Li Shimin saw that the military was ready and shouted: "Go to war!"
"Woo~wu~wu~"
The melodious horn sounded, and the soldiers, led by generals at all levels, began to move slowly.
Li Shimin looked at Li Daozong and others in the audience and said, "Everyone, I am waiting for your good news."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, this battle will be won!" Li Daozong shouted.
"This battle must be won!" Cheng Yaojin and others also shouted in unison.
After shouting for a while, everyone saluted Li Shimin, then got on the horses brought by the soldiers, saluted Li Shimin again, and then rode their horses to their respective armies.
Li Shimin stood there for a while and then returned to the palace.
Hundreds of thousands of troops marched out in the morning, and it wasn't until nearly noon that the last part of the army left.
Even the ordinary people in Chang'an knew about such a big movement, and naturally they could not hide it from the spies of the foreign races in Chang'an.
Those spies had already learned the news when the Tang Dynasty gathered its troops to take the oath, and they sent people to inquire in succession, wanting to know who the Tang Dynasty's target was.
However, Baiqi arranged a large number of spies around Chang'an, and those spies were already caught before they even got close.
After several spies were sent to no avail, the hidden spies in various countries did not dare to send anyone over again.
Although Li Shimin shouted very loudly when he swore the oath, the spies from various countries were too far away to hear him. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty shouted "fight" in unison, but they did hear it.
After they heard that Li Shimin had returned to the city, they quickly sent people to inquire again.
In the end, it could only be discovered that the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty went to the north. The specific country they attacked is unknown.
The spies whose countries were not in the north breathed a sigh of relief.
As for those countries in the north, their expressions changed greatly, and they quickly arranged for people to send the message back quickly.
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Western Turkic Royal Court
Although the Western Turks are currently in civil strife, Yuanqi still occupies the royal court.
In the king's tent, people were drinking enthusiastically.
"General Batu, since you arrived with Xue Yantuo's troops, Tong'eshe has become more honest. Just being in such a stalemate is not an option. I am ready to take the initiative to attack. I wonder if General Batu can lead troops to join the battle?"
Yuan Qi smiled.
Batu did not answer Yuan Qi's words, but picked up the wine bowl and drank it in one gulp. Because he drank quickly, a lot of the wine flowed down his neck and onto his open chest.
Batu put down the bowl, wiped his mouth casually, and then said: "King Zuo Xian, my great Khan only asked me to help you resist Tong'eshe's attack, and did not ask me to help you attack him. Nishu not long ago
That’s why we, Xue Yantuo, suffered heavy losses. If the Great Khan hadn’t insisted that I lead troops to help you, do you think I would have come?”
When Yuan Qi heard Batu calling him King Zuoxian, a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
He called himself Ben Khan, and the tribal leaders under him also called him Great Khan. However, Batu acted as if he had not heard anything and kept calling him King Zuoxian.
If he hadn't relied on Batu's troops, Yuan Qi would have exploded long ago.
The effect of Batu's arrival was obvious. Tong'e She, who was originally preparing to launch an attack, immediately stopped gathering troops and took a defensive position.
Tong'eshe did this because he wanted to send someone to Xue Yantuo first to find out Xue Yantuo's attitude.
But Yuan Qi felt that Tong'eshe was afraid. He never thought that his strength was much worse than Tong'eshe. Now with Xue Yantuo's reinforcements, he felt that he could completely destroy Tong'eshe.
Yuan Qi hosted banquets for Batu for several days in a row, hinting that Batu would send troops to help him attack Xue Yantuo.
However, Batu's banquet with Yuan Qi was open to everyone who came, eating and drinking as needed, but he seemed not to have heard Yuan Qi's hint.
Yuan Qi finally couldn't bear it today and simply pointed it out directly.
What Batu said next made Yuan Qi's face turn red with anger.
"How outrageous, you actually humiliated the Great Khan like this!"
The leaders of each department glared at Batu.
