Some turmoil in Shu cannot affect the overall situation.
Li Jing relied on his good cooperative relationship with Zhang Lun and Yuwen Huo to gradually take the initiative. After discussing with Zhang Lun, Zhang Lun and Yuwen Huo began to suppress the mountain barbarians.
Li Jing, on the other hand, focused on spring plowing. If grain-producing areas like the Chengdu Plain cannot cultivate stably and obtain abundant grain and other products, it will inevitably become a strategic failure.
According to Li Jing's estimation, they would have almost half a year to manage Yizhou. If Chai Shao, Zhang Zhenzhou, etc. did not come to attack...
The war situation in the Central Plains is closely related to the war in Shuzhong. Xiao Mian's actions will determine where the main battlefield will be this year. Naturally, Li Jing and others dare not ignore it.
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At the end of March, the Turkic envoy Ashina Mudan led her people back to the north. When saying goodbye, she solemnly reiterated the good relationship between the two families. Apparently what she saw and heard in Chang'an made her quite optimistic about the prospects of this emerging dynasty.
Likewise, she embarked on her journey back north in worry.
No matter how you look at it, no matter who the two neighbors in the north and south become stronger, it will be a scene that the other side does not want to see. This has nothing to do with whether they form an alliance or not.
All alliances are based on strength. North and South have concluded countless alliances, but who will always abide by them?
When Ashina Mudan left Chang'an, he was already thinking about how to describe everything he saw here to the Khan, and what kind of suggestions he should make to the Khan.
Fortunately, the princes in the south are still fighting each other, but the people of the Turkic Khanate can still gather under the golden wolf flag.
Li Po's performance was not inferior to hers. He told Ashina Mudan that he had never broken his promise of non-aggression and hoped that the Turks would also abide by it and not let Ashina Qiuluo lead his army from the south to invade again.
Something happened.
Neither of them mentioned Princess Jialan's marriage anymore, because it was already an established fact, and both parties silently accepted it. Li Po was busy with the cause of eradicating the princes, and Ashina and Yang Huan didn't want to tell everyone in a big way now.
, she married her daughter to the whip of the gods.
Therefore, after making a verbal agreement, they no longer stick to the formality. This also shows the fragility of their marriage. The so-called covenant may expire at any time.
What made Li Po breathe a sigh of relief was that when the war broke out this year, he should no longer have to guard against threats from the north. He had just made an alliance here and turned around to send people to attack. Only Li Yuan and his son could do it.
Shi Na Yang Huan should not be so shameless.
Of course, that was all a joke. The main reason was that the Turks did not have the conditions to accurately obtain news from the south. Something big had happened. By the time the news reached the Turks' royal court, time had already passed and things could not be done accurately.
Just like when Shekui Khan led his army to attack the Turkic royal court, it took a year for the news to reach his ears from the grassland. How much delay do you think the news was?
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As soon as the envoys from the Turkic Royal Court left, news about their compatriots, the Western Turks, reached Chang'an.
The news came back from the relatives of Shekui Khan, because they were being driven to the Dunhuang area and stopped there after getting in touch with Fan Wenjin, the general manager of Liangzhou.
Shekui Khan died. He died of serious illness after escaping back to the Western Turks. His younger brother Tongyehu Khan succeeded to the throne. The first thing he wanted to do was not to avenge his brother, but to clean up Shekui.
The Khan's cronies.
Just like when Shekui Khan chased and killed Chuluo Khan, it was a normal operation in the Eastern and Western Turks, especially the Western Turks who dominated the Western Regions. Their internal struggles were much more cruel than those in the Turkic Royal Court.
Ashnarongzhen once beheaded his brother openly and openly, and immediately became the first Boluo of the Western Turks, which shows the barbarity of his rules.
The remnant of Shekui Khan's army, numbering 10,000 to 20,000 people, fled eastward. They did not intend to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. They wanted to borrow a place to rest, and then planned to fight back to fight for power.
Tong Yehu Khan had no time to pay attention to them anymore. He wanted to consolidate the power of the tribe and win the support of the generals. In addition to guarding against the attack of the Turkic royal court, he also had to face the rebellion of the countries in the Western Region and the iron
Threats from various tribes.
There is no doubt that he inherited a mess. Of course, compared to the mess left by Yang Guang and Shibi Khan, he can only say that it is not bad.
Shekui Khan was an authentic expansionist. After he drove away Chuluo Khan, he began his career full of conquests and killings.
Until he was defeated by Ashina Qiuluo, he had included all the countries in the Western Regions into the territory of the Western Turks, and the territory of the Western Turks had been greatly expanded.
From Dunhuang in the east to Xihai in the west, they were all under the rule of the Western Turks, and their influence gradually expanded to Central Asia.
In terms of strength, the Western Turks at this time were not inferior to the Turkic Royal Court, otherwise Shekui Khan would not have been able to lead his army eastward.
And what Tong Yehu Khan took over was a huge kingdom that had been severely damaged, was about to prosper, and was about to decline.
