On the plateau, flags flew and horses neighed.

Prince Shao Chengjie also brought a group of people from the Eastern Palace to hunt.

There were not many people coming here, including Prince Zhan Shi, Cui Xie from Beizhou, Prince Guest, Wei Shuo from Chang'an, Prince Xima from Qiongzhou, Liang Zhen from Qiongzhou, Prince Tongshishe people, Zhong Yunzhang from Yongzhou, etc., and there was only one military officer, namely An Chonghui, deputy commander of the Prince's Left Guard.

Although these people have high positions, they are jealous of them at that time.

After Shao Shude appointed the crown prince, the crown prince immediately formed his own team, but there were some in his army, but there were not many civil officials, so he selected talents from the Jinshi who surrendered to him and served in various positions.

These people can be said to have reached the sky in one step, and I don’t know how many people are jealous of them. But judging from their An Zhiruosu’s appearance, they didn’t seem to care what others thought. They surrounded the prince’s side and talked softly.

"The King of Yan is in Yunnan, and is very popular." Cui Xie said: "I heard that the barbarians of Xi'er River obeyed them, and the affairs of Dali and Kunzhou were also managed in an orderly manner. When they heard about it from afar, they all thought that the prince should pay attention to it."

Wei Shuoqi said: "Didn't the King of Yan want to be a vassal of Yunnan?"

Cui Xie shook his head and said, "Do you really believe it? Even if you really want to stay in Yunnan, the saint called it back with an edict."

Wei Shuo hesitated and said, "What is the strategy of the King of Yan?"

"I can't see anything before. This battle of Yazhou went south from Chengdu and rushed to support hundreds of miles. Using her body as bait, she has gained a wave of favor from the martial artists." Cui Xie said: "During the city guard, he visited the city several times to boost morale. Then he went to Yunnan. The governor's troops destroyed the country, which was not a mediocre person."

"I would like to ask the prince to pay attention to King Yan." Zhong Yunzhang listened for a while, and said worriedly.

In this country, there are only four people who can be called kings in a broad sense, namely the emperor, the empress, the crown prince, and the crown prince's concubine. The others, even the concubines in the harem, are of rank and are all ministers.

"Among all the kings, the King of Yan is indeed the most threatening." Cui Xie said: "I also ask the prince to pay attention to the King of Yan."

Among the kings, the King of Yan is the legitimate son, and it can be seen that he is not the kind of person who is busy waiting to die. The threat is indeed great. The saint was obviously not very relieved to Li Tangbin and asked the King of Yan to be the name of the head coach. Who would have thought that he would add so many dramas to himself?

Isn't it good to learn from King Han? When he was leading troops in Liaodong, all the conquests were left to the generals of the Imperial Army. He was only responsible for using seals. This was the prince without ambition.

As for King Zhao, although Concubine Zhao was posthumously named Empress Mingxian, the threat was much smaller than that of King Yan.

During the reign of Emperor Daizong of Tang, the prince was Li Shi (Dezong), and the prince's biological mother Chen disappeared in the war. Emperor Daizong posthumously named Concubine Dugu as the queen, and the son of the concubine, Li Jiong, had no chance at all and could not threaten the position of the prince.

After all, the King of Yan, who was also the same as Queen Zhe, was threatened the most.

"My brothers, brothers, respect, how could you say that it is as serious as you said?" Shao Chengjie was annoyed and glared at him, saying, "It was nothing, it was all you guys who talk nonsense every day, and Wufeng also caused waves."

"Crown Prince!" Wei said anxious.

"Prince, please think twice, don't take it lightly." Cui Xie glanced around and saw that it was his own people. He lowered his voice and said, "You must be careful of others. A few days ago, the saint invited Changhe to surrender in Hanliang Hall. During the meal, someone talked about the old things that King Yan had experienced since the southern expedition. The saint was very happy and said, "This is my subtype."

Cui Xie said this very toxicly.

Many people have said "like me".

Liu Bang once said that the prince was "benevolent and weak, and he was not like me."

Emperor Wu of Han said that Emperor Zhao of Han "This is my subtype."

Li Shimin also said, "King of Wu is like me."

This kind of statement may not have any profound meaning to the founding monarch. People may just say it casually when they are disappointed or happy.

Considering political influence at all times is a manifestation of insufficient control, and it is usually the case with future generations of kings.

Liu Bang and Li Shimin have a high degree of freedom and arbitraryness. They can interpret whatever you like.

Shao Shude was happy and said casually, what can you do?

This kind of thing may be studied by old bureaucrats as a political signal after a hundred years of its founding.

