The officials of the Tang Dynasty were immersed in the joy of the harvest, but the Turks lived in great pain.
In order to strengthen his control over each tribe, Jieli forced each tribe to submit donations, which made the life of the grassland tribes who were already having a difficult life even more difficult.
Jieli knew the actual situation of the Turks, but he had to do this. Not long ago, news came from the Wuyuan area that Tang Qi came out of the fortress and attacked the Turkic strongholds, which originally belonged to the tribes of Ao Sheshe and Yu Sheshe.
All have been wiped out.
This made him feel uneasy.
He knew very well that the Tang Dynasty had already unified the vast land south of the Great Wall. As long as they were allowed to recuperate for two or three years, they would definitely become a nightmare for the Turks in the future.
He had to give Tang Chao another fatal blow before it could catch its breath!
Therefore, with Jieli's powerful military superiority, the various tribes in the grassland full of resentment had to surrender to the demonic power of the Ashina family.
Li Zhiyun learned the news about the grassland one by one through the detailed work sent to the grassland.
One year!
Give him another year, and he will definitely make the Turks come back!
Now everything in the Tang Dynasty is on the right track, and the money and food are gradually filling up. If you give him another year to arm the three armies, he will be able to go out!
For this reason, he sent people to rush forward and sent a letter to Duan Zhixuan, the governor of Youzhou.
Ji County.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the task is urgent, and General Duan must implement it as soon as possible."
Duan Zhixuan closed the letter, nodded and said: "Please ask the envoy to reply to His Highness, Duan Zhixuan will not let him down."
The messenger nodded, bowed and stepped back.
Immediately, Wan Xuandao asked: "What are your instructions from His Royal Highness?"
Duan Zhixuan said: "His Highness said that we should properly contact Shibo Bi and use him to continue to contain Jie Li."
"But as far as I know, Shibo Bibi hates His Highness the Crown Prince to the core, so how can he cooperate with us?" Wan Xuandao frowned.
During these days, he also had many dealings with the Turks. Once Shibobi personally led his troops to plunder Youzhou, and he was met by them on the spot.
The two sides fought fiercely, and Shibobi eventually scolded Li Zhiyun for not keeping his word. It was also at that time that Wan Xuandao found out about His Highness the Crown Prince's trick on Shibobi.
Duan Zhixuan said hey: "We won't cooperate with him, but we can find people to cooperate with him."
"who?"
"Merchant."
The grassland is windy, snowy and cold.
Zhao Laosi escorted a batch of supplies into the Xi tribe's territory.
A group of people came running towards them, led by none other than Jieshe Shui and Yu Gushe.
"You are under martial law in Youzhou, and you can still come out. It seems that the person above you is very important." Youshezu looked at his old friend and said with a smile.
Zhao Laosi sniffed and said, "Money can make a fool of himself, but small skills are nothing."
"What good things did you bring this time?"
"Soap, salt, tea, and silk are all available. In addition, we also got 20,000 shi of grain. Do you have the guts to eat it?" Zhao Laosi was wrapped in clothes.
"Twenty thousand dan?" Jiushesu was moved and asked, "Can you transport it out?"
"Yes." Zhao Laosi said: "However, the superiors said that he wants to settle the war horse."
"War horse?" Yugushe said, "No."
Zhao Laosi shrugged, "Then I have no choice. What the boss means is that without the war horse, he can't get through. Anyway, the winter is still long. You can think about it slowly. Let's calculate this batch first."
The leader of the association nodded, "Okay, come with me."
Chang'an.
Support is a given. Li Zhiyun had expectations, but he didn't dare to have high expectations, so in his letter to Duan Zhixuan, he mentioned "conditional" support.
In his opinion, the plan to destroy the Turks by splitting them was not very realistic, because Shibo Bi hated him to the core, and Shi Bo Bi did not have much chance of winning against Jie Li.
"time!"
