Chapter 818 The gap is even wider

This Princess He Min is about sixteen or seventeen years old. She has a beautiful appearance. She is similar to a Han woman in terms of body and skin color. She is relatively outgoing and outspoken, more passionate and unrestrained. She has two different personalities from the gentle and quiet eldest grandson Wujia.

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"Erlang!" Princess He Min quickly ran forward and threw herself into Li Shimin's arms, her joy and excitement beyond words.

Li Shimin came back to his senses and felt a trace of guilt in his heart. He hugged his wife and said softly: "Min'er, be careful. Inflate the fetus carefully. It's not a joke."

Princess He Min smiled sweetly and said: "It's okay, we prairie girls are not that delicate. There were people riding around on horseback the day before the birth."

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Others are others. What Min'er is carrying in her belly is my flesh and blood, Li Shimin, so we can't let anything happen."

He Min pouted a little unhappy and said: "Erlang only cares about the fetus, but not the child's mother."

Li Shimin couldn't help but be stunned. To be honest, he really didn't have any feelings for the Turkic Princess He Min. He married her mostly out of utilitarianism. Now that Princess He Min accidentally pointed it out, he couldn't help but feel even more excited.

Ashamed.

In any case, the woman in front of him is already his wife, and will soon become the mother of his child. At this time, he is thinking about another woman, which is really wrong.

In addition, the reason why he was able to successfully pacify Li Gui of Xiliang this time was because of Shi Danei's great contribution. Shi Danei was one of the generals of Princess He Min's dowry. He had three thousand Turkic cavalry under his command, who was responsible for defeating Xi Liang.

The key to cool cavalry.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin took He Min's hand and comforted him softly: "Min'er misunderstood. Being a husband does not mean that you don't care about you. The fetus is in your belly. If you care about the fetus, you care about you. If there is something wrong with the fetus."

, aren’t you the one suffering?”

He Min suddenly became happy again after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Okay, Erlang, your tongue is like a lotus flower. Even if you explain it clearly, hehe, let's go in. I have prepared some mutton and kumiss to celebrate your success, Erlang."

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Li Shimin chuckled and took his wife's hand into the house. The couple talked and laughed, and seemed to be enjoying themselves.

However, a few days after Li Shimin returned to Chang'an, bad news came. The Turkic Chuluo Khan, who had only been on the throne for more than a year, died suddenly of serious illness. An envoy was sent to Chang'an to pay his respects.

Princess He Min cried so hard when she learned that I had died of illness. Although this Chuluo Khan, like all Turkic men, was patriarchal and had a lot of women and children, she, He Min, was just an inconspicuous princess among them.

The paternal love she enjoyed was minimal, but after all, this man was her father and her backer. Now that her backer was gone, her status as a princess who was married to a foreign country was naturally greatly reduced.

Li Shimin was surprised that his cheap father-in-law was not very old and had a very strong physique, so how could he suddenly disappear? At this time, Li Shimin couldn't help but think of the Princess of Dunyi City. This former princess named Yang was not

A fuel-efficient lamp.

Well, Princess Yicheng is indeed not a fuel-efficient lamp. As soon as the Turkic Chuluo Khan died, she immediately helped Chuluo Khan's younger brother Ashina Doubi ascend to the throne as Jieli Khan, and invited the Tang Dynasty

An envoy was sent to attend the succession ceremony of Jieli Khan. According to the tradition of the Turks, after Jieli Khan succeeded to the throne, he would take the princess of Yicheng as his wife.

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When Chuluo Khan died, Li Yuanji was naturally the happiest, because in this way, the relationship between Li Shimin and the Turks became alienated, which was equivalent to weakening Li Shimin's capital!

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In the Tiance Mansion, Tiance General Li Shimin was sitting in the middle, and most of his confidants were there. The eldest son, Sun Shunde, sighed and said: "Chuluo Khan is a man of his own opinions."

"So he is dead." Fang Xuanling said calmly.

Hou Junji clicked his tongue and said: "That old woman named Yang is indeed ruthless. Chuluo Khan died unjustly, but it may not be a good thing for us in the Tang Dynasty. This Chuluo Khan had the ambition to take over the Central Plains

, if you don’t die, you will be in trouble in the future and pose a great threat to our Datang."

Li Shimin frowned and said: "This old woman only wants to restore the Sui Dynasty. If she does not die, she will pose a great threat to the Tang Dynasty."

Changsun Shunde picked up the gourd and poured a sip of wine into his mouth: "But this old woman made a mistake this time. Jieli Khan is more difficult to control than his brother Chuluo Khan. Let's see, the old woman will regret it."

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Liu Hongji curled his lips and said: "That's better, let Jieli Khan and the old woman slowly fight among themselves, and we can take the opportunity to march into the Central Plains and defeat Gao Qi."

A cold light flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he shook his head and said: "It is not the time to start a war with Gao Qi yet."

Liu Wenjing, who had been silent all this time, said: "The emperor has not yet decided on the candidate to go to the Turkic Yazhang to express his condolences. King Qin might as well fight for it."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "There is no need to fight for it, it has to be me."

Indeed, Chuluo Khan was Li Shimin's father-in-law, and Li Shimin was the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and his weight was important enough. Therefore, it was undoubtedly the most appropriate thing to send Li Shimin to express his condolences, both in public and private matters.

"By the way, Mr. Liu, how is Gao Qi's current situation?" Li Shimin asked.

Liu Wenjing did not accompany Li Shimin on his western expedition this time. He stayed in Chang'an and followed Gao Qi's movements through various informants. Therefore, he was aware of the major events that happened to Gao Qi this year, so he gave a brief summary.

Li Shimin was silent after hearing this. This year, he pacified Li Gui of Xiliang, took over the Qilian Mountain Horse Farm, which he cherished so much, and even occupied four counties in the Western Regions in one fell swoop, opening up thousands of miles of territory for the Tang Dynasty. He was quite proud at first.

, but at this moment, it was discovered that Gao Bufan had not been idle this year. He eliminated three tycoons in the Jianghuai area and took all the lower reaches of the Yangtze River into his pocket.

If it compares with the area of ​​​​opening up territory, it must be larger than our own. However, the population and wealth of the Jianghuai area are not comparable to those of the five counties of Hexi and the four counties of the Western Regions. The total population of these places is probably less than one-third of that of Jianghuai.

First, this is the gap. As a result, the gap in national power between Datang and Gao Qi has actually widened.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but secretly clenched his fists and felt a little discouraged. He lost every step and fell behind every step. What could he do?

Fang Xuanling obviously saw Li Shimin's thoughts and consoled him: "Xiao Mian and Lin Shihong are both giants with more than 200,000 troops. Gao Qi will not be able to defeat them in two or three years."

Li Shimin perked up after hearing this. Yes, it won't take two or three years, but only one year. My king's black armored cavalry will be complete. By then, I can defeat Li Jing in one fell swoop, remove this thorn in his side, and then I can compete with Gao Changqing.

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Gao Changqing, just wait for me, I, Li Shimin, will not live in your shadow forever!
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