The eye-catching and waving Sanchen flag fluttered under the head of Kangju, and the expeditionary Anxi army finally returned to the transit point of the journey. Because they carried too many ancillary supplies, the 30,000-strong army seemed bloated and huge.

These supplies were only captured on the battlefield, and in the coming months there would be a steady stream of Jindinar and horses being transferred through Mulu City. This is the advantage of defeating the great empire, and these money and horses are simply painless to them, but the profits in them are by no means comparable to the destruction of a few small countries.

After Li Siye entered the city, after careful consideration, he decided to send the advance supervisor Bian Lingcheng to return to Chang'an with the treaty, good news, and even the tribute envoys of the marching army and Dashi, and at the same time brought back a map of the border division.

According to the boundary of Mulu City demarcated by the two sides, the nine kingdoms in the river and the Tocharian realm were all under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty, which completely restored the largest territory of the Tang Dynasty's control over the Western Regions during the reign of Gaozong Longshuo.

At that time, the Sassanid Dynasty of Persia had just been destroyed by the Great Eclipse, the Persian princes ran to Chang'an for political refuge, the countries in the river and the Tocharian countries were annexed, and a large number of nobles with nine surnames moved inward, they once hoped that they would be protected by the Tang Dynasty, and they could protect them under their wings and use military means to curb the eastward advance of the Great Eclipse Empire.

It's a pity that the glory of Gaozong's period was short-lived, and soon Empress Wu became the country, and the later Turks re-established the country and occupied Mobei. The Tibetans took the opportunity to attack Anxi, and the Great Eclipse began to encroach on the entire territory of Hezhong and Tocharo, and the four towns of Anxi experienced several migrations. Until the early years of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, Xuanzong Junchen began to support and control the Tuqi Shi tribe, using the power of the Tuqi Shi people to compete with the Great Food in the middle of the river, but this trick still got away. Because Tuqishi is not a marionette, and people are also ambitious, the final result is that Tang Jun has no choice but to bring down the opponent he connived and supported.

For nearly twenty or thirty years, Tocharian had been in the hands of the Great Eclipse, and the river was in a wobbly situation. This war, which began with the arrival of the Great Food Army in Talas City, and went through five or six battles, finally came to an end. The historical Battle of Talas no longer exists, and any war launched by Li Siye has nothing to do with this place, which is the effect he wants.

It is not enough to divide the sphere of influence from the map and the boundary pillars, but also to completely expel and eliminate the pro-Great Food forces entrenched in Tocharo, and eliminate the influence of the Great Food Cult in this region. At this critical moment in history, Li Siye must not adopt a soft and gradual approach, but must quickly complete the reshuffle of the old and new forces like thunder and lightning.

He personally led a part of the Anxi Army into the Tocharian Realm, stationed in Ashucheng City, where the former Yueshi Governor's Mansion was located, and sent Wang Zhengjian, Ma Phosphorus, Kang Huaishun, Duan Xiushi, Tian Zhen and other five people to the five areas where the pro-Da Food was serious, they were the former Dola Jiancheng in Kunxu Prefecture, Hexina City in Tiaozhi Prefecture, Wula Drinking City in Lumastiff Prefecture, Tie Drinking City in Dahan Prefecture, and Luo Rotan City in Fengzhou.

Li Siye stood outside the temporary mansion of Ah Shu City, stretched out three fingers to the five henchmen and generals in front of him, and said loudly: "Send you to these five cities, we only do three things. The first thing is to kill or expel the pro-Da Shi kings and nobles, if they are willing to repent and return to the Tang Dynasty, they can, but they must personally go to demolish the temple of the Da Shi Sect and expel the monks and monks, which is considered a vote. The second is to demolish the temple of the Great Food Sect and expel the recalcitrant believers from the country. The third thing, to re-establish Buddhism, is easy because it has a very strong folk belief in itself. ”

Tian Zhen questioned: "The key is whether it is useful to set up this thing?" I heard that Shakyamuni was not welcomed in their hometown of Tianzhu. ”

