"Hahahaha, this tea is not made by me, but by a little girl named Fan'er!" Li Xiu couldn't help but laugh and explain with a laugh.

"Fan'er? Why does this name feel so familiar?" Princess Pingyang couldn't help but show a thoughtful look when she heard this. She remembered that there seemed to be no maid named Fan'er in Li Xiu's family, but she seemed to have heard this name somewhere?

"Haha, princess, don't think about it anymore. This fan is actually the little maid next to the lady. During this period, I was fishing by the river every day and often saw her picking wild vegetables and wild fruits in the woods. Once she even used things to exchange for the fish I caught."

As Li Xiu said that, he told the story of his acquaintance with Fener. However, when talking about tea leaves, he suddenly paused. Because he could not say that he had moved the fried tea from later generations to the Tang Dynasty, he had to tell a small lie: "When I saw the tea leaves in Fener's hand, I thought that the kind of fried tea I read in the book was completely different from the tea I drink now. It was made of fried directly in an iron pot. As for the specific fried method, I didn't know much about it, so I asked Fener to think about it myself. Unexpectedly, she actually made the fried tea!"

Princess Pingyang was also quite surprised to hear that the fried teas were like a little girl, Fan Er, and she had seen Fan Er by her side before, and the other party seemed to be only twelve or thirteen years old. Unexpectedly, at such a young age, she developed a method of making tea by just hearing Li Xiu mention it.

"With this tea, the master and servants of Yi Niang can also be given multiple income channels, so as not to worry about them because of this matter." Li Xiu said again at this time. When Princess Pingyang went to find him last time, she was worried because the Yi Niang was too tough and did not want to accept their help. In addition, he said in person that he had the intention of helping Yi Niang and the others, so that Princess Pingyang would not make any more guesses.

"Yes, it's really a way to kill two birds with one stone. It solves the livelihood problems of the angel and the others, and can drink such a rare good tea. I will also go to find fans to buy some tea tomorrow!" Princess Pingyang's mind was far broader than Li Xiu guessed, or she was willing to believe Li Xiu more, so she didn't think about other aspects at all, which made Li Xiu breathe a sigh of relief.

"By the way, why is Uncle Ma not here again? He will not go to the north with His Highness Qin to deal with the Turkic affairs?" Li Xiu suddenly thought of something at this time and asked curiously. Speaking of which, except for the fact that he had met Mr. Ma several times after his marriage, he had not seen Mr. Ma for a long time.

"I'm also talking about it. Uncle Ma made your honeycomb coal crazy. He just thought about where to buy more carbonite mines every day. He bought them all in the north of Chang'an and went to the south of Chang'an. When his family didn't have enough money, he would borrow them. It seemed that he would never give up if he didn't buy all the carbonite mines near Chang'an." When Princess Pingyang said the last time, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and laughed. It was the first time she discovered that Ma was so persistent about money since she was a child.

"Sweat!" Li Xiu couldn't help but sweat when he heard this. Unexpectedly, Ma Ye had such a big appetite. This was to completely monopolize the carbohydrate resources near Chang'an and become the energy enjoyment of the Tang Dynasty. Think about the wealthy coal bosses in later generations. Although the price of coal fell later, many people lost all their money, the coal bosses before were representatives of rich people. It is said that they bought houses one by one, which was definitely an existence that ordinary people looked up to.

"By the way, new news came from my second brother. Do you want to listen?" Li Xiu mentioned that Li Shimin was going to deal with the Turkic affairs. Princess Pingyang also thought of the news he had just received, so she asked Li Xiu. She knew that Li Xiu was not willing to take care of the affairs in the court, but the affairs in the Turkic affairs were inseparable from Li Xiu, so she asked him like this.

"Oh? What happened to the Turks? The King of Qin actually ran away in person?" Li Xiu also asked curiously. It might have been because of the fact that he wanted to keep it confidential before, so the news Li Xiu received was also very vague.

"It's not your good idea. The Turks are almost in trouble!" Princess Pingyang said in a very charming way. From her eyes, it can be guessed that the changes in the Turks should be a good thing for the Tang Dynasty.

Next, Princess Pingyang explained the incident in detail about the Turkic side. It turned out that after they and Li Shimin defeated the Turkic people last year, Jie Li Khan suffered heavy casualties to the grassland. This time, they not only failed to grab the food, but also lost a lot of young and strong people. Then the harsh winter on the grassland came, and the Turkic people encountered several heavy winds and snowstorms, which caused many tribes to suffer heavy losses. Some small tribes were even directly exterminated, and the strength of the Turkic people was suddenly reduced a lot.

It was also under this situation that Jie Li's prestige within the Turks also suffered a major blow. Many Turkic tribes believed that he should be responsible for this matter. Many dependent tribes directly separated from the Turks and instead met the Tang Dynasty, such as Xue Yantuo, Xi, and Wu. What annoyed Jie Li even more was that many people believed that the young Tuli was more suitable for the Khan of the Turks than him, and even began to interact with Tuli.

