An army of thousands of men is lost, and this loss is lost twice, and it is thrown thousands of miles away, this reason is not so reliable. The mobile phone has no ads, and it saves the most data.

But no matter what, this is more or less a reason, as long as Li Er thinks that this reason is reasonable, even if this reason is, the old guys like Eldest Sun Wuji have to endure it in private.

"Since it's the right guard who leads the 'fangs', why don't you call them back?" In order to increase the reasonableness of the matter, the eldest grandson Wuji continued to ask very cooperatively.

"Uncle, it's okay to be recalled, but how can Datang's interests in the Western Regions be guaranteed? Ju Wentai of Gaochang has always been disobedient to discipline, and has publicly plundered the Western Regions trade route several times, and even said that the Tang Dynasty is not capable of crossing the 800-mile Hanhai Sea at all, so this matter can't be just left right? ”

Although Li Chengqian's words were said by looking at the eldest grandson Wuji, he actually said it to everyone in the room, since he was Li Er, the old man's will to pass through the Western Regions was not very firm, and he had to strengthen it.

"Cheng Qian, what you said is right, but I can't send troops to attack just because of a small country in the Western Regions, this inevitably seems too narrow!" Li Er continued to pretend to be a kind king, but everyone understood that he wanted Li Chengqian to change a reasonable reason.

"Father, the merchants pay a lot of taxes to Datang every year, so we must ensure their personal safety, right?" The reasons flashed quickly in his mind, and finally Li Chengqian came up with a more reasonable statement.

As a result, as soon as the words fell, someone immediately retorted: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the status of the merchant is low......"

"This has nothing to do with the status of the businessman, no matter how low the address of the businessman is, he is also a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, as long as he is a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, then he has the right to walk in any corner of the mainland with his head held high and not be bullied." Li Chengqian didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, and then interrupted his words.

"Hmm! Yes, there is some truth! Li Er nodded, this reason is still in the past, in order to protect the people of the Tang Dynasty, it seems that it is not too much to formulate any dirty plans.

In the future, even if someone knows that the gang of horse thieves in the Western Regions is the Tang Army, it is estimated that they will not be able to say anything unpleasant, after all, the starting point of this series of things is for the personal safety of the people of the Tang Dynasty, which is a good thing.

If someone raises objections to this matter, it is tantamount to self-isolation in front of others and standing on the opposite side of all the people of the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, how many people do you think is appropriate for the Western Regions garrison this time?" There are reasonable explanations and reasons, and the eldest grandson Wuji, as the number one lackey of Li Juni's subordinates, naturally will not oppose his opinion of the garrison in the Western Regions.

"There must be no less than 20,000 people, otherwise such a large place cannot be controlled." Du Ruhui faced Li Er's gaze and took the initiative to answer for him.

"Twenty thousand? That...... How to solve the matter of grain and grass? Fang Xuanling frowned and said.

20,000 people is not a small number, counting the war horses, and some servants, the materials that this team needs to consume are by no means a small number.

Li Chengqian has always pursued the tenet of 'giving food to the enemy', and without thinking about it, he said: "Let the countries of the Western Regions provide it, and we will provide them with security, they can't be left alone, right?" ”

"However, we always maintain our own trade routes......" Fang Xuanling hesitated.

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said: "Xuan Ling, we know that we are going to maintain trade routes, but in the eyes of the countries of the Western Regions, this matter has nothing to do with maintaining local stability and ensuring the safety of the countries of the Western Regions!" ”

Speaking of which, almost everyone understands that Datang is raising self-respect, both positive and negative, good guys and bad guys are all played by Datang.

I believe that after the army is sent to the Western Regions, those countries in the Western Regions who expect the Tang Dynasty to save the 'people' from fire and water will slowly understand the truth.

However, it is easier to please God than to send God, and even if the countries of the Western Regions understand the twists and turns here, it is estimated that it will be too late to regret it.

The horse thief is from Datang, and the army is also from Datang, so the identity change is simply not too simple.

Once that country in the Western Regions dares to tell the truth, being trampled by 35,000 horse thieves will be their only way out.

As the saying goes, one trick is eaten all over the world, and this kind of thing has happened many times in history, but as a country...... This is the first time this has happened.

Therefore, Li Chengqian has been very successful in tossing and turning in the South China Sea and the Western Regions in this way, and the main reason for this is that the strength of those countries in the South China Sea and the Western Regions is not strong.

They did not have the strength to expel the bandits in their own territory, and if they wanted to maintain their rights and status, they had no other way but to compromise with Datang and ask for rescue.

Even if you know that Datang is playing ghosts, asking the Datang garrison is tantamount to drinking to quench your thirst, but as long as you can live and continue to enjoy it, you can drink it, at least you can enjoy it for a while before you die.

In the end, I couldn't survive anymore, submitted a letter of state, mixed with an empty title, and relied on the wealth accumulated over the years, I could still continue to enjoy life.

This is the helplessness of a small country, and it is also the law of survival on this continent, and this law of survival will not change when people's consciousness is not raised to a certain extent.

Li Chengqian pondered about ideology in a somewhat distracted manner, and did not come back to his senses until the eldest grandson Wuji and others said goodbye and left one by one.

"Cheng Qian, this war in the Western Regions could have been avoided, why did you have to let it happen? What exactly do you want to do in the Western Regions? There were only two Li family father and son in the study, Li Er didn't care about it, and asked directly.

Li Chengqian did not hide his intentions, and said calmly: "Father, Tubo is located on the plateau, because of the terrain, there is a situation that he can only fight us, but we can't attack it, so the sons have to train troops in the Western Regions, just waiting to take it down in one fell swoop. ”

"Why do you care so much about Tibet? Do you really think it's a threat to Datang? Li Er didn't understand why his son valued Tubo so much.

In his impression, Tubo is a newly emerging country, with scarce resources, a small country and a weak people, and the Tang Dynasty is not on the same level at all.

Li Chengqian licked his somewhat dry lips, pondering what to say about it.

Songtsen Gampo is still a child about the same age as him, but he is a generation of heroes, Li Chengqian knows, but he can't say it, after all, he can explain the past things in the book, but there is no way to explain the future things at all.

However, the old man was asking, he couldn't hesitate for too long, and he thought of a reason for a while: "Father, the sons and daughters don't attach importance to Tibet, what they do is just the price they have to pay if they want to marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty." ”