Although he can't launch large-scale troops at the moment, he can take advantage of the civil war between Zheli and Nishu to invade Yin Wu's country.
Su Lie is currently stationed in Gaochang. With Su Lie's ability, there should be no problem in destroying the Yinwu Kingdom. At this time, the Western Turks have no time to distract themselves from the affairs of the Yinwu Kingdom and the Gaochang Kingdom.
It should be possible to destroy Yinwu State in the name of Gaochang State.
The next day, Li Zhiyun summoned Su Shichang. In addition to instructing him on his mission to Yanqi, he also asked him to bring a secret order and give it to Su Lie when he passed by Gaochang.
This is a good opportunity, an opportunity to destroy Yin Wu's country and clear the obstacles to the westward advance. In the past, he was worried that destroying Yin Wu would arouse the vigilance of the Western Turks, but now there is no need for it, because they have not dealt with their own affairs.
, how dare you provoke Datang.
With the current feuding relationship between Zheli and Nishe, it is absolutely impossible for them to unite. In this way, they will not meddle in other people's business. If someone talks too much, Datang can threaten that person and join forces with another person.
When Tong Yehu just died, that is, during the second year of Zhenguan, Li Zhiyun knew the news, and he also knew that the civil war between Mohe Duo and Si Yehu Khan Ashina Zeli was going on, but that
During this time, Li Zhiyun was unable to take advantage of the opportunity to send troops to capture Yin Wu.
Because at that time, the Tang Dynasty was deeply involved in natural disasters.
Later, after the fourth year of Zhenguan, Ashina came to rule the Western Turks vigorously, carried out internal purges, massacred heroes, and even conspired to kill Nishu. Li Zhiyun was still unsure.
It's not that he didn't make a decision, but that the Tang Dynasty had just come out of the disaster. If he sent troops at that time, it would lead to the Western Turks' internal cooperation with the outside world, which would be more than worth the gain.
Therefore, when the King of Gaochang later came to court to pray for protection from the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhiyun only sent Su Lie to garrison Gaochang to observe the subsequent changes in the Western Turks.
Looking at it now, the civil war in the Western Turks will definitely be difficult to end in a while. As the Tang Dynasty gradually recovered its strength, Li Zhiyun finally had the confidence to start moving the chess pieces of the Western Regions and plan the Western Regions.
Yin Wu, this is the beginning.
On the other side, just as the Tang emperors and ministers expected, Fu Yun indeed sent Murong Xiaojun to Yanqi to find Ashina Nishu, hoping to get Ashina Nishu's help to jointly deal with the threat of the Tang Dynasty.
But at the moment, Ni Zhe cannot protect himself. In the war with Zheli, he has not gained the upper hand. At present, his own future is still uncertain, so naturally he cannot agree to Murong Xiaojun. What's more, he does not dare to risk offending the Tang Dynasty at this time.
Risk, go help Tuyuhun. Because he himself hopes to win the support of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, this matter did not achieve the effect Fu Yun wanted for a while, which made Fu Yun very uncomfortable.
At this time, Su Shichang also crossed Yinwu and came to the territory of Gaochang Kingdom.
Gaochang, Baili City.
"General Su, long time no see."
Su Shichang, who was tired of the journey, said hello to Su Lie. After leaving Chang'an for more than half a month, he experienced the feeling of being a "foreigner in a foreign land". The roads in the Tang Dynasty were not bad and were not so fatal, but
It was quite dangerous after entering Yinwu. Although King Yinwu did not have the courage to directly murder the Tang Dynasty envoys, he did not lack any small tricks in private.
"Su Gong has come a long way and has worked hard. Come and follow me into the city to rest." Su Lie was also very happy to see his own people.
During the time he came to Gaochang, Su Lie also experienced a lot of wind and sand, and his face became a little older.
The two entered the city, rested for a while, and talked while eating. During the dinner, they talked about Su Shichang's mission to Yanqi as an envoy under the holy order.
"You have to be careful when Mr. Su goes to Yanqi this time," Su Lie reminded.
Su Shichang asked: "General Su, why don't you explain to me the situation in the Western Regions?"
