In this way, Xu Yunyan and Chai Shao Zhang Gongjin marched towards Chang'an step by step.
As for the many Turkic tribes they captured? When I came to Beidi, I had already handed it over to the Beidi County Government.
Some of them were arranged to Xu Guichang's Yanmen. By coincidence, there were several people in this temporary resettlement camp who had met Wang Xiaofei before.
Another possibility is that he is the father of Wang Xiaofei's child.
After they surrendered to Li Tang, they were resettled by Datang. It was a comfortable experience. But once when they went shopping and exchanged some furs from the tribe for some survival supplies, they saw Wang Xiaofei, who instantly smiled and pointed. There was a child in Wang Xiaofei's arms who was talking about something.
Wang Xiaofei looked at the somewhat familiar person in front of her, and couldn't help but think of the fear of being dominated by the Turks, where she shivered.
"you you……"
In the end, Wang Xiaofei didn't say anything about what happened. She was so frightened that she returned to the county office with her child in her arms. Suddenly, the Turkic man became a prominent figure, constantly talking to his fellow Turkic compatriots in Yanmen. With his glorious deeds,
With a Turk roaring in his own county, he had no way to deal with him, because he only told some actual facts. If he dealt with him, there would be no chance that something would happen to the Turks who had just been appeased.
Just Xu Guichang's connivance emboldened the Turks.
Originally they had great conflicts with the Han people in the south, and with Xu Guichang's connivance, they became even more lawless. Many times they went to the streets to grab food and drink. After Xu Guichang caught them, he just lectured them and asked them to pay compensation. However, the Turks had no money or anything valuable, so Xu Guichang had to lock them up for two days and let them go. They came out and let the Turks see that they did not suffer any punishment after doing so, and they couldn't help but become bolder.
This made Xu Guichang extremely frightened. If all the Turks were like this, and many Turks who were arranged by him in Yanmen worked together to oppress the good, what would he do?
If the control is too tight, they will flee to the north. If the control is loose, the people who suffer will be their own compatriots.
Xu Guichang had no choice but to come to the military camp to seek help. After Li Jing knew the cause and effect of this matter, he couldn't help but think about it for a long time.
"This is an oversight on our part. I didn't expect that accepting so many Turks rashly would cause so much trouble. Now let's discuss how to deal with this situation."
As a military general, Li Jing didn't have to think about these things, but he encountered him, and it was because he defeated the Turks in the first battle that so many Turks were transferred to the mainland. He had to find a way to find a suitable place for them. The origin cannot be ignored blindly.
Things in the North came to an end temporarily after Li Jing took over. Xu Yunyan and the others got rid of the burden of the attached Turks and escorted countless cattle, sheep and horses, as well as the biggest trophy, the Turkic Khan Jieli. After marching towards Chang'an, in Chang'an City The top officials who knew the news were already thinking about how to surprise everyone and shock Xiaoxiao during the New Year's Day gathering.
Everyone can see how happy Li Shimin is these days, and even his queen, Sun Wugao, couldn't help but ask after seeing how lively Li Shimin was.
"Is there something happy in your Majesty's heart? Why is he so energetic?"
Li Shimin looked at his queen and smiled happily, "There must be good things, and they are great things."
Empress Changsun is quite wise. Although she doesn't ask about the affairs in the court, she can think about some things very carefully.
After Li Shimin said it was a good thing, Queen Changsun couldn't help but think of it.
"It must be His Majesty's good intentions that General Li leads the troops to the north to attack the Turks. He was worried a few days ago, but he is so happy these days. It must be good news coming from the north."
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little speechless when he saw that Empress Changsun had guessed his happy story with just one word.
"Can you guess this?"
Empress Changsun smiled and said, "If you continue to worry about such a big thing, wouldn't that be a great victory?"
But just when Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were leisurely discussing the great victory in the Northland, and Li Shimin couldn't stop praising Changsun Wugou for being smart and smart, and hitting the mark, another messenger came from the Northland.
"Your Majesty, a message has arrived from the North. Do you want to see it?"
A eunuch came to ask Li Shimin for instructions on how to deal with it. Reluctantly, Li Shimin was forced to review the memorial.
But as soon as he opened the memorial, he became furious if he refused to leave.
"This Turkic man just can't change his temper. Now that he has surrendered to me, Li Tang, he still dares to do such nonsense. It seems that General Li, the king's division, will not be able to withdraw for a while. Before this Turkic man can completely How dare you ask them to withdraw after you have kept your peace?"
However, looking at the arrangements of Li Jing and others, sending thousands of Tang troops to each county to frighten the Turks, and allowing the court to select some literati to civilize the Turks in the north was put on the agenda.
As Li Shimin watched here, he couldn't help but think of a plan in his mind.
"That's all I didn't do!"
On a new day, during the court meeting, Li Shimin was still the same as before, he started to play and left the court without anything else, and the eunuch who shouted this slogan every time during the court meeting, after shouting this sentence again, a scholar-looking man came up. In front of Li Shimin, he gave a fist salute.
