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Chapter 815: Turkic Right Wise King

When Tang Jian explained the details, Hou Junji nodded in understanding: "So, although the Right Wise King borders us, it is actually not important. The biggest threat to our Tang Dynasty is the Central Grassland where Jie Li's headquarters is located, that is, the Left Wise King."

As soon as Hou Junji finished speaking, civil officials such as Changsun Wuji, Xiao Yu, and Cen Wenben all nodded in agreement. Only Fang Xuanling and Li Jing frowned, as if they had different opinions.

"otherwise!"

Tang Jian saw that many people in the hall had the same view. Fearing that he had misled the ministers, he quickly said, "What you don't know is that Jie Li was almost defeated. When he fled to the east, he was also faced with betrayal by many tribes. Logically speaking, it would be difficult for him to make a comeback."

"But at this time, a famous general emerged under his command, the Right Wise King."

"This man is young, but he is extremely brave. His military and literary skills are not inferior to Jie Li. It was with his assistance that Jie Li conquered many places in the east and west. Not only did he recover his former territory, but he also expanded his territory to the far north and the far east. His strength is no less than when he was at his most victorious."

Fang Xuanling looked at the map and asked, "It seems that the Turks also respect the left, and the Left Wise King is located in the Turkic yamen. If so, why was the Right Wise King assigned to the remote eastern part, while the rich central part was given to the unknown Left Wise King?"

"Moreover, the Left Wise King has 100,000 cavalrymen under his command, while the exceptionally brave Right Wise King you mentioned only has 50,000 cavalrymen?"

Seeing that Li Shimin was also puzzled, Tang Jian explained: "I forgot to tell you that Zuo Xian Wang is Jie Li's only son Shi Luodie. It was he who led people to kidnap Jie Li."

"After Jie Li unified the eastern part of the grassland, he had a total of 200,000 troops under his command. They were the elite troops left after years of fighting. They were all veterans with rich experience and should not be underestimated."

"When it came time to decide on the merits and rewards, Jie Li divided the 200,000 troops into three groups."

"Fifty thousand of them will be under the direct control of the Great Khan and stationed in the Urge Yazhang, while the other fifty thousand will be given to the Right Wise King and will be stationed near Hulun Lake, two thousand miles away in the east, to guard the east."

"And the last 100,000 were placed under the jurisdiction of Shiluodi, stationed in the Hengling area thirty miles west of the Yazhang to guard against the attack of the Wei Biheli. But everyone knows that Hengling is the northern part of Tongmo Road. If Jie Li invades."

"We can also quickly transfer troops south through here."

Cen Wenben suddenly had an idea and asked the other white-haired old man, "Duke Weiguo, Jie Li is not young this year, right?"

After the Battle of Dingxiang, Li Jing falsely reported his achievements in the Baidao Victory incident, which almost caused a riot among the border troops.

Although the crisis was resolved by Li Shimin's great wisdom and courage, Li Jing still could not avoid the suspicion of holding his own troops. In order to avoid idleness, he returned to Chang'an and served as the Minister of War.

After this incident, Li Jing was afraid of arousing Li Shimin's suspicion, so due to health reasons, he stayed in a villa in Zhongnan Mountain for a long time to recuperate and did not attend court. The Minister of War was just a nominal position.

Now the affairs of the Ministry of War are all in the charge of the Assistant Minister of War.

This imperial meeting also involved Jie Li. As the general who knew Jie Li best, Li Shimin called him over.

However, Li Jing was very careful, cautious in his words and actions, and looked as if he didn't care about anything. Unless Li Shimin asked him, he would never express any opinion.

Seeing Cen Wenben asking, Li Jing pondered for a moment, then calculated with his fingers: "Jie Li was born in the first year of Dacheng in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Now it is the ninth year of Zhenguan. Jie Li is fifty-six years old this year."

Cen Wenben nodded with a smile, then looked at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, Jie Li is already fifty-six years old. It is already very good that he can take over the entire east. Years of fighting are very exhausting for a person's body."

"I think after Jie Li consolidated his territory, he has no plans to make any big moves in the short term."

"Besides, he is too old to bear the brunt of the trouble. So, it won't be long before he starts selecting a successor. If my guess is correct, according to the tradition of the Turks, the choice should be between these two wise kings?"

"Although the Right Wise King is powerful, judging from Jie Li's plan, he should be favoring his son Shi Luodie. The future enemy of our Tang Dynasty must be Shi Luodie."

Xiao Yu and Hou Junji both nodded slightly, agreeing with Cen Wenben's speculation.

Li Shimin wanted to agree, but when he saw Tang Jian's strange expression, he asked, "Tang Jian, what do you think?"

Tang Jian frowned and thought for a while. He first nodded, then shook his head, with a conflicted look on his face.

Li Shimin's face turned serious: "Why, Tang Jian, according to what you just said, it should be like this. Are you still unsure?"

