In the Zichen Palace, the sound of angry shouting and scolding came clearly.

Zhao Gong, who had just walked to the front of the hall, couldn't help but stop.

It was at this time that the angry scolding in the hall eased down, and then the voice sounded: "Zhao Gong is here, come in." ”

"Whoa!" Zhao Gong bowed his head and bowed his hand, and then walked quickly into the Zichen Palace.

Without raising his head, Zhao Gong stood in the hall and arched his hand: "Queen of Heaven." ”

"How's going on in Dongcheng?" Empress Wu directly inquired about the prince's entry into the city.

"After returning to the heavens, on the way to Dongcheng, the minister heard about the chiefs of the 24 Turkic states entering Beijing, so he rushed over, and the prince's affairs were handed over to the following."

After a slight pause, Zhao Gong took out a list from his sleeve and handed it over: "This is the comparison of the news obtained by the minister from the three aspects, please take a look at the queen of heaven." ”

Empress Wu picked up the list and glanced at it, finally nodded and said, "Good job." ”

"It's the duty of the minister." Zhao Gong bowed.

"Is that incident related to the King of Nanchang?" Empress Wu's eyes raised, and fell on Zhao Gong faintly.

Zhao Gong arched his hand and said: "On the way out of the city today, the minister happened to meet the king of Nanchang, he has been busy with the matter of Changzhou Jinjuan being blocked by the wind and snow in Tianshui in the past few days, as for the others, the news from the Nanchang Palace, the manpower of the Nanchang Palace has not been particularly mobilized. ”

Empress Wu bowed slightly, there was no special transfer, that is to say, all the transfers were within the scope.

All transfers are under surveillance.

Empress Wu looked up to the side, Yuan Wanqing and Pei Yan stood solemnly.

It's just that Pei Yan's head is even lowered, and it is very ugly.

"In that case, then don't investigate this matter." Empress Wu's sudden closure made Zhao Gong look stunned.

Immediately, Zhao Gong immediately bowed his hand and said, "The minister has the order." ”

"Tell me about the Turks." Empress Wu's face sank, and the Turks suddenly came to this hand, which was indeed annoying.

"Yes." Zhao Gong's expression was solemn, and he said: "After returning to the heavens, Zhongshu Province did receive a list of Shan Yu Duhufu this year, there are more than 200 people in total, the number is correct, but all the names are not right, Xia Sui and other states noticed that something was wrong, so they immediately flew to Chang'an, but it snowed heavily halfway, and the report and the Turks entered Beijing almost at the same time......"

"It's calculated." Empress Wu sneered.

"Yes!" Zhao Gong arched his hand and said: "Xia Sui and other state assassins specially sent four hundred state soldiers to escort them all the way to Chang'an. ”

From Shan Yu Duhufu to Chang'an, almost every state assassin sent four hundred state soldiers to escort them to the other end at the border, ensuring that there were four hundred state soldiers to escort them at any time, and at the same time, there were thousands of people staring at them at the back, and they would kill them at any time.

"After arriving in Chang'an, it was in charge of Xiao Siye, the general of the Left Guard, and after some inspection, he flew to Honglu Temple, Zhongshu Province, and then allowed to enter Chang'an, the chief lived in the Honglu Temple Inn, and the other people lived in Huaiyuanfang." After a slight pause, Zhao Gong continued: "The minister and the king of Nanchang watched from afar at the same time, and the Turks are suspected of carrying a large amount of property into Beijing, and it is very likely that they want to ransom the Turks in Huaiyuanfang......"

"They are sure that I will not refuse." Li Zhi walked in through the side door, dressed in a white dragon silk robe, wearing a black hat, and a bear fur cloak on his body, majestic and majestic.

Zhao Gong, Pei Yan, and Yuan Wanqing bowed their hands at the same time: "I've seen Your Majesty." ”

"Let's be flat." Li Zhi walked to the side of Empress Wu and sat down, then looked at Zhao Gong and asked, "Do you know who is the leader among the Turks?" ”

"The secret guards haven't had time to investigate, but the king of Nanchang is sure that it is the chief of the Ashina department, Asid Wenfu." Zhao Gong did not hesitate at all, and said all Li Xuan's words.

