Han Qi threw a fart, picked up the peach, and ran to Wuwei Academy to see the little emperor Li Ke. However, Li Ze and a group of people in the Prime Minister's Mansion were still waiting for the Ministry of War to report on the preparations for the war, and Li Anmin, who was the left waiter, could only rush the ducks to the shelves and enter the public hall of Li Ze's Prime Minister's Mansion with a thick stack of materials.

The facts are not what Li Anmin himself expected, under the repeated questioning of a large group of court officials headed by the household department, Li Anmin was sweating profusely, and the information in his hand would be rotten, and some questions were also vague and unclear.

This is also to blame him, he has only been back for a few days, and the imperial court has been preparing for this war for many years, and he doesn't know many things at all.

Everyone was not satisfied, and Li Ze had to announce a temporary adjournment of the meeting and wait for Han Qi to come back.

Li Ze, who returned to his small study, saw where Tian Bo had been waiting for a long time.

"So, Han Qi already knows that Xue Ping has turned to the Western Regions?" Li Ze was full of interest, "This time, Xue Ping didn't disappoint me after all, and Xiang Jia did a good thing this time." If this guy does run back, it's going to make it hard for me. ”

A courtier who has just pacified the Western Regions and made great contributions, if he comes back at this time to argue with Li Ze and sing the opposite, he really can't touch it, and he can't say it, but now it's okay, this guy turned around and went back, and he also took away the globe that Li Ze specially gave him, which made Li Ze extremely happy.

Xue Ping is capable. With him, the major forces in the Western Regions will be able to work closely together, and in the past two years, the imperial court will definitely not have the energy to take care of that side, and everything can only be managed by themselves. With Xue Ping there, Li Ze can focus on domestic affairs with peace of mind.

It is equivalent to Li Ze has dealt with the domestic affairs, and looking back, there is at least some foundation on the Western Regions, and at that time, he will increase investment, make every effort to develop, consolidate the rule of the imperial court, and enrich the people and strengthen the army. In a few years, maybe you will be able to find an opportunity to avenge the revenge of Hengros in the first battle.

In the battle of Hengros, in fact, the Tang army could not be said to be defeated. Because the Tang army ran a long distance with 30,000 people, and in the end, it encountered the betrayal of the subordinate army that led to the rout, and in the early stage of the war, the Tang army relied on sharp crossbows and sharp armor to gain the upper hand.

And after this battle, although the black-clothed food was said to have won, it was also extremely difficult to win, and it was precisely because of this that the black-clothed food did not take the opportunity to enter the Western Regions and other places after the victory, but negotiated peace with the Tang Dynasty.

What led to the overall loss of the Western Regions was not the Battle of Hengros, but the later rebellions within the Tang Dynasty, and the imperial court was unable to maintain its influence in the Western Regions and even Central Asia, so it had to withdraw from this region.

But now, the situation is completely different.

Most of the Western Regions had returned to the hands of the Tang Dynasty, and Tibet was no longer a threat, so Li Ze's strategy was to completely and formally incorporate the Western Regions into the ruling area of the imperial court, gradually change the land and return to the stream, and abolish the Detention State. Once this strategic vision is completed, it will be much easier to reconstruct the influence of the Tang Dynasty in the west of the Green Ridge and Central Asia.

Because at that time, the Tang Dynasty, which had been unified in China, could unreservedly support the expansion of the Western Regions to the west of the Green Mountains.

"The following report, Han Qi was a little depressed along the way, it seems that this incident has hit him very hard." Tian Bodao.

"Han Qi has probably guessed that the Xiang clan has other plans." Li Ze smiled slightly, "And they don't seem to be in Xiang's plan." If he knew that the Xiang clan had also been in contact with Li Cunzhong, he was afraid that he would be even more disappointed. ”

Gongsun Changming on the side said: "Whether it's Xue Ping or Han Qi, they all want to coexist peacefully with us and limit their fights to the court, what they have to guard against is that Li Xiang you go further, but there is not much resistance to Li Xiang's mastery of the court, after all, over the years, they have also seen with their own eyes how the northern land is thriving and new under your governance." They hope that the grand scenery of the Northland can be replicated in other parts of the entire Tang Dynasty. But Xiang's obviously doesn't think so, what they want is for you to fall, and they will control the overall situation. If the Tao is different and does not conspire with each other, they will naturally be abandoned. If the assassination of Xue Ping is successful, it will not only get rid of a capable man that the little emperor can rely on in the future, but also splash a basin of dirty water on us, why not? ”

Li Ze laughed: "The idea is very good, but there is a big difference with my actual ability." The child is holding a knife and walking in the downtown area, but he wants to assassinate a samurai with a full body of armor, so it seems that the Xiang clan is not very clever! ”

Gongsun Changming and Tian Bo glanced at each other, Tian Bo lowered his head, but Gongsun Changming laughed.

