In addition to Li Longji's great emphasis on the Hu people's border generals when he was emperor, in fact, the Hu people had already made great achievements on the battlefield of the Tang Dynasty as early as when Li Shimin was in power.

Although Li Yi knew a lot, there were also many things he didn't know, including someone who Xu Yuan told him before.

According to Xu Yuan, the reason why the Tang Dynasty was so prosperous during the Li Shimin period was closely related to the entire governing concept at that time. Li Shimin broke the national boundaries and opened his arms to all friendly nations of the Tang Dynasty.

It is also because of this that in the court and army of the Tang Dynasty, many officials and generals of other ethnic groups appeared. Moreover, in Xu Yuan and others' eyes, Li Shimin was generally appointing people based on their merits. Any officials and generals who had real talents and knowledge that were conducive to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty would be entrusted with important tasks.

So in the army at that time, there was a Hu general who was very brave and highly appreciated by Emperor Taizong of Tang. His name was Qibian Heli.

Qibing Heli was originally just a Khan from a small tribe, but later, inspired by the Tang Empire, surrendered to Li Shimin.

This man had a brilliant record and once commanded the army to defeat Tuyuhun without leaving any armor. In addition, he and Hou Junji also destroyed Gaochang Kingdom. More than a hundred years ago, when Qibing Heli attacked Goguryeo, he was invincible and fought all the way to Pyongyang and captured the king.

In addition to being extremely brave in combat, Qibing Heli was very loyal and kept his promises. When Li Shimin personally conquered Goguryeo, Qibing Heli stubbornly blocked more than 10,000 enemy troops with 800 troops, and he was not afraid of any number of people. Instead, he became more and more fierce in the battle, making the enemy in a mess, and he could be called the 800 warriors of this era.

Li Shimin naturally admired and admired him for such a brave man, and even personally applied medicine to him for treatment.

This also moved Qibi Heli very much and strengthened his determination to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty. When Qibi Heli's tribe visited his mother, he was unfortunately kidnapped by traitors colluded with Xueyantuo's tribe and threatened him to rebel against the Tang Dynasty together.

At that time, some court officials in the Tang Dynasty believed that Qi Bi Heli would definitely rebel against the Tang Dynasty, but Li Shimin concluded that he would definitely not rebel against the Tang Dynasty. Facts proved that Emperor Taizong of Tang's vision and judgment were completely correct. When facing Xue Yantuo Khan who persuaded him to surrender, Qi Bi Heli cut off his left ear with a knife, thus demonstrating his determination to finally end up with the Tang Dynasty.

After Li Shimin learned of this situation, he was moved and admired, and exchanged for the talent Qibi Heli by agreeing to Xue Yantuo's request.

Later, the Tang Dynasty naturally gave him great favorable treatment to such a loyal and brave talent. Qibi Heli was later named Duke of Liang, but later Qibi Heli died of illness. The court posthumously named him as the governor of Bingzhou.

Not only that, because Qi Zhu Heli made countless achievements in his life, and was also loyal to the emperor and patriotism, Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin also loved and admired him very much, so he decided to arrange for him to be buried with Zhaoling. This specification is quite honorable, which is equivalent to being separated from Li Shimin's life and death.

At that time, the Tang Dynasty, which was not as good as Li Longji in terms of national strength or military strength, was able to become a heyday in history. In fact, some clues can be seen through the character of Qibing Heli.

The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty under Li Shimin's rule stems from its tolerance and openness. Li Shimin naturally made an indispensable contribution. It was his wise and diligent love for the people that made the Tang Dynasty come to court and surrender to the world, which laid a solid foundation for future prosperity.

In fact, Li Neng didn't catch a cold about Li Shimin, but in this regard, what he did was really nothing to say. A leader of a Hu tribe could make him trust so much, let alone anything else, it also required great courage for him, the emperor himself.

When Li Yan started, the Pugu tribe helped him very much, but Li Yan never dared to get too close to them, and later let the Uighurs check and balance them in the north to rest assured. In this regard, Li Shimin was indeed more righteous than him.

However, Li Yan felt that he had done nothing wrong. After all, Li Shimin was famous for Tian Khan, but he did not have such treatment.

Although this story is about Li Shimin being awesome, it is also very useful to Li. After all, his use of Muto Ichiro is still somewhat similar to what happened back then.

Not to mention anything else, the warships built by Ichiro Muto for the Tang Dynasty are placed there. If anyone is dissatisfied, he can go and take a look.

Now for Ichiro Muto, what he lacks is that his warship must win the Tang Dynasty, so Li Yan set a two-year deadline for them. If they really can defeat the Westerners in these two years, Ichiro Muto will be even more stable.

But Li Qing was indeed talking about this matter. Although he knew where the Westerners’ lairs are now, he really couldn’t let Zhang Chong go out to attack them directly. After all, the distance between them was too far.

So he could only ask Zhang Chong to find clues of the enemy again, and it would be best to let them know the existence of the Tang naval army. In this way, they would naturally send troops. As long as they sent troops, they would give the Tang soldiers a chance to win the battle.

No matter how big the victory is, as long as the Tang Dynasty's navy can win the battle with the blonde and blue-eyed people, Muto Ichiro's capital will basically be enough.

Li Yi insisted on letting Muto Ichiro take office quickly, which was not because Muto Ichiro was so important to him, but because he wanted to set a precedent. This had nothing to do with whether Muto Ichiro was a Japanese.

The Japanese who were officials in the Tang Dynasty either sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty or grew up in the Tang Dynasty since childhood, and participated in the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty. This did not count for Li Qing. Now what he needs is someone who has not participated in the imperial examinations.

In fact, Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan had already realized what Li Yan wanted to do. They were also quite resistant in their hearts, but they knew that as subjects, it was useless to resist, so they had to slowly accept Li Yan's decisions and ideas, otherwise they would not have to hang out in the court of the Tang Dynasty.

In private, they had discussed whether there was a need to persuade Li Wen, but in the end they all came to a conclusion that there was no need for this.
Chapter completed!