He originally wanted to stab Li Xiao in the back.
He did not expect that he would fail to steal the chicken and suffer a loss instead.
If it wasn't for his contribution to Li Shi Min, he would have lost his life.
Fang Xuanling said,
" Your Majesty, I'm guilty. I shouldn't have listened and believed…"
"Wei Wen should be cut into pieces for his crimes. Fortunately, King Jiang wiped him out in one fell swoop.
"Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable. The people of Bing Province will be in misery. Your Highness Jiang Wang is wise and mighty, and I admire you very much!”
Du Ruhui followed Fang Xuanling and said,"
"That's right. Although King Jiang is young, he is so wise. It's a great fortune for the world!!”
"Your Majesty has discerning eyes, and this lowly subject is very impressed. The heavens bless the Great Tang!”
Li Shimin knew that since Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui had changed their ways, he would go with the flow.
"Xiao 'er did well, then let him manage all the state capitals and county yamen in Dai Land, and grasp all the military and political affairs.”
"Liangzhou next door involves military matters, such as guarding against Tubo and Tuyuhun. Let Xiao 'er do it.”
"This Emperor is currently worried about the Goguryeo battlefield. Li Jing's return without any results shows that Goguryeo is truly a tough nut to crack.”
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At the same time, Xue Rengui was already leading his army through the vast grasslands, escorting the first batch of merchants from Bing Province to the west.
The period when Bingzhou and the Silk Road maintained the closest relationship began in the Northern Dynasty.
During the Northern Dynasties, Bingzhou's relationship with the Silk Road was ahead of the rest of the country, and it had a great impact on the country and even the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
During the Northern Dynasty, as the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Bingzhou City had a closer relationship with the Silk Road than Chang 'an and Luoyang.
In the year 400, the Tuoba family of Xianbei moved their capital to Bingzhou.》
Emperor Taiwu destroyed Northern Liang and opened up a path for communication between the east and the west.
Bingzhou sent an envoy to the Western Regions, and the people of the Western Regions also went east to Ping Cheng.
Bingzhou City became the only starting point of the Silk Road in this historical period.
In ancient books, Bingzhou City, where the Northern Wei Dynasty was located, was the headquarters of the Silk Road in the early days of the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Unfortunately, the turmoil of the Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties, coupled with the chaos of the Five Kingdoms, cut off the Silk Road for more than a hundred years.
It was a barren land. This was Xue Rengui's feeling after walking another hundred miles.
The west wind blew on the ancient road, and the weeds flooded the originally wide ancient road. Many roads could only be led by the locals who were familiar with the road.
In a dilapidated hall, Xue Rengui opened the brocade bag Li Xiao gave him and was touched.
In the brocade bag, Li Xiao ordered him to first destroy the southwest side of Xue Yantuo.
This part of the tribe was made up of Qiang people, about 50,000 people. They called themselves the Great Qiang.
Although they were part of Xue Yantuo, they weren't bound by Xue Yantuo's rules and did things their own way.
They had directly blocked Li Xiao from opening the Silk Road, and if they were not eliminated, they would be attacked from the side and become the bane of the Great Tang.
Xue Rengui also had plans to destroy the Great Qiang Tribe. However, if he attacked the Great Qiang, he would definitely attract the collective attack of Xue Yantuo's people.
Although Xue Yantuo had been defeated twice by Li Xiao, he would recover very quickly because he was a soldier.
Xue Rengui's 10,000 Tang soldiers would find it difficult to gain an advantage in the Great Qiang Tribe. How should he do it?
Since Prince Jiang had already given the order, Xue Rengui, as the General of the Western Expedition, had to bet his life on this road. There was no turning back and no shirking.
Just as Xue Rengui was racking his brains to think of a way to attack the Great Qiang Tribe…
A scout flew over.
"General Xue, this is bad. There are Qiang cavalry movements fifty miles north. There are about a thousand of them.”
"What is it? A thousand men dare to attack our Great Tang?”Xue Rengui suddenly stopped the reins.
At this moment. Another scout rushed over from afar and said in a hurried tone,
"General Xue, His Highness Tang reported that Xue Yantuo's General A'Tuo had successfully ambushed us at Xingxi Pass.”
"After killing the guards at Starlight Mountain Pass, His Highness orders you to immediately attack Great Qiang Tribe!”
Hearing this, Xue Rengui was overjoyed.
"It really didn't take much effort. I was still looking for a reason to destroy the Great Qiang. Good, now the opportunity has come so quickly!”
"Someone come! Send 2,000 soldiers to escort the caravan to the west. The rest of the soldiers will wait for orders!”
"Yes, sir! General!"
"Herald! Pass down my order, reorganize the troops and immediately launch an attack formation to annihilate all the Qiang people within a hundred miles! Tell everyone here."
"If you want to join the Great Tang Empire, prepare enough food for me immediately. All adult men will join the headquarters, and those who violate will be killed without exception!!!”
Xue Rengui redistributed the rations and gave most of them to the two thousand soldiers, so they didn't have to worry about anything.
He had decided to collect food on the spot. There were not only the Great Qiang tribes here, but also the Hu, Jie, Xianbei, direct descendants of the Xiongnu, Di, and Han.
These people were between the people of the Great Tang and the foreigners.
This was especially true after the Great Tang Empire had destroyed the Eastern Turks. They were eager to join the Great Tang and use its name.
But the Imperial Court still harbored a grudge against the Hu joining the Great Tang. It was fine to do business, but it was very difficult to become a citizen.
They were also forbidden to use Han names and were not even allowed to marry.
And these people were extremely eager to join the Great Tang.
If they joined the Great Tang Empire and became its citizens, they would enjoy great benefits.
If one joined the Great Tang, they would be protected by the Great Tang army.
He was no longer like duckweed and no longer bullied by other large tribes.
They yearned for an end to their lives of being displaced and constantly at war.
This time, after Xue Rengui issued the order, they were all boiling with excitement!
If they fought the Qiang people together, would Xue Yantuo's people be able to join the Tang Empire?
That was great!
Many tribes began to move. Within seven days, they had gathered 100,000 troops for Xue Rengui and 800,000 dan of rations.
These 100,000 people were all strong. They were good at riding and shooting, and they were well-equipped with weapons. Moreover, they did not need to consume any food because they could find food on the grasslands at any time.
Amongst these motley crew, they were dressed in all sorts of clothes, and there were also dozens of blond and blue-eyed muscular men.
They had thick hair on their bodies. It was obvious that they were people from the Western Regions.
Some of them had braids, beast-skin vests, curved swords, and bows…They looked like primitive hunters who drank blood.
In Xue Rengui's eyes, these people who were between the Great Tang and foreign tribes were actually foreign tribes.
Now, they had to fight for the Great Tang Empire because they had made a promise to help the Great Tang destroy the Great Qiang and Xue Yantuo.
They could join the Great Tang Empire and become its citizens.
They would no longer be vagabonds and could settle down in the Tang Empire. They could move to warmer places and become landowners…
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