The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

All of Li Fu's property is in Jingyang County.

Oh, now there is an extra house in Chang'an City.

But the industry of Jingyang County is also his foundation. As a man who was once from a peasant family, Li Fu can't give up his complex about the land.

In the eyes of some people, the land for farming may not be worth money, but in Li Fu's eyes, the land is very important.

Although he has only been with the farmers in the farmhouse of Jingyang County for two years, let alone the simple and honest people who live together day and night, even if it is a pet, two years will also have feelings.

Li Fu is not a saint, but Li Fu can't watch his fellow villagers being ravaged by the iron cavalry.

Since the emperor appointed him as the marching commander and fought with the King of Qin, he will do his best to help and resist this disaster to the north of the Wei River.

After crossing the territory of the Wei River, let alone Li Fu, even Li Shimin, I am afraid that he will not have the ability to fight back or chase back.

After all, the Tang Dynasty was in a state of disrepair and not rich.

After the unification of the Central Plains, Li Yuan was also afraid of the military power in his son's hands. Therefore, the military power in the hands of the crown prince, the King of Qin, and the King of Qi was taken back by Li Yuan under the pretext of amending the new law.

After taking it back, the court could not afford to support so many soldiers, so it disbanded some of them.

The Tang Dynasty implemented the Fubing system. If there were three men in a family, one of them would be selected and exempted from rent and labor service.

The key point of this system was the integration of soldiers and farmers. They cultivated the land in peacetime, trained in the slack season, and joined the army to fight in wartime.

Fighting is very costly. The treasury of the Tang Dynasty is now empty, the troops in Chang'an City are insufficient, and the Turks are coming aggressively, and they are all cavalry.

Even if all the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty were added together, there would probably be less than 30,000 people.

This battle is not easy to fight in any way, and there is no chance of winning.

"Your Highness, someone from the Qin Palace has come to ask you to go to the Qin Palace for a discussion."

The servants in the house came to the hall to report.

"I know." Li Fu responded.

It seems that Li Shimin has returned from the palace.

Li Fu hurriedly took a carriage to the Qin Palace.

When Li Fu arrived, the officials of the Qin Palace had arrived one after another, and everyone gathered together.

"I just came out of the palace. This morning, I have persuaded Your Majesty to give up the idea of ​​moving the capital." Li Shimin said: "Next, we will concentrate on discussing how to deal with the eighteen tribes of the grassland."

Li Shimin is also under great pressure now. After all, he vowed in the court that he would resist the eighteen tribes of the grassland. At that time, he was full of momentum, and his purpose was to increase the confidence of His Majesty and the court officials, and make himself look more convincing.

But if a war really comes, it is not who can win on the battlefield by being more convincing.

"The eighteen tribes of the grassland are coming with great force this time. We have no chance of winning if we face them head-on." Changsun Wuji said.

"Perhaps, we can start from other aspects." Fang Xuanling said: "The one who led the troops this time is Jie Li Khan, and Tuli is also in the army."

"Are the two of them at odds?" Li Fu asked. He seemed to remember that the relationship between Jie Li and Tuli was not good, and they seemed to have fought each other: "If there is a rift between the two, perhaps we can find the flaws from within them."

"Although there is no discord between the two on the surface, the relationship between the two may not be as harmonious as it seems." Fang Xuanling said: "Fu Ji is right. We will not get any benefit if we fight head-on, and King Jingyang said that we can find the flaws from within. I think this is feasible."

Li Fu only knew that the two were at odds, but he didn't know what happened between them.

But the people present were all smart people, and they had a lot of information in their hands. They should know.

"Tuli and I have a good relationship." Li Shimin smiled and said, "Find a chance to meet him."

No matter how Li Fu looked at Li Shimin's smile, there was a hint of conspiracy.

"What happened between Jie Li and Tuli?" Li Fu asked.

He wanted to figure out this problem.

"King Jingyang was not in the court before, so he naturally didn't know what was happening on the northern grasslands. It was like this. Tuli was the son of Qimin Khan. Later, after Qimin Khan died, the Khanship was supposed to be inherited by Tuli, but at that time, Tuli was too young, so the Khanship fell into the hands of his other uncle, that is, Chuluo Khan." Changsun Wuji said: "After his uncle ascended the throne, he had been placing him in the grasslands north of Youzhou. Later, this Tuli married the Princess Huainan of the Sui Dynasty.

In the fourth year of Wude, Chuluo Khan died, and the Khanship was taken away by another uncle of Tuli, who is now Jie Li Khan."

"Then the conflict between the two of them can be solved.It's a big fight for the throne. Now Jie Li dares to let Tuli in his army? "Li Fu laughed.

Isn't this rushing to give the Tang army a loophole?

"Jie Li put Tuli by his side, probably because he wanted to look after his nephew personally." Fang Xuanling said: "In name, Tuli should be the orthodox heir, but he is weak and can't control the grassland. After Jie Li ascended the throne, he gave Tuli the position of the little Khan. Therefore, if we talk about the title of Khan, then now there are two Khans in the 18 tribes of the grassland, namely Jie Li Khan and Tuli Khan. "

"In terms of status, Tuli's status is not low either. "Changsun Wuji said: "But there is one thing that Tuli will never forget. Tuli levied excessive taxes on the tribe, which caused many people under him to complain. Some small tribes that originally belonged to them turned to the Tang Dynasty. After Jie Li knew about this, he led his troops to find Tuli. As a result, Tuli was defeated and captured by Jie Li. He was imprisoned for a long time, and he suffered physical pain during his imprisonment. "

"In this case, the two of them may secretly want each other to die." Li Fu said: "It's just that they are still keeping peace on the surface."

"Now that Tuli has no power, he can only be honest by Jie Li's side. "Changsun Wuji said: "This time they went south to alienate the two of them, which is a way, but I don't know how much effect it will have in the end. "

People in the Qin Palace knew a lot about what was happening on the grassland, especially Li Shimin himself, who knew even more. When he was sixteen years old, he led troops for the Sui Dynasty to fight against people on the grassland.

Li Fu followed Li Shimin's army out of the city and headed towards the Wei River, setting up camp in Weinan.

"I have to go see Jie Li and Tuli." Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Your Highness must not take such a risk." Changsun Wuji looked at Li Shimin with a worried look on his face.