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Chapter 952: Tacit Business (Part )
Fang Xuanling was startled, and a bitter smile appeared on his face: "If it were me, I would also choose this relatively less costly method."

"But, seven times, that's 70 million taels of silver?"

When Fang Xuanling thought of this, he suddenly showed a look of eating shit on his face, and said painfully: "This is equivalent to paying back all the silver we tried every means to get from the Turks in Japan."

"After this round of deception, they have taken back all the money they have paid back, including the principal and interest. Add to that the installment payment for the entire Western Regions, and the Tang Dynasty has to pay 20 million taels of silver to the Turks every year. Who is the real winner?"

"If that's the case, then why don't you send a few more assassins to get rid of this Right Wise King in one fell swoop?"

“If you walk by the river often, you will get your shoes wet.”

"As long as he is not a god, he will make mistakes sometimes. As long as he succeeds once, all our efforts will be fully recovered."

Li Shimin's face froze, and he said awkwardly: "I am the king of a country, and I have countless people to use, but I don't have that much money?"

"The Right Wise King once said that there is no limit to the number of assassinations. As long as the Tang Dynasty can afford it, he can do it ten times a day. But there is one thing. If the Tang Dynasty cannot pay, it will have to face the full-scale southward march of a million Turkic cavalry."

"Although I am not afraid, I do not want to fall into that kind of dilemma. Besides, the difference between one assassination attempt and several assassinations is not that big, so I will only make such attempts after there is a surplus of tax revenue every year to avoid the situation where I really cannot pay the compensation and let the border of the Tang Dynasty be set on fire."

Fang Xuanling suddenly felt embarrassed. It turned out that the seven times in eight years were restricted by money. In this strange interaction of assassination compensation, the rulers of the two great nations had some tacit understanding, which was really ridiculous.

Then, Li Shimin dropped another bombshell, which shocked Fang Xuanling so much that he felt completely unwell.

"Xuanling, in fact, the number of assassinations that the Right Wise King encounters every year is not limited to this time, but far more than that."

"In addition to the assassins I sent to the grasslands, the noble families whose caravans he held hostage and extorted, as well as the Xueyantuo and Western Turks who fled to the Western Regions, and some other forces, also sent assassins in an attempt to murder the Right Wise King."

"After all, he is obsessed with money and has offended too many people."

"Moreover, the Turks control such a vast territory, and their organization is very primitive. As long as the Right Wise King dies, the entire grassland will be torn apart, and all the surrounding forces will benefit. It is really tempting."

'hiss'

Fang Xuanling blurted out: "Could it be that..."

"good."

Li Shimin said decisively: "The Jinyiwei is responsible for carrying out this matter. They have encountered assassins from other forces before, and some of them have cooperated briefly. According to Wang Xuance's report, the Right Wise King has the same requirements for each force."

"The assassin is fine. As long as he pays the money, the hatred can be resolved."

"If you don't have money, you will have to face the Turkish army. Tuyuhun was destroyed because of this."

Fang Xuanling frowned and thought: "That's not right, Your Majesty, wasn't Tuyuhun destroyed by Yi Nan?"

"Yes, it was indeed the Yinan who sent out the troops."

Li Shimin explained: "However, after Yi Nan sent out the assassin, he was caught by the Right Wise King and asked for money, but Yi Nan could not give it. The Right Wise King suggested that Yi Nan destroy Tuyuhun and forget about that incident."

"Otherwise, we will have to send troops to attack the Western Regions."

"That was during the 15th year of the Zhenguan reign. Yinan was attacking Tufan at that time. In order to avoid being attacked from the rear by the Turks, he had to turn eastward and destroy Tuyuhun. Yinan and the Right Wise King had informed the Tang Dynasty beforehand, so the Tang Dynasty did not send troops to help."

Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "Doesn't that mean that our Tang Dynasty has gained nothing at all?"

"It's not like nothing."

Li Shimin's face turned red, and he said awkwardly: "Before this, I also sent an assassin once, and was exempted from paying compensation once."

'Well'

Fang Xuanling was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "This Right Wise King is really unpredictable."

"According to the Jinyiwei report, the number of assassinations of the Right Wise King has dropped sharply since three years ago. It is almost only the assassins sent by our Tang Dynasty?"

Fang Xuanling said immediately: "Many forces in the Western Regions have been destroyed. The Tang Dynasty and the Turks have almost divided up the entire world. Of course, there is only the Tang Dynasty."

"otherwise."

Li Shimin shook his head and said with a strange look on his face: "Many aristocratic families, Yi Nan, and even Western Turkic opponents no longer send assassins, not because their forces have been completely eliminated. According to the Jinyiwei report, those enemies still exist."

"It's just that they can't afford it?"

Fang Xuanling's old face suddenly turned red, his eyes opened wide, and a hoarse suppressed sound came out of his throat, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood: "Can't you afford it?" "The top leaders of many forces have a consensus."

Li Shimin couldn't help but twitch his lips. "As long as you have money, you can just wave a knife in front of the Right Sage and get away with it. You can even be treated with courtesy by the Right Sage King. As for the poor, don't go. Once you can't afford the money, it will be hard for you to die."