Li Zhiyun looked at the frost in the yard, his expression very gloomy.
As long as he is given two more years, no, even one year to grow steadily, he can kill the Turks in one fell swoop.
He already had money and food, but according to temple calculations, it was not enough to support him in launching an army of 300,000 people to march north.
For a war of national annihilation level, one must be extremely prepared.
Li Zhiyun already has all these conditions in his hands, including food, light plate armor, soldiers, and war horses.
But it wasn't enough, he wanted to store more.
Next year is a critical year, and we must find a way to delay it.
Not long after, officials from Sinong Temple sent news that winter wheat planting was slowly advancing. Based on last year's experience, the planting area has expanded a lot this year.
This time, it is not only being planted in Guanzhong, but also in Bashu, Hebei, Hedong Road and other places.
During the wars at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the population declined, and a large number of fertile fields were left uncultivated and all were eaten up by the imperial court. Therefore, the promotion of planting went smoothly.
But Li Zhiyun knew that this was only temporary. The land equalization system and the army-military system had huge flaws. Now, there is no problem if there are more people and fewer people in the land, but in a few decades, the situation will become very dangerous.
However, there was nothing he could do now.
It's wonderful to have a family as a family, but Li Zhiyun can't do it now. He has to endure it and then enforce it.
If he does not implement the idea of dividing the land from one person to another, his successors in the future may not have the ability and courage to do this.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
A loud shout interrupted Li Zhiyun's thoughts.
"What's the matter?"
Li Zhen was ordered to go to inquire. Not long after, Li Zhen returned and congratulated: "Congratulations to Your Highness, Pei Liangyuan has given birth to a son."
Son again?
Li Zhiyun smiled helplessly, "Everyone in the house will appreciate it."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
In October of the seventh year of Wude, Li Zhiyun's sixth son was born and named Chengying.
In the Nuan Pavilion.
The princess held the child, and Li Zhiyun sat on the couch, gently stroking Pei Su'er's cheek.
"Fortunately, the fire house was built this year, otherwise you might have suffered."
Pei Su'er shook his head and said, "Fortunately, I'm not miserable."
Li Zhiyun smiled and asked: "What do you want, tell me, if you can do it, I will do it for you."
Pei Suer thought for a moment, shook her head and said, "I don't need anything."
After chatting with Pei Su'er for a while, when she felt sleepy, Li Zhiyun and the Crown Princess got up and left.
Walking down the corridor, the Crown Princess said: "Sister Pei is a sensible person."
"Um."
Li Zhiyun was in a dull mood and did not have much joy. As his sons were born one after another, he has now become calmer.
However, it is natural to be happy.
"Ms. Pei just gave birth to a child, and she is relatively weak. You have to take good care of her on my behalf. You also know that the government has been busy recently, and I..."
Speaking of this, Li Zhiyun laughed at himself, "I found that since the supervision of the country, there seems to be endless government affairs."
The Crown Princess comforted and said: "Although I am a deep-seated woman, I also know that everyone in Chang'an now praises Your Highness as a wise prince. Isn't this what His Highness gets from diligently working in government affairs? In addition, His Highness will be enthroned as the emperor in the future, and he should care for the people. Government affairs
The reason is that the sufferings of the people are still unresolved. His Highness is busy with government affairs and is protecting the people."
"You're right." Li Zhiyun said, "I will continue to work hard."
The Hunjun is very free, but the world is in chaos.
If you want to be a successful person, it is inevitable to be busy.
"Don't worry, husband, I will take good care of Sister Pei."
"I trust you."
With the princess taking care of the back house for him, he didn't have to worry.
In this winter month, generally speaking, the people of the Tang Dynasty were happy. Because the imperial court did not ask them for much food, and they themselves had a good harvest.
Therefore, they can spend this winter safely.
And all of this was given to them by the prince in Chang'an City.
Therefore, Li Zhiyun's reputation as a virtuous person is now more and more recognized by people.