Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

"No." No one objected, because the objection was invalid, without the court's money, without going through the court, Li Ke and His Majesty's private behavior, how could they object?Moreover, private individuals should be happy when they spend money on the state.

"Well, then Li Ke, when do you think you're leaving?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke and asked.

"It's better not to be late for this matter." Li Ke thought for a while and said, "My son, please make arrangements, and we can leave in seven days."

"But, Chang Lin will draft an imperial edict later on. Li Ke, King Qin of the Tang Dynasty, will set up the Protectorate of the Western Regions near Qinghai to take charge of all affairs in the Western Regions. Li Ke will temporarily serve as the Protectorate. The army is temporarily under the control of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, and it is temporarily called the Protectorate of the Western Regions." Li Shimin broke his mouth and said.

"Yes! My son is leading the order." Li Ke took the order directly, and the other ministers frowned slightly, but didn't say much.They have known about the Protectorate of the Western Regions for a long time. Li Shimin actually had this idea two or three years ago. The main reason is that the countries in the Western Regions were not stable. The 36 countries seem to be 36 independent countries, but they are all influenced by Western Turks behind them.

Because the 36 countries in the Western Regions were all built around the oasis, these small countries themselves are not big, and there are large open spaces between them, and there are many small tribes of the Turks in these areas, and these small tribes belong to the West. Turks.

From a national point of view, most of these 36 countries belong to China, so it is normal for them to be influenced by Western Turks.

Before, Li Shimin had the idea of ​​imitating the Protectorate of the Capital of the Han Dynasty, but because now Dunhuang Jiuquan and other places belong to the Longyou Dao of the Tang Dynasty, and the establishment of a Protectorate of the Capital does not even have a territory of its own, so there is no action for the time being. Now Tuyuhun If it is attacked, it can be regarded as having a bridgehead, and it is enough to temporarily belong to the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

Li Ke didn't have any special expression either. Anxi Protectorate was the later name, and of course it was called An when he conquered the Western Regions, and the reason why he called it Xizhou Protectorate was naturally not wanting to reveal Datang's ambitions.

After all, the Duhu Mansion existed in the Han Dynasty, and it was used to monitor the administrative agencies of the small countries on the border. Strictly speaking, the Western Regions are not within the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty. You call it the Western Regions at this time, which is not to make it clear. Ambitious?

And Xizhou said it to the outside world. After all, the Tang Dynasty had already captured Tuyuhun, and there were Tubo and other Western Region countries around Tuyuhun. It is not normal to establish a Duhufu.

"The purpose of going out this time is different. After all, we have not defeated Tuyuhun so far, so, Fang Xuanling." Li Shimin paused for a moment and then said.

"The minister is here."

"Help Li Ke write an appeal against Tuyuhun, and Li Ke will read it to the outside world when he leaves." Li Shimin said.

"Yes!" Fang Xuanling bent down and said.

"Father, I'll do it myself." Li Ke waved his hand quickly. The call-to-action is the ancient version of "Don't call it unpredictable." Some militant criticisms and condemnation articles.

"You?" Li Shimin looked strange.

"My son is quite confident in this aspect." Li Ke nodded seriously.

"Okay." After thinking about it, Li Shimin didn't refuse. Li Ke wouldn't lie about this kind of thing.

"In the past few days, you have arranged your affairs. You have to hand over the renovation work of Chang'an City to a reliable person. The progress can be slower, but don't make mistakes. When you set off in the Western Regions, let Su Dingfang take five Qian Zuowei will travel with you." Li Shimin said directly.

"Father, I don't need that much. I have 2000 guards, and I will definitely bring them this time. Su Dingfang and the others are enough to bring [-]. My son's idea is to use all cavalry to rush to the Western Regions as quickly as possible." Li Ke opened his mouth and said, now that May has passed close to ten days, and when Li Ke arrives, it will probably be the end of May. In June and July, the sunshine and temperature are up, and Yanchi can move forward quickly.

If by horse-drawn carriage, at least January.

"That will be very hard." Li Shimin raised his head and glanced at Li Ke. The whole cavalry was on the way, and the speed was fast, but this was not something ordinary people could persevere. It was close to two thousand miles from Chihai, and it would take at least ten days.

"A man who doesn't show his ambition is born with an eight-foot body." Li Ke said with a smile.

"Okay, just speak boldly before you leave, just don't complain halfway." Li Shimin smiled and glanced at him, then nodded.

"Then the matter is settled here, and the Ministry of Rites will make relevant preparations for the expedition." Li Shimin directly finalized the matter.

Everyone bowed and saluted at the same time, and when they came out of the palace, Li Ke didn't look for anyone else, but just informed Su Dingfang to choose a thousand elite cavalry.To a certain extent, this expedition, apart from what Li Ke has to do, is a political show.

There are many envoys from various small countries in the Tang Dynasty. The Tuyuhun incident is actually concerned by all the countries. They are very clear that this represents the national policy of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin asked Li Ke to go to the Western Regions, which is also playing this kind of political show. To put it bluntly, it is necessary to let the small countries around you see clearly, and don't make trouble for nothing.

This is also a kind of killing chickens and monkeys.

In this kind of matter, no one is holding back, don't look at Changsun Wuji and the others who usually make trouble for Li Ke, but Li Shimin has decided to let Li Ke go now, Changsun Wuji and the others have no one to hold back, but assist Li Ke with the fastest speed All matters concerning the expedition.

The entire Tang court acted at an unprecedented speed, and Li Ke also called Tian Meng and others: "Tian Meng, notify the Yuelai Trading Company in the Western Regions to concentrate all supplies in that direction and hoard them in Longyou Dao’s materials can be transported to the direction of Chihai.”

"Yes!"

"Bring all the things I need." Li Ke reminded again. Unfortunately, in the space in his mind, except for himself, all other things can only be brought out, not brought in. Yes, only himself, and no clothes can get in.Otherwise, the supplies he could carry would be a terrifying number.

"Understood, please rest assured, Your Highness."

"After I leave, all the procedures in Chang'an City will remain as usual. The "Datang Weekly" can be published on a regular basis according to the plan I made before. During this period of time, the aristocratic family should not trouble us, and the current situation will be stable. OK. By the way, you will summarize the information I told you earlier, and I want to see it."

"Understood." Tian Meng answered very simply. He has a lot of experience in keeping a low profile. After all, he has kept a low profile for more than eight years. If it weren't for His Highness's actions, they would not let too many people find out now.

"Huo Gang!" Li Ke said again.

"exist!"

"How is the guard training going?" Li Ke looked at him and asked.

"The queue training has been completed, and all Mingguang armors, weapons, etc. have been replaced."

"Well, we are going to leave in seven days, and we will give everyone a day off in turn so that they can arrange their own affairs."

"Yes!"