In the Liangyi Hall of Taiji Palace, Li Shimin looked at Shi Bufan, but Shi Bufan did not look afraid at all. There were only two people at the scene, and no one else. And after a while, Li Shimin took the initiative to signal Shi Bufan to sit down. Shi Bufan also sat down generously, not too restrained.

"This matter of Li Wanrou and Li Wanshun, you can see and handle it yourself. From today on, they are also the Shuren Li Wanrou and the Shuren Li Wanshun, understand? You can do it yourself, I won't care about it. Li Shimin said.

Shi Bufan was suddenly surprised, this Li Shimin actually knew what was happening in his family, so he was obviously telling himself that he would look at Li Wanrou and Li Wanshun in the future. That is actually to explain the matter of Li Wanrou and Li Wanshun, and Li Shimin does not plan to continue to pursue it. And this also shows that Shi Bufan will accept Li Wanrou and Li Wanshun as concubines in the future, so that Li Shimin will turn a blind eye. However, Li Shimin still appropriately "warned", this Li Wanrou and Li Wanshun are just "concubines", not county lords, and they can't get any county lord status. However, in this way, Shi Bufan finally breathed a sigh of relief, so it is naturally best for Li Shimin not to pursue it.

However, Shi Bufan was wary in his heart, and Li Shimin definitely planted eyeliner beside him. Shi Bufan carefully recalled which people around him might become Li Shimin's eyeliner, first of all, Dugu Daxue is impossible, because although Dugu Daxue is a female official, he has no real friendship with Li Shimin. Dugu Daxue is the daughter of Dugu Kaiyuan, and she became a female official in Li Yuan's era, and has nothing to do with Li Shimin. As for other women, Qin Jiarui is impossible, and who else.

"I see, it looks like I'm going to change a florist!" Shi Bufan thought.

Shi Bufan remembered that his house was actually "given" to him by Li Shimin, and at that time, Shi Bufan blackmailed Li Shimin's house, and at that time, Shi Bufan dismissed all the servants left by Li Shimin, leaving no one else. However, Shi Bufan was the only one who left, and the gardener claimed that he couldn't do anything but serve the flowers, and Shi Bufan didn't pay attention to it for a while, but he didn't expect to leave an eyeliner by his side. However, Shi Bufan is also glad that this gardener is a gardener after all, and it is impossible to get close to his bedroom, so many secrets Li Shimin should not know, especially Shi Bufan's words about Li Shimin, Li Shimin should not know.

And this time, Li Shimin was able to know that he had booked two county lords as concubines, and that was because this was a "big event", so this gardener could inquire. The master's concubine, of course, is a big deal, so this gardener knows. Fortunately, this is just a gardener, not a close servant, otherwise I am afraid that many secrets will not be kept.

"If you don't keep it secret, you will lose your minister, and if you don't keep it secret, you will lose yourself, it seems that you still have to be careful!" Shi Bufan thought.

Shi Bufan then asked: "The emperor asked Weichen to come over, is this the only thing?" ”

"Not quite, there's another thing, I hope you can help me take a look! You said that war is a continuation of politics, and I don't seem to understand the purpose of the Turks' attack on my Tang Dynasty this time. From a military point of view, although the Turks seem to be menacing, they are not a great threat. Don't look at the current Turks driving all the way in, but as long as we are strong and clear, step by step, and do not defend the city, then it is unlikely that we will lose Chang'an. I know that you deliberately bragged in front of those literati about how great the threat of the Turks was. But that was for outsiders, but when I analyzed it carefully, in fact, the Turks looked like 200,000 cavalry, but they were only cavalry. It is impossible for them to conquer our Chang'an, as long as there is no civil strife in our Chang'an, it is impossible for the Turks to break through. So, I'm wondering if the Turks have a traitor within us? Otherwise, how could they come over so aggressively, do they have this confidence? Li Shimin asked.

