After thinking for a while, Li Shi Min decided to put this matter aside.
Whether the Third Prince was pretending or was really playing with things and losing his will, there would be time to prove.
Before the truth is revealed, let's put the matter of the clan aside for the time being.
Compared to the Third Prince, there was another matter that gave Li Shi Min a headache.
That was the chaos in the north.
Although the Turks had been destroyed, the Turks were not the only forces north of the Great Tang.
There are two Eastern Turkic Khans, Tuli Khan and Jie Khan, and then to the north there is Xue Yantuo.
This time, it was Jie Li Khan who was destroyed.
If one side was destroyed, the other side would slowly devour their old forces and gradually grow stronger.
If Tuli Khagan and Xue Yantuo joined forces to invade the Great Tang…
That would probably ignite years of war, and the people at the border would be in dire straits.
The imperial court had to impose heavy taxes because of the long-term war.
No matter how it developed, it would be extremely detrimental to the future of the Great Tang.
Li Shi Min sighed and asked,"Actually, I called the two of you here to discuss something.”
There was one more thing?
The first thing was a family, so what would the second thing be?
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui couldn't guess this.
Li Shi Min sent someone to bring over a map of the north of the Great Tang and said,"Now that Jie Li Khagan has been destroyed, the Eastern Turks are in a one-sided situation. In your opinion, how should we deal with the north?”
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui came to a realization.
It turned out that the second matter was related to the state affairs of the north!
This was a matter of national importance, so the two of them immediately perked up.
Fang Xuanling said," Your Majesty, the Jie Li Khagan has been destroyed. The Tuli Khagan will definitely devour his old subordinates. I think that we might as well support the younger son of Jie Li Khan to succeed the throne and continue the stalemate with Tuli Khan.”
Du Ruhui shook his head and said,""It's inappropriate. No matter what, they were family. Moreover, Jie Li Khan died in a confrontation with our Tang army. To the descendants of the Jie Li Khan, the Great Tang was an enemy. Even if they obey our support on the surface, they must have rebellious thoughts on the inside. Such support would probably breed a disaster.”
Du Ruhui's concerns were not without reason.
Even if our Tang army didn't attack, Jie Li Khan did die in the confrontation between the two armies.
Even if Jie Li Khan's son knew the reason.
He would also use the excuse that his father died in a confrontation with the Tang army to gather the army.
The chances of success were slim.
Since his plan had failed, Fang Xuanling came up with another one. He said,""Since that's the case, why don't we send an envoy to Xue Yantuo? On this diplomatic trip, he brought along some of the winter clothes that the commoners had changed into to reward Xue Yantuo.”
Hearing this, Du Ruhui angrily rebuked,"Xue Yantuo is just a small vassal state, yet he wants the Great Tang to send an envoy? Wouldn't this be a loss of face for our country?”
Li Shi Min also thought it was a good idea.
Fang Xuanling explained,""It's not a gift, but a reward.”
Fang Xuanling's words piqued Du Ruhui and Li Shimin's interest.
He pretended to be profound and paused for a moment before continuing,"Among the many vassal states in the north of the Great Tang, Jie Li Khan has the highest status.
Next was Tuli Khan, and then Xue Yantuo.
Now that Jie Li Khagan was destroyed, Tuli Khagan jumped to the top.
Even if we don't promise anything to Xue Yantuo, Tuli Khagan will think that we're here.
In order to raise his ranking, Xue Yantuo has secretly expressed goodwill to the Great Tang.
In order to consolidate his position, Tuli Khagan would definitely send troops to attack Xue Yantuo.
To show the Great Tang the strength of his first vassal state.
At that time, they would fight each other.”
Fang Xuanling's plan made Du Ruhui and Li Shimin extremely satisfied.
This move of diverting the trouble to the east could not be said to be unwise!
Li Shiming even had a plan in mind.
Once Tuli Khan and Xue Yantuo were weakened, the Great Tang would send another army north.
At that time, he, Li Shiming, would be able to bring the entire north into the Great Tang's territory.
Open a foundation for eternity!
A feat that would last through the ages!
Thinking of this, Li Shimin was in a good mood.
"Wonderful!" he said repeatedly. Wonderful! Wonderful!"
…………
Li Shimin was in the palace discussing state affairs with two ministers.
It was peaceful in the King Shu Residence.
Li Ke had no interest in politics and was playing with the eagle he had caught.
Qin Huaiyu looked at the frivolous appearance of the King of Shu and said while pouring tea,""Brother Cheng, I really don't know how long His Highness will keep up the pretense.”
Cheng Chumo, who was sitting opposite him, shrugged his shoulders and said,"I don't know, but I want to make a name for myself as soon as possible.”
Hearing Cheng Chumo's words, Qin Huaiyu sighed lightly and echoed,"Yes, everyone knows Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin, but they don't know you and I, Qin Huaiyu.”
Cheng Chumo clenched his fists and said excitedly,"In the eyes of outsiders, we are just the sons of Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin.”
"If word gets out, they'll think that you and I are incompetent fools!”
The two of them were discussing their aspirations when a commotion came from outside the manor.
The two of them frowned slightly and were puzzled."Could it be that he came to the King Shu Residence to cause trouble?”
With this in mind, the two of them took their weapons and rushed to the door of the mansion.
The two of them stood still and suddenly realized.
A group of muscular youths were kneeling on one knee in front of the door.
Qin Huaiyu looked over and realized that these youths were all descendants of famous generals!
The leader was Yuchi Jingde's son, Yuchi Baolin!
The rest of the followers included Luo Cheng's son Luo Tong, Li Jing's son Li Dejian, and other outstanding figures.
Seeing that the person who came was a brother he knew, Yuchi Baolin said,""Brother Qin, Brother Cheng, our brothers have come to surrender to the King of Shu!”
Surrender to the King of Shu?
The descendants of the famous generals of the Great Tang had all come to surrender to the King of Shu!
This…This was simply a miracle in the world.
If the world knew about this, these famous generals wouldn't go to the Crown Prince.
Instead, he sought refuge with the King of Shu, who had lost his will to play with things.
Everyone in Chang 'an would laugh their heads off.
However, Qin Huaiyu and Cheng Chumo did not think so.
Both of them were certain that the King of Shu had great talent and that everything he was showing now was just an act.
Qin and Cheng looked at each other and understood.
Presumably, these famous generals had the same thoughts as them.
Qin Huaiyu said,"Brothers, His Highness doesn't like politics. If we say that we're willing to surrender, I'm afraid His Highness will refuse."”
Luo Cheng's son, Luo Tong, asked anxiously when he heard this,""Then what should we do?"
"Why don't we use the name of a martial arts competition to get His Highness to accept all of you as his guests?" Qin Huaiyu chuckled.”
"Good idea, Brother Qin!" Cheng Chumo praised. His Highness pretended to be cynical. This time, he would definitely be able to get His Highness to agree to it by using the name of having fun in the martial arts competition!”
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