webnovelvip Chapter 804
Chapter 804
Chapter 804
"How could this old man not have thought of what Wei Guogong said?"
Changsun Wuji looked at Li Shimin, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, most of those surrendered soldiers are members of Tong'eshe's tribe, and Tong'eshe was captured alive. It is entirely possible to use the surrendered soldiers to form a cavalry first, and wait for the Tong'eshe's tribe to be wiped out." After the tribe, let them go to the battlefield, when their family is in the hands of Datang, and the tribe is also wiped out, how can they rebel?"
"How could Yuan Qi let this piece of fat go? Even if Yuan Qi didn't do anything, those tribes would turn to Yuan Qi for protection when they learned that Tong E was captured." Wei Zheng said.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "It would be a good thing for Yuanqi to annex it. Even if those tribes voluntarily join Yuanqi, it won't affect them."
Li Shimin's eyes lit up, he understood what Changsun Wuji meant.
For nomads, population, cattle, sheep and horses are wealth.
Once Yuan Qi sent troops to annex Tong E's tribes, the population of those tribes would be divided among the tribes.
At that time, the parents, wives and children who surrendered will all become slaves of Yuan Qi's tribe.
Even if those tribes took the initiative to seek refuge, the result was similar.
The young and strong of those tribes were basically taken out by Tong E, and there were not many young and strong left, most of them were old and weak women and children.
But the cattle, sheep and horses of those tribes were still there. Even if they took the initiative to seek refuge, Yuan Qi's tribe would do it.
The prairie is so cruel.
At that time, when those soldiers learn about the situation of their own tribe, let alone betraying Datang, they may be more ruthless than anyone else when they fight Yuanqi.
Although Wei Zheng understands military affairs, he is not proficient. More importantly, Wei Zheng does not understand the habits of Turkic people.
And Changsun Wuji is a Xianbei, originally a nomad. Although he has been sinicized long ago, his understanding of nomads is far beyond everyone else.
Seeing that many people were still puzzled, Li Shimin said with a smile: "The auxiliary machine can explain to you."
"Yes." Changsun Wuji explained the reason to everyone.
"Your Majesty, if what Zhao Guogong said is true, this strategy is feasible." Wei Zheng said.
Although Wei Zheng often hates people, he has one advantage, that is, he is right about things and not people.
Maybe he is opposed to this proposal of yours, but he will agree to another proposal.
This also made everyone hate him, but not hate him.
"The matter of surrendering the soldiers will be done according to the instructions of the auxiliary machine." Li Shimin said with a final word.
"Who do you think is appropriate to take me to reward the soldiers?" Li Shimin asked.
As Li Shimin's voice fell, the hall fell into silence. Everyone lowered their heads and looked at their feet, as if something on the ground attracted them.
For things like rewarding the army, it is naturally the most suitable for the prince or prince to go.
But rewarding the army on behalf of the emperor can win the hearts of the army, and Li Shimin didn't even give Li Chengqian the Six Commands of the East Palace that should have been controlled by the prince, obviously he didn't want Li Chengqian to be contaminated with military power.
And if there is a prince, let the prince go, where will the prince be placed?
Of course, civil servants or generals can also be sent.
But the leader is Li Daozong, and the candidates to be sent must be similar to Li Daozong in terms of identity.
Reward the army on behalf of the emperor, also known as the imperial envoy.
The status of an imperial envoy must be higher than that of Li Daozong, but if you choose someone whose status is lower than that of Li Daozong, how can Li Daozong not complain?
There are not many civil servants and military generals with higher status than Li Daozong or similar.
Among the generals, Li Jing and Qin Qiong have higher prestige than Li Daozong, and both of them are the Dukes of the state, and they are of the same rank as the county king, which is very suitable.
However, Li Jing felt that his meritorious service was high, and he was basically in a state of retirement.
It is not appropriate for Qin Qiong to be alienated by Li Shimin.
Among the civil servants, only a few people such as Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji are suitable.
But Fang Xuanling is the prime minister, and he cannot do without assisting Li Shimin in handling government affairs.
After much deliberation, Changsun Wuji is the most suitable candidate. Changsun Wuji is a relative. Although he has no official position, his prestige is very high.
In addition, Li Shimin trusts him very much, no matter how you look at it, it is very suitable.
But the people present are all human beings, can they think of it, can Li Shimin not think of it?
Since Li Shimin could think of it, but didn't directly order it, it was obvious that he didn't want Changsun Wuji to go.
Seeing that no one spoke, Li Shimin was silent for a while, and said: "I plan to let the prince go to reward the three armies, what do you think?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard Li Shimin's words.
It is impossible for Li Shimin not to know what it means to let the prince reward the army.
Now Li Shimin offered to let Li Chengqian go to reward the army. Could it be that Li Shimin wants to decentralize power slowly?
For a time, people's minds were different.
"Your Majesty, I think the crown prince is very suitable. The crown prince is the crown prince of the country. It is justified to go to reward the army on behalf of your majesty. After the soldiers know it, they will definitely be motivated and take the lead!" Changsun Wuji said.
"Second minister!" Everyone said in unison.
"Decree: Let the prince go to the front to reward the three armies, and Guangluqing Zhang Liang will lead [-] troops to accompany him!" Li Shimin said.
Zhang Liang was born in a poor and humble family, and he worked as a farmer when he was young.At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Mi led the Wagang Army to fight in Xingyang and Kaifeng. Zhang Liang went to defect, but was not reused.
Later, when Li Mi was destroyed, Zhang Liang was recommended by Fang Xuanling, and was called into Tiance Mansion by Li Shimin as a chariot general.Zhang Liang gradually gained the appreciation of Li Shimin and was regarded as a confidant.
In the ninth year of Wude, the conflict between Li Shimin and Prince Li Jiancheng intensified.Zhang Liang was ordered to go to Luoyang and secretly contact the heroes of Shandong in case the situation changed.When Qi Wang Li Yuanji learned about it, he went to Li Yuan to accuse Zhang Liang of conspiracy.Tang Gaozu ordered Yousi to torture Zhang Liang, but Zhang Liang kept the secret, and was finally released and sent back to Luoyang.
Soon, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Change, punished Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, and ascended to the throne as Tang Taizong.Because of his meritorious service, Zhang Liang was granted the titles of General Right Guard, Governor of Huaizhou, and Duke of Changping County.
If Zhang Liang hadn't endured the torture and betrayed Li Shimin at the beginning, there would be no change in the Xuanwu Gate later.
Because of this, Li Shimin trusted him very much. In just a few years, Zhang Liang was promoted many times, and his title was also promoted from the Duke of the County to the Duke of the State.
Not only that, Li Shimin even accepted Zhang Liang as Guangluqing.
Many people are unfamiliar with this official position. Guangluqing is in charge of the palace portal and some court affairs.
Zhang Liang and Li Junxian guarded the Suzaku Gate (the main gate of the palace) and the Xuanwu Gate (the back gate of the palace).
It's just that the Vermilion Bird Gate is usually not opened at all, and it will only be opened when the emperor ascends the throne, the appointment of a queen and prince, and other major events.
Therefore, the usual sense of presence is not high.
But Li Shimin allowed him to guard the main gate of the palace, and now he asked him to protect the prince and go to reward the army, seeing how much he trusted him.
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East Palace
After Li Chengqian received the imperial decree and thanked him, he sent away the eunuch who made the decree absent-mindedly.
"Your Highness, this is a great thing. Why doesn't Your Highness seem happy?" Du He was very happy after hearing the imperial decree, but it was strange to see that Li Chengqian didn't look happy.
(End of this chapter)