Chapter 508 Frontier Pacification
The next few days.
Wei Shuyu attended and left court as usual.
His battle with Li Shimin also reached a stalemate.
In the imperial court...
Wei Shuyu sprayed Li Shimin with all his might!
Even Wei Zheng couldn't stand it anymore at times...
That's too much.
Your Majesty is, after all, the ruler of a country. How could you criticize so harshly?
But then he remembered that it was his own son, so Wei Zheng remained silent.
Below the imperial court...
Li Shimin repeatedly sent out secret guards to assassinate him, wave after wave.
As a result, the bodyguards got tired of assassinating.
Since you can't kill them anyway, what's the point of assassinating them?
I'm not pretending anymore.
The truth has come out.
He would come to Wei Shuyu every day on time to chop a few times, and then finish his work and report back.
There was a newly discovered deadly poison. After watching Wei Shuyu take it, they decisively called it a day.
This day.
Wei Shuyu was vigorously criticizing Li Er in the imperial court.
"Your Majesty, I believe that taking a concubine is unacceptable!"
"The Crown Prince is getting older, and a Crown Princess has not yet been chosen."
"Your Majesty's repeated expansion of the harem is truly inappropriate."
"Moreover, the Tang Dynasty is constantly short of money..."
"Taking a concubine will cost a lot of money."
You damn bastard!
Li Shimin sat on the dragon throne, his face turning green with anger.
What about taking a concubine?
Am I taking concubines?
"I said, that's not taking a concubine!"
Li Shimin slammed his fist on the dragon table in anger: "I am going to re-establish the Nine Concubines!"
Nine Concubines: Concubines of the emperor, whose rank was below that of the empress and above that of other concubines.
The differences varied from dynasty to dynasty...
Li Shimin wanted to change it to: Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Xiuyuan, Chongyi, Chongrong, Chongyuan!
"I believe this is still inappropriate!"
Wei Shuyu objected, saying, "Re-establishing the system means someone will take over!"
"The war on the borders of the Tang Dynasty is still raging, yet His Majesty is in Chang'an indulging in matters of the heart..."
"What do the soldiers who fought bloody battles on the frontier think of this?"
"I believe..."
"The Nine Concubines can be established, but their titles must not be officially recognized now."
You damn bastard!
Li Shimin gritted his teeth in anger.
If I can't give them official titles, what's the point of having nine concubines?
I've already agreed to their requests...
Now that you've said that, how can I possibly have the nerve to go to their beds?
"Your Majesty, good news!"
Just then, a soldier rushed in to announce.
"Battle report from Tuyuhun: General Li Jing, the pacification commander of the west, has achieved a great victory over Tuyuhun!"
The soldier clasped his hands and said, "Murong Fuyun was defeated and committed suicide!"
"good!"
Li Shimin was immediately captivated: "As expected of the Pharmacist, he is invincible in every battle!"
"By the way, what about Murong Shun?"
Fu Yun is dead, but the Tang Dynasty still needs to support a puppet to control Tuyuhun.
It wasn't that the Tang Dynasty didn't want to occupy Tuyuhun; it was simply that the Tang soldiers couldn't adapt to the high altitude.
"Return to Your Majesty."
The soldier replied, "Murong Shun was imprisoned by Fu Yun, but has now been rescued."
"good!"
Li Shimin slapped the dragon table and laughed heartily.
Murong Shun surrendered, and Tuyuhun was finally at peace!
The courtiers also offered their congratulations and flattery with beaming smiles.
But then Wei Shuyu stepped forward again...
"Your Majesty, this is not the time to be happy..."
Wei Shuyu bowed and said, "The Tuyuhun has been pacified; they should be sent to the Eastern Turkic Khaganate as soon as possible."
"Once the two armies join forces, we will wipe out the Xueyantuo in one fell swoop!"
Li Shimin nodded.
Although Wei Shuyu was a bit disappointed.
But this is indeed the most important thing at the moment: "Issue an imperial decree ordering Li Jing to lead his army to the Eastern Turks and quell the rebellion in one fell swoop!"
Time flies...
Three months later, another battle report came from the frontier...
"Your Majesty, the Xueyantuo have been driven out of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate."
"The Tang Dynasty has completely conquered the Eastern Turkic Khaganate!"
"good!"
