Generally speaking, political vision is an essential ability for a monarch.
But Ashina Sheer has no political vision, so he is destined to have nothing to fear even if he becomes a monarch.
Li Shimin naturally understood what Lin Xuan said and said, "Thank you for your hard work this time. When the war is over, I will have my own reward."
"This time, His Majesty's plan almost failed. I dare not take credit." Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin shook his head and said with a smile: "No, I don't blame you for Nishu's sudden illness. On the contrary, I think the current situation is more favorable."
Lin Xuan looked at Li Shimin with some confusion, not understanding what Li Shimin meant by this.
"Previously, because of the sudden attack by the Western Turks on Xue Yantuo, the Tang Dynasty was not fully prepared. Now that Ni is seriously ill, the Western Turks will fall into civil strife. The longer the delay, the more fully prepared the Tang Dynasty will be."
Not only food and grass, but also a repeating crossbow, a powerful weapon against cavalry.
As long as the Tang Dynasty is given some time to build more repeating crossbows, it will be easier to destroy the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo.
Although the Tang Dynasty had the Mo Dao, a sharp weapon against cavalry, the Mo Dao had many flaws.
The Mo Dao is a long sword held by the infantrymen of the Tang Dynasty. It developed from the horse-cutting sword of the Western Han Dynasty, and absorbed the shape and smelting technology of the Han Dynasty Mo Dao and the Six Dynasties long sword. There are specific departments for casting, storage, and management. The Mo Dao is extremely sharp.
It has an excellent slashing effect and is mainly used to kill enemy cavalry in war. Its tactical effect is equivalent to today's anti-tank weapons.
However, the Mo Dao consumes a lot of iron and is very heavy. Ordinary soldiers will be exhausted after just a few cuts.
Therefore, the current army of the Tang Dynasty only has a few thousand soldiers.
The most important thing is that Mo Dao soldiers are all infantry. Although there are some places in the Central Plains that are plains, to siege cities and plunder land, they always need to engage in head-on combat. Mo Dao soldiers can set up a formation and wait for the opponent's cavalry to charge.
But the grassland is different. If the Turks have a city to defend, they can completely avoid it after suffering the losses of Mo Dao soldiers.
We can't let the Mo Dao soldiers chase the Turkic cavalry behind them with their Mo Dao.
But the repeating crossbow is different. Cavalry can be equipped with it. Before the two armies meet, one round of shooting can not only cause great damage to the place, but also make the opponent frightened.
If there are tens of thousands of cavalry equipped with repeating crossbows, they can win against several times the number of Turkic cavalry.
Lin Xuan was a little speechless. He had never thought of the twists and turns here before.
At this moment, Li Mu walked in and said: "Your Majesty, a secret report from Baiqi."
Li Shimin received the secret report, opened it and read it, and soon a smile appeared on his face.
Lin Xuan was a little curious, but didn't ask. If Li Shimin wanted to talk to him, he would naturally tell him. If he didn't, it would be in vain to ask.
"Take it to the prince-in-law to see." Li Shimin handed the letter to Li Mu.
Li Mu took the letter with both hands, held it up to Lin Xuan, and said: "Prince-in-law, please."
Lin Xuan smiled at Li Mu, took the letter and read it.
He didn't ask Li Shimin if it was suitable for him to watch. Nonsense, he wouldn't have given it to him if it wasn't suitable for him.
When he saw the contents of the letter, Lin Xuan understood why Li Shimin was laughing.
This letter is about Western Turks.
The letter stated that Nishu died three days ago, and Yuanqi took over Nishu's original tribe. He also said that before Nishu died, he ordered him to inherit the throne, invited the leaders of various tribes to attend Nishu's funeral, and discussed with him seven days later
Perform sacrifices and inherit the throne.
After Tong'eshe got the news, he immediately mobilized 30,000 cavalry and came outside the royal court. He cursed Yuanqi and said that Nishu had ordered him to inherit the throne.