"Even if the Turks are defeated, they will kill your entire family."

When Fang Xuanling heard about the whole family being slaughtered, he suddenly remembered something and asked with trembling lips, "I remember that four years ago, the two branches and seven houses of the Yuan family in Jiangdong were wiped out overnight, and no one raised any questions afterwards."

"The whole court is in a state of confusion, and everyone is trying to avoid it. Could this matter be related to the Turks?"

"Yes, that's right."

Li Shimin said helplessly: "The Yuan family is a big merchant on the Silk Road. There are five large caravans in the family that go to the Western Regions and Central Asia to trade, making huge profits every year. Because they were unwilling to pay the "protection fee" to the Turks, three of them were robbed and killed by the Turks."

"Among them, one of Yuan's legitimate sons died on the way."

"In a rage, the Yuan family sent the family's top assassin to the grassland in an attempt to assassinate the Right Wise King."

"Of course, the result was not unexpected. He failed and was captured. The Turks sent an envoy to demand that the Yuan family pay a huge amount of compensation. Even if the Yuan family went bankrupt, they couldn't come up with 10 million taels of silver. Of course, they rejected this unreasonable request and sent out assassins again."

"The Turks sent envoys to our Tang Dynasty, demanding that the Tang Dynasty give up the passage. The Turks sent 3,000 cavalrymen straight down to the south of the Yangtze River to retaliate against the Yuan family?"

Fang Xuanling heard these secrets, and showed a very curious look on his face, and urged: "What happened next?"

"Of course I won't agree."

Fang Xuanling nodded. The Tang Dynasty also needs to save face, okay?
Even at that time, the country's national strength was not inferior to that of the Turks. How could it allow the enemy's army to run rampant on its own land?
"How was the matter resolved in the end? The Yuan family was still exterminated. Did the Turks send someone to sneak in?"

"No, if that were the case, the local authorities would definitely find out and report it. But I have not received any such report in the Hongwen Hall, have I?"

Li Shimin said angrily: "Later, our Tang Dynasty rejected the Turkic request, but the Turkic said that the Yuan family was a descendant of the Tang Dynasty and was hiding in Tang territory. The Tang Dynasty sheltered the assassin and should bear the responsibility for the Yuan family."

"Either the Tang Dynasty hands over the Yuan family, or the Tang Dynasty pays a huge amount of compensation and takes over the matter on behalf of the Yuan family. Otherwise, the Turks will launch a war of annihilation against the Tang Dynasty."

"This is outrageous! This is simply robbery and utter depravity!"

Fang Xuanling could no longer sit still, so he stood up and slammed the table, pacing around the room. After a long while, he calmed down and asked, "How was this matter finally resolved? The Right Wise King is extremely greedy. He can talk easily if he has money, but he dares to do anything if he has no money."

"In the end, the Turks did not attack the Tang Dynasty. Could it be that it was the Tang Dynasty that paid the money?"

"how is this possible?"

Li Shimin said with a complicated expression: "The money in my Tang Dynasty is not blown by the wind. As the emperor, I only dare to assassinate once a year. How can I have the money to clean up the Yuan family's ass?"

"Finally, the noble families came one after another to persuade the emperor to sacrifice the Yuan family and preserve the Tang Dynasty."

"With the tacit consent of the aristocratic families, I finally sent the Imperial Guards to carry out an inhumane genocide against the Yuan family and confiscated their property."

"In the end, eight million taels of silver were seized, and the bodies of nearly a thousand members of the Yuan family were sent to the Turks, and the matter was settled."

Li Shi said with a gloomy face: "However, from now on, those noble families also know that it is better to offend the emperor than to offend King Fan Youxian. If you offend the emperor, you may be able to escape with the support of the noble families behind you."

“But if the Right Wise King of the Turkic people bears a grudge against us, even the noble family will not be able to protect us.”

Fang Xuanling's face also looked very heavy. The deterrence of the Right Wise King had actually covered the entire Tang Dynasty, causing the emperor and the aristocratic families to begin to abide by his rules.

In a sense, it has surpassed the level of the royal Li family.

Fang Xuanling knew what Li Shimin meant, so he advised: "Your Majesty, although the Turks are strong, the entire grassland depends on the Right Wise King. Although this man has some intelligence and talent, he is frivolous and dissolute. He treats the world as a child's play, disregards his own safety, and dances on the edge of a knife."

"If something happens to him, the whole grassland will fall apart again."

"But as long as the Right Wise King is still here, the grassland is an unshakable entity, and the Tang Dynasty should not send troops!"

"Although your majesty has carried out reforms in recent years, the people's lives have improved; and the treasury has also accumulated some savings through vigorous trade."

"The feudal system has just been implemented, and the princes are still busy building their fiefdoms. The transaction volume of various materials in Chang'an has increased a hundredfold. On the road to the Western Regions, the construction materials are transported day and night, and those vehicles almost block the road."

"This has indirectly caused the outflow of some of the Tang Dynasty's strength. The positions they left behind need to be filled by common people, and all this takes time. Therefore, I believe that within at least three years, the Tang Dynasty will not have the strength to launch a war against the Turks."

(End of this chapter)