Were the Turks weak?
This was a problem!
In the historical alliance of the Wei River, the Turks had marched south and almost entered an uninhabited region.
After Li Jing's surprise attack on the Turks, it would always give people the illusion that the Turks were paper tigers.
However, Li Yi, who had worked with the Turks for so many years, could say this in a responsible manner.
The Turks were not weak!
To be precise, the Turks before they were split were definitely not weak!
In history, Li Jing had been able to destroy the Turks not only because of his personal ability, but also because of the Great Tang's internal foreign policy.
Splitting the Eastern Turkic Jiali and Tuli Khans was the key factor in Tang's destruction of the Turks.
The Jie factions had completely sided with the Great Tang, not to mention the economic and cultural invasion that had taken place during this period of time!
Putting aside logistics and internal turmoil, it was irresponsible to talk about war.
Jie Li and Tuli had obtained immeasurable wealth and population when they invaded the Central Plains.
In addition to Li Erde bowing and scraping, Tu Li and Jie Li were inevitably complacent and felt invincible.
At the same time, these two were both Khans, but Jie Li was not willing to be inferior to others. The wealth seized by the Great Tang was immeasurable, and it was inevitable that there would be an uneven distribution of the spoils. From then on, there would be a gap in their hearts.
The destruction of the Turks could be summed up in two aspects.
First, wealth came too easily, and the Turks couldn't help but despise the Great Tang!
Secondly, the distribution of the spoils was uneven, and there was a gap between the two Khans!
After that, under Li Erde's provocation, Jie Li and Tuli turned against each other, and the battle between themselves was the most fatal.
To put it bluntly, the Turks were able to invade because of the years of war in the Central Plains, but once the Turks started to fight amongst themselves, how could they be a match for the Central Plains?
With this foundation, the heavy snow had frozen countless Turks to death. Li Jing had an idea and used a sinister move. While the Tang inspectors were negotiating with the Turks, he suddenly sent troops to destroy the Turks.
This was also the reason why Tang Jian had pointed at Li Jing and scolded him after he had destroyed the Turks.
F * ck, I'm negotiating, and you're stealing someone else's house?
Aren't you afraid that they will kill me to vent their anger?
This was the entire history of the destruction of the Turks!
A large part of the destruction of the Turks was his doing.
And what about the Turks of this era?
When Li Yi was in charge of Youzhou, the Turks had already become a force to be reckoned with.
Jie, Tuli, and the other tribes were united, and Xue Yantuo and the other tribes didn't have any thoughts of rebelling!
The Turks could be considered to be in their start-up phase, and the young people in this phase were filled with energy!
If destroying the Turks was that simple, why didn't Yang Guang destroy them?
The Turks had a population of over a million, and all of them were soldiers on horseback. In the chaotic era of the Sui Dynasty, the border areas had become the granaries of the Turks, causing Youzhou and other places to be in dire straits.
When Li Yi first arrived in Youzhou, he was short of soldiers and horses, food and grass, and the people's livelihood was declining! They still needed to constantly face the attacks of the Turks!
With the knowledge of modern people, Li Yi was able to benefit from both sides, strengthen the walls and clear the wilderness, and at the same time develop the people's livelihood!
Originally, the population of Youzhou was less than 400,000. After Li Yi's policy of absorbing refugees and encouraging childbirth for a few years, it officially broke through the million mark!
In these five years, Li Yi had lost count of how many times he had fought the Turks!
At the beginning, they were completely crushed and had no choice but to strengthen their defenses and clear the wilderness. Then, they gradually gained the upper hand and even took back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!
Li Yi only spent five years!
Five years!
He had developed the almost dilapidated Youzhou into an important place to protect the country!
Chai Shao?
It was not that Li Yi looked down on Chai Shao!
To be honest, Chai Shao's war was quite interesting.
But managing Youzhou?
To put it bluntly, there were less than ten people in the Great Tang who could understand Li Yi's policy in Youzhou.
Moreover, Li Yi knew Chai Shao's character all too well.
Stubborn! He would dare to do as much as you gave him!
There was already a rift between him and Chai Shao, and many of the policies he had formulated were shocking!
"Don't you feel any unwillingness?”Li Xiuning continued to persuade Li Yi, hoping that Li Yi would lower his head and admit his mistake.
Li Yi sneered and shook his head.
"I didn't do anything wrong."
"I'm just worried that Chai Shao will act recklessly! The policy I made in Youzhou Province is not in line with the etiquette!”Li Yi sighed.
As Youzhou Province was different, how could Youzhou Province be transformed into its current state in 5 years without some special means?
Because of these policies, many people were dissatisfied with Li Yi. Li Yi was worried that if these policies were abolished, Youzhou would become desolate again.
Then the people at the border would be in danger!
The current Turk was not the husky that could be trampled upon after splitting apart. The current Turk was a hungry wolf that knew how to eat meat!
To be fair, compared to seeing Chai Shao suffer, Li Yi hoped for peace at the border.
Li Yi knew that thousands of people would die in Youzhou.
"I'll think of a way to warn him," Li Xiuning sighed and said softly when she saw that she could not persuade Li Yi.
" It's fine if Chai Shao doesn't know what's important, but if the Emperor doesn't know what's important," Li Yi shook his head.
Li Yi didn't know if Li Er was really planning to let Chai Shao take over Youzhou, or if he wanted to vent his anger and force him to admit his mistake.
But if Li Er really decided to do so,
Then Li Yi would be completely disappointed in Li Er.
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