hsntnovel Chapter 2156 Analysis of the Situation
Chapter 2156 Analysis of the Situation
The horse is cold at the fifth watch, and he puts on his coat and mounts the embroidered saddle. It is still dark in the east, and the moon is full on the railing.
The previous chapter said that Li Shen wanted to take the treasure obtained from suppressing the rebels for himself.
Although others were trying to dissuade him, Li Shen was still very confident in his argument. In the end, Wang Xuance and others could only helplessly agree three times, "Yes, yes, yes, you are right."
Only then did Li Shen lie back in the rocking chair with satisfaction, drinking cold juice.
"Oh, Xuan Ce, please write a memorial to His Majesty about what happened these days. I am here to perform official duties, so I have to be more formal."
After lying down, Li Shen suddenly thought that he had not given anything in return to his father since he came here, which made him seem a little unprofessional.
“Your Majesty, I wrote a memorial the other day and asked the newspaper to send it back to Chang’an City.
The memorial detailed all the achievements that the prince had made since coming to Xizhou."
Wang Xuance replied immediately.
"Well, that's good. By the way, how is the war going in the west? Did you say when the next grain shipment will be?"
Li Shen nodded with satisfaction and asked.
"My Lord, the war in the west is going well. The Kunqiu Road General Asina She'er led his troops to defeat the Chuyue and Chumi tribes, forcing the people of the two tribes to surrender.
He also led troops from the west of Yanqi to attack the northern border of Qiuci. The Yanqi king Xuepo Anazhi abandoned the city and fled to Qiuci.
Ashina She'er led his troops to pursue and kill Yanqi King Xue Po Anazhi, and established Xian Na Zhun as the new Yanqi King.
Wang Xuance reported it immediately.
"It was so fast. It took only a few months to conquer Yanqi. Ashina She'er played a great role this time and made outstanding contributions.
I believe that he will be promoted and become rich after he returns."
Li Shen felt a little envious after hearing this. This was the merit of destroying a country and expanding the territory of the Tang Dynasty. This achievement should be exchanged for at least one million strings of cash, right?
"Your Highness, you have made some contributions, but it will be difficult to get promoted or make a fortune," Zhou Daowu said.
"Oh? Why is that? Isn't it possible to get promoted and make money by expanding territory?"
Li Shen was a little confused when he heard this. In any dynasty, expanding territory was a great achievement.
“Your Highness, among the generals of the Tang Dynasty today, each one has contributed to the destruction of a country. The vast territory of the Tang Dynasty today was conquered by these dukes.
In the past, Duke of Chen Hou Junji led his troops to attack the Gaochang Kingdom. After returning, he made a mistake and was not only not rewarded but also dismissed from office.
When our Great Tang was first founded, the feudal lords were separatist and declared themselves kings. It was Your Majesty who led these dukes to conquer and recapture the country.
Even the Eastern Turkic Khanate where Ashina She'er lived was destroyed by the troops led by Duke Weiguo, after which the Ashina tribe surrendered.
There are also the Tiele tribes in the north, the Xueyantuo, the Tuyuhun, the Khitan, the Uighur, the Pugu and so on.
Ashina She'er was just a surrendered general, and since he already had a title, it was impossible to give him a large reward."
Zhou Daowu explained to Li Shen that in the Tang Dynasty, if you had not conquered a country, you would be embarrassed to call yourself a duke.
You don't dare to speak loudly in the circle of military generals.
In the Tang Dynasty, destroying a country was as easy as having a meal. There was no need to even send troops; people would come to submit to the country.
The Tang Dynasty has been expanding continuously, going out to fight at least one battle every year on average.
Li Shen sometimes felt that if his father didn't do anything, the annual food and grass would be wasted.
His father is definitely a warmonger, and if it were in the modern Middle East situation, it would have been over long ago.
I will give you an imperial decree first, telling you all to stop fighting. If you don’t obey, I will send troops to beat you up immediately.
Just like Goguryeo.
After Li Shen understood the reason, he stopped talking and continued to ask:
"Yanqi has been recovered, but what about Qiuci? I heard Qiuci still has some fighting power."
Kucha is a fence-sitter. I will go to whichever side hits me.
Originally, Qiuci was subject to the Tang Dynasty, but was beaten by the Western Turks last year. Then, they followed the Western Turks and harassed the Tang Dynasty's caravans.
That's why Li Shimin decided to teach them a lesson this year.
"My Lord, after Ashina She'er captured Yanqi, the guards of Qiuci were so frightened that they abandoned the city and fled.
The King of Kucha, Halibushibi, led 50,000 troops to resist, but was defeated by the Tang army. Ashina She'er was attacking the capital city where the King of Kucha was stationed.
"It seems that this battle should be over soon." Li Shen judged after hearing it.
The order given to them by their father was to attack Yanqi and Qiuci. If everything went well, they might even prepare to travel west.
"That's true, but I don't know whether the Western Turks will send troops to rescue." Wang Xuance nodded in affirmation.
“Who cares? If the Western Turks send troops to rescue us, we’ll leave them behind as well.
I don’t think they dare.
Now that Tibet is held hostage by us, the Western Turks are alone and cannot make a move. They are simply no match for the Tang Dynasty."
Li Shen really didn't take the Western Turks seriously, because he knew that the Western Turks would eventually be destroyed by the Tang Dynasty.
It's just a matter of time.
The imperial court has decided that after dealing with Yanqi and Qiuci, if all goes well, it will continue westward and capture more important cities in the Western Regions.
"What major events have occurred in the court during my absence?"
Li Shen asked again.
As a prince, although he does not participate in politics, he still needs to understand the major events happening in the court, as this concerns his life and wealth.
"Your Highness, since you are not in Chang'an, the city has become peaceful and nothing has happened."
Wang Xuance replied immediately.
"What do you mean? You mean that I am a nuisance, and Chang'an City will be peaceful after I leave?"
When Li Shen heard Wang Xuance say this, he felt a little unhappy.
Is it up to me, Prince Ji, to decide whether Chang'an is in chaos or not? Shouldn't it be my father who has the final say?
That's a ruthless person, the strongest carbon-based creature in the seventh century. Whoever goes against him will die.
So many of his younger brothers died unclearly, and there was not much introduction in history. Do you really think they died of illness?
So Li Shen sneered at Wang Xuance's way of praising him.
"I dare not. I just said that nothing big happened in Chang'an City." Wang Xuance quickly changed his words.
"Your Highness, it's time to eat." Just as Li Shen was about to continue speaking, a servant came in to report.
"Okay, send someone to the governor's mansion and ask Pei Ziyu to summon all the officials." Li Shen gave the order immediately.
"You will go with me later, and my husband, you should also go with me so that those people can get to know you.
Let them see whether our Tang Dynasty's imperial consort is tall, mighty, wise and brave, and only slightly inferior to this king."
"Yes, we obey your command." Several people immediately stood up and accepted the order. Zhou Daowu blushed a little because of Li Shen's praise. His brother-in-law really dared to say anything.
How can I say that I am tall, mighty, wise, and powerful?
But Li Shen was willing to take him with him, which made him very happy.
(I took a break yesterday and notified the group, which is the fan group of the platform.
The first reason is heat stroke. The weather is too hot and there is no air conditioning in the countryside. I am looking for someone to install it these days.
The second is that my finger got burned and a big blister appeared.
Sometimes people can really do two things at once. After I changed the cotton core of my lighter, I did some experimenting.
Then I didn’t know where my heart was going. I just used my fingers to pinch the burning iron. I felt like a fool.)