"Yan'er, you and the Seventh Emperor Sister take the little ones to play in the Taiye Pool, I have something to discuss with the horse."

After playing with a group of little guys for a while, Li Ye was about to start dealing with political affairs.

He is an emperor, not an ordinary person, the emperor is not only an identity, but also a responsibility, and he has a lot of responsibilities.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Liu Chenyan nodded, and walked away with Princess Changning and the little ones very interestingly.

After everyone else left, Li Ye said to Liu Kui, "Brother-in-law, I want you to go to Hexi to serve as the protector of Hexi Dadufu, what do you think?" ”

After speaking, Li Ye looked at the other party with a look of anticipation.

Liu Kui was stunned after hearing this, he didn't expect the other party to suddenly come out like this.

"Why did Your Majesty think of letting the minister serve as the Protector of the Metropolitan Protector of Hexi?" Liu Kui was a little puzzled.

"Hexi is not as good as the Central Plains, and the Central Plains is newly determined, and it needs to be stable in a short period of time. And Hexi is related to the smooth flow of our Tang Dynasty trade routes, and I need a general with a pioneering heart to take command.

Zhang Jun, the Duke of Liang, is more than enough to defend and not enough to attack.

Among my generals, you know more about the situation in Hexi, so I want you to take the town. Li Ye said in a sincere tone.

"The minister is afraid, and the minister obeys His Majesty's arrangement!" Liu Kui bowed and saluted.

"That's it!" Li Ye helped the other party up and said with a smile, "In the absence of outsiders, my brother-in-law doesn't have to care about these red tapes. ”

The two then walked on the road by the Taiye Pool, and Li Ye said as he walked, "Brother-in-law, you know more about the situation in Hexi, so in your opinion." The next Hexi, is it out of Yangguan or into Qinghai? ”

"Qinghai? Your Majesty wants to capture Tibet? Liu Kui was shocked.

"What? Isn't that possible? Tibet has been in civil strife and division decades ago, and now is the best time to capture Tibet.

The existence of Tubo has always been a threat to the Hexi Corridor, and I don't want to have a sword hanging over my head all the time. Li Ye said lightly.

"Your Majesty." Liu Kui said respectfully, "If Your Majesty wants to ask the minister's opinion, the minister thinks that he can attack Qinghai in the next few years."

At present, the region is mainly composed of three kingdoms. The strongest was the Qarakhanid dynasty, followed by the Western Uighurs (also known as the Gaochang Uighurs), and the weakest was the Khotanese state.

The strength of the Western Uighurs was somewhat strong, and the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate was not its opponent, so it was not appropriate to be its enemy for the time being. ”

"That's why you suggested attacking Qinghai?" Li Ye asked.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Although there is a Tibetan royal family in Qinghai, it is still in a state of division, and you can try to break it individually.

We only need to occupy the vicinity of Qinghai Lake, and then slowly attack the whole of Tibet.

The terrain of Tibet is higher, and it is difficult for our warriors to adapt to the climate there, and it will take time to slowly encroach, so there is no need to rush into it. Liu Kui suggested.

Li Ye nodded, "What my brother-in-law said makes sense." Later, I will transfer the left and right Shence armies to the Anxi Dadu Protectorate, plus the Guiyi Army and the Dadu Protectorate itself, it should be enough to attack Qinghai. ”

Li Ye naturally knew about altitude sickness, which is why he wantonly recruited the Tubo people, if all of them were Tang people, it would be a great delay and would also weaken the combat effectiveness of the army.

Moreover, the terrain of Qinghai is not too high, and after occupying this place, it can be used as a base for attacking Tibet.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will definitely take Qinghai for the Tang Dynasty within two years." Liu Kui assured.

"Don't force it!" Li Ye persuaded.

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to put some pressure on himself. If it weren't for the fact that the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate had just experienced war, the minister was confident that he would take Qinghai within a year. Liu Kui said confidently.