Again, the news was delayed too much. Shekui Khan had been dead for more than two years, and we only heard about it here. We can only hear it as an exotic anecdote, and we can't judge whether it is true or false.
But now it seems that whether Shekui Khan dies or not has little to do with the Tang Dynasty. Managing the Western Regions seems to be an extremely distant thing now.
After more than ten years of war, the grand scene of the former Sui Dynasty has been shattered and cannot be picked up. How can people still care about it so much?
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On the sixth day of April, Princess Li Chun of Fufeng got married.
Although Li Po only had this girl, in this critical period, that bastard Li Yuan didn't leave much for his internal treasury, so he could only make do with the shabby stuff without any special extravagance.
The process follows the rules of the Sui Dynasty when princesses got married.
Such a happy event has been rare in Chang'an City in the past year. The people of Chang'an seemed to be happier than the royal family. Many families moved out the incense cases according to custom, burned incense and prayed.
In addition to wishing the royal family more and more prosperity, they also asked for their own safety. In fact, it almost means the same thing. If the royal family is safe, then the people of Chang'an will not suffer.
As the head of the family, the emperor and the empress were dressed in formal attire and summoned the prospective prince-in-law into the palace first... Li Po saw Xu Shiji for the first time in half a year. Seeing him dressed in red and green, beaming with joy and unlucky look, the more he looked at him, the more unpleasant he became. He wished he could go up and cut him.
Get off his dog's head.
It's just that it's not suitable to see red on a big day, so I gave up.
After a few hasty instructions (threats) with a straight face, the bridegroom's joy gradually faded, and then, under his wife's scolding eyes, he ordered the reward to be read out, and then... he also held a banquet to entertain the consort.
During the dinner, Li Chun cried bitterly and said intermittently, "I have been with my eldest brother until now... but now I have left home, which is actually... contrary to my wishes... I hope that eldest brother... take good care of me and don't forget my sister..."
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It was like a separation between life and death, which made Li Po very uncomfortable, and almost cried like Dou Dan. He didn't know how to comfort him, he just stared at Xu Shiji angrily, scaring Xu Shiji so much that he didn't dare to say a word the whole time.
When the auspicious time comes, the girl is sent away and the brother-in-law leaves the palace, the couple's side is over, and the rest is the matter in Xu Shiji's family.
Li Po was in a bad mood, and he and his wife returned to Qingning Palace quarreling. He kept nagging for a long time, finding faults both inside and outside of his words. Li Bi was so angry that he almost died, but after all, her husband and sister-in-law had been dependent on each other for many years.
, I must have felt uncomfortable at this moment, so I didn’t punch or kick him.
Li Po felt weak all over, but he didn't want to rush for a fight, so he pulled Li Bi to play a game in a foolish manner, thinking that he would get over it today.
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Three days later, the eldest princess came back with her consort. Li Po took a closer look at Xu Shiji and was disappointed to find that this guy had all his arms and legs, and the head on his neck was still there. He thought it was very unscientific and thought to himself, how could you show up so intact?
In front of me, he really has no expression.
During the three-day period, in addition to entertaining the prince-in-law and his family, there will also be a banquet for all the ministers.
After the banquet, everyone seemed satisfied. Li Po felt a little sick when he heard the happy words. In short, the girl was finally married, which took away his worries.
Li Chun looked happy and sincere, as if he was no different from before. Li Po couldn't help but secretly muttered, was he crying so hard for his elder brother?
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The next day, Li Po announced that his consort, Captain Xu Shiji, had entered the palace.
Just after his wedding, Xu Shiji, as the groom's official, was still immersed in the happiness of having his wish fulfilled for many years. His wife was just like before, free and easy with a heroic spirit. This was a temperament that he had always missed, even if his wife died on the wedding night.
It was made clear that he would not be allowed to take concubines in the future, and he accepted it.
Of course, when a newly married man is feeling proud, he cannot think so far ahead... so he has not yet truly realized the "benefits" of having a tigress at home. Only God knows whether he will still be so happy by then.
Another difficulty is that he needs to do some psychological construction before meeting the emperor. This is no longer a simple relationship between a minister and a king. The emperor's attitude towards him is not very good, so he needs to be careful.
What only reassured him a little was that the emperor could not chop off his brother-in-law's head for no reason. He was much more secure than before.
Li Po met Xu Shiji in the Liangyi Palace and served some food and wine... He didn't know how the previous emperors treated their consorts. When he came here, even if he felt uncomfortable, he had to be treated differently from foreign ministers.
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Xu Shiji was flattered and kept observing the emperor's face when he took his seat. His scheming look was very disdainful.
Li Po murmured in his heart, this guy is really mean-spirited, and he doesn't know if Li Chuntou will be able to defeat him in the future. If he can't, shouldn't he use his sword to speak?
Thinking of the way the guy in front of him was being chased by Li Chun, Li Po could not help but have a smile on his face, which made Xu Shiji shiver twice.