Chapter 42: The Turning Point of History (1st Update)

A butterfly in the Amazon rainforest of South America occasionally flapps its wings, causing changes in the air system around it and producing weak air currents, which in turn cause corresponding changes in the surrounding air or other systems, thus causing a chain reaction that eventually leads to extreme weather changes elsewhere. Call it the "butterfly effect".

The Tang Dynasty is poetic and picturesque, although Chen Ying is a human being in two lives, it seems that he can see farther than the ancients, but in fact, Chen Ying's way of thinking is not necessarily how smart he is than the ancients.

As for the many trends of thought in his previous life, not to mention that Chen Ying is probably only half-understood, but even if he is really proficient, his theory is too advanced, and what he brings to society may be even more harmful.

How did Wang Mang's new system come to an end, this is a lesson from the past. Chen Ying is not unaware, as far as theory is concerned, the content of Wang Mang's new system, placed in the Tang Dynasty, can be regarded as advanced.

Therefore, even if he wanted to reform, Chen Ying never thought of influencing the Tang Dynasty and promoting the whole world. However, what Chen Ying didn't expect was that little by little he was influencing the development direction of Datang.

Originally, Chen Ying did not think about building a Tang Dynasty gallop system, he simply imitated the later generations of mines and mines to transport the railway system, labor-saving and time-saving transportation of excavated river mud, but after Li Jiancheng saw this scene, he decided to repair the Tang Dynasty's gallop system, the first gallop road from Luoyang to Tongguan nearly 400 miles of gallop road is about to be completed, and it is expected that the spring of Wude four years should be able to open to traffic.

This is just a change in Datang. However, Chen Ying never thought that he only used the wet method to produce some primitive phosphate fertilizer, which would affect the abolition of the death penalty in Datang.

Although it is only partially abolished, it is obvious that once this policy is introduced, the population of Datang will change greatly. At least, the population base will be much larger, as long as it is a labor reform, there will be a day when they can be released from prison, then the children and grandchildren of these people will breed countless people to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuan agreed with Xiao Yu's opinion without much consideration, after all, Li Yuan is a person who cherishes feathers.

Once this policy is implemented, it will not have a particularly negative impact on Datang, but will enable Datang to obtain countless phosphate fertilizers, increase grain production, and the people who will benefit will be more grateful to him as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. And he is not bloodthirsty and easy to kill, a generous and benevolent emperor has a reputation that is better than tyranny and king.

At this moment, Chen Ying found that Li Xiuning's face was a little pale, and gradually Li Xiuning's face appeared ruddy, suddenly, Li Xiuning covered his mouth and ran into the distance, not more than ten steps away, he leaned in front of a small tree, and vomited.

Chen Ying didn't care about Li Yuan discussing any important matters of the court with the ministers, so he hurriedly ran over.

The world is big, and my wife is the biggest.

In Chen Ying's eyes, even the king of heaven is not as big as his wife.

The afterglow of Li Yuan's eyes, seeing that Chen Ying was so nervous Li Xiuning, a touch of warmth appeared on his face.

Chen Ying waved his hand for Guo Luo to send the kettle, and patted Li Xiuning's back: "Sanniang, how is it, is it better?" ”

Li Xiuning rinsed his mouth with water, but before he could speak, he vomited again.

Chen Ying was extremely nervous, and shouted: "Guo Luo, quickly find Chen Huairen to come over......"

It's just that Li Yuan still feels sorry for his daughter in the end. Seeing Chen Ying so loudly, he thought something was wrong.

He hurriedly asked the imperial doctor to come forward to treat Li Xiuning.

Li Yuan left the palace, even if he walked only sixty miles from the city, he also followed the imperial doctor in the imperial doctor's office. After a while, an old lady with gray hair and beard reached out and put his hand on Li Xiuning's wrist.

After a while, a smile appeared on the imperial doctor's face, let go of Li Xiuning's wrist, bowed to Li Yuan and Chen Ying, and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Chen Yuma, Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang is happy!" ”

"What? Bun in the oven? Chen Ying was overjoyed, and Li Yuan laughed when he heard this.

It's just that at this time, a eunuch-like man walked outside: "Your Majesty...... Hurry up! ”

Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his eyes were full of puzzlement, but at this time, when he first heard the news that Li Xiuning was happy, he was in a good mood and said with a smile: "What kind of urgency?" ”

The eunuch said: "Back to Your Majesty, Li Daozong, the governor of Liangzhou, is in a hurry!" ”

"Li Daozong......" When Li Yuan heard this, a bad premonition arose. The Turkic Jieli Khan, Chen Bing 300,000 in Dingxiang, has not moved, but in the eyes of Li Yuan and the Manchu ministers of the Tang Dynasty, this is a sharp sword hanging over the head of the Tang Dynasty.

