As the dawn of dawn sprinkled the blood-mottled city walls, Li Ye stood at the head of the city and looked out, and the Uighur camp, which had been boiling all night, finally calmed down with the rising smoke after becoming a charred ruin.

Groups of Tang Army officers and soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, and the first thing they gathered was naturally the corpses of their comrades, loaded them into trucks, transported them out of the camp, and headed for the designated cemetery - the so-called cemetery was nothing more than an empty wilderness.

It's just that after this battle, there will be an extra grave mountain on the originally flat ground.

As for the corpses of the Uighur soldiers, they were piled up at random, and a fire was lit, and although the ashes would be buried, there would certainly not be a tomb.

According to Li Ye's experience, the place where the ashes of hundreds of thousands of soldiers are buried will definitely become an exceptionally fertile land in the near future, nourishing the flowers and trees that grow there.

This is probably the only contribution that the invading Uighur warriors can make to the Tang Dynasty.

"The military report of the Yulin Army said that they had successfully robbed Yao Ge Luoluqing, and there should be no accidents in the ambush battle. Li Xian, who was standing side by side with Li Ye, looked at the battlefield where the movement had slowed down, but it was not completely silent.

After decades of battlefield battles, victories and defeats, even in the face of such a scene now, Li Xian could not see any difference on his face, and his voice was still calm.

"Although the power of the Uighurs in Xizhou has been huge over the years, the foundation is only like this, and after this battle, Yao Ge Luo Luqing wants to resist the soldiers of Wang Shi in the Western Regions, and it is destined to be just a fool's dream. The so-called stealing chickens does not make rice, which just describes his behavior of raising troops to attack Tang this time. ”

Li Ye chuckled, and there was undisguised contempt in his eyes. Although his body is the embodiment of the Emperor's Eye at the moment, his demeanor is not much different from the main body.

Li Xian also had a smile in his eyes, which was a smile that belonged to the winner.

He said: "The Uighurs have also been brilliant, and their power in Mobei is extraordinary, but that was a long time ago. Yao Ge Luo Luqing thought that with the help of Mingjiao, he would be able to compete for the world again, and he was indeed lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot. ”

Li Ye didn't want to talk too much about the story of Yao Ge Luoluqing, and he was not interested in the dreams and struggles of the Uighurs, in the final analysis, the victory and defeat were already divided at the moment, and the other party was just a loser, and talking about them too much was just a waste of time in Li Ye's opinion.

He turned to talk about the overall situation of the current war, as well as the military arrangements for the future: "Now there are no incurable diseases in the north, and although it is more difficult to fight the Khitan, the benefits are obvious after the victory.

"When the Khitan was founded, it dominated the grassland, and those big tribes in Mobei were suppressed very badly, and now the Khitan country is destroyed, and there are no powerful tribes in the grassland, which is enough to ensure peace for 30 years.

"And as long as the imperial court strategy is right, thirty years is enough for us to govern the grassland and make it the back garden of the Tang Dynasty. Now there are two armies of Tiger Guard and Xiao Cavalry temporarily stationed in the Khitan hometown, and they are not afraid of sporadic gangsters.

"The only things that can be called unstable factors in the Khitan Kingdom are those great monks who have cultivated well. However, I already have a plan to dispose of them, and it won't be long before they either become minions of the court or bones.

"Wang Jian has defeated the Nanzhao army in Shuzhong, beheaded the king of Nanzhao, and now the army is advancing into Nanzhao, there is no longer any difficulty, it is expected that in less than two months, Nanzhao will become the county of Tangzhou.

"The question that the imperial court needs to consider is actually whether the army is left after the battle of Liangzhou

It is necessary to take advantage of the victory to march to the Western Regions and restore the four towns of Anxi. I'd also like to hear from you on this issue. ”

When Li Ye said this, Li Xian nodded frequently, and at the end he reached out and stroked his beard, looking relieved and happy.

After Li Ye's words were finished, Li Xian did not answer his question immediately, but looked at him and said: "When I presided over the military and political affairs, I either fought in the south and the north to quell the rebellion, or rectified the rule of officials and purified the atmosphere, but the rebellion became more and more peaceful, and the more and more chaotic the rule of officials became, and finally ended up like that.

"When you first came out, the situation you faced was a hundred times more severe than I was at that time, but it took you less than ten years to quell the cholera in the country, restore the majesty of the imperial court, and make the king invincible. Now, not only is the country peaceful, but the enemies of the four realms have also been basically eliminated, and the Tang Dynasty seems to be about to reappear in the prosperous ......"

Speaking of this, Li Xian smiled helplessly, happy and lonely, and didn't know how to say it.

Li Ye could understand Li Xian's mood, but he still said honestly: "I am different from you, you are making up for the leaks and putting out fires everywhere in the imperial court, and under the painstaking efforts, although you have made remarkable achievements, you can't really solve the problem."

"I found another way, sat back and watched the chaos in the world, and then used a strong army to calm it, it seems to be a little more difficult, but once it is successful, it is tantamount to reinventing the dynasty and building another prosperous era, it is not a big deal.

"In short, severe cases are treated with strong medicine. The roots of the imperial court are rotten, and it is difficult to innovate from the inside, so the only way to start from the outside is to overturn and start over. ”

Li Xian listened to this very carefully, and bowed his head solemnly, "You are right...... In terms of courage and vision, I am indeed inferior to you. This picturesque country still belongs to young people after all. I'm really old......"

