In the court of the Tang dynasty, the appointment of the Turks Khagan was completed. Although this scene was very strange, no one cared about it. Everyone was attracted by the position of Khagan. It should be known that this was not a puppet Khagan left in Chang 'an, but a Khagan of the Turks who could return to the grasslands and have real power.
If Heluohe saw this scene, it would be too late for regrets. The position that he had dreamed of was given to Li Simo so easily by Li Shimin. If he had not participated in the rebellion, he would have had a good chance of getting it.
"Heaven Khagan, please take pity on the Turks and allow the Turks to return to the grasslands. However, when the Turks moved inwards, their original pastures had become ownerless and were occupied by other tribes. Now that the Turks have returned to the grasslands, please allow the Heaven Khagan to return to their old pastures." Li Simo was excited and immediately took the role of the Khagan to fight for more benefits for the Turks.
The Turks were the overlords of the grasslands at that time. All their old pastures were pastures rich in water and grass. As Li Shimin allowed the Turks to move inwards, these pastures naturally attracted the attention of other tribes. They came to seize them and caused many conflicts. In the end, the pastures were divided by Xue Yantuo, Tie Le, and Khitan. Xue Yantuo occupied the largest area and was the most powerful. It was faintly showing signs of replacing the original position of the Turks and becoming the overlord of the grasslands.
Furthermore, Xue Yantuo was extremely dishonest. Previously, when Gao Chang cut off the Silk Road, it was Xue Yantuo who bewitched him. Li Shimin allowed the Turks to return to the grasslands because he wanted the Turks to beat Xue Yantuo.
Li Shimin nodded without hesitation and said, "That is natural. Those pastures were originally Turks' old pastures and originally belonged to the Turks. Now that the Turks have returned, those pastures naturally have to be returned to their original owners. From the Great River in the south to the White Daochuan in the north, the entire area outside the Southern Desert will be grazed by the Turks. Xue Yantuo's tribes will each guard their own territory and will not invade each other and destroy the peace of the grasslands."
The Turks could not help but feel happy. The Heaven Khagan's heart was indeed with the Turks. the Southern Desert was the best pastures in the grasslands. The Turks would definitely be able to reproduce and slowly and grow stronger. It would not be a fantasy to return to the position of overlord of the grasslands. in the future. was
All the civil and military officials could not help but frown. Currently, the entire area outside the Southern Desert had been divided up by Xue Yantuo and the other Turks, but Li Shimin had forcefully bestowed the pastures to the Turks. Xue Yantuo and the other countries were already too big to be left alone. How could they be willing to accept this? It was likely that the tribes of the grasslands would start to fight again.
Meton finally understood. No wonder Li Shimin still followed the original plan of letting the Turks return to the grasslands even after he had proposed the Outer Ten Paths Plan. The more he let the Turks and Xue Yantuo, the new and old overlords of the grasslands, fight each other, the more the Tang dynasty would fight each other. Only when the two of them had fought each other would the Turks remember the good of the Tang dynasty. Only then would Xue Yantuo be obedient and start the Outer Ten Paths Plan again to regain control of the tribes. From then on, the north would be settled.
"A group of old foxes!" Meton looked at Li Shimin and a group of important officials. These founding officials were all shrewd. Xue Yantuo and the Turks would probably be ruined by them. Of course, many Turks had already sided with the Tang dynasty. The Tang dynasty would not let the Turks lose too much. As for Xue Yantuo, he could only blame himself. If he had not wanted to provoke the Tang dynasty like the Turks in the past, he would not have been schemed by Li Shimin.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Simo said gratefully. Although he knew that Xue Yantuo would not be willing to withdraw from the old land of the Turks, with Li Shimin's decree, once Xue Yantuo wanted to use force, the Tang dynasty would definitely stand on the side of the Turks. With the Tang dynasty as his backing, Li Simo was relieved.
At this point, the change of the Ninety Percent Palace in the Tang dynasty really came to an end, and the impact on the grassland tribes had just begun.
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With the end of the court meeting, the news about the Turks returning to the grassland immediately spread throughout the city of Chang 'an. The whole city was in an uproar at once.
