As noon approached, the court was dispersed, and civil and military officials left the Tai Chi Hall one after another and returned to their respective offices. The Secretariat Ling Wang was one of them. The Secretariat still had many matters to deal with, so time was very precious to him.

From the time when King Xiyang recommended himself to the present, more than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. He is already at the age of knowing his destiny. As he is about to reach his sixties, he has finally reached a higher level.

The king worked diligently in his position as a commander of the maritime ship, and carefully planned for nearly ten years. He also served as the chief marshal of the marshal, assisted the King of Yan in the east to attack Goguryeo, and made great contributions. After the war, he rewarded him for his merits and was appointed as the Minister of the Central Secretariat and was appointed as the chief magistrate.

Being among the ranks of the magistrates, he is qualified to be called a high-ranking minister.

Whether it is for personal or official career, Wang felt that he could not waste time, so if it weren't for the palace that he could not ride a horse, he would really have to ride a horse to the Secretariat.

As soon as he got off the jade stairs, an eunuch came to ask him to stay, saying that it was the emperor who summoned him.

The king waited outside the hall for a while, and led by the eunuch, he came to the east hall on the east side. After being summoned, he entered and saw that the emperor was talking to the four people.

One is Xu Shao, the attendant of the Sanqi cavalry, the other is the new chief supervisor of Qinzhou Yuwen Shiwu, the other is Shi Wansui, the general of the left guard, and the other is Yang Ji, the general of the right guard.

It is a bit strange to have such a talk group, but Wang can guess some clues from this.

These four people were Emperor Qiandi Yuancong, and Xu Shao was appointed as the governor of Xiangzhou. After the three-year mourning period ended, he immediately followed the order to enter the capital. Yang Ji was appointed as the chief marching officer and made contributions to the Liaodong battle. He was finally transferred back from the border of Yingzhou, which was a glorious return.

As for Shi Wansui, he has been leading troops over the years and attacking the grassland from time to time. He is now the General of the Left Guard. Yuwen Shiwu is a slave from the emperor and is the new general of Qinzhou. The king feels that the emperor seems to be "moving" in Longyou.

As expected, the topic was about Longyou. Yuwen Wen convened a small meeting with his confidants after he scattered his court today to discuss the issue of Tuyuhun.

Since Yuwen Wen sent an envoy Xihai to coerce and induce Tuyuhun Khan Murong Fuyun and the nobles several years ago, the other party has been calm for several years, but perhaps it was time that healed Murong Khan's "psychological trauma", and now this person is about to move again.

In other words, the "Chinese people" in Tuyuhun had bad intentions again.

Tuyuhun is actually a tribal alliance, and Khan is the co-lord. Many tribal leaders (nobles, or "kings") in China have a say in state affairs, and the Murong family is the most important.

These people are considered royal families and are called "Chinese people". They have great influence on Tuyuhun Khan. If the Khan violates the consensus of "Chinese people", they will be undermined at the least, and die suddenly or die in a bad life.

Therefore, even if Murong Fuyun himself may not want to get into evil with Zhou State, if those rebellious "national people" cannot bear to turn against each other, Murong Fuyun can only agree.

Now, all kinds of signs indicate that Tuyuhun's skin is itchy.

In recent years, Zhou Guo and Tuyuhun have been engaged in border markets and even divided the work and cooperated with each other: the Tuyuhun divisions planted cotton in the Hehuang Valley, and the Zhou Guo Longyou Weaving Department acquired it at a reasonable price, which was mutually beneficial.

The Zhou State wanted to win over the nobles of Tuyuhun with the border market, so that the other party realized that it would be cost-effective to buy and robbery with the Zhou State, so that the sword would be turned into jade and silk, and the border would be peaceful.

Ideals are beautiful, reality is cruel. For some nobles in Tuyuhun, it is always better to rob them directly than to do business with Zhou.

Tuyuhun's territory is in the vast area of ​​the West Sea and its surrounding areas. Every time a strong enemy attacks, the clan will flee thousands of miles away, waiting to avoid the limelight and turn back. This has been the case for hundreds of years.

The land of the West Sea is quite desolate, and most outsiders are unacceptable to the local conditions, so they cannot wait for a long time. Some nobles in Tuyuhun are probably fearless and choose to rob rather than go to the border market to get rich.

