Information in Chang'an City reached Li Shimin's ears.
At this time, he looked at the eunuch with an incredible expression.
"What did you say? The Western Turks are invading!"
Li Shimin was shocked.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the news came back from Tingzhou!"
"Come here, let Zhijie and Fang Xuanling enter the palace. I want to see them!"
"Yes!" Someone then invited Cheng Yaojin and Fang Xuanling.
The two of them rushed to the Tai Chi Palace in a hurry.
Li Shimin told them about the Western Turks.
The expressions of the two of them were also very shocked.
In the second year of Zhenguan, the Western Turks had already split. It turned out that the ten main tribes were divided into the five tribes of Nushubi in the southwest and the five tribes of Dulu in the northeast. The leader Yehu Khan was killed in the civil strife. After that, both sides
Continuous conquests and civil war weakened the strength of the Western Turks.
Due to internal divisions and constant internal strife, it gradually declined. Ashina Helu, the last lord of the Western Turks, was the fifth generation grandson of the Shidianmi Khan, and was the son of the Shibuli Shekui Teqin Jieyue. At first, Yibidulu Khan
He was appointed as Yehu and stationed in Duolosichuan's jurisdiction over Chumi, Chuyue, Gusu, Geluolu, Nushubi and other tribes. When Yibi Duulu Khan fled to Tohura, Yibi Shekui
The Khan sent troops to expel Ashinahelu, and most of his tribes dispersed.
In recent times, Ashina Helu has gradually become stronger after recruiting scattered Western Turkic tribes.
Just recently, he was deceived into plotting to seize Xizhou and Tingzhou.
He also announced his separation from the Tang Dynasty and sent troops to attack Tingzhou of the Tang Dynasty.
This is really audacious. The Tang Dynasty is still so powerful now, and the Western Turks actually dare to take the initiative to invade.
The news about the Western Turks' attack on Tingzhou soon reached Li Shimin's ears.
At this time, he immediately summoned Cheng Yaojin and Fang Xuanling to discuss the matter.
And ordered that all information about the Western Turks be submitted.
In fact, the Tang Dynasty is very powerful now, why would anyone want to attack the Tang Dynasty?
Isn’t that an egg hitting a stone?
Li Shimin didn't quite understand this either.
He didn't want to understand, he wanted to let the offender know that the consequences of violating him would not be good.
Ashina Heru will pay the price with his life.
"Your Majesty, this Ashina Helu has great ambitions! He should be killed and the priority is to conquer the Western Turks!" Fang Xuanling said at this time.
Cheng Yaojin said: "Your Majesty, by letting me enter the palace, do you want me to go on an expedition? If so, that would be great."
Cheng Yaojin has always wanted to fight, but now that the world is at peace, he cannot be allowed to fight at all.
But now the opportunity has come, and he has to show off.
"Some people are blinded and dare to send troops to the Tang Dynasty, so I am very angry. I want you two to enter the palace because I want to hear your opinions!"
"Your Majesty, my opinion is to fight!" Cheng Yaojin said first.
Fang Xuanling said: "How about we first find out who is causing the obstruction?"
He was more inclined to find out who bewitched Ashina Horu.
Otherwise, Ashina Helu would not be able to do this.
At this time, news came from someone.
"Report!"
"Come in!"
"Your Majesty sent news from Tingzhou."
"explain!"
"You don't dare, please ask Your Majesty to check!" the eunuch said immediately.
"Let me see it!"
Li Shimin took over the information.
Then when I saw it, I almost fainted.
"You bastard, who passed it on? I'm still alive!"
Fang Xuanling quickly picked up the information.
It says that after Ashina Helu knew about Li Shimin's death, he sent troops to invade.
Who made this rumor?
Li Shimin is very angry now.
"Check, we must find out who said it!"
He is very angry now.
At the same time, he said to Fang Xuanling: "Fang Xuanling, do you think Ashina Helu is going to be killed? Is it still necessary for the Western Turks to exist?"
Li Shimin asked.
Fang Xuanling still insisted on checking first.
“It’s best to find out first, in case someone with ulterior motives interferes with it.”
Cheng Yaojin said: "Just beat him. Ashina Helu is so abominable. I think his head should be hung in the south of Chang'an City as a punishment!"
Cheng Yaojin kept asking for a beating.
Because he is warlike.
