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Chapter 115: The Western Expedition

"When the Tang Dynasty was prosperous, the waterway was not smooth, but why was the Tang Dynasty strong, but it was difficult for all dynasties to look back?" Wang Pu asked with a smile, with a hint of cunning in his eyes. ? ?? ?

Li Gu, Wang Pu, and Wei Renpu's hearts moved, and they swept Wang Pu, who was smiling but not smiling, with the corners of their eyes, and several people immediately understood, you are waiting here. No wonder this guy's "Southern Expedition" argument just now was so strange. Wang Pu's reasons for the southern expedition just now were one set after another, but he didn't mention any specific measures.

After Guo Rong ascended the throne, he only adjusted the local military power, except for Wang Yin in Caizhou, he had firmly controlled the armies of Guanzhong, Hebei, and Henan, but Guo Rong did not make major adjustments to the civilian system. Just because the emperor hasn't made adjustments doesn't mean he won't. And if you want to adjust the regime, you can only use literati, and you must have trustworthy and talented literati. Wang Pu is a confidant of His Majesty the Emperor, and his reputation in the local area is also high. It is inevitable that such a person will be promoted by Guo Rong, he just has one less opportunity to make contributions.

Therefore, as soon as Wang Pu threw out the suggestion of "Southern Expedition", Li Gu and Wang Pu immediately panicked. They are not afraid that Wang Pu will ascend the throne, the old emperor has just hung up, and even if he trusts the emperor, no matter how strong he is, he will keep the backbone of the old emperor for a year or two. First, this is the way of "filial piety", which means inheriting the will of the old emperor; Second, it is also to maintain the stability of the regime. In other words, within a year or two, they will still stay in the position of this Zaifu, Mo said that the relationship between these people and Guo Rong in the past was good, even if it was a political achievement, these two years were enough for them to consolidate their position in Guo Rong's heart. In other words, Wang Pu will not be able to replace them for a while, but it is inevitable that Wang Pu will be promoted.

And looking at the emperor's hesitant attitude, their first reaction was that Wang Pu didn't want to rely on this to establish meritorious deeds, and whether the emperor had agreed to his suggestion.

However, this theory of the southern expedition, which ignores reality and is empty and powerless, makes Li Gu and others completely unable to make concessions, even if it blocks Wang Pu's way to advance, they cannot put the country on the fire and roast it. However, the controversy on this issue caused Li Gu and Wang Pu to worry about the actual situation of the Great Zhou, on the one hand, they wanted to oppose it desperately, and on the other hand, they also understood that the Great Zhou did not expand externally, which was definitely a dead end. In the hearts of Li Gu and others, the southern expedition was naturally undesirable, but the opening of the foreign war was invisibly torn open.

At this time, Wang Pu suddenly changed the topic and asked why Da Chu was rich, in fact, he was already giving up the southern expedition, but this guy secretly caused a new topic - westward expansion.

"Why was the country strong in the Tang Dynasty?" This certainly cannot be said that the three or four generations of the Li family have governed properly. If anyone says that, then he is completely politically immature. The Tang Dynasty is strong, that is because the old Li family is well governed, so now the Great Zhou is in danger, is it because the old Guo family will not govern the world? Therefore, loving the people and being diligent in government are not suitable to answer this question in the current situation. Can't be considered from the time, people, then can only be considered from the geographical advantage, and before this problem, Wang Pu also obviously made a foreshadowing, from the Chu State to the prosperity of the waterway, to the Tang Dynasty because of the Silk Road is also prosperous.

What does this mean, isn't it clear? This shows that Wang Pu is suggesting that His Majesty the Emperor expand to the Western Regions. In the west of the Great Zhou, several powerful forces in the past, such as the Tibetans and the Uighurs, have declined, and the rest of the tribes such as the Dangxiang are in endless disputes, that is to say, although there are many enemies in the west of the Great Zhou, there is no strong opponent.

The reopening of the Silk Road is unlikely. However, with the strength of the Great Zhou, it should be able to recover the Qilian Mountains (Gansu). Although the Uighurs occupied Suzhou (present-day Jiuquan, Gansu), Liangzhou (present-day Wuwei, Gansu), Guazhou (present-day Anxidong, Gansu), Ganzhou (present-day Zhangye, Gansu), and Shazhou (present-day Dunhuang, Gansu), the internal chaos was very large, and the prefectures and counties were basically divided and independent, and the Uighur khans had very weak control over the localities.

There are many advantages to fighting the Uighurs in Ganzhou, first, the Great Zhou finally has an excellent horse farm, and a large number of excellent cavalry can be trained, and with cavalry, at least there should be no problem in holding the Central Plains. Second, the Uighurs in Ganzhou have a complex ethnic composition, including Dangxiang, Uighurs, Han Chinese, and Tibetan people, and among them, there are still many Han Chinese, who are fierce and good at fighting. If this is used well, it will not take much effort to take down the Uighurs in Ganzhou, and it will not take too much effort to govern Ganzhou. Thirdly, there are also many fertile fields in the foothills of the Qilian Mountains, such as Suzhou in the Uighurs of Ganzhou, and although they are not as fertile as those in the Central Plains, they are better than nothing. Fourth, taking Qilian Mountain is equivalent to broadening the strategic depth for the Great Zhou. If the Chu State bribes the Khitan with heavy profits, and the two countries form an alliance and jointly send troops, then the Central Plains may not be able to hold it. If Ganzhou is taken, then the importance of the Central Plains will be reduced, at least I can't beat it, I still have a place to run. Fifth, if the Ganzhou Uighurs are taken, the Longyou region of Shu will become an enemy on three sides, and it will be very convenient for the Great Zhou to take Longyou, and it can even conquer Longyou before the Chu State makes a rescue response. Sixth, although the strength of Tibet and other countries has greatly declined, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and if it can borrow troops like Tang Suzong, the situation in the Central Plains will be greatly improved. Even if you can't borrow troops from Tubo, but if you can borrow a road from Tubo, it's good to sneak attack Chengdu from the west, and catch Shu off guard, if you can take Shu, then the situation in the world will really begin to reverse.

Obedient and obedient, although Wang Pu did not put out a carriage and horses to discuss the matter of the Western Expedition, this Western Expedition is a certainty. Wei Renpu made a mistake just now, but now that he came back to his senses, he was the first to jump out and say, "I don't know how many troops Lord Wang thinks he sent to the west?" ”

Why does Wei Renpu think that the Western Expedition is a certainty? One is because Wang Pu is waiting to be motivated, such a talent, it is not good to always be a recorder, but more importantly, because although Guo Rong is low-key in political affairs, it can be seen from his command of the army that this girl is definitely a strong person. The tone of the Southern Expedition was just a foreshadowing, or a real suggestion, in short, it was forced back by Li Gu and others under the appreciation of His Majesty the Emperor. But after all, the emperor is majestic, if you push back once, can you still push back twice? It is absolutely impossible for Li Gu and the others not to consider the issue of "the authority of the emperor", you have to let the emperor have a step down today, besides, when Zhao Kuangyin was in Lingwu, he fought with the Ganzhou Uighurs twice, and it turned out that the group of Uighurs was not good. Compared with the southern expedition, the western expedition is completely feasible.

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