Li Po's route out of the palace this time was different from usual. He first went to the eldest princess's mansion to see his sister and nephew, and then sat and had a long chat with his brother-in-law.
They're all talking about next year's war.
Originally, before the alliance, Li Po thought that Datang could be peaceful for a while, but after the alliance, there were two more wars waiting for him to make a decision.
Liaodong and Gaochang, there is no room for failure in the war in Liaodong, no matter what, Ashina Duowen must be killed in Liaodong, as well as those messy tribes in Liaodong.
Having an alliance with the Turks, the Tang Dynasty could not act like the former Sui Dynasty, allowing the tribes in the Northeast to annex it or spread influence among the tribes in the Northeast.
However, this covenant has huge loopholes. The Turks have been constrained by the Western Expedition and cannot spare much power to interfere in Liaodong affairs. Even the position of Dongfang Khan is vacant.
This gave Datang the opportunity to manipulate things. Xu Shiji, Li Jing and others were discussing this matter, which would largely determine the fate of various tribes in Liaodong in the future.
The Khitan, Mohe, Xibu, and Shiwei tribes cannot be bypassed. There are also some other tribes, which are all miscellaneous tribes, so there is no need to pay too much attention to them.
The Khitan and Xi people live on the grasslands, the Mohe people like to live in the woods, and the Shiwei people live a half-farming and half-grazing lifestyle.
Xu Shiji believed that Shiwei was the most ideal ally of the Tang Dynasty in the Northeast. They had no feud with the Tang people. They wanted to move from the bitter cold land in the north to the warmer south. On this point, there was no conflict with the Tang Dynasty, and they were also a
opportunity to win them over.
Li Jing disagreed. He felt that the customs and habits of the Shiwei people made it easy for them to grow. If he helped them move south, they would definitely create a powerful tribe similar to the Fuyu people in the future. This would be a legacy of raising tigers.
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He believed that if the Tang Dynasty insisted on supporting a more obedient ally, it should choose the Xi people, because they were the weakest, and being weak meant they were easy to control.
The Khitan people received too much favor from the Turks and it was difficult to interact with them in a short period of time. The Mohe people were unreasonable savages and should be eliminated before the Tang Dynasty controlled the Liaodong region.
This matter can be done together with the Turks after recapturing Liaodong. The Turks are easy to bribe. As long as they are given most of the spoils, they have no reason not to agree.
As for the Khitans, let the Shiwei people go south and rob their grasslands. Then we will see the situation and discuss it with the Turks.
Xu Shiji told the truth about the results of their discussion and did not insist on his own opinion. After all, Li Jing was his teacher, and in the end, the emperor had to make the decision...
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There is nothing to say about Gaochang. We have made an agreement with the Turks beforehand to defend Gaochang next year and they will not go back on it. It can be seen from this year's war that the Turks did not attack Gaochang.
Next year, when the Tang Dynasty advances, it will be even less likely that the Turks will fall out with the Tang Dynasty.
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When Li Po left the eldest princess's mansion, he told his sister that Mrs. Chu will be in charge of the clan mansion. If you want to do something, go and help her. If you don't want to, forget it.
Li Chun was not happy. He wanted to give birth to a child and lose his official son. What did he say? He felt that his eldest brother was a bit biased...
Of course, now she would not admit what she had been reluctant to do when she was in charge of the clan house, and she would feel better if this person was not Li Xiuning.
So she became naughty again and asked: "Sister-in-law, does she know? She has quite a few relatives, and they are all taken care of by that Li Sanniang. Huh, brother, please don't complain when you are in trouble."
Li Po slapped her on the head without hesitation and said angrily: "You are the only one who talks a lot. If you give birth to a son, you will no longer be you, right? Wait until I slow down and see how I treat you."
Li Chun was startled. She knew that her eldest brother was very cunning. If she wanted to punish anyone, she would have to call her mother. She immediately apologized and said with a smile: "I mean, so that eldest brother can prepare for a rainy day and don't make my sister-in-law angry."
I care about you and don't think about anything else.
At most, I can just go to the clan mansion and help her."
Li Po then smiled, encouraged (threatened) the girl, and rode away surrounded by people.
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There was no place to go when it was cold, so he just visited various places. This was his habit. Everyone in Chang'an probably knew that the emperor often went out of the palace for a walk.
It is no longer unusual for the story about the emperor to make secret visits out of the palace and make people shine wherever he goes.
After leaving the eldest princess's mansion, we went straight east and had lunch at Mrs. Xiao's mansion.
The Xiao family is still the same, and the commotion in the court, or even the lively scenes of Du Fuwei, Li Jing and others returning to Beijing, cannot affect this place.
When Li Po came, she prepared some southern or Luoyang dishes, drank a few drinks with Li Po, and talked. She looked like she had been peacefully for a long time, but she was older and her temples were stained with hoarfrost.
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Time never stops for anyone, and the most beautiful woman in the world is no exception.
Li Po didn't have any bored feelings about not meeting him earlier. He got along with Mr. Xiao just because the other person had an indifferent temperament and spoke softly and made people feel comfortable.
As for the idea of knowing oneself and not knowing oneself, that is out of the question.
Once a man and a woman become close friends, sooner or later they will fall over each other. There is a big age difference between them, and Xiao's identity is complicated. He is not that wolf-like. He has to have sex with the most beautiful woman in the world, or the queen of the previous dynasty.
What story?
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After the meal, Li Po stayed for a while. Seeing that Mrs. Xiao was in good spirits and had no physical problems, he was very pleased. Yang Guang, Yang Guang, you have done a lot of good deeds in your last life. Although you didn't end up well, we didn't.
Raise your mother-in-law well.
If you know someone under the spring, you should kowtow to me and say thank you.
What's embarrassing is that Xiao Yu happened to come to visit his sister, and a large group of people came over, causing a commotion in the Xiao family's house.
Xiao Yu learned the news of the emperor's arrival on the way here and wanted to return halfway, but he felt that he would have to think more about it if the emperor knew about it, so he might as well go over and meet him to show that he had no ideas.
In fact, the family members are also very helpless about this. Some people are happy. As long as the Xiao family is still there, the emperor will continue to honor and favor the Xiao family, which will be of great benefit to everyone.
Some people are full of complaints and feel that it is not a good thing to harm the reputation of the Lanling Xiao family.
As the head of the Xiao family in Chang'an, Xiao Yu has already accepted the reality. What else can he do? Tell them not to interact with each other? If he does that, he will definitely be greeted by a storm.
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When he met Xiao Yu at the Xiao family's house, Li Po also felt a little bit like he was caught red-handed, and talking to Xiao Yu was never easy.
He came out to relax, but he still had to talk to people about government affairs, which was really unpleasant.
This chapter has been completed!