After excluding Cheng Yaojin and the other brave but intelligent beings, Li Er couldn't help but frown.
Because there were not many people to choose from.
The most suitable ones were undoubtedly Li Xiaogong, Zhangsun Wuji, and Qin Shubao.
As for Du Ruhui and the others, although they weren't bad, they weren't suitable for such things…
Sensing Li Er's gaze, the eyes of Li Xiaogong and the others flickered, but they did not speak. In the end, it was Qin Shubao who took the initiative to step forward and cupped his hands to ask for orders.
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhangsun and the Regional King have important responsibilities and cannot easily leave Chang 'an. Let me go to contact the Western Turks and the Rong Ri Dynasty!”
"Since Shu Bao has such intentions, Zhen will naturally agree.”
Li Er smiled and nodded in agreement. His heart was filled with pride for a moment.
Among these people, who was the most suitable to go?
Just as Qin Shubao had said, he was the most suitable one to go! After all, there were not many people who were brave and resourceful.
Among these few people, Zhangsun Wuji and Li Xiaogong could not easily leave Chang 'an for a long time due to various reasons.
Therefore, Qin Shubao was indeed the most suitable candidate in Li Er's heart, which was why he secretly hinted.
Fortunately, Qin Shubao was not stupid and understood Li Er's hint.
As such, this matter was settled.
"Pass down the order!"
"Qin Shubao will be the Great General of the Western Expedition. He will lead 10,000 elites to the Western Regions and contact the other countries to encircle and suppress the Western Regions!”
" As for the items that I brought along…"
"Zhen will let the Ministry of Revenue make preparations.”
"You can leave for the time being. Shu Bao, this time, Zhen will rely on you! You can set off tomorrow morning…"
The so-called accompanying items naturally referred to the benefits he would bring to the Western Turks and the Rongri Dynasty.
After all, the two countries were not fools. How could they go and find trouble with Li Qiu just because of Li Er's words?
Even if they shared a border, there would inevitably be friction, and the Great Tang would not be able to reap the benefits.
Unless the Great Tang gave them something that they would take seriously!
"Yes!"
Qin Shubao pounded his chest with one hand, full of fighting spirit.
Then, everyone left…
After making all the arrangements, Li Er was finally satisfied and had a good sleep…
The next morning, Qin Shubao gathered ten thousand elites and used a carriage to carry a dozen large boxes to the west.
However, this trip was not to fight a war, but to 'send gifts', as well as... to deal with them!
After dealing with the Western Turks and the Warring Sun Dynasty, they would be temporarily used by the Great Tang.
……
Time passed…
The weather was getting hotter.
The development of the Western Regions was as usual.
Moreover, due to the new round of grain production, many commoners were so moved that they were speechless. They all thought that Li Qiu was the 'Son of God' who had come to save the world from fire and water.
Under such circumstances, Li Qiu's power rose even higher.
The entire Western Region was like an iron plate. Both the army and the people recognized only one wise ruler, and that was…the Tang Emperor, Li Qiu!
The development of the School of Philosophers was excellent.
With the power of insight, Li Qiu could tell the traitors at a glance. However, he did not manage to find all the traitors.
After they had found a small portion of them, they pretended not to know and let all the traitors into the academy…
Kill?
Why?
Keeping them alive could be of great use at a critical moment.
As for the other students, most of them had passed the test and had real talent or expertise. These people were nurtured in all aspects in the academy and naturally improved rapidly.
Especially with the Mo Family's support, the School of Philosophers 'reputation was completely blown out. It was even rumored that some other hidden schools of thought were already watching.
It was easy to see that the entire Western Region was thriving and developing well.
However, it was not without worries.
For example, ironware!
In this era, salt and iron were almost all controlled by the aristocratic families and the Tang government. In the Western Regions, only a few small iron mines had been discovered.
Moreover, these iron ores had long been mined out. Up until now, there was simply not enough iron ore to use.
Fortunately, it was not a big problem in the short term. At least it was enough to equip many soldiers.
"However, although it's enough in the short term, we're destined to take the long term route. We'll have to find a way to fill the gap in the 'ironware' in the end.”
"This matter needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.”
Li Qiu said.
Many of the higher-ups nodded and took this matter to heart. Once they thought of something, they would report it to him.
"How is the land of Tubo?"
"My lord."
Jia Xu cupped his hands and replied,"Now, most of the cities in Tubo have been transformed with cement. It's easy to defend but difficult to attack!"”
"Moreover, some of the main cities are guarded by 500 tiger leopard cavalry. If we defend the city, even if we have 5,000 elite soldiers, we might not be able to break through the city!”
" As for the people's hearts…"
" The hatred of the Tubo people for my lord is much higher than that of the people of the Western Regions. Therefore, although there has been progress in a short period of time, it is still far from the Western Regions. It will take some time for it to subtly influence us…"
When Li Qiu heard this, he pondered for a moment before saying,""I expected this."
"As long as there's progress, it's a good thing."
"However, since the walls of the Tubo Empire have been stabilized and the people are beginning to submit, there is no need to let a portion of the Tiger Leopard Cavalry guard it.”
"Pass down the order to have the Tiger Leopard Cavalry withdraw. Send my elite soldiers to guard the place and double the number.”
"I will arrange this immediately."
Chen Qingzhi nodded in agreement and did not have any objections.
After all, the Tiger Leopard Cavalry was the cream of the crop. Every single one of them was at least a Centurion, and they were all cavalrymen…
Letting such elites guard the city, wasn't this overkill?
Previously, he had no choice but to do so because of various reasons. Now that things were gradually getting better, he naturally had to transfer the Tiger Leopard Cavalry back.
That afternoon, the news was quickly sent to Tubo.
At the same time, more than 20,000 iron cavalry were dispatched to the Western Regions to exchange with the Tiger Leopard Cavalry…
During this process, the 10,000 troops led by Qin Shubao finally arrived at the Rong Ri Dynasty…
At this time, the Rong Ri Dynasty was actually the place where the later generation's Ah San was.
But now, the Rong Ri Dynasty's strength was tyrannical, and it was worlds apart from the silly A'san of the later generations.
Among the many small countries nearby, the strength of the Rong Ri Dynasty was enough to rank in the top three!
It was also because of this that Qin Shubao was the first to find them.
When the other party learned that the Great Tang had sent an envoy, and that it was the famous Duke of Hu, Qin Qiong, Qin Shubao, who was seeking an audience, he was also somewhat stunned and surprised.
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