Comrade Lao Li did not intend to let go of the remnants of the Western Turks, and ordered Qin Shubao to lead 10,000 cavalry for a long-term pursuit. The Western Turkic army that had fled was 10,000, but in the continuous pursuit, only 2,000 survived, and these 2,000 were driven to Siberia. It is actually possible to exterminate the Western Turks to this extent, but Wei Hong proposed to Comrade Lao Li that he order the 'second-line' generals of the Tang Dynasty to bring thousands of soldiers and horses into Siberia and continue to encircle and suppress the remnants of the Turks.

The later generations of Siberia were the territory of the so-called 'fighting nation', but Wei Hong has always scoffed at this so-called 'fighting nation'. Many Chinese people think that Russia or the Soviet Union has amazing combat effectiveness, but in fact, during World War II, the Soviet Union was beaten into a lost dog by small Germany. It was not so much Russia that eventually defeated Germany, but the cold weather in Russia that defeated Germany. At the beginning, Germany swept the Soviet Union with armored forces and made the Soviet Union powerless, in fact, to put it bluntly, Russia only had the courage of a horseman, and it was completely by virtue of its numerical superiority that it balanced Germany. And even in terms of individual combat effectiveness, Russia can never be called a 'fighting nation', and in this regard, Germany and Finland are not much stronger than Russia! The so-called 'fighting nation' is nothing more than a rumor spread by the Chinese people.

In later generations, this was still the case in the Soviet Union, not to mention this period. Siberia during this period, to put it bluntly, was inhabited by a group of uncivilized barbarians. On the surface, he seems to be a strong person, but when he encounters war, he can only be pinched. The Western Turks have been fighting with the Tang Dynasty for so long, and they can be said to have rich combat experience, if they are allowed to take root in Siberia, it will definitely be endless troubles, and they don't even have to think about it if they expect those 'natives' in Siberia to wipe out the remnants of the Western Turks. Therefore, troops must be sent to continue to catch up, and the possibility of the resurgence of the Western Turks must be minimized!

On the other hand. Comrade Lao Li began to send ministers to the territory of the Western Turks to take over everything in the Western Turks. Last time, because the conditions did not allow, Comrade Lao Li gave both Zhangxiong and Tuyuhun to Tibet, and this time, the Turkic territory could no longer be given to Tibet under any circumstances. Even if it is a poor and remote Turkic territory, Comrade Lao Li will not use it and will never give it to Tibet. Although he is now an ally, as an emperor, he thinks long-term, and has now helped Tubo build its economy. If one day Tibet is too strong, it will also become a scourge. Facts have proved that Comrade Lao Li was very prescient, and his prediction was verified.

In this battle, he won a complete victory, Yin Kaishan and Qin Shubao returned to Beijing, Wei Hong originally planned to say goodbye to Yin Kaishan, and he turned back to Tibet. But Yin Kaishan brought a holy decree, saying that Comrade Lao Li asked Wei Hong to return to Datang together. If it was in the past. Wei Hong had to weigh it before going back, but after going through so many things, Wei Hong was not worried, so he went back with him.

After returning to Beijing. Wei Hong stayed in Hongyuan Commercial Bank and waited for Comrade Lao Li to summon him. Like the last Khitan War, this time Comrade Lao Li met Wei Hong in the early court. In the court, Comrade Lao Li first praised Yin Kaishan and other great heroes. Then there is a book to deal with state affairs, and then to recall the past and look forward to the future. At last. Only then did he mention Wei Hong, and he was rewarded for his meritorious deeds.

Wei Hong felt that Comrade Li's move was quite redundant, after all, everyone knew that they were now unsealable, if it was just to reward some gold and silver, to be honest, Wei Hong really didn't take it to heart, and the two melons and dates he rewarded were not as much as he could earn a little casually. But to Wei Hong's surprise, this time Comrade Lao Li did not talk about rewards, but talked about the knighthood system for a long time. There were all smart people present, and after listening to so much foreshadowing by Comrade Lao Li, they quickly understood that Comrade Lao Li wanted to continue to seal Wei Hong. But what is puzzling is that Wei Hong is now the prince, where can he be sealed again?

Just when everyone was puzzled, Comrade Lao Li stroked his beard, glanced at the civil and military ministers present, and said in a calm tone: "I pay attention to benevolence in governing the country, and pay attention to rewards and punishments in governing people. If you make a mistake, you must be punished; If you have also made meritorious contributions, you must also be rewarded. In the last Khitan battle, King Xian made the Khitan surrender at the feet of my Tang Dynasty and made great contributions to me, but for various reasons, he failed to be crowned a knight. This time, in the first Turkic war, King Xian helped Xun Guogong and Hu Guogong to annihilate the Turks in one fell swoop, which can be described as a high degree of hard work. If you don't talk about the knighthood again this time, it will be unreasonable and unreasonable. It's just that now that King Xian is already a king, I don't know what Aiqing thinks, how should he be rewarded? ”

When the civil and military ministers heard this, they thought, okay, still playing this set? Doesn't throwing this problem at us drive us to a dead end? If you say it, you will offend Wei Hong, and if you don't say it, you will offend the saint, it is really embarrassing! Li Jing had the experience of last time, and this time he stopped talking nonsense, and like most people, he kept scanning the surroundings, hoping that there would be a bird. As a result, everyone just exchanged heads and ears, and no one spoke for a long time.

Wei Hong never said a word, not that Wei Hong was looking forward to continuing to increase his official ranks. Wei Hong is very clear about the stakes of adding officials to knighthood, and Comrade Lao Li is also very clear in his heart, as can be seen from the last time there was no reward. But this time, Comrade Lao Li mentioned this matter again, what was the intention, which made Wei Hong a little unclear. Could it be that after so many things, Comrade Lao Li still can't let go, and he still has to use a knife on himself? However, when I parted last time, I said so much, presumably it was not a joke, Comrade Lao Li should not be so decisive, right?

I can't figure it out, so I don't think about it, Wei Hong wants to see what kind of medicine is sold in Comrade Li's gourd.

Seeing that no one dared to stand up, Comrade Lao Li couldn't help but sigh, thinking to himself that this group of so-called ministers, one by one, can say that they will drop the chain at a critical moment, which is really unreliable! Just when Comrade Lao Li was about to come forward to solve the problem by himself, the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly stood up, his face was serious, and he said: "Qiqi Sheng, the minister thinks that the credit of the virtuous king is beyond his reach. It is no longer enough to only seal the real title, why not seal a title that can represent glory and prove the hard work of the virtuous king? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji means that it is no longer interesting to be crowned a king, a minister. If you want to seal it, you will seal a title that has no real power, but has a very high status. For example, titles such as 'National Elder, National Teacher, and High Priest' not only did not weaken Wei Hong's name, but also rewarded him, killing two birds with one stone. (To be continued.) )