Wentang

Chapter 205 The Proposal to Exterminate the Outbreak (1)

When Yue Shan entered the palace, he happened to meet Li Shimin who called his confidants to discuss how to deal with the Turks.However, at this time, the Eastern Turkic power was at its peak, and it was said in history that "controlling strings and millions, Rong Di is extremely strong, unprecedented in ancient times."

Facing such a powerful enemy, even Li Jing, who uses soldiers like a god, who is as wise as his eldest grandson Wugou, who is decisive in planning, and who is as wise and brave as Li Ji, Qin Qiong, etc., are helpless.

For discussion and discussion, there are only a few general methods of defending the city, accumulating strength, dividing and drawing, and waiting for opportunities, but when it comes to how to implement it, they are all speechless.

This is obviously not satisfactory to Li Shimin, and there is definitely no way to eliminate the Turks after waiting for a short time.

However, Yue Shan said that the Tang Dynasty would be able to destroy the sudden conflict within five years at most, and there must be some factors that changed the balance of power between the two sides in a short period of time.But after discussing with his confidants several times, he still couldn't find that factor.

This made him very anxious, but he also knew that no one else was to blame for this matter, so he could only restrain his anxiety and hold meetings again and again, hoping that someone would find that factor on a whim.

"The Turkic power cannot be destroyed overnight. The sages should not be eager for quick success, otherwise the great situation in the Tang Dynasty that we had so hard to achieve may... unbearable things may happen." Seeing that Li Shimin was always obsessed with destroying the Turks, Fang Xuanling finally couldn't bear it. Stay alert.

"The former Han Dynasty made great achievements in destroying the Xiongnu in the fifth generation, which is enough for our Tang Dynasty to emulate." Changsun Wuji also advised.

He knew Li Shimin's thinking best, but he also felt that this kind of thinking was too eager for quick success, and it might lead to the ruin of the country and family.So he, who has been keeping pace with Li Shimin, also has a heart of disagreement.

Seeing that someone started the conversation, the others tried to persuade him. Li Shimin became more irritable and angry, but he still forced a smile and said, "What Zhu Qing said is true, I will consider it carefully."

In fact, what he thought in his heart was that it would be great if Yue Shan was here, and he didn't know what opinion he would give.

At this moment, the chief eunuch (the eunuch is an official position) Zhao Meng came in quietly and said in a low voice: "Sage, Qingshui is waiting to see you."

Li Shimin was taken aback for a moment, and then showed a pleasant expression. He appeared just as soon as I thought of him. Could this be God's will: "Please invite him in."

"Here." Zhao Meng led the order to go outside and bring Yue Shan in.

Before entering the hall, Yue Shan had already heard from Lishi that Li Shimin had summoned ministers to discuss military and state affairs today, but he was still a little surprised when he saw clearly who was present.

Yuwen Shiji, Li Xiaogong, Li Shentong, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Yu Chigong, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Li Ji, Liu Shili, Zhang Gongjin and more than ten people are either central governors or clan generals. Either a general with outstanding military exploits.

In particular, Li Jing, the military god who usually studies the art of war behind closed doors, showed up, which shows the scale of this meeting.

And the moment he saw Li Jing, Yue Shan almost guessed the purpose of this meeting - targeting the Turks.

Li Jing is talented, so talented that even the emperor is afraid of him. He also understands this, so he has always been outside the center.

He did not attend any meetings except those concerning the war.And if he doesn't come out, it will definitely be a nationwide war, and only the Turks can alarm him right now.

Yue Shan greeted Li Shimin while thinking.

Li Shimin changed his distress just now, and said with a little excitement: "Cuilan came just in time, and I have something to ask you for advice."

Li Shimin's changes before and after can be seen by everyone, most of the civil servants look at Yue Shan with a trace of fear, but the generals don't care.

"I dare not ask for advice. It is the duty of a minister to relieve a saint's worries." Yue Shan said.

So Li Shimin briefly talked about the matter of his convening the people to discuss the destruction of the Turks, and specifically pointed out what everyone said to persuade him with the example of "the fifth generation of the former Han Dynasty destroyed the Huns".

The meaning is obvious. Everyone thinks that destroying the Turks is a protracted war, but you say five years.Now it's time for you to explain who was at fault.

Yue Shan glanced around, then said with a light smile, "Speaking of Turks, I do have a little different opinion from you."

Hearing this, everyone who had participated in the Xuanwumen Incident was shocked, showing expressions of anticipation.Those who hadn't participated were somewhat dissatisfied and contemptuous, thinking that he was trying to protect the emperor and his ministers by pretending to be a ghost.

Regardless of what they thought, Yue Shan said to himself: "First of all, if the Turks hadn't split up, they would be far more powerful than the Xiongnu, but now we are only facing the East Turkic Xieli. Speaking of which, I have to thank Daoist Duke Pei again. Lord, without him, the Central Plains might have become a Turkic pasture.”

"Everyone knows the merits of Duke Dao, so there is no need to repeat them. Let's talk about the Turks quickly." Li Shimin said impatiently.

"Eastern Turkic Xieli is at best the former Qin Fujian. It looks powerful on the surface, but in fact it is chaotic and undercurrent. In order to consolidate his power, Xieli plundered the tribes that surrendered to him."

"He also forced these tribes to learn the customs and habits of the Turkic people, which caused all the tribes to renounce. The Xueyantuo, Huihe, Bayegu, and Tongluo tribes had long been dissatisfied with Jieli, but they were afraid of the Turkic power and dared not rebel. "

"Especially the leader of Xue Yantuo, Yi Nan, is an ambitious person. Even without my Tang Dynasty, sooner or later he will rebel."

"We just need to give Xieli a head-on blow and let them see the weak nature of Xieli. When we divide and win, they will immediately become our allies and turn against Xieli."

"This back and forth will completely reverse the balance of strength, and at that time, mere Jieli will be wiped out with a flick of a finger."

After Yue Shan finished speaking, some people were thoughtful, some were confused, and some still dismissed him as taking him for granted.Only Li Jing and a few people's eyes lit up, and they looked at Yue Shan with admiration.

"May I ask how Qing Shuihou got the news about the internal disharmony in Xieli?" Fang Xuanling asked sharply.

The Tang Dynasty has just completed the domestic unification, and has not had time to show its minions to the outside world. The understanding of the Turks and the Western Regions is still decades ago.That's why so many of them couldn't figure out a plan.

It's not that they are stupid, but that the news is not equal.

In the original history, Datang only began to fully understand the Eastern Turks after the Weishui Alliance, and quickly formulated a strategy of division and wooing.Yue Shan just advanced this method by two or three years.

"Where did I find out about the real estate? I don't need to ask any more questions. I can only tell you that the information is true. Besides, you can also verify it. With my tips, it should be easy to verify the truth. There is no need to worry about it." It depends on the source of the news." Yue Shan shook his head and said.

(End of this chapter)