Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 45 I Will Continue to Guard the Xuanwu Gate
Qin Xiedao hung out again at Xuanwu Gate for two days, and was caught by Li Shimin again in the East Palace.

That's right, it's the East Palace!
Although he has ascended the throne, Li Yuan still lives in Daxing Palace.

Li Shimin had no choice but to live in the East Palace aggrieved.

"Xiedao, this time you were able to get the Turks to retreat. Your contribution is the number one. In the Twelve Guards, no matter where you are, as long as you want to go, I promise you a Zhaowu Captain. In addition, you were previously appointed as Lantian County My son, this time I will seal up another two hundred households for you..."

Qin Xiedao used to be the Zhiguo captain of the seventh rank, but now he has been promoted to the Zhaowu captain of the sixth rank, which can be said to be two promotions and two ranks.

In addition, the title of the county prince is generally only Shiyi, and rarely has a solid title.

Li Shimin's reward this time is actually quite generous.

However, because of the Weishui alliance, the household department is now very empty, and basically all the things accumulated before have been moved to the Turkic people.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Shimin believes that the Weishui alliance is a shame in life.

"This time, the Turks were able to force the Turks to retreat. The main reason is that His Majesty's leadership and strategizing made Jieli Khan feel your charm, so he was willing to retreat. This minister only played a small role in it."

Be humble when you should be humble, and be humble when you shouldn't be.

Although Li Shimin summoned himself today to talk about rewards, Qin Xiedao didn't simply think that Li Shimin was so idle.

For the matter of a sixth-rank military officer, it is dealt with separately.

"If you hadn't captured Zhisili and Qibi Heli with one move, and asked Keming to go to Tuli Little Khan's military tent to discuss cooperation in advance, whether Xieli would be willing to retreat obediently this time is really a question. It's hard to say. So it's your credit, it's your credit. Tell me, which guard do you go to be on duty first?"

"Your Majesty, I am still young. If I go to the Twelve Guards to lead the army, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the crowd; I am willing to continue to guard the Xuanwu Gate, and I will be satisfied if I can do a little thing for Your Majesty."

Qin Xiedao really didn't care much about Captain Zhaowu and Captain Zhiguo.

What he cares about is whether he can go to Xuanwumen to sign in every day.

As an important city gate in the palace, if Qin Xiedao was not on duty at Xuanwu Gate, it would be impossible to go to Xuanwu Gate every day.

However, Li Shimin didn't know.

In his opinion, Qin Xiedao was very modest, not exaggerated at all.

Even if he has made such a great contribution, he is still willing to continue to be a captain guarding the gate of Xuanwu Gate.

This is definitely a typical example of loyalty and patriotism!

"Okay! You have just arrived in Chang'an City. It is also possible to continue to hone at Xuanwumen for a while. But your credit, I will record it for you."

Li Shimin smiled with satisfaction on his face, and then said: "You can think of a way to force the Turkic people back, and you know that the relationship between Turkic and Xieli is at odds, so you obviously have a good understanding of the Turkic people. If we Tang wants to destroy the Eastern Turks, what suggestions do you have?"

As soon as Li Shimin's painting style changed, he immediately discussed with Qin Xiedao about the major event of destroying the Turks.

This made Qin Xiedao a little uncomfortable.

Isn't the Weishui alliance just signed?

Although the covenant is meant to be torn, isn't this action a little faster?
Fortunately, Qin Xiedao's adaptability is quite strong, but he was a little stunned, and immediately put forward his own suggestion.

"Your Majesty, I am definitely an expert on how to deal with the barbarians on the grassland. No one in Chang'an City knows better than me how to deal with the threats on the grassland."

Qin Xiedao upholds the style of being low-key and high-key.

When it came to business, he immediately recovered his self-confidence.

This made Li Shimin regret a bit, did he ask the wrong person?
With Qin Xiedao like this, how many words are reliable?

"Let's just talk about it, when will our Tang Dynasty have to wait until we have a chance to destroy the Eastern Turks."

Li Shimin took a deep breath, suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart, and still wanted to hear what Qin Xiedao could say one, two, three, four.

"Don't look at the Eastern Turkic Empire as the most powerful empire around the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, it is not difficult for our Tang Dynasty to defeat it. It will be two or three years soon, or four or five years later, and the Eastern Turkic Empire will disappear in history. In the long river, it has become a stepping stone for the rise of our Tang Dynasty."

Although Qin Xiedao's words were a little complacent, Li Shimin felt very comfortable after hearing this.

Look at the meaning of these words, that is, under his leadership, Datang's national power will soon surpass that of Eastern Turks.

"It's not that easy. My Tang Dynasty has been established for nine years, but it still hasn't completely pacified the Quartet. The East Turks now have hundreds of thousands of people who control strings. It's not that easy to win."

At this time, Li Shimin's mind was still very clear.

Although what Qin Xiedao said was nice, he also knew that it was words of comfort.

I am satisfied if I can wipe out the Eastern Turks within ten years.

"My minister's view is a bit different from your Majesty's. This East Turkic seems very powerful, but in fact it is already at the end of its strength and may fall apart at any time.

Not to mention that the Turkic Empire that straddled the northern grasslands of the Central Plains split into East Turkic and Western Turkic, even the East Turkic interior is now full of factions, and there is no way to concentrate on doing things.

If the countries on the grasslands cannot continue to expand abroad, they will inevitably fall into division and decline. "

Qin Xiedao was going to take this opportunity to talk to Li Shimin about his grassland strategy.

If the Tang Dynasty wants to achieve long-term peace and stability, and completely solve the problem of the barbarians in the north, it is something that must be faced.

This complete solution is not simply to wipe out the East Turks.

With the East Turks gone, there will still be Xue Yantuo.

With Xue Yantuo gone, there will still be Khitans and Uighurs.

Even if Khitan and Uyghur are gone, Shiwei and Pugu are still included.

In the past dynasties, the harm brought by the northern grassland to the Central Plains Dynasty has not been completely resolved.

Qin Xiedao thought of the scene after the Anshi Rebellion, and felt a burst of grief in his heart.

Since I have come to Datang once, this tragic scene must never happen again.

"Tell me in detail your basis for judgment and countermeasures."

Although Li Shimin felt that what Qin Xiedao said was a bit big, but after thinking about it seriously, it seemed that it was not completely unreasonable.

"This time we made a Weishui alliance with Jieli on the surface, but we reached another alliance with Tuli in private. Although Xieli is stronger than Tuli now, the gap between the two sides is not very big.

As long as we continue to support the development of Tuli, the conflict between their uncles and nephews is bound to erupt.At that time, there will be turmoil on the grassland, and our Datang opportunity will come. "

Qin Xiedao thought about it quickly, and then began to explain to Li Shimin.

(End of this chapter)