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Chapter 361 The Greatest Diplomat in the Tang Dynasty... Is the Empress Changsun? !Li Er took it
"According to the order."

The corners of Xu Fenglei's mouth rose slightly.

With the emperor's authorization, he can also take the opportunity to arrange some private affairs for Xuanzang.

The treasures of the Western Regions can be summed up by more than just a "map of the Western Regions"!

"Listen, when it comes to expansion, I have great ambitions, and I don't want Datang's territory to be limited to this..."

Li Shimin sighed,

"The Western Regions are still far away."

"Right now, the Turks are our confidant's big trouble. I am also wondering whether to raise a large army? Can the Tang Dynasty stand up to this big war?"

"It's tangled... let's analyze it in private, and then analyze it for me?"

The decisive decision at the meeting was also a surge of enthusiasm, fuck it!

But calm down and think about it...

What Xiao Yu, Wei Zheng and the others said is not without reason.

Things like war affect the whole body. No famous general dares to say that he can completely control the situation of the battle!The situation is good or bad, all in the blink of an eye!

Therefore, at this moment, he urgently needs Xu Fenglei's comprehensive analysis.

Soldiers, the great affairs of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, should not be taken lightly...

"Your Majesty is a military expert, so he naturally knows the art of war."

Xu Fenglei laughed,
"Do you still remember when we repelled the Turks in Binzhou, the minister quoted the words of "Sun Tzu's Art of War"?"

"The first is to attack the strategy, the second is to attack the diplomatic relations, the second is to attack the soldiers, and the next is to attack the city."

"Sun Wu is really a soldier saint. These sixteen words can be applied no matter what the situation is! It's the same now."

"Just like the current state affairs environment, there is a lot of room for diplomatic manipulation!"

Li Shimin touched his chin.

"You mean...to communicate with Khitan, Xue Yantuo, Huihe and other countries?"

He whispered,
"Is that what you mean?"

Xu Fenglei nodded.

"Correct."

He analyzed,

"The Turkic territory is vast, but within the country, there are also many tribes, and they frequently fight with each other."

"For example, the Jiu surname Tiele, there are always about forty tribes, among which the more powerful are Xue Yantuo, Huihe and other tribes."

"When the grasslands were rich in resources and the Turks were powerful, they would naturally be as obedient as sheep, obediently bow their heads and bow down as dogs to Jieli Khan, but now?"

Xu Fenglei paused for a while, then threw another piece of tender bamboo shoots into his mouth, chewing and saying:

"Since the first year of Zhenguan, the Turkic extreme climate has been continuous, snowstorms and storms have continued, and the resources on the grassland have dropped sharply! The balance between hello, me, and everyone has been broken. Everyone has to tighten their belts to live, and friction is difficult. avoid."

"Jeli Khan's conquest of Xueyantuo, Huihe, Khitan and other tribes was essentially caused by the uneven distribution of resources. One word sums it up, it is profit!"

Li Shimin listened with enthusiasm, and before he knew it, he stuffed a few pieces of fat mutton into his mouth.

"Hey Hey hey!"

Grandson Wugou stared and said,
"It's almost done, I'll take the plate away if I eat again!"

Li Shimin came back to his senses, felt the greasy in his mouth, and couldn't help laughing:

"Don't blame, don't blame, I'm distracted, my mind is distracted..."

As he spoke, he hurriedly stuffed a few mouthfuls of food into his mouth to show off to the queen.

"Humph."

The eldest grandson Wugou gave him a blank look, then turned to say,

"I understand that you continue to say that I'm not interested in wars or anything like that, but I also like to hear about the analysis of the war situation and diplomacy."

Now it's Li Shimin's turn to hum.

"Hmph! Do you understand you!" He curled his lips and said, "Even I don't know much about state affairs and diplomacy! You should eat more meat and take good care of the baby in your belly!"

Xu Fenglei couldn't help smiling when he heard this.

"Your Majesty's words are wrong. In my eyes, Your Majesty is also an outstanding politician. How could you not understand?"

he replied,
"Actually, if you want to say that the most powerful diplomat in the Tang Dynasty, the empress is the most powerful minister!"

The eldest grandson Wugou's expression changed, he was a little surprised.

"Uh……"

After being praised by Xu Fenglei, she was a little at a loss.

"Huh? The most powerful diplomat in the Tang Dynasty is the queen?"

Li Shimin frowned and said,

"Listen, you don't have to do this to flatter Guanyin's maidservant, do you? I'm almost embarrassed to hear that..."

What a joke!

However, Xu Fenglei shook his head.

"This is by no means bragging. Your Majesty, you can think about it. When you were fighting outside and Prince Yin and King Assassin maliciously slandered you in front of the Supreme Emperor, who was in the harem?"

