Aspirations for Nation and Beauty Chapter 1: Jin Ge’s first act
"Time doesn't wait. Li Wufeng won't be quiet for too long. It's like a horse race. People are running, and we are running too. When their speed is faster than ours, he will temporarily suppress his killing intent, because the two of us The distance between them will become bigger and bigger: when our speed is faster than theirs, they will use their advantages to crash us and prevent us from becoming stronger." Bi Xili seemed to be weighing something, and after a long pause he said: " Now Li Wufeng has a more important and urgent goal in his mind, that's why they signed this peace agreement with us, once time passes and they solve the problem they urgently need to solve, then their butcher knife may be swung at us."
"We are all waiting for the opportunity. Reaching an agreement is also the common need of both sides. The Tang people continue to increase their troops in the peninsula area, but on our western border they replaced the Fourth Army with the Sixth Army. The alliance or Nan'an and Soktu in the southwest will do something, and the latter is more likely. I have instructed our intelligence department to pay attention to reminding the Nan'an and Soktu people on the way back, but this does not play a substantial role role, the only variable may be the Sikkim people, but even if the Sikkim people join the battle, I am afraid it will be difficult to change the outcome of this war. The best outcome we hope is that Sikkim can use their maritime advantages to maintain relative independence. I dare not expect too much."
Lei Juetian knew the news, and Bi Xili should have known it too. Now that the Machihans are powerless to do anything else, they can only support these sympathetic forces from intelligence.
"I have already expected this situation and the result. From the news you sent back that the Tang people are willing to sign a peace agreement, I know that the Tang people have other intentions. As expected, they turned their targets to the Nanyang Alliance and the Southwest. The Nanyang Alliance and they are Threatening and intimidating means are used, and Nan'an and Suoketu are probably going to make a real move. I have also informed the intelligence department of Nan'an City-State and the Principality of Suoketu, and I hope they will be lucky." Bi Xili sighed, wondering with his feet what kind of results those small countries and city-states in the southwest would have in the face of the Tang army. The only thing he could do was to do his best, and he hoped that the people of Sikkim would not waste their military power in this regard. Instead of doing that, it is better to preserve their strength and ensure that this sea channel is not controlled by the Tang people.
"Good luck? I'm afraid they are doomed." Lei Juetian replied with a wry smile.
"It seems that Li Wufeng is also planning to start a big killing spree. The country has not been established for a long time, and now it is starting a war. I heard that there are also a large number of troops from the mainland. They are probably preparing to compete with the Luzon people. Here again Using troops in the Southwest, adding the name of this war madman to him does not wrong him at all." Bi Xili sighed.
"Hmph, Khan, Juetian thinks that Li Wufeng's frequent use of troops may not be a blessing to the Great Tang Empire he built."
"Oh? How do you know that?" Bi Xili was not surprised. He knew that his Secretary of State had always had a unique view of war.
"From Li Wufeng to Qingyang, the past ten years have been smooth and smooth, with triumphant songs all the way. Is Wulun dealing with the nomads on the Tengger Grassland or against the Liberians in the north, and the Tanghe Empire? The internal vassals and kings and Taiping taught people, but their success is based on the support of the people of the Tang nationality and the full support of the business class. The Tang nationality occupies an absolute advantage in these areas and the strong assimilation ability of the Tang nationality makes Li Wufeng talented. Can implement his policy so smoothly."
"As the territory of the Tang Empire continues to expand, we can see that his advantages in this area are constantly weakening. Li Wufeng is sparing no effort in areas such as the Western Regions, Northern Luzon, Tengger Grassland, Peninsula and even India. speed up the expansion of power, but military conquest is easy, but it is difficult to win the hearts of the people. Perhaps Li Wufeng's series of favorable policies in the early stage can indeed win the hearts of the local people, but as time goes by, the local gentry and people will gradually find that there is no one riding on their heads. Tang officials, they can still carry out these policies, and they can even live better. Why do they have to let Tang officials override themselves? And the national complex is not so easy to eliminate. The local ethnic groups and those who find their way The merchants of the Tang family who came here will inevitably have conflicts because of the conflict of interests, and these contradictions will actually plant the seeds of turmoil."
"In order to balance these conflicts of interests, Li Wufeng had to make a difficult choice. Protecting the interests of the local people will inevitably make the business class in the empire dissatisfied, and sacrificing the interests of the local people will inevitably cause opposition from the local people. It is a pair of irresolvable contradictions. If it is said that in the area close to the mainland of the Tang Empire, the empire can still control the situation with its strong influence in all aspects, but what about further? Can his descendants be so wise in ten years? Is that kind of short-lived empire what Li Wufeng pursues?"
