Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

It's just that the efforts they put in pale in comparison to the four girls on A Ke's side.

A Ke's training of the four disciples is probably not accurate enough to use the word "devil".

The training of the descendants of the Jing clan is simply too terrifying.

After Li Qiu finished speaking and turned to leave, Xue Rengui fell into silence.

He, Wang Xuance, and Gao Kan once sneaked a peek at the training of Jing Wuming and the others by the uncle.

It really makes their scalp tingle.

Once upon a time, they were thankful that their master and wife taught them in a different way.

Otherwise, the few of them would be too miserable.

But today, when I wanted to really go to battle to kill the enemy and be a real man who really defended my family and the country, I suddenly found out.

Their previous laziness really hurt themselves.

On the other hand, Jing Wuming and the four little girls have already gone through several battles, and several of their heads have been credited.

The hardships they had suffered were not in vain.

How could this not make Xue Rengui ashamed?

Afterwards, Xue Rengui slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and returned to his courtyard with extremely firm eyes, picked up the spear and started the training that was several times harder than before.

Also starting today, Xue Rengui only sleeps for two hours a day.

The rest of the time, apart from helping the teacher with various affairs, was spent practicing hard.

This kind of performance of his naturally caught Li Qiu and Luo Kexin's eyes.

Unexpectedly, Li Qiu couldn't bear it.

In his mind, Xue Rengui is only 12 years old this year, and he is still far away from when he actually goes to the battlefield.

There is no need to work so hard, right?

Maybe because he could see what was going on in his heart, Luo Kexin who was at the side only said a word lightly.

"When I was his age, I worked harder than he does now."

"At that time, I carried the entire Luo family and the entire Youzhou on my shoulders."

"So, if you really think that Xue Rengui is a good material, and you really want to cultivate him into a talent."

"The current level is still far from enough."

……

Far away in Chang'an, above the early dynasty, Prime Minister Dai Zhou personally played the book.

"Your Majesty, I want to play Li Qiu, the governor of Youzhou, Duke of Yue."

"In recent days, Youzhou and the thirteen prefectures under his supervision, as well as all the villages and counties under his supervision, have openly disobeyed the holy order."

"Cancel the free warehouse and distribute all the grain in the free warehouse."

"If this is another disaster year, the people and the government in these thirteen prefectures will no longer have food to use."

"This Duke of Yue, Li Qiu, has repeatedly ignored the imperial government's orders and the authority of the royal family."

"Your Majesty, I implore you to remove him from the post of governor and escort him back to the capital for severe punishment."

After Dai Zhou, many courtiers came forward, expressing that they would severely punish Li Qiu.

In the eyes of this group of gentry, princes, and courtiers, Li Qiu is definitely the one who is hated the most.

Everyone naturally refused to miss this opportunity.

And Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui and others couldn't help but frown and shook their heads.

I thought to myself, why does this bastard go everywhere without stopping?

And the most important thing is that these people don't know the specific reasons behind the scenes, and they can't come forward to intercede for him.

At this time, Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon chair, sighed softly.

"About this matter, Li Qiu has already explained to me in a letter."

"On their side, they just suffered from Turkic invasion and war."

"Especially in the two states of Youzhou and Yizhou, the fighting situation is even more tragic."

"Even Youzhou City was destroyed and burned by the Turks."

"In addition, at the beginning of last winter, they shared my worries and took in more than ten thousand refugees."

"In order to keep these [-] refugees alive, almost all the surplus food in the thirteen prefectures has been mobilized."

"Like their current situation, you still want them to collect grain, how do you build a righteous warehouse?"

After hearing Li Shimin's words, Xiao Yu bowed and stepped out.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the ministers are also aware of the hardships in Youzhou, Yizhou and other states."

"However, this is not enough to be the reason for his blatant resistance."

"This Yicang is a decree personally approved by His Majesty, how can it be violated if it is violated?"

"There is no food right now, but it doesn't mean that there will be no food next year, and there will be no food in the future."

"That's why I believe that the punishment of Li Qiu is absolutely inevitable."

"Otherwise, other prefectures and counties will follow the example of Youzhou, so what?"

"Isn't this taking the lead in despising the prestige of my court?!"

At this time, Li Shimin threw Li Qiu's upper form directly down.

"Li Qiu wrote on this memorial form that he applied to me for permission to cancel the free warehouse in the thirteen prefectures under his supervision."

"Starting from this year, every disaster year and war, their thirteen states will rely on their own strength to provide disaster relief."

"If the disaster relief is not effective at that time, he is willing to accept any severe punishment."

"I have already approved his application."

"And not only him, but if there are other states with such determination and courage, I will also approve their request."

Originally, when Dai Zhou proposed this righteous warehouse move, Li Shimin was not very happy in his heart.

