Chapter 216: Anxi Protectorate

"Huh? No way? Where will there be something in Chang'an that you mean? It was Yu Chi Baolin who spoke, he strongly asked to stay in the Western Regions, and now he finally knew the reason why his father wanted him to follow Li Dongsheng at all costs, he is also a Hou Ye now, and his kung fu in more than a year is higher than his eldest brother's level, not only did he not expect it, but Wei Chi Jingde did not expect it. Flash Dance

Li Dongsheng smiled: "Think about it, what is the fight between the prince and the king of Wei now, don't you know?" How many people want to learn from the dragon's work, and Your Majesty can be happy when you look at it? ”

"Yes, when I was at home, the King of Wei often came over to ask me to go to his mansion to play, I didn't like his temperament, and the prince was with my brother. Anyway, meeting is a quarrel. ”

"So we're out of the circle of right and wrong, isn't it good for everyone to make a lot of money here?" Li Dongsheng said with a smile: "Everyone follow me to the Western Regions to fight for life and death, I will not treat the people of the firearms camp badly, I can't do indulgent things like Hou Shangshu, you tell them about this cotton business, take them with you, believe in me, take out your own salary and silver to buy land and then plant this white stack, don't dare to say anything else, you still earn one or two thousand a year." ”

Li Dongsheng looked at Li Ting and said: "Anyway, you and Mu Zhonghai are responsible for the affairs of this cotton factory, he is a Hu person, you let him be in charge of sales, and you will be responsible for the things in the field, I can rest assured that this matter will be handed over to you after so many years of cultivation in the Western Regions!" ”

"Master Hou is really willing to take us to do business together?" The people in the firearms battalion did not believe that there was such a good thing that fell on them, and those soldiers in the first battle of Dingxiangcheng did not want to be rewarded and directly used military merit rewards to invest in the felt factory. Flash Dance makes everyone envious, and those who choose cash regret their bowels are green.

There is such a good thing, everyone is eager to sign up, Li Dongsheng looked at the thick stack of documents and smiled bitterly: "Everyone really looks up to me, and it takes a long time to stamp so many stamps." ”

Xi Junmai and Yu Chi Baolin said with a smile: "This method is good, everyone has money and land, maybe they will take root here, marry a wife and have children, and they will be a big local household in a few decades, hahaha." When there are more Han people, no one will be able to take it away. ”

When Li Dongsheng began to promote the cultivation of white stacks on a large scale, these royal families in the Western Regions began to mumble again, what is so good about this thing? This Hou Ye has always seen rabbits and eagles, there is nothing to say, just follow along.

Gaochang Kingdom has disappeared, and now there is only Gaochang County in the Tang Dynasty, so it can be seen that this place is a little bigger. But now because of Li Dongsheng's various policies, everyone is busy, a large number of large amounts of money are shipped to Gaochang, all kinds of news is circulating in the Western Regions, some wines use Li Dongsheng's secret recipe, the taste has improved, and the price has increased several times and is in short supply. Flash Dance If there is wool sent to Gaochang, it will be exchanged for money, anyway, there is only one center in Liuyang, that is, there will be money to be made when you arrive in Gaochang.

Chang'an Taiji Palace, Li Shimin is convening a hundred officials to discuss the matter, all things are discussed in the court, ready to disperse the dynasty, at this time the imperial history came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a book." ”

Li Shimin was worried about his daughter Princess Jinyang, she was sick again in the past two days, and Li Shimin, who looked listless, was so distressed, at this time he also knew that even if he was the Supreme Son of Heaven, it was useless, he frowned and said: "Speak!" ”

"Weichen impeached Hou Junji for indulging in the looting of soldiers during the attack on Gaochang and wantonly killing in Gaochang City, Hou Junji hid his property as the head of an army, and Xue Wanjun did not stop it, constituting a cover-up, this matter has a very bad impact, please punish Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, the soldiers in front worked hard to finally pacify Gaochang, this is a congratulatory thing! It's a bit too much when breaking the city, and it's inevitable, so let's not be too demanding. Gao Shilian was the first to stand up and object, he knew that his son was punished for a heavy loss in this battle, and a rape and murder of a woman was caught on the spot, if Hou Junji was punished, his son would definitely be affected, so he couldn't wait to express his position first.

Then some other courtiers also stood up and said something like not to cool the hearts of the expeditionary soldiers, anyway, everyone's quality is relatively poor, forget it, anyway, with such a big contribution, it is ugly to say it.

The upset Li Shimin originally wanted to make a big deal small, he was born in the battlefield, and he also knew the virtues of the soldiers, what he cared about was the attitude of these ministers, this Hou Junji had so many people to help him speak, it seemed that the power was not small, he said in a low voice: "Then this matter is settled?" ”

"Absolutely." That Yushi dared to stand up and pick out this matter, which shows that he is completely sure.

"Lantian Hou Li Dongsheng also wrote a letter to impeach Hou Junji." Xiao Yu made up a knife in the back, who made Hou Junji this guy always have no one in his eyes, and he will take eye medicine at this time.

"Your Majesty, Hou Shangshu is the head of the first army and a meritorious man, so he can't be punished lightly." Fang Xuanling thought about it and said, "Do you have conclusive evidence?" ”

A group of people quarreled about this matter again, and Li Shimin was also annoyed when he heard it, so he directly made a final decision: "Wait for Hou Junji to come back and directly suspend him from his post and wait for the matter to be investigated, and then make a decision." ”

Just as he was about to leave, Wei Zheng came out again: "Your Majesty, that Gaochang is the main road from the Central Plains to the Western Regions, and there are not a few business travelers who pass by every year, and now it falls into my hands, which can bring tax income to my Datang." Moreover, there are many places in Gaochang that are suitable for cultivation and grazing, and when the time comes, they will reclaim the border and then immigrate there, so that they can control the Western Regions for a long time."

Li Shimin was about to leave, but when he heard Wei Zheng say this, he turned around and said, "Then what do you mean?" ”

"Weichen, please build the Anxi Capital Protectorate!" Wei Zheng said loudly, "Gaochang controls the road from Yizhou and Shazhou to the Western Regions, and if you hold here, I, the Tang Dynasty, can effectively exert influence on the countries of the Western Regions, eliminate the threat from the northwest, and weaken the influence of the Western Turks!" During the Han Dynasty, our Han people could effectively govern the Western Regions, and my Tang Dynasty's national strength is now several times stronger than that of the Han Dynasty, so why can't we govern the Western Regions? “。

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal" Fang Xuanling, who usually doesn't talk much, also stood up and expressed his support for the decision to set up the Anxi Protectorate, "In this war, my Tang Dynasty pacified Gaochang, and the Turks were also hit hard, and our dynasty not only set up prefectures and counties in Gaochang, but also set up the Metropolitan Protectorate, and sent my officials from the Tang Dynasty to govern directly, and the land of the Western Regions must be included in the territory of my Tang Dynasty." ”

"Lian also thinks that the land of the Western Regions must be included in the territory of my Tang Dynasty in the future" Li Shimin was also excited by what they said, this is a merit of opening up the territory and expanding the territory: "Wei Aiqing said that the land is reasonable, and the Han Dynasty can rule the Western Regions, why can't I do the Tang Dynasty?" The Union has decided, now that the national strength of my Datang is far superior to that of the Han Dynasty, the territory of my Datang will be expanded to all sides, in order to deter the countries of the Western Regions, set up the Anxi Protectorate on the land occupied, and send my Datang officials to govern directly! ”