Fireworks in March, Chang'an's spring is as hot as midsummer, and pedestrians on the street have long changed into cool shirts that are only worn in summer. The martial law that lasted for half a year was lifted half a month ago, and after half a year of recovery, Chang'an once again rejuvenated his vigorous vitality, and the streets were full of people rubbing shoulders and sweating like rain, and all kinds of merchants were mixed in between, as if the former war had long gone away and had nothing to do with them.

Several horsemen galloped through the street, but did not attract the attention of pedestrians, the soldiers galloping on the street are the Shenwu army responsible for patrolling, it is because of their existence that the people of Chang'an can have a stable life now. Therefore, for the privilege of the Shenwu Army, the people not only did not resent it, but felt that it was what they deserved.

However, these horsemen set off a lot of waves in the center of Chang'an City.

The situation in Anxi has changed, and what was originally thought to be a step-by-step action has actually gone wrong!

Qin Jin frowned, due to the distance was too far, all the news arrived in Chang'an two months after the incident, and because of the lag of the news, all the decisions now are also full of uncertainty. That's where his worries come in.

"Pei Jiedu originally transferred Zheng Xianli's 20,000 horses to Shuofang, and only then did the impact appear, otherwise the 30,000 people would have driven to Anxi, and they would not have been beaten so embarrassed by the Tuqi Shi people!"

Fifth Qi spoke mercilessly, not even taking into account Pei Jing, the Shuo Fang Jiedu envoy who was also present.

Pei Jing's face was as usual, but this incident did start because of him, because of the threat of the Khitan invasion to the west of the Shuo side at that time, so for the sake of insurance, he could only drop some of the people who were about to rush to Anxi with relatively abundant troops, and Qin Jin also agreed to this suggestion.

After all, at that time and before this time, it was agreed that the most serious threat Anxi faced east of the Green Mountains was Tibet, and now that the Tibetan regime was under the control of the Tang Dynasty, they naturally could not afford to march into Anxi in a big way. The Hui in the north had been controlled by the pro-Tang Moyan Siluo, and the threat on both the north and south sides was weakened to the lowest level in history, so Qin Jin agreed to transfer the men and horses to Anxi.

But who would have expected that the gourd in the east had not been pressed, and the scoop in the west had popped up again.

Qin Jin glared at Fifth Qi.

"Now is not the time to divide responsibilities, let's talk about our respective views and whether there is a suitable coping strategy!"

Tian Chengsi was the first to speak, he was the most experienced person in the battle here, he had fought a vicious battle with the Khitans in Hebei Province for more than ten years, and he had never seen any kind of scene.

"The Turkish tribes originally had no ambition to dominate Anxi, and they surrendered to my Tang Dynasty, but now they suddenly rebelled, and the last general estimated that there must be a reason behind it, rather than discussing how to deal with the troops of the Turkish, it is better to investigate the reasons behind it!"

As the so-called capture of thieves and kings, shooting people and horses, Tian Chenghe's opinion is that he should not send troops to Anxi for the time being, but should first send an envoy to Anxi to understand the specific situation before making a move.

This is certainly safe, but in Qin Jin's opinion, it is actually tantamount to a tactful suggestion that he temporarily give up his control of Anxi and wait until the right time to send troops to the Western Regions.

Obviously, this was contrary to the established strategy that Qin Jin had planned for a long time, and his gaze turned to Pei Jing, who had been silent. Although the cause of the situation in Anxi was partly due to the fact that he had transferred 20,000 men who were supposed to rush to Anxi, this was not what he wanted to see.

At this time, Pei Jing saw that Qin Jin didn't blame himself, so he said after groaning:

"Anxi must not give up, it is not enough to send envoys, soldiers must also be sent, and sending more and less is the key!"

This coincides with Qin Jin's thoughts, whether to send troops or not is to show the attitude of the imperial court, and to send more and less is to do what you can.

Qin Jin thought very complicatedly, all parts of the world were watching Chang'an's every move, if the issue of Anxi was properly handled, then the situation that originally tended to be stable would probably be repeated again.

"The old man agrees with Pei Jiedu's opinion, the imperial court sent troops to declare the power of heaven, if you ignore it, it will make the Western Regions military government suspicious, or even serve the enemy of my Tang Dynasty!"

Xia Yuanji turned to a deep and silent voice after rectifying the trend, and now he suddenly made a public statement, which surprised everyone present.

Fifth Qi lost his voice:

"The threat of my Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions is nothing more than Tubo and Huifu, and now that the north and south are all decided, who will the military governments of the Western Regions vote for?

Xia Yuanji looked at Fifth Qi with triangular eyes. Of course, Fifth Qi didn't mean to target him, and he could see that this person's biggest problem was that he liked to be biased towards matters in official affairs, and often lost interpersonal relationships.

"This is a mistake, my Datang is in the Western Regions, if you want to make achievements, the biggest enemy is not east of the Green Ridge, but west of the Green Ridge!"

"West of Green Ridge?"

Fifth Qi became more and more puzzled.