Xu Fenglei said seriously,

"Who came out to do diplomacy for you, clarify rumors, and restore your image?"

"If it weren't for the excellent diplomacy of the empress, you would have been disgusted by the emperor long ago, and you would have withdrawn your military power and meritorious service. How could you have a chance later?"

Li Shimin was stunned.

"Oh, that's right... I forgot about that!"

He continued,
"The Avalokitesvara maid didn't say much about it. Now that I think about it, the Avalokitesvara maidservant, for my sake, went to praise Zhang Jieyu, Concubine Yin Defei and others' stinky feet, and repeatedly clarified me in front of my father. It was really hard for you..."

"If it were me, I wouldn't want to!"

"Yeah... the queen's diplomacy has contributed a lot to my being able to get this honorable position!"

Changsun Wugou rolled his eyes.

"What are you talking about, it's so ugly."

She pouted,

"Serving the royal father and all the concubines is my duty as a princess."

"No matter how bad Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De are, their fame will always be there, and their father's favor will always be there. They have always been at odds with you. If I don't say some soft words, they must not brag in front of my father. Did the wind blow you to death?"

"You, you know a little bit about fighting. I don't think you know anything about dealing with interpersonal relationships!"

Li Shimin nodded again and again, laughing loudly.

"Yes, yes, I don't understand. Doesn't this show that you are a good helper?"

he joked,

"Is that so, Grand Diplomat?"

"Then tell me, follow what Ting Ming said, what should we do?"

The eldest grandson Wugou frowned.

"What's so difficult about this?"

she replied,
"The Khitan, Huihe, Xue Yantuo and Turks broke out in war due to unequal distribution of benefits. Originally, this was a great opportunity for Jieli Khan to suppress the tribes. As long as he can win, with the nature of the grassland barbarians, he will inevitably crawl on his knees." underfoot."

"Unfortunately, he lost."

"This brought the grassland tribes back to their senses...you Turk is nothing more than that! You Jieli Khan is just a sick tiger, nothing to be afraid of!"

"Therefore, after these defeats, the grassland will enter a greater and more serious division and struggle."

"The era of the Turkic Khan's words and promises has passed! Just like the words of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is no longer easy for the princes of all walks of life!"

There was a bit of playfulness in Changsun Wugou's words.

But this analysis surprised Li Shimin.

"Guanyin maidservant, how did you learn all this?"

He couldn't help saying,
"You...you analyze it very well! You know better than me!"

"Honestly, are you secretly reading military books?"

The eldest grandson Wugou smiled disdainfully.

"It's very simple, I can do it without reading the book of war. As for you..."

She shrugged,
"That's why you're stupid!"

Li Shimin: "#￥%...&@!!!"

This is all right, I was completely ridiculed by my wife!
"The empress is not reading military books, but has a keen international vision."

Xu Fenglei gave a thumbs up and said,
"As the empress said - Khan, times have changed!"

"Now is not the time when Jieli can make the tribes of the grassland hold their noses and be wronged with a single word."

"Whether it's the Khitan, Xue Yantuo, or Huihe, they all want to rebel! To seize more resources and tear more meat from the Turks' mouths!"

"And this is our opportunity."

Li Shimin was shocked.

He knows, and it's the point!
"Mengfuzi said that those who attain the Dao will be helped more than those who have lost the Dao."

Xu Fenglei said in a deep voice,

"To put it bluntly, at this stage, we want to make more friends and fewer enemies, and concentrate our efforts on targeting the Turks!"

"That is to say, the Khitan, Huihe, Xue Yantuo and other tribes can all be our targets. We can establish diplomatic relations with them, establish friendly relations with them, and take them all as my younger brothers!"

"Your Majesty can imagine, after establishing this diplomatic circle, once we start a war, what will happen to the Turkic situation?"

Li Shimin closed his eyes slightly, then quickly opened them again.

"Everywhere, there are enemies!"

He said excitedly,
"All the subordinates of the past have turned against each other! Open the way for the Tang army and cheer for them!"

"The former allies, all turned against each other and fought! Let the Turks be surrounded by enemies, isolated and helpless!"

"Okay, good job!"

"What you said is right. We must make more friends and fewer enemies, and concentrate our efforts to accomplish great things! Although these words are simple and straightforward, they contain great truth!"

The corners of Xu Fenglei's mouth rose slightly.

That is natural.

Don't even look at who's famous quote.

During this conversation, an eunuch walked quickly to Li Shimin with an envelope in his hand.

"Your Majesty, this is the news from the Beihu scouts. Jieli Khan has made a big move."

While whispering, the eunuch delivered the envelope to Li Shimin.

"Oh?"

With a thought, Li Shimin quickly opened the envelope, took out the letter paper and read it.

"This cumin mutton is well done."