Li Shimin was in high spirits.
So what if Xiao Wei is awesome?
I have expanded the territory and am now an emperor for all ages!
How can he compare to me?
"What has the Eastern Turkic Khaganate said?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.
We won the battle.
Of course, we had to collect the spoils.
"General Li Simo has persuaded all the Eastern Turkic tribes to surrender to the Tang Dynasty!"
"And they offered 20,000 cattle and 20,000 sheep..."
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's laughter became even more hearty.
The Tang Dynasty's iron cavalry was invincible wherever they went.
"deliver an imperial order……"
“Li Simo (Ashina Simo) was appointed as the Khan of the Eastern Turks.”
"And he was ordered to lead the Eastern Turks to continue pursuing Yinan (the leader of the Xueyantuo)."
As Li Shimin finished speaking...
The troubles of Tuyuhun and Xueyantuo have finally been quelled!
"His Majesty."
Just then, Wei Shuyu stepped forward again and said, "Now that the borders of the Great Tang have been pacified!"
"I believe it is time to reopen the Silk Road and allow all the countries of the world to engage in trade together..."
Li Shimin pondered.
The Silk Road must be opened.
But there is still one problem.
"Gaochang has not yet been pacified. Isn't it a bit hasty to enter now?" Li Shimin asked.
"No!"
Wei Shuyu shook his head: "I believe now is the best opportunity!"
"Our Great Tang Dynasty has won one victory after another, and its prestige shakes the world!"
"We should take advantage of this momentum and embark on an expedition along the Silk Road..."
"We must tell all the nations and peoples!"
"This road was opened up by our Great Tang Dynasty..."
"The areas surrounding the Silk Road are all vassal states of our Great Tang Dynasty!"
Well said...
Li Shimin clenched his fist in excitement.
The areas surrounding the Silk Road were all tributary states of our Great Tang Dynasty!
Anyone who disagrees will have their trading license revoked.
Although the distance is far, the Tang Dynasty might not be able to reach it...
But what a country wants is dominance.
And submit...
You'll have to pay tribute every year!
"Do any of my beloved ministers have any objections?"
Li Shimin looked at his ministers.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"The might of the Tang Dynasty spreads far and wide, and all under heaven submit!"
All the ministers bowed and echoed his sentiments.
At times like these, no one will stubbornly disagree.
"Ha ha……"
Li Shimin laughed heartily, then looked at the historian and asked, "What does Minister Sima think?"
"Your Majesty is wise."
The historian rose, bowed, and then began to record the events.
"Um."
Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction.
You bastard, this time you should write a few strokes of my pen properly, shouldn't you?
"Do any of you ministers have anything else to report?"
Li Shimin asked him the question.
Once no one informed him, he immediately announced the adjournment of the court.
However, as soon as he returned to the imperial study, a eunuch came to inform Wei Shuyu that he wanted to see him.
What's that little bastard up to now?
Li Shimin looked constipated.
I was finally in a good mood, and Xiao Wei is definitely here to ruin it!
"Announce."
Li Shimin sighed: "Everyone else, step down."
"Your Majesty, I have met with you."
Wei Shuyu remained respectfully bowing.
"What is it?"
Li Shimin was not in high spirits.
"Your Majesty, now that the Silk Road has been opened..."
"The number of transactions within the Tang Dynasty will definitely surge."
"I believe the matter of the money shop can be put on the agenda," Wei Shuyu replied, bowing.
Um?
Li Shimin's eyes lit up.
With the establishment of the money exchange confirmed, the Tang Dynasty will no longer be short of money.
"Granted."
Li Shimin smiled and reassured him, "These days you can focus on handling the affairs of the bank. I will not arrange for anyone to assassinate you for the time being."
“Your Majesty, you cannot kill me,” Wei Shuyu said disdainfully.
"You bastard!"
Li Shimin immediately became angry again: "If I can't kill you, I'll have my secret guards harass you every day..."
"Your Majesty, you are being arrogant."
Wei Shuyu retorted, "That's because I didn't kill your secret guards."
"If they were all dead, why would they bother me?"
Go to hell, you son of a bitch!
Li Shimin was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.
That Wei is awful.
Why can't we just kill him?
etc……
If Wei Shuyu was so strong, would his son also be very strong?
How about we marry him off to a princess?
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