Chapter 1251

It has to be said that Wu Meiniang, who is 19 years old, is in her prime. Coupled with her status as a senior sister of Mohism, it can be said that there are few unmarried girls with beauty and wisdom in Chang'an City, which has attracted the admiration and pursuit of countless dandy teenagers in Chang'an city.

Many dignitaries have asked Merton to propose marriage for a long time. However, Merton refused on the grounds of the freedom of Mohist love, but did not prohibit others from pursuing Wu Meiniang. Although Chang'an talent is like a crucian carp crossing the river, none of Wu Meiniang whose eyes are higher than the top can see it. Until now, it is natural for Li Zhi, who loves mature women, to like Wu Meiniang.

Although it is normal for a 19-year-old woman to be unmarried in later generations, it is rare for a girl to be unmarried at the age of 19 in the Tang Dynasty, which is even rarer than the older leftover women in later generations. For this reason, the Yang family is worried.

However, Wu Meiniang, who is already full of wings, only listens to her master's words. Yang's words have no binding force at all, and Merton's marriage to Wu Meiniang is also natural.

Now Li Zhi, king of Jin, even pursues Wu Meiniang, which makes Merton feel how powerful the inertia of history is.

"Mohism has always advocated the freedom of love and the willingness of both parties. If Meiniang is willing, as a master, Mo is naturally happy to see its success. If Meiniang is unwilling, his Highness the king of Jin can't oppress people with imperial power!" Merton raised his eyebrows.

Li Chengqian laughed and said, "that's natural. I believe in the character of the ninth brother."

Now Li Tai has created a hundred schools and completely abandoned the struggle for the throne. Although Li Chengqian has a stable crown prince and does not take Li Zhi as a competitor, Wu Meiniang is the future successor of Mohism clearly stated by Merton. Once Li Zhi marries Wu Meiniang, he will almost integrate the power of the whole Mohism under his command, which makes Li Chengqian a little alert.

Merton and Li Chengqian are also intelligent people. They have been thorough by the end of their speech.

Princess Changle could not help sighing. Born in the royal family, in addition to enjoying prosperity and wealth, these secret intrigues were also inevitable, and there was nothing she could do as a princess.

"When I came here today, besides accompanying my ninth brother to visit Changle, I also wanted to ask brother Mo for advice." Li Chengqian suddenly said.

Merton nodded and said, "Your Highness, please speak!"

Li zhinai came for Wu Meiniang, and Li Chengqian, who was in charge of overseeing the country's affairs, took the time to come. Naturally, he would not be idle and bored. Obviously, he also had important things.

"At present, the biggest trouble in the palace is the war between Xue yantuo and East Turks. Yi man Khan heard that his father went east to Mount Tai to become a Zen priest. He thought that the time had come for Xue yantuo to assemble 200000 troops to attack East Turks south. Sima Khan had sent more than ten urgent reports to the court for help and asked the court to send troops to help." Li Chengqian said in distress.

Merton frowned and said, "no, your majesty is Tian Khan. He should have stood in a detached position to convince the world. If Datang sent troops to help the East Turks, it would be suspected of pulling off the frame, which would be bad for your Majesty's reputation."

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "I think so, but now Xue yantuo is powerful. If Xue yantuo is allowed to destroy the East Turks, I'm afraid there will be another dispute in the northern frontier of the Tang Dynasty."

Merton retorted, "if the Tang Dynasty helped the East Turks destroy Xue yantuo, the court would not be afraid of the history of the Weishui alliance repeating itself?"

Li Chengqian sighed helplessly: "this is the problem debated by the imperial court recently, and a resolution must be made as soon as possible, otherwise once delayed, it will surely delay the fighter plane."

Merton analyzed: "Xue yantuo wants to destroy the eastern Turks and maintain the dominance of the grassland. The eastern Turks want to defeat Xue yantuo and restore the glory of the grassland in the past. The Tang Dynasty needs to maintain the security of the northern border and the balance of grassland forces. Today, Xue yantuo has a large number of people, while the eastern Turks have weak forces and unstable foundations."

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "according to the current situation, unless the Tang Dynasty sends troops to help, the East Turks can only perish, but many ministers in the court are extremely opposed. They think that the Tang Dynasty's sending troops is bad for your Majesty's reputation, and will sacrifice the lives of our Tang officers and soldiers and waste food and grass. What's more, they are worried that the East Turks will take advantage of the situation to rise and threaten the Tang border."

"Your Highness means that if you want the Tang Dynasty not to lose money, you should also maintain the balance of grassland forces." Merton immediately understood Li Chengqian's meaning.

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "don't do business at a loss. This is brother Mo's strength. He's smart, so he came to ask brother Mo for advice."

Merton shook his head and said, "no, Mo's strength is not to lose money, but to make a lot of money."

"Make a lot of money!" Li Chengqian immediately brightened his eyes and looked at Merton in surprise. He wanted Merton to come up with ideas to solve the disputes of the imperial court. Now it seems that it will give him a greater surprise.

Merton nodded and said, "Xue yantuo has repeatedly provoked the Tang Dynasty. The intention of the Tang Dynasty to release the East Turks to return to their hometown is to contain Xue yantuo. This war seems to be a struggle between the two overlords of the grassland. In fact, it is a war between the Tang Dynasty and Xue yantuo, which is essentially a battle of agents."

Merton suddenly thought of several proxy wars in the Middle East in the future, and he couldn't help but feel that Datang could not adopt this model.

"Agent war!" Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows and didn't understand Merton's meaning.

"It's similar to hiring people to fight, but this time we hired East Turks of a country. Many people play with many people, but few people play with few people. The military method says: more soldiers are more expensive than more. Xue yantuo has a large number of people, and Datang only needs to make East Turks into elite soldiers, which is like several people besieging opposite, while the people hired here are armed, In this way, the strength of both sides can be balanced, and the East Turks may not be able to win more with less. "

"Make it into a elite soldier. Brother Mo means that if the Tang Dynasty doesn't send troops, you just need to give the East Turkic weapons and armor!" Li Chengqian said in his heart. Those East Turkic soldiers themselves are well-trained elite soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, but after returning, they all left their armor in the Tang Dynasty. As long as they have armor, their strength will be doubled, and it may not be possible to defeat Xue yantuo?

"Not to give East Turks weapons and armor, but to sell weapons and armor to East Turks. My Datang gives East Turks so much money every year, it's time to recover some interest." Merton shook his head.

Li Chengqian suddenly looked up and looked at Merton inconceivably. Even if he hired people to fight, he had to provide people with weapons and money. Later, he was injured and had to pay medical expenses. Merton's agent war even had to make a lot of money from the East Turks. This is really a hooligan.

However, it was this rogue's idea that made Li Chengqian's heart beat. In this way, Datang could maintain the stability of the northern border and even make a lot of money without any loss. This is much better than Datang's direct sending troops.