But in the early days of the founding of the emperor, this was another signal, that was another signal, you were a signal transmitter?

Some of the founding generals and ministers may be from minor officials, some may be from pigs, and some may be from thieves. You have so many signals every day, are you upset? Why not go and see if the people have enough oxen to plow enough, do more practical things, don’t be pursuing all day long, think about politics, and the country doesn’t need to govern? State affairs are corrupted by you old bureaucrats, right?

Shao Shude said that the King of Yan "refers to me". Most people think that the King of Yan is doing well in Yunnan and makes the saint happy. You, Cui Xie, talks a lot to sow discord.

Prince Xima Liangzhen glanced at him and said nothing.

The prince formed a team and was short of staff. He even took in all kinds of stupid people. It seemed that he would have to clean up later.

Cui Xie's words might make the saint know, and he may not have a good ending.

"Let's stay!" Shao Chengjie was also a little unhappy and said, "I know more about the process of the saint making me the crown prince than you. The saint taught me earnestly and valued the ability to control the army. I know more about what other brothers are. Even if someone has ambition, then it is better to compare with the army. Can you compare with me? If you can't compare, just stay aside. If you can compare, I am willing to give up my throne. In the future, my brothers will be at peace, and I will give him wealth and honor for a lifetime. If you are restless, I will try to calm myself. I am such a man, don't say more!"

Cui Xie and Wei said that they were so dirty that they retreated in a daze.

"Liang Xima, what are you thinking?" Shao Chengjie turned his head and looked at Liang Zhen who had been silent until now and asked.

Liang Zhen bowed calmly and said, "I am thinking that the position of the prince is as stable as Mount Tai. After the New Year, the saint may issue an edict to order the prince to engage in military and national affairs."

"How can I see it?" Shao Chengjie asked with great interest.

Liang Zhen pointed to the saints, generals and wealthy men who were hunting on the plateau, and said, "The saints often feel unwilling to wait for the west. Last year, they attacked Yunnan, and the military uses were mostly taken from the Southern Barbarians, and the country was not hurt, so the people could rest and recuperate. After the saints went to Beijing to the west, they heard that they often read classics in the palace and learned about the customs and customs of the Western Regions. They went to the martial arts lecture hall several times to deduce war with the military generals. Today, they met with all the heroes, and the Western Expedition was not far away."

"It makes some sense." Shao Chengjie praised: "It is rewarding."

Liang Zhen bowed and thanked him and continued, "But the timing of the Western Expedition is not very good. Huainan has only been pacified for two years, and the people have not yet recovered. The Bohai Kingdom seems calm, but it still needs a large army to station and cannot be left lightly. As for Yunnan, it has only been pacified this year, and the chaos is still fierce. Whether the King of Yan can control the situation is true. The saint is the jade pillar of the dynasty of the state dynasty. Once he leaves, some thieves may feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it and jump out to cause chaos. At this time, someone needs to engage in military and national affairs. The prime minister is not justified in such a thing, and the queen cannot do it, and only the prince is the most suitable."

If there are thieves who cause trouble, they need to send troops to suppress them.

If the emperor is not in the country, who can lead the troops? It can't be handed over to the general of the imperial guards, right? That is impossible and very dangerous.

Only the prince is the most suitable.

He successively defeated the three major forces of Li Maozhen, Ma Yin and Yang Shu, and also participated in the war against the Bohai Kingdom. He fought the southern prefectures. He was the commander, and that was the real commander because he really knew how to fight.

"Liang Qing can be the best virtues of the left." Shao Chengjie said happily.

Liang Zhen thanked him again but did not refuse.

Cui Xie and Wei said it was a little jealous. Liang Zhen, who stepped on his colleagues to the throne, was really hateful.

"Let's go, it's time for the men of the East Palace to go into battle. Don't let the foreigners look down on me." Shao Chengjie asked someone to bring a horse, turn over and ride on, and smiled.

"As for order!" An Chonghui immediately greeted more than ten generals of the Prince's Guard who came with him and boarded the horse together.

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Shao Shude returned from riding a horse, threw down two rabbits and a pheasant, and said, "Cook it and eat it with others later."

The rich masters of the foreign tribe also happily took off their prey. After a while, the saints would like to comment on who would beat more and give rewards.

Some people even started arguing because some prey got hit two arrows. This person said I shot the neck and it was mine. The person said I shot the body. It was mine. He couldn't argue and was noisy.

Shao Shude laughed when he saw this.

The chiefs argued in front of him. To put it further, it was a recognition of him and a submission attitude. If they did not obey sincerely, they would be too lazy to fight.

