The prince took charge and attacked Tuyuhun. This matter seemed familiar. Wang Xu suddenly felt a flash in front of him, as if he had returned to more than 30 years ago.

Emperor Wu Yuwen Yong summoned Wang Gui, Yuwen Boju, Yuwen Xiaobo and other confidant ministers to discuss and decided to let the crown prince Yuwen Yun take charge and attack Tuyuhun.

At that time, he was just a little lord, waiting outside the hall.

After thirty years of changes in the world, another father tried his best to make his son's military achievements.

Wang Jun retracted his thoughts, glanced at Yuwen Wen, and thought quickly in his mind.

It is obvious that the emperor wanted the prince to take charge of the Western Expedition to make military achievements to offset the impact of the King of Yan's return from the Eastern Expedition. The emperor felt that he was indebted to the prince, so he had to make up for it.

At the same time, we must once again show to the government and the outside world that even if the prince’s family is Yuchi, the prince’s status will not be shaken at all.

So, just order directly, why bother to do this?

Wang Xu took the information handed over by Xu Shao and slowly looked through it to delay time and make a quick look at it.

He knew that the emperor was suspicious but was good at making decisions, so he should not have been confused about this matter.

As the crown prince, he has the right to be a master, but in fact he does not need any military merits, nor does he need to prove anything to all officials with military merits. On the contrary, if he leads troops to fight, once he goes to the army is unfavorable, it will affect his reputation.

Secondly, the prince should not stay away from the capital for a long time, otherwise, once there is a change, it is easy to take advantage of the situation.

Therefore, from this perspective, Wang Zhao opposed the prince's command of the Western Expedition.

But as a father, he understood the emperor's decision very well. The emperor had many sons. Although there were differences between legitimate and illegitimate children, fathers all hoped that their son would become successful and had a good future. Therefore, the eldest son of the illegitimate children won great achievements in the Eastern Expedition.

The prince was in a somewhat subtle situation because of his mother's family. If he had military achievements in hand, he could calm some doubts. Now that the King of Yan has made great contributions, it is easy to be run by others.

Therefore, the prince must make military achievements. After all, there are precedents in this matter and it is easy to deal with.

But the emperor was not as he had done before, and he was actually confused. What is the problem?

It is because of concern, it is chaos.

According to the latest statement, the terrain of the West Sea where Tuyuhun is located is so high that the air is thin and the "atmospheric pressure becomes lower", so people from the plains are prone to "altitude sickness" when they get there.

If you have a "altitude sickness", you will experience dizziness, mental weakness, and fatigue throughout the body. If you have severe symptoms, you will have difficulty breathing, become unconscious, and even die suddenly due to colds.

Perhaps, the emperor was afraid that the prince would suffer from a "plateau reaction" when he took charge of the Western Expedition, so he was hesitating.

Is that true?

Wang Jun thought about it and thought it shouldn't be.

The prince is in charge, and all military affairs must be held responsible for the Chief Secretary and other officials. If he is afraid of "plateau reaction", he can stay in Hezhou, which is called "the strategy is planned and the victory is a thousand miles away". He does not need to enter the West Sea.

Xu Shao, Shi Wansui, Yuwen Shiwu and Yang Ji agreed to the prince's leadership in the Western Expedition, and also proposed to let the prince sit in Hezhou and be dispatched in the middle of the procession, without having to go to the front line in person. It is said that the emperor's wishes, but the emperor still has to listen to his opinions.

so....

Wang Jun had made up his mind and made his own suggestions to the emperor: It would be better to have a 'eat more fish'.

He first expressed his opinion: Tuyuhun must be beaten, but it does not need to destroy its country, and it cannot be destroyed in fact.

Then, instead of joining the Turks to fight against Tuyuhun, it is better to change the candidate.

That is to let the Tiel tribes of the Western Turks take action on the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and to accept the other party's service as a sweet thing, let them cross the Tianshan Mountains and attack Tuyuhun from north to south. The Zhou Kingdom did not need to do anything, but Murong Khan, who was waiting for Tuyuhun, was in a panic and came to ask for help.