Although he was strong in economic and government affairs, he knew very little about the border affairs in the west. On the contrary, Xia Yuanji, who was the best at figuring out his thoughts, felt the pulse of Qin and Jin, and made a detailed understanding of the situation and historical evolution of the Western Regions, so he came at his fingertips at this time.

"The imperial court in Gaozong was in the extreme west, the city of Jiling set up the Persian governor's office, under the jurisdiction of the Yue's governor, Zhaowu nine surnamed countries together became my Tang Dynasty's fetters of the military government, at that time in the extreme west of the land there was a sudden rise of white-clothed food, Persia died as a result, the Persian governor's palace was led by the last Persian king who fled all the way to the east, but the good times did not last long, and after more than ten years, the city of Jiling also fell into the hands of the white-clothed food, although the court had the heart but could not reach the whip, so he had to let it go. Until Empress Wu came to power, the Khitan and Turkic forces gradually grew larger, and the attention of the imperial court shifted to the west of the Green Mountains, so naturally there was no time to take care of those fetters and military governments. ”

After listening to Xia Yuanji's eloquent story, I also remembered that a few years ago, I did hear that a Persian prince died of illness in Chang'an, could this person be the descendant of the Persian king?

"May it be fair to hear it!"

Xia Yuanji stroked his beard under his chin and continued:

"Persia was a great power in the far west, thousands of miles away, but the fortunes of life and death were determined by their own destiny, and when it was time to perish, they were replaced by white clothes. Now, the white-clothed food is also exhausted, and the black-clothed food has replaced it, and its momentum is even more rapid, almost extending its hand to the four towns of Anxi, and the nine countries surnamed Zhaowu have rebelled. Fortunately, during the Kaiyuan Tianbao period, the power of my Tang Dynasty was revitalized, and it crossed the west of the Green Ridge several times to quell the rebellious countries in the nine surnames of Zhaowu!"

"The subordinates have also heard that when Gao Xianzhi broke the stone country in the river, he shocked the countries of the Western Regions!"

Of course, the fifth Qi knew that the Anxi army in the era of Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing was in its heyday, and there were countless countries of great size, but Cheng Yusi was also defeated by Si, and Gao Xianzhi was also trapped by the ministers because of the destruction of the stone country, and was almost transferred out of Anxi. It was precisely because of this that Gao Xianzhi was eager to stabilize his position with military exploits, and at the same time, in order to stop the momentum of the black-clothed food from increasingly infiltrating eastward, he chose to take the initiative and strike first.

At the height of the Tang Dynasty, * was full of self-confidence, long-distance running, winning more with less, and destroying the country at every turn, it was based on this that Gao Xianzhi only led the 30,000 Hu and Han mixed people to cross the green ridge, and the lone army went deeper than 1,000 miles.

It's a pity that the black-clothed food coincided with the beginning of the rise, and the country's prestige was also on the rise, and it was convenient to stand on the right location, whether it was Zhaowu Jiu, the Grolu tribe or the Tuqi Shi department, they were more inclined to the black-clothed food between the two powers.

Since Gao Xianzhi once entered the political hall to worship the prime minister, he still knows his past with the fifth qi. However, that's all, although Gao Xianzhi was defeated in Talas, he was not without a chance to turn over, but a few years later, An Lushan's rebellion swept the Central Plains, and he himself was also transferred back to Guannai to quell the turmoil.

Since then,* can only shrink in the four towns of Anxi, the festival makes Liang Zai not a pioneering person, more often to protect himself, in the most chaotic time of the imperial court, it is said that there is also a desire to emulate the Qin and Han dynasties of Nanyue King Zhao Tuo. It was only because the court quickly quelled the chaos and the situation gradually returned to stability.

Qin Jin sent Zheng Xianli to lead the army to Anxi, in order to regain Anxi under the direct control of the imperial court, and Liang Zai, who had different intentions, could never stay in the Western Regions. Liang Zai arrived in Chang'an a month ago, and of course this person was recalled as a meritorious hero, and soon rushed to Huainan as an envoy to Huainan Xidao.

Xia Yuanji said:

"The power of the countries is to use the power of the army, once my Tang Dynasty military power is frustrated, the backlash of the countries is also reasonable, whether it is Tuqi Shi, Grolu, or the black-clothed food may be involved! The old man has a suggestion, Liang Zai has not left Beijing at this time, it is better to transfer to inquire about the detailed situation of Anxi!"

After all, Liang Zai had been in Anxi for several years, and he had only been away for two or three months, and he knew more about the complicated situation there than anyone in the imperial court.

Soon, Liang Zai stood in front of everyone, this is an old man who looks quite kind, if he didn't know what he had thought, who would have thought that such a person would have been born to be self-reliant.

"Liang Jiedu has also understood the affairs of Anxi, will there be any hidden circumstances in the situation of Tuqishi?"

Liang Zai pinched his chin beard and pondered for a while, and then said in an unusually firm tone:

"Zheng Jiedu has 10,000 elite soldiers, plus the Hu soldiers in the four towns of Anxi, the total number is at least 30,000, and there is no possibility of besieging Qiuzi with only one cavalry!"