Xia Hongsheng hurriedly took the letter and opened it, but he didn't recognize the Turkic language inside, and the spy next to him immediately explained to Xia Hongsheng: "General, the Turki Khan said in the letter that Jieli wolf is ambitious, cultivates party henchmen, and secretly wants to prepare troops to attack the Tang Dynasty again. Tuli Khan said that he was suppressed and excluded by Jieli, and was willing to join the Tang Dynasty and get rid of Jieli, and said that if he was Khan, he would pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty as a courtier, and asked His Majesty to help him fight back against Jieli. ”

Listening to the spy's words, Xia Hongsheng nodded. Yes, in history, it was the disagreement between the Jieli Khan and the Turkic Khan, and finally the contradiction between the two led to the division of the Turks, Li Shimin took advantage of this, pretending to be neutral and deaf to the outside, but secretly supporting each other, prompting the Jieli Khan and the Turki Khan to confront each other, and no one could help anyone, so they squeezed out each other and were hostile to each other, which greatly consumed the national strength of the Turks. At the same time, he took the opportunity to divide other tribes that were attached to the Turks, which greatly reduced the strength of the Turks.

"Very well, you can rest for a while, and then you will go with me to meet Your Majesty." Xia Hongsheng handed the letter to the spy again, and then asked, "What is the situation of the Turks now?" ”

The spy replied, "After the Weishui Alliance, the Turks fought for many years, and although they were subordinated by other surrounding tribes, they greatly consumed the Turkic people's strength. In addition, this year, the Turkic steppe has also been dry, and this winter has been very frosty, resulting in fatigue and thinning of the people, and many sheep and horses have frozen to death and starved to death. Because the Turkic civil strife has become more and more intense, Xue Yantuo, Hui, Bayegu, and Tongluo, who were originally forced to rely on the Turks due to the power of the Turkic army, also took the opportunity to rebel en masse, and jointly promoted the leader of Xue Yantuo, Yinan, as the Zhenzhu Khan, and fought against the Jieli Khan. My lord. subordinates thought. Now there is chaos on the Turkic side. It's time to put a name on the shame of the Alliance! ”

"Whether or not to use troops against the Turks depends on His Majesty's decision. You should go and rest first, and then we will go to meet Your Majesty. If the chess piece of Tuli Khan is used well, it will be beneficial and harmless to Datang. Xia Hongsheng said to the soldier.

"General Qiyu, subordinates don't need to rest!" The spy said to Xia Hongsheng with a fist.

Xia Hongsheng and Duan Zan glanced at each other, and then nodded: "Okay, let's go meet Your Majesty now!" ”

The three of them tidied up a little and arranged for several other spies and special operators to rest. Then he left the camp and rode out to the imperial city.

When they arrived at the Suzaku Gate, the forbidden army at the prison gate saw Xia Hongsheng, so they hugged their fists: "The last general has seen Xiahou!" ”

Xia Hongsheng was very unhappy with this title, Xia Hou's words were like a fish in his throat, and he always felt that he was not calling himself. But there is no way, now it is called like this, and he is helpless.

The three of them entered the palace gate, hurriedly went straight to the Taiji Palace, and waited outside for the Yellow Gate to report. Huangmen came out and told the three of them to wait for a while, and about a stick of incense passed. Then someone came out again and called the three of them in.

After entering the Tai Chi Hall and raising his head after saluting, Xia Hongsheng saw Li Lao Er above with a spring face and a flushed face, and immediately knew why Ya had let them wait outside for so long.

"What are you waiting for?" Li Laoer's voice sounded a little tired, Xia Hongsheng slandered in his heart, calling you to prostitute during the day, since ancient times, there have only been tired cows, and there is no ploughed land!

He didn't dare to show anything on his face, bowed down, and said: "Your Majesty, when the minister left Shuofang, he left a few teams of special combat personnel and spies to stay in the Turks pretending to be border merchants, secretly collecting intelligence, and stirring up relations within the Turks, as well as between the Turks and other tribes. This time, they brought good news to His Majesty, so the ministers and others came to report to Your Majesty as soon as possible. ”

"Good news for the Turks?" As soon as he heard the news that it was Turkic, Li Shimin immediately became interested and immediately asked.

Xia Hongsheng turned his head to look at the spy and motioned for him to come forward and speak. The spy reported Xia Hongsheng with a grateful look, then straightened his clothes and walked forward, took out the letter, and said, "Weichen greets Your Majesty!" On the orders of Xia Duwei, he led a group of spies to infiltrate the Turks as border merchants, secretly collected Turkic intelligence, and waited for an opportunity to sow discord between the two Turkic khans, so that the two sides would squeeze each other out and increase the internal friction of the Turks. The power of the Jieli Khan was superior to that of the Tuli Khan, and the Tuli Khan was extremely squeezed. So the Tuli Khan secretly sent Shuo Fang, and the minister secretly connected with the Tuli Khan, and the Tuli Khan sent a letter to His Majesty, and the minister personally escorted it back and presented it to His Majesty! ”

As he spoke, he bowed down and took the letter with both hands.

Wang De immediately went down, took the letter and handed it to Li Shimin.

"The minister and Duan Duwei have already read the letter, but unfortunately it is Turkic in it, and the ministers can't understand it, so it's better to listen to him relay it." Xia Hongsheng interjected and said.

Li Shimin took out the letter and looked at it, then raised his head again and looked at the spy.

