Wei Zheng listened quietly, and it wasn't until Wang Shichong finished speaking that he breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It turns out that the lord has already made up his mind, so why bother asking me?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "People's considerations will have limitations, even if I am no exception, my considerations may not be comprehensive, if Xuancheng you think there are some things that are not suitable, I need you to boldly point out that you, a strategist, should also do this." ”

Wei Zheng sighed and said: "Actually, even now, I don't fully agree with the idea of the lord, I don't think the Goguryeo people can set off any waves, or what impact can they have on the competition for the king of the Central Plains in the future, but what the lord said last time when he was in the Liaohe River, let the Sui Dynasty swallow half of Goguryeo, and send troops to suppress it, and it is impossible to withdraw from the country, I agree, because it is beneficial to our uprising in the Central Plains." ”

"My lord, to be honest, our focus is always on the hinterland of the Central Plains, not in Goguryeo, or in the corners of the country, such as Youzhou, Jiangdong, Lingnan, Bashu, these places can not achieve the imperial cause, only by quickly seizing the eastern capital, or Guanzhong important land, this can achieve our goal, compared to Goguryeo, I am actually more worried about Tibet."

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Why, in Xuan Cheng's opinion, is Tubo more difficult to deal with than the Turks?" ”

Wei Zheng nodded, and said: "Yes, the Turks are essentially a group of robbers with no ambitions, robbing everywhere, unwilling to be restrained, but they also have no idea of entering the Central Plains, when they were at their strongest, they only instigated the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou to fight each other, and did not take advantage of the division of the Central Plains to enter in a big way, which shows that they have no interest in the agricultural areas of the Central Plains, even if they change the Shibi Khan, what they want is to establish hegemony on the grassland." Instead of becoming the king of the Central Plains like the Northern Wei Dynasty. ”

"But the Tibetans are different, their ambitions for expansion are very strong, I have read their history, and I have also talked a lot with Nabang Saise, and I deeply feel the horror of this nation. I heard Li Jing talk about how they destroyed the Subi Nu Kingdom last time, this trick, this means, is not inferior to the Central Plains people who have played tricks all their lives, and this emerging nation is very expansive, now it is just because they have not unified the snowy plateau, and there are countries like Zhangxiong dragging them, once they dominate the plateau, it is bound to expand outward. At that time, Tuyuhun in the north will certainly bear the brunt, but in my opinion, it will also be an inevitable choice to enter the Songzhou region of Bashu in the south, as well as the Ningzhou region. ”

Wang Shichong became interested when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "You mean that the Tubo people will go straight out of Bashu?" ”

Wei Zheng's eyes revealed a trace of worry: "Actually, I have received some information these days, but I am afraid that the lord will be worried, so I have not reported it to you." Just today you mentioned this, so I'll tell you about it. For more than a year, many merchants and spies in Tibet have frequently appeared in the area of Bashu and Nanning Prefecture, and it is obvious that they could not have bypassed Tuyuhun in the north, but should have found a road from the south of the snowy plateau. The passage directly into the area of Bashu and Nanning Prefecture, the exit of the passage should be in the Lushui area where the lord once been. ”

Wang Shichong recalled that he followed Shi Wansui and Zhang Xutuo's southern expedition to Nanning Prefecture, and more than ten years passed. The past is still vivid, not only sighed for a while, but said: "Then these Tufan merchants are also here to explore the way?" ”

Wei Zheng's expression became extremely serious, and he shook his head: "No, they are not only doing trade and exploring the way, but they also seem to be fighting with the Nanzhao tribe in Nanning Prefecture. There is a huge crisis. ”

Wang Shichong had heard some of these situations before, but he didn't take it to heart, in his heart, in addition to the elephant soldiers and poisonous arrows that made him have some impressions, it was not worth mentioning, but as soon as he heard the Nanzhao tribe, he immediately became alert again: "But the Nanzhao in the Liuzhao tribe that grazes and raises horses in the west of Dianchi Lake? ”

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "The lord really has a good memory, even such a small tribe still remembers." It's them. ”

Wang Shichong's brows were deeply locked, and he said: "If it is them, it is a little troublesome, the barbarians in Nanning Prefecture are mostly good at jungle warfare, or they are riding elephants, these cannot go deep into the Central Plains, or even the Bashu region, but this Nanzhao tribe is raising horses, although the southwest horse is not as fast as the Hexi horse and the Turkic horse, but it is rare in the south, last time we easily defeated the two wars, but the guerrilla warfare of the Nanzhao tribe gave our army a headache, it can be seen that they also know some of the Central Plains art of war, If this tribe merges with Tubo and leads Tubo from the direction of Nanning Prefecture to the north into Bashu, or through the central Guizhou region and into Lingnan and Jiaozhou, it will be troublesome. ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "The lord is extremely worried, so in the future to dominate the world, you need to beware of the Tu clan people taking advantage of the chaos to gain a foothold in the southwest, or even to obtain Bashu, if they have a foothold, if they want to drive away, it will be troublesome." Compared with Youzhou, which has always been heavily guarded by the Great Sui, the Yingzhou area and the southwest area are now almost undefended. ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Thank you Xuancheng for the reminder, I will pay attention." ”

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "Then when does the lord plan to return to the Central Plains and manage the incident well?" ”

Wang Shichong said softly: "Xuan Cheng thinks it's time to raise troops now?" ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "Yes, that's what I think, now the Sui army has been fighting abroad for a few months, although there are famous generals like Zhang Xutuo in China to suppress Shandong, but after all, it is impossible to fortify everywhere, Xu Gai was born in Jiangnan, I think this time he will not listen to the lord's words so honestly, that is, in Shandong, once he can light the fire in Jiangnan, the lord can take the opportunity to obtain the power to take charge of the army." ”

A smile flashed on Wang Shichong's face: "What's the matter, Xuan Cheng can also see it?" ”

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "The wisdom of the lord, on top of that Xu Gai, how could he not expect his thoughts, I remember that the lord once mentioned that when Xu Gai raised the army, there was an accomplice named Liu Yuanjin, who was fierce and cunning, but he has not been by Xu Gai's side all these years, I think it is the foreshadowing in the hands of this Xu Gai." (To be continued......)