It's not that they were loyal to Yuan Qi, but that they didn't look at them seriously after Batu came. They were already unhappy with Batu.
It's just that they need Batu's help to resist Tong'eshe's attack, so they have been enduring it. Now that Batu is unwilling to send troops to attack Tong'eshe, they can no longer bear it.
"If you feel that you don't need reinforcements from me, Xue Yantuo, I can take them back." Batu said calmly.
The reason why Batu is so confident is because he knows that Yuan Qi doesn't dare to do anything to him.
Not to mention his 50,000 soldiers and horses, the mere presence of Tong'e She made Yuan Qi dare not offend Xue Yantuo.
Qilaobaat'er quickly came out to smooth things over and said: "Great Khan, this is not the time to talk about this. Let's discuss this matter another day."
Although Yuan Qi is a fool, he also knows that he cannot offend Xue Yantuo now. He took a deep breath and said coldly: "I am drunk and said drunk words. I will only drink today. Whoever says anything else will be fined."
bowl."
After saying that, Yuan Qi picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
What followed was a bit of a lull, without the initial enthusiasm.
Yuan Qi was in a very bad mood because of Batu. Seeing this, he wanted to announce the end. At this moment, the soldiers guarding outside came in and saluted: "Great Khan, there is an envoy from Xue Yantuo outside, saying that there is
It's urgent to come see General Batu."
"Xue Yantuo's envoy?" Yuan Qi was slightly startled and looked at Batu.
After hearing this, Batu stood up and said: "King Zuoxian, my Great Khan sent an envoy. It must be something important. I will take my leave first."
"Well, then I won't keep General Batu here." Yuan Qi said.
After Batu left, Yuan Qi looked at Qi Laobaat'er and said, "Yi Nan sent people here at this time, and he is so eager to find Batu. Could it be that he wants to withdraw his troops?"
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Many people question what the author wrote before about concubines raising their own children and think it is impossible.
Explain it here.
Anyone who has watched the TV series about Wu Zetian knows that Wu Zetian killed her own children and framed the king and queen as the blame.
Many people think this is false, while others think it is true.
"New Tang Book" records: "Zhaoyi gave birth to a daughter, and then she took care of it. Zhaoyi hid under her son's quilt and waited for the emperor to arrive. Yang was happy to talk about it, and she looked at her son and died. He asked his left and right people in surprise.
, they all said: "Later Shi Lai". Zhaoyi burst into tears, but the emperor could not detect it, and said angrily: "Later you killed my daughter and went to covet with your concubine. Now you are evil?"
The translation of this passage is that Wu Zetian gave birth to a daughter, and Queen Wang came here to see her. But after Queen Wang left, Wu Zetian secretly covered her daughter to death. Then Li Zhi came over and saw that his daughter was dead, so he asked angrily
What was going on with the people around him? They all said that Queen Wang had been here just now, so Li Zhi thought it was Queen Wang who did it.
I think it is true because it is recorded in history books.
I think it is false because the record of this incident is too detailed. If Wu Zetian killed her child, she would definitely do it very secretly and would not tell others. How did the historian know?
It is for this reason that there has been no conclusion as to whether this matter is true or false.
Many people think that the later emperors of the Tang Dynasty wanted to smear Wu Zetian, so they had such a record.
We have no way of verifying that Wu Zetian killed her children, but there is one thing recorded here, that is, Wu Zetian took care of her children herself.
Since we have to go into the dark, we can't leave such obvious loopholes.
Many people may want to say, isn't it normal for Li Zhi to dote on Wu Zetian and let her take care of the children by herself?
In fact, this issue was not normal at all. At that time, Li Zhi was not in power, and the power in the court was controlled by aristocratic families, and Queen Wang represented the aristocratic family.
I would like to ask, if Wu Zetian had a child, which was against the ancestral system, wouldn't people from the aristocratic family make a fuss about this?
This is just a personal opinion, just look at it and laugh, there is no need to take it seriously.