"Your Majesty, the Tuli Khan said in the letter that the Jieli Khan is reorganizing his troops and horses, preparing to wait for an opportunity to go south and invade the Tang Dynasty border again. The Tuli Khan expressed his willingness to join the Tang Dynasty and serve the Tang Dynasty as a courtier, begging His Majesty to help him fight back against the Jieli Khan. The spy bowed to Li Shimin and said.

"Courtier...... Li Shimin showed a playful smile on his face, looked at the spy, and asked, "What is the current situation of the Turks?" Let's talk about it in detail. ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the Turks are in a very bad situation now." The spy replied: "Originally, the Turks fought for many years, and the tribes such as Xue Yantuo and Hui were successively broken by the Turks and became Turkic dependents. Although the Turks were victorious, they greatly depleted the Turkic people. Although these tribes were affiliated, they were not united with the Turks. Because of his trust in Zhao Deyan, Jieli Khan made a special use of his prestige, changed many old customs, and the government decrees were harsh, and the Turkic people also complained, and his heart was alienated. Moreover, Jieli sacrificed his roots to the end, so that he could trust Zhuhu and sparse the Turks. As everyone knows, the Hu people are greedy and presumptuous, and they are repeated, and the military revolution is moving over the years. This winter the Turks will have heavy snowfall, several feet deep, miscellaneous animals will die, hunger for many years, and the people will be frozen. In addition, the utilization degree of Jiejie was not given, so the re-collection of the various ministries led to internal and external resentment, and the various ministries rebelled and weakened. Within the Turks, Jieli and Tuli fought and attacked each other, and the Turkic civil strife became more and more intense, so Xue Yantuo, Huifu, Bayegu, and Tongluo, who were originally forced to rely on the Turks due to the power of the Turkic army, also took the opportunity to rise up and resist, and jointly promoted the leader of Xue Yantuo, Yinan, as the Zhenzhu Khan, and fought against the Jieli Khan. Your Majesty, now is the right time to use troops against the Turks! ”

"Oh? The Turks are now suffering from internal and external troubles? Li Shimin raised his eyebrows: "Can this be true?" ”

"Where does Weichen dare to deceive Your Majesty!" The spy said, "Your Majesty can interrogate Xia Zhou." ”

Li Shimin nodded, and asked again: "Just now, you said that Jieli trusts Zhao Deyan?" I heard that this name is a Han person, but who is it? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this person is indeed a Han Chinese, but I heard that he has already surrendered to the Turks in the north during the Wude period. This man won the trust of Jieli Khan, who followed Zhao Deyan's advice to strengthen the power of the Turkic Khan, deepen his domination over other tribes, and enacted extremely strict edicts in the Turks, which made the Turkic chiefs dissatisfied. The rest of the information about this person is not very clear to the ministers. If His Majesty wants to know, after returning this time, the minister will step up his collection. The Spy said.

"Hehe, this person has done me a great favor." Li Shimin smiled lightly, and then said: "Xue Yantuo, Hui Hui, Bayegu, and the Luo tribes jointly promoted Xue Yantuo's leader Yi Nan as the True Pearl Khan, which is also a thing that can be manipulated...... The news sent back by Aiqing was extremely useful, and it was extremely dangerous for you to go deep into the Turkic royal court to collect information. Aiqing rest assured, when I wiped out the Turks, it was the day when Qing and others were added to the knighthood. I believe that this day is not far off. ”

"Weichen thank Your Majesty Longen!" The spy was very excited to greet Li Shimin.

"Okay, Aiqing, let's go back and rest." Li Shimin said to the spy: "Xia Qing, stay, I have something to ask." ”

Duan Zan and the spy said goodbye and left the Taiji Palace, and when the two walked out, Li Shimin looked at Xia Hongsheng and asked, "From Xia Qing's point of view, how should this matter be handled?" ”

"According to the ministers, it is better to summon Lord Changsun, Lord Du, Lord Fang, Li Jing and Li Tao to come and discuss together." Xia Hongsheng bowed and said.

Li Shimin's face suddenly turned black: "Don't play tricks on me, say!" ”

"Uh, Nachen thinks he can fight." Xia Hongsheng said: "Your Majesty doesn't know if you've heard a word - take advantage of his illness and ask for his life!" The Turks are now suffering from internal and external troubles, and it is a good time to attack. ”

Li Shimin was silent, silent for a moment, raised his head and said to Wang De: "Quickly summon Wuji, Fang, Du, Xiao Yu and others to see you." ”

Wang De saw the salute, and quickly went out to find someone to summon him.

didn't wait long, and a few people arrived at the Taiji Palace. Everyone saluted Li Shimin, and they were separated.

"Xiahou, what happened to you today?" Wei Zheng stood beside Xia Hongsheng and asked Xia Hongsheng quietly.

"Well, Uncle Wei, that's what you said...... What do you mean I made a trouble......" Xia Hongsheng replied quietly: "It's news about the Turks, good news." ”

Wei Zheng nodded clearly, and with a general idea in his heart, he stopped talking.

Soon, the people arrived, and Li Shimin ordered Xia Hongsheng to explain the situation of Fang Cai again, and then asked: "Zhuqing, Jieli Junchen is faint, and he is in danger." Now that there are internal and external troubles, it can be said that it is a good time to wash away the shame of my Datang Wei Alliance. However, I still have concerns, and if I attack them now, I will make a new alliance with them; If you don't hit, you may miss the opportunity. According to Zhu Qing, what should be done? (To be continued......)