It was Yuanqi who killed Nishu and falsely passed on Nishu's order.
Yuan Qi was furious and directly sent troops to attack Tong'eshe.
Tong'eshe only brought 30,000 troops, while Wang Ting had more than 60,000 troops. He was naturally no match. However, he did not retreat immediately. Instead, he fought with the troops sent by Yuan Qi for a while before retreating.
This battle resulted in thousands of casualties on both sides.
After Tong'eshe returned, he immediately summoned the tribes that supported him.
We couldn't find out what was discussed specifically. We only know that on the second day, Tong'eshe and other ministries spread the news that Yuanqi had killed Nishu, and that Tong'eshe would attack the royal court three days later to avenge Nishu.
There are only so many secret reports, but according to time estimates, the two parties should start fighting tomorrow.
No wonder Li Shimin was so happy when he saw this secret report.
"Your Majesty, I will leave for the border early tomorrow morning." Lin Xuan said proactively after reading.
Lin Xuan was worried that if Li Shimin asked him to leave now if he didn't speak, he would be in trouble.
He is not Dayu, and he can't live in the house without entering.
Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, Lizhi is quite complaining about me sending you to lead the troops. If you don't stay for a few days after you come back, Lizhi will probably be angry with me."
"Your Majesty, where is the grassland?" Lin Xuan asked.
"Even if Yuan Qi is a waste, he can't be defeated so quickly. Besides, Ashina Sheer is here, so there won't be any problems in a short time." Li Shimin said.
"yes."
Since Li Shimin said this, Lin Xuan was naturally happy to stay in Chang'an for a few more days.
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Not long after Lin Xuan entered the Li Zheng Hall, it was time for Cheng Chuliang and Changsun Chong to change shifts.
The Imperial Guards in the palace generally work in three-day shifts. During the rotation, they need to stay in the palace barracks for food and accommodation.
Naturally, Changsun Chong and Cheng Chuliang would not be like those forbidden troops. As long as Li Shimin did not leave the palace, they only had to stand guard for an hour each in the morning and afternoon.
Seriously, they were still brothers-in-law, but their relationship was not good and they had little communication. They went back to change their clothes and went back to their respective homes.
Changsun rushed back to the house and directly returned to the courtyard where he lived.
"I've seen the prince-in-law." The maid quickly saluted.
"Is the princess here?" Changsun Chong looked at the maids with a hint of evil in his eyes.
These maids were all brought to the palace as brides, and all of them were beautiful and charming.
Changsun Chong had been jealous for a long time, but because Princess Gaoyang kept a close eye on her, he had never been able to succeed.
"Going back to Prince Consort, the princess went to the princess's mansion to study Buddhism with the eminent monk, but she never came back," the maid said.
Changsun Chong didn't think much about Princess Gaoyang going to study Buddhism.
Although Taoism was the state religion of the Tang Dynasty, there were not many Buddhists, and some families even built a small Buddhist temple at home.
Hearing that Gao Yang was not here, Changsun looked at one of the maids with a leer and said, "I remember you, your name is Xiu'er, right?"
"The maid is Xiu'er." Xiu'er said with a low eyebrow.
"I sweated a lot on duty today. Go and have someone prepare some hot water for me to take a bath." Changsun Chong said.
"Consort, the maidservant is to serve the princess. If the consort needs a bath, I will call Fuqin and the others to serve the consort." Xiu'er said quickly.
Why didn't she understand what Changsun Chong meant? To be honest, Changsun Chong was not bad looking. It seemed that Pan An was a bit over the top, but he was still a handsome man.
Even if Changsun Chongchang is extremely ugly, Xiuer is still willing to be the son of the Duke of the country and the nephew of the Queen Mother.
But she has served Princess Gaoyang for many years and knows her temper well.
Princess Gaoyang had clearly told them before that if anyone dared to hook up with Changsun Chong, they would be sold to a brothel.