"Keming, since Dengshan has set off, but we are too far away from Gaochang, starting from Lanzhou, to Xiping, Wuwei, Zhangye, Dunhuang through the desert, to Yiwu, along the Tianshan Mountains to Gaochang, the journey is not thousands of miles, this time I am ready to personally lead the troops to set off, the land of Lanzhou, there is Brother Jing in charge, temporarily control Lanzhou. In terms of political affairs, Mr. Pei and Keming are the mainstays. Li Xin looked at the map in front of him and said.

"What should the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under Huang Puwan do?" Du Ruhui said with some concern.

"Around Gaochang, not only the Tiele people, but also the Turkic people. According to our 40,000 horses, I am afraid that it is not enough, Huang Puxuan's soldiers and horses are extremely important, and other Yumen Pass soldiers and horses also have to act with the army, it is estimated that there are about 20,000 people, so that I have at least 70,000 or 80,000 people in my hands. There may be mixed results, but this is the best opportunity to collect the soldiers and horses of the Western Regions. Li Xin carefully counted the soldiers and horses in his hand, and then said: "The soldiers and horses on our side are empty, and the entire northwest is weak, Brother Jing, the affairs of the northwest will depend on you." "This is also the reason why Li Xin seized the time to deal with the countries of the Western Regions, his soldiers and horses themselves are few, if it is when the heroes compete in the future, how can Li Xin's opponents let Li Xin rest assured and boldly deal with the Western Regions? Only now, Yang Guang still has deterrent power, the Central Plains has not yet been chaotic to a certain point, Li Yuan has not risen yet, and it is the best time to sweep the Western Regions at this time.

"The last will obey." Li Jing nodded.

"This is the beginning of our mighty Western Regions, and we must not fail. They are my right-hand men, and I ask them to help me. Li Xin said sincerely.

"Dare to disobey." Du Ruhui and Li Jing glanced at each other and said loudly.

Gaochang is a peculiar country, his population is not large, only more than 30,000 people, but it is such a small country, it is extremely important in the Western Regions, located along the north road of Tianshan South Road, and is the key point of east-west traffic, it is one of the three routes marked by Pei Shiju, not only in the Great Sui Dynasty, but also in the Western Turks. Around Gaochang, there were Tiele people, there were Turkic people, plus a Sui Dynasty, such a country of only 30,000 people, because of its location, was besieged in the middle by three powerful states and tribes, and all three countries demanded tribute from Gaochang.

The Great Sui Dynasty was rich, Yang Guanghao was very happy, and in general, it was possible to pay tribute several times or even dozens of times the original last time, but Tiele and the Western Turks were different, constantly looting the wealth of Gaochang State.

He sat in the middle of the royal palace, and the throne was adorned with various precious stones, such as pearls, agate, rubies, and sapphires. Koji Boya is a middle-aged, but unlike other countries, the characteristics of the Han people in Koji Boya are more obvious, in fact, Gaochang is mostly Han people, these Han people are mostly Wu Ji Captain during the Han Dynasty, and the troops are here, that is, from that time, large-scale Han people moved here, that is, the later Gaochang Kingdom. After hundreds of years of development, Gaochang State is centered on Jiaohe City and Gaochang City, and has gradually formed a relatively independent and stable living area with Han people as the main body.

In addition, there are indeed a considerable number of people from the Western Regions and the Northern Regions among the residents of Gaochang. Such as the Che clan of the Cheshi, the Shanshan clan, the Long clan of Yanqi, the Bo clan or the Bai clan of Qiuzi, the Fuqu clan of the Xiongnu, the Qiang clan of the Di clan, the bald clan of the Xianbei clan, etc. Since the Gaochang period of the Koji clan, the surnames of Cao, He, Shi, Kang, An, Shi, and Mi among the nine surnames of Zhaowu have moved in more and more.

However, in recent times, the whole country of Gaochang has fallen into terror, the reason is that Gaochang King Lu Boya brought a princess of the Great Sui Dynasty, Princess Huarong was born extremely beautiful, if in the past, Gaochang Kingdom can be married by the Great Sui Dynasty, it is a great joy. However, recently, the harmony of Ko Boya not only did not make the situation in Gaochang more stable, but fell into turmoil. Prime Minister An Baoshi, Wang Di Lu Zhongwen and others are all against Lu Boya.

In the past, he only secretly opposed it, but with an order from Lu Boya, this contradiction broke out completely. In order to tie up with the Great Sui, Lu Boya ordered Gaochang to unbraided and cut his coat and other national policies. The so-called unbraiding and cutting is actually a comprehensive sinicization,Gaochang has formed its own customs and habits for hundreds of years,Ko Boya suddenly asked for a full sinicization,Naturally, it was opposed by everyone.。

"Your Majesty." A soft voice came, but I saw a beautiful woman dressed in the palace dress of a Central Plains woman, coming slowly, followed by a maid behind her, who were also dressed as Central Plains women.

"Queen." Ko Boya looked at the beautiful woman in front of her, and her face suddenly showed a hint of joy. This is Yu Wenrong, the woman who was married by the Great Sui. Originally the daughter of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, now the Northern Zhou Dynasty has been replaced by Yang Jian, among these Northern Zhou clans, there are still some people who enjoy the glory and wealth, Yu Wenrong was named Princess Huarong because of her affinity.

"If the king is not sure, it is better to ask the court for help, I believe the emperor will definitely help the king." Yuwen Rong looked at Lu Boya's frowning brows, and couldn't help but persuade.

"It's too late, we're too far away from the Great Sui Dynasty. By the time we send people to Daxing, I'm afraid they'll already do it. Lu Boya shook his head and said: "Our thousands of troops are in their hands, more importantly, the Turks and Tiele people are nearby, the Tiele people are nearby, the Tiele people are nearby, and the Turkic general Ashnaming led a large army to be stationed in Khan Futu City, even if the Great Sui sends an army here, I am afraid it may not be the opponent of the two armies." And, Queen, I don't believe that the Great Sui still has a chance to help us now. ”

"What about Li Xin, the Governor of the Western Regions?" Yu Wenrong has a good impression of the Great Sui, and there are not many troops stationed here in the Great Sui Dynasty in the Western Regions, after all, the northwest is different from the Central Plains, the center of gravity of the Great Sui is still in the Central Plains, and the northwest is just a dispensable place, which is also an important reason why Li Xin can become the protectorate of the Western Regions.

"Metropolitan Governor Li Xin? That's an ambitious guy, he came to the Western Regions to unify the forty-four countries of the Western Regions, he won't stand out for us, and he will even look forward to the chaos of our Gaochang? Then take the opportunity to enter the Western Regions. Ko Boya said disdainfully.

Yu Wenrong's face was not good-looking, and she said with a slight dissatisfaction: "No matter how ambitious Li Xin is, he is also a member of the imperial court, I am the princess of the imperial court, and you are also Chai Ting's Guanglu doctor, Benguo Gong, and Gaochang King, how dare he kill you?" He's here to at least save your title and your life. If your brother takes the throne, even your life will be lost. ”