The Ashina association leader disappeared, and tens of thousands of troops pursued the forests in Guanzhong for a long time, but no trace of them was found.

After many investigations by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War, the inference was that the association rate of Ashina might have been along the Jing River and escaped from Xiaoguan into the northwest.

The news was fed back to Chengqing Palace, and Li Shimin's face was gloomy and he remained silent for a long time.

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others who were serving the side also had heavy faces. They all knew that if this was the case, it would be really not simple.

The conflict between Dugucheng and Ashina's association rate in Xiuchun Tower has been found. It is reasonable to say that this caused the Turkic prince to be dissatisfied and then impulsive assassination.

But after all, it was a bit thin, and it was hard for the big guys who were deeply thinking in the court to believe it.

Now that Ashina's association rate has disappeared for no reason, it seems to have verified this conjecture. Just imagine that it is obviously impossible for a person who is alone and without supplies to escape from the pursuit without any foreign aid.

So it is almost certain that someone must have helped Asina's association rate, and the ability and strength of this group of people are quite good.

What’s more important is the motivation and consequences. Jiucheng Palace’s assassination is too much of a joke and is more of a farce. The possibility of success is extremely small, and the other party cannot not know.

However, things still happened, so what was the other party's intention to arrange all this? Where is the Ashina association rate taken? What will happen next? These are all worrying.

This matter is of great importance and concerns the peace of hundreds of millions of Turks and the entire northern border. Therefore, the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty dare not neglect and could only consider the bad consequences first.

"Where is Cheng Zhijie? I'm sure Ashina's association rate escaped from Xiaoguan?" After a moment of silence, Li Shimin asked.

"When you go back to your Majesty, the masters of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War have speculated so much... Although it is speculation, it is tenth*." Cheng Zhijie said: "Once you leave Xiaoguan, it will be difficult to round up. I have notified the governor of Lingzhou and the garrison, but I guess there is little hope for the capture... I am incompetent. Please forgive me."

At the end, Cheng Chumo paused and whispered to apologize. Although it was no wonder that he had come up, the emperor still had the attitude he should have when he was angry.

"I don't blame you!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Tell me, what should I do now?"

When talking about this, everyone looked at each other and cautiously did not speak first, not because they did not understand the emperor's meaning, but because it was of great importance and they had to be careful in their words and actions.

"Why? Don't you talk?" Li Shimin sighed: "No matter how Ashina's association rate is, let's talk about Tuli's son, right?"

Fang Xuanling whispered: "Your Majesty, He Luofu claimed that he was kidnapped by the Ashin Society. Are you still calling for justice now?"

"Is he really wronged?" Li Shimin frowned, as if he didn't believe it.

"It is difficult to determine whether to be wronged or not, but being held hostage is indeed true..." Fang Xuanling said carefully; "After all, Your Majesty treats him quite well, and he has no reason... and there is also evidence that Ashina's association rate has resentment against Tuliduo and has acted to hijack."

Li Shimin asked: "So. Xuanling means to deal with He Luofu with ease?"

"Your Majesty, the incident happened suddenly. Although Asina's association and assassination were unforgivable. However, not many Turkic people have the intention of being unjust. Now, Turkic people who are near Chang'an and far away on the grassland are panicked because of this."

Fang Xuanling said: "At this time, if severe punishment is made, the Turks will definitely be even more anxious, and it is easy to cause trouble! Especially Turi has a prestigious status among the Turks. If his son is... Turks will inevitably feel like they are dead rabbits and dogs are cooked. At that time,... Please think twice."

"What do you think of auxiliary machine?"

"The words of Fang Xiang are very reasonable. Please think twice." Changsun Wuji immediately agreed when he heard Li Shimin's inquiry.

The two most wise and trusted ministers were consistent in their words, and Li Shimin had nothing to hesitate. He nodded slightly and said, "It makes sense, it's okay, Tuli made contributions to the Tang Dynasty after all, and his son did not intentionally assassinate, so he should deal with it lightly!"

After pondering for a moment, Li Shimin continued: "The crime of death can be avoided, but the crime of living cannot be escaped. Please be exiled to Lingnan!"

this……

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji sighed in their hearts, but said nothing. Lingnan in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was mostly a smoky place, and the punishment for being sent there was second only to the death, which was also considered a serious punishment.

But no matter what, at least he saved his life, he was worthy of Turi Khan. But what would the Turks think is really hard to say...

"What? Do you think it's inappropriate?" Li Shimin seemed to see the hesitation of the two important officials.

"No, Your Majesty's handling is very appropriate, but..."

A turning point completely betrayed Changsun Wuji's thoughts. Li Shimin rolled his eyes and asked, "But what?"

"Your Majesty, I think this Turkic assassination is extremely serious, but I need to be cautious when dealing with it. I cannot just suppress it. I need to be kind and powerful."

"Tell me, what kind of good and powerful method?"

"If you pay more attention to some people, you should also reward them. This may be more appropriate. After all, the prefectures and counties in the northern border have been established for a long time, and the Turks have not yet been naturalized, so it is difficult to return to the Tang Dynasty in a short period of time."

Changsun Wuji said: "So the court must rely on some Turkic tribe leaders to control the herdsmen."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "That's natural. Otherwise, how could I be willing to marry my own sister to Zhishili?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, this move is also to prevent Xue Yantuo. The Zhenzhu Khan Yinan is a quiet person. He took advantage of Jie Li's defeat and took the opportunity to occupy many former Turkic lands. Now that he is strong, he has to be careful!"

"Yi Nan... they all have wolf ambitions." Li Shimin seemed a little angry when he mentioned this person.

"That's right, but Your Majesty... After the decisive battle between the Turks in the east, our Tang Dynasty has been deficit for many years, and the war with Tuyuhun in the west has begun, so Xue Yantuo must not focus on Huairou."

Fang Xuanling said: "Although my Tang Dynasty border army also has defense, it consumes a lot... However, in fact... if the Turks were still there, there would be a barrier between Xue Yantuo and the Tang Dynasty, and the border defense would be much easier."

"Xuanling means to let the Turks grow old again?" Li Shimin understood, but was a little unsure, or curious.

"Growing up under the care of the Tang Dynasty, you only need to play the role of involving Xue Yantuo. You cannot threaten the Tang Dynasty. We will not do anything about raising tigers."

Fang Xuanling said: "After all, there are so many Turkic people on the grassland, so it is not cost-effective to let them stay idle for nothing. Isn't it great to use it as a buffer for the border of our Tang Dynasty?

To a certain extent, the snipe and clam fight will benefit from the fisherman. This snipe will be happy if it has meat to eat!" (To be continued)>
Chapter completed!