"On the way here, we met a convoy of family members of General Li Daozong, the governor of Lingzhou, but some of them were sick and stayed where they were for the time being, and it was estimated that it would take two or three days to arrive." Yang Anning told Li Ke.

Li Daozong? Li Ke was slightly stunned, Li Daozong's family came to Tuguhun? This is simply impossible under normal conditions, after all, this was once a war zone, and if his family is about to arrive now, it means that there is only one reason, Li Shimin issued an edict.

Li Ke probably guessed the reason after thinking about it, Li Daozong is the next protector of Xizhou?

Xizhou is different from other positions, this position needs a more stable, trustworthy protector, if this is the case, it means that it may be a few years, or even more than ten years, then it is understandable for the family to come.

Li Daozong is the Tang Dynasty, Li Daozong's grandfather and Li Yuan's father are brothers, Li Daozong is Li Yuan's cousin, Li Daozong is a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, before the expedition to Tuyuhun has been in Lingzhou (later Ningxia Wuzhong City), he started from the fifth year of Wude to the eighth year of Zhenguan before the expedition to Tuyuhun, Li Daozong's family has always been in Lingzhou.

It's just that I didn't expect to transfer him to Xizhou again, the next Xizhou protector, Li Ke can't always serve as the Xizhou protector, after Xizhou stabilizes this year, Li Ke will definitely want to return to Chang'an.

Speaking of Li Daozong, Li Ke became interested, because Li Daozong is also closely related to a celebrity in history, that is, Princess Wencheng.

Princess Wencheng's maiden family, birthplace, date of birth and other historical books have no records, but later generations speculated that it was the daughter of Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County, according to some clues, and now Li Daozong has not yet been crowned the king of Jiangxia County, speaking of which, Li Daozong, who was born in 600, is only nineteen years older than Li Ke, just thirty-six years old this year, upright and prime.

As for whether it is his daughter, what did not happen, Li Ke has no way to verify it, and now that he is there, Songtsen Gampo wants to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty? Dream on.

"Go and ask General Li Daozong, the governor of Lingzhou, to come here." Li Ke thought about it and gave an order.

"Yes!" One of the guards outside the door quickly turned and left.

Li Daozong soon rushed over.

"I've seen Your Highness." Li Daozong came in and saluted Li Ke first.

"General Li is polite, speaking of which, you are still my uncle." Li Ke smiled and said, "That's the case, General Li, I heard that your family is on their way to Xizhou?" ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Li Daozong couldn't see his joy or anger, but said with a calm face.

"Speaking of which, you should be the next Xizhou Duhu." Li Ke has never liked to hide it, and it's better to make this kind of thing clear.

"The minister does not dare to speculate on the holy will." Li Daozong arched his hand.

"To be honest, I don't quite agree with my dad's decision." Li Ke shook his head and said.

Li Daozong: "......" is silent, mainly because he doesn't understand what Li Ke wants to say, Li Daozong doesn't know Li Ke, he is stationed in Lingzhou all the year round, and some of Li Ke's behaviors are hearsay, but Li Ke's series of behaviors after coming to Xizhou is the most detailed for Li Daozong.

After understanding, Li Daozong had two words in his heart, admire!

Although he didn't know if all this was a good strategy for Li Ke, he felt that it shouldn't be, if there were similar capable people in the court, Datang would have implemented a similar strategy a long time ago, and he would not wait until today.

But he hadn't dealt with Li Ke, so he was just silent, as for what Li Ke said, Li Daozong listened, and it was impossible for him to say it anyway.

Glancing at Li Daozong, Li Ke sighed slightly in his heart, and from his reaction, Li Ke could see that a person like Li Daozong was difficult! It's not like Cheng Biting Jin, Wei Chi Jingde, and even Li Jing are easy to handle.

"It's not that I don't believe in General Li's ability, but General Li has been fighting for the Tang Dynasty for thirteen years, and now he has been transferred to Xizhou, which is relatively Lingzhou, and the conditions are more difficult, and he has to continue to make General Li suffer, and he can't catch a sheep with wool." Li Ke sighed deliberately.

The corners of Li Daozong's mouth twitched, dare to love me for that sheep? Seeing his expression, the corners of Li Ke's mouth curved, okay, it's easy to say if there are mood swings.

"Your Royal Highness is serious, as a general of the Tang Dynasty, it is the duty of a minister to guard the frontier for the Tang Dynasty." Li Daozong said seriously.

Well, don't eat the set of complaints.

"General Li, although I don't agree with my father's decision, I can understand my father's dilemma, because in the future, only you can be qualified for the position of Xizhou Protector!" Li Ke's tone suddenly became serious.

Li Daozong was stunned for a moment, only he can do it? Why? Speaking of which, although he is not bad among the generals of the Tang Dynasty, he is not ranked in the forefront, not to mention the older famous generals like Li Jing, those who are about the same age as him, such as Hou Junji, are not worse than him.