Speaking of which, Xiang Lan's entire plan is still very operational. Although it is still unclear about the specific layout of the other party, from the perspective of the big plan, the plan is still very exquisite.

"Li Xiang, Han Qi is here, ask to see Li Xiang!" Chen Mingliang walked in and said.

"Please." As if expected, Li Ze did not have the slightest expression of surprise.

Gongsun Changming and Tian Bo stood up, and after bowing their hands, they withdrew from Li Ze's small study.

When Han Qi came in, he bowed his waist and shrunk his neck, looking unusually old. As a soldier, he has always behaved very energetically in front of Li Ze, every time he sees Li Ze, he maintains a high fighting spirit, and he is the only one who dares to collide with Li Ze head-on after Xue Ping resigns, but today, his whole person is like a castrated hound, listless and sluggish.

"Li Xiang, please resign!" Han Qi, who entered the study, ignored the brocade stool that Chen Mingliang had brought over for him, and said directly to Li Ze.

Li Ze flipped through the stack of information in front of him, but he didn't raise his head, but his mouth said cleanly: "Not allowed!" ”

"The lower officials are exhausted, the old injuries have recurred, and they really can't afford the affairs of the military department, and now the army is about to launch a large-scale attack. Han Qi said firmly: "Instead of this, it is better to abdicate and make way for Xian." ”

Li Ze closed the information in his hand, raised his head, and said lightly: "Han Bingbu, you are not physically sick, you have something wrong with your heart, right?" ”

"I ......" Han Qi's body stiffened, wanting to justify, but in the face of Li Ze's eyes looking directly at him, he suddenly felt that any justification was superfluous.

"At present, the war is coming, all along, all the things in the military department are you co-ordinating and arranging, at this moment, you suddenly want to leave, have you thought about the consequences?" Li Ze said coldly: "Or, does the Han Military Department want us to return from this attack in vain or even defeated?" ”

Han Qi shook his head and sighed: "Li Xiang, you are the words of the heart, my military department is actually just an empty shelf, and what I can do is just some auxiliary work." And I've always had a different opinion from you, and if I leave my job, you should be happy to see him succeed. ”

Li Ze shook his head slowly: "Han Bingbu, what you are doing now is very important. As for what you said has a different opinion from mine, this is natural, but over the years, I haven't seen you delay your business because of this! The nail is the nail, the mao is the mao, let's talk about the matter. At this moment of concern, how can you want to be a hands-off shopkeeper? ”

"In fact, everything is ready now, only the east wind is owed, with me without me, the difference will not be too big." Han Qi shook his head and said: "Li Anmin is also an old man in military affairs, and his talent is no worse than me, but he is not familiar with the situation yet." With him, there won't be any big mess, Li Xiang, please let me go! ”

Li Ze pondered for a long time before he said: "Han Bingbu, I know that you and I have different opinions in many aspects, but I have always admired your talent and your public heart. I can't ask everybody to be loyal to me. But as long as I'm aligned on the big picture, I'll tolerate it. I think we're on the same page on the big picture, so we can put some other things aside for the time being. Just like Xue Ping, isn't it also turning back to the Western Regions now? Why do you want to be so disheartened? ”

"Thank you Lee Sang-sang for your patience all the time, but now, I have made up my mind to leave, and I don't want something to happen under my nose." Han Qi sighed.

Li Ze stood up, turned around a few times after the big case, and nodded: "So, I have a new proposal, I don't know if the Han Military Department is willing?" ”

"I want to hear about it!"

"This time, we are attacking the pseudo-beam on a large scale, once it is successful, it will be impossible to reverse the trend of unification of the world, and naturally there are many people who do not want to see all this. For example, Zhang Zhongwu, who is entrenched in the northeast. According to reliable intelligence, they are already mobilizing troops and are eager to try. Li Zedao.

"Li Xiang wants me to ......" Han Qi was stunned, he never thought that Li Ze would give him such a choice.

"Since you don't want to work in the military department, then, go to the direction of Pingzhou and be a pacification envoy! A temporary position. Li Ze said with a smile: "But although the position is temporary, the power is not small." Pingzhou, Mozhou and other places are all under your position, and the two guards of Xue Chong and Wenfu will also cooperate with you to deal with Zhang Zhongwu's possible attack. ”

In the land of several states, two guards, Han Qi was stunned for a while.

"Does Lee Xiang trust me so much?"

Li Ze laughed: "Han Bingbu, even if you go where you want to rebel against me, will you sink Xue Chong, Wang Wenshu, and Wenfu to you?" ”

Han Qi shook his head.

"Isn't this the end, I want your experience, your ability." Li Zedao. "Speaking of which, I really don't have a better person than you right now."