At that time, the prince of the governor of Longyou happened to be in the middle of mediation.

As a condition, the State of Zhou (the prince) could ask Tuyuhun Khan Murong Fuyun to come out alone, that is, the Western Turkic Datou Khan who betrayed his relatives and fled to the West Sea to take refuge.

No one is sure whether Datou Khan is in Tuyuhun or not, so let’s judge whether the other party is there.

If things go smoothly, Tuyuhun's strength will be greatly damaged during this difficult period, and he is concerned about Tiel's tribes invading the south again, so he can only surrender to the Zhou State and dare not cause trouble again.

Secondly, the Tiel tribes were close to Zhou from then on, and the Zhou kingdom could use the support of the Tiel tribes to make the domestic situation in the Western Turks even more chaotic, and even take the opportunity to split the Western Turks.

Third, if you get the Datou Khan and hand it over to the Qimin Khan of the Eastern Turks, it is also a good choice, and you can further win over the Qimin Khan.

Fourth, the prince solved the problem of Tuyuhun and said that Tiel's tribes defected to Zhou State, so their reputation naturally increased.

This is called "eat more fish" and it is much more beneficial than joining forces with the Turks to attack Tuyuhun. The Zhou State does not need to make a big move, just sit and enjoy the fruits.

Seeing Yuwen Wen pondering and thinking, Wang continued to talk.

The Western Turks are now in civil strife, and under the rule of the Tielite tribes have long been unjust. No Khan is strong and must have wanted to do something.

A few years ago, Tiele troops invaded the border of the Liangzhou General Administration of Zhou State and were repelled by the border troops. Then they sent envoys to seek peace and wanted to surrender. Now that they have hope, they will naturally tend to take action.

In addition, attacking Tuyuhun can rob livestock, population, expand its strength, and even kill the formerly high-ranking Datou Khan to shock other tribes. You can imagine how Mohe Khan will do his best.

After Tuyuhun surrendered again, the Zhou State could use the Tiel tribes to accelerate the collapse of the Western Turks and hinder the Qimin Khan of the Eastern Turks from unifying the Eastern and Western Turks. This was also a good result.

"Zhongshu Ling." Yang Ji suddenly spoke, and saw everyone looking at him, and asked: "Iron Le is probably similar to Turkic to Rouran. If the dynasty supports Tiel, aren't you afraid of raising tigers?"

"At that time, Rouran was destroyed by the Turnu Turks, and the newly emerging Turks were more fierce than Rouran. If Tielle destroyed the Turks, even if they only destroyed the Western Turks, they would probably not have a small threat."

After hearing Yang Ji's questioning, Wang Jun nodded: "This is natural, raising a tiger will cause trouble. However, the dynasty has muskets, cannons, and steamships. Under this premise, the only thing raised is a hunting dog with iron chains tied around the neck. What does Yang Gong think?"

Yang Ji wanted to say something, but he didn't say it out loud. Shi Wansui thought for a moment and agreed with Wang Jun's suggestion, and Xu Shao and Yuwen Shiwu were the same.

With the support of steamships, the imperial court can efficiently and at low cost to transport personnel and materials to the Hetao area, and even directly station heavy troops on the Yinshan line, attack the grassland at any time, or support Hexi.

With muskets and cannons, Zhou State's prefectures and counties in Hexi, the soldiers and civilians in the city could defend the city and faced fearlessness in the siege of enemy troops that were several times higher than that of them. It took several months or even half a year to wait for reinforcements.

Zhou's national strength is growing rapidly. In a few years, even if Tiele really becomes a Zhongshan wolf, it will not cause any storm, because by then, Zhou will have more troops to invest in the grassland.

So, there is nothing to worry about.

Yuwen Wen thought for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he was satisfied with Wang Jun’s suggestion: “This strategy is very wonderful and is exactly what I want!”

What a 'eat more fish', now my son's reputation has to rise!
Chapter completed!