Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

However, the name An Lushan rose in Li Shimin's mind for a moment and then was suppressed.

It’s useless to worry about what happened a hundred years from now.

And based on the situation at the time, even if there was no An Lushan, it would only be delayed for ten or eight years at most.

Eventually something like Anluhai Anlu Tower will pop up.

Changsun Wuji, who had been silent all this time, now looked scared:

Everyone has a scheming plan, the thieves are jealous, and the villains are waiting for the opportunity to end the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

I wish I could not block everyone's swords with my body, but I hope that your majesty's holy body is safe and sound.

Seeing Changsun Wuji shed tears, Li Shimin felt a little embarrassed.

He is confident about his own safety. For example, he went out with a few Jinwu guards before the Chinese New Year.

But if you think about it carefully, if you encounter dozens of such Turkic desperadoes, you will probably have nothing but hatred.

At this time, without Qin Qiong's reminder, Yuchi Jingde went out to bow.

Although he didn't say anything, everyone understood the meaning.

Sit down respectfully.

Li Shimin personally pulled this beloved general up:

If I travel from now on, I will call you, the door god, to accompany me.

Yuchi Jingde then grinned and became happy.

…

Everyone in the Chengdu government office expressed no interest in Li Shimin's assassination.

There were not many assassins in the Spring and Autumn Period, and many of them were seeking revenge for their benefactors.

You Li Erfeng even destroyed his country, so you don't worry about him being an assassin?

In contrast, Kong Ming lamented the Turkic generals who made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty:

During the time of Emperor Xiaowu, if Zhao Xin, under the command of Liehou Changping, had been more careful, he might not have become such a figure.

Zhang Fei blinked and recalled for a moment before he remembered who this person was.

After Emperor Xiaowu went to war with the Xiongnu, the first people to be granted the title of marquis were Xihou Zhao Xin and Chiyuan Houle, even earlier than Wei Qing.

Zhang Fei also understood that because both of them were Huns, this was probably a matter of buying horse bones for a thousand gold, and Zhao Xin was indeed capable and took the lead in the battle of Yinshan.

But the problem is that after the defeat in the Battle of Monan, he surrendered to the Huns. He was highly used and caused a lot of trouble for the Han Dynasty.

I spent a lot of money to buy a horse bone, but the horse bone ran away...

Commander, don't be discouraged!

Zhang Fei patted his chest and confirmed:

When I, Lao Zhang, become a master of cavalry, I will definitely capture a few Qiang and Hu people to dance and show them to the military advisor.

Let the military advisor also enjoy the treatment of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Being interrupted by Zhang Fei, Kong Ming suddenly didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

[Although Erfeng looked very handsome despite all the opinions, he also complained when he was embarrassed by the Turks:

Wei Zheng urged me to reestablish Gaochang, but I didn't use his words. Now I'm blaming myself.

This can be regarded as Erfeng’s daily reflection:

Assassinated by Turks, he reflected: I should have listened to Wei Zheng.

After destroying Gaochang, I reflected: I should not have listened to Wei Zheng.

After Li Xizhou was beaten, he reflected: I should have listened to Wei Zheng.

Erfeng could have this sigh mainly because the Western Turks were reunited at this time, so the pressure on the Tang Army's stronghold in Xizhou was a bit heavy.

This thing about Western Turks may look familiar to Brother Shiwan.

After Dub Khan smashed the Western Turks and robbed half of their territory, he directly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

This made Western Turks both happy and angry.

I was happy because Dub Khan was really good at beating them. He beat them so hard that they couldn't even lift their heads. They were naturally relieved when the fierce man left.

Angry because this man would rather be a general in the Tang Dynasty than a khan!

Although the Western Turks regained their territory, people inside were disturbed.

In this case, the newly appointed Zhelishi Khan played a trick.

To put it simply, he simply and roughly divided the Western Turks into ten major tribes.

Then we set up the Duolu tribe and the Nushubi tribe to rule five tribes respectively. We call them Zuoxiang and Youxiang for short.

The West Turkic speaker feels that his most exquisite operation is here:

The left wing and the right wing are enemies.

If nothing else goes wrong, he will succeed in playing a check and balance, and it is incumbent upon him to restore the glory of the Western Turks!

Then nothing unexpected happens... In fact, no matter who you look at this, something unexpected will happen.

I have only been playing this game of checks and balances for less than three years, and both sides have lost their minds.

The great khan Zhelishi was driven out together and went into exile in Yanqi.

It was in this situation that the Western Turks had too much to take care of themselves. Erfeng ordered Hou Jun to attack Gaochang while also adding fuel to the civil strife in the Western Turks:

He personally canonized his nephew as the new Great Khan.

Only one year after the establishment of Xizhou in the Tang Dynasty, the results were achieved:

The Great Khan, whom Erfeng had professed, was defeated and killed, and the Western Turks were reunited.

The first thing the reunified Western Turks did was to put pressure on the Tang Dynasty, which is why Erfeng sighed like this.

But while talking about reflection, Erfeng actually never considered canceling Xizhou at all.

And things quickly turned around:

In 642, the Great Khan of the Western Turks announced to all the countries in the Western Regions: I am going to conquer Kang State. Then you will see, who is more handsome, me or the Khan of that day?

This declaration that slapped the Khan in the face made the Western Turks powerful like a rainbow. They conquered Kang State at the speed of light, and by the way robbed the United States and looted countless treasures.

