With the news of Shanshan's return to the Ming Dynasty, the kings of the entire Western Regions also felt a sense of urgency for a while.

Of course, it was just a sense of urgency, and they were not surprised by King Qiuzi's choice.

And in the inn where King Qiuzi stayed, he was discussing secretly with King Shanshan at this time.

"According to you, in fact, everything was planned early in the morning. They are ready to take over the countries of our Western Regions at any time, and in the end, we are being calculated by them. ”

King Shanshan also nodded when he heard this: "Yes, and for the request made by this king, Da Ming refused without thinking about it." This shows that they actually have an arrangement, this is a conspiracy! A complete conspiracy against the countries of the Western Regions! ”

"What conspiracy?" King Qiuzi sighed when he heard this, and said, "This is clearly a conspiracy against my Western Regions, everything is laid out on the surface, but we just don't have any way to crack it!"

If this were not the case, how could this king have made you tentatively submit to the Ming Dynasty. ”

Speaking of this, King Shanshan was also speechless.

Because Da Ming's plan is indeed something they can't crack, even if they all know what the situation is, they just can't solve it.

Drag it, they can't drag it out.

After a long time, it will only drag down the countries of their Western Regions.

"Forget it, if you return to obedience, it depends on how the Ming Dynasty treats us in the future, if you really don't treat us as human beings, the countries of the Western Regions are not easy to mess with.

Do you really think that if we are trapped in the Sun Moon Mountain, we will completely lose control of the countries in the Western Regions? ”

Speaking of which, he has actually already made a decision.

Of course, this is also a matter of impossibility, after all, now they do not compromise, if they cause civil revolt in various countries, then they are not as simple as submission, that is really going to perish, at that point, the dead are the most basic, especially them, the magnates of various countries, may die faster.

……

And from today, within a few days, all the countries in the Western Regions have successively announced their submission to the Ming Dynasty.

For all this, whether it is Gao Chunxing or Murong Chengzhong, it is actually not surprising.

And after the news of the return of the countries of the Western Regions to Daming spread, the Tang side was also quite shocked.

They weren't shocked because the countries of the Western Regions had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, what really shocked them was this speed, too fast, too fast.

In the county guard mansion of Taohe County, the eldest grandson Wuji and Xu Jingzong were dumbfounded.

"How can it be so fast?" Xu Jingzong asked with a puzzled expression, "At the beginning, Xia Guan thought that at least by the middle of next year, the countries of the Western Regions would completely submit to the Ming Dynasty, who knows, this is only a few months of effort, and the Western Regions will not be able to hold on?" ”

When the eldest grandson Wuji heard this, he also shook his head, but he felt a little relieved about all this, after all, Li Ke is now making wind and rain in Chang'an, of course he hopes that Li Chengqian can accelerate his growth, which is also a good thing for him.

is still the same sentence, not necessarily for Li Chengqian, even for himself, he will not allow Li Ke to sit in that position.

"However, after the Ming Dynasty took the Western Regions this time, there are almost no neighbors around them." Xu Jingzong said cautiously, "In this way, Da Ming will inevitably have a conflict with my Da Tang, I don't know what the county guard thinks?" ”

"It's inevitable." The eldest grandson Wuji said, "How can the integration of the two dynasties be so simple? Da Ming took the Western Regions in order to complete the integration between Tang and Ming, but in this process, a lot of things will definitely happen.

Moreover, now the Ming Dynasty has taken the Western Regions.

It is even more impossible for my Tang Dynasty to give up the Ming Dynasty, if I give up, the loss will be great. ”

Hearing the eldest grandson Wuji say this, Xu Jingzong understood.

Indeed, after taking the Western Regions, the Ming Dynasty is comparable to the Tang Dynasty in terms of land area.

In addition to not being able to compare with the Tang Dynasty in terms of population and economic aggregate, in other aspects, Li Chengqian has indeed built an empire comparable to the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, now, there are too many people who are reluctant to give up this Tang prince.

As long as Tang Ming fuses, then they will create an unprecedented super empire!

This is definitely a temptation that cannot be refused by the group of courtiers in the court, even Li Er, who cannot resist this temptation.

"But in this case, I'm afraid those scholars of my Datang Dynasty won't agree, right?" Xu Jingzong thought for a while and said, "After all, they offended His Highness at the beginning, and if they really want to wait for His Highness to return to Chang'an and ascend to the Great Treasure, aren't they afraid that His Highness will settle accounts after the autumn?"

