To the west of Subi is Yangtong, with a large number of swampy lakes in between, which change with the seasons.

Even the Tibetans have not found a stable passage in the middle for many years.

But Li Xuan, at this time, wanted to make a surprise move.

Cross the swamp lake, cross the hills, and reach the Tanggula Pass.

Completely cut off the connection between Tibet and Subi.

This hand is direct enough.

Li Zhi leaned back slightly, breathed a long sigh of relief, and said with satisfaction: "There are twenty-seven Lang in the northwest, I am finally relieved." ”

Li Xuan seriously bowed his hand and said solemnly: "The minister is willing to attack Luo for His Majesty in the northwest and take Tianzhu."

The entire plateau will be completely incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

His Majesty's gaze is where the minister's blade is. ”

"Hahaha......" Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but pat the table and laugh.

Li Xuan continued to bow his hand solemnly, his eyes serious and sincere.

After a while, Li Zhi's smile gradually converged, he looked at Li Xuan, and said fiercely: "Under the plateau, the south of Luo is Tianzhu, I want more than just Luo and Tianzhu, from the south of Tianzhu to the east by sea can return to Datang; To the west, take the Great Snow Mountain, you can reach the Western Regions, where I want the Tang Dynasty soldiers to be, all of which are my territory. ”

"Commandment." Li Xuan arched his hand seriously, and the moment he gritted his teeth, there was a hint of fierceness in his eyes.

Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction.

This is the courtier he wants.

……

Knocking lightly on the table, Li Zhi said seriously: "This year's matter, after all, is a collision between fiction and reality, and the real trouble is next year...... One year is enough time for Qinling to reassemble an army of 100,000, and you have to be prepared. ”

"Commandment." Li Xuan raised his head and arched his hand and said: "Subi, the land of sheep, either there are many mountains, or the swamps are cold, the small force of cavalry is okay, and the conquest of the large army is more disadvantageous, the real threat is south of Tanggula Mountain, where the weather is warm, mostly plains, the army is easy to deploy, but on the contrary, I am in the court, and the supply line is elongated......

"I know what you're thinking, but I can't." Li Zhi shook his head, looked at Li Xuan and said, "After all, my Tang Dynasty is the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, and I finally have to leave something that can be recorded in the history books." ”

Li Xuan raised his eyebrows, and then arched his hand and said, "The minister understands." ”

"Finally, it's Tuyuhun." Li Zhi raised his eyes to look at Li Xuan and asked, "Tuyuhun's problem is also here, you should know what I'm thinking?" ”

"Annexation of Tuyuhun and turn the country into a state." Li Xuan gave his hand seriously, not to mention that the emperor thought so, he also thought so.

"But no." Li Zhi's eyes turned cold, and he said heavily: "Tuyuhun is different from Tubo, if you capture Tubo, I can set a state of Tibet, but Tuyuhun can't do it, all the countries in the Western Regions are staring, we can do things secretly, but Tuyuhun must exist, at least in recent years." ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan arched his hand seriously and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

"But you still have to pay attention to the matter of Tuyuhun." Li Zhi's expression softened, and he said: "The main battle this year, except for Subi, is Xitu Guhun. ”

After a slight pause, Li Zhi continued: "Opening up the West Tuguhun can not only open up the Western Regions, but also hit the plateau from the west and attack Yangtong, and you will have another logistics supply line on your side." ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded seriously.

"The matter of Xituguhun is a problem." Li Zhi knocked lightly on the imperial table, looked in the northwest direction, and said softly: "My soldiers of the court, it is too difficult to pass from Qilian Mountain, and it is too far to go from Shanzhou, and now I can only use the matter of transporting salt to bring some people over, and you have to find a way to do this." ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan gave up his hand.

The real usefulness of West Tuyuhun is in the southeast of the Qaidam Basin.

That's where the water and grass are really fertile, and with the low terrain, warm temperature, and low salinity, wheat can be grown.

Based there, it is completely possible to build a mature Han national capital, and then build a civilization.

With a slight sigh, Li Xuan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to move more people over, the caravan is only one of them, and the other two are to grant land, and those who have no land in the mainland can go to Changzhou to grant land...... As for the cost along the way, it is still mainly based on the caravan, the homeless people help the caravan transport goods, the caravan is responsible for the food and lodging of the homeless, and at the same time give a certain monthly salary.