Even if the so-called free warehouse is blown out, it is so good, so good, it is essentially an extra tax from the common people.

It has increased the burden on the people for no reason, and has irresponsibly passed on the difficulties of the country to the people.

This is definitely not something that a benevolent and wise gentleman is willing to do.

So when he saw Li Qiu's memorandum, Li Shimin was very happy, and his heart was very happy!

Only this kind of courage is his son Li Shimin!

Chapter 246 Great Changes on the Prairie

After hearing Li Shimin's words, the officials quickly fell silent.

At this moment, their hearts are quite happy.

The thirteen prefectures, including Youzhou and Yizhou, are located in the northeast of the Middle East, with a sparse population and many wars with the Turks.

The crops and commercial crops at that time were only suitable for the climate in the Yellow River Basin.

The output of Youzhou and Yizhou is quite low.

In such a situation, how could he, Li Qiu, rely on himself?

At that time, once there is a dangerous situation over there, causing public resentment, they will be able to use this to impeach Li Qiu wantonly.

The black and white military order is here, even His Majesty cannot protect him.

……

On the other side, in the large tent in the center of the grassland.

The newly appointed Tuli Khan, the Turkic general Zhi Shili, and the leaders of various tribes gathered here.

Now, as the old prince analyzed, Turkhan Khan has fully taken over everything in Turkic.

At the same time, appointing people on their merits directly promoted the young, courageous and resourceful generals who lost their minds and lost their strength.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Tu Li glanced into the big tent, and said slowly: "I called everyone here today, not for any other reason, just to have a heart-to-heart chat with everyone."

"Now, since I am Tuli, I have become the leader of our Turkic tribes."

"Then many previous rules need to be changed."

"The first is that your tribes in the grasslands will no longer need to pay tribute to this place from today on."

"Your food, cattle, sheep, and horses, all stay here for your own tribe to eat, and multiply your population."

Upon hearing Tuli's words, the leaders of the more than ten tribes present were all overjoyed, with expressions of disbelief.

"Secondly, from today onwards, all the tribes on the grassland will unite as one, and no more disputes over water sources or pastures will be allowed."

At this time, after hearing Tuli's words, all the tribal leaders expressed their opinions, "Now the Khan has exempted us from paying tribute."

"Every one of our tribes is much more relaxed, so how can we let the Khan worry about a little water and pastures?"

"Khan, don't worry, we assure you that such a thing will never happen again."

Tu Li smiled at this time, "Think about it, our grasslands and waters are only this big."

"But the population of our tribe, horses, cattle and sheep, is increasing."

"In five, ten, or decades, can you guarantee that you will not compete for the water and pastures that you depend on for survival?"

After hearing his words, everyone fell silent.

Seeing their pensive expressions, Tuli threw out the big cakes that had been prepared for everyone.

"Leaders, I brought you here today, and the most important thing I want to say is to solve this problem."

"The water area of ​​our grassland, the grassland, is really too small."

"It can no longer bear the development of our tribe."

"If this continues, there is no need for the Tang Dynasty in the south to attack us, and we will be on the verge of extinction."

"And in the Tang Dynasty to the south of us, there are plenty of water sources, some fertile pastures, and some gold, silver, jewelry, and gentle and pretty women."

"As long as the Great Tang is brought down, all of this will be ours."

After speaking, Tuli waved his hand, and someone presented the map of the Tang Dynasty to the south.

"Today, I, Tuli, would like to swear to the Prairie God League that I will now distribute the entire Tang Dynasty to your tribes."

"As long as we attack Datang, these areas that have been divided will belong to your tribe!"

"It's up to you to squander and rule as you please."

Afterwards, the various tribes in the grassland were as excited as howling wolves, rushing to divide the various regions of the Tang Dynasty.

They ate the pancake that Tuli had drawn for them, and ate it happily.

Among them, Xue Yantuo, who had just annexed the Glenn tribe, took away large tracts of land in Youzhou and Yizhou, which had the closest climate to the grassland.

At this time, Tuli asked someone to bring up a row of wine bowls.

In the plate, there is a sharp dagger.

Tuli was the first to cut open his finger and drip blood into the bowl.

"Today, we swear by blood."

"Once the battle begins, if there is any tribe that is as timid and hesitant as Xieli was at that time, it will delay the battle."

"At that time, everyone will attack him, and his pasture, tribe, women, cattle, sheep, and horses will all be distributed to you."

"I don't take any money from Tuli, as long as he gets his head!"

Following Tuli's words, the leaders of all the tribes in the grassland cut their blood into bowls and drank it together.

So far, the grassland tribes led by Tuli are more united and difficult to deal with than Jieli was at that time.

Afterwards, after discussing many matters and tentatively deciding on a military strategy to go south after the Yellow River melts in spring, the leaders dispersed.