The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

Li Shimin thought about it and nodded slightly.

"Then, wait for the news again. In the next two days, the latest news from the grassland will be sent to Chang'an City." Li Shimin responded.

The Hundred Cavalry Division has released many people on the grassland. Now that war is about to break out, the news will be sent back in waves, and the intervals between them will become shorter and shorter.

Two days later, everyone gathered in the Liangyi Hall again.

Those kneeling in the hall were the people of the Hundred Cavalry Division who came back from the grassland to deliver the news.

"After the morning court ended, there was news sent from the grassland, so I asked you to come and listen to it together." Li Shimin said.

Then he looked at the Hundred Cavalry Division kneeling in the hall, indicating that he could speak.

"On the grassland, Tuli Khan has decided to launch a war against Jie Li. The grassland suffered a snowstorm, and the place where the herdsmen stored grass was crushed by the heavy snow. A large number of cattle and sheep died of starvation and disease. After three consecutive snowstorms, the strength of the grassland has been greatly weakened. If it continues like this, not to mention cattle and sheep, people can't survive."

"Right now, Tuli is planning to ask for help from the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin lowered his eyes and smiled a little.

He had a good relationship with Tuli, and he used this point to make Jie Li suspicious and provoke the relationship between them.

Now that Tuli can't stand it on the grassland, it's normal for him to ask for help from me.

But I didn't expect it to come so quickly.

The situation was reversed in an instant.

"Your Majesty, Tuli's envoy should arrive in Chang'an soon." Baiqisi bowed and said.

"Yes." Li Shimin nodded: "You leave first."

"Yes."

Li Shimin's eyes swept through the people in the hall.

"It seems that even God is helping us."

"The grassland has suffered snow disasters for three consecutive years. This year is particularly serious. The northern part of the Tang Dynasty must also be more vigilant, lest the rabbit bites people when it is anxious."

"Yes, in the northern territories of the Tang Dynasty, although some Turkic tribes have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, the vigilance cannot be reduced. The nature of the Turkic people is that they want to survive. In this case, it is not ruled out that they will directly rob the Tang people of their winter supplies."

Li Shimin nodded.

"Then send a message to the major towns bordering the grassland in the north to strengthen their defenses and pay close attention to the movements of the Turkic people on the grassland. Once they go south, respond immediately, and there is no need to report to Chang'an. Take direct action. In addition, send a letter to Chang'an as soon as possible."

Li Shimin now feels that the charity run by the queen is very useful.

The grasslands are suffering from snowstorms, and the weather in Guanzhong will not be much better this year.

The charity has already started preparing winter supplies, at least to protect the people affected by the disaster and let them survive the cold winter.

When spring comes, the impact of this year's drought will be completely eliminated.

As for whether the court should prepare food and grass, this made Li Shimin feel troubled.

Everyone knows that the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is about to start. The original budget is for four months of food and grass. If a part of it is allocated for reserves, the war period will not even reach four months.

In this case, the early rent increase will make the people who are already having a hard time even worse.

"Your Majesty, I think the time to send troops is coming soon." Du Ruhui said: "The survival of the Turks has reached this point. This is a godsend. Sending troops at this time and directly eating up Tuli Khan's tribe is equivalent to cutting off Jie Li's arm. It will be much easier to deal with Jie Li Khan in the future."

Li Shimin lowered his eyes and thought. At this time, he did not directly agree with Du Ruhui's idea.

"No, we have to wait a little longer. At least, we have to see the envoy sent by Tuli."

"Your Majesty." Du Ruhui wanted to say something.

Once the envoy came and the words were spoken, it would be too late for the Tang Dynasty to take action.

It would be better to take direct action now when the other party does not know the intention of the Tang Dynasty, and send troops at lightning speed to catch the other party off guard.

"It doesn't matter, just wait." Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

The people in Liangyi Hall dispersed. Li Shimin kept Li Fu and sent people to start the work. He brought Li Chengqian to Liangyi Hall.

"Your son pays homage to your father." Li Chengqian arrived at Liangyi Hall and saluted respectfully.

"Chengqian, come, come to your father." Li Shimin waved to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian walked quickly to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin pointed to the map on the floor.

"Look, what is this." Li Shimin pointed to the map on the floor and asked.

Li Chengqian lowered his head and looked at the map carefully.He looked at it carefully.

"Aye, this is a map of the north of the Tang Dynasty. To the north is the grassland. There are Turks on the grassland, who are the enemies of the Tang Dynasty." Li Chengqian responded.

"Yes, the north is the grassland, and there are enemies of the Tang Dynasty there. Now, our Tang Dynasty will take action against this enemy." Li Shimin smiled.

Li Chengqian also knew something about the Turks.

Not only did he hear about it when he followed Li Shimin and learned to watch political affairs, but he also heard about things on the grassland when he chatted with the emperor in Da'an Palace.

They talked about how difficult it was for the Tang Dynasty to establish a country, how shameless and cunning the Turks on the grassland were, how they invaded the Tang Dynasty from the south, often tore up the alliance, plundered the people of the Tang Dynasty, and took away a lot of food and money from the court.

Li Shimin patiently explained to Li Chengqian.

Li Fu stood aside, bowed his head and said nothing.

Li Fu was thinking about why Li Shimin had just refuted Du Ruhui's words. He was the most anxious.

Seeing the opportunity to avenge his previous shame was right in front of him.

Instead, he was not in a hurry and wanted to continue waiting.

What would be the benefit of continuing to wait?

The envoy of Tuli came to ask for help. Would the Tang Dynasty help Tuli?

Did they want to support Tuli to fight against Jie Li on the grassland, and then let them consume each other, and finally let Li Jing lead the troops to sweep across the grassland?

In this case, it is not impossible. First, there is no need to dispatch too many troops, and second, the war period can be shortened.

Li Fu remembered the time when Jie Li and Tuli went south, and Li Shimin led a hundred cavalrymen to confront Jie Li.

That time, Li Shimin took advantage of his old acquaintance with Tuli to make Jie Li suspicious of Tuli, so he led the people on the grassland back empty-handed.

This time, do you still have to use this trick?

After Li Shimin explained to Li Chengqian, he suddenly asked Li Fu.

"Huairen, do you know why I have to wait?" Li Shimin looked at Li Fu with a smile.

"Wait for the envoy of Tuli to come and tell me about the situation on the grassland. Do you want to support Tuli?" Li Fu asked tentatively.