Yao Chongzheng is only clear, and there will be no problem if he leads people to govern. It's just that as the prime minister, he must stay in the country and sit in the center, so this governance matter naturally falls on Song Jing.

Song Jing is not only upright, but also has extraordinary talents, he also has rich experience in governing the foreign lands of Tubo and Tianzhu, and no one will have any objections to him taking the lead in governance.

"Leave the matter of governance to Song Jing, rest assured." Wu Zetian nodded very appreciatively and said, "It's just that this governance matter is too complicated, and we have to allocate a few capable people to Song Jing, otherwise, Song Jing will be tired." ”

"The Holy Queen is wise!" Everyone agreed with Wu Zetian's statement.

This time to send troops to attack the Arab Empire, if successful, the Tang Dynasty will expand the land of thousands of miles. Moreover, this 10,000-mile is no more sparsely populated than a sparsely populated place like Tubo, where there are many mouths, and the amount of government affairs that need to be dealt with can be imagined. No matter how powerful Song Jing is, it is impossible for him to finish these things, which requires him to be paired with a few capable people to help.

"So be it." Li Longji nodded and said, "Except for Yao Chong, Zhang Shuo, and Zhong Shaojing, who can't move, the rest of the people, Song Jing, whoever you fancy will pick them up." ”

Li Longji has opened the door for Song Jing to be very convenient, and let him pick people.

Yao Chong is the prime minister, and if he wants to sit in the center, he must not be selected. Zhang said that if he wanted to lead the army, he could not choose either. As for Zhong Shaojing, he wants to temporarily take the post of secretary of the Ministry of War, but he can't be chosen, because once the war starts, there are a lot of military affairs that need to be handled, and the Ministry of War must have a capable person in charge.

"Your Majesty, can you transfer Han Xiu here?" Song Jing groaned slightly and said, "It's best if Zhang Jiuling can come." It's just that Tianzhu also needs one person to be in charge. Just transfer Han Xiu. Then there are Li Yuanfu and Zhang Jiazhen to help. I think it's okay. ”

Tianzhu is the most important source of grain and grass for this expedition to the west, before the Tang Dynasty took Samarkand, the grain and grass of the Tang army had to be transported from Tianzhu, and a capable person must be in charge, and Zhang Jiuling and Han Xiu must leave one person. Among the two, it seems more appropriate for Zhang Jiuling to stay.

"Good!" Li Longji nodded appreciatively and said appreciatively: "Song Jing stands tall and can see far away. It's good to have a big picture and be able to see things from the big picture! ”

The matter of governance is very complicated, and it requires a lot of manpower, if it is a different person, it is likely that even Zhang Jiuling will be needed, Song Jing did not do this, he really deserves this praise.

"After Zhang said that after leaving, Zhong Shaojing would take charge of the affairs of the military department." Li Longji rushed to Zhong Shaojing.

"Yes." Zhong Shaojing temporarily regents the military department, this is a matter of public expectation, and the ministers will not have objections. Zhong Shaojing led the order.

"We've almost discussed the general matter of breaking the big food. And there are specific matters that you have to say, so let me tell them. Li Longji glanced at the crowd.

Next, everyone discussed the specific dispatch of troops. Hundreds of thousands of troops were dispatched, and there were many things that needed to be done, and this discussion took several days before it was properly discussed.

"Your Majesty, in this western expedition, we should select a group of people from the military academy to form an army, ask them to participate in the war, and hone them." Wang Xiaojie finally said.

"It should." Everyone agreed in unison.

Li Longji founded the Datang Military School in order to cultivate military talents, and if these students could not be allowed to participate in such a big war, it would be a missed opportunity.

Good generals are fought on the battlefield, and only actual combat is the best training, and it is a very wise decision to let these students participate in the war.

"Wang Xiaojie, have you found a general?" Li Longji stared at Wang Xiaojie and asked.

"Your Majesty is wise. Before the minister said it, you found out. Wang Xiaojie smiled before saying a word, and said: "In the Military Academy, the minister really found a handsome talent. ”

"Handsome?" is a handsome talent rather than a general, the interest of the ministers has increased greatly, and their eyes are round, staring at Wang Xiaojie.

Wang Xiaojie is a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, who has fought all his life, and his vision is extremely high, and it is difficult for idlers to enter his eyes, and he is praised as a handsome talent, and he must be an extraordinary person.

"He is Zhang Shouqi." Wang Xiaojie said with a smile.

"Famous generals of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Longji was taken aback, and then he was overjoyed.

Zhang Shouqi was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, with famous military achievements, and made great military achievements for the Tang Dynasty, leaving a name in history. Today's Zhang Shouqi is very young, but he is in his twenties, and his appearance means that the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty will not be "broken" like Wu Zetian in the period, but will be passed on from generation to generation.

"This man is shrewd, quick-witted, and has a unique sense of warfare." Wang Xiaojie said with a smile: "Chente has instructed him, as long as he is allowed to hone and hone over time, he will be able to stand alone." ”

Zhang Shouqi became Wang Xiaojie's disciple and obtained Wang Xiaojie's art of war, and Zhang Shouqi is extremely talented and will definitely be able to shine.

"Now only one Zhang Shouqi has been found, and it won't be long before Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Wang Zhongsi, Ge Shuhan, Gao Xianzhi, these famous generals of the Tang Dynasty will appear one by one. By that time, Datang will reach its peak, and there will be no shortage of talents. Li Longji was very happy.