However, the Great Khan of the Western Turks refused to share the treasure with his subordinates, so the internal conflicts of the Western Turks resurfaced.

Under this situation, Erfeng started a series of dazzling operations:

At the end of 643, envoys were sent to the Western Regions, and the descendants of Zheli were appointed great khans, and they attracted the pro-Tang faction within the Western Turks and accelerated their civil strife.

In early 644, under the contact of envoys, the pro-Tang faction in the Yanqi Kingdom, which had previously turned to the Western Turks, began to stir up trouble.

In April of the same year, Hou Junji was beheaded, and stability returned to the Tang Dynasty.

In July of the same year, Erfeng issued an edict to attack Goguryeo.

In August of the same year, Erfeng issued an edict and ordered Guo Xiaoke to be the general manager of the Xizhou Road march to attack the Yanqi Kingdom.

Eleven days later, Guo Xiaoke raided the capital of the Yanqi Kingdom with 3,000 light cavalry and captured its king. The Yanqi Kingdom was destroyed. 】

Liu Bei looked at the complicated names of this Turkic people with great interest.

Looking at the divisions and reunions of the Western Turks, I vaguely remembered the civil strife in Sun Wu that was personally directed by my uncle:

The battle between the two houses?

Seems but not.

Fazheng shook his head and made two more comments:

If there are checks and balances, both sides with hatred should be able to seek help from this great khan.

This move by the Turks is tantamount to helping both sides integrate their deployment.

It's really... suicidal.

In Fazheng's view, even if the ten tribes were to be divided, the two sides would have to mix up the enemies.

You can tell the difference so clearly, it's like putting a weapon into the hands of two people who have a grudge.

It's really hard to stop without exposing the other person.

Kong Ming laughed:

This Emperor of the Tang Dynasty made clear use of the title of Heavenly Khan given by the alliance of various tribes.

Setting the weak in order to strengthen them is a check and balance.

The Great Khan who was the beginning of the Western Turkic Civil War should really learn from it.

Liu Bei looked at the emperor's step-by-step operations with the same mixed emotions:

The country of Yanqi was destroyed.

Unlike Gaochang, which has little impact, Yanqi already existed when the Han Dynasty opened the Western Regions.

The small countries in the Western Regions, from the Han Dynasty to the present, and from the present to the Tang Dynasty, were finally destroyed.

Brother, this Yanqi...

Zhang Fei started talking excitedly, but was directly interrupted by Liu Bei:

Does Yide have a strategy to attack Guanzhong?

He was really afraid that his third brother would confront him on the spot about Yanqi Guozuo, so he forcibly changed the subject.

Zhang Fei felt a little aggrieved, but he just wanted to ask for orders to kill Yanqi. Why wasn't his elder brother allowed to speak?

As for the strategy to tackle the key problem... shouldn't we just wait for Commander Pang to come up with an idea?

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Regarding the civil strife in the Western Turks, even everyone in the Ganlu Palace was very interested in hearing about it.

Because nowadays the sources of information are basically Hu businessmen from the past.

Adhering to the premise of not causing trouble when doing business, Hu businessmen would usually run away after paying the money when passing by Western Turks.

Therefore, the understanding of Western Turks may not be as accurate as that of later generations.

Hou Junji was even more conscientious in explaining:

Now the Great Khan of the Western Turks is named Nishi. I heard that he was a tough man, so he personally killed the previous Khan to take the throne. However, there are many dissatisfied people in his department.

I think this is the source of what later generations would call the enmity between the two sides.

The fact that everyone gave the title to the Western Turkic Khan is a stroke of God!

No wonder the ministers of Guangmu took Gaochang without interference from the Western Turks. It turned out that everyone was strategizing thousands of miles away!

This Turkic Khan dares to look down on everyone. I am willing to raise a fighting force and capture him outside the Shuntian Gate to boast of his merits!

While talking about Hou Junji, he still remembered the grand scene of Chang'an when Li Jing and Li Shixi offered prisoners. I wonder when the protagonist will be replaced by him, Hou Junji?

However, he kept saying, he must take the lead in taking the Western Region for His Majesty!

This Turkic Khan actually monopolizes the wealth. With such a vision, he dares to disrespect the Khan and does not know whether to live or die!

I guess it wasn't long after I came to the Western Turks... that Hou Junji was beheaded?

Hou Junji's words were immediately stuck. He turned his head tremblingly and met Li Shimin's calm eyes.

Tears fell immediately:

Everyone, it seems that I am not lucky enough to see the Tang Dynasty unify the Western Regions.

Please punish me for plundering Gaochang privately.

Seeing Hou Junji burst into tears, Li Shimin sighed and helped him up:

Do you still remember the talk about Xuanwu Gate?

Hou Junji nodded, then quickly shook his head. Then he remembered the conversation he had had a few days ago, and finally nodded hesitantly.

Seeing the frightened appearance of this relative, Li Shimin felt a little more intolerable:

Just remember. What I said that day still stands true.

Hou Junji tried hard to recall, but in the end he seemed unable to remember it completely.

But he also knew in his heart that as long as he did not violate the rules, there would be no such fatal disaster.

But... Hou Junji looked at the small word Gaochang on the light screen, and his mood was extremely complicated.

Know the heaven and the earth, know the past and present, see your own name, and see the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

Now he was thinking about more than just not breaking the rules.