Shi Bufan thought about the inside of Datang, and finally said: "I think my courtiers of Datang are still loyal, there should be no moles, at least high-level moles, there will definitely be no existence." Moreover, I think it is unlikely that the Turks will not know that they will not be able to conquer Chang'an, but they are also a generation of heroes, so it is naturally impossible not to see this. But they came here in a menacing manner, and I think he must have an article here. As for why, I don't think it's a military issue. He has his own ideas, and I don't know the specific ideas I have now, so I'm afraid I don't know yet. Your Majesty, do I see any news about the Turks in recent years? ”

Li Shimin took out some information from some boxes, and then Shi Bufan looked at the situation. Then I found a phenomenon of meaning, the changes within these Turkic people in the past few years, I am afraid quite interesting. And Shi Bufan quickly guessed Jieli's thoughts.

"Your Majesty, I estimate that Jieli sent troops to our Datang this time, not to attack my Datang or loot, but to alleviate their internal contradictions!" Shi Bufan said.

"Oh? Alleviate internal contradictions? Li Shimin asked rhetorically.

Shi Bufan has actually been analyzing this Turk, in history, the Turks sent troops to the Tang Dynasty, which seemed to be violent, but in fact, as long as you know a little military knowledge, you know that it is almost impossible for the Turks to conquer Chang'an. Don't look at the Turks' aggressiveness, close to 200,000 iron cavalry, but cavalry is used to siege the city, it is not as good as infantry! As long as Li Shimin chooses to defend the city and does not go out of the city to fight casually, then in fact, the Turks have no way to talk about Chang'an, which is a dog biting a hedgehog.

Is Li Shimin a fool? No! The generals under Li Shimin who had been on the battlefield for so long were not fools, and it was impossible for them not to know that it was useless for cavalry to attack the city. The Turks came from afar, and as long as they chose to clear the wilderness, the Turks would not be able to obtain enough food supplies, so they would naturally retreat on their own.

On the contrary, the Turkic Jieli must have known it. As the khan of the nomadic people, the struggle between the Central Plains and the nomads has lasted for almost thousands of years, and the Central Plains and the nomads naturally love and kill each other since the pre-Qin period. Both sides are very clear about each other's strengths and weaknesses. Jieli couldn't stupidly send cavalry to attack a city, nomads were not good at attacking cities, that was something the whole world knew. Even the powerful Mongols later relied on siege equipment such as Huihui cannons, plus a large group of traitors to conquer the Central Plains, not the Mongol cavalry to fight the Central Plains.

It is impossible for Jieli not to know that the Turks are not good at attacking cities, but he still came, in fact, this is just a useless exercise. But if Jieli can sit firmly in the position of Khan, he is naturally not a complete fool, but he definitely understands this. But he still resolutely chose to do this useless work, so that his internal reasons can be studied. As a politician, you don't do useless work, everything is useful, and they all have their own purpose, the difference is whether outsiders can find the real purpose.

"Your Majesty, I think that there are several reasons that contributed to this Turkic attack on the Tang Dynasty. One of the reasons, that is, the Kedun of Jieli Khan, was the princess of the Sui Dynasty back then. Since Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty brought the so-called emperor of the Sui Dynasty to the Turks, the Turks arranged them to Dingxiang, well, that is, the fiefdom of the ministers. There they established the so-called Sui Dynasty court in exile, but to no avail. Although Jieli's Kedun is a princess of the Han people, she is after all a Kedun who has served several khans, and her potential influence in the Turks is almost no less than that of Jieli. And that Princess Kedun Yicheng has always hoped that the Turks would send troops to restore the Sui Dynasty, and this is also the pressure on Jieli, so that he had to deal with the errand and send troops to the Tang Dynasty. ”

Of course, this is only one of the reasons, and it is a secondary reason, and the real reason is probably the internal instability of the Turks. I saw a name in these messages, called Zhao Deyan. This Zhao Deyan took refuge in the Turks when I was in turmoil in the Central Plains. And Jieli is very fond of him, and this Zhao Deyan also regards himself as Zhuge Liang, and then does his best for Turkic Jieli. Zhao Deyan disregarded the living customs and historical habits of the Turks, and rigidly tried to carry out the system and various management methods of our Central Plains in the Turks. The Turks were originally a tribal group, and their khans were actually more of an alliance leader, and their actual power could not be compared with that of the emperors of the Central Plains. But this Zhao Deyan was stubborn, and he blindly made a few high-level moves there, which made the Turks complain about Jieli. Although he did not rise up to rebel, it was already a departure from morality. ”

Then, Shi Bufan asked: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, if the internal detachment is detached, but there is no rebellion, then how can they be united?" ”

"This ......" Li Shimin began to think about how to unite them if they were separated from Germany internally, before a rebellion broke out.

