"The edict was sent to General Zuowuwei Li Nian, asking him to lead his army north to join Yu Wenxin, the general manager of Youzhou. If Ashina heard that they would launch an army to attack Liaodong this year, they could choose an opportunity to send troops to Liucheng County.
If Ashina Duowen doesn't return to the army to protect himself, he can attack the Khitans, Xibu, don't worry too much. If the Turks turn back to attack, they can delay the winter and return to the army."
There was no news from the Turkic Royal Court, and Li Po was getting impatient.
He suspected that either the Turkic royal court had acquiesced in Dongfang Khan Ashina Duowen's actions, or that he wanted to use his hand to take away the young Khan's wings again.
If this is really the case, then why should he be polite? It is only serious to take the opportunity to take advantage.
More than 100,000 troops have been stationed in Hebei and have not moved, just to prepare for this.
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In the middle of June of the third year of Yuanzhen of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Lun, Zhang Shigui, and Xue Wanche left Beijing for Hongnong. Zhang Lun also recommended Xu Shiji to join the army. Li Po summoned Li Chun to the palace. Seeing that this heartless girl looked helpless
She looked like she was incompetent and didn't care about her husband, so she agreed to Zhang Lun's request.
Therefore, whether Xu Shiji could go out of the capital to lead the army still depended on his own mother-in-law. If Li Chun didn't agree, even if he became famous again later, Li Po would pin him down in Chang'an so that he couldn't move.
Famous generals are all produced by fighting. Without Xu Shiji, there are still Wang Shiji and Zhao Shiji. There are many generals in the army now, and there is no shortage of Xu Shiji.
Next, Li Po ordered Ashina Danai and Zhao Shixun to go to Yanmen. Needless to say, Ashina Danai was from the Western Turkic royal family and had stayed in Loufan for several years.
Zhao Shixun was from Daizhou and was very familiar with the place. They were going to Mayi to recruit the Turkic tribes into an army in order to deal with possible violent reactions from the Turks and to prepare for future alliances with the Turkic Khans.
In addition, he also sent an edict to Xue Wanjun, the general manager of Lingzhou, asking him to send someone to investigate the activities of the Tiele people. If they could make some contacts, they might be able to hold back the Turks in the future.
At the same time, Li Po also ordered Gao Biaoren, the minister of Honglu Temple, to lead his people out of Beijing and go north to the Turks to see what the Turk Khan's plan was.
If you don’t want to make an alliance and everyone takes a break early and can’t each play their own game, then show off your knife and have a fight...
It can be said that in the second half of the third year of Yuanzhen's reign in the Tang Dynasty, military mobilizations were frequent along the long frontier fortresses in the northern part of the Tang Dynasty from northwest to northeast. After receiving the emperor's order, the ministers and generals of various frontier fortresses became nervous.
They were not very clear about the court's movements, but the emperor's edict was clearly placed in front of them, and they immediately felt that the Tang Dynasty was about to go to war with the Turks.
Almost everyone stationed at the border fortress in the north had experienced many battles and was the emperor's confidant. They had no fear and were preparing for war.
Such a big move from Dong to the West could not be hidden from the eyes and ears of the Turks. Soon the tribes wandering in the border areas between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty felt the atmosphere of the coming war, and immediately moved north one after another.
In fact, according to the established national policy, this is just a gesture, but it is hard to say. Ashina has heard that in the late autumn, troops will be launched to attack Liaodong City.
It was a foregone conclusion that Yu Wenxin and others would send troops to Liucheng County, and it was difficult to predict how the Turkic royal court would react.
With the end of the war in the late Sui Dynasty, how the Tang Dynasty would treat its relationship with the Turks has actually become a question before the Turkic nobles.
Whether the two countries will open up the situation and use an all-out war as they did three years ago in the Sui Dynasty, or continue the good relations before, depends not only on Li Po and Ashina Yang Huan, but also on their respective views.
Estimates of national strength and situation, and what kind of voices the people around them have.
Who has a stronger will, whose strategy is more appropriate, who is more powerful, and other factors may all influence the situation at this time.
And that's just a possibility. Like the war in the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, the former Sui Dynasty was undoubtedly at a disadvantage in all aspects, but in the end it was the former Sui Dynasty that had the last laugh. Do you think it was accidental or inevitable? How many external factors were affected?
, who can really say clearly?
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Li Po's will was not strong enough at this time. He made preparations for war, but did not want to fight the Turks. He was just testing the Turks' reaction.
If another person sat on the throne of the Turkic Khan, a war would probably follow, because the violent Turkic nobles would hardly tolerate such a provocation.
But Ashina Yang Huan...
Judging from her trajectory from ascending to the throne to the present day, Li Po believed that she was a woman who was good at playing tricks but was not very interested in war.
So there is a high possibility that she will choose to hold on to the olive branch she extended instead of choosing war.
Li Po did not regard himself as an omniscient and omnipotent god. This was just a prejudgment. He was not sure what the outcome would be.
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Chang'an in June has entered the midsummer season. Although the atmosphere in the frontier fortress is gradually becoming tense, the people in Chang'an City remain the same.
The enthusiasm of the Tang Dynasty to unify the world has not yet passed. People in the streets and alleys are avoiding the scorching heat while happily talking about various gossips about the Tang Dynasty wiping out the princes.
For example, which general is good at fighting and has the appearance of a famous general, he may have come down from the sky to help the emperor lead troops in battle, and which counselor is full of ingenuity, like Zhuge Kongming, who has come down from the sky to help the emperor with his plans.
Amidst the chattering of gods and ghosts, just like before, some people's names began to spread among the people. Even if they were contrary to history books, the people didn't care so much and only wanted to hear about topics they were interested in.
As a result, the famous founding generals and ministers were all magically represented. As long as the Tang Dynasty's national destiny lasted longer and was not as short-lived as those princes in the former Sui Dynasty or the late Jin Dynasty, the names of the famous ministers and generals would not be buried.
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The back house of Mrs. Chengguo's mansion.
Mrs. Xiao was wearing only a thin skirt and was leaning on the couch. Her figure was still slim and beautiful, but she was not in a good mood.
"You just eat fast and chant Buddha's name all day long. You still stay in the room and don't go out for a walk. After a long time, you will get sick. Do you still want me, a mother, to take care of you?"
Princess Yang of Nanyang was listening to the instruction not far away from her, sitting upright, as if you can say whatever you want, but I won't speak.
Princess Nanyang is of average appearance, following the Yang family, her appearance is unremarkable, and her temperament is similar to that of the Yang family. She is always stubborn about things she has determined, and will never change her mind easily.
He had been living abroad for a long time from Jiangdu to Hebei. He was very thin and full of gloom, which made Mrs. Xiao feel very distressed.
This chapter has been completed!