesn't want to let himself be infamous as a "mediocre", he wants to be a sage emperor, so he stepped down from the dragon chair, walked in front of Wei Zheng, personally helped the old minister, and said some words of self-reproach, which moved Wei Zheng, and many ministers in the court also cried one after another, calling His Majesty Shengming.

Whether it is acting or being sincere, an emperor can do this in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, which is enough to show that his mind and bearing are very incomparable.

The celebration banquet was put on hold for the time being, and the imperial court was in full swing to rebuild the northern city and discuss how to establish the northern power.

After seeing the harmfulness and uncontrollability of Xue Yantuo, everyone in the court believed that it was not possible to support the puppet regime on the Northern Plains, because it might get out of control and bite back at any time, but should establish a regime under the direct jurisdiction of the central government.

"Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate." This name was mentioned, and some ministers put forward a preliminary idea, a political division similar to the "special administrative region" in the northern grasslands, which was directly governed by the imperial court and arranged for garrisons, while the internal people were still composed of herdsmen, but they had no political power, no army, and all herdsmen had to accept the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

This idea was approved by the vast majority of ministers, and Li Shimin also felt that this proposal was good, and after discussing many details with the ministers, the Beiting Metropolitan Protectorate was officially decided, and a special political system would be implemented in the northern grasslands.

The imperial court was responsible for arranging the political power and organizing the military, and the common people were composed of northern herdsmen, who did not interfere with their cultural customs, but they had to accept the rule of the imperial court, and were not allowed to form groups or recruit troops privately, and many weapons were also controlled and not allowed to be owned by private individuals.

This was the first time that the Central Plains culture completely conquered the grasslands, and it was not like the previous dynasties that supported a puppet government, and finally was bitten by it.

The major events in the north were finalized, but the war in the Western Regions seemed to be going on, and people gradually shifted their attention from the great victory in the north to the Western Regions........

(End of chapter)