The news was brought back by someone sent by Su Dingfang. After hearing the news, Li Yuanji had a look of astonishment on his face.
Master Liang's behavior is no longer seeking death, but rushing to die.
As far as the size of the Liang Kingdom is concerned, there is no way to compare with the Turks.
A single move by the Turks was enough to cause huge shocks in the Liang Kingdom.
Therefore, Master Liang specially chose a period when the Turks were dormant to attack the Turks. It seemed that he had chosen a good time, but in fact he was going to die.
Turks are human beings, not blind bears or the like. They don't really dig a hole to bury themselves in and sleep happily all winter long.
People are mobile and can exert their due fighting power.
The few soldiers and horses of the Liang Kingdom are not enough to fill the gap in people's teeth once they start to act seriously.
"Is Master Liang crazy?"
After listening to the news from Su Dingfang, Li Gang let out a torture from his soul.
Although Pei Ju, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Li Shentong, Li Xiaogong, Qu Tutong, Qin Qiong and others sitting on both sides of the Tai Chi Hall did not speak, their thoughts were similar to Li Gang's.
Liang Shidu's current actions are just like Fu Gongyou's rebellion against the Tang Dynasty in Southeast Road.
They seem very brave and ambitious, but the strength of the two sides is really very different.
Once the two sides start a battle, one side may not necessarily use force, but the other side may fall.
"Master Liang is not a fool. He should have something to rely on for doing this, right?"
After Wang Gui hesitated again and again, he slowly spoke.
After Li Shentong thought for a moment, he nodded and said: "Based on what Master Liang is doing now, this is the only explanation."
Having said this, Li Shentong raised his head and looked at the others and said, "But besides me, Datang, who can give Master Liang this courage?"
It would be reasonable to say that the Liang divisions all launched an attack on the Turks under the instruction of the Tang Dynasty and had the support of the Tang Dynasty.
After all, with the support of the Tang Dynasty, a behemoth that could compete with the Turks, Liang Shi was able to attack the Turks and engage in a war of attrition with the Turks to consume the Turks to death.
If the Turks wanted to destroy Liang Shidu, they had the Tang Dynasty to back them up.
However, the Tang Dynasty did not support Liang Shidu behind the scenes, and everyone was still in a hostile relationship. Even the Tang Dynasty was waiting to take advantage of the situation when both Liang Shidu and the Turks were harmed.
Therefore, the Liang division went to attack the Turks, which was a bit confusing.
Qu Tutong pondered and said: "Could it be the Western Turks?"
The East Turks have poached so many corners of the West Turks. It is impossible to say that the West Turks have no resentment.
If there is an opportunity to trick the Eastern Turks, or to cut a piece of meat from the Eastern Turks, then the Western Turks will definitely actively participate.
The Western Turks are also the only force that can rival the Tang Dynasty and the Eastern Turks among all the forces currently known to most people in the Tang Dynasty.
In the absence of the Tang Dynasty, the only huge force that could support Liang Shidu in starting a war with the Eastern Turks was the Western Turks.
"It's possible, but it doesn't rule out that Master Liang is desperate."
Xiao Yu gave his own opinion.
Li Shentong immediately aroused ridicule, "A desperate move? Master Liang regards his Liang Kingdom as so important, how could he risk everything?"
Li Shentong's words immediately attracted the support of Qu Tutong, Qin Qiong and others.
After all, Master Liang is a guy who cares very much about his own foundation. If he had the courage to make a desperate move, he would not have surrendered to the Turks in Shuofang City. As early as when the 72nd Route rebelled against the king and brought trouble to the world, he would have sent troops
Entered the Central Plains.
After all, when the Tang Dynasty suppressed other rebel kings, he had plenty of opportunities to take over the Central Plains.
Whether it was when Liu Wuzhou was causing trouble in Bingzhou, or when Datang was fighting with Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, it was an opportunity for him.
If he had had the courage to make a desperate move, he would have taken advantage of these opportunities to become stronger.
But he didn't, so he still lives in a corner, relying on the breath of the Turks.
Therefore, it is impossible for him to fight against the Turks desperately and escape from the control of the Turks.
Xiao Yu did not stick to his point of view, but after Li Shentong and other military officials finished speaking, he asked: "Then according to what you guys think, the reason why Liang Shidu took the initiative to attack the Turks must be because of the
Do you want the support of the Western Turks?"
Li Shentong rolled his eyes and said: "Whether Master Liang has the support of the Western Turks needs to be verified. It is not up to us."
Qin Qiong and others nodded.
Xiao Yu wanted to ask more questions, but when the words came to his lips, he did not continue to speak.
He did not want to make things difficult for others or to go against Li Shentong. He was simply not sure whether Master Liang had the support of the Western Turks, so he was trying to attract others.
Seeing that Li Gang and others thought that Master Liang had the support of the Western Turks, Li Yuanji said: "Then let someone check to see if Master Liang has had any communication with the Western Turks in recent days.
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Li Shentong nodded and said: "By the way, we have to let the people in Liangzhou keep an eye on them to see if the Western Turks made any moves when Liang Shidu attacked the Turks.
If the Western Turks have also sent troops, it means that the Liang division has really received the support of the Western Turks."
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "I will explain this matter. However, whether Master Liang has the support of the Western Turks or not, we cannot sit idly by and ignore his attack on the Turks this time."
Li Shentong and others nodded in unison.
Datang had already sent out soldiers and horses waiting to take advantage.
Now that Master Liang has made a mistake, whether Guan Guan has any back-up plan is good news for Datang.
If the Tang Dynasty had operated properly, it might have been able to capture Shuofang City without a single blow.
While Li Shentong and others nodded, Chen Shuda asked, "Does His Highness mean to take advantage of this opportunity to send troops early?"
