Therefore, in order to live longer, Su Chen said that he did not want to be the emperor at all.
Let Cheng Qian inherit the power of the old Li family, and Su Chen can just live a happier life.
In the living room, Li Chengqian did not think for too long and quickly replied to Su Chen.
"Although the Western Turks are nomads on the grasslands, they have a strong military force. Although the combat effectiveness of their cavalry is inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty's cavalry, in terms of maneuverability, they are second to none."
"Furthermore, due to the vast area of the grassland area, the sovereignty of this country is not very concentrated, and there are many tribal groups."
"Furthermore, because the Turks are nomadic people and are not engaged in agricultural production, they live a life of chasing water and grass, so there are very few large cities."
After listening to Li Chengqian's analysis and comprehensive explanation of Western Turks, Su Chen was very satisfied. It seemed that Li Chengqian had done a good job in his daily cultural homework.
"Then let me ask you, what should the rulers of Western Turks do if they want to stabilize their rights?"
Su Chen asked.
"Force! There is no other way but force!"
Li Chengqian blurted out.
Su Chen nodded and said: "It seems that you know the Western Turks quite well. They really have only one way to rule the country, so my post-war management method for the Western Turks is also to suppress them by force!"
"As long as the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty stays in the Altyn Grassland for a day, then the Western Turks will be the territory of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Then as for the strategy of assimilating them through population migration, we only need to do it slowly. It is only a matter of time before they can be completely integrated into the Tang Dynasty."
After listening to Su Chen's words, Li Chengqian quickly thought of a lot and seemed to understand the meaning of Su Chen's words.
After instructing Li Chengqian, Su Chen didn't say anything more. He just sat in his seat and drank tea leisurely.
"Teacher, I understand!"
Suddenly, Li Chengqian suddenly realized, and said with some excitement: "Although the political situation of Tianzhu is the same as that of Western Turks, they are both decentralized and ruled by five tribes, but they are completely different!"
"It is precisely because of the independent rule of each part that it is difficult for them to concentrate their military power. They will not be my opponent of the Tang Dynasty cavalry at all!"
Hearing this, Su Chen showed a satisfied smile and did not interrupt Li Chengqian, but motioned for him to continue speaking.
"And this has become his fatal weakness!"
"As long as we can cause internal conflicts among them as we did with Tubo, and as long as the five ministries are in opposition, then our opportunity will come!"
After saying that, Li Chengqian's expression changed, and he suddenly realized something, and there was a trace of confusion in his eyes.
Although he said it very easily, how should he create conflicts for Tianzhu Wubu?
Seeing this, Su Chen said: "What you said is correct, but you put the focus in the wrong place."
"Since you all know that Tianzhu's combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the Tang Dynasty's cavalry, why do you need to create all kinds of bells and whistles to make them fight among themselves?
It is better to conquer directly by force!"
"I dare to say that even if the entire Tianzhu Kingdom's military strength can be unified, if they face the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, they will still be defeated overwhelmingly!"
"And, in a sense, the five tribes of Tianzhu are actually a complete country, but their rulers are Buddhists."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian frowned again, not fully understanding what Su Chen meant.
Su Chen smiled and explained: "Do you remember, the last time the envoy from Tianzhu came to visit, it was under the pretext of promoting Buddhism."
"Buddhism is the native religion of Tianzhu, and after a long period of accumulation, it has long become the only faith of Tianzhu, and is even used by their rulers."
"Because the people of Tianzhu are all loyal Buddhist believers, whoever controls Buddhism is equivalent to controlling the entire country of Tianzhu."
"If we want to control them, we can start from this aspect!"
Hearing what Su Chen said, Li Chengqian instantly knew what Su Chen meant.
"Teacher, then your plan is to make the people of Tianzhu surrender by controlling Buddhism in Tianzhu, is that right?"
Li Chengqian asked.
"good."
Su Chen nodded and said seriously: "But before that, we must first conquer the Tianzhu people by force, and then control their religious beliefs."
"As long as we can use Buddhism to make the people of Tianzhu obedient, then even if the country of Tianzhu will completely become a vassal of our Tang Dynasty, there is no need to worry that they will have different intentions. Their life and death will depend on our words."
What Su Chen did was actually to control the country of Tianzhu through spirit. Although the method was a bit disgraceful, it was really effective!
Once the control is successful, subsequent population assimilation can proceed smoothly.
After hearing what Su Chen said so much, Li Chengqian's admiration for him became stronger and stronger.
There are so many wild ideas that are executable. Li Chengqian didn't know how Su Chen came up with it.
After thinking about it carefully in his mind for a while, Li Chengqian had new doubts.
"Teacher, how do we control Buddhism in Tianzhu?"
As far as he knew, Buddhism had long been ingrained in everyone's heart in Tianzhu. If he wanted to fully control such a behemoth, it seemed that it would be more practical to destroy it directly.
"How do you think you can control it?"
Su Chen asked rhetorically.
Li Chengqian thought for a while and said: "I think that if you want to use force to control Buddhist temples and their monks, it may not be a wise approach."
"Because we only have 100,000 troops, and Tianzhu is full of temples, we will definitely be unable to control it, and it will take at least several years to achieve initial results."
"Moreover, Tianzhu Kingdom fully believes in Buddhism. If we really do this, I am afraid that all the people in Tianzhu Kingdom will immediately rise up to resist, which will be even less conducive to control."
After Li Chengqian finished speaking, Su Chen commented: "It's good, but it's not in the right direction."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian was immediately confused.
You are already like this, why don’t you wait to meet the teacher’s requirements?
Seeing the pressure in Li Chengqian's heart, Su Chen knew that he was applying too much pressure and Li Chengqian might not be able to accept it. It seemed that he still had to slowly adjust his thinking.
So, Su Chen didn't play off, and said directly: "Actually, the method is very simple. It is precisely because Buddhism has such a high status in the hearts of the people of Tianzhu that we can better control them!"