"Of course it works, religion is like water, almost pervasive, and in order to squeeze it out, it must be filled with another water. What is the reason why we can't accept the Great Food Religion, and is it different from Buddhism and Zoroastrianism for us? There is no difference. Does it have an impact on us who the gods they believe in? There was no impact either. Its biggest problem is not what it believes in, but what it has to do with the big food country. If it goes hand in hand with secular power, then we cannot tolerate it. ”

Tian Zhen straightened his chest and smiled: "If you want to say that, then I will understand." I will definitely do this for you clearly in expelling the Great Food Sect and supporting Buddhism, and I will never allow the power of the Great Food to penetrate into the land of Tochar again. ”

Li Siye said with a smile: "You don't need to deliberately deepen this kind of thing, as long as the original Buddhism is deeply rooted in this land, unless they can forcibly occupy it by force, it will never be able to penetrate in." ”

"Now immediately take your own men to do it, I only give each of you three months, and after three months, we will complete the weeding, and our class will return to Anxi."

The five of them turned over on their horses at the same time, sat on the saddle and crossed their hands towards Li Siye in unison: "Doctor, I will live up to the trust and complete the ...... Weeding operations. ”

They don't understand why Li Siye called the expulsion of the Great Food Sect weeding, probably because they thought that they were spreading like weeds, and when the Great Food Sect was no longer subject to political constraints, its ability to spread was still quite extensive.

"Go ahead."

He watched as the five men rushed out of the gates in all directions with five teams, like five scattered tributaries, slowly disappearing into the mountains of Tochar.

Li Siye turned around and asked Bi Sishen, who was standing behind him, "Bi Sishen, do you know why I didn't send you to do this kind of thing like them?" ”

"My subordinates don't know, so please show the doctor."

"Because they represent thunder, they can kill people and set fires, and then they can follow me back to the west of the moraine. But I'm going to keep you, you can't just kill people and set fires, you have to learn to support some local nobles to show their wooing, and when you encounter those who can't be wooed, you can use thunderous means. ”

When Bi Sishen heard this, he understood that he was going to be arranged in the Tocharian area of the river, and he seemed a little reluctant in his heart, but it didn't seem to be difficult to accept.

Li Siye saw through the hesitation in his expression, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't let you stay here for half your life, the sage ordered me to form a joint Guiyi army in Tocharo, in the river, you are the first military envoy, and the quota may be about 10,000 or 15,000 people." Due to the proximity to the big food, it may be more people who will give it to you in the future. The Guiyi army has a great responsibility to prevent the eastward expansion of the Great Eclipse, and must always block them in Mulu City and west of the Mulgabu River. ”

"But don't worry for the time being, after this battle, the army was damaged, and the horses and livestock were also lost. There will be no ability to contend with us for at least ten years, and you will have to use this decade to consolidate the local forces in anticipation of their future revenge. ”

Bi Si crossed his hands convincingly and said: "The doctor has made it very clear, and Si Shen will definitely live up to the trust." ”

Li Siye led him to the dome house, and said as he walked: "I will leave you 4,000 people for the time being, and draw them from various armies, and you will recruit 5,000 soldiers from the local countries, and after I enter the court, Your Majesty will transfer ordnance and armor to you, and at the same time recruit 3,000 athletes to supplement the army." The ratio of Han to Tibet should be maintained at one to one, and some Sogdian generals who could be of great use must be strictly examined to prevent them from becoming pawns arranged by enemy infiltrators. ”

"And the most important point is that the clothing of the United Guiyi Army, including food and salary, future weapons procurement, and armor replacement, must be set up under a name and collected from the nine states of the river and the Tocharian states. We may not levy any other taxes, but we will protect them from the devastation, and the money must come from them, and it makes sense. ”

Speaking of this, Li Siye's tone paused, and suddenly said: "At least for now, as for whether Kangju and Achuan City will become the fourth and fifth towns of Anxi in the future, or whether they will be directly divided into a capital protectorate or a border town by the sage, and then the sage will make a decision after I go back to report it." ”

Bi Si listened deeply, and a trace of sparks suddenly surged in his heart, which was quietly covered up and extinguished by him, and the four towns of Anxi were able to produce many people, and he was afraid that he was not qualified to delusion further.