Li Yuanji did not hide it, nodded and said: "I do have this idea..."
Master Liang was starting to go crazy. If Datang didn't take the opportunity to get some benefits, it would be a waste of money.
Even if the Liang division had the support of the Western Turks, reached any agreement with the Western Turks, and attacked the Eastern Turks together with the Western Turks, it would not affect the Tang Dynasty's opportunity to take advantage.
After all, there was an East Turk between the Western Turks and the Tang Dynasty.
The only place in the Western Turks that borders the Tang Dynasty is Liangzhou.
As long as the Tang Dynasty defends Liangzhou well, it can even capture Liang Guoquan in Liang Shidu.
As the new master of Liangshidu, the Western Turks also had a bad temper with the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, this benefit can be reaped, and this bargain can be picked up.
Chen Shuda frowned and said: "I'm afraid that Master Liang has negotiated with the Turks and deliberately lured us into the bait..."
This is indeed true and must be guarded against.
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Then we will let Su Dingfang investigate clearly, and wait until Master Liang has really fought with the Turks before we take action?"
Li Shentong and others nodded and said: "It should be so."
The matter was settled just like that.
After seeing off Li Shentong and others, Li Yuanji immediately sent someone to convey orders to Su Dingfang, and at the same time secretly sent a secret letter to Su Dingfang.
The content of the secret letter is about Liang Luoren, Liang Shidu’s cousin.
This is a person who can see the general trend clearly and knows what it means to be a man who understands current affairs.
Not as crazy as Master Liang.
Historically, when the Tang Dynasty conquered the Liang Kingdom, it was he who killed the Liang division and surrendered the city.
If he could continue to repeat his feats in history, it would be easier for Datang to take advantage of Liang this time.
If you are lucky, you might be able to defeat the Liang Kingdom and completely turn the Liang Kingdom into a domain of the Tang Dynasty.
The specifics depend on how Su Dingfang operates. Anyway, everyone who can give advice has given advice, and the rest is just waiting.
After all, this kind of war involving three or even four parties will not end so soon.
Of course, it's not that slow.
After all, the military system of this era and the logistics of this era cannot support a large army fighting outside for seven or eight years.
This is also the reason why most wars in this era ended within a year and a half, or within two or three years.
Therefore, this war can take as short as half a year or as long as one or two years to achieve results.
Li Yuanji has handed over this matter to Su Dingfang to take charge of it. He also trusts Su Dingfang, so there is no reason to keep watching.
After handing over the war against Liang Guo to Su Dingfang, Li Yuanji focused on the two major issues of promoting elementary school and promoting Xinglu.
As for other matters such as water transportation, sea transportation, promoting rice, repairing bridges and repairing roads, etc., these cannot be accomplished in a short time, and have to be completed over time.
The promotion of Xinglu has been carried out secretly. In addition, it is a good thing funded by the court and benefiting the country and the people, so there has been no obstacle.
After all, Li Yuanji adopted the method proposed by Xu Jingzong and asked Xu Jingzong to start opening Xinglu on the basis of retaining and improving the original medical offices. Medical offices everywhere benefited, and famous doctors everywhere also benefited.
The people in some places where Xinglu has been opened have also experienced the benefits brought by Xinglu. Everyone is praising Xinglu, so no one will hinder the development of Xinglu.
Not only that, after the apricot hut was popularized, the business and income of pharmacists and herbal collectors from all over the country also increased, so they naturally praised the imperial court for opening the apricot hut.
Under such circumstances, anyone who had any objections to the promotion of Xinglu or had any dissatisfaction would be swept away by them.
So the promotion of Xinglu could not be more smooth.
The only drawback is that it costs money.
In just a few months, more than one million yuan was burned.
This amount of money was nothing in the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, but in today's Tang Dynasty, it is a huge amount of money.
You know, the Tang Dynasty only allocated 300,000 yuan for bridge repairs and road repairs.
In comparison, the promotion of elementary school education requires too much effort.
Except for the several elementary schools opened by Li Yuan in Chang'an City, which received a little money from the inner treasury, the remaining elementary schools started by Zhang Liang, Zhang Pinggao, Xu Shixu and others did not receive a penny from either the imperial court or the inner treasury.
The flowers were all funded by them personally.
However, things that cost nothing can be troublesome.
Almost all martial arts schools that offer elementary schools have conflicts with local wealthy families.
Either there was a conflict over the competition for prestigious teachers, or there was a conflict over teaching knowledge.
Someone asked, how can conflicts arise when teaching knowledge?
Then you have to have a good understanding of Datang’s intellectual property rights.
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a lot of knowledge that was kept secret by wealthy families. Many students who studied locally and achieved success came to seek advice at one time or another.
After they become teachers of elementary education, they will subconsciously preach other people's knowledge, and then they will say something goes wrong.
When the wealthy family refused to agree, they started to make trouble and start looking for trouble.
For example, when a gentleman from Langya was teaching calligraphy to the Meng children, he subconsciously taught the Meng children Wang's calligraphy. When Wang found out about it, he refused to agree and started making trouble.
When the matter was secretly reported to the court, the commotion was still going on.
Some people may think that there were many people who copied Wang's calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty, so why didn't Wang find others to make trouble?
This is a class issue.
In the Tang Dynasty, people with a good family background would be greatly tolerated if they studied other people's knowledge. People with no family background would be beaten and killed if they studied other people's knowledge in the name of stealing knowledge.
It seems that all kinds of knowledge can be printed at will, preached at will, and learned at will, but in fact there are thresholds.
There are only two ways to cross this threshold, either you are a person on the threshold, or you have to spend a lot of money to get it and promise never to spread it.
Neither of these two points can be satisfied by poor people.
This is also a way for wealthy families to control knowledge and keep themselves in the position of wise men.