The caravans and escort teams of Zhou Kingdom were attacked in the West Sea and Hehuang areas gradually increased, and casualties began to increase, which made Yuwen Wen, who had been sitting in the escort business a few days ago, very unhappy.

Yuwen Wen would not endure those robbers were so rampant that they dared to treat Zhou's caravans and escort teams as fat sheep.

Although the robbers came and went without a trace, there was no clear evidence that was done by Tuyuhun, this was obvious and there was no need for any ironclad evidence.

As time goes by, the other party becomes more and more unscrupulous, and even unidentified roaming outside Zhihan City, Hezhou Prefecture, Zhouguo.

Hezhou is located in the east of Hehuang area. If Tuyuhun tries to invade east, Hezhou will be the first to be hit. Yuwen Wen feels that since Tuyuhun is not honest, he must deal with it as soon as possible and let the other party "stop the cliff".

Or, before Tuyuhun turns against each other, take the initiative to attack and seek punishment.

After hearing Xu Shao’s whole story, Wang first asked if there was any preliminary discussion result or what suggestions do you have.

Shi Wansui felt that Tuyuhun was afraid of power but did not have virtue, so he had to be hit hard to make the other party calm.

Therefore, he suggested joining forces with the Turks, attacking Tuyuhun from one south and one north, directly breaking the opponent's backbone, so that it could not recover its vitality for more than ten years.

Tuyuhun's territory is separated from the Hexi Corridor by a mountain range from northwest to southeast. This mountain range is called Tianshan Mountain (i.e. Qilian Mountains), which is like a high wall, separating the Hexi Corridor and the West Sea.

If the Central Plains army wants to attack the Xihai area where Tuyuhun is located, it will naturally have to go through Longyou to the Hehuang Valley, that is, from the southern entrance of the Tianshan Mountains to enter the Xihai. At that time, Tuyuhun tribes will inevitably flee westward.

At this time, if there is a large number of cavalry, from the northern section of the Tianshan Mountains, the gateway of Dadoubagu (relative to the Hehuang Valley, which is in the north), enters the Xihai area, you can copy the back path of Tuyuhun and cause severe damage to the opponent.

Shi Wansui believes that the Khan of the Qimin of the Turks (Eastern Turks) is friendly to the Zhou State, so he can send troops to help the war, pass the Hexi Corridor controlled by the Zhou State, and enter the West Sea through the Great Douba Valley to support him.

Of course, this Turkic army must be head-coached by the generals of the Zhou State, and the Zhou army must be supervised to strictly enforce military discipline and prevent these Turkic cavalry from tampering with prefectures and counties along the way.

As for whether Khan Qimin would send troops to help the war, Shi Wansui felt that the other party would definitely do it.

Because there are many rumors that the former Western Turkic Khan, Datou Khan, fled into Tuyuhun when his relatives were betrayed and were protected by some of his nobles.

If Qimin Khan captures Datou Khan, it will be very helpful for further establishing prestige and stabilizing his domestic situation. In order to avoid Datou Khan's resurrection, Qimin Khan also has sufficient reasons to send troops to kill him.

Therefore, Shi Wansui felt that joining the Turks to attack Tuyuhun was a good choice.

In recent years, he often dealt with the Turks, and used his outstanding martial arts to intimidate many Turkic nobles. He was willing to be the main general, with elite official cavalry as the backbone, and led more than 10,000 Turkic cavalry to assist in the battle, and went directly to Da Doubagu into the West Sea.

As a partial army, he supported the main force of the army to attack Tuyuhun.

Regardless of the general selection, Shi Wansui's proposal, Yang Ji, Xu Shao and Yuwen Shiwu all agreed. Although the court is now carrying the heavy burden of development in Nanzhong and Liaodong, it is indeed necessary to give Tuyuhun a head-on blow in the long run.

Only by fighting can one be harmonious. If you blindly deliver benefits, it will only make the other party's appetite grow bigger and bigger, and you will gain more and more effort.

If a war begins, it does not mean that Tuyuhun is going to destroy it, but that the other party will feel the consequences of provoking Zhou. Those "nationals" should not always try to use their old tricks again, and they will run away if they grab one, thinking that in a few years, they will send an envoy to express their opinions, and they will be able to return to their old place after being soft.

The overall strategy is not doubtful, but in terms of specific details, the four people have their own differences. One of the differences is whether the prince should take charge of the Western Expedition.
Chapter completed!