Tang Jian was stunned, then smiled apologetically: "Your Majesty, you don't know that given the current situation in the Turkic region, it can be said that Shiluodi is undoubtedly the next Great Khan, but he cannot be said to be a well-deserved Great Khan?"

"What do you mean?"

Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "Please explain clearly, don't be ambiguous. You should know that after the western grassland and the southern desert acceded to the Tang Dynasty, only the Jie Li in the east remained. This is the biggest external enemy of the Tang Dynasty." "And the Tang Dynasty is now busy with internal reforms and has no power to send large-scale troops to the grassland in the short term."

"Jie Li is old. The war against the Turks will definitely fall on the shoulders of his future successor. The character, temperament, ability and inclination of his successor are very important. Once he makes a mistake in judgment, it will cause unpredictable losses to our Tang Dynasty."

"We must find out."

"You are the most familiar with the grassland situation. We all need to refer to your opinion. You can't be hesitant."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him solemnly, Tang Jian sighed and said, "Master Cen is right. Jie Li is old. In the Eastern Unification War in recent years, the one who really took action was not Jie Li or Shi Luodie."

"Jie Li is old, and Shi Luodie is mediocre, so they are not worth worrying about."

"What really worries people is this Right Sage King. It is said that he was selected by Jie Li himself. He is ruthless, decisive, and powerful."

"From the moment it appeared on the grassland, it was like a shining comet, revealing its extraordinary strength that shocked the world."

"He personally charged into battle in every battle. He once led 800 cavalrymen to defeat 20,000 enemy cavalrymen."

"In the past five years, the Right Wise King has defeated eighteen large tribes and more than thirty small and medium tribes, beheaded countless people, and once ordered the massacre of the Ate tribe that disobeyed Jie Li, killing all 30,000 people in the tribe overnight."

"The whole grassland was in a state of panic, with corpses and blood everywhere. Children dared not cry when hearing about it. His reputation in the eastern grassland was even greater than that of Jie Li."

"In the past few years since the Right Wise King came to power, he has been invincible and has conquered countless battles without losing a single one. On the grasslands, he is called the God of War. Some people also privately call him Artusmode, which in Turkish terms means the devil from hell."

"From then on, all the tribes in the eastern part of the grassland surrendered as soon as they saw the flag of the Right Wise King. They didn't even dare to flee. When conquering the Shiwei tribes, the Right Wise King didn't even show up. He just let his subordinates fly his flag, and the five Shiwei tribes surrendered directly."

"As for the remaining Mohe tribes, we directly sent out small units to recruit them to surrender. All tribes that received the order from the Right Wise King, no matter how big or small, did not hesitate and surrendered to the Right Wise King."

According to Tang Jian's description, the ministers in Chengqing Palace kept visualizing this scene in their minds.

In the dark wilderness, a blood-red full moon hung high in the sky. The earth kept shaking, and finally a bottomless crack appeared. A terrifying sound came from the crack.

A devil with a green face, fangs, red eyes, muscular body and a steel fork in hand slowly emerged from the boiling magma.

As soon as this demon appeared, all living things began to howl in despair.

The devil laughed and waved his sword. Countless hellfires fell from the sky and landed on the town. In an instant, the entire town was wiped off the ground, and not even the bodies of the people in the town were left.

When they thought of this, they couldn't help but shudder and felt a little frightened.

"Humph"

Hou Junji was the first to react. Seeing that the ministers in the hall were frightened, he snorted coldly, "This man is cruel and bloodthirsty. He must be ambitious. Jie Li is old. I think sooner or later, Jie Li and his son will die at his hands."

Tang Jian slowly shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The 200,000 cavalrymen under Jie Li were all led by the Right Wise King."

"Logically speaking, he could have replaced Jie Li, but he was very loyal to Jie Li. After returning to the Khan's tent, he immediately handed over all military power to Jie Li and allowed Jie Li to take most of the troops and distribute them to his son."

"Then he honestly led an army of 50,000 and returned to his own territory as the Right Wise King."

Xiao Yu's old face turned slightly red, as if he was a little ashamed because he was frightened just now.

At this moment, he reacted and said coldly: "Although this man has amazing martial arts, he is a simple-minded warrior. He can't even think that Jie Li is a great hero and can't tolerate such a person."

"Even if he can tolerate it, he still wants to pass the throne to his son, so he will definitely get rid of this person before the transfer. So we don't have to worry at all. This person will not live until the moment Jie Li closes his eyes."

After Xiao Yu said this, everyone in the hall relaxed their expressions. They were really frightened by the scene described by Tang Jian. Such a person was almost more terrifying than Li Shimin, the most famous general of the Tang Dynasty. He was really an enemy that no one wanted to face!

According to what Tang Jian said about the current situation of the Turkic Khanate, there will be a battle between Jie Li and the Right Wise King. No matter who wins or loses, both will be able to eliminate a powerful enemy.

But Li Shimin did not feel relaxed at all. After talking for a while, everyone dispersed, leaving Fang Xuanling alone in the imperial study.

(End of this chapter)