In the Liangyi Palace, Li Chengqian set up a banquet to invite Xue Rengui, Di Renjie, Xu Jingzong, Long Zhi, Du He, and the newly joined partner Li Yifu.

At the banquet, in addition to eating, drinking, and enjoying singing and dancing, everyone will inevitably talk about some things from the past.

When talking about unpleasantness, it is inevitable that there will be some complaints.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have been diligent, dedicated to my duties, and I have always bowed to the affairs of the court, and I dare not slack off in the slightest."

"But in the past year, in the entire second year of Yonghui, how many bad things have happened, first of all, the governor of Yaochi, Ashina Helu, intended to rebel."

"I preemptively attacked, and ordered Liang Jianfang and Qili to lead the troops to fight, so I came to a veteran like Lu Guogong, and I also sent him to send troops to fight together, and marched to encircle and suppress Ashina Helu in multiple ways."

"But this year, I still haven't been able to annihilate Ashina Helu, and I don't know how long this battle of pacification will last." Li Chengqian said.

How much food is needed for the annual campaign, every time he thinks of these consumptions, Li Chengqian feels distressed.

If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, now when it's his turn to be the master of the house, he knows how difficult it is.

"Ashina Helu has been running the Western Regions for many years, and he is naturally intertwined, plus he has become the governor of my Datang, relying on the prestige of Datang in the Western Regions, he has taken the opportunity to accumulate strength, and his strength is far beyond our imagination."

"If you want to completely eliminate Ashina Helu's forces in Mobei, it will be difficult to do it without three years and five years."

"Fortunately, the sage anticipated the enemy's opportunity, and made a plan first, and sent troops before Ashina Helu rebelled, and I believe that in less than two years, Ashina Helu will be able to pacify Ashina Helu." Duhe said.

Duhe's analysis is also in place, after all, Mobei is the nest of the Turks, and the Turks have lived in the Western Regions for hundreds of years, which is too familiar to the Han people.

"Not to mention the matter of Ashina Helu, in the past year, there have not been many things that can make me satisfied."

"Since August, Bai Shuiman first rebelled in Langzhou and invaded Massachusetts, and I let Zhao Xiaozu lead the troops to quell the rebellion."

"In the next few months, there were successive earthquakes in Jinzhou and Dingxiang, and Li Baocheng, the barbarian leader of Douzhou and Yizhou, rebelled against the imperial court.

"All of this has made it difficult for me to sleep and eat, how many people have died in natural and man-made disasters, and how many people have been separated from their wives and families." Li Chengqian said.

In the past six months, it can be described as unspeakably miserable, and one after another natural and man-made disasters have continued, which has made the entire imperial court fall into a situation of exhaustion.

"Saints need not be anxious about this! This is the test of the saint by God, as long as the saint can survive this difficulty, the heavens will definitely favor the saint and send down auspiciousness, and from then on my Datang will be smooth sailing. Li Yifu, a member of the Zhongshu House, said with a smile.

"Li Sheren is really joking, where is there such a test in this world, what is your intention to talk such nonsense." Duho Road.

Li Yifu originally wanted to take the opportunity to slap the horse, but the fart was not filmed well, but it attracted a sneer from Du He.

Being so troubled by Du He, Li Yifu was naturally very unhappy in his heart, he didn't dare to go wild here, and he had nothing to do with Du He.

"Although the barbarians are subordinate to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty is also in the location of the barbarian tribes, setting up the state capital of the state of the barbarians, and managing it, the barbarians are only due to the strong national strength of the Tang Dynasty and their own weakness."

"Only then did I have to return to the Tang Dynasty, what do I think in my heart, who knows, if it is not my race, its heart will be different."

"If you want to rule these barbarians as you rule the Central Plains, you must completely destroy them and completely turn their territory into the territory of my Tang Dynasty." Xue Rengui put down his wine glass and said.

The maid on the side stepped forward, filled Xue Rengui's wine glass, and retreated.

"Since August, although there have been earthquakes and military disasters, but it is not without good things to come, Dong Xifeng, the leader of the Telang Qiang tribe, and Bu Weimo, the leader of the Bihui Qiang tribe, each led more than 10,000 households of their tribe to Maozhou to return to the Tang Dynasty."

"In this way, the north will not be a little more peaceful, Datang can not need to defend with troops, and let these Qiang people guard the border for us." Di Renjie said.

The attachment of Telangqiang and Pihuiqiang is a happy thing for the Tang Dynasty, and even for the emperor and his subjects.

The border defense can be peaceful, and who wants to keep fighting, which will consume a lot of money and grain in the state treasury.

If the border defense is peaceful, there is no need to send so many troops to garrison there, and the treasury can indirectly leave a sum of money and food.

"Indeed, the annexation of Telangqiang and Pihuiqiang has solved the hidden dangers of my Datang's borders, and they can also become a barrier on my Datang border to prevent them from being raided by others, and Datang can also avoid stationing troops on the border for many years." Li Chengqian said.

Everyone nodded, and this was a good start.

"Not only that, when Zhao Xiaozu was crusading against Baishuiman, he not only quelled Baishuiman's rebellion, but also gave me a lesson."

"It was said that the winter was too cold, and it was just in time for the heavy snowfall, and the barbarians were starving and cold, and most of them were frozen to death."

"Under the encirclement and suppression of our army, freezing to death, and starvation, Bai Shuiman can no longer pose any threat to my Datang."

"I set up the Third Autonomous Region in the place where Bai Shuiman is located, and officials appointed by the imperial court to serve as administrative officials and military generals of the Third Autonomous Region."

"Keeping their original customs, they can also become officials of the imperial court, allowing them to form security regiments to maintain law and order." Li Chengqian said.

Later, all barbarians who submitted to the Tang Dynasty no longer used the original fetters system of the Tang Dynasty, but changed to an autonomous region system that strengthened control and management.

Seize all favorable opportunities to carry out, as long as there is an opportunity, Datang will immediately grasp the policy of changing the land and returning to the stream.

"I heard that the envoys of Baekje are very dissatisfied with this tribute, and it seems that they plan to break away from the tributary system and no longer claim to my Tang Dynasty." Ryuji said.

"Baekje came to pay tribute this time, and the items I offered were less than ever, and I did not dislike them, and the rewards for them were no less than in previous years."

"Where did a small country come from so boldly, and actually dared to despise my Tang Guowei, aren't you afraid that I will send troops to fight against it?" Li Chengqian said dissatisfied.

Now no cats or dogs dare not give him face, and even a small country like Baekje dares to take itself too seriously.

"I heard that Baekje may feel uncomfortable because he was condemned and warned by the sage, so he thought about breaking away from the Tang Dynasty and no longer paying tribute to the Tang Dynasty." Long Zhi said that Jinyiwei not only monitored the territory of Datang, but also monitored the Fanbang tribe.

"This year, the Baekje envoys came to pay tribute, and I heard that Baekje, Silla, and Goguryeo often went on expeditions, so I warned them not to attack each other with Silla and Goguryeo, otherwise, my Tang Dynasty will levy a large army to crusade against them."

"Perhaps, it is because of this incident that Baekje wants to break away from the Tang Dynasty, no longer be a minister, and wants to find another way out, which is undoubtedly a dead end." Li Chengqian said.