The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"I have this intention." Li Shimin.

"Tuli's people came to the Tang Dynasty for help, and my second brother only helped Tuli. In addition to the previous events, Jie Li's dissatisfaction with Tuli will erupt, and the conflict between the two of them will promote their fight. With Zhao Deyan who fishes in troubled waters, the two of them will have to fight. Is my guess correct?"

Li Shimin laughed.

"Smart."

"Then why didn't my second brother say anything when the right servant asked just now?"

"Wei Zheng is here too. I don't want to waste time and argue with him on this matter. At this critical juncture, I don't need to let him know the process, I just need to let him know the result. My mind is now all on how to deal with the grassland, and I don't want to be distracted to deal with Wei Zheng, the old stubborn man." Li Shimin smiled: "Now is an extraordinary time, you should stay in Chang'an for a few more days. I don't know when I will see you again. Don't rush back to the manor."

"Yes." Li Fu bowed his hand in response.

"As for the gunpowder, there is already a batch of gunpowder, which is secretly stored in Chang'an City. But I think it can't be used in this battle. The East Market is a powerful weapon for attacking cities and strongholds, but the grassland is vast and sparsely populated, and most of the battles are cavalry, so forget it."

"When the Tang Dynasty can train a group of horses that are not afraid of the sound of gunpowder, it can be used in cavalry battles."

At present, the Tang Dynasty is short of horses, especially good war horses. It will not use gunpowder to train war horses. The loss of war horses cannot be borne by the Tang Dynasty for the time being.

As for Li Fu's idea of ​​stirrups for cavalry.

Facts have proved that he thought too much.

The Tang army has been equipped with stirrups for a long time.

This thing has existed since the Han Dynasty.

In addition, the first people to use stirrups were the Huns. When the Han Dynasty fought against the Huns, the cavalry was also equipped with stirrups. As early as more than two hundred years ago, mature stirrups had already been available.

So, Li Fu doesn't need to do this.

"It was originally deduced that the country's strength was insufficient to fight the Turks, whether it was people or food."

"At present, the Tang Dynasty has 200,000 government soldiers and 100,000 new government soldiers, a total of 300,000 people, but I don't want to use these 100,000 new government soldiers. Against the Turks, these 100,000 people went to the battlefield. As you can imagine, they are all young and strong people in the Tang Dynasty. I don't want them to die. So, before the war, all the strategies that can be thought of and useful strategies should be used to weaken the Turks as much as possible.

The more problems the Turks have and the weaker they are, the more beneficial it is to the Tang Dynasty and the soldiers who fight."

"In addition, I will not only fight the Turks, but I will also take in the Turks, rule the Turks, and eliminate the disasters on the grassland in one fell swoop!" Li Shimin stood still, staring straight at the map on the ground, his eyes full of determination.

"Chengqian, remember, defeating an enemy is not difficult, but winning people's hearts is difficult. Only by defeating their hearts can we completely defeat them. Otherwise, no matter how many times, they will come back after they recover."

Li Chengqian nodded.

Although I don't understand it very well, there is plenty of time to figure it out in the future.

Li Shimin, you must follow the kingly way.

On the surface, it helped the Turks to overcome difficulties, but in fact, the grasslands will be more divided.

Give food and grass, Tuli sent people to ask for help, so give food and grass.

As for Jie Li, there was no movement from him. The Tang Dynasty did not receive his request, so it would naturally not give it.

What would Jie Li think after Tuli got the food and grass?

A few days later, Tuli's envoy came to Chang'an.

In the Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin received the envoy sent by Tuli.

"Although it snowed here, I didn't expect that a heavy snowfall would bring you so many disasters." Li Shimin said lightly.

"Grass is the foundation of survival for us herdsmen. It's not long since winter, and there are still many grasses on the grassland that have not withered for livestock to eat. But the heavy snow has covered all the grasslands. The livestock can't find food and will starve to death."

Li Shimin raised his eyes and looked at the envoy kneeling on the ground.

"Don't you have any fodder in reserve?"

Li Shimin asked, and also wanted to get some more specific information from the envoy.

"The winter on the grassland is long. If we eat now, there will still not be enough fodder in the future, and the livestock will still starve to death."

"Not only that, many livestock have frozen to death now. The grassland is not like the Central Plains. In winter, we have no other food except livestock. If this continues, we will starve to death."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

"I really didn't expect it to be so serious. You go down first. I want to talk to the ministers.Let's discuss it. "

Li Shimin sent the envoy away first.

Li Fu knelt on one side and understood Li Shimin's plan.

And Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others were still thinking about this matter.

This is a great opportunity.

Take advantage of his illness to kill him.

"I can't believe that the Turks can still open their mouths. Why don't they mention plundering our population and occupying our land at this time?" Fang Xuanling said angrily.

"It seems that they are also forced into a desperate situation." Wei Zheng smiled.

"God helps me, Your Majesty. When their strength is exhausted, we can easily take them down without fighting." Du Ruhui said: "Please think twice, Your Majesty."

"What if I agree to their request?" Li Shimin walked in the center of the hall with some confidence on his face.

Du Ruhui was anxious when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, you must not do this. You are supporting our enemies. "

Li Shimin smiled.

"Enemy, if they are no longer our enemy, I can certainly agree to their request."

"Your Majesty, if we help him now, we will lose the best opportunity to defeat them. If we help the enemy now, when they recover and take up arms, they will still harass the people of our Tang Dynasty."

"But now they have not taken up arms, they are victims facing desperate situations." Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, you have fought in all directions and are extremely brave. Today, why are you being so soft-hearted again?" Du Ruhui became even more anxious.

"Your Majesty, I agree with you." Wei Zheng spoke.

"What did you say?" Li Shimin felt that there seemed to be something wrong with his ears.

"I said, I agree with your majesty."

"Hahahahahahaha. "Li Shimin laughed out loud.

Li Fu knelt on one side, lowered his head, and chuckled.

If you don't know what Li Erfeng is thinking, you will be fooled by his appearance of ruling the world with the kingly way.

Look, even Wei Zheng thinks that Li Erfeng is a good person.