"Since you're going to insist, it's up to you. But on the side of the Seventh Emperor Sister, you have to persuade well, and I will let the queen persuade me. ”

Thinking of Princess Changning, Li Ye had a big head.

This concubine Liu Kui finally came back, and he planned to transfer him to Hexi, if the other party knew, he wouldn't know how to bury himself.

It is even possible to rush into the Daming Palace to find his own theory, this is not the first time.

"Your Majesty, rest assured! On the princess's side, the minister will find a way! Liu Kui said.

"That's good! That's good! With Liu Kui's assurance, Li Ye's heart was also a lot more stable, "By the way, I also want to hear your opinion on some other things." ”

On the morning of the third day when Liu Kui and Princess Changning left Daming Palace, the matter of the change of guard of the forbidden army was finally decided.

Of course, the first news is that Liu Kui succeeded Zhang Jun as the third Hexi Metropolitan Protector.

And the left and right Shence army and the right Shenwu army were allocated to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate.

Among them, the Right Shenwu Army was stationed in Lanzhou, the Left Shence Army was stationed in Gansu and Su Prefectures, and the Right Shence Army was stationed in Liangzhou.

This is a bit surprising, it stands to reason that the imperial court should be stationed in the Central Plains to stabilize the situation, but I didn't expect that three forbidden armies were stationed in Hexi.

There were many people speculating about the thoughts of the saints, but the imperial court did not reveal the slightest rumor.

In addition to Hexi, the locations of other forbidden armies were also determined.

The guards of the left and right prisons continued to be stationed in Chang'an, responsible for guarding the capital;

The Shenji Battalion was transferred back to Huazhou and stationed;

Zuo Shenwei's army was stationed in Yanzhou;

Zuo Tiance's army was stationed in Luoyang;

The Right Tiance Army was stationed in Bianzhou;

The Right Dragon Martial Army was stationed in Ezhou;

Zuo Longwu army stationed in Chengdu Prefecture;

The right Yulin army is stationed in Tongguan;

Zuo Yulin's army was stationed in Zhenzhou;

The Zuo Shenwu army was stationed in Taiyuan Province.

In addition, the original Right Shenwei Army was changed to the Yangtze River Water Division, and the Yangtze River Water Division Governor's Mansion was set up, and the Governor's Office was set up in Jiangling Mansion, and the Administration Office was set up in Yuezhou, each in rotation for half a year.

Shi Ling, the first governor of the Yangtze River, managed the water surface of the Yangtze River from Sichuan Province, Jingnan, Qianzhou, Jingnan, Hubei and Hunan.

Immediately afterwards, the right Shenwei army was rebuilt in Xiangzhou, with Ding Hui as the general, Zhang Guiba, and Wang Yanzhang.

Immediately afterwards, the left and right Xiaowei and the left Wuwei were established.

Zuo Xiaowei was formed on the basis of the Pinglu Army, with Yang Shihou as the general, Liu Jun and Zhu Zhen as the generals, and was stationed in Qizhou.

The Right Xiaowei was formed on the basis of Zhu Yougong's department, with Zhu Yougong as the general, Li Wenzhong and Zhang Guiba as the generals, and stationed in Xuzhou.

Zuo Wuwei took Wang Jian as the general and stationed in Fengxiang.

As for the original puppet Liang army, except for some elites who were scattered and incorporated into the forbidden armies, the old, weak, sick and disabled were all sent back to their hometowns and disarmed and returned to the field.

There are also some ministers and relatives of the pseudo-Liang who were exiled to Hexi, Lingwu, Xia Sui and other places.

And Ge Congzhou, as the general who finally surrendered to the pseudo-Liang, although he was not executed, he was not reused, but was placed in an idle position in the military department.

To be honest, Ge Congzhou was lucky to survive, after all, there were many Tang soldiers who died at his hands.

But this person is quite talented in military affairs, and it is a pity that he is executed like this.

So Li Ye planned to dry him, and then find a suitable opportunity to activate it.

If these eighteen forbidden armies are formed, they will be more than enough to fight both outside and inside.

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