The former Sui Dynasty's national policy towards the Turks was to divide and rule, which very much tested the skill of those who formulated the policy and their timely grasp of the situation.
The split of the Turks into eastern and western parts was an unprecedented victory for the Central Plains dynasty over the northern nomads, and laid a solid external foundation for the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty.
After that, the space for display was much larger. Qimin Khan's defection to the Sui Dynasty made a perfect operation under such circumstances, and the long border in the north gained a period of peace for more than 20 years.
So the former Sui Dynasty began to make every effort to rectify the internal affairs. The population began to grow rapidly, and the grain output increased year by year. As a result, the national power was far superior to that of the Turks, so the Turks had to give the title of Holy Khan to Yang Jian and his son.
On the head.
However, times have changed, and the exquisite foreign policies and various methods of the former Sui Dynasty were short-lived. The good situation was completely ruined by Yang Guang.
The Tang Dynasty actually already had the conditions. It would not be that difficult to continue the foreign policy of the former Sui Dynasty, and with Li Po in charge, his methods would be even more flexible.
However, the Tang Dynasty's national policy towards the Turks eventually changed. The key to this was Feng Deyi's advice. Li Po and other important ministers discussed it several times and found it feasible.
Mainly because the national power of the Tang Dynasty cannot be compared with that of the former Sui Dynasty, and because the Tang Dynasty has always had contacts with the Turkic royal court, the relationship between the two families has been maintained for more than ten years.
If the foreign policy of the former Sui Dynasty is continued, it will undoubtedly destroy this good tacit understanding established over the years, which is not a good thing for today's Tang Dynasty.
This is a national policy formulated based on many considerations. It is not something that can be decided by a memorial from Feng Deyi or a word from Li Po.
The formulation of any national policy must withstand scrutiny and is entirely the result of collective efforts. It is not something that anyone can just slap on the forehead, have a whimsical idea emerge, and then put it into action.
Even for a willful emperor like Yang Guang, this was actually the case. Even if he was paranoid and wanted to conquer Goguryeo for the third time, there would always be counselors nearby to give him support before he could implement it.
When he toured Jiangdu for the third time, people who wanted to go south to escape danger were accompanying him, while those who wanted to stay in Luoyang clapped their hands to see him off, so Yang Guang went on a dead end.
This is imperial power. Depending on whose hands it is held, the power exerted will lead to completely different results.
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Now that the national policy has been formulated, it must be implemented. Li Po has always been a staunch activist. Any policy in his hands, unless there is a huge change that forces him to make changes, otherwise he will always
Carry on.
Having been in power for these years has made him more and more confident.
They talked with Ashina Mudan until the lights were lit in the palace. Ashina Mudan drank too much, but she still knew how to get up and say goodbye to Li Po.
Li Po was only slightly drunk, not because he drank much more than Ashina Mudan, but because he was much younger than Ashina Mudan.
Ask people to help Ashina Mudan to rest. Ashina Mudan will stay in the palace that night, and she will visit Ashina and Su.
As for Ashina Tianxiang, her mother Ashina Yang Huan no longer considers her daughter.
Ever since she married Li Po, she never wanted to go back to the grassland. She only wanted to enjoy happiness in Chang'an. She ignored the people sent by her mother and later simply avoided them.
After giving birth to a daughter, I let myself go even more. I told Li Chun and others in private that I would never go back to Turks again, which was very unfilial.
Ashina and Yang Huan had little hope for her, otherwise he would not have sent Ashina and Su to the Tang Dynasty.
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The next day, Ashina Peony left Chang'an for Luoyang.
Li Po asked Li Xiuning to accompany Ashina Peony on a trip. I wonder if it was his misunderstanding. Ashina Peony seemed a little more sad after getting married.
What the woman was thinking, Li Po didn't want to go into details. According to the news from the Turks, after Ashina Mudan married Yi Nan, she did not go to Tiele tribe, but stayed in the Turk royal court to serve as usual.
Her khan.
So what's there to be unhappy about? It's a standard political marriage, and it's symbolic, so I don't understand.
When Ashina Peony left Chang'an, the literary list of the Academy of Literature was posted. This time, the imperial court selected 108 Jinshi, which matched the number of Tiangang and Disha. It was a bit of a trick.
There are two lists in the north and south. There are still many people in the south list, with 78 people winning, while there are only 30 people in the north list.
The scholars have all heard the story from three years ago. After exchanging articles at each meeting, everyone knew each other, and there was nothing more to say.
If the imperial court had not taken care of the northerners, among the thirty or one hundred and eight Jinshi, it would be good to have a few northern scholars on the list.
It is not impossible for the entire army to be wiped out. More than ten years of war in the late Sui Dynasty caused all the famous wealthy families in the north to flee to the south.
The remaining people are armed with sharp swords and want to fight to the death with others. The prosperity of martial arts has surpassed that of the pre-Sui period. In terms of civil affairs, there is no need to mention it.
In the incident three years ago, the northern scholars had indeed secured their own rights and interests, so the imperial court had no choice but to open two rankings of the north and the south to give the northern scholars an explanation.
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On the day the list was released, there was a huge crowd under the list.
Some people left in frustration after looking at it carefully, some pointed and pointed with infinite joy, and some smiled wryly and comforted each other. It can be said that some people were happy and some were sad.
The scholars were all quite restrained, none cried endlessly, and none got carried away. They were far less passionate than later, and there was even a farce about robbing a husband.
Furthermore, the scholars all came to see the merit list in person, and few servants were sent over, and the court did not send people to notify the scholars one by one of their selections.
It's just that after the results are released, the Ministry of Rites will send someone to inform the scholars to prepare well and attend the Xinglin Banquet in a few days.
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Master Xu Yu and uncle and nephew Hao Chujun came a little late, mainly because before leaving the house, Hao Chujun remembered that he had not offered incense to the Buddha, so he pulled Master Xu Yu around and devoutly added a few sticks of incense to the Buddha, praying that the Buddha would be able to
Bless them both for being on the list.
Master Xu Yu's expression was not very good. He was originally in a normal state of mind, but Hao Chujun nagged him all the way here, which annoyed him so much that he wanted to shut his nephew's mouth and let him calm down for a while.
The two of them drank some wine last night, just to put their worries aside and have a good night's sleep. It was all in vain. Master Xu Yu was upset by his nephew and became increasingly nervous.
Imagine what would happen if you didn't get Jinshi, but your nephew did. Even though Master Xu Yu claimed to be open-minded, he felt that it was hard for him to bear such a result.