Lei Juetian's series of rhetorical questions made Bi Xili couldn't help thinking about it.
"Juetian. Li Wufeng and his advisers can't fail to consider these issues, right?" After a long time, Bi Xili raised his head and asked, Lei Juetiandi's views are quite sharp, not only for the Tang Empire, but also for the Tang Empire. Alluding to the future of the Machi Khanate.
"Of course they can think about it, but people's self-confidence will expand with the change of the situation. If it expands too much, I'm afraid it will be hard to hear harsh words. Now the Tang Empire, whether it is the emperor Or civil servants and military generals seem to think that Datang is now at the time of ZTE, and it is time to use this momentum to increase expansion. Heh, they think that they can conquer with the powerful military power of the Tang army and the economic impetus brought by the merchants. Everything, but this world is not that simple. A country or a place cannot be integrated by conquest of force and interests alone,
Many complex and changeable factors often lead to endless variables, and if you don't think carefully, it may bring endless troubles. "Lei Juetian's words were deep and firm.
"Then do you think that Li Wufeng should adopt the strategy of shrinking and digesting like us now?" Bi Xili frowned, thinking about the meaning of the other party's words.
"No, the Great Tang Empire is different from our Machi Khanate. Its inherent conditions are more solid and stable than our Machi Khanate. There should be nothing wrong with Li Wufeng's expansion strategy now, but with the This wave of offensive spread so wide, and thinking that Li Wufeng is still aggressively expanding his navy, I wonder if the flag of the Datang army will continue to be inserted westward in the future? Even the New World? Once the appetite is stimulated If you want to be satisfied, it will be very difficult to do it. Can Li Wufeng accept it when he sees it in the future? It is impossible to achieve this without great determination and wisdom. Whether Li Wufeng and his officials can do it, we will wait and see. At this point, Lei Juetian let out a sigh of relief and ended his point of view.
Seeing the serious expression on the face of the profuse Khan, who didn't come back to his eyes for a long time, Lei Juetian also felt that he seemed to have considered too far, when the survival of the Machi Khan people was the most important thing to consider, everything else was too far There is nothingness in the distance, not to mention Datang, the old enemy of the Machihans.
"Big Khan, Juetian also met the people we wanted to see when he went to the Imperial Capital this time. Although he failed to achieve obvious results, Juetian has discovered that the Three Kingdoms Alliance is not as big as the Tang Empire boasted. It is an inseparable alliance, at least the Three Kingdoms Alliance does not have this feeling, a neighbor who is too powerful can never become a loyal ally, this is clearly seen by the Three Kingdoms Alliance." Lei Juetian finally changed the topic to The main purpose of my trip north this time.
"Did you see Bedoric? What did he say?" Bixili's attention was also attracted back.
"The words are unclear, old foxes like Bedoric will not easily express their attitude, after all we are still in Li Wufeng's territory, but judging from the other party's attitude, the people of Milan are also shocked by the crazy increase of Tang's military power Trembling ~IndoMTL.com~ The Tang people ordered a large number of ships in Milan, and built large shipyards in various places. They made it clear that they wanted to compete for Dadongxiang and Dananxiang. According to this established plan, it won’t be long before no one Being able to challenge the hegemony of the empire in the Southern Ocean is what the people of Milan don’t want to see." Lei Juetian smiled slightly and was obviously very satisfied with this job, as long as it can disintegrate the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms Alliance. The unspoken covenant, if the Tang Empire wants to deal with the Khanate alone, it may not be so easy.
"What about the attitudes of the duchies of Macedad and Andako?"
"These two countries are in a subordinate position in the Triple Alliance. Generally speaking, the decisions of the Milanese represent their opinions. It is conceivable that the empire's threat to them is also quite direct, but they are powerless and dare not express their opinions. "Lei Juetian replied with a smile, "Bedoric has secretly invited me to visit Milan. It seems that they have also realized that getting too close to the empire will not gain much for themselves, and the Eastern Continent may maintain a balance. It is more appropriate. Of course, in some profitable situations, they will still be calm. For example, they seem to be very interested in the issue of the Mawen Islands of the Southern Xiangtan Alliance. On other issues of no real significance, Milan The interests of the people and the empire are not the same. The people of Milan even hope that Li Wufeng’s western expedition will fail so that they will be safer. Bedorić invited me to visit Milan as soon as possible, but it is limited to my special status. I am afraid I can only sneak in in disguise "Jiangshan Beauty Chronicles, Chapter 3, Sweeping Liuhe, Chapter 1, Jin Ge's first move, Section 12, shoulder to shoulder (3)