Chapter 104 Let's sever the roots of the Turks
"Poison?" Li Shimin was slightly stunned. For some reason, he was a little disappointed. He slowly shook his head and said, "I thought you had any good plans. It was just about poisoning. This plan is inappropriate, inappropriate..."
Han Yue was slightly stunned, then reacted and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is right. The poisoning strategy is too cruel and it is indeed not a gentleman."
"Have I ever said it was because of being vicious?" Li Shimin glanced at him, feeling a little disappointed: "Those who accomplish great things do not care about the trivial matters. As long as they can achieve their goals, who cares whether it is a vicious plan or a good strategy? You are good at all, but you are not determined enough. Remember it for me. In ancient times, those who have achieved great things have had a fierce and decisive heart. Cao Aman once said that he would rather let me betray the people of the world than to let the people of the world down. This is reasonable, and you must understand it well."
"What does your Majesty mean?"
"I mean that this plan is very good, but it is not easy to implement." Li Shimin glanced at him and said lightly: "Do you think marching and fighting is a child playing house? Hundreds of thousands or millions of soldiers and horses, whenever the camp is either carrying mountains or close to the water, as long as the generals are not idiots, they will definitely send countless scouts to guard the camp. How do you approach and poison them?"
"Your Majesty, what I mean is..."
"Whatever you mean is useless!" Li Shimin interrupted him directly and said angrily: "The poisoning incident is the most harmful to military defense. Although the Turks have no famous generals, they will not have such mistakes. You guys are a bit whimsical about this plan, and you are still too young."
He said, looking at Han Yue again, as if he felt that he shouldn't have hurt the young man's ambition. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but say, "Take a step back, even if you can successfully poison, this plan will not have much effect. You must know that the army's cooking and eating are rotated, and each batch will never exceed 10,000 people at each time. If the first batch eats toxic food, the people behind will immediately find out. Do you think they will be stupid enough to continue eating?"
Only then did Han Yue realize that Li Shimin was worried about this.
He smiled and explained, "Your Majesty, you misunderstood. The opportunity for poisoning that I mentioned is not in war, but after war."
"After the war?" Li Shimin was confused and couldn't help but say, "What's the point?"
Han Yue coughed, and instead of answering Li Shimin's doubts directly, he said: "Your Majesty, have you ever predicted the end of this war in your heart?"
"The end of the war?" Li Shimin was confused again, and he felt that he could not keep up with Han Yue's thoughts.
"How does this have to do with the end of the war?"
"Yes!" Han Yuezheng pointed his head. He looked at Li Shimin carefully and tentatively said: "I want to ask Your Majesty first, do you think we can win this war?"
"That..." Li Shimin thought for a long time before sighing, and said a little disgusting: "After all, the Turks are powerful. Once they all set up their strong troops, our Tang Dynasty will definitely be difficult to compete. Even if you use what you said to be a strategy of strengthening the world and demonic words and evil intentions, it will only be to reduce their combat power and disrupt their morale. Although the effect is huge, it is difficult to win or lose."
"Yes!" Han Yue slapped his thigh and then said, "Your Majesty is right. If you want to win a million-level battle, it will definitely not work with only auxiliary strategies. Shu Chen dared to say frankly, I think we will definitely lose in this war."
"Just say you have a good plan, mother-in-law and mother are still not a man." Li Shimin was a little angry. Those who are emperors all have a domineering heart. Although he knew that losing the war was due to insufficient troops, he still had a sense of evil fire in his heart.
Han Yue laughed and said, "Your Majesty, don't be anxious, please listen to me in detail." He quietly took a few steps under his feet until he was three feet away from Li Shimin. Then he said, "I think we will lose in this battle, but we will definitely not lose too badly. The Turkic people relied on the Central Plains to support the war by fighting, and our strategy of clearing the walls and wilds can reduce their combat effectiveness. As long as they dragged for more than ten days, they would definitely give up due to insufficient supplies."
Li Shimin nodded in agreement and then asked again: "What else..."
"There are also rumors that are ill-intentioned. As the rumors continue to spread, the hatred between the Turkic tribes will inevitably become heavier. The so-called blacksmith must be strong by itself. No matter how powerful a army is, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the battlefield to work together. As long as the Turkic Khan is not stupid, he will naturally worry about this factor, which will strengthen his determination to withdraw."
He swallowed and squirted, and then sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "But the Turkic jackals must be unwilling to withdraw so for nothing, so I guess that they will definitely use their power to suppress others and forcefully ask our Tang Dynasty for huge amounts of money."
"Hmph!" Li Shimin said heavily, and the emperor had a strong desire to possess. He thought that his belongings had to be handed over to others, which made him unconscious of the atmosphere.
But Han Yue was still sprinkling salt on the wound and continued: "The Turks not only ask for money, but also let us pay their respects every year. But it doesn't matter. I heard that when Your Majesty followed the Emperor to conquer the world, because his troops were not many, he was not strong, and he also paid tribute to the Turks every year. Now he is just taking the old path again."
This was a bit heart-wrenching, and it was clearly annoying the scars of the Li family. Li Shimin's face was flushed and he wanted to press the brat to the ground and beat him up several times. However, he could bear it and was expecting Han Yue to have some more information, so he forced his anger.