Li Shimin began to think about it, by adjusting the internal division of interests, but this is not appropriate. Because the internal is already centrifugal and detached, at this time, the division of interests is adjusted, which may be to drink to quench thirst. If the internal interests are readjusted, and then the spoils are "unevenly distributed" again, maybe it will really be the birthday star who eats arsenic and lives impatiently.

Therefore, the more internal centrifugal and detached, it is not suitable to adjust the division of interests through surgery. Once someone can't accept it, then just rise up and resist, wouldn't it be more troublesome? Once someone openly rebels, it is easy to form a domino and cause a series of rebellions. Especially within the political system of the Turks, it is easy to rebel, and there is not as much ethics as in the Central Plains. Therefore, in the case of internal detachment, it is naturally not suitable to directly carry out a large-scale redistribution of interests, which is really suicidal quickly.

However, if it is not possible to redivide interests, how can the forces that have been separated from Germany be reunited?

Shi Bufan made a hint and said: "Your Majesty, if you are an ally, there are nothing more than two situations. One is a common interest, the other is a common enemy. Only when there is a common interest, or a common enemy, can it be considered possible to become an ally. ”

Li Shimin immediately replied by drawing inferences: "I understand that since Jieli is unable to redistribute benefits, this will inevitably erect a common enemy. And my Datang has become more and more unified in the world at this time, and the world is about to completely belong to my Datang. At this time, even if Jieli knew that they would not be able to eliminate my Tang Dynasty, he also deliberately gathered all kinds of soldiers and horses, and then used the natural contradictions and history of our nomadic people in the Central Plains and the north to persuade all kinds of people to make enemies with us. When they sent troops, they were actually forcing those tribes to reunite under his khan. Although he is internally detached, no one can take his place in a short period of time, and he is still the most important link. ”

"And by using the identity of the Khan, and then adding the common enemy of my Tang Dynasty, he can 'force' the Turkic tribes to be forced to unite, and then take him as the main leader. If the enemy of my Datang is erected in this way, then the Turks like me will be forced to continue to unite and follow Jieli, so that they will use the pressure of our Datang to force them to unite internally. And this is also a perfunctory treatment for his Princess Kedun Yicheng, so Princess Yicheng can't say anything. I am afraid that on the one hand, he sent troops this time to establish the common enemy of our Datang, so as to strengthen internal cohesion and unity. On the other hand, it is also to perfunctory prevaricate Kedun Yicheng princess, which is conducive to his stability. ”

Li Shimin soon understood the meaning of Shi Bufan, in fact, this meaning is very obvious, Jieli actually sent troops to the Central Plains this time, it was the drunkard's intention not to drink, it had other purposes. In fact, Jieli had already prepared to work without contribution, and Jieli knew that it was impossible to destroy the Tang Dynasty. Although it seems to be menacing, in fact, the threat to the Tang Dynasty is very limited, as long as you honestly defend the city and don't go out of the city to fight and die, you can avoid being destroyed.

The Turks were not Mongols, Jieli was not Kublai Khan, and there was no comparison between the two. Therefore, Jieli knows that he does not have the ability to enter the Central Plains, and Jieli will not have this kind of spring and autumn dream. However, he didn't mind using Datang to force internal unity in turn. According to the situation of many countries and groups, once the external pressure is greater than the internal contradictions, the internal contradictions will also be put aside, and finally united with the outside world. Therefore, Shi Bufan speculated that this should be the reason, Jieli did not want to destroy the Tang Dynasty, but borrowed the Tang Dynasty to rectify the interior.