(Let me explain to you that there was a power outage in the village where Shi Shi went to work yesterday, and the call didn't come until this afternoon, sorry.) ）

Under the witness of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, Li Shimin met with Xue Yantuo's envoys, and took over Xue Yantuo's chief envoy, Xue Yantuo Tler, Xue Yantuo's brother Zhanan Zagu, the brother of Xue Yantuo Khan Yinan, handed over the Xue Yantuo State Table Book, and canonized Xue Yantuo's leader Yinan as the Zhenzhu Viga Khan. Subsequently, he gave Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Viga Khan a sword and a whip, and said: "Those who have major sins in the Qing Department should be cut off with a sword, and those who have committed minor sins should be whipped with a whip." ”

This move not only represents the recognition of Xue Yantuo by the Tang Dynasty as a country independent of the Turks, but also announces to the world that Xue Yantuo is a country of the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty and is a subsidiary of the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, the emperor announced that Xue Yantuo could temporarily open the sale of weapons, and allowed Xue Yantuo to purchase hundreds of steel weapons from the Tang Dynasty to show the righteousness of the suzerain. This move made the envoys of Xue Yantuo all excited, wept bitterly, and prostrate on the ground, thanking His Majesty for his kindness.

After that, the emperor ordered a banquet for the ministers and Xue Yantuo's envoys.

"Brother, I heard that Xue Yantuo's matter was facilitated by the people who led the Honglu Temple by my brother, and it is another great achievement!" While the planning was staggering, Duan Zan sneaked to the end, and came to Xia Hongsheng, who was hiding behind the pillar to hide from the wine, and said.

The emperor accepts the annexation of other countries, and the banquet of the ministers is a grand event, and it is a noble and noble event, even if there is no real position, but Xia Hongsheng is still the marquis of Tang County, and he is naturally qualified to stand in the palace.

"It's only ten years." Xia Hongsheng shook his head, smiled, raised his glass with Duan Zhan, took a sip of wine, and said, "Ten years later." Brother Duan stood near. It is the best age to gain fame. At that time, the Tang Dynasty soldiers should be able to arrive. Annihilate Xue Yantuo! ”

Duan Zan was taken aback, and hurriedly took a look at both sides, fortunately, the atmosphere of the banquet was quite active, no one noticed Xia Hongsheng and Duan Zan , and no one heard Xia Hongsheng's words.

"Brother, aren't you drunk!" Duan Zan also followed Xia Hongsheng's example, sat down on the spot and leaned against the pillar, and asked in a low voice.

"Xue Yantuo was attached, and the Turks suffered from the enemy. Under Jieli's fear, the best way is to show weakness and send an envoy to claim the title. But now that the Turkic envoys are being dragged in Xiazhou, even if they arrive in Chang'an, the end has been decided after all. This road seems to be impassable, and the Turks will be angry at Datang's move, and the already chaotic Turkic interior can no longer bear the internal strife, so it is the only way to direct the anger of the Turks from himself to the Tang Dynasty, and the first strike is stronger. I'm afraid this battle is just around the corner. And now with the national strength of the Tang Dynasty. It is not difficult to destroy the Turks. If you think about it, the Turks were wiped out. Isn't it Xue Yantuo's family that is dominant? Xia Hongsheng turned his head to look at Zagu, who was toasting back and forth among the ministers, and whispered to Duan Zhan: "One day, Xue Yantuo will become today's Turk, and when the time comes, it will be a battle." ”

Duan Zan thought for a while, nodded, and his eyes began to glow: "It's such a reason, but the past ten years, is it too long?" ”

People who are eager to go to the battlefield and make meritorious deeds, when they think that one day they can expand their territory and establish the merit of destroying the country like their fathers, they can't hold back their conjectures.

"At least within ten years, Xue Yantuo will honestly symmetrical the Tang Dynasty, and he will not dare to make any changes!" Xia Hongsheng shook his head and said, "Don't forget, in addition to Jieli, the Turks have another piece, in the west, let's call him the Western Turks." Xue Yantuo had been at odds with the Western Turkic Khanate from the beginning, so he took refuge in Jieli. With this great enemy behind the back, Yi Nan not only did not dare to go south to invade Datang, but also had to live in harmony with Datang, so as not to fall into the predicament of being attacked by the enemy. In addition, Xue Yantuo also has its own insurmountable chronic disease - Xue Yantuo was founded by the alliance of several tribes who rebelled from the Turks, and in order to resist the crusade of the homeland, the tribes temporarily elected the head of the Xue Yantuo tribe, Yi Nan, as the head of the country. A multi-tribal state like this is bound to lack the centripetal force within a single race. And a country that was formed in a hurry must also lack historical accumulation, and the loyalty of its subordinates is insufficient due to the lack of inheritance inertia. In particular, Xue Yantuo pursued the same tribal alliance as the Turks, and such a ruling model was seriously cohesive and prone to civil strife. There is also a more fatal problem that Xue Yantuo quickly annexed a large number of tribes when the founding of the country, and the composition of the tribes was extremely complex, and there were many contradictions within the country. When the Turks were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, they would take advantage of the situation and expand rapidly, which made it more difficult for him to govern the country and exacerbated the internal conflict. Therefore, although Xue Yantuo's force is not weak, his foundation is not strong, and there are major hidden dangers inside. Yi Nan was the first to establish the country, with a team that was temporarily cobbled together from various tribes, and his position as the supreme leader was not stable, so before his control of Xue Yantuo was stable, not only did he not dare to use troops against our Datang, but he also urgently needed our Datang to help him establish a firm foothold. ”

"Not bad!" Duan Zan also figured it out according to Xia Hongsheng's words, so he said: "Your mind is really far-sighted, and you can think so long-term!" ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled and did not answer. Farsighted? How about ten years?

"By the way, Your Majesty has ordered the flying pigeon to pass the book, telling the Duke of Ju Guogong not to delay, and to quickly lead the Turkic envoys back to the court." Duan Zhanyou said to Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng raised his head and drank the wine in the cup: "This is going to war." ”

"yes, I think it's time too." Duan Zan said: "As soon as the Turkic envoys arrive in Chang'an, because of their lack of sincerity, Your Majesty will definitely refuse categorically. Jieli was rejected, but I was afraid that it was time to do it. I don't know what His Majesty will arrange......"

Listening to his words, Xia Hongsheng knew that he was eager to go to the battlefield.

"Don't forget my words, the two armies are at war, and intelligence comes first. The role you play now is more important than food and grass in the army. Xia Hongsheng persuaded him: "Accurate, fast, and correct acquisition of intelligence, this is your battlefield, which is much more important and useful than riding a horse to stab people with a long lance, and there is no room for mistakes." No matter how many armies Your Majesty has arranged, they will all point to your intelligence here and react! ”

Duan Zan smiled: "Also, at this juncture, if it is a new hand, I don't feel at ease." ”

"Speaking of which, I'll have to ask you." Xia Hongsheng said again: "Those things that I asked you to distribute to various provinces before, but they have arrived in various places?" ”

"You said it was a flyer from Jingyang Academy? My brother entrusted me with errands, how could I be lazy. Duan Zan said with a smile: "We have all used our channels to disperse, and now it is estimated that except for some remote places in Lingnan, other provinces and counties dare not say that the state must have arrived." (To be continued.) )