Han Yue must have something to say, otherwise he would not dare to tease the emperor like this if he was beaten to death.
"Your Majesty, do you know why my last strategy is not called open killing but an assassination? Because it is to use the annual offering to poison it secretly. The Turks eat meat all year round, and it is difficult to digest meat, so they lack tea. I guess that when they offer to offer, they will ask for a lot of tea, and this is our good opportunity to poison it."
"Poison in the tea leaves?" Li Shimin's eyes lit up. He thought about it carefully for a long time and said with some uncertainty: "This matter sounds feasible, but there is a problem that cannot be solved. After the people of the Tang Dynasty harvested tea, they mostly made it into tea cakes. This is a problem. The tea cakes are not used up at once, but breaking a small piece of them each time to cook. Alas, although the poisoning strategy is good, it can only poison the first group of tea drinkers, and it will be useless again."
"Not afraid, we can control the dose of poison!"
"It's not okay to control the dose." Li Shimin shook his head slowly and pondered: "How important is the annual supply of a country? Although most Turkic people are ignorant, there are also many intelligent people. They will definitely conduct inspections after receiving the tea cake. Even if we reduce the dose, it is toxic. They just need to find a few people to drink tea and drag it for three or five days, and they will naturally notice that the tea leaves are inappropriate."
"Your Majesty doesn't need to worry. I happened to know that there is something that is not a poison, so I am not afraid of short-term testing. However, long-term use can seriously harm the human body, and it can completely avoid the Turkic people's awareness."
"Oh? And such a strange thing?" Li Shimin was very interested."
"Not bad! It's not a poison, but it can harm people." Han Yue nodded slowly and explained: "This thing is originally a mineral, but I accidentally discovered it. Because it is special in nature and is very fierce when used properly, I gave it a name called manganese ore!"
“Manganese ore?”
"Yes, it's manganese ore!" Han Yue took a breath and whispered: "This thing will appear gray after grinding, which is exactly the same as the color of the tea leaves. After adding it to the tea brick, even the maker can't tell it."
"What about toxicity?" Li Shimin asked urgently, and this was what he was most concerned about.
Han Yue laughed and said with a wicked smile: "It's not too poisonous, it can only make people dementia. Your Majesty, let's cut off the roots for the Turks!"
"Okay!" Li Shimin slapped his thigh and smiled at the sky. He looked a little excited and said, "With this manganese ore, I can't help but want to lose the war. Jie Li, Jie Li, don't you want annual offerings? I give it to you, I will definitely give it to you."
Since ancient times, no one has ever been able to exclaim like him. If the emperor is happy, someone will definitely benefit from it. Li Shimin suddenly looked at Han Yue with a deep meaning and said lightly: "You guy is doing well. Come up, I... want to... add... seal..."
Word by word, although the sound was not loud, it seemed to shake the mountain top. Han Yue felt a loud bang in his mind, and he was a little dull.
"Lying on the grass, but if you move your mouth, this will give you benefits..."
...
It really gives benefits!
The title was slightly higher than the first-class county male to the fifth-class county. From now on, no one will be afraid of someone calling us a man.
Han Yue was a little excited. He didn't pay much attention to the promotion of his title, mainly because this title made people feel awkward. Now, Jingyang man was upgraded to Jingyang Marquis. Although he only changed one word, it was full of real gold. What is the so-called fear in the battlefield? He only wanted to be a marquis. It is not easy to get promoted to the level of Marquis. Many generals died in hundreds of battles and may not be able to be awarded a marquis in the end.
But Li Shimin was still a little regretful. He patted Han Yue's shoulder and said, "Don't think I'm stingy. The issue of title is very serious. Although I really want to give you a duke, it will definitely be difficult to pass in the court. Let's just hang a marquis and mix it up for the time being, and the fields will not be given, so as not to let the aristocratic families jump out and cause trouble again."
This was a bit touching. Han Yue was a little excited and quickly bowed and bowed, "Your Majesty, I am very grateful."
Li Shimin laughed and waved his hand, "I don't care much about being grateful or not. As long as you live a good life, don't come to the court for a rich family. Don't plan on official positions or something. I will only give you a title in my life. If I really want to lose it, I will never give it to you. You should leave a note in advance to avoid blaming me for being cruel when I grow up in the future..."
Han Yue shook his head quickly and laughed: "Although I am slick, my temper is a little stinky, especially when I speak inconveniently. Many times I don't know if I offend you. Your Majesty is unwilling to let me be an official, which just dispels my concerns so as not to cause annoyance to go to court in the future and to slap countless enemies under the white tree."
"Build an enemy?" Li Shimin sneered and said lightly: "So what if you build an enemy? With me and the queen, what's wrong with you even if you pierce the sky. There is no reason why I don't want you to enter the court to become an official. Don't think about it, you guys, and do whatever you want in the future. There is no need to worry too much. Whoever dares to mess with you will do it directly. If you can't win, call me..."
Damn, I can't win, call me! This is simply a gold medal to avoid death.
Han Yue's eyes shone, and he suddenly realized that it seemed that the back house of Wang's family in Taiyuan had not yet exploded.
Chapter completed!