"Your Majesty, although most of the tribes on the grassland have surrendered to Jieli, this does not prove that the grassland is monolithic. Previously, the chief of the Turkic Khitan tribe led the tribe to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and now Tuli's troops are stubbornly resisting Jieli. This all shows that There are still many tribes on the grassland who secretly do not agree with Jieli! And we must take advantage of this to prevent Jieli from unifying the entire grassland!"
In the Qin Mansion, facing Li Er's inquiry, Li Zexuan slowly opened his mouth and analyzed: "I believe that the imperial court should send an envoy at this time to secretly sneak into the grassland with His Majesty's imperial decree. The content of the imperial decree is to make Tuli the king of Tang Dynasty, and other Turks If anyone from the tribe surrenders to the Tang Dynasty, they will be greatly rewarded!
In the current situation, Tuli Khan is obviously on the same level as Jieli. His Majesty can send people to use Tuli as the foundation to develop tribal forces against Jieli on the grassland and divide the Turks from within as much as possible. In addition, the imperial court You can also deploy heavy troops on the northern border to put pressure on Jieli, making him afraid to use all his troops to suppress the rebel forces within the Turks! In this way, Datang can have time to prepare for war! "
In fact, Li Zexuan had long wanted to do the method of dividing the Turks from within. At least a few months ago, when the imperial court sent troops to encircle and suppress Liangshidu, he had already wanted to do it. But at that time, Tuli and Jieli's The struggle had not yet reached its peak, and Li Er had no plan to send troops to attack the Turks at that time, so Li Zexuan had no chance to propose this method of dividing the Turks!
Nowadays, the situation between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is extremely tense, and it is obvious that a war may start at any time. Moreover, Jieli obviously wants to wipe out the rebel forces on the grassland in the shortest possible time, and then free up his hands to concentrate all his efforts on dealing with the Tang Dynasty. In this critical situation, it is obviously necessary to divide the Turkic forces!
Li Er couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this, but after thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said:
"Although your plan is good, at this time, the grassland is like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den to the Tang people. With all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, who has the courage to go to the Turks to implement your plan? In addition, Tuli's heart is towards the Tang Dynasty. That's because He had some friendship with me before, but it’s hard to say with the other tribes on the grassland. It’s probably impossible for them to betray Jieli because of some official positions and wealth!”
Li Er was a pragmatic emperor, unlike those emperors in later generations who lived in deep palaces for a long time and never left the palace a few times in their lives. He was very clear about the outside world and the world, so his views were often very realistic!
Judging from the current strength comparison between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, any outsider without subjective emotions and colors will be optimistic about the Turks and not the Tang Dynasty, let alone the chiefs of other tribes in the grassland! I believe that the vast majority of people on the grassland believe that Jieli is invincible, at least compared to the Tang Dynasty!
Li Zexuan, on the other hand, was well prepared. He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, let's not talk about the candidates sent by the imperial court to the Turks for now, but it is not difficult to make other tribes on the grassland love the Tang Dynasty. We have a perfect candidate right in front of us. Opportunity!"
"what chance?"
The curiosity in Li Er's heart was suddenly aroused, and then he said angrily: "You kid, just tell me what you think, and don't show off in front of me!"
As an emperor, Li Er certainly likes the feeling of having everything under control. Of course, not to mention the emperor, even ordinary people don't like others to keep showing off in front of them!
Li Zexuan was so depressed that he almost vomited blood. He thought to himself: Where did the young master show off? Shouldn't this be said one by one? Why are you so anxious
He was depressed, but he still had to talk about business. Li Zexuan cupped his hands and continued quickly: "Your Majesty, I wonder if you still remember what I told you before, the prophecy of frost in the Turkic summer at the end of July?"
Although this question may be suspected of betrayal again, Li Zexuan has to ask, it is said that noble people tend to forget things, who makes Li Er the noblest among nobles? In total, it has been nearly ten days since he returned to the court and told Li Er that there would be abnormal weather in Turks at the end of July this year. There is no guarantee that Li Er will not forget this incident.
As soon as these words came out, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong were both shocked. They looked at each other and could see a hint of horror in each other's eyes. Frost fell in July. This kind of thing sounded unbelievable. How could Li Zexuan Will he say it in front of Li Er? But thinking of Li Zexuan's prediction last year that there would be a great locust plague in the second year of Zhenguan, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong had no choice but to believe this absurd statement of "frost in July"!
Li Er frowned, and his mind immediately recalled the conversation with Li Zexuan that day at the Manlu Hall. He looked solemn and frowned: "Of course I remember!"
Li Zexuan then continued: "The perfect time that I just mentioned is that at the end of July, the Turks will have abnormal weather with frost in midsummer. As the saying goes, visions appear in troubled times, and visions also herald the demise of the country. His Majesty sent The envoys who have gone there can use this prophecy to confuse the tribes on the grassland who are originally in harmony with Jieli, telling them that strange phenomena will soon appear on the grassland, and that the Turks will soon be completely subjugated. Let the chiefs of these tribes Choose a good tree to live on as soon as possible!
If they don't believe it, they can wait a few more days. When the white frost falls on the grassland at the end of the month, they will have no choice but to disbelieve it! At that time, if the envoys sent by the imperial court show their affection to the tribal chiefs and use them to their benefit, they will get twice the result with half the effort and gain unexpected results!
At that time, it would be difficult for Jieli to completely annihilate Tuli Khan in a short period of time, because those chiefs who believed in the prophecy would never let go of this opportunity to perform. They would unite with Tuli Khan If we hold off Jieli together, we will have a greater chance of winning in the decisive battle with Jieli in two months! "
Li Er's eyes widened. At this time, his heart was surging. Li Zexuan's differentiation plan gave him an urge to praise him. This plan may directly reverse the outcome of this national war, and even more so. It is so crucial to save Datang from sacrificing tens of thousands of soldiers this time!
"Okay! Okay! Okay! This is a great plan!"
Excited in his heart for a while, Li Er couldn't help clasping his hands and laughing, and then he did not hesitate to praise him and said: "Divide the Turks from within the grassland, let the chiefs of other tribes help Tuli to hold down Jieli, and then we will prepare After you have good soldiers and horses, then go to the grassland to fight Jie Li. This way, the victory will be determined!"
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