Chapter 38 In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Tang destroyed the Eastern Turks
Chapter 38 In the fourth year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks
Author: An Jing l
Chapter 38 In the fourth year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks
Li Shimin killed his brother and his brother, and even the ten children of the two men were not spared, which chilled countless people.
They couldn't help but murmur in their hearts: "How can such a cold-blooded emperor really treat the people and the heroes well?"
But in the end, it turned out that Li Shimin did treat the heroes and the people well, but he had actually been tortured by his conscience.
[Because Li Shimin was not in the right position, the literati class dominated by Confucianism had many opinions on this, so they actually did not truly submit to Li Shimin for a long time.
At the same time, there are also many officials from the previous dynasty. They actually do not approve of the arrival of the Tang Dynasty, so it is not smooth sailing in the court.】
[Finally, due to years of war, the land of China was devastated and the national power was extremely weak, so the early days of the Tang Dynasty were actually very difficult. 】
The tears in Li Shimin's eyes had not been completely wiped away. When he heard this, he couldn't help but murmured: "Shangshen Su, understand me."
[There were many internal problems in the early Tang Dynasty, but the external threats were even more deadly!]
[When the Tang Dynasty was first established, tribal countries such as Northern Di and Southern Barbarians continued to invade and even annex the Tang Dynasty's borders, which also greatly endangered the Tang Dynasty's national security.
In addition, under the rule of Songtsen Gampo, Tubo at that time had a prosperous country and a strong people, and everything was new, while the Tang Dynasty was poor and weak, so the excessive development of Tubo was also a great hidden danger for the Tang Dynasty.】
[And in this very unfavorable situation of external and internal troubles and being surrounded by a harsh environment, Li Shimin relied on his excellent military leadership, political talent and broad mind to open up a new era! 】
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[It is undeniable that Li Shimin has his own flaws, but among the hundreds of emperors in China, who can be a flawless existence? 】
【They are also human beings, and they will make mistakes as humans.】
[As long as he knows his mistakes and can correct them, and knows his shame and then becomes brave, he is worthy of the title of "Mingjun".]
[After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, he listened humbly to the opinions of good ministers, listened to their opinions, and selected and appointed many outstanding officials who were good at governing the country and the people.
[He governed the world with wisdom, practiced frugality, and recuperated with the people.]
[He encouraged people to teach farming and mulberry farming, truly set an example, and worked in the fields with Queen Changsun. This won the recognition of the people, agriculture has achieved greater development, and it has survived droughts and floods more smoothly than other dynasties.
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[Next, let’s take a look at the specific military exploits and political achievements of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. 】
[In addition to the "four wars to destroy five princes" mentioned before, Tang Taizong Li Shimin also launched four border wars, destroying two countries, conquering one country, and defeating another country! 】
Liu Bang laughed dumbly and said: "Did this guy beat up all the neighbors? Is he a war maniac?"
However, Ying Zheng admired Li Shimin's behavior very much: "As a great nation, I have to conquer the world! If someone refuses to accept it, beat him until he kneels down and begs for mercy! If he doesn't beg for mercy, then there is no need for his existence."
After seeing this, Liu Che couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "I didn't even completely eliminate a single Xiongnu, but he actually overthrew four countries."
"As expected of the man in my heart, I swear that I must actively prepare military forces. I, the Song Dynasty, can no longer become what they call a coward!" Zhao Kuangyin secretly swore.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and said: "If the people's livelihood issues have not gone astray, our Ming Dynasty should not be weaker than the Tang Dynasty. We have to study hard."
Zhu Di's eyes flashed, he clenched his fists and said, "I, Zhu Di, will never lose to any emperor!"
[In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty launched a war of attack and destruction against the Eastern Turks in order to eliminate the threat from the north. 】
Li Shimin suddenly raised his head and said in surprise: "The fourth year of Zhenguan? Isn't that this year???"
In Li Shimin's world, countless ministers and soldiers also began to discuss it.
"Your Majesty is going to use troops against the Turks this year? This is really unexpected!"
