bastard seizes tang

Chapter 774
Wu Meiniang's actions sounded the alarm for Di Renjie, and he also knew the reason why Li Ke was so concerned about Li Fan's opening of the palace. What Li Ke was worried about was never Li Fan, but the harem. Li Ke was afraid that Datang would repeat the Western Han Dynasty. The same mistakes, the harem meddles in politics, and the relatives mess up power.

Standing behind Di Renjie was Li Ke. Di Renjie was naturally not afraid of Wu Meiniang, but Di Renjie did not rush to tell Li Ke about Wu Meiniang, because Di Renjie knew that once Li Ke was told about this, there would be a rift between the emperor and empress. , Di Renjie was not easy to explain in front of Li Fan.

And there is another important reason, that is, this matter is related to Li Zhen's crown prince.

Di Renjie is loyal to Li Ke, but as a courtier, he also has his own preference for the candidate for the crown prince. Naturally, his preference is Li Xuan, who is very close to him, and Di Renjie has his own thoughts.

Once this matter becomes known to everyone, it will not be good for the stability of Prince Li Cong's position, and the current Wu Meiniang is far less successful than Li Kelai. It would be best for Wu Meiniang to restrain herself. It's not too late to report this matter.

Although Di Renjie did not report the matter to Li Ke, Wu Meiniang's troubles had just begun.

Ganlu hall, inner hall, study room.

In the study, Zhongshu Ling Cen Wenben, his servant Wang Xuance, and Shangshu's left and right servants Shefang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are sitting in the study.

"I named the Turkic female Khan, and my original intention was to divide the situation in Mobei, so that the Eastern and Western Turks would fight each other. I thought that in the future, I would make preparations for opening the way to the Western Regions. What happened to the place I ordered you to draft?" Li Ke asked a few people when he came up. .

As Li Ke said, Li Ke made a decree to integrate the Eastern and Western Turks, and conferred Ashinayun as a Turkic female khan, not for the sake of a strong Turkic, Li Ke's purpose was to use the power of canonizing the female khan to re-divide Mobei , The entire Mobei was taken under the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and it became the territory of the Tang Dynasty from then on. This is a subordination in the actual sense, not a surrender in words.

Li Shimin and Li Ke devoted the power of two generations of emperors to pacify the desert, especially in the north of Mobei. Li Ke contributed a lot, so all the ethnic groups in Mobei surrendered to Li Ke.

But Mobei's submission to Li Ke is based on force and blood. Submitting to Li Ke does not mean submitting to the emperors after the Tang Dynasty. If Li Ke is gone, will they still be loyal to the new king of Tang Dynasty?

So what Li Ke has to do is to completely subdue Mobei during his reign and turn Mobei into the frontier of the Tang Dynasty, so that Mobei can be kept peaceful for a hundred years.

However, it was not easy to accomplish this, and Li Ke also could not do it rashly. He also did this on the pretext of canonizing the Turkic Khan after rectifying the imperial guards in the northern and southern yamen and taking over the real power of all the Chongfu in the world.

Fang Xuanling presented the memorandum at hand, and said: "I have discussed it with you, Your Majesty, please read it."

Li Ke ordered someone to pass the memorial presented by Fang Xuanling, and after a quick glance, a smile appeared on his face.

"The northern tribes of Chimo are the prefectures, the Eastern Turks are the Jinshan Mansions, the western Turks are the Yaochi Mansions and the Tianshan Mansions, the Huihe tribes are the Hanhai Mansions, the Pugus are the Jinwei Mansions, and Bayegu is the Youling Mansions. Lange is Yanran Mansion, Tongluo is Guilin Mansion, Sijie is Lushan Mansion, Hun, Huxue, Xijie, Adi, Qibi, Sijiebebu, Baixiao, etc. are combined into Gaolan and other seven prefectures .”

In Fang Xuanling’s memorandum, Mobei and the Western Turkic tribes were used to divide the governor’s mansion and prefectures and counties, and the leaders of each tribe were the governors or governors, who directly commanded Chang’an, which was analogous to the Shannan tribe. When they leave the imperial court and restrain each other, they will naturally tend to submit.

Li Ke said with a smile: "Very good, but this matter should be implemented sooner rather than later. At present, the canonization and integration of Eastern and Western Turks will be made, and the matter of canonizing female khans will soon be spread to Mobei. At that time, all ethnic groups will worry that the Turks will become big, and it will cause disaster." As well as myself, in order to seek my protection from the Tang Dynasty, I will definitely obey my orders."