At that time, His Royal Highness's power will be monstrous, who can compete? ”

"That's the crux of the matter." Eldest Sun Wuji said, "There must be people who oppose and worry, but it's not the problem you said, in the final analysis, as long as they are given enough benefits, these are trivial matters."

The problem now is that the Ming itself has been encroaching on their interests, which is the reason for their opposition.

Of course, you don't have to worry too much, don't worry, even if it is Fang Xuanling and those guys in the court, even if they will not become staunch princelings, but at this time, if they want to change the prince, they will be the first to refuse.

As for those families, their best way out is to reshape their relationship with His Highness, otherwise, in the future, their lives will definitely be difficult. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji actually didn't finish his words, and there was no need to finish them.

……

And in Chang'an, when the news of the return of the countries of the Western Regions to the Ming Dynasty came back to Chang'an, the entire Chang'an court was shaken.

Today's dynasty, Li Xiaogong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the king of Hejian County, immediately went out and said: "Your Majesty, this time the Ming Dynasty won the countries of the Western Regions, annexed Tibet, and completely dominated the Western Regions, and my Tang Dynasty should be congratulated." ”

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

……

As soon as Li Xiaogong finished speaking, many people stood up to second.

Indeed, this time the Tang Dynasty should send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to congratulate the Ming Dynasty on its unification of the Western Regions.

"This is the first time since ancient times that anyone has been able to complete the unification of the entire western region." At this moment, Li Daozong also stood up and said, "And the descendants of my Han family have created this miracle, so I should really congratulate you." ”

"Since Ban Chao, the descendants of my Han family have rarely been able to make a name for themselves in the Western Regions." Fang Xuanling also said with a smile.

Li Er also smiled when he heard this: "Indeed, in this way, the Ministry of Rites came up with a charter and sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to congratulate the Ming Dynasty on its unification of the west and its achievement of hegemony." ”

Although he had a smile on his face, he was a little bitter inside.

The stronger Li Chengqian is, the more uncomfortable he feels in his heart, and it is really not very comfortable to be surpassed by his own son.

And even more uncomfortable than him is Li Ke.

Li Ke stood in the main hall, and the bitterness in his heart did not need to be said.

His face hadn't been better since he heard the news.

He also wanted to wrestle with Li Chengqian, but as a result, people didn't bird him at all, but it made him feel a sense of loss beyond his reach.

To put it mildly, he is now fighting for the inheritance left by his father, but he has created an industry comparable to Datang with his own ability, what does he think?

"Your Majesty." At this moment, Zheng Xu, the counselor, stood up and said, "Now that my Tang Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, but the East Palace can't be left without an owner for a day?"

For the dynasty, the prince is the essence of the country, how can it be empty for a long time? ”

As soon as they heard what he said, everyone was immediately stunned.

Even Li Er was dumbfounded, at this juncture, are you making such a fuss?

And as soon as he finished speaking, the Wang family's household servant also stood up and said: "Doctor Zheng is right, the East Palace cannot be left without an owner for a day, and please set up another prince!" ”

For a while, the officials of the Shi clan all stood up.

After the news of the return of the countries of the Western Regions to the Ming Dynasty returned to Chang'an, they had already discussed.

"Ridiculous!" At this moment, Wei Zheng stood up and scolded angrily, "My prince is creating a foundation for my Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions, why do you need to set up another prince!" ”

"That's it!" After he finished speaking, Hou Junji also stood up and said angrily, "Are you all blind, at this time, who has the face to sit in that position?" Who would dare to say that they can do better than His Highness! ”

After speaking, Hou Junji also glanced at Li Ke.

Although Li Ke was also shocked at this time, he didn't say a word, he didn't want to get involved.

He wanted to do something, but there were things he couldn't do.

Fighting is also about strategy, and this time the scholar clan made such a move, and he didn't discuss with him, he didn't want to be a gunman.

"Jokes." Zheng Xu immediately said, "You keep saying that my Tang prince is in the Western Regions to open up territory for my Tang Dynasty, but after so many years, can my Tang Dynasty's land advance an inch to the west?"

That's what you're talking about my court?

What is the use of such a prince to my Tang Dynasty? ”

"Dr. Zheng's words are wrong." Xiao Yu also stood up and said, "The Ming Dynasty built by His Royal Highness is not my Tang Dynasty's territory?" It's just that His Highness hasn't returned to the east yet, what can't be understood?

