"Brother Ma, I think you don't go to the muddy waters of the court again. We're going to do business now, and we've earned more than we did in a year before, and we have a title. Why bother to spend that effort?" Just as Li Xiu finished speaking, Xiang Shanzhi spoke first. At this time, he had already drunk his face and his eyes were a little drunk.

However, although Xiang Shanzhi was a little overwhelmed, his words made a lot of sense. Mr. Ma now has status and money. He can be said to have achieved success and fame. Now he is about to get married. Then the couple stays together, and he will have a daughter like Hener, who is about to get married. In addition, Mr. Ma is not young anymore, and it is time to go home to enjoy his old age.

After hearing the opinions of Li Xiu and Xiang Shanzhi, Ma Ye remained silent. After a while, he suddenly looked up at Li Xiu and said, "Boy, you have something to honestly answer me. Is the court ready to attack the Turks in the past two years?"

When Mr. Ma suddenly asked this irrelevant question, Li Xiu, Qiu Shili and others were stunned for a moment. Then Li Xiu woke up and thought for a while before answering: "Uncle Ma, since you want to hear the truth, I will just say it. Your Majesty has always wanted to use troops to the Turks, but it's a pity that it can't be achieved due to various reasons. For example, this time the Turks encountered a natural disaster, but Your Majesty still could not send troops."

When he said this, Li Xiu paused for a moment, and then spoke again: "But now the strength of the Turks is getting weaker and more opportunities to attack the Turks. According to my estimate, there will be a battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks in the next two years!"

According to the original history, a decisive battle between the Tang and the Turks will break out next winter, but Li Xiu did not dare to say too much. After all, he had too much influence on history, so this decisive battle may also be affected.

"Will the next two years?" Ma Ye couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression when he heard Li Xiu's answer. After a while, he finally said: "I decided that I am willing to take over Feinusi again. After all, the past two years is the time to use Feinusi. At worst, it's not too late to wait until the Turks are destroyed, and I will go home to retire!"

"This... Brother Ma, you have to be more cautious!" Qiu Shili couldn't help but persuade him again when he heard that Ma Ma actually agreed. After all, Ma Ma has everything now, and Ma's utilitarianism is not as strong as he and He Panren. There is really no need to jump into the fire pit of the officialdom again.

"I have already figured out this matter. The Turks are my confidant in the Central Plains. As long as the Turks are not destroyed, it is like a steel knife lying on the heads of our Central Plains people. The ancients said, "Why do you think the Huns have not been destroyed? " Although I can't do this, I can still do it to destroy the Turks!" Mr. Ma said seriously at this time, which was his true words.

Hearing Ma Ye say this, Qiu Shili, He Panren and Xiang Shanzhi all showed admiration, and then didn't say anything else. Seeing Ma Ye make this decision, Li Xiu nodded and said, "Okay, since Uncle Ma, you have decided, then I will tell Your Majesty what you mean, but you don't have to rush to take over Feinusi. You should finish the marriage first. Anyway, Zhang Shigui will have to wait until the New Year before leaving Chang'an!"

Li Xiu deliberately turned the topic to Ma Ye’s marriage, and Qiu Shili and others also started to talk. At that moment, several people discussed Ma Ye’s marriage again. Li Xiu also inquired about the progress of the marriage from Ma Ye and learned that Ma Ye and the others had purchased a batch of grain, oil, rice and flour from other places. After they were transported back, they could be distributed to the victims around Chang'an City before the wedding.

In just one night, the news of the Turks suffering from heavy snowfall had already spread throughout the city. All the people of the Tang Dynasty were happy about it. Many people even hoped that the more Turks died, the better, and it would be better to die. Don't think that the people of the Tang Dynasty were cruel, because every time the Turks went south, the people of the Tang Dynasty would feel a layer of dark clouds in their hearts, and countless people became the souls of the Turks under the sword. Therefore, all the Tang people would not feel any sympathy for the disaster encountered by this old enemy.

Li Xiu has also been paying attention to the news of this snow disaster. Although the information sent by Zhao Deyan was already very accurate, his intelligence mainly included some data and the impact of the Turks' losses in this snow disaster. However, some of the news sent back one after another allowed Li Xiu to learn more about the situation of this snow disaster.

According to the information compiled by Li Xiu, the snow disaster in the northern grassland was not limited to the Turkic areas, but almost the entire grassland suffered from snow disasters of varying degrees. However, the snow disasters in the areas controlled by Jie Li were even more serious. It is said that the snow in some places can reach more than ten feet deep. The tents in the grassland people were not as solid as houses. As a result, many tents were crushed by snow, causing countless people to be buried alive, which is also the biggest cause of the death of herders.

Moreover, the subsequent impact of this snow disaster is still deepening, because countless cattle and sheep have been frozen to death. Now the surviving grassland people can still feed on the frozen cattle and sheep corpses. After all, the weather is cold and the meat will not deteriorate. However, after the spring next year, the beef and mutton will rot and deteriorate, and the grassland people will not be able to replenish the losses of livestock in a short period of time, which will definitely cause famine.

If it were in previous years, the Turks would definitely go south to loot next spring, but now the Tang Dynasty is now in alliance with Xue Yantuo. Although Xue Yantuo was also affected by the snow disaster this time, it was not very serious. So next year, what Jie Li was most worried about was how to protect himself, rather than go south to loot. Otherwise, as soon as he left the grassland, he would probably be seized by Xue Yantuo. After all, the tribes of Xue Yantuo had long been coveting the plump grassland controlled by the Turks.

Although Jie Li's chance of going south next year is not very likely, the Tang Dynasty must also be prepared, so there is no need to worry about this. Li Shimin is more sober than him. Moreover, compared with the current military comparison between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, even without Xue Yantuo's restraint, the Turks may not be able to gain a advantage.

In other words, next year, the Turks may only lick the wounds on their bodies like a wounded hungry wolf. However, with the fragile natural environment of the grassland, the Turks would never recover their strength in one or two years. According to the original history, next year is the period of the Tang Dynasty's counterattack against the Turks. When Li Xiu thought of destroying the powerful enemy of the Turks next year, he couldn't help but feel excited.

After about half a month, Li Shimin suddenly informed him that the spy who fought desperately to bring back the Turkic snow disaster information had finally arrived in Chang'an, and Li Xiu could finally see him and ask about Zhao Deyan's situation in the Turkic situation.
Chapter completed!