Fang Xuanling replied: "What Your Majesty said is that I will deal with this matter immediately after I return to the Yamen."

"Well, it's best like this."

After Fang Xuanling answered, Li Ke nodded, and then continued: "Actually, besides discussing the Turks, I have invited you here today, and I have another important matter to discuss with you."

"Your Majesty, please give me instructions." Cen Wenwen cupped his hands and said.

Li Ke said: "I set up the Turkic Khan to divide the power of the Western Turks, open up the Western Regions, restore the Silk Road of the Han Dynasty, and benefit the people's livelihood in the Tang Dynasty. However, the situation in the Western Regions is complicated and there is great resistance. There is more than one Western Turkic. Tubo Living on the highlands, I also have ambitions for the Western Regions, so I thought that if I wanted to open the Western Regions, I must first make complete preparations to calm down the remaining troubles, so as not to be attacked by enemies.

Cen Wenwen couldn't be more familiar with Li Ke, Li Ke just started, and Cen Wenwen immediately understood Li Ke's meaning. Li Ke said that the Western Regions are in the west, and Li Ke's remaining trouble is naturally Goguryeo in the east.

Since the 18th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin's northern expedition to Goguryeo but failed to destroy the country and returned with great achievements. After he died in depression, the Tang Dynasty's hostility towards Goguryeo has reached its peak, especially in the past two years. There were also frequent conflicts in the Andong Protectorate in Liaodong. Li Ke regarded Goguryeo as a thorn in his side and wanted to remove it early.

When Li Ke ascended the throne last year, his mind was settled, so there was no big movement on the sidelines. Now that Li Ke is firmly seated on the throne, and this year Goguryeo has not paid tribute, Li Ke's killing intent is even heavier.

Cen Wenwen asked: "Your Majesty is talking about Goguryeo."

Li Ke said: "Yes, it is Goguryeo. It is the last emperor's will to conquer Goguryeo and destroy his country. I just do it."

Cen Wenwen thought for a while, and said: "Goguryeo's arrogance is a disaster for Liaodong, and it must be destroyed, but I'm afraid it's not the time yet."

When Cen Wenwen's words came to an end, Du Ruhui said casually: "The minister echoed what Cen Zhongshu said. Your Majesty has not been enthroned for a long time, and the people of the world will be settled. In addition, the grain disaster in Longguan last year, and the granary was not full. Your Majesty, think twice."

Li Ke was not surprised by the words of Cen Wenwen and Du Ruhui. There were quite a few people in the court who wanted to conquer the East, but most of them were military officials. of.

Li Ke just asked casually today, and all the prime ministers in the court are like this, which represents the opinions of the courtiers. It is absolutely impossible for Li Ke to send troops to Goguryeo this year.

However, Li Ke also knew the current situation, and he didn't expect the prime ministers to support him to send troops at this time.

Li Ke said: "In this case, let's put aside the matter of the Eastern Expedition for now, but Goguryeo is rebellious after all, and its power cannot be increased. I want to make Xue Rengui, the governor of Anton, use partial teachers to harass him during the Spring and Autumn Period, ruin his farming season, and consume his national power. I don't know if it's possible?"

Li Ke just wanted to mention the matter of the Eastern Expedition first, and then make a little concession, let Xue Rengui fight first. If Goguryeo counterattacks and the war situation expands, Li Ke just has a reason to go to war. national power.

Goguryeo will fight sooner or later. If it can consume its national power, it is a good thing to prepare for the next year's war. Cen Wenwen said: "Your Majesty knows the soldiers, this plan is feasible."

Li Ke nodded slowly when he heard the words, and was about to call for a decree, but at this moment, there was a lot of noise outside the door.

Li Ke was discussing with the prime minister, when suddenly there was a commotion outside. Although Li Ke was always lenient, he was a little displeased.

Li Ke asked Xi Junmai who was on duty outside the hall: "Junmai, why is it so noisy outside?"

Li Ke opened his mouth, and Xi Junmai hurried into the hall, and replied: "Your Majesty, it is daytime, but the Taibai star suddenly appeared. The palace people were surprised, so they made a bit of noise. I hope your majesty will forgive me."

(End of this chapter)