Faced with this situation, Jie Li naturally refused to sit and wait for death. He was so cunning that he quickly thought of a plan to eat one and two birds. Just after the beginning of spring this year, Jie Li ordered Tu Li to summon troops to attack those tribes that had interacted with the Tang Dynasty. This would be a good thing for him regardless of whether Tu Li succeeded or not.

Although Tuli was very dissatisfied with Jie Li's uncle, his strength was not as strong as Jie Li, and he did not dare to resist at all. So in the end he could only swallow his anger and accept the order and summoned a group of tribes loyal to him to attack Xue Yantuo and other troops. As a result, his army was not strong at all, and there was no legitimate reason to send troops this time, and his morale was naturally not high. As a result, Tuli was defeated.

Seeing Tuli's great defeat, it was exactly in line with Jie Li's wishes. He ordered people to arrest Tuli and imprison him, and personally whipped him to show humiliation. He also refused to let him go after the beating, so he kept locked up.

However, Jie Li's actions angered many nobles within the Turks. Tuli's father Shibi Khan had a high prestige within the Turks. Even though he had passed away for many years, there were still many nobles loyal to him. Now seeing Tuli was so humiliated, this immediately caused a sensation within the Turks. These people even began to organize and threaten Jie Li to let him release him. As a Turks Khan, Jie Li naturally would not give in easily. As a result, neither of the two factions would give in, and the situation within the Turks became extremely tense.

In addition, under this situation, the tribes such as Xue Yantuo were also eyeing the internal Turks, and the situation on the grassland was about to break out. After the intelligence personnel of the Tang Dynasty reported the situation on the grassland to the court, Li Yuan and Li Shimin felt that this was an opportunity to split the grassland, so Li Shimin quietly left Beijing and rushed to the north to stay in the forefront of the random act.

"So that's it!" Li Xiu also showed a thoughtful look after hearing the situation on the grassland. Unexpectedly, in less than a year, the situation on the grassland would have changed so much. If Tuli and Jie Li really fought this time, and Xue Yantuo and other tribes were fishing for trouble, I'm afraid that the grassland would really usher in a Warring States Period. By then, they would be in a group, and it is probably not going to happen in the future that Li Shimin would be at the city as soon as he ascended the throne, right? But no one can be sure of such a thing.

"Li Xiu, do you think the Turkic people will fight this time?" Princess Pingyang said to ask for Li Xiu's opinions again. She knew that Li Xiu's inference had always been very accurate, and sometimes even magical, so she wanted to hear his opinion.

"Well, it may be difficult!" Li Xiu thought seriously for a moment, and finally shook his head and said, "The Turks are not stupid people. The battle last year caused them to suffer heavy losses. The dependent tribes are also in a state of disintegration. If they fight first, the entire Turkic will fall apart. This is probably a situation that all Turkic nobles do not want to see, so I guess that both Jie Li and Tuli should not dare to take action!"

Although Li Xiu wanted to see the Turks fall into civil strife, unfortunately, he told him that this possibility is not great. Princess Pingyang also looked disappointed when she heard Li Xiu's words. In fact, she also had such speculations. Li Shimin went to the north this time to be nice and he was in charge. To put it bluntly, it was actually to contact people who supported Turkic nearby, so as to provoke internal relations between the Turkic. It is best to make them in civil strife and thus achieve the purpose of the Tang Dynasty splitting the Turkic.

Seeing the disappointed expression on Princess Pingyang's face, Li Xiu couldn't help but comfort her: "The princess doesn't have to be too disappointed. Even if the Turks did not get into chaos this time, the seeds that were cracked within them have been planted. Tuli was so humiliated that he would definitely hate Jie Li even more. As long as he had the chance in the future, he would definitely join forces to fight back. Then it would be my Tang Dynasty's opportunity!"

"Well, I understand these principles too. But the Turks will never be destroyed, and I will never be at peace in the Tang Dynasty!" When Princess Pingyang spoke, she also turned her eyes to the distant north. Although she did not like war, as the only princess in the Tang Dynasty who could lead troops, she also wanted to completely resolve the threat from the north.

Speaking of which, the barbarians on the grassland have always been a major concern for the Central Plains dynasty. No matter how powerful the Central Plains dynasty is, they can never completely solve the border problems in the north. Whenever the Central Plains dynasty weakens, it is the day when the northern barbarians go south. This is like a cycle of monsters, which has always been shrouded in the fate of the Central Plains dynasty.

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu couldn't help but frown. He was more profound than anyone else in the threat of the northern grassland to the Central Plains. Thinking about the later Song and Ming dynasties, they were all destroyed by the northern barbarians. Even if they were as powerful as the Tang Dynasty, their final destruction was inseparable from the northern barbarians. However, due to his intervention, the historical trajectory of the Tang Dynasty had undergone some changes. I wonder if the Tang Dynasty could completely solve the old enemy of the grassland barbarians with his variables? (To be continued.)

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