"That's fine." Su Lie said: "Nowadays, Ashina Eli and Ashina Ni are dividing the Western Turks into two. Each tribe in the Western Region has its supporters. In a short period of time, both sides are afraid that
It's hard to tell the winner. If you encounter powerful soldiers and horses, you may be in danger. Therefore, you need to be more careful.
I will ask Qu Wentai to send a few troops to escort you to Yanqi."
With his current status in Gaochang Kingdom, if he asked Qu Wentai to borrow troops, the latter would not dare not agree.
Su Shichang said: "Your Majesty told me about these situations when they came. Now, I am curious, does Nisha know that you are in Gaochang?"
"I don't know yet." Su Lie said with a smile: "After I came to Gaochang, I lived in seclusion and few people knew about it. If I sent out troops to fight, my army would be mixed with the Gaochang army. In addition to the current civil strife in the Western Turks, not many of them noticed Gaochang.
If anyone doubts it, Yin Wu may."
After all, during the time he came to Gaochang, he often used Gaochang's army to beat Yinwu's small country.
Su Shichang nodded, and immediately took out the secret decree from his arms and handed it to Su Lie.
"Your Majesty asked me to give this to you."
After hearing this, Su Lie stood up, bowed three times to the east, then solemnly took it, opened it and looked at it.
After a while, Su Lie silently put away the secret decree. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. He had long wanted to destroy the small country of Yinwu.
"Your Majesty wants to launch troops in the Western Region?"
Su Shichang shook his head, "I don't have this idea for the time being, but there has been a lot of trouble on Tuyuhun's side recently. The people in the court believe that Tuyuhun cannot be supported by the Western Turks. This is why I went to see Nishu this time."
"So that's it, Tuyuhun?" Su Lie said thoughtfully: "The prince of Tuyuhun, Dayan Mangjiebo, is very famous in the Shanshan area, and he has many followers."
"Haha, it's nothing to worry about." Su Shichang said: "If it weren't for the livelihood of the people, Your Majesty would never care about the feelings of the Western Turks."
"Yes." Su Lie smiled.
In fact, if Datang goes to war now, of course it can. But if we do this, the people's quality of life will definitely plummet.
Because the Tang Dynasty had just emerged from the disaster for a few years and was not yet wealthy, so they had to wait for their warehouses to be full.
In fact, Li Zhiyun decided to attack Tuyuhun next year, which is already very remarkable. Without his inventions to make money and suck the blood of the grassland people, the Tang Dynasty would have to wait at least four to five years, or even longer, to destroy Tuyuhun.
What the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty wanted was to wage foreign wars to kill the enemy and destroy the country on the basis that the people's lives would get better and better.
To achieve this, there must be a source of income. In addition to tax reductions due to disasters, the grassland is obviously an excellent place to suck blood.
Suck the blood of the grassland to strengthen itself and expand externally.
In this way, the pressure originally placed on the people of the Tang Dynasty can be transferred to the people of the grassland.
This is the fundamental reason why Li Zhiyun dares to attack Tuyuhun next year.
After a pause, Su Shichang said: "As for asking Qu Wentai to send troops to escort, there is no need to do so. Your Majesty has sent a thousand cavalry to escort this time, so there should be no surprises. Besides, no matter how arrogant Ye Li is, he does not dare to
What do you do to me? General Su needs to know that behind me is the Sage of the Tang Dynasty."
"That's right, it's all too clear!" Su Lie laughed loudly.
This is the confidence and arrogance of the Tang people. Even in a war-torn place, they are still confident.
Su Shichang immediately asked curiously: "General Su is in Gaochang, why would he ask the imperial court whether to use troops in the Western Regions?"
He was only responsible for conveying the imperial edict to His Majesty the Emperor. Without His Majesty's approval, he would not dare to open the edict and read it.
Su Lie smiled slightly and asked, "Don't you know, Mr. Su?"
Seeing this, Su Shichang was slightly startled for a moment, then understood what was happening, laughed, and drank all the wine in the cup.
"happy!"
Su Lie also raised his glass and said: "Today, I will take the wind and wash away the dust for Mr. Su, and I will rest after getting drunk!"
"good!"
The two of them exchanged cups and cups, and the atmosphere was harmonious and contented.