"Can this be done?"

Li Longji felt in his heart that this kind of strategy was too simple, and that selling luxury goods to other countries and encouraging them to advocate extravagance could corrupt the spiritual will of a strong country? It's a bit sensational......

Pei Min said solemnly: "That's because Your Majesty is in my Datang, and what you enjoy is always the best." Therefore, I don't feel that extravagance is terrible at all, and the West has never really enjoyed luxury, and once it comes into contact, it will be unable to extricate itself. ”

He is not alarmist, but has a factual basis.

When it comes to enjoyment, from ancient times to the present, there is no country in the world that can compare with China.

From all kinds of glamorous palaces, to fresh and elegant summer resorts, to luxurious local palaces, all kinds of vacation mechanisms are full of enjoyment.

Because of this, the land of Huaxia is a place where the surrounding aliens yearn for and covet, and they don't want to tear a piece of flesh from Huaxia all the time.

This became especially evident after the Tang Dynasty, most notably the Liao, Jin, and Yuan, the three alien states that occupied the lands of China.

These three countries, without exception, rose between the poor mountains and bad waters, and the combat effectiveness was particularly terrifying when they rose. The Jurchen Jin Kingdom is even known as "the Jurchen is less than 10,000, and the 10,000 are invincible", as for the Yuan, needless to say, the catastrophe brought by the Mongol army to the world was devastating.

But in the face of the "sugar-coated cannonballs" of feudal society, a group of barbarians who have never enjoyed it, when they come into contact with a luxurious life, degenerate faster than anyone else.

The originally brave elite soldiers and strong generals have become soft-footed shrimp one by one in a short period of time, and the speed of corruption and degeneration is embarrassing.

It is not realistic to let the entire Arab Empire be corrupted in an instant, but as long as some of them are corrupted, it can invisibly bring a lot of harm to the Arab Empire.

The greatest strength of the Arab Empire lies in religious beliefs, and Muslim warriors are a bunch of madmen who don't want to die. With the blessing of faith, everyone has terrifying powers.

Starting with their faith and heart, it may work wonders.

The confrontation between these countries, in addition to the righteous and bright war, is also indispensable for the conspiracy methods behind the scenes.

Getting back to business, Pei Min continued: "Yes, for the Great Food Country, we have to show our strength. They have no intention of befriending us, and we don't need to use our hot faces to stick to other people's cold butts. ”

"That makes sense!" Li Longji nodded seriously.

"The second is the country of Whisk! The ministers preferred to call them Byzantium! This Byzantium, like our Chinese, is a descendant of a very old country. The ministers called them the Roman Empire, that is, the Western Qin Empire during the Qin and Han dynasties. It also has a long history and extraordinary heritage. They have a feud with the Great Food Country...... When it comes to military prowess, Byzantium was no rival to the Great Cannibals. However, Constantinople, the capital of Byzantium, is like Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, located between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea at the westernmost point of the continent. The army of the Great Food Country is strong, but the navy army is average. What's more, Byzantium also possessed an advanced weapon, Greek fire, similar to our gunpowder. Relying on these two points, Byzantium resisted the invasion of the Great Food Kingdom many times, and maintained the state even if it was defeated. ”

"It was only in the face of the pressure of the Great Food Country, that Byzantium was struggling, and relying on the good cooperative relationship with the Turgish, it could only protect itself. From the Byzantine point of view, they naturally did not want us to conclude an alliance with the Great Food Nation. The big food country came west this time, and they inevitably panicked in their hearts. Worried about our alliance with the Great Food Nation in response to the alliance of Byzantium, Turgish. But if this happens, Byzantium will have no power to return to heaven. ”

Li Longji nodded and said, "It is natural for Fu Lak to have this concern. At present, I am focused on stabilizing the Western Regions, and I have no intention of coveting the territory of other countries. But if the Great Food Country really wants to discuss with me to share the land of Fula, this heart may not be tempted. It's just that I guess the Great Food Country won't have such a mind......"

Pei Min took the opportunity to pat his horse and said: "Your Majesty is wise, the Great Food Country has always been strong, and Byzantium is regarded as something in his pocket, how can it be shared equally with my country?" The Byzantine monarch may not have been unaware of this truth, but there is always an eventuality. The Great Food Country is coming, is there a reason why Byzantium can't come? As for the Turgish, it must have also supported Byzantium. As far as the minister knows, Byzantium had provided a large amount of material to help the Turks survive the snowy winter, and the Turks had also sent troops to help Byzantium meet the Great Eaters, and the relationship between the two sides was extremely close......"

