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Chapter 257: Grassland Split Plan, Yu Minghe? Ashina Minghe!

Ning Chun had been sent to contact the Turks before, but there had been no news. Now that news had come, it was so important that Li Yuanji had a headache for a moment.

The news that Ning Chun brought now was about the civil strife in the Turkic region. The Xueyantuo, Uighur, Bayegu and other tribes successively rebelled against Duobi of the Ashina clan, also known as Jie Li.

However, Jie Li sent his cousin Ashina Shibobi (Tuli Khan) to fight, but he was defeated. After he fled back, he was abused by Jie Li again.

What Ning Chun said in the letter was that the Turks were now in civil strife, and he wanted to take the opportunity to unite with Tuli, or contact the Xueyantuo leader Yinan (later Yinan Khan of the Xueyantuo Khanate) and support one of them to fight against Jie Li and intensify the civil strife among the Turks.

As for them, they are trying to make a profit from this civil strife, and eventually they may send troops to the Turks and subdue the various tribes.

Li Yuanji understood Ning Chun's meaning very well. It was just the same as when he dealt with Japan, he had to follow his example and do as he was told.

But Li Yuanji knew very well that the Turks were not Japan. In addition to the different internal situations, the external situations were also different. The Tang Dynasty could intervene in the situation of the Turks at any time.

And most importantly, Li Yuanji knew very well that Li Er had been thinking about dealing with the Turks for a long time. Jie Li forced Li Er to sign a humiliating treaty. It would be strange if Li Er did not think about revenge.

According to historical time, in less than two years, Li Er would be the one to take over. With such a short time, who would he support?
No matter who you support, it will be to help Li Er.

In the Turkic Empire, Li Er's influence would surpass his. If he wanted to go to the Turkic Empire, he would have to go through Baekje, Silla, and Goguryeo. Once he bypassed these three countries and entered the Turkic Empire, not only would the road conditions be unfamiliar, but it would also be difficult to travel, as the Turkic Empire was also an enemy country.

Carrying so many weapons and supplies through other people's territory, isn't this bringing warmth to others?
But if he did not intervene in this civil strife of the Turks, after Li Er destroyed Jie Li, all the Turkic tribes would be almost under the control of Li Er, and his strategy would then be even more difficult to achieve.

Although this is not difficult for him to accept, it would be a pity not to try out such good news for him.

Thinking about what Ning Chun said about contacting Tuli, Li Yuanji was very excited. He knew very well that Tuli already bore a grudge against Shang Jie Li, which was why Tuli took the initiative to contact the Tang Dynasty later.

"Come here, call Cen Wenben, Wei Zheng, Wang Gui, and Wei Ting."

Li Yuanji smiled. He now had people under him. Aren't these people here to give him advice?
As for Wei Ting's rest, Li Yuanji couldn't do anything about it. Work was more important, and he could rest when it was time to rest.

After a while, Cen Benwen and others arrived one after another.

"See you, Your Majesty."

Li Yuanji waved his hand and stood up, then asked someone to tell everyone the news about Ning Chun.

"You guys take a look first, and if you have anything to say after you finish, come and discuss it."

Cen Wenben and his companions immediately perked up and picked up the urgent report to read. After reading it, they all frowned.

Wang Gui and Wei Ting did not speak, waiting for Cen Wenben to speak first. The same went for Wei Zheng, as they still did not know what Li Yuanji was going to do.

Cen Wenben glanced at the three of them, and immediately understood what was going on. He looked at Li Yuanji.

"Your Majesty, this is an opportunity for us, a chance to intervene in the Turkic situation."

Li Yuanji also became interested.

"Jingren, tell me in detail what we should do."

Cen Wenben did not show any fear and stood up immediately.

“Your Majesty, it is a great opportunity for Da Heyan to contact Tuli, but you must know what he is thinking. If you contact him rashly, it may backfire.

After contacting Tuli, you can show him the king's support for him, and at the same time use his name to contact Bayegu, Pukgu, Khitan and other smaller tribes.

Avoid contacting large tribes like the Huihe and Xueyantuo, especially the Xueyantuo.

According to Dahexin, Xueyantuo is now quite powerful. It is precisely because of their great power that it is extremely difficult for us to control them.

But it is different for small tribes, because they are small and not as strong, so they can only rely on larger tribes.

They originally relied on Jie Li, and now rely on Xueyantuo, Huihe, etc. They are the ones who really need our support.

With our support, we can allow large tribes such as Xueyantuo to fight against Jie Li and take the opportunity to grow bigger.

It would be extremely difficult for a small tribe to become bigger, even with our support. By then, as long as our power expands and our control over these tribes deepens.

At that time, the Turks can be split into two or three forces.