In this way, the displaced people can survive until they are granted land and harvested the following year. ”

"Write a notebook and present it." Li Zhi saw Li Xuan nodding before continuing: "Although this strategy is useful, it is not very useful, you understand. ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded seriously.

The kind of place in the Qingxi Basin, even in later generations, is not a densely populated place.

The Qilian Mountains in the north, the desert in the west, the Qinghai Lake in the east, and the Kunlun Mountains in the south block too many roads......

"Your Majesty." Li Xuan arched his hand and said seriously: "Kunlun Mountain Dao Sect Ancestral Land, but Kunlun Sect is difficult to find, if Your Majesty establishes a Dharma lineage in Kunlun Mountain, thinking that Kunlun is orthodox, the minister believes that there will be countless people inside and outside the country...... In this world, Taoists will not be short of money. ”

"Daomen." Li Zhi nodded slowly, Li Xuan's flash of inspiration did make some sense.

If it really succeeds, there are definitely not a few great clans in the world who go to visit.

Even the royal family will have people in front of them to worship.

In this way, it is possible to form a large agglomeration, and it is a gathering area for the wealthy.

With a little tidying up, it's an instant resort.

"Also." Li Xuan arched his hand again and said: "Your Majesty, Tuyuhun must give land to Kunlun Daomen, Shantian, so that this place can be used by our dynasty." ”

Where the Han people in the world are, is where the Tang Dynasty is.

Through the setting of the Kunlun Dao Gate, it is completely possible to blatantly make a small independent kingdom come out under Tuyuhun.

"The Taoist Gate can be like this, and the Buddhist Gate can also be like this?" Li Zhi looked up, a hint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.

"Yes, Taoist Buddha and Confucianism can all establish a foundation in Xituguhun, and the minister thinks, the Murong clan should not refuse." Li Xuan gave it up seriously.

He didn't take into account the kinship between himself and Tuyuhun at all, and he was even more eager to directly dismantle and annex Tuyuhun now.

"Write a book and send it, I will let Zongzheng Temple handle it at its discretion." Li Zhi's eyes narrowed slightly, as if in his eyes, there were other more plans that could be executed.

"Commandment." Li Xuan gave up.

……

After a long time, Li Zhi tapped on the imperial case, looked up at Li Xuan, and said, "Tubo affairs, handle them properly, don't let me down." ”

"The minister's decree is that the minister must take Subi as soon as possible, and then march to Luo, take the Luo, return to Yangzhou by boat from Nantianzhu, along the Grand Canal, and return to Chang'an." Li Xuan was serious and solemn.

Li Zhi waved his hand, with a hint of satisfaction on his face, and said: "I am relieved that I will leave all the affairs in the northwest to you; I give you a special order, Tuyuhun, Dangxiang, Subi, Sheep and other tribes, if there is instability, you can conquer it yourself. ”

"Your Majesty?" Li Xuan raised his eyebrows, and suddenly he smelled a strange smell.

"You are commanded." Li Zhi smiled, raised his head, and said, "Okay, you can go, I will take care of the things in your play." ”

"Commandment." Li Xuan bowed down again, then turned around and left the Penglai Palace.

Li Zhi looked at Li Xuan's back, and his face suddenly became flat.

Lowering his head, Li Zhi began to process more movements.

……

On the Weishui, Li Xuan waved goodbye to his relatives and friends on the shore, and his expression couldn't help but be a little gloomy.

Chang'an, Chang'an.

Thinking of Liu Jinyu at home, Li Xuan's heart rose a little stable.

He didn't let his wife see him off, and his son Li Zhizhao was only three months old, so he went out to do something randomly.

Li Xuan's family affairs are entrusted to Di Renjie, Laisui, Qin Ming and Yao Chong, not to mention that there is a clan behind, Liu Renliang and two uncles.

If the family is safe, everything depends on Changzhou.

Unconsciously, he was already solemn.

remembered the last sentence that the emperor said, and there were some things that Li Xuan couldn't help but relate to.

In the second half of the year, Pei Yan will tour the west.

But the emperor said, "The tribes are unstable."

Why is it unstable, why is it unstable, how is it unstable.

With Murong Nuo's temperament, will he be unstable?

The emperor asked him to move troops at that time, which soldiers to move.

The holy decree is in the sleeve, and it gives Li Xuan a lot of privileges, including the matter of patrolling, so it is not the story of Emperor Dou Ying of the Han Dynasty.