Today's Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Wang Zhongsi, Ge Shuhan, and Gao Xianzhi are still very young, and some have not yet been born. As long as more than ten or twenty years have passed, when these famous generals appear, and then there is Datang Military Academy to train them, Datang will have a large number of famous generals, and it is difficult not to reach the peak.

After discussing everything, Li Longji said: "The army is about to be mobilized, and Zhang said that he should lead the generals to enter the Western Regions one step ahead to prepare for the big war. ”

"Yes." Zhang said they had the order.

Hundreds of thousands of troops are mobilized, and there are many things to deal with, and Zhang said that they should enter the Western Regions first and prepare for war.

Zhang said that they had completed the handover of the matter in their hands, and the generals rushed to the Western Regions under the leadership of Zhang Shuo.

Li Longji led the ministers to send each other off, until the willows were folded and goodbye.

"The generals have gone to the Western Regions, and the army has begun to move." Li Longji gave an order, and the army began to rush to the Western Regions.

All over the country, scenes of bloody songs have emerged.

"Brothers, you already know that since five years ago, when His Majesty ascended the throne, the Tang Dynasty has been preparing to defeat the Great Eclipse and fulfill the uncontested wish of Emperor Taizong. Today, His Majesty finally issued an order for us to go to the Western Regions. Defeat the Great Eat. Would you like to go to war? A lieutenant shouted a lecture to the assembled Tang Army.

"Yes!" The soldiers erupted in an earth-shattering roar.

As early as sixty years ago. Before the fall of the Persian Empire, he sent people to Chang'an to ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops. Tang Taizong considered that the conditions at that time were not available, the Western Turks had not been destroyed, and it was impossible for the Tang army to enter Persia through the Western Regions, so he had to refuse to send troops on the grounds of long distances. This gave the Arab Empire the opportunity, and after the destruction of Persia, the Arab Empire skyrocketed in strength and expanded eastward. I want to fight to the Tang Dynasty and enslave China.

Tang Taizong's refusal to send troops was not only a regret of Tang Taizong, but also a regret of the Tang people. Now that they can finally make up for this regret and break the Arab Empire, can they not rejoice?

"I want to tell you: this battle will be very hard and dangerous to fight thousands of miles away in a foreign land, and it is likely to be buried in a foreign land. Are they afraid? The lieutenant continued.

"Don't be afraid!"

"I'm afraid, it's not a good man in the Tang Dynasty!"

"Datang is a good man, not afraid!"

The soldiers erupted in an earth-shattering roar. It thundered.

"Excellent! This is worthy of being a good man in Datang! The captain was greatly pleased, and said: "I didn't tell you that I followed His Majesty Xià to participate in the battles of exterminating Tibet, pacifying Tianzhu, conquering Pakistan and Afghanistan, and even cut off the head of a big dog-eating dog in Kabul. ”

The captain was extremely proud, his face was full of red, and the more he talked, the more excited he became, and his voice became higher and higher.

Li Longji's extermination of Tibet, pacification of Tianzhu, conquest of Pakistan and Afghanistan, and defeat of Gu Taibai were a series of brilliant victories that had long been known to the Tang people. It's a huge pride for everyone to be part of this battle.

"My lord, can you tell us about it?"

"Yes. Tell us about your heroic deeds, my lord. ”

The soldiers' faces were full of admiration, their eyes were shining, and they couldn't wait to hear his wonderful story immediately.

"Yes. As we marched, we told you to know. "It's a pleasure to tell others about such a proud thing. Not to mention, it can also boost the morale of the military, so why not?

"Good! Good! Good! The soldiers rejoiced.

Under the order of the school captain, this group of Tang troops embarked on a journey and rushed to the Western Regions.

Such scenes were constantly staged in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, and one by one the Tang troops rushed to the Western Regions in accordance with the established deployment.

Groups of Tang troops drove westward and began to converge on the Hexi Corridor, causing a great storm.

"Rumble!" There was an earth-shattering sound, and the caravan heading east heard the thunderous sound, and their ears pricked up, and their eyes widened.

"What is this sound? So loud. ”

"It's like the sound of an army marching in."

"The army marching in? That's right! It is the march of the great army. It's the sound of hooves, it's staggered, it's neat, it's a well-trained army. ”

"Why did such a large army appear in the Hexi Corridor?"

"It's not like Datang is going to do something to Da Shi, right?"

"That's right! It must be so! It must be so! ”

"Great, Datang is going to break the Great Food! Let's go, let's go! ”

The merchants of this caravan speculated for a while, and they were very happy when they thought of the Tang Dynasty's attack on the Arab emperors.

"That's right! Treat the army! ”

The merchants soon reached an agreement, took the manpower, rushed the goods, and went to meet the Tang army.

In the distance, I saw a long dragon, rolling forward, and the sound was shocking.

"That's right! It's the army of the Tang Dynasty! It's our army! ”

"Haha! Datang is going to break the big food! It's time to break the Great Eclipse! ”

It was a conjecture before, but now it has been confirmed that they are smiling and their mouths are closed.

"What a mighty and majestic army!"

"Needless to say! Who called this our king of the Tang Dynasty! ”

The businessman saw the purge formation of the Tang army in his eyes, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed and full of praise.

"Rumble!" The Tang army arrived quickly, with the sound of hooves like thunder, and quickly passed from them and advanced westward.

If you look at it from the air, you can see that the entire Hexi Corridor is full of advancing Tang troops. A group of Tang troops, forming a long dragon, rolled westward, with no head in front and no tail in the back.

To use an analogy, if the Tang Dynasty was a chariot, the Tang chariot would have been rumbled to start. (To be continued......)