Chapter 25 Troops to the Western Regions

There was not too much rest on the way back, basically in a hurry, the scenery along the way had already been seen, and there was no need to continue to look at it, and it took ten days to rush to Chang'an City.

A black curtain cloud hung over the land.

In the palace

The dim light shines through the glass windows, casting them outside.

Li Shen was wearing pajamas, sitting on the sofa, taking the latest news from Persia and other places handed over by Da Xiong, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Placing the paper on the table, Li Shen reached out and rubbed his forehead.

"Your Majesty, according to the news that came, Miss Mengyi should be in the territory of Persia, but now that Zoroastrianism has suffered blows from all sides, it is not so easy to find out the specific whereabouts of Miss Mengyi." Big Bear said lightly.

"That's all the news? Are there any rumors? Li Shen said with a frown.

Zoroastrianism evacuated the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and the only place to go could only be Persia, the birthplace of Zoroastrianism, but in the face of the suppression of Zoroastrianism by Persia, these people still don't know where to hide, and it is really not easy to find their whereabouts.

Da Xiong frowned and thought for a while, and said: "It is rumored that some of them are the Holy Daughter and the Holy Son of Zoroastrianism who are ready to get married, and the last general also feels that this is very likely to be Mengyi Girl, the previous generation of Holy Maiden on the general altar of Zoroastrianism in Persia disappeared for no reason, and now it is suddenly rumored that this Holy Maiden must be strange." ”

Li Shen nodded slightly, it is very possible, and Mengyi is also a mixed-race child, it is very likely that she is the daughter of the previous generation of Zoroastrian saints, in this case, it is really possible.

"Have you traced the specific information of Mengyi?"

Da Xiong shook his head and said: "No, I know from the mouths of all walks of life in the Central Plains Zoroastrianism that Miss Mengyi appeared in Datang a few years ago, and finally disappeared for no reason. ”

"Tell Su Dingfang to immediately lead troops to Persia and conduct a thorough investigation."

"Your Majesty, if you do this rashly, you may ......"

"Just pass on my will, and let the governments of Persia and other countries cooperate." Li Shen said coldly, and continued: "Whoever does not cooperate will be killed, and in other countries such as Persia, spread the news, and let the Zoroastrian people send people out, otherwise the Zoroastrian religion will be completely wiped out." ”

"I'll do it." Big Bear said helplessly.

Watching the big bear turn away, a cold glint crossed Li Shen's eyes, he had a feeling that the holy woman was Mengyi herself, hoping that time would be in time, otherwise he really didn't know what to do.

I hope that time can be rushed, this is Li Shen's only thought in his heart, the situation is not the same as now, although he let her leave at the beginning, but now he knows that she gave birth to a son for him, no matter what, he can't just give up on her and leave.

Flying Eagle passed the book, and in less than two days, Su Dingfang, who was at the border, received the holy decree issued by Li Shen.

Su Dingfang untied the letter at the eagle's feet, looked at Qin Huaiyu who came over, shook his head a little helplessly, opened it, looked at the content written inside, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"What did Your Majesty say?" Qin Huaiyu hurriedly asked, the last time for the conquest of Goryeo and the surrounding tribes, he was also the role of defense, and the soldiers under his command were basically strolling around at will, but this time he was able to come, but he still got the news, asked Su Dingfang, and got his affirmation, he came with a thousand soldiers and horses, and as for the guards of the frontier, it was handed over to Xue Rengui to carry out.

No matter how you say it this time, you have to brush it well, although he has been in the army for many years, Qin Huaiyu is also sincere and down-to-earth, even if he is out of the cane, he still has the essence of being a gentleman, and this point still cannot be changed.

"See for yourself." Su Dingfang said angrily.

Qin Huaiyu smiled a little embarrassedly, took the letter and looked at it casually, with a sad face, and said, "It shouldn't be!" According to His Majesty's character, how could he do what he was looking for like this, and he finally went out of the border once, how could he not do anything at all, it didn't look like his character at all! ”

"No, then what kind of character do you say Your Majesty has? Do you think that the current situation of the empire is suitable for an expedition? Even the transportation of weapons is not something we can overcome. ”

"That's not the case, no matter how you say it, it doesn't take much effort to transport bullets, just prepare a two million bullets, such as guns, and soldiers can carry them with them."

Su Dingfang glanced at Qin Huaiyu and said, "Let you pay more attention to the newspaper, what is the development line of the empire now, do you know?" How can you start a war at will, let alone win or lose, even if you take these places, do you think we can keep an eye on that place for a long time? And the empire is developing now, and there are many people who need to do coolies, but these are the people who are counting on it? Think twice before doing anything, and don't mess around. You are also a high-ranking general in the army now, and there are not many people with a higher rank than you. ”

Qin Huaiyu nodded a little embarrassedly, he also knew that he could have such an achievement today completely by relying on Li Shen, without him, he was just an ordinary general in the army, how could he stand at the top of the empire in front of him, hugged his fist at Su Dingfang, and said, "Thank you Master for teaching, keep it in mind." ”

Looking at Qin Huaiyu shamelessly, Su Dingfang shook his head slightly, and said, "Pass the order, let the soldiers get ready, and each person can travel with two horses in simple clothes." ”

"By the way, marshal, do you want to take these people with you?"

Looking at Su Dingfang, who was glaring at him with a straight face, Qin Huaiyu laughed twice in embarrassment and slipped away quickly.

There are naturally rules in the army, but in the face of Li Shen's nonsense for some time, Su Dingfang is not easy to say something, as the supreme commander of the frontier, leaving the territory without permission is a big taboo in the army, it seems that this time when you return to Chang'an City, your majesty must say it, if the officers and soldiers in the army leave at will, what rules are there at all.

Along the Silk Road, 10,000 horses carrying 5,000 soldiers began to gallop towards the Western Regions.

Thousands of horses galloping, although this expedition is not to launch a campaign against Western countries, but it also symbolizes that the Tang Dynasty will officially send troops to the Western countries from today, and the future is not very far from this day.