The Prime Minister is the code name of Zhao Deyan in the Feinusi. He lurked into the Turks and gained Jie Li's trust. Now he helps Jie Li to reform the internal Turks, hoping to turn the Turks into a centralized empire similar to the Tang Dynasty. However, this wish looks beautiful, but for the Turks it is a poison wrapped in honey. Unfortunately, Jie Li did not notice it, but swallowed the poison as honey.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Deyan now wants to get the wind and rain in the Turks. He can be said to be the first person under Jie Li. He also bewitched Jie Li to learn the enjoyment of the Central Plains emperor and recruit beauties from all races to enrich Jie Li's harem. This also made Jie Li hand over more power to Zhao Deyan, so that he could be a first-hand man in the Turks.

Having mastered the real power of the Turks also allowed Zhao Deyan to send more information related to the Turks to the Tang Dynasty. In other words, the Turks were basically transparent to the Tang Dynasty, and all internal situations were controlled by the Tang Dynasty. As long as the Tang Dynasty was willing, it could concentrate its forces to attack the weaknesses of the Turks at any time. Unfortunately, the Tang Dynasty could not draw out its troops in the past two years to take the initiative, otherwise the Turks might have been destroyed.

"The Prime Minister made another great achievement this time. This news is so important to us!" In the Liangyi Hall, Li Shimin walked around the hall with a look of ecstasy. This was the first time he was so happy since the locust plague this year.

"This is also thanks to the ability of Your Majesty and the Prince Consort to know the heroes with a keen eye, which has helped me in the Tang Dynasty!" Changsun Wuji also said with a smile on his face. At the end of the day, he looked at Li Xiu next to him. Although he praised Li Shimin and Li Xiu, Zhao Deyan's ability to be used by the Tang Dynasty was mainly because of Li Xiu's recommendation.

In the hall, except for Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji, only Li Xiu was the only one in the hall. In fact, Zhao Deyan's identity is top secret. Apart from the three of them, only a few senior officials in charge of the Feinusi knew that of course, the Feinusi was not qualified to participate in the government affairs, so every time Zhao Deyan sent back important information, they were usually discussed together.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister suggested concentrating troops to attack the Turks in the beginning of next spring. This is probably difficult to achieve, right?" Li Xiu took the information sent by Zhao Deyan and studied it carefully for a long time, and finally spoke.

This time, Zhao Deyan sent a great news, that is, the northern grasslands encountered a severe snow disaster that was rare in a century. Almost all the tribes under the Turks were spared, and they were all shrouded in snow disasters. According to Zhao Deyan's rough estimate, the Turks will lose nearly 30% of the population this time, and the losses of livestock cannot be counted at all. In other words, by the beginning of next spring, the Turks will be the weakest time, so he suggested that in the spring next year, the Tang Dynasty could concentrate its troops to take the initiative to annihilate the Turks in one fell swoop!

When Li Xiu mentioned that Zhao Deyan suggested sending troops next year, Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji couldn't help but look at each other, and their faces showed a look of embarrassment. After a moment, Changsun Wuji spoke: "The prince-in-law said it is right. Guanzhong has suffered such a big disaster this year. Even if there are life-saving food such as sweet potatoes, most people can only survive hardships. It would be good to be able to survive this winter. As for the desire to recruit troops next year, it is probably unrealistic!"

The main army of the Tang Dynasty was the system of government troops, and the most important feature of government troops was that they served the people in peacetime and military in wartime. Moreover, when government troops went to war, soldiers had to prepare their own horses, weapons and food. However, Guanzhong is now suffering from disasters, and Guanzhong is the most important conscription area of ​​the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that almost all the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty came from Guanzhong. In this case, how could the government troops prepare their own food?

"Hateful! It's so hateful to watch it miss out with such a good opportunity, it's so hateful!" At this moment, Li Shimin suddenly hit the table hard, his face full of annoyance. He even wondered if he had really offended God, why did he always put him in a dilemma?

"Your Majesty can't say that. The grasslands are harsh and the population is growing very slowly. This time they have lost a large amount of population and cannot be recovered in a short period of time. Moreover, there are so many livestock. It is estimated that the entire Turks will have to find ways to fill their stomachs next year. We must also be prepared to prevent them from going south."

When he said this, Li Xiu paused for a moment and then said: "In contrast, the biggest problem facing our Tang Dynasty is the shortage of food, but with corn and sweet potatoes, it only takes one year to make up for the lack of food. If everything goes well, by next autumn, Your Majesty can send troops whenever he wants!"

Li Xiu's analysis was not very clever, but Li Shimin was just remorseful and didn't expect this. Now he couldn't help but lit up after hearing this, and then he sat up straight again. Needless to ask, his mind must be turning rapidly in his mind, planning how to attack the Turks next autumn?

