Xueyantuo was conquered by the Northern Desert Turks in his early years.
But everyone saw the result.
Xue Yantuo not only rebelled against the Northern Desert Turks, but also attracted a large number of tribes from the Northern Desert Turks.
In the end, the entire tribe's territory was more than twice as large as the Northern Desert Turks.
"Although Xue Yantuo's national power is not very good."
"But this tribe has rebellious bloodlines."
Li Chengqian said bluntly: "Since there are rebel bloodlines, even if they are wiped out by the Western Turks in the future, it may not be a good thing for the Western Turks."
"But what if the Western Turks are the same as our Tang Dynasty?"
Changsun Wuji spoke at this time.
He said: "If Xue Yantuo follows our approach to the Northern Desert Turks and moves Xueyantuo's people inward, wouldn't the national power of the Western Turks be greatly increased?"
"Then he is overthinking."
Li Chengqian smiled confidently: "Even if the Western Turks imitated the Tang Dynasty, they were just imitating the East."
"Why?"
Li Shimin asked.
"Because they are not Datang."
“They don’t have as long a history and rich heritage as our Chinese nation, let alone a culture like our Chinese nation.”
"To put it bluntly, I, the people of the Tang Dynasty, can influence the local customs and habits wherever I go in the world, and I can make those people have similar living habits to the people of the Tang Dynasty."
"But the Turks cannot, because their historical background is, at best, that of the Tiele Huns, and cannot be compared with the Tang Dynasty."
Li Chengqian raised his head and said proudly: "Therefore, only we in the Tang Dynasty can achieve national assimilation through population migration."
Are his words lies?
of course not.
Li Chengqian now dared to point to the sky and say something.
Even in later generations, Chinese culture is the greatest and most contagious culture in the world. r> As long as you study a little bit, you will be attracted to it without knowing it, and the level you want to explore will become deeper without knowing it.
Li Chengqian is a person from later generations, and he really understands this very well.
Having said this, Li Chengqian also did not forget to look at Li Shimin.
He said: "Moreover, whether Zhao Youlin has a good heart or a deed, can he be compared to my father?"
"At first, when my father heard about this kind of ethnic assimilation, he was a little confused about the reason. How could he, Zhao Youlin, know?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin also nodded his head and said: "Qian'er is right. When I first heard about this ethnic assimilation, I did find it a bit shocking."
"After all, there has been a saying since ancient times that people who are not of my race must have different minds. Therefore, I have never seen anyone do this in these years."
"It's just that I'm still a little worried..."
Li Shimin said: "After all, the cultures of Xue Yantuo and Western Turks are similar. If the two merge into one, what should we do?"
"That would be easier."
Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "We just need to prevent them from becoming one."
"Um?"
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Doesn't that mean we still need to send troops?"
This statement is obviously contrary to what Li Chengqian said at the beginning.
Is this guy talking nonsense?
Li Shimin was a little skeptical.
But Li Chengqian obviously had a plan in mind.
He smiled very confidently: "The soldiers will definitely not be sent out."
"What's wrong?"
Fang Xuanling looked puzzled and said: "Since we don't send troops, how can we prevent the two from becoming one?"
"Master Fang, it's a waste that you were my teacher back then."
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Cheng Qian said straightly: "Don't you know, Mr. Fang, that the idiom of driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf has another meaning?"
Hearing this, Fang Xuanling was speechless.
The same goes for him and everyone else.
None of them understood what Li Chengqian meant when he said this.
Li Chengqian looked around at everyone present and took in all their expressions.
However, he didn't say much. He just continued to look at Li Shimin and said, "Father, since you can drive away tigers and eat wolves, why can't you gather wolves and drive them away?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, and then said: "What do you mean?"
Li Chengqian smiled treacherously: "It depends on whether my father wants a grassland with constant fighting, or a grassland that is united."
Seeing that he kept talking nonsense without talking about the key points, Li Shimin became a little anxious.
"If you have something to say, just say it quickly and don't try to talk to me here." .??.
To be honest, Li Shimin was very suspicious now that this kid was just showing off his IQ to him.
And at the same time, this kid also despised his brain.
Mom, does this kid deserve a beating?
Do you really think that since he is about to get married, you won’t dare to hit him?
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Li Chengqian didn't dare to continue talking nonsense here.
He said directly: "Judging from the current situation, it is only a matter of time before Xue Yantuo is eliminated by the Western Turks."
"At that time, no matter how unconvinced Xue Yantuo is, their territory will naturally be confiscated into the territory of the Western Turks."
Li Chengqian raised his head and looked at the Zhenguan territory map behind Li Shimin and said: "In that way, the territory of the Western Turks will completely encompass the northwest of the Tang Dynasty."
"That's what I'm talking about."
Fang Xuanling sighed softly Qi Dao: "If by then, they go to war with our country again, wouldn't we be directly hit by them?"
After all, the reason why the Western Turks now have scruples and dare not attack the Tang Dynasty on a large scale is because the Tang Dynasty has dangerous cities like Yumen Pass erected on the border.
This made it impossible for them to ensure logistical supplies after marching.
As a result, they can only launch a few surprise attacks to loot and loot the borders, and there is no way to carry out a large-scale war of aggression.
But if the Western Turks occupy Xue Yantuo's territory by then, the Yumen Pass will not be enough.
Maybe these guys can pass through the Tianshan Mountains and directly reach the mainland of Datang.
But Li Chengqian didn't think so.
He looked directly at Fang Xuanling and said, "Master Fang, you can't say that. Why do you think he is going to war with our country?"
Hearing this, Fang Xuanling was stunned and looked at Li Chengqian with suspicion: "What does His Highness mean by these words? Why doesn't this veteran understand?"
"It's okay if you don't understand, and you don't need to understand."
"Now that the situation in Datang is stable, there is no need to start another war, even to rescue nominal allies."
"What we have to do now is actually very simple, just to see who will win in the end of this war."
"If the Western Turks win, then we only need to let Xue Yantuo's resistance forces continue to emerge."
Li Chengqian chuckled and said: "In this way, the internal wars in the Western Turks will continue. In a few years, they themselves will have to choose to withdraw from this land."
"But this is just His Highness's imagination."
Fang Xuanling continued to ask: "What if Xue Yantuo wins?"
"That would be easier."
"My father will only need to give him some gold, silver and jewelry to help him recover his country."
Speaking of this, Li Chengqian smiled treacherously: "It's just that after helping him regain his country, he immediately provoked a new round of disputes between Xue Yantuo and the Western Turks..."