Looking at his expression, Li Ke snickered in his heart, but said with a serious look on his face: "It's very simple, the planning of Xizhou is related to Datang's future strategy for the entire Western Regions and Tubo!" It seems that there are many powerful generals in the Tang Dynasty, but the only person who has rich experience in the border area, is very good in civil and military affairs, and can work hard and do his best. ”

"And the reason why my father sent me here is not to hide from General Li, I am doing all the planning of Xizhou, before leaving, I told my father, let him help me find a war to be as fast as the wind, its Xu as a forest, invasion as fire, immobile as a mountain, difficult to know as a yin, moving as a thunderous general, Wenzhi must have the wind of the martial marquis to protect the capital, now I look at it, my father really has a good eye."

"Your Highness! The minister really didn't dare to be. Li Daozong blushed a little when he was praised.

"General Li, I'm not wearing a top hat for you, and this is really what I think, looking at General Li's past achievements, it does meet my requirements, and my character General Li must have heard a lot, so I don't spare the circle, I'll just say it. General Li, the next target of my Tang Dynasty is Tubo and the Western Regions! Li Ke said with a serious face.

Li Daozong was a little shocked, but before his shocked emotions eased, Li Ke directly continued to increase: "And the key to being able to do this step is General Li!" General Li has been on the frontier for a long time, and it should be very clear that the way the Tang Dynasty currently deals with the Eastern Turks and rules the nomads is actually equivalent to keeping wolves in captivity, which is difficult to raise, and the best way is to completely assimilate them! ”

"And the best way to assimilate is culture! And there is only one basis for cultural assimilation: Cang Liao knows etiquette and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing. Without etiquette and honor and disgrace, it is impossible to implement culture, in layman's terms, you can't eat enough, you want to starve to death, you expect him to learn etiquette, it is impossible to understand honor. ”

"So, if you have to say that Li Jing, Cheng Yanjin and other generals are the Wei Qing of the Tang Dynasty and the champion of the Tang Dynasty, General Li, what you have to do now is the Wu Hou of the Tang Dynasty! Wencheng Wuzhi is indispensable! You are laying the foundation for the Tang Dynasty to open up the territory and lay the foundation for the peaceful and prosperous era for the people of the Tang Dynasty. If one day, the Tang Dynasty can do the cause of the river, and the sun and the moon shine on the Tang soil, then what you do, General Li, is the source of the river and the glory of the sun and the moon. ”

"The minister will live up to the trust of His Majesty and His Royal Highness!" Li Daozong was a little excited, and directly knelt down on one knee and spoke.

Li Ke stepped forward to help Li Daozong up, and then said in a slow tone: "But as the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, difficult in the middle, and even more difficult in the back!" ”

Li Daozong was stunned for a moment and didn't wait for a reaction to whether this saying was right, and heard Li Ke continue: "Therefore, although the current situation in Xizhou is good, we must not slack off, and the conditions in Xizhou are difficult, so here, I can only thank General Li for tens of millions of people in Datang first." ”

After speaking, Li Ke also bent down and saluted Li Daozong.

"Your Highness, by all means." Li Daozong was a little excited and hurriedly helped Li Ke up, "Your Highness, you can come here in such a difficult period to lay the foundation for us and the follow-up, Your Highness, you are the hardest." ”

"Don't say anything about General Li, I won't be here for a few months, maybe only a year at most, but once General Li is stationed here, it will be for several years, or even more than ten years, and General Li's family will follow you to endure this hardship. General Li deserves this gift! Li Ke shook his head slightly and said softly.

"Your Royal Highness, the ministers, ......" Li Daozong wanted to say something, Li Ke stopped him, but said directly: "General Li doesn't need to say more, your suffering is in the eyes of my father and the emperor, and I also see it in my eyes, but for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and the peace of the people, I can only choose the most suitable person to be stationed here, if everything goes well in the future, I will definitely use the "Tang Weekly" to let General Li be the security of the country and the deeds of being stationed in the frontier for more than ten years to spread the praises of the world!" Let the people of the world understand who they can be so peaceful! ”

"Minister...... The minister ...... "Li Daozong stuttered a little, of course he knew what the "Tang Weekly" in Li Ke's mouth was, although he didn't know the details, but this kind of important matter, of course Li Daozong and they were paying attention to.

"Okay, General Li, I won't be a mother-in-law if I don't have any extra words, in this way, you will immediately personally lead three thousand horsemen to pick up your family's wives and daughters, I heard that they are sick, and I, as a prince, can't let the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty work hard but are cold! That's an order! Li Ke said seriously.

"Yes!" Li Daozong took a deep breath, and then said loudly, after speaking, he immediately turned around and left, saying that His Royal Highness the King of Qin was reckless, but he didn't know that His Royal Highness the King of Qin knew the hearts of my Tang Dynasty soldiers.

After Li Daozong left, Li Ke beckoned Yang Anning.

"Your Highness."

"Go, tell Lu Hai to confirm Li Daozong's whereabouts, and inform me in advance when he picks up the people and arrives soon." Li Ke said.

"Yes!" Yang Anning saluted and then turned to leave.

Staring at Li Daozong, it is naturally not that he doesn't believe him or anything like that, but when Li Daozong comes back, Li Ke will lead all the garrisons to welcome Li Daozong's family with the highest courtesy and pay tribute to these military families!

By the way, pave the way for the next step.