There will come a day when you live the life you love the most, and all your scars will be turned into medals.

When Li Hongduan sat on horseback and stepped into Chang'an City step by step, he didn't know what he would live, but he knew what the people would say about him and what the enemy would say about him.

This time, the reason why Li Hong hurriedly returned to Chang'an City was because something happened in the northwest.

The Western Turks actually sent troops to assist Tubo, wanting to stop the Tang Dynasty's conquest of the northwest land, so they dispatched 20,000 iron cavalry and had already stepped into the hinterland of Tubo, and according to the news from the front, the army of the Great Cannibals had swept through the countries of the Western Regions and was slowly approaching Tubo.

Since Wang Fangyi led 100,000 troops from various countries in the Western Regions to Hezhou City, plus the 10,000 Western Regions iron cavalry around him, the defense of the Western Regions was very empty.

Therefore, in the face of the 100,000-strong Great Food Army, the defense line of the Western Regions was broken.

This is the news that Li Hong received on the way back to Chang'an.

He assisted Tubo in defending the land and dealing with the Tang Dynasty, as long as the Tubo was defeated, they would have no benefit, so the Western Turks would also send troops to support the Tubo, Li Hong estimated that the army would not be less than 60,000, and since the Great Cannibals sent 100,000 troops to capture the Western Regions, even if they didn't want to help Tubo, they were not willing to give up the Western Regions to the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, in this expedition to the northwest, Li Hong suddenly found that he had to face a lot of pressure, and at the same time, Datang was facing a lot of pressure, because Datang was still fighting against the Three Kingdoms of Liaodong on the battlefield of Liaodong.

Li Hong didn't know what Gaozong and Empress Wu's reaction would be when they received the news, whether they would order themselves to stop the expedition to Tibet, or whether they would order the Liaodong army to support the northwest. However, no matter what decision Gaozong and Empress Wu would make, Li Hong's attitude was very resolute, conquering Tibet, strangling the idea of revival of the Western Turks in the cradle, and exterminating the self-defeating cannibal army on the land of the Western Regions.

Li Hong did not let Su Dingfang, Le Yanwei, Di Renjie and others wait for him outside the city, but asked them to wait for him in the Chongjiao Hall of the East Palace, because the matter was urgent, and he needed to hold a meeting immediately to discuss the military situation.

Li Hong entered Chang'an City, which was still prosperous and splendid, making merchants from all over the world fascinated.

Feeling the pride of the people of Datang from the bottom of his heart again, Li Hong made up his mind that this time he must teach this group of rabble another lesson and defend the dignity of Datang. Big cannibal, what if there are 100,000? and in the same way, they destroyed thee.

Li Hong arrived at the East Palace, hurriedly washed up, and arrived at the Chongjiao Palace, and found that many people were waiting for him, in addition to Su Dingfang, Le Yanwei, Di Renjie, and Luo Binwang and others.

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Everyone saluted Li Hong.

Li Hong waved his hand and signaled, "You don't need to be polite, please take a seat!" ”

Everyone sat down, and Li Hongcai asked Su Dingfang, "Su Xiang, how is the situation ahead?" ”

"The Great Cannibal is still stationed in the Western Regions, and it seems that he wants to dominate the Western Regions permanently. As for the Western Turkic army, 20,000 cavalry have already entered the hinterland of Tibet, and now there are still 40,000 troops on the way. Su Dingfang said, "The generals in Hezhou City are very calm, and they are still acting according to Your Highness's plan. ”

"The Great Cannibal 100,000 army, how many cavalry, how many foot soldiers?" Li Hong asked.

"The army of 100,000 is all cavalry." Su Dingfang said.

Li Hong gasped, the big cannibal really made a bloody effort, and casually dispatched an army of 100,000, aren't you afraid that the 100,000 army will go on an expedition to the Western Regions and never return?

"There must be a spy of our Datang in this, otherwise the big cannibals wouldn't dare to take such a risk." Su Dingfang said.

Li Hong nodded slightly, he knew that only Liu Ju could do this, but Liu Ju was already in prison, could there be anyone else operating?

Immediately, Li Hong turned his gaze to Di Renjie and asked, "How is Liu Ju's situation?" ”

"It's the same as before." Di Renjie said, "Zhou Xing didn't ask anything from him. ”

Di Renjie had also heard of Zhou Xing's ability, and this time he also asked Zhou Xing to get something out of Liu Ju's mouth, but he still failed. Liu Ju is worthy of being called the reincarnation of the Buddha, and in terms of mind and will, he is definitely a first-class existence.

"Kill him."

Li Hong thought about it and made up his mind, he felt that such a Liu Ju had no practical meaning to him, and he put it on the embankment of Chang'an City to prevent the rescue of Liu Ju's traitors, and he would not kill him soon.

Di Renjie was shocked, but he didn't say anything, but nodded slightly.

"Let's continue to talk about the conquest of Tibet-" Li Hong said, "What does Su Xiang think?" ”

Su Dingfang pondered for a moment and said, "The plan remains the same, we have an overwhelming advantage over the Tibetans, no matter how many large armies the Western Turks support them, it is only a matter of time before we defeat the Tibetans." It's a big cannibal, and we can't help but guard against it. ”

"Defense?" Li Hong said coldly, "The Western Regions are occupied by them, and we still have to guard against them?" ”

"What does Your Highness mean?" Su Dingfang frowned.

"Kill." Li Hong said lightly, "Dare to provoke the majesty of the Tang Dynasty, not to mention that there are 100,000 people, even the army of the entire Great Food Country is in the Western Regions, and they will be destroyed alone." ”

Domineering!