In the past, the Turks were divided into two, the Eastern Turks and the Western Turks. This will weaken the power of the Turks. Then we can divide the Eastern Turks into two or three, including our forces, the Turkic headquarters, and the forces of the Tang Dynasty!"

As Cen Wenben finished speaking, Wei Zheng and others almost knew the next strategy, and Wei Zheng immediately stood up.

“Your Majesty, the Turkic territory is vast. Although not as vast as that of the Tang Dynasty, its north-south and east-west depths are equally large. If we want to directly control the entire Turkic territory, it will be extremely difficult for us.

There are only two ways for our army to enter the Turkestan region on a large scale. The fastest way is to go from Silla or Baekje, then to Goguryeo, and pass through the Khitan and Xun tribes. If any of these small countries or tribes disagrees, it will be extremely difficult for our army to enter the Turkestan region on a large scale.

The second way is to take a detour, which is to enter from the Mohe tribes, pass through the Shiwei tribes and reach the Bayegu and other tribes, but this route takes longer and also requires detours, which is extremely difficult.

In addition to what was said in Dahe's letter, the Xueyantuo now has a tendency to compete with Jie Li of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. The nine tribes of the Western Tiele have elected Xueyantuo Yinan as their leader, and tribes such as Bayegu, Pukgu, Huxue, and Qigu have all attached themselves to Xueyantuo.

The Xueyantuo are now at their peak of power. If we support the Xueyantuo, their men will certainly become arrogant and will not cooperate with us so easily.

As Prime Minister Cen said, what we need to do now are to connect with the small tribes, support these small tribes, and at the same time gather them together to fight against the big forces such as the Xueyantuo and the Eastern Turks.

Moreover, with the Turks in such turmoil, the Tang Dynasty would certainly not miss this opportunity. Once the Tang Dynasty destroyed Jie Li, it would certainly reorganize the Eastern Turks. By then, once the Eastern Turks suffered a severe blow, the entire grassland would be dominated by the Xueyantuo family.

Then the Tang Dynasty will certainly support other tribes to fight against the Xueyantuo. I believe that the Uighurs will be the best choice for the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty would certainly not choose a small tribe, because it would take a long time and would not be able to achieve the purpose of buffering the Tang Dynasty against the Xueyantuo in time.

The Uighurs were the leader of the Tiele tribes and had a certain strength base. With the support of the Tang Dynasty, they could greatly suppress the Xueyantuo, giving the Tang Dynasty time to reorganize the Eastern Turks.

Once the reorganization of the Eastern Turks is completed, I dare to predict that as long as Emperor Li Er is not stupid, he will definitely send troops to attack the Xueyantuo.

If there is a strong force in the grassland, it will be a threat to the Tang Dynasty. Only when the tribes in the grassland are weak and there are tribes that the Tang Dynasty can control, can the Tang Dynasty be completely relieved. I believe that while supporting small tribes, we must speed up the settlement of all these matters, and support them to become stronger as soon as possible, and finally form a situation of three forces in the grassland.

By then, the grassland will be divided into three parts. No matter what, we will control the forces of the small tribes, and after the Tang Dynasty destroys Jie Li, it will control the forces of the Turkic tribes. No matter how it changes, it will be good news for us Han people!"

Wei Zheng said a lot and Li Yuanji listened carefully. Li Yuanji had to admire Wei Zheng's sharp vision.

After the Eastern Turks were defeated by Li Er, the Xueyantuo did become a new external threat to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuanji knew clearly that if he did not intervene in time, next year, the power of Xueyantuo would expand further, and the Khitan, Xun, and Mohe would all become dependent on Xueyantuo.

Historically, Li Er did support the Uighurs to fight against the Xueyantuo. On the surface, he gave various titles to the Yinan, but secretly he was supporting other forces. Wei Zheng also said it in one sentence.

Li Er reorganized the Turks and supported Li Simo as the Khan of the Turks in order to fight against the Xueyantuo, which was also what Wei Zheng said.

Especially regarding the Tang Dynasty's military campaign against the Xueyantuo, Wei Zheng's prediction came true and it really happened in history.

Originally, at the request of Xueyantuo Yinan, the Tang Dynasty had already made preparations for the marriage and wanted to marry Princess Xinxing to Xueyantuo leader Yinan. However, Yinan was courting death. In the 15th year of Zhenguan, Li Er was determined to defeat Li Simo all the way to the Great Wall while offering sacrifices to the gods at Mount Tai.

