The Turks were preparing to take down their fellow Western Turks, and the Tang Dynasty was on hand to add fuel to the flames.
This was the strategy for dealing with the Turks formulated by Li Pena's minister Feng Deyi.
When he first formed an alliance with Ashina Yang Huan, he joked about this to Ashina Yang Huan. The Turkic royal court sent troops to the Western Regions, and the Tang Dynasty could help them, but what they wanted was eight poles and they couldn't reach it.
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In fact, without him fanning the flames, the Turks have been quietly recuperating over the years. Once they officially have good relations with the Tang Dynasty, without the constraints of the Tang Dynasty, it will be a matter of time for them to use troops against the Western Turks.
At the grand strategic level, the Western Turkic Kingdom in the west and Goguryeo in the east actually managed to survive in the cracks between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Turkic Kingdom.
Today the Tang Dynasty conquered Goguryeo, but the Turkic royal court sat idly by and ignored it. If the Turkic royal court goes to attack the Western Turkic king's tent tomorrow, the Tang Dynasty will also have something in return.
As for victory or defeat, that is all their own business.
And who knows whether there will be a figure like Ashina Duowen in the west of the Tang Dynasty to pull back the Turks?
Anyway, the fugitives from the Western Turks are in Zhangye. If they choose to return to the west, who can Li Po care about?
When great powers intersect, their intrigues and intrigues are no more subdued than those of later generations.
The world is changing, and the words spoken by those who can reach the end are the truth. Not only Li Po understands this truth, but I believe Ashina Yang Huan will not understand it either.
For example, in early October, envoys from the Turkic royal court came to Chang'an.
They not only brought Ashina Yang Huan's sincere greetings, but also Ashina Qiuluo's daughter Ashina Tongsu, so Li Po would naturally return the favor.
From Ashina Yang Huan's letters, he could sense that the day when the Turks would mobilize their troops was probably not far away, either next year or the year after.
At that time, the Turks experienced a series of setbacks, including the death of the Shibi Khan, Ashina Erivo's liver and brain, and the Western Turks' Shegui Khan's eastward expedition, etc., which severely damaged the Turks' vitality.
It's just that the Turks' foundation is still there. Since Ashina Yang Huan came to the throne, he has never made any war with others. The biggest obstacle is that Dongfang Khan Ashina Duowen is gradually out of control.
Now Ashina Duowen went to attack Liaodong, allowing the Turkic royal court to seize the flaw. When Ashina Yang Huan stabilized the situation in the east, it was time for her to send troops to the Western Regions.
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Li Po looked at Xu Shiji and felt that this guy's vision was not good, and none of his words were on point. It seemed that he still lacked training.
It's just nit-picking. Xu Shiji is out leading troops all year round. How could he know these secrets?
But Li Po didn't care about this, he only thought about how to make his brother-in-law feel ecstasy. He knew that Li Po's sister was not so easy to marry.
Poor Xu Shiji still didn't know anything. He looked at his uncle eagerly, not knowing whether what he said was right or not.
Li Po smiled, raised his glass, let his brother-in-law drink first, and then said: "You are not in the court, so you don't know many things.
It was not a bad thing that the Turkic Royal Court took back the Western Regions. The Yehu Khan who ruled the Western Turks moved his tent to Suiyechuan. It was indeed far away from the Turkic Royal Court and the Tang Dynasty, but he lost his momentum first.
Furthermore, the Turks are not the only ones in the west. There is also the Persian kingdom further away, which is very discordant with the Western Turks. It is said that they have been fighting for years.
Think about it, how much room for struggle does the Western Turks have when they are surrounded by enemies on three sides? Even if the Turkic Royal Court resumes its rule in the Western Regions, how stable will it be?"
Xu Shiji was surprised when he heard that the Western Regions were far enough away from Persia... He had heard that Persian envoys had visited the Central Plains several times during the Northern Wei Dynasty.
They introduced many strange and strange things, such as elephants, acrobatics, magic, etc., which caused a sensation, even more amazing than when the Tianzhu monks spread the Dharma to the Central Plains.
Listening to the emperor's eloquent talk, Xu Shiji also knew that the imperial strategy was included in it, and it could not be changed by his own words.
"Your Majesty is saying that if the Turkic royal court sends troops to the Western Regions, it will be a self-defeating move?"
Li Chun was listening, looked at her husband with some worry, and muttered, "Brother, he has just returned to Beijing. Brother, you don't want to send him to Hexi to lead the army again, do you?"
You two are really smart, one can reveal everything, and the other can check for mistakes and fill in the gaps. Li Po snorted in his heart, but said with a smile: "Have a rest first, you have been running around here and there for these years, and you have made many military exploits.
Now he is also my general.
I will serve in the Ministry of War first. If there is anything I need you to do, I will send you out so that you can take my restless girl out for more walks."
Xu Shiji was a little disappointed. How could he be someone who could live with nothing at all? Hearing what the emperor said, he was afraid that he would really become a prince-in-law in the future...
That is to say, the imperial court's decision to attack Goguryeo was made too suddenly. Otherwise, if he knew that Li Jing would still lead the army, he would definitely ask for orders to serve in the east.
People who have come all the way from the war in the late Sui Dynasty have become inseparable from the battlefield. The thoughts of hoping to make achievements and marry a beautiful woman back then seem to be just excuses now.
Li Chun was happy. She gave her eldest brother a big thumbs up in her heart, and then began to think about finding some excuse to go out with her husband when the flowers bloom next spring.
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After the family banquet, it was already getting late, so the couple stayed in the palace.
Li Chun didn't have enough fun, so he took his husband to visit the palace at night, which made Xu Shiji a little nervous. Most of the palace was filled with female relatives. He, a grown man, wandered around here, even if he was accompanied by his wife, he felt it was particularly inappropriate.
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Li Chun ignored it and pointed to tell him where it was newly built, what it looked like before, how well it was repaired now, who lives there, etc.
After leaving Chang'an for a few months, the palace has indeed changed a lot.
This year Li Po visited Luoyang eastward, and the palace took the opportunity to carry out large-scale construction projects.
Walking to the Nanhai Lake, Li Chun rested in a newly built pavilion and asked the palace attendants holding lanterns to retreat further. Then he looked at his husband and said, "You heard what my elder brother said. I know you are unhappy.
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After so many years of fighting in the south and the north, you are used to being killed with swords and guns. If you are left idle, you will definitely not be satisfied. Is that what your husband thinks?"
Xu Shiji looked around slyly, then grabbed his wife's hand and said with a smile: "What are you talking about? I am making great achievements outside just to be worthy of Her Royal Highness Princess Fufeng?
It doesn't matter now, or after a few years of rest, we will work hard to give birth to a son to inherit the Xu family's legacy.
What you said is not wrong. I have been outside for a long time and I can’t stop my horses, but as long as you are here, what can I do even if I am not the general?"
Li Chun chuckled, held her husband's rough big hand, and said softly: "My husband is very similar to my elder brother. He treats women as if he has put honey on his mouth, but he often doesn't mean what he says and is just trying to make people happy.
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It’s not that I have to keep you by my side to prevent you from making achievements, but you always have to look at the opportunity. Now that the generals are returning to the court to report on their duties, your husband is your consort, so you must set an example.
In the past two years, we have been traveling around and not causing any trouble to my eldest brother. After this period, what do you want me to do? I will definitely help my husband and do my best to deal with it. Does your husband think this is okay?"