"Your Majesty, whether you attack the Turks or not, it is a great good thing for us to encounter snow disasters on the grassland. So I think it is best for people to spread the news so that the people can calm the hearts of the people!" Changsun Wuji saluted Li Shimin again at this time. The Tang Dynasty has always regarded the Turks as the biggest enemy. Now that the enemy is in trouble, it is naturally a good thing for the Tang Dynasty. At least there is no need to worry that hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops will be in the forefront like in the previous two years.

"Wuji's words are deeply attracted by my heart. Let someone spread the news immediately. When the meeting tomorrow, I will announce the news in front of all officials. I thought I would not encounter any good things today, but I didn't expect that it was about to be the Chinese New Year, and I would encounter such a happy event!" Li Shimin immediately nodded in agreement when he heard Changsun Wuji's words. At the end of the day, he couldn't help laughing again.

After talking about the above, Li Shimin talked about several political affairs with Changsun Wuji. Although Changsun had resigned from his position as the Right Pushe, he was still Li Shimin's most trusted minister, so he also took on a lot of government affairs.

Li Xiu was never interested in government affairs. He wanted to say goodbye and leave first, but Li Shimin stayed behind. When Changsun Wuji saw this, he knew that Li Shimin must have something to talk to Li Xiu alone, so he said goodbye and left tactfully. In the end, only Li Xiu and Li Shimin were left in Liangyi Hall.

"Li Xiu, I heard that Guanghua's cousin and General Ma were about to get married?" As soon as Changsun Wuji left, Li Shimin immediately asked Li Xiu with a smile.

"I didn't expect that Your Majesty also knew, but Uncle Ma and the princess have known each other for so long, and their relationship has become deeper and deeper. At first, His Highness was a little unwilling to do so, but later he was convinced by Uncle Ma and Princess. They should have prepared their wedding long ago, but because of the severe natural disaster this year, they thought that so many people still couldn't eat enough, so they couldn't bear to spend so much money to prepare for the wedding." Li Xiu also explained with a smile when he heard this.

"My cousin and the others' concerns are normal. I heard that many high-ranking officials and nobles have postponed their weddings this year. After all, this fact is too easy for the censor to seize the handle. But what I am curious about now is how my cousin and the others have figured it out and suddenly they will hold the wedding before the New Year?" Li Shimin nodded first, and then asked curiously. Mr. Ma was still preparing to exchange the cost of the wedding for food to be distributed to the people. Except for Li Xiu and other few people, outsiders did not know.

"Haha~, this matter is thanks to a good idea. After Uncle Ma told me about his concerns with the princess that day, I advised him not to hold an overly grand wedding, but to exchange the money he had originally planned to spend on the wedding with rice, grain, meat, oil and other supplies, and distribute it to the people in Chang'an who could not eat due to natural disasters. This would help the victims and allow more people to bless Uncle Ma and the princess' wedding!" Li Xiu also laughed and said proudly.

"It turned out that it was your idea. No wonder I heard that General Ma and some people were buying grain everywhere. At first, I wondered if he wanted to hoard food and earn money from refugees, but I felt that he was not like that kind of person, but I didn't expect there was such a reason!" Li Shimin smiled when he heard Li Xiu's explanation.

When Li Shimin heard what Li Xiu said, he was stunned, and then he secretly broke out in a cold sweat, because he suddenly realized that Ma Ye and a group of old subordinates of the Women's Army were buying food everywhere, but at this critical moment, it was easy for Li Shimin to misunderstand. What's more, the Women's Army had a record of confrontation with Li Shimin before. I'm afraid that Li Shimin did not misunderstand that Ma Ye was going to make money in the national crisis, but was worried that he and his wife would have any evil actions. Fortunately, Li Shimin believed him quite and asked him before he took action, which allowed him to resolve the misunderstanding, otherwise it would be possible to bring unintentional disasters to Ma Ye and the others.

Thinking of this, Li Xiu couldn't help but regret that he was not considering things carefully enough. If he had revealed some news in advance, it would probably not cause such misunderstandings. In addition, this also made him suddenly think of the last conversation with Changsun Wuji. As the saying goes, accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger. Even Changsun Wuji must pay attention to his position and resolutely resigned from the position of Right Pushe. This shows his caution, and he is obviously a little careless.

The above thought turned like lightning in Li Xiu's mind, and there was no strangeness on his face. He smiled and continued, "Your Majesty misunderstood. Uncle Ma is not the kind of person who makes money from the country. Speaking of which, he was able to become a husband and wife with the princess this time, and he will finally be a family in the future. He'er is their daughter. His biggest wish now is to help He'er find a good family and then accompany the princess to enjoy his life!"
Chapter completed!