This incident directly angered Li Er, who was obsessed with the idea of ​​enfeoffment. He abolished the marriage alliance and resorted to force to resolve the issue. As a result, the Xueyantuo were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. After that, some tribes directly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

It was after this that the grasslands became as obedient as possible in front of the Tang Dynasty. For a very long time, there were no grassland tribes with power comparable to the Eastern Turks or the Xueyantuo. The threat to the Tang Dynasty from the north was directly resolved.

Li Yuanji looked at Wei Zheng. Even though he disliked Wei Zheng a little, this man's vision was really poisonous. It was like this when he was under Li Jiancheng. It was as if everyone else was drunk but he was the only one sober.

If historical performance is to be believed, he would have maintained this style when serving under Li Er.

Wei Zheng is not only good at giving advice, if he was only good at giving advice, he would not be taken seriously by Li Er.

This time, Li Yuanji finally saw that this person was really capable. He predicted what would happen next.

As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, Wang Gui stood up.

“Your Majesty, if you want to intervene in the Turkic civil strife, I suggest you do it as soon as possible.

Along the way from Chang'an to Lingnan, I have seen the court's determination to develop people's livelihood. It can be said that the recovery has been extremely fast. The resettlement of refugees has been accelerated in all places, and land has been granted after resettlement.

I predict that if there is no impact from natural disasters, the court will definitely start action after the autumn harvest next year, and the court's tax revenue will be sufficient to supply the army for conquest.

Once the Tang Dynasty begins to destroy the Turkic Jie Li, we will be able to control even less afterwards, because by then the Tang Dynasty's influence on the grassland will inevitably exceed ours.

I suggest that Ning Chun should start taking action immediately. Whether it succeeds or not, we can no longer wait!"

Li Yuanji nodded. What Wang Gui said was indeed true. According to the normal time, Li Er would start to attack the Turks in the next year or the year after.

Now that he is here, Li Er must be more anxious and will probably not wait until the year after next. Next year should be the time for Li Er to send out troops.

Although he was unhappy with Li Er, he was not going to get involved in Li Er's fight against the Turks. He had to put internal disputes on hold before the external war, and he also had to speed up his deployment on the grassland.

It is impossible to give such a large area as the grassland to Li Er in its entirety. He must occupy a part of it himself, even though there are still many forces between him and the grassland.

Then Li Yuanji turned his gaze to Wei Ting.

"Zhengping, if you have any ideas, please share them with us so that we can refer to them together."

In fact, Cen Wenben, Wei Zheng and Wang Gui have all said almost everything that needs to be said, and he wants to hear whether Wei Ting has any different opinions.

Wei Ting immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty, I do have something to say, but it is not about the deployment on the grassland. You have all said it very well. I would like to recommend someone to go to the grassland to start this matter.

This person is the general under the king, Yu Minghe."

Li Yuanji was stunned. Yu Minghe? Sending Yu Minghe to the grassland to handle these matters?

Li Yuanji was full of doubts. In his eyes, even if people were to be sent to the grassland, they should be other people. Yu Minghe was indeed a little young and not experienced enough.

Wei Ting looked at Li Yuanji with a smile on his face, as if he could see the confusion in Li Yuanji's heart, and immediately continued to speak.

"Does your Majesty still remember Yu Minghe's origin?"

Li Yuanji nodded, but he was even more confused. Is there any connection between the two?
Wei Ting did not let Li Yuanji wait any longer and said solemnly: "Yu Minghe's mother is the daughter of Shaboluo Khan, Ashina Shetu.

Jie Li is the grandson of Ashina Shetu, and so is Tuli. Jie Li and Tuli are cousins, and Yu Minghe, Jie Li, and Tuli are cousins!"

Li Yuanji's pupils shrank and his mind was shocked. At this moment, he understood what Wei Ting wanted to say.

After figuring everything out, Li Yuanji couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Didn't he want to support those small tribes on the grassland? But after supporting them, how should he control them?

According to the original plan, Tuli was to be controlled and then made the joint leader of various small tribes. However, no matter what, Tuli was still unstable, because once his power increased and his ambition grew, he would be out of control.

Moreover, the influence of the Tang Dynasty will exceed his by then, and there is no guarantee that Tuli will not secretly contact the Tang Dynasty and then surrender to it.

However, now, what Wei Ting said has perfectly solved this problem.

During the civil strife in the Turkic Empire, Yu Minghe was also the descendant of Ashina Shetu and could also participate in the competition as he had pure bloodline.

Yu Minghe's father was Yu Qingze, from the Helian tribe of the Xiongnu, and his mother was the daughter of Ashina Shetu. With this status, he could easily return to the grassland and compete for the position of Khan.

And he will not be excluded, because Yu Minghe has the blood of Jie Li and Tuli!
Here, Yu Ming and the surname Yu, if you go to the grassland, you can also have the surname Ashina!

(End of this chapter)