For such feelings, Li Ye could only listen, and there was no room to answer. After all, he is not old and cannot empathize, and it is not appropriate to say anything.

So although he didn't agree with this concept in his heart, Li Ye didn't directly oppose it.

Li Xian quickly packed up his thoughts, and said: "If Yao Ge Luo Luqing is not successfully blocked by the Yulin Army, we naturally can't rush into the Western Regions, after all, the distance is too far, the supply of grain and straw is difficult, Datang is now just internally stable, the feudal town has not been completely eliminated, and after such a big war, we should recuperate for a while."

"But since Yao Ge Luo Lu was ambushed, if his elite army suffered heavy losses, then this is the only opportunity for us to recover the Western Regions, and it doesn't even take too many troops to achieve the goal, there is no reason to let it go. ”

Li Ye nodded after hearing this, this is actually his idea, there are concerns and difficulties, and it is also a great opportunity, because of this, Li Xian is needed to give him a staff officer or two, since Li Xian feels that he should be brave and diligent, Li Ye will not hesitate anymore.

After talking about the biggest issue that needed to be considered at the moment, the two of them didn't say anything more for a while, just quietly watched the soldiers cleaning up the battlefield.

The four realms of the Tang Dynasty, the wars have been going on all these years, and now that the Khitan and Nanzhao have been solved, it can only be said that the main problems have been solved, and it is not the time for Li Ye to enjoy happiness.

Although Tibet has been defeated a long time ago, due to various reasons such as climate, terrain, and situation, the Tang army has not been stationed in the grassland. According to Li Ye's idea, he will definitely garrison troops on the plateau in the future, but the time has not yet come.

In the Western Regions, the Uighurs were defeated, and the Western Regions had no big opponents, but they were not easy to reach. The situation is complicated and small there

, ethnically diverse, and also adjacent to Central Asia. The Tang Dynasty has passed through the Western Regions, and it is impossible not to meet head-on with the Central Asian forces, and there are still theories about how the situation will develop in the future.

As for the Balhae Kingdom and Goguryeo, although they are small places, they also need a large army to go out.

Of course, these problems are no longer urgent, and as far as the current national situation of Datang is concerned, they do not have the strength to take the initiative to attack Datang. Li Ye only needs to let Datang recuperate and take the initiative to attack.

After the situation of the world's attack on the Tang Dynasty was solved, the Tang Dynasty dominated the eastern territory, and the small countries of Siyi could only tremble, how to deal with them, when to deal with them, the initiative was completely in the hands of Li Ye.

Compared with these, what Li Ye needs to pay attention to now is actually domestic.

First of all, we must completely solve the problem of feudal towns, and completely erase the existence of feudal towns from the Tang Dynasty, and then the world can be said to be completely peaceful; secondly, we must wait for potatoes and corn to be planted on a large scale and become the standing food in the people's homes; and thirdly, we must enhance the strength of the Tang Dynasty monks and the overall national strength.

There is also the fairy land.

Of course, there is a hidden danger that Li Ye has to face.

Li Xian, who was silent for a while, suddenly spoke in a complicated tone: "Now that the four realms are about to be pacified, a great country has arrived. Since the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty, which has internal and external troubles, has gotten rid of the crisis of the collapse of the dynasty because you were born. Supporting the building will fall and turning the tide is the most appropriate evaluation of what you have done.

"At this time, you have immortal merits, you have prestige that has not appeared in a hundred years, and the emperor is negligent in government affairs and indulges in pleasures. This time the battle with the Khitan, because of this hidden danger, caused the overall situation to almost collapse, so that you and I and the Tang Dynasty are only one step away from the catastrophe......

"Li Ye, will you sit on that chair?"

When he said this, he looked out of the city.

After saying these words, he turned his head to look directly into Li Ye's eyes, his face was solemn, and he waited for Li Ye to answer.

Li Ye looked at the soldiers of the Wang division who were busy in the Uighur camp and did not make a sound.

This question is not only for Li Xian, but also for the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the prefectures and counties. If Li Yan was a serious emperor and a responsible emperor, then this question would not be so big.

But in all fairness, without Li Yan, Li Ye would not have gone so smoothly along the way, and it is even very likely that he will die at the beginning.

Li Ye is not the kind of stunned young man or hypocrite who can shout for the sake of the righteousness of the world and decisively abandon his loved ones.

But now that he is standing in this position, he has his own corresponding responsibilities and must have corresponding responsibilities.

Li Ye turned his head to look at Li Xian and asked rhetorically, "What do you think I will do?"

Li Xian shook his head: "I don't know. When Xuanzong was alive, he told me that he was alive, so it was my life's ambition to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, and it was also the meaning of my life. For the sake of this country, I can sacrifice my life and forget about death, but I have no answer to this choice. ”

Li Ye smiled, turned his gaze back to the outside of the city, and watched the scenery silently.

Compared with not being the emperor, Li Ye has more important things now, and that is urgent.

That's above the fairy realm.

Furthermore, there are nine Heavenly Dao Qi Machines, and now there are six, where are the other three?

Is the meaning of the so-called avenue just the avenue of the Tang Dynasty, or is it not limited to the avenue of the eastern soil?