Chang'an in July was the time when it was scorching hot, but Li Er felt that the heat was not enough, and added another fire to the court: garrisoning troops in the Western Regions, maintaining local peace and stability, and maintaining economic prosperity and development!

This is not the first time that the term "peacekeeping" has been used, as early as a few years ago, when 5,000 'sea wolves' were dispatched to the South China Sea, it was under the banner of peacekeeping.

But can the South China Sea be the same as the Western Regions? The South China Sea is full of natives, all of them are uneducated turtles, and even if they have a rebellious mentality against the Tang army that suddenly appeared, there is nothing too good to do.

And what about the Western Regions? Tubo, Tuyuhun, Zhaowu nine surnames, thirty-six countries, in addition to the Western Turks and Persia, Dashi, Daqin, this series of large and small countries.

It is estimated that those countries in the Western Regions will definitely think that this is because the Tang Dynasty wants to attack them and invade them, and if they don't get it right, they will unite together to make enemies with the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that this matter needs to be carefully considered, and you can't rush it!" Xiao Yu's dissuasion was very tactful, but the meaning was very clear: he did not support the garrison in the Western Regions.

Li Er smiled disapprerovingly, as if he had a bamboo in his chest, and looked at Du Ruhui and the others: "What about you?" What do you guys say? ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers think that now is not a good time to garrison!" Fang Xuanling bowed and said.

"When do you have to pick the garrison? Just send the soldiers over! Wei Chigong took over the conversation with a grin.

"Hmm. I Lao Cheng also looks at it this way, don't you just send a few people over, what's not satisfied, you sour Confucians just have a lot of things, can't you think about something serious every day? Cheng Yanjin echoed casually, typical of watching the excitement and not being afraid of big things.

"You can't say that, General Wei Chi, General Cheng, the Western Regions are related to the export trade of my Tang Dynasty, if it is messed up, it will be impossible to recover, and a large amount of revenue will be lost!" Fang Xuanling knew what kind of virtue Cheng Lao Xiang was, and after hearing the words, he smiled faintly and was not angry, still stating the powerful relationship.

And on the surface, it seems that Lao Fang is saying it to Cheng Yanjin, but in fact, everyone understands that he is talking to Li Er.

"If you have to send troops, why should our trade routes be stuck in the hands of others? Garrison, must garrison! Cheng Yanjin grabbed the loophole in Fang Xuanling's words and shouted vigorously.

"Be still!" Li Er saw that the civil and military factions were about to quarrel below, knocked on the table, suppressed the argument between everyone, coughed lightly and said: "This garrison is jointly invited by all the countries of the Western Regions, and it is not my intention alone, so don't fight for it." ”

Well? Everyone who was rolling up their arms and sleeves to prepare for a fight was stunned for a moment, and looked at Li Er above the imperial stairs with disbelief.

What about fools, right? As long as any sovereign country is not stupid, it will not invite the armies of other countries into its territory, and how can the countries of the Western Regions be an exception?

"The 50,000 Western Turkic army was wiped out by a group of horse thieves in Gaochang, and at the same time, this group of horse thieves claimed that they would not give up revenge, so the countries of the Western Regions jointly asked for their lives, hoping that the Tang Dynasty could fulfill the obligations of a suzerain, and send troops to exterminate this group of horse thieves as soon as possible." Li Eryu was not shocked, and while everyone was stunned, he gave a general idea of what happened in the Western Regions some time ago.

After listening to Li Er's narration, Cheng Yanjin blinked and blinked a pair of bull's eyes, and said in a daze: "Fifteen thousand people killed 50,000 regular troops of the Western Turks?" Is that still a horse thief? The combat power of the sixteen guards of the Tang Dynasty is nothing more than that! ”

Fang Xuanling hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, if the strength of that group of horse thieves is really so strong, the matter of the garrison needs to be considered more carefully, after all, if they are forced to hurry, if they flow into the territory of Datang, I am afraid it will also be a troublesome matter." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, it seems that there is no need for my Datang to be involved in this matter, right?" The eldest grandson Wuji also walked out of the court class at this time.

"Not necessary? Then will my Datang business travel be allowed to be bullied? My Datang subject country was bullied by a group of robbers, shouldn't my Datang show its strength? Li Er didn't expect that there would be a voice of opposition to the garrison, and the smile on his face slowly subsided, replaced by a frost.

Others didn't know the doorway of the horse thieves in the Western Regions, but how could Li Er not know, without his consent, how could Xue Rengui's supplies and soldiers be so sufficient?

But you can't say that to anyone! The dignified suzerain, sending his own main generals, tossed the world upside down in the subject country, if this matter is said in the court, will he still have the reputation of the Tang Emperor? !

Li Er is different from Li Chengqian, the old Li throne is not glorious, so he pays attention to his reputation at any time.

As for Li Chengqian...... That little bastard's reputation has long been stinky, and it is precisely because of this that many things that are difficult or impossible to do fall on Li Chengqian's head.

In Li Er's study in the Ganlu Hall of Taiji Palace, the old man, the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others had serious faces, and several pairs of eyes were firmly fixed on Li Chengqian's face, which looked quite a bit like a three-hall trial.

"Tell me, what's going on with those horse thieves in the Western Regions?" Li Er's face had a trace of anger, and in Li Chengqian's eyes, he felt that this 'anger' was really fake, and even the eldest grandson Wuji and others couldn't help but look sideways.

These old people are all masters who have followed Li Er for more than ten or twenty years, and their understanding of Lao Li is not under Li Chengqian's at all, and even he can see that it is fake, so the old goods naturally don't need to say anything.

However, no matter how stupid Li Chengqian is at this time, he will not expose the old man, otherwise the double reed of the father and son will not be full.

"The horse thief...... That horse thief is Erchen's 'fang' brigade! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji and the others were shocked, and they figured out the key to this almost instantly.

The 'Fang' brigade will not appear in the Western Regions for no reason, and it is impossible for it to grow to more than 10,000 people without support, and if you want to support such a large team, it is absolutely impossible to rely on Li Chengqian's strength alone.

The people sitting here are all thousand-year-old foxes, and after figuring out what happened, they naturally know how things should develop.

So without waiting for Li Er to say anything, he took the initiative to ask: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I don't know why your right guard 'fangs' appeared in the Western Regions?" ”

"It's a long story." Li Chengqian smacked his lips, pondering what reason should be used to prevaricate, and said after a while: "Didn't the 'fangs' participate in the Northern Expedition to the Turks, but when they came back, they got lost while walking, and unconsciously walked to the Western Regions, and by the time they found out, it was too late, the grain and grass were exhausted, and there was no turning back!" ”

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