For the Han people, their call to drive the Turks back to the grassland had come true. Driving away the Turks was their victory. For the Turks, it was their wish to return to the grassland. Now that it had come true, they were naturally very excited. For a moment, both the Turks and the Han people were very satisfied with this result. It could only be said that the return of the Turks to the grassland was the general trend of the people.
Only after the matter of the Turks had been taken care of did Empress Zhangsun and Princess Changle return to Chang 'an from the Palace of Ninety Accomplishments. With the assassination attempt, Li Shimin naturally had no intention of taking a vacation. Modun, on the other hand, was forced to do something beyond his ability, once again assuming the position of Firearms Supervisor.
Now, after going around in circles, the Turks were back to where they started. However, the status of each party was very different. The Turks had fallen from being the overlord of the grassland to relying on the Tang dynasty, while the Tang dynasty was firmly in control of the Firearms Supervisor. Although Meton lost the position of the Firearms Supervisor, he regained control of the Firearms Supervisor and his official rank rose from Level Five to Level Four, which was much higher than Zhangsun Chong.
However, after the two assassinations by the Tubo and the Turks, Meton began to strengthen the guards around him. Even the Mo Family's Village made a peerless weapon for him to carry with him overnight. Meton knew that the position of the Firearms Supervisor was very dangerous. He might be secretly attacked by the enemy and shot to death. If that happened, he might not be so lucky as before.
When Meton's large team of guards arrived at the entrance of the Firearms Supervisor, they saw Taoist Changsheng, Deng Chong, the eunuch of the Ice Respect Department, and Xue Rengui waiting at the entrance.
"Immeasurable Primogenitor, I knew that the Firearms Supervisor would not leave you, but I didn't expect you to come back so soon." Taoist Changsheng bowed and said in the Firearms Supervisor's station.
"Taoist Changsheng, you must be joking. Did anything happen in the Firearms Supervisor when I was not here?" Meton said awkwardly.
Taoist Changsheng shook his head and sneered, "No one dared to be presumptuous in the Firearms Supervisor's station. Even the new general of the Firearms Army, Zhangsun Chong, was stopped by me."
Meton frowned and said, "What happened?"
Deng Chong, the eunuch of the Ice Respect Department, stepped forward and explained, "It is said that Young Master Zhangsun expanded the Firearms Army to three thousand men. He was short of weapons and gunpowder, so he came to the Firearms Supervisor to ask for supplies. However, at that time, the Chancellor of the Firearms Supervisor was in the Ninety Percent Palace. No one was in charge, so we stopped him."
Meton thought a little and understood what had happened. Zhangsun Chong must have seen that the Firearms Supervisor had no leader and wanted to take over the Firearms Supervisor. However, the Firearms Supervisor was a secret place under the direct control of His Majesty. Taoist Changsheng and His Majesty's henchman, Deng Chong, naturally did not care about Zhangsun Chong and stopped him. If it were someone else, they would have surrendered to the power of the Zhangsun family.
Meton nodded with satisfaction and said, "You did the right thing. The Firearms Supervisor is a secret place of the Tang dynasty. Without His Majesty and the Chancellor's orders, no one can trespass."
"Yes!" Xue Rengui answered loudly. He was in charge of the Firearms Supervisor, so this was his duty.
Meton narrowed his eyes and stared at Xue Rengui. He said, "Aren't you in charge of the Firearms Army? Why are you still in the Firearms Supervisor?"
Xue Rengui said seriously, "I heard that the Chancellor would definitely take charge of the Firearms Supervisor again. So I waited here for the Chancellor and continued to follow him."
"Xue Rengui is not honest. He was driven out, but he still said that he was loyal and brave." Taoist Changsheng said mercilessly. Among the three, Xue Rengui was the youngest and Taoist Changsheng was the oldest, so he could make fun of Xue Rengui.
"Driven out?"
Meton could not help but raise his eyebrows and look at Xue Rengui in confusion. With Xue Rengui's experience and performance in the two Western Expeditions, he was a rare good general, but Zhangsun Chong abandoned him.
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