The grassland at night, even with the bright moon in the sky, is so dark that it makes one's heart palpitate.
The desolate and lonely grassland, if there were poets here, they would definitely recite it to remember this situation, because frontier fortress poetry was one of the important parts in ancient times, and Li Po, a literary copycat, certainly did not count.
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In fact, if you stay on the grassland for ten days and a half, you can realize the boring and boring life on the grassland...
It's just that on this grassland of the Alliance, people have countless worries and can't feel any emotion about it.
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"What's wrong?"
Li Po asked easily. He had already expected what happened. He had received secret reports from Yu Wenxin for several days.
Luo Shixin was a little excited. He was a guy who was afraid of chaos in the world. He always felt that the Turkic Khan was close at hand, so what else could he talk about? Wouldn't it be over if he just rushed over and caught the Turkic Khan?
Well, Li Po has always admired his recklessness and ability to simplify all problems. In fact, he lived a very happy life, as long as he didn't involve himself.
"I can't tell, but the Turks didn't come to cause trouble today. They were obviously on guard. I don't think they have any good ideas. We have to be more careful tonight."
Li Po looked at Ashina Rongzhen, she nodded and said: "I have already made people prepare for battle, and the scouts are investigating Dali City and other directions. If these are the only people, there is no need to fear them."
Li Po smiled and said, "Just be careful, don't be too nervous."
After saying a few more words, he sent the two guys out of the tent who had drawn their knives and were ready to fight. Li Po then ordered: "Go and call Pei Shangshu and Dou Shilang over."
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"Ashinaduo is starting to fight?"
Dou Gui asked in surprise, immediately realizing his gaffe and closing his mouth.
Pei Shiqing frowned tightly, making him look much older. He looked up and saw that the emperor didn't say anything more. Although his face was expressionless, he had the certainty that everything was under control.
Pei Shiqing can still see it.
Pei Shiqing felt at ease and pondered for a long time before saying: "I and the Turks have formed an alliance here, but the Turkic Turks ignored the overall situation and raised troops to attack Liaodong. I thought this was not the intention of the Khan, but perhaps it was Ashina Duowen who made his own decision.
But in this case, before the covenant is concluded, it is actually breaking the covenant, but it is necessary to have a good argument with the Turks."
Li Po nodded secretly, Pei Shiqing hit the nail on the head.
Ashina Duowen led his army to attack Liaodong, which was the result of his secret instigation.
This is part of the grand strategy to deal with the Turks. On the one hand, it may allow the Turks to have civil strife again, just like when the Turks were divided into eastern and western parts. Secondly, it can take the initiative in the alliance and force the Turks to resolve some issues.
concession.
Come on three times... what the Tang Dynasty wanted was to profit from it, rather than to start a full-scale war with the Turks, so it still depends on how Ashina Yang Huan will deal with this matter.
Dou Gui didn't care about this. He knew nothing about the emperor's little plan. At this time, he said: "Your Majesty, if Ashina Duowen is allowed to occupy Liaodong, there will no longer be peace in Hebei..."
This was exactly the reason why the Tang Dynasty stationed troops in Hebei and did not want Ashina to hear more about the problem of entering Liaodong. However, time has changed and Li Po's views on this have undergone earth-shaking changes.
The strategy proposed by Feng Deyi was very much in line with his wishes.
At that time, Feng Deyi advocated that he could help the Turkic royal court return to the Western Regions. He believed that since the Turks were divided into eastern and western parts, although the Turks had been greatly weakened, it was also because of this that the rule of the Turkic royal court had become stable.
Especially during the reign of Qimin Khan, he tried his best to make good friends with the former Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo while appeasing his compatriots in the west. It took more than ten years to greatly consolidate his power and make the Turks gradually become stronger.
Got up.
What Feng Deyi means is that because the Turks' territory has shrunk, civil strife has gradually come under control. If their territory expands again, chaos will inevitably follow.
At that time, when the Tang Dynasty was recuperating, it would be able to easily dismember the Turks again, or it could take advantage of the Turks' civil strife to destroy them.
This is an extremely grand strategy. Feng Deyi did not make it so clear when he introduced it, but the general meaning is correct. It is very different from the Sui Dynasty's strategy for dealing with the Turks, but it has a very clear structure.
The so-called "big but inappropriate" can only be applied to Turks.
A vast territory is not a good thing for a nomadic empire like the Turks. This is due to their ruling model, which does not have a fixed and strong enough center.
So for the Turks, the Western Regions and Liaodong are wine mixed with poison...
Nowadays, there is nothing happening in the Western Region. Li Po is also stirring up Ashina Yang Huan's interest in this from time to time, but it is far from the implementation stage.
But Ashina Duowen obviously couldn't wait any longer.
Using the world as a chessboard and Ashina Duo as chess pieces, Li Po found a joy that cannot be described in words.
He did not explain anything to his two ministers. The strategy was not very clear and could easily lead to accidents. Naturally, the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
Just like how Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, split the Turks, how many people knew about his grand plan at that time? After planning, Pei Ju, Changsun Sheng and others made several trips, followed the trend, and got the matter done.
When people suddenly realized that the Turks had been divided into eastern and western parts, everyone began to sing praises, but in fact few people participated.
At that time, it seemed more like the internal strife of the Turks themselves... This is actually the true meaning of those who are good at fighting without great achievements...
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"So what? Humph, Ashina Duowen should be more worried, right? How will he explain to the royal court? Once he takes over Liaodong, who will be more afraid of him?"
Dou Gui finally understood and said to himself that His Majesty seemed to have expected it. Judging from the confident look on his face, he must have already considered it. I was talking too much.
He looked at the emperor with some fear, and there was a dull pain in his chest. It was his old injury. He almost died in the military tent outside Chang'an City...
Pei Shiqing said: "Your Majesty, do you think this is just right?"
Li Po smiled and said: "Yes, we are entangled in words with the Turks here. When will it come to an end? Is there another meeting to make an alliance?"
The ones who are worried now should be the Turks, you just need to wait and see what happens, I think the covenant will be reached soon."
Pei Shiqing and Dou Gui are both smart people. The emperor said it so clearly. They naturally know how to deal with the Turks in the future. While nodding in agreement, Dou Gui also joked, "Maybe there will be unexpected gains.
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Li Po laughed and said, "Then it depends on your ability."