Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2184
Chang'an City, Imperial Study Room.

Yuan Lou handed over the secret letter from Jinyi Guard in Liangzhou City to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, Qin Tian wiped out the eight Dangxiang tribes in Xiliang. Now half of the Dangxiang tribe's troops surrendered to Qin Tian, ​​and the rest were all killed. Xiliang has [-] troops."

Yuan Lou just narrated what happened in Liangzhou City, without any emotion in it. He knew that a person like him should not express his emotions too much.

And after he said that, Li Shimin's face became a little ugly.

When the Dangxiang tribe rebelled, he originally wanted to take this opportunity to weaken Xiliang's military strength, but he could have imagined that Qin Tian not only was not weakened, but strengthened Xiliang's military strength.

Today Xiliang has [-] soldiers and horses, even if the imperial court wants to take action against Xiliang, they have to weigh it carefully, right?
If I knew it would be such a result, I should have let the court take action in the first place.

But it's too late to say that now.

Li Shimin walked back and forth in the imperial study, what happened in Xiliang kept flashing in his mind.

These things made him see a Xiliang that was getting stronger and stronger, and a Xiliang that was gradually out of his control.

"Come on, go and call Changsun Wuji."

Li Shimin decided to have a chat with Changsun Wuji about this matter.

He knew that Changsun Wuji had enmity with Qin Tian, ​​and it was because of their enmity that he felt it was necessary to let Changsun Wuji come, because in this case, the reason or method given by Changsun Wuji would be possible most effective.

The palace servants were ordered to retreat, and not long after, they called Changsun Wuji to the palace.

"My lord Xuanchen is here, but I don't know why?"

Changsun Wuji was a little strange calling himself at this time. Li Shimin handed over Jin Yiwei's secret letter to Changsun Wuji. After reading it, Changsun Wuji looked a little ugly.

He was puzzled, why did Qin Tian become more and more powerful?
There were only more than 1 soldiers and horses before, but now it has slowly increased to [-]?
He suddenly understood the meaning of Li Shimin's call for him to come, Qin Tian became stronger, and their suspicious emperor was a little worried about Qin Tian.

However, even though he understood, Changsun Wuji did not show any signs of expression, saying: "The suppression of the Dangxiang rebellion is really a blessing for our Tang Dynasty. The Silk Road can be opened again. I think our Tang Dynasty will be even more prosperous and powerful in the future."

Hearing what Changsun Wuji said, Li Shimin couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and said: "Auxiliary machine, I have a close relationship with you, so I will tell you some things directly. Xiliang is in Qin Tian's hands, and foreigners must I can't take one step like my Tang Dynasty, but Qin Tian's ability is too great. If I am here, I can still suppress him, but if I am gone one day, who will my son be his opponent? Now Xiliang has [-] soldiers and horses , It’s really worrying, Auxiliary machine, what good way do you have to weaken Xiliang’s troops?”

Li Shimin's words can already be said to be very direct. After he finished saying this, Changsun Wuji didn't say anything else, and said: "The Holy Majesty thought about it in time, and the vassal king with a different surname really shouldn't have too much military strength. However, it is not an easy task to weaken Qin Tian's military strength. After thinking about it, I can only let Xiliang continue to fight with neighboring countries. After all, such a thing as economic blockade against them , the Holy Majesty can't do it, and he really did it. The merchants of my Tang Dynasty may make trouble. People will die when they fight. Why don't we treat Xiliang as a pawn of our Tang Dynasty and let them keep fighting for my Tang Dynasty? Conquer everywhere, let them destroy the Turks, let them destroy the countries of the Western Regions, Tuyuhun, and Tubo. As long as they keep fighting, one day they will be exhausted by other countries. So, don't look at Qin Tian being able to get soldiers and horses from Dangxiang this time, but it is not easy for other countries."

Changsun Wuji muttered something, and what he meant was very simple, that is to fight, and only by fighting can we weaken Xiliang's military strength. Of course, he has one purpose that he did not say, and that is to fight non-stop , Qin Tian will be in danger, if Qin Tian dies on the battlefield, it will be much easier when there are many things to do.

After all, people will die in war, and sometimes anyone can die.

After Li Shimin listened to Changsun Wuji's words, he began to think about it. Fighting non-stop may indeed weaken Xiliang's military strength. Even if Xiliang's military strength has not been weakened, if Xiliang can wipe out some surrounding countries for their Datang , That is also a very meaningful thing for their Datang, anyway, their Datang is not at a loss.

After thinking about it, Qin Tian nodded: "What the auxiliary machine said makes sense. If that's the case, how about I issue an order to Xiliang to destroy the Turks?"

"This is very necessary. The Turks have provoked my Datang several times, but only repelled them. How can I be satisfied with my Datang? If the Turks are not destroyed, they will always be a hidden danger to my Datang. We should let Xiliang soldiers, Go and destroy the Turks."

After the monarch and his subjects finished talking, Li Shimin already knew what to do. Soon, he issued an order to Xiliang, asking them to use troops against the Turks, and they must destroy the Turks within a year.

One year is a time limit, lest Qin Tianyang would just send troops to harass the Turks from time to time, and would not actually take action. With this time limit, he believed that Qin Tian could only raise troops against the Turks.

As for the one-year deadline, in Li Shimin's view, it is a little short, but if Qin Tian is not put under such pressure, how can he be motivated?
Li Shimin's order was quickly sent to Xiliang, but with the current weather, I'm afraid it will be the end of the year by the time this order reaches Xiliang.

But it doesn't matter, Li Shimin is not in a hurry.

And just when they finished speaking, Changsun Wuji did not leave in a hurry, and said: "My lord, one of the fleets sent out by Datang has already returned, and they will be able to return in a few days. Chang'an City."

Hearing that another fleet was coming, Li Shimin immediately became excited.

"Okay, before Qin Tian's fleet brought back a lot of seeds, the corn and peanuts tasted good, Cheng Yaojin and the others also made a lot of money, now that this fleet is back, I don't know How many new gadgets can I bring back, okay, I will meet them when they come back."

The fleet is back, and anything they bring back may make their Datang extremely powerful and rich, such as potatoes and corn, which greatly enrich their Datang's food types and production , I don’t know how many people these things can feed.

(End of this chapter)