A flash of inspiration flashed in Li Xuan's mind, he remembered what the emperor had said, Tuyuhun could not be destroyed, and Tuyuhun was in chaos, Pei Yan wanted to go west, Li Xuan immediately understood something.

I couldn't help but smile in my heart, Pei Yan!

Turning around, Li Xuan walked to the cabin.

Li Zhu quickly greeted him and said, "Lord Wang, all the craftsmen sent by the East Palace have been properly placed. ”

"Hmm!" Li Xuan nodded, glanced at the official ship behind him, shook his head and said, "Those people in the East Palace, it seems that none of them can be used. ”

Yesterday, Li Xian personally sent a list for Li Xuan to take to Changzhou.

Li Xuan agreed without the slightest hesitation, but he asked them to set off with him the next day.

Li Xian was noncommittal at the time, and sent all the craftsmen, horse officials, etc. requested by Li Xuan the next day, but there was not a single person on the list.

Yes, among the children of the families who gathered around the prince, which one was not the descendants of the major families, how could they follow him to the plateau in this cold season.

"The herald, once those people appear at the border of Changzhou, order Qianniuwei to escort Ma Duo immediately, not a single person is allowed to leave, and if there is any resistance, they will be killed." Li Xuan looked at Li Zhu coldly, and Li Zhu did not hesitate to give his hand: "Huh! ”

Li Xuan nodded, he wasn't worried about what would happen next.

Once Li Xian loses power, these people will be immediately abandoned by their own family, and who will come to trouble Li Xuan.

Taking a step forward and pushing open the hatch, the sound of a silver bell of koji beans could already be heard from inside the cabin.

At this moment, Li Xuan's mind inexplicably thought of Li Xian.

In an instant, he was transferred to Ming Chongyan's body, and he always felt that there was something in this that he had ignored.

Ming Chongyan calculates Li Xian, and he still lacks the same.

can make Li Xian completely believe that he is the evidence of the son of Korean wife Wu Shun.

But what exactly is this thing?

……

Chang'an, Zichen Palace.

Empress Wu put down the thin bamboo red pen in her hand, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked sideways, "Has the King of Nanchang already left Beijing?" ”

"It's the queen of heaven, an hour ago, the king of Nanchang has already set off and left." Yuan Wanqing came from behind the curtain.

"Your Majesty agrees with his resignation as the chief inspector of the school?" Empress Wu's eyes were faint.

"The decree has been given." Yuan Wanqing bowed.

"He's a smart guy." Empress Wu nodded slightly, and then asked, "Has the Heyuan Mansion decided to settle down?" ”

"Not yet." Yuan Wanqing bowed down and said: "There are three candidates at the moment, the East Palace recommends the prince's right guard to lead Sima Wei Chi Xunyu, the Political Affairs Hall recommends Yangzhou Xinlin Mansion Zhichong Duwei Shi Jin, and the North Gate recommends Shuozhou Sima Cheng Zhongzheng,"

"I'm pretty picky." Empress Wu glanced at Yuan Wanqing with some amusement.

Wei Chi Xunyu, the son of Wei Chi Gong, is a person from the East Palace, after all, Li Xuan grew up together since childhood, and although he was estranged later, he is now close again.

Shi Jin, the son of Hulun County Gongshi Panchen, ancestral home in Guazhou, Yangzhou Xinlin Mansion Zhichong Duwei, loyal general.

Cheng Zhongzheng, Cheng Huailiang, the second son of Lu Guogong Cheng, and the son of Princess Qinghe, the daughter of Taizong, Shuozhou Sima.

Yuan Wanqing bowed down and said: "Although Wei Chi Xunyu was born in the East Palace, his position was proposed by the Queen of Heaven; Shi Jin, although he was close to the king of Nanchang in Yangzhou, gradually distanced himself later, and only cooperated slightly on the battlefield; Cheng Zhongzheng, after all, is the son of Lu Guogong. ”

Empress Wu thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "Or use Cheng Zhongzheng, Lu Guogong's name, it is better than the Duke of Eguo to suppress people." ”

"And Sima of the Changzhou Governor's Mansion." Yuan Wanqing bowed and said: "The north gate recommends Xing Wenwei, the former prince and the living house. ”

Xing Wenwei, filial piety to Emperor Li Hong's cronies.

Empress Wu nodded lightly and said, "Okay, just use him." ”

(End of chapter)