"You didn't expect it, let alone the Turks! Your Majesty's trick is to kill you while you are sick, how clever!"
"If this is really the case, that would be great! I want to save my life and join the army, and I want to avenge my family!!!"
"With the war going on, I don't know how many men of the Tang Dynasty died on the battlefield. I think we should be more cautious."
"Hmph! Without powerful force, without the men of the Tang Dynasty exploding their blood, how would you have the chance to moan and groan here?"
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[The Turks have always been active in the northern Mongolian Plateau and Central Asia. During the Sui Dynasty, they split into two divisions, the East Turks and the West Turks. The East Turks had relatively strong military power and caused a lot of trouble for the Sui Dynasty at that time. 】
[Interestingly, when Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was besieged by the Turks, it was the sixteen-year-old Li Shimin who came up with a plan to solve the crisis of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty! But in the end, it was Li Shimin who persuaded Li Yuan to raise an army and overthrew the rule of the Sui Dynasty.
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[At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks were already very powerful.
The Khitan, Shiwei, Tuyuhun, Gaochang and other ethnic minorities also all surrendered to the powerful Turks.
When Li Yuan raised his army, he was worried that the Turks were causing trouble behind his back, so he wrote a letter to befriend the Turks himself.
Later, Li Yuan seized the power of the Sui Dynasty and established the Tang Dynasty. The Eastern Turkic Khan believed that he had helped Li Tang and harassed the Tang Dynasty border and detained Tang envoys. He made peace several times, but the Eastern Turkic Khan broke his promise several times. Anyway, something happened
He just wanted to bully the Tang Dynasty to show off his big brother status, but during the Li Yuan period, the Tang Dynasty only dared to be angry and dared not speak out about this.】
[After Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, succeeded to the throne, on the one hand, he allowed the people in the country to recuperate and restore national strength; on the other hand, he also trained soldiers to enhance the military strength of the Tang Dynasty. 】
[After the national strength was restored, Li Shimin began to use small groups of troops to eliminate some ethnic minorities that were dependent on the Turks; at the same time, he also secretly supported Xue Yantuo and other ethnic minorities to isolate the Eastern Turks.]
[Due to their wings being clipped, coupled with the continuous heavy snowfall in the Eastern Turkic region, and constant natural and man-made disasters, their strength has been greatly weakened.
[As soon as Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, saw that the opportunity had come, he immediately ordered Li Jing, Minister of War, to lead a six-pronged army with a total of more than 100,000 soldiers to march towards the Turks!]
[Li Jing’s army was destroyed all the way and advanced with great success!
Wherever the army went, the grassland tribes surrendered one after another. The Eastern Turk Jieli Khan could not resist and had no choice but to retreat north.
Li Jing later led 10,000 elite cavalry, marched day and night, pursued the Turks, killed 10,000 people, subdued 100,000 Turkic people and hundreds of thousands of livestock, and successfully captured the Eastern Turk Jieli Khan.
At this point, the Eastern Turks were destroyed.]
"Quick! Write it down!!!" Fang Xuanling immediately said to the officials around him: "Write down all these details, and at the same time send more manpower to block the news. Not a single fly is allowed to leave Taishan County!"
"Yes!!!"
After making these arrangements, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, we made arrangements in advance, otherwise the information in the oracle would be leaked, and the consequences would be disastrous!"
As soon as they heard that Li Jing had destroyed the Eastern Turks, countless people's thoughts were aroused. After all, this was equivalent to a wasted military exploit!
"Hahahaha! There was a heavy snowfall in the grasslands last winter, and countless cattle and sheep froze to death. Yesterday, I was still thinking about whether I should suggest to His Majesty that we should take the opportunity to make the Northern Expedition."
"Old Cheng, you are still as thick-skinned as before. Cough, cough, cough," Qin Qiong teased Cheng Yaojin, but she couldn't help but started coughing, "It's a pity that my body can no longer go to the battlefield."
"Thank you for the compliment!" Cheng Yaojin patted Qin Shubao on the back to help him calm down, and replied: "Don't worry, Shubao, I, Old Cheng, have earned your share of the battle achievements for you!"