Li Zhi nodded lightly and said, "I think it should be him, except for the people of the Ashina clan, others do not have this kind of appeal in the grassland." ”

"Your Majesty, how should this matter be handled?" Empress Wu looked at the emperor and said in a deep voice: "You can't really let so many Chang'an Turks all return to the grassland, right?" ”

"What if they all go back, it's a big deal that the Battle of Subi will not be fought this year, I will send the King of Nanchang, the Duke of Wenxi County, the Duke of Yan Guo, and the Duke of Pingyang County to the northern Xinjiang, attack in four directions, sweep from east to west, I don't believe it, after this battle, the Turks can still pose a threat to my Tang Dynasty." Li Zhi couldn't help but sneer.

"Your Majesty is wise." The ministers in the palace gave up their hands at the same time.

This is indeed a feasible strategy, although it is said that the battle of Subi was lost, but as long as the Turks are completely pacified, then when Li Xuan Datang attacks Tubo in the future, there is no need to worry about the threat from the rear, they can attack Tubo with all their heart.

"Didn't the king of Nanchang say that Tanggula Mountain is not easy to fight, then take a step back and fight in Subi, which is just right to lure the Tubo army out of Tanggula Mountain." Li Zhi's gaze is extremely keen, and taking a step back in exchange for space and time is quite beneficial to Datang.

For now, of course.

The Tibetans now need time to recuperate, and once they are given too much time, the Tibetan army will recover, and it will be difficult to fight again.

But the Tang Dynasty can also devote itself to the fight against Tibet under the threat of complete elimination of the Turks.

It's nothing more than a longer time.

It is nothing more than that it is very likely that in Li Zhi's lifetime, the Tang Dynasty will not be able to take Tubo.

But now that the emperor said this, I am afraid that it also means that he has given up the strategy of attacking Tibet.

At this moment, outside the palace gate, an inner attendant entered the arch: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Lecheng County, the King of Nanchang, the Duke of Wenxi County, the Duke of Zhao Guo, the Duke of Pengcheng County, the Duke of Beiping County, and the Duke of Honglu Temple." ”

Li Zhi raised his head and waved his hand: "Pass!" ”

Immediately, Liu Renliang, Li Jingxuan, Liu Xianli, Pei Xingjian, Li Jingjia, Li Xuan, and Liu Boying entered the Zichen Hall together, and the ministers gave their hands: "The ministers see Your Majesty, see the Queen of Heaven." ”

"Let's be even, everyone knows about the Turkic affairs, right?" Li Zhi looked up at everyone and said, "Let's talk about it, what is your attitude?" ”

The ministers arched their hands, their eyes communicated, and almost instantly, Liu Boying, the secretary of Honglu Temple, took the lead in standing up.

"Your Majesty, this time the chiefs of the 24 prefectures of Tubo have entered Beijing, and the minister has just received a text from Shan Yu Duhufu, saying that the chiefs of the 24 prefectures have entered Beijing, which is the joy of His Majesty's New Year, and the customs have been opened along the way."

After a slight pause, Liu Boying said with a solemn face: "Looking at this recital, it seems that it was intercepted somewhere in the middle, and the recital, which was supposed to arrive in Chang'an ten days ago, was stunned until today. ”

"The Turks also have capable people, and they came this time just to catch me off guard, but there are only more than 200 people, and the states can't refuse." Li Zhi looked up at Li Xuan and asked, "What I really care about is the wind and snow, they seem to have expected this snow for a long time.

King of Nanchang, is this matter feasible? ”

"Returning to Your Majesty." Li Xuan walked out to the left and seriously arched his hand: "It is not difficult to predict wind and snow, just speculate based on the weather and climate of previous years; But it's extremely difficult to predict how big the wind and snow will be, unless ......"

"Unless what?"

"Unless Mobei and Anbei have snowed in advance, and the scale is not small, you can speculate that there is snow in Chang'an." Li Xuan arched his hand and said, "As long as you are on the grassland, the war horse can run faster than the wind and snow." ”

"But when they got to the Great Wall, they deliberately slowed down their pace, in order to make the court ignore it." Li Zhi sneered lightly, and the Turks were deeply attentive.

Li Xuan bowed his head, the Turks came to Chang'an together this time with the chiefs of the twenty-four states, betting that the emperor would not really do anything to them.

"The wind and snow in Chang'an are so big, I am afraid that the south and north of the desert will not be small." Pei Xingjian stood up and gave up.