Could it be that you, Dr. Zheng, are not allowed to allow His Royal Highness to return to Chang'an? ”

He is only reasonable, as long as you can't make sense of him, it's all in vain.

However, of course, these officials of the family were not given in vain, and for a while, the entire court was noisy.

What's more interesting is that although everyone is arguing fiercely, none of these people, such as Li Er and Fang Xuanling, speak easily.

Even from beginning to end, they did not say anything.

Of course, Fang Xuanling and these people do not support the establishment of another prince for the time being.

This is not in line with their usual views.

Until the next dynasty, everyone didn't make a noise.

After everyone went down to the court, Fang Xuanling, the big men of the court, were called out by Li Er again.

"What do you think of the intentions of Dr. Zheng and the others today?" Li Er immediately asked.

When Fang Xuanling heard this, he said with a smile: "It's just that the Ming Dynasty annexed Tubo and the Western Regions one after another, putting pressure on them, and now, they are just doing it for others to see." ”

In fact, everyone knows who this person is.

This is also the reason why they argued before, but it was just an argument.

Li Er nodded and said, "That's true, but I'm afraid it's not that simple for them this time, right?" ”

Well?

Hearing Li Er's words, everyone was immediately stunned.

This means something.

"Your Majesty means they really want to send a signal?" Wen Yanbo whispered.

"Isn't it?" Li Er sneered.

Fang Xuanling shook his head and said, "No, among the princes now, although they are all smart, there is really nothing that can be compared with His Royal Highness."

Moreover, the significance of His Royal Highness to the Tang Dynasty is no longer just a prince.

Datang with His Highness and Datang without His Highness, those are completely different things! ”

"Hmph." Li Er snorted coldly when he heard this, "Do you expect them to think about the dynasty everywhere?" Did Fang Qing think of these people too well?

Do you really think that if they are full of the study of saints, they have the qualifications of saints?

For them, whoever is useful to them is the most qualified emperor. ”

Li Er is actually very contradictory, it stands to reason that he can unite these families at this time, but the problem is that he doesn't like these families, plus his rights, he never wants to be shared, the family is doing this, it is completely snatching the rights that belong to him from him, how can he agree?

Besides, the signal released by the family is the easiest person to attract now, and now there is only Li Ke, and Li Ke has something to do with the old ministers of Yuanmou and Li Yuan's forces, at this time, he really doesn't dare to let these people get entangled together.

This is not a good thing for Datang.

It's not even a good thing for him.

"If it is as Your Majesty said, then this matter is really not trivial." Wei Zheng immediately said, "You can't help but check!" ”

Everyone nodded.

For them, the East Palace should not change hands, at least for now!

First, no one is more suitable than Li Chengqian, and second, no one can suppress the current Li Chengqian.

If the East Palace really changes hands now, Li Er will die in the future, the East Palace will take the throne, and Li Chengqian will return to the Tang Dynasty as the former prince, what will happen then?

……

And outside the palace, Zheng Xu's mansion.

At this moment, Zheng Xu was drinking a little wine with the officials of various families, and said with a smug face: "For us this time, it is a plan to attack and retreat and defend, which is really a plan to kill two birds with one stone. ”

"Indeed." The squire of the Wang family smiled, "It's just that he doesn't seem to have any reaction today." ”

"It's normal that there's no reaction." The official of the Cui family said with a smile, "That person is not an ordinary person, and he has indeed made a lot of moves in Chang'an over the years."

However, the one who had a holiday with us before, and at this time, he may also be guarding us. ”

"Isn't that me?" As soon as the Cui family's words were finished, Wei Shaoyin sneered, "Could it be that I was wrong in order to protect our interests?" ”

"Brother Wei is right." When Zheng Xu heard this, he hurriedly got up and walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Brother Cui could mean this, but in some aspects, can we give that person some convenience?" ”

"Convenience?" Wei Shaoyin immediately stood up when he heard this, "Your foundation is not in Chang'an, do you want to ask me if these families in Chang'an can give this convenience?" Losing our interests to help you please that one, you really have a good calculation! ”

"Humph!" As soon as he finished speaking, the people of the Du family also snorted coldly.

For a while, all the families in Chang'an got up one after another and made plans to leave the table.

"Everyone, don't be impatient." Seeing this, the people of Cui Lu and Zheng Wang hurriedly stopped everyone.

"Our family is one, how can we harm our own interests."

Damn, I actually came to the door again today...... Wiped a B. I'll deal with it.

(End of chapter)