Absolutely domineering!

Very, very domineering!

This is Li Hong, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty.

If a strong enemy dares to offend my Tang Dynasty, he will be punished even if he is far away!

"I'm afraid we don't have enough troops!" Su Dingfang hesitated.

Li Hong said with a smile, "After capturing Tibet, we will have enough troops to deal with them." ”

"What the old minister means is that we will first block the route of the big cannibals to the east, prevent them from supporting Tubo, and then deal with them after conquering Tubo, what does Your Highness mean?" Su Dingfang said.

"Lingzhou is the gateway between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions, and it must be strictly guarded, and Hezhou City is the same, it is the gateway between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, and there can be no mistakes. As long as these two places are held, what can be done if the cannibals enter the hinterland of Tibet? Li Hong thought for a while and said, "It is difficult to destroy them in the Western Regions, but after entering the hinterland of Tibet, it will be much easier to destroy them again." Because the terrain in Tibet is very complex and the weather is changeable, it is not something that the big cannibals can adapt to. ”

"Therefore, Lone's suggestion is that not only do we not stop the big cannibals from advancing eastward, but we also want to induce the big cannibals to attack the hinterland of Tibet." Li Hong said.

Set the fox to keep the geese?

When everyone heard Li Hong's bold plan, they were a little incredible.

Luring the wolf into the house is very simple, just put some meat and let the wolf smell fishy.

But it will be difficult to drive the wolf out again.

"What Your Highness said makes sense." Su Dingfang nodded slightly, his plan is safe, but it may not be able to achieve the effect Li Hong wants, and although Li Hong's suggestion is risky, as long as the plan is successful, 100,000 cannibals will be buried in the hinterland of Tibet.

"Then, the minister immediately ordered Wang Fangyi not to rush back to the Western Regions, and stay in Hezhou City to wait for His Highness's order?" Le Yanwei said.

Since the Great Cannibal invaded the Western Regions, Wang Fangyi asked to return to the Western Regions, wanting to recapture the Western Regions captured by the Great Cannibal, but Li Hong did not reply to him, Le Yanwei and Su Dingfang let Wang Fangyi continue to stay in Hezhou City.

Now, Li Hong has made up his mind, and Le Yanwei knows how to reply to Wang Fangyi.

"Let him stay in Hezhou City!" Li Hong thought for a while and said, "The Western Regions have been occupied by the Great Cannibals, and there are still 100,000 troops, he went to the Western Regions alone, it is of little use, if he stays by Lone's side, he can be even more lonely when he conquers Tibet." ”

"By the way, how is Tianzhu's situation?" Li Hong continued to ask.

"Sun has not sent news yet, so it is estimated that he has encountered some trouble." Le Yanwei said.

It has been more than a month since Li Hong went to Chang'an City, then to Luoyang, and then back to Chang'an City. During this time, Sun Chuyue did not send a single message to Chang'an City, which seemed to be very abnormal. However, Li Hong is not worried about Sun Chuyu, the first Tang Dynasty is still majestic, Tianzhu can't do anything to hurt him, and secondly, he still has Zhao Zhongyong and thousands of elites by his side, and the safety issue should be guaranteed.

"How's the situation in Chang'an City?" Li Hong asked Luo Bingwang.

The people of Chang'an have long known the news ahead, because the caravans of Datang have traveled to and from the Western Regions every day, and the news will naturally not be blocked.

"The people didn't react, they seemed to be very calm, they were very confident in the Tang Dynasty's victory over the Western Turks and the Great Cannibals, and they were very confident in His Royal Highness the Prince's victory in conquering Tubo." Luo Bingwang said.

"My father has agreed to your recital, and you and Fan Lubing immediately began to recruit officials to take over the security of Chang'an City." Li Hong said, "In the future, Jin Wuwei will no longer be in charge of managing the public security affairs of Chang'an City. ”

At this time, Li Hong's first step in the reform of Chang'an City was that he wanted to establish a police force in Chang'an City, rather than continuing the previous military administration of Chang'an City.

As long as the reform of Chang'an City is successful, he will also promote this system to all parts of the country.

Because the establishment of the police system, we can better and more professionally manage the city's public security problems. After all, the military management is too unprofessional, and the role of the government army is to fight, not to be a city manager and police officer in the city.

King Luo Bin was overjoyed and nodded his head busily.

"Su Xiang, Le Xiang, the government affairs of Chang'an, and the military affairs ahead, I will hand them over to you in the next few days, and there are other things that need to be dealt with." Li Hong said to Su Dingfang and Le Yanwei.

The establishment of the state religion is imminent, the national education college is about to enroll students, the imperial bank is about to open, Liu Ju has to be killed, Li Hong has a lot of things, and he decided to temporarily hand over all government and military affairs to Su Dingfang and Le Yanwei.

"Command!" Su Dingfang and Le Yanwei said.

"Di Qing, at noon the day after tomorrow in Dali Temple, Liu Ju will be beheaded, and your Dali Temple must do a good job of security." Li Hong said.

"No!" Di Renjie took the order.

Immediately, Li Hong arranged some tasks with everyone, and left everyone, he wanted to see Zhou Juan, and he had to deal with Liu Qingqing's affairs and Guo Xiang's affairs.

This time, Di Renjie designed Liu Ju, Guo Xiang did the internal response, and now he is imprisoned in the East Palace, Li Hong needs to have a good chat with Guo Xiang.