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Chapter 892: Political Discussion in Chengqing Palace (Part )
Originally, the Tang Dynasty was planning to find a way to weaken the development of Yanzhi Yinan after the internal reforms were completed, but the subsequent Liaodong incident diverted the Tang Dynasty's attention. After more than a year of operation, the Liaodong area was taken.

However, Yi Nan is a bit too powerful to be eliminated and cannot be solved without resorting to force.

Li Shimin was now in a state of headache. The grasslands were different from the Central Plains. Although they were not as developed in depth, they were developing very fast. They declined quickly and rose again just as quickly. While the Central Plains were still cultivating intensively, the fragmented grasslands began to threaten the Tang Dynasty again.

These complex forces are mutually restrained and intertwined.

They couldn't fight, because if they made a mistake, they would waste money and food, and bring more trouble to the Tang Dynasty. If they let it go, it would become a big problem. Even if they made up their minds to launch a national war and finally won a great victory, they would not be able to ensure peace for many years.

It was really a headache. Even a wise man like Fang Xuanling found it difficult to deal with. He felt that the grassland forces were like a quagmire, entangled and impossible to get rid of.

"Your Majesty, let's not worry about the Western Turks far away for now, and just focus on the northern grasslands."

Li Jing was clear-headed and confident. He pointed to the large grassland at the southern end of Yu Dujun Mountain and said seriously, "In the past, the Turkic forces were distributed in the north and south and lived in peace. Now, they are all concentrated in this area."

"In order to cope with the pressure from the New Turkic Khanate, Yi Nan will certainly mobilize a large army to the south. It won't be long before this place becomes a powder keg."

"The Right Wise King has an army of 800,000 soldiers. After the casualties caused by the war with the Xibi tribe, even if the actual combat strength is reduced, there are still 400,000 soldiers. And the Yi Nan will have to mobilize at least 300,000 soldiers to deal with it, plus the remaining remnants of Xibi Heli."

"There will be millions of troops concentrated on the grasslands south of Yu Dujun Mountain. If they all gather together and march south, I'm afraid the Tang Dynasty will be in danger of being overthrown."

Li Shimin's face turned pale, and he was obviously a little scared. "Brother Jing is right. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Jie Li claimed to have a million troops, but in fact there were only 300,000 or 400,000 people. We then bribed the Turkic Yi Nan and others to rebel."

"The actual combat force that Jie Li can mobilize is only over 200,000."

"There are literally a million cavalrymen gathered near Yu Dujun Mountain, and no less. Brother Jing is right. The most important thing now is to prevent the Right Wise King and the Yi Nan from joining forces. Otherwise, our Tang Dynasty will be in danger!"

After the two people's analysis, the situation in the north gradually became clear.

Usually, Fang Xuanling, as the left servant, was devoted to domestic affairs. Even if he was concerned about external affairs, it was policy matters. He really had no energy to take care of military affairs. Now that he had understood the situation thousands of miles away in the north, he was also trembling with fear.

Unexpectedly, without making any noise, the Tang Dynasty was once again standing on the edge of the cliff.

If the East and the West merge, what will the Tang Dynasty use to respond? That's a million cavalrymen.

The total military strength of the Tang Dynasty now is three million, most of which are distributed in countless prefectures, counties and districts within the country.

The northern army had a maximum of 800,000 troops to guard the long northern border. Roughly speaking, 200,000 of them were in the Western Regions, 200,000 in Liaodong, 200,000 in Chang'an, and the remaining 200,000 were distributed in Hedong Road, Hebei Road, and the Yellow River Yinshan line in the north of Guannei Road.

Among these armies, cavalry only accounted for 30%.

After the Battle of Dingxiang, the threat from the north was greatly reduced, and the Tang Dynasty no longer lacked war horses, but the cavalry consumed a lot of money, so in order to save money, the cavalry was not expanded too much. Most of the more than 200,000 cavalry were in the Western Regions, and a small number were distributed in various places in the north.

What if a million Turkic cavalrymen from the north march southwards? What will the Tang Dynasty use to resist?

Fang Xuanling frowned and said tentatively, "Yinan and the Turks have an irreconcilable feud. I heard that last year in the Khanar grassland, they bribed Jie Li's attendants and assassinated Jie Li. This is an even deeper hatred. They shouldn't shake hands and make peace, right?"

Li Jing shook his head solemnly upon hearing this: "Prime Minister Fang, although I don't know the mystery behind Jie Li's death, it should have nothing to do with Yi Nan. From the series of purges that followed, we can tell that the assassination was actually a coup by the Right Wise King to seize power."

"Although Shiluodi, the son of Jie Li, became the Khan, he was just a puppet and did not hold any real power. This time the army marched westward, and it was also led by the Right Wise King himself, which further proves that Shiluodi was completely sidelined."

"Yinan once betrayed Jie Li, and the Right Wise King assassinated Jie Li."

"There is no grudge between them. On the contrary, last year in Liaodong City, Zhangsun Wuji led an army of more than 200,000 to destroy the Right Wise King. There is a grudge between us Tang and him. If Yi Nan uses this as an excuse to show goodwill to the Right Wise King, will the two sides unite?"

