"What Duke Wei Guo said, how could I not have thought of it?"
Changsun Wuji looked at Li Shimin, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, most of those surrendered soldiers are members of Tong'eshe's tribe, and Tong'eshe was captured alive. You can use the surrendered soldiers to form a cavalry first, and then destroy Tong'eshe's tribe.
After the tribe was sent to the battlefield, their families were in the hands of the Tang Dynasty and the tribe was wiped out. How could they rebel? "
"How could Yuan Qi let this piece of fat go? Even if Yuan Qi didn't take action, those tribes would turn to Yuan Qi for shelter when they learned that Tong'eshe was captured." Wei Zheng said.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "It would be a good thing if Yuanqi annexes it. Even if those tribes take the initiative to join Yuanqi, it will not affect them."
Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he understood what Changsun Wuji meant.
For nomads, population, cattle, sheep and horses are wealth.
Once Yuanqi sends troops to annex the tribes in Tong'eshe, the population of those tribes will be divided among the various tribes.
At that time, the parents, wives and children of those who were surrendered will all become slaves of Yuan Qi's tribe.
Even if those tribes took the initiative to defect, the results would be similar.
The young people of those tribes were basically drained away by Tong'e She. There were not many young people left, and most of them were old, weak, women and children.
But the cattle, sheep and horses of those tribes are still there. Even if they take the initiative to join them, the tribes under Yuan Qi will take action.
The grassland is so cruel.
When those surrendered soldiers learn about the situation of their tribes, let alone betray the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid they will be more ruthless than anyone else when they attack Yuanqi.
Although Wei Zheng knew military affairs, he was not proficient in it. More importantly, Wei Zheng did not understand the habits of the Turks.
Changsun Wuji was from Xianbei, and he was originally a nomad. Although he had been Chineseized long ago, his understanding of the nomads far exceeded everyone else.
Seeing that many people were still a little confused, Li Shimin smiled and said: "The auxiliary machine can explain it to the ministers."
"Yes." Changsun Wuji told everyone the reason.
"Your Majesty, if what Duke Zhao Guo said is true, this strategy is feasible." Wei Zheng said.
Although Wei Zheng often criticizes people, he has one advantage, that is, he does not deal with the situation but the person.
Maybe he objects to this proposal of yours, but he agrees to another proposal.
This also made everyone hate him, but not hate him.
"Just follow the instructions of the auxiliary machine regarding the reduction of pawns," Li Shimin said with finality.
"Who do you think is appropriate to take me to reward the soldiers?" Li Shimin asked.
As Li Shimin finished speaking, the hall fell into silence. Everyone lowered their heads and looked at their feet, as if something on the ground was attracting them.
For things like rewarding the army, it is naturally most appropriate for the prince or prince to do it.
However, rewarding the army on behalf of the emperor can win over the morale of the army. However, Li Shimin did not even give Li Chengqian the sixth command of the East Palace that should be controlled by the prince. Obviously, he did not want Li Chengqian to be tainted with military power.
And when there is a prince, let the prince go, where should the prince be placed?
Of course, you can also send civil servants or military generals there.
But it was Li Daozong who led the army, and the candidates he sent should be similar in status to Li Daozong.
On behalf of the emperor, he rewarded the troops, which were commonly known as imperial envoys.
The imperial envoy must have a higher status than Li Daozong, but if he chooses someone whose original status is lower than Li Daozong, how can Li Daozong not complain?
There were many civil servants and generals whose status was higher than or similar to that of Li Daozong.
Among the generals, Li Jing and Qin Qiong have higher prestige than Li Daozong, and both of them are Dukes of the country and have the same rank as the county king, which is very suitable.
However, Li Jing felt that he was a master of martial arts and was basically in a state of retirement.
It is also inappropriate for Qin Qiong to be alienated by Li Shimin.
Among the civil servants, only a few such as Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were suitable.
But Fang Xuanling was the prime minister, and he was indispensable if he wanted to assist Li Shimin in handling government affairs.
After much deliberation, Changsun Wuji was the most suitable candidate. Changsun Wuji was a relative. Although he did not hold an official position, his prestige was very high.
In addition, Li Shimin has great trust in him, so no matter how you look at it, it is very suitable.
But the people present were all human beings. Could they have thought that Li Shimin would not have thought of it?
Since Li Shimin could think of it but didn't issue the order directly, he obviously didn't want Changsun Wuji to go.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Li Shimin was silent for a while and said, "I plan to ask the prince to reward the three armies. What do you think?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard Li Shimin's words.
It is impossible for Li Shimin not to know what it means to let the prince reward the army.
Now Li Shimin has taken the initiative to ask Li Chengqian to reward the army. Does Li Shimin want to slowly delegate power?
For a while, everyone had different thoughts.
"Your Majesty, I think the prince is very suitable. The prince is the crown prince of the country. It is just right to go and reward the army on your behalf. When the soldiers know about it, they will definitely be inspired to fight bravely and take the lead!" Changsun Wuji said.
"I second the proposal!" everyone said in unison.
"Declaration: The prince is ordered to go to the front line to reward the three armies, and Guanglu Qing Zhang Liang will lead ten thousand troops to accompany him!" Li Shimin said.
Zhang Liang came from a poor background and worked as a farmer when he was young. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Mi led the Wagang Army to fight in Xingyang and Kaifeng. Zhang Liang went to join him, but he was not reused.
Later, when Li Mi was overthrown, Zhang Liang was recommended by Fang Xuanling and was called into the Tiance Mansion by Li Shimin as a general of chariots and cavalry. Zhang Liang gradually gained Li Shimin's appreciation and was regarded as a confidant.
In the ninth year of Wude, the conflict between Li Shimin and Prince Li Jiancheng intensified. Zhang Liang was ordered to Luoyang to secretly contact the heroes of Shandong to prepare for a change in the situation. When King Qi Li Yuanji learned of this, he went to Li Yuan to report Zhang Liang's evil intentions. Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty ordered someone to torture him.
Zhang Liang kept the secret closely and was eventually released and sent back to Luoyang.
Soon, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Incident, killed Li Jiancheng, and Li Yuanji ascended the throne as Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Liang was named General Youwei, General Manager of Huaizhou, and Duke of Changping County for his meritorious service.
If Zhang Liang had not endured the torture and betrayed Li Shimin, there would have been no subsequent Xuanwu Sect incident.
Because of this, Li Shimin trusted him very much. In just a few years, Zhang Liang was promoted several times, and his title was promoted from a county prince to a country prince.
Not only that, Li Shimin even accepted Zhang Liang as Guanglu Qing.
Many people are unfamiliar with this official position. Guanglu Qing is in charge of the palace portal and some palace affairs.
Zhang Liang and Li Junxian guard the Zhuque Gate (the main entrance of the palace) and the Xuanwu Gate (the back entrance of the palace).
However, the Suzaku Gate is not usually opened at all. It is only opened when the emperor ascends the throne, appoints a queen or crown prince, and other important events.
Therefore, the sense of presence is usually not high.
But Li Shimin allowed him to guard the main entrance of the palace, and now he asked him to protect the prince and go to reward the army, which shows how much he trusts him.
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East Palace
After Li Chengqian received the imperial edict and thanked him, he absentmindedly sent away the eunuch who announced the edict.
"Your Highness, this is a great thing. Why doesn't Your Highness seem happy?" Du He was very happy after hearing the imperial edict, but was a little surprised to see that Li Chengqian didn't show any joy.