Deepen your feelings with literati, and you should talk to them about poetry and essays.

To deepen your relationship with the Chieftain, you have to hunt together.

Riding a horse and shooting is the emperor's basic skill and must not be left behind.

Not to mention Li Shimin's martial arts, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty Li Longji could even hunt, and even shot a rabbit. The messenger of the Turkic Khan dismounted himself and picked up the prey to offer it.

I don’t know when the emperor of the Central Plains lost this basic skill, maybe because they didn’t need to rule the grassland tribe.

A warm cheer suddenly broke out on the plateau.

Everyone looked up and found that the prince shot two pheasants with an arrow, and everyone was amazed.

"That's my son, what do you think?" Shao Shude asked with a horse whip.

"It's indeed the Khan species!" someone praised.

"If it weren't for the son of Khan, he would be my son-in-law." Another said.

"Haha!" Everyone laughed.

Shao Shude also smiled, pointed at the man with a horse whip, and said, "Ba Yegu, if your daughter is beautiful, you can marry my son. What I say, keep your words!"

"Thank you!" Bayegu was overjoyed and said, "I have twenty daughters. I will let them come next year and let the little prince choose."

"Then it's a matter of determination." Shao Shude smiled and said, "Your family was originally a Turkic and Yu Yue of the Uighurs? He was also from a noble family and would not insult my son."

The name Bayegu is a big surname on the grassland, one of the thirty surnames Tatars, and later evolved into Barhu Mongolia.

At the beginning of the Turkic period, the thirty surname Tatars lived in the area east of Lake Baikal and north of the Silamulun River. They had a close relationship with Shiwei and intermarried with each other. Some scholars even directly believed that they were Shiwei people.

After the Turks conquered them, they were called "Eastern people" together with the Khitan, Mohe, Shiwei and other tribes, and were dependent on their responsibilities.

When Yinli Khan died, the thirty Tatars surnamed Taus sent people to the Turkic sacrifice.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, because the Turkic Khans launched wars continuously and imposed excessive taxes, the vassal tribes were overly exploited and could not stand it, so they all surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty seized the favorable opportunity and destroyed the Turkic Khanate in the fourth year of Zhenguan (630).

The thirty surname Tatars also made efforts in it, so they were hated by the Turks.

In the first year of Yongchun (682), the Turks took advantage of the excessive tax collection of the Tang Dynasty, and the tribes were overly exploited and could not bear the favorable opportunity to gather people to rebel against the Tang Dynasty and establish the Later Turkic regime. The thirty surnames Tatars made efforts in it. Later Turkic grouped the tribes into left and right sides, and the thirty surnames Tatars living in the Daxinganling area were grouped into left and right sides, and the leaders of each tribe had official positions.

After the establishment of the Uighurs, the thirty Tatars of the surnames continued to surrender to the Uighurs.

After the Uighurs collapsed, they moved westward one after another. Because the Xia Dynasty was effective in attacking the Yinshan Tatars, the nine surnames of Tatars in the west suffered heavy losses. The white Tatars, which were closely related to Li Keyong's family, were annexed by the Xia Dynasty. The black carriage Shiwei (also known as the black carriage Tatars) were also eaten by the vassals of the Dangxiang tribes. The other tribes either merged with the Dangxiang in Hexi or fled when they heard the news. The westward migration of the thirty surnames of Tatars was not greatly hindered - but then again, even if the nine surnames of Tatars were intact, it was still difficult to resist the westward migration of the thirty surnames of Tatars.

The Bayegu family surrendered to the Turks, then the Turks, Uighurs, and now they surrendered to the Xia Dynasty. They were all granted official positions and were rich for generations. I really don’t know what to say.

"Next year I will fight the Uighurs, and you will all work hard in this battle." Shao Shude said: "I believe you have also seen that the Dangxiang Zhuanglang clan of Shanhou, the Tibetan Tsang Xiang Wang clan, the Baidaochuan Qibi clan, the Kanduncheng Hun clan, the Nuozhen Shui Ge Shu clan, the Dijin Zewei Cai clan and other tribes, with more cattle and sheep, and even descendants entered the court to become officials, or married to the Tian family, and were extremely rich and honored. The nine surnames Tatar Yinshan Abus who did not obey my orders had long been wiped out. You should consider how to choose clearly."

"The Great Khan, the Turkic Khan erected a monument on the grassland in the past. The leaders of the tribes including the Khan, the Khitan, and the thirty tribes all participated in the grand event." Bayegu said: "I am willing to erect this monument for the Great Khan."

Shao Shude was overjoyed, looked at the other leaders and asked, "Where are you?"
To be continued...