Everyone nodded at the same time, if there was really a heavy snowstorm, then the situation of the Turks would be very unoptimistic.

During the Zhenguan period, the reason why Jieli collapsed so quickly, in addition to improper internal policies, there was also an important reason, which was the heavy snowstorm that lasted for several months.

After the Turkic snow disaster, it was inevitable to invade the Tang Dynasty, so the ministers of Zhenguan immediately raised troops to attack Mobei.

……

The emperor's gaze swept between the ministers, and he finally looked at Li Jingxuan and asked, "Zhongshu Ling, can you talk about it?" ”

"Your Majesty." Li Jingxuan stood up and said: "The minister heard that the Turks entered Beijing this time, in addition to carrying a large number of gold, silver, beads and treasures, they also carried 8,000 horses...... Therefore, the ministers thought that this matter was feasible, and they could exchange their gold, silver and jewelry for the people to return to the north, but the chiefs of the twenty-four states might as well live in Chang'an for a few more years and enjoy more glory and wealth. Better not to be happy......"

The twenty-four Turkic chieftains are the real core of the Turks.

If all the Turkic people are released, but the tribal chieftains of the Turks are left, even if they do not return to the Turks for only half a year, there will be chaos in the steppe.

The people who returned from Chang'an to the north, and the Turkic tribes who had lived in the steppe for a long time, would inevitably clash with each other and even fight each other without the reconciliation of the tribal chieftains.

Is it really a good man and a woman in the Tang Dynasty, if you really want to leave all of them in Chang'an, you will die in vain.

……

"It's not right." The emperor waved his hand and said, "Although the matter is urgent, I am not so unscrupulous. Zuo Xiang, you can talk about it. ”

Liu Renliang shook his head slightly, and looked at the emperor: "What Your Majesty said is reasonable, the Turkic people are here, the twenty-four tribes are coming, and the momentum is huge, I am afraid that it is deliberately done for the countries of the Western Regions to see, to demonstrate the world, and at the same time let the Tang Dynasty hinder the face, it cannot be done easily, but this is not a good thing, if you really want to let it return completely, I am afraid that it will rise again." ”

Liu Renliang glanced at Li Jingxuan lightly and nodded slightly, although Li Jingxuan's methods were a little ruthless, they were not completely useless.

The emperor turned his head to look at Zhao Gong, and Zhao Gong immediately arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the Turkic people can be killed." ”

The emperor bowed his head, pondered for a moment, and said: "If you want to kill, you can't kill all of them, and you can't even kill too much, find two people who jump the most happily, and let them die naturally." ”

"Yes!" Zhao Gong bowed his hand and stepped aside.

The emperor looked at Liu Renliang again and said, "Zuo Xiang, continue." ”

"Yes!" Liu Renliang arched his hand and said seriously: "The Turkic matter is fundamentally in the hearts of the people, over the years, the Turkic nobles have gained a huge amount of wealth in the trade with the Tang Dynasty, so that they have the capital to redeem people in Chang'an. ”

"Speak!"

"Your Majesty, even among the Turks, there are also rich and poor, the rich have a lot of wealth, and the poor barely live, since this is the case, then let the rich go first, but when you retire, double your family property, double the punishment, make the poor red-eyed, and let most of the wealth brought by the steppe people fill this pit, so that there will be less use on others."

Between Liu Renliang's words, he already revealed a murderous intent.

"Go on." Li Zhi leaned back slightly, looking satisfied.

"The Turks are bent on going to war, and this battle cannot be avoided, so the border passes should also be prepared early." Liu Renliang turned to look at Pei Xingjian and said: "The military department should start to transfer troops to the border pass from this time, more frequently, the Turks know me very well, don't be seen by them." ”

"Yes!" Pei Xingjian gave up his hand.

Liu Renliang raised his head and continued: "From today onwards, all kinds of goods imported into the grassland by Datang will begin to be controlled...... Since the chieftains of the twenty-four tribes of the grassland are all here, then the secret guard and the staff of the military department should start to spy on the deployment and movement of the troops of the various tribes of the grassland...... In addition, there are also Turkic people who are close to the Tang Dynasty, and it is ...... to find a few descendants of a few people and stay in Guozijian to study."

Between the sprinkles, more than a dozen strategies have come out of Liu Renliang's mouth, and the old and spicy posture is fully displayed.

(End of chapter)