Chapter 526 Eastern Turkic Rebellion

"Do you really think that the Heyuan Army is no longer needed? Do you think that with the current strength of the Tang Dynasty, no one dares to have other ideas?" Li Chengqian questioned. "

Yes! Now that the Tang Dynasty is at its peak, who dares to be an enemy of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Jue said, with a slightly arrogant tone.

The Tang Dynasty is strong and powerful, and who dares not to submit to the Tang Dynasty.

Li Chengqian was a little disappointed with Li Jue.

Now he is the most arrogant person in the world, and he will definitely drag the Tang Dynasty into an irretrievable situation in the future.

"Your words are simply absurd. Although Tubo has submitted to the Tang Dynasty, it is just waiting for the right time. Once the time is right, Tubo will make a comeback." "

Although there are Anxi troops in the Western Regions, the Turks are not very peaceful. They may jump out and cause trouble at any time."

"And you, as a prince, don't even understand these things, but want to abandon your martial arts. If you become the emperor, how can you defend the Tang Dynasty?" Li Chengqian scolded.

Don't look at the Tubo's submission to the Tang Dynasty and its obedient appearance. In fact, Tubo has never given up. If Tubo is not a bitter and cold place, and it is a plateau area, it is not easy to capture. The Tang army would have sent troops to capture the entire Tubo. It's just

that the cost of doing so is too high, and the gains are not worth the losses. Li Chengqian allowed Tubo to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty.

However, they never relaxed their vigilance against Tubo. The Heyuan Army was established to deal with the possibility of Tubo's comeback.

Disbanding the Heyuan Army would give Tubo a chance to come back.

Also, although the desert is peaceful now, there are actually undercurrents, especially the Turks, who are also waiting for an opportunity to stir up trouble.

There is also the Arabs. Although the Arabs and the Tang Dynasty are now trading with each other and getting along well, once there is a problem with the Tang Dynasty, the Arabs will send troops to the Khorasan region again.

The Arabs want to occupy the Central Plains, and as long as they are alive, they will find ways to come back.

Therefore, the Tang Dynasty must have a troop stationed in the northwest to shock those forces that are ready to move, so that they can consider whether they can bear the consequences of their actions before taking action.

"I know I was wrong!" Li Jue said, but he didn't agree in his heart.

"Don't just say it, it's better to think so in your heart. Sometimes, I really want you to go to the north to train with the Heyuan Army and cultivate the land." Li Chengqian said.

"Father! I am the prince of the Tang Dynasty. How can I go to a bitter cold place and be with a group of low-status soldiers?"

"If the scholars and noble families in the world knew about it, wouldn't they laugh at me, the prince? Which prince in the past dynasties would be with low-status soldiers?" "Please

take back your order, father, and don't do anything that will make the world laugh." Li Jue saluted with his hands crossed.

Li Chengqian was upset when he heard this. What nonsense is this? Without the bloody battles of the soldiers, he would not have the luxurious life he has now. As a prince, shouldn't he understand their hardships and sufferings?

But now the prince is so arrogant and looks down on the soldiers who fought bloody battles and contributed to the stability and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. Li Chengqian couldn't help but ask, is Li Jue worthy of being a prince?

"Are these your own ideas, or did someone teach you?" Li Chengqian asked.

If Li Jue thought so himself, it means that he is not suitable to be a prince, and he is not qualified to shoulder the burden of the Tang Dynasty in the future.

If he was taught by someone else, maybe there would be a chance to teach him again. He would choose a new master for the prince, and even replace the officials in the Eastern Palace who might influence the prince.

"My son's teacher and officials told me that the prince is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty and should have the manners of a foundation..." Li Jue said a lot.

Li Chengqian's face became more and more ugly as he listened. In his heart, he was already planning to find a new master for the prince, and replace the people around the prince.

Those who are not virtuous and flattering should all be replaced by people with both virtue and talent, and use their character to influence and teach the prince. Maybe the prince still has some hope.

"Report to everyone! Anxi Protectorate has sent an urgent report!" An eunuch ran in hurriedly and presented the urgent report from Anxi Protectorate to Li Chengqian.

"Present it!" Li Chengqian's face was gloomy. The urgent report from Anxi Protectorate must be bad news.

Wang Quan hurried forward and took the urgent report from the eunuch. The eunuch bowed and left. Wang Quan turned around and came to Li Chengqian and handed the urgent report to him.

"Damn it!" Li Chengqian was furious after reading the urgent report.

"Father! But what happened in Anxi?" Li Jue asked. He had never seen Li Chengqian so irritable.

"You have nothing to do here! You go back first!" Li Chengqian said.

"Your son will take his leave!" Seeing that Li Chengqian was unwilling to say anything, Li Jue did not dare to ask more questions and bowed and left.

"Quickly summon Li Ke, Liu Rengui, Pei Xingjian and others to come and see me." Li Chengqian said to Wang Quan.

"Yes!" Wang Quan accepted the order and hurriedly sent someone to notify Li Ke and others to discuss important matters.

Li Jue glanced at Li Chengqian in the hall, turned around and walked out, returning to the East Palace.

"Your Majesty!" Li Ke and others rushed over as soon as they received the emergency notice.

"No need to be polite, everyone please sit down!" Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone thanked him.

"Your Majesty! I heard that something happened in Mobei? I wonder which tribe has rebelled again?" Li Ke asked as soon as everyone sat down.

On the way here, they learned about this matter, although they didn't know much.

"This time it's not in the north of the desert, but in the south of the desert. The two tribes of Ashidewenfu and Fengzhi of the Eastern Turks under the jurisdiction of the Shanyu Protectorate rebelled and established Ashina Nishufu as Khan."

"At the same time, the chieftains of the 24 states under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate all responded to the rebellion and raised hundreds of thousands of troops. The Shanyu Protectorate fell, and the people of the Shanyu Protectorate fled to the Anxi Protectorate." "Then

the news was passed back through the Anxi Protectorate. What do you think we should do?" Li Chengqian asked.

The Eastern Turks in the south of the desert were dissatisfied because the Tang Dynasty used them too frequently. At the beginning, the Tang Dynasty basically recruited the cavalry of the Eastern Turks to conquer Goguryeo in the east, conquer Central Asia in the west, and conquer the rebellious Xi and Khitan.

The reason why the Tang Dynasty recruited the Eastern Turks to fight in all directions was, first, because of their strong fighting ability, second, to consume their manpower, and third, to save costs and not to drag down the national treasury.

"I think it is urgent! We should send troops to recapture the Shanyu Protectorate, so that the Tang Dynasty can still intimidate the southern desert."

"At the same time, we should dispatch troops to defeat the Turks and recapture the southern part of the desert," Li Ke said.

"You are saying exactly what I am thinking. Who do you think should be sent to lead the troops?" Li Chengqian asked.