Xu Fenglei naturally stopped talking, took a piece of mutton leg into his mouth, and recommended to his eldest grandson Wugou,
"Your Majesty, you should also try this more, to replenish your body!"

"No." The eldest grandson Wugou shook his head and said, "The last time Daoist Sun showed me, he said that I have a strong stomach and a weak temper recently, and I can't digest this fat and sweet taste, so it's better to eat less."

Xu Fenglei smacked his mouth twice, saying it's a pity, and then he ate it up.

"This Jieli Khan was kicked in the head by a donkey?"

On the other end, Li Erhu laughed dumbfoundedly, held the letter paper and said,
"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Listen, take a look, take a look, I really don't understand what he's doing!"

Xu Fenglei did not take the letter, but tilted his head and said:
"You can make His Majesty say that... Let me guess what kind of pig-nose operation this Xieli did."

"Well……"

"Could it be that he moved his tent and moved to our border?"

boom!
Li Shimin slapped the table violently.

"Yes! Hahaha..."

He was overjoyed and said,
"You are also a god, and you can guess that."

"Is this Jieli getting tired of living? Does he think that I dare not poke his butt?"

"Hahaha……"

He didn't know the word "butt eye" before, and he learned it from Xu Fenglei.

However, at this moment, the postures of Datang and Turks are too apt to be described by this word!
"I'll see."

Xu Fenglei chewed on the leg of lamb, took a look at the military newspaper, and read,

"Jieli Khan moved the tooth tent and set it up in the south of Yinshan Mountain, in the land of Dingxiang."

"Ha... If my Tang Dynasty mobilizes two large armies to attack from Shengzhou and Shuofang, it will really stab his old boy in the eye. Your Majesty's use of this word is wonderful!"

"Hahaha……"

The two looked at each other, and both burst out laughing.

"I'm guessing that Xieli should be afraid because of his continuous defeat in foreign wars!"

Xu Fenglei said again,
"He's afraid of fighting fiercely with Xue Yantuo, Khitan, and the others, and he's also afraid of being attacked from the front and rear. Our Tang Dynasty suddenly sent out a partial division to attack Huanglong directly!"

"Therefore, sitting in Dingxiang can be regarded as maintaining a buffer zone with the rebels, and at the same time, it can also guard against my Tang Dynasty's sneak attack."

"It's just that he doesn't know that this decision will be the most stupid decision in his life, bar none!"

In order to prevent being attacked, I decided to sleep next to you.

You can just stab me with a knife, so you don't have to be so troublesome with a sneak attack.

This is really... heartwarming.

"yes……"

Li Shimin rubbed his hands together and said,
"When he does this, I can't help but want to poke him..."

"Cough...restraint, restraint."

"The issue of diplomacy is put on the agenda in advance, and we will talk about it after contacting the various anti-department departments."

Even though he felt itchy in his heart, Li Er's basic military qualities were still there.

Do not fight unprepared, unsure battles.

"I heard that the Khitan leader has a good personal relationship with Tuli Khan."

Xu Fenglei suggested,

"Tuli Khan can be placed in the middle to communicate. This will not only maintain the posture of our Great Tang Dynasty, but also provide a bridge for communication between the two parties."

Li Shimin stroked his chin gently.

"But, I will leave this matter to Tang Jian. If he comes forward to negotiate, I can rest assured."

he replied,
"After diplomacy comes military deployment."

Li Shimin's eyes were bright, and he muttered:
"I am willing to attack it with the strength of the whole country, and I will go down with one drum! Listen to me, who do you think is the commander-in-chief and can command all armies?"

Xu Fenglei was silent about it.

"how?"

Li Er was puzzled,
"Haven't you thought about it?"

Xu Fenglei shook his head.

"It's not that I haven't thought about it, but that there is no need to think about it."

he said,

"There are only two and a half people in the Tang Dynasty who can control the overall situation and fight this battle."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows.

"Really? Tell me."

He said with a smile,

"Which two and a half people?"

"Li Jing counts as one, and Li Ji counts as half." Xu Fenglei said casually, "Your Majesty is the other one, but your Majesty can't be the one to lead the army personally, so Li Jing and Li Ji should choose one of them as commander."

Li Shimin was full of smiles.

He is very satisfied with this wave.

This kid hasn't forgotten how awesome he is as General Tiance.

"If this war is not launched, it will be a war. Once it is launched, it will be a war of annihilating the country!"

Xu Fenglei said seriously,

"A lion fights a rabbit with all its strength, how much less destroys a country?"

"Therefore, even if Your Majesty has concerns, using Li Jing is the best choice! Li Ji can lead the deputy commander to block the attack!"

"I don't know if the choice in your Majesty's heart is the same as the minister's?"

(End of this chapter)