Li Shimin thought for a while and finally said: "I thought I wanted to fight. Now that I am still alive, he listened to other people's words. I will die in the future, so invading the Tang Dynasty shows that he has long had alien intentions. Such a person is not worth it."
Reuse.”
Li Shimin said this.
It feels like Ashina Helu is just waiting for Li Shimin to die, but unfortunately Li Shimin is still alive and well.
This kind of person has bad intentions, so let him know what despair means.
"Yes, Your Majesty is saying that Ashina Helu is too abominable. So, let me go."
"Zhijie, don't say anything yet. I want to hear what Fang Xuanling has to say."
Fang Xuanling knew that Li Shimin wanted to fight.
So, I had to say: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that the war will make the people suffer."
"But if we don't fight, where is my dignity? Where is Datang's security?"
In the face of major issues of right and wrong, we must fight when we should fight.
But Fang Xuanling thought differently.
What he thinks about is mostly for the sake of the court.
After all, economic development is not easy now.
If we fight, we may lose a lot.
But Cheng Yaojin couldn't sit still.
"Now we have long-range rifle mines. A team of musketeers will go over and hit Ashinahoru until it can't reach the north."
Weapons are not omnipotent, but they can indeed resolve battles quickly.
It can be said that with a long gun, a battle can be resolved quickly.
"There are also helicopters. The hundred helicopters that were modified last time have not been used. They can be used just right!"
Cheng Yaojin said again.
I don’t know how long it took.
In the past few years, the world has been peaceful, and helicopters have not been used.
"Your Majesty, how many troops does Ashina Helu have?" Fang Xuanling asked at this time.
"a few millions!"
"Hundreds of thousands? Those one hundred helicopters are indeed not many, even too few." Fang Xuanling said.
Cheng Yaojin said: "I'm afraid it's too late to modify it now. Otherwise, the cavalry will take a train to Liangzhou first, and then go to Tingzhou. As for the modification, support will be carried out later. There may be less weapons.
A little bit."
They still have too few weapons now.
It was also because Li Min never gave them more weapons and ammunition.
"As for ammunition, you can talk to Shengtang Group. Zhijie, I will leave this matter to you. I want the most weapons, no matter the cost."
Li Shimin said this.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it now!"
"Go!" Cheng Yaojin was about to leave when Li Shimin stopped him again.
"Wait a minute, if Shengtang Group has the latest weapons, buy them all together and deliver them within one day!"
"clear!"
Now Datang has more than a thousand musketeers.
But more than a thousand people are still very few compared to an army of hundreds of thousands, even if they have very powerful weapons.
However, there are limits to what these weapons can penetrate. If the opponent uses extreme defense, the damage to the enemy will be very limited.
And now they don't have the latest weapons.
Because Shengtang Group has never sold them the latest guns, nor has it given them the latest grenades.
There are also cannons.
Back then, when Li Min mentioned cannons, he immediately pinched them without giving Li Shimin a chance.
At this time, the land of the Tang Dynasty will be gone, and Li Min may release cannons.
By then, Li Shimin will definitely be shocked.
With cannons, are you still afraid of Ashina Horu?
Even if they have an army of millions, so what?
In front of Li Shimin, are you not just like a chicken or a dog?"
Because the truth is only within the range of the cannon!
If combined with a helicopter, it will definitely be more powerful.
"But it seems that the Sixth Prince is not in Chang'an now. He has gone out." Only then did Cheng Yaojin remember that Li Min was not in Chang'an.
Li Shimin said: "If you go to Wei Zheng and he can't solve the problem, he will naturally ask Li Min. He can go to Li Min faster than we can go to him."
"What if they don't agree?" Cheng Yaojin asked again.
"Would they disagree? Unless they no longer want to develop in Datang, they must agree."
Li Shimin had a fierce expression on his face.
This expression makes people shudder.
Cheng Yaojin didn't want to stay here any longer.
So he said: "Then I will go find Wei Zheng now."
"Go back quickly, this time you must be fast, run!" Li Shimin said again.
"I have a car!"
Cheng Yaojin said, now that we have cars, who needs to run?
Isn't that a waste of time?
And now that the viaducts have been built, the time from Taiji Palace to Tanglou is less than ten minutes.
For such a short distance, the speed is naturally fast.
Even if I run, it will take half an hour.
"Stop talking nonsense and go quickly!" Li Shimin didn't want to talk too much to him.
"yes!"
Cheng Yaojin then headed to the Tanglou.
Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling.
"Then there are still many things to do next, Fang Xuanling!"
"I'm here!"
"It's up to you to do all the preparations!"
"Your Majesty, I think we can now gather all the civil and military officials together to formulate policies together. After all, with more people, we can think more comprehensively."
There's nothing wrong with that. Having more people means thinking more comprehensively. It's important to think through all possible things that may happen and make plans before departure.
"Okay, come on, ask all officials above the fourth rank to come to Tai Chi Palace!"
"yes!"
As a result, a large number of officials received the news and quickly ran to Tai Chi Palace.
Because under normal circumstances, Li Shimin would not let everyone enter the palace at this time, unless there is something very important.
This time must be very important, otherwise Li Shimin would not summon officials of fourth grade or above to enter the palace.
Everyone was very confused.
Waiting for Li Shimin's arrival.
And Fang Xuanling was the last to appear.
When everyone saw Fang Xuanling, they could feel his brows furrowing.
Then you know that nothing good will happen at this time.
Because Fang Xuanling is Li Shimin's barometer, if Li Shimin is unhappy, then Fang Xuanling will naturally not be happy either.
Now looking at Fang Xuanling like this, I know that what happens next may not be good.
Everyone started discussing what happened today.
Because everything is unknown, everyone can only keep guessing.
Some people say that Datang's development has encountered a bottleneck, so everyone is invited to come.
Some people also wonder if the Shengtang Group is in trouble recently.
Some people even asked, should we let them run the factory?
Because there are too many factories now, they are in great need of people to manage them.
Anyway, everyone has a variety of opinions, and no one would have thought that Li Shimin asked everyone to come here because of the Western Turks.
It wasn't until Li Shimin appeared that everyone became quiet.
Then Li Shimin informed the officials about the Turks.
All officials were shocked.
No wonder Fang Xuanling was so quiet, no wonder he frowned. It turned out to be because of this matter, which was still very difficult.
An official who is familiar with the history of the Western Turks said: "A hundred years ago, Ashina Tumen established a Turkic khanate. The Turkic Khanate was very large, but because the Turkic Khanate adopted the traditional feudal system, it was divided into four small khanates.
The various Xiaohans were not convinced by each other.
The khan who was entrusted to the west was called Shi Dianmi and was named Xi Turk.
The Shidianmi Khan once cooperated with the Persian Empire to carve up the Ghada Khanate, and since then the territory has expanded faster. The Shidianmi Khan was powerful until more than ten years ago, when he was frightened by the Tang Dynasty and did not want them to come back again!
It’s really puzzling!”
"Ashi Nahelu is so ambitious. He dares to focus on me, the Tang Dynasty."
"The Western Turks will perish!" someone else said.
Indeed, their strength is too weak.
But they can't withstand a large number of people. Maybe they think they can win with a large number of people. But they are wrong, that is impossible.
This time, they will wait to destroy the country.
Because of Ashina Horu's wrong decision.
It will bring fatal and irreversible harm to the Turks.
"Now I have ordered Fang Xuanling to discuss the crusade against the Western Turks with all my beloved ministers! Everyone must speak out enthusiastically," Li Shimin said.
"Yes! Your Majesty!" the ministers replied.
"Send someone to check on Tubo!" Li Shimin suddenly said again.
He suspected that this matter had something to do with Tubo.
After all, Tubo's position is critical. If they want to contact Ashinahelu, it will be too easy.
At this time everyone accepted the order and no one dared to object.
"Okay, my head hurts. If you come to a conclusion, ask Fang Xuanling to come to the palace and tell me. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Afterwards, Li Shimin kept everyone together in the palace.
And he went back to the palace to rest.
It was indeed very uncomfortable for him to have such a thing happen.
Because the economy that was finally developed was going to be ruined because of the war.
This Ashina Horu really deserves to die.
So how much money can be spent this time depends on Cheng Yaojin’s answer.
I hope he won't have to spend too much money after joining Shengtang Group.
I hope Wei Zheng will take less money for his own sake.
If necessary, he would also come forward to talk to Wei Zheng about these things.
I was afraid that Li Min would say no.
At that time, I didn't know what to do.
If he had known earlier, he would have reconciled with Li Min.
If he has the blessing of the Shengtang Group, he can fight as many battles as he wants. Because a Shengtang Group can take care of everything.
All he had to do was sit back and wait for the good news.