Li Jing sighed and looked at Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling helplessly. Although he was usually estranged from the court and didn't know the details of the siege of Liaodong, by analyzing the enemy situation, he could also know that Jie Li was old and the crown prince Shi Luodie was mediocre, so they were not to be feared.

The only person the Turks need to worry about is the rising Right Wise King.

The Right Wise King is about to become a major threat to the Tang Dynasty and a threat to Jie Li's son's succession to the Khan throne. Zhang Sun Wuji is a sinister person and is in a key position to contact Jie Li. With just a few words, he can easily persuade Jie Li to give up the Right Wise King.

Li Jing also agreed with this. If it were him, he would do the same. But it was a pity that the army of more than 200,000 people did not achieve anything and allowed the Right Wise King to escape. That was not enough. He also let 20,000 troops escape, so that in the Khanar grassland, the Right Wise King killed Jie Li in one fell swoop and seized the real power of the entire Turkic.

"Your Majesty, in this time of crisis, I, an old minister, must say something."

Li Jing looked at Li Shimin solemnly, clasped his hands and said, "The Right Wise King has already won the battle. Now he has easily defeated Bi Heli in Mobei and has become the most powerful person on the grassland. With a single thought, he can almost control the situation in the world."

"It would be best if we could get rid of him, but since we can't kill him now, we can only win him over."

"Your Majesty, I ask Your Majesty to think of the Great Tang, show the grace of heaven and bestow blessings, take the initiative to come forward to make peace with the Right Wise King, and turn hostility into friendship. Even if he doesn't care about Your Majesty and the Great Tang, he is still a Central Plains man after all, and my Chinese blood flows in his body."

"Even if he is not loyal to the Tang Dynasty, we should persuade him to put the people of the world first, and the Han people first, and not to help the tyrants and become corrupt as the barbarians."

'hiss'

Seeing Li Jing so serious, Li Shimin took a deep breath, his face kept changing, and he paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, looking a little anxious.

In this critical moment, what should we do?
Li Shimin was also somewhat hesitant: "Xuanling, what do you think?"

Fang Xuanling knew the inner story of the Right Wise King the most. In the end, it was the Li family fighting among themselves. If it did not affect the overall situation of the country, these court officials would sit on the sidelines and watch, after all, it was their own business.

But now both sides hold the power to decide the rise and fall of the world. Do they really want to let countless lives be destroyed and plunge the world into war just because of their own struggle for imperial power?
Fang Xuanling's face was full of bitterness, and he said to Li Jing: "Duke Weiguo, you don't know that for some special reasons, your majesty and this Right Wise King are sworn enemies, right?"

Li Jing was a little confused. He looked at Li Shimin in surprise, who had an unhappy expression on his face. Then he looked at Fang Xuanling. It was obvious that the two of them were hiding something from him.

Li Jing was secretly curious, what kind of deep hatred could there be between His Majesty and a Han Chinese far away in Turkic?
It was just that Liaodong City had done something to the other party, and he was a bit jealous of his talent and was afraid that he would grow up to threaten the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, the two of them had nothing to do with each other. It was said that the Right Wise King was not very old, only in his early twenties.

How could he, far away in the desert, offend Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an, thousands of miles away?

Li Jing felt depressed when he saw that Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling both looked gloomy and didn't want to talk more.

If it was an ordinary secret, Li Jing would not want to know it, but now the Tang Dynasty is on the brink of life and death. No matter how prudent Li Jing is, he cannot just stand by and watch. If things really get extremely urgent and the situation is out of control, Li Er might even ask for help from him.

For the sake of peace in the world, Li Jing had no choice but to continue to persuade: "If this is the case, the emperor will have no choice but to win over Yi Nan and suppress the Right Wise King."

"However, I have something to say."

"This Yi man is extremely ambitious and has the ambition to rule the world. He is the most cunning of the three people who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and the one who wants to replace the Great Khan Jie Li the most. Now that Tuli is dead, the son born to Princess Ashina Yun is also the grandson of the emperor."

"The scorpion has already been defeated, so there is nothing to worry about."

"With only this man left, even if the emperor appoints him as Khan and marries Princess Ankang to him, it will only be a temporary solution!"

"This will only encourage Yi Nan's arrogance, and he will become more powerful and more difficult to deal with in the future."

"Although the Right Wise King is feared by everyone, from my observation, he has no ill will towards the Tang Dynasty, let alone hatred. Instead, the Tang Dynasty is secretly targeting him and making a move in Liaodong."

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Fang, I am going to say something that I shouldn't say. Even if we can't be friends with such people, it's better not to be enemies. The Right Wise King is cunning and wise, and he is also extremely brave. What's more terrifying is that he is younger than us."

"Once he grows up to Jie Li's age, our generation of conquerors will be gone, and the Tang Dynasty will be in danger."

Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling obviously did not trust him and kept it from him at such an important time, which made Li Jing feel uncomfortable.

After giving him a reminder, he was ready to leave: "This is all I have to say. I hope Your Majesty will consider this seriously. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

"Wait a moment, Lord Wei!"

Fang Xuanling became anxious and stopped Li Jing without regard for etiquette. He turned around and looked at Li Shimin anxiously, making desperate glances.

(End of this chapter)