"For them, we can show our passion, take advantage of the opportunity to do business with them, make friends with them, complement each other, and even support their economic development. The enemy of this enemy is the ally. It doesn't matter if Byzantium is not of one mind with us. The real enemy of my Datang is the only one who can really threaten us, and the inconspicuous Tubo. But there is no doubt that Big Food is our number one rival. ”

Li Longji said again: "What Jingyuan said is reasonable, for the understanding of the West, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, there is really no one, compared to you!" ”

Pei Min said: "Because the minister is convinced that expanding to the west is the way out for the development of our dynasty." Only by knowing enough about the West can we survive a hundred battles. ”

Li Longji also said casually: "The affairs of the West will be handled by you, and I can rest assured." The problems of the Great Food Country, the Flak Kingdom, and the Turgish Kingdom are already clear, and as for the thoughts of the foreign tribes such as the Nanzhao, the Uighurs, and the Qarluq, I also know a little bit about them. Jingyuan might as well talk about it, anyway, it's nothing to do. You and I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I want to hear your opinion. ”

Pei Min has been studying the art of war of Li Jing, Su Dingfang, and Pei Xingjian in recent years, and his improvement in strategic foresight is particularly significant. ”

Xue Yantuo is far from one of the Tiele tribes, formed by the merger of Xue and Yantuo, and his strength is not strong, and he belongs to the younger brother of the Turks.

It's just that the younger brother has been in office for a long time and intends to be the boss, Xue Yantuo's Khan Yinan sent his younger brother to pay tribute, was received by Li Shimin, and gave encouragement and support.

So Xue Yantuo became a sharp knife of the Tang Dynasty to destroy the Turks, Zhenguan four years, after the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, most of the Eastern Turks moved to the south of the Yellow River to settle down, and set up a lot of feudal state capitals, and Xue Yantuo also grew stronger and became the overlord of the grassland.

Now the bad relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is well known, especially their intention to use Kang Zhibin and He Heinu and his party to plot against all the alien races in Liuhu Prefecture to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, which completely angered Li Longji.

Even if the Turks sent envoys to Tang afterwards to plead guilty, Li Longji did not receive them, and there was no doubt that the two sides were in the worst state of hostility.

The Turks are in a desperate situation, how can they not hug Tang's thighs and throw themselves into the well?

There is no doubt that the Uighurs and Qarluq want to be the second Xueyanta.

According to the current Turkic situation, the Uighur and Qarluq tribes, whoever gets the support of the Tang Dynasty will become the northern lords.

Li Longji said: "The hundred officials also think about it in this way, they have always felt that since the Turks are not familiar with it, they will destroy him with a knife and replace it with an obedient one...... Most officials in the DPRK and China felt that the Uighurs were good and respected the Tang Dynasty enough. The majority supported the Uighurs, with only a small minority supporting the Qarluqs. In your opinion, do we support the Uighurs or the Qarluqs? ”

Pei Min didn't answer the rhetorical question, and said, "Could it be that Your Majesty thinks that the Uighurs and Qarluq are dogs that can be raised?" No matter how familiar it is, can it compare to Xue Yantuo at the beginning? ”

At the beginning, Xue Yantuo treated the Tang Dynasty as respectful as Lao Tzu, and paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty every year with horses, cattle, sheep, camels, mink, etc. The number is huge, often tens of millions, or even tens of thousands, and the queue to pay tribute to the court stretches for miles. In the end, he chose to be the enemy of the Tang Dynasty and perished for Li Shimin.

Li Longji didn't know, but Pei Min knew it very clearly.

Neither the Uighurs nor the Qarluqs were good birds.

After the Uighurs grew stronger, coinciding with the decline of the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, they not only forcibly sold inferior horses to the Tang Dynasty, but also forced the Tang Dynasty to give the Uighurs 20,000 horses of silk per year.

As for Qarluq, the military collision between the East and the West, in the Battle of Talas, at the most critical time, Qarluq colluded with the Arabs to attack the Tang army from behind, which directly led to the defeat of the Tang army and the loss of the elite troops of the Anxi Protectorate.

These two tribes are anti-bones, and Pei Min doesn't plan to let them go.

Faced with Pei Min's question, Li Longji was a little speechless. It is true that in the foreign policy of the Tang Dynasty, a group of loyal and reliable outstanding foreign generals have emerged, but they have also raised a lot of white-eyed wolves.

Datang will not deny the great merits of these people who are Qibi He Li, Ashina Sheer, Stubborn Thinking Force, and Black Tooth Changzhi who are outside the Tang Dynasty, but the harm caused by the white-eyed wolf is also real.

Li Longji was also uncertain whether the Uighurs and Qarluq would become the second Xue Yantuo.

Pei Min then said, "The minister does not agree to support the Uighurs, nor does he agree to support the Qarluq. The minister's idea is to support both sides......" he said with a strange smile, "For the two countries, we should treat them separately. In the presence of the Uighurs, praise the Uighurs and belittle the Qarluqs, and in the presence of the Qarluqs, praise the Qarluqs and degrade the Uighurs, each dividing himself and promising them benefits. With their swords, they will remove the Turks for us, and make them kill each other. No matter who wins or loses in the end, they will all suffer heavy losses and will not be able to cause harm to my Datang. When we have solved our internal and external troubles, why should we be afraid of the rejuvenated Uighurs or Qarluq? Just like the original northern overlord Xue Yantuo! He's good, he's the hegemon! He is not obedient, I pointed at Bing Feng, and directly made Xue Yantuo disappear from history. ”

Li Longji looked at Pei Min with burning eyes and said: "This method is yin, but it is more beneficial to me than the great truth of civil and military affairs." ”