"Brother Ma, I think you don't have to wade into the troubled waters of the court again, let's run a business now, and we earn more than we used to work hard for a year, and we all have knighthoods, why bother with that effort?" As soon as Li Xiu's words fell, he saw Xiang Shanzhi speak first, and at this time he was already so drunk that his face was red, and his eyes were a little drunk. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, although Xiang Shanzhi is a little drunk, what he said is very reasonable, Ma Ye now has status and money, it can be said that he has become famous, and now he is about to get married, and then the husband and wife will stay together, and there is such a daughter who is about to get married, plus Ma Ye's age is not young, it is the time to go home and enjoy his old age.

After listening to Li Xiu and Xiang Shanzhi's respective opinions, Ma Ye remained silent, and after a while, he suddenly looked up at Li Xiu and said, "Boy, there is something you have to answer me honestly, is the imperial court preparing to take action against the Turks in the past two years?" ”

As soon as Ma Ye suddenly asked this irrelevant question, Li Xiu, Qiu Shili and others couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then Li Xiu came to his senses, thought about it for a moment and then replied: "Uncle Ma, since you want to hear the truth, then I'll say it bluntly, Your Majesty has always wanted to use troops against the Turks, but unfortunately it can't be realized for various reasons, such as this time the Turks encountered a natural disaster, but Your Majesty still can't send troops." ”

When he said this, he saw Li Xiu pause for a moment, and then spoke again: "But now the strength of the Turks is weakening day by day, and there will be more and more opportunities to attack the Turks. ”

According to the original history, a decisive battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks would break out next winter, but Li Xiu didn't dare to say too much, after all, his influence on history was too great, so this decisive battle could also be affected.

"Two years after tomorrow?" Ma Ye couldn't help but show a contemplative expression when he heard Li Xiu's answer, and after a while, he finally spoke: "It's so decided, I am willing to take over the Feinu Division again, after all, these two years are the time to use the Feinu Division, it's a big deal to wait until the Turks are destroyed, and it's not too late for me to go home to retire!" ”

"This ...... Brother Ma, you have to be cautious! Qiu Shili heard that Ma Ye agreed, and he couldn't help but persuade him again, after all, Ma Ye has everything now, and Ma Ye's utilitarianism is not as heavy as him and He Panren, so there is really no need to jump into the fire pit of officialdom again.

"I've thought about this matter clearly, the Turks are the henchmen of my Central Plains, as long as the Turks are not destroyed, it's like a steel knife across the heads of our Central Plains people, the ancients said, 'The Huns have not been destroyed, how can they be home', although I can't do it to this extent, but I can still do it to destroy the Turks!" Ma Ye said very seriously at this time, this is also his true words.

Hearing Ma Ye say this, Qiu Shili, He Panren, and Xiang Shanzhi also showed expressions of admiration, and then they didn't say anything, Li Xiu saw Ma Ye make this decision, and nodded at the moment and said: "Okay, since Uncle Ma has decided, then I will tell Your Majesty what you mean, but you don't have to rush to take over Feinusi, it's better to finish the marriage first, anyway, Zhang Shigui won't leave Chang'an until the New Year!" ”

Li Xiu deliberately turned the topic to Ma Ye's marriage, Qiu Shili and others also began to talk, and then several people discussed Ma Ye's marriage, Li Xiu also asked Ma Ye about the progress of the marriage, and then learned that Ma Ye and they had purchased a batch of grain, oil, rice and noodles from other places, and when they were shipped back, they could be distributed to the victims around Chang'an City before the wedding.

In just one night, the news of the Turkic snowstorm has spread all over the city, and all the people of the Tang Dynasty are happy about it, and even many people hope that the more the Turks die, the better, and it is best to die all of them, don't feel that the people of the Tang Dynasty are cruel, because every time the Turks go south, the people of the Tang Dynasty will feel that their hearts are shrouded in a layer of clouds, and there are many people who have become the souls of the Turks, so for the disaster encountered by this old enemy, all the Tang people will not feel the slightest sympathy.

Li Xiu has also been paying attention to the news of this snow disaster, although the information sent by Zhao Deyan is already very accurate, but his intelligence is mainly some data, as well as the impact on the losses of the Turks in this snow disaster, and there is no too specific description, and some news that came back one after another let Li Xiu know more about this snow disaster.

According to the information compiled by Li Xiu, the snow disaster in the northern grassland is not only limited to the area controlled by the Turks, but almost the entire grassland has suffered from different degrees of snow disaster, but the snow disaster in the area controlled by Jieli is more serious, it is said that the snow in some places can reach more than a zhang deep, and the tents where the grassland people live are not as strong as the houses, and as a result, many tents have been collapsed by the snow, resulting in countless people being buried alive, which is also the biggest reason for the death of herdsmen.

And the follow-up impact of this snow disaster is still deepening, because countless cattle and sheep have been frozen to death, and now the surviving grassland people can still feed on the frozen cattle and sheep carcasses, after all, the weather is cold, and the meat will not deteriorate, but after the spring next year, these cattle and mutton will rot and deteriorate, and the grassland people will not be able to replenish the loss of livestock in a short time, which will definitely cause famine.

If it was placed in previous years, the Turks would definitely go south to loot next spring, but now the Tang Dynasty is now in alliance with Xue Yantuo, although Xue Yantuo was also affected by the snow disaster this time, but it is not very serious, so next year, Jieli should be most worried about how to protect himself, not to go south to loot, otherwise as soon as he leaves the grassland, it is likely that Xue Yantuo will copy the back road, after all, Xue Yantuo and these tribes have long coveted the fertile grassland controlled by the Turks.

Although it is not very likely that Jieli will go south next year, Datang should also be prepared, which does not have to worry about Li Xiu, Li Shimin is more sober than him, and with the current military comparison between Datang and the Turks, even if there is no Xue Yantuo's containment, the Turks may not be able to take advantage of the south.

In other words, next year, the Turks may only be like a wounded hungry wolf, licking the wounds on their bodies alone, but with the fragile natural environment of the grassland, it is impossible for the Turks to recover their strength in a year or two, and according to the original history, next year is the period of the Tang Dynasty's counteroffensive against the Turks.

In this way, after about half a month, Li Shimin suddenly informed him that the spy who desperately brought back the information about the Turkic snow disaster had finally arrived in Chang'an, and Li Xiu could finally go to see him, and by the way, inquire about Zhao Deyan's situation in Turkic.