"I congratulate Your Majesty~!"
Seeing Qin Qiong taking the lead, all the officials couldn't help but dampen Li Er's interest. They all stopped their private discussions and congratulated Li Er in unison.
Among them, Cheng Yaojin is the one who shouts the most energetically. Li Zexuan is the junior he values the most. Now that the Turks are frosty in midsummer, Li Zexuan’s clever strategy is more than half successful, which can determine the direction of the national victory or defeat of the two countries. The key is, in this way, Li Zexuan has made another contribution to the Tang Dynasty. As an elder, he is certainly honored!
This old guy has always had a loud voice, and now he could raise his voice, but it made the Tai Chi Hall buzz. The generals standing next to him were almost shocked by Lao Cheng's voice. Internal injury!
However, there are some old foxes in the court, such as Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling. Although they don't know the differentiation plan proposed by Li Zexuan, they can also hear that Li Er's words seem to be concealed and not revealed. The whole truth, because this method of spreading rumors and confusing people by using visions of heaven and earth depends on the right time and location. Frost fell in the midsummer yesterday on the grassland. Li Er only now sent people to notify Tang Jian to use rumors to incite the tribes in the grassland. I am afraid that in the future It's already too late!
They believed that as an emperor who was about to be born, Li Er would not make such a low-level mistake, but since Li Er is now so sure that the Turks will have civil strife because of this, it means that Li Er must have other tricks that they don't know!
"Maogong!"
Li Er nodded at this time, looked at one of the generals, and said in a deep voice.
"The old minister is here!"
A fat middle-aged general came out and cupped his fists at Li Er.
This man is Li Ji, Duke of Cao!
Li Ji, whose original name was Xu Shiji and Li Shiji, also named Maogong, was born in Lihu, Caozhou. In the second year of Wude, Xu Shiji surrendered to Li Tang. Li Yuan issued an edict and named him the general manager of Liyang, Shangzhu Kingdom, and the Duke of Lai Kingdom. He was also awarded the title of General Youwuhou, changed the title to Cao Guogong, and was given the surname Li. Xu Shiji changed his name to Li Shiji from then on.
In the ninth year of Wude, Li Shimin ascended the throne, worshiped Li Shiji as the governor of Bingzhou, and granted 900 households a fiefdom. At the same time, in order to avoid the taboo of Li Shimin's name, Li Shiji changed his name to Li Ji!
(In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, Li Jicai was renamed British Duke. At this time, he is still Cao Guogong)
Li Er looked at Li Ji and said loudly: "Mao Gong! In order to make Jie Li afraid and not dare to pursue and attack Tu Li's troops, I want to send you to lead two thousand elite light cavalry to the Yunzhou border pass. Fifty thousand soldiers and horses were mobilized from the four prefectures of Yunzhou, Shuozhou, Daizhou, and Youzhou, and the troops were stationed in the north of Yunzhou, practicing day and night, forming a deterrent to Jie Li!
When the Turks are in civil strife, I want Jieli to be timid and not dare to concentrate all the troops to suppress the rebellion. In this way, the Turks will be able to break out of the encirclement and submit to the Tang Dynasty for my use! "
Placing heavy troops at the border is also a key part of Li Zexuan's plan to divide. Once the prophecy of midsummer frost comes true, people in the Turkic country will inevitably be panicked. Some tribes who are dissatisfied with Jieli will definitely use this to launch an attack, and Jieli will Free up part of the force from the encirclement and suppression of Tuli to suppress domestic rebellions. At this time, if the Tang Dynasty suddenly deployed heavy troops on the border, Jie Li would not fail to allocate part of his force to guard against this branch of the Tang Dynasty when he learned the news. military!
In this way, Jieli's power to quell domestic rebellions will inevitably be weakened, and his power to encircle and suppress Tujia will definitely be greatly reduced. The time to achieve unification in the Turks will be greatly delayed, and the Tang Dynasty court will have enough time. Come prepare for national war!
Li Ji's military attainments were actually ranked among the top three in the entire Tang Dynasty. People often compared him with Li Jing. Internally, Li Ji had enough prestige to command the troops of the four states. Externally, Li Ji was In the eighth year of Wude, he led an army to defeat the Turks. With him in charge of Yunzhou, Jie Li would definitely feel afraid. If not for this, Li Er would not have sent him to Yunzhou!
Hearing Li Er's plan, his eyes widened, and he quickly clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty is wise, I will follow the decree!"
"Well! Officials from other ministries must work together and seize this time to cooperate with the Northern Expedition Army in preparing for war. If anyone dares to neglect, I will punish him severely!"
Li Er nodded, looked at the other ministers in the palace, and said seriously.
"I obey the order~!"
When all the officials heard this, they all solemnly accepted the order.
Li Er waved his hand and said: "If there is nothing else, just retreat from the court~!"
After waiting for a while and seeing that no ministers came forward to start the memorial, Zhao Song announced loudly and wisely: "Retreat from the court~!"
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"Hey! Second brother! Now Xiaoxuan has made great contributions to the court! That Jieli is cruel by nature. He has often had grudges with other tribes on the grassland in recent years. Now that he is doing this, his position as the great khan is terrible. He can't sit still! I estimate that he won't have the energy to invade our Tang Dynasty for at least half a year! Second brother, what do you think His Majesty will reward Xiaoxuan this time?"
After the morning court, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong rode the second-generation variable-speed bicycle newly developed by Qiquge Workshop back to the military camp. They had to go to the military camp to train soldiers. The two were walking side by side. At this time, Cheng Yaojin smiled proudly and said to Qin Qiong.
It is said that since the introduction of bicycles, and the bicycles improved by Qiqige Workshop became more and more curious, many ministers in the court began to give up using horse-drawn carriages when going to court, and instead used bicycles for transportation because of the large size and speed of horse-drawn carriages. Slow, and the streets in Chang'an City are during the "peak period" in the morning. There are too many horse-drawn carriages and it is easy to cause congestion, but bicycles will not have these problems!
Moreover, riding a bicycle can also help you exercise. Therefore, among the ministers who use bicycles to go to court in the morning, there are more military attaches than civilians!
"Xiaoxuan is less than 20 years old, and he has already been granted the title of Marquis, and he is also the governor of a state. As the saying goes, if a tree is as beautiful as a tree, the wind will destroy it. I think it would be better for your majesty not to reward him any more!"
Qin Qiong's eyes flashed and she said calmly: "In addition, Xiaoxuan's role in dividing the grassland tribes is not something that should be publicized. After all, predicting the future in advance is too unbelievable, otherwise someone will inevitably make a big deal out of it in the future. Article! Moreover, if Tang Jian learns about this matter, he may have a grudge against Xiaoxuan! His Majesty did not mention Xiaoxuan in the morning, presumably out of protection! Therefore, I think this matter It’s better for Xiaoxuan to be an unsung hero for once!”
Cheng Yaojin looked like a jerk, but he was as clear as a mirror. He naturally knew what Qin Qiong said was reasonable, but he was still a little unwilling to say: "Tsk! I just made such a big contribution but didn't get a reward. Xiaoxuan is so What a big loss this time!”
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