"Father, we want to go to Northern Xinjiang!" Ping An Lang and Li Jin asked Li Xiu together.

"You both want to go to the North?" Li Xiu couldn't help frowning when he heard the words of the two brothers, he had just had dinner today, and he came to the study to read a book, but he didn't expect Ping'an Lang and the two brothers to come to find him together, and he also made such a request.

"Yes, father, didn't you present the "Pingbei Policy" to the imperial court, now the imperial court has gathered a lot of manpower and material resources to begin to annex the grassland, it can be said that the northern Xinjiang side is the use of people, the imperial court is recruiting officials everywhere to serve in the newly annexed land in northern Xinjiang, I think this is a good opportunity, after all, the newly annexed land is originally a blank piece of paper, which is more conducive to ambition!" Heian Lang was the first to speak at this time.

"What the eldest brother said is right, but if you want to annex the grassland, you can't just rely on them as civil officials, we generals are equally important, now that I have graduated from the military academy, it's not interesting to stay in Chang'an all the time, I heard that some tribes in the northern grasslands are unwilling to surrender, it is a good time for us people to make contributions!" Li Jin also spoke ambitiously at this time.

Hearing the words of the two sons, Li Xiu couldn't help but show a look of approval, young people just want to have the ambitions and ambitions of young people, but praise is praise, Li Xiu was still a little hesitant at this time, and only after a while did he speak: "I won't object to you if you want to go to Northern Xinjiang, but your mother's pass is probably difficult to pass, and there are also Lizhi and Mingkong, will they also agree to you go to Northern Xinjiang?" ”

"Mingkong has already agreed, and even if she can't bring her family in the army, she wants to go with me, as for my mother, I haven't dared to say it, but I have learned the art of war in the military academy for so many years, and I have practiced martial arts for so many years, I can't just stay in Chang'an to guard the palace gate, right?" Li Jin was the first to speak at this time, and there was a lot of dissatisfaction in his words, he has graduated now, according to the temperament of Princess Pingyang, it is likely that he will be arranged to go to the forbidden army to be a general, in contrast, his classmates and friends from the military academy have all gone to Northern Xinjiang to make contributions, which makes him envious and helpless.

"Father, Lizhi is pregnant, of course I won't leave immediately, but plan to wait until she gives birth to a child safely before going to Northern Xinjiang, which Lizhi also agreed, and even in the future, when the conditions in Northern Xinjiang are good, I can also take her to live together, as for my mother, I didn't dare to say." Heian Lang also spoke at this time.

Originally, Ping An Lang was worried about Lizhi's body and didn't want to have children, but after everyone's persuasion, in the end, even Li Shimin went out in person, which made him finally agree to have a child, and now Lizhi is almost six months pregnant, and there is no major problem with his body, which makes him slowly put his mind at ease.

Hearing that the two sons didn't dare to tell their mother that they were going to Northern Xinjiang, they obviously wanted him to come forward as a father, which made Li Xiu feel a little headache, but since Lizhi and Mingkong agreed, it is estimated that it is not very difficult to persuade Xiuning and Yi, and they are mainly worried about the safety of their two sons, but now that Northern Xinjiang has been calmed, even if there are some small fights, there is no need to worry.

"Okay, I'll help you with your mother, but since you're going to the North, you have to make an appearance!" Thinking of the above, Li Xiu finally nodded and agreed, the children have grown up, and they all have the ambition to fly out, and it is impossible for him to protect them under his wings all the time, so it is time for them to fly by themselves.

Seeing his father agree, Ping An Lang and Li Jin were also very happy, and then Li Xiu asked them to sit down, and the father and son discussed the affairs of Northern Xinjiang, Li Xiu mainly told them about the current situation in Northern Xinjiang and the strategy of the imperial court for Northern Xinjiang in the future, so that they could grasp the general trend, so that they could have greater achievements in the future, which is also the advantage of the aristocracy, after all, if they were an official from a civilian background, they did not have a person like Li Xiu to guide them, but could only rely on themselves to understand a little bit.

In addition, Ping An Lang and Li Jin also talked about their specific plans to go to northern Xinjiang, Li Jin's plan is relatively simple, after all, he is a military general, after graduating from the military academy, he can be assigned to the army as a general, as long as he makes military achievements in the future, he can be promoted, although Xue Yantuo is now destroyed, but the northern grassland is still not peaceful, and there are still many places where the army needs to be used, as long as he can grasp the opportunity, he will not worry about not getting credit in the future.

In contrast, Ping An Lang's ambition is a little complicated, he is now a subordinate official of the East Palace, and he is deeply valued by Li Zhi, originally with his current situation, there is no need to go to Northern Xinjiang, but Ping An Lang feels that if he wants to have greater achievements in the court in the future, he must hone himself from now on, and at the same time have greater political achievements in the local area, so he decided to go to Northern Xinjiang, after all, he did not stay long in Bingzhou last time, although his political performance was good, but he was far from exerting his ability.

Li Xiu also has no experience in governing the region, so there is nothing to teach Ping An Lang, everything can only be explored by himself, but Ping An Lang went to northern Xinjiang, and he must inevitably deal with the grassland people, and also develop the local economy and people's livelihood.

That night, Li Xiu talked a lot with his two sons, and finally let them leave, and a few days later, he finally persuaded Princess Pingyang and Yi Niang, although the two of them were reluctant to have their sons, but since even Lizhi and Mingkong agreed, they were not good to stop as mothers, and finally agreed with tears, but Princess Pingyang selected the most elite guards in the house and handed them over to Ping'an Lang and Li Jin, with these people, they should be able to protect their safety.

Ping An Lang and Li Jin were the first to get the news about northern Xinjiang, and soon after they made their decision, the imperial court established the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate in the northern grasslands, under the jurisdiction of eight prefectures, divided the entire grassland into the territory, and began to select officials and generals to be stationed in the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate.

In addition to the selection of officials and generals, the Tang Dynasty also began to encourage the people to move to the northern grasslands in Guanzhong, Henan and other places, all adult men, can get a vast area of pasture, and protected by the Tang army, at the same time the Tang Dynasty also began to build roads and cities in the northern grasslands, and open trade, and even let go of mining and other industries, enhance the control of the imperial court over the grasslands, and with the establishment of the Anbei Protectorate, the Tang Dynasty also officially opened the prelude to the annexation of the northern grasslands!