God knows when this sword will be cut down.

There is an urgent report in Liangzhou, there is only one possibility, the direction of the Turkic attack is not Lingzhou, Shuozhou, Taiyuan, nor the new land of Hebei, let alone Youzhou, it is actually placed in Liangzhou.

Li Yuan unfolded the secret report, and his face immediately became gloomy.

Sure enough, as Li Yuan expected, it was precisely because of what Li Daozong played that more than 100,000 Turks attacked Liangzhou, and Li Daozong had no choice but to shrink his forces and wait for reinforcements.

Li Jiancheng saw that Li Yuan's face was not good, and immediately took the urgent report from Li Yuan's hand, and Li Jiancheng saw it, his face was full of sadness.

Li Jiancheng also felt that his head was extremely big, because it was the Turks attacking Liangzhou, but it was not Jieli Khan. Rather, it was the soldiers and horses of the Western Turks.

In 583, the Eastern and Western Turks were divided, and the Western Turks opened up their territory widely, and the kingdoms from present-day Shanxi to the Aral Sea in the east were under his rule, and the Khan's court was built on the Sanmi Mountain north of Qiuzi. In the autumn and July of the second year of Wude, the Western Turkic Yehu Khan sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute. Li Yuan was in close contact with Tong Yehu and prepared a joint attack on the Eastern Turks. Jieli Khan was very frightened when he heard the news, and hurriedly reconciled with Tong Yehu.

Supposedly, the relationship between the Western Turks and the Tang Dynasty became somewhat entangled because of the relationship between the Eastern Turks, and the two sides were both enemies and friends.

However, Li Jiancheng really couldn't figure out why the Western Turks, who had just befriended him last year, suddenly changed their hexagram now?

Li Yuan didn't think as much as Li Jiancheng thought, hundreds of thousands of Western Turkic soldiers and horses attacked Liangzhou, this matter cannot be taken lightly, the worst result is the alliance of the Eastern and Western Turks, once the Eastern and Western Turks unite, for the Tang Dynasty, it will be a catastrophe.

Although the Eastern Turks are powerful, they are not invincible because they concentrate the power of the whole world.

However, the sum of the Eastern and Western Turks is not a matter of one plus one equaling two.

As early as the period of the Khan of Sheku, the Western Turks expanded their territory to the west as far as the sea (present-day Aral Sea), compared with the Eastern Turks, the Western Turks were more well-equipped, and controlled one of the great powers in the Western Regions, the Kangju State, directly bordering the ancient Persian Sassanid Empire.

However, since the Sassanid Empire was locked in a 400-year war with the Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire), at the end of the Sassanid Empire, Hormizd IV continued its war with the Byzantium. At home, he tried to rely on Christians to strengthen his position and continue to implement the policy of suppressing the great aristocracy, thus angering the great nobles and □ monks, and was overthrown, and in less than twenty years, he changed thirteen kings, all of whom were puppets of nobles and monks.

Coincidentally, this is the case. The weakened Sassanid Empire meets the rising Western Turks. So it was even more tragic, the army of the Sassanid Dynasty was not only pinned down in large numbers on the front line of the Western Front and the Byzantine Empire, but also in the eastern Khorasan region, as well as Kang and Shi, all of which were undefended and were taken advantage of by the Western Turks.

In Chen Ying's memory, the expansion war of the Western Turks lasted until about the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, and now it is said that they should have more than twenty years to toss.

Chen Ying even remembered that there was no record of the Western Turks taking the initiative to attack the Tang Dynasty, but in this time and space, the Western Turks actually advanced eastward, which made Chen Ying feel very ridiculous.

Li Yuan left in Qinglin, Li Jiancheng also left, and the civil and military ministers also left, and Chen Ying also returned to Chenjiabao in Qinglin with Li Xiuning.

However, the Western Turkic invasion of Liangzhou made Li Shimin pick up a big bargain.

Originally, neither Li Jiancheng nor Li Yuan wanted Li Shimin to go to Liangzhou, but sealed it in Chang'an. Li Jiancheng hopes that Li Shimin is under his nose, and Li Yuan also needs Li Shimin to check and balance Li Jiancheng.

However, in this situation, Li Yuan has no choice.

The soldiers and horses under Li Daozong's command will definitely not be able to stop the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Western Turks, and it is imperative to reinforce Liang, but who will lead the army is a problem.

Li Yuan is actually a very selfish person, he doesn't believe that non-clan generals, non-clan generals have commanded 350,000 troops, but 350,000 troops have absolutely no way to break the siege of Liangzhou.