"Your Majesty, since the second Turkic Khan Tuli has been captured by us, there is only one co-operation left in the north and nothing can be achieved. Is it inappropriate to waste money and food in such a big war?
I implore Your Majesty to withdraw some of the food and grass supplies. In the freezing weather, many people in our Gyeonggi area have suffered disasters. We can use these supplies to give them some first, so as to save the national treasury from being stretched. I wonder what Your Majesty thinks? "
What the official said was actually correct. The war was fought for logistics and national strength. This expedition used a lot of money and food, and the national treasury was severely drained by Li Shimin.
Under such circumstances, changes occurred in many places, and it was indeed a trouble for the court to have no surplus food to provide relief to the victims.
Li Shimin couldn't help but say this when he saw that one of the civil servants was standing out, and several other civil servants were standing on the side of the aristocratic family. They also seemed to be asking themselves to withdraw their troops and stop fighting.
"All my ministers and ministers care deeply about Dawn. I am very relieved!"
After Li Shimin praised them, they felt that Li Shimin was giving in. Maybe progress was not going well in the cold Northland, so they just found this step.
But even though they were secretly proud here and felt that they had taken advantage of Li Shimin, Li Shimin continued to talk in front of them.
"I have a proposal, I hope you can discuss it successfully."
After Li Shimin said something, everyone looked at him in confusion. Although I didn’t quite understand what was going on, someone still came out and mentioned it.
"As long as Your Majesty suspends the war in the north, everything can be solved."
These scholars immediately pretended to be inscrutable in front of their Majesty, as if you want us to help you, and stopped the fighting in the north first.
But what everyone didn't expect was that Li Shimin said directly here, "Cease the war in the north first, stay still, and let someone come to convey the order."
After Li Shimin said a word. These civil servants almost celebrated with their crowns. If Li Shimin hadn't been here before leaving the court, they would have ridiculed these generals viciously.
When did sending troops out in the middle of winter make sense? It's okay if you can win, but if you lose the army and lose the generals, it will only be a waste of assets in the treasury. This is a huge sin.
However, when this group of literati forced Li Shimin to stop fighting in the north, after Li Shimin agreed, the strange thing was that none of the generals in power spoke out against it.
Those who knew that Beidi had won a great victory kept it secret here, while the other generals looked at their leading generals and said nothing. These generals who sincerely agreed with Li Shimin would not refute anything after Li Shimin spoke.
They only have one point of view.
Your Majesty's words are what they say. Even if they are wrong, we have knives in our hands and can go out again in the spring of next year to completely press the cam that dares to tease the tiger's beard of the Tang Dynasty to the ground and rub it, even if sometimes it may not be possible. What does it matter if they lose? At worst, recharge your batteries and try again.
Some people with lower positions don't know the situation in the north at all. Here they think that when I wait until we get to the north, even if we fight to the last soldier, we will never let the Turks take advantage.
But in Beidi, the decision was made to stop the fight for the time being after Li Shimin's words. While the civil servant was waiting for Li Shimin's next words, Li Shimin spoke directly.
"The Turks in the north have sensed the power of the Tang Dynasty, and many tribes have surrendered to us like Tuli."
When Li Shimin said this, everyone couldn't help but look a little ugly.
Are you really putting money on your face, or are the Turks afraid of the might of Tang Dynasty and surrendering? Is this possible?
Who doesn't know that this Tuli was captured by you? The first day he was brought to the court after he was captured, it really surprised all the princes and ministers present. Just look at what you did and make him an idle prince. There is nothing to do if you are raised in Chang'an City. There is not even a person to serve you. Is there anyone who can do this? If you talk nonsense, then we will have to obey your orders and disobey them.
Just when this group of civil servants felt that Li Shimin once again used Turks as a cover to capture some Turks and show off their power here, people from aristocratic families came out to persuade them.
"Your Majesty is a wise king, how can you not civilize the Turks?"
To put it nicely, it is education. To put it harshly, it means that as a wise king, you cannot cause trouble to the Turks.
But after these people said this, they played into Li Shimin's wish.
"Then let's discuss and arrange for some ministers to go to the north to teach the Turks so that they will stop being so stubborn."
After Li Shimin said this, many princes and ministers were surprised, and Li Shimin did not give them a chance to refute.
"Didn't you just say that we should be educated? Then please send someone."
Li Shimin said that he was talking about it right here, and concluded that some officials the size of sesame seeds who opposed him went out to the north.
Most of these people are those from aristocratic families who read a lot and do not take their Guanlong noble origins seriously.
With Li Shimin's arrangement, many positions in the court were vacant. As his confidant, Changsun Wuji saw the time and came out.
"Your Majesty, would you like to hold the imperial examination to select scholars for the court after the Spring Festival? It would be better to select more scholars who can go to the north to help educate the Turks."
Li Shimin decided to do this directly after Changsun Wuji spoke.
After this, it was even more convenient for Li Shimin to start extracting people. Who wouldn't agree? The general came forward.
"You fight and refuse to let them fight, so why don't you send someone to civilize the Turks?"
