In the spacious and bright classroom, Li Xiu is giving a lecture to the students of the academy, but today's main course has been finished, and now it is a free question session, in fact, if the students have any questions that they don't understand, they can ask Li Xiu, including but not limited to academic questions, which can be current affairs, astronomy, geography, etc., some have no correct answers at all, and Li Xiu is just expressing some of his own opinions.

"Sir, the student heard that the imperial court has conquered Gaochang and is preparing to set up the Anxi Protectorate there, I wonder what the imperial court's strategy for the Western Regions will be in the future?" At this time, I saw a young student who was not tall, but extremely strong, stood up and asked Li Xiu a question.

Some time ago, the march into Gaochang can be regarded as a major event that has attracted the attention of countless people, and after the defeat of Gaochang, Chang'an is also boiling, of course, the incident committed by Hou Junji in Gaochang because it involved a high-level scandal, so it was blocked by Li Shimin The news was only known to the upper echelons of the imperial court, and even if it was a person who knew, it would not be discussed openly by too many people, so the students in the academy may not know the details of Gaochang.

"That's a great question!" Li Xiu nodded and smiled when he heard this student's question, and then organized the language, and did not mention the matter of Hou Junji, but directly expressed his views on the Western Regions, "Everyone also knows that the Western Regions is the most important trade route in our Tang Dynasty, and since the Han Dynasty, the Silk Road must pass through there, although many people despise merchants and feel that these people do not produce and rely on opportunism to earn the difference in the middle, but the importance of commerce to a country is not much worse than agriculture......

The contempt for business in ancient times is not a day or two, Li Xiu has long wanted to change the view of business in this era, of course, this is not something that can be done in a short time, so from the beginning, he used his own strength to change the pattern of business, increase the influence of business, and he also used his identity and status to influence the people around him, increase their attention to business, at least be able to face the importance of business to a country.

Now these students in front of Li Xiu are all the pillars of the Tang Dynasty in the future, and their attitude towards business will also affect the attitude of the Tang Dynasty to business in the future, so taking this opportunity today, Li Xiu talked about the importance of business to a country in detail, which led to the importance of the Western Regions to the Tang Dynasty.

"Gaochang is just a beginning, but also a pedal for our Datang to enter the Western Regions, only our Datang personally controls the Western Regions, can be regarded as controlling this foreign economic lifeline, of course, the Western Regions originally belonged to the jurisdiction of the Western Turks, but the Western Turks were brutal and unkind, so that the countries in the Western Regions are also deeply affected, and now the Western Turks are also fighting endlessly, which makes the small countries in the Western Regions miserable, and our Datang has always governed the country with benevolence, so the countries of the Western Regions have also asked us for help from the Tang Dynasty, for the requests of these small countries, Your Majesty will naturally not ignore it, so the march into the Western Regions has become a foregone conclusion! ”

When Li Xiu talked about the second half, he also showed a righteous and awe-inspiring expression on his face, but the students below all looked at each other and smiled, after all, they are all the smartest young people in Datang, and they usually have a deep understanding of current affairs.

Li Xiu on the stage also noticed the expressions of the students, and he naturally knew what the students were thinking, but the more this was the case, the more serious he became, because he actually told these students through this incident that although the Tang Dynasty put the interests of the Western Regions first, on the surface, it had to hold high the banner of benevolence and righteousness, just like the United States in later generations, even if it destroyed so many countries, killed so many people, ruined countless ordinary people, and caused chaos in the Middle East, but it still held high the banner of various universal values. It can be said that there is no difference between the United States in later generations and the Tang Dynasty in today.

"Sir, since the imperial court's march into the Western Regions is a foregone conclusion, does that mean that for those of us who are interested in the court, there will be more opportunities in the Western Regions?" As soon as Li Xiu's words fell, he saw the short young man who had just asked the question ask again.

"Yes, for you young people, there are indeed more opportunities in the Western Regions in the future, in fact, as far as I know, the Anxi Protectorate is already in preparation, because the Western Regions are vast and need a lot of officials to govern, but the Western Regions are not as peaceful as the Tang Dynasty, even if you want to go to the Western Regions to make contributions, you must consider it carefully!" When Li Xiu said the end, he couldn't help but warn with a solemn expression on his face.

Speaking of the strategy of the Western Regions, Li Xiu remembered Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian, the master and apprentice, in the original history, the two of them also formed an indissoluble bond with the Western Regions, and they are also the representatives of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty, such as Su Dingfang led his troops to pacify the Western Turks, and became a famous general alongside Cheng Yanjin and others, and Pei Xingjian was even more powerful, he was originally relegated to the Western Regions, but because of his slight prescription, he was later promoted to the capital of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and under his governance, the countries of the Western Regions were also attached one after another, that is, the Western Regions stabilized the Western Regions for the Tang Dynasty. It has also laid a solid foundation for his career.

"Thank you, sir, for helping the students!" I saw that this short and sturdy student bowed to Li Xiu at the moment, although he didn't say anything more, but from his expression, Li Xiu could also see that this student might have developed a great interest in the Western Regions, and maybe he would become one of the officials sent to the Western Regions by the Tang Dynasty in the future.

It's not early, today's class is over, Li Xiu packed up his things at the moment, and after he left the classroom, the students below stood up and prepared to leave, after all, this era regards the teacher as the father, and the respect for the teacher is far beyond the imagination of later generations, even in this kind of small thing can be reflected.

On the way home, Li Xiu was also thinking about the affairs of the Western Regions, Hou Junji had been escorted back, and the charges had been determined, after all, all the property he had embezzled was found in his residence, which made Hou Junji unable to rely on it, but Li Shimin had not yet made a decision on how to deal with Hou Junji, and it was estimated that he was also very headache now.

Zhongnan Academy was very close to Li Xiu's house, so after a while, the carriage came to his door, but just as Li Xiu got off the carriage and was waiting to enter the house, he suddenly saw a horse galloping over, and the person on the horse also shouted: "Your Majesty has a will, Xuanyan Guogong quickly enters the palace!" ”