Princess Consort of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 145 Khitan
Mo Chuo didn't have any intention of mobilizing Wu Yanxiu. Although he was only the abandoned son of Emperor Wu Zhou, the two prime ministers of Da Zhou would be tempted by him, and his value was revealed.

In the middle of the court, Lou Shide could not recruit troops, so he had to ask Xiazhou for reinforcements. Xiazhou is currently relatively peaceful, its soldiers are relatively good at fighting, and it is relatively close to the battleground.

Xue Huaiyi led an expedition again, and Emperor Wu specially selected two quasi-prime ministers to serve as his staff.

Two days after departure, Luoyang received an urgent delivery of eight hundred miles.The Turks retreated, Pingdi and Qingyi prefectures were massacred, and the six prefectures were empty of people and wealth.

Emperor Wu furiously reprimanded all the officials in the court for only knowing intrigue and not serving the country and the people, which humiliated Da Zhou.

Everyone trembled.

After retiring from the court, Lou Shide recommended talents to Emperor Wu.

"Although there are generals in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the border is not very peaceful, and the troops stationed in various places cannot be easily transferred.

Zhang Yang was recommended by a minister to go to the place where the black teeth were kept. He dared to think and act. He took Huo Qubing as an example. He trained and commanded his troops. This time, he won more with less and killed [-] or [-] soldiers. The horse forced the Turks to retreat ten times their strength, which shows their resourcefulness, and may solve your majesty's worries. "

Emperor Wu was overjoyed when he heard this, "There are talents, why not recommend them earlier."

Lou Shide was timid and told the truth, "The method of Zhang Yang's military training is too deviant, and I dare not use it. If it wasn't for the black-toothed Changzhi who let him stay on the Turkic border, I would not know that he has such a great talent. Moreover,..."

"If you have something to say, it's okay to say it. If you do something wrong, you will be exonerated." The Emperor Wu gave him confidence aggressively.

"He was recommended by Princess Taiping to the minister." After speaking, Lou Shide lowered his head, not daring to lift it up.

Military power has always been the foundation of politics, if it weren't for the mastery of the forbidden army and soldier talismans, it would have been impossible for Pei Yan and Emperor Wu to abolish Li Xian overnight.Now that Princess Taiping is recommending talents to the army, Emperor Wu heard that if he is dissatisfied, he may also write a note to him.

Emperor Wu nodded, "Taiping has such an ability to know generals."

Lou Shide breathed a sigh of relief. "The princess just ordered the officials to take care of one or two, and did not interfere in military affairs. Zhang Yang's ability to get to where he is today is all due to his own ability."

Emperor Wu asked again, "Does she recommend anyone else?"

Lou Shide quickly explained: "Only this person, the minister tried to test it when he recommended it, and Hei Chi Changzhi didn't know the relationship between this person and the princess."

Emperor Wu laughed, "Since Zhang Yang is a general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he is also my subject. Whether or not the two of them know each other, does it matter?"

Lou Shide was frank, since he was not angry at the most critical moment at the beginning, he naturally didn't care, and he should relax and not think too much.

Emperor Wu asked again, "You recruit Zhang Yang to Beijing in my name, and I want to see if he can really be a great leader."

After Lou Shide withdrew, Emperor Wu brought in Shen Sanwen again. Emperor Wu did not forget that she and Zhang Yang had chosen a relative.

"You're playing a big game of chess."

Shen San asked at a loss.

Emperor Wu couldn't tell whether the person in front of him was really as loyal as he showed, "Chidao and supermarkets can control huge wealth, and even know the flow of wealth in the world."

It turned out to be this matter, Shen Sanwen still felt at ease in this matter, "It's just that I hope to make Yuanzhou more prosperous, if His Majesty didn't propose a competition, I would just enjoy my leisure, and I wouldn't make many moths."

Emperor Wu narrowed his eyes, "So you still have a lot of ideas, but you just don't want to show them?"

Shen Sanwen sincerely pretended to be a big brother, "Your Majesty, I only have a lot of ideas, and I have to rely on others to implement them. It takes time and effort to go back and forth, and it may not be effective. That would be my fault."

Emperor Wu snorted coldly, "Everyone in the world is like you, do you have to do everything by yourself? Now that you are a son-in-law, you are also considered half of my son. You should do your part in the Turkic matter."

"Don't, Your Majesty," Shen Sanwen felt that he must not have read the almanac when he went out today, "I don't know how to fight."

Emperor Wu: "It is not necessary to go to war in person, how can we solve the Turkic disaster?"

Shen Sanwen looked back at the history. Until the Qing Dynasty, it seems that the Central Plains was also settled by the barbarians, and it was ruled for hundreds of years, but the west and south were solved by the assimilation policy.

"No?"

Shen Sanwen quickly denied it, "There are still ways, but it's a little troublesome, and it won't work in a short time."

"Then why don't you hurry up and say it." Seeing him calm and unhurried, Emperor Wu felt furious, hesitating, asking you to come up with a plan and playing big cards?

Shen San asked: "If we want to solve it completely, we can only assimilate them, let them learn the characters of Da Zhou, change their surnames, and intermarry with people of Da Zhou."

Emperor Wu frowned and thought deeply. The Turkic Khan was not a fool. The Great Zhou just had the name of a superior country, and they were still two countries in essence, and they did not interfere in their internal affairs.If you want the Turks to do this, you can only be completely subdued.

Shen Sanwen continued: "These policies must be suppressed by the army. The Turks are likely to rebel at any time, and this time they return to the army and they should be attached by many small countries. Once the war starts, it will last for years. The military expenditure will Increase the domestic economic burden, and even make people's lives difficult.

There is also a temporary method, which is to provoke the Turks to go to war with the surrounding ethnic groups, and silently has many supporters in the country, which is difficult to shake internally.The emerging Khitan on the Turkic border has great potential and is expected to replace the Turkic in the future and become a new serious problem. "

Emperor Wu took out the Khitan information. The Khitan people lived in the western part of Turkic. The local climate was cold. The Khitan people were lean and strong. They made a living by hunting.Adult men can fight against the Turks, who are also hunters, with one against four.

It's just that the population is very small now.

It is indeed a potential stock.

If this young wolf is to reach the point of confrontation with the Turks, it must be fed a lot of bones.

In the end, he will be a new serious problem.

Emperor Wu stroked his forehead, feeling a headache. "You can't say something nice?"

Shen San asked: "...Your Majesty is benevolent, united as one, and the Turks are not a problem."

Emperor Wu repeated twice, "Khitan, Khitan".

Shen Sanwen was also thinking seriously. By the way, he forgot about the gunpowder. "Your Majesty, Sun Simiao has a brochure on alchemy, and one of them is for refining gunpowder. The gunpowder crisis is huge. If there is enough, it will not be enough to blow up the city wall." Excuse me. If the gunpowder can be smelted and the recipe is not leaked, then it will be no problem to defeat the Turkic Khitan."

Emperor Wu was startled, "Can you demonstrate?"

Shen San asked: "...still in the process of configuring." After thinking about it, he concealed the fact that he started configuring it many years ago.

Emperor Wu nodded, "If it can be done, I will give you a big credit."

Before leaving, Shen Sanwen did not forget to recommend his brother, "Your Majesty, Zhang Yang, who is fighting the Turks this time, is a general with integrity."

Emperor Wu became interested, "Oh? You met him?"

Shen San asked: "This person has been acquainted with me for a long time. He is obsessed with military affairs and is determined to join the army and serve the country."

There is loyalty, but there is no rebellion, and the relationship is clear. It depends on whether you use it or not.

(End of this chapter)